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One of our users has been using the .Mac/Mobile Me sync thing. Then he installed the Zimbra iSync connector.
After installation of the Zimbra iSync connector, all seems well.
Connection OK, authenticated, syncs, but no data is transferred in any direction.
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I'm having trouble installing Zimbra! I have a computer Ubuntu 10.04 and trying to install the Zimbra Open Source Edition x86.
During the installation process an error appears saying I need to change my hosts file.
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Norman, OK (Sports Network) - Romero Osby scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting
and the Oklahoma Sooners ended their 10-game losing streak to Kansas and kept
the fifth-ranked Jayhawks in a tailspin with a 72-66 victory at Lloyd Noble
Kansas has lost three straight for the first time since the 2004-05 season.
The final loss in that skid came against the Sooners on Feb. 21, 2005, which
also happened to be Oklahoma's last victory over the Big 12 powerhouse.
Steven Pledger chipped in 15 points for Oklahoma (15-7, 6-4 Big 12), which
never trailed in the second half despite several late runs by the Jayhawks.
Bill Self was visibly disappointed with Kansas' performance on Wednesday at
TCU when the Jayhawks were upset by a team that had lost eight straight games,
and he will surely take exception to the team's 11-of-20 showing from the foul
line in Saturday's setback.
Things don't get any easier for the Jayhawks (19-4, 7-3) on Monday when they
host No. 13 Kansas State.
Ben McLemore and Jeff Withey netted 15 and 14 points, respectively, in the
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http://mmajunkie.com With back-to-back UFC wins, Chris Camozzi believes he's starting to hit his stride.
The middleweight welcomes Luiz Cane to 185 pounds on Saturday at UFC 153. It'd be easy to presume Cane to have a home-cage advantage in his native Brazil. But Camozzi said he's excited for the opportunity to make the journey.
UFC 153 takes place at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro with a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook. Camozzi (17-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Cane (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) fight on the Facebook prelims.
"It took me about two seconds to decide when my manager called me," Camozzi recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "Right when he finished saying, 'They want you to fight Luiz Caen in Rio,' I said, 'Yeah, let's do it. Absolutely.'"
Camozzi, though, seems to have a little more in mind than just moving to an impressive 5-2 as a UFC middleweight with three straight in 2012.
Camozzi's thinking about an extra paycheck.
"I've seen Luiz fight a few times. He's a good, aggressive fighter and he's going to come to fight, which is going to make it exciting and give me a better chance of winning a bonus," Camozzi said.
Of Camozzi's 17 wins, he's nearly got an equal split of decisions, knockouts and submissions. But his last two wins have come by stoppage, and make no mistake – he'd prefer to end things quickly against Cane if he's going to get one of those bonus checks.
"I'd love 'Knockout of the Night' or 'Submission of the Night' before 'Fight of the Night.' Usually, 'Fight of the Night' goes three rounds, and I'm not expecting this fight to go three rounds," he said. "I like his aggressive style, and I think I've trained accordingly. I have a good game plan going into this – I think I can end it inside the distance."
Cane will be fighting for the first time in more than a year when he steps in against Camozzi on Saturday. And he returns in a bit of a desperate situation.
Cane has lost three of his past four fights – all by first-round TKO. His lone win since a 3-1 start in the UFC three and a half years ago came against Eliot Marshall.
And it is perhaps that rough stretch at light heavyweight that most influenced Cane's decision to drop to middleweight. But Camozzi, at 6-foot-3, said he walks around at 220 pounds much of the time. So from a size perspective, Cane's middleweight debut sees him thrown right into fire.
Plus, Camozzi has history on his side.
"Luiz Cane was looking to drop to middleweight, but I think I could fight at light heavyweight if I wanted to. If I could pack on a little muscle, I could be a light heavyweight, too," Camozzi said. "If he was looking to fight a smaller fighter, I don't think he's getting that in me."
UFC 153 features a main event light heavyweight bout between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Stephan Bonnar, plus a co-main event heavyweight bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Dave Herman.
For more on UFC 153, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Looking forward to a bright new year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- SO WHY exactly did you celebrate New Year's Eve? To honor your household budget being thrown off the "fiscal cliff"? To see the price of pop at the vending machine at work hit $1.25?
Or did you try to dull the pain? OK, I get that.
But I do not open this new year as a humbug, nor do I come to set resolutions. I see a bright 2013, especially if some of the following comes to pass:
The Big East will live on because, hey, Mike Aresco wants to keep drawing a paycheck. As he has shown, he will cast a wide net and see who lives, sort of like the 1990s East Coast Hockey League model.
Do NOT be surprised if Aresco makes a run at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, which has yet to play a varsity football game. Then again, the 49ers will be able to whip Tulane by 2015.
We're not talking about European soccer flopping here. We're talking about getting in position, getting feet set and taking contact from an opponent who thinks he has a free ticket to the rack - such as Kentucky enjoyed against the Herd recently.
Oh where art thou, Tirrell Baines?
That's not a pipe dream. The hunch here is Jim Justice will land Watson, whose family will enjoy a weekend at the resort without off-course fan stalking (yep, that has happened).
Then again, I'd "settle" for a final Sunday twosome of Watson and U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, the latter a consistent Classic contender and overall good guy.
The end of the Bowl Championship Series comes with the end of the 2013-14 bowl schedule. That also signals one big food fight as conferences and bowls schmooze for the best positions.
C-USA has a good history of taking care of its members - remember, that's a big reason Marshall pursued the league a decade ago - but the sheer number of games almost guarantees a C-USA team with a 6-6 record or better plays on.
The big question is what the league will do for a flagship bowl, since you can kiss the Liberty Bowl goodbye. There is a reason that bowl opted for an unappetizing Iowa State-Tulsa rematch: Sucking up to the Big 12. It stands to reason officials there are angling for a Big 12/Big East/SEC arrangement.
So is every other bowl. Perhaps the New Orleans Bowl can advertise it will pit Big East No. 10 vs. SEC No. 12, only to wind up with Rice vs. Louisiana-Monroe anyway. Whatever works.
As the NFL playoffs begin, the rest of America won't miss this bunch.
I'm no expert, but when a second-string linebacker starts in order to "get people lined up" and your corners consistently allow 12-yard cushions, your team might allow 517 points in 12 games.
I'd say that after handing closer Joel Hanrahan to the Red Sox, the Pirates will lead baseball in ninth-inning collapses. Alas, that generally assumes a number of ninth-inning leads.
Three months to the start of Losing Season No. 21.
And I suspect it will be the last such gathering of Division II basketball here. Connect the dots: The newly formed Mountain East Conference will have more a more northerly geographic center and commissioner Reid Amos comes from a position as West Liberty's director of broadcasting.
After the NCAA approves the league's application, you can count on the league office remaining in Wheeling, and I'm betting the basketball tournament will grow roots downtown at Wesbanco Arena. Objectively speaking, it's not a bad fit.
(As a joking aside: The sports staffs at the two Charleston newspapers are overrun with Wheeling-area expatriates, so coverage should be no problem. Free lodging, you know.)
If folks here want the first MEC tournament at the Civic Center, they have some lobbyin' to do.
With that, I wish all a happy New Year. Or at least a happy first day of it.
Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5130 or email@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/dougsmock.


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I'm having some problems with the accepting of calendar invitation.
All our user have a shorthand user name like firstname.lastname@example.com and have an alias of firstname.lastname@example.com which is there full name. (all account come from AD so can't be changed)
We want all communication to go via the FirstName.LastName alias but this doesn't seem to work for calendar entry. If I add an invitation to someone and they accept it via the webclient the response alway comes from their email@example.com instead of the canonical FullName.Lastname address.
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Yi! In the past two years I have had a lot of life changes my parents got divorced (it was not pretty) changed jobs, fell in love, lost loved ones... it has been years of extreme highs and extreme lows. In the past year especially I have started to research my heritage especially that of my Celtic and Nordic ancestary. After a lot of soul searching I have become pagan and started following this path, I am completely happy and for once at peace with my life, my girlfriend is pagan as well. My problem is how would I breech this subject with my traditional Christian family, though they are not judgmental they are far from open minded and I am in a real jam because I want to be outspoken everyone from coworkers to friends know already and I want to tell my family so much but I don't know how to breech the subject and I don't want to lose my family in any way.
Slacker says it is hard to tell your parents something when they are religious. His family is Catholic and he thinks his family would be mad. He doesn't think they will disown him. He thinks Lee just doesn't want to add to the ever growing problems in the past years. Slacker would test the waters first and tell the family he is thinking about converting.
Steve says at a certain age you would think he can tell them anything. He doesn't understand because he lost his parents at a young age.He thinks Lee should just do it like a band-aid and just tell them.
How should Lee tell his family about his new beliefs?
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Hello Lee, I called in but time ran out before I could get on the air. I have been pagan for almost 35 years and am a priestess. Based on the coming out experience for both myself and my husband (we are out to all but his sister who is quite fundamentalist) I can suggest the following -Always let your family members that you love them -Assure them that this is no failure on their part but is a success. They raised a moral person of faith who, when you sought the divine God was manifest as Goddess and God. -Let them know that you acknowledge that God shows himself to them through Jesus and that is as sacred a path as the one you found. -Be prepared to answer questions later. Emphasize common points of belief such as to their Sowing /reaping analogy . we have what goes around, Karma, threefold law etc.. We use ritual they way they pray things like that. You can use the common term "Lord" without specifying which lord. _Unlike what Steve said your religion is a religion. (he said it is not a "religion" religion) I am sure what he meant is that yours is not a traditional religion. Sadly Fundamentalists and bullies tend to blow off pagans as being not a religion and this can make it into the mainstream conciousness ( Yi Steve I know you were not being insensitive but using the same terms that we have been hurt by pushed a button of mine so using the term non-traditional religion is much better Hugs, kisses and good goddess mojo to you, little D and Slacker). -Let them know that one of your beliefs is not to convert and that you ask them to not try to convert you . You accept well wishes and prayers and will give the same. -if you are Wiccan tell them you do not worship Satan (he is a Christian figure) or place hexes and if you are heathen you are not a nazi white supremacist. There are a lot of cliches and false ideas and you can nip this in the bud - again assure them of their place in your heart. I could go on forever but I think you get the idea Blessed Be, Marian
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Actress Drew Barrymore is pregnant with her second child.
The Charlie's Angels star and her husband Will Kopelman became first-time parents to daughter Olive last year, and her representative has confirmed to People.com that they are set to expand their family.
Editors at UsMagazine.com first broke the news on Monday, after Barrymore appeared to be hiding her stomach in loose-fitting clothing as she stepped out over the weekend at a Los Angeles County Museum of Art gala, where she posed for photos wearing a long, flowing dress.
Barrymore has made no secret of her desire to have more children – last month, she told talk show host Jay Leno she "very much" wanted another baby, joking she wanted to get pregnant "right away".
The pregnancy news emerges just days after Barrymore and art consultant Kopelman managed to offload their marital home in Montecito, California. The six-bedroom property, where the couple wed in June, 2012, was reportedly sold for $6.35 million last Wednesday, $1.15 million below their asking price.


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WASHINGTON – The weather is cooler and tomato season is long gone, but that does not mean farmers' markets pack-up for the winter months.
The number of winter farmers' markets is increasing nationally and both Virginia and Maryland rank in the top ten states for winter markets.
According to the USDA, the number of winter farmers' markets listed in USDA's National Farmers' Market Directory has increased by 52 percent, from 1,225 in 2011 to 1,864 in 2012.
Currently, Virginia has 53 winter farmers' markets, while Maryland has 70.
Winter markets now account for roughly 24 percent of the 7,865 farmers' markets listed in the USDA national directory.
Winter markets allow for local farmers to generate income year-round while offering customers fresh products, like jams, jellies, honey, milk, eggs, cheese and meat products.
Year-round markets also offer plants. Some even sell Christmas trees.
WTOP's Kathy Stewart contributed to this report. Follow @WTOP on Twitter.
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The New American Home in Orlando, Fla., uses concrete to showcase contemporary bungalow design.
Precast panels were acid washed in several areas of the home. The joints between panels were welded, patched, and sealed with industrial caulk.
True to the Arts & Crafts style, the home's interior design celebrates its building materials.
TX Aria photocatalytic stucco adds a more traditional element to the home, while keeping it
Concrete producers can be proud that this year's unveiling of The New American Home reveals more than just a recently constructed display house. In fact, the official show home of National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) 2007 International Building Show proves that concrete homes can be trendy.
Described as a "contemporary Craftsman" style bungalow in Lake Eola Heights, Orlando, Fla., the house embodies many definitions of new: innovative, ground-breaking, and state-of-the-art.
The NAHB and BUILDER magazine, a sister publication of THE CONCRETE PRODUCER, with support from others, including, the Portland Cement Association and Pre-cast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, co-sponsor this real-world laboratory for builders and architects each year. To qualify, the home's design must push the boundaries of cutting-edge concepts, including materials, designs, and construction techniques. Yet the home builder must also be able construct and market it effectively.
It's a sign of the times that the project team relied so heavily on all of concrete's best design attributes.
In a collaborative effort, architect Bloodgood Sharp Buster of Des Moines, Iowa, builder Homes by Carmen Dominguez of Orlando, Fla., and interior designer Robb & Stucky Interiors, Altamonte Springs, Fla., started from the bottom. They maximized the livable space, despite the bungalow's small footprint, by using precast concrete walls, provided by Standard Precast. They used the strength of exterior precast walls to support an 8-inch central spine on the ground floor.
Taking full advantage of the support offered by structural concrete elements, designers used 6-inch-thick, hollow-core pre-cast panels from Gate Precast for each floor. This reduced the thickness of traditional wood-framed flooring by almost half. With the structure taking less vertical space, the design team was able to create more living room: a full, three-story home within the neighborhood's 30-foot, single-family home height restriction. The ceilings are progressively higher on each floor, crowning in a 10-foot-high, loft-like third level.
Outside, the home's cladding matches its more traditional neighbors. But architects put a modern environmental twist on the stucco and clapboard siding typical of southern bungalows: The house could actually help reduce pollution while staying clean.
The project team used TX Aria photocatalytic stucco cement from Essroc Italcementi Group. This new product neutralizes pollutants such as sulfur and nitrogen oxides through a special chemical process. The stucco's integral color reduces the need for periodic repainting.
Interior designers demonstrated concrete's versatility. They achieved a modern interpretation of the Arts & Crafts style by highlighting building materials with a colored acid wash on exposed interior concrete walls. When the colored surfaces were combined with natural light from the large windows and open floor plans, this concrete home became homey and exciting.
The concrete construction also provides practical benefits. The design includes a shallow basement and built-in wine storage area, in contrast to the small crawl spaces typically dictated by the area's water table limitations.
Keeping safety in mind, concrete withstands Florida's humidity, termites, hurricanes, and other extreme conditions. "This house is an absolute bomb shelter," says Maylen Dominguez Arlen, director of development for Homes by Carmen Dominguez.
The concrete's thermal mass also helps the house stay cooler than wood-frame homes. As with any cutting-edge construction, The New American Home was built with the environment in mind. Each design element improves the home's overall performance, and concrete contributed specifically to the home's energy efficiency, reduced material use, and durability.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, it uses 73% less energy for heating and cooling than a similar home. It is also Energy Star rated and certified "green" by the Florida Green Building Coalition, an organization dedicated to eco-friendly construction practices.
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Published: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 23, 2012 at 2:26 p.m.
What's Ahead
Country music: Concert/jam with John Thomas & Ramblin Fever Band runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays at the Oxford Community Center, 4027 Main St., Oxford. $5. (560-7946)
Rawlings play: Karen de Vos' one-woman play "Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings" starts at 1:30 p.m. at Circle Square Cultural Center, 8395 SW 80th St., Ocala. Free, registration requested. (854-3699 or www.masterthepossibilites.com)
Open jam: Musicians and singers are welcome to jam at 7 p.m. at Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 SE County Road 25, Weirsdale. (821-1201)
Parents' Night Out: Program for ages 6 to 12 runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Discovery Center, 701 NE Sanchez Ave., Ocala. $15 per child. Registration required. (401-3900 or
Met opera: Live simulcast of the Metropolitan Opera's "La Clemenza di Tito" starts at 12:55 p.m. at Hollywood 16, 2801 SW 27th Ave., Ocala. $18-$24. (861-2695)
Western band: Famed Western band Riders in the Sky will perform a Christmas show at 7:30 p.m. at the Phillips Center, UF campus, Gainesville. $20-$35. (392-2787)
Country star Rodney Atkins, CMA's Top New Male Vocalist of 2006, will perform a free concert Wednesday at Citizens' Circle at Ocala City Hall. Atkins is known for the hits "Honesty (Write Me a List)," "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)," "Watching You," "These Are My People," "It's America" and "Farmer's Daughter."
Rodney Atkins: Noon Wednesday, Citizens' Circle, 110 SE Watula Ave., Ocala. Free. (322-5600)
Ocala's Kingdom of the Sun Concert Band will perform its "Christmas Wish" program of holiday music at 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Marion Technical Institute, 1614 SE Fort King St., Ocala. Concerts are free. (624-9291 or kingdomofthesunband.org)
The CF Wind Symphony and CF Patriot Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Dassance Fine Arts Center, 3001 SW College Road, Ocala. (873-5810)
The Insomniac Theatre opens the musical "Title of Show" on Friday. The show is about, basically, its own creation and development. The play starts at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 16 at the theater, 1 E. Silver Springs Blvd., downtown Ocala. $10. (897-0477 or www.insomniactheatre.com)
The student production "Lion and Mouse Stories" starts at 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. $6-$12. (236-2274 or www. ocalacivictheatre.com)
Light Up Dunnellon runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dunnellon City Hall, 20750 River Drive, Dunnellon. The annual tree-lighting event will include local choirs, refreshments and Santa Claus. (465-8500)
Artist and WOCA radio personality Larry Whitler, pictured, will defend his title — and the right to kiss a horse — at the annual Kiss the Horse for Literacy fundraiser. Whitler and other community members have been raising money for the Marion County Literacy Council. The person who raises the most money gets to pucker up to Georgia the horse at a family festival running from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Mikosz Show Horses at BG Farms, 11800 S. County Road 475, Ocala.
The holiday festival Light Up the Lakes runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Tuscawilla Park, Ocala. There will be a tree lighting, entertainment and more. Free. (629-8444)
"ParaNorman," animated comedy
"Lawless," crime drama
"Step Up: Revolution," drama, dance
"The Apparition," horror
"Killing Them Softly," thriller
"The Black Box," Michael Connelly
"Cold Days," Jim Butcher
"The Law of Divine Compensation," Marianne Williamson
"Margaret Truman's Experiment in Murder," Donald Bain
"Girl On Fire," Alicia Keys
"Fall To Grace," Paloma Faith
"A Spoonful of Time," Nektar
"XX," Great Big Sea
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A member of the Cucurbitaceae family (pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelon, and gourds), Gynostemma Pentaphyllum is a perennial vine that is native to the Asian continent, including China and Japan. It is best known for its use as a traditional Chinese herb used for medicinal purposes. Gynostemma Pentaphyllum is the botanical name for Jiaogulan, which is also known as Sweet Tea Vine, Jiaogulan, or Southern Ginseng.
Grown in open forests and/or mountain slopes throughout China and Japan, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum is also commonly found in cultivated beds. Gynostemma Pentaphyllum grows in alkaline, acidic, and neutral soils, preferring ground that drains well such as those offering sandy, clay, or loamy compositions. Growing conditions need to include lots of sun and moisture in addition to warmth as the plant does not tolerate cold weather well. This creeping vine is pollinated through insect activity.
The green leaves are edible and provide a sweet taste when ingested. For centuries, the Chinese have chewed the Jiaogulan leaves to enhance their health and promote longevity. In fact, this herb is commonly referred to as the "immortality herb" in China. The leaves are often used to make a tea that is considered to offer special health benefits that can promote a long life. The entire plant has been used as a tonic herb for the medicinal purposes, and it is sometimes used in place of ginseng, another traditional herb used for health reasons. This herb is available in supplemental form as a pill or capsule, as well as in the consistency of an alcohol extract.
Historical records indicate that this herb was popularly used to treat medical issues during the Ming Dynasty. In particular, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum was given to patients who suffered from inflammation of the neck or pharynx, as well as to those individuals inflicted with tumors. This herb is classified by herbalists as an adaptogen, a term used to refer to herbs that aid the human body by alleviating the bad effects of stress. This process can include regulating the body's daily functions or internal processes including both the endocrine and immune systems.
Gynostemma Pentaphyllum is filled with minerals, vitamins, saponins, proteins, and amino acids, enabling it to have antioxidant, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, sedative, anticholesterolemic, alterative, tonic, hepatic, and hypoglycemic properties. Containing large quantities of saponins, soapy chemical compounds noted for regulating bodily systems, this herb is considered by some herbalists to be superior to Ginseng regarding human health. It is purported to strengthen the immune and nervous system, reduce blood sugar, improve circulation, lower blood pressure, relieve spasms, stimulate liver function, and reduce cholesterol levels.
Demonstrating antimicrobial properties, the components of this botanical ingredient reduce the likelihood of infection by reducing the existing quantities of bacteria, fungi, and viruses from the human body. These properties account for its inclusion in some skin care formulas designed to clear up infections. Some studies suggest that Gynostemma Pentaphyllum stimulates natural killer cells (lymphocytes) that target microbes and cancer cells, further protecting the body from disease.
Chinese studies have suggested that Gynostemma Pentaphyllum can reduce LDL cholesterol stores by encouraging the muscles and liver to change dietary sources of sugar into energy rather than fat that clogs the blood. This capability is credited with preventing cardiovascular diseases, partly through the prevention of fatty liver, a condition in which the liver changes sugar into fat rather than energy. Having shown the ability to lower blood pressure, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum is used to treat hypertension in place of prescription medications.
Caution should always be exercised when taking any herbal supplement. Gynostemma Pentaphyllum can lower insulin levels and thin the blood, so a consultation with your physician is recommended before taking this herb if you are taking diabetic drugs or blood thinners. Gynostemma Pentaphyllum is also credited with the ability to improve digestion, the absorption of nutrients consumed daily, and a reduction in weight through its ability to help the body regulate blood fat and sugar. It has also been used internally to treat diabetes, bronchitis, asthma, peptic ulcers, nervous tension and exhaustion, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
Containing vitamins E and C, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum encourages the body's production of natural antioxidants while also providing its own, diminishing the harmful effect of free radicals. This capability makes it a useful ingredient in anti-aging formulas and proprietary preparations for cosmetics.


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Carl Hiaasen
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About the Author
Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of eleven previous novels, including the best-selling Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and three best-selling children's books, Hoot, Flush, and Scat. His most recent work of nonfiction is The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport. He also writes a weekly column for The Miami Herald.


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Supporters of low income housing programs are criticizing a bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood). Chabot's proposal would impose restrictions on people who use the federal Section 8 housing program, which provides vouchers to help poor people pay their rent. Among his changes, people only would be able to use the program for five years. In Cincinnati, however, 53 percent of clients already leave the program within five years. Of the 47 percent who remain, many of them have problems like mental health issues and likely would become homeless and more expensive to deal with for the government, a housing advocate told The Enquirer.
To prepare for an influx of foreign visitors when the World Choir Games begin here in July, a new language translation tool is being launched. Cincinnati-based Globili is testing its text and mobile application for cellphones and smartphones that translates signs, menus and ads into about 50 languages. The event will be held July 4-14 at various locations in downtown and Over-the-Rhine including the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Music Hall.
It's been 147 years since the U.S. Civil War ended, but Kentucky lawmakers are just now getting around to abolishing a pension fund for Confederate veterans. The measure, which passed Kentucky's House of Representatives unanimously on Feb. 29, now heads to the state Senate for a vote. No one who is eligible to receive the pension has been alive for at least 50 years, lawmakers said. I guess things really do move more slowly in the South.
Business at the venerable Blue Wisp Jazz Club has increased since it moved to a new location at Seventh and Race streets in January. The club's owners attribute the jump to more pedestrian traffic and the number of hotels located near the new site. The front room includes a bar and restaurant accessible with no cover charge, while the back room is reserved for performances by Jazz musicians.
Steep spikes and drops on standardized test scores, a pattern that has indicated cheating in Atlanta and other cities across the nation, have occurred in hundreds of school districts and charter schools across Ohio in the past seven years, a Dayton Daily News analysis found. The analysis doesn't prove cheating has occurred in Ohio, but documents show state officials don't employ vigorous statistical analyses to catch possible cheating, discipline only about a dozen teachers a year and direct Ohio's test vendor to spend just $17,540 on analyzing suspicious scores out of its $39 million annual testing contract.
In news elsewhere, the U.S. Supreme Court begins its constitutional review of the health-care overhaul law today with a basic question: Is the court barred from making such a decision at this time? The justices will hear 90 minutes of argument about whether an obscure 19th-century law — the Anti-Injunction Act — means that the court cannot pass judgment on the law until its key provisions go into effect in 2014.
When it recently was announced that a U.S. soldier who allegedly went on a shooting spree in Afghanistan would be charged with 17 counts of murder, many people wondered about the number. After all, early reports indicated Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, a Norwood native, allegedly killed 16 people. Military officials decided to charge Bales with murder for the death of the unborn baby of one of the victims, a senior Afghan police official said today.
In a possibly related incident, a gunman in an Afghan army uniform killed two NATO soldiers today at a base in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force has said. Details were still sketchy, but NATO said in a statement that an individual wearing an Afghan soldier's uniform had turned his weapon against international troops. Coalition forces then returned fire, killing the gunman.
China and the United States have agreed to coordinate their response to any "potential provocation" if North Korea goes ahead with a planned rocket launch, the White House says. North Korea says the long-range rocket will carry a satellite, but U.S. officials say any launch would violate United Nations resolutions and be a missile test.
Somehow, 71-year-old Dick Cheney managed to get a heart transplant Saturday after spending nearly two years on a list waiting for a suitable organ to become available. Cheney, a former U.S. vice president and — some would say — unindicted war criminal, got the transplant even as much younger, healthier people continue to wait for a new heart. (My guess is he made a pact with Beelzebub.) Cheney has had five heart attacks over the years, the first occurring at age 37.
Nearly two years after she filed the lawsuit, a congresswoman who lost in the March primary election has dropped her legal action against a political opponent.
A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Miami Township) told The Enquirer today that she decided to drop her defamation lawsuit against Madeira businessman David Krikorian. Schmidt filed the suit in June 2010, and had sought $6.8 million in damages.
Krikorian is claiming victory in the dispute, and told CityBeat the lawsuit was an intimidation tactic by well-funded special interests.
"Her lawsuit was entirely without merit," Krikorian said. "It was meant to silence and intimidate me and cost me money. It did not work."
Krikorian ran as an independent against Schmidt in 2008; he unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic primary for the same seat in 2010 and again this year.
During the '08 campaign, Krikorian distributed a pamphlet alleging Schmidt had received "blood money" from the Turkish government in return for her opposition to a congressional resolution that declared Turkey had committed genocide against Armenia during a 1915 conflict.
But the lawsuit proved to be Schmidt's undoing. She received more than $400,000 in free legal assistance from the Turkish Coalition of America to support her suit. In August 2011 the House Ethics Committee ruled that Schmidt received an "impermissible gift" but didn't "knowingly" violate the law. She was ordered to repay the coalition, which she has yet to do.
Shortly thereafter, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonpartisan watchdog group, dubbed Schmidt as one of the most corrupt members of Congress.
All of the drama took its toll: Schmidt lost the GOP primary earlier this month to challenger Brad Wenstrup. He defeated her 49-43 percent.
"It's time to move on," Barrett Brunsman, Schmidt's spokesman, told The Enquirer today about dropping the lawsuit.
The Turkish Coalition of America was among Schmidt's top contributors, donating $7,500 to her 2010 reelection campaign through its political action committee, and donating $7,600 to her in 2008.
Schmidt also traveled to Turkey at least twice while in office. The coalition picked up the tab for one of the trips.
Politico reported March 12 that Schmidt was in Washington, D.C., on Election Day, March 6, at a private luncheon with Turkish Ambassador Namik Tan.
"At times, Rep. Jean Schmidt has been closer to Turkish interests than those of her Cincinnati-area constituents," Politico's Jonathan Allen wrote. "Never was that proximity problem more telling than on Tuesday, when Republicans denied Schmidt renomination to run for another term."
When Allen sought comment for the article, Brunsman refused to confirm if the meeting occurred and sent an email that stated, "I think you have lost your way."
For his part, Krikorian said the experience has taught him that Ohio needs to pass legislation that penalizes lawsuits filed solely to silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their opposition. Such a tactic is known as a "strategic lawsuit against public participation," or SLAPP.
"I think the Ohio Legislature should consider passing an anti-SLAPP statue to prevent these kinds of abuses of the legal process," he said. "This lawsuit was an attempt to intimidate and silence me by Rep. Schmidt and the Turkish lobby."
Krikorian apparently lost in the March 6 Democratic primary by just 59 votes to William R. Smith, a virtual unknown from Pike County who didn't campaign, answer questionnaires or grant interviews. A recount is under way and Krikorian has asked for a federal investigation of Victory Ohio Super PAC, which made robo-calls on Smith's behalf but isn't registered with the Federal Election Commission.
Krikorian picked up 14 more votes in Hamilton County on provisional ballots once the results were certified. Meanwhile, Clermont County certifies its results on Tuesday.
A conservative organization that advocates for immigration reform will begin running TV and radio commercials in Southwest Ohio next week that attempt to pressure House Speaker John Boehner (R-West Chester) to allow a vote on the "E-Verify" bill.
The group, Numbers USA, said Boehner is letting the bill languish in the House Ways and Means Committee so Republicans don't anger Latino voters in an election year. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill last year.
The commercials include a 30-second TV ad and a one-minute radio ad.
Next to an image of Boehner, the TV spot states, "Meet House Republican Speaker John Boehner. He won't let Congress vote on E-Verify. Thanks to Speaker Boehner, illegal aliens can keep American jobs. Now Americans, meet the telephone … tell him to bring E-Verify for a vote or he may not like your vote in November."
Under the bill, the federal government's voluntary E-Verify system that is used to check the immigration status of employees would become mandatory nationwide.
Currently seven states require E-Verify checks and 12 others require state agencies and contractors to use it. The federal government has operated its system for the past 15 years.
About 300,000 of the 2.2 million U.S. employers with five or more employees were enrolled in E-Verify as of autumn 2011, according to workforce.com.
The Internet-based system checks any employee's personal information against the Social Security database and several Homeland Security databases.
If the employee is confirmed, that person is authorized to work. If the person isn't confirmed, he or she has eight working days to contest the finding with the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security.
"Speaker Boehner has supported legislation with E-Verify in the past, and the issue is currently working its way through the committee process," Michael Steel, a Boehner spokesman, told The Washington Times earlier this month.
But Numbers USA isn't convinced, and has launched the ad blitz in response.
Numbers USA said the bill would crack down on the hiring of undocumented immigrants and free up jobs that could be taken by unemployed U.S. citizens.
Critics, however, said the electronic monitoring system proposed by the E-Verify bill would be fraught with errors due to it reliance on incomplete or outdated databases. They cite the number of people who have mistakenly been placed on Homeland Security's terrorist watch list as an example.
Further, opponents believe the bill would lead to more under-the-table hiring, while some Libertarians have worried that it's a backdoor method for implementing a national I.D. card system.
The bill has caused some unlikely political alliances.
Supporters of the bill include President Barack Obama, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Opponents include the American Civil Liberties Union and several labor unions.
Based in Virginia, Numbers USA was founded in 1997 by Roy Beck, an author and ex-journalist who worked for anti-immigration activist John Tanton. Tanton also helped form two other groups, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).
Numbers USA wants to reduce U.S. immigration levels to pre-1965 levels. The group's website states, "The 1990s saw the biggest population boom in U.S. history … this population boom was almost entirely engineered by federal forced-growth policies that are still in place. The Census Bureau states that Americans will suffer this kind of rapid congestion every decade into the future unless Congress changes these policies."
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that monitors extremist groups, has said Numbers USA, FAIR and CIS have connections to white supremacist and neo-Nazi leaders.
A 2009 report by the center states, "FAIR, CIS and Numbers USA are all part of a network of restrictionist organizations conceived and created by John Tanton, the 'puppeteer' of the nativist movement and a man with deep racist roots."
The report added, "As the first article in this report shows, Tanton has for decades been at the heart of the white nationalist scene. He has met with leading white supremacists, promoted anti-Semitic ideas, and associated closely with the leaders of a eugenicist foundation once described by a leading newspaper as a 'neo-Nazi organization.' He has made a series of racist statements about Latinos and worried that they were outbreeding whites."
If you're a horny little bugger, you might want to get as much sex as you can during the next six weeks.
A left-leaning advocacy group, Liberal Ladies Who Lunch, is calling for a nationwide sex strike from April 28 to May 5. It says all "women and people who want to join in solidarity should withhold from having sex with their partners."
The protest is in reaction to recent attempts by Republican lawmakers to overturn a new federal rule that requires all insurance companies to provide contraceptives to women free of charge beginning in August.
"This will help people understand that contraception is for women and men, because men enjoy the benefit of women making their own choices about when and if they want to get pregnant," the group states on its website.
"Once Congress and insurance agencies agree to cover contraception, we will then resume having sex," it adds. "Until then men will have to be content with their hand."
Meanwhile, the wife of a Virginia lawmaker already has begun the strike. Rita Von Essen Albo, who is married to State Del. David Albo (R-Fairfax Station), recently refused him sex due to his support for the state's transvaginal ultrasound bill. The lawmaker complained about his wife's action on the floor of the Virginia House of Delegates.
On the Facebook page for Liberal Ladies Who Lunch, the group lists several similar strikes in recent years including ones in Colombia in 2006, Italy in 2007, Kenya in 2009 and Belgium in 2011.
Since it's an election year, it must be about time for pandering by lawmakers seeking to keep their offices. Cue U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood), who is proposing a bill in response to fears about an influx of publicly subsidized housing for the poor into suburban areas. Chabot wants to impose time limits and work requirements on most people who get Section 8 federal housing vouchers. If approved, the bill would impose a five-year time limit on Section 8 recipients and require those 18 and older to work for at least 20 hours each week. Even if the measure passes the House, it's unlikely to pass the Senate and be signed by President Obama, leaving us to wonder what Chabot's true motive is. Any guesses?
Believe it or not, Cincinnati is Ohio's wealthiest city, sort of, according to a Business Courier study of U.S. Census data. A total of 3.7 percent of households in the Cincinnati-Middletown metropolitan area have income of $200,000 or more. The No. 2 metro area in the state was Columbus, with 3.63 percent of its households earning that much. Of course, the rankings involve entire regions, not just the city itself, and Greater Cincinnati includes such affluent enclaves like Indian Hill, Mason and West Chester Township. (Suck on it, Bexley.)
Crews from Duke Energy are investigating what caused an explosion and fire under a downtown street on Tuesday. The blast happened under the intersection of Fourth and Main streets at about 9 a.m., and both streets were blocked for much of the day. No one was injured in the mishap.
Brad Wenstrup, a podiatrist from Columbia Tusculum who scored an upset victory Tuesday in the GOP primary against U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Miami Township), is crediting grassroots organization for his unlikely win. Wenstrup and his surrogates actively campaigned in all corners of the sprawling 2nd Congressional District, which was recently redrawn through redistricting. Although Wenstrup portrayed himself as a moderate when he sought his first political office, in the Cincinnati's mayor race in 2009, his latest campaign positioned him as a darling of the Tea Party movement.
The American Red Cross has established a hotline for Clermont County residents to call if they have an immediate need for housing as a result of last Friday's tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. The number is 513-579-3024.
Despite rumors to the contrary, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Cleveland) said he won't move to Washington state to run for one of the three open congressional seats there. The longtime progressive congressman lost in Tuesday's Democratic primary against U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur. The two lawmakers recently were redistricted into the same area. Kucinich told reporters Wednesday he will stay on and represent his Cleveland district through the end of his term in January 2013. He would have to resign his current seat if he were to move to Washington state to establish residency for a campaign there.
In news elsewhere, U.S. intelligence officials are monitoring the transfer of millions of dollars to foreign accounts by wealthy Syrians who have ties to President Bashar al-Assad. The officials are trying to determine whether the transfers mean Assad's regime is weakening or if the elites are merely hedging their bets. Assad is under increasing international pressure due to his violent crackdown on anti-government protestors during the past year.
Meanwhile, a Syrian deputy oil minister says he is resigning to join the revolt against the government. Abdo Hussameddin, 58, announced his defection in a video posted on YouTube.
The Obama administration is being criticized for how it treats whistleblowers who reveal instances of misconduct in the public and private sectors. In recent years, the White House has set a record by accusing six government employees, who allegedly leaked classified information to reporters, of violating the Espionage Act, a law dating to 1917. Also, it is alleged to have ignored workers who have risked their careers to expose wrongdoing in the corporate and financial arena, even though there are laws available to protect them.
The House is expected to vote today on a jobs bill that would mark rare agreement between the Obama administration and House Republicans, CNN reports. The proposal is comprised of six measures aimed at removing barriers to small business investment.
No matter what you think about her, you've at least got to admire her spunk.
Perennial candidate Sandra "Queen" Noble has suffered another defeat at the polls. Noble ran in the Libertarian Party's primary Tuesday to be the nominee for Ohio's 1st Congressional District seat.
Noble received just 20 votes (12.74 percent of ballots cast) and lost to Jim Berns, who got 137 votes (87.26 percent).
Berns will face off against U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood), the Republican incumbent, in the November election. Others in the race are Democratic candidate Jeff Sinnard and Green Party candidate Rich Stevenson.
For comparison, Chabot got 57,005 votes in Tuesday's primary, while Sinnard got 4,509 and Stevenson got 91.
Regular CityBeat readers are familiar with Noble, who ran as an independent last year for Cincinnati City Council. She received 2,726 votes, and finished in 21st place.
During that election, Noble responded to CityBeat's questionnaire to candidates, but her answers didn't always connect to the queries posed. For example, when she was asked about a garbage fee proposed by City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr., Noble replied, "He's a morpher, over-charging folks for the grand larceny committed by public and staff officials dipping in the till. In '05, I ran for mayor. I offered a guaranteed cure for male-pattern baldness. I'd still do Mr. Dohoney, damn!"
Also, she became known for her unusual public appearances and actions on the campaign trail, such as dressing in a makeshift cat tail and cat ears, and drawing whiskers on her face. In a candidate biography, she described herself as a "fashion designer in Walnut Hills who designs tails, which she wears."
At one memorable candidate forum, Noble left the room by walking across the table tops where people were seated in the audience. She also has a personal injury lawsuit against the "Stolen United States of America," in which she's seeking "$994 trillion" in damages.
Noble, 56, previously ran unsuccessfully for Cincinnati mayor in 2005, receiving 121 votes; and for Congress in Washington, D.C., in 2010, receiving 785 votes.
Additionally, she was a candidate for U.S. president in 2004 and 2008, ran for mayor in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and ran for Los Angeles City Council, according to Project Vote Smart.
There is an old saying that goes, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." It's alternately been credited to writer Mark Twain and British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.
No matter where it originated, though, the quote applies well to unemployment figures released by the U.S. Labor Department.
Earlier this month the Labor Department reported the nation's unemployment rate dropped for the fifth consecutive month in January to 8.3 percent, its lowest level in three years. That is good news, but not quite as good as it first appears.
Using that measure, 12.3 million people are unemployed, which is a decline of 0.2 percent from December.
The number of long-term unemployed — those jobless for six months or more — was 5.5 million people, accounting for 42.9 percent of the unemployed.
Critics of how the government calculates the unemployment rate, however, say it's misleading because it doesn't count so-called "discouraged workers." Those are people who are jobless and have looked for work sometime in the past year but aren't currently looking because of real or perceived poor employment prospects. In other words, they've given up.
Federal data shows a disproportionate number of young people, African-Americans, Hispanics and men comprise the discouraged-worker segment.
Including those workers, the unemployment rate was 16.2 percent in January. Some analysts, however, believe that grossly understates the numbers. (The highest the rate got during the Great Depression was 25 percent in 1933.)
Here's some context. In the modern era (1948-present), the U.S. unemployment rate averaged 5.7 percent — reaching a record high of 10.8 percent in November 1982 and a record low of 2.5 percent in May 1953.
As economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has noted, "we started 2012 with fewer workers employed than in January 2001 — zero growth after 11 years, even as the population, and therefore the number of jobs we needed, grew steadily."
Krugman added, "at January's pace of job creation it would take us until 2019 to return to full employment."
In a little noticed report, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) stated last week that the rate of unemployment in the United States has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, making the past three years the longest stretch of high unemployment in this nation since the Great Depression.
Additionally, the CBO — which is the official, objective analyst for the federal government — estimates that the unemployment rate will remain above 8 percent until 2014.
If that's not depressing enough, consider this: The share of unemployed people who have been looking for work for more than a year — referred to as marginally-attached workers— topped 40 percent in December 2009 and has remained above that level ever since.
The CBO stated the high unemployment rate's primary cause is weak demand for goods and services as a result of the recession and its aftermath, which results in weak demand for workers.
To produce the largest increases in employment per dollar of budgetary cost, the agency recommended reducing the marginal cost to businesses of adding employees; and targeting people most likely to spend the additional income — generally, people with lower income.
"Policies primarily affecting businesses' cash flow would have little impact on their marginal incentives to hire or invest and, therefore, would have only small effects on employment per dollar of budgetary cost," the CBO's report stated.
"Despite the near-term economic benefits, such actions would add to the already large projected budget deficits that would exist under current policies, either immediately or over time," it added. "Achieving both short-term stimulus and long-term sustainability would require a combination of policies: changes in taxes and spending that would widen the deficit now but reduce it later in the decade."
Let's make that clear — economic stimulus for poor people who would actually spend the money is most effective, and to have an impact the federal deficit needs to increase in the short-term.
Republicans, are you listening?
Two Democratic congresswomen walked out of a hearing today in the House after a Republican colleague blocked a woman from testifying about a new federal rule that will require most employers to provide free birth control.
U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) left the hearing after House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) prevented the woman from being added to the witness list.
Announced last month, the rule reclassifies birth control as a preventative health measure, which means most employers must cover contraception in their insurance plans with no cost sharing like co-pays or deductibles. Initially, an exemption was granted for churches but not for religiously affiliated schools and hospitals, which angered some Catholic bishops and others.
In a compromise unveiled Feb. 10, President Obama said religiously affiliated schools and hospitals wouldn't be forced to offer coverage for free contraceptives. Rather, insurers will be required to offer the coverage free to any women who work at such institutions.
That wasn't good enough for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and some conservative politicians, who said the coverage shouldn't be required at all.
Issa's staff informed Democratic members of the committee that the hearing was about religious liberty in general, and not the contraception mandate, in explaining why Sandra Fluke couldn't testify.
"As the hearing is not about reproductive rights and contraception but instead about the (Obama) administration's actions as they relate to freedom of religion and conscience, he believes that Ms. Fluke is not an appropriate witness," Issa's staffers wrote in a letter.
Fluke wanted to tell about an incident involving a 32-year-old friend who was diagnosed with ovarian cysts and prescribed birth control pills as the only remedy for her condition. Because the woman's insurance didn't cover contraception, the friend couldn't afford her medication and eventually lost her ovary.
Read what Fluke had planned to tell the panel here.
Eleven people were on Issa's witness list, led by the Rev. William Lori, the Roman Catholic bishop of Bridgeport, Conn. Eight of Issa's witnesses are Orthodox Christian, Catholic or evangelical, and represent Christian institutions.
Originally, Issa only planned on calling nine witnesses — all men. After the public flap, he added two women to the list.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a suspect walked into an Orlando restaurant on Christmas, tried to grab money from a customer's hand and then stabbed the person multiple times with a butcher knife.
Jerry Tyson was charged with second degree murder and robbery after Orlando Police say he walked into McDonald's on Tuesday night and tried to steal cash from the victim.
Tyson allegedly fled the restaurant, tossed the knife and ran into some nearby woods. A witness tried to stop Tyson by running into him with his car but was unsuccessful. A K-9 dog tracked Tyson into the woods and found him hiding under a tree. The dog bit Tyson's leg.
The victim, who was not identified, died at the hospital.
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May Birthdays: Happy Birthday George!
May 15 is George Brett's 56th birthday! George shares his day with future football Hall of Famer and noted ballroom dancer Emmitt Smith, who hits the big 4-0!
Fellow Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard turned 58 on May 8. Leo was born on the same day as Harry S. Truman (1884).
Royals slugger Jose Guillen will turn 33 on Sunday. Also on that day, Dennis Hopper will be 73 while Bob Saget and Sugar Ray Leonard will be 53. Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block turns 39.
Joakim Soria's big day is Monday as he hits the quarter-century mark. He shares his day with baseball greats Brooks Robinson (72) and Reggie Jackson (63) and comic Tina Fey (39). The late Pope John Paul II was born on this day in 1920.
Two broadcasters round out our list. Bob Davis has a birthday on May 27 (as does Henry Kissinger, 86), while Fred White celebrates on May 29. Bob Hope was born on May 29, 1903 and John F. Kennedy was born on that day in 1917.
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By Ian White on February 08, 2012 3:10 PM
Some say Valentines Day is a Hallmark Holiday, but it's a good excuse to be romantic and treat yourself and your loved one to something sexy (or at least gluttonous). With that in mind, we've planned a perfect day for you in Napa and found the best that the surrounding wine countries have to offer. So, this year, skip the teddy bear and flowers and head up to the wine country with your sweet, or commiserate in style with your pals.


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New updated Tapir Action Plan launched
The survival and conservation of the world's four species of tapir has received a major boost with the recent completion of an updated Tapir Action Plan by the IUCN/SSC Tapir Action Plan. The Plan was completed in Brazil in early 2007 and is comprised of four Population and Habitat Viability Assessments (PHVA), one for each of the world's four surviving Tapir species. …
27 Jun 2007 | News story
Announcing the second round of the Sir Peter Scott Fund for Conservation Action Grants
Madagascan flying foxes, Ganges river dolphins, Hawaiian plants and Arabian leopards are among the species that are all set to benefit from the second round of grants issued under the Sir Peter Scott Fund for Conservation Action, created by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) to support its Specialist Group's conservation projects. …
26 Jun 2007 | News story
IUCN CEL Steering Committee member to take senior position in Jordan
IUCN CEL Vice Chair Ms. AL-Sharifeh Nawzat bint Ali has been appointed by the Minister of Environment of Jordan to be his Legal Adviser on International Environmental Law issues, in Amman, starting end of July 2007. …
22 Jun 2007 | News story
Alexandre Kiss Environmental Law Papers Award
Last year the Commission on Environmental Law (CEL) launched a Call for Papers, aiming mainly at encouraging the work of young environmental lawyers. … | Spanish
19 Jun 2007 | News story
Oceans fourteen: a round-up of marine-related activities at the 14th CITES Conference of Parties
Despite the thirteenth Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) strongly reaffirming the contribution of the convention to the sustainable harvest of marine resources, at COP 14, the Parties seemed to back away from this approach to resource management. …
18 Jun 2007 | News story
IUCN Director General visits ELC
On June 14 Julia Marton-Lefèvre, the IUCN Director General, visited the IUCN Environmental Law Centre in Bonn, Germany. …
15 Jun 2007 | News story
IUCN supports the G8's efforts to keep illegal logging on the world's agenda
It has been 10 years since the G8 first identified illegal logging as an issue of concern. Since then, international momentum on illegal logging and trade has shifted from the G8 to sub-regional and regional Forest Law Enforcement and Governance ministerial conference processes and to national and bilateral level action at both the producer and consumer country level. …
12 Jun 2007 | News story
The Role of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation
Hanoi, Viet Nam, 11 June 2007 - Today an international conference on "The Role of Non-Timber Products (NTFPs) in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation" is being held in Hanoi. It is jointly hosted by the NTFP Sub-Sector Support Project, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), The German Technical Cooperation (gtz), CARE International, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), The Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC) and The Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO). …
11 Jun 2007 | News story
Transboundary EIA in Central America
Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental Transfronteriza en Centroamérica - Lineamientos generales is the name of a new book of the EPLP Series, produced by the IUCN Regional Office for Mesoamerica (ORMA) and the IUCN
Environmental Law Centre (ELC). … | Spanish
08 Jun 2007 | News story
Protection of the Mediterranean-Black Sea Ecosystem
The Chair of CEL gave a presentation at the international conference "The Protection and Sustainable Development of the Mediterranean-Black Sea Ecosystem" on May 24-26 2007, organised by ICEF (International Court of the Environment Foundation), by invitation of its Director, CEL Honorary Member Prof. Amedeo Postiglione. …
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St. Louis (KSDK) - The St. Louis Public School District has named their Special Education Teacher of the Year.
Rhea Willis from Beaumont Career and Technical High School is the recipient of the 2012 Dorothy R. Moog Special Education Teacher of the Year Award.
The district says Willis, chair of the school's science department, is a third generation educator and broke down barriers by teaching children with disabilities together with children without disabilities.
She joined the district in 2003 and previously worked for the St. Louis County Special School District for eight years.
Willis was honored at a reception and presented with $500 from the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation. She was also presented with a trophy, plaque, and a $500 award for classroom supplies or professional development from the Parsons Blewett Memorial Fund.


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Things to do in and around Lausanne
Perfumed with fresh air and blessed with stunning natural scenery, Lausanne is truly a European paradise. In addition to museums and sightseeing, there are also opportunities to shop, attend cultural events, enjoy the great outdoors and taste some wonderful wines. Whether you are in Lausanne for business or leisure, the Olympic Capital offers a wide range of things to do and Mövenpick Hotel Lausanne provides a wonderful base to explore them all.
There is always something new to discover in Lausanne. We have listed some cultural recommendations to give you an insight into the best that Lausanne offers in this respect. Enjoy a visit to the Olympic Museum or discover the gothic cathedral for which construction started in 1170. Spend some time in the Cantonal Museum of Archaeology and History, where you can travel back in time by discovering 15,000 years of Lake Geneva history.
Take a boat trip on the largest freshwater lake in Europe or walk through parts of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lausanne and its surrounding areas always have something interesting to offer. Visit one of the many museums in Lausanne, including the History and Archaeology museum. Discover the Lavaux area by walking along the vast network of hiking trails criss-crossing the impressive slopes of the terraced vineyards. If you prefer taking a tour on a boat, enjoy a trip to Chillon and discover the splendours of our magical lake.
Sports and leisure
Enjoy a great workout in our fitness centre, unwind in the sauna or relax in the local swimming pool during your stay in Lausanne. You can even provide assistance at one of the most important international athletic meetings in Switzerland, or participate in the famous Lausanne Marathon. The choice is yours!
Our fitness room offers a selection of exercise apparatus and the distance to the local outdoor swimming pool is just 700 metres, making for a nice walk. Opt for a refreshing swim in Lake Geneva (depending on the season) or participate to one of the city's major sport events.


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I am having trouble receiving emails from a recipient due to error.
I can only get it , if i put the ip of the sender on "My networks", which ends up opening the relay.
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Ocean cargo: U.S. Coast Guard gets tough with "flags of convenience"
October 22, 2010
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has recently advised that all foreign flagged vessels operating in United States waters are required to be maintained in compliance with United States regulations, international Conventions and other required standards.
So-called "Flags of Convenience" (FOCs) have been linked to a wide range of international crime, terrorism, and human rights violations.
The USCG has stated that it now has procedures in place so that if ships have a history of operating in waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction in a substandard condition, outside acceptable standards, they may be denied entry.
The move will no doubt win the endorsment of the International Transport Worker's Federation, which has been campaigning against exploitive vessel operators.
"FOCs provide a means of avoiding labor regulation in the country of ownership, and become a vehicle for paying low wages and forcing long hours of work and unsafe working conditions," said ITF press officer, Sam Dawson.
The safety issue was also a primary USCG concern:
"Over the past several years there have been cases where foreign flagged vessels have been repeatedly detained by USCG Port State Control Officers for significant safety and security non-compliances and substandard conditions," said spokesmen. "In each case, the vessel's Flag administration was notified and the substandard conditions were corrected; however, the underlying causal factors for the substandard conditions may not have been identified and/or adequately addressed as would be expected if an effective and properly implemented Safety Management System (SMS) was in place."
Denial of entry only applies to vessels which have been repeatedly detained – three detentions within twelve months – and if it is determined that failure to effectively implement the Safety Management System (SMS) may be a contributing factor to the sub-standard condition(s) that led to the detentions.
The USCG has also stated that as much information as possible will be gathered before a port state control (PSC) inspection on a vessel with previous history. This information will include: deficiencies, detentions, marine casualties, pollution incidents or marine violations. It will not be limited to USCG inspections, but may include previous PSC results from other port states including detentions and/or bans on the vessel or company.
If it is determined that adequate measures have not been taken to prevent future non-compliance, then a Letter of Denial will be issued to the vessel's owner and company (listed on the Document of Compliance) informing them that the vessel will be denied entry into any port or place in the United States unless specific actions are completed to the satisfaction of USCG.
The denial of entry will be associated with the vessel by its IMO number and will remain in effect until removed by USCG. Conditions governing a vessel's re-entry into US waters will be considered on a case-by-case basis by USCG Headquarters in Washington DC.?
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. (WUSA) -- A Temple Hills, Md. man has been charged with malicious wounding following allegations of fighting with a woman in Prince William County, Va. and trying to grab a handgun.
Police say Wednesday afternoon, officers responded for the call of a a domestic situation in the 2500 block of Chadwick Court in Woodbridge. A woman told them that she and Kiajual Barshawn Dunlap were in an argument that escalated into a fight. Dunlap allegedly assaulted her and they got into a struggle, where Dunlap reportedly tried to get the gun.
Their fight allegedly spilled into a parking lot and witnesses broke up the fight.
The woman was injured and Dunlap fled.
Two days later, US. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force found Dunlap in Maryland and arrested him. He is being held without bond and awaiting extradition back to Virginia.


text: By Shari FriedelTribune Staff With two weeks of practice under their belts, Perkins County track athletes have prepped for their first competition, the Perkins County quadrangular today (Thursday, March 21) at home. Other teams in attendance will be Wallace, South Platte, and Wauneta-Palisade. In spite of low team numbers, Hite looks for returning members to lend their leadership and for younger team members to score well for the Plainsmen. "We will look to our five returning seniors for our points and leadership so we should be able to score some decent points at meets," said Head Coach Shayne Hite. "If everyone stays healthy and the underclassmen develop like we think they will, we should be able to compete for a district title," he added. Returning seniors and letter winners on the boys team are Ty Summers and Vinny Ross in weights; distance runner Brendon Barry; and sprinters Quinton Hite and Elliot Carlson. Carlson also competes in jumping events. Additional returning letter winner is junior Matthew Sestak, a sprinter. Junior team members are Robert Engel (distance), Justin Briggs (sprints) and Garrett Toner (distance, pole vault and discus). Sophomores include sprinters/jumpers Kaleb Vak and Zak Kurkowski. Freshman team members are Mitchell Sestak (sprints), Coy Aerni (distance, pole vault), Sam Rowley (mid-distance, pole vault, high jump), Chris Throckmorton (mid-distance, long jump), Christian White (hurdles, jumps, discus), Tristen Kennicutt (sprints), Hunter Coats (mid-distance) and Julian Perez (weights).Girls Team With the loss of last year's strong senior leadership, Coach Hite will rely on underclassmen point leaders to step up and score. "There's a good number of girls out this season," said Hite. "We should be able to put from one to three girls in every event. Hite looks to several individuals like Shania Metcalf in throws; Kylie Hanson and Courtney McClenahan in sprints and Stephanie Schrotberger in middle distance races Hite to put up Plainsmen numbers. "There is some great potential with some of our young tracksters and we are excited to see what they do," Hite said. Returning letter winners are senior Shania Metcalf in weights; juniors Kylie Hanson in sprints; Courtney Lyon, mid-distance; Rebecca Johnson and Tayler Walter in weights; Courtney McClenahan in sprints and triple jump; Alyssa Young, hurdles. Sophomore letter winners are Amanda Osler, sprints, jumps; Kendra Hoffert, mid-distance, pole vault; Stephanie Schrotberger, mid-distance, and Mariah Curtis, distance. Other sophomore team members are Hannah Beck, Claire Friedel and Kayla Woodmancy, weights; Lila Konecky, mid-distance, triple jump and Dakota Molder, sprints. Freshmen girls include Emily Kemling, mid-distance and distance; Josie Osler, weights; Jasmin Walkinshaw, hurdles; Natasha Thomas, sprints and Brandie Ross as manager. Coach Hite is assisted by Shawn Cole who coaches jumpers, distance and mid-distance and relay runners; Ronda Baumfalk who handles sprints, long and triple jump and Dean Friedel with weight events.


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I think is what I laid out back in September 2008. The document is still on my laptop somewhere. Essentially, it is the school board organization and it works. We also used Roberts rules, which I could never remember so someone was appointed to keep track of that stuff. It was the school district's COO. I swear the guy was underpaid. He was amazing in his organizational skills. Anyway, this structure works because it can work as a whole and it is possible to delegate. Public input is encouraged but manageable. All meetings are public except for personnel discussions and disciplinary meetings. I liked occupy for their infectious enthusiasm and moral authority. And bravery. But the GA didn't seem to be workable going forward. It's a bronze age technique born out of necessity. Deat


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Jordan Kilpela, Class of 2007
from the spring 2010 issue of the Bridge
Did you receive both your ADN and BSN from Finlandia?
I did, and in fact I have three degrees from Finlandia. I graduated summa cum laude in 2000 with an associate degree in education, and gave the Valedictorian speech. I won the Sampo and Sisu Awards in 2000, and was named toWho'sWho Among College Students in 2000, 2004, 2005, and 2007. In 2004, I graduated cum laude with an associate degree in nursing, and in 2007 completed my BSN, also cum laude.
Did you participate in the RN-to-BSN degree completion program?
I did complete the RN-to-BSN program. It was extremely convenient to do a hybrid/online program. Even better, because I did my ADN program at Finlandia, all of my credits transferred. I highly recommend it to all previous Finlandia ADN graduates.
Why did you decide to complete a BSN? Why did you choose Finlandia?
I decided after I graduated with my ADN that I was going to take my nursing education to the highest level possible, which meant I first had to obtain my BSN. I would like to see nursing get the credit it deserves as a scholarly profession, and that will happen as more people obtain higher degrees. I can't imagine my life without nursing in it, and this is one way for me to express my appreciation for all of the opportunities nursing has given me.
The theme of this Bridge issue is "Uncommon Attention." Describe some of your experiences.
The first person who comes to mind is Rose Hooper, who went above and beyond in getting me into the exchange program at the Porvoo Institute in Finland in 1998-99. Second, Finlandia's RN-to-BSN program was new to both me and Fredi (deYampert), but Fredi was with me every step of the way to ensure that I was progressing as one should. I make it a point to stay in contact with Fredi, as she taught me how to be successful in learning, even at the graduate level.
Tell me about what you are doing now.
Right now, I'm working full-time as a staff nurse in an ICU at a hospital in the northern Bay Area of San Francisco. It's a great place to work, and the experience with telemedicine has been incredible. Nursing has an extremely progressive, unified, and organized front here in California, which is very exciting to be a part of. I'm also going to school full-time to finish my master's in nursing informatics atWalden University. In January 2010, I accepted an adjunct clinical instructor position in the ADN program at Santa Rosa Junior College, which is two nights a week. I'm also helping out in their new simulation lab, which has been a blast! I am loving all of the technology that is being introduced into nursing programs. Nursing is an extremely technical profession, and students entering the profession today must be prepared for the high-paced technological environment.
When did you arrive in California? Will you stay there awhile?
I originally came to California on a travel nursing assignment in 2008. Once I saw the great opportunities for nurses, I decided to stay for awhile. I relocated to Santa Rosa in October 2009. I don't plan on leaving anytime soon!
What nursing specialties do you pursue?
Right now, I'm working in the ICU, but I've also worked in the ER, done some endoscopy, and gained supervisory experience. Through my employer, I am studying for the Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCRN) exam. My real passion in nursing is the field of Informatics and Health Technology. I want to be involved in making sure all hospitals are utilizing electronic medical records (EMR). I believe that increased utilization of efficient healthcare technology can improve the access, cost, and quality of healthcare.
What has been your favorite nursing assignment so far?
One of my favorite nursing assignments was working in Dillingham, Alaska, which is in the southwest corner of the state. The only way to get there was by plane. I was working at an Indian Health Service (IHS) facility that served as a regional medical center for 50 villages. I worked mostly with the Yu'pik population, who were absolutely amazing. I loved learning about their language and culture. It was interesting to see the different trends in healthcare there, too, in light of the trends I'd observed in the lower 48 states.
What are the challenges and rewards of your busy lifestyle?
Time management is the huge challenge for me. However, nursing is my life right now. The fact that I am involved in a variety of activities (instructor, student, staff nurse) gives me a great sense of pride in my profession and motivates me to push through the busy times.
What are your career goals?
Once I finish my master's in January 2011, I plan to work on the development of comprehensive electronic medical records. With the new provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, health information technology is soon going to need a lot of attention. I'm also in the process of looking into Ph.D. programs.
What do you like to do when you're not working or studying?
I try to stay fit, so I do a lot of outdoor activities here in California (jogging, hiking, etc.). It's very motivating when the weather is always nice. Also, I've been dabbling in learning Spanish. It's coming along slowly, but I'm learning the basics. Oh, and I love to cook whenever I can. I can really throw it down in the kitchen!!
What is your home town?
I grew up in Mohawk. My mother is the late Judith (Wilks) Kivela, and my father is the late Jack Kivela. I graduated from Calumet High School in 1994.
Do you have Finnish roots?
My great grandparents on my father's side came from northern Finland, and my great grandparents on my mom's maternal side also had roots in Finland. I have distant cousins in Finland that I stayed with while I was there, and I still keep in touch with them.
Do you miss the U.P.?
I definitely miss my friends and family the most. And I absolutely love the summers in the U.P., there is no other place I'd rather be during the summer. I definitely enjoy a good sauna, swimming in Lake Superior, and a bonfire on the beach with friends and family. That's hard to find anywhere else!
Did others in your family attend Finlandia?
Yes, my twin sister, Jennifer, graduated in 2006 with a B.A. in Rural Human Services. She also participated in the Servant Leadership program, traveling to Tanzania in May 2006.
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
I would like to thank all of my former instructors and professors at Finlandia. Their wisdom, experience, undivided attention, and guidance have truly inspired me to be a successful person in my prof


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More and more law students and graduates are exploring career opportunities outside of traditional law practice. Some of the most common career tracks for lawyers within alternative industries are compliance and regulatory affairs, management at all levels, policy analysis, strategic planning, investor relations, and personnel. Industry choice is also wide-open although many law graduates choose to work in government, education, nonprofit sector, and business venues.
The Career Services Office of The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law has produced an excellent resource for those pursuing alternative careers. The Alternative Careers Handbook provides useful information on a broad range of related topics. Many thanks to them for sharing it with us.
Kate Reichert, a Moritz alumna who, while working for Professor Deborah Merritt, wrote a paper on Nontraditional Careers for Lawyers. It includes reasons for choosing a nontraditional career, many types of jobs that would use the skills learned in law school and numerous web-based sources for finding them.


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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- American Airlines' mechanics will fix floor mounts in 48 of its 757 airplanes to prevent seats from coming loose.
There have been three recent incidents where the seats came loose while in flight.
Engineers will upgrade the mechanism that locks the seats to the floor.
The carrier has had to cancel more than 90 flights this week to make the repairs.