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Russia notched their first victory at the FIFA Beach Soccer
World Cup in their second Group A match, defeating Solomon Islands
5-2. The Russians now have genuine hopes of making the
quarter-finals, while their beaten opponents are now all but out of
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There were only 15 seconds on the clock when Russian captain Ilya Leonov opened the scoring, and less than a minute later, Dmitry Shishin had doubled their lead. The Pacific Islanders were struggling to get into the game and star Russian keeper Andrey Bukhlitskiy was reduced to the role of a mere spectator.
The Islanders came into their own in the second period, but, with their strikers having an off day, it was up to goalkeeper Fred Hale to reduce the deficit. The served as a wake-up call for Nikolai Pisarev's men, with Leonov restoring the two-goal advantage right from the restart and then Rustan Shakmelyan making it 4-1 a minute before the hooter sounded.
More of the same was to come in the third and final period. Richard Anisua gave the Solomons a ray of hope, but captain Leonov completed his hat-trick to give Russia a precious three-point haul and push the Pacific Islanders a little closer to the exit.

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The simple detail of the Oval Pyrite Necklace ($150) by Barse is sure to add a touch of unique style to any wardrobe. Made of pyrite (fool's gold), the oval pendant is encased in a smooth sterling beze and dangles from a simple sterling chain. Complete your look with the matching earrings.
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Oct 31, 2011 9:16 AM
When we went to visit our parents in Brazil a few years ago we were introduced to maracuja (passion fruit) pudding and our world was never the same. No exaggeration. We've been looking for Passion Fruit Puree ($21) so we could make that dreamy pudding for ourselves. Use the puree to make a unique holiday dessert, spice up margaritas, or homemade passion-fruit candies. You're welcome.
Thanks for sharing your find! I noticed that you linked to our Jams, Fruits and Nuts section. Just to point people in the right way this is the actual product page for the passion-fruit puree: http://www.gourmetfoodworld.com/Fruit-and-Nuts/Ravifruit-Passion-Fruit-Puree-Fruit-and-Nuts-details-1580.asp
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May 19, 2012 9:30 AM
Sure, these Bowling Zombies ($20) are supposed to be a game for kids, but we think they're also perfect for a party on your back deck or as a breakroom pastime. We've always thought we'd use a good high-powered rife as our go-to zombie apocalypse weapon, but now we're thinking we should have a few artillery shells on hand, too. There's just something about taking out several zombies at once - wooden or real - that appeals to us!
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A very controversial area of health is Lyme disease. This tick born infection has been a source of controversy for years. The diagnosis is often missed. Patients often do not even know they have been bitten. Treatment for the disease is also hard on the body. The effects of the disease can be devastating to people.
Recently the CDC issued a warning about a particular culture test used for detecting the spirochete that causes the disease. The concern was that the test created too many false positives that could lead to unnecessary or inappropriate treatment. The CDC does provide a list of approved laboratory tests for Lyme disease.
The difficulty is that Lyme disease manifests in ways that can mimic many other serious conditions, making diagnosis difficult. Approved tests are not perfect, and there are various people using unapproved testing methods to determine the presence of the disease. When patients get frustrated with the medical establishment they often turn to alternative treatments to treat what they believe to be Lyme or the chronic effects of Lyme disease. Desperation and lack of clear answers is a recipe for people to take advantage of the patient with expensive cures and treatments. Some of these can be helpful, but it is a buyer beware situation. Patients should be wary of anything that sounds too good to be true, or is marketed with a conspiracy theory as to why the physicians are not using it.
The best way to deal with Lyme disease is prevention. If you are going to be out in tick prone areas make sure you use a DEET insect repellant on exposed skin and treat clothing. Always do a thorough body check for ticks after you are out in the woods or meadows. If you find a tick, use a tweezers to pull the tick away from the skin. You may even want to take some of the local skin with the tick just to be sure. If you develop a fever a week or two after a tick bite or after an outdoor trip- seek medical attention and get tested for Lyme. Fast treatment is key to avoiding some of the severe affects of the disease.


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Sept. 3, 2012
Head Coach Nick Saban Opening Statement: "Everyone thought that we were too young, too inexperienced and we couldn't handle success. Everyone was saying those things about our team. Now, people are saying something different. My question is, `What's different?' Nothing. We are still young, we are still inexperienced and we still have things to work on. It's going to be all about the maturity that the team has to be able to focus on what they need to do to correct the deficits that we have, whether it's individually or collectively as a unit on some part of our team so that we improve as a team. That's going to be important to how well we do. It's all about the progress that you make through the season. There's plenty of room for us to make progress. Successful teams are willing to do what unsuccessful teams aren't. That's what we need to prove that we are ready to do in terms of how we go about each week, each game that we play and each challenge that we have. That will be the most important thing with this team and how we develop. We had some guys that did some really good things in this game and played really well, not just the guys that were the players of the week. We talked about some of those things after the game. We also have areas of the team that we need to focus on improving. That's the most critical thing that we do moving forward. Some of the outstanding players on offense, players of the week Michael Williams and T.J. Yeldon, who was also the Co-Freshman of the Week in the SEC. Defensively, Dee Milliner and C.J. Mosley. Dee won a couple of national awards and the SEC Defensive Player of the Week. Specialist Cody Mandell and DeAndrew White did a really good job on special teams. From an injury standpoint, we have four guys that will be limited to some degree today; Jesse Williams, Tana Patrick, Trey Depriest and Reggie Ragland, who may be the most difficult for this game. The other guys should be able to practice in a day or two. It shouldn't be a problem.
We are certainly looking forward to our home opener in Bryant-Denny Stadium. We had a great crowd and great venue this past weekend. It was great for our fans. We certainly enjoyed participating in that game, but even more we are looking forward to playing at home. I think all of our players love playing in Bryant-Denny Stadium and love the great atmosphere that we have there, so I know that the players are looking forward to that. I know that you all don't think Western Kentucky is very good, but they've won eight out of their last nine games, and they are probably one of the better teams in the Sun Belt this year, maybe the Sun Belt champs eventually. They've got 18 or 19 starters coming back from last year's team that won seven out of the last eight games after going 0-4. Willie Taggart has done a really good job there in the three seasons that he's been there. They do a great job in terms of putting pressure on you. Their defense really pressures the offense a lot. Offensively, the guys from Stanford do a lot of formations, a lot of shifts, a lot of motions and a lot of things that try to outflank you in a lot of different ways. This is a very challenging game for us. We are certainly looking forward to the challenges we have. They have a very good quarterback as well who has been a three or four year starter for them. He's very athletic and can scramble and run and make plays. This game is about us playing as well as we can play and improving as much as we can improve. We certainly have a lot of respect for our opponent."
On the two long passes in the Michigan game: "Anytime you give a 72 yard bomb and a 44 yard bomb, you know those are problems. They were both doubles moves, which take a long time to develop. We were in middle of the field coverage when they happened; both corners gave one up. Something that worked on going into the game, something that they had success doing in the past, and we need to do better, but we also need to rush better because it takes a long time for those plays to develop. One time we were in a four-man rush, the other time we were in a pressure, and we didn't execute the pressure properly; if we would have, they probably wouldn't have had time to throw it. Both of them were team defense things. Not one person was responsible. Those guys could have played better, but if we would have played better as a whole, probably would not have had the same result."
On AJ McCarron's success on play action: "Anytime you throw the ball, the quarterback has to do a good job in terms of selling the play fake. I think when you run the ball effectively play action passes work extremely well because the other team gets zoned in to stopping the run. Now play action gets greater response from the defense, which is going to help you in the passing game. Route runners running it correctly, upfront blockers blocking it correctly are all things that make play action passes effective. We need to improve in the passing game, we need to improve on third down and we need to continue to make explosive plays on play action passes because we can run the ball. Those are all areas that we want to become explosive in."
On out-of-conference scheduling: "It's difficult. If you are not willing to go home-and-home with somebody, which if you are playing a neutral site you don't want to go home-at-home in another game, so you have to get teams that will come here and play. What has been very difficult for the next few years is the SEC has to tell us who we are going to play and when before we can go and schedule other games. We are working through that right now, but I like to play teams that are not going to be so different that you are not improving your team against what they are going to face from other teams that you are going to play in-conference, if that makes sense. Playing Georgia Southern last year, that was a good experience for us, that we may have to play an offense some time, but throwing that right in the middle of the season, being so different, that doesn't necessarily. They did a great job, and I have a lot of respect for them and what they do, and it's a great offense, but you are preparing your team for something that is totally foreign to what they are going to see any other time that they play. We like to play against teams that have some carry-over in what we are going to do down the road versus someone else."
On the defensive performance:"I think there are a lot of things that we need to fix. There are a lot of things that they did well. They played hard, and we were physical. We did a good job of stopping the run, which was our goal in the game. The goal in the game was to not let the quarterback run the ball, and he didn't have many opportunities to run, even on his own option reads we were making it so he was going to hand the ball off and make somebody else beat us. Did a good job of executing the game plan; fundamentally we have to do a lot of things better. That's what we are going to continue to work on. We got to play a lot of players which was good for their experience. We have a lot of improving to do in several areas that we are going to continue to work on."
On the running game: "T.J. [Yeldon] did a good job, but we had total faith, trust and confidence in TJ. If Eddie [Lacy] couldn't have gone, T.J. was going to start. Eddie felt good in pregame, had practiced two or three days, so we played Eddie. T.J. did a good job, Jalston Fowler did a good job, Dee Hart did a good job and Eddie did a good job - they all did a good job. It was good that they all got an opportunity to play. Hopefully we will get Eddie more and more healthy, and he and TJ can continue to develop into a really good tandem with some other guys being able to contribute to that as well."
On Cade Foster's confidence: "Cade has kicked with a lot more consistency this year; actually on kickoff, as well as his field goal attempts. He barely missed the first one, barely missed it, kicked it far enough, just barely missed it to the left. I think anytime you make a 51 yard field goal that is probably good for a guy. I think the important thing for Cade is he is in a difficult circumstance because he only kicks the long ones, so his make-percentage might not be as good as someone else's, but he is also taking the more difficult shots. He has to stay focused on `this is how I would kick a short one and I want to execute the same way,' and he seems to be able to do that a little better and has been really consistent in practice."
On new university president Dr. Guy Bailey and administrative relationships: "I have not spoken to him, and we certainly have a lot of respect for the administration here and the chain-of-command that we have and how we have been able to have very good relationships with Dr. Witt and Judy Bonner and certainly feel like it's our responsibility as an organization, as an athletic department, as well as a football program to work well institutionally with the leaders of our university so that we can contribute in a positive way to the overall success of what we are trying to accomplish as an institution. We definitely are looking forward to meeting him when he gets here and developing a good relationship, good working relationship for the future."
On the value of the second-team offense finishing out the game Saturday: "I guess it was very valuable, but they obviously need to do better; get a hat on a hat. It's probably good experience for them to get out there and get some of the jitters out and gain that experience and be able to learn from what they did or didn't do. Thought they would have an opportunity to play a little more, but same thing on defense, we thought those guys would have an opportunity to play a little more and we intercepted the first pass. We got to play a lot of players, but when we really put all the twos in, we intercepted the first pass that they threw. I was hoping that those guys would get to play three, four or five plays a piece, but we got to play a lot of players, and I think that was a good thing, especially as young as we are and hopefully we will be able to build on that."
It sounds presumptive to ask, but is there a plan this week to maybe get Phillip [Ely] some more snaps: "That is presumptive, and it's typical of what you all would think and what our fans would think - that because these guys play in the Sun Belt they are not very good. It really is presumptive and so presumptive that I am not going to answer it. Look, we would like to play a lot of players. We would like to get Phillip a lot of experience, and if the opportunity comes up in whatever game that we play that is something that we would like to do, but to ask that on Monday is pretty presumptive."
On the veteran offensive line's performance on Saturday: "I thought the offensive line, it's the first thing that I talked about after the game, did a really good job of creating movement up front, getting a hat on a hat; doing it on a pretty consistent basis, in terms of our ability to run the ball. I was really pleased with the way those guys played in the run game. I think in the pass game we have to do a better job firming up the pocket - quarterback has to feel comfortable and confident in his protection, keep his eyes where they are supposed to be down the field so that we can take advantage of some opportunities we have there as well. That's something as an entire unit we need to continue to work on."
On the new helmet rules: "I think it's a good rule. I think it's in the interest of player safety. I think that we only had two occasions where it was a problem, and one a guy got a facemask penalty for ripping the guy's helmet off and the other guy claims that his helmet was pulled off in the pile. I think it makes players conscious of fitting their helmet properly and buckling it up properly, which is for player safety. The rule is to protect the player once his helmet comes off he cannot participate further in the play - and there have been some guys seriously injured because of that. So I think it's a really good rule. I hate to see players get penalized, but I also think players have to be responsible to wear their helmet properly and snap it up properly, so you minimize the risk of the guy's helmet coming off. I think it's a good rule."
#83 Kevin Norwood, Wide Receiver On the downfield passing: "The main thing to work on is our timing and working with the quarterback to make sure we have the right steps and stuff like that. But that's one thing that we're going to work on this week is getting the ball up and down the field passing."
On how many explosive plays Coach Saban wants per game: "Our goal is to basically get a lot of explosive plays and that's what we try to do at practice - get a lot of explosive plays on our defense, and that's the main thing we want to do to get explosive plays to help us win games."
#32 C.J. Mosley, Linebacker On his first thoughts when he makes an interception: "My first thought is to see who's next to me. Once I found out I had a little running room, I tried to get to the end zone."
On whether he played a lot of offense when he was younger: "In high school I played running back every now and then...I broke a couple of 20- and 30-yard runs, but it's good to get in the end zone too."
On whether the performance on tape was as dominant as he thought it was on game day: "Overall our effort and toughness was great. But a couple plays we gave up - some plays we messed up lining up and getting the right call - so we have to come in today and work on all the mistakes and make sure we don't do those again."
On what kind of mistakes the defense had against Michigan: "Just minor things like lining up and getting the right calls, so it's nothing big that we can't fix."
On whether he was surprised that Denard Robinson didn't run as much as usual: "We respected him, but our main thing was to just keep him contained, so if it was him running more or throwing more, our job is just to contain him, and that's what we did."
#89 Michael Williams, Tight End On what the key to selling a play-action fake is: "Selling the run. You have to sell the run. A lot of people expect the run, and we just figured that that point in time it was the right time to call that play, and we executed perfectly."
On the effectiveness of the offensive line compared to other years: "I wouldn't say it's more effective, it's just more of knowing a lot more and being able to be in the right place all the time. Sometimes last year we may have been in the wrong place, we had the wrong calls. This year we know a little bit more about each other, we know how each other plays and we know each other's tendencies."
On the impressiveness of the running backs: "We always tell our backs `you got one to beat.' And most of the time we feel like our best back will beat that one safety or that one corner or whoever they have to beat in a one-on-one situation. We'll cover up the down men and then linebackers and they got one to beat."
On the similarities of D.J. Fluker and Cyrus Kouandjio: "They're both great blockers. D.J. probably talks a little more than Cyrus just because he's been out there a little more, but they're both great players, and it's great to play with both of them."
On the advantages of having the tight end line up wide: "It stresses the defense a little. You have to make different calls. You have different calls with two tight ends on the field than when it's just one or none, so I guess the calls of the defense could go in your favor as the offense."
#75 Barrett Jones, Center On whether the dominance against Michigan was reflected by the final score: "I don't know. After watching the film, I think we did some good things early. I really liked our intensity and the way we played, and obviously I don't think we played complacent, which is something we were trying to avoid. I definitely think the execution was average. We made a lot of mistakes, and honestly left a lot of points out there. I think we kind of let off the gas of a little bit in the second and third quarters, which is kind of disappointing, but we finished strong."
On his own performance playing center: "I think I did alright. A lot of good things, and, a lot of different things that you can only learn in games. I think putting my head down especially was a big adjustment, and I've been doing that all week at practice. It's just something you got to get used to."
On the confidence of Cade Foster: "He's been kicking the ball really well all season and all offseason, so we feel really good about him, and I think he has a lot of confidence this year. Even that first kick that he missed looked really good. Most kickers don't make a 54-yarder or whatever it was consistently, so I thought it looked like a really good kick, and the second one he knocked through really good, so I think we were really pleased with the way he played."


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What is the function of the cell membrane?
The short answer is to protect the inside of a cell by keeping certain substances out and allowing certain substances in. Another function is to help the cell maintain its shape. A cell membrane is not made of one solid piece but made mostly from compounds of proteins and phospholipids. The phospholipids make up the bulk of the membrane and the proteins are found around tiny holes in the membrane that helps it move compounds in and out of the cell.
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Do people eat spiders in their sleep?
The short answer: no. Is it possible that of the seven billion people in the world, all sleeping at some point during a 24 hour period, some might accidentally eat a spider during their sleep? Sure, it's possible but very unlikely.
The source of this urban legend is generally unknown but a plausible explanation (from snopes.com) is this. In the early days of the Internet, a columnist named Lisa Holst wanted to prove a point that many people would believe all sorts of crazy things if they saw it in a list of "facts," that had been emailed to them. She completely made up a list of false facts to prove how easily they would be accepted by a certain number of gullible recipients in the (then relatively new) world of email. One of her facts was that the average person swallows X number of spiders in their sleep every year. Read more…
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Why does hair turn gray?
To understand this, we should first answer what causes hair color to begin with. All hair, whether on your head, your arms, or your cat's tail has pigment cells called melanocytes. These melanocytes produce a pigment called melanin- more specifically, the chemicals eumelanin and pheomelanin. Hair with more eumelanin will be darker (brownish to black) and hair with more pheomelanin will have a red/orange/yellow tint. Hair with less of either will be lighter.
These melanocytes also pass this pigment to cells called keratinocytes (which produce hair's main component, the protein keratin). When the keratinocyte cells die, they keep the melanin which is what is visible and gives hair its color.
As we get older, the melanocytes get less active, thus producing less pigment and making your hair lighter. Eventually all the melanocyte cells die and there are none left to produce any color.
So what are the factors that control this production of pigment? Many are genetic. Alleles of the recently-discovered MC1R gene have been shown to produce red hair in mammals. Other genes, many as yet unidentified, are likely responsible for other hair colors. According to Laurence Meyer, a dermatologist at the University of Utah, "Generally speaking, among Caucasians 50 percent are 50 percent gray by age 50. There is, however, wide variation." Of course, these percentages are different for different ethnic groups, which further emphasize the role genetics play in the color of your hair.
About.com: http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingsworkfaqs/f/why-does-hair-turn-gray.htm
Scientific American: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-does-hair-turn-gray
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Who invented the first microscope?
In the late sixteenth century, two Dutch eyeglass makers discovered that objects appear magnified when viewed through multiple convex lenses in a tube. For this simple discovery, Hans Janssen and his son Zaccharias are considered by some to have invented the microscope around 1590. About this same time, another eyeglass maker from Holland, Hans Lippershey came up with the same idea and is also considered by some to be one of the inventors.
"The coining of the name "microscope" has been credited to Giovanni Faber, who gave that name to Galileo Galilei's compound microscope in 1625. [wikipedia]
Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) is really considered to be the "father of microscopy" when he worked as an apprentice in a dry goods store where magnifying glasses were used to count the threads in cloth. He taught himself new methods for grinding and polishing lenses of great curvature which gave magnifications up to 270 times, the greatest known in that day. These led to the building of his microscopes and the biological discoveries for which he is famous. He was the first to see and describe bacteria, yeast plants, the teeming life in a drop of water, and the circulation of blood corpuscles in capillaries. During a long life he used his lenses to make pioneer studies on an extraordinary variety of things, both living and non living, and reported his findings in over a hundred letters to the Royal Society of England and the French Academy. [source about.com]
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What animal has the longest gestation period?
You might think the animal with the longest gestation period would be one of the larger mammals, but in fact it is the Alpine black salamander. It is a viviparous amphibian which lives in the high altitude Swiss Alps. At altitudes above 4,600 feet, it's gestation period can be up to 38 months. It bears two fully metamorphosed young.
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Who is the oldest person in the world?
As of March 2011, there are two age-verified Americans over 114 years old. Besse Berry Cooper of Georgia and Walter Breuning of Montana. Besse was born on August 26, 1896 and Walter was born on September 21, 1896 (26 days her junior).
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According to Wikipedia, there are less than 100 verified centenarians (persons living past the age of 100). And of centenarians, about 1 in 1,000 will live to be a super-centenarian (one who is living into their 12th decade.) Even rarer, is one who lives past the age of 115, which current estimates predict only 1 in 50,000 centenarians will reach.
An interesting study is observing the trend life expectancies have been changing over the past century. The following graph is the average life expectancy in the United States for each decade since 1900.
Note, statistics weren't as accurately kept for the first part of the century but the overall trend is probably fairly accurate. Source of these data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The report can be downloaded here.
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Why is chemistry important to nursing?
Many of the processes that happen in the human body are chemical in nature and involve chemical reactions. While a student can be very knowledgeable in any single one of the three major scientific fields (biology, chemistry and physics), to truly master biology he or she will need at least a fundamental understanding of chemistry and physics. Granted, a physicist or chemist can get by with knowing little biology, the same can't Read more…


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The State of Israel is born
On 14 May 1948, Israel proclaimed its independence. Less than 24 hours later, the regular armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq invaded the country, forcing Israel to defend the sovereignty it had regained in its ancestral homeland.
In what became known as Israel's War of Independence, the newly formed, poorly equipped Israel Defense Forces (IDF) repulsed the invaders in fierce intermittent fighting, which lasted some 15 months and claimed over 6,000 Israeli lives (nearly one percent of the country's Jewish population at the time).
During the first months of 1949, direct negotiations were conducted under UN auspices between Israel and each of the invading countries (except Iraq, which refused to negotiate with Israel), resulting in armistice agreements which reflected the situation at the end of the fighting.
Accordingly, the Coastal Plain, Galilee and the entire Negev were within Israel's sovereignty, Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) came under Jordanian rule, the Gaza Strip came under Egyptian administration, and the city of Jerusalem was divided, with Jordan controlling the eastern part, including the Old City, and Israel the western sector.
The war over, Israel focused on building the state which the people had struggled so long and so hard to regain. The first 120-seat Knesset (parliament) went into session following national elections (25 January 1949) in which nearly 85 percent of all eligible voters cast their ballots.
Two of the people who had led Israel to statehood became the country's leaders: David Ben-Gurion, head of the Jewish Agency, was chosen as the first prime minister; and Chaim Weizmann, head of the World Zionist Organization, was elected by the Knesset as the first president. On 11 May 1949, Israel took its seat as the 59th member of the United Nations.
In accordance with the concept of the 'ingathering of the exiles' which lies at the heart of Israel's raison d'être, the gates of the country were thrown open, affirming the right of every Jew to come to the country and, upon entry, to acquire citizenship. In the first four months of independence, some 50,000 newcomers, mainly Holocaust survivors, reached Israel's shores. By the end of 1951, a total of 687,000 men, women, and children had arrived, over 300,000 of them refugees from Arab lands, thus doubling the Jewish population.
The economic strain caused by the War of Independence and the need to provide for a rapidly growing population required austerity at home and financial aid from abroad.
Assistance extended by the United States government, loans from American banks, contributions of Diaspora Jews and post-war German reparations were used to build housing, mechanize agriculture, establish a merchant fleet and a national airline, exploit available minerals, develop industries and expand roads, telecommunications, and electricity networks.
Towards the end of the first decade, the output of industry doubled, as did the number of employed persons, with industrial exports increasing four-fold. Vast expansion of areas under cultivation had brought about self-sufficiency in the supply of all basic food products except meat and grains, while some 50,000 acres of mostly barren land were afforested and trees were planted along almost 500 miles (800 km.) of highways.
The educational system, which had been developed by the Jewish community in the pre-state period and now included the Arab sector, was greatly expanded. School attendance became free and compulsory for all children aged 5-14 (since 1978 it has been mandatory to age 16 and free to age 18). Cultural and artistic activity flourished, blending Middle Eastern, North African, and Western elements, as Jews arriving from all parts of the world brought with them the unique traditions of their own communities as well as aspects of the culture prevailing in the countries where they had lived for generations. When Israel celebrated its 10th anniversary, the population numbered over two million.
1956 Sinai Campaign The years of state-building were overshadowed by serious security problems. The 1949 armistice agreements had not only failed to pave the way to permanent peace, but were also constantly violated.
In contradiction to the UN Security Council Resolution of 1 September 1951, Israeli and Israel-bound shipping was prevented from passing through the Suez Canal; the blockade of the Straits of Tiran was tightened; incursions into Israel of terrorist squads from neighboring Arab countries for murder and sabotage occurred with increasing frequency; and the Sinai peninsula was gradually converted into a huge Egyptian military base.
Upon the signing of a tripartite military alliance by Egypt, Syria and Jordan (October 1956), the imminent threat to Israel's existence was intensified. In the course of an eight-day campaign, the IDF captured the Gaza Strip and the entire Sinai Peninsula, halting 10 miles (16 km.) east of the Suez Canal.
A United Nations decision to station a UN Emergency Force (UNEF) along the Egypt-Israel border and Egyptian assurances of free navigation in the Gulf of Eilat led Israel to agree to withdraw in stages (November 1956 - March 1957) from the areas taken a few weeks earlier. Consequently, the Straits of Tiran were opened, enabling the development of trade with Asian and East African countries, as well as oil imports from the Persian Gulf.
Years of Consolidation
During Israel's second decade (1958-68), exports doubled, and the GNP increased some 10 percent annually. While some previously imported items such as paper, tires, radios, and refrigerators were now being manufactured locally, the most rapid growth took place in the newly established branches of metals, machinery, chemicals, and electronics. Since the domestic market for home-grown food was fast approaching the saturation point, the agricultural sector began to grow a larger variety of crops for the food processing industry as well as fresh produce for export. A second deep-water port was built on the Mediterranean coast at Ashdod, in addition to the existing one at Haifa, to handle the increased volume of trade.
In Jerusalem, a permanent home for the Knesset was built, and facilities for the Hebrew University and the Hadassah Medical Center were constructed on alternative sites to replace the original buildings on Mount Scopus, which had to be abandoned after the War of Independence. At the same time, the Israel Museum was established with the aim of collecting, conserving, studying, and exhibiting the cultural and artistic treasures of the Jewish people.
Israel's foreign relations expanded steadily, as close ties were developed with the United States, British Commonwealth countries, most western European states, nearly all the countries of Latin America and Africa, and some in Asia. Extensive programs of international cooperation were initiated, as hundreds of Israeli physicians, engineers, teachers, agronomists, irrigation experts, and youth organizers shared their know-how and experience with people in other developing countries. In 1965 ambassadors were exchanged with the Federal Republic of Germany, a move which had been delayed until then because of the Jewish people's bitter memories of the crimes committed against them during the Nazi regime (1933-45). Vehement opposition and public debate preceded normalization of relations between the two countries.
Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann on trial in Jerusalem (GPO/J. Milli)
The Eichmann Trial: In May 1960, Adolf Eichmann, the chief of operations of the Nazi murder program during World War II, was brought to the country to stand trial under Israel's Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law (1950).
In the trial, which opened in April 1961, Eichmann was found guilty of crimes against humanity and the Jewish people and sentenced to death. His appeal to the Supreme Court was rejected and he was hanged on 30 May 1962. This was the only time that the death penalty has been carried out under Israeli law.
- Eichmann trial transcripts- The Eichmann Trial: Fifty Years After - Arrest and Trial of Adolf Eichmann (Israel State Archives)- Eichmann trial videos
1967 Six-Day War
Hopes for another decade of relative tranquility were dashed with the escalation of Arab terrorist raids across the Egyptian and Jordanian borders, persistent Syrian artillery bombardment of agricultural settlements in northern Galilee, and massive military build-ups by the neighboring Arab states. When Egypt again moved large numbers of troops into the Sinai desert (May 1967), ordered the UN peacekeeping forces (deployed since 1957) out of the area, reimposed the blockade of the Straits of Tiran, and entered into a military alliance with Jordan, Israel found itself faced by hostile Arab armies on all fronts.
As Israel's neighbors prepared to destroy the Jewish state, Israel invoked its inherent right of self-defense, launching a preemptive strike (5 June 1967) against Egypt in the South, followed by a counterattack against Jordan in the East and the routing of Syrian forces entrenched on the Golan Heights in the North.
At the end of six days of fighting, previous cease-fire lines were replaced by new ones, with Judea, Samaria, Gaza, the Sinai peninsula, and the Golan Heights under Israel's control. As a result, the northern villages were freed from 19 years of recurrent Syrian shelling; the passage of Israeli and Israel-bound shipping through the Straits of Tiran was ensured; and Jerusalem, which had been divided under Israeli and Jordanian rule since 1949, was reunified under Israel's authority.
From War to War
After the war, Israel's diplomatic challenge was to translate its military gains into a permanent peace based on UN Security Council Resolution 242, which called for acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force.
However, the Arab position, as formulated at the Khartoum Summit (August 1967) called for no peace with Israel, no negotiations with Israel, and no recognition of Israel. In September 1968, Egypt initiated a 'war of attrition,' with sporadic, static actions along the banks of the Suez Canal, which escalated into full-scale, localized fighting, causing heavy casualties on both sides. Hostilities ended in 1970, when Egypt and Israel accepted a renewed cease-fire along the Suez Canal.
1973 Yom Kippur War
Three years of relative calm along the borders were shattered on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), the holiest day of the Jewish year, when Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise assault against Israel (6 October 1973), with the Egyptian Army crossing the Suez Canal and Syrian troops penetrating the Golan Heights.
During the next three weeks, the Israel Defense Forces turned the tide of battle and repulsed the attackers, crossing the Suez Canal into Egypt and advancing to within 20 miles (32 km.) of the Syrian capital, Damascus. Two years of difficult negotiations between Israel and Egypt and between Israel and Syria resulted in disengagement agreements, according to which Israel withdrew from parts of the territories captured during the war.
1982 Operation Peace for Galilee
Israel has never wanted a conflict with its northern neighbor, Lebanon. However, when the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) redeployed itself in southern Lebanon after being expelled from Jordan (1970) and perpetrated repeated terrorist actions against the towns and villages of northern Israel (Galilee), which caused many casualties and much damage, the Israel Defense Forces crossed the border into Lebanon (1982).
"Operation Peace for Galilee" resulted in removing the bulk of the PLO's organizational and military infrastructure from the area. For the next 18 years, Israel maintained a small security zone in southern Lebanon adjacent to its northern border to safeguard its population in Galilee against attacks by hostile elements.
Second Lebanon War
Arab and Palestinian terrorism against Israel existed for decades prior to the establishment of the State of Israel and since then. Thousands of terrorist attacks which resulted in the death and injury of Israeli civilians occurred during the two decades preceding the 1967 Six Day War (which led to Israel's presence in the territories). The establishment of the PLO in 1964 put it at the forefront of this terrorist campaign.
During the 1970s and 1980s, the various terrorist organizations under the PLO launched numerous attacks inside Israel and abroad. One of the most notorious attacks was the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972.
In spite of the Palestinian commitment made in 1993 to renounce terrorism, thus providing the basis for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, terrorist attacks nonetheless continued, and strongly intensified since September 2000, resulting in the death of more than a thousand Israeli civilians and the wounding of many thousands more.
From War to Peace
The 1977 Knesset elections brought the Likud bloc (a coalition of right-wing and centrist parties) to power, ending almost 30 years of Labor Party dominance. The new prime minister, Menachem Begin, reiterated the commitment of all previous prime ministers to strive for permanent peace in the region and called upon the Arab leaders to come to the negotiating table.
The cycle of Arab rejections of Israel's appeals for peace was broken with the visit of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to Jerusalem (November 1977), followed by negotiations between Egypt and Israel under American auspices. The resulting Camp David Accords (September 1978) contained a framework for a comprehensive peace in the Middle East, including a detailed proposal for self- government for the Palestinians.
On 26 March 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty in Washington, DC, bringing the 30-year state of war between them to an end. In accordance with the terms of the treaty, Israel withdrew from the Sinai peninsula, exchanging former cease-fire lines and armistice agreements for mutually recognized international boundaries.
Three years of talks between Jordan and Israel, following the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference, culminated in a declaration by King Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (July 1994), which ended the 46-year state of war between their two countries. The Jordan-Israel peace treaty was signed at the Arava border crossing (near Eilat in Israel and Akaba in Jordan) on 26 October 1994, in the presence of American President Bill Clinton.
Domestic Challenges
During the 1980s and 1990s, Israel absorbed over one million new immigrants, mainly from the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Ethiopia. The influx of so many new consumers, as well as a large number of skilled and unskilled workers, boosted the economy into a period of accelerated expansion.
The government that came into power after the 1984 Knesset elections was made up of the two major political blocs - Labor (left/center) and Likud (right/center). It was replaced in 1988 by a Likud-led coalition, which was followed in 1992 by a coalition of Labor and smaller left-of-center parties.
After the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, new elections were called in 1996. In direct elections for Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu came to power, and formed a Likud-led coalition. Less than three years later, his government was defeated.
Every year, Israel holds a special commemoration to mark the anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. His murder on 4 November 1995 by a Jewish extremist plunged the country into deep mourning for the soldier-statesman, who had traveled from the battleground to lead the nation on the road to peace.
In 1999, Ehud Barak, leader of the One Israel party (left/center), was elected Prime Minister, and formed a coalition government; he resigned in December 2000. Ariel Sharon, leader of the Likud, was prime minister from early 2001 until he suffered a stroke in early 2006. Ehud Olmert, head of the Kadima Party formed by Sharon in November 2005, succeeded him as prime minister.
Following the resignation of Ehud Olmert, Benjamin Netanyahu was elected as prime minister in early elections held in February 2009, and formed a broad-based coalition government.
Each government worked towards the achievement of peace, economic development, and immigrant absorption according to its own political convictions.


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On Jan. 29, 2014, UFTA officer and actress Carrie Belluso announced that she accepted the role of Lucille Bell in the upcoming film "Casting."
Belluso, who resides in Fort Myers, Fla., is the treasurer of the film and TV organization UFTA (United Film & Television Artists).
This talented actress was cast for a part in "Casting" earlier in 2013, but the film had to recast a few of its cast members, and Belluso was one of them. The film begins shooting Feb. 8.
Belluso will now portray faux producer Bell in the film. She is one among many other cast members, and that also includes SAG actor Al Quinn. Quinn is the president of UFTA.
The film just happens to be heavy with UFTA members, but as Belluso said, "For a good reason..."
"The purpose of 'Casting' is to help educate those new in the entertainment business and allow seasoned actors to 'freshen up' their acting skills."
Apparently actors, according to Belluso, are not the only talent needed to shoot a film!
"I know the attention is usually on the acting talent, but we at UFTA know the importance of having a great production team as well.
Ernesto Lasso de la Vega is our director of photography, and I don't know what we'd do without him."
From observations of other films it can be noted that many of them, once shot, just sit in the can on the shelf. Carrie Belluso says UFTA has plans to avoid that.
"Our talented team of cast and crew has already come up with ideas on how to promote this film, and that includes to enter and win film festivals.
Our plans for all the above have already been put into motion even before the film is shot!"
Enjoy learning more about Carrie Belluso, "Casting," UFTA and its members at various links.
In addition, enjoy above video on "Shooting of Exorcist."
Suggested Links
- New cast members are chosen for movie 'Casting' (Photos)
- Actors Steve Barnett and Al Quinn announce film updates (Photos)
- TGIM announces next meeting plus much closer to FMff formal event (Photos)
- The Stage announces new spring season venue (Photos)
- Interview with actress Amanda K. Hootman on Disney World Marathon (Photos)


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LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - The South Texas Food Bank is planning a May fundraiser.
A food bank representative says the organization has a waiting list for more than 1,200 applicants. Many of those are fixed-income seniors he says. The food bank says a $10 donation will raise funds for 80 meals at the food bank.
Tonight on KGNS News at Six, reporter Christian von Preysing gives us more on this story.


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As the variety of viewing platforms increase, so do the quantity and quality of content follow suit. There has been an explosive amount of internet based dramas that many usually associate with being shown on traditional outlets such as television. These programs range in quality from rather forgettable to unforgettable. One such drama that squarely falls within the latter category is The Bay. The plot of the show follows the town's elite and privileged with classic elements of soap opera drama that includes sex, lies and scandals that follow. The drama stars Mary Beth Evans as socialite, Sara Garrett and Kristos Andrews who essays the role of Peter who is Garrett's son in the series. The series returned after a brief hiatus on May 1 with chapter 12 of the series. The show is divided into 4 chapters per season(year) and the internet and Roku sensation has been streaming since the year, 2010.
A very private and exclusive private industry screening party was held on April 30 at the Supperclup Vogue Theatre located in Hollywood, California. The press corps were in attendance to capture stills of the various cast members that arrived for the screening. The event also introduced actress, singer and television personality, Vikki Lizzi to the cast of The Bay starting with the aforementioned chapter 12 of the series. Lizzi has been cast as Dr. Jane Conaway. Her character's name is a loving homage to the memory of her former fiance' Jeff Conaway who passed away 3 years ago in the month of May. The episode that features Vikki Lizzi's introduction as Dr. Jane Conaway will also be dedicated to the memory of the late, Jeff Conaway. It is also a testament to the memory and talent of Jeff Conaway that the CD that he recorded with Vikki Lizzi entitled, Saints and Sinners is still selling. They had recorded the CD under the names of Vikki & Kenickie in the year, 2006.
Seen and photographed that night were the director, Gregori J. Martin and actors and producers, Kristos Andrews and Derrell Whitt. Others in attendance included Vikki Lizzi's best friends, Pamela Bach Hasselhoff, Sabrina Parisi(founder of Pop Fashion & Sports and TV personality) and model and actress, Mckenzie Olsen. Vikki Lizzi's proud mother, Shirley Sullivan also attended to support her daughter. The final piece to Vikki Lizzi's inner circle was her agent Elli Griego from the KOR Talent Agency.
The raven haired beauty, Vikki Lizzi impressed and dazzled with what she had worn which was Ralph Lauren and Givenchy. All episodes of The Bay can be seen on the Roku system through Blip TV and on the website link featured below. This Examiner.com columnist will continue to keep an eye on the career of Vikki Lizzi and perhaps schedule an interview with the dynamic woman in the future.


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Fidel Castro
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Fidel Castro is a Cuban political leader who has had much involvement with baseball. His baseball involvement may be best known in the United States in connection with an article that ballplayer Don Hoak wrote called "The Day I Batted Against Castro".
Castro took over control of the Cuban government in 1959, replacing dictator Fulgencio Batista, after giving up his legal practice to start a guerilla warfare in order to fight the injustices perpetrated by the Batista regime. As a politician, his long rule has been marked by both harsh criticism and flowery praise as few even-handed presentations are provided of a period that marked both improvements and declines in Cuba.
Castro has been significantly involved in baseball, attending many games. In 1960, he outlawed professional sports, ending the Cuban Winter League and forcing the Havana Sugar Kings to move. Baseball has continued to thrive in Cuba under the Cuban Serie Nacional and Cuba remained a prominent force in international tournaments. It was often claimed in the US that such success came because they had veteran amateur players competing against college-aged players from elsewhere, but Cuba finished second in the 2006 World Baseball Classic when its amateurs competed against the top players from other nations. However, the team's performance has suffered from massive defections of its top baseball players starting in the 2000s.
A long-standing myth in America is that Castro tried out for either the New York Yankees or Washington Senators and failed to impress enough to sign a contract; while a fan of baseball, Castro was not a good enough player to warrant such a try-out and there is no record of having his played professionally. It is likely he pitched in intramural competition in college for the University of Havana law school, but he was not good enough to pitch on the college's varsity team. See this Universal newsreel for a short clip of Castro pitching in a charity game in Cuba in 1959.
Castro stepped down as head of the Cuban government in 2008 following a lengthy period of illness. He still had an effect on major league baseball in 2012 when Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended after praising Castro's durability in a Time interview.


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Thanks for visiting! If we have had a QSO thanks for the contact. Have a look below for some details that we may not have had time to discuss and perhaps some new areas that we might talk about next time.
First licensed in 1962 as WN2MKA in Seaford N.Y. where I managed to cover most of my parents' small house lot with a forest of very ugly wire antennas including a 15m two element bamboo quad popping out the top of a small maple tree. I love wire antennas. I hung a little fluorescent bulb on the antenna mast of that Quad and none of the neighbors could quite figure out why the tree would glow late at night. They thought me strange. Graduated a year later to a general license as WB2MKA and then added the advanced license some years later. Eventually finished up the Extra exam when my hair turned grey and finally changed my call sign to W1MKA after living in New England for only 25 years.
I have spent my whole career in electronics including an active tour of duty as a Signal Officer in the Artillery. Professionally, I'm a Physicist and have made most of my non military career in passive components and electronic materials where I continue to be professionally engaged helping companies improve their performance. (see www.brevisconsult.com)
The station is about a simple as you can get. My audio squeaks its way out through an antique Astatic 10DA microphone. The transceiver is a Yaesu FT 1000 Mark V which has done good service for me putting out 200w (or less if I'm in a playful mood) through a Palstar AT2K tuner to any one of an array of wire antennas strung up in the high pine trees surrounding the house. I haven't outgrown my youthful tastes. (My current favorite antenna is a modified corner fed 80m Delta Loop installed on a 30 degree slant with a pronounced catenary in the two long legs. This geometry seems to provide some nice low angle radiation.) There is also a little used and unshown ALS-600 linear amplifier at the station. The operating position also has a computer which supports QRZ data display, digital modes and access to EchoLink. The whole mess is tied together electronically by the erstwhile free software from Ham Radio Deluxe for which I am very grateful to Simon Brown (HB9DRV) and his now retired team of excellent collaborators.
Mattapoisett is a small town located on Buzzards Bay around 100km SSE from Boston. It sits not too far from the actual site of the original Plymouth Colony established in 1620.
Plymouth Colony, as it happens, was home to one of my ancestors, Abram Brown. This site, now called Plimoth Plantation, is marked by an excellent historical recreation of the original settlement (photo above) complete with period actors and a native American village outside the settlement's wood palisade walls. A fine recreation of the ship Mayflower itself sits afloat in the modern Plymouth harbor. The colony's Governor (also an actor) attends the ship and if asked about my ancestor will frown and point out that he wasn't't of the same religious persuasion as the settlers and so was a "stranger" and a Scot but all in all "a good man none the less".
Mattapoisett and its harbor are widely known for the Ship building industry which flourished here in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The last ship launched by the shipyard was a bark named the Wanderer shown in the leftmost photo above laying next to Long Wharf in the harbor. After parting her ground tackle in a blow, the Wanderer ran aground off Cuttyhunk Island in 1924 and was lost. The second photo shows her hard up on the rocks. The shipyard that built her is now gone but the wharf remains much as it was. The local joke is that the Mattapoisett Shipyards were famous for laying crooked keels and making boats that wouldn't't easily hold a course and which if left to themselves in a blow would sail in circles. This industry supported the large whaling port of New Bedford which is a few kilometers away to the west. If you know Moby Dick, the very, very, very long novel by Herman Melville, Captain Ahab's whaling ship, the Pequod, sets sail from New Bedford's harbor to hunt the Great White Whale never to return. During the hunt, Ahab is carried away by the whale tangled in his own old harpoon rigging. Just as the whale sounds taking him to his death, Ahab's last words speak of the depths of his obsession with revenge for the loss of his leg to the white whale in an earlier hunt: "Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee, thou damned whale!" Ahab's obsession with killing the Great White Whale comes with a cost to others. All hands are lost save one, the story teller Ishmael who stays afloat clinging to a coffin made for his dead native American harpooner friend, Queequeg .
Of course, there is no whaling nowadays, but all of that rich history is there for visitors to see in an excellent Whaling museum.(http://www.whalingmuseum.org )
In the New Bedford Harbor today you will find the largest fishing fleet on the US East Coast still crewed by stout hearted and hard working fisherman of mostly Portuguese descent. Fishing these waters is hard and dangerous work. New Bedford claims to be the largest Portuguese speaking city in the northern hemisphere outside of Lisbon. The port is shown below with the Light Ship New Bedford laying to the public pier.
Mattapoisett (shown below) and its sister harbor in Marion MA are well known sailing destinations both with excellent anchorages. The wind blows like stink here every afternoon (15kts+) and makes for great sailing. The islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are only a daysail away. Newport Rhode Island, once the long time home port of the America's Cup Race is 60 km to the WSW.
Other interests:
I'm also interested in German language and literature with a particular sweet spot for medieval lit and the older Germanic languages (OE, OHG, MHG, OS). If you like we can have our next QSO in broken German!
The Army taught me to fly and I'm still interested in Aviation and hold a private pilots license with an instrument rating.
I am an active sailor and enjoy spring through late fall sailing on my Alberg yawl, Lindisfarne.
I still enjoy making music, play the guitar and recorder and sing when allowed.
Finally, we have several furry family members who are a mix between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle... great dogs. Most mornings when I am in town, rain or shine, we greet the dawn in the Park where the old Shipyard once stood. Before getting busy with work we have a nice walk and then enjoy a few minutes sitting with a hot coffee right at the wharf where the bark Wanderer once docked.
Next time we talk I'd love to hear more about you or discuss anything you see above that we have in common. Looking forward to our next QSO.
PS: If you want to confirm our QSO please note that I only QSL via eQSL and LOTW
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Cedrick Wilson
Position: WR
Height: 5-10 Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: December 17, 1978 in Memphis, TN
High School: Melrose
College: Tennessee (school history) (Wilson college stats)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 6th round (169th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 22 (4446th overall since 1950)
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Dallas Mark Hickman
Position: DE-LB
Height: 6-6 Weight: 238 lbs.
Born: February 16, 1952 in Martinez, CA
High School: Sierra
College: California (school history)
Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 9th round (228th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 16 (5629th overall since 1950)
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Memorial Day is a holiday which we hold dear to our heart. However, there is a little known part of the celebration which happens each year at this time in many places around the country, with little fanfare. When we think of this day, we want to say thanks and remember the lives and missions given to our country. We want to remember the veterans who gave without asking for fame or glory, sometimes it happened sometimes it did not, but never did one go in to a battle with the goal being fame and glory.
There is a group of veterans each year who get a peace which is not of the fame and glory side, but rather from the human side. Few of us think about those people who die in our communities and have no one to make the necessary steps to have a service and burial. This is a small secret kept and revered by funeral directors around the US. People come to them weekly who are not claimed by family for so many reasons they are to countless to mention here. However, the jest of this is the coroner in each area (county, township or municipality) who will not be claimed and must be left for a specific amount of time before burial can take place in a pulper's graveyard. These graves are marked only by a small paper marker and no other remembrance.
One thing which is happening around our nation is the ceremony for veterans whose remains have not been claimed. These remains are transported to a regional National Cemetery for final placement. Most of us just think this is a matter of course, if we chose to consciously think about it all. There is only fanfare when a military group takes up the task and promotes the event within the community. No one will be there to receive the flag, no bagpipe will play, sometimes a gun salute and sometimes not. However, most notably is the lack of human interest.
It may seem like this is an odd time to write about this as the ceremonies are finishing up and we are ready to move on; however, this is the best time to bring this little glitch in our system to light. If a church can bring together people to line a funeral route with flags for a fallen heroes, certainly each community could bring together a few veterans and community people to line a funeral drive for not only our fallen, but also our forgotten.


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I'm trying to install under RVM the Ruby Enterpise (REE) under debian
My debian is squeeze (uname -r)
i did try to install ree but it complains that it is missing libssl-dev and libreadline5-dev. I did update my lenny to squeeze, but i didn't update the kernel, since its a production server.
The operational system is already updated and upgraded
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
I did try to install it using the following command:
apt-get install libssl-dev libreadline5-dev
But unfortunately i'm getting the following problems:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libreadline5-dev: Depends: libncurses5-dev but it is not going to be installed
libssl-dev: Depends: libssl0.9.8 (= 0.9.8o-4squeeze1) but 0.9.8o-6 is to be installed
E: Broken packages
I was thinking to reinstall those packages and install again, but it has too many dependencies, and it is a production server, that i would like to know if there is any other way to fix it. Or at least to double check if it is necessary to reinstall both :-/


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Prostate Cancer: Diet and Exercise
Researchers seem to think diet and exercise has something to do with prostate cancer. The Los Angeles Times reports:
1. Qin LQ, Xu JY, Wang PY, et al. Milk consumption is a risk factor for prostate cancer: meta-analysis of case-control studies. Nutr Cancer. 2004;48(1):22-27.
Age, genetics and hormones are the usual causal suspects in benign prostatic hyperplasia, but now some data suggest that the condition is a consequence of our Western lifestyle. In a 2006 study of 422 men published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dr. J. Kellogg Parsons, a urologist at UC San Diego, found that men who were obese had an increased risk of prostate enlargement, with severely obese men at 3.5 times higher risk.Kind of a no-brainer here, but in case you need to read more. Check out Dr. Fuhrman talking about prostate cancer and exercise:
In another paper published this year in European Urology, Parsons pooled data from 11 studies involving about 43,000 men and found that those who engaged in regular physical activity had about a 25% lowered risk of enlarged prostates.
It's emerging evidence, Parsons says, "that the same risk factors that are contributing to cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes likely are contributing in some way to [benign prostatic hyperplasia]."
Prostate cancer is now the single most common cancer among men in the United States. With the spread of our meat- and dairy-centered diet, it is on the rise in almost every country in the world. A meta-analysis of the best independent studies indicated that milk-drinking men seem to have a 70 percent greater chance of developing cancer of the prostate.1 This evidence exists in spite of the multiple studies that show that Vitamin D deficiency also increases the risk of prostate cancer. Since milk is fortified with Vitamin D, using it must have a significant negative effect that overwhelms the benefits from the added vitamin…I'm not a betting man, but I bet a lot of America's health woes could be solved by improved diet and exercise habits—what do you think?
…Exercise should be a part of your daily routine like brushing your teeth and taking a shower. If you have a busy work schedule and commute, get in fifteen minutes of exercise every day before your morning shower. For example, if you routinely shower every morning, work up a sweat with some abdominal crunches, back extensions, toe raises, walk up and down the stairs in your home, mock jump rope, and then take your shower. Keep in mind; it is important to exercise your lower back frequently. Get in the habit of exercising the same time every day. Make the days where you do not exercise the exception, not the rule.
1. Qin LQ, Xu JY, Wang PY, et al. Milk consumption is a risk factor for prostate cancer: meta-analysis of case-control studies. Nutr Cancer. 2004;48(1):22-27.