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Richwave to see revenues up over 10% in 3Q16, says paper
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FAIRHAVEN — The Fairhaven Improvement Association is sponsoring a "Holiday Door Decorating Contest" in honor of the season. Monetary awards of $100, $75, and $50 will be given for first, second and third place winners. One honorable mention ribbon will also be awarded.
Doors must remain decorated from Dec. 8 to Dec. 26 and have a holiday theme. Registration blanks can be picked up at the selectmen's office at Town Hall, Millicent Library, the Northeast Maritime Institute and Pumpernickel's.
Judging will be done during the week of Dec. 15. Winners will be announced in local newspapers. Ribbons will be placed on winning displays prior to Dec. 25 and prizes will be awarded after Dec. 26. A registration fee of $5 payable to FIA should accompany the registration. Deadline for registration is Dec. 7.۬
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Frank Newport, Ph.D., is Editor in Chief at Gallup. He is coauthor of Winning the White House 2008: The Gallup Poll, Public Opinion and the Presidency and author of Polling Matters: Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People. He is coauthor with Stuart Rothenberg of The Evangelical Voter and coeditor of The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion 2004-2009. His articles and op-ed pieces have appeared in the American Sociological Review, Public Opinion Quarterly, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. Dr. Newport is 2010-2011 president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. He is also vice-president of the National Council on Public Polls and serves on the Board of Directors for the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. He has served on the University of Michigan Program in Survey Methodology External Advisory Committee. Dr. Newport is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, discussing public opinion and the collective views of the American people. His weekly radio show "What Are We Thinking?" is produced and syndicated by Philadelphia NPR affiliate WHYY-FM. Before joining Gallup, Dr. Newport taught sociology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was news director and talk show host at KTRH Radio in Houston, and was a partner at a market research and public opinion research firm in Houston. He received his doctorate degree in sociology from the University of Michigan.
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The verdict is in:
One night of the Eagles simply isn't enough -- at least not in the Bay Area.
Thus, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act is adding a second date, Jan. 31, at the SAP Center in San Jose. The band's first show at the venue, scheduled for Jan. 29, is sold out.
Tickets for the Jan. 31 show go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Nov. 9 through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com). An American Express presale runs 10 a.m. Nov. 4 to 10 p.m. Nov. 8.
This History of the Eagles tour will feature tunes from throughout the multiplatinum-selling act's career, including some songs that the band has not previously performed live.
The tour supports the "History of the Eagles," a new documentary about the band that is available in both DVD and Blue-ray formats at the usual music retailers (like www.amazon.com) and at www.eaglesband.com.
The Eagles, of course, are one of the biggest bands in rock history. The group has sold over 120 million albums across the globe, earned a half-dozen Grammy Awards and notched five No. 1 singles in the U.S. The Eagles first greatest hits compilation, which covers the years from 1971 to 1975, stands as the best-selling album of all time in the U.S., with nearly 30 million copies sold.
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FOREST GROVE — With all but two of second-ranked Southern Oregon's starting lineup getting the night off, Pacific ended a 20-match losing streak to the Raiders by knocking off SOU 27-28 Thursday night at the Stoller Center.
The loss is only SOU's sixth all-time against Pacific to go against 50 wins for the Raiders.
The teams swapped forfeits in the first two matchups, with Pacific winning five of the eight contested matchups. Ryan Baxter took down Woong Kim with a 12-1 major decision victory in the 141 before Trinity Castner and Craig Trask picked up decision victories in the 149 and 157 to give SOU a 12-10 lead.
That would prove to be the Raiders' only advantage of the night, as Pacific won the next four matchups to claim the dual victory. Bruce Balcita put the Boxers on top for good 14-12 with a 12-2 major decision win over Reed Tennyson in the 165 and Michael Tyner knocked off T.J. Callaway 5-2 in the 174.
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Rural Development within the U.S. Department of Agriculture has planned three roundtable forums in Missouri on "Smart" Rural Community development.
A Smart Rural Community uses broadband high speed networks to enable applications that the community can leverage for innovative economic development and commerce, education, health care, government services, security and more efficient energy distribution and use. Broadband facilitates greater interconnection of the community's resources and can prepare and enable citizens' participation in the global economy.
Attend one of the forums to learn how your community can become a "smart" community.
RSVP to Greg Batson, USDA-RD program support director, at 573-876-9304 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The first roundtable will be held from 10 a.m.-noon at the West Plains Civic Center-Walnut Room at 110 St. Louis St. in West Plains.
Another will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at Lincoln University, Scruggs University Center-Ballroom at 819 Chestnut in Jefferson City.
The last will be held from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 at State Fair Community College, Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center at 3201 W. 16th St. in Sedalia.
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El próximo 21 de octubre, durante la 26 ceremonia anual del Liberty Medal, Malala Yousafzai se convertirá en la beneficiaria más joven en la historia de este reconocimiento.
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University of Pennsylvnia has been opening its doors on Tuesdays throughout the summer for academic lectures during the World Cafe's happy hour.
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I read http://chasys.net/blog/?itemid=141 and thought I'd reflect on this industry thing. This is still not a full reflection, but we'll eventually get somewhere.
I'm learning a lot of things from my internship here in Japan. The most important thing I've learned about the computer industry, I think, is that I'm not cut out for the usual positions.
Don't get me wrong. I love programming. I love the thrill of getting a system to work. I love it when people write me with thanks and feature suggestions. I love taking something unknown--a new toolkit, a nifty idea--and figuring it out, making things work. I can spend days programming. It's fun.
However, I don't see how software companies will let me also indulge my love for teaching. I love that, too. I love explaining things to people. I love getting people to figure something out. I love computer science. I can't stand it staying just in my head.
And yes, I want my social life. I want to interact with people. I want to feel I'm making a difference to people I know. I don't want to be hidden behind layers of management. I don't want to work on things I can't talk about.
But then again, I want to be able to match a student's pace much better than I would be able to do in a lecture. I want to reach students who don't normally go to teachers for consultation, too. I also want to be able to help students of differest schools, and I want the freedom to take off in the middle of a semester for some conference somewhere.
I also enjoyed the short course on Perl I gave some time back. I'd like to do Linux and OSS training as well.
I'm seriously considering tutoring and training, with the occasional short consulting thing on the side. I have from now until February to figure out how this is going to work out. =)
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Spinach Mandarin Salad
This luscious spinach mandarin salad combines, well, baby spinach and sweet mandarin orange slices to create a colorful and delicious salad. A well-balanced dressing of balsamic vinegar and honey-mustard top it off.
Preparation time: 8 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons honey
1/2 teaspoon brown mustard
4 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
1/4 red onion
15-ounce can mandarin oranges
Spray a small skillet with nonstick spray.
Place the pine nuts in the skillet.
On medium-high heat, toast the nuts, stirring frequently, until they're lightly browned.
Remove the pan from the stove and cool.
In a small bowl, whisk together the orange juice, vinegar, oil, salt, pepper, honey, and mustard.
In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and dressing until evenly coated.
Thinly slice the onion quarter.
Drain the mandarin oranges.
Add the pine nuts, onion, and oranges to the spinach.
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STANFORD -- Powered by big plays and a dominant defense, Stanford thumped UC Davis on Saturday 45-0 to extend the nation's longest home winning streak to 17 games.
The 11th-ranked Cardinal made it clear early that there would be no repeat of the teams' 2005 meeting, when the Aggies, then a member of Division I-AA, rallied for an epic upset.
Favored by 47 points, Stanford scored the first time it touched the ball -- Ty Montgomery returned a punt for a touchdown -- and never relented in front of an announced crowd of 49,509 at Stanford Stadium.
The Cardinal led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter and 38-0 at halftime. It outgained the Aggies 461 yards to 115 and didn't allow their offense to cross midfield until the final play of the game.
All in all, Stanford looked as ready for next Saturday's showdown against 15th-ranked USC as it could have hoped against a Football Championship Subdivision opponent.
"I feel great with where we're at,'' quarterback Kevin Hogan said. "It's not the Super Bowl, as some people might think. It's the next big game on our schedule.
"I had a lot of time this offseason to get ready for Week 2, and I feel really good. We'll have a good plan and a lot of stuff to show.''
The player at the heart of that plan -- of any Stanford plan, for that matter -- is Montgomery, who was limited in training camp as he recovered from offseason shoulder surgery.
But the versatile senior showed no ill-effects Saturday, fielding the first punt return of his career cleanly and charging 60 yards for the opening touchdown.
"The other 10 guys on the field did a great job,'' he said. "I was able to find the seam and hit it.''
Montgomery finished with 159 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns on just eight touches of the ball. In addition to playing receiver and returning punts, he ran the Wildcat out of the backfield and is an All-America kickoff returner.
"We know people are going to key on him,'' Cardinal coach David Shaw said. "We want to have the versatility to put him anywhere and everywhere."
As expected, Stanford used its full complement of tailbacks. Kelsey Young started, but Barry Sanders, Remound Wright, Ricky Seale and true freshman Christian McCaffrey all played.
Sanders and Young had seven carries apiece, while McCaffrey showed off his speed with a 52-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown. He also had a 41-yard punt return.
But for all its dominance, Stanford's inexperience was apparent along an offensive line that's breaking in four new starters. In the first quarter alone, the Cardinal allowed a sack and committed a holding penalty.
Last year, Stanford was called for three holding penalties in 14 games.
"We need to be efficient; we need to be consistent,'' Shaw said. "They're all talented. But that's the thing with new starters. Every single play is vital, and hopefully we'll learn from that.''
The Cardinal defense, on the other hand, was airtight in recording its first shutout in two years and first at home in four. UC Davis converted 1 of 13 third-down opportunities and averaged just 2.3 yards per play.
"We came out with that attitude,'' Shaw said. "We have an old group, a tight-knit group that trusts each other."
As a freshman, Williamson missed a potential game-winning field goal in the Fiesta Bowl.
"A lot of people had thrown Jordan on the scrap heap: He's done. Why don't we have somebody else,'' Shaw said. "And you look up a couple years later ... and he's the all-time leading scorer. That's a lesson that we don't live and die with one kick.''
For more on college sports, see Jon Wilner's College Hotline at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports.
USC (1-0) at Stanford (1-0), 12:30 p.m. ABC
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Ann D. Miller, 87, of Gladstone, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013.
Ann was born on May 19, 1925, in Eunice, La. She married Frank D. Miller in 1944.
She attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
She is survived by her sons, Donald (Jo Ann), David (Wendy) and her daughter, Linda; six grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Ann was predeceased by her husband, her parents and her 4 siblings.
There will be a private family service after the burial.
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Toodee's cupcakes will be a smash hit with your preschoolers. Her fruit chew ears, jellybean nose, and blue sugar face make for one irresistible cupcake.
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Before you start to decorate, make 12 cupcakes in your child's favorite flavor or use our Basic Vanilla Cupcake recipe.
Tint 1/2 cup of the vanilla frosting light blue with the food coloring. Spoon the blue frosting into a small resealable bag. Spoon 1/4 cup of the remaining vanilla frosting into a small resealable bag.
Cut the blue fruit chews into twenty-four 1-inch triangles. Cut the black licorice into twelve 1-inch semicircles with clean scissors.
Place the blue sugar in a shallow bowl. Spread the remaining vanilla frosting on top of the cupcakes to mound and make smooth. Roll the tops of the cupcakes in the blue sugar to cover completely.
Snip a small corner from the bags with the blue and white frosting. Starting in the center of each cupcake, pipe a 1 1/2-inch triangle to the bottom edge of each cupcake with the blue frosting and fill in. Add the black jelly bean at the center point as the nose. Pipe two ovals as the eyes with the white frosting. Add the brown candies as the pupils. Pipe a few chocolate eyelashes with the chocolate frosting. Press a piece of the licorice as a mouth on the blue frosting. Pipe two teeth with the white frosting. Arrange the two blue fruit chew triangles at the top of the cupcake as the ears. Pipe small lines on either side of the nose with the blue frosting.
Razzle, dazzle your preschooler with funny faces and pizza!
Who knew avocado could be this adorable? This snack is healthy AND delicious!
PLEX the robot rocks out in cupcake form. Go Plex! Go Plex!
Go Brobee! Go Brobee! These cupcakes are something to cheer for
Make cupcakes of your favorite flower-headed character, Foofa!
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Like magic, these yummy cupcakes will disappear into thin air!
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Make a cake fit for a princess!
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Benefits of garden hose filter
Your garden or flowerbed consists of an very important ecosystem, which maximizes the disease resistance of your plants. This ecosystem under threat by the use of toxic chlorine. Free chlorine (CL2) cannot tell the difference between harmful pathogenic bacteria and the beneficial bacteria in your garden's soil. A dechlorinator keeps your plants healthier by removing the chlorine that kills beneficial bacteria in your garden soil.
The life in the ecosystem is a key component of your garden. Plants depend on specific species of mold, bacteria, and some beneficial insects to get nutrients, eat predators, fertilize flowers and defend against disease. These soil organisms act as a support network for your garden. Many gardeners who don't use a garden hose filter, kill off these supporting organisms, and create an environment susceptible to insect infestations.
By attaching an inline water filters to your existing garden hose, you will give your backyard, garden, and any of your outdoor plants healthy chlorine-free spray water. These systems are simple, effective, and inexpensive filtration device that will improve your your growing efforts.


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It happens dozens of times an hour.
Auto theft.
Across the country, one car or truck is stolen every 24 seconds.
Nationally, the 1989 Toyota Camry is the most popular car to steal.
The 1994 Honda Accord is tops in Georgia.
Three foreign cars are on the list. So are four pickups or SUVs.
In South Carolina, the 1995 Honda Accord is the most stolen.
Trucks and SUVs are also high on the list.
Seven of the top ten cities for stolen vehicles in the US are in California. Modesto is number one overall in the US.
Las Vegas makes the top ten, and so do Phoenix and Seattle.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau says these cities are targeted in part because they are close to borders: Mexico or Canada. That makes it easier for criminals to chop up a car and move parts out of the US.
Even if you don't live in one of those cities or drive one of the most popular cars to steal, your car or truck could still be a target.
One Augusta woman found out auto theft can happen anywhere, anytime.
Shirley Mongold says she woke up Monday, April 24 to find an empty space next to her husband's car.
"The next morning we got up...the car was gone," she says.
The same thing happened to her in the early 90's.
"It's easy prey," says Donny Graves, owner of Graves Auto Salvage. He says General Motors cars like Shirley's are a popular choice for thieves.
"They can have your car out of your driveway before your dog barks and be gone."
Graves says it takes about a minute to steal a car.
Once thieves break the window, they can start the car by busting the steering column.
Sgt. Ken Eskew of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office says it happens hundreds of times each month.
"It's a crime of circumstance. They see it, they hop in it, and they're gone just that quick," he says.
In cases like Shirley's, it's for a quick ride. Other times it's for parts.
Like tires, airbags, and stereos. But Graves has seen worse.
"No front end, no bumpers, no seats, no doors, everything," he says.
"People should go out and buy their own stuff," Shirley says.
But if they want yours, they can drive off in just sixty seconds.
So how fast can a car thief chop up your car? Deputies say it takes about a minute to steal...and about a half an hour to take it apart.
They say thieves often head for the woods or another hidden place to work.
The people at Graves Auto Salvage gave us a live look at how it happens with an Oldsmobile, another vehicle on the easy-to-steal list.
In ten minutes the car was already partially ripped apart. The first things they stripped were the tires...and that didn't take long, maybe a few minutes. So that means in the time it takes you to check an email or two and make a quick phone call, your tires could be gone.
And in the time it took our viewers at home to watch the thirty-minute newscast, the car was completely stripped. Tires, doors, stereo, bumpers...all completely gone.
The mechanics started off by breaking their way in to the ignition switch to start the car and drive off with it.
Then they started with the tires and worked their way through the entire thing.
Stripping this car took a crew of two half an hour...but in real life there could be a bigger crew with special tools to speed up the process.
So this could happen in half the time it took today.
While your car can be an easy target for thieves, there are some simple ways to make it harder for your car to get stolen.
Locking your doors and taking the keys out of the ignition are two important things to remember.
Police say you'd be surprised how many people don't do it.
Insurance.com suggests installing an alarm.
You can also get a device that will stop your car once it is stolen, or put a tracker on your car.
There is a ton of information online about protecting your car.
stolencarreports.com tracks stolen cars across the country. You can report your car stolen, and people with information about stolen cars can post it online.
www.insurance.com has ideas to prevent your car from being stolen.
www.nicb.org provides nationwide car theft statistics.
And www.crimedoctor.com has even more car theft information.
Car theft is such a large problem that police and sheriff's departments across the country are setting up "bait cars".
The cars are rigged to catch thieves.
A computer inside the car alerts the police station. Officers can track the car, slow it down...even stop it.
Departments often put cameras in the car to record the criminals.
The Richmond and Columbia County Sheriff's Offices say they only use bait cars when there is a pattern to the thefts, and they're contained to a certain area. Aiken County says they don't use them and investigate each case separately.


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STOCKTON - Stockton Police Department detectives are investigating the shooting of a Stockton man Sunday at the Doyle Gardens apartment complex.
Officers were dispatched about 5 p.m. to the 600 block of Oak Street, where witnesses watched as an ambulance drove away with the man.
Witnesses said the man, whose identity was not released, was shot in the face but was seen sitting up and alert before being transported to a hospital.
Stockton police Lt. Jim Chraska did not provide immediate details, only confirming the man was shot and he was expected to survive the shooting.
Oak Street has been a hotbed of criminal activity in recent months, including the June homicide of Devandre Norwood, 21, who was shot outside Doyle Gardens.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Christmas Day marks six years since James Brown died. And ever since, his estate has been tied up in the court system. His will challenged, trustees removed, some of his prize possessions sold at auction.
But through it all, one thing remains: his 80-acre estate at Beech Island. Now, for the first time since his death, we can take you inside during a News 12 exclusive.
Our story begins in May 1995 in a building that's long gone -- James Brown Enterprises just off Wheeler Road. It was the first time I met the Godfather of Soul face to face.
His wife Adrienne was there, too, checking our camera shot to make sure we put her husband in the best possible light.
James gave us total access. We got to see him in his office with one of his band members. And we were able to shoot some memorabilia, lit in a green glow from the neon light on the wall.
What we saw was a collection ranging from hit records to a stick of cotton to a shot of the Godfather and the Pope at the Vatican.
All of that is just a memory now. Adrienne would die after cosmetic surgery less than a year later, the building and all of its memorabilia destroyed by fire.
But what they said that day about their home behind the iron gates at Beech Island is worth hearing again.
Here's a transcript of that interview back in 1995 with James:
Richard: "You're a man who could live anywhere in the world. Why did you come home to Augusta?"
James: "Actually, my dad had a lot to do with that. I was raised in Georgia and born in Carolina -- the reason I recorded the song "Georgialina." And I'm the only entertainer who has a home office in the part of the state where he was born and raised, you know."
Richard: "That means something to you."
James: "That means a lot to me."
Richard: "What do you like best, life on the road or life over there at Beech Island?"
James: "I love ... it takes both of 'em to make me really happy. When I'm home, after two or three weeks, I want the road. When I'm on the road three or four weeks, I want to come home. So, you know."
Adrienne had been married to James for about 15 years when we met. She was even more specific about life at home.
"I mean ... that is our retreat," Adrienne said.
"And I go fishing. That's Adrienne's Lake. He [James] sits shotgun. Those are the things we do at home. We take the makeup off. Pull our hair back in a ponytail and put on a pair of blue jeans and try to be norm," she said.
It was a place the couple protected fiercely, but one they hoped to share one day.
"When I guess when my husband and myself do leave this Earth to go wherever God graces us, we are going to leave it for the state for the people to see. And then you can see all the memorabilia and everything. But right now, it's ours," Adrienne told News 12.
That was the plan all along, for Beech Island to become James' own version of Graceland. And that's exactly why the workers are here today -- to preserve the James Brown Estate for everyone to see.
The massive iron gates offer the first sign that this is more than just another driveway. It's the street name that gives it away. The other James Brown Boulevard the one that leads to the Godfather's House. And we have exclusive access.
The long sloping driveway takes you directly to the home itself, a single story ranch sitting on about 80 acres. Over here, a six-car garage. Over there, tour buses remind you of James Brown's life on the road.
A mirror-lined walkway hides an outdoor pool. The letter "B" lets you know this is the house Brown built.
"People would try to get him to move to Hollywood. But he said no thank you.This is what I call home sweet home," Deanna Brown told us.
Our tour guide was the soul singer's daughter.
"As you know, Dad wanted his home to be a museum," she said, leading us in the front door.
The first thing you'll notice in the foyer is the Christmas tree, still standing nearly six years after he died on Christmas Day. His family hasn't touched it.
"Well, we wanted to be able to walk through those doors and still feel the spirit that he left," she said.
Deanna pointed out the magazines in the foyer.
"As you can see, these magazines are still here. They were here when he passed, and he wanted them placed here."
She's talking about his last Jett Magazine Cover from May 2006. A program from the MLK Humanitarian Award he won that same year. And a book on Greek Art.
But there's something else we spotted on a piece of furniture behind the tree. It's another stick of cotton like the one in his office all those years ago.
"That cotton was important to Dad, because he never forgot where he came from, Richard. He remembered those days picking cotton," Deanna said.
The room with its wood carved walls, black and white tiled floors and overstuffed leather chair was a favorite spot. A roll of stickers in a display case say it all: "It's Too Funky In Here."
Even the light switch, with its picture of James holding his famous street sign, was a daily reminder of the street in Augusta that bears his name.
And there's even a story about the intercom on the wall.
"Dad hardly ever used it to call someone in another room because he'd be like, 'Hey Deanna, come down here girl!' So I would hear him. He didn't need a PA system basically."
There's a bar, too, with some glasses etched with a "B" and others from some of his favorite places, including the MGM Grand.
Our tour continues as Deanna leads us down some steps just off the family room.
"And this is where he kept a lot of his hair products in these closets," she pointed out.
Yes, it's the Holy Grail of this tour. Monogrammed towels are still folded neatly next to a massage table. Talk about feelin' good!
"Excuse the storage boxes," she said, "but we had to move them around ... And it goes to show you we are working. But this is where he would sit to get his hair done."
Hair products fill the shelves. We found box after box.
"And those things were important to him. That was important to him. His hair and his teeth and his feet," Deanna said.
"What about wigs?" I asked.
"Noooooo. Never. At 73 years when my father passed, he had a head full of hair," Deanna replied.
"No wig," I said.
"Never," she replied.
"All right, there's one rumor ... busted!" I said.
"Never a wig," Deanna replied.
There's even a sauna here, too.
"The hardest working man in show business needs a room like that, don't you think?" I asked.
"He needs a room like that so he can relax. Yeah," she replied.
One of her father's favorite spots was sitting at a table in the salon, overlooking the front of the house. Deanna says it was both a beautiful view and a strategic one.
"He could see you when you were comin' up the driveway," she laughed.
Back outside, there's something else we noticed. Workers seem to be everywhere. They've already put on a new roof and a drainage system. All signs of progress here.
Later, sitting outside the estate her father use to call home, Deanna was more reflective about what the preserving place really means to her family.
"I would love to see his home to be just what he wanted it to be. A museum for the world, his fans, to come and see just how James Brown lived, how peaceful it is," Deanna said.
"He's here," she continued. "His spirit is so here."
"Are you willing to share that with the public?" I asked.
"Yes, because we had to share Dad with the public," she replied.
It was just a glimpse of things to come at the James Brown Estate, a beautiful -- and for now -- private piece of property with rolling hills and a lake. There's no time frame on when the house might be finished and open to public tours. Deanna says she wishes it was already open, but they are determined to spend as much time as they need to do things right as a lasting tribute to James Brown and a place he loved.


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Here is a quote from Jeffrey Gitomer:
In your business:
Video is the new brochure.
Video is the new testimonial letter.
Video is the new proposal.
Video is the new training manual.
Video is the new instructional manual.
Video is the new letter and email.
I think Mr. Gitomer is right. Cable television is coming on strong. Businesses are creating their own networks on YouTube. Websites that sell effectively are using video to increase viewership and cement sales. We're becoming more sophisticated viewers and are expecting more. We want to be informed and not sold to in the traditional way.
Video is growing in our business. We used to mainly create 30-second comercials and now we are asked to put video on the web, in emails and create YouTube stations for clients that are using technolgy to the fulletst. Even radio and newspapers are using video. Video is a critical part of your business when you need to show how something works or want to educate a customer.
Because of this schools are using video more frequently in the classroom and as an online learning source.
Right now most of the quality you see isn't that great. As time goes by, you'll see more need for better quality video production.
You might want to start thinking about how your business can use video to help your customers (not necessarily sell them). High definition video cameras have dropped dramatically in price. Folks are even producing decent video from their iPhones. Grab a camera and start producing. You might as well get started now so your video looks great - and you have a leg up on the competition.


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Medical warning:
Very important. A change in your diet, medicine, or dosage may be necessary. Promptly consult your doctor or pharmacist.
How the interaction occurs:
When dairy products are taken with this medicine, they may bind to this medicine and interfere with its absorption into your bloodstream. Not all quinolone-type antibiotics interact with dairy products.
What might happen:
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What you should do about this interaction:
Avoid taking this medicine with milk or other dairy products (see list below). Eat or drink dairy products as far apart from your dose of this medicine as possible. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) for more information and recommendations for your specific medicine. The following is a list of dairy foods: milk, cream, yogurt, cheese (all), ice cream, sherbets (some have milk or cream).Your healthcare professionals may be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change your medicine or diet before checking with them first.
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Beyonce made a new album and didn't tell anyone, releasing it on iTunes at some point between the sun going down Thursday and coming up Friday.
Word is it was so secret, she didn't even know about until TMZ told her.
Cleverly titled "Beyonce, " it features 14 new songs, with lots of guest stars, including Jay Z, Drake, Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean, Pharrell Williams, The Dream and Miguel.
Wow ... how did she get Jay-Z? That guy is kind of a big deal.
TMZ reported that even Beyonce's daughter, Blue Ivy, gets a credit on the record, whatever that means.
Not only did Beyonce release 14 songs, but she somehow made 17 videos to go along with them.
"I see music," Beyonce said, according to E! News. "It's more than just what I hear. When I'm connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they're all connected to the music.
"I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it. I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans. There's so much that gets between the music, the artist and the fans. I felt like I didn't want anybody to give the message when my record is coming out. I just want this to come out when it's ready and from me to my fans."
"Beyonce" is the singer's fifth solo record. The double disc CD/DVD will be available at retail in time for the holidays.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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Rapha Cycle Club Sydney
Located in the heart of Surry Hills within the old Bussell Bros. Tea Building. The Rapha Cycle Club Sydney is perched on the edge of the CBD on the ever popular Crown Street.
The first permanent location for Rapha in Australia and a home for the sport of road racing. Opened July 2013 on the first night of the 100th Anniversary of the Tour de France – serving the finest coffee, food and screening the world's greatest races. Open from pre-dawn for the first shot of espresso through to late evening.
July Race Coverage
Join us at the Rapha Cycle Club Sydney throughout July for competitions, rides and coverage of the greatest Stage Race of the year. Highlights from the previous day's Stage will be available throughout the day at Cycle Club.
A review of April's Tour Des Plages – Words by Courtney Bahr
Photo Credit: Jeff Curtes
Sunday morning dawned dark and overcast with the sky full of ominous rain clouds, but I was full of optimism and ready ride.
Arriving at Rapha I was overwhelmed by the large number of cyclists ready to brave all possible weather elements for the thrill of a challenge and the camaraderie that comes with being in a team and working together. With over 80 riders registered the Cycle Club was buzzing with energy at 6 o'clock in the morning.
The Tour Des Plages riders brief kicked off around 6:15am, presented on a screen above the pumping espresso machine detailing the route and checkpoints. There was emphasis on prizes to be awarded for the 'most creative team checkpoint photo' and to the team that rode the furthest distance, crowned the 'Kings of Pain'.
Teams discussed tactics, options and ride routes. This included the number of stops for coffee, breakfast, lunch and whether or not to use the ferry to travel from Manly (checkpoint two) to Watson's Bay (checkpoint three). The objective of the ride was to reach four checkpoints in any way possible: Palm Beach, Manly Beach, Watson's Bay and La Perouse, which if fully completed by following the route comprised 160km and over 2,000m of climbing.
Hats with the impressive "CCSYD" emblazoned on the brim were handed out as more and more teams checked in. Espressos were flowing to ensure all were sufficiently caffeinated prior to start time. It was inspiring to see the groups of cyclists together comparing routes, ideas and providing food for those that may have not been quite so prepared – "just how far is it again?!"
Team names provided a few good laughs, particularly the 'Fluffy Rainbow Unicorns', 'Drank the Kool-aid', and 'What's for Lunch'. The sense of enthusiasm was palpable and teams were quick to depart, heading straight for the Harbour Bridge and the climb towards the northern beaches. Riding through the early morning quiet of the CBD with our voices echoing through the towering buildings brought to life the adventure we were embarking on.
Crossing the Harbour Bridge opened the sky that although overcast and threatening, had subtle hints of blue intertwined with the oranges and pinks that heralded the dawn. The air was crisp and the wind cooling. It was going to be a great day and the rain looked like it was going to stay away…. Or so we thought.
Riding two abreast incited discussions about rides, experiences and expectations of the day. How we thought we'd do on the hills, what kind of speed we were going to maintain and most importantly, how early we could stop for a coffee. The rolling undulation throughout was inspirational for me. As someone that struggles with hills I succeeded in climbing each and every ascent at speed and reaching the peak with a little left to spare. You couldn't wipe the grin from my face, experiencing the elation of succeeding where I have failed so many times before.
Arriving at Palm Beach was a feeling of ordered chaos. We were dodging cars, kayaks, dogs, children, people and of course fellow cyclists. It proved that Sydney-siders were not going to let the threat of a little rain (or possibly hail) get in the way of enjoying their weekend.
Our first coffee stop was perfect. There was grass to lean against, toilets, the support car for cold weather gear and of course – good coffee. We checked the weather forecast. With an inevitable green cloud on the radar we braced ourselves for the rain expected to hit on the return journey.
The rain brought mixed emotions, I was cold, exceptionally wet and still had a long way to go. The beautiful coastal ride back to Manly was narrowed down to the consistent spray of muddy water in my face and how long until I could get dry and warm up again. I reminded myself that you can't always have sunny days and beautiful temperatures, that these moments are there to test you. Grin, bear it, stick to your wheel and pedal on!
At checkpoint two we huddled together next to the espresso machine at the ferry terminal; wet, with numb fingers and toes, wanting warmth and the feeling of a thick hot chocolate, discussing whether or not it would be colder riding back over the bridge or catching the ferry. In retrospect, it was definitely colder catching the ferry.
The next 80km for riders were full of unrelenting rain and inclement conditions with biting winds picking up as the day wore on, less than ideal beach weather! The support car, Rapha tent and checkpoint crew were a happy sight to see at Watson's Bay (checkpoint 3) – the tent and cheerful faces providing some brief respite from the rain before embarking on the final 45kms to complete the last checkpoint and trip back to the Cycle Club. It was a true challenge for all but made achievable with the enthusiasm and support of being surrounded by teammates.
Arriving back at Rapha gave a sense of relief and pride. Everyone inside looked how I felt, but there were small smiles and hilarious photos shared under the hashtag #tourdesplages on Instagram. Teams rolled up and completed the challenge over a space of three hours with finishing times varying from five to eight hours – some, like us, had jumped on the ferry and short-cut the course, some had stopped at Beer Cafes en route and others had stuck to the route and completed the full distance, impervious to the challenging conditions and able to boast that they completed all of Sydney's beaches in one day. The camaraderie and shared experience is what makes something like this not only worthwhile but priceless, a brilliant way to complete the weekend.
CCSYD Cafe
The Cycle Club Cafe is conveniently located within the courtyard entrance. With doors wide open to the street and large screen TV playing the latest road racing from around the…
CCSYD Events
All major road racing is screened within the Cycle Club throughout the racing calendar. In most cases the full coverage is recorded and aired first thing the following morning. The…
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Riding is central to the Cycle Club experience. We are lucky in Sydney to have some of the most spectacular rides and scenery right on our doorstep. We have a…
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Orlando! Nick and Justin from A Rocket To The Moon will be playing an acoustic set for XL 106.7's Red Hot & Boom 2012 on July 3rd at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs. Check them out with Cobra Starship, Karmin, JoJo, Outasight, Neon Hitch and more click HERE for more info!
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Here's a look at the making of Gym Class Heroes' latest music video for 'The Fighter' with Ryan Tedder. Don't forget to pick up a copy of The Papercut Chronicles II which also includes their previous singles 'Stereo Hearts' and 'Ass Back Home.'
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crash wrote: a conspiracy theorist is someone who has an extremely pessimistic take on human morality and an extremely optimistic take on human intelligence.
firefly wrote: Also, I've been meaning to post this:
This is really sad :(
Raoul DeGroot wrote: I really think firefly needs to start taking the scientology route where you go for the slow reveal of your actual world view.
Not saying your world view is crazy like scientology, necessarily...
..but it sounds kinda crazy to the relatively openminded people on this board.
When you become a second Jesse- but about geopolitics instead of secondhand feminism, that's when you know something in your delivery has gone awry...
People should be able to say "huh, that's food for thought..." Not "Oh boy not this guy again!"
although crash does have strong yakub ways thats true... Always has. despite himself.


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No arrests have been made for ticket scalping this year yet. Richmond County Investigators say that could change soon.
Last year during Masters Week 42 people were arrested for ticket scalping.
This year more than 50 warnings have been given out so far. Investigators say if you do not follow the rules, you will go to jail.
"I'll pay a couple of hundred dollars for a ticket. what's your limit? not much over that," said Masters Fan Fred Sikes.
Sikes and his wife are from North Carolina. They need two tickets to get inside Augusta National.
"You're going to see Tiger and everybody that's anybody in golf. It's well worth it," said Sikes.
"We are not targeting them," said Richmond County Chief Deputy Patrick Clayton.
He says the Special Operations Division is taking pictures and warning commercial ticket scalpers. More than 40 people were arrested, but Clayton says they're taking a different approach this year.
"They have been identified and warned. Now we're going to another phase, if they don't comply," said Clayton.
Georgia Law says ticket buyers and sellers must have a broker and business license. Investigators say they're more focused on those who break the rule of buying or selling 2700 feet from Augusta National's property.
The National Association of ticket brokers has five tips to help you buy tickets safely. Click here for more tips http://www.natb.org/.


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No doubt about it — TV, interactive video games, and the Internet can be excellent sources of education and entertainment for kids. But too much screen time can have unhealthy side effects.
That's why it's wise to monitor and limit the time your child spends playing video games, watching TV, and on the computer and the Internet.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids under age 2 have no screen time, and that kids older than 2 watch no more than 1 to 2 hours a day of quality programming.
It's also a good idea to make sure kids have a wide variety of free-time activities like reading, playing with friends, and sports, which can all play a vital part in helping them develop a healthy body and mind.
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July 27, 2006
It takes something special to stand out in a crowd—especially when you're a skein of yarn.
I must've seen hundreds of yarns at the TNNA trade show last month, but one left me bewitched and bewildered. Allow me to present Bunny Hop, a fun and intriguing new yarn from Crystal Palace.
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It's time for The Record's annual Halloween story contest. Writers of all ages are encouraged to submit stories of 300 or fewer words continuing the following story:
The old-timer chuckled when he read the advertisement in The Record offering a grand prize to the school in San Joaquin County and the surrounding foothills that comes up with the best haunted house for Halloween. "You know who's going to win and why, don't you?" he asked his wife. The scariest school is ...
Awards will be given in six divisions: kindergarten and first grade; second and third grades; fourth through sixth grades; seventh and eighth grades; high school and adult. Gift cards will be awarded to the winners.
Deadline for submission of stories is Friday, Oct. 25, no exceptions. Each person may enter as many stories as he or she likes. Each entry must include a first and last name, the appropriate division for the entry, and contact information, either a phone number or an e-mail address. Teachers must submit their contact information if entering a class set of stories.
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Sanofi-Aventis Is Near a Key Resistance Area
Published on Wednesday, 11 July 2012 08:28 Written by TradersHuddle Wire
New York, July 11th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY) are trading very close to calculated resistance at $38.41. The stock ended the trading session at just $36.81, which is near levels that make it difficult to buy or start a position.
Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY) is a global pharmaceutical company that researches, develops and manufactures prescription pharmaceuticals and vaccines. The Company develops cardiovascular, thrombosis, metabolic disorder, central nervous system, internal medicine and oncology drugs, and vaccines.
Sanofi-Aventis' stock range is defined by its calculated support defined at $33.03 and by the resistance level at $38.41; the stock is clearly over-extended from support, making it harder for participants to establish fresh longs.
Traders don't have a clear entry point for Sanofi-Aventis . However, as the stock pulls back towards $33.03 it will definitely provide a reference point to establish a trade. On the other hand, if the stock breaks above its resistance level at $38.41 then traders will get an opportunity to enter the stock as it moves to a higher range.
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Oxfam International Youth Partnership program is a global network of young people who share a vision of a just world and are committed to working for peaceful, equitable and sustainable social change within their communities.
Throughout the three year cycle, the OIYP program focus' on building skills and knowledge, supporting action and facilitating networking. In addition to networks amongst Action Partners, members of OIYP are given opportunities to network and form partnerships with many other organisations and communities around the world to support them in their work.
The first year of the OIYP cycle introduces selected members to the network and focus' on supporting Action Partners to identify the support they need and the strengths they bring to realise their plans to contribute to positive change in their communities and regions.
New members of the OIYP network are invited to come together at an 8 day forum to launch this first year of the OIYP cycle. This event is called Kaleidoscope, meaning 'a complex pattern of continuously changing sequence of bright and interesting visions'.
During Kaleidoscope, 300 Action Partners live, learn and work together to deepen relationships, share values and enhance mutual understanding across economic, cultural, thematic and geographic boundaries. Formal and informal workshops and discussions bring about ideas for creating positive futures in communities.
The second and third year of the OIYP program are focused on learning and action support. These include E Workshops (online forums), Grants Program, Face to Face Workshops, program support, skill shares, cultural exchanges and more.
Throughout the 3 years Action Partners continue to support, challenge and inspire one another in the implementation of their vision of change through face to face, online and other initiatives driven by the members themselves, and supported by Oxfam.
Action Partners
The aim of the program is to build the capacity of the Action Partners as facilitators of change. Through the OIYP Program, Oxfam creates opportunities for dialogue, learning and challenging for its partners around the world. Over time, personal change in Action Partners will translate into social, economic and political change within individual communities, in regions and across the globe.
Many Action Partners are working in partnership with their own communities. Many are agitating for change institutionally. All are likely to be challenging existing structures that create inequality in their communities, countries and regions. The majority of young people in the network are working in their own communities in the Global South. OIYP has a focus on young people from marginalised communities but includes diverse young people working in different ways to achieve change.
Across Generations and Organisations
While from 2010 the focus of Oxfam's work is on the new 300 young people, Oxfam actively works to build partnerships across the generations of Action Partners. Action Partners from previous cycles work with new Action Partners in a 'Mentor and Motivator' role.
In addition to Action Partners themselves, members of the OIYP network work in partnerships with many other organisations and communities around the world – creating a powerful force for change.
Check out where the 300 Action Partners from the 2010-2013 cycle are from in the world map below!
Some examples of activities in the OIYP network include:
Gender Learning Group: Two young women from Papua New Guinea wrote to others in the OIYP network asking them to create a 'gender learning group' to exchange their stories and resources on gender through postal mail. This group has discussed and share experiences on gender issues over a year. For many, gender is now a major aspect of their work in their communities. A young woman from Mexico worked with mothers of disappeared and murdered women to achieve justice.
Project Management Skills: OIYP facilitates online and distance education around key skills like project management. Through online discussions participants share their experiences and gain new skills on project planning, project implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation.
Cultural Immersion: Action Partners participated in the "Yana Poorpa Minot Meng" cultural immersion program in Israel and Palestine. Participants had the opportunity to discover the people, the culture and the importance of connection to land. They also experienced the diversities and beauty of the people and life that exists in the Holy Land. At the same time it was a program that allowed them to reflect and consider their own communities and individual experiences.
Oxfam encourages partnerships across the generations of Action Partners and many Action Partners go on to take up leadership roles, within their communities, their countries and within the OIYP network.
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Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America.
Last year there were nearly 10 million victims.
Recently, in a News 12 Special Assignment, we met Kevin Lloyd.
He fell for a scam on line by responding to an e-mail that looked like it was from his bank...but wasn't.
"Oh, it was thousands," Kevin said. "They left hundreds- they stole thousands. It was a lot."
We also heard from an expert who says to shred all those credit card offers to make sure someone else doesn't apply for credit in your name, and that you shouldn't pay your bills out of your mailbox, as the red flag is a red flag to thieves that your personal information is inside.
But what about your trash?
You might be throwing away your identity without even knowing it.
The trouble with your trash is...out of sight, out of mind. But do you ever think about where it ends up? In recycling centers...where we found many of you are trashing your identity.
There's lots of paper, plastic, glass and cardboard, to be sure.
But it's the paper that can help turn your trash into someone else's treasure.
Sanitation Superintendent Sonya Lindley has been watching trash move through this facility for more than 14 years.
"We've seen a lot of checkbooks, used credit cards--canceled or not. We've seen a lot of that," Sonya says.
Hard to believe what can slip through the cracks and end up here.
Something caught my eye rolling along the conveyer belt.
It was a bank statement with account numbers and so much personal information we can't show it on TV.
We decided to return it to its owners, John and Majorie Kilbane.
They were surprised when we showed up.
"We're doing a story on identity theft and all the strange things that turn up in the trash...and I've got to show you what turned up in the trash today," I told them. "Are you ready? There's some information here you probably would not want to fall in the wrong hands. Do you recognize that?
"Yes, I always put it in my room...how it got in the trash, I don't know."
"We certainly thank you for bringing it to us and letting us know what this identity theft is all about."
One important piece of mail out of tons.
But that's all it takes to put one of your financial statements in the wrong hands.
"Don't even just throw them away in your trash, because dumpster diving--still the old traditional one--that's still one of the primary ways thieves collect the data," says Todd Davis, CEO of a company called Lifelock. For $10 a month, Lifelock will put alerts on your credit reports and guarantee you'll never lose a dime because of identity theft.
There's just one more thing you should know about the recycling center where we found the Kilbanes' bank statement.
One of the last people to handle the stuff you throw away will be an inmate on a prison work crew.
Nothing against those workers; I understand they've never been a problem.
We just wanted you to know.
Another thing to keep in mind: Make sure you don't move without leaving a forwarding address.
If the post office can't find you, your mail, including those pre-approved credit card offers, will end up in the trash.
There's so much to think about; so many ways they can get your information.
And I hate to say it, but Todd Davis from Lifelock told me the thing that scares him the most is handing his credit card over to a waiter or waitress...and watching them walk away with it.


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Despite intensive research since the viral pathogen was discovered some 25 years ago, not much progress has been reported on the development of a safe vaccine that protects against human immunodeficiency virus type 1. A vaccine approach that has been abandoned because its safety cannot be guaranteed is the single vaccine candidate that provides good protection in the macaque model, a live-attenuated variant of the simian immunodeficiency virus. The attenuated virus will cause a low-grade, but persistent infection that allows optimization of viral replication kinetics over time by spontaneous virus evolution, which may increase viral pathogenicity. In this article, we discuss innovative strategies to overcome this hurdle, including the generation of "single-cycle" viruses and a conditionally replicating HIV-1 variant.
The major safety problem of live-attenuated HIV/SIV vaccine strains is related to the persistent replication and consequent evolution of the attenuated virus. In combination with the error-prone replication machinery of the virus, this ongoing low-level replication may eventually lead to the appearance of fitter and more pathogenic virus variants. To improve safety, the vaccine strain can be further attenuated through additional deletions or mutations in accessory genes or regulatory elements. This further reduces the pathogenic properties of the virus, but at the same time also reduces the vaccine efficacy.14–15 As an alternative strategy to prevent evolution toward a pathogenic variant, replication of the vaccine virus should be limited to the extent and time window that is required to provide full protection. For instance, virus replication can be stopped a few weeks after vaccination by administrating antiviral drugs.16 Although this is a good research strategy for macaque studies to address whether ongoing replication of the vaccine strain is needed for protection, application in humans seems problematic because long-term virus inhibition will require continuous drug administration, and the virus may develop drug resistance. Alternatively, a virus that can execute only a single round of replication can be used as a vaccine.17–20 However, because of the limited replication, such a single-cycle virus vaccine may be less potent for inducing protective immunity. We and others previously presented an alternative approach that uses a conditionally live HIV or SIV variant.21–25 We will discuss some of these approaches in this article.


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The US Supreme Court will likely decide on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- which requires American citizens to either buy health insurance or incur a penalty -- sometime this session. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled against the law, while other appeals courts, including one in Cincinnati, have either rejected the case or upheld the law.
The Commerce Clause vs. the general welfare. So far, the Supreme Court has never interpreted the Constitution as requiring the right to health care even though Article 1, Section 8, gives Congress the power to levy and collect taxes to "pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare" of the citizenry of the United States. Dictionary.com defines "welfare" as the "good fortune, health, happiness, [and] prosperity" of a person, group, or organization. Wouldn't health care qualify under this clause?
In fact, it already has. Congress has previously used this clause to defend its passage of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provide funding for health care services to the elderly and to those who cannot afford them. However, rather than provide government funds -- as is the case for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP -- the Obama health care law requires individuals to purchase health insurance. The lawsuits filed against the legislation challenge, among other things, the authority of Congress to enact an individual requirement to purchase health insurance under the Commerce Clause, which grants legislators the power to regulate interstate commerce.
According to Kim Lane Scheppele, professor of public affairs and director of the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University, if the Supreme Court does take on the case, it will most likely consider the constitutionality of congressional power to regulate interstate commerce -- and not the constitutionality of the right of Americans to general welfare. Therefore, one argument advocates of the health care law make is: Interstate commerce might be adversely affected if an individual cannot move to a new job in another state, because he or she would lose personal health care insurance.
Another interstate-commerce-based argument that proponents of the Act make: It lowers spending. National health spending in the United States is enormous and accounts for nearly 17.6 percent of the GDP. Most of the health industry is composed of large corporations that operate across multiple states, so the Act is relevant from a purely economic perspective. The insurance mandate spreads the risk pool by making everyone -- healthy and sick -- buy health insurance, which in turn lowers insurance costs and allows more individuals access to health care.
OK, it's rather convoluted so far, but it gets worse:
The argument against congressional power to mandate health care through the interstate Commerce Clause is that it would then give Congress unlimited scope in forcing people to buy insurance -- or, for that matter, anything related to their health. By ruling the Obama health care law constitutional, opponents argue, the Supreme Court would, in essence, grant Congress the power to force people to buy everything from fruits and vegetables to vitamins and gym memberships -- and that of course would be the end of limited government. According to conservatives, the federal government should be responsible for only what is explicitly written in the Constitution: external threats, national defense, commerce, patents, a system of weights and measures, etc.
Well, I would argue that nothing menaces national security more than one particular external threat: a deadly, foreign infectious disease. And the only way to ensure the safety of the citizens against an infectious disease is to have a robust, accessible health care and public health system that is part of the national defense. The federal government should be responsible for these services.
Naturally, there are many more Commerce Clause-based arguments for and against the Act, but -- for those of us who aren't lawyers or constitutional experts -- the Talmudic complexity of all of them can be overwhelming.
So, simply put: The 6th Amendment guarantees the right to a lawyer. Why isn't there an explicit right to a doctor? In a study of 165 different national constitutions, 75 were found to have a right to health care. For example, Southeast Asian nations like South Korea, Indonesia, and Thailand include the right to health care in their constitutions. And the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes health as a human right. So why isn't health care a right in the United States? Why isn't the promise of "general welfare" enough to mandate health care for our nation's people? Perhaps history will shed light on the matter.
Medicine in the late 18th century. The US Constitution was written in 1787, making it the second-oldest constitution in use by any nation. Of course, almost 225 years ago, the practice of medicine was primitive. Physicians, if they had any training at all, typically apprenticed briefly with a mentor. Medical treatments mostly involved bloodletting and purging. Lancets and leeches comprised much of the medical armamentarium. Unfortunately, these treatments were more likely to kill people than help them. So it is not surprising then that the Founding Fathers didn't consider unequivocal access to medical care an important issue to include in the Constitution -- because at that time, it wasn't.
In addition, the Constitution was written about a century before Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch discovered the germ theory of disease, which revolutionized the practice of medicine and public health. Because the Founders didn't know about the cause of epidemics, they relegated public health to the 10th Amendment, a state responsibility. I've written about the need to federalize public health because microbes don't recognize political borders, and our current epidemic response system reflects this shortcoming.
Medicine in the 21st century. Today, fortunately, medicine is obviously very different from the bloodletting-and-leeches style of care practiced in the late 18th century. Scientific and medical knowledge exploded in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Unfortunately, there's a down side: Uninsured individuals without access to this state-of-the-art health care are now 25 percent more likely to die prematurely than those with health insurance. Even worse, the current economic crisis and high unemployment rate mean that there are far more uninsured individuals than ever.
Access to health care should be a top national security issue. One of my first columns was about the security concerns of the uninsured. The United States, with millions of people lacking access to health care, would find itself in an unprecedented and unmitigated disaster during a deadly pandemic.
The Constitution is a living document. Twenty-seven amendments have been added to the Constitution, 11 of them written and ratified in the 20th century. Certainly the framers of the Constitution recognized that societies change; after all, they acknowledged the importance of scientific discoveries by giving Congress the power to issue patents to scientists and inventors.
Some legislators believe that access to quality health care should be a right. Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson has introduced a bill for a constitutional amendment on this issue multiple times -- each time, the bill has died. Conservative members of Congress are determined to keep the Constitution safely mired in the 18th century. Some opponents might cite the enormous societal costs that a right to health care would add, but the costs of the uninsured are enormous now. And, as previously stated, the more people without access to health care, the more vulnerable we are as a nation to the spread of deadly epidemics and bioterrorist attacks.
Recently, The New York Times Magazine ran a lengthy article examining if the nation is ready for bioterrorism. The answer was a resounding no -- even though we've spent billions attempting to prepare for it . What the article didn't mention is that the United States will never be ready for bioterrorism as long as access to health care remains unrecognized as the national security issue that it is and as long as millions of Americans don't have access to it.
So, until a right to health care is amended to the Constitution, the best we can hope for is legislation -- such as the one that is currently under legal attack. Will the highest court in the land find the Obama health care law unconstitutional? Assuming the Supreme Court accepts the case, we'll have to wait until June 2012 to find out.


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A small granule of feces that remains attached to the hair around the anus.
Larry really needs to start wiping better, his butt crack is full of pebbles.
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I'd love to smoke a pebble right about now.
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What peasants eat...
Peasant: OM NOM NOM NOM *eating pebbles*
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Also related to drugs apparantly.....
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commonly referred to as: "pebble life xoxoxox"
commonly referred to as: "pebble life xoxoxox"
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I don't want no sticks or pebbles in my bag.
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