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YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea -- A statue that honors legendary Eighth U.S. Army Commander Gen. Walton H. Walker was unveiled beside the 8th Army headquarters here, June 23.
As the first 8th U.S. Army commanding general during the Korean War, Walker inspired his outnumbered and outgunned Soldiers to hold the line at the Pusan Perimeter in 1950.
Standing on a granite base, the nearly 10-foot-tall bronze statue was donated by the ROK-U.S. Alliance Friendship Society to honor Walker during the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.
The unveiling ceremony was attended by many senior distinguished visitors, including U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, Republic of Korea National Security Advisor Lee Hui-won and United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Walter L. Sharp.
Current 8th U.S. Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil, Jr., was a featured speaker and the host of the ceremony.
"In August 1950, the Republic of Korea was cornered into a defensive perimeter only 50 miles wide by 80 miles long," said Fil. "During battle after battle, U.N. forces repelled the enemy invaders and kept them outside of the defensive perimeter."
Their tenacity at Pusan led to triumph at Incheon.
According to Fil, Eighth Army's decisive stand at the Pusan Perimeter enabled Gen. Douglas MacArthur to launch OPERATION CHROMITE where the U.S. Army's X Corps and the 1st Marine Division poured ashore into Incheon and turned the tide of the war.
The Incheon amphibious assault cut off and scattered enemy forces, allowing U.N. forces to break out from the Pusan Perimeter and pursue the enemy all the way to the border with China.
"This great turnaround happened because of Walker's leadership and because of the fighting spirit of the brave, determined and patriotic Soldiers that he inspired," said Fil.
Hundreds of thousands of Communist Chinese Soldiers soon crossed the Yalu River to join forces with the North Koreans and the frontlines see-sawed back and forth, with Seoul changing hands three times, before settling close to the current Demilitarized Zone.
The bloody conflict drug on until an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, in Panmumjom, ending active hostilities. The armistice was never followed by a peace treaty.
Speaking on behalf of the Republic of Korea at the ceremony, ROK National Security Advisor Lee Hui-won said that Walker and his Soldiers helped to lay the foundation for today's ROK-U.S. Alliance.
"General Walker is a savior and a real hero of the Korean War," said Lee, adding that Walker "saved this great nation from an extremely precarious state."
U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens said the statue is a reminder of the sacrifices that enabled the Republic of Korea's meteoric rise.
"In the last 60 years, the people of the Republic of Korea have built an energetic democracy, a world-class economy and a country that has taken its rightful place in the world," said Stephens.
"I thank all of our men and women in uniform today, Koreans and Americans, and the veterans who have returned for this special week with us, and our partners here in the Republic of Korea," said Stephens. "I thank all of you for honoring General Walker's memory with your dedication every day to strengthening this great alliance, this great partnership between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America."
Fil said it is an honor to command the same formation that Walker led during the Korean War and to uphold the legacy of the generations of Koreans and Americans who have served together in Korea and around the world.
"And just as I have the honor of commanding the same formation that Walton Walker commanded, our men and women in uniform here today have the honor of upholding the legacy of service that has made the ROK-U.S. Alliance one of the strongest, most successful and longest lasting alliances in the world," said Fil. "Today while recognizing General Walton Walker and the Soldiers he led, some of whom are here with us today, we continue to proudly defend the freedom they procured."


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One of the remarkable things about Clay County is how many things there are to do -- activity being especially furious during summer. No matter where your interest lies, or on what you are willing to spend money, there's something for you. No one has to stay home, watch TV and play Solitaire (my own favorite vivacity).
This past Saturday I broke away from the TV (no Cubs game on, anyhow) and explored the Clay County 4-H Fair. This Fair being about as close as I've been to a county fair. It had been at least five years since my last such outing, seven since my 2001"city-boy" observations were published by The Brazil Times. My exploration this year not being as extensive this time around, my go-getter doesn't go as far as it once did.
Mostly I wanted to see how much might have changed. Not much. I take not-much-has-changed as being a good thing, reflecting well on the preservation of what we like to call "Hoosier values".
If anything, the Exhibition Hall had more very well done exhibits than I remembered and in a brighter atmosphere. In an age of industrialization with its alleged decline in farming and farm life, the 4-H seems somehow to have more than held its own.
My favorite part is still the commercial and organization exhibits in the Amax Industrial Building. We try to buy locally whenever possible, so I check out the business exhibitors. I also looked to see what free items were offered by both the Republican and Democrat clubs (obviously they weren't trying to buy anyone's vote).
It still eludes me, though, how anyone can judge one animal of the same type as being "better" than another (without actually tasting them that is). As I wrote in 2001: I can almost understand how to judge a cat, or dog, or a horse. Either they do their routines or they don't. But, how does anyone judge a sheep, or a pig?
The one thing I do appreciate is the unchanged-ness of interactions observed among 4-H'rs and 4-H families.
There was one family I observed in the Exhibition Hall, sister and brother showing dad and mom around. The boy was a Mini-4H'r, about 8-years-old or so. I heard him called JC. He was excited about getting both an Honor and Blue Ribbon for his work of art [his mom and dad thought it was a work of art]. The most striking thing, though, was the affection shown by older sister, probably close to twelve one way or the other. The love radiating from these children could only reflect well the home from which they came. I choose to go through life believing this family is typical of what 4-H can add to all of us. And, I choose to believe 4-H offers a fifth "H" for the future of Clay County Indiana, United States of America -- Hope.
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Dems will go after the little guy who owes way less than govt workers from the White House to the city governors offices....more liberal hypocrisy!
The left feel they don't have to obey same laws we do. Why aren't they going after Timothy Geithner...from Obama administration? And all those others in the WH who owe millions in back taxes???
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Who knew that the same problems that have plagued the residential real estate market exist in the world of commercial real estate? This week, The Real Story is talking to Randy Getz, Executive Vice President of CB Richard Elllis in Sacramento. According to Randy, the commercial real estate market is also in the process of restructuring—a process that won't be completed any time soon.
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Commercial real estate developers have the same limited access to credit that beleaguers their residential counterparts. Add to that the fact that lending on commercial buildings is considered more risky now, because of the number of tenants who close their doors or need to renegotiate their leases. An easy bank loan on a pre-leased building? A thing of the past. In addition, Randy says that the transactional volume has dropped year over year for the first six months of 2008 and 2009 by 70 – 80%.
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Bayern Munich stand on the verge of a stunning achievement this weekend as they prepare to take on Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.
Victory for Pep Guardiola's side would be the club's 16th in a row - and that would set a new record of consecutive wins in the German top flight.
As you might expect, Bayern already have the old record: they set it back in 2005, when they won 15 matches split across the summer break.
They equalled that record last time out with their 5-1 win over Schalke, so have already surpassed their own record in a sense by virtue of having won 15 matches on the trot in a single season - a feat considerably more demanding than splitting the record across the summer.
Given the form that Bayern are in, it seems almost inconceivable that they could lose on Saturday: no less an authority than Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke bemoaned the fact that Germany's other clubs are simply not challenging the European champions as they ought to be.
Watzke is right: the current dominance reflects rather shamefully on the other sides in the Bundesliga, with Bayern having scored 25 goals in their last six matches in domestic competitions and comfortably averaged more than three goals a game all season.
A quick glance at the league table suggests that their opponents this weekend have a chance of upsetting the applecart, however: Bayern are playing away at a Wolfsburg side who sit fifth in the table at the moment, and who have won four of their last five matches - scoring at least twice in all of those games.
The only problem is that the only one of those five games that Wolfsburg lost happened to be in their last outing, when they were demolished 6-2 by mid-table Hoffenheim after a shocking display.
Teams who have been stung can react in different ways, of course. Wolfsburg might emerge at the Volkswagen Arena in tentative, under-confident mood like a team who have had the rug pulled from beneath them; or they might be inspired by facing the best club side in the world - and desperate to prove that the Hoffenheim result was merely a blip.
If Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost's words are any guide, it sounds like it may be the latter: "For me, a home game against Bayern is the game of the year. We need to show just what we are capable of," he said.
"We are not just going into that game to sit back and watch how good the opponents are.
"Why must we lose against Bayern Munich? We are Wolfsburg, we are playing at home.
"Bayern are strong, but we have our own qualities too and we have proven that often enough."
Yet even a full-power Wolfsburg will not be capable of stopping Bayern establishing a new record win streak - despite the fact that Bayern's Thomas Mueller is out with a hamstring problem.
And by this time next week, the only question will be whether Bayern can go on to equal Inter Milan's record of 17 consecutive wins.
Inter's record came in the 2006-07 season, and remains the best-ever win streak in Europe's top four leagues. Barcelona in 2010-11 hold the Spanish record with 16 wins in a row, while Arsenal in 2002 hold the English top flight record of 14 - a mark which was set across two seasons.
That alone will bring its own pressure. And of course, Bayern will be playing just a few days after a tough Champions League match against Arsenal in mid-week.
And on top of that, their next opponents just happen to be third-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who were the last team to cancel out Bayern's firepower when they held them to a 1-1 draw on October 5th.
Making history, it seems, is always difficult - even for the most outstanding of teams.
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- Bayern are unbeaten in their last nine Bundesliga games against Wolfsburg (W8 D1) and have won the last five without conceding a single goal.
- FC Bayern's last defeat against Wolfsburg was their 5-1 away loss on April 4th 2009 – VfL moved top of the table as a result and held on to first place until the end of the season.
- Wolfsburg conceded six goals in a Bundesliga game for the first time in eight years last weekend in their 6-2 defeat to Hoffenheim.
- Bayern extended their lead over second place to 20 points on the last matchday – the record champions' chances of sealing the Bundesliga title in March are now in their own hands.
- Bayern recorded their 15th consecutive Bundesliga win last weekend against Schalke – no Bundesliga side has ever won 16 league games in a row.
- Bayern have scored at least once in each of their 38 competitive matches in 2013/14 (110 in total). They have only failed to score in one of their last 99 competitive games, in the 2-0 home loss to Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on March 13th 2013.
- This is a meeting of the league's two best tackling sides; the Wolves have won 53.3% of their challenges, Bayern 52.0%.
- Luiz Gustavo cannot play against his former club – the Brazilian picked up his fifth yellow card of the season last week and is suspended. Having already been sent off twice, the former Bayern midfielder has now been suspended three times this season (league-high).
- Bas Dost has started the last five competitive games, scoring four goals in the process – he has scored once on each of the last two matchdays (against Leverkusen and Hoffenheim).
- Arjen Robben was the match-winner against Schalke, scoring his fourth hat-trick in the Bundesliga. The Dutchman has scored five goals in seven top-flight matches against VfL, including a brace on his Bundesliga debut.
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The text has not been amended to also include the beneficial effects of exercise and the consumption of chocolate as part of a health diet and therefore the MHoC will abstain.
Resolution 2012/05 - Readdressing the issue of chocolate
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Zimbabwe will be abstaining this vote as Zimbabwe feels not enough has been done to ensure the western oppressors do not take advantage of this motion by holding countries that have cocoa as a cash crop to ransom. We feel that our good friends Russia are too trusting of the imperialist countries.
Lithuania has abstained this motion as we feel our initial concerns were ignored by Russia and the rest of the Assembly. The UN has failed to ensure that safe guards will be made for those countries that depend on the cocoa beans as a main export as to stop multinationals from exploiting cocoa farmers in the developing world. We feel other nations have forgotten the levels of exploitation saw in the chocolate industry in the late 20th century and early 21st century. And although unfair trade in the production of chocolate has decreased, many corporations still exploit poor cocoa farmers at worrying rates. If this motion is passed without ensuring safe guards in the fair trading of cocoa beans, then we will start to see massive economic problems in nations that depend on the production of cocoa. This may lead to a real risk in severe hardship for cocoa farmers that are already below the poverty line and may lower their quality of living further from their already sub-standard levels.
Lithuania further states that Russia's failure to acknowledge the points made by the pannel is further proof of the Russian Federation's unwillingness to have any form of concern for nations other that itself.
Yes lol, India could do with some more chocolate.
Libya abstains for similar reasons to Lithuania: the sweetness of chocolate does not outweigh the trade needs of our African brothers.
Chocolate melts too fast in Saudi Arabia so we say no
Turkey believes chocolate is not an important issue thus abstains.
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Then low and behold at the end of september my grandma recieved her bill. Of course her charges for that month was on there but then she had an "adjustment charge" for the entire amount that they credited her account and labeled it as being for a returned check back in June and included a charge for the returned check. So she paid them the full amount once she found out about the check, then she was charged for that check in full, meaning that she paid for that month twice. I have all of the evidence for this, including her refund refference number that they then took back when they charged her for the check in September. Once this was discovered i called them again. And again was told it would be taken off the bill and was a mistake and to expect a call back within 48hrs. But when they called back they then said that it was not a mistake and was owed. This company is a crock and had my grandmas account upside down. They had no remorse and then charged her a second for the same thing. I switched my services to satelite because of this. However my grandma has never had any other service and has had the same phone number through them and cable for 20+ years so of course she is hesitant to switch. She still thinks they will get it right and not make her pay twice. but that was in September and there has been nothing for my grandma in form of retribution. I will never get a single service through TWC ever again for what they did to my gma and how they treated her.
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DOJ Drops Its Investigation of Fannie Mae
The Justice Department notified Fannie Mae that it has ended a two-year investigation into the company's accounting misdeeds. Though the DOJ declined to comment, criminal charges against current and former executives of the company aren't expected in light of the decision. Here are stories from the Washington Post and WSJ.
In May, the SEC and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) fined Fannie Mae $400 million as part of a settlement of charges that the company had engaged in accounting "fraud." In December 2004, Fannie Mae's board ousted the company's chief executive, Franklin D. Raines, and chief financial officer, Timothy Howard, after regulators uncovered accounting violations at the company. Raines and Howard are named in shareholder suits and still may remain subject to investigations by regulators.


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STYLE: Belgian-style dark strong ale; these are medium- to full-bodied ales with a high alcohol content that's often well-hidden. They can show varying levels of hops and malts, and a color ranging from deep amber to dark brown. They are often complex ales with spice notes and mild, malty flavors.
WHO LIKES IT: Ben Motley, beer and wine specialist at Central Market on Lovers Lane
THE PITCH: "It's fairly well-balanced and a bit on the malty side — but not too much," Motley says. "It has a caramelized wildflower honey nose. On the palate, there are jasmine notes, but the emphasis is on toffee and burnt sugar flavors. It's not so malty that there's a lingering cloying sweetness like some [dark strong ales]. The finish has a mild yet persistent lingering of hop dryness. This is another winner in a growing line of locally brewed deliciousness."
FUN FACT: The beer is named for the street in the Dallas Design District where the brewery was built. The ale won a bronze medal at the 2013 U.S. Open Beer Championship in Atlanta. Community Beer Co. began brewing less than a year ago and began bottling beer for retail sale this fall. The brewery's Mosaic IPA, Vienna Lager and Witbier are now sold in six-packs.
SERVE IT/PAIR IT: Pour it into a tulip glass, tumbler, snifter or chalice to appreciate the aromas. Motley says it's a good beer to enjoy with holiday meals. "It would go nicely with smoked turkey or ham, and likely, fantastically with game meats," he says.
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MONTGOMERY – After 1:00 PM today, a federal observer from the Department of Justice notified Secretary of State Beth Chapman's office of potential violations of state elections laws. One report involves a law which prohibits candidates from being closer than thirty feet to the entrance of a polling place. The federal observer specifically stated that a candidate was loitering in the polling place throughout the entire day. In addition, the federal observer reported that the candidate appeared to be instructing voters how to vote.
Chapman immediately began to notify law enforcement and elections officials in Perry County of the reports.
"Just last night on television a young man from Perry County admitted to selling his vote. That combined with these complaints from a federal observer and the astronomically high number of absentee ballots in that county (past and present), makes Perry County a prime suspect for voting irregularities that need to be investigated," Chapman said.
Perry County has a history of unusually high absentee ballot usage and is presently reporting 1,601 absentee ballots requested and 1,114 received.
"These numbers are not within the state norm. I cannot say these high numbers are impossible, but I can say it is highly unlikely," Chapman said. "I will be fully cooperating with law enforcement officials to ensure that anyone, anywhere committing voter fraud will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."


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You thought you'd never hear
A voice that cracked so clear
Thought you'd never see
A head that slept for three
Every dream that thrills you up
smells like poison in your cup
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Now smells like poison in your cup
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You can put it all down to luck
Sleeps the only friend
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Server Data Mining is unique in its ability to mine multiple tables of data
simultaneously through the nested table feature. This functionality,
however, adds some complexity when performing basic data manipulation tasks
required for data mining, such as sampling. How does one split a data set
with nested tables into training and testing sets? Well, this is how.
Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) provides all the tools necessary in its
data pipeline to sample data and sample nested data. The basic idea is
that you need to simultaneously read from your case data and nested data, sort
them*, sample the case data, and merge in the nested data. Such a data
flow is shown below.
To create
this package, follow these steps:
a new SSIS package.
Add a Data Flow task for your
data sources for your case and nested tables.
a sort transform* to sort all tables by the case identifier. This should
be the key of the case table, and the foreign key of the nested tables that
relates them to the case table.
the sorted case table using a Percentage Sampling transform, label outputs to
"Testing" and "Training". A rule of thumb is to use 70% of the data for
training and 30% for testing.
the Multicast transform on each of the outputs of the nested sorting and the
case sampling (both training and testing).
At this
point (assuming a single nested table) you will have six data streams.
For convenience, we will call these Training1, Training2, Testing1, Testing2,
and Nested1, Nested2.
Training1 and Testing1 into destination transforms – these will be your
training and testing case tables. In the diagram above, the destinations
are row count transforms for illustrative purposes. In practice, you
would use a table destination such as the SQL Server Destination transform.
a Merge Join transform to join Training2 and Nested1. Join the streams
using the foreign key, and select all of the columns of Nested1 as output.
the result of the Merge Join to a destination. This will be your training
nested table.
a Merge Join transform to join Testing2 and Nested2. Join the streams
using the foreign key, and select all of the columns of Nested2 as output.
the result of the Merge Join to a destination. This will be your testing
nested table.
Once you
have completed the package, run it to perform the sampling and accurately
divide your data into training and testing sets. You can then add these
tables to a Data Source View in an Analysis Services project for data mining.
package described above and supporting data is available for
* Sorting
If you are reading
from a sorted data source, you can take advantage of this fact and omit the
sorting step. In general, your relational database will be much better at
sorting than SSIS, so you can use an ORDER BY clause in your source data query
to take advantage of this. Once you have a sorted data source, however,
you need to inform SSIS what the sort keys are. To do this, follow these
Right click on the Data Flow Source transform and select "Show
Advanced Editor."
Go to the Input and Output Properties page of the editor
Open the "Source Output" node of the tree
Open the "Output Columns" node of the tree
Select the column by which the data is sorted
Set the "SortKeyPosition" for that column to
Click OK to close the dialog
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|Brick Stitch is a very old beading stitch. It is a relative to peyote stitch. Both brick stitch samplers can be made using peyote stitch if the patterns worked vertically instead of horizontally.
Native Americans have used brick stitch for many years. The Comanches used brick stitch extensively, as well as peyote (gourd) stitch for decoration of bags, cradles and other items. Some Iroquois wrist and hair bands were worked in bead stitches that kept each row of beads offset much like brick stitch and perhaps was a precursor to the stitch. The Totadaho Belt (wampum), dated late 1750s is probably worked in long strips of bugles and then stitched together, making an offset appearance that looks like brick stitch. Old, brick stitch beadwork has been found in Guatemala worked in antique beads size 22/0 or smaller. The originators are unknown. Beadwork from Africa and the Middle East also include brick stitch techniques. In reviewing quill work and basketry created by Native Americans, the cross sections of various reeds in basketry and quills placed in decorative pieces both naturally appear offset like brick stitch beading. The motifs easily work from one medium to another. Perhaps as the use of beads evolved, the same appearance was desired that follows in the other crafts.
The first beading technique I learned was brick stitch and that was over 16 years ago. I made Ojo de Dios earrings (Eye of God). Then Deon DeLanges how-to books for beaded earrings came along with many designs and techniques and I was off and beading. Most of the first books with brick stitch techniques called the beading bugle beading such as bugle earrings and bugle pendants because the designs started with a ladder of bugles and then worked into seed beads or more bugle rows. The identifying name brick stitch came later.
I had already finished my search for brick stitch history when Diane Fitzgeralds newest book was published, Beading with Brick Stitch. Her book includes historical information based on extensive research of the stitch. She has tracked brick stitch back to the Victorian era through vintage beadwork and offers many possibilities about brick stitch as being much older. She also includes guidelines for identification of brick stitch versus peyote stitch. Dianes contribution will go a long way towards preservation of brick stitch history.
Historical References
Dubin, Lois Sherr, History of
Beads from 30,000B.C. to the Present, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., NY, 1987
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No Arsenic in This Juice: Apple on Track for Record-High Close
Sorry, Dr. Oz, the entire stock market would like some Apple juice today.
America's most worshiped company is up 1.3% this morning, bucking the market's broader misery, recently trading at $406, above its all-time high close of $403.41, set back in July. Update: It's now up to $409 and counting, a 2% gain.
Business Insider has a helpful list of all of the reasons people might be buying Apple today, including the arrival of an Apple TV, rumors of an iPhone presser on October 5 and more.
Meanwhile, J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz is out with a note today suggesting there could be two iPhone models, writes Tiernan Ray:
Attributing his conclusions simply to "our research," Moskowitz concludes there will be an "iPhone 5" that will be a "world phone" with both GSM and CDMA cellular support, but no support for 4G ("Long Term Evolution"), and a "lighter, thinner form factor." There will also be a revamp of the existing iPhone 4 with "some improvements," that might be aimed at a lower price, taking over from the "3GS" model that has been Apple's budget/bargain offering.
"The implications of the fall launch are that the quarterly iPhone shipment levels stand to rise," he writes.


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Researchers used meta-analysis to combine data from 16 previous clinical trials to study the effects of soy isoflavone supplements on body weight and glucose regulation (how the body metabolizes food to create the blood sugar that fuels cells). All of the study participants were postmenopausal women, and data from these 16 trials were combined to study the effects of soy isoflavones on
The study revealed significant reductions in body weight, fasting glucose, and fasting insulin levels in women taking isoflavone supplements compared with women in the placebo (no supplement) groups. Lower doses of isoflavones appeared to reduce body weight and blood glucose levels the most, and isoflavones reduced body weight and insulin levels more effectively in normal-weight women compared with obese women.
Though a healthier body weight and better glucose regulation are associated with reduced heart disease risk, it is important to note that the changes were small. The average weight loss in the isoflavone groups amounted to around one pound, and blood glucose levels decreased an average of only 0.2 mg/dL
The researchers noted that well-designed clinical trials are needed to further clarify what dose of isoflavones, taken over what duration of time, is most effective for people with different heart disease and diabetes risk factors. Still, this study supports that for some people, isoflavone supplements may provide modest heart disease risk-reduction benefits. Before adding isoflavones into your self-care plan, consider:
(In press: Nutr 2012, doi:10.1016/j.nut.2012.03.019; USDA Database for the Isoflavone Content of Selected Foods, Release 2.0; September 2008. Available: www.ars.usda.gov/services/docs.htm?docid=6382)
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Unfortunately, we found ourselves uttering those mournful words way too many times as we lurched our way through this year's fall crop of new TV shows. So many are duds and outright misfires that it was difficult to determine which ones turned us off the most.
Here are the dubious five that made the cut:
1. "Dads" (Fox) -- We expect a Seth MacFarlane sitcom to push the envelope, but not in such a racially insensitive, sexist, smarmy and unfunny way. Do yourself a favor and save the room on your DVR.
2. "Super Fun Night" (ABC) -- Rebel Wilson deserves much better than this cringe-worthy travesty. At least don't make her ditch her Aussie accent.
3. "We Are Men" (CBS) -- A boring "bro"-com in which the jokes fall flat and the cast just doesn't gel.
4. "Betrayal" (ABC) -- We just couldn't bring ourselves to care about the main characters in this slow, dark and leaden soap about a torrid extramarital affair.
5. "Sean Saves the World" (NBC) -- Love Sean Hayes? Avoid this weakly written, overacted sitcom -- and stick to "Will & Grace" reruns.
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department (www.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/) has been providing contract law enforcement services to the City of Twentynine Palms since July 1988, shortly after the city's incorporation in 1987. With the contract, the citizens of Twentynine Palms received an enhanced level of police service and protection, ensuring the community is a safe place in which to live and work. The city includes approximately 58 square miles, which includes the United States Marine Corps Base, and has a population of approximately 28,500.
The men and women assigned to the City of Twentynine Palms from the Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station provide dedicated, community-based policing. Crime reducing projects such as Operation Clean Sweep and the appointment of a School Resources Officer have helped officers keep Twentynine Palms safe over the years, coupled with a Juvenile Crime Reduction Plan that allowed teams of officers to "adopt" local schools in order to reduce campus-related crime and develop site-specific Safe Schools Plans.
Numerous grant-funded special operations beyond normal patrol activity are conducted routinely within the City. These operations include parole/probation/sex registrant compliance sweeps, traffic safety checkpoints and traffic safety saturation patrols. City patrol officers also conduct juvenile alcohol and tobacco stings along with problem-oriented policing projects throughout the City. The Off-Highway Vehicle Enforcement Team has been very successful in reducing the number of off-road vehicle complaints received within the city limits.
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On March 11, a record 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the Japanese city of Sendai. The quake had an epicenter just off the east coast, which spawned a 32-foot tsunami that surged a quarter of a mile inland, instantly killing thousands of people. The earthquake also damaged nuclear power plants, causing a third emergency with a partial nuclear meltdown and a widespread radiation scare. Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan described the aftermath of the quake as Japan's worst crisis since World War II.
The Logistics Emergency Team (LET), a partnership between UPS, Agility, TNT and Maersk was deployed to provide logistics support to aid humanitarian relief efforts. I work as a Supply Chain Solutions Ocean Import Supervisor and as the UPS LET coordinator. Here is my journal.
Mar 11, 2011
It was just a usual Friday afternoon. Everybody had been busy finishing up their weeks work. I was catching up after being out for nearly a week because my father had recently passed away after a hard battle with cancer. I was worn out. At 2:46 p.m. I suddenly started to feel dizzy. I couldn't stand still, so I tried to hold on to the copy machine. That's when someone shouted "earthquake!"
Tokyo fell into an eerie silence. Trains stopped operating, highways backed up, cars were stuck in heavy traffic, and phone lines became disconnected. I decided to walk home along with thousands of other people. I walked three hours home and heard others walked eight or 10 hours.
On the crowded streets of Tokyo, people were helping each other—sharing maps, attending to the elderly, guiding foreign visitors to safe places, while hotels, schools, and restaurants opened their doors and offered free food and warm blankets.
Mar 15, 2011
One week has passed and we are still having frequent aftershocks; small ones every few minutes with bigger ones two or three times a day. Everyone is "earthquake sick," like being seasick from being on a rocking boat all day. I keep a glass of water on my desk to know if it's me or the earth shaking.
The nuclear power plant has not yet calmed down and the level of radiation is higher now. The radio is reporting that the wind may bring radioactive air. The government said small but safe amounts of radioactive iodine turned up in tap water in Tokyo and five other areas. Bottled water is all sold out.
Many companies shut down their Tokyo offices. UPS Japan has decided to keep the office open as usual. Logistics keeps the economy running, so until the Japan government releases an evacuation order, we will stay operational.
Mar 16, 2011
Supermarkets have little fresh food these days. Dairy farmers have no choice but to throw away their fresh milk because they have no packaging available. In the 30 kilometer zone around the nuclear plant, farmers had to leave their cows, horses and chickens abandoned without food.
Mar 17, 2011
The government decided to implement rolling blackouts in some Tokyo areas to avoid a massive blackout. At UPS, even though it was cold, we didn't use electricity to heat the building and we reduced the use of lights. To secure an exit in the event of another big earthquake, we are keeping the doors open. It's cold in the office, so everybody is keeping their coats and mufflers on.
Mar 26, 2011
UPS assigned me to be in charge of transport of humanitarian cargo. I will be in contact with the United Nations (UN), nonprofit organizations (NPO), and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) to import various goods, get permission for special customs clearance, and delivery to the affected areas. It had been my dream to work with the UN since I was a student.
I was called into a meeting with Umeno-san [Umeno Masato], the country manager of UPS Japan. He explained my job description, the mission of the LETs, and that I have a chance to be the lead coordinator for our in-kind support. I wasn't sure if I could do what LET expected, but I would do the best I could. I knew this was a rare opportunity to develop my career while helping my own country.
Mar 29, 2011
I visited the World Food Program (WFP) Japan office. WFP explained their operations and asked that we provide infrastructure deployment and on site logistics expertise to control inventory. WFP offers tents and prefab offices to create temporary distribution hubs. The tents are most frequently used as storage for donated food and beverages and sometimes as workshops or evacuation centers. They are fast and easy to set up and the materials are relatively light so it makes emergency transport easy and cost efficient. WFP airlifted 10 tents and 10 prefab office units to Narita airport already.
WFP also coordinates the customs clearance and transport of donations from abroad.
April 08, 2011
We delivered five tents and four prefab offices to the city of Ishinomaki this week. Ishinomaki is one of the most seriously affected areas. It is said the tsunami waves were more than 10 meters high and reached nearly one kilometer [.62 mile] inland. I've heard reports that more than 2,800 houses in the area fully collapsed, 3,000 people died, 2,800 people are missing, and 16,000 people are in the evacuation center.
I spoke with some of our drivers after they delivered tents and prefab offices and they looked refreshed. They seem to have some sense of fulfillment. The drivers say the locals are coming to the trucks smiling with appreciation from everywhere. In the burnt ruins, it's obvious that the patience and humbleness of survivors has not been lost.
April 15, 2011
Today we delivered 2,250 body bags to Miyagi police for Salvation Army donation. This delivery was a tough one — it gave us a realization of the number of victims.
April 22, 2011
In addition to more tents and prefab offices, we delivered a donation of 70,000 canned foods from the Turkish government to Minami-soma city as well as 11 cartons of children's clothes donated from the Portuguese embassy.
April 29, 2011
A UPS Brown tail delivered 14 tons of donations from the European Commission. Sleeping bags, beds, and blankets were delivered to the Ibaraki prefecture.
May 06, 2011
This is "Golden week" holidays in Japan. During this holiday week, it seems WFP kindly refrained from calling me too much, so I had better sleep… Even so, we delivered 15,000 packages of noodles donated from Korea, 16,000 packages of cookies to Second Harvest Japan, and 10,000 water buckets and 3,000 plastic sheets for UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR).
May 31, 2011
Today we delivered 9,000 blankets for the Salvation Army, 20 tons of water for Second Harvest Japan, and 1,800 solar lamps to UNHCR.
Our in-kind contract for WFP ended today. We are relieved to have delivered everything without difficulties.
Jun 11, 2011
My duty with LET has ended and I finally had a free weekend without my mobile phone chasing me. I had long waited for this time so I could volunteer as a "mud buster" and go to Ishinomaki. I spent two full days cleaning mud and rubble. There was a total 110 of us that cleaned up over one kilometer [.62 miles] of ditch in two days. Very smelly and polluted sludge covered the city for a long time. It is said that it's going to take more than two years to clean the whole area.
At that moment, it just happened to be the third month after the quake at 2:46 p.m. The sound of bells rang from temples—looking toward the ocean, we observed a moment of silence to commemorate.
The death toll from the quake is near 15,000, with more than 90,000 people still living in temporary shelters. Some reports say that more than 1,000 aftershocks that are 4.0 or greater on the Richter scale have been reported.
In March, The UPS Foundation pledged $1 million in relief with the funds earmarked for in-kind transportation of emergency supplies, trained humanitarian logistics personnel, and financial support. To date, UPS has delivered more than 330,000 kilograms [727,642 pounds] in relief supplies including:
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- 3,594 solar lanterns
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George R.R. Martin Unveils Chapter From 'The Winds of Winter'
When Speakeasy last talked to "A Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin, we were worried that he'd never finish his fantasy series "A Song of Ice And Fire." "I'm not working on it at the moment because I've got a lot of other stuff to do," he told us back in July, and our hearts sank. Now Martin has released, via his personal website, a chapter from "The Winds of Winter," the sixth book in what is planned to be a seven-book series.
The chapter is told from the perspective of Theon. You can read the full chapter here. Excerpts:
–"Theon Greyjoy opened his eyes. His shoulders were on fire and he could not move his hands. For half a heartbeat he feared he was back in his old cell under the Dreadfort, that the jumble of memories inside his head was no more than the residue of some fever dream. I was asleep, he realized."
–"Another knight, Theon knew, when Massey entered. This one was fair, with a neatly trimmed blond beard and thick straight hair so pale it seemed more white than gold. His tunic bore the triple spiral, an ancient sigil for an ancient House."
–"My sister, Theon thought, my sweet sister. Though he had lost all feeling in his arms, he felt the twisting in his gut, the same as when that bloodless Braavosi banker presented him to Asha as a 'gift.' The memory still rankled. The burly, balding knight who'd been with her had wasted no time shouting for help, so they'd had no more than a few moments before Theon was dragged away to face the king. That was long enough."
What do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
Christopher John Farley is the editorial director of the Wall Street Journal blogs. Follow him on Twitter at @cjfarley


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Welcome to Joss Ware's dark and sexy post-apocalyptic world in the sixth installment of the Envy Chronicles, Night Resurrected.
With his family gone and the world nothing more than ash, thanks to The Change, Wyatt is ready to give up—until he meets Remington Truth. Faced with zombies, the Strangers, and the desolation of the crumbled world around them, Wyatt and Remy find something more than comfort in one another...something that may be worth fighting for.
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His family lost forever in The Change, Wyatt is a man with nothing left to lose. But then Remington Truth comes into his life.
Remy's a woman with everything at stake. Protecting the powerful crystal that is her family's secret legacy has been her whole life. She dares not trust anyone…but for Wyatt, she's willing to risk it all.
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Florida High Court Says Illegal Immigrants Cannot Get Law License
Florida's top court on Thursday denied a law license to an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, ruling that federal law prohibits him from practicing in the state.
The Florida Supreme Court said Jose Manuel Godinez-Samperio, whose family moved to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 9 years old, couldn't obtain his license to practice law unless the Florida legislature passed a law permitting it. The justices cited a federal statute that prohibits states from providing immigrants living in the U.S. illegally with public benefits, absent a state law to the contrary.
Earlier this year, California's high court granted a law license to man who is living in the U.S. illegally, but only after California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed a law that specifically allowed him and other people with his immigration status to be admitted as attorneys.
Mr. Godinez-Samperio, 27 years old, was the valedictorian of his Florida high school, graduated from Florida State University College of Law and passed the state bar exam. He qualified for the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and is now authorized to work in the U.S.
Mr. Godinez-Samperio and his lawyer had argued that the state could grant him a license without legislation and that his participation in the deferred-action program further paved the way for his admission as an attorney.
But the Florida Supreme Court, in its unsigned opinion Thursday, said the administration's policies "do not provide this Court with legal authority to disregard the laws currently enacted by Congress and admit unauthorized immigrants into Florida Bar membership."
Justice Jorge Labarga, whose family emigrated from Cuba to the U.S. in 1963, said in a separate opinion that he "reluctantly" concurred with the decision to deny Mr. Godinez-Samperio his license and urged the Florida legislature to pass a law like California's, allowing qualified immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to practice law.
Mr. Godinez-Samperio, who works as a paralegal at a legal-aid group, Gulfcoast Legal Services, said in an interview that he would lobby the Florida legislature to pass such a law. He said he was considering taking the bar exam in California. If he passed, Mr. Godinez-Samperio said he could practice immigration law outside the state.
"I'm not giving up on Florida," he said.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Justice, which had argued that Mr. Godinez-Samperio wasn't entitled to a law license, declined to comment. A spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Rick Scott didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.


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Eastern Sierra Adventure Opening
We have had a great winter leaving behind gorgeous snow and lots of water. Looks like the timing for our Eastern Sierra Adv will be spot on to take advantage of it. We just had an opening and wanted to pass along an invite to anyone wanting to see a part of California most the world doesn't know exists.
Now some past adventurers call it the B&W adventure since the Eastern Sierra lends itself so well to B&W. Perhaps why Ansel spent so much time cruising the same highways and venturing up the same canyons we will during our long weekend. We spend time shooting, we spend time in the digital darkroom, we spend time talking and of course, spend a little time eating. So if you'd like a relaxed weekend in God's country shooting with new friends, give us a call 661.204.1506 and join us!


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Richard Shapiro, the grandson of Native Diver's owner and breeder, told the Los Angeles Times that he couldn't bear the thought of the thoroughbred's remains staying where they were as Hollywood Park is torn down and replaced by a residential and retail complex.
"He's racing royalty," Shapiro said. "You couldn't leave a horse like this beneath a real estate development."
Shapiro, 60, enlisted help from a pair of University of Southern California archaeologists who are used to excavating ancient sites in Egypt and Turkey. About a dozen students were assisting in the dig that began Saturday.
As the skeleton was slowly revealed at the grave marked by an elaborate stone memorial, professor Tom Garrison remarked that it appeared as if the horse was running.
Native Diver's remains will be taken to Del Mar racetrack and stored there until a new burial site is prepared.
The first horse bred in California to earn more than a million dollars, Native Diver won 34 stakes races and holds the record, with Lava Man, for most Hollywood Gold Cup wins. The gelding died of colic in 1967 at the age of 8. His death made headlines around the country.
Despite the similarity of names, Native Diver was not in the direct line of the celebrated 1950s champion Native Dancer. They did, however, share some blood that would make them nephew and uncle in human terms: Native Dancer's sire, Polynesian, produced Native Diver's sire, Imbros. On the maternal side, Native Diver was a direct descendant of 1943 Triple Crown winner Count Fleet.
Hollywood Park closed in December after years of declining revenue.
The graves of two other horses will also be relocated. Landaluce, the 2-year-old champion filly of 1982, will go to Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky, where she was bred. Great Communicator, the 1988 Breeders' Cup Turf winner, will be moved, too.
Plans call for the track's 260-acre footprint to be turned into 3,000 housing units, 25 acres of parkland and a retail and entertainment district anchored by a movie theatre, office space and a hotel.
Hollywood Park opened in 1938 under the direction of movie moguls Jack and Harry Warner. Among the celebrity regulars years ago were Elizabeth Taylor, Jimmy Stewart and Bing Crosby.
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Old Time Country Fourth kicks off
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
Eating contests, two parades and a fireworks show are among the many events on tap as Custer celebrates an Old Time Country Fourth of July beginning Wednesday at noon with a children's fair at Way Park.
The fair will run from noon to 3 p.m., along with live music on stage in the park from noon to 5 p.m. Way Park is located in the 400 block of Mount Rushmore Road.
Other July 3 events at Way Park include old fashioned races from 1-3 p.m., a burger eating contest at 1:30 p.m., a hot wings eating contest at 2:30 p.m., and more live music from 7-10 p.m.
The evening concludes with the "Magical USA" Grand Magic Show at the Showbarn, near Flintstones, at 7:30 p.m., as well as a flag-lowering ceremony at the 5th Street flag pole at 7:30 p.m.
On July 4 the events get started with the Kids' Parade and Patriots' Parade in downtown Custer. There will be an arts and crafts fair at the 1881 Courthouse Museum from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., as well as more live music at Way Park from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Kirin's Lion Buys New Zealand Brewer Emerson's
Kirin Holdings Australasian food and beverage company Lion sure is thirsty for beer.
The group, which completed a take-private of Little World Beverages in early October, has acquired 100% of New Zealand craft-beer business Emerson's for an undisclosed amount.
"Lion's ownership allows us to continue doing what we do well – experimenting and brewing great beer. We will now have the backing to help us to realize our growth aspirations", Emerson's namesake founder Richard Emerson said in a statement. Mr. Emerson established the company in 1992, and it has the capacity to brew 1 million liters a year.
Lion NZ Managing Director Rory Glass gave credit to Emerson's stable of beers. "Emerson's complements Lion's existing beer portfolio well and allows us to offer our customers an enhanced proposition with a leading portfolio of brands across the specialty, boutique and popular craft market," he said.
Emerson's claims its beers — including Pilsner, Pale Ale, Bookbinder Bitter and London Porter — are renowned for the intensity of their flavors.
Moa Group, a rival New Zealand craft beer-maker, will list on the New Zealand Stock Exchange next week.


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