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Wednesday, December 22 William Floyd High School Student Wins $500 Prize From Brookhaven Science Associates for Outstanding Artwork
Wednesday, December 22 Classical Indian Dance Performance to be Held at Brookhaven Lab, January 22
Wednesday, December 22 Brookhaven Lab Prepared for Y2K Rollover
Thursday, December 16 Essayist David Bouchier to Speak on "A Short History of the 21st Century" at Brookhaven Lab
Thursday, December 16 Brookhaven Lab Spent Almost $33 Million on Long Island in 1999
Wednesday, December 1 New Site Established for Major Scientific Archive
Monday, November 29 Brookhaven Lab and Long Island Manufacturing Facility Collaborate on New Technique to Make Microscopic "Machines"
Thursday, November 18 Brookhaven Scientists Discover How Cells "Catch" a Cold
Wednesday, November 17 Teresa Fryberger Named Head of Applied Science and Technology at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Wednesday, November 17 Brookhaven Researchers Awarded for Nuclear Safety and Nonproliferation
Tuesday, November 16 DOE Press Release Richardson to Close Brookhaven Research Reactor
Friday, November 12 NASA Sponsors Space Research at Brookhaven Lab on Cosmic Rays
Friday, November 12 Brookhaven and Schering AG Collaborate on Improved Medical Imaging Method
Wednesday, November 10 India's Diwali Festival to be Celebrated at Brookhaven Lab With Arts & Crafts Exhibit, Music, Dance and Dinner
Wednesday, November 10 Brookhaven Lab Displays Stereo Visualization of "Big-Bang" Matter and Other Computing Capabilities at SC99
Thursday, November 4 Brookhaven Women in Science Offers Scholarship for Women Science Students
Monday, October 18 Students Invited to Compete in "Power Art" Contest
Tuesday, October 12 Brookhaven Lab Reports Peconic River Sampling Results
Monday, October 11 Workshops on "Internet Marketing" and "Business on the Internet" Offered at Brookhaven Lab, Oct. 19, and SUNY Farmingdale, Oct. 20
Friday, October 8 Brookhaven Lab's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Achieves Registration To International Environmental Standard
Thursday, October 7 Brookhaven Lab and SUNY Stony Brook Researchers Link a "High" from Drugs to Brain Biochemistry
Wednesday, October 6 Statement on Committee Review of Speculative "Disaster Scenarios" at Brookhaven Lab's RHIC
Tuesday, October 5 DOE Press Release Department of Energy, EPA and NY State Agree to Remove Contaminated Soils at Brookhaven Lab
Monday, October 4 Energy Secretary Richardson Celebrates Commissioning of New Particle Accelerator at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Friday, September 24 "Festival of Science and the Environment" at Brookhaven Lab, October 16
Thursday, September 23 Brookhaven Lab Starts Up First Off-Site Groundwater Cleanup System
Wednesday, September 22 Brookhaven Lab Expert Helps Date Flute Thought to be Oldest Playable Musical Instrument
Tuesday, September 21 Brookhaven Lab and W.R. Grace Win R&D 100 Award for Asbestos-Digesting Foam
Friday, September 17 Statement on ABCNEWS Website Article on Brookhaven Lab's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)
Thursday, September 9 Brookhaven Lab Awards License to David Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for Potential Addiction Treatment
Wednesday, September 8 Brookhaven Lab to Hold "Open Source/Open Science" Conference, Oct. 2
Friday, September 3 Brookhaven Lab and SUNY Stony Brook Establish Center for Data-Intensive Computing
Thursday, September 2 Brookhaven Lab Releases 1998 Environmental Report
Wednesday, September 1 Brookhaven Lab and SUNY Stony Brook Researchers Find Chemical Clues to Drug Abuse Vulnerability
Monday, August 30 Brookhaven Lab to Host Conference on "Bringing Global Opportunities to Long Island"
Tuesday, August 24 Landmark Progress in Understanding Ribosome Structure - Research Done at Brookhaven Lab's Light Source
Tuesday, August 24 Talk on "The Art and Science of the Motorcycle"
at Brookhaven Lab, Sept. 24
Monday, August 23 Brookhaven Lab's New 'Surf & Turf' Coating Is Green! Protects Metal From Corrosion and Environment From Harm
Wednesday, August 18 Laser International Wins Award From Small Business Administration
Wednesday, August 18 Brookhaven Lab Wins Small Business Award from U.S. Department of Energy
Wednesday, July 21 DOE Press Release NIH and DOE to Upgrade Synchrotron X-Ray Research Facilities in California and New York
Tuesday, July 20 Brookhaven Lab and Gas Research Institute Sign a CRADA to Develop a Quiet Jackhammer
Monday, July 19 Statement from BNL Director on Consequences of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) Operations
Wednesday, July 7 Baldwin Woman Wins Scholarship From Brookhaven Women in Science
Tuesday, June 29 DOE Press Release Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Cited as "First-Rate Facility"
Wednesday, June 23 Brookhaven Lab's Head of Life Sciences Wins Award From the Society of Nuclear Medicine
Wednesday, June 16 Trio Voronezh to Perform at Brookhaven Lab, July 14
Friday, June 11 Free Summer Sunday Tours at Brookhaven Lab, July 11 - August 29
Wednesday, June 9 Classical Indian Dance Performance to be Held at Brookhaven Lab, June 27
Tuesday, June 8 Time Changed for Brookhaven Lab Lecture, June 23
Thursday, June 3 Brookhaven Features 'Summer Colorscape' - a Celebration of the Summer Solstice with Fine Arts and Poetry, June 25-27
Thursday, June 3 Carl Anderson Named Chair of Brookhaven Biology Department
Tuesday, June 1 Long Island Students Test Their Handmade Vehicles At Brookhaven Lab's Maglev Contest
Tuesday, June 1 Winners of 1999 Long Island Elementary Science Fair Announced
Full Science Fair Results
Thursday, May 27 Brookhaven Lab Opens New Museum
Honoring Laboratory Site's Early History as Army's Camp Upton
Wednesday, May 26 Lecture at Brookhaven on Searching for Extraterrestrial Life, June 23
Friday, May 14 William Floyd Students Create a Robot with Help from a BNL Retiree
Friday, May 14 Local Teens Compete in BNL-Friends of Brookhaven Essay Contest
Thursday, May 13 Striking Results from Brookhaven Ecology Facility: Trees Grow Faster In Simulated Future CO2-Rich Atmosphere
Tuesday, May 11 Donald Fleming Named Brookhaven Lab's Chief Information Officer and Director of its Information Technology Division
Tuesday, May 11 Two Brookhaven Lab Physicists Win Awards
From the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Thursday, May 6 Elementary School Science Fair at BNL May 15
Thursday, April 29 DOE Press Release Four Energy Department Technologies are Discover Magazine's Award Finalists
BNL-Grace Asbestos Technology is Environmental Finalist
Thursday, April 22 Biochemical Technology Ready to Retrieve, Purify Heaviest Crude Oil
BNL Patents Licensed Exclusively to Long Island Company
Wednesday, April 21 Battelle and Brookhaven Women in Science Establish an Award For Five Female High School Students in Local Schools
Wednesday, April 21 Brookhaven Lab Awards the Gertrude S. Goldhaber Prize
Tuesday, April 20 Nora Volkow Named Associate Director for Life Sciences at Brookhaven Lab
Monday, April 19 DOE Press Release Brookhaven Science Associates Cited for Failure to Follow Safety Rules
Penalty Reduced by Half in Recognition of Safety Progress
Wednesday, April 14 Two BNL Scientists Honored for Their Contributions to Physics
Tuesday, April 13 Lecture at BNL on Space-Time Warps
And the Quantum in the 21st Century, April 30
Tuesday, April 13 Women in Science High School Career Day Held at Brookhaven Lab
Thursday, April 1 U.S. Department of Energy News Release
DOE Seeks Public Comment On Brookhaven Lab Contaminated Soils Reports
Cleanup Options Presented
Thursday, April 1 BNL Honors Five Employees with Awards for Outstanding Performance
Tuesday, March 30 Brookhaven Lab Scientist Wins Robert R. Wilson Prize
Friday, March 26 Brookhaven Lab to Host World's Biggest Particle Accelerator Conference, March 29 to April 2
Thursday, March 25 Brookhaven Lab Chemist Honored By Long Island Engineers
Wednesday, March 24 Brookhaven Town Honors Two Brookhaven Lab Scientists
Tuesday, March 23 Islip Town Honors Brookhaven Lab Researcher
Friday, March 19 New Book Explores Brookhaven National Laboratory's History,Traces Roots of Current Issues Surrounding Lab
Thursday, March 18 BNL Honors Four Scientists for Distinguished Research & Development Efforts
Friday, March 12 Northwestern University Press Release When is a Liquid Not a Liquid?
Research Performed at BNL's National Synchrotron Light Source
Friday, March 12 East Islip, Huntington Students Place First and Second at BNL Model Bridge Contest
Wednesday, March 10 Pianist to Perform at BNL, March 25
Tuesday, March 9 Brian P. Sack Named BNL's Assistant Director for Finance & Administration
Monday, March 8 BNL Unveils New Graphic Identity at Celebration of First Anniversary Under New Management
Friday, March 5 BNL Releases 1997 Environmental Summary
(link to report)
Monday, March 1 DOE Press Release Department of Energy Seeks Public Comment on Brookhaven Lab Groundwater Cleanup Documents
Friday, February 25 Brookhaven Lab Education Advocates Honored By Smithtown High School
Tuesday, February 23 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Press Release NRC Safety Assessment of BNL High Flux Beam Reactor Finds No Safety Significant Issues
Monday, February 22 EPA-BNL Press Release New Sediment Decontamination Technology Shows Promise
Monday, February 22 DOE Press Release Secretary Richardson Names Robert San Martin as Manager of Chicago Operations Office
note: the Chicago Operations Office oversees some BNL functions
Friday, February 19 DOE Press Release Department of Energy Seeks Public Comment on Brookhaven Lab Contaminated Soils Report
Cleanup Options to be Presented This Spring
Thursday, February 18 Brookhaven Scientist Wins Fermi Award
Thursday, February 18 Promising Bone Cancer Therapy Advances To Next Level
Tuesday, February 16 Stephen Layendecker Named Manager of Radiological Control Division
Tuesday, February 16 Media Advisory: Model Bridge Contest at BNL
Friday, February 12 BNL Features Lecture Series on 'Biosphere & Society' March 12,15 & 17
Tuesday, February 9 BNL Offers Scholarship for Women Science Students
Monday, February 8 BNL Scientists Win Materials Science Award
Thursday, February 4 Lecture at BNL on Environmental Technologies Used for the Lab's Cleanup, February 24
Monday, February 1 BNL Offers Tours of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider February 20
Wednesday, January 27 Lecture at Brookhaven Lab on Scientific Fraud, Feb. 19
Thursday, January 21 Leak Detectives: Brookhaven, Con Ed, EPRI Report New Method for Finding Underground Pipe Leaks
Tuesday, January 19 Suffolk County Residents Learn Computer Skills at BNL
Monday, January 4 UC San Diego-Led Physics Team Pinpoints Novel Energy Scale Associated With Superconducting Materials
joint research with BNL scientists
Friday, January 1 Mapping the Root of Cocaine Addiction: Suprising Findings on Drug's Effect in Brain Regions
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The banking business in South Carolina continues to regain its strength.
In the vault
Banks in the Charleston region had more than $9.88 billion in deposits on June 30, or 2% more than the midyear point of 2012.
The top 10:
1. Wells Fargo: $2.2 billion
2. First Federal: $1.38 billion*
3. Bank of America: $1.34 billion
4. NBSC: $659.8 million
5. BB&T: $591 million
6. First Citizens: $556 million
7. CresCom: $537 million
8. Southcoast: $327 million
9. Bank of SC: $305.6 million
10. SCBT: $273 million*
Note: *First Federal and SCBT merged in August, after these numbers were compiled.
FDIC's 2013 Summary of Deposits.
And while it's not quite a 98-pound weakling, it remains a shadow of its former self.
The latest government figures show that federally insured lenders based in the state have had a pretty good run this year through the third quarter, along with the broader economy.
Homes sales, for instance, are up sharply, fueling demand for mortgages. And the fast-rising tide of failed loans and foreclosures that crested after the last recession finally has receded to a manageable level.
That's helped those lenders earn a collective $167 million from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, a hefty 35 percent jump from the same period last year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said this month. Nearly 82 percent of those lenders were in the black, up from 77 percent in the 2012 third quarter, according to the agency's latest report.
But the impressive-looking gains pale when stacked against the peak January-September period in 2006, right before the industry was about to lose its footing. At that time, South Carolina-based banks had pulled down a stunning $474 million in year-to-date profits, reflecting the fleeting fortunes of a runaway real estate market.
The wheels started to come off that same year, just as the subprime lending crisis began to overheat and demand for homes and commercial buildings softened. Then it got real ugly. Most banks hunkered down and cut costs. Others sought buyers, sometimes out of desperation. A few failed.
The contraction comes into sharp view by rewinding to seven years ago, when nearly 100 South Carolina-based banks were staffed by more than 12,000 workers, according to the FDIC. As of this past September the state was home to 69 lenders that accounted for about 9,300 jobs.
The retrenchment isn't exclusive to South Carolina.
As reported in The Wall Street Journal last week, the number of U.S. banks figure slipped below 7,000 for the first time since the government began tallying failures and buyouts 80 years ago. That figure peaked at about 18,000 in the mid-1980s.
Meanwhile, no new banks are being formed to fill the void, unlike previous boom-and-bust cycles. Locally, the last newcomer to enter the fray was Harbor National Bank, which opened its doors in 2006.
The upside, in Charleston at least, is that the industry is showing signs of expanding again. Instead of eager upstarts, it's mostly out-of-town community banks that are driving much of the new growth.
High Point, N.C.-based BNC Bank, for example, recently opened a peninsular branch on East Bay Street, more than a year after tip-toeing into the market by acquiring a tiny failed savings and loan.
Greenville's CertusBank, meanwhile, is putting the final touches on its first local office on Meeting Street, in the heart of the city's financial district.
More recently, Southern First Bank of Spartanburg broke ground on a corner branch in Mount Pleasant.
Locally based lenders aren't sitting idly by. The Bank of South Carolina and Harbor National have recently expanded their mortgage businesses, and they're planning to open their first branches in North Charleston and Summerville, respectively.
It's an old banking saw that the ups and downs of the lending industry mirror the health of the communities it serves.
Going up.
Contact John McDermott at 937-5572.

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Area businesses found some unique ways to give back to servicemen and servicewomen of Maryland during Veterans Day.
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UK designer Michael Sodeau and Japanese company Suikosha have produced a stationery range called Anything.
Manufactured in black, white, orange and yellow, the stationery range includes scissors, a stapler, tape dispenser, geometry equipment, alarm clock and set of erasers.
The collection was exhibited at Design Tide in Tokyo last November.
The following information is from Suikosha:
ANYTHING is a collaboration between UK designer Michael Sodeau and Japanese company Suikosha.
Together they have produced their first collection of products, which sees its international debut in London.
Two years in development, and the first phase of an ongoing project shows the collaborators' vision of practical and functional stationery design.
Further additions are planned for the stationery collection after which they plan to specialise in... ANYTHING.
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The Innovation Planning Grant supports schools and corporations in the formulation of a plan for the thoughtful integration of technology into teaching and learning. This is the fourth cohort of grant recipients since 2012. Each grant recipient will receive up to $30,000 to support professional development, technology readiness assessments, and other resources. The Innovation Planning Grant is funded by the state through the David C. Ford technology fund.
"As educators work to prepare Hoosier students for the 21st century, it is essential that schools have the resources their students need to succeed in the ever-changing, global economy," said Glenda Ritz, Indiana's Superintendent of Public Instruction. "eLearning programs, like those supported by the Innovation Planning Grant, provide students with innovative learning opportunities. That is why I am excited to announce the recipients of the 2015-16 Innovation Planning Grant today."
Awardees will develop a Comprehensive Plan to Implement a One-to-One Program informed by:
- External vendor support: corporations will need to complete two readiness assessments. One specifically on infrastructure or tech readiness and the other, an instructional audit, to give an overview of your schools' learning culture and areas of professional development needs.
- School visit(s): The team will visit at least one Indiana school corporation that has already successfully launched/implemented a 1:1 initiative.
- Professional learning: The leadership team will participate in varied learning opportunities offered by the Office of eLearning and other organizations.
The 2015-16 Innovation Planning Grant recipients are listed below:
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation
Community Schools of Frankfort
Concord Community Schools
Delaware Community School Corporation
Elkhart Community Schools
Indianapolis Metropolitan High School
Medora Community Schools
Mitchell Community Schools
Metropolitan School District of Martinsville
Shoals Community School Corporation
Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation
Westfield Washington Schools
Westview School Corporation
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ISRAEL's settlement construction in annexed east Jerusalem is part of a strategy aimed at preventing the Holy City from becoming the capital of two states, an internal European Union (EU) report found on Wednesday.
In its Jerusalem Report 2012, a copy of which was seen by AFP, the EU said Jewish settlement construction posed "the biggest single threat to the two-state solution."
Describing Israel's settlement construction in east Jerusalem as "systematic, deliberate and provocative" the report accused the Jewish state of making deliberate political choices that threatened to render the two-state solution impossible.
Relations between Israel and the EU have been particularly tense in recent months, with Europe voicing increasing discontent over a raft of Israeli plans to build more than 5,000 new settler homes in and around annexed east Jerusalem.
The standoff has sparked Israeli concerns the 27-member bloc, its largest import and export market, could move to implement a series of punitive trade sanctions.
Authored by EU heads of mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah, the report flagged construction in three southern areas — Har Homa, Gilo and Givat HaMatos — as being the "most significant and problematic plans". "The construction of these three settlements is part of a political strategy aiming at making it impossible for Jerusalem to become the capital of two states," it warned.
"If the current pace of settlement activity on Jerusalem's southern flank persists, an effective buffer between east Jerusalem and Bethlehem may be in place by the end of 2013, thus making the realisation of a viable two-state solution inordinately more difficult, if not impossible." Last year, tenders were issued for 2,366 new housing units which was "more than twice" the total number issued over the preceding three years which stood at 1,145, the report said.
Most of them were for construction in Har Homa, thereby "significantly expanding the existing footprint of the settlement's built-up area." Israel captured east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six Day War and later annexed it, a move never recognised by the international community.
It considers all of Jerusalem its "eternal, undivided" capital and does not see construction in the eastern sector as settlement building.
But the Palestinians want east Jerusalem for the capital of their promised state, and they — along with the international community — consider settlement construction in east Jerusalem and the West Bank as a violation of international law.
"If the implementation of the current Israeli policy regarding the city continues, particularly settlement activity, the prospect of Jerusalem as a future capital of two states — Israel and Palestine — becomes practically unworkable," the summary of the report reads.
"This threatens to make the two-state solution impossible." The report also flagged Israel's decision to push forward with plans to build 3,426 units in E1 — a deeply sensitive area of the West Bank just east of the Holy City where experts say construction would isolate Arab east Jerusalem and cut the West Bank in two. "The implementation of the E1 project, which threatens 2,300 Bedouin with forcible transfer, would effectively divide the West Bank into separate northern and southern parts," it warned.
"It would prevent Palestinians in east Jerusalem from further urban development and cut off east Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank."


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When a surgeon removed one of Mike Adams' ribs last winter, the pitcher finally felt at ease. His right arm, which could once throw a fastball at an average of 93 m.p.h., was no longer numb. The Phillies paid him $12 million to provide stability in the eighth inning.
Then a 5-3 Phillies loss to Pittsburgh happened Wednesday, and it resembled the nightmares of a season ago for both pitcher and team. Adams could barely top 91 m.p.h. He never looked comfortable during the span of four batters, all of whom reached base. A one-run Phillies lead became a deficit.


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New Hampshire veteran receives his Purple Heart award after 44 years.
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Yep, that's what I figured too. Luckily sugar is abound. I am almost tempted to try to replicate the experience described in SL about sugary sodas, since there is no shortage of those either. But If I feel ill, I will just skip sugar water for the reminder of the time. We are only going for 3 days, so shouldn't be too bad.
Good going Julie!!!!Today, February 4th I'm 123.2
19 days, even if it's allllll water...
SOMETHING is working.
My Journal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread57916.html
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
Start Date: 25-06-12 @ 161lbs
Goal Reached: 30-09-12 @ 143lb. Now bouncing between 145lb - 149lb. I'd like less bounce and more consistency :-)
Started Cross Fit 20.12.12 ---- Can't wait to submit my success story on the 1st anniversary of starting primal.
Just dropping in to say I've picked up the cold drifting around my brother's family, and have spent all day yesterday and today in bed trying to heal up. Hate being sick. I would like to reiterate that I had a bit of a sugarfest Sat night at a party after no sugar (not even fruit) for a month, and less than 24 hours later, I was laid up with a sore throat and congestion. Just sayin'.
I didn't do SLD yesterday or today, too sick to stress about it. But all I ate was soup and fruit, so even though my food volume was higher than usual, I'm not worried about it. Also, the AS is still in effect; I've basically been making myself eat to try to nourish the sickness out of me.
Gonna start back on the oil tomorrow. Crossing my fingers that all the broth, water, ginger/honey tea, and supplements/vitamins I had today will mean I'll magically wake up tomorrow morning all better. I had to miss Crossfit this morning, which makes me MAD.
Feel better, Heatseeker! Sending healing thoughts your way...
Thanks Leida!
Feel better BabyGirl Heatseeker!
Life is not a matter of having good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
wow Julie thats incredible!
65lbs gone and counting!!
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More debt bill oppositionAugust 1st, 2011, 11:00 am by Brian Calle
More opposition for the debt bill is beginning to surface, especially from the think-tank community. A number of scholars from the Heartland Institute, for example, have some harsh words about the proposed budget deal. Here his a round-up of their comments:
"The Boehner-Reid plan, at best, will result in a further increase in the national debt of $7 trillion. It cuts only $6 billion for next year out of a budget that will spend literally over 600 times that, so it's no wonder it has been widely criticized by fiscal conservatives.
"These budget debates make no sense because of 'baseline budgeting,' which builds in trillions in automatic increases in the budget, and then calls any reduction in that runaway increase a draconian cut in spending. The first step on the road to fiscal sanity would involve repealing baseline budgeting so discussions about the federal budget would sound more like discussions about the family budget."
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SASS & THE CITY: Maternity fashion makes strides
The pregnant women of today have no idea how good they have it when it comes to fashion.
At the mall the other day, I overheard a twenty-something expectant mom complaining that the current maternity fashions leave something to be desired.
"Excuse me for eavesdropping, but puh-leease," I said to her. "You have no idea how bad the styles were 24 years ago when I was pregnant."
"It couldn't have been worse than it is now," she replied with an eye roll.
"I have one word for you," I uttered. Ominously. "Rickrack."
She stared at me, bewildered.
"Look it up."
In recent years, I have noticed a trend in maternity fashion that is not only more attractive than what we preggies of yesteryear had to endure, but also embraces the baby bump.
Back when I was pregnant, the hideous, baggy maternity designs worked harder to disguise pregnancies than Viking Press did to hide Salman Rushdie.
As if. Trying to hide a baby bump at nine months is like trying to get people not to notice Donald Trump's hairdo. Not gonna happen no matter how hard you try.
The frumpy, shapeless maternity pinafores from back in the day were so massive and billowy, you could have probably fit Gov. Chris Christie in there. But you still couldn't camouflage the pregnancy. And, frankly, why in the world would you want to?
Then there were the fabrics. Whose idea was it to put cheap, cheesy, unbreathable polyester fabric on hot, crabby, hormonal women who were gaining weight at the speed of sound and needed robotic arm extensions just to tie a freaking shoe?
And if the government is looking for a more humane way to interrogate terrorists, they may want to consider bringing back dotted Swiss and making them wear it.
And I can't even begin to deal with the memory of smocking.
Another pregnancy couture abomination was the maternity jeans. Those stretch-waisted atrocities looked like the world's worst possible pair of mom jeans with an anterior elastic trapdoor on them. Sort of like denim footsie pajamas, worn backward with the footies cut off.
Wearing those ugly maternity fashions was totally worth it, considering the reward. But before preggies of today complain, walk a mile in my muumuu.
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There's Enough Traffic on the Haul Road
Thanks to Senator Kim Elton for the following commentary and quoted testimony…
The Senate Resources Committee spent a week in October soliciting testimony on SB 85, sponsored by Fairbanks Senator Ralph Seekins. The bill repeals the ban on off-road vehicles in the haul road corridor–the Dalton Highway. Hearings were held in Nome, Fairbanks, Coldfoot/Wiseman (on the haul road), Barrow, and in the Anchorage bedroom community of Peters Creek. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed to the bill. The following is excerpted testimony presented by then-Mayor George Ahmaogak of Barrow to the committee.
". . . The history of the haul road has been very much like the history of oil development in our borough. It started out small and contained, but over time it has expanded and changed into something very different from what we thought we were getting.
"With oil development, what started out as a project at Prudhoe Bay gradually spread across the tundra into a series of fields that marched all the way to the Colville River–and now are spreading out across NPR-A.
"In the same way, the Dalton Highway was originally planned and built as an industrial supply road with only one purpose–to get material up to Prudhoe. Over time, its purpose has expanded–first, there were tour buses allowed, then the road was opened to public traffic, and now we're told that off-road vehicles may be allowed on the restrictive corridor.
". . . When we are told that a road is going to be built, a road that's going to cut across 170 miles of our borough, and it's going to slice right through a major migration route of our caribou, and it's going to have 18-wheelers kicking up dust and making noise, we naturally get worried about the impacts of this road on subsistence.
"But the State of Alaska reassures us that the impacts will be limited because the road will only be used by the oil companies and their employees will not be allowed to hunt. So the haul road opens to industrial traffic, and we're still nervous, and we see impacts. But we feel we have been given a promise of limited use on that road and limited impacts. We make the compromise and we accept that road based on these promised restrictions.
"Here's the important part–we don't forget the promises that have been made to us. We respect the people who gave us their word on behalf of the State of Alaska.
"Mr. Chairman, SB 85 is proposed legislation that the [North Slope Borough] adamantly opposes. However, I know that it is important for you to understand how it looks from our view. Up here, we still remember the promise of limited use, which was based on a commitment not to mess up the natural movement of the caribou and other animals. We remember the promise not to create any more than an absolute minimum of impacts on our traditional subsistence and our village way of life. We're tired of tolerating one impact after another until the cumulative impacts have done serious damage to the wildlife that are trying to survive up here and to the people who are trying to maintain a traditional way of life.
"That's where we're coming from. Mr. Chairman, we have welcomed the oil industry and we have worked with the State and the Feds to accommodate the needs of a healthy oil and gas economy. Our people have spent more time in D.C. lobbying for ANWR than any other municipality in the state. We have been a good partner. But we don't feel as though we're being treated like a partner in return. Bit by bit we're losing ground. We're losing our local control. We're losing our financial stake in the resource activity that eats up more and more of our landscape every day.
". . . [I]n recent years, federal and state policies have constantly chipped away [at our borough's control and local decision-making]:
It's happening with coastal zone management, where our local program is being gutted by the state.
It's happening with NPR-A, where sensitive habitat is being leased over our objections and legislation is introduced to take away the impact aid we were promised in federal law.
It's happening with offshore leasing where deferral areas that were designed to protect the bowhead whale migration have been dropped.
It's happening with state road projects on the North Slope where hundreds of miles of new roads will open up vast stretches of subsistence territory in the borough and further degrade traditional subsistence use patterns for our people.
"Mr. Chairman, our people see this pattern of taking away more and more of our local control. How are we supposed to feel? I'll tell you one thing–people up here are not feeling like partners. Partners engage in give and take, but with this type of proposed legislation and other state actions the state is doing all the taking and people up here are doing all the giving.
"Mr. Chairman, I'm only mayor for another month, then I'm history [Mayor Ahmaogak was term-limited and his successor chosen Nov. 8]. But I'm talking to you as a mayor whose record has been pro-development. I'm just telling you what I see on the horizon. That is if these types of negotiative actions continue to flow into the NSB, our positive development posture could change.
"SB 85 is just one issue that could weaken our quality of life
. . . You already know that there's no provision in this bill for additional fish and game enforcement or police protection to handle the additional traffic and off-road activity. The zero fiscal notes are proof of that . . . It guarantees that there will be a lot of impacts, and shows little regard for those impacts. If there was any level of commitment to protection, there would be dollars to go along with this bill.
". . . One thing [Anaktuvuk Pass residents have] learned from generations of dependence on the caribou is that you never want to shoot into the first wave of animals coming through. If you do that, it can cause the rest of the herd to change course and all of a sudden your migration has gone somewhere else.
"You can imagine how a few inexperienced hunters wandering around the tundra at the wrong time could have a serious impact on the course of the migration and the ability of people in Anaktuvuk Pass to continue their traditional harvest.
". . . [T]he bottom line is that it would harm us and in reality there is no adjustment or fiscal note that can fix it. Like I said, we are faced with new impacts from oil and gas development every day and this proposed bill will bring even more impacts.
"We were promised long ago that the haul road would not be used in ways that would seriously compromise the North Slope environment or the subsistence animals moving through . . . There's nothing in this bill that offers us anything except pain and suffering.
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I am totally opposed to the opening of this area for recreational use with motorized vehicles. This is the last area of the State that the ATV community hasn't destroyed. Other areas that have ATV access have deteriated for hunting, Petersville, Chicken and Stesse Hwy are prime examples. I am a ATV owners and user, but do not agree with the Haul Road corridor being open for ATV and other off-road vehilces, it will be detroyed and scared like Petersville. I am also a foot hunter in that area above Atigun Pass, and even as tough as it is, enjoy the five mile restriction for rifle hunting, without use of off-road vehilce. It is a prime pristine enviroment that should be enjoyed for years to come, versus desicrated in a matter of years, for the enjoyment of a few lazy hunters and recreactional personnel that do not want to hunt or access land by any other means than motorized. I will be following this letter up with a letter to every hunter I know and other hunting organizations within the State of Alaska to recommend opposing this resolution. Mike Jennings
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A word meaning slut. Slightly less offensive.
Occurs when someone stupid cannot spell.
Occurs when someone stupid cannot spell.
"Steph, you're such a slut, S-U-L-T!"
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When one is put down to the point of ultimate embarassment/rock bottom feeling. Usually once one gets "sult up," they get very quiet and make no eye contact with anyone.
Grady: "Blake if you don't get back to work I'll put a pop knot on your head big enough to high center a jeep!"
Blake: (while turning around to desk) "SULT"
Blake: (while turning around to desk) "SULT"
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The essence of allure and seduction.
She sang with the sult of Cat Power and slinked with the sult of Scarlett Johannson.
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Like any proud father, Joseph Cooke keeps photographs of his children close at hand. "Everyone says my son looks just like me," he says. "You can see it in the picture." But for Cooke, 32, a substitute teacher from Queens, parental pride is tinged with anguish. Eight years ago, with their marriage in trouble, his then wife, Christiana, took their son Daniel, now 10, and daughter Michelle, now 9, to her native Germany. Severely depressed and desperate, she checked into a clinic and asked German authorities to place the children in foster care—temporarily, she thought. In fact, Danny and Michelle have been there ever since. And even though a U.S. judge granted him full custody, Cooke has spent more than six years locked in a nightmarish battle with the foster parents, who have refused to give up the children, and the German government, which has not only ruled against him but ordered him to pay child support. Blaming his own financial hardship and the foster parents' resistance—visits were canceled—he hasn't seen his children since 1995. "It's a loss you live with every day," he says.
But now at last he has a glimmer of hope. After The Washington Post reported on his plight in May, the story resonated at the highest levels of government, prompting President Clinton to intervene. At a summit in Berlin, the President asked German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to help resolve the matter. As a result, Cooke expects to visit Danny and Michelle soon, for the first time in five years. "I want to let them know I fought for them," he says.
To give them the full picture, Cooke will have to explain some nuances of international law. Though a 1980 treaty requires that children's home countries decide custody matters, it makes exceptions when dislocating a child might harm his or her mental or physical health. German courts invoked that exception in the Cooke case, maintaining that it would traumatize Daniel and Michelle to remove them from the home—and culture—they have come to call their own. It is an argument frequently made in Germany, which Congress has condemned along with Austria and Sweden for consistently violating the treaty. "The case is a terrible tragedy," says Thomas "Weber of the German ministry of justice. "Both sides need to introduce measures that can prevent something like this from recurring."
The ordeal began in 1992 when Cooke, a New York City native, was working as a merchandising manager in Chicago. Christiana, 33—whom he'd met in 1988 while serving in the Army in Stuttgart and married soon afterward—had grown withdrawn. Now living in Concord, Calif., and studying to be a systems technician, she says she felt desperately lonely as a homemaker. "He went out all the time," she recalls. "I was stuck in the house." Moreover she claims Cooke was prone to outbursts, during which he would scream and shove her. He denies it—"I never abused her," Cooke asserts. In the summer of 1992, Christiana says, she fled with the children, spending several days in a Skokie, Ill., women's shelter, where she says she was advised to take Danny and Michelle to Germany. She flew with them home to Stuttgart, where her father is the police chief. In December she entered a clinic and was diagnosed with "reactive depression in acute conflict situation." With her relatives unable to care for Danny and Michelle, Christiana asked the government to place them with a foster family until she could get back on her feet. And so, without notifying their father, authorities sent them to live with Franz and Else Weh in the German town of Binningen. "I didn't know," Christiana says, "they were going to steal my children."
She returned to the U.S. in January 1993, staying with an aunt in Walnut Creek, Calif. Christiana then filed for permanent residence. In her petition she cited domestic abuse. The Immigration and Naturalization Service granted her request. (Cooke says he was never even contacted by the INS.) At some point—they disagree about precisely when—Christiana informed him that their kids were in a foster home and gave him their number. But when he called to say he was coming to Germany for the children, Cooke says, the Wehs wouldn't acknowledge that they were there. Three days later the Wehs (who declined to be interviewed) secured an injunction preventing him from taking his children. When Cooke phoned again, Franz Weh threatened to have him arrested if he showed up.
The law seemed to be on Cooke's side. A New York court granted him a divorce in 1994 and gave him full custody, uncontested by Christiana, who Cooke says never raised abuse allegations. But when Cooke arrived that year to get Danny and Michelle, he says a German judge told him to stay for three months to get re-acquainted. He waited two weeks before his first visit. "When I first saw them, I couldn't stop crying," says Cooke, who recalls Danny giving him a high five. "We always high-fived each other. I knew he remembered me from that gesture."
But in three months Cooke saw the children briefly just three times—he says the Wehs canceled on a half-dozen other occasions. In March 1995 a German district court ruled that the children should stay with the foster family since they had bonded with the Wehs. Cooke appealed twice, but that October another court upheld the decision. "Every passing year made it all the more difficult to move the children from the place that had become their home," explains Weber, the German justice official.
Cooke returned to the U.S., where he had quit his job and moved into the Queens house of his mother, Patricia, 56, an administrative assistant at an accounting firm, so he could devote his time and limited resources to fighting for his children. In the next year and a half he visited Germany four times for hearings and meetings. "You think about them all the time," he says of Danny and Michelle. "You'd go to a movie and see a dad with his kids and get all upset." On a brighter note, he met real estate broker Rosemarie Paterno at a local gym. They married in August 1995 and have a daughter, Azura, 3, and son, Thomas, born in February. Still, says Rosemarie, "he has a part of him that's really missing."
So does Christiana. She wrote her children regularly, and in 1997 she spent a month in Germany, during which she was allowed three 45-minute visits with her son and daughter—always joined by the Wehs. Danny especially was distant. "Brainwashed," she says. "It was emotionally devastating. I couldn't go back anymore." Still, Christiana, who previously asked the German court to give the children to Cooke, says she would now prefer to see them live with the Wehs.
Fearful of Germany's threat to have him arrested for nonpayment of child support, Cooke was reluctant to revisit the country. In 1998, though, the Wehs agreed to let Cooke's mother see the children. Determined to forge a bond, Patricia made seven visits in two years but kept the details from her son to avoid upsetting him. "He would say, 'Are they okay?' I would say, 'Fine.' "
Cooke graduated magna cum laude from St. John's University last year and is now in graduate school. This past spring he finally spoke publicly about his struggle at the request of Lady Catherine Meyer, the wife of the British ambassador to the U.S., whose German ex-husband has had her two sons in Germany since 1994. "If we don't go to the media," says Meyer, "the world will not know our plight." She was with Cooke in March at a Washington, D.C., news conference where he began to tell his story but broke down in tears. The display inspired The Washington Post piece on Cooke's case, which Bill Clinton called heartrending.
In June the President and Chancellor Schroeder agreed to appoint a joint U.S.-German panel to resolve Cooke's and similar cases, and in July the panel said it would help clear the way for Cooke to visit his children, though the timing is unclear. Cooke has no illusions about the difficulty of the task ahead but hopes for some resolution. "They are my children and I want what's best for them," he says. "We're going to work on starting a relationship."
Thomas Fields-Meyer
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"Dude, check out the ballerina slippers on that chick!"
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Hail to the Chief
Clovis, N.M., city officials responded to the wishes of the people Nov. 19 when Raymond Mondragon was promoted and officially sworn in as the chief of police.
Law enforcement personnel and city officials supported Mondragon for the position. City commissioners said they received calls from residents requesting the promotion of Mondragon, the former deputy chief of police, rather than hiring outside the department. Mondragon has been working in the police department in various capacities since 1974.
Former chief Harry Boden is involved in a $1 million federal lawsuit against the city over whether he resigned or was discharged. Regardless of the litigation, Mondragon's promotion should bring needed stability to the department.
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An ad by the K.E. and Kingstone trading company of Taiwan is in such poor taste it is hard to fathom how company officials endorsed the ad, which features Adolf Hitler in a Nazi salute with a slogan proclaiming, "Declare war on the cold front!"
The ad for electric space heaters was created for German company DBK, which had no advance knowledge of the specifics of the ad. DBK officials are understandably upset over the ad. A representative of the Taiwanese company justified the ad, saying the image of Hitler leaves "a deep impression."
That is correct - a deep impression of a genocidal madman responsible for the deaths of millions.
A representative from the German Trade Office in Taipei said many Taiwanese do not have an appropriate understanding of Hitler or European history, which probably led to creation of the ad.
Might we suggest a history course before any future ads are created depicting arguably the 20th century's most reprehensible individual.
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Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating has joined the drug controversy, albeit in a much different fashion than New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson. During a recent drug conference, Keating was quoted as describing methamphetamines as a "white trash drug" and crack cocaine as a "black trash drug."
At least Keating did not endorse the illogical drug legalization stance favored by Johnson, but Keating's curious remarks color the drug issue just the same.
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Ben Alamar is a professor of sports management at Menlo College in California and was formerly an analytics consultant for the Thunder.
He's never been permitted to openly speak about his role with the Thunder because, well, it's the Thunder. But now that he's no longer affiliated with the organization, he's gone public.
At last week's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference at MIT, Alamar spoke with Grantland's Zach Lowe about his role with the Thunder and how analytics pushed OKC in drafting Russell Westbrook and not Brook Lopez.
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Chaminade beats Texas
November 19, 2012 - Robert Collias
The University of Texas basketball team was on the verge of breaking in to The Associated Press top 25 this morning, but the Longhorns will not be anywhere close next week.
NCAA Division II Chaminade beat the Longhorns 86-73 in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational moments ago -- the Silverswords improved to 7-76 all-time in the tournament they annually host at the Lahaina Civic Center. Senior guard De'Andre Haskins led the way for Chaminade with 32 points.
The Silverswords won a first-round game for the fourth time in this event: they beat Davidson 77-62 in first tournament in 1984 at War Memorial Gym in a four-team event in the first game ever played in this tournament, they beat Providence 111-108 in 1991 when current Texas coach Rick Barnes was the head man for the Friars, and beat a suspension-depleted Villanova 52-49 in 2003.
Chaminade's last win of any kind was in 2010, 68-64 over Oklahoma in seventh-place game. Chaminade's other wins in the event were 74-70 over Princeton for seventh place in 2007, and 71-63 over Stanford for seventh in 1992.
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Boating Course
What: This course teaches the basics of boating safety with a safe boating certification upon completion. Participants should bring a lunch and registration is required.
When: 8 a.m. July 12
Where: Charleston Sail and Power Squadron, 1376 Orange Grove Road, Charleston
Price: $30 first person, $15 second person
More Info: 270-6218 or www.usps.org/localusps/cps
Fresh from the Garden
What: Participants will learn how to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables.
When: 9 a.m. July 12
Where: Trident Technical College St. Paul's Parish, 5231 Highway 165, Hollywood
Price: $49
More Info: 323-3800 or www.tridenttech.edu
Climbing 101
What: Participants will learn the basics of climbing gear, basic knots, belaying and more. Registration is required.
When: 9 a.m. July 12
Where: James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Drive
Price: $24 general, $20 Charleston County residents
More Info: 795-4386 or www.ccprc.com
Summer Classic
What: This show will feature hunter, jumper, equitation, grand prix events.
When: 9 a.m. July 12
Where: Mullet Hall Equestrian Center, 2662 Mullet Hall Road, Johns Island
Price: Free
More Info: 768-5867 or www.classiccompany.com
Skin Cancer Screening
What: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center's mobile health unit will offer free screenings for skin cancer. No appointment required.
When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. July 12
Where: Front Beach, 1200 Ocean Blvd., Isle of Palms
Price: Free
More Info: 792-0376 or www.facebook.com/MUSCHollings
Junior Naturalist
What: This special program for youth features a guided swamp tour, snacks and the chance to build your own birdfeeder. Registration is required.
When: 9 a.m. July 12
Where: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, 3550 Ashley River Road, Charleston
Price: $30 nonmembers, $20 members
More Info: www.magnoliaplantation.com
Beach Volleyball
What: Two-on-two competitive beach volleyball for players of all skill levels.
When: 10 a.m. July 12
Where: Santi's, 1471 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Mount Pleasant
Price: $5 players, free to watch
More Info: www.charlestonvolleyball.net/pick-up
Anniversary Party
What: reFORM Studios hosts a free obstacle course boot camp followed by a party with healthy refreshments and more in celebration of its second anniversary.
When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. July 12
Where: reFORM Studios Personal Training, 1081 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston
Price: Free
More Info: 284-3340 or www.facebook.com/reFORMStudiosPersonalTraining
Share the Road
What: BikerDown Charleston will promote motorcycle awareness with a biker fashion show, bike wash, "hogmore" stew and more.
When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 12
Where: American Biker of Charleston, 679 Treeland Drive, Ladson
Price: Free
More Info: 813-4799 or www.bikerdowncharleston.com
Summer Fun in the Sun
What: Participants will paddle along Wambaw Creek, exploring the local animal and plant life, followed by lunch and a plantation tour.
When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 12
Where: Hampton Plantation State Park, 1950 Rutledge Road, McClellanville
Price: $35 adults, $25 kids under 13
More Info: 568-3222 or www.southcarolinaparks.com/hampton
Group Detox Seminar
What: Nutritionists will discuss the benefits of detox and body cleansing.
When: 10:30 a.m. July 12
Where: Ecohealth Wellness Center and Detox Spa, 1051 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mount Pleasant
Price: Free
More Info: 884-4466 or www.ecohealthwellness.com
Master Naturalist Kayak Trip
What: Master Naturalist Sue Kershaw will lead a kayak trip and barrier island beach walk. Kayak rentals and gear are included in the price and registration is required.
When: 10:30 a.m. July 12
Where: Sea Kayak Carolina, 793 Folly Road, James Island
Price: $65
More Info: 225-7969 or www.seakayakcarolina.com
Charity Car Wash
What: Volunteers will wash cars along with hot dog and beer specials, live music and more to benefit Lowcountry AIDS Services.
When: Noon-5 p.m. July 12
Where: DIG in the Park, 1049 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston
Price: $10
More Info: 557-3198 or www.aids-services.com
Intro to Slacklining
What: Participants will learn the basics of slacklining and try out the slackline park. Registration is required.
When: 12:30 p.m. July 12
Where: James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Drive
Price: $14 general, $12 Charleston County residents
More Info: 795-4386 or www.charlestoncountyparks.com
Roots Grass Gathering
What: An all-day music festival featuring Americana, bluegrass and folk music.
When: 12:30 p.m. July 12
Where: The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway, James Island
Price: $5 deck only, $10 main stage in advance, $12 main stage at the door
More Info: 571-4343 or www.charlestonpourhouse.com
Free Demo Treatments
What: Blue Heron will offer sample acupuncture and Bowenwork Neurostructural Technique sessions.
When: 1:30 p.m. July 12
Where: Blue Heron Acupuncture and Apothecary, 680-A King St., downtown Charleston
Price: Free
More Info: 937-6890 or www.blueheroncharleston.com/events.php
Junior Girls Charm School Fashion Show
What: Part of the Junior Girls Day Out program, young girls will learn confidence and build self-esteem through power talks, a runway show and more.
When: 2 p.m. July 12
Where: Citadel Mall, 2070 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston
Price: Free
More Info: 608-8719 or www.juniorgirlsdayout.org
Beach Rescue Project
What: Volunteers will help clean up the beachfront, followed by an after party at Bohemian Bull with live music by Elise Testone, refreshments by Barefoot Wine and more.
When: 2:30-4:30 p.m. (clean up) and 5-7 p.m. (celebration) July 12
Where: Folly River Park, Center St., Folly Beach; Bohemian Bull, 1531 Folly Road, James Island
Price: Free
More Info: www.beachrescue2014.com
Art Opening
What: An opening reception for the "Bloom" exhibition by Jeanette Louise, with Chinese herbal teas and summer refreshments.
When: 4-7 p.m. July 12
Where: Blue Heron Acupuncture and Apothecary, 680-A King St., downtown Charleston
Price: Free
More Info: 937-6890 or www.blueheroncharleston.com/events.php
Surf Club Exposition
What: The Carolina Coast Surf Club will have an exposition event featuring surfboards, stand-up paddleboards, body boards and more. Participants can bring boards for appraisal, swapping or selling.
When: 4 p.m. July 12
Where: The Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd., Isle of Palms
Price: Free
More Info: www.carolinacoastsurfclub.org
SNOS Stroll
What: This community open house will celebrate small businesses in the area "Slightly North of Spring Street" with art shows, receptions and more.
When: 4-7 p.m. July 12
Where: King St., downtown Charleston
Price: Free
More Info: 813-3083 or www.snosstroll.com
Playwrights Festival
What: What If? Productions will host staged readings of selected scenes from the three finalists of their 2014 Playwrights Competition.
When: 4:30 p.m. July 12
Where: Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 1/2 Society St., downtown Charleston
Price: Free
More Info: 412-8082 or www.whatifproductions.org/playwrights-festival.html
Summer Concert Series
What: Coast Runner Band performs funk, beach music, rock and more as part of this outdoor music series.
When: 5-8 p.m. July 12
Where: The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, 1 Sanctuary Beach Drive
Price: Free
More Info: 768-6253 or www.kiawahresort.com
Tomatoes and Wine Class
What: Participants will learn how to prepare tomato-based foods and pair them with wines.
When: 5 p.m. July 12
Where: Southern Season, 730 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant
Price: $35
More Info: 855-716-1240 or www.southernseason.com
'Swim to Nepal'
What: This fundraiser swim with refreshments, a silent auction and more will benefit a local volunteer's trip to Nepal to teach English. Registration is required.
When: 6 p.m. July 12
Where: LTP Swimming, 1513 Mathis Ferry Road, Mount Pleasant
Price: Donations accepted
More Info: www.razoo.com/story/Bringing-Hope-To-Nepal
Dalai Lama Birthday
What: The Charleston Tibetan Society hosts a birthday celebration for the Dalai Lama with live music, refreshments and more.
When: 6 p.m. July 12
Where: Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St., downtown Charleston
Price: $15
More Info: 937-4849 or www.charlestontibetansociety.com
'Accepting Applications'
What: A young author reaches the end of a book deadline and desperately searches for inspiration in "Accepting Application for a Muse," presented by What If? Productions.
When: 7:30 p.m. July 12
Where: What If? Productions at The Threshold Theatre, 84 Society St., downtown Charleston
Price: $20 general, $18 seniors, $15 students
More Info: 412-8082 or www.whatifproductions.org
'Folly Beach'
What: A group of thirtysomethings celebrate a friend's second wedding while the best man navigates a nasty divorce in an original comedy presented by Pure Theatre.
When: 7:30 p.m. July 12
Where: Pure Theatre, 477 King St., downtown Charleston
Price: $25
More Info: 723-4444 or www.puretheatre.org
'You Get Back'
What: A self-centered matriarch threatens to tear her family apart "You Get Back What You Put Out" presented by Hype-Gospel Entertainment and Land Mindz.
When: 7 p.m. July 12
Where: North Charleston Dream Center, 5505 N. Rhett Ave.
Price: $12
More Info: www.landmindz.org
Summer Movie Series
What: A family-friendly outdoor screening of "The Little Mermaid."
When: 8 p.m. July 12
Where: Wannamaker County Park, 8888 University Blvd., North Charleston
Price: $1
More Info: 795-4386 or www.ccprc.com
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TPM's Zachary Roth (formerly of CJR) and Justin Elliott have put together an interactive map of the "Shadow Congress," the 171 (by their count) "former members of Congress currently working on behalf of private interests in Washington's influence-peddling industry." Write Roth and Elliott:
It's not exactly breaking news that Washington is stuffed to the gills with lobbyists. One good government group recently tallied 8 lobbyists for every member of Congress during the health-care reform debate. But what doesn't get as much attention is that, over the last few decades, a vast army of what might be called uber-lobbyists has taken shape in the capital, made up of retiring lawmakers eager to cash in on K Street after a lifetime of making do with public sector salaries.
Interesting stuff. Next up, maybe, a list of these "uber-lobbyists'" clients?Liz Cox Barrett is a freelance writer and graphic designer in Kalispell, Montana. She worked as a newspaper journalist in Denver and Kalispell for 20 years.


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VACCINES against a whole range of diseases could be put into soft drinks and ordinary foodstuffs such as confectionery, fruit and yoghurt, according to a Scots scientist.
Dr John March, of the Moredun Research Institute near Edinburgh, is investigating a new method that allows vaccines to be administered orally rather than by injection.
This raises the prospect of immunising the general population with specially modified food - something which could be particularly useful in Third World countries with few health service facilities.
Currently, putting vaccines in food is not particularly effective because they are often destroyed in the stomach.
Dr March's method, which uses DNA vaccine in a harmless bacterial virus "container", has been shown to be more effective in early tests. He is hoping to trial a cancer vaccine within two years, as revealed in The Scotsman yesterday.
"Once all the development and testing work has been completed, what we hope to achieve are 'vaccines in a pill', capable of cheap, local manufacture anywhere in the world, administered without the need for cold chains [networks of cold storage facilities], needles and dedicated medical staff ," he said.
"In effect, they would be stored and bought off the shelf from the local store. Who knows? If they can be added to food and drink we may be able to vaccinate a child against malaria by giving them a drink of Coca-Cola."
Dr March said the developing world would benefit particularly because mass immunisation of the population would be far easier and cheaper.
He has been in touch with scientists in the US who have been developing a genetically altered banana containing a vaccine against papilloma virus, the main cause of the most common form of cervical cancer.
"The idea is, when you eat the banana you get vaccinated against it [papilloma virus]. But it doesn't work very well - it gets deactivated when it goes through the stomach," he said.
Dr March even suggested a particularly radical move - putting vaccines into cigarettes.
"This is all theoretical at this point, but you could use all the vices people have to deliver vaccines - in a beer, in a can of Coke or even in a cigarette," he said.
Jack Winkler, director of the independent Food and Health Research organisation, who has examined "functional foods" which are produced ready- fortified with vitamins, minerals and increasingly medicines, said there was an on-going debate between "the principled" and "the pragmatists".
The latter argue that some people will always eat what is bad for them so vitamins, other beneficial products or medicines should be put into unhealthy food to help them.
The "principled" argue that anything which encourages or reassures people about eating unhealthy food is a bad idea.
Mr Winkler, who said he was an "unashamed pragmatist", said: "This is a public health issue. It's no good fortifying aubergines because not many people eat them. When you start thinking about functional food, you have to do it with something people eat.
"The answer the Japanese came up with was to put them in soft drinks and then confectionery. This drives Western nutritionists mad - to them this is dressing up unhealthy food, trying to make it healthy."
He said people's fear of medicating food was a 20th-century attitude. The technique was simply an extension of adding vitamins to breakfast cereals.
Pro-Activ and Benecol drinks use a plant derivative that was a licensed drug in the US in the 1950s, to reduce cholesterol.
"Far from finding it creepy, children today would find it preferable to an injection. They haven't been raised in the tradition where getting a vaccination meant going to see a doctor in a white coat who says, 'This won't hurt very much, but ... "


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Chris Regus scored 19 points and De'Andre Bembry scored 15 to lead The Patrick School, No. 6 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to a 75-48 victory over No. 15 Elizabeth in Rahway.
Leading 15-9 after one quarter, Patrick outscored Elizabeth 46-23 over the middle periods in rolling. Jason Boswell added 12 points for the Patrick School. Taahir Pretlow led Elizabeth with 11 points.


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An Oklahoma constitutional amendment banning state courts from considering or using Islamic sharia law is still on hold.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver upheld an injunction Tuesday against the amendment until a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality can be heard.
Muneer Awad, a Muslim who heads the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, sued to block the law, saying it violated his First Amendment rights.
"The courts shall not look to the legal precepts of other nations or cultures. Specifically, the courts shall not consider international law or sharia law," the amendment reads in part.
Seventy percent of Oklahoma voters approved the amendment in November 2010. Similar legislation has been proposed in at least 20 states.
Court Extends Ban on Okla. Sharia Amendment
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Connie and Gary Moorman of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa, to Stephen Brewer.
Brewer is the son of Patricia and Lawrence Brewer of Sugar Land.
The couple plan to wed Jan. 22 in Amarillo.
The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where she received a bachelor's degree in psychology and a bachelor's degree in human development and family studies. She is an educational consultant in Colorado Springs, Colo. She plans to attend graduate school in the summer to obtain her counseling degree.
The prospective groom received a bachelor's degree in English and a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Texas Tech in 2003. He earned a master's degree in mass communications with a minor in sports management from Texas Tech. He works for the U.S. Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs.
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How Does EU Avoid Defining Hizbullah as Terrorist Organization?
President Shimon Peres and the Israeli lawfare group Shurat HaDin have launched two separate but simultaneous campaigns to pressure the European Union to agree Hizbullah equals terror.
President Peres is to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg next week and will urge it to place the Iranian-backed Hizbullah Shi'ite Muslim group on the list of terror organizations, as the United States has done.
A major obstacle to the classification is the failure of all 27 EU countries to agree.
"The President will tell the EU leaders that every country needs to treat Hezbollah as a terror organization," a spokesperson to the President told the European Jewish Press (EJP).
"The President's EU meetings "will take place in the context of the inquiry into the terror attack in Bulgaria which found that Hizbullah was responsible for the bombing and the subsequent discussions within Europe on the consequences."
His speech to the European Parliament will be the first by an Israeli leader in the legislature's current format, which includes 754 members from the 27 EU member states.
Shurat HaDin, known in English as the Israel Law Center, is headed by attorney Nitsana Darshn-Leitner. She has staged a quiet revolution in fighting terrorism by winning lawsuits against Hamas and the Palestinian Authority as well as banks that handle money of terrorist groups. Shurat HaDin has won judgments running into the billions.
It also was instrumental in convincing companies they could be subject to criminal charges if they did not stop equipping Iranian oil tankers and terrorists' Gaza-bound ships with communications equipment.
Darshn-Leitner now has written to the un to demand that it designate Hizbullah as a terrorist organization.
"In our letter to the EU officials, we accused the EU of cowardice and hiding its head in the sand in the face of overwhelming proof of the Islamic extremist groups' long term involvement in global terrorism," she said.
"We accused the EU of ignoring Hizbullah's assassination of Lebanese President Rafiq Hariri, for which several of its officials were indicted by The Hague, and Hizbullah's on-going role in perpetrating crimes against humanity in the Syrian civil war."
Despite pressure from the United States and Israel, the EU has claimed that it will not outlaw the group until there is "tangible evidence of Hezbollah engaging in acts of terrorism," she said.
Shurat HaDin this week issued a partial list of dozens of attacks that have killed more than 400 people, not including targeted civilians in the Second Lebanon War in 2006.
Bulgaria recently announced that Hizbullah was behind the July 2012 terrorist attack that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver.
Following is the partial list that is more than enough of the "tangible evidence" the EU is looking for.
– The 1982 and 1983 suicide bombings against the IDF headquarters building in Tyre, Lebanon, which killed 103 Israelis and 46–59 Lebanese, wounding 95 people.
– The April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing Lebanon, that killed 241 US marines, 58 French paratroopers and 6 civilians at the US and French barracks in Beirut.
– The Hijacking of TWA Flight 847 in 1985.
– The kidnapping and murder of numerous individuals during the Lebanon Hostage Crisis from 1982 to 1992, including the kidnapping and torture-murder of CIA Beirut station Chief William Buckley.
– The 1992 Israeli Embassy bombing in Buenos Aires, killing 29, in Argentina.
– The 1994 AMIA bombing of a Jewish cultural centre, killing 85, in Argentina.
– The 1996 KhobarTowers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed 20.
– The 2000 kidnapping and murder of IDF soldiers Adi Avitan, Benyamin Avraham, and Omar Sawaidwere.
– In 2002, Singapore accused Hezbollah of recruiting Singaporeans in a failed 1990s plot to attack US and Israeli ships in the Singapore Straits.
– The 2006 kidnapping and murder of IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, which precipitated the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War.
– Intentionally targeting Israeli civilians and cities with rocket fire during the Second Lebanon War.
– The January 15, 2008 bombing of a U.S. Embassy vehicle in Beirut.
– In 2009, a Hezbollah plot in Egypt was uncovered, where Egyptian authorities arrested 49 men for planning attacks against Israeli and Egyptian targets in the Sinai Peninsula.
– A failed 2011 bombing in Istanbul targeting the Israeli consul, which left eight dead.
– Bombings targeting Israeli diplomats in India, Georgia, and Thailand in 2012.
– The Bulgaria attack last July.
Darshn-Leitner noted that Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah has stated that blacklisting his organization as a terrorist group "would dry up the sources of finance, end moral, political and material support, stifle voices, whether they are the voices of the resistance or the voices which support the resistance, pressure states which protect the resistance in one way and another, and pressure the Lebanese state, Iran and Iraq, but especially the Lebanese state, in order to classify it as a state which supports terrorism."Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu
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ROCKFORD -- After 10-year-old Brandon Schwandt made the first hole-in-one of his life, his father, Jay, told him it was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing.
Then, a few weeks later, he made another.
"I was pretty excited," Brandon said. "It was pretty shocking -- a second one in less than three weeks."
Brandon, a student at Parkside Elementary in Rockford, was playing in the junior program hosted by golf pro Jeff Thiessen at Braeside Golf Club in late July when he knocked a 3-wood shot 150 yards and into the cup on the par-3 sixth hole.
"He plays hockey, and he has become a little bit of a golf nut," Jay Schwandt said. "He's the only one of our nine boys who has a hole-in-one."
Or, two.
Less than three weeks later, while playing with his father, grandfather Jim and brother Drew at The Natural near Gaylord, Brandon came to the par-3 fifth hole that offers a green setting at the bottom of a hill.
He used a 7-iron for a 113-yard shot and had his second hole-in-one.
"We looked down and all watched it happen, it was amazing," Jay said. "Two, just like that."
The odds for an average golfer making a hole-in-one are about 1-in-12,000, according to multiple sources, and the odds certainly are longer for children.
Who knows what the ods are for hitting two in three weeks?
Brandon said he now thinks about an ace every time he stands on the tee of a par 3.
"I can't help it," he said.
Brandon is one of nine children -- all boys -- of Jay and Kateri Schwandt, and a 10th is on the way.
"We're a big Catholic family, and it's just all boys," Jay said. "They are between 17 and 1, and they are into all sorts of things, and one of Brandon's things is golf."
Jay said he remembered wishing he could have been present when Brandon made his first hole-in-one.
"You really do think it is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing," he said. "I had one when I was like 13.
"But two in three weeks? Brandon topped us all on that one."
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"This is one of the club's favorite events. It's inspiring to meet these deserving recipients and it reminds us what the club is all about - women helping women and girls," said Lisa Schuman, president-elect.
Opportunity award
The Women's Opportunity Awards program is Soroptimist's major project. Through the program, clubs in 19 countries and territories assist women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills, and employment prospects.
Each year, more than $1 million is disbursed through cash awards at various levels of the organization. Recipients, many of whom have overcome enormous obstacles including poverty, domestic violence, and drug and alcohol abuse, may use the awards to offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education, such as books, childcare and transportation.
Eligible applicants must be women who provide the primary financial support for their families, and who are enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, and cannot have already earned an undergraduate degree. Only residents of Soroptimist International of the Americas' 19 member countries and territories are eligible to apply.
Since the Women's Opportunity Awards program began in 1972, nearly $25 million has been disbursed to help tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families.
This year's Soroptimist of SCV Women's Opportunity Award winner was Kristi Robinson. The club presented Robinson, a college student and single mother of three, with a check for $1,500, which she will use to continue her education and improve her life.
"I have learned that all of my disadvantages could become advantages and help me become a better, stronger and more determined person," said Robinson.
Making a difference
The Soroptimist Making a Difference for Women Award program acknowledges women who, through their personal or professional activities, are working to improve the lives of other women and girls. Examples include: Spearheading an effort to open a domestic violence shelter, beginning a mentoring program for at-risk girls, or lobbing companies to provide on-site childcare.
The program begins on the club level, where the type of recognition varies. Award winners at the club level are eligible for additional awards at other levels of the organization. The finalist receives a $5,000 donation to the charitable organization of her choice.
Colleen Shaffer, breast cancer survivor and founder of the Circle of Hope, was named the recipient of the award. Circle of Hope, Inc. became a 501c non-profit in January 2004 to offer financial and emotional assistance to individuals with breast cancer who live, work in or receive treatment in the SCV.
Shaffer shared with the audience that donations were up 67 percent last year and despite the tight economic climate, she expects to exceed that in 2009.
Violet Richardson
The Soroptimist organization is especially concerned with the challenges facing today's girls and young women, said Schuman.
The organization launched the Violet Richardson Award program in 2000 as a way to recognize girls for their volunteer service to their communities.
The program honors young women between the ages of 14 and 17 whose volunteer efforts include: Helping other disadvantaged girls, fighting drugs, crime and violence, cleaning up the environment and working to end discrimination and poverty.
The program is named after Violet Richardson Ward, the first president of the first Soroptimist club. Richardson Ward was committed to creating opportunities for girls and young women through her affiliations with Soroptimist, the Girl Scout Council and the American Association of University Women.
Soroptimist clubs implement the program at the local level, where awards vary. Club-level recipients then become eligible for a $1,000 cash award, with a matching $1,000 cash award for the charitable organization of the recipient's choosing. The Soroptimist organization grants one finalist $2,500 award to the recipient's volunteer organization.
Three young women were honored at the Soroptimist of SCV breakfast as recipients of the Violet Richardson Award - for a variety of volunteer services they have performed.
The third place recipient was Madeline Rosenberger, a Junior at Valencia High School. The second place winner was Hannah Stanley, also a Junior at Valencia High School and the first place winner was Ashley Kramer, a senior at Saugus High School.
Soroptimist is an international organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Nearly 95,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community-based and international projects that benefit women and girls.
The name, Soroptimist, means "best for women." Soroptimist members belong to local clubs, which determine the focus of volunteer work to their communities. Club projects range from renovating domestic violence shelters and providing mammograms to low-income women, to sponsoring self-esteem workshops for teenage girls.
Professional women - working, retired or beginning careers - interested in giving back to society are invited to join the Soroptimist of SCV club. Contact Sandi Naba, membership chairwoman at (661) 645-1893, or Terri Cadiente, president at (818) 489-4842 if you would like learn more about joining Soroptimist International of Santa Clarita Valley or www.siscv.com.


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COCOLAMUS - Don Troutman admits he didn't like the call that gave Loyalsock a penalty kick and, with its success, the first goal in East Juniata's non-league boys soccer match against the Lancers.
He worried about the impact it could have, coming 25 minutes into the first half. But in the final three minutes, the Tigers erased those fears, and Loyalsock's lead, en route to a 5-2 win Friday.
"We really dominated the play. We had a couple chances early on that we didn't put away," Troutman observed. "When they got that PK it could have been a little bit of a downer."
Zane Lauver and Trevor Goodling each scored before the break, the latter coming with 14 ticks on the clock. Then in the second, Jake Sankey had two goals and an assist while Dalton Shipp had a goal and a helper to put the game away.
With the meat of the Tri-Valley League season in front of the 2-2 Tigers - they host Millersburg Monday - Troutman is reaching a comfort zone with a team that raised questions coming into the season.
"I think we're starting to find we don't have the flexibility we had last year, but we have more flexibility than we thought we had moving guys in and out of different positions," he said.
Loyalsock won the JV game, 3-1.
Boys soccer
Montoursville 2,
Belleville Mennonite 1
MONTOURSVILLE - Belleville Mennonite scored first Friday, but host Montoursville answered with a pair to win their boys soccer contest, 2-1.
Thunder coach Brian Renno said his team played with its backs to the wall early, until Andrew Miller found the net.
"They didn't really get any good looks until probably 15 minutes in," Renno said. "We were able to slip one through to Andrew and he made a good finish."
Despite opportunities after the Warriors took the lead, he said, the Thunder were not playing well on the outside, which cost them chances.
Belleville Mennonite (1-3) hosts Juniata Thursday.
Girls soccer
Meadowbrook Christian 4,
Juniata Mennonite 0
MILTON - Katie Benfer had a hat trick and Emily Benfer added a goal as Meadowbrook Christian took a 4-0 win Friday over Juniata Mennonite in Allegheny Christian Athletic Conference girls soccer.
"Our defense played very well for how we have them playing," Lions coach Trish Hoffman said. "They got some outside shots that were just over our goalie's head."
Juniata Mennonite (0-3-1, 0-3) hosts New Covenant Tuesday.
Lower Dauphin 3,
Mifflin County 2
HUMMELSTOWN - Kate Hugendubler gave Cassidy Fletcher a run for the money, but the No. 3 singles player from Lower Dauphin took the match and with it settled the team win in a Mid-Penn interdivisional tennis match Friday.
The first two singles already had gone to the Falcons when Hugendubler won the second set against Fletcher, but fell in the third. Mifflin County overcame challenges to win both doubles matches, including a three-set stretch in the second doubles.
Mount Union 364,
Central 399
MOUNT UNION - Brady Goodling shot an 88 to lead Mount Union and the Trojans recorded five scores below 100 on the way to a 364-399 non-league golf win over Central Friday at American Legion Country Club.
Zach Knable brought in a 90 and Brian Varner carded a 91 as the trio had the key rounds for the host.
"We finally got Goodling back on track and we're happy to see that," Mount Union coach Matt Fiscus said. "Knable and Varner continue to bring in consistent scores for us."
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