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MassLive.com to provide ongoing coverage from Republican, Democratic national conventionsAs former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama take to Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C., respectively, to accept their party's official nomination for the 2012 presidential election, The Republican and MassLive.com will be among the hundreds of news organizations on the ground reporting from both national conventions.
Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is working hard to counter the image that she is more partisan than Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown.
In a fundraising email sent to supporters on Saturday and on her website, Warren is touting an endorsement she received on Thursday from independent Lowell Mayor Patrick Murphy. A video Warren is distributing widely to supporters features Murphy speaking to reporters when he made the endorsement at Ramalho's West End Gym in Lowell.
"This notion that you can just pick a few Democrat ideas…and that makes you somehow independent is ridiculous," Murphy says in the video. "Massachusetts has always deserved a senator who comes up with their own ideas." Murphy was referring to one of Brown's frequent talking points that he has crossed party lines to vote for Democratic-sponsored and Republican-sponsored bills.
In a statement, Murphy said Warren would be "a strong and independent voice" for families in Massachusetts.
Murphy ran as a third-party candidate against Democratic Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and Republican Jim Ogonowski in 2007, and received just 2 percent of the vote. He was elected Lowell mayor in 2012. The Lowell Sun has characterized Murphy's politics as left-leaning, noting, for example, his support for single-payer health care.
Brown, on the campaign trail, paints himself as bipartisan and distances himself from the national Republican Party. Warren has stressed her ties to Democratic President Barack Obama, who is popular in the Massachusetts.
Polls suggest this strategy may be helping Brown win independent voters. A recent poll by the Republican-leaning Kimball Political Consulting found Brown would get support from 21 percent of Democrats and 56 percent of independents, while Warren wound get support from 6 percent of Republicans and 31 percent of independents. A poll from the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling found voters think of Brown as an independent-leaning voice, and are more inclined to think of Warren as too liberal than Brown as too conservative.


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HALIFAX - For the first time ever, three Nova Scotian women are in the running to become president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association.
© Metro Halifax/Jeff Harper
Dr. Cindy Forbes poses for a portrait in her Fall River clinic.
From Jan. 22 to Feb. 26, doctors across the province will cast their vote between Dr. Cindy Forbes, Dr. Maria Alexiadis, and Dr. Cathy Felderhof to decide who will go on to be the seventh woman to hold the title since the association began in 1867.
ãItãs to be expected when one sees the increasing number of women entering the medical profession,ã said Nancy MacCready-Williams, CEO of Doctors Nova Scotia. ãItãs a great sign.ã
Whoever wins the election will be appear before the CMAãs general council this August to be named president-elect, and become president in the summer of 2015.
One of the women will be the first Nova Scotian president since 1996-97, because the position rotates among the 12 provincial and territorial medical associations.
ãItãs so Canadian, itãs just the way we do things,ã said current CMA president, Louis Francescutti.
Felderhof is a general practice doctor based in Canso, and First Nations staff doctor in Pictou Landing.
Forbes and Alexiadis are both family doctors in the Halifax Regional Municipality, former presidents of Doctors Nova Scotia, and good friends.
ã(Thatãs) the good and the bad,ã Alexiadis, who is based in Bedford, said with a laugh. ãIn the spirit of collaboration Iãm sure weãll all help each other after the election is over.ã
Alexiadis said sheãd like to work on long wait lists, chronic disease, and being vocal about how mental health and addictions should be treated as chronic diseases and ãfunded accordingly.ã
Forbes, based out of Fall River, said physical activity and improving Canadianãs eating habits would go a long way to cut down on chronic diseases.
She said although the province doesnãt necessarily have more female doctors, thereãs a lot of support and mentorship at the local level which ãfilters up through leadership positions.ã
Having a Nova Scotian at the federal level could also help our specific issues on long-term care and fewer resources by seeing where they overlap with other provinces, said Forbes.

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Pedro J. Ramirez, publisher and editor of the Spanish daily El Mundo, on Thursday was honored by the Eisenhower Fellowships for his commitment to the defense of press freedom and his role in the promotion of ties between Spain and the United States.
Ramirez expressed his gratitude for the First Amendment award, which bears the name of the U.S. Constitution's amendment guaranteeing freedom of the press, saying that it is a "source of progress" for democracies.
The prize bestowed by the organization created in tribute to President Dwight D. Eisenhower was presented at the residence of the Spanish ambassador to the United States, Ramon Gil-Casares, by Javier Cremades, the president of foundation's Spanish Fellows Association, in the presence of Fellowships President John Wolf.
The editor of El Mundo read the op-ed piece he will publish in the Sunday edition of the newspaper and which he will dedicate to Eisenhower.
Ramirez recognized the role of the former World War II commander and U.S. president as one of the great promoters of the press and said that with his signing of the 1953 Madrid Pact with Spain he placed within the Francisco Franco dictatorship "a Trojan horse of a prosperous future that inevitably contained the desire for liberty." EFE


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It may not tempt you trade in your suit and laptop for overalls and a spade, as Stark did more than a decade ago, but it'll make you think twice about buying those perfectly shaped but miserly tasting supermarket specimens in the middle of winter.
In the mid-1990s, Stark, then a government consultant, frustrated writer and amateur farmer, started to grow tomatoes from seed in his Brooklyn brownstone, trucking the seedlings to his family's inactive farm in eastern Pennsylvania.
He didn't find much of a market for his multihued heirloom tomatoes out there, so he trucked them into New York for sale at the Union Square Greenmarket, where he finds a bounty of buyers for his "sumptuous, mismatched love apples."
Stark documents his battles with blight, droughts, deluges, pernicious groundhogs and peevish neighbors, and then whisks us into the kitchens of some of New York's top chefs, where we see why it's worth it: "I do remember a clear, lemon-tinted soup made from the freshly squeezed juices of Taxi tomatoes," he writes of a dinner at Restaurant Daniel. "At the bottom of the bowl, a tiny wild Mexican tomato glimmered like a fathomless ruby. Hey! Those were my tomatoes!"


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From The Yaquina Wavelength:
Despite a growing need and shrinking resources, Lincoln County continues to make headway in addressing homelessness and workforce housing issues, according to Lincoln County Commissioner Bill Hall. The fourth yearly progress report on homelessness and workforce housing issues is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 8 at First Presbyterian Church in Newport (227 NE 12th Street). It will feature a presentation on progress to date, and a discussion about future directions in the community's effort to end and prevent homelessness and address workforce housing issues. It will be followed by a presentation by the Lincoln Community Land Trust, showcasing the results of the countywide Workforce Housing Study just completed.


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Posts Tagged 'cuts'
Ahead to the PastOur most basic social programs are under attack.
Boy. Lately I've been having this eerie feeling of waking up in a strange place.
Downwinders Spread WingsStatic
The group that made its name fighting against the toxic muck spewed from Midlothian cements kilns is now climbing into the ring with natural gas drillers. In this corner: Downwinders At Risk, a nonprofit environmental group tha...
Cutting the Economy to RibbonsRick Perry says a no-new-taxes budget is good for business in Texas – but is it?
Gov. Rick Perry's press releases have been practically bursting with pride lately, as a Texas Legislature with a heavy Republican majority has passed bill after bill dear to his heart and political aspirations –– especial...
Fiddling, BurningPoliticians are mugging while Texas' future goes up in flames.
DAVE McNEELY
The lobbyist walked out of the capitol, disgustedly shaking his head. "It's the worst session I've ever seen," said the lobbyist, a former legislator of more than a decade. "Everybody over there's scared to death.
The Emperor's New BudgetMaybe Perry's school didn't have money to teach math.
DAVE McNEELY
It's time for the state to tighten its belt, wrote Talmadge Heflin, former chair of the Appropriations Committee of the Texas House of Representatives, back in February.
The Deficit MonsterHow did Texas get so far down in this financial hole?
In 2006, Texas had a multi-billion-dollar budget surplus. Under state court order — yet again — to come up with a school finance system that would provide decent funding for poor districts without unduly robbing from rich o...
Union, FWSO Come to AgreementLEONARD EUREKA
Reflecting the downward financial spiral in arts groups nationally, members of the local American Federation of Musicians union has just ratified a new two-year contract with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra that cuts players�...
Equity and PhilanthropyGood: Billionaires giving away money. Better: Billionaires supporting tax reform.
Last month, 40 billionaires from around the United States announced that they had signed "The Giving Pledgecis," an initiative started by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, stating their plans to donate the majority...
Overloading the SeesawFort Worth's parks program is falling behind.
When Fort Worth voters passed a bond package in 2004, it included funds for a community recreation center in North Fort Worth. Lance Griggs, president of the Summerfields Neighborhood Association, thought that the community cen...
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For those outside the 'hood, the perception of late night youth programs at city community centers is that of older teenagers shooting hoops — you know, would-be gangbangers who are staying off the streets and away ...


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WASHINGTON -- For the last year, Kirstyn Northrop Cobb's job has been to convince people in the D.C. area to adopt more pit bulls. The Washington Humane Society's shelter is full of them. Cobb, who wears a pit bull T-shirt and paw print earrings, said that about 60 of the shelter's 120 dogs are pit bulls and that more are always coming in.
As Gary Weitzman, CEO of the Washington Animal Rescue League, put it in a HuffPost blog post: "[I]t's the pits who are most in need of adoption, yet the least likely to get adopted."
"Pitties and kitties," said Cobb, describing the shelter's chief inhabitants. Then, petting a cat and watching a shelter worker put fresh fruit into a rabbit's cage, she added, "And a fair amount of bunnies."
Starting in late December 2010, PetSmart Charities has funded five one-year pit bull booster pilot programs, run in partnership with the Utah-based Best Friends Animal Society, including Cobb's Washington D.C. Pit Crew. Cobb, a former veterinary technician, coordinates the D.C. Pit Crew, holding adoption events, walking a pit bull ambassador on the National Mall and showcasing adoptable pit bulls on Facebook. She declined to give specific numbers about how many pit bulls have been adopted since she took the helm, but said that the shelter's rate of pit bull adoption has increased by 15 percent. The PetSmart grant money has also paid for the spaying or neutering of almost 70 pit bulls.
But the program hasn't been refunded, and Thursday is Cobb's last day at the Humane Society. She said that the Humane Society's dogs should fare all right: The Humane Society is a pro-pit bull environment, and its staff will continue to encourage pit bull adoptions. The free spaying and neutering will end, but the shelter will continue to provide these operations for reduced fees, said Cobb.
More broadly, the public's perception of pit bulls is improving, if incrementally.
Challenges remain. Size and breed restrictions at many Northwest Washington apartment buildings are a big problem. The pit bull ban in Prince George's County, Md., is an even bigger one. Cobb said that even before she became the grant coordinator, she was working "behind the scenes" to overturn the ban and to otherwise make pit bull ownership easier and more inviting.
Cobb isn't quite sure what she'll do next professionally, but expects to keep working with her local humane society in Calvert County, Md., to promote pit bulls as happy, lovable pets with big smiles, dogs who are no more dangerous than any other breed.
The truth of this assertion was recently examined yet again, this time on an episode of the science podcast "Skeptoid". Brian Dunning, host of "Skeptoid," found that bite for bite, the pit bull's chomp is among the worst, but there are no definitive data to prove pit bulls are more dangerous and no good data to show pit bull bans do any good. He said:
This is a case where the value of good science is to drive policy. Most researchers agree that breed-specific legislation -- a nice term for pit bull bans -- are inappropriate. No good data exists to demonstrate that such bans have had any impact. Improved enforcement of existing laws, and improved education for dog owners, are far more likely to reduce the number of dog bites, fatal or not.
"What we're hoping is that in the long run, all dogs will be judged as individuals," Cobb said.
Outside in the shelter's fenced dog run, she plays with a pit bull named Ciera. Cobb kisses Ciera on the head. Ciera is around five years old, white with liver spots, and was given up about a month ago when her owner was deployed overseas. White dogs and older dogs are adopted less frequently than younger dogs of other colors.
Cobb said that she might end up taking in Ciera or other shelter dogs as foster pets in order to free up more space for the inevitable new pit bulls who will need their beds.
"I'm just 40 minutes down the road," Cobb said to the dog. "I'm just taking a vacation."
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text: Dry Bones waltzed into the camo party very Animal Planet like and very zoological. I guess camo is cool because you can put zoo animals all over you shirt and you still look like a cool guy who probably knows how were the clitoris is instead of looking like the guy who takes care of Martha Stewart's pets. Or, more likely, you'll look like Martha Stewart's pet guy wearing a camo shirt. At least it's single-needle construction, right?


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Hey guys i was just wondering if any of u know when the UK release date for the Runaways is?
Some websites say its the 27th of August but then others sare saying its sometime in September.
Do any of u know cause i REALLY want to see this movie :)
here is the new trailer for welcome to the rileys :D it is basically the same as the first one but there are a few new bits and theres more Kristen which is always a good thing :D…Continue
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Ok theres the 10 reasons cosmopolitain gave and i decided to add to the list cause there are SOOOO many more than 10 reasons :)
-HIS SMILE!!!!!! (how they could have missed that out ill never know :P)
-the way he looks at Kristen :D (weither u believe in Robsten or not u have to admit the way he…Continue
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I know that u guys have probably seen this before because it's from the Twilight red carpet but i just wanted to post it anyway cause its hilarious :D
i love Jackson's face at the end hes just like WTF!!!!! :D and Rob's reaction is soooo funny :D…Continue
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Ok who do u think wore this dress better? Ashley or Daisy :)
I personally dont like the dress :) all i can think of when i look at it is Wilma from the Flinstones lol but i do think that ashely looks better :) i dont like the cardigan or tights that Daisy is wearing with it :) also i think Daisy has it too long it should be a shorter dress :)
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Ok this is the product of once again being really bored :P but since Breaking Dawn isnt too far away :D i was just wondering what they will have Bella's wedding dress look like :).
When i googled "Bella Swan's Wedding Dress" these are the pictures that came up :)…
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hey i just wanted to ask you guys a question :)
see if u buy a dvd in canada or america would it work over here in the UK??
im only asking cause it looks as if we arent going to be able to buy The Runways over here in the UK :( and i really want to see it and my mum and dad are going to visit america and canada in august and The Runways will be out by then :)
Thanx :D xxxxxx
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I was really bored today and needed cheering up cause i cant see Eclipse yet (UK YOU SUCK!!! LOL) so i decided to google funny twilight pics and found some good ones :)
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i saw these on google and thought they were pretty cool :)
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Perhaps Robert Pattinson had blood-lust in his blood long before Twilight came along.
According to Ancestry.com, the 24-year-old Brit is related to the "real-life Dracula," brutal 15th-century Transylvanian leader Vlad III Dracula, aka Vlad the Impaler, the…Continue
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Entertainment Weekly sat down with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner for a feature interview running in this week's magazine to discuss the world they inhabit within the Twilight universe, both on screen and off. In today's preview, the stars open up about the glare of the media spotlight and how its intrusiveness recently led Stewart to compare it to rape — a comment she has…Continue
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hey i created a Jackson Rathbone Fans group and i would love it if u joined :) thank you :)
Just thought i would add a really hot photo of Jackson for fun lol :)
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this is all over twitter lol i dont know if its true or not but apparantly Rob wrote this song about Kristen and then gave the song to Lee McDougall who is a friend of Robs sister Lizzie. i really dont know if it is true or not but the song does sounds as if Rob could have written it about Kristen :)
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BAY CITY -- The Bay City sports community -- and beyond -- is set to say farewell to one of its biggest stars.
Dennis Wirgowski, a football standout at Bay City Central who went on to play in the NFL, died Saturday at the age of 66. Memorial and funeral arrangements have now been finalized, as announced on the Lee-Ramsay/Rivertown Funeral Home website.
Visitation is scheduled for 2-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at Rivertown Funeral Chapel, 209 S. Huron Road in Kawkawlin. The funeral is slated for 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 at St. Anne Church, 315. W. Center Road in Linwood, with visitation from 10-11 a.m.
Wirgowski was a catalyst on the 1965 Bay City Central football team that delivered the first undefeated season for coach Elmer Engel, leading to the Class A state championship.
The high school all-American went on to star as a defensive end at Purdue University before being selected in the ninth round of the 1970 NFL draft by the Boston Patriots. He spent part of six seasons on NFL rosters, including time with the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns.
Wirgowski returned to Bay City in the mid-1970s and worked for 28 years at Stevens Worldwide Van Lines. He is a member of the Bay County Sports Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his wife, Bethany.


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Marc M. of Sick Animation delivers a twisted series. Don't miss Karen!
Foamy's Rant
Foamy likes to speak his mind about the things that piss him off!
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Foamy the squirrel gets a lot of fanmail and he's sick of it!
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Very effed up atmoshere!
Good game is good and thank god you didn't rely on "Boo!" scares, very weird atmosphere. Good spriting too.
For a piece of art. Not so great for a game. Yes, as it's been said, the controls were frustrating. The ability to stop your jump with the down arrow would've been nice. Then you could have used the x button or space for defend/attack. I liked the atmosphere and the art blah blah blah. Symbolism, interpretation, religion, intended message, folly of man. All the words are there, whatever. Overall, great job, I enjoyed the ride. Also, is there more than one ending? I only played through once cus it's kind of slow moving. I felt like there was an aggressive and passive way to play it though. I killed the person(?) with that spike thing, but it looked like there was a separate path further down.
Jimmy: Who "know" this game is crap?
If you ask me, that's all based on opinion. And if you really think that this flash submission is supposed to be blamed, you obviously know nothing about flash. Which appears to be the case. A lot of work went into this and it is a game that is more about art than gameplay, since the gameplay can be pretty bad. I wouldn't give this game 10, because of that lacking point, but I won't give it 0, just because a flash game was receiving too good critique.
Words of wisdom: Dun' be flamin' bro
not bad
This is your piece of art, so everything you did was done right. However, my personal opinion, because it has been presented to me to play and to judge, i have deemed the story to be to unclear in it's delivery. I have no clue what this is about and notice a spelling error.
Creepy and atmospheric.
Like some other people have said, it'd be nice to shield in midair and some of the timing "puzzles" are ridiculously hard.
Overall though I love this game, and its storyline. Really a cool idea.


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Here's (alleged) proof of the Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett encounter Monday night near the Celtics bus at Madison Square Garden.
While it's nothing more than a lot of barking and jostling, it's more evidence that Anthony perpetuated the on-court incident.
I don't see any way Melo avoids a suspension for this behavior.
Let's recap:
- KG said something very nasty to Carmelo Anthony during Monday night's game.
- The pair received double technical fouls.
- Carmelo Anthony responded by shooting 6-26.
- The Celtics won.
- Melo attempted to get inside the Celtics lockerroom.
- Melo confronted Garnett outside the Celtics bus.
- KG and Melo resolved their issues over the phone.
To be continued January 24 when the Knicks visit Boston.


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The New Yorker ran a cover with a cartoon of Barack Obama and his wife Michelle sharing what Fox News referred to as a "terrorist fist jab" in the oval office.
Barack Obama is dressed in a robe and wearing a turban and Michelle Obama is dressed in combat boots and fatigues, carrying a rifle, and an ammo belt. A picture of Osama bin Laden hangs over the fireplace, where an American flag is ablaze. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/07/21/toc_20080714
Sure, this would be terribly offensive if the joke was a shot at the Obamas themselves, but it isn't. It's my opinion that the cover is directed at the vast right-wing media conspiracy that is trying to smear Obama and prevent him from becoming president.
How quickly we forget that Fox News' E.D. Hill actually questioned on air whether Michelle and Barack Obama shared a "terrorist fist jab" with each other. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806060007
The complete lunacy of such a comment should be sufficient grounds for the Obama family to win an injunction to have the Fox network cease and desist using the word "News" in their name. This is where Michelle's clothing, weapons, and ammo came from, qualified by the fact that Michelle and Obama are sharing another "Terrorist Fist Jab."
The robe and turban is a result of the long standing and much reported-on conspiracy to erroneously label Obama as a Muslim. Various blogs and e-mail forwards have time and time again claimed Obama is a Muslim -- a recent Newsweek poll said 12 percent of people believe that to be true.
The similarity between the names of Obama and Osama has also unfortunately been used as a smear. (http://www.thoseshirts.com/images/square-large-osa.gif) This is most likely the reason for the bin Laden portrait in the Oval Office.
Even the flag burning can be traced to the uproar over Obama's failure to not wear an American flag lapel pin, or Michelle's comments about being proud of her country for the first time in her adult life.
So why get so offended by the cartoon when all of the symbols have their roots in a vast right-wing conspiracy to smear Barack Obama? What is really offensive are the people who were responsible for the real life attacks, and not the New Yorker's satire. Could it be that we just don't get the true intent of the cover, or is it more convenient to pretend it didn't stem from such a disgusting source?


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Swaziland is becoming one of southern Africa's most sought-after destinations. Nestled between South Africa and Mozambique, this mountain kingdom is one of the world's few remaining absolute monarchies and the smallest country in Africa. It is governed by King Mswati III, who chooses a different wife each year at the annual Reed Dance festival. The country offers a unique cultural insight, allowing you to get to grips with the traditional Swazi way of life.
Include Swaziland in a tailormade itinerary with the Kruger National Park and Kwazulu Natal, which are both within easy driving distance.There are a number of wildlife reserves which provide good game viewing, some stunning mountain landscapes and a few luxury lodges scattered across the country.
Most visitors to Swaziland will drive through the country and spend a few days here. Attractions include visiting the Ezulwini River Valley - meaning Valley of Heaven - riverine forest and waterfalls sandwiched between the mountains. The Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary is nearby, the first and most famous reserve in Swaziland with an array of antelope and some rather friendly hippos!
It is certainly worth paying a visit to the Ngwenya Glass Village where stunning glass sculptures (animals, birds, etc) are made before your eyes. Swaziland offers a range of arts and crafts and is the perfect place to buy African souvenirs! Activities include white water rafting on the Usutu River, hiking and climbing in the mountains, good birding and traditional game drives and bush walks. And if you visit in August, be sure to witness the Reed Dance or 'Umhlanga', when the king chooses a wife from a gathering of bare-breasted maidens.
Swaziland is certainly not a Big Five Safari destination, but it is an ideal choice for those wishing to get off the beaten track and get a sense of rural Africa, with its small towns and sleepy homesteads. It is easy to reach from both South Africa and Mozambique, and with its good road network, the country lends itself well to a self-drive holiday, especially considering its proximity to both the Kruger National Park and Kwazulu Natal. Most visitors do not require a visa to enter the country; it is pretty safe to visit and there are very few health risks apart from malaria.
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Prosecutors focused on a purported sham suicide note, a gasoline container and a potential money motive Wednesday in the murder trial of Paul Gillette.
Gillette has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the death of his wife, Sherri, 44, who was killed Aug. 22, 2010. The 49-year-old residential real estate developer faces a prison sentence of five to 99 years if convicted in the trial in 47th District Court.
Authorities discovered Sherri Gillette's body in the back seat floorboard of her GMC Yukon in a locked, detached garage at the estranged couple's house west of Amarillo.
They also found Paul Gillette huddled in the dark garage and took him into custody. He has since been held at Potter County Detention Center with a $1-million bond.
Sherri Gillette sustained multiple injuries in the attack and died of strangulation, Lubbock forensic pathologist Dr. Thomas Parsons said Wednesday.
Paul Gillette's attorneys repeatedly objected to introduction of what Assistant District Attorney Audrey Mink has characterized as a "fake suicide note" because of questions about how it was collected.
Sherri Gillette's brother-in-law, Ryan Crawford, testified Wednesday that, on Aug. 22, 2010, he discovered the note on furniture loaded on a trailer parked inside the garage.
Sherri Gillette's friend, Shellie Lindley, testified she put the note in a plastic bag. It remained with Sherri Gillette's parents until Lindley took it to investigators the next day, Lindley said.
District Judge Dan L. Schaap has thus far allowed testimony about the note, but he has granted the defense a "running objection" that defense attorney Selden Hale has mentioned is "for appeals purposes."
The actual content of the note has not yet been discussed by witnesses.
Amarillo Police Cpl. Joe Brown, an investigator who worked the crime scene, testified the note had multiple fingerprints on it, several of them usable for testing.
Two prints analyzed matched Crawford's wife, Megan. Nine fingerprints and one palm print matched Paul Gillette, Brown said.
No prints matched those of Sherri Gillette, Brown said.
Defense attorneys also objected to testimony from Katie Daniel, a friend of Sherri Gillette who also works at an insurance agency once owned by the couple.
After Sherri Gillette's death, Daniel said she accessed an off-site data server the Gillettes used for calendar scheduling and other purposes, and discovered calendar entries for Aug. 21, 2010, purportedly made by the defendant and turned copies of those entries over to investigators.
Defense attorney Justin Rippy suggested Daniel could have edited the material before giving it to authorities. Daniel testified she had not done so.
One entry reads: "Fill up gas can and put in back and get mtchs," a misspelled word Daniel said she interpreted as matches.
Jurors also heard from Steven Parker, who said he had a first date with Sherri Gillette that lasted until about midnight on Aug. 22.
Sherri Gillette, who had filed for divorce from Paul Gillette in November 2009, was killed after she returned home from dinner and dancing with Parker.
Before ending the date, Parker and Sherri Gillette visited an Amarillo Walmart so she could purchase dog food, he said.
Parker testified he had to rearrange items in the cargo space of the GMC Yukon to load the pet food bag. The items included a soft-sided cooler and a printer/fax machine.
Mink showed Parker two photographs of the cargo area after Sherri Gillette's body was discovered.
He said the gasoline can in one photograph was not in the car when he accessed the space and the dog food bag had been repositioned.
Parker also testified a cooler and computer equipment shown on the garage floor in the second photo appeared to be the items he had seen in the Yukon earlier.
Mike Sharpee, Sherri Gillette's divorce attorney, testified about a dispute between the victim and the defendant as to who owned the insurance agency.
Sharpee testified Paul Gillette signed sole ownership to his wife before he served a federal prison term from 2007 to 2009.
The developer pleaded guilty to structuring a cash deposit to evade a federal law requiring banks to report cash transactions of $10,000 or more to the IRS.
The deposit was one of dozens Paul Gillette admitted to making from more than $650,000 in cash paid to him for a lot and home construction at his Falcon Club residential development south of Bushland.
Paul Gillette intended to rely on monthly income from the agency to repay $1.2 million in unpaid bills, taxes and court claims under a plan he submitted in his Chapter 13 bankruptcy filed the month before Sherri Gillette's death.
"There were not much fights about the children (in the divorce proceedings)," Sharpee said. "But with regards to the money and the agency, that was hotly contested."


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John Warren Field has a long and storied history in Astoria high school sports that dates back to 1928.
Come this fall, though, the Fishermen no longer will play their football games on the natural-grass field, instead switching to a new artificial-turf complex being built on an old landfill.
The $7.5 million project was made possible through an unusual partnership by the school district, city, Columbia Memorial Hospital and Recology, a waste management company.
The hospital sought to expand, but its only option was the land at adjacent John Warren Field, property owned by the city and leased to the school district to use for athletics.
To acquire the land, the hospital agreed to put up $5 million toward constructing an athletic complex at the landfill site, owned by the city. The artificial-turf field will serve as a cap for the landfill.
"It's really been a tremendous partnership," said Howard Rub, Astoria's football coach and athletic director. "The city has had to cap that landfill, anyway, and was kind of putting it off. This helps make that happen. It's really been quite a process."
The city's tab for the project includes the price of the land at John Warren Field and $560,000 for the athletic complex, less than half its estimated bill for capping the landfill.
Construction for the complex began in January and is scheduled to be completed by football season, if not in time for the home opener. Progress can be viewed on a webcam.
The facility can be used for multiple sports, including baseball and softball. It includes a covered grandstand with seating for about 1,300, restrooms and concession stands and a separate 9,000-square-foot structure with locker rooms and other amenities.
"It's going to be awesome," Rub said. "It terms of field space, it'll be real similar to Hllsboro Stadium. We're having it set up the same way with the softball and baseball backstops. We're real excited. We feel real fortunate to be able to put all that together."
Is there any lingering sentiment about leaving behind John Warren Field, named after a former longtime football and basketball coach at the school?
"There's a little bit of that," Rub said. "But I think most of the people have come to the conclusion that it's just part of progress. Change is sometimes inevitable."
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Since Gov. Rick Snyder presented his budget plan Feb. 17, I've had several posts on public-sector compensation, particularly as it regards teachers, (to see them, click here, here, here and here) and those posts have generated a slew of comments.
Here's what people are posting:
From truthavenger: "Michigan is broke. Nuff said. Now, everyone at the public trough should feel the pain, even educators."
From rams102: "I realize that cuts need to happen but this "it's about time the teachers feel it too" mentality is absurd. Almost every district in West Michigan saw pay freezes on salary schedules last year while insurance contributions, co-pays, deductibles are all going up. No matter what concessions are made teachers always hear "it's not enough" but it'd be nice if concessions we're mentioned, pay freezes were discussed, etc. They've been happening for quite some time now."
From benj091981: "The days of, work 25 to 30 years and enjoy a large pension for the rest of your life are over. It's time to pay the piper. The auto companies found out they could not support their huge benefit and pension costs and now public employees will find out the same."
From dak1975: "Enough with cutting! Our state taxes are already at a low level. Lets come up with ideas to generate revenue that will not devastate our educational system."
From mizzy: "It took teachers a long, long time to be able to make a decent salary and it should take as long for it to decline. Because once it does, no matter how fast the economy grows, the teachers will, again, have to fight the long, long fight to get back where they are now."
From westmaple: "Last I heard, there was a surplus of basketball players so we should pay them less. When you drop teacher pay be sure to lower your expectations for them because you'll be recruiting from among the second and third string players. That's how some genuine clinkers got hired by KPS back in the day and some talented folks left for better respect and pay in other districts and states."
From Mike: "What these MSM journalists and others fail to grasp is that the retirement entitlements are destroying state budgets. The private sector employee has to make significantly more than his/her public sector counterpart to equal the retirement packages that the public sector employees get. Who do you know in the private sector who is able to retire at age 55 with a guaranteed million dollar tax free retirement package?"
From MSUfan: "MEA Executive Director Luigi Battaglieri received a 9.3 percent raise in 2009-10 to $235,383. Another 15 percent increase for President Iris Salters, who is paid $246,510. 10-15% salary increases for MEA executives while a third of the MEA members received raises of up to 2 percent, a third had their pay frozen and a third lost pay. Its not just the wall street cats who are getting fat. Greed crosses party lines."
From wrecklimo: "For the most part, unions are outdated and unnecessary. I've never worked for a company with unions and I don't feel disadvantaged at all. There are enough safeguards in the workplace to render unions unnecessary."
From Lord Nelson: "It's wrong to blame collective bargaining for the pension mess. No public employee unions bargained that problem. The pension system was formed by statute and under complete controll by government. It was government's choice to underfund or rob the pension system over the years. The same legislatures that voted to steal from the system are now trying to cover it on the backs of the very people the took the money from."


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Over the past few weeks, it's been busy at our front-porch hummingbird feeder. We have several hummingbirds that have stopped by to say hello and to give thanks for the nectar.
We also have one grouchy hummingbird who hangs out in the tree next to our porch and who dive bombs the other hummingbirds who try to enjoy a little go-juice.
I don't know much about hummingbirds; but they're fun to watch. A little research told me there are more than 330 varieties of these itty-bitty birds. And, though small -- tiny, even -- they don't put up with much. They'll go after birds many times their size if called for, and they often do. I guess they're the Chihuahuas of the avian kingdom.
Of course, the end of the hummingbird season is approaching, and only a few weeks after it began for us. They have to get on with their pilgrimage South. But for most of the summer, our feeder has been friendless. Only over the past few weeks have the birds stopped by regularly. They even zoom through our porch, just above our heads while we're sitting there, to claim the nectar.
We use a commercial nectar in our feeder; some people use sugar and water.
That's fine, if changed out regularly, but if sugar and water sits for long, the mixture can ferment, leading to drunk hummingbirds. And when you move as fast as hummingbirds do, drunk is not good.
As you stroll through the gallery above, picking up the hummingbird facts, don't forget the captions. There's even more information there.
And tell us about your experiences with hummingbirds. Have you had many this year? Do you have a special hummingbird-feeder recipe? What pointers can you offer for people wanting to attract these hovering birds? Respond in the comments section below. Include photos if you have them.
The facts for our hummingbird report his week come from www.worldofhummingbirds.com and www.about.com/hummingbirds.


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I know I'm just about the only Grand Rapidian devoted to the New York Mets, but I suspect my football team has a lot more followers here in West Michigan.
At least it sure seemed that way Friday night at Ottawa Hills High, when graduate — and New York Jets star linebacker — David Harris appeared to sign autographs, pose for photos and help raise money for Haitian relief
Harris's appearance is only the latest of the district's efforts to help, so far raising $8,164, given to the Salvation Army to help earthquake victims.
Students across the district have conducted pop can and bottle drives, sold popsicles, held a flower sale, and participated in other activities to generate money for the relief effort.
Southwest Community Campus alone raised $2,651.45, which is pretty incredible.
I popped over to Ottawa Hills on Friday and caught up with Harris as he greeted fans, signing miniature University of Michigan helmets and posing for photos.
He offered a signed Jets jersey to be raffled as part of a "Hoopin' for Haiti" night, that included saluting seniors before the game against Caledonia.
Harris set a school record with 158 tackles as a junior, and earned all-state honors as a senior. He led Michigan with 88 tackles in 2005 and a year later was tapped as an All-Big Ten player and team co-MVP.
Mel Atkins, the district's retired executive director for athletics, told me Harris is a star off the field, too, and was happy to help the district's efforts.
"The people in Haiti need our help," Harris told me between photos. "It's just devastated, and I'm happy to do anything I can. It's a good cause, and it's always nice to be back in Grand Rapids."
I did have to chide him for one thing — he was wearing a Yankees cap. "I have a Mets cap, but it's in the closet," he said with a smile.
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And in England, bartender Peter Hamkin, 23, spent 20 days fearing deportation to face murder charges in Italy in 2002 before Interpol discovered that it had blundered in matching his DNA profile to that of a wanted killer in Tuscany. "I was a prisoner in my own home, constantly on the edge thinking the Italian police were going to arrive to take me away," he said afterward.
Faked results
In a recent publication of the National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers, lawyer William Thompson deplored the rash of faked and mistaken DNA results.
"Police and prosecutors have demanded DNA tests in an ever-expanding number of cases, putting pressure on labs to keep pace," he said.
In Canada, the RCMP, Ontario's Centre of Forensic Sciences and a handful of private labs analyze crime-scene DNA.
While CFS has raised its standards since 1995, when an inquiry into the wrongful murder conviction of Guy Paul Morin heard that clothing fibres used to convict him had actually been shed by a lab technician's sweater, an incident last summer was a sobering reminder.
With his first-degree murder trial just two weeks away, Michael Smith of St. Thomas, Ont., learned from the Centre of Forensic Sciences that a defective lot of semen-testing kits several months earlier had yielded a false positive result in his case. "I was shocked that it was a mistake, but also that it had taken so long for them to tell us," said Mr. Smith's lawyer, Robert Upsdell.
Mr. Upsdell asked a top Canadian DNA analyst, John Waye - head of the Molecular Diagnostic Genetics Service of the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program - to look into the problem. Dr. Waye recalled that "many, many cases" were affected by the faulty testing kits, including some that had already gone to trial.
While CFS was retesting samples in the Smith case, it discovered that the locations on the victim's body where swabs were obtained had been mislabeled when CFS received them in 2007. "Had the retesting not been required, this mistake would never have been discovered," Mr. Upsdell said.
Dr. Waye said Canadian labs are inspected annually by independent auditors and have improved quality control and tracking of sample. Still, tens of thousands of samples flow in and out every year.
"They do a mind-boggling amount of work, and it is really done as an assembly line. You can do your own job absolutely perfectly, but if somebody messes something up before it gets to you, everything you do is messed up, too."
Leo Adler, a Toronto lawyer who specializes in DNA cases, said most lawyers simply don't believe they can beat a DNA case and seek a plea bargain. "I would say that 99 times out of a hundred, nobody is fighting it any more," he said. "I suspect that there are lawyers whose clients say: 'Hey, it wasn't me,' and the lawyer says: 'You're going to go down, so let's work something out.' "
Mr. Adler said the problem with capitulation is that many cases involve experts making subjective conclusions about DNA sources that were mixed together and in different locations at a crime scene. Technicians can be tempted to stretch their conclusions in the belief that they are helping to convict a dangerous criminal, he added: "When a submission goes in to CFS, it goes along with a police theory."
Ricardo Federico, a Toronto lawyer who issues a monthly DNA newsletter, said he was jolted last summer when an Israeli company, Nucleix Ltd., announced it could synthesize DNA. The news raised the spectre of criminals framing innocent people starting with a couple of microscopic cells.
"Sharp, brilliant minds are not always on the side of law and order," Mr. Adler said, citing a Saskatchewan man who surgically planted a vial of somebody else's blood in his forearm in an attempt to foil a blood test several years ago "People are always trying to stay one step ahead."
Another scientific development that has caused concern is the discovery of individuals who have two distinct DNA strands in their bodies. Known as chimeras, they have unusual DNA profiles that can come about either because of a blood transfusion or because two embryos merged in their mother's uterus. Estimates of the number of chimeras range from a tiny proportion of the population up to 10 per cent.Report Typo/Error
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Today I added a generous teaspoon of butter to my chai tea. It was so nice, I just about swooned!
My sister almost retched when I told her.
Today I added a generous teaspoon of butter to my chai tea. It was so nice, I just about swooned!
My sister almost retched when I told her.
How do you eat your bacon fat? Does anyone eat it with a spoon? Stir it into coffee?
*My obligatory intro
There are no cheat days. There are days when you eat primal and days you don't. As soon as you label a day a cheat day, you're on a diet. Don't be on a diet. ~~ Fernaldo
DAINTY CAN KISS MY PRIMAL BACKSIDE. ~~ Crabcakes
Back when I was eating vlc, I used to dip almonds in butter. It's pretty good actually. Too bad it usually led me to bingeing.
Annie Ups the Ante
Normal butter by itself? Not for me. Clarified butter? I will drink that shit and eat it straight from the jar.
Do what you love and do it often. If you don't like something, change it. if you don't like your job, quit. If you don't have enough time, stop watching tv. If you are looking for the love of your life, stop, they will be waiting for you when you start doing the things you love. Stop over analyzing, life is simple. When you eat, appreciate every last bite. Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
At the risk of bumping up an old thread which appeared to get a bit contentious, I was wondering how many people here find themselves chomping on a pat of butter when they get the munchies? I've been doing it now and then lately and was wondering if it was, like, OK.
And no, I would not make a meal of it, it's just an occasional snack, so it's not like my all-butter diet is depriving me of other nutrients . And to answer a question that was posed earlier in the thread last year, yes, in the past I have been known to eat plain honey or maple syrup. And it is yummy. But I guess that's off my diet nowadays, so instead I might occasionally do the plain butter thing.
BTW here is my butter. Don't think it's pasture-raised or grass-fed cows, but I'm not really sure (website doesn't say), but it's a local company that grows and sells stuff only in the Northwest.
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With all the budget cuts and furlough days, its seems that starting school after Labor Day would be a no-brainer. However, since it appears that the powers that be are not thinking clearly, consider this, cooler weather equals lower utility bills. Lower utility bills equals money savings....duh.
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Statistics tell the story
Each week, the Tribune Chronicle collects statistics from the area high school basketball teams and publishes them in the Sunday paper. You can find this week's installment on page 3D.
As the weeks goes on, I gather the statistics and place the players in ranking order. I don't get to go out and see much basketball these days, but looking at the statistics I can really get a feel for the players and teams in the area.
And one thing has stuck out to me – the Newton Falls girls are good this year, and will be very good next season.
Just on a numbers basis, an outsider can tell what the Tigers bring to the court, and how they compiled their 12-1 record.
Two players average double digits as junior Brooke Barreca leads the team with 16.3 points and junior Hannah Zelle chips in 10. Four other players average in the six- to seven-point range. Freshman Gabrielle Kline leads the team and the All-American Conference, National Division, with a 57.4 field-goal percentage. Senior Danielle King shoots a team-high 42.3 percent from 3-point range.
As a team, the Tigers average 59.1 points per game, which leads the AAC National. They also allow 34.6 points per game, again a best in the conference.
Just out of the names mentioned above, only King graduates this year. Victoria Workman, who averages 6.3 points and 4.8 rebounds, is the other graduating senior.
This team will likely battle with Pymatuning Valley for the top seed in the Mineral Ridge district of the Division III tournament. The Tigers have the talent to make a nice run this year, and with so many returners coming back for the 2013-14 season, they will undoubtedly be one of the best teams in the area next season.
On the boys side, has anyone else noticed that the Brookfield Warriors are tearing through opponents this year on the court just like they did on the football field?
The names aren't much different on the basketball team than you heard during football – two twin brothers named Jeremy and Jimmy Quinlan, Ryan Mosora and Collin Harkulich. The quartet also gets a hand from Jamar Tarver, Derrick Dickson and Seth Wallace.
The Warriors are now 10-1 and have picked up impressive wins over Niles, McDonald, Newton Falls and LaBrae. The team is averaging 64.5 points per game while allowing 46.2. That's a big differential.
It's very similar to the spread the Warriors were putting up during football season. After 10 games, Brookfield was outscoring opponents 464-118. On average, that was a 46.4 to 11.8 score.
To have the kind of success the Warriors are having during two different seasons doesn't happen much. These players are shear athletes and are a group of players that is a rarity these days. To have a multitude of success on the football field, then bring it to the basketball court, beating some of the best teams in the area, isn't easy to do. But the Warriors make it seem like it's all in a day's work.
With the success of Brookfield this year, the Howland district of the Division III tournament is going to be the best tournament in the area hands down. Brookfield will be a higher seed based on record as will the LaBrae Vikings – who the Warriors beat this past week. Then there is Berkshire, the defending district title winners. Throw into the mix the up-start Girard Indians, Pymatuning Valley, Ursuline and Newton Falls, and you have a very exciting sectional and district tournament.


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Ectodysplasin – A1 (EDA-A1) is a protein that occurs naturally in healthy people where it is involved in the formation and development of skin and teeth – this protein is missing in patients with XLHED. EDI200 is a form of EDA-A1 being developed by Edimer as a treatment for certain patients with X-linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (XLHED). Click through the slides below to see a depiction of the theory behind EDI200.
The laboratories of Prof. J. Tschopp and Prof. P. Schneider in Lausanne, Switzerland developed a synthetic version of EDA-A1 that has shown promising results in animals with a disease similar to XLHED. This research has lead to the development of EDI200. The rationale for the use of EDI200 in XLHED patients is based on the lack of functional EDA-A1 protein in these patients – which affects the formation of ectodermal structures (including skin and teeth). EDI200 has been shown to substitute for this protein during development in mice and dogs (see Figure 1).
Scientific Rationale
In a particular species of mouse (known as Tabby), EDA-A1 is missing and they have many of the symptoms associated with XLHED. Treatment of pregnant Tabby mice with EDI200 permanently corrected the appearance of the offspring. Equivalent results were achieved after injecting the protein into Tabby mice shortly after birth. In addition dogs lacking EDA-A1(and with an appearance quite similar to humans with XLHED) have been treated successfully with EDI200.


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ALLEN PARK -- With starting RB Jahvid Best likely to miss the first six games of the regular season once he's placed on the PUP list, the Detroit Lions welcomed the return of second-year RB Mikel Leshoure to practice on Wednesday.
Those in attendance at the Allen Park facilities watched with anticipation to see how he'd look in team scrimmages, but unfortunately that time didn't come.
Leshoure's practice ended when the individual drills did as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury, which is on the heels of last season's Achilles injury.
"He really hasn't had any steps backwards," said head coach Jim Schwartz. "He just hasn't had two steps forward; he's been taking half steps forward. He's been making good progress. But like we talked about yesterday, you know that urgency for him to get on the field and be able to do some things, that window is starting to narrow."
Leshoure "getting on the field and doing some things" would be a welcomed sight. Since taking the running back with a second-round selection in the 2011 draft, the team has yet to see him participate in a game.
Leshoure tore his Achilles early in training camp last year and has already missed the team's first preseason game this season. He seems to be en route to missing the second as well.
"I haven't seen him play football a whole lot," said quarterback Matthew Stafford. "I can remember, he was doing pretty well last year before he hurt his Achilles in training camp. This year he hasn't been out there that much. I know he's anxious to do everything he can to get back out there."
After Wednesday's practice, Leshoure was swarmed by a group of reporters that looked like would-be tacklers. He was asked about potential set-backs, how he feels about missing time and several other questions relating to the injury-riddled start of his career.
Out of all the answers he gave, only a few words really hold value.
"I just need to get on the field," said Leshoure.
At the moment now, the most optimistic target for Leshoure to take his first NFL handoff will be the preseason's third week.
Leshoure will still be forced to sit out the first two weeks of the NFL's regular season after violating the league's substance abuse policy.


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Written by Paul L.
On Sept 29, 2010
Are your kids active or participating in an organized sport? Do you happen to have a 24-pack sports drink sitting in your pantry? If you answered yes then you may have been duped. A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics shows that teens often perceive sports drinks as part of a healthy lifestyle despite the high sugar content of the beverage.
Dr. Ranjit and colleagues at the University of Texas School of Public Health asked 15,000 teenagers about their eating and exercise habits and their beverage consumption. Of the teenagers surveyed, 22% of the boys and 17% of the girls were obese. One-in-four (28%) teenager reported consuming three or more sugar-sweetened beverages (that included sports and fruit-flavoured drinks) on a daily basis.
Teens that chose sports drink over soda were more likely to be active and participating in organized sports, drank more milk, ate more fruits and vegetables and had healthier diets than soda drinkers. The teens perceived sports drinks as a healthy rehydrating beverage for their active lifestyles.
However, Dr. Ranjit indicated that although sports drinks contain less sugar than sodas, it is still a significant amount in a daily diet. "Water is just as good for hydration in most cases," says Dr. Ranjit. "Only people who are severely dehydrated due to diarrhea or some other reason really need this level of electrolyte replenishment," she says.
Researchers credit the marketing success of advertised sugar-sweetened beverages that add little or no nutritional value to the consumer. Despite this, the industry is directing efforts to reducing the sugar content and adding more functional and nutritional value to food and beverages. For example, Gatorade's new line of G Series Pro sports drinks contains carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals.
I guess the take-home message from this study is that water is often sufficient for the casual athlete and teenagers. Paying attention to the sugar content of beverages is a good way to stay health-conscious.


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Beer Nation visits Mission Dolores before and after its opening, showing what it takes to turn beer bar dreams into reality. This BeerCam segment is brought to you by the Good Beer Seal (www.GoodBeerSeal.com). Support those who support us!
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The ILX is instantly recognizable as an Acura with its distinctive satin-metal strip crossing the top of the grille. Although based on the Honda Civic platform, the ILX takes on a completely different silhouette, with the windshield raked steeply back, emphasizing the longer hoodline. Projector beam headlights are standard, with high-intensity discharge (HID) lights available on higher trims.
It's offered with three distinct personalities, but each features the quality and smart application of technology that has become a hallmark of the brand. Unlike many of the cars I test, I've had the opportunity to spend time in multiple versions of the ILX, with extended test drives in the 2.0 and Hybrid models.
Acura's first hybrid, the ILX Hybrid features a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder with an integrated electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack. Combined, the powertrain produces 111-horsepower which is transferred to the front wheels through a continuously variable transmission. It achieves EPA estimated mileage of 39 city and 38 highway, although I was able to beat those numbers in my test, scoring a computed 39.7 mpg. Although the high mileage was welcome, the hybrid powertrain was less refined than any I have recently driven.
The front MacPherson strut and rear multi–link suspension in the ILX is enhanced with amplitude reactive dampers, which act as two shocks in one, reacting mildly to gentle undulations and more forcefully to sharp bumps and cornering. Acura's motion adaptive power steering works with the standard vehicle stability control to cue the steering in the proper direction to maintain control.
All ILX models come with a high level of standard equipment including Bluetooth telephone connectivity and audio streaming, automatic climate control and a power moonroof. The ILX includes a safety feature I wish was included on all new cars — when you turn on your windshield wipers, your headlights automatically switch on.
It's in the two available equipment packages where the ILX really becomes an Acura. The Premium package, available with the 2.0 and 2.4, adds leather, a power driver's seat, and heated front seats. Active noise control further quiets the driving experience.
The tech package, which is not available on the 2.4, adds a high-power audio system with 15gb of hard drive storage and satellite-linked navigation.
Base price: $25,900, Hybrid $28,900
Price as tested: Tech $32,295, Hybrid $35,295 (each include $895 destination charge)
Type: Front-wheel drive, 5-passenger compact sedan
Engine: 2.0-liter inline 4-cylinder / 1.5-liter inline 4-cylinder with integrated electric motor (hybrid)
Final assembly: Greenburg, Ind.
EPA estimated mileage: 24 city/35 highway; 39 city/38 highway (hybrid)
Length: 179.1 inches
Wheelbase: 105.1 inches
Weight: 2,970 lbs. / 2,987 lbs. (hybrid)
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Can you come up with a bright idea that will inspire festival-goers to take action to reduce the impact of climate change on the poor? If so, Oxfam will give you free tickets to see it brought to life at this year's Leeds Festival.
Every year Oxfam campaign at festivals up-and-down the country, talking to people about ways they can help end poverty.
This year their big focus is climate change and how it hits poor people first and hardest (even though they are least responsible for causing it). It's about letting the public know how they can help reduce its impact on poor people?s lives. So how can we make that message stand out above all the other stuff going on at the festivals?
Oxfam already run a chill-out tent and fairtrade coffee shop at many festivals. They?ve got banners and flags and videos from the big screens plus a team of campaigners out-and-about talking to people and asking them to sign a climate change petition. They?ve even got a cooking-oil powered campervan (hopefully)? so what?s missing?
The charity needs a participative, innovative idea that will bring the issues to life (either poverty, climate change or both), inspire people to take action, and be the talking point of the festival.
It could be a dance-powered sustainable sound system or a recycling giant – whatever takes your fancy. You come up with idea and Oxfam will work with you to put it into action.
If you think you can come up with the goods, just download and read the brief here and enter your idea by 23 February 2007.
Oxfam will select their winner on 12 March. Good luck!
Leeds Festival takes place on the August bank holiday weekend (24-26 August 2007). For more information and line-up rumours, click on the links below.


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Train Wrecking.
I watch, I feel, I acknowledge.
The woman grieves for the babe taken.
Removed from her womb.
I am her.
Both our arms are empty.
She leaves hospital, with a memory.
Belly shadows her history.
Downy and soft.
Hiding the angular pain.
The loss in her heart
Stabbing, bleeding, tears of anguish
Obsession follows.
Hair, eyes, feet, skin.
What were they like?
Do I remember?
Is it sheer fabrication?
Train wrecking.
I cannot look away.
Because I am her.
Even if her baby breaths,
her arms are empty.
And so are mine.


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The CBS drama "The Good Wife" has been the subject of all sorts of conversation, media analysis and speculation about how the show will fare now that one of its major characters, lawyer Will Gardner (Josh Charles), has been killed.
Ratings are up, and everybody who watches the show seems to have an opinion about these recent developments.
And that everybody includes two Oregonians better-known as elected officials than as TV pundits, Josh Marquis, Clatsop County District Attorney; and Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick.
Marquis, who's no stranger to keeping a skeptical eye on TV shows and pop culture having to do with crime and law enforcement, sent an email about the recent events on "The Good Wife." Marquis was not impressed.
Here's an excerpt from Marquis' email:
"What drives me CRAZY about TGW is the way it is what I call a 'Where's Waldo' of serious ethical violations...and I mean things that would be long-term suspension, disbarment or indictment. And I don't just mean their hot but sleazy investigators but the principals, including the obvious star/big draw Julianna Marguiles. If lawyers were this dishonest, lied to judges so easily, and aided and abetted criminal enterprises we would be living in an alternate universe...If I were a civilian and I thought TGW represented real lawyers, they'd hate us even more than surveys say they do."Of the recent episodes, in particular, Marquis added, in part:
While Marquis objects to the distance between reality and the kind of conduct presented on "The Good Wife," Portland Commissioner Steve Novick isn't convinced the show will survive the loss of the character of Will Gardner.
"On a more theatrical note, the way in which Will Gardner's client got the bailiff's gun makes no sense. The deputy was wearing what is called 'duty leather' and NOBODY in uniform would EVER unsnap the leather release unless they were preparing to draw.
More importantly, those very expensive holsters are designed so it's almost impossible but anyone but the person wearing the leather to draw the weapon. I've personally been in firearm trainings where they run scenarios and in one I played the bad guy who tried to take a duty weapon from a uniformed officer. It turned out to be almost impossible.
But as they say in Italian, 'Se non e vero, e Ben trovato' (if it's not true it's still a good story.)"
In a recent phone conversation, Novick said "I really don't see how it can (survive.) He's a central character, and in some ways, the most interesting character psychologically. I don't really see where they go from here."
Novick was watching the fateful March 23 episode with his fiancee, Rachel Philofsky, who, he says, is a much bigger fan of "The Good Wife" than he is.
"I was very proud of myself," Novick recalls. "After Will was shot, Rachel asked me, 'Is he alive, or is he dead?' I said, 'He's dead. I have a hunch.'"
Novick did have another, more serious reason, for getting in touch to share his thoughts about "The Good Wife," one that had to do with raising Portlanders' awareness about earthquake preparedness.
"I did want to take this opportunity to remind people that disaster can strike at any time," Novick says. "And that's why people should bolt their houses to their foundations."
Novick is referring to a recently announced new pilot project that will give 30 Portland homeowners funds to cover about 75 percent of the cost of seismic upgrades, including bolting homes to their foundations.
The pilot project is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which allocated funds through the Oregon Office of Emergency Management and the City of Portland's Bureau of Emergency Management.
There's more information about the pilot project here, at the Clean Energy Works Oregon Website.
No word yet on whether "The Good Wife" writers will add a natural disaster to the list of crises Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) has to deal with.
-- Kristi Turnquist


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OCU Students Vote to Fund Campus Enhancements
OKLAHOMA CITY – Prospective students entering Oklahoma City University's Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitor Center will find a newly-renovated lobby thanks to the university's Student Government Association.
OCU SGA President John Riesenberg said the Student Service Fee Committee was glad to enhance what is considered the "front door" to the Oklahoma City University campus.
"This is the place prospective students see when they come to OCU," Riesenberg said. "We want our front door to match our whole campus and be a welcoming place that is student and family friendly."
OCU's student service fee is allocated to a variety of departments on campus including student government, student life, student health and the police department. The Student Government Association holds back the small portion of excess funds to help finance projects that arise during the school year such as speakers and student events. Professors and administrators are invited to submit proposals to the Student Service Fee Committee for consideration. University Advancement Vice President Art Cotton submitted the proposal for the lobby renovation.
The renovated lobby includes new furniture and about a dozen 20 x 30-inch photographs of OCU students enjoying the campus. OCU worked with Frankfurt Short Bruza on the renovation.
This year, the committee approved about $12,000 for campus enhancements and events. Projects recently funded include the lobby, Race with the Stars T-shirts, a 24-hour study space in the university center, lights for the university's soccer field and a sound system for the Freede Center.
Committee members include four undergraduate students from SGA and three administrators – Vice President of Students Affairs Rick Hall, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Liz Donnelly and Dean of Students John Riggs.
"We generally fund one-time investments that get projects off the ground," Riesenberg explained. "What we at SGA really like about the committee is that we have student and administrative representation, but the students have a slightly larger voice."
Cotton said the tradition is a testament to good leadership on campus.
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Bridges connecting waterways
Favorite thing: Named after some of the most memorable Dutch queens, these stately bridges connect the many waterways of Willemstad.
Queen Emma Bridge
Origin—Built in 1888 by Leonard Burlington Smith, and named after Queen Emma (1890–1898), this bridge connects the Punda and Otrobanda districts.
Points of interest—16 floating pontoon boats support the "Pontoon Bridge." Also known as the "Swinging Old Lady," it swings open using two powerful ship motors, allowing ships to access the port. From 1901 to 1934, people had to pay a toll to cross the bridge—with the exception of pedestrians going barefoot. When the bridge is open to let ships from the harbour pass, pedestrians are transported free of charge by the ponchi, a small ferry.
Note—the Queen Emma Bridge will undergoing restoration from August 2005 to April 2006.
Queen Juliana Bridge
Origin—Named after Queen Juliana (1948–1980). After almost a decade of construction, the bridge officially opened on Queen's Day, (April 30) 1974.
Points of interest—One of the highest bridges in the world, at 185 feet above the sea level of St. Anna Bay to accommodate the tanker ships entering the narrow harbour, the Queen Juliana weighs 3,400 tons and has four traffic lanes. The view is breathtaking, and includes the entire panorama of Punda, Otrobanda, and the Schottegat.
Queen Wilhelmina Bridge
Origin—Named after Queen Wilhelmina (1890–1945), this bridge was built in 1928 to link the commercial area of Punda with the old residential neighborhood of Scharloo.
Points of interest—Originally a drawbridge, it was modified to a fixed structure after the dock in the Waaigat was destroyed.
Colours to prevent headaches
Favorite thing: Between the blues of the sky and sea, you'll sea the distinct colors of Curaçao's buildings—part "New World," part "Old World," and completely unique.
It is said that one of the early Dutch governors, under the pretext of medical advice, outlawed buildings being painted pure white, because the reflection of the sun glaring off on them was said to cause major headaches and could lead to eye inflammation or even blindness. However, after the death of this governor, they discovered that he had shares in a local paint company.
Everywhere you look, you'll see the wide array of lovely, bright colors enhancing the outside walls of Curaçao homes and buildings, particularly in Willemstad—one of the most photographed cityscapes in the Caribbean.
Dutch Influences
Favorite thing: Established in the mid-1600s, Willemstad's covey of structures recall the quaint designs of Amsterdam, with exquisite 17th and 18th century Dutch colonial buildings not to be found anywhere else outside of the Netherlands.
In time, as Willemstad's traditional styles were modified to accommodate the island's dry and breezy climate, Caribbean accents such as verandas, porches, fretwork, and shutters were added. The color scheme was updated as well, introducing a bright, bold palette unheard of in the mother country.
Additional Dutch influences include:
Street Layout—Willemstad's Otrobanda district is full of narrow alleys and wider main streets, reminiscent of 17th century Dutch provincial towns.
Plaza—For centuries, plaza's have had many functions—most notably they were used for dining, trading, festivals, and ceremonies. Nowadays, several plazas are in use as open-air markets in Otrobanda.
Gabled Roofline—Steep-pitched tile roofs and neck- and Dutch-gable ends are hallmarks of classic Dutch urban architecture. These elements sit beautifully in the restored 18th century mansions of Scharloo and Pietermaai, and in the buildings along Schottegat Harbor.
The District Scharloo and Pietermaai
Favorite thing: Outside Punda and Otrobanda, you'll find Scharloo and Pietermaai, home to a wealth of gorgeous restored mansions. These two suburbs are listed along with Willemstad on the UNESCO World Heritage List, commemorating their unique value to the world's cultural and natural heritage.
The district Otrabanda
Favorite thing: Otrobanda
In 1707, building permits were granted for Otrobanda, "The Other Side." The buildings along Otrobanda's Breedestraat were similar to those in Punda, with commercial space downstairs and living quarters on the upper floors. Off Breedestraat, a grand residential neighborhood was built by those eager for stately mansions reflecting their higher social standing.
In contrast to the neat grid of Punda, Otrobanda is a maze of twisting streets and alleyways, giving the neighborhood its own intimate charm. By 1774, with 300 houses, Otrobanda was as big as Punda. In the 18th and19th centuries, free blacks began to migrate to the city. Some of the spacious Otrobanda yards were built over with more modest living quarters and small craft shops, forming the city's first working class neighborhood and urban center. By the 20th century, Otrobanda had become a major cultural center for the rising black middle class. Many of the island's notable politicians, professionals, artists, and musicians grew up there.
The district Punda
Favorite thing: Punda
The gorgeous St. Anna Bay divides Willemstad into two major districts—Punda on the east and Otrobanda on the west. When the Dutch captured the island from Spain in 1634, Punda (from "Punta," or "the point" in Papiamentu) was born. The new leaders began to build a fort, Fort Amsterdam, to protect their settlement, and soon the city began to grow.
Today, the Fort serves as the seat of the Government of the Netherlands Antilles. Along with what are now Columbusstraat, Madurostraat, and Handelskade ("Commerce Street"), the up-and-coming Dutch Protestant merchants built their combined offices, warehouses, stores, and living quarters. The basic layout of this area, with its narrow perpendicular streets, hasn't changed much over the centuries.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Huntsville police arrested two suspects now linked to more than 100 car burglaries in the city over the last two months.
James Allen Bowman Jr., 27, of Huntsville and a 15-year-old were arrested during a traffic stop on Nov. 11, after police said they spotted a Jeep without headlights. Officers determined the Jeep's occupants had been breaking into cars and subsequently charged them with multiple car burglaries that occurred that night.
The two suspects have since been linked as offenders in more than 100 car burglaries over the last two months, which occurred in different areas of the city. The affected areas include, but are not limited to South Huntsville in the area of Hobbs Road and the Hampton Cove and Taylor Road areas, according to police.
Police said the suspects specifically targeted vehicles that were parked outside and were left unlocked.
The Huntsville Police Department suggests that residents lock their cars when they are not attended, remove property from plain view or take them inside their homes with them, and close and lock their garages.
Property has been recovered and citizens victimized over the last two months are asked to contact the South Precinct (256-213-4500) and ask to speak with Investigators Kevin Matthews, Errol Cammack or John Cole.


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FAVORITE: Despite losing five girls from last year's South Jersey, Group 1 championship team, Pennsville will still be able to field a strong group of girls. Heading the team will be standout junior Victoria Nugent, who went 20-4 at first singles during team matches last year. Pennsville's only other returning starter is senior Megan Saxvanderweyden, who played second doubles. Although there are plenty of holes to fill, the Salem County squad will be relying on Nugent to continue her consistent play. Pennsville went 23-3 last season and bowed out to Glen Ridge in the Group 1 final.
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We continue with the Falles! One of the events that creates great expectation among fallers this week is the Offering. On March 17th and 18th, fallers from all Falles commissions join a parade dressed with the regional outfits to the Plaza de la Virgen to offer flowers to Valencia's patron saint, the Lady of the Abandoned Ones.
All the bouquets form a cloak that covers the Virgin, a 14m figure. The Fallera mayor is the last one to walk across the street in front of Valencia's patron saint. After this event on March 18th, there's a fireworks castle and the Nit del Foc (Night of Fire) officially starts.
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A 347-unit apartment complex in Lake Oswego has sold for $63 million in one of the largest Portland-area real estate transactions of 2014.
San Francisco-based Friedkin Realty Group bought the One Jefferson apartment community from another California investment group in a transaction that closed June 3.
It's Friedkin's only property in Oregon, but the privately-held group owns two large apartment complexes in Vancouver, Wash., as well as properties near Seattle and in California, Utah, Colorado, Illinois and Indiana.
Morton Friedkin said his firm has bid on several apartment properties in Oregon, but found a competitive market.
"We've come up short, and sometimes being the winning bidder is not the smartest thing to do," Friedkin said. Portland has "attracted some serious investors, and they've brought along some serious amounts of capital."
Portland has become a hot market for out-of-state investors because of its low vacancy rate -- at 4 percent, according to the Census Bureau, one of the lowest in the nation -- which points to rising rents. Portland also offers more affordable investments than larger cities.
Friedkin, a board member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, said he expects to make other investments in the state.
One Jefferson sits on a 13.5 acre site southeast of Portland Community College's Sylvania campus. It was 97 percent occupied at the time it was being marketed for sale.
The seller, Prometheus Real Estate Group Inc. of San Mateo, Calif., bought the complex in 2011 for $51.2 million. It added five units last year.
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Kris Humphries, Brooklyn Nets forward who is also the estranged husband of reality television star Kim Kardashian, may find it awkward if his wife's boyfriend Kanye West attends the games where the rapper's good friend and collaborator Jay-Z serves as partial owner.
Humphries recently made an appearance at the NBA 2K13 opening party at Jay-Z's 40/40 club. There, the 27-year-old NBA forward was questioned about West.
"On those nights when Kanye's in attendance, are you going to be uncomfortable," the reporter questioned on an Associated Press video.
Humphries declined to answer with anything more than a small smile and a "thanks buddy" before ending the interview.
West, 35-year-old rapper and G.O.O.D. Music label head, has been very vocal about his thoughts on Humphries and connection with partial Nets owner Jay-Z in his April release of the song "Way Too Cold."
"I admit I fell in love with Kim / Around the same time she fell in love with him / Well that's cool baby girl / Do your thing / Lucky I ain't had Jay drop him from the team," West rapped, making references to Humphries and Kardashian.
Despite West's song, Humphries allegedly wished Kardashian's new boyfriend the best of luck in dealing with the 31-year-old reality television star. Humphries reportedly told a friend that West would need patience to deal with his wife of 72 days, according to RadarOnline.com.
"When Kris found out about Kim going public with Kanye, he told his friends he wanted to tell West, 'good luck dude, you are going to need it,'" a source told RadarOnline.com one week after "Way Too Cold" was released. "Kris knows that while he was with Kim, he was completely faithful, and he has serious doubts that she could say the same."
While Humphries declined to comment on West's future appearances at his Nets games at a recent event, he did speak about how "cool" it was for Jay-Z to be so involved with the Brooklyn Nets.
"It's cool that he's involved in the team. He's really hyped up Brooklyn and the people want it and they're ready," Humphries said of the 42-year-old music mogul born Shawn Carter in The Associated Press video. "It's cool, he's done a great job with it."
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iPhone fever is growing with the latest model hitting stores Friday.
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Haywood Mall saw one of the largest crowd of people it has ever seen for an iPhone release.
As of 5 a.m. Friday, there were about 60 people in line outside. The mall opened the doors between Sears and Macy's at 7 a.m.
The Apple Store opened an hour later at 8 a.m.
Jason Montgomery was the first person in line. He got there Thursday night at 8 p.m.
"I'm tired," he said.
Ironically, Montgomery works at the Apple Store in downtown Greenville. He says that store sells all the accessories for the iPhone, but not the phone itself. He said he was standing in line just for the satisfaction of getting the newest iPhone in his hands as early as possible.