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Tuesday August 6th, 2013 1:15am
On Saturday, tears were shed, and history was made.
Three years ago, a Florida team filled with freshmen stepped on to the field with the likes of Northwestern, the powerhouse in women's lacrosse at the time.
"We were all freshmen going out there trembling because we had no idea what we were doing," Florida senior Kitty Cullen said.
On May 2, 2010, Florida suffered a 19-5 loss against Northwestern on the Wildcats' Senior Day.
Cullen said it would only be right to beat Northwestern in similar fashion on her Senior Day.
"We weren't losing on our senior game," Cullen said. "That wasn't going to happen."
Cullen and her senior teammates made that a reality Saturday afternoon when No. 4 Florida (16-1, 4-1) crushed No. 2 Northwestern (13-2, 4-1) by a score of 22-4 to grab hold of its third American Lacrosse Conference title in as many years.
The thought of this happening looked bleak coming into the game, for Florida had to beat the defending national champion Wildcats by 16 goals or more to guarantee the title. Instead, the Gators beat Northwestern by 18 goals, marking the Wildcats' most-lopsided loss in their program's history
The Gators emotions from Senior Day made that victory happen.
"I keep on telling myself, 'Did we really just win by 18 goals? This must be a dream,'" Florida senior Brittany Dashiell said.
Florida ripped off two goals in the first minute of the match and finished with five-goal run to start the game. A three-goal run and two seven-goal runs followed that.
Northwestern did not score any back-to-back goals.
"I definitely did not expect us to in by this much," senior defender Sam Farrell said. "We knew we were going to come out on fire and give it all we got, but I didn't think this blowout would be the result."
The Gators had a shot percentage of .786 off of 28 shots to produce the highest shot percentage in any game for them this season. Northwestern's four goals on 18 shots made for its lowest shot percent of the season, .222.
"They executed well," Kelley Amonte Hiller said. "Top to bottom, they executed well."
Florida sophomore Shannon Gilroy led the goal spree, scoring five goals on the day to bring her season total to 44. Dashiell recorded three goals, three assists and a career-high seven draw controls.
Out of the 22 goals scored, Florida seniors scored 15 of them.
"We just had so much adrenaline going into today's game," Dashiell said. "We were excited to go out there and give them what we got."
Florida coach Amanda O'Leary said she realizes today's game resulted from the heightened emotions of Florida first-ever recruiting class graduating, and Northwestern will be ready to play them again in postseason play.
For now though, O'Leary has to smile from her team's performance.
"The stars aligned, and our players came out to play today," Florida coach Amanda O'Leary said. "We just put it all together."


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The European Commission has written to sixteen Member States which have failed to fully implement new EU telecoms rules into national law, six months after the deadline to do so.
The new rules give EU customers new rights regarding fixed telephony, mobile services and Internet access. For instance, the right to switch telecoms operators in one day without changing their phone number and the right to clarity about data traffic management practices employed by Internet Service Providers. There is now also better protection of privacy and personal data online.
The Commission's requests today take the form of "reasoned opinions." Member States which do not fully implement the new laws risk referral to the EU's Court of Justice and potential financial penalties. The 16 Member States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Spain.
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Truckloads Of Four Loko To Be Recycled Into Ethanol
Weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it was investigating caffeinated alcoholic beverages such as the now discontinued Four Loko, wholesalers of the drinks have begun recycling their product into ethanol.
Former Four Loko sippers you'll be happy to know that your beloved drink will have a second life after all. Today, the Associated Press reported that truckloads of high-alcohol, caffeinated malt beverages would be recycled into ethanol and other products. Four companies (Phusion Projects, Charge Beverages Corp., New Century Brewing Co. and United Brands Company Inc.) were sent warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in November regarding the combination of caffeine and alcohol causing a "wide awake drunk".
Instead of trashing all of the unopened Four Lokos and their banned counterparts following the FDA crackdown, wholesalers from Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and other states along the Eastern seaboard are sending cases to MXI Environmental Services in Abingdon, Virginia. Vice President of Operations, Brian Potter describes how each truck holds 2,000 cases of the 23.5-ounce cans. Potter also explains why turning the drink into ethanol is an environmentally conscious measure, saying:
"These are actually things that could go directly into a landfill or incinerator or some other waste process that's not as environmentally friendly, so I think it's a good thing. MXI distills the alcohol from the drinks, then sells the fuel to be blended into gasoline."
The company also recycles the drinks' water, cardboard packaging and shipping pallets, then sells the aluminum cans to a recycler where it takes roughly "30 days until it's back on the shelf as another beer can."
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In addition to programs for deployed service members, their families, and our veterans, Soldiers' Angels supports medical treatment facilities at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. The mission of the Soldiers' Angels facility in Germany is to provide on-site support for patients during their stay at Landstuhl after medical evacuation from Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as other theaters of operations such as the Horn of Africa. Learn more about how you can help Soldiers' Angels support wounded service members at Landstuhl.
Soldiers' Angels has created a Veteran Internship Program designed to help veterans adjust and transition to civilian life and find long term employment. Through a generous grant, our interns receive a monthly stipend to be VA Site Coordinators supporting their local VA Hospital. Learn more about the Veteran Internship Program here.
As you probably know, Soldiers' Angels held their first ever "Warm Feet For Warriors" campaign that ran from February 15 - April 30, 2017. Because this was the first year of our campaign, we set our initial goal fairly low-- hoping for just 1,000 pairs of socks. Imagine our surprise when we reached 1,271 pairs after just one month of the campaign! So we upped our goal to 2,500 pairs... and after one more month, we surpassed that goal! The campaign officially ended on April 30th, but the socks continued to roll in throughout May. We are very excited to announce that, although there are still some socks trickling in, as of last week we had collected 11,373 pairs of socks!! Thank you all for your generous support of this initial campaign!! These socks are already keeping the toes of our veterans and service members toasty and you can bet that next year we hope to make the campaign goal even higher!
Angel Jen, a member of the Soldiers' Angels Deployed Adoptions Team, supported her adopted service member during the entire length of his 9-month deployment. Although she only heard back from her busy service member three times during the course of those nine months, she diligently supported him with letters and care packages. Once his deployment drew to an end, imagine Angel Jen's surprise when she received a flag in a handmade display case from her service member. Tucked inside the case was a beautiful "Thank You" letter that read:
"I would like to give you this American flag as a token of my appreciation for your continued support not only to myself, but also all my brothers and sisters in arms that you have supported through Soldiers' Angels. You truly are an Angel, giving up free time you could be spending on your two boys each time you write a letter or make a box. It always brought a smile to my face and I will be forever grateful. Please know that I appreciated everything and all your efforts. It's Americans like yourself that makes soldiers like myself continue to serve and sacrifice some of our freedom so that you may sleep well at night. Thank you! Thank you!!"
Soldiers' Angels President and CEO, Amy Palmer, was presented with the Freedom Award at the 2017 Tribute to Women Business Leaders. The event, now in its tenth year, is hosted by the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and recognizes women who are making a difference in San Antonio and across the country. The Freedom Award is presented to a woman working in the military, police/fire, or other public service industry and who places the welfare of others before her own.
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Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies—particularly during the Christmas season. These parfaits are a great way to top off holiday meals. They have a sweet almond flavor but aren't too heavy and filling.
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- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3 cups milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 3/4 cup chopped toasted almonds
- 1/2 cup shortbread cookie crumbs
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 6 to 8 maraschino cherries
- In a large saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar and cornstarch. Gradually add milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
- In a small bowl, beat egg yolks; gradually add 1 cup hot milk mixture. Return all to pan. Bring to a boil; cook for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add butter and extract; mix well. Chill for 1 hour or until cool.
- Add almonds. Pour into six to eight parfait glasses; sprinkle with cookie crumbs. In a bowl, beat cream and remaining sugar until soft peaks form. Spoon over parfaits. Chill. Just before serving, garnish with cherries. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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On Morning Joe, John Ridley "hope[s]" Novak will "clarify" his Meet the Press comments
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During the 6 a.m. ET and 8 a.m. ET hours of the July 18 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, commentator John Ridley said he was "curious" about syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak's July 15 assertion during a panel discussion on NBC's Meet the Press that, as Media Matters for America documented, "Republicans are very pessimistic about 2008. When you talk to them off the record, they don't see how they can win this thing. And then they think for a minute, and only the Democratic Party, with everything in their favor, would say that, 'OK, this is the year either to have a woman or an African-American to break precedent, to do things the country has never done before.' " During the 6 a.m. ET hour of the show, Ridley -- who wrote about Novak's comments in a July 17 post on the Huffington Post blog -- quoted Novak's statement and said: "I'm actually curious. I hope that Mr. Novak will clarify this." Ridley continued: "So are the Republicans hopeful for change? Or are they hopeful that when you have a black or a woman running on the Democratic ticket, a majority of Americans will go, 'Nah. I ain't voting for that.' " Novak was scheduled to appear during the 8 a.m. ET hour of the show.
During the 8 a.m. ET hour, before the interview with Novak, Ridley again quoted Novak's statement and said: "And so I was curious, just hopefully he could elaborate, what he means by hope." Ridley then stated, "By the way, if he is talking about a Wilder effect, here, referencing [former Virginia] Governor Doug Wilder [D], I don't necessarily disagree with that." The "Wilder effect" refers to the theory that African American candidates sometimes do better in pre-election polling than they do in the actual election because some voters tell pollsters that they will vote for the African American candidate but choose a white candidate instead on Election Day. After mentioning the Wilder effect, Ridley then asked: "[I]s he saying that the Republicans' only hope come November is hoping that there is some latent bigotry in America who -- that wouldn't vote for a man of color or a woman for president?"
As Media Matters noted, neither Meet the Press host Tim Russert nor any of Novak's fellow panelists, Bloomberg News Washington managing editor Al Hunt, Republican strategist Mike Murphy, and Democratic strategist Bob Shrum -- all of whom are, like Novak, white men -- commented on or challenged Novak's assertion. As Media Matters has also documented, a breakdown of the guests on Meet the Press from 2005 to 2006 shows that 76 percent of the guests on the program were white men.
During the interview -- which, according to Scarborough, occurred later in the broadcast than expected due to "some mix-up" -- Novak was not asked about his comments on Meet the Press. Scarborough did state, however, that Novak would return at 7:30 a.m. ET on the July 19 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe to continue the conversation.
From the 6 a.m. ET hour of the July 18 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe:
SCARBOROUGH: So John Ridley has a -- your Huffington Post.
RIDLEY: On Huffington.
SCARBOROUGH: And you've written this column saying that the only thing the Republicans have going for them, according to Bob Novak, are that they're white.
RIDLEY: Well, it was interesting. They had the roundtable discussion with Tim Russert on Meet the Press. Everybody was, you know, galvanized by the [Sen. Jim] Webb [D-VA]-[Sen. Lindsey] Graham [R-SC] cage fight. But there was something that he said. Republicans, right now, as you probably know, are a little pessimistic. I think you had something interesting yesterday that 21 percent of the people -- they still don't know who they're gonna vote for.
SCARBOROUGH: Unknown is leading on the Republican side.
RIDLEY: Unknown leads the pack for the Republicans.
SCARBOROUGH: So what's the Republicans' hope?
RIDLEY: Well, as -- and I want to -- I'm actually curious. I hope that Mr. Novak will clarify this, but he was talking about, that this year -- and this is a quote from him -- "the Democrats will either have a woman or an African-American to break precedent, to do things the country has never done before, and it gives the Republicans hope." So are the Republicans hopeful for change? Or are they hopeful that when you have a black or a woman running on the Democratic ticket, a majority of Americans will go, "Nah. I ain't voting for that."
SCARBOROUGH: Well, I think it's the latter. I really do. I think a lot of people will stop and think -- I think it's a little different with Hillary because Hillary's been around for a long time. She has her sort of own identity. Barack Obama, though, I think for a lot of people out there that, again, have not followed these candidates as much as anybody else are thinking: "Hey, he's that young black guy that's really energetic and exciting." And so it's going to be very interesting.
From the 8 a.m. ET hour of the July 18 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe:
SCARBOROUGH: Now, you had concerns with Bob Novak -- who's supposed to be calling in -- about Novak and what he said this weekend on Meet the Press.
RIDLEY: Well, more curiosity because I don't --
SCARBOROUGH: And this, by the way, this is on the top of Huffington Post right now.
RIDLEY: Yeah. This is Huffington Post. I wrote about it. Look, it was a heck of a show on Meet the Press on Sunday. Something happened --
SCARBOROUGH: Oh. Great show.
RIDLEY: Yeah. You had the Webb-Graham cage match. But at the roundtable, Tim Russert was talking to some other individuals about how the Republican Party is disenfranchised at this point. They're not raising money, they don't know who they want their front-runner to be. And Mr. Novak said something regarding the Democrats that -- and this is a quote -- "This is a year either to have a woman or an African-American to break precedent, do things the country has never done before, and it gives the Republicans hope."
And so I was curious, just hopefully he could elaborate, what he means by hope. And, by the way, if he is talking about a Wilder effect here, referencing Governor Doug Wilder, I don't necessarily disagree with that. But is he saying that the Republicans' only hope come November is hoping that there is some latent bigotry in America who -- that wouldn't vote for a man of color or a woman for president?
SCARBOROUGH: Well, I think it's -- I think it is obviously something that's never been done before. So --
MIKA BRZEZINSKI [news anchor]: And the question is, are the times right, is the historic moment here?
RIDLEY: It is, but the bigger question for me is, is that what he's saying the Republicans -- that's what they're running on? They can't run on the war, they can't run on national security, they can't run on family values.
SCARBOROUGH: You know what they can run on?
RIDLEY: What can they run on?
SCARBOROUGH: They can run on the fact that they've got a president that, every time he opens his mouth, makes history. You see, [late-night talk show host David] Letterman has these things -- great moments in presidential speeches.
RIDLEY: Yeah.
SCARBOROUGH: Had another one last night.
SCARBOROUGH: All right, hey, Bob, we've got to go because we, unfortunately, we had some mix-up --
NOVAK: Sorry, but I look forward to talking to you tomorrow.
SCARBOROUGH: I'll see you tomorrow morning at 7:30.
NOVAK: Terrific. Thank you, Joe.
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What would you do if you lived in constant fear of being separated from your family in the country you've called home for years, even decades? That's the harsh reality for millions of undocumented workers who live in the shadows in this country when they could be contributing to the U.S. tax system and even more to the economy. Our broken immigration system must be fixed not just because it's the humanitarian thing to do, but it's also smart economics.
Congress must get to work passing real comprehensive immigration reform that doesn't just secure the border, but also provides a pathway to citizenship for those who want to get right with the law. The President deserves praise for not waiting any longer for Congress to act and taking Executive Action to begin to fix the broken immigration system to defer the deportation of 5 million undocumented workers—to prioritize the deportation of felons, not the breaking up of families. It also opens the door for certain undocumented immigrants who pass a criminal background check and pay their fair share of taxes to register to temporarily stay in the U.S.
But it's up to Congress to take the next step. A majority of Americans agree that Congress should pass an immigration law with a path to citizenship. Unfortunately, the Republican Party continues to pander to the anti-immigrant elements of their base. Since taking both houses of Congress, Republicans have sat on their hands as each passing day means lost benefits to the economy. Comprehensive immigration reform could reduce our deficit by $900 billion over the next two decades, according to a nonpartisan study from the Congressional Budget Office. It would add more than 3.2 million new jobs and strengthen Social Security.
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My name is Mike and i work for Ace Manufacturing. We build clutches from heavy duty trucks to top fuel dragsters right here in America! We are looking for an st (focus and fiesta) near the St. Louis area (we are located in Sullivan, MO; 60 miles west of Stl). We would like to speak to any st owner that has an interest in modifying their car, that need a clutch that holds more power. We would like to work something out with the owner to r&d a clutch. We have a shop and professional mechanic in house for our r&d projects. If you have any interest please pm me or call me at 573-535-4020. Below are some videos of our products. We hope to get something going soon!
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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger has remained tight-lipped amid rumours that he is close to sealing a deal to bring Marouane Chamakh to Arsenal.
The Bordeaux striker has been heavily linked with a move to the Club since last summer and will be available on a free transfer in June once his current contract expires.
Chamakh has reportedly confirmed that Emirates Stadium is his first-choice destination but Wenger refused to be drawn on the matter when it cropped up at his pre-match press conference.
"I believe he talks to many clubs, that he is entitled to do," said the Arsenal manager.
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Futuristic shapeshifting furniture mimics motion found in the world around us.
Transform is an idea from MIT that aims to create a piece of shapeshifting furniture that may one day be able to react to your personality, mood, or current state of mind. Created by Professor Hiroshi Ishii and the Tangible Media Group from the MIT Media Lab, the table is made from more than 1,000 individual moving pieces.
The motion design is inspired by the dynamic interactions found in nature, such as wind, water and sand. Escher's representations of perpetual motion, and the attributes of sand castles built at the seashore, were also contributing factors.
Relying on a library of animations created by Philipp Schoessler, the table can produce a wide range of motion, each with its own unique set of characteristics. For example, smooth ripples can create a calming effect, movement that represents boiling water creates more tension, while one animation even mimics nature as if the tiny pins that make up the table were living organisms.
Transform made its first appearance at this year's Design Week in Milan, as part of the LEXUS DESIGN AMAZING exhibition. The team from MIT want to convey the fact that computers in the future won't look like computers. Instead, furniture, clothing, and countless other everyday items will be completely integrated with some kind of computational power.


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A country so steeped in manmade misfortunes, so proud of its ethos of self-support, was caught unaware when nature struck.
So long accustomed to submit to and lean upon despotic authority, its various nationalities had lost the power of self-support.
The problem of the negro relates to his capacity for improvement and self-support.
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self-support is essential to the possession of a permanent and happy home.
This was a refuge for ruined women, whom she trained to self-support.
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It has been seven(ish) hours and 40 days since Miley Cyrus twerked in a nude latex bikini at the MTV Awards. In those 40 days a lot has happened; most noticeably the pop star has released a single and video in which she licks a sledgehammer and straddles a wrecking ball in the nude. So far it has received 183 million hits on Vevo – a record-breaking 19.3 million of them in the first 24 hours.
In the meantime, as the internet buzzes with people liking and stridently hating Cyrus's work, the spectacle of a 20-year-old former child star publicly discovering her identity and sexuality has become unavoidable. Depending on where you stand, it has thrown an ugly light on to society's knee-jerk misogyny, or on to its voracious appetite for celebrity trash.
Either way, it was inevitable that at some point all of the tweets and comments and warnings from Elton John would coalesce into an open letter. Attention-seeking, solipsistic, viral-prone and the polar opposite of private – nothing encapsulates the times more than an open letter. This one came from the keyboard of pop star-turned-papal scourge Sinead O'Connor. Cyrus has acknowledged the Irish singer's "Nothing Compares 2 U" video as an influence on her own "Wrecking Ball". In return, O'Connor wrote an open letter, "in the spirit of motherliness and love", to tell Cyrus that she is obscuring her talent by allowing herself to be "pimped" by greedy male record company executives, and worse, that she is sending a "prostitution is cool" message to her young female fans. "It is absolutely NOT in ANY way an empowerment of yourself or any other young women, for you to send across the message that you are to be valued more for your sexual appeal than your obvious talent," she wrote, sensibly.
Cyrus, like most young women who are told to put on some more clothes and stop messing about, didn't take the advice too well. In fact, she took it with some ill grace, tweeting: "Sinead, I don't have time to write you an open letter because I'm hosting and performing on SNL [Saturday Night Live] this week." She also compared O'Connor to the troubled actress Amanda Bynes and shared a picture of O'Connor tearing up a picture of the Pope on SNL in 1992. (The latter, I think, just proving that there are more ways for pop stars to get people talking than with latex and licking). Events took a turn for the slangy when O'Connor wrote back, again openly, to take exception to Cyrus mocking mental illness. It will most likely rumble on for some time yet. And we will most likely continue to eavesdrop, willingly or not.
One thing O'Connor is right to question is who is advising Cyrus. The list of child stars turned car crashes continues to grow and yet the entertainment industry continues to refuse to take responsibility. Cyrus may be being exploited by lecherous A&R men, she may be doing it for herself. Either way she is 20 and grown-up advice is what she, like every 20 year old, needs. Should that come in an open letter and the media circus that brings, or a private note from someone who knows her? If we're really talking about motherliness and love, the answer is clear.
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Sorting your macronutrients from your micronutrients
Just when you thought you'd nailed the healthy eating lingo, there's something more to learn. Mel Hearse takes you through the basics of macro and micronutrients – what they are, why you need them and where you can find them.
Before we wade into the details of macronutrients and micronutrients, I'd like to reassure you that if you have a relatively balanced and healthy diet, you're already consuming plenty of great macro and micro nutrients, so you won't need a pen and paper for the latest list of exotic "must have" foods – macro and micronutrients are plentiful in a healthy diet.
Nutrients are generally grouped into two categories – macronutrients and macronutrients. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare explain macronutrients are sources of energy, whereas micronutrients generally provide no energy, are needed in only minute amounts and cannot be synthesised from simpler components.
The World Health Organisation explains that while we may only need a tiny amount of them, micronutrients are the "magic wands" that enable the body to produce enzymes, hormones and other substances essential for proper growth and development. You will more likely recognise them by their common name – vitamins and minerals. While they are required in small amounts, the consequences of their absence can be severe, impacting in particular on children's physical growth, mental development and immune function.
To give a few specific examples, vitamin A is involved in the functioning of the eye, vitamin K is involved the production of blood clotting factors, and vitamin B1 (thiamine) plays a key role in carbohydrate metabolism. You only need small amounts of all three, but a deficiency in any can have serious consequences.
Microminerals iron, copper, zinc and fluorine are needed in milligram amounts. For example, the recommended daily dose of iron for teenagers is 11mg for males and 18mg for females.
Trace minerals include iodine, selenium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, molybdenum and tin and are needed in microgram amounts. For example, the recommended daily dose of iodine is 150μg, which is the amount in just under half a teaspoon of iodised salt.
Minerals required in amounts greater than 100mg are referred to as the macrominerals, and the seven of them are calcium, phosphorus, chlorine, potassium, sulfur, sodium and magnesium. The recommended daily dose of these macrominerals ranges from 1–2g.
For most people, a balanced diet should provide all the necessary vitamins in appropriate amounts making supplements unnecessary, but if you are concerned you or your children are not getting enough, talk to your GP about a quality supplement, or a dietician to tweak your diets.
The McKinley Health Center explains macronutrients are the nutrients that provide calories or energy, required for growth, metabolism, and for other body functions. As suggested by the name, 'macro' nutrients are nutrients needed in large amounts, and there are three types – carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
Carbohydrates are the macronutrient we need in the largest amounts as they are the body's main source of fuel, being easily used by the body for energy (all the tissues and cells in our body can use glucose for energy.) Carbohydrates are needed for the central nervous system, kidneys, brain, muscles (including the heart), to function properly, and can be stored in the muscles and liver and later used for energy. Carbohydrates are important in intestinal health and waste elimination – fiber is a type carbohydrates that our body cannot digest, and pass through the intestinal tract intact and help to move waste out of the body.
You'll find carbohydrates in starchy foods (like grain and potatoes), fruits, milk and yoghurt. Other foods like vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds and cottage cheese contain carbohydrates, but in lesser amounts.
According to Deakin University, it is recommended 15 to 25 percent of total energy intake per day is from protein sources – meats, poultry, fish, cheese, milk, nuts and legumes. Few of us need to worry about protein deficiency, as most of us over consume. Protein is important for growth (especially for children, teens and pregnant women), tissue repair, immune function, production of essential hormones and enzymes, energy when carbohydrate is not available and preserving lean muscle mass.
Although fats have received a bad reputation for causing weight gain, some fat is essential for survival, and the Heart Foundation recommends 20 percent to 35 percent of calories should come from good fats, or unsaturated fats. Fat is essential for normal growth and development, energy, absorption of certain vitamins (like vitamins A, D, E, K, and carotenoids), cushioning of the organs, maintenance of cell membranes and providing taste, consistency and stability to foods.
You'll find fat in meat, poultry, nuts, milk products, butters and margarines, oils, lard, fish, grain products and salad dressings, but be warned they come in three types, one better than the others. Saturated fat (found in foods like meat, butter, lard, and cream) and trans fat (found in baked goods, snack foods, fried foods, and margarines) have been shown to increase your risk for heart disease, and replacing saturated and trans fat in your diet with unsaturated fat (found in foods like olive oil, avocados, nuts, and canola oil) has been shown decrease the risk of developing heart disease.
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- Micronutrients from Science Daily
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Porsche is planning to create a hybrid version of every model it sells, the luxury automaker has confirmed.
In a further signal that sports car manufacturers are getting serious about reducing their emissions, Porsche's Wolfgang Duerheimer told Automotive News that "in the future, we will have a hybrid drive in every model line."
The automaker already produces a hybrid version of the Cayenne, its large SUV, and its new CEO Matthias Muller revealed at the Paris Motor Show that the company has produced a plug-in version of its Panamera sedan.
Its GT Hybrid also took the title for the world's first hybrid GT racing car last month, and a new Panamera that shares the Cayenne's standard hybrid drivetrain is expected to go on sale in 2011.
Like all automakers, Porsche is under pressure to reduce the combined emissions of its luxury line-up, which features powerful but polluting engines.
In July, the company announced that it will develop its own high-performance all-electric sports cars to rival the likes of Tesla, with a release expected within the next four years or so.
Its hybrid announcement will pitch it head to head with Fisker, which unveiled the first production version of the Fisker Karma at the Paris Motor Show.
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Liberal humanism maintains its appeal to teachers who desire democratic classrooms, full of happy busy children, learning through play, choice, and freedom and self expression. However, these etachers continually find themselves in uneasy moments, where competing discourses collide, and they are forced to make decisions between numbers of conflicting 'common sense' notions.
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Something neat happened this morning.
Okay, slightly OT but this was pretty neat.
I'm sure that many of you, like myself, have those "dark times" and sometimes feel that the whole country is going to hell in an express train. Sometimes it feels like everyone around you is almost afraid to be a patriotic American. Strangely enough it can really feel that way here in Washington DC because there is such a mix of nations and cultures here that PC can run wild.
There is a grade school near where I work and this morning as I was walking by they began reading the pledge of allegiance on their intercom. Since it is pretty warm all the windows were open and you could clearly hear it out in the street.
In front of me were two marines who halted, caps off, and began reciting the pledge. I joined in and so did the two business suited guys walking next to me. As I'm glancing around across the street I see three hispanic construction workers have stopped working and are doing the same. Looking up, more workers on the upper floors had stopped and joined in as well.
The pledge ended and we all looked around at each other. Black and white, hispanic and asian, white collar and blue, men and woman, quite a group had collected just in that few minutes. Many smiles and "good mornings" were exchanged and we all went off to begin our day. I'm not an overly touchie-feelie type but I have to say I was DAMN PROUD of our country at that moment and felt lucky to have been able to participate.
So folks, even when you get down remember that there are good Americans of all stripes out there and you'll probably encounter them when you least expect it.
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Thank you for sharing this incident.
I recently have been a bit sad. Having just turned 40, I have come to the realization that the USA is NOT going to get where I think it should be as pertaining to the 2A, and other issues, in my lifetime. I want it NOW, ****** . But I will continue to fight for my children's rights. That is a more noble cause.


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one 4 barrel carb or multi carbs...........
I have been getting a lot of crap from my friends about running multi carbs. They all tell me that if I dump the two 4 barrel carbs that I will make more HP & Torque with a single 4. Why am I getting all this crap over running two 4 barrel carbs, would it be really worth it to dump them and go with just a single 4. I don't have any bogging problem, it doesn't run rich and blow black smoke, it gets 20-23 MPG on the highway running under 65 and runs better than the holley 4 barrel I had on my 71 Mustang. They have me contemplating about switching to a single 4, is it really going to make that much difference????I am just getting tired of being razed over this so should I dump the 2 carbs???
If you've got 2 fours, and it runs good, I would leave it alone, your friends are just jealous. Alot of guys aren't smart enough to tune 2 fours, that's about it in a nutshell. I would have to think that the 2 fours would rival a top notch single four barrel set-up.
Tuned it?????? I haven't tuned it yet, I just bolted down the two 500 Edelbrock Carbs and run it.
I think a lot of people go with a single 4 barrel cause it's easier to set up. I also think a lot of people over carb with two 4 barrels cause they don't use small enough 4 barrels. One of my neighbors behind my house has an S-10 pickup with a worked 350sbc that runs dual fours. Runs like a bear and I've watched this guy let it sit there idling in his driveway while working on it, no loading up or anything. If we weren't buried under 40" of snow I would ask him to pull it out so I could take a pic of it to post. Looks cool with two 4's through the hood . I say if your car runs as good as you say leave it. Just my thought.
Well, if that's the case, your way ahead already. I read a shootout on using vintage intakes and carbs vs. more modern single four barrel equipment on a 327 chevy, and the dual four barrel set up pretty much stayed right with the best single four barrel system, and we all know which one looks better!
When I set it up I made sure the linkage was right, I think alot of the problems people have with multi carbs is setting the linkage correctly. They are touchy in this area, if not set right they try to open the other carb early or late then you get the dreaded bogs. My friends are telling me that the single 4 would be faster because my 60 foot times suck at the track. The only thing I do is spin through the first 2 gears then I grab, so how would going to a single 4 increase my 60 foot times? I think they are wrong, and yes there is a wow factor when somebody sees you engine has two 4 barrel carbs. I just love it when people tell me you can't run two 4 barrel carbs on the street, then I show them and tell them its a 289 motor. Their jaws about hit the ground. Thanks for your advice, I guess if it isn't broke don't fix it.
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 My friends are telling me that the single 4 would be faster because my 60 foot times suck at the track. The only thing I do is spin through the first 2 gears then I grab, so how would going to a single 4 increase my 60 foot times? .

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From what I've experienced, a single four has worked better on small blocks (and a lot of big blocks). However, if you're getting the kind of results you say you are, I wouldn't see any reason to change it. 20-23 mpg with two fours is AWESOME. Plus, it looks all sorts of COOL.
my pinto has a 289 with a junk two barrel still working out all the bugs after rebuilding the engine and using alot of the original parts that sat for 22 years.
23 mpg?! i get 10 on one 4.... lucky SOB...
It only runs on 2 barrel mode until you open it up, the faster I go the more it drinks. If I keep it under 65 I can get 20-23 MPG if I go 75 it goes down to 10-12 MPG, any faster you watch the gas gauge move.It is set up on a progressive linkage it runs on 2 then to 6 then to all 8 barrels.
Is there somekind of formula you can use to figure out if you are using too much carb? You know like a certain setup, cubes-compression ratio-heads, needs a 750cfm carb and another need a 600cfm...ect? Or is it always trial and error?
I use the trial and error method.
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Tor.com tipped their hat to the holidays this December by giving readers a strange and wondrous Christmas story from respected science fiction authors Michael Swanwick and Eileen Gunn. (Two additional Christmas stories, which were originally featured in 2009 and re-posted for this holiday season, are not covered here.) The other short fiction appearing in December is just as exciting: a new story from Ellen Kushner, which fills a gap in the history of beloved characters; a piece about a young boy's friendship with his neighbor that shows how quickly we are willing to turn against anyone and anything different and unknown in order to protect ourselves and the ones we love; and a selection from a new collection of Jewish science fiction that combines Jewish folklore and a love story.
The first story to appear on Tor.com in December was "The Man with the Knives" by Ellen Kushner, which fits into the world created in her classic "fantasy of manners," Swordspoint, and its follow-ups. This companion story appeared earlier in 2010 as an illustrated chapbook, produced by Temporary Culture as a limited edition, and Tor's version includes two illustrations by Tom Canty that weren't featured in the chapbook.
"The Man with the Knives" is a lovely, sad romance between an isolated healer and the physically and emotionally broken man who arrives on her doorstep. It is a story about love, but more than that, it's a story about healing. The writing is beautiful, poignant and at times devastating, especially for fans of Kushner's Swordspoint novels, who will recognize these characters and may find answers and perhaps even closure within the words of this story.
In "Sweetheart" by Abbey Mei Otis, we see a young boy's friendship with his alien neighbor, Sweetheart, through the eyes of his mother. Sweetheart has antennae, mandibles, and gills, and at one point the narrator realizes that, despite referring to Sweetheart as "she," she's not even sure the young alien is a girl. But her son, Paxton, loves Sweetheart in the fierce, unconditional way of children, her alien nature not strange at all to him. She is simply his best friend.
Exploring race relations through the presence and impact of an alien species is not a new concept in science fiction, but the voice of Otis's story makes this offering stand out. It's a lyrical voice, its rhythm drawing strength from colloquial speech patterns and a mother's love and desire to protect her son. Otis effectively uses the tricky second-person perspective here, putting the reader in Paxton's mother's place, making her story your story. It's a deliberate choice on Otis's part, considering the story's subject matter—a way to directly ask the reader what they would do in the nameless narrator's position.
"The Dybbuk in Love" by Sonya Taaffe is from a new collection called People of the Book: A Decade of Jewish Science Fiction, published by Prime Books (December, 2010). "The Dybbuk in Love" is, as suggested by the title, an unconventional love story between a contemporary woman and the dislocated soul of a man who died in 1906. (According to Jewish folklore, dybbuks are homeless souls capable of possessing the living.) The writing occasionally bogs down in dense descriptive passages, but it also contains many moments that cause you to stop and simply enjoy for a moment the way the author has put words together. But it's the story's atmosphere that sticks with you long after the last sentence—melancholy and reflective, perfect for a relationship that is more a haunting than a romance.
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Local firm develops handy height-measuring stick
Steve Rowe speaks softly and carries a long, relatively pricey, glow-in-the-dark stick. The Oak Grove entrepreneur has developed a new driver's height-measuring stick that he claims is the best yet in the heavy trucking industry and worth every penny.
All commercial trucks west of the Mississippi have a height limit of less than 14 feet to safely drive through freeway underpasses. In estimating the height limit, some truckers will just guess instead of using a low-quality measuring stick or tape measure.
'It's something you probably wouldn't think about on a day-to-day basis for trucks to be under the height limit, but it really bedevils truckers,' Rowe said.
The $149.95 'Life Saver' stick, which went on the market in August, expands to 16 feet tall, is produced in a day-glow orange and has reflective strips, making the trucker highly visible when measuring a vehicle load at night.
Rowe, who is co-owner of AutoHauler Supply, developed the new measuring stick over a four-year period after gathering feedback from his customers on a similar product that had a lot of problems and drawbacks.
Made of thicker and more durable fiberglass, the new stick collapses to 58 inches, making it easier for a trucker to store it in a sleeper cab. It costs less to ship, so Rowe notes that the customer pays less.
It also includes both metric and American standard measuring marks and comes in a cloth storage bag with a drawstring. Most other sticks have only metric or standard marks and come in a plastic bag.
Rowe said his company sold more than 50 of the new sticks in the first week of going on the market.
Rowe got his start in the industry working at a truck sales and service company in Portland. When the company went out of business in 2004, Rowe decided to start his own firm.
AutoHauler Supply now has five employees. Including Rowe, there's another local sales representative and a software programmer in Sweden; the other managing partner and sales rep. are both based in Michigan.
The firm operates with extremely low overhead, Rowe said. It doesn't own warehouses, forklift trucks or delivery trucks. It markets its products through its web site AutoHaulerSupply.com and by word of mouth to customers throughout the nation.
Rowe added that he doesn't sell a lot of different items, but large volumes in the items that he does sell make it possible to negotiate deals with manufacturers and discounts from shipping companies.
In the hopper for the company's innovation, Rowe hopes, are improvements to a tie-down system for trailers to haul cars.


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Rabbit Ears Peak Trail is a 5.4 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Walden, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from June until August.
kid friendly
nature trips
cross country skiing
wild flowers
Still a good amount of snow on the north-facing portions, and blustery at the top, but a great hike overall.
Great trail. Still snow for more than half of the trek in early June. Beautiful views! A must do.
Great views! Love being able to take the dogs up with me.
Tried to 4x4 up the road, had to stop, and hike the rest. It was absolutely beautiful.
Our 1st mountain hike, trail well maintained & outstanding views!!
Great hike with beautiful views and wildflowers along the path. We saw a herd of sheep and lots of chipmunks. The last part of the hike is steep, but manageable. There was a problem with the location where the alltrails app placed the trailhead- it showed as just short of the peak.
Great hike! Moose, Moose and calf, humming birds and bees on the flowers, and chipmunks galore.
Hiked it with my 10 and 12 year old boys, all the way to the top. I would definitely rate it as moderate. It is very steep in areas. NOTE: don't let the small part of scrambling at the top keep you from the ears. You scramble about 5-7 feet up and then have a flat path to the edge of the ears. My 10 yr old lead the way! Amazing views in all directions!!
I found this to be a fairly easy hike I could see how some would say moderate.. It is steep in a few spots and loose rock. We saw lots of beautiful wild flowers. I expected it to be a packed hike, but it wasn't too bad. It was great to see a few family's out and about in nature. The Views are gorgeous and definitely worth it... I can't wait to go back.
This would be rated as moderate. That's what locals seem to classify it. Beautiful views, however. Definitely worth it!
Rated easy but should be moderate.
Uphill the last 1/2 mile.
Spectacular views.
Beautiful! Climbed up between the rocks for breathtaking views
A little misleading, I was 6.3 miles out and back from the parking lot. Not exactly an "easy" hike, but only in a couple of steep, slippery slopes. Would definitely do it again!


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As Racial Tensions Fade, Memory of Crown Heights Riots Lives on 20 Years Later
Menachem Shagalow was just a thirtysomething recent immigrant from Israel when he stumbled home bloodied from the Crown Heights riots 20 years ago Friday, a violent event that is seared into his memory and ripped at the fabric of race relations in the city.
"That night, it was just gangs like in London. Marauding gangs," Shagalow said. "People just let loose."
The riots were ignited two decades ago this weekend when a young black child, Gavin Cato, 7, was hit by a local rabbi's motorcade. Hours later, a Jewish man who had nothing to do with the incident was stabbed to death. Three days of rioting ensued.
Shagalow said a group of people broke a bottle over his head and went on to attack Yankel Roesenbaum, the 29-year-old Melbourne student who was stabbed to death.
Now, when the shaggy bearded Shagalow walks down the streets of Crown Heights with his daughter, he sees improved security, a flourishing Jewish community and more diversity than ever before.
"Those people, they all grew up, hopefully, and understood they made mistakes and those who didn't will find out some day that they made mistakes. But overall, the neighborhood is a much better place," Shagalow said.
(Stephen Nessen/WNYC)
Koreme Perkins, 31, was 11 years old at the time of the riots, but was a protester, "not an aggressor." He agrees that both the black and Jewish communities have grown since that time.
"I don't think they got nothing against us, and I don't think we got nothing against them. They been living with us for years now," Perkins said. "It's changed a little bit but it's still fine. I actually got some Jewish friends – it's not a scene, like we're against them. That's died down. We basically all stick together now."
Yet lingering tensions remain. Reverend Al Sharpton, who was accused by the Anti-Defamation League of inciting anti-Semitism at the funeral for Gavin Cato, declined an invitation to speak on the anniversary of the riots after the brother of Yankel and others protested.
"Since the event has now been distorted and would cause pain to him (Yankel's brother), I, out of respect to his request, have decided to decline to participate in Sunday's event," Sharpton said in a statement.
He went on to note that he has made mistakes, but any allegations that he incited riots have been "proven to be patently untrue."
He did not deny that he has used strong language that may have crossed a line. "Clearly, the Al Sharpton of 2011 is not the Al Sharpton of 1991," he said.
Yossy Hershkop, 20, was barely 7-months-old at the time of the riots, and grew up on President Street, where Cato was struck by a car.
"It wasn't that car driven by the rabbi that started it, it was Al Sharpton," Hershkop said near the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights.
Chaim Pil, 24, a scribe clutching his study materials in a plastic bag at Chabad Lubavitch, learned about the riots from family.
"A lot of our grandparents who lived here remember the Holocaust, remember the pogroms, and this deeply affected them," he said.
Pil, who is the son of a rabbi, said he had an uncle who lost an eye during the riots, and friends who were hospitalized.
He said there are still lingering racial tensions: "Whoever says it's peaceful here, it's not yet peaceful. But it's going that way. It's in that direction."


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2011 Draft
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I'll be covering Rendon live this weekend.
At the start of the 2011 college baseball season, I went immediately to the Rice University schedule, trying to see if Anthony Rendon would be anywhere near me during the 2011 season. Rice was playing Marshall (4 hours, 15 minutes away), but unfortunately the game was a home game. Then I saw that Rice was playing East Carolina, at East Carolina. That's five hours away, but luckily my best friend lives in the Raleigh area, and doesn't mind me crashing at his place while I make the one hour drive to ECU for each game.
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Nov. 15, 2012
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- The University of Michigan field hockey team had four players selected to the 2012 Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-West Region team, the organization announced on Thursday (Nov. 15). Junior Rachael Mack (Bromsgrove, England/Bromsgrove School) was named to the first team, while senior/junior Haley Jones (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS), junior/sophomore Leslie Smith (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey HS) and freshman Lauren Thomas (Aylesbury, England/Aylesbury HS) garnered second team accolades.
Mack, a three-time All-West Region first team selection, boasted career highs in all statistical categories in 2012, leading the Wolverines with 19 goals and 45 points and posting seven assists. She registered a 10-game scoring streak through the heart of the season and five multi-goal games. After three years in Ann Arbor, Mack owns 52 goals and 118 points. She ranks third all-time among U-M's career goal leaders and fourth in points.
Already a two-time NFHCA All-America second team pick, Mack is now eligible for the Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-America teams, which will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 20, two days after the conclusion of the NCAA Championship in Norfolk, Va.
After splitting time in the U-M cage over her previous two seasons, Jones started all 22 contests for the Wolverines in 2012. An All-Big Ten second and All-Big Ten Tournament selection, she posted a 15-7 record with a 1.62 goals-against average and a career-best .776 save percentage. With 187 saves on the season, including five double-digit save performances, Jones more than doubled her previous high in the category. She posted a career-best six shutouts, including perfect games in three of the Wolverines' final five contests of the season.
Smith and Thomas served as contributing members of the U-M defensive corps that allowed an average of 1.67 goals per game and held teams to 5.77 penalty corners per game. As the inserter on the Wolverines' penalty corner this season, Smith boasted career highs with seven goals, 12 assists and 26 points. A second team All-Big Ten selection, she tallied her first career hat trick in U-M's home opener against Delaware (Sept. 1) and went 3-for-4 on penalty-stroke opportunities. She led the Wolverines with five defensive saves.
Thomas, one of two primary strikers on U-M's corner unit, tallied five goals and two assists on the season. She scored four markers over the Wolverines' last eight contests, including two in a road victory at Indiana, while her first collegiate goal was an overtime game-winner at Albany (Sept. 7). Thomas also earned All-Big Ten second team accolades in her rookie campaign.
The Wolverines closed out the season with a 15-7 record, including a 4-2 Big Ten mark, en route to a share of second place in the league standings. Michigan advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year.Contact: Leah Howard (734) 763-4423


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Hey, it's me, bloedzuigerbloed! Some of you may be familiar with my "Improve Your Writing! Tips and Techniques" journal. While that (excessively long) journal covered many topics, it's time to add a bit more onto each of those by giving the important ones their own tutorial.
CAUTION: Before you proceed, I warn you, I am not a professional artist or author, and all I'm going by here is what I am assuming works best because it works best for me. If it doesn't work for you, don't get angry with me. This is a disclaimer.
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Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 156 / Number 3 / July 2007 / Pages 408-409
Technical Note
A "fertile" isotope is defined as a long-lived isotope from which, as a result of a (n,) reaction, we obtain a fissile isotope of a different element. It was found that most of the fertile isotopes have a 2Z - N = 38 value and that these isotopes are the most stable isotopes in their corresponding elements. It was also found that the largest number of "stable" nuclei have a 2Z - N = 38 "magic" value.


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Boxing Result
Ioka wins 105lb unification bout
By Joe Koizumi
WBC strawweight champ Kazuto Ioka (10-0, 6 KOs), 105, unified the 105-pound belts as he pounded out a close but unanimous verdict (115-114 and 115-113 twice) over WBA titlist Akira Yaegashi (15-3, 8 KOs), 105, over twelve hard-fought rounds on Wednesday in Osaka, Japan. Ioka's opening attack had Yaegashi's left optic swollen from the first round, which kept the loser from showing his usual combinations against the sharpshooter. (More to come)


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Nearly everyone is drinking, joyously, copiously, good- naturedly. Music pumps out from every direction, from marquees and from street corner bars. Women, in particular, dance happily and un-selfconsciously in the street, most of them wearing flamenco dresses - all frills, flounces and polka dots - with a matching flower behind the ear.
Boy, these people know how to let rip - but then this is the Feria de Málaga, billed as Europe's biggest street party. It is also one of its oldest, having been instituted to celebrate the retaking of this part of Andalucía from the Moors in 1487. For nine days in August, Malagueños spend the afternoons partying in the streets of the old town then, after shower, siesta and dinner, head for a huge fairground on the edge of town to continue whooping it up until 6am. Then they do it all again the next day.
In vain does the stall run by Spain's equivalent of Alcoholics Anonymous proclaim: ' El alcohol no es el centro de la Feria.' It clearly is. Beer, the sweet white wine Málaga, and tinto de verano (a mixture of red wine and gaseosa, which is something like lemonade but with a delicious bitter bite) pour down throats like there is no mañana. You can even buy a wine glass in a leather holder to wear round your neck, so you can partake of every passing bottle.
Letters in the local paper harrumph about the terrible behaviour resulting from this orgy of public imbibing, but the worst we saw from the 'Málaga louts' was an understandable amount of public bladder emptying. The real lager louts tend to stick to the coast west of here.
We Brits fly in to Málaga in our millions every year, but we tend to head straight out again, for Torremolinos, Fuengirola and Marbella, or take the bypass around Málaga, for easterly resorts such as Nerja, or the road north to Granada. Which is jolly good news for those of us who venture into the warm-hearted, historic city itself. Feria or no, Malagueños are rightly regarded as some of the friendliest people in Spain.
Europe's oldest continually inhabited city is Cádiz, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, but those wily Phoenicians, with an eye for a good setting, founded 'Malaka' further along the Andalucian coast a few hundred years later in 800BC.
Nearly 3,000 years later, the availability of budget flights to Málaga tempted us to follow in the Phoenician explorers' footsteps just for a weekend. Out of season you can hop on a plane after work on a Friday and be enjoying dinner at a beachside fish restaurant long before Spain has thought about going to bed.
We caught the cheap and fast electric train (cercanías de ferrocarril) from the airport: the last stop, Centro-Alameda, disgorged us in the happening centre of Málaga at the Alameda Principal, a long narrow square that links the old town (centro histórico) with the main shopping area (just called the 'centro').
The centro histórico is a delightful mass of winding streets and interesting shops and is thronged each evening with Malagueños enjoying their paseo (evening stroll) or a drink in one of the many bars. But it was not always like this: Málaga was a bit of a dive until four or five years ago. The Gibralfaro castle, for example, built in the fourteenth century on the site of the original Phoenician settlement and last used in anger during the civil war, used to be one of the city's no-go areas - unless you wanted to buy illegal substances or get mugged. A few years and a lot of EU money later, it is restored to its former austere glory and one of Málaga's main tourist draws.
Many old buildings received the same sensitive treatment - and the cleaner, safer town centre has drawn Málaga's young professionals back to characterful apartments in the centre from the coastal suburbs. We took in stupendous views of this marvel of regeneration, and many kilometres of coast in both directions, from the Gibralfaro castle, then wandered down a bougainvillea-lined footpath to the eleventh-century moorish citadel, or Alcazaba . This is a much smaller, but no less perfectly formed version of Granada's Alhambra - without the queues. For a few euros admission, we had the flowery terraces, fountains, fruit trees and scented arbours almost to ourselves.
You can also have a beach almost to yourself if you get your timing right. Málaga's climate is delightful: hot summers and warm sunny beach-worthy weather for all but a few cold days in winter. A short air-conditioned bus ride from the Alameda takes you to the former fishing villages of Pedregalejo and El Palo, now absorbed into suburbs. The former is prettier and less built up; the latter has better sand. Fishermen's cottages line the sea fronts, and rocky breakwaters form numerous cosy bays.
Every evening in the summer, and weekends throughout the year, restaurants all along both promenades cater for Malagueños' other great love besides partying - fish. Outside each of the establishments a weatherbeaten man stands over a wood fire, grilling espetos (skewers) of fresh sardines. To these we added coquinas (tiny clams) gambas (prawns), tiny red mullet served whole and the Malagueños' obsession - boquerones, white anchovies boned, opened out and fried in flour. A couple of jugs of tinto de verano were the perfect accompaniment.
Back in town the next day we took in Málaga's impressive, ornate but rather unlovely cathedral and a roman amphitheatre just below the citadel. But the chief pleasure lies in wandering the narrow streets and intriguing alleyways. To avoid getting completely lost, a good ploy is to follow the winding Calle Granada. This useful street, home to much of the city's nightlife, leads from Plaza de la Constitución at one end of the old town round several corners and small squares to Plaza de la Merced and the birthplace of Málaga's most famous son, Pablo Picasso.
Frustratingly, Picasso is everywhere and nowhere in his native town: the main coast road is Paseo Pablo Picasso, there are cafes, restaurants and a painting school named after him, and across the river the Picasso gardens. But where is the art? A dismal gallery in the municipal Aduana building contains a couple of very unspecial drawings, and there is no mention of him at the beautiful new gallery of modern art just outside the centre. We pinned our hopes on the house where he was born, on the northern side of Plaza de la Merced. It contains photographs and artefacts aplenty, and two lovely drawings, touching in their genius and simplicity, but that's it.
Picasso's daughter-in-law, Christine Ruíz Picasso, let the city buy 182 major works at a bargain price several years ago, and a beautiful sixteenth-century building, the Palacio Buenavista, is being restored to become the collection's permanent home but, in the meantime, the paintings remain madden ingly out of view. Picasso junkies must content themselves with the Iglesia de Santiago on Calle Granada, where Pablo was baptised in 1881, the square outside his home (where, guidebooks fondly tell you, the youngster may have made his first drawings, in the sand) and the art school where his father taught. The permanent collection was due to open in 2001 but was delayed until October this year. I will be booking my flight.
Hotels: For cheap and central, try the atmospheric Hostal Avenida (00 34 95 221 7729) right on the Alameda Principal for À35 (£24.50) for a double with shower. The two-star Hotel Carlos V (95 221 5120) near the cathedral is £41 for a double. The cheap and friendly Hostal Capri (95 222 3003), £42, is a short bus ride from the Alameda, but close to the beach. The three-star Hotel Las Vegas (95 221 7712) brash and modern, but with sea views and pool for £64 a double.
Public transport: Málaga's buses are cheap, air-conditioned and reliable - even locals speak well of them - and most leave from the Alameda Principal. No 11 will take you east along the coast past several beaches and on to Pedregalejo and El Palo, for just 80 cents ( centimos ).
Eating: By the beach, try El Lirio at the western end of Pedregalejo's promenade. In town, the Café Gambrinus, on Calle Granada is unpretentious and good for local specialities.
Tip: Buy your train ticket from the machine on the platform at the airport. You'll pay almost double if you buy it on the train, so have a few euro coins handy.
· The Feria de Malaga will take place from 15-24 August 2003


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What is homelessness?
Homelessness is an extreme form of poverty characterized by the instability of housing and the inadequacy of income, health care supports and social supports.
This definition includes people who are absolutely homeless (those living on the streets); shelter dwellers (people staying temporarily in emergency shelters or hostels); the "hidden homeless" (people staying temporarily with friends or family), and others who are described as under housed or "at risk" of homelessness.
Absolute Homelessness
Homeless persons are defined as people "sleeping rough" or using public or private shelters. People sleeping rough, which means in the street, in public places are those forming the core population of the "homeless". Those sleeping in shelters or other institutions are considered part of this population.
Concealed Homelessness
Another, not obvious side of the problem is "concealed homelessness." Under this category fall all people living with family members or friends because they cannot afford shelter themselves. Without this privately offered housing opportunity, they would be living in the street or be sheltered by an institution. The extent of this phenomenon is extremely difficult to calculate.
At Risk of Homelessness
In addition to absolute and concealed homelessness, some people are at risk of losing their housing and can be categorized as people at "risk of homelessness."
Isn't homelessness a mental health and substance use problem?
Substance Use
The relationship between substance use and homelessness is complex. While rates of substance use are disproportionately high among the homeless population, homelessness cannot be explained by substance use alone. The use of substances alone does not necessarily signal addiction, nor a harmful or problematic lifestyle.
In addition, many people who are addicted to substances never become homeless, but an individual that is experiencing housing instability, often due to low income, has an increased risk of losing their housing if they use substances. Once on the streets, an individual with substance use issues has little chance of getting housing as they face insurmountable barriers to obtaining health care, including substance use treatment services and recovery supports.
Mental Health
People with poor mental health are more susceptible to the three main factors that can lead to homelessness: poverty, disaffiliation, and personal vulnerability. Because they often lack the capacity to sustain employment, they have little income. Delusional thinking may lead them to withdraw from friends, family and other people. This loss of support leaves them fewer coping resources in times of trouble.
Mental illness can also impair a person's ability to be resilient and resourceful; it can cloud thinking and impair judgment. For all these reasons, people with mental illness are at greater risk of becoming homeless. Homelessness, in turn, amplifies poor mental health. The stress of being homeless may exacerbate previous mental illness and encourage anxiety, fear, depression, sleeplessness and substance use.
Who are people who are homeless?
No one is safe from experiencing homelessness. No one dreams of being homeless. No one chooses to be homeless, and it can happen to anyone.
In most cases, it is the intersection of structural factors, personal histories and individual characteristics that lead to homelessness. Structural factors include: the growing gap between the rich and the poor, the decrease in affordable housing supply; the decrease in services, supports and social assistance; and, discrimination and racism.
Personal histories and individual characteristics include: catastrophic events; loss of employment; family break up; onset of mental and/or other debilitating illnesses; substance use by oneself or family members; a history of abuse; and, involvement in the foster care system.
Every community in Canada has homeless people, even if you don't see them on the street. Most homeless people don't live on the street.
Why are people homeless?
Most times, crisis forces people to the street – not choice. Possible factors include:
- The cycle of poverty and/or inherited generational poverty
- Unemployment or underemployment
- Undiagnosed or untreated mental illness
- Physical or cognitive disability
- Physical of sexual abuse
- Discrimination
- Lack of education
- Drug and alcohol addictions
- Recent immigration
- Criminal record
- Fallen on hard times
Don't some people choose to be homeless?
The overwhelming majority of homeless people want to get off the street and into stable adequate housing. A homeless existence is characterized by demeaning environments, numerous threats to survival, and the most abject poverty affecting every aspect of daily existence.
Among the general population, many people make bad choices at some time in their lives. For those on the economic margin, a bad choice can result in becoming unhoused. The alienation and deprivations that accompany life on the streets do not help people learn new and better choices. Sometimes, the effect is just the opposite.
Most people will never know what it is like to try to survive without housing. Homeless persons and the people who assist them list the following as just some of the realities:
- the constant search for temporary shelter;
- inadequate food and nutrition;
- shortage of appropriate clothing;
- harassment and physical assault;
- inadequate medical services;
- negative or low self-esteem;
- social isolation;
- development of mental health and/or substance abuse problems; and
- poor prospects for employment and appropriate permanent housing.
(Source: The Homeless Hub)


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Phil Donahue (born December 21, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American talk show host. He is best known for hosting The Phil Donahue Show (1970 to 1996). He has also hosted other talk shows.