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More than 90,000 new cancer cases a year could be due to physical inactivity and prolonged periods of sitting.
That's according to a new report by American Cancer Society researchers which cited 49,000 cases of breast cancer and 43,000 of colon cancer.
The findings come as no surprise to Natasha Coleman, Regional Vice President of the American Cancer Society of New York and New Jersey. "Activity reduces the risk not only of cancer, but of obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and Type II Diabetes all of which are risk factors for cancer."
In a study of 123,000 people, the more time people spent sitting, the higher their risk of dying early. So, if you have a desk job, Coleman suggests getting exercise in at some point during the day. "You should incorporate some type of activity either before or after work," Coleman said. "We do advocate for at least 30 minutes per day four to five days a week, so if you work it into your daily routine, that can only help."
"There are certain cancers that can be prevented and the risk reduced just based on daily lifestyle," said Coleman. More than 200 cancer studies conducted worldwide have found convincing evidence that regular physical activity reduces the risk of breast cancer, colon cancer and endometrial cancer by 25% to 30%. There also is some evidence that regular exercise also reduces the risk of lung, prostate and ovarian cancer.
"Basically if you take a brisk walk a few days a week, stop smoking and increase your nutritional intake, it makes you healthier overall" said Coleman. "The better physical health you are in, the better your chances for preventing different cancers."


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Georgia Port, Emissions Reduction Grant
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has been awarded a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant. The $250k award will retrofit GPA-owned equipment with devices that reduce air emissions. "As an integral part of GPA's ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship, reducing consumption and emissions is a top priority," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. The engine exhaust enhancements will include diesel oxidation catalysts and crankcase filtration systems installed on 80 units of GPA's container handling equipment. "These equipment upgrades will reduce diesel emissions by 25 percent," said GPA's Director of Engineering and Maintenance Wilson Tillotson. "Further, the retrofits along with GPA's recent switch to ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel will decrease emissions by a total of 34 percent for this equipment." In June, GPA voluntarily converted its fleet of yard cranes, trucks and other container handling equipment to cleaner burning ULSD fuel, which was two and a half years prior to the Federal requirement. Emissions have also been reduced by electrifying GPA's fleet of ship-to-shore cranes and installing electric racks for handling refrigerated containers. "These actions to incorporate the use of electricity into field operations will conserve more than two million gallons of diesel fuel annually," said Marchand
New Super Cranes, Georgia Port Authority
On Feb. 23, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced the arrival of four new super post-Panamax cranes at the Port of Savannah. The new cranes arrived aboard the Dockwise M/V Tern, a specially designed vessel capable of moving large, heavy structures. "The arrival of four new super post-Panamax cranes is an excellent example of Georgia's commitment to expand capacity and provide superior services," said GPA Executive Director Doug J. Marchand

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New Delhi (CNSNews.com) - Less than a week before President Clinton begins a long-awaited South Asian tour, Indian officials have warned that attempts may be made to disrupt the visit.
"Intelligence reports indicate that Islamic fundamentalists might try to create trouble or carry out attacks during the tour of the American leader that would enable them to hog the limelight," a senior Home Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNSNews.com.
The official alleged that Pakistan's secret service, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), had directed Muslim militant groups operating in disputed Kashmir to intensify their activities during Clinton's five-day stay in India.
He said the directions were given at a meeting in Rawalpindi last month, attended by military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, ISI commanders, and leaders of various militant groups.
A Brigadier Riyaz had been appointed by the ISI to direct a concerted campaign in Kashmir to raise the temperature, before and during Clinton's visit, the official added.
Militant groups expected to create possible disturbances included Lashkar-e-Toiba and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, as well as fundamentalists affiliated with the Afghanistan-based militant, Osama bin Laden.
Delhi police special commissioner for security, R.S. Gupta, told CNSNews.com Tuesday police were planning security arrangements for the presidential visit "with an enhanced threat in mind."
While Clinton's personal security contingent and the U.S. Secret Service would provide inner-ring security, the Delhi police would be responsible for sanitizing areas surrounding the routes to be traveled by the president and providing peripheral security.
Gupta said anti-sabotage drills were being carried out with the use of electronic gadgets and sniffer dogs. Jamming equipment brought in from the U.S. would be in place to disable any remote-controlled devices.
Delhi police were sharing intelligence with the U.S. agencies. A close watch was being kept on possible hideouts, and profiles of various militant groups that could pose a threat to Clinton had been prepared, he added.
Security surrounding U.S. facilities has also been tightened.
Officials in the Home Ministry said India had given permission for American spy satellites to closely monitor routes to taken by Clinton and to provide other valuable data during his stay in the region.
In Bangladesh, meanwhile, U.S. marines and secret service personnel have landed to provide security for the American leader.
Along with police, several thousand military and para-military forces will be on guard around the capital, Dhaka, from March 19, a day ahead of Clinton's arrival for a one-day visit, a Bangladesh police spokesman said.
Parts of Dhaka will be totally closed down on March 20 from 8 AM until midnight, and "only residents whose cars carry special stickers will be allowed to enter restricted areas," the spokesman added.
Many Dhaka residents will be away from the city during the Clinton visit, taking holiday leave for the second largest Muslim festival, Eid Al-Azha.
Apart from India and Bangladesh, Clinton will make a brief stopover at the end of the visit at an airforce base in Pakistan, for talks with its military ruler.
An Indian defense analyst, known simply as Sriram, said he expected India's arch-rival, which is keen to internationalize the Kashmir dispute, to escalate tensions in the territory in the days leading up to Clinton's visit.
India has rejected third-party mediation in Kashmir, and Clinton said the U.S. could only mediate in the dispute if both sides sought its intervention.
The two nuclear-capable neighbors have fought three wars since gaining independence in 1947 and were engaged in a bitter territorial conflict in Kashmir last year.


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When Blake Page announced this week that he was quitting West Point a few months before graduation, citing the overt religiosity on campus, he raised recurring questions about the pervasiveness and impact of evangelical Christianity within the ranks of the US military.
"I do not wish to be in any way associated with an institution which willfully disregards the Constitution of the United States of America by enforcing policies which run counter to the same," Mr. Page wrote in his letter of resignation to the US Military Academy at West Point, in New York.
He cites, among other things, routine prayers at mandatory events for cadets and the practice of awarding off-campus passes and credit to students who take part in religious retreats and chapel choirs. These activities, in turn, foster "open disrespect of non-religious new cadets," Page argued, adding that he had been told at West Point that it was not possible for people to have morals without believing in God.
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Tom on Apr 8 at 9:08
Nice game all-around. Well-pitched, and the offense finally scored more than 4 runs.
Did you notice the announcers (I forgot exactly who it was) mentioned Damon's propensity for breaking bats?
Brian reply to Tom on Apr 8 at 11:14
I did, and their count was off! I was cracking up because they were talking about it like it was a rarity. I bet he averages 1 per game for the season.
Moose was dealing last night. He was putting hitters away early in the count, and when he did get ahead he didn't nibble. Can't wait to see Hughes tonight.


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A crash in Boring took out power to 2,000 PGE customers when a Corvette hit a utility pole.
Ethan Cross, 42, bought the 1989 Corvette earlier in the day. The crash happened at SE Bakers Ferry Road and Highway 224 in Boring.
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JUNIOR RANGER BOOKLET FOR AGES 7-8--Activity booklet for children who want to become Junior Rangers. Ties in to a variety of specially-designed interactive programs which will involve 7-8 year olds in history, culture, recreation, and nature inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A wonderful way to introduce a child to the park!


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LOCATED at the heart of the fast-growing Asian economies, and well endowed with undeveloped natural resources, Laos is particularly well placed in the region to supply commodities to its neighbours. The government of Laos has identified mining as a priority sector for the country's economic development and has continued to promote local and foreign investment. The management and regulation of the industry has been strengthened further, and a Ministry of Energy and Mining has been formed to oversee the promising mining and hydropower sectors.
The largest mining venture in Laos at present is the very successful Sepon gold and copper operation of Australian mining company, Oxiana Ltd. Apart from a small-scale quarrying industry, the only other operating mine in Laos is Pan Australian Resources Ltd's Phu Bia gold operation. However, a number of Chinese, Vietnamese, Australian and other junior exploration companies are beginning to explore for metals in Laos.
Laos, which has a population of around 6.3 million and is similar in size to the UK, lies at the centre of the rapidly-growing Mekong region, bordered by southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma). Agriculture remains the largest sector, but industry is currently growing at an annual rate of 13%.
Laos has a single party socialist system of government, which moved to a market economy in 1996. Structural reforms have been successful in the encouragement of foreign direct investment (FDI), and this has attracted mining firms to the country such as Oxiana, Rio Tinto and AngloGold Ashanti.
In recent years the Lao economy has been growing at a relatively high rate, with real GDP growth averaging around 6.5% since 2002 and reaching around 7.3% in 2006. Much of the gain in GDP growth is attributed to the mining sector, and in 2006 increased exports of copper from Oxiana's operation, coupled with higher commodity prices, were responsible for a 51% increase in the nation's exports.
Despite strong GDP growth, however, Laos is still recognised as one of the poorest countries in the world. The government has set a target of moving beyond 'least developed country' status by 2020. This requires achieving annual income per capita of US$900, and according to the multi-lateral organisations that monitor Laos, this once daunting goal now looks possible, given the continued growth in the mining and hydropower sectors.
In the mining sector, Oxiana has been the pioneer in Laos, and its Sepon operation, which includes the most modern and technologically advanced hydrometallurgical copper plant in Asia, is now producing copper cathodes and gold.
Originally discovered by RioTinto in the early 1990s, Sepon was acquired by Oxiana in 2000. The company then financed and constructed a gold mine and oxide gold processing plant, which was commissioned in late 2002, and a larger copper mine and solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX-EW) facility, which was commissioned in 2005. In 2006, Sepon produced 173,500oz of gold from its gold operation and 60,300t of cathode copper from its copper operation. The copper cathodes are exported to the nearby markets of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and China.
Oxiana is currently working on expansion studies for each of the operations, with a new primary goldprocessing plant and an expansion to the existing copper plant both under consideration. Located in southern Laos, the prospectivity of the Sepon District has been highlighted by the recent discovery of the Thengkham North and South copper-gold systems approximately 7km from the Sepon plants. Studies into potential expansions to the gold and copper operations at Sepon are underway.
Oxiana sees great potential for new discoveries in the remainder of the 400km2 Sepon minerals district, and exploration there is continuous. South Africa-based AngloGold Ashanti Ltd has identified Laos as a highly prospective nation as part of its world-wide exploration review, and has entered into a 50:50 exploration JV with Oxiana.
Generative work has commenced and prospective areas have been identified for follow-up.
Pan Australian Resources became Laos' second miner when its Phu Bia gold operation commenced production in 2005. Phu Bia is located some 100km north of Vientiane. There are two distinct styles of mineralisation: an oxide gold cap and beneath this transitional/primary copper-gold. Phu Bia is an open-pit mine exploiting an oxide gold cap containing reserves of some 300,000 oz of gold, and employs heap leaching to extract the gold.
The heaps are leached during the dry months from October to April, and produce approximately 3,000oz/mth of gold.
In 2006, Pan Australian commenced construction at its US$241 million Phu Kham copper-gold mine. Mineral resources amount to 192Mt at 0.62% Cu and 0.24g/t Au (0.3% Cu cut-off grade), and reserves total 144Mt at 0.56% Cu and 0.25g/t Au. Phu Kham is expected to produce approximately 50,000t/y of copper and 50,000oz/y of gold in concentrate, with first production scheduled for mid-2008. However, following positive drilling results, the company announced in September 2007 that it plans to expand the processing plant from 12Mt to 16Mt/y by mid 2010 at an additional cost of US$40 million.
About 180 km north of Vientiane, Canadian junior, Rox Resources Ltd is in a JV with local partner, First Pacific Mining Lao Co to explore the Pha Luang zinc-lead-silver deposit. Rox holds a 60% interest in the JV. Drilling in 2005 and 2006 was followed up with IP geophysical surveys in 2007, anomalies from which will be tested by deeper drilling.
Elsewhere, Australian junior Argonaut Resources NL is exploring 50km northwest of Vientiane in the Century area, and in southeast Laos in the Sekong area. At Century, the Ang Noi area, where gold is hosted in mesothermal quartz veins, is the priority for future resource drilling.
In southern Laos, Australian junior Ord River Resources Ltd is in a JV with China Nonferrous Metals International Mining to explore the Bolaven Plateau bauxite deposits.
Other Australian juniors, including Hill End Gold Ltd and Alloy Resources Ltd, have applied for exploration licences, and investors from China and Vietnam are exploring for iron ore in northern and southern Laos.
According to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, a copper-mining operation has been initiated by Lao-China Oriental Minerals Development Co (a JV between the governments of Laos and China) in Luangnamtha Province.
Also during 2006, small-scale gold mining was undertaken by Lao-China Mining Industry Corp Ltd in Bolikhamxay Province, and by Phialat Gold Mining Co. Tin was produced by Lao-Korean Tin Mines (a government JV) and zinc was produced by a JV between the Lao Government and Thai Padaeng Industry Public Co Ltd in Vientaine Province.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines reports that there are now more than 100 investment projects in the mining sector, involving investors from Australia, Canada, China, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Thailand.
During 2006, there were small-scale operations producing coal, gemstones, gold, silver, tin and zinc, as well as industrial minerals such as barite, limestone, clay, gypsum, and sand and gravel.
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From my last post you might think that all it does is snow up here in the Selkirks of BritishColumbia. Well, usually it does and for most of January it sure did. Alas, last week the snow hose shifted its focus, and squinty eyes and sun burned noses returned to the mountains of BC.
With my father in law, the original owner of my backcountry ski lodge Valhalla Mountain Touring, in place as the hut keeper, I knew I needed to get out of my neck of the woods and go play in the big peaks of Rogers Pass. A quick 2.5 hour drive from home (not including the snowmachine ride to my truck and the half-hour ferry ride inland), Rogers Pass is the number one place I go to play when I have some time off. If you haven't been, its time to change that, as it is host to some of the best road-accessed ski touring in the world, hands down.
However, my "time off" didn't last very long, as a client of mine got in touch from snow starved Alta, Utah wanting to connect and ski in Rogers Pass as well. Being that I am a mountain guide for a living, I couldn't say no, especially since I know I can drop the hammer with Andrew (my client) and never lose him. He has the luxury of retiring at an early age and ski touring out of his front door in Alta, and is notorious for skiing 7 to 8,000 vertical feet every day he heads out. A day of work with him is like showing a good friend who is keen and fit a good time in the hills, with no compromising the objectives that I want to ski. But then again, my job is always about going out and showing great people a great time in the hills.
Evan Stevens is a fully certified IFMGA Mountain Guide, examiner and instructor for the AMGA, a member of the AMGA Board of Directors, and owner and lead guide of Valhalla Mountain Touring, a backcountry ski lodge in the Selkirks of British Columbia. Somehow he managed to do all of this whilst only escaping from the suburbs of New York City just 10 years ago. When not on his skis, he can be found climbing hard rock in his summer home of Squamish, BC, or trying to fire off alpine rock free ascents through out the world. Highlights include numerous first descents in the Valhalla Range of BC, traditional rock ascents of up to 5.13, first free ascents in BC such as IV 5.12 Man of Steel in the Adamants, IV 5.12 R Lost in Space on Mt. Gimli, and speed ascents of big walls in Greenland. Besides that he is usually being humbled by his super human wife Jasmin, and trying to keep up to his dog Benny on the skin track.
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Luke's Breech Birth Story
I woke up at 3:38 with some irregular contractions. This happened before, so I told myself I would lay down and try to get some more sleep. Well, they continued and when I went to the bathroom. After I got up I noticed some spotting. Craig (my husband) woke up and I told him that this may be the real thing as I had some spotting. We both started cleaning up the house as it was out of order from the weekend. Craig started to get the pool ready to fill with water. (I bought a three ring inflatable pool for $30. I used the same pool for my last waterbirth.) I called my midwife (Kate) and told her what was going on. The contractions were approximately 4 minutes apart. I also called my friend Jennifer as she was coming to help take pictures and video tape the babyĺs birth. We also planned for our 12 year-old daughter, Kelci, to witness the birth. Craig went to take the garbage out and I was in the kitchen straightening up when I felt something wet running down my leg. So, I called Kate back at 5:05 and told her that my water broke. I could not stop walking around the house. The contractions were not uncomfortable. Kate and Alisa (the other midwife who came to assist) arrived at 5:50. When Kate checked me to see how dilated my cervix was, she got this funny look on her face and turned to Alisa and said ôI think I feel a foot.ö So, Alisa checked me and confirmed Kateĺs findings. My cervix was 95% effaced and 5 cm. Jennifer arrived and we told her that the baby was breech. She called the brethren at our church to pray for me and baby.
Alisa and Kate went outside to discuss this situation of having a homebirth with this breech. They returned inside and told me and Craig that it was our decision if we wanted to attempt a homebirth or go to the hospital. (I had seen an OB during the first half of my pregnancy; and we would have contacted him.) Craig and I talked it over and prayed about it and felt a peace about staying home. Alisa had delivered a couple of breech babies before so she was basically in charge now and Kate was assisting. I was still walking around the house and having a very easy labor. Alisa had explained to me how labor is with a breech and when my cervix was complete, I would feel pressure but not an urge to push. She said I needed to just relax and let my body do the work of bringing baby out and not push. My contractions were not in a consistent pattern at all. I would have a couple of small contractions a few minutes apart and then a stronger contraction a minute or two after the last one.
A month before my due date I was really feeling anxious about the pain of labor and asked a number of people to pray for me; that the Lord would help me through labor. He answered our prayers because this was the easiest labor I have ever had!!! I kept saying ôThis is unreal. I canĺt believe this.ö I was walking around and talking; nothing like labor with my other five children. I sat on my birthing ball for a while and did get into the pool for less than 30 minutes, but I was more comfortable walking around the house. I did have Craig put counterpressure on my back when I was getting toward the end of labor. We also heated a rice sock and it felt good to put that on my lower belly as I was feeling a bit crampy.
Around 9:40 I was standing up next to my computer desk and told the midwives that I was feeling shaky, nauseous, and kept burping. She said that I must be going through transition. (I still couldnĺt believe that I was actually in labor, because it was so easy and wasnĺt really painful.) I wanted to be checked to see if my cervix was further dilated because I felt a bit of pressure down below. A little after ten I went to the bathroom and could actually feel the babyĺs foot with my hand. Then his foot came out. At this point I moved over by the bed and laid on my side but wasnĺt comfortable in that position, so I squatted by the bed with Craig supporting me. The baby pulled his foot back up--this was so cute. Anyway, Alisa was holding a warm washcloth against his foot so he wouldnĺt get chilled. Then his lower body came out and this is when things became very intense. I was still squatting and Alisa told me not to push. Then she said, in a very stern voice, ôGet her flat on her back!ö. So, Craig pulled me back on top of him (he was lying on his back and I was lying on top of him--poor Craig). The babyĺs arms were stuck up by his head and Alisa reached her hands in to help ease him out. I was saying ôOuch! Do you have to do that?!?ö. Then Craig said ôIt has to be doneö. This helped me to have him right there encouraging me. Alisa said that she had to give me an episiotomy to fit her hands in there and help get baby out. I felt her cut me but donĺt remember it hurting. After that, she reached up there and pulled Luke out. He had the cord wrapped around his neck twice. He wasnĺt responding, Alisa was rubbing him and we were talking to him. Alisa finally used her Oxybag (sp) and Luke finally started to whine and cry. He was a bluish grey color. Once he was born Kelci ran out of the room because it scared her to see Alisa working hard to get Luke to respond. I asked where Kelci was and nobody knew so Jennifer went to check on Kelci.
Lukeĺs apgar was only 6. He was fine, but his body temp was a little low. His umbilical cord measured 3 feet long, no wonder it was wrapped around his neck. Alisa said it was the longest she had ever seen.
The placenta was taking a while to birth and blood was pooling. The midwives said it would help if I urinated which I just couldnĺt do. After about 30 minutes the placenta came out (I think I had to push it out). I was bleeding too much to the point that I couldnĺt get up-- I almost fainted. Alisa gave me some herbs to help and finally gave me two shots of pitocin. She told me she would have to catheterize me if I didnĺt urinate as soon as possible. I finally was able to get up and go to the bathroom. I was bleeding so much that we used all the blue pads and all of the available towels in our house. Our neighbor brought some of hers over for us to use. The bleeding finally subsided and my color was beginning to look normal again.
We ordered a pizza and our neighbor, Judy, brought over some delicious limeade, tuna sandwiches, and homemade applesauce. Nothing tastes so good after giving birth.
Luke weighed 7 lb 2 oz. Iĺm so thankful that he was not as big as I thought he was going to be. My other son was born at 31 weeks weighing 3 lb 15 oz, and that was pretty big for his gestational age, so I figured that if I had another boy he would be about 9 lbs. Thank the Lord Luke was small.
When Luke was a couple of days old Kate told me that I should lay Luke in the sunlight coming through the window because he looked a bit yellow. The next day she called and told me she was concerned about his color so I took little Luke to the Doctor and the doctor hospitalized Luke for jaundice. (Good thing, my mom arrived in town the night before so she could stay with my other 5 children, get them ready for school, etc.) So, Luke was under the bilirubin lights for 5 days and we finally came home. But while in the hospital Luke had many blood draws, a couple of IVĺs, and constantly being bothered by nurses to take vital signs. (Poor baby, had to have an IV in his head and Mommy accidentally pulled it out so they had to put another one in his hand.)
The week after we came home from Lukeĺs hospitalization, I took him to the Dr. to have him circumcised. He was circumcised and when I came home and changed his diaper I thought that it looked like too much blood. I called the Dr. office and the nurse told me to wait until the next diaper change to see if it had stopped. Well, it seemed to have slowed down quite a bit and we slept fairly well that evening. The next morning when I changed him around 9:00 am there was blood all over everywhere. It was just dripping down him and his diaper was full of it. I called the Dr. office (it didnĺt open until noon), then I called my midwife and she suggested that I go right in to the Dr. office and wait till the Dr. arrived. I did just that and the Dr. said he had accidentally cut the dorsal penile vein and he had to anesthitize Luke and give him a little stitch in that area. POOR BABY! I had to wait in another room (My decision) but I could still hear him crying. If I would have known this would happen I would have NOT had him circumcised. (My 8 year-old son was 9 weeks premature and he was circumcised during his 32-day stay at the hospital when I wasnĺt there.)
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30 Summer officially begins for me when I see my friend Polly waiting at the Seaview ferry dock with her red Radio Flyer. I was practically raised on Fire Island; my parents had a summerhouse among Seaview's dunes in the 1960's and 70's. As a kid, my job was to meet the weekend ferries (the "daddy boats") with my wagon. People would pay you a dollar (or was it a quarter?) to haul their stuff home. "Wagon?Anyone need a wagon?"
On Fire Island, everyone still uses wagons for carting stuff around; there are no cars on this skinny spit of sand six miles off the south shore of Long Island. As a result, the air smells sweet and nights are deliciously silent.
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"I thought I had hit on an open door to paradise," says Polly, recalling the first time she saw Fire Island, more than 40 years ago. Though things have changed—it's fancier, more expensive, more crowded—the sheer physical beauty remains: white-sand beaches, sea that's as smooth as glass one day, roiling with surf the next. Since the 32-mile-long island is only three blocks wide, you're never more than five minutes from the bay or the ocean. And despite its accessibility—it's only 50 miles from New York City—there's a sense of utter isolation about the place.
"You grew up on Fire Island," people say to me, knowingly, as if I'd been raised in a hotbed of sin. With its gay communities, its singles bars where people sometimes hang out until dawn, and its bohemian past, the island has always had a louche reputation. The reality is that most people come here to dig clams, write books, raise kids, and be in bed by nine.
Strung along the sand like shells are some 17 tiny summer communities that are each distinct, tribal, self-protective. Usually, the only way to get from one to another is by foot on the beach or by water taxi. Running from west to east, there's Kismet, which has a barefoot charm, then Saltaire, with its groomed walks and silvery wooden houses; Saltaire's neighbor to the east is Fair Harbor, where New York media professionals tend to congregate. Ocean Beach, just over three-quarters of a century old, is the largest hamlet on the island, small-town America crossed with Greenwich Village. Next door is Seaview. My town. The houses are all wooden, some brown clapboard and some white saltbox. Ever since big money rolled in during the nineties, some of them have begun to resemble Tara on the Sea—Seaview on steroids. Still, it's a quiet place, with a lone grocery store and a synagogue.
Moving on, there's Ocean Bay Park, populated by "groupers" (people who share rentals and are despised by those who own), followed by Point O' Woods, a tight-lipped town with gabled turn-of-the-century houses, a yacht club, and a chain-link fence to keep strangers out. East of the Sunken Forest—a spooky, 300-year-old nature preserve—are the villages that, for some, define Fire Island. Cherry Grove, with its fanciful houses, is largely lesbian, and Fire Island Pines almost entirely attracts gay men. Beyond the Pines there's only Water Island, a minuscule scrap of a hamlet beloved by actors and writers.
The various Fire Islanders display a feisty attitude toward communities other than their own, though it's pretty good-natured stuff. I remember the summer when some wag catapulted matzoh balls onto the beach at Point O' Woods, which was (and still is) resolutely WASP—and waspish about letting outsiders in. As kids, when we found the gate to Point O' Woods open, we daringly (and perhaps not quite legally) rode our bikes into the mysterious village. Sometimes we made up what we considered Waspy names for ourselves, in case we were caught.
Saltaire and Point O' Woods were built for summer visitors around the beginning of the 20th century, but it wasn't until the 1920's that Fire Island first stepped into the spotlight. New York theater people came first, followed by writers, artists, and, a little later, refugees. My friend Polly, herself Belgian, remembers many of them, German Jews who'd fled Europe during World War II: "It reminded them of the Baltic's savage seas and dunes." By the fifties and sixties, the island was thriving, frequented by the likes of Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, and Harry Belafonte.
Back then, in my childhood, bare feet were a way of life. I took my shoes off on the weekend of July Fourth and didn't put them back on until I went home to the city after Labor Day.
Today, as we make our way toward Polly's house, we run across three deer looking for something to eat. Civilization comes up against nature everywhere on Fire Island, though increasingly, it's nature that surrenders. Over the years, new residents have planted gardens where none should be. The result: deer that used to keep to the Sunken Forest have come to town to forage, bringing Lyme disease. And the houses have gotten ever larger, although it takes a certain to-hell-with-it daring to build big on Fire Island: in 1938, a hurricane wiped out almost everything, and many houses were wrecked by flooding during the furious storms of 1991.
After I dump my bag at Polly's and go for a swim, the two of us head into Ocean Beach for dinner. On midsummer nights the crowds can be overwhelming, but the rest of the time, Ocean Beach is a sturdy little village, American flag flying on the green. At Matthew's Seafood House (near the entrance to Ocean Beach; 631/583-8016; dinner for two $80) Polly and I laze on the dock overlooking the bay. The tables are covered with flowered oilcloth, Frank Sinatra is playing on the sound system, the steamers are succulent, and the fish is fresh. You can have it cooked any way, deep-fried, sautéed, broiled, or Mediterranean-style, with olives and tomatoes. It's the best place in town for lunch or dinner—you can also dock your boat here. Maguire Bayfront Restaurant (631/583-8800; dinner for two $80), the old standby at the other end of the village, also has a dock. As kids, we were taken there by our parents for lobster; as grown-ups we still come to eat—and reminisce.
For a casual visitor who wants to spend a day on Fire Island, Ocean Beach is a good place to begin; another is the Pines. On my second day I take a water taxi to the Pines, six miles from Ocean Beach. With its roller-coaster walkways, dense woods, tunnels of greenery, and a harbor that could be in the south of France, it's the prettiest village of all. I stop at Marco (36 Fire Island Blvd., Fire Island Pines; 631/597-8888; dinner for two $80), an Italian restaurant near the harbor, for fresh mozzarella-and-tomato salad and snippets of conversation.
That night, back in Seaview, I sit on Polly's deck, listening to the crackle of driftwood under the feet of the deer in the backyard and the tinkle of ice from the house next door. Later, a glass of wine in hand, I walk to the dunes and sit on the wooden steps that lead down to the beach. The moon is up. There's no sound at all—no cars, no voices—except for the surf hitting the sand, and Fire Island seems, to me, dreamlike and wrapped in blissful memory.
THE FACTS GETTING THERE Take the Long Island Rail Road (www.mta.nyc.ny.us/lirr) from New York City's Penn Station or drive to the ferry station in Bay Shore (for Ocean Beach, Seaview, and Ocean Bay Park) or Sayville (Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove). Water taxis run regularly from Ocean Beach (near the ferry dock) to various towns, including the Pines, and cost about $12 round-trip. You can also call South Bay Water Taxis (631/665-8885). WHERE TO STAY For rental listings, go to www.fireisland.com. Hotels can be underwhelming (shared baths; no air-conditioning). Recommended: Houser's Hotel (Ocean Beach; 631/583-8900; doubles from $100 weekdays) and the Botel (Fire Island Pines; 631/597-6500; doubles from $90 weekdays).
31 In a natural harbor between Lakes Charlevoix and Michigan, Charlevoix is a surf-and-turf playground for monied Midwesterners. Victorian houses, old-fashioned ice cream parlors, and antiques shops dot the downtown district, which offers concerts, art fairs, and fireworks throughout the summer (peak week: the Venetian Festival, July 20-26). Modern resort living is accented by days spent fishing, sailing, and hitting the links—golf enthusiasts swear by the Belvedere (5731 Marion Center Rd.; 231/547-2611). GETTING THERE Charlevoix is an hour's drive northeast on U.S. 31 from Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City. The trip from Detroit on I-75 takes four hours; the drive from Chicago on I-196 takes 5 1/2. WHERE TO STAY The Edgewater Inn (100 Michigan Ave.; 800/748-0424; www.edgewater-charlevoix.com; doubles from $275) has fantastic views of the harbor. WHERE TO EAT Stafford's Weathervane (106 Pine River Lane; 231/547-4311; dinner for two $66), set in an 1800's flour mill, serves up the town's specialty—whitefish broiled on a seasoned oak plank. DON'T MISS Architect Earl Young's unique, mushroom-like stone buildings, all over town.
—David A. Keeps
32 Worlds away from Waikiki, Haleiwa is a laid-back town on Oahu's bucolic North Shore. Snorkelers and sun-seekers gravitate toward Waimea Bay, where cliff divers hurl themselves into the turquoise waters; neophyte surfers learn to "hang ten" on Alii Beach's placid waves. Board rentals and lessons can be arranged at Surf & Sea (62-595 Kamehameha Hwy.; 808/637-9887). GETTING THERE Haleiwa is 28 miles north of Honolulu International Airport. WHERE TO STAY The surfside Sunset Homes (66-030 Kamehameha Hwy.; 808/637-2400; www.sunsethomes.net) rents beach cottages and airy three- and four-bedroom houses. The renovated cottages at Turtle Bay Resort (57-091 Kamehameha Hwy.; 800/203-3650; www.turtlebayresort.com; doubles from $525) have private lanais overlooking the sea, as well as personal butlers. WHERE TO EAT Hit Matsumoto's (66-087 Kamehameha Hwy.; 808/637-4827) for the quintessential Hawaiian treat: shaved ice in tropical flavors. Haleiwa Joes (66-011 Kamehameha Hwy.; 808/637-8005; dinner for two $50) is the place for seared ahi tuna. DON'T MISS The kite surfers at Mokuleia Beach Park, where adrenaline junkies perform aerial acrobatics.
—Ann Wycoff
Groove Bag's pleather iPod tote, $145; The Architecture of Leisure, by Susan Braden, the story of Florida's signature beach resorts, $35; Solar Exchange SPF 15 sun spray and SPF 25 sun balm, $32 each, by Erno Laszlo; SunStuff SPF 50+ cotton bucket hat, $50; Shield sunglasses with platinum frames, $250, by Montblanc.
Sullivan's Island
34 Any given afternoon, you can hear a screen door creak from 10 blocks away on Sullivan's Island, a three-mile-long spit of land off Charleston. Palmetto trees shade whitewashed houses built as officers' homes in the 1800's. There isn't much to do besides sip iced tea on high-front porches or relax on the fine blond sand with Travel Scrabble, but that hasn't deterred the generations of Southerners who return year after year. GETTING THERE Sullivan's Island is a 20-minute drive from Charleston International Airport. WHERE TO STAY There are no hotels, but a four-bedroom oceanfront house rents for about $3,500 per week in high season (off the beach, prices drop to about $2,200). Contact Great Beach Vacations (800/344-5105; www.greatbeach.com) or Island Realty (866/843-7909; www.islandrealty.com). WHERE TO EAT Casual restaurants line Middle Street, two blocks from the sea. Order the cornbread-fried oysters at Station 22 (2205 Middle St.; 843/883-3355; dinner for two $60). DON'T MISS Fort Moultrie (1214 Middle St.; 843/883-3123), dating from the Revolutionary War and now an outdoor museum.
—Christian Wright


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It's volcano day...
If Monday's release of new imagery was the smoke and a bit of rumbling, here comes the powerful, deep throated erupting roar of Mt. Vesuvius as the full trailer for Paul W.S. Anderson's Pompeii arrives online.
Game Of Thrones' Kit Harington faces more stacked odds as Milo, a slave who must rescue not only his best pal (fellow gladiator Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) but also the woman he loves, Cassia (Emily Browning), when Vesuvius erupts and begins to bury the shining Roman city of Pompeii under ash and debris. There's just one other issue when it comes to Cassia and Milo's happiness: she's promised to a nasty roman senator, played by Kiefer Sutherland.
He doesn't show up much in this trailer, which is more focused on Milo's misadventures and what most people will be turning up for: big shots of the volcano going all medieval on the Romans. History will likely take second place to big set pieces and the central love story, and it'll remain to be seen whether Anderson can rein in the OTT tendencies that brought us The Three Musketeers. Will it be the (Dante's) peak of his career, or will we all say "volca-no!" (Sorry.)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter (other than section 7203 of this title), the export of agricultural commodities, medicine, or medical devices to Cuba, the Taliban or the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban, or to the government of a country that has been determined by the Secretary of State to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism under section 2371 of this title, section 4605(j)(1) of title 50, or section 2780(d) of this title, or to any other entity in such a country, shall only be made pursuant to 1-year licenses issued by the United States Government for contracts entered into during the 1-year period of the license and shipped within the 12-month period beginning on the date of the signing of the contract, except that the requirements of such 1-year licenses shall be no more restrictive than license exceptions administered by the Department of Commerce or general licenses administered by the Department of the Treasury, except that procedures shall be in place to deny licenses for exports to any entity within such country, or in the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban, promoting international terrorism.
The applicable department or agency of the Federal Government shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees on a quarterly basis a report on any activities undertaken under subsection (a)(1) during the preceding calendar quarter.
2001—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–56, § 221(a)(2), inserted ", the Taliban or the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban," after "Cuba" and ", or in the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban," after "entity within such country".
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–56, § 221(a)(3), inserted ", or to any other entity in Syria or North Korea" before period at end.
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Magento is an Open Source eCommerce platform developed using the Zend Framework by Varien. It is a fabulously customizable and extendible platform that once mastered can allow you to develop feature rich eCommerce solutions for your clients quickly and effectively. However for some mastering the Magento platform may not be that easy.
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I had abdominal surgery a few weeks ago to remove benign (but pesky) tumors in my uterus (also known as fibroids). I've been using a few alternative treatments to help me recover faster and more effectively. Using a moxa stick or moxibustion is one of the ways I'm managing pain and reduce inflammation associated with major surgery.
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> From: "Temkin, David" <email@example.com> > Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:48:29 -0400 > Sender: firstname.lastname@example.com > > Does anyone know of any free, cheap, or potentially rentable latency > generators? Ideally I'd like something that just sits between two ethernet > devices to induce layer 2/3 latency in traffic, but am open to any > options... dummynet(4)? It's a standard part of FreeBSD and may be in other BSDs. It's very configurable to generate delays, congestion like behavior and such. NAME dummynet - traffic shaper, bandwidth manager and delay emulator DESCRIPTION dummynet is a system facility that permits the control of traffic going through the various network interfaces, by applying bandwidth and queue size limitations, implementing different scheduling and queue management policies, and emulating delays and losses. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: email@example.com Phone: +1 510 486-8634


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Day 1: Delhi - Jaipur drive 5/6 hrs. Morning Drive to Jaipur. Arrive and proceed to Amer Fort of Jaipur. Afternoon enjoy the City Sightseeing Of Jaipur. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 2: Jaipur - Jodhpur drive 7/8 hrs. Depart for Jodhpur travel. Arrive and check into the hotel. Afternoon sightseeing travel of Jodhpur City. 0vernight at the hotel.
Day 3: Jodhpur - Lathi drive 5/6 hrs. Morning visit Mehergarh Fort after which drive for Lathi. The starting position for camel safari, where you'll meet our crew, camp employees, camel men and local musician. Through night at camp with campfire.
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After the reactor accident at Chernobyl in 1986, she found her true calling: since then, Cornelia Hesse-Honegger has been studying and drawing malformed insects, especially true bugs (Heteroptera), which she collects in fallout areas and in the periphery of nuclear facilities. Building on her 25 years of experience as a scientific illustrator at the Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich (Switzerland), she has created beautiful evidence of a threatened animal world, which has been displayed in international art galleries. Together with the former scientific editor Peter Wallimann, Hesse-Honegger has now summarized her comprehensive studies in the journal Chemistry & Biodiversity.


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(CNSNews.com) – Advocacy groups that want to see former President George W. Bush go to trial for allegedly endorsing the torture of terror suspects saw an opportunity slip away, after a Jewish organization canceled an invitation for Bush to visit Geneva this week.
Although organizers attributed the decision to concerns about protests getting out of hand, activist groups had earlier called on the Swiss authorities to arrest the former president if he visited the country.
Bush was invited to address the annual dinner of the Swiss branch of Keren Hayesod, a charity that raises funds to help Jews from around the world to settle in and develop the state of
Since Bush in his 2010 memoir Decision Points acknowledged personally approving the "waterboarding" of leading al-Qaeda terrorist Khalid Sheik Mohammed, campaigners in the U.S. and abroad have stepped up the drive to have him prosecuted.
Believing European courts offer the best opportunity, they seized on the news of his impending visit to
"There are no laws that provide an exception for former head of states," Eric Sottas, secretary-general of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), wrote in a letter to Swiss authorities last week. He said
Amnesty International submitted a legal analysis to Swiss prosecutors on Friday, concluding that
Dozens of Swiss non-governmental organizations (NGOs) wrote to the Swiss president calling for legal action against Bush for "war crimes," with politicians on the right and left weighing in.
Lawmaker Dominique Baettig of the right-wing People's Party called for Bush's arrest, and Anti-Capitalist Left party leader Paolo Gilardi compared the former president to Jack the Ripper in recent comments to the Tribune de Geneve newspaper.
Protests were planned outside the lakefront hotel where the Keren Hayesod gala is being held.
The organization's lawyer, Robert Equey, told Tribune de Geneve at the weekend the plan to host Bush had been canceled, not for fear of an arrest warrant but because of concerns that protests could get out of control and put people and property at risk.
He cited violent protests that occurred during the 2003 G8 summit, which Bush attended three months after the beginning of the
"We regret that the speech has been canceled," Bush spokesman David Sherzer told the Associated Press.
With Bush's visit now off, NGOs that were preparing to submit a legal case against him in
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Bush said in his memoir and media interviews that he approved the waterboarding of Mohammed, who masterminded al-Qaeda's attacks on the
Anti-torture campaigners maintain that waterboarding, an interrogation method said to simulate drowning, is a form of torture.
The Obama administration agrees. State Department legal advisor Harold Hongju Koh said last November that the administration "defines waterboarding as torture as a matter of law under the Convention Against Torture."
(The U.N. treaty, which the U.S. ratified in 1994, calls on states to criminalize torture and to prosecute "complicity or participation in torture.")
Koh made the comments during a press conference in
During that review, representatives from
Two weeks later, the U.N.'s newly-appointed expert on torture said the Obama administration should investigate allegations of torture under its predecessor and prosecute those responsible, including those who gave the orders.
The campaign for universal jurisdiction in cases of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity scored an early success with the 1998 arrest in
Pinochet was accused of torturing political opponents during his 17-year rule. The octogenarian Chilean spent more than 16 months under house arrest before the British government released him, citing medical reasons. Despite the ultimately unsuccessful outcome, legal and rights advocates called the case an important precedent.
Pinochet died in 2006 but late last year a French court convicted 14 officials from his regime in absentia, handing down sentences ranging from 15 years' imprisonment to life for kidnapping and torture.
Israeli leaders including former foreign minister Tzipi Livni have canceled visits to
Activists even considered extraterritorial legal action last year against Pope Benedict XVI, whom they accuse of covering up sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.
The campaign to prosecute Bush and other
"Anywhere in the world that he travels, President Bush could face investigation and potential prosecution for his responsibility for torture and other crimes in international law, particularly in any of the 147 countries that are party to the U.N. Convention against Torture," Amnesty International Secretary-General Salil Shetty said on Friday.
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With the bond market closed for Veterans Day and no significant economic data to create activity, the major indices traded in a very narrow range. The S&P 500 spent the entire session trading within a 5-point range However, the Dow rose enough to establish a new closing high, and the small-cap Russell 2000 index was up 0.1%, outperforming all other indices.
The markets may get more active as the week progresses with the confirmation hearing of Janet Yellen for Federal Reserve Chairwoman.
At Monday's close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 21 points to 15,783, the S&P 500 gained 1 point to 1,772, and the Nasdaq also rose a point to 3,920. The NYSE traded 537 million shares and the Nasdaq crossed 399 million. Advancers and decliners were virtually even on both major exchanges.
The chart of the small-cap Russell 2000 and mid-cap Nasdaq are similar — the former leaders are now the reluctant followers. Even though the Russell's MACD is oversold, there seem to be few buyers to push it higher.
Currently, this index, which is usually one of the most volatile, is trading between its 50-day moving average at 1,079 and its 20-day at 1,105. However, only the near-term trend is down. The intermediate- and long-term trends are still bullish.
The current market leader is the blue-chip Dow. This group of 30 of the mightiest companies in the world plowed to a new closing high with a not-so-hefty gain of 21 points and volume that ranks in the lowest 20% of the year.
Conclusion: They say "never sell a dull market." If that is true, then we must be headed for much higher ground since Monday was as dull as I've ever experienced. Everyone seems just a bit confused, and perhaps that's the reason for the lethargy.
Jeffrey Saut of Raymond James pointed out that while the NYSE McClellan oscillator is in deeply oversold territory, none of the 10 S&P macro sectors is oversold — a contradiction that may be resolved this week.
Despite Monday's sleeper, how this week ends could point us to the market's direction for the remainder of 2013.
Today's Trading Landscape
To see a list of the companies reporting earnings today, click here.
For a list of this week's economic reports due out, click here.


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Small and insignificant.
Marqise Lee knows the feeling.
Not on the football field.
Not when wearing a USC uniform.
Not after setting a Pacific-12 Conference record by catching a remarkable 112 passes for 1,680 yards this season to earn Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and All-America recognition.
The acrobatic, 6-foot, 195-pound wide receiver with the easy smile, outweighed by 100 or more pounds when on the field, obviously, clearly without question is the real deal.
In September, USC coach Lane Kiffin called Lee the "best-ever" Trojans receiver. In November, Kiffin said his guy was "arguably the best player in college football the last couple of weeks."
The hype was earned.
Lee's play was an extension of an outstanding freshman season, which was an extension of honors-loaded years at Serra High in football, basketball and track.
Small and insignificant came earlier.
It came when as a youngster Lee bounced around Inglewood like he now bounces off and around would-be tacklers, living with his mother, his grandmother, friends, in hotels and with foster parents in the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services system. As if this was not enough, one older half-brother died in a gang-related shooting and another is in prison.
Lee's relaxed demeanor after a series of electrifying plays in one game prompted a reporter to suggest, "He doesn't realize he's a star."
That was a bad read. He knows. He knows his talent level is at the top of the scale. It's just that he does not have the deep inner need some athletes have to prance and primp. He'll let his play do his talking.
That and his experiences enable him to keep sports and life in balance.
Lee shrugs when asked about growing up in the foster care system.
How did he deal with it?
"A typical move-in, typical in foster care, you move to different places," he said.
He did not flinch or look down when he spoke. He answered the questions as if they were about his typical big plays in big games.
"I finally got to stay in a home where I lived with friends," he said. "Actually, it was with close friends, with one of my basketball travel team friends."
The teammate was Steven Hester, the son of Sheila Nero and Steve Hester.
"He went to Serra," Lee said of Hester. "I went to Serra (transferring from Morningside High). I stayed with him and that became permanent. That was really about it."
What it really was about was generosity on the part of the Hesters. It was about Lee being the sort of person they wanted to help. It was about being a well-mannered young man who rose above his environment.
He shrugged once again when, after a dazzling run on a reverse, a reporter went on and on about his performance.
"It was all the offense, great blocking," Lee said.
"You always say it's great blocking," the reporter protested. "Sometimes it's not great blocking. It's you moving around guys. Will you ever admit that to yourself?"
"I got some jukes here and there," Lee said. "But after the juke the blocking does come in, so I get some extra yards. It's the truth. You can watch the film."
He knows the truth on and off the field. He knows he is not alone on an island, in football or in life.
Demonstrating maturity beyond his 21 years, Lee turns this around concerning his sister, Stacy.
"Your main focus is not necessarily yourself," he said. "It's worrying about the person under you, which is my younger sister. I have to keep a positive mind and go down the right path in order for her to succeed and go down the right path."
While others ponder his status as a Heisman Trophy candidate next season, Lee has to at least be peeking around the corner at the NFL and paychecks that will come when he starts playing on Sunday.
"Right," he admitted.
This time he did not shrug off the subject.
"My main focus is to take advantage of my opportunities," he said. "I knew I was decent in football and I was decent in basketball. So whichever gave me the scholarship, I was going to run with it. I'm going to continue to run with it so I can make a better life for her as I move forward."
There is nothing small and insignificant about Marqise Lee's plans.
Clearing out the notebook ...
Take a deep breath dept.: My Heisman vote was (1) Notre Dame linebacker Manti T'eo,(2) Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, (3) Lee.
Why no Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, named the presumptive winner by Sports Illustrated magazine? I'll take some hits, especially since he made the final three with T'eo and Klein, but no Manziel because the Aggies dropped down a division to play South Carolina State and Sam Houston State.
R.I.P.: David Courtney, the public address announcer for the Kings, Angels and Clippers, who died tragically at the age of 56, was a good guy who will be missed by all who knew him.
Catching up with: Former Redondo High basketball stars coached by Jim Nielsen are employed around the world. Dijon Thompson is playing in Russia, Marcus Moore in Israel and Wendell White in Japan.
Bottom line: It is fair to assume president and part owner Stan Kasten, not general manager Ned Colletti, is making major baseball decisions for the Dodgers.


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Rising Stars At The Egg – Sneak Peek At The Performers With WGNA [VIDEO]
The WGNA Rising Stars acoustic concert is a triple threat this year with 3 great rising stars in country music performing on the stage of The Egg on March 6th.
Tickets go on sale Friday at 12 noon at The Egg Box office, here at WGNA.com and phone charge at 473-1845.
Once you're there you will see MCA Recording artist Kip Moore who is rolling up the charts with his hit "Something 'Bout A Truck", Brent Andersonfrom Arista Records who is turning a lot of heads with his first charted hit "Amy's Song" and JT Hodges from Universal South who was on the road with Toby Keith when he rolled into SPAC last Summer and has already charted a hit with "Hunt You Down".
This up close acoustic experience is one of a kind. Here's some music from our Rising Stars to get you ready to snap up your tickets on Friday.
This video from Kip Moore has received over 3 million hits.
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Ammonia, Part Two
Feb 7th
Posted by Dad in The Bad Things
So, with the pneumonia diagnosis, the Dr. changed our son's antibiotics and gave us a nebulizer prescription. From that point on, we would need to give him the nebulizer every three hours until the next morning when he would have another appointment to check his lungs. If things weren't better, he would need to go to the hospital.
Having another appointment 24 hours after this one sent my recently heightened daddy radar into overdrive. When the pediatrician is visibly concerned — that's when I worry.
24 long hours of nebulizers and broken sleep had us bleary eyed, but we could see More >


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Ammonia leak sends Bartholomew County woman to hospital
Central Indiana police say a 75-year-old woman who fled her home to escape ammonia leaking from farm equipment was treated at a local hospital for breathing difficulties.
Bartholomew County Deputy Sheriff Maj. Todd Noblitt says Evelyn Burton got in her car Monday night and drove away after she smelled the gas leaking near her Taylorsville home about 35 miles south of Indianapolis,
But Burton had to pull over after she began having breathing difficulties. She was taken by ambulance to a Columbus hospital, where she was treated and released.
Noblitt tells The Republic a farmer applying anhydrous ammonia to his cropland as a fertilizer noticed that a hose had burst on his tank. He went to Burton's nearby home to warn her, but she had already fled.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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GOALS Collingwood: Sinclair 2, Shaw 2, Cloke 2, Goldsack 2, Fasolo, Reid, Dawes, Swan, O'Brien, Sidebottom, Wellingham. Western Bulldogs: Giansiracusa 3, Griffen 2, Higgins 2, Lake, Wood, Boyd, Hargrave.
BEST Collingwood: Pendlebury, Beams, Shaw, Sidebottom, Sinclair, Buckley, Swan. Western Bulldogs: Griffen, Liberatore, Cross, Lake, Boyd, Wood.
UMPIRES Donlon, Schmitt, Stewart.
CROWD 38,155 at Etihad Stadium.
THE Western Bulldogs had billed this contest as ''Mission Possible'', which on the surface seemed an exercise in mental trickery. Yet for much of the night their daring kept the dream alive, and it was a relieved Collingwood that got home by 21 points.
Magpie fans made their feelings known about a free kick imbalance that went 21-11 the Dogs' way, but to curse the umpires was to miss the point: their men knew they'd been in a game.
The Bulldogs played with great industry and adventure, taking the game on and absorbing the inevitable Magpie riposte.
Easton Wood was their impetus and inspiration, surging off half-back to drive the ball forward, but when his right hamstring failed him 19 minutes into the third quarter, the Dogs' designs on a monumental upset seemed to go ping as well.
Yet it still took all the Magpies could muster, led by Scott Pendlebury, who had a stirring, head-to-head battle with Ryan Griffen, and ably assisted by Dayne Beams in his burgeoning midfield role.
That Liam Picken kept Dane Swan to ''only'' 29 possessions mattered little in the end.
Ultimately, the Dogs' willingness to roll the dice tripped them up, errors from Bob Murphy, Shaun Higgins and Dylan Addison resulting in a deceptive margin.
That Alex Fasolo was forced to hobble back into the fray, with Ben Johnson already subbed out with an arm injury, betrayed how tight it was.
The Bulldogs got the start they needed, with Griffen as dominant as Swan was quiet, Will Minson and Jordan Roughead giving them the rucking edge that Darren Jolly's late withdrawal demanded, Wood full of running and Collingwood's key forward Travis Cloke, pitted against Brian Lake, not afforded the supply to impose himself.
Most disconcerting for Pie fans was that it felt like the Dogs' night; the quarter-time free-kick count read 8-0 in their favour.
The much-anticipated ironic cheer came two minutes into the second, although adjudicating that Fasolo was taken high hardly qualified as umpiring bravado. Chris Dawes outmarked Mark Austin from Fasolo's kick, and the Pies steadied with a goal.
But after Wood sidestepped in traffic and sank a long goal, Daniel Giansiracusa toe-poked the Bulldogs 17 points in front at the end of an ominous passage where all the luck ran their way - the ball landing in Liam Jones' right arm, and spearing straight to Griffen as he was slung in a tackle.
For all Picken's stickability, shutting down Swan is the real mission impossible, and after Steele Sidebottom screwed a goal, he drew the Magpies within three points just before half-time after hitting a contest 30 metres out at full tilt. Picken was touching his jumper one second, and three metres adrift watching his man dribble it through the next.
Collingwood's Ben Reid, playing forward, got on the end of a clever Ben Sinclair kick and for all the home side's first-half toil, they went to the break three points down.
Swan exploded into the second half and when Sinclair sharked Dawes' deft palm the gap widened, but Giansiracusa used enough of his body and all of his nous to strike twice. By now it was see-sawing. Heath Shaw's fine mark and goal was cancelled out by Griffen's booming finish and Higgins' second from another Wood forward-50 entry.
Dawes' confidence was growing in inverse proportion to Cloke's, but the Pies' wanted man finally outpointed Lake in the goal square. But Ryan Hargrave intercepted a Simon Buckley clearance and it was but a point the difference at the last change.
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley reverted to type, sending Reid to defence after a rare three quarters as a forward. Cloke gave the Magpies the start they needed, and Fasolo ducked through traffic for a lifter.
Still the underdogs battled on, and were within seven points inside the last 10 minutes when Lake, who had much the better of Cloke, pushed forward and kicked truly in traffic from the junction of the boundary and 50-metre lines.
There was something of a love-in among the opposing presidents at David Smorgon's pre-match dinner. The Bulldogs presented their annual community award named in honour of Eddie McGuire, for helping the club find a major sponsor. McGuire then presented Smorgon with a present honouring his 15 years in the top job.
Collingwood veteran Chris Tarrant has offered Travis Cloke some advice as the forward contemplates whether to remain a Magpie or cash in on rival offers, including one from Fremantle. Tarrant, who spent four years with the Dockers before rejoining the Magpies, said the regular travel from the west was a factor. "It really does take it out of you." Tarrant said fatigue kicked in midseason. "You can't beat a club like Collingwood. I can't imagine him going too far," Tarrant said.
Magpie coach Nathan Buckley was an unhappy man at quarter-time. The Bulldogs began with zest, while the Pies were second to the ball and were sloppy with their disposal when looking to attack through the corridor. Rather than lambast his players, though, Buckley opened up the laptop and his players huddled in close to watch a replay of what they had done wrong. - JON PIERIK


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VirtualEarth Vs Google earth
VirtualEarth from Microsoft is a fantastic program that lets you view bird's eye view any area of the world through the mapping technology used to local.live.com, the latest regional and search site mapping of Microsoft.
With Microsoft VirtualEarth 3D you can view in detail any area like your house, your city or around the world who want to visit. The program offers the chance to see the map in 2D, 3D, Road view showing the streets with their names and especially bird's eye view showing impressive clarity and can rotate the camera to see the place from the desired angle.
Ultimately, with virtualearth you can visit anywhere in the world without leaving the chair, although that yes, you need internet connection to view the maps.
VirtualEarth provides an application that search skills as maps, workable solutions for business, finally, allows us to create applications that users can view and interact with complex information. We have information in the world, meaning through maps, all regions, and countries can be accessed through a simple API. We have 33 styles of maps, adjustable, with resolution up to 2000 x 2000 dpi, plus support GIF, WBMP, and PNG, we can put items on the map, to point to any partic.
The application has new technology that allows playback photometric a very real way the urban landscape. For now, cities built in three dimensions are reduced to 15 U.S.: San Francisco, San Jose, California, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Detroit, Phoenix, Houston, Baltimore, Atlanta, Denver, Dallas , and Texas.
The application has new technology that allows playback photometric a very real way the urban landscape. For now, cities built in three dimensions are reduced to 15 U.S.: San Francisco, San Jose, California, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Detroit, Phoenix, Houston, Baltimore, Atlanta, Denver, Dallas , and Texas.
Virtualearth is free and includes new features such as an application called "Locate Me", which determines where the user is interpreting the data of your Internet connection. May also make specific searches, save results, send them via email or upload to a blog using MSN Spaces service.
The VirtualEarth 3D, which is part of Microsoft's browser, offers the possibility of flying over cities and between buildings in a virtual reality environment. Buildings, roads and geographic features are perfect replicas of an urban city.
The royalist cities are visible at virtually thanks to technology acquired with the company Vexcel, a provider of photogrammetry, imagery and remote control technology.
The applied technology is a Vexcel aerial camera flying over cities compiled a gallery of images that will be distributed in a completely automatic way instead of having to construct a building by hand, said Stephen Lawler, general manager of VirtualEarth group.
New VirtualEarth with 3D Clouds
The new version of Microsoft VirtualEarth 3D has a very realistic 3D clouds. They only appear when you are near the Earth and focus only on that region. But they are based on actual weather conditions. Microsoft is obviously using some rendering techniques of Flight Simulator in this new version of VirtualEarth. Other new features in the clouds but they are the ones that impress. They are especially awesome if you use the SpaceNavigator 3D mouse (supported by VE3D). The clouds are dark and thick and there are different types (cirrus, cumulus, party cloudy, etc.) according to the weather of the place at that time. To see them have two options: 1) load the new update for VE3D local.live.com entering and clicking the 3D button (a window will appear asking them to download the new version), then the browser will start to take effect
Copyright 2008 google earth street view VirtualEarth


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For the week, Infrastructure, Leisure Goods, Water Utilities, Household Products, and Building Products are the top sectors on the Portfolio Grader database.
The Infrastructure sector is thriving on Portfolio Grader this week, with 100% of its stocks (5 out of 5) currently rating a "buy". With overall grades of A, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (NYSE:PAC), and Macquarie Infrastructure (NYSE:MIC) are buoying the sector. The best performer in this sector is Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, which saw its price rise 41.1% in the last 12 months, better than the 9.2% increase the S&P 500 has seen over the same time.
With 86% of the sector's stocks (6 out of 7) rating a "buy," the Leisure Goods sector is one of the strongest. Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ:SWHC), LeapFrog (NYSE:LF), and Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) are paving the way for the sector with A grades. LeapFrog is the top stock in its sector, with a 74.2% increase from 12 months ago.
The Water Utilities sector's track record is proving one of the best with 80% of its stocks (4 out of 5) rating a "buy". Among Water Utilities stocks, American Water Works (NYSE:AWK), American States Water (NYSE:AWR), and Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (NYSE:SBS) are leading the way with B's. Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo is the best performer in this sector, with a 44.8% increase in the last 12 months.
Household Products stands out with 80% of the sector's stocks (8 out of 10) rating a "buy". Among Household Products stocks, Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) are leading the way with grades of B. Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB) also has a top grade of A. Spectrum Brands Holdings is performing the best overall in the sector, with a 62% increase from 12 months ago.
The Building Products sector is excelling, with 73% of stocks in the sector (11 out of 15) rating a "buy". Trex Co. (NYSE:TREX), Nortek Inc. (NASDAQ:NTK), and Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) are all currently earning A's. Showing the most overall growth in its sector in the last 12 months, Nortek Inc. is the top stock, with a 178% increase.
Louis Navellier's proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being "strong buy," and F being "strong sell." Explore the tool here.


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Sixteen-year-old Fatima screamed and shouted at the top of her voice—the pain was unbearable. She struggled to set herself free but it was in vain—the elderly women held her tightly to ensure that she was 'made' a woman.
A woman, according to her tradition, had to have part of her female genital organ cut, what is often referred to as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
On that fateful day (about 5 a.m.) when she heard some women talking outside her home, she didn't know that they had come for her. One of the women woke her up and told her it was her day to 'become a woman'.
She tried to resist but they insisted. She woke up and innocently followed them like a sheep being led to the slaughter. "I was taken outside and saw some women were singing but my mother was nowhere around. My prayer was for my mother to see the state I was in so as to rescue me," Fatima said.
Held by two women, Fatima eventually went through the painful cut which has scarred her forever.
"Hmm, they insisted that this is a rite of passage every girl has to go through," she added, sadly.
The celebration of the FGM Day always sends chills down the spine of Fatima who is now an FGM survivor because it reminds her of the ordeal she went through that day.
Do you know that about 1.3 million women and girls have undergone the female genital mutilation (FGM) operations in Ghana over the past 20 years.
A United Nations report indicates that medical doctors and nurses are engaged in the practice, just as traditionalists.
There is the need to put an end to this gruesome practice and that is why young people like you, schoolchildren have to be educated so that you can also act as change agents in your communities. You can educate your parents, community members and opinion leaders in your neighbourhood on the negative effects of FGM.
Although there has been various calls through the institution of national and international laws for the abolition of FGM in countries, this heinous crime against girls is still practised in 29 African communities. The practice is most common in the western, eastern, and north-eastern regions of Africa, in some countries in Asia and the Middle East.
In the bid to abolish the practice, the world marked International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation on February 6, 2014 this year. FGM is a human rights violation that affects an estimated five girls each minute worldwide.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitals or other injury to the female genital organs for reasons that do not relate to the medical state of the girl.
But exactly what is FGM?
Four major types
There are various types of genital cutting that girls suffer. They are:
1. Clitoridectomy: Partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small, sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals). In very rare cases, only the prepuce (the fold of skin surrounding the clitoris).
2. Excision: Partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (the labia are "the lips" that surround the vagina).
3. Infibulation: Narrowing of the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal. The seal is formed by cutting and repositioning the inner or outer labia, with or without removal of the clitoris.
4. Others: All other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising and the scraping of the genital area.
The causes of female genital mutilation include a mix of cultural, religious and social factors within families and communities.
It is often considered a necessary part of raising a girl properly, and a way to prepare her for adulthood and marriage.
It is also believed that FGM preserves virginity and marital fidelity among girls and women. FGM is considered a cultural tradition, which is often used as an argument for its continuation.
However, the effects are devastating. It causes among others recurrent bladder and urinary tract infections; infertility and increased risk of childbirth complications and newborn deaths.
In December 2012, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the elimination of FGM.
In 2010 the WHO published a "Global strategy to stop health care providers from performing female genital mutilation" in collaboration with other key UN agencies and international organisations.
Ghana statistics
Statistics provided by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection show that an average of about four per cent of Ghanaian girls and women between the ages of 15 and 49 years have gone through the practice.
Current statistics in comparison to 30 years ago indicate a decline in the practice. Even though majority of Ghanaian communities are shunning the practice, there are parts of the country which still practice it in spite of the associated dangers.
Sixty per cent of women aged 45 to 49 in the Upper West Region in Ghana have undergone FGM compared to 16 per cent of girls aged between 15 to 19 years. This is worrying to government and measures are being put in place to ensure a total end to the practice.
There is hope
Victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) would have cause to smile again.
The world's first-ever clitoral repair hospital for victims of FGM, located in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, is set to open on March 7, 2014, according to a US-based, non-profit organisation, Clitoraid.
Clitoraid has named the new facility "the Kamkaso," which means "the house for women," which has been nicknamed "the Pleasure Hospital," since the surgery "will restore their dignity as women, which was taken from them against their will."
According to the organisation, Mrs Chantal Compaore, First Lady of Burkina Faso, will perform the official opening of the hospital which already has hundreds of women from the West African sub-region waiting to have the surgery done.


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Asia's burgeoning smart-grid market is expected to generate $15.83 billion in revenue in 2018, up from just $5.4 billion in 2012, as demand response and energy management systems grow in popularity.
The forecast comes from Frost & Sullivan, which also believes that "Southeast Asia's desire to switch to smart grids" will fuel smart-grid sales over the next six years.
The market-research company says Asia's smart-grid market has already been given a huge boost from the rollouts of advanced metering infrastructure in Australasia and smart city projects in North Asia.
As renewable energy usage puts pressure on already stressed networks, however, countries will need to invest in smart distribution control and management systems.
Indeed, smart grid projects in South Korea, Singapore and Japan already appear to be testing distribution generation using photovoltaics, biomass, wind energy and electric vehicle charging.
Meanwhile, the introduction of advanced metering infrastructure in Jeju, South Korea has already reduced energy usage in homes.
"The need to replace aging equipment in the power grid and utilities' awareness of the benefits of smart equipment and automation systems further enhance the market's potential," said Avanthika Satheesh, a research analyst with Frost & Sullivan.
According to the company, Japan and South Korea expect electric vehicles to comprise 20% of total vehicles on the road by 2030, putting additional load on the power grid, especially during peak hours.
Nevertheless, while recognizing the obvious benefits of smart grids, Frost & Sullivan cautions that the high cost of implementation, lack of standardization, and security concerns all pose challenges to their introduction.
In Australia, for instance, consumers have protested about home installations of higher priced smart meters.
Frost & Sullivan urges utilities to work harder at educating consumers about the advantages of advanced metering infrastructure, but remains optimistic.
"The market's prospects appear bright, as countries in the Asia-Pacific are likely to undertake large-scale projects over the next six years," said Satheesh.


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The Westchester Photographic Society will host a series of events in January, including a presentation from one of the top educators in digital photography.
On Jan. 4, the group plans to hold a competition where member-submitted photos will be judged. A week later, Tim Grey, co-author of "Real World Digital Photography" and "Color Confidence," will make a presentation.
Topics vary from week to week, and typically include a lecture, presentation or photo competition. Meetings are held at Westchester Community College in the auditorium (Room 107) of the technology building at 8 p.m.
The group gets together every Friday with the exception of holidays and invites all photographers who are "budding or professional." Guests are welcome too and it's free.
For more details, check out wpsphoto.org.


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Living Off Campus
Off Campus Student Services promotes positive community-student relations by encouraging students to be active in their neighborhoods. Below are some tools that are provided by OCSS to help students become better community leaders:
Developing a Healthy Grocery Shopping List
Guide to being a Good Neighbor
Renter's Insurance Information?
Sample Letter Requesting Repairs
Sample Letter Verifying End of Lease ?
Apply to be a Community Ambassador HERE!
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Application deadline: August 17, 2012 at 12pm
Please welcome the newest members of the Community Ambassador Team!
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Emily Barrow (email@example.com)
Tyler Brookman (email@example.com)
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