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THE community has raised $50,000 and counting from this year's Macleay Valley Relay for Life event.
About 300 people took part in the fundraiser on Saturday starting at 2pm and finishing at 9am on Sunday at the Kemspey Showground.
The relay is a chance to recognise and celebrate those who have overcome cancer or are undergoing treatment as well as their carers. It also provides an opportunity to celebrate the memory of loved ones lost to cancer.
Macleay Valley Relay for Life volunteer committee chairperson Jenny Gee and her husband Mick have been involved with the event since its inception in the Macleay. The couple, along with a handful of other volunteers, worked tirelessly to make this year's event a success.
"I started with the event when it was first held out at South West Rocks after my mum passed away," Jenny said.
"When it came to Kempsey, Mick and I got on the committee.
"We enjoy it because you get to see that there are some good people in Kempsey willing to support an event and it's just nice to be involved in something positive in our area."
Mr Gee said it was an amazing feat for a community so often plagued by bad news.
"Despite Kempsey not being economically and socially brilliant and often being tarred by bad publicity at times we seem to be a big contributor to this event," he said.
"So many events in Kempsey get lost to either not having enough funding or support so it just goes to show what can actually happen when an event is well supported."
Highlights of the event included the Miss Relay pageant which sees male participants dress in drag while fundraising for the event and the Candlelight Ceremony of Hope. The ceremony takes place at dusk and beautiful messages on candle bags illuminate the way as friends and family walk a lap while sharing their affirmation of hope and remembrance.
"Miss Relay is always a funny part of the event some of the men were pretty creative this year with their outfits and that event alone raised $7000," Jenny said.
"The Candlelight Ceremony is always a special part of Relay. This time we took time out to remember Paul Fleming who was the sponsorship coordinator for the Kempsey relay and passed away in 2015."
Cancer Council NSW Mid-North Coast community relations co-ordinator Pippa Tablone said the event was a fine example of what small communities can achieve.
"It was an outstanding event that saw every corner of the community show their support, either by participating, donating goods or money or entertaining," she said.
"It was a real testament to what a strong community exists in the Macleay Valley and the hard work done by the organising committee; we would like to thank them too, in particular Jenny Gee who has driven this event. Cancer Council NSW thanks you all – together we will beat cancer."
Mrs Gee thanked everyone who participated and to all of the local businesses who generously sponsored this year's event.


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ndora Villa offers sleek 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath Sun Valley mountain vacation condos three blocks from the slopes and two blocks from town. Hiking and biking trails, restaurants and shops are within a short walk or drive from Andora Villa. After a day on the trails, some have private outdoor hot tub offers a relaxing spot to unwind.Nestled in a peaceful and secluded neighborhood with views of Trail Creek, these two-level condos combine modern style with comfort. Living areas feature wood floors, premium furnishings, a flat-screen TV and a stone fireplace. Queen beds furnish the guestrooms, and the master bedroom has an en suite bath. Kitchens are fully equipped with stainless steel appliances and feature granite countertops and breakfast bar, as well as an adjoining dining area. Amenities include cable TV, Wi-Fi, BBQ grill and parking.
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This condominium is a perfect winter retreat for families. It is furnished for comfort and is in a superb location near the Dollar Mountain beginner ski lift and the Elkhorn Golf Course. Amenities include a balcony off of the living room, the fully equipped kitchen, and a washer/dryer in most units. The two-story ceiling with large windows in the living room creates a bright, spacious environment for relaxation.
International Village Complex offers many newer amenities and a splendid location. These beautiful units sit just a stone's throw from the high-speed quads and multi-million dollar lodge at Warm Springs Village located at the base of world-famous Bald Mountain. The rippling waters of Warm Springs River running through the complex are sure to put your mind at ease while you relax in Sun Valley. Guests will enjoy amenities and services including laundry facilities and complimentary parking, an outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna. Multiple shopping opportunities and a variety of exciting après ski choices are also at your doorstep. This complex is the perfect choice for the hard-core skiers and snowboarders looking for quick mountain access. Complimentary town shuttle service is just out your front door where the local bus will whisk you away to any part of Sun Valley you choose to visit. International Village is the perfect base for all your Sun Valley explorations.
These condominiums are situated right in the hub of Warm Springs. The living room opens to a large deck with perfect views of Bald Mountain ski runs. The free shuttle bus stops 1 block away and provides service to all areas. These are units with inviting, pleasing accommodations that are tastefully decorated. The kitchen is fully equipped and is open to the living and dining rooms where you find fabulous views of the Warm Springs. You will love the open floor plan making the Smokey Plaza perfect for small families or friends.
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Inactive Clubs
Anime & Gaming Club
Thursdays, 8-10 pm, Farrell Center 211B
Provides students with entertainment and interest in Japanese animation.
Architecture Club
Wednesdays, 6:15-7:00 pm, Farnsworth Hall 146
A Student Chapter that provides and promotes the opportunity to explore aspects of Architecture and the Architectural profession that exist beyond the scope of the formal Architectural Technology curriculum.
Associated General Contractors - AGC
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, Smith Hall, Gaetano Lounge
A Student Chapter that promotes a wider interest in, a close relationship with, and a broader understanding of the construction industry.
Automotive Technology Enthusiasts Club - ATEC
Mondays, 4-5 pm, Auto Lab
ATEC is dedicated to the study and love of automobiles! Check out their racing simulator, classic car shows, and other great events they present each year.
Brothers and Sisters in Christ - BASIC
Thursdays, 7-8:30 pm, Farrell Center 112
BASIC offers students a way to gather in fellowship on SUNY Delhi's campus. BASIC also sponsors opportunities to meet members of other BASIC chapters from across the state.
Black Student Union - BSU
Mondays, 6:30-7:30 pm, Farrell Center 211A
Actively pursues the study of the cultures of indigenous and transplanted peoples of the organization, and educates its members, as well as members of the campus community, about the history and cultures of the different ethnic backgrounds.
Bronco's Fynest
Mondays & Wednesdays, 8-10 pm, Farrell Center 129
Organization that actively pursues the study of different types of dances, educates and displays to the organization's members, as well as the campus community, the history and different cultures of dance. Want to see pictures of Bronco's Fynest? Click here!
Bronco Investment Group - BIG
Mondays, 5-6 pm, Farrell Center 111
A club that looks at finance and investment and offers student members an opportunity to see practical application of club interests.
Campus Pride
Thursdays, 5-7 pm, Farrell Center 211A
A club for students who identify with the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, and queer) community or as an ally to the community.
The Campus Voice
Thursdays, 4-5 pm, Farrell Center 35
The official student newspaper provides students an opportunity to learn about the field of journalism, presents student opinion and stimulates campus thought and makes students aware of what is happening on their campus. Visit Website >
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-9 pm, Farrell Center 129
Club Managers Association of America - CMAA
Wednesdays, 4:00-4:30 pm, Alumni Board Room, 209
A national organization whose objective is to promote and advance friendly relations among persons connected with the management of clubs and to encourage both educational and career opportunities for the student members.
The College Players
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, Farrell Center, Okun Theatre
Provides the college and surrounding area dramatic presentations, promotes an application for the artistic and technical areas of the theatre, and fosters development of self-confidence and discipline within its members.
Computer Club
Wednesdays, 6:15-8 pm, Sanford 119
An organization for students interested in diversity in computer technology.
Criminal Justice Club
Tuesdays, 5-6 pm, Farrell Center 209
Promotes wider interest in and a closer relationship to understanding the Criminal Justice Field by providing annual activities related to the Criminal Justice Field.
Delhi College Interfaith Club - DCIC
Fridays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Farrell Center Club Level Suite
Fosters an understanding and a spirit of collegiality among the various religious groups and campus constituencies, promotes awareness and discussion of ethical, religious and intellectual issues pertinent to today's world.
Equine Club
Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 pm, Sanford Hall, Centennial Center
Escoffier Club
Mondays, 6-7 pm, Alumni Hall Kitchen
Strives to further the culinary education and professionalism of SUNY Delhi Culinary students.
Fine Arts - The Art Center
Wednesdays, 8-9 pm, Farrell Center, Fine Arts Studio
Serves as an extracurricular activity and a form of recreation to develop self-confidence and discipline within its members by providing a creative atmosphere and materials for individual projects.
Glee Club
Mondays & Thursdays, 4-6 pm, and Sundays 3-6 pm, Okun Theatre
A student club that performs contemporary vocal music.
Greek Council
Thursdays, 7-8 pm, Farrell Center 211A
In conjunction with the administration of SUNY Delhi, administers the rules governing the recognized Greek organizations regarding rushing and pledging. Develops and maintains Greek Life and inter-Greek unity at a high level of accomplishment. Visit Website >
History Club
Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, Farrell Center 112
A student club that examines local, regional, and national history and its effect on contemporary society.
Horticulture Club
Mondays, 6-7 pm, Farnsworth Hall 121
Promotes the development and advancement of the Horticulture, Landscape Design & Management and Golf & Sports Turf Management programs.
Hotel Management Society - HMS
Mondays, 5-5:30 pm, Alumni Hall Boardroom 209
Promotes good fellowship among the Hospitality students, promotes knowledge of the field through trips to establishments and businesses in the career field.
International Food Service Executives Association - IFSEA
Mondays, 5:30-6:00 pm, Alumni Hall Board Room 209
Junior Chapter of the Food Service Executive Association, Inc. fosters a professional interest in the food service industry and its related industries through interchange of ideas and suggestions, speakers, functions, and exhibitions.
The Latin American Student Organization - LASO
Wednesdays, 8-9 pm, Farrell Center 211B
An organization for the Latino students of SUNY Delhi to educate and display to its members, as well as the campus community, the history and cultures of the Hispanic people.
Meeting Professionals International - MPI - Formerly Association of Travel Executives (ATE)
Wednesdays, 4:15-4:50 pm, 1st Floor Lobby, Alumni Hall
Provides students with knowledge of actual business problems and practices associated with the travel industry, and fosters the interchange of ideas between students and members of the travel industry.
National Association of Home Builders - NAHB
Wednesdays, 12-1:00 pm, Smith Hall, Meeting Room
National Electrical Contractors Association - NECA
Thursdays, 6-7 pm, Catskill Hall 114
A student club that promotes the importance and opportunities of the electrical construction and green energy industries.
National Student Nurses Association - NSNA
Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, Sanford Hall, Nursing Lounge
A professional student nursing organization to provide collegiality, social activity and extracurricular educational development of its members.
New York State Association of Veterinary Technicians - NYSAVT
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm, Evenden Tower 104
A Student Chapter to create and maintain a professional image of the Veterinary Technician, to enlarge the technician's knowledge of necessary skills through continuing education, and to foster high ethical standards within the profession.
Delhi Patisserie Club
Mondays, 6:00-6:30 pm, Alumni Board Room 209
Professional Golf Management Club - PGM
Mondays, 6-7 pm, Evenden Tower 204
This club's purpose is: to promote fellowship among its members; to promote golf-related activities, including tournaments on a regular basis; to foster continued involvement and enjoyment of the game; and to further enhance educational opportunities for its members.
Residence Hall Association - RHA
Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, Farrell Center 211B
Student-operated organization that serves as a responsive and responsible student advocate concerning the quality of residential life. Endeavors to represent and protect the views, concerns, ideas and rights of the residence hall student population.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers - SME
Mondays, 4-5 pm, Smith Hall Lounge 24
A Student Chapter that disseminates technical information for improving the science of graphic communication and design, and initiates and encourages a continued program of education to provide self-improvement and progress through increased knowledge.
Step It Up
Mondays, 5-6 pm, Farrell Center 111, and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-9 pm, Clark Field House 147
Objectives are to contain a service and fraternal organization for the students, actively pursue the study of cultures of indigenous and transplanted peoples of the organization, to educate and display community, history and cultures of different ethnic backgrounds.
Student Programming Board - SPB
Mondays, 5-7 pm, Farrell Center 211B
Provides diversified quality entertainment, cultural presentations and recreational activities for the benefit and enjoyment of the campus community and affords its members opportunities for leadership development and group planning experiences. Visit Facebook Page >
Student Senate
Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 pm, Farrell Center 211A&B
A liaison between the student body, faculty, and administration, provides students with an opportunity for an educational experience in democratic government, furnishes a medium for students' opinions, and promotes the general welfare of the students.
Student Veterans Association
Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, Farnsworth 143
The mission of the Student Veterans Association is to increase access for veterans into SUNY Delhi while providing them with the necessary guidance, mentoring and array of student centered services, programs and community support that will assist with their transition and ensure their academic and personal success within the college community. All are welcome to join.
SUNY Delhi Red Cross Club
Mondays, 6-7 pm, Farrell Center 112
Runs campus blood drives, raises awareness about disaster relief and first aid, and members have a chance to earn a scholarship from the American Red Cross.
Turf Club
Tuesdays, 6-7 pm, Farnsworth Hall 121
A Student Chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Serves as official organization for students interested in golf course management and provides them with information about career directions.
WDTU (SUNY Delhi Radio Station)
Thursdays, 5-6:30 pm, Farrell Center, Farrell Center 111
Official student radio station which promotes a better understanding of radio and broadcasting and management techniques among its members by continually striving to improve the quality of broadcasts to the campus community.
West Indian Coalition - WIC
Thursdays, 5-6 pm, Farrell Center, Alumni Lounge 209
Actively pursues the study of the cultures of indigenous and transplanted peoples of the organization, and educates its members, as well as members of the campus community, about the history and cultures of the different ethnic backgrounds.
Commuter Student Organization
Tuesdays, 1:15-2:15 pm, Farrell Center 10
A student organization that brings together non-residential students to discuss commuter issues, share ideas and resources, and holds a "ride board" for those without transportation.
Health and Fitness Club
Thursdays, 8-9 pm, The Bubble
A student club organized to inform students who are interested in health and fitness to become more educated and aware of the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle.
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If Bachmann epitomizes the politics of passion, Huntsman is plagued at times by what you might call a dynamism gap.
His dynamism has created 66 new ad campaigns for us since I persuaded him to join The Daily Beast a year ago.
Otherwise we might just as well speak of dynamism, that is of a system that derives everything from force (dynamis).
This dynamism has nothing which attacks the dignity and preminence of the soul.
At the basis of all is force, dynamism, and universal mind, or spirit.
Realism is not identical with materialism, and may even be definitely connected with the very opposite, dynamism or energism.
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Kate Tracy reflects on what she observed and experienced on her Mexico mission trip through poetry. Read her poem here.
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Harlem Shake Hilltop edition.
In this month's staff editorial the Hilltop comments on the new YouTube fad, the Harlem Shake.
Corban becomes headquarters for Billy Graham crusade
Corban is the Northwest headquarters for Billy Graham's 2013 "My Hope" campaign, which has seen significant success around the world in evangelism.
"Don Giovanni" is striking, but lacks redemptive theme
A handful of Corban students opted for a different Halloween adventure by going to see Portland Opera's production of "Don Giovanni" on Oct. 31. Kate Tracy offers insight on the powerful and erotic opera.
The great bard casts his vote for Decision 2012
If Shakespeare was alive today, who would he vote for in the presidential election - Obama or Romney? Read what Corban has to say.
Clearing the Smoke on Pot Legalization
Next week, ballot voting will determine more than who becomes President, it will also determine whether recreational marijuana becomes legalized or not in Oregon. How would the outcome affect the state? Read what the state representative, the local sheriff and Corban had to say about this controversial issue.
The six deadly sins
I'm afraid this neighbor had quite the misconception of what Christians look like. Christians are not skinny -- far from it. In fact, I'd venture to say that evangelical Christianity has reduced the seven deadly sins down to six. We have forgotten about gluttony.
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Roomies is tomorrow. Before you get all skeptical and say nothing good ever comes from setting your roommate up on a date, remember that Roomies has a long and successful history of bringing couples together that may not have otherwise met.
Golf team soars to national tournament
Spending 10 hours on a golf course trudging eight miles through rain and snow, and carrying golf clubs may not sound like everyone's favorite way to spend a weekend. But for members of Corban's golf team, this has been their lives for the past few weekends.
Student Life announces new RD
Balyo Hall will get a new resident director come July 2012. Corban Admissions counselor Katy Drake will replace Balyo's current Resident Director, Holly Schilperoort, for the 2012-13 school year.
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Junior English major Andy Tennant won first place in a national poetry contest this past week. Competing against students in ivy league schools and such, Tennant's collection of ten poems called "Where You See Angels all Over" won the Edna Meudt Memorial Award from the National Federation of State Poetry Societies.
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CROSSWORD SETTER: Kenneth Leeser
THEME: Sounds Like the City … each of the theme answers is the name of a city combined with a synonym of that name:
24A. Lebanese water passage? : BEIRUT BAY-ROUTECOMPLETION TIME: 8m 05s
38A. Sudanese junkyard? : KHARTOUM CAR-TOMB
50A. Big shoe specification in Libya? : TRIPOLI TRIPLE-E
Today's Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
10. Wise guys? : MAGI
"Magi" is the plural of the Latin word "magus", a term applied to someone who was able to read the stars. Hence, magi is commonly used with reference to the "wise men from the East" who followed the star and visited Jesus soon after he was born.
14. Off one's rocker : LOCO
"Loco" is the Spanish word for "insane".
16. Midmonth day : IDES
There were three important days in each month of the old Roman calendar. These days originally depended on the cycles of the moon but were eventually "fixed" by law. "Kalendae" were the first days of each month, originally the days of the new moon. "Nonae" were originally the days of the half moon. And "idus" (the ides) was originally the day of the full moon, eventually fixed at the 15th day of a month. Well, actually the ides were the 15th day of March, May, July and October. For all other months, the ides fell on the 13th. Go figure ...
17. Red-skinned food : EDAM
Edam cheese takes its name from the Dutch town of Edam in North Holland. The cheese is famous for its coating of red paraffin wax, a layer of protection that helps it travel well and prevents spoiling. You might occasionally come across an Edam cheese that is coated in black wax. The black color indicates that the underlying cheese has been aged for a minimum of 17 weeks.
18. Island dances : HULAS
Hula is the name of the Polynesian dance. The chant or song that the dance illustrates, that's known as the mele.
20. Articles in Dracula's wardrobe : CAPES
"Dracula" is a novel written by the Irish author Bram Stoker, and first published in 1897. Dracula wasn't the first vampire of literature, but he certainly was the one who spawned the popularity of vampires in theater, film and television, and indeed more novels. Personally, I can't stand vampire fiction ...
22. Actress Hayworth : RITA
Rita Hayworth was born in Brooklyn as Margarita Carmen Cansino. Her father was a flamenco dancer from Spain and so his daughter fell naturally into dancing. The family moved to Hollywood where Hayworth's father set up a dance studio, and there worked with the likes of James Cagney and Jean Harlow. The young Hayworth had a slow start in movies, finding herself typecast because of her Mediterranean features. When she underwent extensive electrolysis to change her forehead and dyed her hair red, she started to get more work (how sad is that?). In 1941 she posed for that famous pin-up picture which accompanied GIs all over the world.
24. Lebanese water passage? : BEIRUT BAY-ROUTE
Beirut is the capital city of Lebanon. After WWI, Lebanon was placed under administrative control of the French and Beirut flourished as a financial center in the Middle East and a major world tourist destination. The city was devastated in the Lebanese Civil War that raged from 1975 to 1990, but reconstruction has restored the city to much of its former glory, making it a major cultural center once again.
28. Start of a long-distance call : ONE
The first transcontinental telephone call was made in 1915 by Alexander Graham Bell, from New York City to San Francisco. The call took 23 minutes to connect as five telephone operators were involved.
29. Nord's opposite : SUD
In France, "nord" (north) is opposite to "sud" (south).
30. Ike's command in W.W. II : ETO
Dwight D. Eisenhower was in command of the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during WWII. If you're a WWII buff like me, then I recommend you take a look at a great made-for-TV movie starring Tom Selleck as Eisenhower called "Ike: Countdown to D-Day" which came out in 2004.
There doesn't seem to be any good reason why President Eisenhower was called "Ike". However, it is known that the nickname dates back to his childhood as his parents called him "Ike" as well as "Dwight".
34. Book after Daniel : HOSEA
Hosea was one of the Twelve Prophets of the Hebrew Bible, also called the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament in the Christian Bible.
38. Sudanese junkyard? : KHARTOUM CAR-TOMB
Khartoum is the capital city of Sudan, and is located at the point where the Blue Nile and White Nile meet.
Sudan is the largest country in Africa, and lies south of Egypt, with the River Nile running north-south through its center.
42. Perfume compound : ESTER
Esters are very common chemicals. The smaller, low-molecular weight esters are usually pleasant smelling and are often found in perfumes. At the other end of the scale, the higher-molecular weight nitroglycerin is a nitrate ester and is very explosive, and polyester is a huge molecule and is a type of plastic.
43. Officer on the bridge with Spock and Uhura : SULU
Mr. Sulu was of course played by George Takei in the original "Star Trek" series. Takei has played lots of roles over the years and is still very active in television. Did you know that he appeared in the 1963 film about President Kennedy's WWII career called "Pt-109"? Not only did Takei play the helmsman on the Starship Enterprise, he played the helmsman steering the Japanese destroyer that ran down John F. Kennedy's motor torpedo boat.
Leonard Nimoy played the logical Mr. Spock on the original "Star Trek" television series. Spock has to be the most popular character on the show, and keeps popping up in "Star Trek" spin offs to this day. Nimoy first worked alongside William Shatner (Captain Kirk) in an episode of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (I loved that show!), with Nimoy playing a bad guy and Shatner playing an U.N.C.L.E. recruit.
Lt. Nyota Uhura was the communications officer in the original "Star Trek" television series, played by Nichelle Nichols. The role was significant in that it was one of the first African American characters to figure front and center in US television. In a 1968 episode, Kirk (played by William Shatner) and Uhura kiss, the first inter-racial kiss to be broadcast in the US. Apparently the scene was meant to be shot twice, with and without the kiss, so that network executives could later decide which version to air. William Shatner says that he deliberately ran long on the first shoot (with the kiss) and fluffed the hurried second shoot (without the kiss), so that the network would have no choice.
44. Penpoint : NIB
"Nib" is a Scottish variant of the Old English word "neb", with both meaning the beak of a bird. This usage of "nib" as a beak dates back to the 14th century, with "nib" meaning the tip of a pen or quill coming a little later, in the early 1600s.
50. Big shoe specification in Libya? : TRIPOLI TRIPLE-E
Tripoli is the capital city of Libya, and sits on the Mediterranean Coast. The city was founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC when it was called Oea.
56. U2 frontman : BONO
Irish singer Bono is a Dubliner, born Paul David Hewson. As a youth, Hewson was given the nickname "Bono Vox" by a friend, a Latin expression meaning "good voice", and so the singer has been known as Bono since the late seventies. The band U2's first name was "Feedback", later changed to "The Hype". The band members searched for yet another name and chose U2 from a list of six names suggested by a friend. They picked U2 because it was the name they disliked least ...
58. Alternative to Travelers : AETNA
When the health care management company known as Aetna was founded, the name was chosen to evoke images of Mt. Etna, the European volcano.
Travelers is the largest American insurance company, with revenues of over $25 billion in 2010 and assets of over $100 billion. The red umbrella logo first appeared in 1870 in a newspaper ad for Travelers just a few years after it was founded. The umbrella was resurrected in the sixties and adopted as the company's emblem.
63. Trader ___ : VIC'S
The "Vic" in "Trader Vic's" is Victor Jules Bergeron Jr, the founder of the chain of Polynesian-themed restaurants. "Vic" started off with $500 of borrowed money in Oakland, California in 1934, taking over his first establishment. He changed the name to Trader Vic's, and introduced the Polynesian theme. By the time the sixties rolled round, he had 25 Trader Vic's restaurants up and running all round the world.
64. Unlikely prom king : NERD
"If I Ran the Zoo" is a book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1950. Apparently this book is famous for using the word "nerd", the first time it had been seen in print.
65. Greenland native : INUIT
The Inuit peoples live in the Arctic, in parts of the US, Russia, Greenland and Canada.
66. Book before Daniel: Abbr. : EZEK
The Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible tells mainly of the life of Daniel. The Book of Ezekiel is a collection of the preachings of the prophet Ezekiel.
1. Writer Waugh : ALEC
Alec Waugh was the older brother of the more famous Evelyn Waugh. Both were successful novelists (Evelyn of "Brideshead Revisited" fame), but what I like about Alec is that he supposedly invented the cocktail party. He invited his friends around "for tea" in the twenties, and served them all rum swizzles instead!
4. "My Cousin Vinny" co-star : TOMEI
Marisa Tomei's first screen role was in "As the World Turns", but her break came with a recurring role in "The Cosby Show" spin-off, "A Different World". Tomei won an Oscar for her delightful performance in "My Cousin Vinny" in 1992.
"My Cousin Vinny" is a really fun film from 1992 starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei. In 2008, the American Bar Association rated "My Cousin Vinny" as the #3 Greatest Legal Movie of all time, after "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "12 Angry Man"!
7. Extemporize : AD LIB
"Ad libitum" is a Latin phrase meaning "at one's pleasure". In common usage the phrase is usually shortened to "ad lib". On the stage the concept of an "ad lib" is very familiar. For example, an actor may substitute his or her own words for forgotten lines using an ad lib, or a director may instruct an actor to use his or her own words at a particular point in a performance to promote a sense of spontaneity.
8. Rope, for Ricardo : REATA
"Reata" is the Spanish word for "lasso".
9. Op-ed pieces : ESSAYS
Op-ed is an abbreviation for "opposite the editorial page". Op-eds started in "The New York Evening World" in 1921 when the page opposite the editorials was used for articles written by a named guest writer, someone independent of the editorial board.
11. Word on taking one's leave : ADIEU
"Adieu" is the French for "goodbye" or "farewell", from "à Dieu" meaning "to God".
13. Val d'___ (Alpine skiing destination) : ISERE
Val d'Isère is a noted ski resort in south-eastern France, lying just 3 miles from the Italian border. If you've ever watched the British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous", Edina and Patsy used to holiday in Val d'Isère whenever they got they chance.
21. Fleabag hotel, for short : SRO
Single Room Occupancy (SRO).
26. European coal center : RUHR
The Ruhr is a large urban area in western Germany. The area is heavily populated, and is the fifth largest urban area in the whole of Europe, after Istanbul, Moscow, London and Paris.
27. Farmworker who became the Cowardly Lion in Dorothy's dream : ZEKE
Zeke was the farmworker played by Bert Lahr in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz". Zeke is the character who morphed into the Cowardly Lion in Dorothy's dream.
32. Ostrich's cousin : EMU
The emu has had a tough time in Australia since man settled there. There was even an "Emu War" in Western Australia in 1932 when migrating emus competed with livestock for water and food. Soldiers were sent in and used machine guns in an unsuccessful attempt to drive off the "invading force". The emus were clever, breaking their usual formation and adopting guerrilla tactics, operating as smaller units. After 50 days of "war", the military withdrew. Subsequent requests by farmers for military help were ignored. The emus had emerged victorious …
33. Medical hardening : SCLEROSIS
Sclerosis is the stiffening of an anatomical structure. One example is atherosclerosis, the hardening of arteries caused by fat deposition.
35. Write Shakespearean poetry : SONNETIZE
A sonnet is a short poem with varying rhyming schemes but always with 14 lines. The sonnet form has been around at least since the 13th century. The Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains (4 lines) and a final couplet (2 lines).
40. Charlie's Angels, e.g. : TRIO
When the TV show "Charlie's Angels" started airing in the mid-seventies it was a little unusual in that it featured three women playing private detectives, a role usually reserved for men. The name first chosen for the show was "The Alley Cats", then "Harry's Angels", before finally settling on "Charlies Angels".
41. Quattro manufacturer : AUDI
The Audi name has an interesting history. The Horch company was founded by August Horch in 1909, but soon after Horch was forced out of his own business. He set up a new company and continued to use his own name as a brand. The old company sued him for using the Horch name so a meeting was held to choose something new. Horch's young son was studying Latin in the room where the meeting was taking place. He pointed out that "Horch" was German for "hear", and he suggested "Audi" as a replacement, the Latin for "listen".
46. From Serbia or Croatia : SLAVIC
The Slavic peoples are in the majority in communities covering over half of Europe. This large ethnic group is traditionally broken down into three smaller groups:
- the West Slavic (including Czechs and Poles)
- the East Slavic (including Russians and Ukrainians)
- the South Slavic (including Bulgarians and Serbs)
48. Elite retreat : SPA
The word "spa" migrated into English from Belgium, as Spa is the name of a municipality in the east of the country that is famous for its healing hot springs. The name "spa" comes from the Walloon word "espa" meaning "spring, fountain".
51. Gallivants : ROVES
"Gallivant" is such a lovely word, and is probably a derivative of "gallant". To gallivant is to gad about, to flirt, to wander in search of pleasure or amusement.
53. Memorable 2011 hurricane : IRENE
Hurricane Irene caused extensive flooding in 2011 as it travelled through the Caribbean, up the East Coast of the United States and into the Atlantic seaboard of Canada. The hurricane was unusual in that it came so far up north. Fifty-five deaths were attributed to Irene.
54. Springsteen's "Born ___" : TO RUN
"Born to Run" is a 1975 album released by Bruce Springsteen, the third of his career. It turned out to be Springsteen's "breakout" album and really established him as popular artist.
62. French 101 word with two accents : ETE
One might spend the summer (été) under the sun (le soleil) in France.
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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
1. Admin. aide : ASST
5. Spook : SCARE
10. Wise guys? : MAGI
14. Off one's rocker : LOCO
15. Does some computer programming : CODES
16. Midmonth day : IDES
17. Red-skinned food : EDAM
18. Island dances : HULAS
19. Reference : CITE
20. Articles in Dracula's wardrobe : CAPES
22. Actress Hayworth : RITA
23. Raise, as young : REAR
24. Lebanese water passage? : BEIRUT BAY-ROUTE
27. Veer back in the other direction : ZAG
28. Start of a long-distance call : ONE
29. Nord's opposite : SUD
30. Ike's command in W.W. II : ETO
31. Fawning females : DOES
34. Book after Daniel : HOSEA
38. Sudanese junkyard? : KHARTOUM CAR-TOMB
42. Perfume compound : ESTER
43. Officer on the bridge with Spock and Uhura : SULU
44. Penpoint : NIB
45. Family member, informally : SIS
47. Magazine staff, for short : EDS
49. Mississippi-to-Michigan dir. : NNE
50. Big shoe specification in Libya? : TRIPOLI TRIPLE-E
56. U2 frontman : BONO
57. Buck tail? : -AROO
58. Alternative to Travelers : AETNA
60. Kitchen fixture : OVEN
61. Poetry : VERSE
63. Trader ___ : VIC'S
64. Unlikely prom king : NERD
65. Greenland native : INUIT
66. Book before Daniel: Abbr. : EZEK
67. Ballpark figs. : ESTS
68. Perfume : CENSE
69. Minus : LESS
1. Writer Waugh : ALEC
2. Soothing soaks : SODA BATHS
3. One getting the blame : SCAPEGOAT
4. "My Cousin Vinny" co-star : TOMEI
5. Where to study chem. or hist. : SCH
6. Mannerly : COURTEOUS
7. Extemporize : AD LIB
8. Rope, for Ricardo : REATA
9. Op-ed pieces : ESSAYS
10. Pinhead-size spy photo : MICRODOT
11. Word on taking one's leave : ADIEU
12. Imply : GET AT
13. Val d'___ (Alpine skiing destination) : ISERE
21. Fleabag hotel, for short : SRO
25. Helpful computer command : UNDO
26. European coal center : RUHR
27. Farmworker who became the Cowardly Lion in Dorothy's dream : ZEKE
32. Ostrich's cousin : EMU
33. Medical hardening : SCLEROSIS
35. Write Shakespearean poetry : SONNETIZE
36. Popes and the like : EMINENCES
37. Head of a French monastery : ABBE
39. Answers : RESPONDS
40. Charlie's Angels, e.g. : TRIO
41. Quattro manufacturer : AUDI
46. From Serbia or Croatia : SLAVIC
48. Elite retreat : SPA
50. Hearty steak : T-BONE
51. Gallivants : ROVES
52. Unable to move : INERT
53. Memorable 2011 hurricane : IRENE
54. Springsteen's "Born ___" : TO RUN
55. Tier : LEVEL
59. Questions : ASKS
62. French 101 word with two accents : ETE
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Cronulla captain Paul Gallen has continued an attack on former Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith over comments he made on Twitter about the Test forward's battle with rookie Sydney Roosters forward Dylan Napa during Monday night's upset win by the Sharks.
Smith commented on Twitter after Triple M posted a post-match quote from Gallen in which he said: "I ran at him [Napa] three times and he got me once, so I'm up!".
Smith tweeted: "He ran at him once and got smashed next two times he ran away from him to avoid further embarrassment."
He also replied to a tweet from another follower, saying: "Good decision by Gal better than getting creamed - old bull v young bull".
But Smith came under fire from Gallen's official Twitter account, which the NSW captain says was being used by his father Garry.
"Looking forward to the time I run into u Brian u couldn't play couldn't coach your just a sad..."
Smith replied: "Nice to hear from you Paul."
Another tweet, purported to be from Gallen's father, also had a shot at the long serving former NRL coach: "Smith won an under 23s comp once and been sacked a lot. Guess this is my last time on Twitter."
Gallen said on Sky Sports Radio that his father had been responsible for the comments on Twitter but he also had a dig at Smith.
"I let him jump on and he went a bit mad but that is the way it is," Gallen said. "When you are in my situation you sort of get used to it but the people around you who care about you don't and they don't like it obviously.
"I won't be going back and forth with Brian Smith to give his life any significance. He can have his life in the sun for the next 24 hours, and that is all he is good for."
Smith told Fairfax Media on Tuesday he had meant no offence and "no offence was taken".
"Gallen said something about 'I ran at him three times and he beat me once but I beat him twice'. I wrote that I didn't think that was the situation," Smith said.
"I thought after he got smacked the first time he showed some smarts. He avoided that sort of physical contact by running towards him but at the last minute he changed direction, which is what a smart old bull does.
"Out of that has come whatever has come. I took no offence to the comment made."


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Toronto's Casa Loma sits proudly on the hill, its Disneyland spires dreaming of a romantic past that never existed here. Tucked anonymously into the neighbourhood nearby, the local wizard follows suit, brewing rich stocks of eclectic historical lore into fantastic potions that dreamers around the world pay handsomely to buy.
The clamouring quire of professional writers that clusters in the shabby student neighbourhood below the hill presumes to look down on the castle, regarding it as an ersatz tourist trap, and it maintains an analogous attitude toward fantasy fiction. But none can deny that pseudo-historical wizardry has been good to Toronto author Guy Gavriel Kay, who lives right on top of the hill in a big old house shaded by ancient oaks.
To cast a successful love spell, he says, one must circle such trees "widdershins" (counterclockwise to medieval Saxons) at midnight. The very same direction, one soon learns while chatting in the wizard's wood-panelled and book-lined lair, in which charioteers once raced around the great hippodrome of Byzantium. Which city, despite its great size and many diversions, was nothing compared with "colossally sophisticated" Chang'an, capital of China around the same time.
When a literary figure wants to like a fantasy book, he'll call it magic realism.
One can visit all such places in the company of Kay, who has devoted most of his adult life to creating richly detailed, fantasy "analogues" of them in a series of thick, engrossing novels. In Under Heaven, his latest offering, Tang Dynasty Chang'an becomes Xinan, capital of mighty Kitai. The action begins on a desolate battlefield bordering the dangerous Taguran (Tibetan) Empire, and sweeps toward the capital amid a swirl of heavenly horses, deadly ninjas, ruthless warlords, cunning mandarins and green-eyed, yellow-haired concubines.
As an erudite bonus, the novel's Odysseus-like hero, Shen Tai, befriends on his arduous journey home none other than the Banished Immortal, a fantasy analogue of Li Bai (or Li Po), one of the most celebrated poets of the Chinese language. Often drunk, tip-toeing gingerly around the pools of blood that mark the epic journey home, the Banished Immortal enlivens Under Heaven with poignant verses adapted by Kay from the original poems.
"Look at this," Kay says, reaching over to a shelf groaning with the high-quality secondary sources he used to construct his vision of Tang China, removing Li Po and Tu Fu, a paperback dog-eared at a page commenting on a Li Po poem about the unburied bones littering a desolate battlefield on the Tibetan borderlands. The commentary notes the efforts of a solitary modern figure who is placating the ghosts of the fallen soldiers by burying their still-visible remains.
"That started me on my book," Kay says. "The idea that, 1,400 years later, these bones are unburied, and a 20th-century businessman felt a pious and psychological impulse to do what he could - 1,400 years later! - to lay to rest those ghosts. That started me thinking about a way I could start my novel. That's how it does start."
Tai is dutifully and laboriously attempting to bury the bleached remains of 100,000 dead soldiers by the barren shores of far-flung Kuala Nor as a scholar friend makes his way west with urgent news, accompanied by a sinister female guard from the martial sect known as the Kanlin Warriors. Then the magic begins.
But not too much of it: Since making his name with a Tolkienesque fantasy trilogy in the mid-eighties, Kay has steadily cut back on the supernatural element in his work, relying instead on detailed research into real lives and times to colour his quasi-alternative universes. The ghosts and shamans of Under Heaven behave exactly the way contemporary Chinese/Kitans would expect them to, Kay points out, which makes their existence "more digestible" for modern readers and helps to banish their smugness about powerful ancient beliefs.
"I make real what they believed to be real," he says. "It's a strength of the fantastic."
Kay's shift away from fantasy began 20 years ago with the publication of Tigana, a novel set in an alternative medieval Italy, taking him gradually from an outside position in an overpopulated genre into the mainstream of the current vogue for historical fiction. "It's just a pendulum," he says, acknowledging the event but playing down its significance. He has earned the right to consider himself above and beyond genres.
"When a literary figure wants to like a fantasy book he'll call it magic realism," Kay says, adding that such labelling is "a wrong game." Consider Joseph Boyden, author of the much-lauded literary novel Three Day Road: "He had a man driven to leap to his death from a bell tower because a native shamanistic magic user, a woman he betrayed sexually, was casting a spell 100 miles away. No one commented."
The wizard is also beyond grudges, pushing aside the question as to whether he deserves some of the awards the literary people below the hill keep bestowing upon one another, often in lieu of sales. "I'm asked that a lot and I have to tell you it is a trappy question," he replies. "I want other people to say that. That's not anything you can ever say yourself."
So be it. While it may be invisible to the literary salons, the magic remains strong enough above the hill and amid the oaks to maintain Kay and his family in considerable comfort. A consummate storyteller, amply rewarded for his skill. What could be more fantastic?Report Typo/Error
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Subject: [NZ] Dorette (Waimea)
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 18:26:17 +1200
Hi Listers
The Dorette (later named the Waimea) sailed into Auckland on 14 April 1874.
The Auckland Library Databases show that Edward Williams aged 22 was aboard.
Does anyone have access to the passenger list and if so does it show any more
information on Edward Williams such as occupation or where he came from.
Thank you
Bryce Johnson
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New name for Experimental Therapeutics and Imaging (ETI) Program
Cancer Targets, Therapeutics and Imaging (CTTI) is the new name for the ETI Program. This change has been made because, as Interim Program Leader Dr. Bill Beck explains, "This name better captures the entire panoply of our activities." Some of the many research areas of members are: identification of novel molecular targets and novel compounds; development of novel delivery methods; molecular, cell and in vivo therapeutics; developmental and experimental therapeutics in humans; and imaging of therapeutics at a cellular or in vivo level, the latter in both animals and humans.
Maria Barbolina receives grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS), Illinois Division
Maria Barbolina, member of the Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program, received funding from the ACS for her project entitled "Function of Lymphotactin Receptor - Ligand Interaction in Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma."
New publication schedule
The UPDATE will now be published every other week.
Marian L. Fitzgibbon, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Medicine and Section Chief of Health Promotion Research and Professor in the School of Public Health. She also serves as Deputy Director, Institute of Health Research and Policy.
Trained as a clinical psychologist, she began her career treating obese and eating disordered patients and directing the Obesity and Eating Disorders Program at Northwestern University. Given the proven link between cancer and obesity, Dr. Fitzgibbon's involvement with the Cancer Center is a natural fit. Although her work with eating disordered patients was valuable, it was somewhat frustrating because of the immense difficulty people had losing weight and what she describes as the "body's relentless determination to regain lost weight."
This frustration led her away from treatment to research into prevention methods. When she came to UIC in 2004, she continued this work. She was given the opportunity to develop the Section of Health Promotion Research in the Department of Medicine that has brought together a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and researchers. Currently her research focuses primarily on developing interventions that provide obesity risk reduction for minority populations.
"If we could get people to maintain a healthier weight, we would, of course, have a far healthier population," says Dr. Fitzgibbon. "It's not, however, that people want to eat unhealthily;" she continues, "there are often contextual factors that come into play that compound the issue." For minority and disadvantaged populations, access to care is often undermined by costs, lack of transportation, and difficulty in getting appointments. Their lack of activity may be fueled by time constraints, safety concerns, and work responsibilities. Dr. Fitzgibbon resolved to address these issues by meeting people right where they live--immersed in their current lifestyle activities.
To do this, she has worked closely with the Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) Nutrition Program along with Drs. Melinda R. Stolley, Angela Odoms-Young, Carol Braunschweig, and Michael Berbaum on projects addressing these factors. Now her work mostly centers on interventions with schools, where she works with families who have preschool children.
Currently, she is very excited about pilot work with Drs. Margaret E. Wright, Giamila Fantuzzi, and Rick Kittles that will enable her team to gather genetic data and to identify biomarkers for obesity risk and its implications.
Most recently, Fitzgibbon received a $1 million US Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to integrate obesity-prevention strategies into programs delivered to low-income families through the University of Illinois Extension Cook County and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed). Started ten years ago, the program, Hip-Hop to Health, is an evidence-based obesity prevention program originally administered in Head Start and preschool programs. Now researchers will enroll approximately 180 parent/child pairs who participate in the above programs. Study participants will receive Hip-Hop to Health or general nutrition programming during six sessions delivered over six months. Unique in its design and content, Hip-Hop to Health will be delivered by trained peer educators. A special Toolkit for Health will be created and used in the program, and they hope to disseminate the program through a web-based Toolkit.
"The goal of the research is to implement an appealing and effective exercise and nutrition program for widespread use in clinical, community and school settings that addresses the problem of excessive weight gain as children age," said Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon has many other roles at UIC. Besides her research, she is Co-Principal Investigator, along with Faith Davis, for the R25T Cancer Education and Career Development Program funded by the National Cancer Institute. She works closely and tirelessly as a mentor to the six R25 fellows. She also teaches a grant writing course in the school of Public Health.
Marian Fitzgibbon is grateful to UIC leadership, her colleagues, specifically those in the Section of Health Promotion Research, loyal and dedicated staff, community partners, and intervention participants for her successful research outcomes. She credits her notable achievements to the stimulating environment of the Cancer Center and the Institute for Health Research and Policy, where she experienced the openness and flexibility required to develop a strong research program. She greatly appreciates the opportunity she has been given to be with like-minded people and to thrive in a scientific home where she and her team can build collaborations.
Led by Marion Fitzgibbon, Associate Director, the Cancer Control and Population Science Program includes over 50 researchers who represent a wide variety of disciplines and, most importantly, who identify strongly with the Cancer Center. The CCPS is fortunate to have some extremely talented investigators, and many multi-investigator grants, including the P50 Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, the P60 Center of Excellence in Eliminating Health Disparities, and the P01 Program Project entitled "Social-Emotional Contexts of Adolescent Smoking Patterns." In 2010, CCPS had 18 unique investigators with a total of 31 peer-reviewed, funded research projects approaching ~$6 M in direct costs.
The CCPS is regionally recognized for its overarching focus on health disparities experienced by individuals who live in underserved and ethnic minority communities. Richard Warnecke and Elizabeth Calhoun are Co-Principal Investigators for The Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, one of ten sites in the country funded to study access to care and health disparities among underserved communities. Its primary focus is on minority women with breast cancer. The Center of Excellence in Eliminating Health Disparities, Elizabeth Calhoun and Carol Ferrans, Co-Principal Investigators, focuses on health disparities in colon and ovarian cancer, community-based breast cancer initiatives, and training and education. Both Centers are funded by the National Institutes of Health and both actively engage with community partner organizations to accomplish research and education goals.
CCPS members are involved in many distinctive projects. Robin Mermelstein is the PI of the only behaviorally-focused PO1 Program Project Grant in the country. Funded by the NCI, the multi-level study will focus on the social and emotional contexts that may influence smoking and explore genetic markers for the development of dependence on tobacco. Melinda Stolley and Lisa Sharp are engaged in cutting edge work on adult survivors of childhood cancer, including the Chicago Health Living Study, which deals with health promotion in minority survivors of childhood cancer.
The ultimate goal of the CCPS is to bring together scientists in projects of a trans-disciplinary nature so that the Program can truly capitalize on the strengths that a large and diverse campus like UIC offers. The program has an active and robust seminar series that encourages members to meet with others researchers and helps them prospect for collaborations with on- and off-campus entities. Fitzgibbon has also reached out to the Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program (CCP), led by Peter Gann, to foster inter-programmatic collaborations.
One exciting development is the establishment of a Behavioral Shared Resource. Led by Melinda Stolley, this centrally-focused core, the only one in Chicago, will offer behavioral and psychological consultation and services to support cancer control and clinical research.
By leveraging the University's valuable assets, the Cancer Control and Population Science Program is poised to become a national leader in disparities research. With its innovation and research expertise, the CCPS is an active and vital player in the University's commitment to reduce the impact of health disparities for the people of Illinois.
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Food poisoning is extremely common in both children and adults, but many parents have difficulty discerning when kids have eaten contaminated food or when they have symptoms of a stomach virus. Given that experts estimate that about 76 million cases of food poisoning occur each year in the United States, it certainly benefits parents to know the symptoms of the illness in children.

Food Poisoning Symptoms

Common symptoms of food poisoning include:

diarrhea

nausea

vomiting

abdominal cramps

fever

Of course, other things besides food poisoning can cause these same symptoms, making a diagnosis of food poisoning difficult. For example, children can develop diarrhea and vomiting with a viral infection, such as rotavirus, or after getting a Salmonella infection from playing with a pet turtle.

You should suspect food poisoning if other people get sick at about the same time and after eating the same foods. Since many infections that cause diarrhea are contagious, just because everyone in the house has diarrhea and vomiting doesn't mean that they all have food poisoning. It is more likely, though, if they all developed symptoms on the same night after, say, a family picnic.

Classic Food Poisoning Symptoms

It is important to keep in mind that there are many different bacteria, viruses and toxins that can cause food poisoning. Although most cause diarrhea and vomiting, they do have some characteristic symptoms that can help you identify what may have caused your sickness.

Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning may happen when your child eats food contaminated with an enterotoxin (typically foods left at room temperature for too long), which quickly causes symptoms (within two to seven hours), including vomiting, watery diarrhea and either no fever or a low-grade fever. Fortunately, the symptoms usually go away as quickly as they came on, within 12 to 24 hours.

Salmonella

Salmonella food poisoning is fairly well known. Symptoms of salmonella food poisoning usually begin about six to 72 hours after exposure to this bacteria and include watery diarrhea, fever, cramping abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The symptoms typically last four to seven days and usually go away without treatment.

E. coli O157

E. coli O157 are a specific type of E. coli bacteria that can cause food poisoning with severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and sometimes a low-grade fever. Although most children with E. coli O157 recover without treatment in five to seven days, some develop a life-threatening condition called "hemolytic uremic syndrome" (HUS).

Children can develop E. coli O157 infections about one to 10 days after eating contaminated meat products that are undercooked, especially hamburgers. Drinking raw milk, contaminated water and unpasteurized juice and having contact with farm animals are other risk factors.

Shigella

Shigella is another bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhea, in addition to stomach cramps and high fever. Children can develop a shigella infection (Shigellosis) about one or two days after eating food that has been contaminated with the shigella bacteria, such as potato salad, milk, chicken and raw vegetables. Unlike most other causes of food poisoning, Shigellosis can be treated with antibiotics, although most of these infections do go away on their own in five to seven days.

Campylobacter

Campylobacter food poisoning is often associated with eating undercooked chicken and drinking raw milk, with symptoms developing about two to five days after exposure. Symptoms can include watery diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, nausea, muscle aches and headaches. Although symptoms usually go away in seven to 10 days on their own, treatment with the antibiotic erythromycin reduces how long people are contagious.

Clostridium Perfringens

Clostridium perfringens food poisoning is another bacteria that produces a toxin in food. Symptoms begin eight to 22 hours after eating contaminated food, especially meats and gravy that are not prepared or stored properly and include watery diarrhea and intense abdominal cramps, which can linger for about 24 hours.

Clostridium Botulinum

Clostridium botulinum food poisoning or botulism, which produces spores and toxins that can contaminate vegetables and other foods that are preserved and canned at home, honey (which is why infants aren't supposed to eat honey) and some other foods. In addition to nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps, children with botulism can have neurological symptoms, such as double vision, slurred speech, trouble swallowing and muscle weakness.

Infants may have weakness, constipation and poor feeding. In both older children and infants, the muscle weakness can even affect their ability to breathe.

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is a viral cause of food poisoning. Unlike most of the other causes of food poisoning, it is the only one for which there is a vaccine (kids get it starting at age 12 months) that can prevent it. Children can develop symptoms of Hepatitis A 10 to 50 days after eating contaminated water, vegetables, shellfish and foods contaminated by restaurant workers.

Bacillus Cereus

Bacillus cereus food poisoning leads to watery diarrhea and abdominal cramps about six to 15 hours after eating contaminated food, including meats, fish, vegetables and milk. Contaminated rice typically causes nausea and vomiting, but not diarrhea. With either type of symptoms, they usually go away in about 24 hours without treatment.

Norwalk Virus

Norwalk virus is another virus that can cause food poisoning and is often associated with cruise ships. Children can develop Norwalk virus food poisoning after drinking contaminated water or eating contaminated food, including shellfish, salad ingredients, raw clams, raw oysters and other foods contaminated by sick restaurant workers.

In addition to looking for classic symptoms of food poisoning, your pediatrician may be able to diagnose these types of food poisoning with specific tests. They typically include stool cultures and other stool assessments.

Sources:

Kliegman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed.

Long: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 3rd ed.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook.

CDC. 2006 Annual Listing of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks, United States.


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Mississippi State University is hosting the annual spring homecoming April 19-22 with fun for the entire family. Sponsored again by Regions Bank, the 2012 Super Bulldog Weekend will hopefully be one of the best events to date.
Baseball will take center stage this spring with a three game series against Tennessee. However, a change in the ESPNU broadcasting schedule will move games to Thursday, Friday and Saturday instead of the typical weekend series.
Additional changes include the format of the annual maroon and white spring football scrimmage. Tickets will be required for the game, which is followed by a concert featuring the Grammy Award winning country band Sugarland. The cost will be $15 for students, and prices start at $25 for the general public. Visit hailstate.com/tickets for more info.
The Alumni Association will pass out free MSU ice cream in the Junction from 3 -4:30 p.m., on Saturday, April 21, while supplies last.
Other activities include the SEC Championship Men's Tennis Tournament, softball versus Kentucky, the annual pig cooking, a football strength and conditioning camp, alumni matches for soccer and volleyball, among other events. The city of Starkville is also hosting the Cotton District Arts Festival on Saturday.
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Walmart's new Trending page on their online store reveals that their Wii U bundle has been a bestseller all day today.
This bundle is the $ 299 Wii U Deluxe Bundle Set, which includes a physical copy of New Super Mario Bros. U, a digital download code for New Super Luigi U, and what are apparently some bonus videos, although we have yet to verify what those extra videos are. Of course, this bundle includes all the bells and whistles from the Deluxe Set, and is now sold out online.
While the console was overshadowed this Thanksgiving/Black Friday weekend by the launch of Sony's and Microsoft's newest consoles, Reggie may be telling the truth when he expressed his confidence that Nintendo was in a good spot this holiday season. While everyone seems to have clung on to the 220,000 units estimate based on NPD's recent report, we know that neither NPD nor Nintendo have released official numbers.
Frankly, what I am interested in is learning how much stock Nintendo even made available during that period, and how much they have made available this month, as this may be affecting these constant reports of good sales from US retailers. On the short term, the Wii U may also benefit from constrained PS4 and Xbox One supply unable to meet demand. Unfortunately for curious ears, we may have to wait until March of next year to get the whole story.


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The eagerly awaited bidding stoush between channels Seven and Nine over the $130 million Australian broadcasting rights for the 2010 Vancouver Winter and 2012 London Olympic Games has been postponed indefinitely.
Recent cost-cutting at Channel Nine, which may have tempered the degree of enthusiasm in bidding for the Games against holders Channel Seven, is one reason for the delay. The other is a concern about the timing of possible media ownership changes, which may occur during a protracted, delicate negotiating period.
The International Olympic Committee has abruptly cancelled a planned August 8 tender showdown in Lausanne after courting the broadcasters for the past three months, and issued a statement saying: "Given recent developments within the Australian media market, the IOC has decided to reconvene the next steps of the negotiation process at a later date, as and when it sees fit."
It is the first time the IOC has halted a tender. Until now the process had been successful, scoring the IOC $US2201 billion ($2918bn) from NBC for the US rights, $US746m ($989m) from EBU for the European rights and $US153m ($203m) from Bell Globemedia/Rogers Media for the Canadian rights. A figure of about $130m was floated for the Australian rights.
IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said there was no urgency to finalise the rights and the IOC had always said it would adapt to the different markets to best serve the ideals and interests of the Olympic movement. "Time is not an issue and we look forward to continuing our dialogue with the Australian broadcasters at a later date," she said.
Nine executive Lynton Taylor said his network was still "interested, very interested" in continuing bidding for the rights, despite the Packer belt-tightening and recent successes in securing the seven-year $240m NRL deal and the seven-year $280m Cricket Australia rights. Nine is still bidding for the hotly contested AFL rights against a Seven/Ten alliance.
"We judge every project on its potential return and what it can do for the network, not how much other sports we have picked up," Taylor said.
"If we have four or five major projects we can always do a sixth if it pays for them or there is an advantage for the network."
Both Taylor and Seven executive Ryan Stokes were in Singapore for the IOC session earlier this month. IOC chief broadcast negotiator Richard Carrion told the Herald at the time that only the two networks were interested in bidding, and they would probably come to the table tied up with a telecommunications company.
But both Nine and Seven each said it intended to bid on its own for the entire rights deal - which includes internet, radio, 3G as well as pay-TV and free-to-air rights - and, if successful, would then sell on components of the deal. Under the Federal Government's anti-siphoning legislation, free-to-air rights must be sold first.
Taylor said he was not surprised by the delay, as it would allow more extended negotiations.
Seven spokesman Simon Francis said his network, which will broadcast the Turin Winter Olympics next February and Beijing 2008, was keen on adding to its broadcast rights. "We understand the IOC's decision today on the timetable for the negotiation of television rights beyond the Games in Beijing and will await notification from the IOC on their rules for engagement for those negotiations," he said.
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Just once, Jazz fans deserve a good ending.
While there's not much hope of the Jazz's extending this series beyond a Game 5 in San Antonio, winning Monday's Game 4 at EnergySolutions Arena would be meaningful.
That's true for two reasons: Through three games, the Spurs have dominated them like no other opponent in the Jazz's postseason history. And whether they were facing elimination or just trying to catch up in a series, the Jazz have not won their final home playoff game since 2000.
This farewell had better be different. Otherwise, the Jazz's being swept by the Spurs would undo much of the good they've done this season. Those 36 victories in the shortened, 66-game season and all the effort it took to make the playoffs would be obscured by four straight defeats.
This team has come too far to have it all end this soon. The 2011-12 Jazz deserve to be remembered for more than a first-round playoff disaster. Of course, that legacy is entirely up to them and the Spurs.
Even one Jazz victory in this series would require some cooperation from San Antonio. The Spurs were primed for the playoffs; the Jazz were geared just to get here.
"Seven long years … seven long years," Al Jefferson was saying after the next-to-last game of the regular season, when a Jazz victory sent him into the playoffs for the first time since his rookie year in Boston.
And in nine short days, it all could end. No Jazzman has lived up to his playoff potential whatever I judged it to be, with the evidence I had. NBA veterans Devin Harris and Jefferson played better in Game 3, scoring 21 points each, but they were largely absent in the second half. Paul Millsap, in his fifth postseason with the Jazz, has struggled.
If we all were curious about how the Jazz's young players would perform, the answers have been discouraging. Everybody wanted to see more of Derrick Favors in Game 4, and they got five missed free throws from him. Gordon Hayward, one of the NBA's most improved players since the All-Star break, went 1-for-10 from the field. Enes Kanter is overmatched against San Antonio, and Alec Burks is not much better.
Yeah, it's been ugly, which is why Game 4 is critical for its own sake. The Jazz have one last chance to inspire hope for the future, 48 minutes to leave everybody with good feelings.
Not like recent endings, in other words. Even in the John Stockton-Karl Malone era, the Jazz lost their last home playoff games in 2001, '02 and '03.
Resuming playoff competition in '07, when they melted down in the fourth quarter against San Antonio in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals and Jerry Sloan and Derek Fisher were ejected, the Jazz consistently have crumbled in their final ESA appearances. In '08, they at least came back from 19 points down at halftime against the Los Angeles Lakers, but the rally fell short. The next two years, they again fell way behind the Lakers and failed to recover.
So nobody has left the arena with a favorable lasting impression of the Jazz for a long, long time. That's why there's something at stake Monday, even if the outlook of the series hardly would change.
This game will affect how we view everybody associated with this team, particularly Tyrone Corbin. He could become the second Jazz coach who got swept in his first playoff series. That would not be a good distinction for Corbin, even if Sloan's career turned out fairly well.
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Rioch bust-up riddle
Bruce Rioch's departure from Wigan Athletic is shrouded in mystery after the League Managers Association insisted he did not resign.
The Second Division club issued a statement in which they claimed Rioch had "requested that he be released from his position".
But a statement from the LMA said: "Having spoken with Bruce Rioch over press reports that he has resigned as manager at Wigan, we are able to categorically state that this is not true.
"We have advised Bruce not to make any public statement at this stage."
The club's statement yesterday claimed: "After a marvellous career in football things have unfortunately not worked out for Bruce at Wigan, and he has requested that he be released from his position".
It is also being claimed Rioch left after a telephone conversation with Wigan's multi-millionaire owner Dave Whelan.
The official line when news of Rioch's departure broke was that he had left the job voluntarily.
But it now appears Rioch left after relations with his chairman became increasingly strained in recent weeks.
Wigan are in fourth place in the Second Division and battling for an automatic promotion slot, and Rioch's decison came as a major shock.
Whelan told Rioch to quit in a telephone call from his home in Barbados, where he is on a golfing holiday.
It is understood Rioch had objected when Whelan criticised the performance of several players after the recent draw with Walsall.
Whelan is well known for his ruthlessness and consulted his fellow directors before he told Rioch that he was terminating his weekly contract.
The drama was missed by first team coach Colin Greenall who was off sick, but is now back at the JJB Stadium to take temporary charge.
Greenall revealed he had been taken by surprise by the series of events.
"I got a call yesterday asking if I would do the job until the end of the season and of course I said yes," said the 37-year-old.
"It was totally out of the blue, and I never expected it."
Director of football John Benson, who moved upstairs to take a seat on the board to make way for Rioch's arrival, said: "It was a complete shot out of the blue."
Wigan, meanwhile, are giving a trial to Italian goalkeeper Nuzzo Raffaele, who is currently registered with Reggiana.
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Myan Burritos
READY IN: 10mins
Ingredients Nutrition
- 15 ounces of health valley brand chili spicy black beans
- 8 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 -2 sweet potato, cooked and mashed
- tortilla
- 2 avocados, peeled and mashed- (we make guacamole with Concord Foods Guacamole Mix , use half a package, If you want to add 1 spoonf)
- 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 ripe tomatoes, dice (or can diced tomato drained)
- 2 green onions, minced
- 1⁄2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup soy cheese
Directions See How It's Made
- Heat the chili and black beans in a small saucepan over low heat till steaming hot.
- Cook sweet potatoes in the microwave. When cooked mash til smooth.
- Lay each tortilla flat on a dinner plate. Spoon 1/3 cup of the sweet potatoes, and then the same amount of beans onto the center of the tortilla.
- You can either put your choice of the above ingredients inside the burrito or on top. We put guacamole, cheese, and salsa inside the burrito. Fold the burrito.
- Top each burrito with salsa, chopped lettuce, toatoes, onions, avocado, and finally a dallop of yogurt. serve right away.


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Deer not the problem II
In response to Gerald Schiller's letter "Menace unaddressed" concerning the deer population in the city and suburbs: While I agree that deer do wreak havoc on motor vehicles, I hardly call them a menace. Winter weather presents dangerous situations for drivers and we need to act accordingly; the same caution should be rendered while driving when deer are mating or searching for food.
I firmly believe the problem is not the deer population but overdevelopment of land. This is what is happening in my township. What was once home for these creatures is now home for humans. I'm sure if enough residents complain about their shrubs, trees and gardens being destroyed, it's only a matter of time before more ordinances are put into effect and citizens once again lose more control.
There are only certain plants I can grow on my property because of the amount of sunlight, so I plant accordingly. Many plants are deer-resistant.
As far as deer being a health hazard, I don't want to be protected from everything. I want to be able to take risks, make mistakes and have choices.
If you are asking your local government to address this issue, you stand to lose more than you gain, and nothing positive ever came from interfering with the balance of nature.
Lorraine Knoch
North Huntingdon