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Haute horrors of the runway
Updated 12:51 am, Thursday, October 25, 2012
We've all heard of ready to wear, but how about ready to scare?
From the looks of the recent spring 2013 collections - from New York to Paris - serious high fashion can sometimes be downright horrific.
Witness the macabre madness from such renegade designers as Jeremy Scott, Gareth Pugh, Philip Treacy and others whose strange notions about what women really want are more ghastly than lovely, more costume than couture.
Herewith, our terrifying Halloween tribute to twisted togs from world-renowned designers who favor their fashion - or styling of it - slightly haunted instead of haute.
We can only imagine them in their labs, each a Dr. Fashionstein of sorts, producing a bloodcurdling flow of wacky and fearsome fashion ideas that for better or corpse - um, worse - just might land at a department store near you.
Oh, the horror of it (for most of us).
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At the end of a two-hour media tour of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, a staff member with PCL Constructors Inc. -- the museum's principal contractor -- offered journalists a branded bottle of water.
"It's PCL water," he shouted to journalists, milling about an exhibit hall. "Just one drink and you'll become a believer."
After a smattering of giggles he added: "We drank it 10 years ago and look what happened."
Look indeed. The much maligned, frequently doubted and profoundly misunderstood CMHR is on the precipice of becoming, finally, a going concern.
Officially, the museum won't open until Sept. 20. That did not discourage PCL from offering journalists on Friday a first look at the more or less completed interior.
To be fair, this was not a complete tour; none of the exhibit space was open for viewing and several of the highest vantage points in the Tower of Hope were still under construction. Journalists were, however, able to get a good look at the breathtaking vantage points and nonsensical angles, pitches and elevations that distinguish this building.
Still, why a media tour and why now? Quite simply, PCL wanted to gush about what it had accomplished.
The completion of the gross majority of the public space allowed the contractor to wax poetic about the final product and the process it had undertaken to build what is easily one of the most complex structures of its kind anywhere in the world.
"This was less of a conventional building and more of a sculpture," said Todd Craigen, the PCL executive who was CMHR construction manager for more than five years.
Notwithstanding PCL's enthusiasm, the contractor understands there are still many people in this city, and across Canada, who would like it to be a colossal failure.
Some resent the museum is the legacy project of the late Israel Asper, who got the ball rolling on this project nearly 15 years ago. Some are offended about the cost, one-third of which is coming directly from taxpayers. And still others are offended about the esthetic of the museum itself.
Craigen said he strongly believes a visit inside a completed museum will be an antidote for many naysayers. "I think a lot of people just need to experience this building. They need to really see it in all of its glory and then they'll understand," he said.
Of course, PCL is hardly objective.
The people who design and build great structures have always ended up hopelessly, endlessly in love with the final product. From the engineers to electricians to the concrete mixer drivers and the iron workers who assembled the girders that hold up this improbable building, there are very few people who have laid hands on the CMHR who are ambivalent about it.
Those like Craigen who have high hopes for a higher level of public support once the museum is fully open have the comfort of knowing that despite concern over its final price tag, the CMHR has not lost its 'wow' factor.
When grandiose architectural concepts are mixed with taxpayer cash, there is always a high potential for the final product to lose its wow. The sponsors of these projects -- usually politicians vulnerable to sudden swings in public opinion -- are under relentless pressure to bring down both the cost and the complexity of the design. While many politicians hold firm, it is not unusual for great architectural ideas to die on the altar of 'value engineering.'
That was always a concern with the CMHR. Although opinion is still split about whether the museum should have been built at all, it certainly would have aided critics if the project had been stripped and rendered to the bare bone. Opening as much less than it was designed to be would have been, simply, a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Although many taxpayers continue to question the wisdom of their efforts, CMHR CEO Stuart Murray and his political allies did not allow the breathtaking elements of the museum to be stripped away. There are missing pieces from Antoine Predock's original design, but not enough that the museum has lost any of its elaborate appeal.
That is, however, only an assessment of the building itself. The content, which no one will see until later summer, will get an entirely separate assessment.
The tour organized by PCL did not provide enough insight to determine whether the CMHR will become the cultural icon, educational institution and a game-changing addition to Winnipeg's skyline its sponsors so desperately want it to be.
It did, however, show clearly there is a lot of love in this building.


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Hi, I am looking for some advice as I am feeling lost! I am a 37 yr old female. I had nodules in my lungs that have gone away after 3 months (clear ct a month ago and nodules seen 3 to 4 months ago). Just after the clear ct I had difficulty breathing (tightness in throat and chest) with a nonproductive cough and hoarseness. This went away after given steroid inhaler. I have hypercalciuria, kidney stones (a couple stones in years past and recently 2 back to back) and a vit D metabolism issue identified in recent blood tests (high 1,25 and low of the other d). This was tested just 2 weeks prior to the clear ct. I want to move on, maybe just use thiazide and water consumption to correct the hypercalciuria. I have already had numerous testing and am a young, busy, working mother. Seems like more answers cause more tests, more bills, more radition, more stress, and no real answers! My endo wants me to have a PET/CT to look for area of inflammation or poss lymphoma. I feel this may be overkill considering the clear lung ct. Would it make more sense to retest the vitamin d to see if it has corrected itself now that the the obvious granulomas in the lungs have gone? I have already been exposed to 6 cts in the last year and would like to avoid further radiation! I have no symptoms now other than a stone and the chronic hypercalciuria, which may be ideopathic. I am scheduling an eye exam as well. Maybe a colonoscopy? Have had 3 month IBS bout in past that spontaneously remitted. Any thoughts? Thanks so much!
Dear Madam - Your presentation is not unusual. The fleeting infiltrates are almost certainly inflammatory in nature, and it is unlikely that the steroid inhaler is responsible for this. Malignancy is unlikely to cause lung nodules that disappear so quickly. Inflammatory lung nodules can develop from infectious (e.g., tuberculosis, fungal infections) or non-infectious (e.g., sarcoidosis) causes.
A biopsy of the affected tissue is necessary to confirm the diagnosis. Based upon the information provided, the cause of the hypercalcemia and the relationship of this to the lung nodules are unclear. Granulomatous inflammation can cause hypercalcemia associated with high levels of active (1, 25 -OH) vitamin D. The same profile can be seen in those who ingest excessive amounts of vitamin D (e.g., lots of milk) or with hyperparathyroidism.There are other causes of hypercalcemia, including various malignancies. Given all of these uncertainties, and the risks attendant to hypercalcemia (e.g., kidney stones, impaired kidney function, high blood pressure, etc.) you are advised to follow up with your doctors to determine the likely cause and the most appropriate treatment. A CT/PET scan may reveal areas with high metabolic activity (diseased tissue) that would guide definitive diagnostic tests.
Sincerely yours, Elliott Crouser, MD Director, Sarcoidosis Specialty Clinic The Ohio State University Medical Center
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DEAN Morgan is definitely out of the Wanderers squad to face Bury tomorrow - but Paris Cowan-Hall could be included.
Manager Gareth Ainsworth said both men, along with Jon-Paul Pittman, were close to making a return to contention to the Blues first team squad after injury.
Cowan-Hall is the most likely of the trio to be fit in time for the journey to Gigg Lane after being sidelined with a knee ligament problem.
Ainsworth said: "Paris is probably closest. Dean will miss this game, JP as well. They are all close but this game may just come too close for them to make the trip.
"They haven't trained with the team yet. Until they do that we can't really judge them. The reports from Theo [Farley, physio] are they are very close."


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Liberty Travels to Campbell for Big South Contest
After a win over Longwood, Tuesday, the Liberty Flames will take to the road for another Big South Conference match against the Campbell Camels, Saturday night. The contest is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Saturday's contest will be the last road game of the regular season for Liberty (8-7, 4-4 Big South), which has won four of its last six outings.
For Campbell (4-8-3, 4-2-1), Saturday's matchup will be its last home game of the regular season. The Camels have posted a 2-4-2 record at home this season.
Over the next week, a Nov. 12 home game is on the line as the top four teams in the Big South standings will host the fifth through eighth seeds in the first round of the conference tournament.
How to Follow the Flames
Saturday evening's contest will be video streamed live on the Big South Network free of charge. The broadcast, provided by Campbell Athletics, can be accessed by clicking on the video link under men's soccer on LibertyFlames.com.
In addition, live stats will be provided by Campbell Athletics Media Services. They can be accessed by clicking on the live stats link under men's soccer on LibertyFlames.com.
A Look at Liberty
The Flames notched their fourth win in their last six outings with a 2-1 overtime victory over Longwood, Tuesday night in a Big South Conference game.
Forward Kyle Breitmeyer scored his third goal of the season, 7:18 into overtime, to give Liberty the victory over the Lancers. After the Flames cleared their 18-yard box, midfielder Blessing Tahuona moved up the left side of the field and sent a pass across the length on the field to fellow midfielder Juan Nino. The senior moved the ball into the center of the field, beating a Lancer defender, and inserting a pass into the 18-yard box near the right post for Breitmeyer, who pumped in the game-winner.
Midfielder Sachem Wilson got Liberty on the scoreboard early. The sophomore netted his team-leading sixth goal of the year during the game's eighth minute.
Tahuona assisted on both goals for the Flames to post the first multiple assist game of his career.
With the victory, Liberty has won five straight home games and has a 5-1 record at Osborne Stadium this season.
Wilson has paced the Flames in goals, assists and points for most of 2013. The sophomore has netted six goals and assisted on three others for 15 points. Sophomore Tim Harbison follows with 10 points on four goals and two assists.
Tahuona and Breitmeyer have scored three goals each in 2013 to join Wilson and Haribson as multi-goal scorers. In total, nine Flames have scored a goal this season
Goalkeeper Jeremy Lee has started the past seven contests and eight games in 2013 for Liberty. The redshirt freshman has logged over 785 minutes between the posts for the Flames this season, posting a 1.37 goals-against average and .714 save percentage.
Liberty has posted five shutouts, all coming in victories this season. As a team, Liberty enters Friday's game with a 1.31 goals-against average.
Liberty's Jeff Alder is in his 13th year as head coach at his alma mater. Alder has posted a 124-93-22 career record, while heading the Flames' program.
All-Time Against Campbell
Saturday evening will be the 21st meeting between Liberty and Campbell on the soccer pitch. In a series started in 1977, Campbell leads, 11-8-1.
The teams have split the two regular season meetings since Campbell rejoined the Big South in 2011. Liberty captured a 1-0 victory last year at Lynchburg, while Campbell won 3-1 at Buies
Creek in 2011.
Forward Kyle Breitmeyer scored the contest's only goal when the two teams met in Lynchburg last season on Oct. 5. The Flames used strong defensive play in the victory. Flames goalkeeper Scott Sutarik made a career-high eight saves in the shutout.
A Look at Campbell
After falling at High Point, 3-1, Wednesday, Campbell will be finishing out its 2013 home schedule with Senior Night at the Eaker Athletic Complex, Saturday.
The Camels enter Saturday's game on a two-game losing skid. All four of Campbell's victories this season have come in Big South play.
Jhuvon Francis leads the Camels with five goals, while senior midfielder Justin Franz paces Campbell in points with four goals and three assists for 11.
Goalkeeper Ethan Hall has played all but 14 minutes between the posts for Campbell the past two seasons. The senior has played every minute in 2013, posting a 1.59 goals-against average and a .740 save percentage. He has one shutout.
Steve Armas is in his fourth year as head coach and eighth overall with the Camels program. Campbell has recorded a 31-31-11 mark during his tenure as head coach.
Big South Race is On
A home game on Nov. 12 for the Big South Quarterfinals, along with a position in the Big South tournament field, will be on the line over the next week. The top four teams in the Big South standings will host the fifth through eighth seeds in the first round of the conference tournament.
Currently, Liberty (4-4-0, 12 points) sits in fifth place in the conference standings with two games remaining. The Flames are among the logjam of several teams vying for the third and fourth seeds.
Longwood (5-2-1, 16 points) enters the weekend in third place, followed by Campbell (4-2-1, 13 points) in fourth place. After Liberty, Radford (3-2-2, 11 points) and High Point (3-2-2, 11 points) are close behind in the sixth spot.
Coastal Carolina (7-0-0, 21 points) sits atop the conference, followed by Gardner-Webb (6-3-0, 18 points). Winthrop (3-5, 9 points) begins the weekend, holding eighth place.
A Look Ahead
Liberty will conclude its 2013 regular season schedule, Wednesday. The Flames will host the Radford Highlanders for a Big South Conference match. Before the game, the seniors on the Liberty roster will be honored. Match time is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Osborne Stadium.


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1. http://ncpedia.org/biography/davis-junius
2. Fanny Davis Diehl's Pedigree Chart, prepared by Sam Munsen, a professional genealogist
3. "Biographical History of North Carolina, Volume 2", by Samuel A. Ashe, 1905, pages 82-88. 3. "Presentation of the Portrait of Platt Dickinson Walker", April 20, 1926: Address by E.T. Cansler (from a legal journal, pages 839-851).
4. Family stories.
Junius Davis was born June 17, 1845 in Wilmington, North Carolina, the oldest child of the Hon. George Davis (Confederate Senator and later, CSA Attorney General) and his first wife, Mary Adelaide Polk Davis. His early schooling was in Wilmington, but at the age of 12, he was sent to the "celebrated" Bingham School at the Oaks near Mebanville in Orange County, North Carolina, and he stayed there for four years. When the Civil War broke out, Junius was just under 16, and his father moved the family, including Junius, to Charlotte. In 1863, when he was 17, he enlisted as a private in Moore's Battery (artillery), which was Company E of the 10th North Carolina Regiment. He saw action at New Bern, North Carolina, at the battle of Drury's Bluff in Virginia -- shortly after which he was promoted to corporal, at the time his battery was attached to a battalion commanded by Major Moseley -- at Bermuda Hundreds, and then around Richmond, and in the trenches at Petersburg. He also participated in the battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864 and in the assault on Fort Harrison. His only wound throughout the war was a slight one in the neck on his last day in the trenches.
Junius Davis was also present during the last of the fighting of the Civil War at Appomattox. Samuel Ashe describes (Source #3, page 85) how he and his companions heard about the end of the war: "The squad of men of which Corporal Davis was a part dashed into the neighboring woods, and before going a hundred yards their own guns were turned upon them, but fortunately they escaped. They penetrated the woods about a mile, and being uncertain of the situation, remained there at night. Early in the morning they met with an officer of McGregor's Mounted Battery, who informed them that he had it from the best authority that General Lee was about to surrender. The information could not be credited, and Corporal Davis and the two men who were with him could not fully understand how such a calamity could happen; but on being assured that General Lee was about to surrender the army, they realized the terrible situation, and with heavy hearts, overwhelmed with distress, they determined to make the best of their way out."
After that, Corporal Junius Davis and some companions made their way along the Norfolk & Western Railroad until they reached Greensboro, where they had the intention of joining General Johnston's forces, but instead they learned that General Johnston had surrendered the last of the Confederate armies, and therefore in Greensboro, Junius Davis surrendered himself to the Federal provost-marshall, and he was then paroled. He then returned to Charlotte, looking for work, which was very scarce at that time. He finally found a job accompanying carloads of cotton, which was being hauled on open flat cars, from Charlotte to New Bern, to keep it from being damaged or stolen. [Samuel Ashe reports that at that time, cotton was selling for $1 in gold per pound, and gold was worth more than 50 cents premium on the dollar.] After several months of this work, he returned to Wilmington in the fall of 1865, and found employment as a clerk in the dry goods store of Weil & Rosenthal. After his father was released on parole and was able to resume the practice of law in Wilmington, in 1867, his business was remunerative enough for Junius, who was then 22 years old, to quit his job as a clerk and start studying law. He was able to obtain his law license the following year and then became a partner with his father, an association which lasted until the latter's death in 1896.
Besides his work as a lawyer, Junius Davis was also a businessman and held the position of president of the Wilmington Railroad Bridge Company. Although he did not seek public office, in politics he was a "zealous worker" for the Democratic party. On January 19, 1874, when he was 28, he married Mary Orme Walker, a daughter of Thomas Davis Walker and Mary Vance Dickinson, and a granddaughter of Platt Ketchum Dickinson (often referred to as "P.K." Dickinson), a businessman and industrialist originally from Long Island, New York, who was instrumental in the establishment of the railroad in Wilmington. She was born on January 19, 1847 in Wilmington. They had seven children, two girls and five boys. She died on October 16, 1888, at the age of 41. Junius Davis got married for the second time on November 6, 1893, at the age of 48, to Mary W. Cowan, a first cousin of Mary Orme Walker Davis, Junius's first wife. She was born on September 8, 1859, and was the daughter of Col. Robert H. Cowan (CSA) and Elizabeth Jane Dickinson, who was the sister of Mary Vance Dickinson. She was 34 when she married Junius Davis. They had three children, a boy and two girls, and Mary Cowan Davis also helped raise the younger children from her husband's first marriage, who remembered her with great fondness. Junius Davis died in Wilmington on April 11, 1916, at the age of 75. He is buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington. Mary Cowan Davis died in 1931.


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Derek Lam Fall 2011
Derek Lam began his show notes with a quote from George Balanchine: "There are no new steps, only new combinations." That can feel especially true in fashion (particularly during collections), so bravo to Lam for both recognizing that and aiming to introduce some fresh, wearable juxtapositions to fall.
Lam is at his best when he's designing chic sportswear for American women. He did that here with well-constructed wool coats that sort of stand around the body and flattering flannel trousers that his customers will clamor for. Everything felt clean, and his use of red with baby blue and gray made for a new, bright fall palette. One thing is for certain: He's brilliant at showing clothes and strong accessories that will translate to the sale floor and look seductive to women—even if he doesn't give you the runway drama.
Lam fell slightly short of the Balanchine credo. The shapes were good, but not outstanding or particularly innovative. And the layering of tunics over pants was a trend largely seen during prefall. However—and this is a big however—his evening dresses were gorgeous. Long, full, beautifully draped in the back, they were subtle but still made a statement.


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WILL Gidman insists the opportunity to play Division One County Championship cricket with Nottinghamshire was too good to turn down.
The 29-year-old all-rounder, who has also appeared for Thornbury over the last two years, will leave Gloucestershire once his contract expires at the end of the season and has agreed a three-year deal at Trent Bridge.
"To play First Division cricket, at this stage in my career, was too good an opportunity to turn down," Gidman said.
"Therefore, for family and cricketing reasons, I have decided to join Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club which is something I am incredibly excited about.
"It has been a huge honour to play for Gloucestershire Cricket, the club I supported as a kid growing up.
"The club and especially the members and supporters have been fantastic and this is something I am very thankful for.
"There is still much to play for this season and I can't wait to get back on the field and enjoy the rest of my time with Gloucestershire."
Gidman played youth cricket for Gloucestershire but spent three years with MCC Young Cricketers after not being offered a professional contract and in 2007 joined Durham, where he only made one first class appearance against Sri Lanka A over four seasons.
He has gained a reputation as being one of the best all-rounders in England since returning to his home county ahead of the 2011 season, scoring 2,637 runs at an average of 38.77 and taking 194 wickets at 21.86 apiece.
Gloucestershire director of cricket John Bracewell said: "It is sad news to lose Will after a triumphant return to his home county.
"Having spent time in the Durham 2nd XI he returned to Gloucestershire and quickly established himself as the leading all-rounder in the country, breaking records previously held by the likes of (Garfield) Sobers and (Mike) Procter.
"Will is a great professional and I wish him all the very best in his future career."


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(Reuters) - Apollo Group Inc APOL.O, which owns the biggest U.S. for-profit college, reported lower student sign-ups for the third straight quarter and cut its operating profit forecast for 2013.
Apollo, which runs the University of Phoenix, now expects operating income of between $500 million and $550 million for the year ending August 2013, down from its prior forecast of $525 million to $575 million.
"They are going to see more cost savings than they had expected, but yet now they're expecting lower profit, so something strange is going on there," William Blair & Co analyst Brandon Dobell said.
Apollo said in October that it would cut 800 jobs and shut down 25 campuses to save costs, as fewer students signed up at its colleges.
"During the first quarter, we achieved much of our anticipated 2012 fixed cost savings -- earlier than expected," Chief Financial Officer Brian Swartz said on a post-earnings conference call on Tuesday.
General costs fell 8 percent in the first quarter.
"We now expect to realize at least two-thirds of the annual cost savings in fiscal 2013," Swartz added.
For-profit education providers have been plagued by falling enrollments over the last two years in the face of tighter regulations and low job-placement rates.
U.S. colleges were forced to focus more on the quality of education after the government introduced new rules that threatened to cut financial aid if debt loads remained high.
The company's University of Phoenix has also ramped up its spend on marketing and frozen tuition fees to tempt students to sign up.
New student enrollments fell 15 percent to 54,100 in the first quarter ended November.
CFO Swartz also said new student enrollments in December did not meet Apollo's expectations.
The company had said last year that it expected new enrollments to grow again in the second half of 2013.
Net income attributable to Apollo fell to $133.5 million from $149.3 million a year earlier.
However, the company's attributable net income per share rose to $1.18 from $1.14 as Apollo bought back some of its shares.
Excluding items, the company earned $1.22 per share.
Revenue fell 10 percent to $1.06 billion.
The company's shares were down about 6 percent after the bell. They closed down 3 percent at $20.94 on Tuesday on the Nasdaq. The stock has dropped more than 60 percent over the past year.
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The Crap We Missed – Monday 7.7.14
Welcome to Monday's The Crap We Missed, coming at you after a long holiday weekend during the summer, so bikinis. There's plenty of bikinis in here. As well as Shemar Moore molesting some of the women inhabiting them on a public beach. It was almost the quintessential American compilation until white British Samuel L. Jacskson jumped into the mix and Pamela Anderson's deflating boob reminded us that all great things eventually wither and die from careless encounters with hepatitis-infected penises.
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It's a dog-eat-dog world in the grocery business. While that may be true for most industries, the business of selling food is increasingly huge, and retailers don't have room for errors. Consider the changes wrought in just the past two decades. Local markets have been priced out of the competition by big box stores, and the supermarket business has come to be largely dominated by just a few names.
The advent of Whole Foods changed the local and organic game. The company went public in 1998 but was founded in 1980.
The success of Whole Foods encouraged other retailers to get in on the organic action. In 2006, Wal-Mart announced that it would veer into the local and organic game, and the race for the wallets of health-conscious consumers was on. Wal-Mart tops the list of the world's largest retailers, according to the Global Powers of Retailing 2013 from the consulting group Deloitte.
Whole Foods is no slouch; it's in the top 100 global retailers -- at number 99 for the fiscal year 2011. In order to keep standing out though, Whole Foods has to keep innovating. Two weeks ago, the retailer announced that it was committed to full transparency on genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, sold in products through their stores. By 2018, all products in American and Canadian Whole Foods stores will be labeled as to the content of GMOs.
The announcement two weeks ago had little impact on the stock price, says Brian Yarborough, consumer and industrial analyst at Edward Jones.
"But going forward, it helps to build the perception that it is all about organics, and they are not going to sacrifice that quality and what they are all about," he says.
It's smart that Whole Foods is continuing to stand out in the field of organic retailers as supermarkets and hypermarkets ahead of it on the food chain try to capitalize on its niche. (A hypermarket is a retailer that combines a supermarket and a department store.)
"If you're Whole Foods, you need to stay ahead of where the consumer is. If all they did was sell natural and organic food and didn't keep expanding on that -- it's not that different from some organic stuff you can buy at Wal-Mart," says Ashley Woodruff, CFA, investment analyst in T. Rowe Price's U.S. Equity Division covering restaurants and food.
"Obviously the minimum threshold for what they sell at Whole Foods keeps increasing. It doesn't affect the stock price in the short term, but I think it's critical to the success of Whole Foods that they continue to move in that path. Otherwise you get to the point where they aren't differentiated and ahead of the field. They should be the leader in this and should almost set the tone for the whole industry that will have to follow them eventually," she says.
What do you think -- does the announcement on GMOs make Whole Foods a more appealing investment?
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Global efforts to adapt staple foods like rice, wheat and potato to climate change have been given a major boost as new research shows the whereabouts of their wild cousins. These wild relations could offer beneficial qualities to help major crops become more productive and resilient in the face of future climates and new threats.
This new analysis assesses 29 of the world's most important food crops and reveals severe threats to just over half of their wild relatives, as they are not adequately saved in genebanks and not available to researchers and plant breeders for crop improvement.
The world's poorest will be hit first and hardest
Climate change is predicted to cause the substantial decline of agricultural production in the coming decades, and together with rising food prices, this will hit the poorest first and hardest. This global analysis forms part of a larger partnership to collect and conserve the wild relatives of the world's major food crops.
The initiative, led by the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) in partnership with Kew's Millennium Seed Bank and in collaboration with national and international agricultural research institutes, is the largest ever global effort to conserve crop wild relatives. These wild plants contain essential traits that could be bred into crops to make them more hardy and versatile in the face of dramatically different climates expected in the coming years. The Norwegian government is providing funding for this ten-year initiative. Find out more about how Kew is helping to strengthen food security.
Assessing the global conservation gaps for crop wild relatives
The three-year study, carried out by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and managed by the Crop Trust in partnership with Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, is the first of its kind to assess, on a global scale, the conservation gaps for crop wild relatives across the most significant crop gene pools. The University of Birmingham researched and developed a comprehensive inventory of these wild crop cousins, providing a foundation for the gap analysis.
"This is a major step forward in the global effort to make our food crops more resilient to the effects of climate change," says Andy Jarvis, leader of CIAT's Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area, which conducted the research. "Crop wild relatives are a potential treasure trove of useful characteristics that scientists can put to good use for making agriculture more resilient and improving the livelihoods of millions of people."
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Jane Toll, Project Manager at the Global Crop Diversity Trust, adds, "This study has thrown up some surprises. Crop wild relatives in some areas in Australia, Europe and the USA need to be collected just as much as those in regions of Africa, Asia and South America. We want to ensure access to the wild genes that could boost the crops relied on by some of the world's poorest people. These wild genes have the potential to increase yields, pest resistance and tolerance to extreme temperatures."
Dr Ruth Eastwood, Crop Wild Relative Project Coordinator from Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, says, "Adapting agriculture to climate change is one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Crop wild relatives are already being used to make improvements to our food crops right now and are extremely valuable economically as well, but they are underutilised. In a separate study by PwC, commissioned by Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, it is estimated that the monetary value to agriculture of improved productivity or stress resistance traits that crop wild relatives offer is currently $42bn with the potential to be $120bn in the future."
Facts and figures
- Gap analysis results show that 54% of the crop wild relatives on the target list are high priority for collection as they have not been collected before or existing collections do not adequately represent their full geographic distribution
- The top five crops most at risk are eggplant, potato, apple, sunflower and carrot, as a large number of their crop wild relatives are high priority species for collection
- Important cereal crops in much of Africa, including sorghum and finger millet, are also at high risk and the collection of their wild relatives is being prioritised
Where in the world are wild relatives most at risk?
Countries with the richest number of priority crop wild relatives include: Australia, Bolivia, China, Cyprus, Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Turkey and USA. Although these countries are mostly located in the traditionally recognised centres of high wild crop diversity, notable exceptions are USA, Australia and the European countries.
This highlights the important role that the wild plant resources in industrialised countries have to contribute to food security in developing nations. It is expected that there will be collecting in Italy and Portugal this summer, carried out by scientists from Kew's Millennium Seed Bank and local partners
A renewed sense of urgency
In the UK, crop wild relatives of apple, carrot and the fodder crops, alfafa and vetch, are of high priority for collection.
Adding urgency to the need for field collections, some of the crop wild relatives on the priority list are believed to be threatened by factors such as habitat loss. For example, the wild cousin, Phaseolus persistentus, of the common bean from Central America.
Another crop wild relative is thought to be extinct in the wild. Solanum ruvu, a wild relative of aubergine, was collected for the first time in Tanzania in 2000, and by the time it had been identified as a new plant species its native habitat had been destroyed. Further attempts to find it have failed so Solanum ruvu is now likely to be extinct, and any useful traits contained in this plant species, such as salt tolerance, pest resistance and disease resistance, have been lost.
Kew's work offers a concrete step towards strengthening global food security for our future. Support Kew's work today and help us reduce the threats facing the world's food supply.


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Relaxing and lounging on your honeymoon at a luxurious resort, or on an exotic beach, is the perfect time to enjoy a good book! We've come up with a few staff picks for great honeymoon reads that you can leisurely enjoy on your trip.
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen – A cute love story and sure to be a favorite among animal lovers!
The Help by Kathryn Stockett – A wonderful blend of heart and history, you won't want to put it down.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff… by Richard Carlson – Cheerful, insightful, and a fantastic way to de-stress pool-side.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger – Imaginative and romantic with a science fiction element. It's a wonderful beach read.
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Just when I thought I couldn't love Nordstrom anymore than I already do, they are in the midst of unveiling their own plus-size line.
"Nordstrom recognizes that plus-size women deserve more on-trend, in-store and online choices, and is pleased to announce its new plus-size brand with modern styling called Sejour. Sejour will be available exclusively in the Encore department beginning the first through second weeks of November. The brand will launch in two phases with the first roll-out in November, and culminate in the spring with our entire selection of styles." -Nordstrom Press Release
Along with a couple of other bloggers, I was contacted by Nordstrom to review some of their new pieces. I am beyond honored to be involved in their new fashion venture.
The thing I love the most about Sejour is the fact that they are going to feature looks that are great for layering. This includes great fabric manipulation and fun textures like sequins, beading, and embellishments for the season.
Their pieces will go from weekend to work, evening to holiday, sizes 14W-24W, and 1X-3X, primarily in a curvy fit. The pricing will range from $28-$200. As you can see in the "Blogalicious 2010: What I wore" post I made sure to try the Rayon leggings and Drape Front Embellished Top right away. There are a few other pieces that I will review for you soon.
Make sure you keep an out for this new line headed to the Nordstrom Encore department nearest you!


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Peter Som Spring 2012
The best and worst thing one can say about Peter Som's collections is that they're consistently pretty. Spring was too, and it was also fun. Som was probably as delighted to break ever so slightly from his preppy habit as his audience was to see him do it.
Mind you, the girls still looked pulled together, dressed in a myriad of colorful prints, as is Som's way, but there was a hint of looseness in their slightly mussed, color-streaked hair and hula-ish mini skirts. There was a definite surfer feel happening, and even if Som is late to the lineup on that trend, it represents an evolution from his typically structured style.
His floral prints were inspired by paintings of German artist David Schnell, and they were done in pop colors on a small and large scale. Making oversize roses like that look luxurious can be a challenge, so a lot will depend on the feel of the clothes.
Shapes ranged from laid-back, roomy shifts to appealing, long-sleeve knit dresses, and nearly all the pants were printed and cropped. The evening dresses—bright and billowing, or more tailored, with long, trailing chiffon skirts—were as lovely as always.
As for the hula skirt, what looked like straw lined up around the hips was actually rolled strips of organza, paired with a jumble of feathers. It may not resonate with the majority of Som's more structured ladies, but everyone deserves to loosen up once in a while.


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Tom grew up in Milwaukee, bartended in Wauwatosa in the '70s and moved here in 1984.
Commentary, observations and musings about the outdoors, life in general and maybe Tosa politics and personalities will be the order of the day. He savors a lively debate as much as terrific cooking.
Keeping the Green in Christmas
Yeah - you're thinking I'm going to rant about the commercialization of Christmas.
Only partly.
One of my neighbors up north operates a Christmas tree farm. We make a point of steering any of our friends that drop-in from time-to-time to be sure to pick-up a freshly cut tree from John and JoAnn. Since we have our own stash of trees we're able to fill our personal needs by culling a couple of runts every year for display on the porch and in the living room. But we always purchase a big wreath from our neighbors.
You know Tom – you are not anything close to an environmentalist. First we have to hear about you killing deer and now we learn that you cut down trees? You give us the creeps. You would be smarter to buy an artificial tree from Walmart. You know - something that you could put-up and take down every year, store in your attic and never have to water. Besides, people in China need the work. Cutting trees is bad. And stop shooting the deer! Grrrr.
This reminds me of this guy I know that remodeled his kitchen not too long ago. He fashioned himself as an environmental believer of exceeding worthiness. Thus he went to great pains to purchase and install a bamboo floor for his kitchen.
I am not making this up.
A bamboo floor.
All that comes to my mind is big long pole used to catch catfish.
His reasoning was that bamboo was the environmentally-correct way for him to go. A perfect solution in a manner of speaking. Namely because bamboo grows fast, it is therefore renewable and thus no tree in North America would be felled in his endeavor to remodel his kitchen.
Bamboo assured him of living a virtuous and environmentally blameless life.
Yeah! Good for him that makes perfect sense. Asian bamboo!
What this unenlightened yet self-anointed keeper of the earth didn't know (or conveniently dismissed) is that his bamboo came from a country way over on the other side of the planet. There is a reasonably good chance that it was manufactured into flooring without any environmental standards or safeguards. Maybe a rain forest was clear-cut for its planting. Perhaps it was harvested by small children. Who knows?
What we know for sure is that it traveled all the way over here by boat, rail and truck at great expenditure of energy.
It's still cheaper though!
That's simply because someone over on the other side of the planet did all of the work for only a couple of bucks a day.
Seriously - this fella could have assuaged his conscience by purchasing a perfectly beautiful red oak floor from trees grown, harvested and processed right here in Wisconsin. Supporting Wisconsin workers and families.
Believe it or not - trees are a renewable resource.
You can always grow more of them.
Which leads me to the Tannenbaum part of the discussion.
If you were to talk to anybody that grows Christmas trees you would learn that Wisconsin has more than 1100 family-owned tree farms - which according to The Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association generates tens of millions of dollars every year.
And that money stays right here.
Fetching a tree from a local business or church also benefits people right here in Tosa.
What about the pesky needles? Blech!
What about them? Don't you have a broom and a dust pan?
I have to take it to the curb. That's a pain!
Strikes me as much easier to drag the tree to the curb instead of dismantling the fake one and hauling it to the attic. Besides - Tosa will gratefully mulch your formerly live tree and you can eventually retrieve it in the form of buckets of free organic material from the city compost heap to augment your garden or flower bed.
What's not to like about that?
I'll tell you what's not to like about that. You will eventually run out of trees after you have cut them all down!
Sorry buckaroo. Even though Wisconsin will harvest more than a million trees before Christmastime - tree farmers will plant one to three times that many to replace them. And while they are growing lots of critters will make them their home.
So do the environment and economy a favor this year and leave that artificial tree in the attic and put-up the real deal.
Besides – they smell terrific.
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Thank you Marine for your service
"War drew us from our homeland In the sunlit springtime of our youth. Those who did not come back alive remain in perpetual springtime -- forever young -- And a part of them is with us always." --- Author Unknown --- God Bless you Marine ike


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Medicine Alumni > School of Medicine Alumni Awards
Alumni Merit Award
The President and administrative officers of Saint Louis University established the Alumni Merit Award to bring to the attention of the community and the nation in a dignified and dramatic way the end-product of the University's diverse, well-rounded educational program - namely its distinguished graduates. The School of Medicine Alumni Merit Award recognizes an alumnus/alumna who exemplifies, in his/her daily life, the mission of Saint Louis University. Past Recipients.
Pioneer Award
Established in 2002, the School of Medicine Pioneer Award recognizes graduates who have made outstanding contributions or a significant impact to their profession or community. The recipient of this prestigious award is bestowed upon a graduate who has set a new path for others to follow. Past Recipients.
School of Medicine Alumni Association Community Service Award
Established in 2011, the School of Medicine recognizes and appreciates service demonstrated by its graduates. The Saint Louis University School of Medicine Alumni Association Community Service Award honors the recipient's service to his/her community. Past Recipients.
Early Achievement Award
Established in 2015, the Early Achievement Award is presented to an alumna/alumnus who graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine within the last 20 years. Candidates have demonstrated excellence in medical practice or research, and/or service to the community, and/or commitment to Saint Louis University.


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A case management conference (CMC) is when both sides, the lawyers (if any), and the judge meet to talk about how to handle the case. Most civil cases have a CMC and it usually happens between 120 and 180 days from filing of the lawsuit. Some courts may not require the parties to come to court for the CMC if all sides in the case timely file the local court forms needed to schedule the trial date.
These forms include a Case Management Statement (Form CM-110). It asks about the status of the case and the time estimate for trial. Check your local rules of court to see if an appearance may be waived by filing the proper paperwork ahead of time. Always call the court a day or two ahead of a scheduled CMC to find out if the CMC is on calendar (meaning it is scheduled for hearing) or has been taken off calendar (no need to show up as the case will not be called).
If the court requires the parties or their lawyers to be present, both sides must go. If the court accepts the Case Management Statement instead of requiring an appearance in court, then when you call the court to find out if the CMC is on calendar the court can tell you it is off.
If the CMC is on calendar and the plaintiff does not go to the CMC, the court can schedule the case for a hearing for the plaintiff to explain why he or she did not go, and the court can impose a fine or sanction on the plaintiff for failing to appear. If you do not go to a scheduled hearing, you run the risk that the court will make rulings that you disagree with, that you may get ordered to pay sanctions, or after your repeated failure to appear at scheduled hearings, the court might dismiss the case.
At the CMC, the case management judge will determine if everyone has filed their papers on time and if the parties have tried to settle the case. Even if the case hasn't settled yet, you can still continue to try to settle. The judge will try to help you choose a good process for working on a settlement. Read the section Resolving Your Dispute Out of Court for more information on settling your case.
You will also discuss whether the case is ready to be scheduled for a trial date. If it is, you may also get your trial date assigned at your CMC.
To get ready for trial, you need to put together all the evidence that you want the court to consider to prove your case (and to disprove the other side's case).
You may have already collected a lot of this evidence, but if not, this is your opportunity to do so. For example, if you have a car accident case, you should already have pictures of the scene of the accident and of the damage to your car. If you have not done so yet, you can interview witnesses and write down their statements, and you can also take measurements of things and distances at the scene. You can also request information from the weather bureau about the weather on the day and time of the accident, and get any police reports or medical bills and proof of your expenses.
In small claims court police reports and medical bills can be introduced into evidence without having the police officer or doctor in court to authenticate the document. In a limited or unlimited civil case these out-of-court statements (called hearsay under the rules of evidence) are generally not allowed, particularly if you want to use them to prove the information that is in them. This is one of the reasons why it is difficult for non-lawyers to try a case in the superior court. The rules of evidence are complicated and can make it difficult to get evidence into the court record.
Some information that you need will not be available to you, but the other side may have it. So when you cannot get this information without the other side's help, you have to work with the other side to give each other the information you want. This process of gathering evidence from the other side is called "discovery."
Discovery is the process of gathering evidence from the other side to prepare your case for trial. During "discovery" you and the other side ask each other for information about each other's case and use this information to prepare for trial. That way, when you go to trial, you will know what the evidence on both sides is. This helps you present your case better. It may also encourage the parties to settle because they can see the strengths and weaknesses of the case on both sides.
Both sides have the right to discovery, and both sides have the responsibility to provide the information that the other side requests as long as the request is legal, does not ask for privileged information, and complies with the rules for discovery.
You can find the rules for discovery in the Code of Civil Procedure starting at section 2016.
Discovery can be very complicated and expensive, and the rules are very strict. If you do not follow the rules, you may not be able to use the evidence you gathered in court. Also, there are a lot of strategic decisions involved in discovery. Because of this, discovery is an area of your case where the advice of a lawyer can be extremely helpful.
In general, you have to finish discovery 30 days before the trial date. This includes all motions to force responses to discovery when the other side does not respond. Try to finish your discovery ahead of time. This will give everyone enough time to go over all the papers and get ready for trial.
The main kinds of discovery are:
There are other kinds of discovery, too. You can read more about discovery in the California Civil Discovery Practice (published by Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)) and California Forms of Pleading and Practice (Discovery volume). Your local law library will have these books and others to help you understand discovery. Click here to find your local law library.


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Could a giant sauropod walk on its front legs?
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They realized that the Apatosaurus must have been wading along in shallow water, pushing itself along with its long front legs while its hind legs floated clear of the muddy bottom.
At one time scientists thought that sauropods were far too large to have walked on land, and that they must have lived entirely in swamps where the water would support their weight.
We now know this is incorrect, and that these giants were normally land-dwellers. In fact, they would probably have become stuck in soft mud due to their enormous weight, and preferred to live on dry land.
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James Packer's casino operator, Crown Ltd, has applied to have legal action against it in the Nevada Supreme Court dismissed on the grounds it risks being "swept further into the vortex of a massive litigation involving dozens of parties and will be unjustly required to take part in litigating matters in which they have no involvement".
The wide-ranging litigation, alleging fraud, relates to Crown's failed $US250 million ($A240 million) investment in Fontainebleau – a 63-storey Las Vegas "destination casino resort" which filed for bankruptcy in mid 2009.
According to Fontainebleau's lenders, an estimated $US400 million worth of cost overruns was hidden from them in order to keep financing flowing.
Crown acquired a minority interest in Fontainebleau in June 2007. Around the same time a banking syndicate agreed to lend $1.85 billion to the project run by Miami-based developer Jeffrey Soffer.
Money was drawn against the loan from that date until April 2009 when Bank of America as agent for the lenders declared default under the loan agreement.
Two months later Fontainebleau filed for bankruptcy. The incomplete shell of the 63-storey building remains an eyesore on the Las Vegas skyline.
According to court documents, by mid-2008 Fontainebleau's main principals had allegedly calculated the project was $US300 million over-budget, but did not inform the lenders as they were obliged to do.
It is alleged that instead, to conceal these excessive costs the "borrowers submitted fraudulent draw requests" on the loan "that contained falsified information regarding anticipated costs and budgets".
Banks who loaned around $US800 million to the failed project have targeted Crown with the allegation that Crown defendants "agreed and conspired with the Fontainebleau defendants to continue to misrepresent the financial status of the project" when Crown allegedly found out about the cost overruns.
In its submission to the Nevada court on Friday, Crown said it has suffered – and "will continue to suffer reputational damage from insufficiently pleaded allegations of fraud".
Comment is being sought from Crown.
The allegations have come to light while Crown's Macau joint venture, Melco Crown, has been embroiled in an investigation by Taiwanese authorities into allegations that a subsidiary illegally circumvented the country's tight foreign-exchange controls to allow high rollers to funnel $170 million of gambling funds to Macau.
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Has written for a long time the program for fast editing fpse.ini. As I not so well speak in English. Therefore the utility was in Russian. The program has deserved positive responses of Russian users and since version 0.8 I have added in it support of English language. Now has decided to place it at this forum
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The Stana Puri Gopa Hotel is family owned and offers Traditional Balinese hospitality. The Hotel is surrounded by authentic Balinese architecture, lush tropical gardens with western comfort amenities. The Stana Puri Gopa Hotel should be your first preference for your Bali getaway holiday.
All rooms have private balconies, with either poolside or garden views. Rooms and suite are spacious with king size bed, whisper quiet air conditioning, modern bath rooms with hot and cold water, television with international channel, mini bars, ( not include in standard room rate ) room service, laundry, telephone, and baby cots are also upon request . facilities, private balconies, either poolside and garden views
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Topic: Imaging - simplified explanation
C-T (CAT) Scans - computed or computerized tomography.
Can show precise location of tumor, defined shape, solid or hollow; provides clues to a cancerous tumor but not as concrete as biopsy.
Not reliable in identifying tumors less than 2 cm in size.
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Scans - In many tissues, the image and detail are clearer than those with an MRI than a CT scan.
For some tissues, MRI image is less clear than CT. Difficult to distinguish between Inflammation and scar tissue.
PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Scans - picks up cancer activity at a very small level.
Image not as clear as CT and MRI, inflammation can obscure other activities on scan and localizing exact location of tumor. Best suited for higher grade tumors, metastasis.
Some insurance carriers won't cover cost of PET Scan.
CAT/PET Combo Scans - wave of the future, allows for anatomical detail of the CT and detection of small nodules of cancer cells by PET. Not yet widely available in many hospitals.
Insurance coverage: don't know.


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Formatting investment data. The function moInterest() calculates the amount of interest paid in one month on a loan at a certain interest rate. Print a labelled return value from one call of moInterest() using the following output format, including the indicated number of digits after the decimal points:
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The monthly interest due on a loan with remaining principal $842.57 at an annual interest rate of 7.8% is $5.48.
The code I have right now is:
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def mointerest(princip,intrate):
interest = float(intrate/100)
final = interest * princip
print("The monthly interest due on a loan with remaining principal $", princip, "at an annual interest rate of ", intrate, "% is $", final)
mointerest(842.57, .78)
Unfortunately, I keep ending up with $6.57, where it should be $5.48. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for the help.


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Shop Smarter: Savvy Grocery Shopping Tips from Mary Abbott Hessby Toby Amidor in Grocery Shopping, May 5, 2013
Confused by all the choices at the supermarket? I had the chance to speak with dietitian Mary Abbott Hess, author of The Pocket Supermarket Guide. Her savvy supermarket shopping tips will have you reaching for healthier choices during your next trip to the market, and saving money too.
Q. Your Pocket Supermarket Guide provides aisle-by-aisle tips on healthier shopping. How do you think consumers should educate themselves before hitting the supermarket in order to make the healthiest choices?
As a consumer, it is important to understand how to interpret a food label. First, look at the serving size. All nutrient values and calories are based on an amount of food which is frequently quite small. Next, look at key nutrients to see if it has good amounts of protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Also, look for reasonable amounts of fat, sugar and sodium. Lastly, check the ingredient list for whole grains and limit foods with various forms of corn syrup, saturated fats (including partially hydrogenated oils) or sodium sources.
Q. Is it possible to eat healthy on a budget? What are your top 3 budget saving tips?
There are many tips throughout the Pocket Supermarket Guide but 3 that yield big savings are:
- Check newspapers and flyers for sales and 2-for-1 specials and include those foods on your shopping list
- Find bargains on the top and bottom shelves because name brands (at higher prices) often are at eye level
- Clip coupons for foods you use and sign up for store discount shopping cards
Q. I've heard that you should shop the perimeter of the store in order to decrease the urge to buy processed foods. Would you recommend this? Why or why not?
Yes. Most stores have fresh produce, fresh meat, poultry, eggs and seafood, dairy products and baked goods including breads around the perimeter of the store. Processed, canned and packaged foods are typically located in the central aisles. Sure, you will need some items from the center of the store but shopping mostly at the perimeter generally keeps you in the territory of healthier food options.
Q. What are the most confusing "healthy" food items that really aren't?
Food marketers create a "halo of health" for many foods that are not particularly healthful. Some of these are organic candy and snacks, which usually have as much sugar, fat and salt as those without organic ingredients; highly sweetened granola products; fat-free salad dressings that contain lots of sodium and/or sweeteners; wheat bread that does not have whole wheat as the first (main) ingredient; beverages "made with real juice" that have only a small amounts of real juice and lots of sugared water.
Q. What top 5 foods should be on a shopping list?
It's hard to limit it to five since there are so many great healthful foods. The most basic foods in each of the food groups of MyPlate should be most of the shopping list. To start with, I'd recommend:
- Legumes
- Fresh or frozen (unbreaded) fish and seafood
- Fat free or low-fat milk or yogurt
- Whole grains including cereals and breads
- Plenty of deep green, orange and red fruits and vegetables
Q. What foods should consumers avoid when at the market?
Avoid or limit soda and other highly sugared beverages, anything fried (like chips, fried chicken, doughnuts), high-fat sausages and other foods that are high in saturated fat. In addition, steer clear of prepared mixes and packaged products that have very high amounts of sodium per serving. Check the percent daily value (%DV) and if it is over 33% (1/3 of the days recommended amount), think twice.
Mary Abbott Hess, LHD, MS, RD, LDN, FADA, a nationally recognized expert in food and nutrition communications, is president of Chicago-based Hess & Hunt, Inc., and a partner in Culinary Nutrition Associates. Mary is the award-winning author of nine books and more than 75 articles in professional journals and the popular press.She is a past president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and former national chair of the American Institute of Wine & Food. You can purchase The Pocket Supermarket Guide at the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics online bookstore.


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Snow White (Brenna Bakke) presents awards to Sheyanne Deeds of Paton. Christina Lampe of Carroll is at right.
Karissa Day of Des Moines is crowned 2012 Little Miss Dreams Made True in the 5-9 age group.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Contestants were awarded trophies, sashes and certificates.
They received such awards as Miss Dreams Made True, Miss Photogenic and Miss Congeniality.
But to families, seeing a daughter participate in the third annual Dreams Made True Pageant on Saturday at Carroll High School, the real reward was seeing their pure enjoyment, seeing them thriving.
That was true both for parents of first-time contestants and parents of girls back from previous years.
Dave and Dayna Teske of Carroll launched the nonprofit Dreams Made True Inc. and the pageant in 2010 as an event for enhancing the lives of special-needs girls ages 5-25. They modeled the pageant after a similar one in Kewanee, Ill., where their daughter Daleney, now 11, brought home top honors and the family cherished the experience. Dave is customer service and quality assurance manager for Anthony International in Audubon, and Dayna is a third-grade teacher at Ar-We-Va.
Brandi Aspengren of Boone brought her 11-year-old daughter, Greta, to Dreams Made True for the first time this year.
"She's having a blast," Brandi said Saturday afternoon during an intermission while judges were making their decision on a host of awards.
"She's not really a girlie girl," Brandi said of Greta, "but she's definitely looked like a girlie girl today. She's loved it. She's loved everybody she's met."
The 20 girls in the pageant made three on-stage appearances — introduction with their accompanying buddy, casual-wear round, and formal-wear round when the girls each are asked a question. Each girl also met with a panel of judges during the day.
"It's so-well-rehearsed and wonderful," Brandi said of the pageant. "Everybody here is kind and giving. It's really neat to see the kids not judging each other and being kind to one another.
"Greta has been bullied, and we've had to switch schools because of it."
Greta's diagnosis is undetermined, Brandi said, but she's undergone three surgeries and lived with a feeding tube for nine years because she couldn't eat anything by mouth. She's had a lot of reflux and loses nutrients. Although 11 years old, she weighs only 47 pounds.
She will be going into sixth grade, and Brandi said, she's a great student who particularly likes art.
"This is a huge confidence," Brandi, who served as her daughter's accompanying buddy throughout the activities, said of Greta's experience. "Today I've seen her smile more than I have in a long time."
Brandi, who's a pediatric nurse at McFarland Clinic in Ames, added, "She feels beautiful today. You can see it. She's smiling and giggling. She's let go. There's nobody to judge her today."
All the contestants were asked, "What is your biggest dream?"
Greta responded, "My biggest dreams are to build a new house with a pool, a hot tub, a trampoline, an art room and a family room to spend time with my family."
Fourteen-year-old Christina Lampe, daughter of Mike and Kathy Lampe of Carroll, participated in Dreams Made True for the second straight year.
"She had so much fun last year, she wanted to do it again," Kathy said.
"It makes her feel good, makes her feel happy," Kathy said of Christina, who likes everything about the pageant, from getting her hair styled to the pizza party.
Kathy said Christina, who will be starting ninth grade at Carroll High School, is a very good student who likes to read and enjoys everything about school.
"After school is out at the end of the year, she can't wait for it to start back up again," Kathy said.
Christina enjoys being a cheerleader at sports events, and this will be her third year in that activity.
"She enjoys going to the games and being with the other kids," Kathy said.
Christina was born with a shrinkage of the brain due to virus Kathy caught while she was pregnant. That caused Christina to be mentally delayed, and she has scoliosis. When she was 8 she underwent a 12-hour surgery where rods were placed in her back and a rib was removed.
"She's come a long ways," Kathy said.
Christina's dream is to attend a Pittsburgh Steelers football game. Christina has become a Steelers fan because a good family friend also is a Steelers fan.
While some of the dreams shared by the girls were light-hearted, others were more serious.
"My biggest dream is to be seizure-free," said 15-year-old Ali Smith.
"My biggest dreams are to go to Disney World and meet the princesses, and to live on my own, making my own choices," said 14-year-old Olivia Siepker.
Holly Smith, 22, said, "My biggest dream is that the world would tolerate and love us 'special people' and find a place in their hearts for us."
Dayna Teske, one of the Dreams Made True founders, said, "The pageant is something you have to be a part of, to experience firsthand, to truly appreciate what it means to these girls and their families. Words alone cannot explain the Dreams Made True pageant. … As you look around the audience and see the emotions, it is overwhelming."
She added, "The support of the Carroll community and its businesses make Carroll the perfect place to hold this pageant."
With Dreams Made True marking its third year, Teske said, "Seeing the changes, the growth, confidence and poise in some of our returning contestants was amazing. The bonds that had been made with their buddies in the previous years were also evident. The comfort level of the returners, both contestants and buddies, made the newcomers feel very welcome and right at home with us.
"The elation of the girls on sage is so exciting to see, the emotion of the parents and families is so heartwarming, making all of the work so worth the effort."
Following are top awards presented at the pageant:
Judges' Choice — Sheyanne Deeds, daughter of Kimberly Deeds of Paton, and Christina Lampe, daughter of Mike and Kathy Lampe of Carroll.
Best Casual Wear — Holly Smith, daughter of Louie and Barb Smith of Carroll.
Best Formal Wear — Danielle Anderson, daughter of Shaun Anderson and Christy Scannell of Storm Lake.
Miss Photogenic — Greta Aspengren, daughter of Anthony and Brandi Aspengren of Boone.
Miss Congeniality — Alexis McCaughey, daughter of Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey of Carlisle.
DMT Award — Greta Aspengren, daughter of Anthony and Brandi Aspengren of Boone.
People's Choice — Abby Heinrichs, daughter of Jeremy and Tawnya Heinrichs of Carroll.
5- Through 9-Year-Olds
Little Miss Dreams Made True — Karissa Day, daughter of Michelle Day of Des Moines.
First Runner-up — Abby Heinrichs, daughter of Jeremy and Tawnya Heinrichs of Carroll.
10- Through 14-Year-Olds
Junior Miss Dreams Made True — Liz Esdohr, daughter of Michael and Brenda Esdohr of St. Ansgar and Sue Shires of Carroll.
First Runner-up — Briana Rahn, daughter of Timmie Page of State Center.
15- Through 19-Year-Olds
Teen Miss Dreams Made True — Ali Smith, daughter of Tad and Angee Smith of Council Bluffs.
First Runner-up — Kelsey Roberts, daughter of Mary Roberts of Coralville.
20- Through 25-Year-Olds
Miss Dreams Made True — Natalie Wulf, daughter of Kevin and Karen Wulf of Holstein.
First Runner-up — Holly Smith, daughter of Louie and Barb Smith of Carroll
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Stocks have been on a tear, major indexes hit record highs on Monday and some analysts expect the bull market to continue into 2014.
At the end of the day Monday, the Standard and Poor's 500 Index closed at 1,791.53, up 2.7 percent from one month prior and up 7.44 percent over the past 6 months. During trading on Monday, the index crossed 1,800 for the first time ever. Similarly, the Dow Jones industrial average crossed its all-time high of 16,000 during trading on Monday and closed at 15,976.02.
It's not exactly a "normal" market -- many people have pointed out that the central bank's stimulus program and ultra-low interest rate policy is likely fueling the rocketing stock market in part. But is it a bubble?
At her Senate confirmation hearing last week, the prospective new Fed chair, Janet Yellen, downplayed the bubble risk, citing a lack of evidence and a limited buildup in leverage, Bloomberg reported.
Bubble or not?
"The stock market has done exceptionally well over the past several years, which by nature prompts investors to think have we come too far too fast. I think the answer is no," says Craig Fehr, CFA, an investment strategist with Edward Jones.
"When you compare market prices to earning, things don't look too out of line. Earnings look good, we're likely to hit all-time highs in terms of earnings for the S&P 500 next year. That doesn't make all-time highs in terms of stock market prices all that out of line," he says.
In fact, price-to-earnings for many businesses is in line with the historical average of 15, according to Fehr. Just like how it sounds, the price-to-earnings ratio or P/E ratio is a common metric to understand how the stock performance compares to similar businesses based on the price of the stock divided by the earnings per share.
"It's a popular comparison tool investors can use to quickly gauge how much they are paying for a company's future earnings. For example, a P/E of $12 suggests investors are paying $12 for every $1 of future earnings," says Robert Laura, president of Synergos Fianancial Group, in Brighton, Mich.
What to do now
But stock picking isn't for everyone. Investors with money predominantly in mutual funds may do well to take a little money off the table now that the market has appreciated so much. People who have been counting on a pullback in order to put more money into the market should probably take a systematic approach.
"As investors, we want to avoid the traps of buying high," says Fehr. Rather than loading up on assets all at once, investors should buy a little bit over time in a process called dollar-cost averaging.
"You don't want to wait, you want to take action, but you don't want to pile in when volatility has been low and performance has been strong," Fehr says.
Are you feeling any wealthier with the stock market soaring?
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HIGHBRIDGE Town sealed the Taunton & District Saturday League Division 1 championship with an emphatic 4-0 win at Sampford Blues.
Having beaten title rivals Bridgwater Sports on Tuesday, Highbridge romped to the title with an emphatic away win.
Evergreen Wayne Hand, Chris Taylor, Stuart Green and Ryan Elliott all scored.
Congratulations to Highbridge for taking the League Title which enables them to apply to move up to the Somerset County League and their application is being considered.
In Division 2, Blagdon Hill were sitting at the top of the table with three games in hand and just needed a point to be confirmed as title winners against Dulverton Town.
And they made no mistake with a 6-0 win thanks to Pat Sherwood hitting a hat- trick; Matt Francis, Liam Vaughan and Luke Vaughan all added one each.
Wembdon rounded off a good season with a 4-3 victory over Stogursey, who raced into an early 2-0 lead, through Andy Caldwell goals, before Tim Richards pulled a goal back.
Oliver Jones flicked home a free-kick to level the scores but Stogursey regained the lead before half-time with a Jack Reed goal.
In the second half, Vinnie Kennedy came off the bench to score two goals, including one with his first touch, to ensure all three points for Wembdon.
Hamilton Athletic are now confirmed in last spot following their 5-2 defeat at the hands of Westonzoyland.
Sampford Blues took the Division 4 title with a 4-1 win at Norton Fitzwarren; Woolavington finished in second, with Tone Youth in third after the former won a closely-contested game 4-3.
The Division Five game between Wiveliscombe and Ash Rangers could have been the league decider, but Ash's win on Thursday over the same opponents ensured them of the title, with Wivey as runners-up.
But Ash signed off in style with a 5-1 thrashing of Wievy – Senna Clapp scored two, Benn Bartlett, Jack Wheeler and Jon Lambert all added one each, James Byrne scored for Wivey.
RESULTS Tuesday: Division 1 – Middlezoy Rovers Res 0, Highbridge Town 2; Porlock 1, Locomotives 4; Sampford Blues 5, Bridgwater Sports 4. Division 2 – Wembdon 2, Hamilton Athletic 1; Minehead Res 0, Blagdon Hill 4. Division 4 – Woolavington 2, Norton Fitzwarren 1; Williton 0, Porlock Res 3. Division 5 – Bridgwater Wolves 0, Morganians Res 3; East Bower 2, Hamilton Athletic Foxes 3; Wiveliscombe 2, Creech Cougars 1.
Wednesday: Division 2 – Watchet Town Res 0, Dulverton Town 0.
Thursday: Division 2 – Stogursey 2, Blagdon Hill 0; Wyvern Rangers 3, Appletree Town Youth 2. Division 3 – The Gallery 7, Alcombe Rovers Res 2. Division 4 – Sampford Blues Res 3, Tone Youth 2; Porlock Res 4, Nether Stowey Res 1.
Division 5 – Norton Fitzwarren Res 2, Morganians Res 6; Ash Rangers 4, Wiveliscombe 0.
Saturday: Division 1 – Sampford Blues 0, Highbridge Town 4. Division 2 – Hamilton Athletic 2,Westonzoyland 5; Wembdon 4, Stogursey 3; Blagdon Hill 6, Dulverton Town 0. Division 4 – Norton Fitzwarren 1, Sampford Blues Res 4; Tone Youth 2, Westonzoyland 5. Division 5 – Wiveliscombe 1, Ash Rangers 5; East Bower v Morganians Res pstpnd.
FIXTURES Division 1 – Locomotives v Bridgwater Sports, Porlock v North Petherton, Alcombe Rovers v Bridgwater Sports, Porlock v Staplegrove Reserves, Locomotives v Sampford Blues.
Division 2 – Minehead Res v Wembdon, Nether Stowey v Hamilton Ath, Stogursey v Westonzoyland, Nether Stowey v Blagdon Hill.
Division 3 – Alcombe Rovers Res v Redgate.
Division 5 – Morganians Res v Ash Rangers, East Bower v Staplegrove Colts, Wiveliscombe v Bridgwater Wolves.


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So, it's all over. Last night's closing ceremony capped Britain's most sucessful Games in more than a century - but what should happen now?
From better representation for women in sport to compulsory competitive sport in schools, there have already been a lot of opinions expresed about what should be the legacy of London 2012.
We'd like to know what you think - let us know in the comments please!


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The New York Mets today activated infielder Luis Castillo from the 15-Day Disabled List and optioned infielder Ruben Tejada to Buffalo (AAA) of the International League.
Castillo was placed on the DL on June 5 with a bruised right heel. He played in four major league rehabilitation games with St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League. He batted .154 (2-13) with two runs scored, one double, three walks and two strikeouts.
Castillo is batting .241 (34-141) with 13 runs scored, one double, two triples, 14 RBI, seven stolen bases and a .347 on-base percentage with the Mets this year.
Tejada, 20, was hitting .212 (22-104) with 17 runs scored, four doubles and five RBI in 35 games with New York.


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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 15:16 PM
Off To Pasic Indianapolis
chicken or pasta? is what the lovely lufthansa flight attendant will ask me tomorrow again on my flight from frankfurt to chicago. it's that time of the year again when the percussive arts society gets together for their annual international convention (pasic). this year it's going to take place in indiana from november 11 - 14. i've never been there yet, so i'm very excited to go. not only do we have some exciting news to come out with, but more than that, pasic has always been a very special show for meinl. this year's show wont be an exception with two of our artists benny greb and felix pollard performing there. pasic hosts tons of great drum- percussion- marching- orchestral workshops from artists all around the world. i really recommend to everyone - including european's - to consider making the trip to pasic at least once. it's a one-in-a-lifetime experience. and when you look at the current dollar/euro exchange rate, it's not that crazy expensive anymore.
as usual when i am travelling i will send regular updates and fotos through our facebook and twitter channel. so stay tuned and i hope to see some of you in indianapolis during the next couple of days!
chicken or pasta? - my answer will be BOTH! AND A GLAS OF WINE - cheers to a great PASIC 2009
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Ausdrill has reported a net profit of $48.1 million in the six months to December, a 12 per cent fall from the previous reporting period, on the back of a slowdown in the mining sector.
The mining services group declared a fully franked interim dividend of 6.5 cents per share.
Ausdrill's managing director Ron Sayers said his company's strategic acquistions and business building had created a comprehensive service portfolio that helped it maintain operating profitability despite the slowdown.
"Out diversity and in particular the continued strong growth from Africa places Ausdrill in good stead as the mining sector resumes activity in 2013," Mr Sayers said.
Ausdrill also reported revenue of $580 million for the first-half of the financial year, a rise of 13.4 per cent from the same period the year before.


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Hello my loves! I wanted to start a new feature here on Curves and Chaos…cause I'm all about sharing! This new feature is called "Men We Love" and it's exactly what the name say's. I'll do a quick profile on guys that are stylish, smart, hard workers, and eye-catching of course! The first profile is a friend of mine and the hardest working guy in Los Angeles. You may have seen him featured in a recent issue of Plus Model Magazine. His name is Chuey Martinez and he's pretty awesome. Enjoy!
Name: Chuey Martinez
City: Los Angeles, CA
Web site: www.ChueyMartinez.com – coming soon
Occupation: TV & Radio host, Producer, Actor & Really Nice guy
Tell us a little about All You Can Meat and why should we watch?
I'm traveling around the country looking for the best BBQ and exploring the fascination that we, as Americans have with meat. If you love BBQ and meat, this show is all for you, and bonus- the host is pretty funny too.
What's the craziest or funniest thing that has ever happened to you on the red carpet, on the radio, or on the road?
Hmmm, I think that would have to be the time Chelsea Handler pulled my hair. It was pretty awesome and unexpected! Apparently she likes it rough!
If you weren't in the entertainment field, what do you think you'd be doing?
I would be definitely be doing some sort of community work, maybe a social worker. I would want to somehow help and give back to kids and single mothers in need.
You're a pretty snazzy dresser…who is your favorite designer right now and what trend(s) are you loving?
I have an amazing stylist who helps me with all of that. Her name is Reah Norman. I'm a big dude and she get's it. Not everyone knows how to dress a 6'4 280 pound sexy beast…lol
What upcoming projects should we know about?
I have my radio show with 102.7 KIIS FM in Los Angeles, and I have some great TV Projects in the works that I can't talk about at this moment. I am just very blessed and all the hard work I have put in for all these years is finally paying off. I'm happy and I will always be a hard worker!
Leave us with your favorite quote.
"Don't let anyone control your destiny" – Chuey Martinez


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 29/4/2013 (1574 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The owners of seven Winnipeg properties are building small sandbag dikes tonight as a precaution against rising levels on the Red River.
The Red River has risen to 15.5 feet at the James Avenue monitoring station and is expected to continue rising overnight. See a graph of the daily river-level data in Winnipeg.
As a result, the city has advised seven St. Norbert-area properties to have dikes in place tonight. Another 11 will be on standby on Tuesday in the event the Red continues to rise, city flood-protection manager Grant Mohr said.
The Red River in Winnipeg rose dramatically over the weekend, but is expected to rise more slowly or stop rising following the operation of the Red River Floodway controls structure at 6 p.m. Monday, Mohr said.
The Red may, in fact, be higher than measurements suggest in Winnipeg, as the city is experiencing problems with the river-level gauge at the James Avenue monitoring station, Mohr said.
Nonetheless, he described the dike-building in St. Norbert as a precaution. Four of the seven dikes underway are small.
No volunteers are needed, he said. Earlier today, the city asked volunteers to register with 311.
Floodway gates to rise
The Red River Floodway gates will rise at 6 p.m. this evening, provincial officials said late this morning.
As of 8 a.m., the level upstream of the floodway was 750.7 feet above sea level, rising 6.6 feet in the last 24-hour period, officials said. Levels upstream of the floodway are expected to continue to rise at a similar rate due to increasing flows from tributaries.
In accordance with floodway operating rules, the horn will sound at the inlet control structure at 5:30 p.m., 30 minutes before operation of the gates.
When the gates are raised, water levels rise on the Red River south of the gates. Flood water is then forced into the floodway channel on the east side of the city. Read more on floodway operation.
The province warned that boaters should avoid using any waterways until all ice has cleared and river levels return to normal. Navigation is restricted south of Winnipeg due to operation of the gates and the potential for turbulent water.
The Red River is expected to crest in Winnipeg around the Victoria Day long weekend at somewhere between 17.8 and 20.5 feet at the James Avenue monitoring station, depending on the weather.
Flood threat downgraded in Fargo
Meanwhile, for the second time in as many days, the U.S. National Weather Service has downgraded the flood threat for Fargo, N.D.
The weather office's hydrologic prediction service is now predicting the Red River to crest at 35.5 feet at Fargo on Wednesday, a level more than five feet below the record crest of 40.84 feet set in 2009.
Earlier this flood season, Fargo was preparing for the possibility of a record flood crest. Favourable weather has allowed the city to exhale a bit. A 35.5-foot crest would rank as the ninth-largest flood in Fargo's recorded history – a significant deluge, but likely not enough to pose problems for flood fighters.
The National Weather Service continued to predict a 46-foot crest for Grand Forks – nowhere near a threat to the city's floodwall – and a trendline leading toward a crest below 50 feet at Pembina, N.D., a level similar that experienced in the 1995 Red River flood.
Up-to-date information on the flood situation in Manitoba is available on the province's website, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MBGov or by phone at 1-866-626-4862.


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Engineering firm UGL says it still expects to post similar full-year results to the 2012, with trading conditions remaining challenging.
Chief executive Richard Leupen on Tuesday told the UGL annual general meeting there was uncertainty and limited visibility beyond the short term in the resources and infrastructure sectors.
"UGL continues to expect 2013 trading conditions overall to be volatile and challenging which we presently forecast to result in a similar trading performance to the 2012 financial year as we forecast at the full year," he told the Sydney meeting.
"We anticipate that the continuing uncertainty and projects timing will result in a more pronounced earnings skew to the second half."
UGL made a net profit of $134.3 million in the 2011/12 financial year, down 15 per cent from the previous year. In August, it forecast a similar financial result in the 2012/13 financial year.
Mr Leupen said the company had achieved some positive outcomes so far this year, winning approximately $845 million in new contracts or contract extensions.
"We see no reason for a change of direction or strategy but do see opportunities for new activities to be added to UGL, as mentioned previously," he said.
"From our existing business we expect stronger growth will return when global economic conditions stabilise and confidence returns."