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The Duchess of Cambridge's hospitalization for morning sickness highlights the violent body reactions sometimes spurred by pregnancy -- even a royal one. That may not be such a bad thing.
Morning sickness, when it's not debilitating, is associated with positive pregnancy outcomes, said Samuel Flaxman, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Colorado in Boulder, who has studied the adaptive significance of the condition.
"There's a robust relationship showing that women who have nausea and vomiting in pregnancy are less likely to miscarry than women without it," Flaxman said in a telephone interview. "The hypothesis best supported to explain that is nausea and vomiting basically cause women to avoid foods that might have potentially harmful things in them."
The duchess, the former Kate Middleton, was admitted to London's King Edward VII Hospital with hyperemesis gravidarum, an extreme form of morning sickness. Pregnancy triggers such severe nausea in as many as two per cent of women that it prevents food and liquids from being kept down, threatening weight loss and dehydration, said Diana Ramos, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine.
"She will be sent home with medication to prevent the nausea and vomiting, and encouraged to have lots of small meals high in protein and carbohydrates and low in fat," said Ramos, who has no direct knowledge of the case. "Kate shows us that we are all human and subject to the same bodily functions."
As many as 85 per cent of women may experience nausea with or without vomiting during pregnancy, according to Ramos. Morning sickness usually occurs in the first months of pregnancy and ends by the fourth month, she said, adding that the name can be misleading because it can strike at any time.
One in five women may experience nausea and vomiting in pregnancy beyond the first trimester, according to Motherisk, a health promotion program run from Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, whose telephone helpline receives about 40,000 calls a year. For an unfortunate minority, symptoms may persist until delivery.
"The cause of the morning sickness is uncertain, but an increase in certain hormone levels is believed to play a role," Ramos said. "Other theories include a psychological predisposition and evolutionary adaptation."
At least three studies in Canada, the United States and Italy are investigating new medications for relieving symptoms.
Of course, just because something makes a pregnant woman sick does not mean it is a threat, Flaxman said. It indicates instead there may be an evolutionary reason why the steak a woman once loved turns her stomach during pregnancy.
"The kinds of things that tend to provoke nausea and vomiting are the kinds of things that, through evolutionary history, have been associated with ingesting toxins or food-borne microbes," Flaxman said. "These are threats we all face when we eat, but the magnitude of the threat is increased during pregnancy."
A heightened sense of smell during pregnancy is also connected with nausea and vomiting, Flaxman said. Some therapists suggest pregnant women remove everything "smelly" from their house to avoid feeling ill.
Miriam Erick, senior nutritionist at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, said a pregnant woman's heightened sense of smell is linked to an increase in the hormone estrogen.
"A lot of women have the radar nose of pregnancy," said Erick, who has been researching morning sickness for more than 20 years and started the morning sickness nutrition clinic at Brigham & Women's. "Estrogen is what drives a sense of smell. It really sends them over the edge."
Many aspects of morning sickness are not well understood, including a correlation between increased nausea and vomiting and the likelihood a woman is carrying twins, Flaxman said.
"That's one of those cases where we don't know why that's happening," he said.
The duchess's rare, severe form of sickness has ties to literary history. English writer Charlotte Bronte, author of the Victorian novel Jane Eyre, died in 1855 from what is thought to have been hyperemesis gravidarum.
"Today, women don't die from it," Erick said. "We have interventions, intravenous fluids and nutrition. We can do a fair amount of intervention, not that it would take away the nausea and vomiting."
The safest and most reliable treatment for morning sickness is Diclectin, made by Blainville, Que.-based Duchesnay, said Gideon Koren, a pediatric pharmacologist at the Hospital for Sick Children, who has been studying the safety of drugs in pregnancy for decades.
"It's very safe based on studies with in excess of 250,000 women," Koren said in an interview. "In Canada, it's the drug of choice for morning sickness."
GlaxoSmithKline's Zofran, known to cause heart-beat irregularities when administered intravenously, and clonidine, a medication for anxiety and panic disorder whose impact on unborn babies isn't yet understood, are also being studied, Koren said.
Treatment for morning sickness typically includes intravenous fluids for hydration, electrolyte supplements, medications to control vomiting, and the introduction of a diet of crackers and broth, said Ramos at the University of Southern California.
The duchess, who married Prince William last year, was discharged from hospital Thursday.
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ITTA BENA, Miss. — The Southern women's basketball team started Southwestern Athletic Conference play 10-3 last year and sat alone in first place. Then the Jaguars lost four of their final six games and made an early exit from the conference tournament.
Now, coach Sandy Pugh has to hope history won't repeat itself.
Mississippi Valley cruised to a 61-57 victory over the Jaguars on Monday night at the Harrison HPER Complex, sending Southern to its second straight loss and pulling within one game of the Jaguars for second place in the league standings.
Entering the weekend, Southern had won eight straight and led the SWAC race by one-half game.
"I wish I could sit here and act like I know exactly what's wrong," Pugh said. "I just don't see us competing. It seems like they're second-guessing everything we're supposed to be doing."
Unable to respond from a puzzling 59-50 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff two nights earlier, Southern watched Valley finish the first half Monday on a 24-9 run and eventually build a 16-point cushion with 14:42 remaining.
Southern (11-13, 10-3) never grabbed the lead, but a furious rally created three ties in the final five and a half minutes.
Valley (12-12, 9-4) cemented its fifth straight win when Khristina Clemons hit two free throws for a 59-55 lead with 22 seconds to go, and Lenise Stallings made it 61-55 with two more.
Texas Southern started play Monday with a one-half game lead over Southern for first, but Valley looks to be making a late charge after winning the SWAC's regular season last year. The Devils salvaged a split of the season series with Southern.
"I think right now we're playing a good brand of basketball," Valley coach Elvis Robinson said.
Southern's late rally Monday was fueled by second-leading scorer Adrian Sanders, who was suspended by Pugh for Monday's first half for a violation of team rules. She played 15 minutes in the second and scored 14 points.
The Delta Devils were cruising, up 41-29, before Sanders hit back-to-back 3-pointers from the left wing midway through the second half.
After a putback by Lachell Rush capped the quick 8-0 run, Southern stayed on Valley's heels the rest of the night.
Kendra Coleman forced the third tie of the second half when she navigated traffic with 2:35 left and dropped in a rainbow from the right baseline. Britney Washington, whose 14 points matched Sanders for a game high, brought Southern back within 57-55 on a putback with 36 seconds to go.
"It's quite obvious what value Adrian has to us," Pugh said. "We were dead in the water. She gave us life."
Southern had a fine enough start, taking leads of 6-2 and 8-4 in the opening seven minutes.
Trips to the foul line began to spark the Devils, who took their first lead at 10-8 and, thanks to six straight free throws, went ahead 16-10 with 8:05 to go in the half.
In taking a 28-17 lead into halftime, Valley held Southern to five points over the final 7:05.
Clemons led Valley with 12 points, including a 10-of-10 performance from the free-throw line. Alia Frank had 11 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Southern shot only 29.5 percent from the field and went 19-of-30 from the foul line. Valley connected on just 34.7 percent of its shots from the field, but was 25-of-33 on free throws.
Having dropped two straight on the road, Southern hosts Alabama State on Saturday to begin a four-game homestand.
"The only thing we can continue to do as coaches is keep teaching and keep pushing," Pugh said. "Maybe at some point they'll figure this thing out."


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A BROMSGROVE man, who taught at a town school for nearly four decades, is releasing a third novel to raise money for charity.
David Craig first became a published author in 2010 with the release of The Root of the Narrow, which sold well and even attracted interest from readers in Japan and Germany.
In 2011 David wrote a second novel, An Inheritance, which also enjoyed success.
Now David, who began teaching German at North Bromsgrove High School in 1961 and retired just over a decade ago, is releasing his latest book, Panting for Rebecca.
The novel is the light hearted story of a man meeting an attractive woman on a bus who then loses her, and begins a search to find her.
The book also features three additional short stories written by David.
The Sidemoor resident has decided to donate money from sales of the book to the Hill Wheeler School charity, which is supporting the Kenyan school by improving the primitive conditions in which its 15 staff teach 200 pupils.
David said he hopes people will buy and enjoy the book, and in the process it will raise as much money as possible for the charity.
Panting for Rebecca, published by Ondondy Books, costs £6 and is available from WHSmiths in Bromsgrove High Street, or Hamptons Opticians, in Crown Close.
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MADRID, May 5 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal joined a minute's silence at the Madrid Open on Sunday in memory of men's ATP Tour executive chairman and president Brad Drewett, who died on Friday.
The four tennis heavyweights were joined on the Manolo Santana show court at the Magic Box arena by women's world number one Serena Williams to pay tribute to Australian former player Drewett, who passed away aged 54 after suffering from Motor Neurone Disease.
"It's devastating news for not just us tennis players, but the tennis world," Djokovic said.
"He was a very brave man with the courage to stand up and try to change some things in our sport for the better," added the Serbian world number one.
"We remember him as a very calm, composed and intelligent man, who loved this sport with all his heart, while he was playing, coaching and then as the president of ATP."
Drewett, who reached a career-high ranking of 34, was appointed in January 2012 and helped oversee an increase in prize money at grand slam tournaments and a streamlining of the men's calendar.
He announced in January that he intended to step down due to his battle with the neurological disease and died at his home in Sydney.
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"For me, it was hard seeing him not be the same anymore towards the end physically.
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'Glee' star Cory Monteith has checked himself into rehab for substance abuse. We're glad he's getting the help he needs.
-Lucia Peters
Glee's Finn Hudson hasn't had an easy time of it since graduating—but his real-life counterpart, Cory Monteith, seems to be struggling even more. But there's hope: He's getting help. According to People, the Glee star has checked himself into rehab.
On Sunday, Cory's rep announced that the actor "has voluntarily admitted himself to a treatment facility for substance addiction. He graciously asks for your respect and privacy as he takes the necessary steps towards recovery."
Cory, who is 30 now, has struggled with substance abuse in the past. In a 2011 interview with Parade, he opened up about his troubled childhood and teen years; after his parents divorced when he was 7, he began having difficulties in school. Although at the age of 5 Cory could read at a fourth grade level, by 13, he was skipping school to get drunk and smoke pot. He dropped out altogether at 16, at which point he'd attended 12 different schools. "I burned a lot of bridges. I was out of control," he recalled—as were the drugs. He said he did "anything and everything, as much as possible. I had a serious problem."
He went to rehab for the first time when he was 19 after his mother and a group of friends staged an intervention. But, Cory noted, "I did the stint but then went back to doing exactly what I left off doing." It was only after he hit what he calls "the crystallizing event" that he decided to turn his life around for good: "I stole a significant amount of money from a family member," he said. "I knew I was going to get caught, but I was so desperate I didn't care. It was acry for help. I was confronted and I said, 'Yeah, it was me.' It was the first honorable, truthful thing that had come out of my mouth in years."
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The family member gave him an ultimatum: Cory either got clean, or the family member would press charges. He said of the moment, "I was done fighting myself. I finally said, 'I'm going to start looking at my life and figure out why I'm doing this.'" He moved, quit using, got a job as a roofer, and surrounded himself with sober people—among whom was his first acing coach, Andrew Mcllroy. And the rest, as they say…
20th Century Fox TV, which produces Glee, told the Hollywod Reporter, "Cory is a beloved member of the Glee family and he fully support his decision to seek treatment. Everyone at the show wishes him well and looks forward to his return." Additionally, Lea Michele, Cory's co-star and real-life girlfriend, said, "I love and support Cory and will stand by him through this. I am grateful and proud he made this decision."
Hear, hear. The path to recovery is never easy; even when you've been clean for a significant amount of time, there's still the danger that you'll slip back. We're glad that Cory recognized that he might be backsliding and that he's getting the help he needs. We wish him all the best.
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Howard Choy, Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Cultural Studies, received his Ph.D. in comparative literature and humanities from the University of Colorado.
A journalist and theater critic from Hong Kong, he joined the Wittenberg faculty in the Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures and East Asian Studies in 2007. His research interests focus on Chinese culture and literature, with the most recent project being a comparative study of political jokes across mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. Currently editing a book on the discourses of disease in modern China and a volume of Liu Zaifu's selected essays, he is the author of Remapping the Past: Fictions of History in Deng's China, 1979-1997 (2008) and the assistant author of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Confucianism (2005).
He has also published a number of articles and translations in major scholarly journals, including positions, American Journal of Chinese Studies, and Asian Theatre Journal. Dr. Choy has also taught at Stanford University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. His teaching includes all levels of the Chinese language, business Chinese, translation workshop, and courses in Chinese cinema, culture and literature. He serves as the faculty advisor of Wittenberg's East Asian Studies Journal.
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Ousted Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Paul LaPolice is expected to make his first comments to the media today since he was sacked by Bombers GM Joe Mack on Saturday.
Team spokesman Darren Cameron said Sunday he anticipated LaPolice would do an availability of some kind today.
If LaPolice's comments on Twitter are any indication, expect the former head coach to take the high road today but also defend himself, in particular against accusations from Mack that he had "lost the room."
There's perhaps no more damning insult for a head coach than the allegation that he had lost the confidence of and authority over his players and LaPolice's Twitter comments suggest he takes particular umbrage with the suggestion exactly that had happened to him.
LaPolice sent this Tweet out from his personal Twitter account late Saturday night:
"Why i love coaching! A note from a player tonight. Coach, I know there's not much I can say to make this situation any better but I felt like you need to know a few things. I've been reading and hearing that you had lost the locker room. I cannot stress this enough how that is NOT the case. We were and still our behind you 100 percent. Every one I have talked to is for a loss of words"
Conspicuously, LaPolice does not identify the player who he says sent him the note.
Earlier Saturday, LaPolice sent out these three tweets in succession:
"Thks to everyone for the show of support. Although I 110% disagree with the decision today, I have loved every minute of being HC of Bombers."
"Last nights effort did not reflect a team that didn't believe in the coach and players that have reached out to me disagree with that view."
"Thanks to everyone and although not perfect I am proud of our Eastern championship, grey cup appearance and think the future can be bright."
Meanwhile, former Bombers centre Obby Khan -- who was turfed himself in the off-season after he fell out of favour with LaPolice -- told Calgary Herald reporter Allen Cameron Saturday night that he had mixed feelings about LaPolice's firing.
Here's what Khan told Cameron:
"My gut reaction? Well, I think it's only human nature to have the gut reaction I had, that I think anybody would have if they were let go by their previous employment. In any field, if you're let go by an employer when you think you shouldn't have been and you can still contribute, and then you hear that that employer has been relieved of their position, you'd have the same gut reaction I had. You can interpret that any way you want. But it's human nature. Everyone would feel that way...
"Thinking about it afterwards and talking to some friends, I do feel bad for Coach LaPolice. I think he did some things that were really good for that organization, and I think he made some mistakes along the way as well. But you do feel bad because you never want to see anyone go through a rough period and lose their job."
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Iron Boots: Dumbbells For Your Feet!
by Roger LaPointe
Iron Boots are one of the oldest tools for leg development in the world of real strength training. At Atomic Athletic I have loved Iron Boot work since the first time I used my original set of
York Health Shoes. If you want to get yourself a set right away, just hit this link .
|• Functional Training For Your Feet
The days of pure isolation of single muscle groups are over. Unless you are a bodybuilder, then you need to work multiple muscles in conjunction with each other. This is what an athlete does while playing a sport. Training your legs is no different than training any other part of your body in that respect.• Iron Boots are more than just for the feet
Think about where you place the Iron Boot. It goes on the bottom of the foot. That means you can work the ankle, calf, quads, hamstrings, hip flexors, glutes, low back, stomach and all those small muscles that tie into those groups. If you get creative with a dip station or chinning bar, you really have a great tool in the Iron Boot.
• Are antique Iron Boots still OK?
• If I found an old pair, what would be the first thing to check out?
Make sure the straps are still good. Historyically, most companies sold really second rate straps. Additionally, if it is old, you could be dealing with wear and tear that came from use, and things like dry rot.
You certainly don't want to have a weight come crashing down because your 60 year old straps did not hold. You should check your straps every time you use them. Just like you were out shoe laces, you can wear out Iron Boot straps. Atomic Athletic has great heavy duty replacement straps that are 30 inches long and use a spring loaded steel presure buckle derived from military aircraft tiedowns. Good stuff.
• The secret to using Iron Boots is efficient exercise choices.
"I have been doing research on Iron Boot training since 1997, when I had to rehab a torn meniscus in my right knee. While, at one time, every American barbell company had their own version of the iron boot, or health shoe, there was suprisingly little information on how to use them. That is, until I really got into my research." Roger LaPointe. Because they were so common, eveyone from physical therapists and athletic trainers to competitive bodybuilders had their own pet exercise with the Iron Boots.
"It was up to me to put it all together, and find the best of the best," said Roger. "I don't believe in doing a million little exercises that will take up your entire day, which you could easily do with the Iron Boots. I believe in efficience and intensity. For example, if you are training for soccer as a goalie, and you can do a lying leg curl with a machine or a hanging leg curl with the Iron Boots, it's a pretty easy decision for me. You do the Hanging Leg Curl that will work your grip, hamstrings, and ankles. Additionally, you get the glute and low back work combined with stretching and decompressing the spine. You would get very similar tendon, ligament and muscle control out of a lying leg curl with the Iron Boots, putting it in a better category than the machine, but you would get none of those extra benefits. Work them all together and then get back out on the field!"
|• Iron Boot training has a long history for both men AND women.
Lisa has been working with the Iron Boots for general fitness work . You can see in the following two photos, which were taken in sequence, that the Crunch & Thrusthas been working for her. She is actually using an antique pair that was made by Weider specifically for women. Based on the old advertisements we have seen, we estimate that these are from the late 1950's. An exercise like this would be fantastic for swimmers, divers, gymnasts and martial artists. Of course, it would be great for anyone interested in working the abdominal muscles, quads, hip flexors and ankles.• What are some of those old advertisements?
Further on in this article, you will see a variety of Iron Boot and/or Health Shoe advertisements. The oldest I have found came from Strength & Health magazine, which was published by the York Barbell Company.
• What publications are available for learning how to use Iron Boots?
The oldest book that I know of, which is still availble, was written by Vic Boff. He was a real advocate of Iron Boot training, and included it in his Vic Boff's Bodybuilder's Bible for Men & Women. If you don't know about Vic, he founded the Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen.
• More Iron Boot exercises are available exclusively from Atomic Athletic.
|In addition to the written Leg Development Course , which comes with the Iron Boots, we have the Leg Development DVD & Written Course Combo. Of course, that set contains more than just Iron Boot exercises, but it is all classic lower body work. Really, it is all just training with a barbell and the iron boots. Very basic stuff that can be done with basic equipment or expanded on with a power rack and basic bench.• Have you included Iron Boot work in some of the more comprehensive courses?
Certainly. The concept that I keep adding onto is my Train Like A Strongman series. It is really an attempt at bringing all these seemingly disparate concepts into one coherant whole.
• What is the most recent addition to the Train Like A Strongman series, and does it also use the Iron Boot training?
That would be the Train Like A Strongman DVD Volume 2. I do touch on a little bit of ankle work in that DVD. However, we also have the Ankle Stability Kit. As the name implies, it gets into a lot more than just Iron Boot work, but that is certainly part of it.
|• What is your favorite old time course for Iron Boot work?
That would have to be the York Leg Development Course that featured John Grimek. However, Kim Wood gave me a wall chart course of Seig Klein that uses "Klein Bells". They were some modified dumbbells, and certainly not actual iron boots, but he does do some exercises with the bells held onto his feet. You can see where things were going with that course.• Traveling strength tools.
The traveling strongman is a subject I have studied since I first got into the fitness industry with the York Barbell Company. I did a variety of shows to help promote York products. Some people have called it a strongman act, which, I guess it was, in the broad sense of the word. Each one was different, and I did more weightlifting than feats, like bending and that sort of thing.
I have also had to travel quite a bit for sales purposes. I have traveled by car, truck and plane. Each one has had its positive and negative points. The iron boots are a great training tool if you are traveling by car or truck. You can do an entire lower body workout with them.
|• An Iron Boot only travel workout
Seated Leg Extension 2 Sets of 20 Reps
Standing Leg Curl 2 Sets of 20 Reps
Free Hand Squats 3 Sets of 50 Reps
Bicycles 1 Set of 10 Slow Reps
Fold Over Extensions 1 Set of 5 Slow Reps
Push Ups 3 Sets of 30 Reps
Seated Cruch & Thrust 2 Sets of 10 RepsThis group of exercises is heavy on the low back work and stomach work. When traveling, we all get tight low backs. You must combat this with stretching and weighted stretches are a really fantastic way to work some often neglected areas.
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These old advertisements are great. You can see that things really have not changed much. What has changed is that you can hardly find Iron Boots any place except Atomic Athletic. The big corporations would really rather sell you 10 machines at $2000 each. Well, those machines are great for a gym. They are not really practical for the individual at home. It is also necessary in a set to have all the parts interchangable. With our new Iron Boots, the Dumbbell Bars work with the new Kettlebell handles, and, amazingly, function as dumbbell bars by themselves.
|• Illustrations and photos, we try to keep things retro cool for your education too!So much of the history of strength training is in the old magazines and books, and it is part of the real iron game culture. If we can keep the old methods of training alive along with the culture, so much the better. My buddy Bill Hinbern and I have had a long running discussion about the direction of the physical culture world. We have seen too much of the big business world getting into it and not enough real lifting. It is amazing that there are more people with gym memberships today than at any point in history. At the same time there are more overweight people than ever before. With a tool like the iron boot, if you miss your trip to the gym, you can still get a complete full body workout at home. You don't even need a basement or garage gym. I have done it in hotel rooms, and even the tailgate of my truck while camping. That is versatility.
• Dumbbells for your feet.
Iron Boots really are dumbbells for your feet. Besides being used independently, they are even plate loadable! This means you can adjust the weight to some quite high levels. Ironically, the fact that they are independent of each other makes them so you don't need nearly so much weight as you would with most machines, like a leg extension unit, for example.


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NEW YORK -- Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will move production of one of its existing lines of Mac computers to the United States next year.
Industry watchers said the announcement is both a cunning public-relations move and a harbinger of more manufacturing jobs moving back to the U.S. as wages rise in China.
Cook made the comments in part of an interview taped for NBC's Rock Center, but aired Thursday morning on Today and posted on the network's website.
In a separate interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, he said that the company will spend $100 million in 2013 to move production of the line to the U.S. from China.
"This doesn't mean that Apple will do it ourselves, but we'll be working with people and we'll be investing our money," Cook told Bloomberg.
That suggests the company could be helping its Taiwanese manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group to set up a factory in the U.S.
Apple representatives had no comment Thursday beyond Cook's remarks.
Like most consumer electronics companies, Apple forges agreements with contract manufacturers to assemble its products overseas. However, the assembly accounts for a fraction of the cost of making a PC or smartphone. Most of the cost lies in buying chips, and many of those are made in the U.S., Cook noted in his interview with NBC.
The company and Foxconn have faced significant criticism this year over working conditions at the Chinese facilities where Apple products are assembled. The attention prompted Foxconn to raise salaries.
Cook didn't say which line of computers would be produced in the U.S. or where in the country they would be made. But he told Bloomberg that the production would include more than just final assembly. That suggests that machining of cases and printing of circuit boards could take place in the U.S.
The simplest Macs to assemble are the Mac Pro and Mac Mini desktop computers. Since they lack the built-in screens of the MacBooks and iMacs, they would likely be easier to separate from the Asian display supply chain.
Regardless, the U.S. manufacturing line is expected to represent just a tiny piece of Apple's overall production, with sales of iPhones and iPads now dwarfing those of its computers.
Apple is latching on to a trend that could see many jobs move back to the U.S., said Hal Sirkin, a partner with The Boston Consulting Group. He noted that Lenovo Group, the Chinese company that's neck-and-neck with Hewlett-Packard Co. for the title of world's largest PC maker, announced in October that it will start making PCs and tablets in the U.S.
Chinese wages are raising 15 to 20 per cent per year, Sirkin said. U.S. wages are rising much more slowly, and the country is a cheap place to hire compared to other developed countries like Germany, France and Japan, he said.
"Across a lot of industries, companies are rethinking their strategy of where the manufacturing takes place," Sirkin said.
Carl Howe, an analyst with Yankee Group, likened Apple's move to Henry Ford's famous 1914 decision to double his workers' pay, helping to build a middle class that could afford to buy cars. But Cook's goal is probably more limited: to buy goodwill from U.S. consumers, Howe said.
"Say it's State of the Union 2014. President Obama wants to talk about manufacturing. Who is he going to point to in the audience? Tim Cook, the guy who brought manufacturing back from China. And that scene is going replay over and over," Howe said.
"And yeah, it may be only (public relations), but it's a lot of high-value PR."
Cook said in his interview with NBC that companies like Apple chose to produce their products in places like China, not because of the lower costs associated with it, but because the manufacturing skills required just aren't present in the U.S. anymore.
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Suspect sought in Valentine's Day slaying
Updated 9:32 pm, Friday, February 15, 2013
Police are asking the public for information about the shooting death of a man on the Northeast Side.
DeVante Jackson, 19, is wanted in the slaying of Anthony Melvin, 27, who was shot inside a garage about 3:15 p.m. Thursday in the 2600 block of Corian Glen Drive.
A responding officer said he discovered Melvin on his back inside the garage with a bullet wound to his left hip while a witness applied pressure to the wound using towels.
Melvin reportedly told the officer he was "set up," but he could not elaborate because he was being transported to San Antonio Military Medical Center.
The officer said Melvin lost a lot of blood, and his condition was "questionable" at the time. He died in the hospital's operating room.
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Another witness told police that Jackson and another man arrived inside a white Dodge Charger or Challenger with distinctive rims and tinted windows. Jackson allegedly shot Melvin after saying, "This guy does not look right."
Police found two bloody handguns at the location along with several bullet casings.
The man traveling with Jackson is believed to be in his late 20s, and he was seen wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call the Police Department's homicide office at 210-207-7635 or Crime Stoppers at 210-224-7867.
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You got the news already, but to repeat: Henrik Lundqvist will play tonight, his 22nd straight start, despite a bruise around his right knee. Goalie Cam Talbot had been recalled from Connecticut as a precautionary measure. Wojtek Wolski will be prucha'd and Mats Zuccarello goes back into the lineup. Everything else remains the same.
John Tortorella:
"Same D, and Zucc will go in and Wooly will be out."
"Looking for some offense. Don't think I've gotten a bunch of it out of Wooly. Again, it's the same thing. There's a couple of guys we're kind of alternating in and out of there. Wools didn't get a bunch of ice time last night but we're going to try Zucc tonight and see where we go."
Disappointed that Wolski is scratched just a few weeks after being scratched previously?
"I don't want to use 'disappointing.' I'm hoping there's a realization that there's going to be a process here one way or another. And again, he hasn't been awful. But we think he's a very talented player; it's just being more involved along with his talent."
On whether he reminds the team that it's 8-2-1 in its last 11:
"We've had a morning meeting, we will have a meeting tonight. You learn and you move by, because we've played some good hockey. As (it was a) bit of a struggle energy wise through two periods, we still had a chance to at least get a point. I thought we played a better third period, but you move by it and you get ready for the next game, and that's what we've done."
On what he tells his team about the Islanders:
"We're not going to talk too much about them. We're going to talk about ourselves. (The Rangers) know that they'd love to beat us and put is in more of a hole, or try to jam us up a little bit, as all teams do at this time of year playing a spoiler role. But we're just trying to concentrate on our game. We've played them enough. We know what they are. They know who we are. Now we're going to play."
On the tape of last night's game:
"We defended fairly well. The thing that was disturbing to me was we just didn't have any territory. I think the shots misconstrue a little bit. I think they were shooting from all over the place, which is something we want to do. But I thought, they gave themselves an opportunity to keep pressure on us by taking shots from all over the place. Having said that, I thought we did a pretty good job of defending. We just did not have the puck, and were too far away in our forechecking to have some territorial play, especially in the first two periods. That's a big part of our game, is keeping pucks and territorial play. We need to get back to that."
On the whether the Rangers need to chip it in and grind it our more:
"It's not so much trying to dump it in. It's making the right plays in the neutral zone. We feel we have some players that can create offense, so it's not always about throwing it in. It's just being smart coming through the neutral zone. I think the team we're playing against is going to be … they just throw caution to the wind. (If) we turn pucks over and this team does have some talented players … it's going to make it an easier game for them. Tavares' line, we want them to play in their end zone, and test them there, and not turn it over at the blue line where they can get going pretty quickly. So, it's not always about dumping it in. It's about making the right decisions coming across the neutral zone."
On the missed shots:
"At least for last night's game that was a big problem. I think we had 22 missed shots, and when I break down the tapes, six or seven of those pucks that were shot wide turned into a scoring chance for Buffalo, or at least offensive-zone pressure for them. Artie had a couple in the first period. They score their goal, we have a 3-on-1 and we don't move the puck quickly enough to get that D moving and it ends up in the back of our net. So that's the way it went. I think we still have defended well. We defended pretty well last night. But we didn't get away with any points. The last few games we haven't scored, defended well, but we found a way to get points. We didn't last night. So hopefully we'll continue to defend properly and have the puck more offensively, and control territorially."


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Texas Gov. Rick Perry Will Not Seek Reelection
The longest-serving governor in Texas history is ready to call it quits.
Rick Perry, who has been at the helm of the Lone Star State since December 2000, announced today he will not seek reelection. He will serve out the remainder of his term through 2014.
He made the announcement this afternoon in San Antonio.
What will he do after? Well, that's still anyone's guess.
"The time has come to pass on the mantle of leadership," Perry said. ""Any future considerations I'll announce in due time."
The 63-year-old Republican could still run for President in 2016, but he says that still just remains "an option." He dropped out of the 2012 race for the Oval Office, despite leading early on.
This sets up a major political shift in Texas, and the largest since George W. Bush was elected President in 2000 and passed the torch on to then-Lieutenant Gov. Perry.


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Ace gives up four runs over eight solid frames en route to seventh win
ARLINGTON -- The dazzling pitching duel expected at the Ballpark in Arlington fizzled quickly on Thursday. Instead, it became a survival test on a humid spring night, and in that regard, Yu Darvish emerged triumphant over Justin Verlander.
The Rangers knocked out Verlander with a seven-run third inning and Darvish earned his seventh win of the season with 10-4 victory over the Tigers. The Rangers, with their seventh victory over their last eight games, are now 27-14 on the season, the best record in the Major Leagues.
"It was one of those games where everyone in the world was looking for the matchup and it didn't work out so good," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "I don't think anyone expected 12 runs to be scored with those two guys out there. These things happen."
Darvish, despite throwing 36 pitches in the third, was able to get through eight innings while throwing a career-high 130 pitches. That's the most pitches by a Rangers pitcher since R.A. Dickey threw 131 pitches on May 2, 2004, against the Red Sox. Darvish allowed four runs on seven hits, one walk and six strikeouts to raise his record to 7-1 with a 2.97 ERA.
"That was a tremendous lineup that he went through," manager Ron Washington said. "But after the third inning, he settled in, found something that was working and got through it."
Darvish entered the game with a run support average of 8.72 runs per nine innings, the highest in the league. It's now 9.05 after what his teammates did against Verlander and Detroit's bullpen.
Despite the big lead, Washington stayed with Darvish as long as he could. Darvish allowed him to do that by being more economical with his pitches. He had 63 through the first three innings and 67 over the final five while retiring 15 of 16 batters faced in that stretch.
"I saw we had a big lead, but with the lineup they've got, they're not soft anywhere," Washington said. "Even though we had a big lead, I was never comfortable. If you look at his last few innings, he wasn't stressed out. We needed for him to give our bullpen a rest, and he did that. I wasn't comfortable until we got that 27th out."
Washington checked with Darvish before sending him out for the eighth inning.
"Wash asked me if I could go longer, and he seemed to want me to go longer," Darvish said. "I wanted to go longer. After the long trip back from California and the bullpen being used up in that last series, I wanted to go longer."
Verlander lasted just 2 2/3 innings, allowing eight runs on six hits, two walks and a hit batter while striking out three. Geovany Soto delivered the big hit with a three-run home run and both walks came with the bases loaded. Prior to the game, Verlander had faced 106 batters with the bases loaded and walked just three of them.
"Verlander was a little wild in the third inning and we didn't chase him outside the zone," Washington said. "We made him come into the zone. He didn't have command of his fastball and we didn't chase it. I've never seen him not being able to command that fastball."
This was the sixth time in 241 career starts that Verlander has given up eight or more runs in a game and was also just the fourth time that he failed to last at least three innings.
"I don't think [Darvish] pitched as well as he'd have liked, but I'd have liked to have done what he did -- and that's battle through that one inning and find a groove," Verlander said.
Darvish, given a 1-0 lead in the first, retired six of the first seven batters he faced through two innings and 27 pitches. Then Don Kelly led off the third inning with a game-tying home run and Omar Infante and Andy Dirks followed with singles that put runners on the corners. Torii Hunter's sacrifice fly gave the Tigers a lead.
Miguel Cabrera then doubled, putting runners on second third. Prince Fielder was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Victor Martinez's sacrifice fly to center made it 3-1. Darvish then got out of the inning by getting Alex Avila on a flyout to left.
"I think I pitched well the first two innings," Darvish said. "It was just that one inning. In the third inning, it went really bad, but I didn't change anything. I just got hit."
Darvish's troubles were nothing compared to what Verlander went through in the bottom of the third. David Murphy and Leonys Martin led off with singles before Ian Kinsler was hit by a pitch, loading the bases.
Verlander then walked Elvis Andrus to force in a run. Verlander struck out Lance Berkman, but Adrian Beltre also worked a walk to bring home another run to tie the game. Verlander struck out Nelson Cruz, but Mitch Moreland lined a double into the right-field corner to drive home two and Soto smashed his first home run of the season to clear the bases. Soto had just one RBI in 47 at-bats coming into the game.
"Justin is the best pitcher in baseball," Soto said. "He's got great stuff. We just managed to get the best of him tonight."
Jhonny Peralta led off the fourth with a home run off Darvish, but that was it for Detroit's offense. Moreland added an RBI double in the fifth, and Cruz, after striking out three times, hit his 11th home run of the season in the seventh.
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Hi I've been investigating Facebook apps and whether it's something worth setting up.
Basically I have a business and want to sell products or subscriptions.
Is a Facebook app much use fo this?
I've seen a few examples of sites just iframed as Facebook apps with the inclusion of a timeline in there site and I think what is the point?
I see Facebook apps as being good for games or competitions I guess but what are advantages for a business setting up a Facebook app over a Facebook page?....or even just having a website?
Thank you for any advice or thoughts on this.
Generally you have an app as part of your page, so it's not one or the other. I use them on our Facebook Page to launch new products and I consider the main advantage of Facebook over our website is that we have an automatic audience of ~19k people. Post a link on your page, sponsor that post for $20 and you get that out to not just your own audience, but their friends as well. We don't sell from Facebook (yet) but I'm going to start experimenting with the new 'Offer' option. I'll let you know what I discover.
Thanks Hawk.
You don't create an application if you don't need to. You may want to use an application that's been created for someone else.
I'm not quite sure that I understand what you mean but it sounds as you think that page itself is an application instead of being that, a page.
Pages can include applications, but an application can't be a page, it needs to be contained by a page.
There are applications that are more useful than others. Some applications allow you to edit your page and add HTML directly, others personalize your messages and content for those who are fan of your page, and others, of course, allow you to sell your products directly in FB. This in advantage for those who like FB becuase they don't have to leave FB to go to your store and many people like that.
It truly depends.
On it's own Facebook is very limited and you can create a Facebook App to do certain things you'd otherwise be unable to do. One thing I did is created custom bullet points, which required a custom application.
My business is not focussed so strongly around Facebook so it's not something I do frequently. I have a friend who's job is only to work with Facebook. He creates Facebook applications all the time.
Examples of Facebook Apps I have seen him create:
Competition Poll, where Facebookers answer questions and get points in a game, these questions have something to do with their product or service. The top 5 players would win something, maybe a holiday or a flight somewhere. Here is an example - http://tinyurl.com/9a5jpav
Custom Bullet Points on Pages
Email Newseller Subscription; where users can sign up to their products and services.
Custom HTML for Facebook Page(s)
I can understand games, but learning on Facebook App development is a little restrictive, as it's applications are limited, particularly for my clients.
I remember when there was a craze in adding your own HTML (I must admit I was a victim) where people added their own tabs and inserted their own HTML, Facebook then launched another update ruining the whole notion of this, as people were doing things they weren't suppose to.
Facebook's rate of change is something that is hard to compete with, as such I focus on Facebook Adverts / Campaigns and social media building, rather than concerning myself with Facebook applications.
Yeah, I was confused for a second there. Facebook and social media accounts are huge help on promoting site and products. Our company also use Facebook and Twitter. And like what Hawk mentioned, I have also seen their "promote" button. I don't know how it works but I think even without that, having a facebook page for your business is still effective.
most people users facebook, you could create a facebook app for registering. this way you can check their profile and even see if they are a valid customer
Integrating FB app can be handy. Apps are trending whatever it may be. But then it again depends on your business and what you are trying to do with the app. Get expert suggestions before you step into FB apps and stuff. But it's definitely a wise move
I don't know about other places but here, people are all over Facebook so much that they click on an app that looks colorful in their eyes. Facebook apps are worth it really.
I am from Bangladesh. I have a facebook fan page and a large group. But i don't know. How can I earn from facebook. Please help me.
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There are some reasons why Facebook wants you to build an app jeffbullas.com/2011/11/07/why-facebook-wants-your-business-to-build-an-app/ And here are some Facebook business apps for example freelanceswitch.com/general/facebook-business-apps/ Anyway, apps are trendy nowadays, but I would suggest creating a native mobile app instead of a Facebook app.
Myself is using a iframe tabs and I find it quite effective although tabs is limited to show 4 only. It really depends on your niche and requirement but yes some facebook apps are useful to those who are unable to build their own facebook application.


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The accolades for Steve Jobs have been non-stop, coming from all quarters. This strikes me as especially interesting, given that business leaders aren't generally in favor at the moment, as is evidenced by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.
Jobs was praised on MSNBC as...
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Vatican backs Darwin, according to an article in News.com.au 7 Nov 2005. The Vatican has issued a statement condemning "fundamentalists who reject the theory of evolution and interpret the Bible literally". Cardinal Paul Poupard, head of the Pontifical Council for Culture, stated that Genesis and Darwin's theory are perfectly compatible because Genesis is theology and "the precise details of how creation and the development of the species came about belonged to a different realm - science." According to the Cardinal the real message of Genesis is that "the universe didn't make itself and had a creator" and it is "perfectly compatible" with evolution. He added, "The fundamentalists want to give a scientific meaning to words that had no scientific aim."
Editorial Comment: The above only shows that Darwin (the theological graduate), knew more about the Bible than a Catholic cardinal. Darwin wrote "But I had gradually come, by this time, to see that the Old Testament from its manifestly false history of the world, with the Tower of Babel, the rainbow as a sign, etc., etc., and from its attributing to God the feelings of a revengeful tyrant, was no more to be trusted than the sacred books of the Hindoos, or the beliefs of any barbarian." (Extract from Nora Barlow, The autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809-1882: with original omissions restored. New York, W.W. Norton, 1969. pp. 85-96.)
When will Theistic evolutionist theologians admit that the foundational belief of evolution is that the universe did make itself, and is therefore incompatible even with Cardinal Poupard's view of Genesis. The idea that God created the universe and all living creatures through a process of struggle, disease and death is totally incompatible with Genesis 1, which says many times that God created the world to be good. It was only after man sinned and God cursed the ground, life became a struggle, "survival of the fittest" at the expense of the unfit commenced, and death prevailed. (Ref. church, Catholicism, compromise)


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On Friday, South Korea advised the 175 workers left at the Kaesong industrial park in North Korea to leave for their own safety. Photographer Chung Sung-Jun captured part of the journey for Getty Images. In a set of striking photos, cars and vans are shown piled high with factory goods, to the extent that some of the drivers appear to have had no clear view through their windscreens. The workers joined compatriots who have left the zone since work was suspended earlier this month as a result of the escalating tension between Pyongyang and Seoul.
Seven South Koreans were held back on Monday, according to the BBC:
"Officials said the North insisted that some South Korean staff remain to negotiate unpaid wages. They did not believe the seven would be at risk."
The FT's Song Jung-a reported on the start of the exodus a few weeks ago:
"Long lines of cars and trucks loaded with heavy luggage crossed the border gate into South Korea this week as South Korean workers brought raw material and half-finished products back to minimise losses."
Kaesong began operating in 2004 – the product of the first inter-Korean summit in 2000, and a symbol of the potential for economic cooperation between the two Koreas.
According to a US congressional research note from 2011, products manufactured in the industrial park include "clothing and textiles (71 firms), kitchen utensils (4 firms), auto parts (4 firms), semiconductor parts (2 firms), and toner cartridges (1 firm)." Read more


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HOUSTON - Houston's police chief took the stand Tuesday in the trial of a former police officer accused of beating a teenage burglary suspect.
Andrew Blomberg, 29, is the first of the four former Houston Police Department officers to stand trial in the alleged attack that was caught on video. He is charged with official oppression, a misdemeanor.
An attorney for Blomberg said Thursday his client was a "hero" who tried to secure a potentially dangerous suspect, and that he had not kicked Chad Holley, who was 15 at the time of the 2010 incident.
Police Chief Charles McClelland told the jury that he was "very disturbed" when he watched the videotape of the incident.
"I believe a crime had been committed," McClelland said. "I saw HPD officers conducting themselves in a manner that was against training, policy and state law."
The defense asked McClelland if what Blomberg did was based on reasonable judgment at the scene rather than 20/20 hindsight.
McClelland said that it appeared that Holley had surrendered. He said that if Blomberg thought Holley was armed, he should have drawn his gun and helped other officers take control of the situation.
The prosecution rested its case after McClelland's testimony was complete.
When Holley arrived at the hospital after the incident, he had a bruise on his forehead and one of his eyes was red. Prosecutors said those injuries were consistent with a beating, but the defense called a doctor to testify that the red eye was caused by something else.
Dr. Larry Cohen, an optometrist, said the redness was caused by a sexually-transmitted disease, not trauma.
Cohen has not examined Holley and made that determination by going through Holley's medical records. Cohen is being paid $500 an hour by the defense.
The defense also called an officer who was assigned to the Westside Gang Task Force at the time of the incident to the stand. He told the jury that Blomberg and the other officers were in a potentially dangerous situation and feared the Holley was armed, so they did what they thought was necessary to subdue him.
Defense attorneys said they had eight more witnesses to call before their case would be complete.
One of the other eight officers accused in the beating took the stand for the prosecution on Monday. He was not fired and now works undercover in the gang unit.
The officer said he jumped on Holley's back and grabbed his arm while he straddled his legs and waist.
"I was afraid he had a gun and that one of us would get hurt," the officer said.
On Friday, a 37-year veteran of the training academy testified that when he watched the videotape of the arrest, he saw Blomberg stomp on Holley's head. He said no HPD officer is trained to do that, and the technique used did not make sense.
"He's treating the suspect poorly," the training officer said.
Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin said Blomberg was using his feet to get Holley to put his hands behind his back.
Holley, 18, was the first witness in Blomberg's trial.
Holley testified that he and three friends stole a piano keyboard and some vodka from a townhome in southwest Houston in March 2010. Later that day, police stopped the youths' truck and Holley ran. He said a police car knocked him over and as he lay on the ground he put his hands on his head to indicate surrender.
That was when "the kicks started coming," said Holley, who is black.
"I started feeling people on my back. I felt one hard blow," he said. "It felt like knees and I don't know kicks ... I lay there," not fighting back. Holley said he briefly lost consciousness and the next thing he remembers is waking up in the back of a patrol vehicle.
Holley testified for most of the day. The videotaped beating was shown to jurors at the end of Holley's testimony.
Prosecutor Clint Greenwood told jurors that the officers were out of control.
"The defendant and his fellow officers methodically delivered their own brand of justice not in this courtroom but in the side of a street in southwest Houston," Greenwood said.
Holley's arrest and alleged beating was captured by a security camera at a nearby storage business. In the video, Holley can be seen on the ground, surrounded by at least five officers. Officers appear to kick and hit his head, abdomen and legs.
Jurors were shown photos of injuries Holley said he suffered, including a gash on the right side of his face and a bloodshot right eye.
A community activist released the video, prompting fierce public criticism of the police department. Leaders in Houston's black community said they believed the alleged beating was another example of police brutality against blacks and other minorities in the city, and that the misdemeanor charges against the former officers were not serious enough.
Holley was convicted of burglary in juvenile court in October 2010. He was put on probation, which ended last month.
DeGuerin, said Holley is a gang member -- an allegation Holley denied.
DeGuerin said Blomberg forcefully put his foot on the teen's elbow in order to secure his hands, but that it wasn't a kick. DeGuerin said Blomberg and other officers had been after a gang of possibly armed criminals who had been burglarizing homes during the day. Holley was not armed when he was arrested.
A jury of six, four men and two women, all Caucasians, plus an alternate was chosen over five days as a judge allowed jurors to be individually questioned due to publicity in the case.
If convicted, Blomberg could be sentenced to up to a year in prison.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Love Enchantment necklace [2009]
Chrysocolla is used to attract love... Place a piece of chrysocolla in your hand. Visualize a love being attracted to you. Place the stone in a red or pink container half filled with water. Next, put three red roses in the container as well. Replace with fresh roses when any fade. Your love will come to you! Source: crystal-cure.com/chrysocolla.html To read the description of gemstones used to make this necklace or to see more photos, visit this item's page on my blog at: elianeveillet.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!B61041F30A70C123!1...


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"This card was perfect for the birdal shower I was giving. The bride's wedding colors are navy blue and whiite, so these were just right for the occasion. I added the pearl shimmer and that added a nice touch to the card."
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It's Monday and that usually means another round of Dear Mark [1], but today I have something a little different in mind. Today I have a question for you (along with a chance to win a Primal prize).
Since I launched Mark's Daily Apple way back in 2006 it's been my goal to help 10 million people take control of their health. While MDA now reaches millions of people every month I'm always looking for new ways to do a better job, so I'm coming to you for ideas. This is a joint effort after all. I couldn't do it without you.
Over the years I've published nearly 4,000(!) blog posts. I don't know the exact figure, but it's probably upwards of 5 million words. That's a lot of writing and I don't have any plans to slow down, but I feel like it's time to take things to the next level. I'm seriously considering publishing regular (say, monthly to start, and perhaps weekly down the line) Mark's Daily Apple videos. Imagine instructional/how-to videos, interviews with experts in the paleosphere, and videos that give you some insight into my Primal life. While I have a few ideas of my own, nothing is set in stone just yet. That's where you come in…
The Contest
"What do you want from Mark's Daily Apple videos?" My blog, my books [2], what I do are constantly informed by your thoughts and ideas. Today is your chance to tell me what you'd like to see on my part in this next stage of Mark's Daily Apple. In the comments section below, tell me your ideas for future Mark's Daily Apple videos. What kind of videos would you prefer (educational, how-to, motivational, interviews, etc.)? Which topics interest you most (nutrition, weight loss, fitness/training, Primal lifestyle behaviors (sun exposure, sleep, stress management, barefooting, etc.), cooking, etc.)? Do you prefer short, medium or long form videos (less than 2 minutes, 2 to 5 minutes, more than 5 minutes)? And lastly, tell me the title of a video you would like to see made. That's it. I'm really interested in what you personally would find useful, and what you think would best serve the Primal movement.
A winner will be chosen at random. Agreeing with other people is allowed (and encouraged), but only the idea comments will be counted for drawing purposes.
The Prize
A 15-serving pouch of both the Vanilla Coconut Creme and Chocolate Coconut Primal Fuel [3].
The Deadline
Midnight (PDT), tonight!
Who is Eligible
Everyone. I'll ship the Primal Fuel anywhere in the world.
Thanks in advance to everyone that offers an idea. I'll see what I can do to give you what you want! Grok on! [4]


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Sunday Sneak Peek: Brad in a Boa?by in Food Network Star, July 16, 2010
Things are heating up, folks. Just seven finalists left. Not long to go before one of them has a new show premiering on Food Network. So why's our usually-too-serious boy next door Brad playing dress-up with a pink boa?
It promises to be a fun episode. Tune in on Sunday at 9 pm/8c and head to our virtual Star Lounge to chat live with us during the show. Our favorite Kid in a Candy Store, Star veteran Adam Gertler, will be back by popular demand.
After the show, head over to Cooking Channel to join in on the first official Next Food Network Star: After Party at 11pm/10c. Rehash all the details with Adam, Cooking for Real's Sunny Anderson and Season 4 finalist Kelsey Nixon. They'll chat with finalists and judges and get you the juicy inside dish on all things Star.


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Professor Ivana George of the Art Department took her Photo 2 class to Rockport for a day of shooting with large-format cameras. Inspired by a stop along the way to the Peabody Museum and the Ansel Adams exhibition, "At the Water's Edge," the students set out to create their own black-and-white images of the Massachusetts coastline.
View a slideshow of the student's images below. The still image is of Professor George on location with a student.


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The March 28 USDA Prospective Plantings report stated 2013 corn plantings at 97.282 million acres, which represented a 0.1% annual increase. Pre-report estimates averaged 97.33 million, within a range extending from 95.7 to 98.5 million acres. The quarterly Grain Stocks report stated March 1 U.S. corn stocks at 5.399 billion bushels, which easily topped the average forecast at 5.013 billion (range 4.885-5.248). May corn plunged its 40.0-cent daily limit to $6.9525/bushel in response, while December dropped 18.25 cents to $5.5275.
The Prospective Plantings report stated 2013 U.S. soybean plantings at 77.126 million acres, which represented a 0.1% annual decline. Pre-report estimates averaged 78.39 million, within a range extending from 77.0 to 79.70 million acres, so this result seemed bullish. The quarterly Grain Stocks report stated March 1 U.S. soybean stocks at 0.999 billion bushels, which greatly exceeded the average forecast at 0.935 billion (range 0.905-0.984). This bearish news superseded the acreage result. May soybeans dove 40.25 cents to $14.125/bushel soon thereafter, while May soyoil plunged 0.78 cents to 50.05 cents/pound, while May meal crashed $16.4 to $406.7/ton.
The USDA stated total U.S. wheat acreage at 56.44 million acres, which virtually matched average expectations at 56.414 million. Winter wheat acres came in at 41.988 million [forecast average at 41.79 million; range 41.20-43.00], so that figure seemed bearish for nearby wheat futures. Spring wheat acreage other than durum was stated at 12.701 million acres [forecast average at 12.45 million; range 11.91-13.80], which seemed bearish for deferred futures as well. Wheat stocks at 1.234 also topped forecasts, thereby seeming quite bearish as well. May CBOT wheat futures plummeted 36.75 cents to $7.00/bushel in late Thursday morning trading, while May KCBT wheat sank 39.0 cents to $7.35, and May MGE futures lost 34.25 cents to $7.7875.
Cattle futures surged after wire services reported that Panhandle cattle prices had risen two cents to 127.00 cents/pound Thursday morning. Not only is this seen as good news for late March, it seems bullish for April price prospects as well, especially if grocers accelerate their beef purchases after Easter. April cattle jumped 0.97 cents to 128.32 cents/pound in late Thursday-morning trading, while August surged 0.57 cents to 124.60. Meanwhile, April feeder cattle futures spiked 2.55 cents to 142.95 cents/pound, and August soared 2.77 cents to 152.02.
CME lean hog futures rose modestly Thursday morning. Bulls likely added positions in response to strength spilling over from the cattle pit and from fresh talk of rising cash values. However, traders were clearly unwilling to become very aggressive in the market before the 2:00 PM CDT release of the quarterly USDA Hogs & Pigs report. It is expected to indicate a modest expansion in the U.S. hog herd on March 1. April hogs rose 0.70 cents to 80.77 cents/pound around midsession Wednesday, while June gained 0.25 cents to 90.92.


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Dental Anesthesia
Mandibular block reaction
I never had any prior reaction to any caine medication or ever had any problem being numbed with miminal anesthetic. (i.e. lidociane or novacaine). Septocaine Mandibular block used for lower back tooth filing. Following injection, had sudden rushing of gushing fluid with acute pressure in the upper roof of the mouth. This felt like someone had a hose behind the roof of my mouth turned on full blast. This was followed by an intense fluid pouring sensation through the entire side of the face (injection side), then profound numbness in the entire side of the head with a throat tightening sensation. Can you tell me what caused this? New dentists are afraid to use any anesthetic due to prior reaction, as they are thinking this was some type of allergic response. After the initial reaction, had non-abating oral and facial numbness, paresthesias, pain, numb leg, and pulling sensation to the corner of the injection side eye. Tongue muscle weakness (back of tongue). Can you please provide your input on what would cause a mandibular block in lower jaw to cause rushing fluid against upper roof of the mouth? Thank you very much.
I am sorry, but I do not fully understand your question. I can say that I do not know what would cause the sensation you describe. There are many patients who describe unusual sensations from local anesthesia around the mouth when nerves other than those going to the jaws are anesthetized. There are several approaches to anesthetizing the lower jaw. If the Gow-Gates approach was used, perhaps this sensation you describe might occur but even then, I am hard pressed to understand the relationship. You may wish to ask you dentist if that was the approach.
In any case, this does not sound like an allergic reaction. I would recommend that you have your dentist use a small test dose of local anesthetic for upper tooth anesthesia and see if there is a reaction. If not, proceed with normal procedures. Another alternative is to have a dentist anesthesiologist come to the office and be there with you when treatment is rendered. These are dentists who have completed full general anesthesia residencies and can manage any complication. A list can be found at http://www.asdahq.org/.
I hope this helps.
Steven I Ganzberg, SB, DMD, MS
Formerly, Clinical Professor of Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of two men accused of hacking to death a father-to-be in his bedroom in Woodside.
Stephen Dougherty, 35 and Paul West, 29, are alleged to have broken into Danny Gough's flat in Stockbury Road in December 2010 and brutally murdered him in front of his girlfriend.
Mr Dougherty, of Essex, and Mr West, of Slough, have been on trial at the Old Bailey since November.
A third man, Sam Monteith, 32, of Brighton Road, Sutton, is accused of collaborating in the murder but is not currently fit to stand trial.
In the seven weeks since the trial began, the jury heard the three men plotted 24-year-old Mr Gough's killing in a feud of escalating violence.
Mr Gough is thought to have raid Mr Monteith's home and stabbed him in November 2010, following a fight between Mr Gough's friend and Mr Monteith.
Stephen Dougherty denies murdering Danny Gough
The trio of alleged killers are said to have meticulously planned Mr Gough's death in retaliation, tracking his movements before raiding his flat, where they are alleged to have thrown caustic ammonia in his face before slaying him with an axe or a machete.
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TELEVISION presenter and journalist Harry Gration has spoken of his determination to take part in York's first marathon, which he said will be "an incredible thing for the city".
Look North presenter and York resident Harry – who helped to launch the marathon – said he has started his training regime and would work with a personal trainer ahead of October's race, which will take in the city and the surrounding villages.
Harry, who twice ran the London marathon in the 1980s, said he was extremely proud the event would be in York.
"The reason I'm doing it is that I think this is an incredible thing for the city," he said.
"To have thousands of people running a route around the most beautiful part of the country bar none will give a real buzz to the city ahead of the Tour de France, which will be sensational.
"I love York and I'm very proud of the council on this occasion for endorsing it, it couldn't have been achieved without them getting behind it because it is a disruption.
"You are talking about people who are going to take six, seven, even eight hours to complete it so you are going to have disruption all over the county.
"I think the success of this will come from the public of York because they will be asked to become the games makers if you like, the marathon run makers, and they will be great.
"If you have ever run the Jane Tomlinson 10k race you will know their enthusiasm keeps you going along the run."
Harry said that while his fitness levels were much improved since he underwent a serious operation in 2011, he would be training steadily and with medical advice.
He said: "I did have a major operation about 15 months ago which was very serious and it depends whether my doctors think I'm up for it.
"And it also depends on the level of training I do. I think that's the key to it.
"I had a good portion of my stomach removed which makes life a challenge at times.
"But the fitness side of it has been good, because I am running fairly regularly. My legs are not as strong as they used to be, and I have lost a lot of weight.
"It took me a while to get back into things.
"I didn't do a run for probably nine months after the operation and I'm someone who went out fairly regularly as well, at least twice a week. I'm now running regularly and I have to up the ante significantly.
"I'm determined to do it. I really am determined to do it and unless I get another problem illness-wise I hope to be in the starting block on October 20 as one of the elite runners," he joked.
The Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon – organised under the Jane Tomlinson's For All Events umbrella – is part of a fundraising legacy to Jane, who raised almost £2m for charity by tackling endurance challenges despite having incurable cancer.
People who want to be put on a waiting list for the marathon should register their details at theyorkshiremarathon.com


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Earth & Space Science
The Department of Geology & Astronomy offers a wide variety of courses in geology ranging from general education classes to more advanced classes for the geology major. The program is designed to give students a solid background in geology, including field work and the use of the latest technology. Upper level courses focus on different aspects of geology such as environomental geology, hydrology, and geophysics. Courses designed for earth science teachers are also offered. The suite of geology courses includes:
ESS 101 Introduction to Geology: ESS 101
ESS 102 Humans and the Environment: ESS 102
ESS 125 Volcanoes: ESS 125
ESS 130 Our Coastal Oceans: ESS 130
ESS 201 Field Geology: ESS 201
ESS 204 Historical Geology: ESS 204
ESS 301 Environmental Geochemistry: ESS 301
ESS 302 Mineralogy: ESS 302
ESS 321 Geometrics: ESS 321
ESS 323 General Geologic Field Studies of Southeastern Pennsylvania: ESS 323
ESS 327 Electron Microscopy I: ESS 327
ESS 330 Introduction to Oceanography: ESS 330
ES 331 Introduction to Paleontology: ESS 331
ESS 332 Advanced Oceanography: ESS 332
ESS 336 Environmental Geology: ESS 336
ESS 343 Geomorphology: ESS 343
ESS 347/447 Earth and Space Science Seminar: ESS 347
ESS 405 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology: ESS 405
ESS 420 Structural Geology: ESS 420
ESS 435 Remote Sensing: ESS 435
ESS 439 Hydrogeology: ESS 439
ESS 442 Geophysics: ESS 442
ESS 450 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy: ESS 450
ESS 490 Fundamentals of Soil: ESS 490
SCE 310 Science for the Elementary Grades: SCE 310
SCE 350 Science Education in the Secondary School: SCE 350
SCI 101 The Carbon Cycle: SCI 101
A more detailed description of all of our courses can be found in the undergraduate catalogue. While there is no major in astronomy, the department offers a minor in the subject. A list of the requirements to complete a minor in astronomy can be found here
The West Chester University Geology Museum in Schmucker Science Center houses several collections of historic and scientific importance. Minerals from around the world, drawn from the collections of William Yocom and Ruth Bass, are on display. The collection of the late, well-known West Chester geologist Hugh McKinstry contains fine specimens found in Chester County, as well as specimens from notable localities world-wide and collections of other significant 19th century amateurs. A special cabinet with ultraviolet light houses selected specimens from the extensive collection of fluorescent minerals of John Stolar, Sr. Other exhibits include fossils, the geology of Chester County, and labels written by famous collectors and mineralogists. The museum, located in the Schmucker Science Center Link, is free and open to the public.
The Center for Microanalysis and Imaging Research and Training (CMIRT) is a facility utilitzed by West Chester University of Pensylvania to house rather large scientific intruments that are shared amongst the WCUPA faculty and is located in the Schumucker Science Center South. It currently houses the FET Tecnai Transmission Electron Microsope (TEM), the FET Quanta Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) with Oxford Inca EDX, and the Olympus FV-300 Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (CLSM), along with other scientific equippment. Currently the utilization of CMIRT is taken up in twelve differenet courses, from five different departments, (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology & Astronomy, Anthropology and Sociology ). Since 2006, hundreds students have used CMIRT in order to complete various research projects, resulting in dozens of new and original projects presentations and publications executed and authored by university students. In addition to this, CMIRT is used for department community outreach to Coatesville and West Chester area school districts, East Bradford Elementary school, and the Philadelphia School for the Deaf. CMIRT is currently being adminsitrated by Dean Lori Vermeulen. Dr. Fred Monson of the Geology & Astronomy department is the Technical Director, and its activities are overseen by the User Group, a committee of fourteen faculty members, of which the executive committee is Dr. Kurt Kolasinski of the Chemistry department, Dr. LeeAnn Srogi (chairwoman) of the Geology & Astronomy department, Dr. Russell Vreeland fo the Biology department, Dr. Matthew Waite of the Physics department, and Dr. Heather Wholey of the Anthropology and Sociology department.


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LIVONIA, Mich. - A growing number of parents of special education students at one Livonia school are joining in lawsuits claiming their children were mistreated in class.
William Seikaly is an attorney working on the lawsuits. He said the tragedy is that at least a dozen staffers at Webster Elementary knew about the abuse but did nothing to stop it.
"This is a parent's worst nightmare. The fact that the place where they expect their child to be the most safe is physically abusing the children," Seikaly said.
Lawsuits are being filed against a pre-school teacher and the Livonia school district, alleging children were slapped, force-fed their food and, in one case, a child in a wheelchair was locked in a bathroom for 20 minutes as a time out.
Read more: Teacher fired; accused of mistreating special-ed students
Jim Davenport's daughter is a student at the school. He has joined in the lawsuits.
"After I found out that this happened, I got right down on my knees in front of her and I promised her I will find a way to make this up to you, Davenport said.
The teacher at the focus of the allegations is on paid leave until her resignation takes effect next March.
That fact outrages attorney Jim Spagnuolo.
"I think it sends a horrendous message to the families involved. These families' children were physically and emotionally abused while in the care of the district and the perpetrator of that is now sitting home collecting a paycheck," Spagnuolo said.
The school responded to the allegations by calling them upsetting and pointing out that the teacher involved has resigned.
Copyright 2012 by ClickOnDetroit.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Here's a quick look at a version of the latin Alphabet I created in order to write my conlang on the computer. Originaly I used a conscript to write it, then I adapted the latin alphabet and nowerdays I tend to use the latin version rather than the conscript.
This version is now around 5 years old. It has some out-dated aspects which I am intending to ammend.
The pronounciation is approximate and the sounds shown is the most commonly used for each letter, however, there are alternative pronunciations for many which I will cover some other time. Much of the phonology is also out dated. Isn't it wonderful how a conlang can change in a similar way to a natural language!
(Letters that are now rarely used are uncapitallised)
Archeaic order ABC A à Á B C Ć D E È É F G H I ì Í J K L Ĺ M N Ń O Ó P q R Ŕ S t U Ù Ú v w X Y Z ̣́ź '
Alternative forms ......A' AA CC/Ç...E' EE........I' II.....L'/LL N'/NN OO.....RR.....U' UU...........ZZ
Modern order A Á B C Ć D E È É F G H I Í J K L Ĺ M N Ń O ́Ó P R Ŕ S U Ù Ú X Y Z '
A /a/
À silent
Á /ɑ/
E /ɛ/
È /ə/
É /e/
I /i/
Ì /.i/
Í /͡ii/
O /o/
Ó /ɔ/
U /u/
Ù /ʊ/
Ú /y/
B /m/
C /s/
Ć /z/
D /t/
F /f/
G /k/
H /h/
J /j/
K /x/
L /l/
Ĺ /l:/
M /m:/
N /n/
Ń /n:/
P /p/
Q /kʲ/
R /ɾ/
Ŕ /ɻ/
S /ʃ/
T /tʲ/
V /v/
W /w/
X /ɕ/
Y /ʝ/
Z /ʒ/
Ź /θ/
' /./ or /?/
Latin for my conlang
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Dća a haíjạ́na ce Hijẹíba, Saï-qè-ba, Ạía, Yedẹma ai Aïba cạjam.
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