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The Port Washington Harbor Commission on Monday threw its support behind an effort to create a marine sanctuary that would stretch from Port to Two Rivers. Commission members agreed to write a letter of support asking that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designate the 875-square-mile stretch of Lake Michigan between the two communities as a sanctuary. Mayor Tom Mlada said he is seeking letters of support from community groups, residents and other interested parties to support the sanctuary application. "We want to show there is broad-based support for this," he said, adding the city will hold a public forum on the proposal in October. Commission members asked a few questions following a presentation on the proposed sanctuary by Mayor Tom Mlada, who attended an anniversary celebration recently at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena, Mich. Of NOAA's 14 existing sanctuaries, Thunder Bay is the only one on the Great Lakes, Mlada noted. "It literally and in many ways, transformed the community," he said, noting the center brings in an estimated 80,000 visitors annually. "It's difficult to overstate it — it would mean extraordinary things for us." Mlada said a draft application for a local sanctuary is being completed by officials from four communities that would be part of it — Port, Sheboygan, Manitowoc and Two Rivers — and is expected to be forwarded to Ellen Brody, NOAA's regional coordinator for the Great Lakes and northeast region by Oct. 3. A completed application is expected to be submitted to NOAA by Oct. 10, he added. The application for a Lake Michigan sanctuary is likely to be met favorably, Mlada said, noting he was approached at the celebration by NOAA's national director. "He pulled me aside and asked me, 'Where is your application, we're waiting for your application,'" Mlada said. When it was first envisioned, Mlada noted, the proposed sanctuary was seen as being headquartered in one community. Now, it is being envisioned as a collaborative work between four communities, each of which would have a presence by NOAA, he said, adding that a headquarters will likely be placed in one community. "Each community will have some things," he said. "Even if we didn't get the main office here, the impact would be significant here." If approved, this would be the first regional sanctuary for NOAA, Mlada added. The sanctuary being proposed by Port Washington and the other communities would center around the many shipwrecks in the area. Within the proposed sanctuary borders, there are 33 known shipwrecks, including the two oldest in Wisconsin, Mlada said. Seven of those wrecks are not far from Port Washington, and three are just north of the Ozaukee County line.
Told that there is no saving dozens of trees around Port Washington High School that have been ravaged by the emerald ash borer, the Port Washington-Saukville School Board cleared the way last week for the chain saws. JR's Tree Service of Sheboygan is expected to cut down about 40 large ash trees on the south and west sides of the high school this weekend. The company quoted a price of $7,800 for the work, Jim Froemming, the School District's director of business services, said. "The ash borer has hit this area harder than a lot of other areas in southeastern Wisconsin," he told the board, which approved the tree removal. School Board member Brian McCutcheon said, "It's the worst I've seen. They are dying from the top down. There are dead branches that could fall, but it's also an eyesore." The high school is near what appears to be the epicenter of the ash borer invasion in Port Washington, Jon Crain, the city's arborist, has said. Trees in and along the Sauk Creek corridor show the most advanced signs of damage from the beetle, which has killed tens of millions of trees per state in the east-central part of the country. The City of Port Washington has treated some of its ash trees to ward off the borer but has cut down others, most notably in Upper Lake Park. The School District has no plans to treat its ash trees. "Trying to treat trees to protect them from the ash borer is very expensive, and there are no guarantees," Supt. Michael Weber said. McCutcheon said, "A lot of these trees are so far gone it doesn't make any sense to treat them." The trees that will be cut down are on a hill off Webster Street that wraps around the high school and runs along the east side of the football field. Of particular concern is that some of the trees line an access road to the school and a road leading to the main entrance of the football field, where falling branches could be a safety hazard. Because the trees are on a hill, the stumps will be left in the ground to control erosion as recommended by the Stevens Point landscape architect firm Rettler Corp. The district plans a more thorough landscaping study but will wait until the future of the high school is decided. One option that is to be the subject of an upcoming referendum is to demolish about 70% of the school and rebuild on site, using portions of the wooded hills for new gyms and classrooms. The other option, according to a facilities study conducted by Bray Architects, is to build a new high school on a yet-to-be-determined site.
Image information: PORT WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is visible through trees on the south side of the school off Webster Street because of defoliation caused by the emerald ash borer. At least 40 large ash trees infested with the borer in this area are expected to be cut down this weekend. Photo by Bill Schanen IV
The City of Port Washington has been awarded a $249,500 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources stewardship fund to help with its breakwater repair project. City Administrator Mark Grams said the grant will be used to improve the entrance to the breakwater, widening the walkway and making it handicapped accessible and adding a fishing platform. The award was half the amount sought by the city, Grams noted. This brings the total amount of grant money the city has received for the breakwater project to almost $750,000. This is a remarkable accomplishment, Mayor Tom Mlada said. "We managed to accomplish something that, just a year ago, no one thought we would achieve," he said Tuesday. The city is seeking to raise more than $1 million in grants to supplement the $950,000 in repairs being done by the Army Corps of Engineers. Mlada noted that, even though the city has received almost $750,000, it is only halfway to meeting that commitment. That's because the city's agreement with the Corps requires that the money be spent to reinforce and cap the steel-cell portions of the breakwater, he said. A $500,000 recreational boating grant received by the city would be used for that purpose but the stewardship money is earmarked for work near the entrance to the structure. The city is expected to learn soon whether it will receive a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant, Mlada said. The Common Council on Tuesday held an informational meeting on that grant, which would also be used to reinforce and cap the steel-cell portions of the breakwater. News of the latest grant award comes as the Army Corps of Engineers winds up its work laying armor stone along the steel cell portion of the breakwater, a move that will absorb much of the energy of the waves and protect the deteriorating wall. The money from the Corps is being used as a match for the grants sought by the city — something Mlada said will make it possible to do repairs without burdening city taxpayers. "That was the beauty of the $950,000 from the Corps," he said. "Without that money, not only were we not getting any armor stone, we wouldn't have any money to leverage." The city will continue to seek grants to pay for the bulk of the breakwater repairs next year, Mlada said. The first priority is to complete work on the cap in the steel cell areas of the breakwater, completing its commitment to the Corps, he added. Its next priority is improving the west end of the breakwater, improving accessibility and adding a fishing platform. The final portion of the project, improving the east end of the structure by installing a concrete cap and railings, is likely to be done in 2016 if the city receives the needed money.
More than 85 people turned out Monday night to help Port Washington planners create a new vision for six sites in downtown. Their goal, said Mayor Tom Mlada, was to give a fresh look to the sites and come up with concepts for what they want and don't want on these properties to create a vision that will lead development now and into the future. "We can either take the opportunity now or let it slip through our fingers," Mlada said. "We can direct the growth or we can react to it. "Other communities around us are defined. Port Washington is still defining itself." Developers who have looked at various sites in the downtown have estimated that new developments could add $20 million to $25 million, he added. Whatever development may result from the process will likely be done over time, Mlada said. "I think you're looking at a phased-type approach," he said, noting it may take some time before some of the property owners are ready to sell or redevelop their land. "I think there's a possibility for some of these things to happen short-term, but I think it will take some time for it all to happen." Development of one or more of the properties could spur additional development, Mlada added, given the proximity of several sites. "These could be truly catalytic," he said. Mlada noted that the sites examined by the group Monday were culled from about 10 redevelopment sites examined by the city's Community Development Authority. The crowd, broken into small groups, considered four development sites — a large site encompassing the Jadair Inc. property at 235 W. Grand Ave. east to Wisconsin Street; the north end of the Port Harbor Center at 222 E. Main St.; property occupied by Victor's Pier Street Shanty at 301 E. Pier St. and a parking lot to the east; and the Portabello Pizza property at 218 E. Washington St. They also looked at two public open spaces — the parking lot at the north end of the north slip marina and Main Street from Milwaukee Street to the lake. The sites offer a variety of development points, representatives from Community Design Solutions, the city's downtown planning consultant, said. The Jadair site has a densely wooded area, creek access and limited views of Lake Michigan in a part of downtown seldom noticed by residents, said Amber Piacentine of CDS, while the former grocery store at the shopping center, located steps from the marina "is an awesome location. The fact it's been vacant so long is kind of baffling." The other two development properties are also located near the lakefront, she noted. The parking lot could become an entry to the marina and a focal point on the lakefront, Piacentine said, while Main Street could be closed to traffic and be converted to a destination with enhanced markets and events year-round. The groups came up with a number of potential uses for each property, CDS's Ryan Shortridge said, offering a quick look at options mentioned by several groups after the brainstorming session. For example, the Jadair site was often referred to as a multi-use property with residential uses and the potential for artists lofts or a performing arts center, he said. The shopping center has potential as a micro-brewery or banquet hall, perhaps with residences above, he said, adding several groups suggested the building be divided to offer lakefront views and access. A banquet hall or permanent public market were among the suggestions for the Victor's property, Shortridge said, adding it has the potential to become "an iconic site," while the pizza property was frequently mentioned as a place where residences or a drive-through coffee shop could be created. The north slip parking lot could be beautified and enhanced with a playground, water features like a splash pad and a bike rental facility, he said. CDS will analyze the ideas suggested by the group Monday, then create a concept plan for the areas, Mlada said. The group is expected to bring its ideas to the CDA as early as Sept. 15, then present them to the Common Council the following day, he said. The city is considering holding a public meeting prior to the council meeting so residents can look at the results and comment on them, Mlada added.
The Port Washington Fire Department will seek $13,500 in next year's city budget to conduct a feasibility study and space needs analysis for a second firehouse. The Police and Fire Commission, which tabled the matter last month after receiving bids for the study from both Bray Architects and 5 Bugles Design, said it wants to keep the process moving ahead, even though there is no money for the study in this year's budget. Members recommended approving a $13,500 bid from Bray Architects, which has offices in Sheboygan and Milwaukee. The city also received a $18,300 bid for the study from 5 Bugles Design of Eau Claire. In addition to the fact Bray submitted the lower bid, commission members noted that the firm had approached the city seeking the work. Bray also offered to begin the study now and not bill the city until next year, Fire Chief Mark Mitchell said. Bray was also highly recommended by the Port-Saukville School District, he said. The firm is conducting a facilities study for the school district. The firm is also experienced in municipal building projects, officials said. "We don't want someone designing this who has never built a fire station before," Commission Chairman Rick Nelson said. "I don't want to be the test case." Commission members said they also like the fact the firm is located close to the city, noting it would be easier to meet with the company if needed. By recommending Bray's bid, the commission in effect authorized Mitchell to include the study in the fire department's 2015 budget. Some members questioned how likely it is the city will allocate the funds in the budget. "I know the mayor is supportive," Nelson said. "And the townspeople, I haven't heard anyone question it. What I've mostly heard is 'I can't believe you haven't done this already.'" Officials have discussed the concept of building a joint fire station with Ozaukee County that would not only meet the city's needs but also those identified by the county, Nelson said. Potential locations for the new station could include several parcels owned by the county, Nelson said, chief among them land adjacent to the Ozaukee County Justice Center and the neighboring soccer fields. The former auto dealership across the street from the Justice Center, although privately owned, is another possibility, he said. However, Nelson said, it will be up to Bray to evaluate the sites. "We'll leave it up to them to come up with recommendations," he said. Although the city has talked about building a second fire station for years, the idea has gained traction recently. Fire officials point to cramped conditions at the firehouse, inefficiencies and the fact the building has no facilities for women or paramedics. Pointing to the fact that Ozaukee County also has space needs, particularly in the emergency government and sheriff's departments, commission members have proposed building a joint facility.


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Romney Etch A Sketch
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Romney Etch A Sketch, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses an audience during a campaign stop at an American Legion post in Arbutus, Md., Wednesday.
Has Mitt Romney's campaign inadvertently provided opponents the perfect phrase with which to attack the former Massachusetts governor? That's the question in the wake of the "Etch A Sketch" comment by senior Romney aide Eric Fehrnstrom on CNN.
Asked whether Mr. Romney had moved too far to the right for the general election, Mr. Fehrnstrom said that the GOP hopeful would hit a reset button for the fall campaign. "It's almost like an Etch A Sketch," he said. "You can kind of shake it up and restart it all over again."
For Romney, Sketch-gate has overshadowed what should have been the triumphant aftermath of an Illinois primary victory. Romney's primary opponents immediately seized upon the image of an erasable toy to project their doubts about the depths of Romney's conservatism. Both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich held up Etch A Sketches at rallies on Wednesday.
"Team Romney says if Mitt is GOP nominee, he'll hit reset button for gen election. Where does that leave conservatives?" tweeted Mr. Santorum on Thursday.
Conservative activists who have long resisted Romney's likely nomination bemoaned the fact that it is only now, so late in the game, that they have found ananlogy that perfectly expresses their doubts about his beliefs.
"We've been at a loss to encapsulate our opposition into a one-liner; a bumper sticker," wrote Daniel Horowitz on the conservative RedState blog on Thursday. "After all, it takes copious pages of ink to explain the extent of Romney's hypocrisy on the issue of healthcare alone. Yet, late in the 11th hour of the campaign, when it's probably too late to make a difference, we have finally discovered our symbol that exemplifies Romney."
If nothing else, perhaps now the Romney team will stop demanding that the right get on board their train and provide some reasons to believe that Romney's conservative positions won't get shaken off like a kid's drawing in September, Mr. Horowitz said.
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Poor Bulgaria. Once again the Germans are headed her way—this time armed with nothing more than a change of currency and the policies of austerity that go along with it.
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Angela Merkel's reelection in Germany means austerity reigns for now, but there is at least a silver lining.


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The Ohio State Buckeyes started out hot, and then Wisconsin put in their big man Andre Almeida. The talented big man from Brazil gave the Buckeyes loads of problems within his first seven minutes off the bench. What was the Buckeyes' goal of beating the Cornhuskers? Simple: try to force Almeida to play smart, non-hacking basketball. And it worked.
Once the Buckeyes got the wide-bodied Almeida in foul trouble, the Badgers had very little to withstand the Buckeyes constant attack.
If you can't play defense you will not play for Thad Matta, and this game put that particular phrase front and center. The Buckeyes and there smothering defense showed up again, not allowing any opposing player to reach the free throw line for both halves against the Cornhuskers.
The Buckeyes started to hit their stride mid way through the first half, where they locked down on the defensive end and shot better from the field
The Buckeyes started the second half strongly, but they also looked sloppy in that same second half.
As good as Amir Williams was in the first half, he was that much of a non-factor in the second. Williams has the ability to be a dominant threat in the paint for the Buckeyes, but he is also known to be "consistently inconsistent".
The Buckeyes let another double digit lead slip away as a lack of offensive rebounds allowed the pesky 'Huskers to slowly creep back into the game.
The deciding factor in this game was the Buckeyes leading scorer for the night, Lenzelle Smith Jr.
Smith Jr. led the way for the Buckeyes as he scored a game-high 21 points on 6-6 shooting from the field, including being perfect from beyond the three-point arc. Lenzelle also contributed at the charity stripe, going 6-8 with the freebies.
The entire Buckeye team did well shooting free throws tonight: They made 23 out of a total of 28 free throwns.
When the Ohio State Buckeyes show up on the defensive end of the floor and at the free throw line, the offensive game comes naturally.
Thad Matta stuck to his very tight 8 player rotation tonight as he does with most close game. LaQuinton Ross has been stepping up his efforts on the defensive end of the floor, which is giving him more court time and allowing him to get more opportunities to take the heat off of Deshaun Thomas.
The Buckeyes are a very young team experience-wise, but as long as they keep growing in all aspects of the game, this team could be scary in the coming months.


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DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 24, 2017
Israelis tend to get carried away by endless post mortems on long-past battles. A press leak Tuesday, Jan. 24, from a closed security cabinet war conference, that took place during the last anti-terror operation "Defensive Edge" in 2014 against Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, has resurrected old charges that the Netanyahu government had failed to appreciate the perils of Hamas' terror tunnels. A new kind of tunnel, debkafile's intelligence sources reveal, is now serving Hamas to smuggle North Korean Bulsae-2- anti-tank missiles from Libya through Sinai.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis April 15, 2016
Tehran and Cairo Slam Aid Doors on Hamas. Gen. Soleimani pops up again with some hard truths for the Palestinian group. Iranian and Egyptian officials turned down the urgent applications for aid by penniless Hamas because the Palestinian terrorists refused to meet either of their terms, whether to back Assad or to betray ISIS-Sinai.
ISIS purloined rockets from Hamas production lines to attack Israel. Netanyahu marks out wide sterile zone
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report June 8, 2015
Islamic State operatives in the Gaza Strip have been helping themselves to Hamas rockets in recent weeks after furtively penetrating the teams operating the group's production and assembly lines, debkafile reveals The jihadis then passed the stolen rockets to their squads for launching against Israel. These attacks will intensify the deeper the Islamists' penetration of Hamas plants and their access to ever more advanced, long-range missiles. Israeli, Egyptian and Hamas attempts to stop the rocket attacks hit the wrong address. Israel has marked out a broad sterile zone.
Unilateral Gaza ceasefire collapses. Israeli air strikes resume after dozens of Palestinian rockets in hours
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report July 15, 2014
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon ordered the Israeli Air Force to resume strikes over Gaza Tuesday afternoon, six hours after a ceasefire proposed by Egypt, accepted by Israel and rejected by Hamas, was due to go into effect. During those hours, dozens of Hamas rockets raked town after town and village after village. debkafile: The White House called off US Secretary of State John Kerry's Cairo visit upon finding Tehran's hand behind the rockets. Netanyahu goes on the air at 8 p.m. to explain what went wrong.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report July 14, 2014
As Israel's Operation Defensive Edge ended its first week on July 14, military and intelligence experts were finding it hard to believe that Hamas had fired 1,000 rockets against Israel at random. They now conclude that Hamas was collecting operational data for itself, Iran and Hizballah to use in future conflicts – both about the weak points of Iron Dome and for guidance systems to lend their future rockets and mortars greater accuracy. Those experts advise Israel to send a small undercover special force into Gaza for intelligence missions to tip the scales in its favor.
Hamas rockets move north up to Haifa. Katyushas from Lebanon aimed at Metulla. Israeli artillery returns fire
DEBKAfile Special Report July 11, 2014
Another half a million Israelis came under rocket attack before dawn Friday, July 11, as Hamas again expanded its rocket radius up to Haifa, 150 km north of the Gaza Strip. A woman of 70 collapsed and died running for shelter after the Haifa siren. Two Katyusha rockets from Lebanon alerted Metullah, Israel's northernmost town, early Friday. One landed between the Galilee town and Kfar Yuval. There were no casualties. debkafile: It came from a Beqaa village under Hizballah rule. IDF artillery returned the fire. Hamas rocket attacks resumed against southern Israel.
DEBKAfile Special Report July 9, 2014
The long-range Hamas rockets that reached Hadera 110km north of Gaza Tuesday, July 8, have been identified as the Syrian-made M-302 Khaibar missiles which Hizballah launched against Haifa in the 2006 Lebanon War. It is based on Iranian technology, deriving from the Chinese WS-1. Hizballah engineers posted in the Gaza Strip helped Hamas improve the M-302 and extend its range and accuracy. But the M-302 still suffers from a lack of precision, which was demonstrated Tuesday night when it landed harmlessly in Hadera and also Jerusalem.
More than half of Israel under Hamas rocket attack - from Beersheba up to Greater Tel Aviv. No casualties. Hamas tries smuggling terrorists in by tunnels and sea
DEBKAfile Special Report July 8, 2014
First Hamas rockets were fired or intercepted Tuesday night, July 8, over Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Rishon Lezion, Givatayim, Raanana, Caesarea and Yavne. No casualties were reported, but a house was hit in N. Jerusalem. Hamas also made several attempts to smuggle terrorists into Israel for attacks: The IDF repelled a Hamas naval commando landing on Ashkelon's Zikkim beach. Another group of terrorists tried to creep into Israel through a tunnel under the Kerem Shalom crossing. It was discovered when the tunnel blew up under an IDF post.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report July 7, 2014
Hamas broadened its massive rocket blitz Monday night, July 7 - edging further north and east to locales hitherto unscathed, after warning that its response to the deaths of seven operatives in Israeli air strikes would be "unprecedented." Iron Dome intercepted at least 10 of the scores of rockets aimed at new urban areas – Lachish, Gan Yavneh, Kiryat Malachi, Beer Tuvia and Ashdod. The last rocket targeted Rehovot. Sirens sounded in the towns of Modiin, Ness Ziona, Gedera, Beit Shemes and Abu Ghosh indicating the approach of rockets.
DEBKAfile Special Report November 21, 2012
A bombing attack on a bus in cenral Tel Aviv Wednesday, Nov. 21, left at least 25 people injured, five seriously. A missile siren earlier alerted the towns and kibbutzim just west of Jerusalem – up to Beit Shemesh – Wednesday morning, Day 8 of the Gaza operation – the day after two Palestinian rockets missed the Israeli capital and landed at a West Bank Palestinian village. Two houses in Beir Tuvia took direct hits, injuring a woman and causing shock. Iron Dome saved Ashkelon and Beersheba from missile barrages.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis November 20, 2012
Jerusalem, Cairo and Gaza awaited US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's arrival Tuesday night, Nov. 20, to clinch the Gaza ceasefire accord. Israel held back from approval until then and the Palestinians stepped up their missile blitz. debkafile's analysts say that by giving in to international pressure for a ceasefire – against the objections of top military chiefs and intelligence pros - Israel's leaders would show they have not learned from their predecessors' mistakes in ending two wars inconclusively.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis November 17, 2012
President Barack Obama, in a phone conversation with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu early Saturday, reiterated his support for Israel's right to defend itself. He also spoke to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Where does the sudden harmonious Obama-Netanyahu cooperation over the Gaza operation come from? debkafile: The US is using Israel's Gaza operation to drag Iranian ruler Ali Khamenei to the negotiating table. Netanyahu hopes Obama will be led into a military confrontation with Iran. An Israeli ground operation is up to both.
DEBKAfile Special Report November 12, 2012
Another shell landed near an Israeli position on the Golan Monday, Nov. 12, less than 24 hours after Damascus promised to silence the mortar battery responsible for "stray shells." The promise came after Israel fired a Tamuz guided missile into Syria as a warning shot. Monday, Israeli tank fire knocked out the Syrian mortar battery. debkafile: Bashar Assad is provoking the Netanyahu government in the light of its restraint against heavy Palestinian missile fire from Gaza.
DEBKAfile Special Report November 11, 2012
Israel's deteriorating security situation has erupted simultaneously on two fronts. Sunday, Nov. 11, the IDF fired a Tamuz precision guided missile at a Syrian mortar position as a warning after a stray mortar hit an Israel Golan defense post. It was the fourth incident in 10 days. On the Gaza front, the Palestinians shot Grad missiles at Beersheba – one was intercepted by Iron Dome – after shooting 60 missiles in less than 24 hours. They injured four Israeli soldiers Saturday, four civilians Sunday – apparent victims of Katyushas supplied by Hizballah.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report October 28, 2012
Less than 24 hours after Sudan's Omar Bashir pledged "decisive steps against Israeli interests" for the destruction of the Iranian missile plant in Khartoum, Palestinian rocket teams early Sunday, Oct. 28, fired Grad missiles as target finders against Israel's nuclear reactor in Dimona. This is reported exclusively by debkafile. They missed, but Hamas is expected to keep on trying to improve its aim, having undertaken to serve Tehran as its southern, anti-Israel operational arm, like Hizballah in the north.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis June 20, 2012
At a particularly sensitive moment in Israeli-Egyptian relations, Israel's military leaders were caught napping by the June 18 terrorist attack from Sinai on the southern Route 10, in which an Israeli fence team worker was killed. Because they were too slow to catch on to the identity of the perpetrators (al Qaeda), those military chiefs aimed their reprisals at the wrong quarters (Hamas and Jihad Islami) and so set off a three-day, still ongoing missile-for-air strike cycle in Gaza.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report April 15, 2011
Hours after Hamas accused Israel of engineering the murder of the abducted Italian pacifist Vittorio Arrigoni in the Gaza Strip Friday, April 15, two Grad missiles exploded in the port-towns of Ashdod and Ashkelon - just five days after Israel agreed to the Palestinian extremists' plea for a ceasefire. debkafile's counter-terror sources report that Hamas seized the opportunity to exploit the Italian's kidnap and murder by Al Qaeda's Al-Tahwir Al-Jihad to end the informal ceasefire.
DEBKAfile Special Report April 4, 2011
Dirar Abu Asisi, the Gazan Palestinian who claims to have been abducted by Israel's secret service from the Ukraine, was charged before the Beersheba district court Monday, April 4, on 15 terror-related counts, including manufacturing and upgrading the range and capabilities of thousands of Grad and Qassam rockets launched from Gaza at Israeli towns and cities in recent years as well as anti-tank missiles. As commander of the military academy run by Hamas' armed wing, he was nicknamed Dr. Rocket.
DEBKAfile Special Report March 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, the second Grad missile hit Beersheba in 4 hours, 7 more mortar rounds exploded in the Eshkol district. debkafile: Hamas and Jihad Islami extremists feel free to shoot heavy missiles and dozens of mortar rounds at civilians in Israeli towns and villages, bucked up by support from post-Mubarak Egypt, Mahmoud Abbas' pursuit of Palestinian reconciliation and, most of all, by Israeli leaders' hesitancy to shoot them down because they are still playing by the old, pre-Arab Revolt rules.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 24, 2011
Israel's security leaders ought not to have been surprised when Hamas fired two long-range Iranian-made Grad missiles Wednesday night, Feb. 23 at the Negev cities of Beersheba and Netivot. The attack occurred exactly when Iranian Navy commander Adm. Habibollah Sayyari was due in Syria's Latakia port to attend the welcoming party for the two Iranian warships which made it through the Suez Canal without US or Israeli interference. It also marked a fresh, redoubled Hamas offensive against Israel.


text: Asian stocks sold off heavily in Thursday's trading, with indices suffering their worst collective one-day decline since August, prompted by heavy selling in financials.China's Shanghai Composite Index plunged 271 points, or 4.85%, to 5330, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng tumbled 948 points, or 3.19%, to 28,760. In Japan, the Nikkei slipped 325 points, or 2.02%, to 15,771, while the Topix shed 40 points, or 2.5%, to 1516. The Korean Kospi, which has been surging in recent weeks on Chinese bargain hunting, plummeted 63 points, or 3.11%, to 1979. "On a global basis there's no way in denying it -- multiples look extremely elevated, but also if you're trying to take a long-term view, while all the fundamentals seem right I find it's very hard to buy these stocks," says Jeroen Knol, a fund manager for ABN Amro. "I still have positions


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The act of incorporating the physical material of everyday life into artwork was a central part of Robert Rauschenberg's early practice.
In 1970 he took it a step further by using clipped newspaper headlines as content for a series of legendary silkscreens.
While Rauschenberg was certainly not the first artist to do so (early Cubist paintings included newspaper clippings for example) his series is significant as it inspires a dialogue on the meaning of journalism, the ephemeral nature of news(papers) in striking contrast to the aspired permanence of "Fine Art".
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REWIND 11 months and Blackburn Rovers were ready to make their way to Millwall for a must-win match on the back of a truly demoralising defeat at Watford that threatened to send them spiralling to a disastrous second successive relegation.
Fast forward to the present day and thanks to a quirk of the fixture list Rovers are once again getting set to enter the Lions' Den just four days after a trip to Vicarage Road.
But as David Dunn is quick to point out there is a different type of pressure, a welcome pressure, on Gary Bowyer's side ahead of tomorrow's clash with basement boys Millwall.
In April last year Rovers headed to the home of the Lions in desperate need of a victory to ensure they survived the drop.
They ultimately got it – Jordan Rhodes and David Jones on target in a 2-1 win.
This weekend they go in search of three points to keep their slim hopes of a play-off place alive.
Dunn, who was outstanding in Tuesday's 3-3 draw at Watford, admits Rovers will need to go on a 'hell of a run' in their final nine games of the campaign if they are to overcome the odds.
But he believes the fact that they are still in with a shout of snatching a top-six spot shows the progression they have made since their previous visit to Watford on April 20 last year, which ended in an ignominious 4-0 loss with Leon Best seeing red in injury time to cap a truly miserable afternoon.
Dunn said: "One thing I would say is 12 months ago we got turned over at Watford and it wasn't great.
"But the progression that the club has shown and made over the last 12 months has been very pleasing.
"Now if we can keep making the progression we have shown this season I'm sure it will be very good for the club long term.
"I think the whole club has changed. The manager has done a terrific job, as have all the coaching staff, and I think we've got a good group of players here who are very hungry and want to learn.
"Certainly for an older lad when you're watching them, they take things on board and you can see they've got a mentality to do their very best for the football club, which for the past few years, I don't think has always been the case."
Rudy Gestede's injury-time equaliser against Watford in midweek left Rovers eight points behind sixth-placed Reading but with a game in hand, which comes on Tuesday when Brighton & Hove Albion are the visitors to Ewood Park.
Dunn added: "Anything is possible in this league but we know we're going to have to go on a hell of a run to get there."
The midfielder's brilliantly taken 18-yard volley against Watford on Tuesday brought up his 50th league goal in 301 Premier League and Championship appearances for Rovers.
The veteran midfielder, 34, said: "It's been a long-time coming but to reach that milestone as predominantly a midfielder for most of my career – which I probably still am – is very pleasing."
But the shine was taken off the night for the former England international by the fact that Rovers were seemingly set to win the match until referee Darren Sheldrake awarded Watford a penalty after a cross into the box hit Todd Kane on the arm.
The Hornets converted the resulting spot-kick and went back in front before Gestede struck.
"We were well in with a shout of winning but I think the referee gave them a really soft penalty, Toddy was very unlucky to get penalised for that," said Dunn, who showed sublime footwork to set up Rovers' second goal of the night, scored by midfielder Craig Conway.
"It was something you kind of, not expect, but it happens quite often in this league.
"But I felt we once again showed great resilience to come back when we were 3-2 down with Rudy getting himself a good goal at the end.
"It would have been criminal if we hadn't got something out of the game.
"We gifted them a few goals if we're being honest but certainly there were more positives to take from the game than negatives," Dunn added.


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Back to School 2015
… and we're back! It's been a while indeed and we are currently reviewing hundreds of comments. If your organization is planning a back-to-school even to help foster children, please let us know in the comment section and we will do our best to feature it on our site.
Help California's Foster Kids
From our friends at Sleep Train: Sleep Train Foster Kids Dollar Drive On Now Through November 4th! For over 60,000 California foster children extracurricular activities help provide a sense identity and a path to success. Joining the soccer team, getting help with math, learning to swim, activities like these are shown to provide stability and improve academic achievement. To help Sleep Train is collecting donations to help pay for the extra activities foster children usually go without. Just bring your … Continue reading
The Road to Villa Nueva
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I've recently learned about a group called Citizens Caring for Children, which is supported by the First Presbyterian Church of Edmond in Oklahoma. From the organization's website: Citizens Caring for Children provides clothing, shoes, duffel bags, books, school supplies, mentors and other necessities to more than 3,600 foster children each year. The children served have been removed from their homes because of abuse and/or neglect with nothing but the clothing on their backs. Children in foster care live in your … Continue reading
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This year's RAA Convention couldn't have come at a more appropriate time and place for Memphis, Tenn.'s hometown airline. The proud new owner of a second operating subsidiary and revamped service contract with Northwest Airlines, Pinnacle Airlines has officially shed the manacles of a highly restrictive code-share deal and joined the open market for regional services. Now comes the time to prove it can match or better the costs of some of the industry's leanest and cheapest suppliers of regional feed–and do it while upholding the reputation for reliability it earned while almost single-handedly building Northwest Airlines' regional jet presence during the first half of the decade.
Today, with Northwest's buyout of Minneapolis-based Mesaba Aviation and the launch of fellow wholly owned subsidiary Compass Airlines, Pinnacle faces a challenge unlike any since CEO Phil Trenary arrived in Memphis 10 years ago to lead Northwest's newly purchased Jetstream 31 operation, then known as Express Airlines I. Of course, times have changed since Trenary and company transformed the company from the Airlink family's "black sheep" to Northwest's favorite son, renamed itself Pinnacle Airlines and built a 124-strong fleet of 44- and 50-seat Bombardier CRJs.
Although then-independently owned Mesaba finally did win a contract to fly 15 CRJs as an Airlink partner, it had taken only two since Northwest filed for bankruptcy in October 2005, ceased deliveries of the remaining jets it had ordered and stripped
it of half its fleet capacity. Pinnacle, meanwhile, waited for the proverbial other shoe to drop after Northwest grounded 15 of its CRJs and distributed a series of RFPs to competing airlines to fly the rest. During last year's convention in Dallas, Trenary said he fully expected, in his words, to "take a beating" from Northwest. Happily for him, the subsequent shakeout left Pinnacle virtually intact and, in some ways, in a stronger position than before.
Pinnacle now carries one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry, thanks in no small part to a $377.5 million bankruptcy claim it negotiated as part of the new deal with Northwest. It subsequently sold the claim to a variety of third parties for $283 million, giving it a cash and short-term investment position at the end of the fourth quarter worth $374.8 million. Trenary plans to put that money to good use by the end of the year, when he expects to see larger regional jets on the Pinnacle certificate. But while the old Airlink agreement barred Pinnacle from flying RJs for other major airlines, the new deal allows the Memphis-based regional to fly jets in any competitors' colors, as long as it stays away from Northwest's hubs in Memphis, Minneapolis or Detroit.
Colgan Connection
Less than a month after signing its new contract with Northwest, Pinnacle instantly aligned itself with United, Continental and US Airways by committing $20 million to buy all the assets of Manassas, Va.-based operator Colgan Air, operator of 40 Saab 340s and 11 Beech 1900s. Within a matter of days Pinnacle agreed to place 15 Bombardier Q400s on the Colgan certificate to fly as a Continental Connection carrier from Newark, N.J., starting in January.
Trenary explained that originally the interest in Colgan surfaced out of a desire to find a home for eight Saab 340s that Northwest no longer wanted. "We had known the Colgans for a very long time; this is a relationship that goes back over 20 years," said Trenary. "They have values that align well with ours. So it was a nice cultural fit, number one."
Then along came the chance to fly Q400s, making the Colgan connection all the more logical, particularly given Pinnacle's plan to simultaneously introduce a new regional jet type. Although Colgan will become only the second U.S. airline to fly the Q400 after Seattle-based Horizon Air, Trenary sees the big turboprops proliferating in North America in the near future. "I think the Q400 is going to prove to be a real hit with the industry," he predicted. "We didn't do this just to fly 15 airplanes around."
Continental hasn't talked about what cities it wants to serve with the airplanes, but Trenary said the fleet's service area will likely cover a radius of no more than 300 miles. With a comfortable range of 600 nm and a top speed of 460 knots, the Q400s will make far better use of Newark's obstacle-limited, 6,800-foot cross runway than does Continental Express partner ExpressJet with its Embraer ERJ 145s.
"Basically we create airspace because we don't have to go up and get into the arrival flow at the higher altitudes," said Trenary. "So while everyone else is restricted to say, 200, 220 knots up there, we can come underneath at much faster speeds and cut the corners, and basically have a dedicated runway."
By now deeply involved in the ATOS (air transport oversight system) process, a team dedicated to adopting the Q400 onto the Colgan certificate will serve as a template for applying the audit regime to the rest of the operation. Meanwhile, pilot recruiters at Pinnacle continue to face a daunting test of their own as they try to fill captain spots left vacant by a recent hiring binge by major airlines.
Regional airlines have seen accelerating turnover rates due largely to the majors' inability in many cases to convince enough of their furloughed pilots to return to work, said Trenary. Pinnacle felt the effect as hard as anyone, losing many of its most experienced captains to the likes of FedEx, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines.
As a result, Pinnacle had to cut service to destinations such as Lincoln, Neb., Waterloo, Iowa and Hancock, Mich. Hiring 30 pilots a week by the time of AIN's interview with Trenary in early April, Pinnacle expected to have enough people to fly its full complement of block hours by "early in the second half" of the year.
Of course, no regional airline can present its strongest case for new code-share deals while it struggles to fill left seats. If Trenary expects to land a new contract by the end of the year, the airline might in fact have to intensify its recruiting efforts. So far, according to Trenary, Pinnacle hasn't relaxed its hiring requirements, although it has begun paying for lodging and $200 a week to trainees for miscellaneous expenses.
Notwithstanding his pilot recruiting "challenges," Trenary betrayed no ambiguity about Pinnacle's desire to expand quickly into larger jet types outside the Northwest Airlink network. In a sense, the tables have turned for Pinnacle, particularly since Northwest set into motion its plans to acquire the suddenly low-cost Mesaba, whose employees recently accepted deep pay cuts to keep the airline afloat. Northwest has since assigned Mesaba its planned 36-strong complement of 76-seat CRJ705s, while plans call for its new Compass Airlines subsidiary to fly the same number of Embraer E175s.
Although Pinnacle hasn't given up on flying larger RJs for Northwest, opportunities now appear limited. In fact, when Pinnacle failed to reach new contract terms with its pilot group by March 31, a clause in its new Airlink agreement activated that allows Northwest to remove as many as 17 CRJs it subleases to the Memphis regional at a rate of three per month, ostensibly in favor of Mesaba. Pinnacle would get another bankruptcy claim worth $42.5 million in return, however, potentially improving its cash position even further for an eventual big RJ acquisition for another major.
With its purchase of Colgan, Pinnacle has already answered the critics' call for more partners. Now, flush with cash and endowed with a newfound diversity of customers and equipment, it can finally pursue the aspirations suppressed by pilot scope clauses and its Northwest contract for too many years.


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April 28, 2010
- UC Merced has added minors in Chicano/a studies, public health,
chemical sciences, and environmental sciences and sustainability.
- The university now offers 19 majors and 22 minors through its
three schools.
- The new programs will be available in fall 2010.
Beginning in the fall, students will be able to minor in
Chicano/a studies, public health, chemical science, and
environmental sciences and sustainability.
MERCED — The University of California, Merced, has added
four minors this year to its slate of academic offerings.
Beginning in fall 2010, students will be able to minor in
chemical sciences and environmental sciences and sustainability,
both offered though the School of
Sciences. Minors in Chicano/a studies and public health will be
offered through the School of
Social Sciences, Humanities and
"These minors represent UC Merced's commitment to cutting-edge
programs that will prepare students to tackle some of society's
most challenging problems," said Maria Pallavicini, dean of the
School of Natural Sciences. "The chemical sciences minor enables
students in multiple majors to broaden and enhance their knowledge
in a disciplinary area that is fundamental to the world in which we
live. The environmental sciences and sustainability minor
exemplifies the campus' commitment to educating students to be
stewards of the Earth."
UC Merced now offers 19
majorsand 22
minorsthrough its three schools,
Engineering, Natural
Sciences, and Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts.
"There has been great interest from students in adding these
programs to our university," said Mark Aldenderfer, dean of the
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. "With an underlying
emphasis on interdisciplinary studies, we think these minors will
help produce well-rounded graduates with knowledge that will
benefit them in the next chapter of their lives."
The chemical sciences minor will teach students to describe the
major concepts and theoretical principles in chemistry. They will
also be able to identify the central ideas underlying the principal
subfields of chemistry — analytical, inorganic, organic and
physical chemistry — as well as the broader interdisciplinary
subfields of biological, environmental and materials chemistry.
The environmental science and sustainability minor will give
students the knowledge and techniques to gather and report
environmental data using appropriate measurement tools. Students
will also be able to analyze information on environmental quality
and recommend appropriate technical, political or economic
solutions to environmental problems.
The Chicano/a studies minor will have students explore and
address many questions, including the role that race and ethnicity
play and have played in shaping the experiences of different ethnic
groups in the United States, with an emphasis on Chicanos/as.
Students will also explore the dynamics of migration and
immigration, along with the ensuing changes in identity, language,
social and cultural practices, and national (or transnational) allegiances.
The public health minor — an interdisciplinary program
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Shady Side Academy falls just short in PIAA tennis match
After cruising to a 6-0 first set win in the PIAA Class AAA doubles championships on May 25 at Hershey Racquet Club, it looked like Shady Side Academy's Alok Nimgaonkar and Chris Grubbs would end a five-year WPIAL drought and bring home the gold.
Their hopes were quickly dashed, however, as they fell to West Chester Rustin's John Lim and Derek Summers, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Nimgaonkar and Grubbs jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third set but couldn't close it out.
For awhile, it looked like it might be an all-WPIAL final as Fox Chapel's Ben Short and Sid Rajupet nearly knocked off Lim and Summers in the semifinals.
They lost in a three-set heartbreaker by scores of 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (11-9).
Shady Side Academy coach Tom Mercer, despite the loss, was upbeat about the season.
"They made it to the finals," he said. "As a team, we made it to the finals, so it was a very rewarding season. We nearly reached all of our goals but came up short. A lot of teams would love to have the season we had.
"The doubles match was frustrating, though. We started out playing very well. I think their guys were a little bit off of their game after that tense semifinal match but they rebounded nicely and we started making some errors.
"Give them credit, though. We have a strong nucleus coming back and we hope to be in the same position next year."
Marty Stewart is a sports editor for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-782-2123 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Here's a pretty solid practical joke, spotted by Daniel Stuckey, where the URL cocksuckers.org forwards to… well, I don't want to ruin it, so maybe click it yourself first? It's safe for work, I promise.
Not bad, right? For those who didn't click, it forwards to the NSA's website.
According to a Whois lookup, the domain was registered anonymously, and was last changed back in December 3, 2013. It seems likely that it's the work of a member of Anonymous, based not only on the somewhat juvenile style of the joke (the collective did run an operation called "Titstorm," after all), but also because one of the Anonymous Twitter accounts retweeted two tweets about it.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of VMware Inc. (VMW) are lower by -3.50% to $97.25 on heavy volume in mid-afternoon trading on Tuesday, after the company announced it would stop providing long term guidance, MarketWatch reports.
The company, which provides virtualized cloud infrastructure solutions, made the announcement at the VMware analyst day during the VMworld conference in San Francisco.
The company will no longer offer long term guidance as it is focusing investors' attention on aggregate top and bottom line success and execution against stated objectives, said a UBS (UBS) analyst in a note to clients, MarketWatch added.
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HOUSTON - Officials have cancelled an Amber Alert for three young children.
A Harris County Sheriff's Office homicide detective told Local 2 Vickirae Lopez and her three children were found near Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, northwest of Dallas around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
According to officials, 26-year-old Vickirae Lopez, picked up her three children from her mother's home in northeast Harris County around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday to return to Las Vegas.
Lopez has been separated from her military husband, who is stationed in Las Vegas, for about a month.
According to officials, after leaving the Houston area, Lopez sent texts to her mother saying she was contemplating suicide with the children and possibly going to drive off a bridge.
Detectives told Local 2 the children are now in the custody of Child Protective Services and Lopez will be taken to get psychological testing.
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05:30 - 21:00 daily
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daily, 5 a.m. - 9.30 p.m.
|Air France Lounge
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An interesting article last week found that people living near takeaways were more likely to be overweight.
A Geography of Obesity?
But what is the evidence about the link between location and weight?
Here are some useful starting points for research:
- The article was based on the work of the UKCRC Centre for Diet and Activity Research, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge. Their website discusses ongoing research. There are also some useful evidence briefs on children and nutirition and the association between diet and economics.
- For further comment on the methodology of the survey see the summary on NHS choices.
- Nationally Public Health England recently released a paper on regulating the growth of fast-food outlets. Their website also has some obesity data. This includes child and adult obesity maps; breakdowns by local authority (which reveal regional disparities) and a map of geographic trends for adults over the period 1993-2011.
NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care. has some useful data on weight, food consumption, diet and levels of physical activity for England.
- Further related statistics can be found in the National Diet and Nutrition survey which has breakdowns by age and gender.
- Whereas the Children's Food Trust has some research on children and diet and the link between school meal take up and obesity.
- The National Obesity Forum is an independent professional organisation. Its website has data and reviews of health promotion projects. It recent State of the Nation's Waistlines report audited the extent of the problem in the UK.
- The OECD provides a wider picture of cross national comparisons. Download the 2014 Obesity update for the latest analysis. See the file on the UK health data and policy for the shocking fact that obesity rates in the United Kingdom are the highest in Europe and predicted to rise by 10% in the next 10 years.
- Globally the World Health Organization is also recording higher levels of obesity worldwide. See its Global Database on Body Mass Index
- The Lancet has also published this recent systematic review on the extent of obesity in children and adults worldwide from 1980-2013.
- The World Obesity Federation represents professional members of the scientific, medical and research communities from over 50 regional and national obesity associations. Its website has online reports, news and briefings.
Are Poor People Fatter?
But what other factors influence weight? In 2013 a UK government minister caused a storm by suggesting that poor people in the UK were more likely to be overweight.
- The Joseph Rowntree Trust has disputed this claim.
- NHS Choices has reviewed a recent study which claimed that poor urban children were more likely to eat junk food for lunch.
- The sources listed above – in particular the diet surveys, can help you examine actual data on this. The Children's Food Trust website also has some interesting materials on free school meals and health.
- The Royal College of Physicians also has on its website a useful leaflet of sources on the relationship between food poverty, diet and health.
- However other factors in addition to socioeconomic status and location may be at play. Consider reports from the National Obesity Observatory which consider the impact of culture and ethnicity on weight.
- The Association for the Study of Obesity is a Uk based academic network. Explore its website for links to the latest research.
Further research resources
- Try searching NHS evidence for examples of UK clinical reviews, health guidance and policy.
- PubMed provides free references to articles in medical journals. In some cases there are links to free full text.
LSE Subscription Resources
- Cinahl Plus provides access to materials dating back to 1937 which cover all aspects of nursing and health.
- The ISI Web of Science has articles from 1900 onwards. These include medical and the social science aspects of health. This database also allows you to easily trace highly cited articles.
- Scopus also has extensive coverage of health. Most articles are from 1997 onwards.
- If you are looking for articles about health in developing countries. Try CABI Global Health which has references to articles published since the 1970s.
- For Full text UK government document son health policy use Public Information Online (for items since 1996) and House of Commons Papers for older materials and historic Hansard.
About Heather Dawson
Heather Dawson is an Academic Support Librarian based in the Academic Services Group where her main role is in Collection Development.


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Ask Health Experts and Get Answers to Your Health Question ASAP
have you had an upper endoscopy?
have you had a cat scan?
have you had a chest xray?
any surgical history for your chest or abdomen?
any medication?
Your first answer is what I wanted because quite frankly the first thing that came to mind upon reading your question is esophageal pathology. Pain is rarely a cancer compliant
early on so infection, erosions or ulcers is most common. The reason the Biaxin gave you some relief lead me more to an infectious etiology. Diabetes puts you at risk for opportunistic infections.
Neurontin is not normal medicine for diabetes. So I hope you have some neuropathy to justify its use.
The heart scan is not a cat scan of the chest. Pain with swallowing is either neck or chest pathology. A scope can see the inner lumen but the cat scan can see all structures and their surroundings. Unless they also read the heart scan as if it was a chest CT then you did not get what I think you need. MRI is also a good option.
The appendectomy is not an issue.
I am worried that the GI doctor has dismissed you because that discipline hold a significant key here?! Rescope is often needed and probably should be done. Biopsies !!! Wow these need to be done. Especially for H pylori, what if you have a resistant strain or you need treatment longer than the usual 14 days? Endoscopy could help. How about increasing the dose of nexium? Many times I find standard doses with this class of drug is insufficient.
A cat scan could evaluate neck structures & your mediastinum ( around the heart).
Now I will add this warning ---> As a surgeon I have had to chase the complaint for several months before the cause actually grew big enough to see.
I am not sure what else to tell you?! You need your doctors ( a doctor) to step up....
The only over the counter medication like nexium is prilosec.
Also know that the drug class we are talking about has unique properties in that some of them work some do not. All you can is try. Insurance is another issue. Again the gastroenterolgist could help here...


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One of Killeen's busiest retail corridors — between Trimmier Road and W.S. Young Drive on Lowes Boulevard — is running out of space, which may drive corporate retailers to new parts of the city to open up shop.
The busy corner of Trimmier Road and U.S. Highway 190 — across the street from Walgreens — will soon see a CVS pharmacy, now under construction. The 13,000-square-foot retail pharmacy plans to open in September.
After a recent conversation with a former CVS developer, John Crutchfield, president of the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce, said the new store will have to compete with three nearby pharmacies.
"With the advent of CVS, Walgreens and H-E-B, (the developer's) statement was, that there will be more prescriptions sold at that intersection than any in the state," Crutchfield said. "I don't know if that's true, but it is indicative of the fact that it is a very robust retail area."
Most corporate stores, such as CVS, base the placement of their stores on studies of demographics and traffic.
Crutchfield said CVS spent around $4 million for its new store and knocked down other businesses, including a Midas and a Baymont Inn and Suites hotel.
Mike DeAngelias, spokesman for CVS, said the high visibility and traffic at the location will make the CVS profitable in spite of the proximity to competitors.
"It's not uncommon for the competing stores to open up on opposite corners of an intersection," DeAngelias said. "The fact that we're interested in similar attributes — easy access, high visibility — makes that a common occurrence."
Trimmier Road project
The area also will see greater mobility with a transportation project — currently under design by the city of Killeen — to expand Trimmier Road and add a new street parallel to Lowes Boulevard on the north side of Lowes Creek.
Preliminary plans indicate the addition of a middle turn lane on the current five-lane stretch of Trimmier Road, between the Bank of America and U.S. 190.
"The Lowes Boulevard corridor is going to benefit greatly from the Trimmier Road expansion," Crutchfield said.
New retail corridor
After years of maximizing occupancy of the limited U.S. 190 real estate, prices for lots on the major highway into Fort Hood have increased.
"Real estate is very high along U.S. 190 in Killeen and Harker Heights because there's not much more of it left," Crutchfield said.
For several years, the Killeen Walmart has been one of the top-five performing Walmarts in the U.S., in terms of sales per square foot, he said. But developers are starting to look elsewhere.
"We're starting to see development along (State Highway) 195, because of the traffic and the density along Lowes Boulevard," Crutchfield said.
The Killeen Economic Development Corporation — also headed by Crutchfield — is working with three large grocery stores and one moderate-sized grocery store interested in building in Killeen, Crutchfield said.
Killeen does not have a major grocery store west of the Trimmier Road H-E-B, which means residents from all over west Killeen have to travel to Trimmier Road to purchase groceries.
Many retail centers, such as the Lowes Boulevard retail corridor, are created first by a large anchor store like Walmart or H-E-B, and later by other stores hoping to pick up on the traffic.
"Sooner or later somebody is going to do a development on (Texas 195), and when that happens, you're going to see the floodgates open up down there," Crutchfield said.


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Nov. 14, 2003. To the delight of local taxicab drivers, Las Vegas is moving to ban human-powered pedicabs. Cabbies cite the pedicabs as a "dangerous nuisance", a claim I find ironic since I can't count how many times a taxicab nearly ended my life early when I biked around Vegas last year. And it's really hard to imagine the threat posed by a vehicle that moves, at most, seven miles per hour. (full article)
By the way, I saw some similarities with Austin while in Vegas that kept me from being homesick, like seeing two black men arrested and in handcuffs for bicycling on the sidewalk.


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Stewart Dryburgh
Global head of KitKat and chocolate countlines - Nestlé
Nestlé has expansion opportunities in developing markets in Asia and Latin America for its leading confectionery brand KitKat, according to the company's head of chocolate countlines.
Published: 20-Oct-2015
The town of Nelson will welcome New Zealand's first omega-3 fish oil processing plant in December. Campbell Berry-Kilgour, sales director of Seadragon, who hopes the facility will fill a definite gap in the market, talks about the industry and market in New Zealand and Asia-Pacific.
Published: 15-Sep-2015
The quest for alternatives to animal-derived proteins has led to a huge amount of innovation - some proteins are already thriving on the market and others have some way to go. FoodNavigator looks at the latest trends at IFT.
Published: 14-Jul-2015
Jason Tetro
Researcher, author - The Germ Guy
Self-styled 'germvangelist' and microbiologist Jason Tetro says the probiotic industry is obsessed with technicalities and needs to venture back in time to access the innate, holistic power of probiotics.
Published: 12-Jan-2015
Jake Riddle
General manager - Kerry Asia Pacific
Irish dairy and ingredients group Kerry sees a lot of potential in an Indonesian market where sophisticated nutritionals are gaining ground with a young demographic. It is upping investment in a country with south east Asia's largest population (250m).
Published: 21-Oct-2014
Indonesia's food industry will continue to grow in importance as its population of around 300 million gains wealth, according to some voices in the halls of the Jakarta International Expo at Food Ingredients-Asia last week. But it may have some way to go yet.
Published: 20-Oct-2014
Jane Barnett
Insights manager for Australia-New Zealand, south east Asia and India - Mintel
From tea yoghurt to coffee fruit energy, portable water enhancement to Milo's brand expansions, Mintel shared category-busting innovation at Food Ingredients-Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia, this week.
Published: 16-Oct-2014
Kalanithi Nesaretnam
Minister - Embassy of Malaysia in Brussels
Malaysia hopes to double its palm oil production by 2020 without having to dedicate more land to palm plants, according to a Malaysian minister.
Published: 18-Sep-2014
Dr John Wilkinson
Consultant and EU Novel Foods expert
Exotic and functional fruits and vegetables like cashew nut fruit, chu chu and their extracts are set for an easier passage into European Union markets if mooted simplifications to EU Novel Foods laws come to fruition, according to a UK-based expert.
Published: 25-Jun-2014
Bert Jan Post
Managing Director - Tetra Pak Vietnam
UHT will continue to be the "preferred format" for liquid dairy in Vietnam because it guarantees the safety of products distributed to the country's high rural population, according to Tetra Pak.
Published: 20-May-2014
Michael Hiron
Commercial Manager, Lifestyle Nutrition - Volac
The infant nutrition sector could become the largest single market for whey protein if China abolishes its one child policy, says Volac.
Published: 11-Mar-2014
Mike Greene
Former CEO and owner - HIM!
Food manufacturers, retailers and other food industry players are failing to connect with consumers who are tuning out of mainstream messaging and infesting their own comms channels, says angel investor, business mentor and philanthropist, Mike Greene.
Published: 20-Feb-2014
Veteran probiotic researcher professor Gregor Reid is not a happy man. It's time the probiotic community fought back against those forces that have for too long denied a perfectly valid body of nutrition science in the form of commercial claims. It's time to get personal…
Published: 23-Jan-2014
Hans Zevenbergen
Cross-category nutrition and health director - Unilever
The food industry came under attack last week at the International Congress of Nutrition (#ICN20) for not doing enough to improve the healthiness of its portfolios…unfairly, says Unilever.
Published: 24-Sep-2013
Dato' Dr Rajen M
Chief executive - Holista Colltech
This time last year, the Southeast Asian nations of Asean set out to create the single largest regulatory framework for dietary supplements in the world. We spoke to Dato' Dr Rajen M, who has been advising on Malaysia's position, to give us an update on the framework.
Published: 06-Sep-2013
Russell Ward
Director of research - Giract
With predicted growth of 15 to 20% imminent, probiotics in China and South Asia are destined for big things. But, according to Russell Ward, research director of food analyst Giract, a number of other factors must come into play before the segment reaches its potential.
Published: 09-Oct-2012
Dr David Tribe
Senior lecturer - University of Melbourne
Last week saw a furious row between researchers in France and their critics from around the world after they published new findings on the effect of genetically modified Roundup maize when it is fed to rats.
Published: 03-Oct-2012
Thierry Foucher
Managing Director for Asia Pacific - Ingredia
China's trend towards natural ingredients with health benefits should ensure the success of Ingredia's chia product for bakery, the firm has said.
Published: 28-Jun-2012
Jocob Cohen
CEO - Mycolivia
Israeli firm Mycolivia has developed a range of mushroom-derived health supplements, challenging the thriving market for such products in China.
Published: 26-Jun-2012
Lynn Dornblaser
Director of Innovation and Insight - Mintel
There has been a fundamental and significant shift in global business moves, with Asia now bypassing EU and US markets to work directly with Latin America and this is a trend set to stay, according to Mintel analyst.
Published: 18-Jun-2012
Chinese firms
Vitafoods Europe 2012 is a good place to come face to face with business in Europe's lucrative health and nutrition market, according to Chinese firms exhibiting in the China Pavilion.
Published: 11-Jun-2012
Professor Yong Chul Shin
President - Amicogen
Korea's health claim regulations are set to change next year, enabling functionality claims to be made in general foods rather than just supplements, according to a previous Korea FDA member.
Published: 29-May-2012
Johan Quintens
Vice President - Vésale Pharma
Asia's functional food market is still a new target area for pharmaceutical firm Vésale Pharma and working with regional agents will prove essential in gaining traction in the market, according to president.
Published: 28-May-2012
Richard Werran
CEO - Cert ID Europe
Genetic modification is an on-going problem in Asia's basmati rice network and it is a problem that importers need to be vigilant in curbing, according to an industry expert.
Published: 07-May-2012
Nils Grede
Senior policy officer and deputy chief, policy and strategy division, nutrition and HIV/AIDS unit - World Food Programme
The World Food Programme (WFP) operates on many fronts, with many initiatives, but it's core remains the same – to better the nutritional inputs of the world's neediest people. Significant advances in fortified rice technology are set to see those goals made real in Cambodia and Bangladesh.
Published: 23-Feb-2012