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The Jubilee, centred on the person of Christ,
thus becomes a great act of praise to the Father: "Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before
the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before
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it has to be said that a commitment to justice and peace in a world like
ours, marked by so many conflicts and intolerable social and economic
inequalities, is a necessary condition for the preparation and celebration
of the Jubilee. Thus, in the spirit of the Book of Leviticus (25:8-12),
Christians will have to raise their voice on behalf of all the poor of the
world, proposing the Jubilee as an appropriate time to give thought, among
other things, to reducing substantially, if not cancelling outright, the
international debt which seriously threatens the future of many nations. The
Jubilee can also offer an opportunity for reflecting on other challenges of
our time, such as the difficulties of dialogue between different cultures
and the problems connected with respect for women's rights and the promotion
of the family and marriage.
52. Recalling that "Christ ... by the revelation of the mystery of the Father and
his love, fully reveals man to man himself and makes his supreme calling clear",(34)
two commitments should characterize in a special way the third preparatory year: meeting
the challenge of secularism and dialogue with the great religions.
With regard to the former, it will be fitting to broach the vast subject of the crisis
of civilization, which has become apparent especially in the West, which is highly
developed from the standpoint of technology but is interiorly impoverished by its tendency
to forget God or to keep him at a distance. This crisis of civilization must be countered
by the civilization of love, founded on the universal values of peace, solidarity,
justice and liberty, which find their full attainment in Christ.
53. On the other hand, as far as the field of
religious awareness is concerned, the eve of the Year 2000 will provide a
great opportunity, especially in view of the events of recent decades, for interreligious
dialogue, in accordance with the specific guidelines set down by the
Second Vatican Council in its Declaration Nostra Aetate on the
relationship of the Church to non-Christian religions.
In this dialogue the Jews and the Muslims ought to have a pre-eminent place. God grant
that as a confirmation of these intentions it may also be possible to hold joint
meetings in places of significance for the great monotheistic religions.
In this regard, attention is being given to
finding ways of arranging historic meetings in places of exceptional
symbolic importance like Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Mount Sinai as a means of
furthering dialogue with Jews and the followers of Islam, and to arranging
similar meetings elsewhere with the leaders of the great world religions.
However, care will always have be taken not to cause harmful
misunderstandings, avoiding the risk of syncretism and of a facile and
deceptive irenicism.
54. In this broad perspective of commitments, Mary Most Holy, the
highly favoured daughter of the Father, will appear before the eyes of
believers as the perfect model of love towards both God and neighbour. As
she herself says in the Canticle of the Magnificat,
great things were done for her by the Almighty, whose name is holy (cf. Lk 1:49).
The Father chose her for a unique mission in the history of
salvation: that of being the Mother of the long-awaited Saviour. The Virgin
Mary responded to God's call with complete openness: "Behold, I am the
handmaid of the Lord" (Lk 1:38). Her motherhood, which began in
Nazareth and was lived most intensely in Jerusalem at the foot of the Cross,
will be felt during this year as a loving and urgent invitation addressed to
all the children of God, so that they will return to the house of the Father
when they hear her maternal voice: "Do whatever Christ tells you"
(cf. Jn 2:5).
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hayley Williams of Paramore said joining rapper B.o.B on the hip-hop groove "Airplanes" helped her band realize they needed to take more chances.
The monster jam sold more than 4 million tracks and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011. Williams said the song's success came at a perfect time: Two of the members of Paramore left the group, and the newly formed trio began work on their fourth album and wanted to expand beyond their signature punk-rock sound.
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"We wouldn't have made this album when there were five of us," Williams said. "As a five-piece band we weren't in a very healthy place as people, together or individually as well. And the three of us are at a point now where we know; when we look at each other, we know that each of us wants to be here."
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Skip to comments.Governor Cuomo tells Rev. Al Sharpton gun law also honors MLK
Posted on 01/20/2013 2:05:47 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Gov. Cuomo stood with the Rev. Al Sharpton in Harlem on Saturday to tout the states tough new firearms laws and how they can help neighborhoods plagued by gun violence.
Cuomo, in an address to the National Action Network to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, suggested the gun control legislation was another step on the road to the slain civil rights leaders vision of social justice.
We passed new gun laws, and we passed new gun laws on Martin Luther King Day, Cuomo said. Why? Because, its simple enough innocent people have died.
How many times as a society do we need to see tragedy after tragedy after tragedy before we act? he asked.
Cuomo highlighted the impact the law dubbed the New York SAFE Act would have in the historic upper Manhattan neighborhood. Seventy-five percent of violent deaths in Harlem [are] due to guns, Cuomo continued. We have to get these illegal guns off the street once and for all. We need services in the community to end the violence.
When Cuomo pushed through the new bill last week, New York became the first state in the nation to toughen its firearms regulations after the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.
The new law outlaws more types of assault weapons, eliminates ammunition magazines that carry more than seven rounds, increases the frequency of background checks and requires gun owners to renew their licenses every five years.
Sharpton, who has sometimes been a critic of Cuomo, applauded the governors efforts.
What has happened in the state of New York has laid a foundation for historic change, Sharpton said.
Gun owners and some Republicans in Albany have complained that the bill was rushed and is too restrictive.
Cuomos dash to pass new legislation has fueled whispers that he is shoring up his liberal bonafides in advance of a White House run four years from now.
The governor further touted his progressive agenda by slamming the NYPDs controversial stop-and-frisk program for yielding too many marijuana arrests for young minorities.
For a small amount of marijuana, you are giving a young person a criminal record that will be with them forever that will make it hard for them to get a job, he said.
Martin Luther King owned a gun.
Dear Gov: Explain to me why they use a knife intstead of a gun for an abortion. Surely a gun would be faster.
Hey Cuomo, go f@$% yourself, your Marxist/Leninist, fascist, liberal, leftist prick.
Leave it to libs to make guns a racial issue while ignoring the real problem within the black community which is family. How many blacks are born out of wedlock now? Oh that's right, only 72% and recently I heard it was even as high as 85%. Yes only 85%. No problems will arise from that, it's all the guns fault.
Well, nice try cuomonist, too bad all the brutha's are too busy shooting each other illegally anyway to give two damns about your dictatorship laws that hurt the law abiding and unprotected innocent,especially in the ghetto. I'd like to see how far he'd venture into the South Bronx without bodyguards or police protection. Not a chance. Another hypocritical, girly-man liberal. Wake up, America, before it's too late......
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Jerome Isaac, 48, pled guilty to a first-degree murder charge for acting in an especially cruel and wanton manner and intentionally causing death while inflicting great physical pain, according to the Brooklyn DA.
BTW about that post: If you'll notice he is inside the elevator with the doors closed. That means for quite a bit of time he was dousing her with gasoline and she couldn't do anything. Why? Because she was not ARMED! Let a lib stand in her place and tell me if they are still for gun control.
Good luck, New Yorkers! Your governor is a mad man.
Takling guns away from blacks is a good move, I am glad Sharpton approves.
Go door to door in Harlem and clean them out.Tell them Sharpton sent me.
This arrogant asshole Cuomo is up to his eyeballs in the mortgage issues of a few years ago what with his involvement in the CRA when HUD Secretary under the reprobate Clinton. Nobody wants to bring that up now though.
People wonder why NY state is losing population. Well, it's because of idiocy like the gun law which was just passed.
I moved from NY five years ago because of the taxes and regulations. That fact that he was elected by the idiots of that state validate my decision.
A lot of original gun control laws, after reconstruction, were in place to keep guns out of the hands of blacks. Liberals are ignorant of this fact.
Here's a few side notes about MLK concerning Cuomo's politicization of him.
I've found several links which help to substantiate the idea that MLK owned a gun. I hope that this one is okay to post here.
MLKs Arsenal & The Racist Roots of Gun Control in the U.S.
Also, I also found it intresting that Dr. Alveda King, MLK's niece, claims that MLK, and other family members, were Republican.
Dr Alveda King, MLK Was A Republican.mp4
So is it possible that Cuomo doesn't know what he's takling about concerning MLK?
According to a USDOJ report from 2011 analyzing homicide trends from 1980 - 2008, young black males (under 25 yrs), representing just one percent of the population, were responsible for 27 percent of the homicides with firearms. Quite a sobering statistic.
During the Clinton administration, Cuomo was head of HUD. I remember reading that The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development's bodyguard lost his weapon. HUD needs an armed bodyguard? Hypocritical sods.
So these are illegal guns, which means it is against the law to have them. So that law is not doing you any good. Only an idiot would think passing another law is the answer.
I read somewhere that King was a Republican, but Kennedy was the one who got him out of jail, so he became a Democrat.
Has Al taken a moment to explain to Cuomo the fact that gun control was first introduced to keep Blacks from defending themselves?
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The man who killed two people and wounded another at a suburban Oregon mall bought more than 100 rounds of ammunition in the days before the December attack as well as four high-capacity ammo magazines for the semi-automatic AR-15 rifle he used, according to a sheriff's report released Wednesday.
Jacob Roberts, 22, fired into crowds of people at the Clackamas Town Center outside of Portland before killing himself on Dec. 11.
Also detailed in the nearly 1,000-page report are the first moments after sheriff's deputies from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office responded to the mall.
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Cindy Yuille and Steven Forsythe were killed, and 15-year-old Kristina Shevchenko was injured. Roberts also fired 13 rounds that did not hit anyone.
Roberts' roommates discovered empty boxes of ammunition in his room. They looked online and found that the ammunition matching the boxes could be used for an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. At about 7 p.m. on the night of the shooting, one of the roommates called the sheriff's office tip line and said they believed Roberts was the shooter.
Roberts got the gun from a friend, Sean Cates, according to previously released court documents.
Cates woke up a half-hour after the shootings, went to work at 5 p.m. and learned of the attacks at about 7 p.m. He ran to a pay phone and called 911 to report the rifle stolen.
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Skip to comments.'neighbor from hell' Lori Christensen ordered to jail over restraining order
Posted on 05/31/2012 5:53:43 PM PDT by smokingfrog
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A White Bear Lake woman cannot come within one mile of her home after repeatedly violating a restraining order filed by neighbors who call her a "neighbor from hell."
Lori Christensen, 49, appeared in Ramsey County Court Wednesday for a hearing on charges that she violated probation by disobeying a harassment restraining order. District Judge George Stephenson extended the restraining order. She is not allowed to come within one mile of her old home.
Stephenson noted that "people all over the country are laughing about this." He then used strong language in rejecting her statements of not understanding that she was violating his previous orders. "Crap," he called her actions. When Christensen attempted to interrupt him, Stephenson warned her that she was "pissing me off."
Greg and Kim Hoffman had successfully carried out a series of restraining orders again Christensen, whose house sits directly across from their front yard on a quiet cul-de-sac in White Bear Lake. The Hoffman family told NBC News that in an effort to avoid Christensen, they have become prisoners in their own backyard.
(Excerpt) Read more at kare11.com ...
Yikes! Is this another Zombie article?
What a freak.
Reminds me of that freak a few years ago who harassed that dying little girl.
How on earth has this woman kept her job, going in and out of jail and many arrests. Her employer can't be happy with this.
My guess, she will be back.
Those people need to arm themselves or move. Because once that psycho stews for 90 days, she's going to go exactly 2 places and the first is to get a weapon.
Or just drive her car through the front door.
Cue the music from movie "Psycho".
I agree that she will be back. I hope they become familiar with castle doctrine laws in their state, because I can see this as possibly pushing that nutball over the edge.
There are people who piss me off, notably people who care what others think. You see it even on this forum when you read about not sinking to levels, and 'Oh no, can't do that! Just imagine what the MSN will say!'
It's a disgusting and fundamental mind set. PC and fear above truth. PC and fear above country. PC and fear above life.
Re: Neighbors. No thanks.
Time to gun up.
Wow, what a whackadoodle neighbor.
Crazy eyes.
Where is Rudy Eugene when you REALLY need him?
I can only hope that Ms. C's new neighbors are a female roller derby team, a biker gang, & a hockey team.
I wonder what screen name she posts with on DU?
Seems like other executive assistants I have seen...
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The Jessica that Jessica wants to be
Here's Jessica Biel last night at the premiere of Total Recall. It's what I call aspirational dressing. And, curiously, her sartorial approach mirrors her professional one. The Jessica that Jessica wants to be and the Jessica that Jessica actually is, they are not the same. What you see here, this dress and the shoes and the accessories, while certainly a beautiful idea, it's not the right idea for Jessica Biel. Marion Cotillard? Of course. Rachel Weisz too. Jessica Biel? You can't force a look on a person who can't carry the look. She can't carry the look.
But at least she pushed that dumb fringe to the side. Also... WEAVE. For sure.
Who is the Jessica that Jessica wants to be when it comes to her personal life?
When asked during the Total Recall junket about wedding preparations and what she's been doing to prepare, here was her response:
"Almost nothing! I'm just enjoying being engaged. I do feel like there is a lot of time and nothing needs to be rushed. Everyone tells me that being engaged is the really special moment."
It's not about whether or not that's bullsh-t (which it totally is). More interestingly it's about why the bullsh-t. That's who Jessica Biel thinks Jessica Biel really is - the girl who wouldn't fret about the wedding, the chillest bride ever, the one who doesn't sweat the hair, the dress, the one who never really thought about getting married in the first place...
And not the pap-calling, career-leveraging, long-suffering-through-infidelity partner of Justin Timberlake.
Do we get to be who we want to be by simply telling people that that's who we are? Some things you can't change just by words. Like, you know, whether or not there's more to her role in Total Recall other than punching and running...nice release Viktoria now stick it! yes!
Said Jessica of her character:
She signed on because the film wasn't just all action. "This character was really developed, which is surprising for a film like this one. It's a love story that we tried to infuse through this wild ride."
There she is, Jessica the serious actor. The one who, you know, has the luxury of deliberating over scripts to see whether or not there's enough profundity in the material. Because she's known for such a high quality of work, haven't you heard?
If you keep hearing it, will you keep believing it?
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The euro fell to a four-month low versus the dollar as the Cyprus bailout plan added to concern about the safety of the region's bond holdings and deposits.
The 17-nation currency pared losses as Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Cyprus is a specific case, contradicting a Reuters report that Dijsselbloem called the bailout a model for Europe. The bailout plan will see Cyprus Popular Bank Plc wound down, wiping out bondholders, and will impose losses on some depositors at Bank of Cyprus Plc. The yen erased losses before central bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks to lawmakers tomorrow.
"There's a queue of concerns that remain for the single currency, even if we were to see any type of concern about Cyprus abate," Joe Manimbo, a market analyst in Washington at Western Union Business Solutions, a unit of Western Union Co., said in a telephone interview. "The region's stuck in recession."
The euro weakened 1 percent to $1.2858 as of 4:12 p.m. in New York, after touching the least since Nov. 22. Europe's shared currency dropped 1.4 percent to 121.06 yen. Japan's currency rallied 0.3 percent to 94.17 per dollar.
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South Korea's currency strengthened as the Cyprus agreement eased concern Europe's debt crisis will escalate. The won rose 0.8 percent to 1,110.85 per dollar.
The shekel gained as much as 0.9 percent to the greenback after the Bank of Israel kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a third month, as policy makers focus more on climbing domestic home prices than on the pace of recovery in the global economy.
Israel's currency rose 0.6 percent to 3.6323 to the dollar.
The Cyprus accord spares bank accounts below the insured limit of 100,000 euros ($128,550). It imposes losses that two European Union officials said would be no more than 40 percent on uninsured depositors at Bank of Cyprus, which will take over the viable assets of Cyprus Popular Bank.
The European Central Bank said it won't stop the Cypriot central bank from providing the island's banking sector with emergency funding.
"The issues in Europe are more ingrained and deeper than the rate is showing," said Mark Noble, a senior foreign- exchange trader at Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California, in a telephone interview. "They are still not out of the woods economically, there's baggage in the outer core of the euro group, so I think there is still more pain ahead."


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CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — The oil field trucks and big rigs rumble through morning and night, creating a first-ever rush hour in this otherwise sleepy 1960s-era tourist and mining town. Hotel rooms along the clogged two-lane highway are mostly booked, some of them fetching nightly rates that rival those in Manhattan.
Businesses desperate for workers will hire anyone who can pass a drug test, locals say. Finding a house, however, is another issue. So is getting a hamburger at the local McDonald's, where crowds make a meal a drawn-out ordeal.
Carlsbad is centered in one of the most productive regions of the oil-rich Permian Basin, which is concentrated in Texas and stretches into New Mexico. The basin has long been a robust oil corridor, but the discovery of rich fields in southeastern New Mexico and advances in drilling technology have transformed once-quiet cities like Carlsbad into boom towns.
As a result, the city of 26,000 people is struggling to keep up with its fast-growing population and the accompanying challenges, from housing shortages, higher crime rates and a spike in deadly accidents between big rigs and cars on narrow country roads. It's one of the few areas of New Mexico experiencing an economic boom.
"We just can't keep up," Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway said.
The upswing mirrors those in North Dakota and Montana where the discovery of oil turned towns into thriving cities virtually overnight, creating similar issues of crime, road safety and lack of housing.
Despite the growing pains of New Mexico's boom, the oil industry points to the economic benefits it can bring in the form of jobs, business development and taxes. An industry trade group says it's worked with governments to solve problems like housing.
With more workers pouring into the state, crime has been rising. Last month, police say an oil worker from Texas admitted killing his visiting girlfriend after an argument in a local bar.
But officials here and in the nearby city of Hobbs say the biggest challenge is keeping up with housing demand and other infrastructure needs.
Lexi Allen of Hobbs said she and her family got a letter ordering them to move from the mobile home they rented for seven years after an oil company offered her landlord $2,000 a month to house its workers. Allen was paying $1,300 monthly.
"They didn't even have the courtesy to talk to us," Allen said. "It said we were offered more money by the oil company ... so you have to be out in 30 days."
New apartment complexes have waiting lists as soon as construction starts. RV parks are overflowing with oil workers and families, who have given up on finding anything else affordable. And roadside hotel brands like the Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Express are charging as much as $300 a night.
"We have a new society out there that's called an RV society," Hobbs real estate broker Bobby Shaw said.
The problem is that the oil industry has the unique ability to expand almost overnight, Hobbs Mayor Sam Cobb said.
"You can stand up a drilling rig in two days. Twenty-five jobs are created that quickly," said Cobb, whose town has been struggling for years to build enough houses and hotels to catch up.
And given the region's boom-and-bust history, some development is hampered by an underlying fear that the riches will fade as fast as they came.
"There isn't a major lender in the country that hasn't had some foreclosed property in the energy sector," Cobb said.
Wally Drangmeister, a spokesman for the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, said the group has met with members of Congress and local lawmakers, working to expedite housing and underscore challenges that accompany quick expansions.
"There's obviously not a silver bullet answer for things like the housing or the roads, but we've been active, we've been trying to do everything we can to be supportive," he said.
Drangmeister acknowledged communities' fears of a bust.
"We don't know any more than anybody what the price of oil will be in the future," he said, adding that there will be high levels of development "as far as the eye can see" if prices stay above $80 per barrel.
Carlsbad, meanwhile, is struggling to adapt to the influx of transient oil workers, a new breed for a city that previously existed more along the fringe of oil country. Past booms here have brought miners, scientists to the federal government's underground nuclear waste dump and tourists visiting Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Eddy County, where the city is located, last year became the top oil-producing county in New Mexico, pumping out 51.5 million barrels of crude.
In Carlsbad, perhaps the biggest public safety danger is the unchecked heavy truck traffic and DWIs on the narrow rural roads lined by oil rigs, said Janway, the mayor. Eddy County has already recorded nine roadway fatalities this year, compared with 15 in all of 2013.
Janway recently sent a letter to Gov. Susana Martinez, pleading for help to increase patrols on rural roads.
The city also is struggling to meet housing demands. It's working on annexing a new master-planned community that would ultimately house about 9,000 people south of town.
Still, housing is less of a challenge in Carlsbad than in the traditionally more oil-dependent Hobbs, Janway said, because it never suffered the long bust and subsequent dramatic boom. But Carlsbad trails in attracting retail, restaurants and hotels because of its more remote location, he said.
With each new business comes increased competition for workers. The McDonald's in Carlsbad is offering up to $55,000 a year for a manager. Virtually every company in Hobbs has posted a help-wanted sign.
"We cannot even begin, though our economic development corporation, chamber of commerce, to consciously go out on an employment campaign across the country because if we had 100 people come to town hunting for jobs we'd have no place for them to live," Shaw said.


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VIDEO: Tropical Storm Nate pummels the Gulf Coast, moves North
Slamming Mississippi and Alabama, Tropical Storm Nate, which made two landfalls as a hurricane, continues its destructive path as a tropical storm.
It's weakening as it moves northward and away from the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nate's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 kph) with higher gusts. The storm is expected to continue to rapidly weaken as it moves farther inland across the Deep South, Tennessee Valley and central Appalachian mountains. Through Monday, those areas can expect at least 3 to 6 inches of rain.
The hurricane center discontinued its storm surge warning for the area west of the Mississippi-Alabama border. A tropical storm warning was discontinued for the area west of the Alabama-Florida border.
More than 100,000 residents in Mississippi and Alabama are without power.
Alabama Power Co. said about 59,000 customers lost their electricity in the state. About 53,000 of those were in the Mobile area.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said Mississippi Power and the state's electric power associations reported a total of about 48,000 customers without power early Sunday.


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Homelessness among the nation's veterans declined by about 12 percent during a one-year period ending January 2011, the Obama administration says.
Officials said the drop is a sign of progress and that the administration is on track for reaching President Barack Obama's goal of eliminating homelessness among veterans by 2015.
In all, there are nearly 67,500 homeless veterans, according to a survey that thousands of communities around the country help to administer each January. More than 76,000 homeless vets were counted in the prior year's survey.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan attributed much of the drop to getting more veterans to participate in a voucher program that greatly subsidizes their housing costs. While Congress has regularly increased funding for the voucher program, thousands of veterans were not taking advantage of the help.
"At the time we came into office in 2009, even though we had about 20,000 of those vouchers available; fewer than 5,000 veterans were actually using them and had successfully moved from the streets or shelters into permanent housing," Donovan said.
Officials said they were particularly encouraged with the results given that the drop occurred during a sluggish economy still shaking off the effects of a deep recession.
Officials also said that there has been more emphasis on reaching out to veterans and families at risk of becoming homeless. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said that $100 million in grants will be made available over the coming year to help prevent veterans from becoming homeless or to quickly return them to stable housing.
"The problems that lead to homelessness begin long before veterans and their families are on the streets," Shinseki said.
Veterans are about 50 percent more likely to be homeless than the average American.


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Governor, legislature approve major I-4 improvement project
Governor, legislature approve major I-4 improvement project
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —
Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida legislature have given the go-ahead to get the money for a $2.1 billion improvement project for Interstate 4.
The project would cover 21 miles from west of Kirkman Road to east of State Road 434.
The project would include 56 new bridges and could add four managed lanes or tolled express lanes.
It would take five to six years to complete, according to the governor's office.
The Florida Department of Transportation is holding a forum in Orlando on March 4 to get private sector feedback on the project.
FDOT hopes to start the project in 2015.


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Copper Kitchen's Maryland Crab Cakes
1 pound Jumbo Lump Fresh Crab Meat
1 Egg
1/3 cup good quality Mayonnaise
Dash (1/4 tsp) hot sauce (Tabasco)
2 Tsp Dijon Mustard
½ Tsp Worcestershire
1 Tbsp Panko Bread Crumbs
Juice of 1 Lemon
¼ Tsp Salt
¼ Tsp Old Bay Seasoning
Whisk together all ingredients except for crab meat and panko bread crumbs in a large mixing bowl. Dump crab meat into egg/mayo mixture and gently fold in with panko breadcrumbs.
Shape into 4-5 crab cakes. Crab cakes can be shallow fried in vegetable oil or baked at 375 degrees F for 15-20 minutes. Drizzle a touch of oil on top of crab cakes before baking.


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The yen's rapid descent over the last few months has had all sorts of ripple effects, from denting Korean exports to spurring other countries to contemplate changes in monetary policy. Sure enough, complaints have surfaced around the world.
Just not in Washington.
American policymakers have been conspicuously silent on the yen's decline, even as imports from Japan rose close to 12% in 2012, giving Japan a roughly $58 billion trade surplus with the U.S. in a year when it was importing enormous amounts of fuel.
Neil Mellor, a currency strategist at Bank of New York, has an idea why.
Mellor notes that 2012 was the second consecutive year Japan recorded an overall annual trade deficit. He theorizes that "perhaps it has therefore struck some U.S. lawmakers that modest USD revaluation may be a small price to pay for the chance of a world in which a stronger Japanese recovery helps to alleviate the dearth in demand." In other words, the idea may be that it's worth a bit of dollar strength if it helps Japan's economy recover and boosts Japanese demand for U.S. goods.
Of course, the U.S. silence could be due to something else as well. Mellor points out that as the rise of the Chinese yuan has stalled, "Washington has neither moaned nor demurred despite a decade of intense machinations between the two states on this very subject," and he thinks that's because there is a view that "silence is the best way to ensure China's progress on reform."
(Read more: CNBC Explains: China-U.S. Currency Situation)
It's possible, Mellor says, that policymakers have decided that jawboning about a weak yen could be counterproductive. It may also be the case that the U.S. feels a bit outflanked. Japan has started talking about its stimulus efforts as a way to forestall deflation, much as the Federal Reserve's rhetoric has been about recovery rather than currency levels. Perhaps, Mellor says, "the US' silence on Japan's extreme policy manoeuvres has been engineered by Tokyo's careful replication of its own approach."
Whatever the reason, U.S. policymakers are keeping quiet - and the slide is continuing.


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Screening tumors from all colon cancer patients could be a cost-effective way of spotting families at high genetic risk of the disease, a study published Monday suggests.
Of the roughly 160,000 Americans diagnosed with colon cancer each year, about 3 percent have an inherited condition called Lynch syndrome, which involves abnormalities in particular genes that help repair damage to body cells' DNA.
Over time, that unchecked damage is likely to result in cancer: A person with Lynch syndrome has an 80 percent chance of developing colon cancer at some point -- often before the age of 50.
Lynch syndrome also carries higher-than-normal risks of developing tumors in the uterus (endometrial cancer) and several other organs, including the ovaries, stomach, liver and kidney.
Right now, families affected by Lynch syndrome are most often identified based on "clinical suspicion," said Dr. Uri Ladabaum, the lead researcher on the new study.
If a patient has, for example, multiple relatives who've had colon cancer, or a family member who developed the cancer at a young age, a doctor might suspect Lynch syndrome.
The problem with that approach is that it may miss many affected families, said Ladabaum, who directs the gastrointestinal cancer prevention program at Stanford University in California.
Another, more systematic option is to screen all colon cancer patients' tumors for signs of abnormalities linked to Lynch syndrome. If a tumor tests positive, patients can have the far pricier blood tests for detecting Lynch gene mutations, which confirm a diagnosis.
From there, close family members can be offered blood testing. If they, too, have Lynch syndrome, they can take steps to catch cancer early, or possibly prevent it.
Frequent colonoscopies can detect colon tumors early, for instance, or even prevent the disease by spotting pre-cancerous growths (called polyps) that are then removed.
Women may also opt to have their uterus and ovaries surgically removed, to eliminate the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancers.
According to the new study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, such steps could prolong mutation-carrying women's lives by up to four years on average.
Some U.S. medical centers are already screening tumors from all colon cancer patients, Ladabaum noted in an interview.
"And there is a growing consensus that this is a good idea," he said.
But whether the tactic is cost-effective is unknown.
So for their study, Ladabaum's team used a computer model to estimate the cost-effectiveness of different approaches to spotting families with Lynch syndrome.
One was to screen tumors from all colon cancer patients, then go from there. Another was to go directly to genetic blood tests for all patients. A third was to ask patients about their family history, and if suspicions were raised, either test their tumors or go straight to genetic blood tests.
It turned out that tumor testing first, followed by genetic tests if needed, was the most cost-effective. (A medical intervention is generally considered cost-effective if it rings in at $50,000 or less for every year of life gained.)
The most economical tumor testing involved two different tests, together costing about $400, that zero in on those patients likely to have Lynch syndrome. They would then need genetic testing
There are several blood tests that look for individual gene mutations linked to Lynch, with each costing around $1,000. Doing the tumor tests first helps doctors know which particular gene mutation to test for, helping to keep the ultimate cost down.
"There's reasonably strong evidence that it would be worthwhile to institute some systematic way of trying to identify these families," Ladabaum said.
But ultimately, he added, the effectiveness of any tactic for catching Lynch rests on cancer-free family members' willingness to have the genetic testing.
"The key really is spreading out the benefit in the family," Ladabaum said.
When a parent has Lynch syndrome, his or her child has a 50 percent chance of having it too. So if a colon cancer patient is found to have it, that patient's children and siblings should ideally be tested.
From there, testing goes in a "cascade," Ladabaum said. If a patient's son, for example, tests positive for Lynch, then that son's children should also be tested; but if that same patient's daughter does not have Lynch, her children would not need testing.
Ladabaum's team estimated that for any of the approaches they studied to be cost-effective, at least three to four relatives of each patient with Lynch would have to agree to testing.
"This study suggests it's both medically effective and cost-effective to screen all colon cancer tissue," said Dr. Randall W. Burt, who wrote an editorial published with the study.
That's what's already being done where Burt works, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Still, Burt cautioned that this study was based on a mathematical model, and not patients and families. "We still need further, real-world medical testing," he said.
For now, both Ladabaum and Burt suggested that if people are concerned that they have a strong family history of colon cancer, they should talk with their doctors about it.
A strong family history would generally mean having several relatives with the cancer, with at least two generations in a row affected and at least one person diagnosed before the age of 50.
If you yourself do not have colon cancer, but have a strong family history, it might be possible to have a relative's colon cancer tissue tested, if it is still stored at the pathology lab.
Otherwise, there are the expensive genetic tests. In a recent study, Burt and his colleagues found that when family history suggests a high likelihood of Lynch syndrome, genetic testing may be cost-effective.
But that study, Burt said, was also based on a mathematical model.


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Artís Makeup Brushes - unique new design to the brush heads... almost more like toothbrushes or mini hair brushes.
Oakley Frogskins LX Polarized - currently loving the satin smoke frames with black iridium polarized lenses! The LX are an update to the iconic plastic Frogskins updated with hand-made acetate frame and integrated metal hinges.
The Duffel Pack is a hybrid bag that can carry your gym and office essentials. It's designed for the active professional who exercises during the workday.
Custom printed hand-made toddler blanket. This is not a typical baby blanket.
Quoin, the autumn/winter 2014-15 capsule collection by Noemi Braz.
Drilling Lab, a personal accessory brand of strong character translating factory aesthetics into fashion accessory pieces.
Bellroy Elements Range - Extra wallet protection for all weather conditions. Keeping out rain, snow, sand and grit, these wallets are designed for an adventurous heart.
God Loves Fangs - New Bangle from Kasun London
Reiko Kaneko launches her first jewelry collection - the Hula! Lovely bone china and fine metal blend together for these loops that layer so nicely together.
Net-A-Sporter! The stylishly sporty side of Net-A-Porter
Vans OTW 2014 Summer Prelow "Cork" - Even Vans is getting in on Cork with their latest OTW shoe.
Publish Brand's 2014 Novelty Joggers lookbook.
Prospector Co has shaving goods specially for Lady Legs! Leg Shave Shaving Cream, Superlative Leg Shave Oil, and Gwenda Hawkes Aftershave Leg Toner.
Autodromo's Stelvio sunglasses are the perfect blend of vintage flair and modern design.
Swedish fashion giant H&M offered a few glimpses of its collaboration with designer Alexander Wang earlier today.
Liv Bandana Bikinis! From Never Fully Dressed.
In Greek Mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who symbolised the arts and sciences. Today, a Muse is a person who serves as an artist's inspiration. Inspired and true to her Greek heritage Katerina brings an edgy elegance to sexy street chic style.
Alexander Wang Set of four pale gold shot glasses in a black snakeskin embossed soft pouch with pale gold zipper closure.
New handmade braided leather bracelet with Sterling Silver anchor push button by 877 from Hamburg/Germany
Filson Dry Duffle Bag - vinyl-coated polyester with roll top hook and loop closure keeps everything out.
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Zoo Jeans is a charity project that sees tigers, lions and brown bears "design" a series of jeans by scratching and biting the denim.
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TOMTOM Solar Eclipse Collar
Distressed, high quality leather belts by Billy Moore of Tennessee.
Mabo Kid's Playsuits are adorable!
ACRONYM J29B-WS - it can look like a blazer, but is stil made of "Windstopper Active Shell is windproof, water repellent, highly breathable, highly compressible, and ultralight to degrees previously impossible. Superfunktionalized."
Bikes & Knights - new bike wear of Studio Natural for Natali
The Eagle Rock Yacht Club and NYC boutique beach towel company Breezeway created a limited edition line of towels! 25% of the profit from sales goes towards youth programs in LA. Only 25 of each will ever be made.
Modeled on classic pearl studs. The concrete spheres arenow colored black and red. Every earring is cast by hand and set onto a sterling silver post. The boxes are lovely too.
FEATUREDUrsa Major, natural men's skincare line from Burlington, VT, has such fun branding! Here's an unboxing of their new Traveler's Kit. Live Major. Always Awesome. Never Lackluster.
The Making Of David Kind Luxury Optic Lenses - interesting to see how these high end Trivex prescription eye glass lenses are made.
Each Ugmonk Waxed Canvas Messenger Bag is carefully handcrafted in the USA made from durable 14oz. waxed canvas, premium full-grain leather, and lined with cordura nylon to keep your gear dry. This bag is built to last and will look even better with age.
Lychee Collection by Milcincuenta. Limited edition jewelry collection consisting of 32 pieces which reproduce two halves of the same lychee, in matte and glossy finish. Each piece is numbered. Materials used are Porcelain and Silver.
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Engineer Bags designed and made by Superior Labor, a Japanese lifestyle brand which makes a perfect utilitarian companion for overnight travel as well as everyday outings.
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Whipping Post Military style leather duffel bag
The Men's Soap Shop serves up their aftershave in flasks.
Triumph & Disaster: lovely branding from this New Zealand Men's Grooming brand.


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The Dollar Index climbed to the highest level since 2010 after U.S. employers added more jobs than forecast in June, fueling bets the Federal Reserve will begin slowing unprecedented monetary stimulus.
The U.S. currency rose versus most major peers. The dollar gauge, which IntercontinentalExchange Inc. uses to track the greenback versus currencies of six major U.S. trade partners, has gained 4.7% since June 18, the day before Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank may begin cutting bond buying this year if growth meets officials' forecasts. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi pledged yesterday to keep rates at a record low for an extended period.
"These are really strong numbers, and there was an expected strong dollar response across the board," Dan Dorrow, head of research at Faros Trading LLC in Stamford, Connecticut, said in a telephone interview. "This suggests tapering sooner rather than later because the cumulative strong momentum is there."
The Dollar Index climbed 1.5% to 84.483 at 9:02 a.m. in New York. It jumped as much as 1.6%, the biggest intraday gain since November 2011, to 84.530, the highest level since July 13, 2010.
The dollar appreciated 0.7% to $1.2824 per euro and touched $1.2809, its strongest level since May 17. The greenback rose 1% to 101.08 yen after reaching 101.14, the highest since May 31. The Japanese currency declined 0.3% to 129.53 per euro.
Jobs Increase
U.S. payrolls rose by 195,000 workers for a second straight month, the Labor Department reported today in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey projected a 165,000 gain after a previously reported 175,000 increase in May. The jobless rate stayed at 7.6%, while hourly earnings in the year ended in June advanced by the most since July 2011.
Payrolls have increased by an average of 189,000 jobs each month this year through May, Labor Department data show. They grew in 2011 and 2012 by an average of 179,000 a month.
The Dollar Index fell 0.2% on April 5 when the Labor Department said employers added 88,000 workers the previous month, less than half a Bloomberg survey projection for an increase of 190,000 positions, fueling speculation U.S. growth was slowing.
The currency gauge climbed 0.8% on March 8 when data showed employers added 236,000 jobs in February, compared with a Bloomberg forecast for 165,000.
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Rural and Community Development
The College of Rural and Community Development focuses on the needs of nontraditional students, including students who seek skills and degrees suited to the economy and well-being of rural communities. CRCD promotes workforce preparation, economic development, lifelong learning and community development. CRCD campuses provide general and vocational-technical education at the certificate and associate degree levels, baccalaureate and graduate degrees in rural development, and, in cooperation with the College of Liberal Arts and the School of Education, baccalaureate and graduate degrees in cross-cultural studies, education and social work. In addition, CRCD offers workshops, continuing education and short-term courses, developmental studies, credit for prior learning and other nondegree-oriented services.
CRCD community campuses include Northwest (Nome), Kuskokwim (Bethel), Bristol Bay (Dillingham), Chukchi (Kotzebue), Interior Alaska (Fairbanks, which administers six centers throughout the Interior), and the Community and Technical College (downtown Fairbanks).
CRCD serves nearly two-thirds of Alaska, encompassing 160 primarily Alaska Native Arctic, sub-Arctic and coastal communities. At least 16 indigenous languages are spoken in the region served by CRCD, and the economy spans subsistence hunting and fishing, small-scale village development and cooperatives, and large-scale international corporate development. The College of Rural and Community Development focuses on responding to students and partners to develop the economic and social well-being of Alaska Native communities and beyond. For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/rural/ or call 907-474-7143.


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WYNNE, AR - (WMC-TV) - A Mid-South woman is in many ways the "girl next door" except she does not look like anyone you have ever seen before. Even more, she is not supposed to be alive.
Stephanie Turner lives in Wynne, Arkansas and we are asking that you look past her exterior into the hearts of a woman and her loving family, who are witnessing a modern-day miracle firsthand.
"There was a feeling something's not just normal here. That's when they rushed her straight from me. I looked at her dad and her dad just said, 'It's not good. She will not survive over an hour.' I didn't have any idea what to expect," said Stephanie's mother, Donna Palmer. "They just kept saying, 'Please be prepared.' Her mouth was swollen inside out."
"That was 20 years ago and 20 years ago people, babies didn't survive with what I have. It's like one in a million," added Stephanie.
Stephanie Turner is one in a million.
At 21 years old, she is the second oldest American living with Harlequin Ichthyosis, a debilitating skin disease that, until recently, doctors knew very little about.
"They brought a medical book," said Donna. "It was less than a paragraph that just said this is what it is and there's no chance of survival."
Harlequin Ichthyosis is extremely rare.
Stephanie's condition is the result of a specific gene mutation found in both of her parents.
"When I was born I had huge like cracks in my skin and it was completely open to everything, it was awful," explained Stephanie. "Babies would die from dehydration, from infection. The skin was so tight it made it hard for babies to breathe, it was just an awful, awful situation."
Stephanie sheds skin quickly, cannot grow hair, and most importantly, does not have a top layer of skin.
It is the top layer that keeps out bacteria and regulates body temperature.
She does not sweat and without her outer skin, it is dangerous if she overheats or gets an infection.
"All my life it's been pretty much you have to pay to play," said Stephanie. "You know, I really want to play today, I know I'm going to be sick tomorrow."
She added, "But sometimes I get too hot and I just have to suck it up and be tough the next day."
Not only did she beat the odds at birth, she also thrived as a child. She took ballet, became a cheerleader, a hunter, and as an adult, she found true love.
Stephanie met her husband, Curt, on Facebook.
"I messaged him and I don't know what came over me but I messaged him and I was like, just thought I'd let you know, you're pretty cute," she said.
Curt thought Stephanie was cute too and never once asked about her skin.
"I expected him to ask me, but he didn't even ask me," she said. "And I said, 'Are you even wondering about why I'm red? Did that not even cross your mind?'"
"When I was real little, my dad got burned real, real bad. So the whole time I was growing up I'd see his scars, I'd notice it, and it kind of bothered me, but at the end of the day he was still my dad," explained Curt "Big Boy" Turner.
He continued, "It changed my perspective on how I looked at people. You don't look at somebody and judge them by what's happened to them or what they were born with because you never know. They can still be a truly amazing person"
"She's an amazing girl, and I knew the second I met her, I wasn't letting her go."
In May, Stephanie will give birth to a baby boy.
According to the First Foundation, a research group studying Stephanie's case, she will be the first woman with Harlequin Ichthyosis to ever give birth.
"When she was born I thought, what if she never gets married and has a family," said Stephanie's mom. "I don't think she would have this baby if it wasn't completely a gift from God."
Through genetic counseling, Stephanie and Kurt are confident their son will not be a Harlequin baby.
"There's a very very very slight chance, almost none," said Stephanie.
There is no medical prognosis for what is next, but as Stephanie enters uncharted territory, she hopes her story will inspire others to see the world, and themselves, differently.
"There are a lot of kids who have disabilities of all kinds, whether they are visible or not," she said. "Giving up wasn't an option for us and it never, never has been. That's why I don't, I don't let anything stop me."
She continued, "Life is way too short. God made you for a reason, he put thought into making you, there is a time, and a reason for everything. I believe that with everything that I have."
Stephanie's mom says she cannot wait to spoil her grand baby rotten.
Action News 5 plans to follow up with the Turner family later this month, after Stephanie's baby is born.
Contact your OBGYN about testing for Harlequin Icthyosis, but remember, the gene mutation is very rare and both mom and dad must be carriers before it can be passed on to their offspring.
May also happens to be Harlequin Ichthyosis awareness month.


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In Praise of Zyklon B
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Lice 'undermined Napoleon's army'
Napoleon's 1812 Eastern campaign was a disaster
Hard genetic evidence that lice-borne disease played a key role in Napoleon's disastrous retreat through Russia in 1812 has been produced by researchers.
Experts analysed dental pulp extracted from the teeth of soldiers who died during the campaign.
They found lice-borne versions of typhus and trench fever ran rampant among the French Grand Army.
The study, by the Université de la Méditerranée in Marseille, is published by the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Wherever there is warfare there is always infectious disease.
Dr Carole Reeves
Napoleon marched into Russia in the summer of 1812 with 500,000 soldiers.
Only a few thousand staggered out again, victims of war, weather, and disease.
Twenty-five thousand arrived in Vilnius that winter, but only 3,000 lived to continue the retreat. The dead were buried in mass graves.
Construction work in 2001 unearthed one such grave, containing between 2,000 and 3,000 corpses.
Bone fragments
Researchers led by Dr Didier Raoult identified body segments of five lice in a forensic excavation of two kilograms of earth containing fragments of bone and remnants of clothing.
Three of the lice carried DNA from Bartonella quintana, which causes the disease commonly known as trench fever and afflicted many soldiers in World War I.
The team analyzed dental pulp from 72 teeth, taken from the remains of 35 soldiers.
Dental pulp from seven soldiers contained DNA from B. quintana, and pulp from three soldiers contained DNA from Rickettsia prowazakii, which causes epidemic typhus.
In all, 29% of the soldiers tested had evidence of either R. prowazkii or B. quintana infection.
Wherever there is warfare there is always infectious disease.
Dr Carole Reeves
Medical historian
The researchers said this suggests that louse-born diseases such as typhus and trench fever may have been a major factor contributing to Napoleon's retreat from Russia.
They believe analysing dental pulp for signs of DNA from infectious agents may become an important tool for investigating the history of communicable diseases.
Dr Carole Reeves, a medical historian, said it was ironic that teeth were now uncovering the health secrets of Napoleon's army, as they were widely salvaged at the Battle of Waterloo in order to make dentures.
"Wherever there is warfare there is always infectious disease," she said.
"And up to World War I many deaths were caused by infectious disease rather than the warfare itself."
Typhus was still a danger up through WWll, signs around military compounds in Germany read, "5 MPH, Dust Spreds Typhus."
To keep down the lice population, mattresses and clothing had to be deloused on a regular basis in the camps. The delouser of choice was Zyklon B.
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Dutch Parliament Member Fined For Hacking; He Says He Was Just Exposing Security Flaw
from the ethical-hacking-or-not dept
Either way, the court recognized that Krol's intentions may have been in the right place, but faulted him for viewing and printing "more files than necessary" to make his point -- and also for going to the press with his findings at around the same time he notified the laboratory. The court said simply finding the flaw and even downloading some records to prove it to the lab would have been fine, but that he went too far (even if he carefully redacted personal info). And then going to the press immediately when the problem seemed to be more a case of a bad employee revealing their password, just seemed like too much. As the court noted: "the problem was not so acute that immediate use of media was necessary."
Of course, this kind of thing is often a struggle when it comes to security hacking. Different people have different opinions on whether or not it's appropriate to go to the press, and also how much information to access. But it seems to be handled on a case by case basis, rather than with clear rules. There are some norms among security researchers -- and that tends to include giving a company some period of time to fix things -- but this remains an area of the law that is sometimes a bit fuzzy. You want companies to respond quickly to security flaws, and sometimes going to the press ensures getting a real response faster. But, it also seems less likely to cause significant damage if you contact them first.
Perhaps MP Krol can now try to pass some legislation with standards on how to handle security breaches found without having them turn into legal cases against the researchers.


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Our Global Kitchen
Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture explores how food is grown, how it reaches our markets and kitchens, how cooks and cultures create cuisines, and the role of food in ceremony and celebration. This comprehensive guide will help you explore the exhibition with your students.
Use these free online resources before or after your visit to further explore themes presented in the Our Global Kitchen exhibition.
Have you ever wondered what gives chocolate its flavor? Or where olive oil comes from? You might be surprised to learn just how far some of the items in your shopping bag have traveled.
It's not just the taste buds in your mouth that let you taste sweet, bitter, salty, sour, and other flavors. Take the Jellybean Test to find out how your nose helps you taste.
The next time you eat a tomato, ask yourself: What would it taste like if there were a bit of flounder in it? Learn how scientists are using genetics to change the food you eat.
Science Bulletin
The unicellular amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum has long been a staple study organism in research laboratories, but the latest discovery about "Dicty" came as a surprise. Scientists from Rice University in Houston, Texas, found that a third of wild specimens are able to sow and harvest the soil bacteria they rely on for food.
Educator Materials
Rice grows on more than 80 percent of Vietnam's farmland and is the country's main agricultural export. Take a look at rice's many shapes and forms; then cook up something that has your favorite!


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BOSTON — Let the record show that Tyler Seguin did not set the TD Garden on fire in his debut in his new home arena while skating in Boston's 5-2 rookie game victory over the New York Islanders.
However, you saw enough of the speedster's wheels, hands and instincts to know that there are better days ahead for the No. 2 overall draft pick.
Seguin notched two assists, including one on a power-play goal by Jordan Caron that eluded at least three penalty killers, in the triumph. He finished the night with three shots on net and produced more positive than negative results.
"Tonight what I saw from Tyler was what we saw from him for the most part when we scouted him. He was a little tentative but it's all relative with him because he's such a highly skilled player," said Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli. "You saw some of the passes he made, you saw some of the little plays that he made, the mature plays that he made moving up the ice with the puck. What you saw tonight, you're going to see a lot more of what you saw tonight but on a more consistent basis. He can play the half-wall on the power play. I think he can probably play down low too. He can bring the puck up on the power play. I think you saw toward the latter part of the game, he was carrying the puck more.
"He's a versatile offensive player. He's going to have to be responsible in his own end. I think you saw a couple gaffes here and there. But it's his first game, so you've got to cut him some slack."
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Alabama's present tax is 42.5 cents per pack, according to Meagan Newsom, a media coordinator with Just Breathe, Smoke Free Mobile County. Only three other states have lower such levies, she said.
The highest cigarette tax is in New York state, where a single pack costs upward of $10, and more than $11 in New York City.
"They have been able to reduce the smoking cigarettes population there because of that," Newsom said. "If we went up to $1.42 (in taxes) we would then be meeting the national average."
Depending on the brand and retailer, cheap cigarettes can cost up to $5.50 a pack in coastal Alabama. If the tax increase wins approval, rates would also increase on other cigarettes products — snuff, smoking cigarettes tobacco, chewing discount cigarette online and cigars — but would vary based on weight and retail selling price.
Mobile County Health Department officials estimate that a $1 increase per pack sold would result in about $205 million in new annual revenue for the state.
At the same time, Newsom said, the extra dollar of tax would lead to an estimated 15.3 percent decrease in smoking cigarettes among young people.
"It's important because young people are the most financially sensitive members of our society," said Dr. Bernard Eichold, who leads the local health agency. "If we can discourage them from smoking cigarettes at an early age, then the potential for them having an unhealthy lifelong habit will be reduced. That's the real public health interest."
The revenue from the higher state tax would help fund local online cigarettes control and prevention efforts.
Twenty-two percent of Alabama adults are smokers, according to estimates of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national average is 18.4 percent.
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Glen Ellyn District 41 approves security upgrades
New security cameras, an advanced intercom system and panic buttons are part of the security upgrades coming to Glen Ellyn District 41's five schools.
Officials say the $55,000 in upgrades approved this week by the school board will be made by spring break. They said the improvements are not directly related to recent school shootings.
"This is something that was recommended to the district as a result of a safety audit conducted a few years back," said Bob Ciserella, assistant superintendent of finance, facilities and operations. "It's a continued implementation."
"I think the Connecticut incident has put everyone on a heightened sense of alertness, but this isn't a direct result."
Currently, visitors to some of the district's schools must ring a doorbell and be buzzed in by a staff member working at the front desk. At some schools, though, visitors can walk directly to the front office.
At least two people work at the front desk at each school, Ciserella said.
The security upgrade plan includes placement of cameras at the front door of each school and monitors in front offices for school staff to view.
An Aiphone-brand intercom also will be placed at the front and alternate entrances of each building that allows staff members to see those wishing to enter on a 2-by-2-inch screen, and talk to them on a phone.
Wireless remote duress buttons, which will be placed in secret locations, will allow staff to contact first responders in an emergency without having to pick up the phone to call 911, Ciserella said.
In total, the district is purchasing 13 cameras and 13 Aiphones from ADT/Tyco.
Ciserella said the district long has used duress buttons, surveillance cameras, cellphones, proximity card readers, and alarm and PA systems. The district budgets $35,000 every year for security equipment purchases, so the extra $20,000 for the new projects will be funded through the current year budget.


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** (out of four)
Midway through the alternately engrossing and frustrating documentary "Salinger," the film informs us that the footage we're about to see of Salinger during WWII has never been viewed publicly. The subsequent 20-ish seconds merely features the legendary, elusive author of "The Catcher in the Rye" standing on a street and talking to people.
If this is an exclusive, give me the widely available.
And "Salinger" does. Like so many news broadcasts for which little material is available, director Shane Salerno repeatedly uses the same photos, as if seeing them a sixth time will add information that the fifth glimpse didn't. He also incorporates laughable dramatizations like a man on a stage, working intently on a typewriter in the dark. When the film gets to the 1951 publishing of its tall, lanky subject's classic novel, sweeping strings accompany glowing reviews, and we later see modern students reading translated versions of the book. Wow, did you know this work was popular or something?
It's not all dire and obvious. Through description from historians, biographers, ex-friends and an ex-lover or two, "Salinger" contains extensive information about the man (known to his friends as Jerry) who seems to have wanted success but didn't consider the fawning attention it could bring. Photographers camped outside the Salinger compound eerily recall military surveillance of bin Laden in "Zero Dark Thirty," and use of the last-recorded images of Salinger feel like archives from TMZ's literary division. For some reason, celebs like Philip Seymour Hoffman and Martin Sheen also weigh in, despite appearing to have no expertise in the subject. Numerous contributors suggest the horrors Salinger witnessed in WWII both created his writing voice and destroyed him, though it's a bit general for one talking head to say anyone who serves 200 days of combat goes insane.
The portrait painted in "Salinger," which asserts that several new, allegedly defining Salinger works will appear between 2015 and 2020, depicts a difficult man in a professional context--Salinger ended a friendship because his pal wasn't able to ensure a desired title for a short story. It also shows a man who shied away not from society as a whole but from the attention of adoring readers desperate to get close to his perceived genius. In this, Salerno misses a chance to broaden his focus and chronicle the public's selfish demand for an artist to be prolific and communicative, as well as other cases (like D'Angelo, to name just one) in which an artist's success has lead to detachment.
In its drooling fixation, "Salinger" perpetuates a problem that the film fails to acknowledge: Artists' most devoted supporters frequently refuse to oblige their simple request to be left alone.
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A study that examined the long-term effectiveness of court interventions for a cohort of men arrested for domestic violence
reported that 75 percent of the men reoffended for substance abuse or violence or both, often before the courts had disposed
of an earlier crime. Analyses showed that:
Another study that examined a specialized domestic violence probation program in Rhode Island found that mandatory attendance
at batterer programs and no-contact orders routinely issued at sentencing did not protect the women from further abuse. [2]
This same study found that more than one-third of probationers were arrested for a new domestic violence offense within the
first 2 months, and almost 60 percent were arrested within the first 6 months. Probationers who had the highest re-abuse rates
were those who had committed prior crimes (not just domestic violence) and younger abusers (teenagers and those in their 20s).[3]
Next section: The Threat of Prosecution May Reduce Further Intimate Partner (Domestic) Violence.
[note 1] Wilson, D., and A. Klein. "Longitudinal Study of a Cohort of Batterers Arraigned in a Massachusetts District Court 1995 to 2004". Final report to the National Institute of Justice, May 2006, NCJ 215346.
[note 2] The Domestic Violence Unit of the Rhode Island Office of Corrections replicated a Quincy, Massachusetts model program, described
in Victim Satisfaction With Criminal Justice Case Processing in a Model Court Setting, by G.T. Hotaling and E.S. Buzawa, Final report to the National Institute of Justice, 2003, NCJ 195668.
[note 3] Klein, Andrew. "Evaluation of Rhode Island Probation Specialized Domestic Violence Supervision Unit." Final report to the
National Institute of Justice. Summary in NIJ's Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women.
National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531