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Hokkaido's main attractions are its magnificent, vast wilderness and mouthwatering seafood and other culinary delights.
Visitors to Hokkaido can also enjoy a wide range of sporting activities all year round such as skiing and snowboarding in winter.
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The Tohoku region situated in the northeastern of Japan's main island is an area where people still live in relative harmony with their natural environment.
Visitors can enjoy the region's distinctive 'onsen' hot springs set amidst visually stunning natural surroundings.
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These regions boast a number of resort facilities from golf courses to ski resorts, not to mention abundant 'onsen' hot springs. Karuizawa is renowned as a summer retreat and home to numerous villas.
It is also a popular destination for many celebrities from overseas.
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Saitama features an assortment of leisure amenities including multiple golf courses. Located adjacent to Tokyo, this region is an ideal base for sightseeing as well as business.
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Japan's capital, Tokyo, is a buzzing hive of entertainment where visitors can experience a veritable smorgasbord of shopping, dining and pop culture in its distinctive districts including Ginza, Roppongi, Asakusa and Akihabara. There are eight Prince Hotels located in Tokyo providing a broad range of amenities.Whether you are in town for sightseeing or business, you are sure to find a Prince Hotel to suit your needs.
Yokohama is a thriving, cosmopolitan port town. With its 'shinkansen' (bullet train) station, Shin-Yokohama, providing easy access to Tokyo, Yokohama is a convenient place to do business and is also home to various recreational amenities including the grand-scale Hakkeijima Sea Paradise marine amusement park.
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Hakone is a popular 'onsen' hot springs region which attracts many visitors every year and provides a number of vantage points from which to view the awe-inspiring Mt. Fuji. The region also features many golf courses and other leisure facilities. Our guests can choose from a wide selection of superb accommodation, from the relaxed ambience of our hotels, to Japanese-style 'ryokan' traditional inns and quaint, comfortable cottages.
Meanwhile, Shonan is Japan's best known coastal region which includes Shonan Beach and the ancient city of Kamakura. Visitors to this region can choose from the ocean resort-oriented Oiso Prince Hotel or the leisurely Kamakura Prince Hotel located by the seaside of this ancient city.
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The Izu Peninsula is an outstanding tourist attraction where visitors can savor abundant natural beauty from the ocean to the mountains in addition to an ample selection of 'onsen' hot springs. The Kawana Golf Course located in picturesque Kawana is rated as Eastern Asia's number one golf course both in terms of beautiful scenery and difficulty.
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Japan's best known tourist draw card Kyoto is home to a multitude of well-preserved townscapes and ancient Japanese culture such as historic Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Lake Biwa, located northeast of Kyoto, is the largest lake in Japan. Visitors here can choose from two Prince Hotels both idyllically positioned on its shores.
Hiroshima is a thoroughly enjoyable destination offering excellent sightseeing opportunities such as the UNESCO world heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine as well as the impressive natural beauty of the Seto Inland Sea.
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The Nichinankaigan Nango Prince Hotel is located on the southernmost tip of Miyazaki Prefecture in regional Kyushu. This upbeat, friendly region is surrounded by huge expanses of ocean and rich natural vegetation and is characterized by a distinctly tropical atmosphere.
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2006 Mobile Electronics Buyer's Guide: Automotive GPS Navigation Buyer's Guide
2006 Mobile Electronics Buyer's Guide: Automotive GPS Navigation Systems
As always, the big question remains, which GPS Navigation unit is right for your needs?
From the September 2006 issue of Motor Trend
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Navigating from point-to-point, with helpful voices emanating from the instrument panel of your car, has become almost commonplace with the proliferation of GPS navigation systems into all but the least expensive vehicle lines. And for those drivers who wish to never get lost again, the aftermarket has expanded offerings that range from inexpensive, PDA-like devices to dedicated units that can be mated to upgraded in-dash receivers sporting ultra-crisp 7-inch LCD displays.
As always, the big question remains, which unit is right for your needs? Clearly, with units spanning in price from under $400 for portable units to over $2,000 for embedded systems as part of sophisticated audio/video systems offered by both the vehicle manufacturers and the aftermarket, never have the choices been so varied. While factory-installed GPS systems are offered on an ever-increasing number of vehicle platforms -- now including many mid-priced, mainstream cars -- it will still be a while before such systems will be commonplace on entry-level models.
For those of you on a budget, dashtop portables will be the obvious choice. In the last 12 months the category has exploded and as is always the case in the consumer electronics area, prices are falling rapidly; the MSRPs of several units are now below $400. The great thing about these units, which feature voice-prompted directions like their more expensive brothers and their obvious ability to be moved from car-to-car, is that the manufacturers have built in several additional capabilities, especially in the area of MP3 playback, using part of the built-in flash memory capability or hard drive.
The primary drawback of these entry-level models is their small screens, which typically measure 3.5 inches diagonally. If your eyesight is starting to deteriorate, it makes sense to opt for a model with a larger screen. Some models feature screens as large a 7 inches diagonally but you will pay more and the units will be less portable although they still can be moved from car-to-car.
Before the ascension of the portable category, the aftermarket was dominated by systems which used either a separate LCD display or utilized the display included on in-dash receivers that featured a motorized display. These units continue, and while their prices have fallen a bit, they still approach the price of factory installed units, typically $2,000 or more, when installation is factored in. The exception is in-dash units where the navigation system is fully integrated into the unit itself, something possible as DVD receivers have become more affordable and the necessary computing power can be integrated into smaller and more powerful chips. In addition to traditional single-DIN retractable models, several manufacturers offer full-screen, double-DIN (units with a 7-inch by 4-inch front panel) audio/navigation models as more new cars now offer sufficient dashboard real estate for their installation.
If the aftermarket systems excel against their factory counterparts is that they offer cutting-edge performance for less and can be installed in almost any vehicle. In addition, most aftermarket systems offer software mapping upgrades and updates that are both easier and less expensive to install.
Factory-installed navigation systems, while still expensive, are moving into down market, a welcome trend. Often these units are part of pricey option packages so it may not always be possible to get just the navigation features you want without being forced to take something you don't. If you are buying a new car, when taking a test drive, check to see how intuitive the system is; the best systems are so good, especially those with touchscreen monitors, you may not have to look at the owner's manual, especially if you've had a similar car in the past that was equipped with a navigation system.
If there's a downside to having all this technology at hand, besides the needless complexity of some of the systems (you manufacturers know who you are), are the excessive costs of repairing or replacing units if they are out of warranty. Because factory-installed systems are so deeply embedded in your dashboard, and often are part of other vehicle systems, such as the air conditioning and ventilation system, should you damage just the screen, the replacement cost may often exceed the original price of the system and the repair/replacement costs are sometimes excluded on extended warranty plans so buyer beware.
2007 Lexus ES 350 Factory-Installed GPS Navigation System
When it comes to integrated, factory-installed GPS navigation systems, Lexus has always led the pack in the functionality and ease-of-use categories and the new 2007 ES 350 continues that tradition. In its fifth generation, the optional ES 350 navigation system ($2,650 with the premium audio package, $4,050 with the outstanding 300-watt 7.1-channel Mark Levinson system) offers eight million points of interest in its database and the easy-to-read multi-information display makes it easy to access this wealth of information.
Pioneer AVIC-N3 AM/FM/CD/DVD Receiver with integrated GPS Navigation
Over the past three years, Pioneer has dominated the in-dash navigation marketplace with a succession of AVIC receivers, the first to combine entertainment and navigation functions in a single package. The latest model, the AVIC-N3 ($1,800) packs a 6.5-inch retractable touchscreen monitor with a host of features, most notably it's optional XM NavTraffic feature ($200 + required subscription), the ability to get continuously-updated traffic information along your programmed route, streamed directly to your car. In addition to its audio and navigation capabilities the AVIC-N3's screen can display acceleration, lateral G-force, speed, angular velocity (how fast you're moving during a turn), and vehicle slope angle.
Eclipse AVN5500 AM/FM/CD/DVD Receiver with integrated GPS Navigation
If your car is equipped with a factory-installed double-DIN receiver, and you want to upgrade the system, you should consider the Eclipse AVN5500 DVD ($1.700).With a points of interest database of over four million entries, you're sure to find your destination easily. And when parked, you can enjoy DVD movies on the unit's 7-inch screen. Optional capabilities include the addition of a Sirius satellite radio tuner, an HD Radio tuner or a rear-view camera.
Magellan RoadMate 360
When it comes to handheld GPS, Magellan is both a pioneer and an innovator so it should come as no surprise that they occupy a leading position in the portable category and clearly, the 9-ounce RoadMate 360 ($450) is a serious contender. With 2,000,000 entries in its points of interest database, a bright 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen, integrated antenna, voice prompts, auto route recalculation and a versatile suction cup mount, the RoadMate 360 is a perfect example of the new breed of portable systems that puts navigation within the budget of almost any driver.
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In just over 24 hours, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have to decide just what to do with their No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. According to reports, though, they're struggling with whether to take Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker.
"They are torn," an unnamed source told ESPN.com. "They met for three hours, and all they talked about was those two guys."
They have not, another source told ESPN, reached a decision with Chad Ford reporting that owner Dan Gilbert wants Wiggins and the front office wants Parker.
Joel Embiid, the Kansas center, was the most likely choice to be the No. 1 pick until he underwent foot surgery for a stress fracture, an injury that, coupled with back problems, has caused his stock to drop. Wiggins, the 6-8 Kansas guard, and Parker, Duke's 6-8 forward, worked out for the Cavs, with Wiggins leaving the better impression.
"You can't base everything on one one-on-none workout," a source told ESPN, "but Wiggins was great and Jabari wasn't. It makes an impact. It makes you go back and reassess everything you saw during the year."
Wiggins has been quietly ascending. "I know I can never live up to expectations," he said recently (via USA Today). "I try to set goals for myself and achieve those goals. I just want to be the best player I can be to be successful. I think the NBA is much more my style, but I'm going to be patient. I think right away my defense can be my X factor."
It helps that Wiggins brings maturity to the mix, too. His father, Mitchell, played in the NBA and his mother, Marita Payne-Wiggins, was an Olympic sprinter.
"That media glare has been there since he was 14, and then he was called the next LeBron James," Mitchell Wiggins told USA Today. "I told him, 'No one can judge you with how good you can be until you have those three letters on, and that's N, B, A.'"


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Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak, and Stone Crab
Caesars Palace (last visit: June 2005).
This is part of a small chain, based in Miami Beach. I had lunch here. Service was inconsistent. The initial greeting was friendly, and I was seated quickly. Water was quickly offered, and a very good bread basket arrived shortly thereafter. However, the server took a long time to bring me a menu, and seemed in a hurry. This slow-to-return then in-a-hurry attitude would recur. Oh yeah, I was never even offered dessert, just handed the check. Isn't this place famous for its key lime pie?
I had never had stone crabs, so I gave them a try as an appetizer. They were OK, but I guess I'm not a fan. Also, I thought Joe's was known for its mustard sauce. None was provided. One nice touch: after I was finished, an assistant came by with a lemon, and squeezed the juice over my hands into a waiting bowl. He then gave me a hot, wet towel. Much appreciated.
I had glazed black cod as an entree. It was a big piece of wonderfully moist, flaky fish. The glaze was excellent. A trifle sweet, it began to cloy after a few bites. Not to worry - half a lemon was provided; the juice made the sauce perfect. On the other hand, I could have done without the pedestrian french fried sweet potatoes.
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A portion of the water used to irrigate Paradise Catering's Carmel Valley garden is collected from rain and then stored. / Provided
Jon Kasky and Nancy Rohan show off some heirloom tomatoes grown on their commercial plot at Paradise Catering in Carmel Valley. / Provided
Want a tip on saving water? Call a caterer.
Paradise Catering is known for the beauty of food presentation spectacular colors of produce grown from unusual seeds from around the world but its what happens on its one-acre farm in Carmel Valley that makes it a model business along the Central Coast.
Owners Jon Kasky and Nancy Rohan could teach a class on sustainable food practices and they continue to innovate. Their system of recycling what Kasky calls closed loops involves nearly every aspect of the farm and catering business.
Water can be thought of as a closed loop as well. When it rains, the water runs off into streams, then creeks then rivers, ultimately ending up in the ocean. Evapotranspiration the combination of evaporation from the sun heating surface water and transpiration that occurs from plants releasing water molecules creates water vapor in the atmosphere that at a certain density falls as rain.
With the water quantity and quality issues in the Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula, Paradise recently invested in a rain collection system that dramatically reduces its dependence on over-drafted groundwater.
Granted, its much easier to manage sustainable practices on one acre than 1,000, but if every commercial and residential garden in Monterey County were to use rain collection, the groundwater reservoirs would breathe a significant sigh of relief.
Kasky said that the amount of water needed to grow the 500 heirloom tomato vines on the farm can get expensive as well. So he and Rohan installed a rain-water collection system sold by Rain Water Solutions.
The system includes two 2,500 gallon storage tanks and a smaller 300-gallon tank that is the brain of the system. When a float valve in the smaller system gets to a certain level it begins to pump water into the large tanks. It also employs a diverter mechanism that automatically redirects the first five gallons of what Kasky calls roof wash, containing a host of contaminants that he does not want applied to his crops. One tanks pump is solar powered.
What a nice feeling to know you are using free energy to distribute free water, Kasky said. It really is working with nature.
But water is the tip of the iceberg. Paradise uses a large amount of fresh produce, and the tons of scraps generated each year are saved in wooden compost bins on the farm. The composted material is then used as fertilizer for the crops.
If you think about it, thats a huge plus. It means that we peel and process tons of vegetables and fruits, Kasky said. We believe this says loads about our focus on serving fresh, unprocessed foods, as well as our commitment to minimizing our footprint.
Its not just kitchen to garden, but business to business as well. Paradise caters many weddings at Holman Ranch, and takes much of the horse manure from Holman for the compost pile, which is then used to fertilize crops that are harvested and prepared for entrées served back on Holman Ranch.
Its a very neat closed loop, Kasky said.
Dennis L. Taylor writes about agriculture and the environment for The Salinas Californian. Follow him on Twitter @taylor_salnews.


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'Editorial' in Special issue: 'Promoting and Debating Political and Ethical Consumerism around the World'
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Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: International Journal of Consumer Studies
Volym: 30
Nummer: 5
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This Special Issue of the International Journal of Consumer Studies focuses on 'political and ethical consumerism around the world'. An increasingly debated consumer issue – both in academia and among various stakeholders – is whether, or how, the market can function in new ways as a political arena, and to what extent consumers can use the market to become (sub)politically active. 'Political and ethical' here denotes social, cultural, animal-related and environmental concerns that go beyond the immediate self-interests of the individual consumer or household.
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
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On October 5, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton participated in the fourth Pathways to Prosperity Ministerial in the Dominican Republic. Pathways links Western Hemisphere countries committed to democracy and open markets in an initiative to promote inclusive growth, prosperity, and social justice.
Pathways countries currently include Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States. Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago have observer status. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) are strategic Pathways partners.
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez, Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson and Ambassador Carmen Lomellin, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, accompanied the Secretary to the ministerial.
Partnering to Expand Opportunities
Pathways is a policy-level dialogue where countries recognize that economic growth has not always been equitably shared and that the promise of opportunity remains elusive for too many people. Pathways encourages policies and public-private partnerships aimed at empowering marginalized groups to participate in the global economy. Through shared leadership, Pathways partner countries are committed to deepening cooperation on the following four pillars:
Pathways events highlight best practices to expand economic opportunities, encourage their effective implementation and advance the Ministerial Action Plan. Uruguay, as the chair country of Pillar III, recently hosted a Digital Opportunities Conference, with support from the United States government and ECLAC. The conference convened Pathways partners, technology experts, and civil society leaders from around the Americas to expand educational opportunities and build a modern workforce by promoting access to information and communication technologies.
Peru and the United States, co-chairs of Pillar IV, hosted workshops on the conservation of biodiversity, and on public participation in the management of protected areas. Honduras' Pillar I event, expected in January 2012, will focus on financial inclusion. As co-chairs of the trade facilitation pillar, Costa Rica and Chile are working on a customs-related event next year.
ECLAC, a key institutional partner, published a new book on Pathways best practices that illustrates how sound, evidence-based government policies and public-private partnerships contribute to building prosperity. The volume identifies country-level policies and projects, as well as regional programs, that the United States and its partners can build on under the Pathways initiative.
U.S. government agencies provide technical assistance in small business development, financial inclusion, infrastructure financing, women entrepreneurs, greening the supply chain, and improving environmental practices, including the following:


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From the very first breath you take, you're exposed to probiotics.
How so?
On the way through the birth canal during a normal delivery, a newborn gets dosed with bacteria from their mother. This event starts colonization in the infant's gastrointestinal (GI) tract of "good" bacteria. Compelling new research now shows many caesarean-section infants have less-than-optimal health after birth. This is most likely because they are not exposed to the mother's healthy bacteria in the birth canal which would then serve to populate its own GI tract.
As you mature, you're faced with many threats to the beneficial bacteria in your gut... from chlorinated drinking water... to overly-processed foods.
The "good" bacteria in your gastrointestinal system can only provide you with optimum health if the proper balance of different types of bacteria is maintained in your gut.*
This is where probiotics can have a profound effect... not just on your GI health, but on your overall health as well.* Keep in mind, 80% of your immune system actually lives in your gut.
Probiotic formulas are available with many different types of bacterial strains... with the most common being Lactobacillus acidophilus. But as you'll find out shortly, not all probiotics are created equal... and not all probiotic formulas are properly produced to provide optimal benefits.*
In general, if formulated properly, the major benefits of a high-quality probiotic are to...
And more...
I strongly believe the key to an optimal probiotic formula is through science-backed research by a qualified non-biased laboratory... and through a manufacturer with rigorous high-quality process standards in place.
You'll see more evidence of this unwavering belief I have coming up...
You are probably wondering why using nearly any commercial yogurt might not be as beneficial as probiotic supplements. After all, traditional cultures have been consuming cultured, fermented foods like yogurt for years for digestive health promotion.
The problem arises because...
So what, in my opinion, is wrong with pasteurization?
Well, it basically kills or sterilizes most of the beneficial and other bacteria during the heat processing. And some yogurts (particularly the frozen ones), don't contain any live bacteria at all.
So, as great-tasting as many of them are, don't be fooled by yogurt products advertising live cultures beneficial to your digestive system... many have likely had the beneficial bacteria already reduced or wiped out by heat-intensive pasteurization processes.
To me, this is one of those cases where it appears that in our collective zeal to rid ourselves of every trace of infectious agents in our food supply and homes, we may have outdone ourselves.
As a whole, we're less exposed to bacteria now than in the past, including beneficial bacteria. Antibacterial products, hand sanitizers, and the like have made for a world that's a whole lot cleaner, but is it really that much healthier?
Due to strict food safety regulations, less bacteria (including the "good" ones) survive the manufacturing process. Many overly-processed products, just like yogurt, undergo pasteurization or sterilization, which may destroy beneficial bacteria.
While this may be helpful in some ill-health prevention, it also means we are exposed to less beneficial bacteria.*
And with helpful bacteria less available in our food, I'm even more convinced how crucial it is to consider supplementation with high-quality probiotics.
But, I first must raise the caution flag and give you fair...
So, how do you go about finding a high-quality probiotic supplement?
First of all, before we're through, I'll help dispel some of your guess-work with my findings on some of the latest probiotic discoveries... and provide my recommendations as well.
But before I do that, there are some key factors I feel differentiate the good probiotic formulas from those that are questionable... and may even be a waste of your money.
Basically, without the following key factors, any probiotic formula can be suspect at best, unless it...
This complicates the world of probiotics a bit because there are so many manufacturers out there making claims on digestive health promotion.
But you don't need to fall for any of the misconceptions... I'll help you dig through the maze and minutia as we go.
One of the key formulation factors in a probiotic supplement that I already mentioned, is it must contain effective bacterial strains.* Now, as you can imagine, this is a rather complex issue.
This strain has the distinction of being one of the few bacterial species for which probiotic attributes have been shown to be effective.*
So what is this strain?
Lactobacillus acidophilus DDS-1 is the name of this highly effective strain of beneficial bacteria*... and the "DDS-1" is really important. There are other strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus out there, but without the DDS-1 specificity, your potential health benefits could come up short.*
It has been found that this specific probiotic strain possesses vital properties important to human health.* Research at a major Midwestern university showed how DDS-1 enhanced human health because it colonized well in the human gut.*
Research and studies suggest DDS-1 can be effective toward enhancing human health because it...
I'm convinced Lactobacillus acidophilus DDS-1 is one of the important and necessary strains in an effective probiotic supplement.* Without it, I believe you're not maximizing the potential of using this type of supplement.
But it's one thing to just explain how DDS-1 potentially supports your health*... it's another to provide examples of studies and research that provide compelling evidence...
Over the years, several studies have demonstrated the diverse effectiveness of DDS-1 and help validate its potential use as a probiotic.* Here are a few examples...
From major Midwestern University and prestigious health center (2010) - Conducted a review of case studies to determine whether using a multispecies probiotic with DDS-1 could support bowel health.
Results: After 60 days of treatment, most showed significant improvement in abdominal health, bloating and occasional elimination irregularities.* This study suggests that DDS-1 may help create a healthy balance of microflora in the gastrointestinal tract.*
From Gut (2003)- DDS-1 helped to support the health of human epithelial cell lines when evaluated as part of a probiotic blend.*
(1997) - In animal research, isolated evaluation of DDS-1 supported the normal production of immune components.* DDS-1 performed this better than three other strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus or Bifidobacterium bifidum.*
These are but a few examples why I believe DDS-1 plays a key role in optimal health when you use a probiotic supplement.*
One controversial area of discussion involving probiotic supplements involves survivability.
By survivability, I mean the ability of the "good" bacteria released by the supplement to survive and reproduce in your intestinal tract.
Why is this so important?
Well, if the beneficial bacteria are destroyed by your stomach acid and intestinal bile, your GI tract won't be able to take advantage of the potential health benefits.*
Many theories abound on how to solve this... many I believe are not necessary and just waste your money. This gets back to the value perception issue once again.
Many probiotic manufacturers want you to believe that a special type of coating, called enteric coating, is necessary for the beneficial bacteria to survive. Basically, enteric coating is a type of layer put on the probiotic capsule itself to supposedly ensure survival of the beneficial bacteria in your GI tract.
I have several issues with enteric coating that can be summed up as follows...
And what about raw, unpasteurized yogurt, sauerkraut, fermented milk, and kefir consumed as traditional foods for generations to support digestive health? The beneficial probiotic bacteria within these foods have not had difficulties surviving stomach acid and intestinal bile.
So, why would a high-quality probiotic supplement require some sort of coating to enhance the survivability of the contents?
Well, in my opinion, it doesn't. And I believe the added cost is not only an unnecessary expense to you, but may be an added health detriment as well... if the probiotic capsule's coating is synthetic.
Many probiotic manufacturers have created a perception of greater value to justify the higher cost of their enteric coated probiotics. Guess what? In my opinion, the value is not there so you can simply just avoid them.
I'll show you what I consider to be a much more robust and less costly solution coming up...
With much of the attention focused on probiotics, there is a little known complement to probiotics called prebiotics that play an important role in your digestion.*
So, what are prebiotics?
Prebiotics help keep beneficial bacteria healthy.* They basically are non-digestible foods that end up in your digestive system to help beneficial bacteria (probiotics) grow and flourish.*
The prebiotics that feed the "good" bacteria in your GI tract primarily come from carbohydrate fibers called oligosaccharides that you don't digest.* They remain in your digestive system to help boost the growth of beneficial bacteria.*
Natural sources of prebiotics include…
I believe adding prebiotics to a high-quality probiotic benefits the entire formula.* But this is a complex process and not easily produced at an economically feasible cost... until now.
More coming up on how my probiotic solution provider has found a solution for this. But first...
Here's my list of "must-haves" in a probiotic formula.
See, as time goes on, research and technology are creating moving targets of improvement in probiotics... and I want to make sure you have every opportunity to take advantage of newly uncovered properties.*
Now, to the demanding list... my 'must-haves' in a probiotic formula...
Now, you can use these rigorous criteria to find a probiotic formula that matches up... but you'll probably have a difficult time.
Why is that?
Well, I set the bar about as high as I could base on new data my team and I uncovered. I really didn't expect to find any formula satisfying all of the requirements. At this point, you probably agree how challenging this is as well.
But, all I can say is I was pleasantly surprised when I found a formula that not only nailed my requirements, but exceeded them as well.
Here's what I found...
Complete Probiotics has become part of my personal daily regimen... a rare occasion at best.
In fact, I view high-quality probiotics as more important than a multi-vitamin.
I'm even more excited to introduce our new glass bottles in 180 ct. quantity, offering you premium packaging and greater sustainability against any kind of extreme weather conditions, and therefore, greater peace of mind. Now, your Complete Probiotics will truly go anywhere you do... comfortably, setting you at ease when you travel, if you happen to leave them out on the counter, or in a hot or cold car. Glass is also better for the environment!
Here's a breakdown of the 10 specific beneficial bacteria strains in Complete Probiotics...*
Plus, Complete Probiotics now has beneficial prebiotics in the form of Fructooligosaccharide (FOS).* This was not an easy task. But the chosen manufacturer already recognized the importance and health benefits when complementing probiotics with prebiotics... a total win-win scenario for you.*
Here's more on how the Complete Probiotics totally shines...
Another area my new Complete Probiotics proves its weight in gold is in acid and bile tolerance.
You already know my feelings on enteric coating used in probiotic capsules and how I believe it's a waste of your time and money. Well, the chart below shows you how well the strains that make up the Complete Probiotics formula resist and survive stomach acid and intestinal bile.
Very few manufacturers I looked at could actually provide testing info on the survivability of the specific strains in their formulas. If they could not demonstrate results, I passed them up.
Keep in mind, without these strains adequately resisting stomach acid and intestinal bile, your health benefits from the probiotic will likely be severely lacking.
Through testing, some Complete Probiotics strains demonstrated gastrointestinal acid and bile tolerances over 90%. So, don't waste your money on enteric-coated probiotic capsules.
Here's the test results...
Note: "Complete Probiotics" contains 80% probiotics strains that are >90% acid- and bile-resistant.
When it comes to probiotics, I've always taken my favorite formula along whenever I travel... particularly, when I travel outside the US.
Well, when you visit other countries, there's always a chance your digestive system can be sensitive to different foods (e.g., spices) that you are not used to. This can cause not only occasional digestive discomfort, but may stress you out as well.
Who wants to be in another country either on business or vacation, and have to deal with occasional digestive discomfort? Well, I certainly don't... and that's why I take along high-quality probiotic capsules to help make sure my GI tract is in optimal shape.*
And with Complete Probiotics you have what my team and I consider to be the best probiotic formula we could find and it's perfect for traveling because it...
With the Complete Probiotics formula and all of its distinct health advantages, I plan to never travel without it.* I recommend you consider doing the same.
When it comes to producing a top probiotic supplement, there's one area I never take shortcuts on and never underestimate the...
Without an excellent manufacturer who practices the highest-quality standard practices, I believe any probiotic formula's stability and longevity would be suspect at best.
Well, I not only will tell you how the manufacturer of Complete Probiotics is one of the finest I've encountered, I'll disclose the type of evidence I uncovered that totally convinced my team and me.
Here's a list of impressive milestones this manufacturer has achieved and built its reputation on since it became a probiotic pioneer in 1979...
To go along with all these "firsts," my manufacturer of choice has also received many awards, with one of the most recent and prestigious being the...
Frost & Sullivan is known worldwide for its innovative research, analysis, and marketing expertise. Based on its recent analysis of the probiotics market, Frost & Sullivan recognized our selected manufacturer for their innovations in quality control and probiotic products to address specific areas of health.*
It's clear to me, and one of the compelling reasons why I selected them, that the producer of Complete Probiotics is driven to deliver specific beneficial strains (like DDS-1) to support your GI health*... and the Frost & Sullivan award further supports their innovative drive.
The DDS-1 superstrain of Lactobacillus acidophilus, held as both a patent and US trademark by this high-quality company since 1979, has been crucial to driving growth and further innovation... just the type of company I want to produce Complete Probiotics.
Let me summarize many of the advantages of the Complete Probiotics using my rigorous must-have selection criteria (from above)...
This formula will now move to the top of my must-take list... as I plan to take it every day. I only take a few supplements and this is one that I take EVERY morning on an empty stomach 30 minutes before I eat...
So, Complete Probiotics offers you a true value exception.
I believe you can see the value in this incredible probiotic formula. I've completely avoided any artificial and potentially risky synthetic ingredients... so this is certainly not a cheap, low-end formula.
And, I've shown you how to avoid excessively-priced probiotics... like the ones claiming you need some sort of special coating to survive your stomach and intestinal transit. Don't waste your hard-earned money on those.
What's left is Complete Probiotics. And at $29.95 for a 30-day supply, you can see how my team and I worked hard to provide you this extraordinary added-value at a reasonable price...
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A: For probiotics to survive the digestive tract, they must be bile- and acid-resistant. We carefully tested the strains of bacteria used in our formula for those qualities. Studies show they do a remarkable job of resisting stomach acid and intestinal bile. Some strains even showed tolerance for both at over 90%.
A: Yes. Even though just one mouthful of fermented vegetables can provide far more beneficial bacteria than a probiotic supplement, it is wise to get many different strains of probiotics. However, most people do not eat fermented vegetables at all, let alone each and every day.
A: Traditionally, people used yogurt as a source of probiotics because it was raw and unpasteurized. Most commercial yogurts today, even certified organic ones, are not raw – and are loaded with sugars, artificial sweeteners, fillers, and more. So they're not nearly as beneficial. And pasteurization kills or sterilizes most of the bacteria in commercial yogurt, eliminating most of the benefits.
However, if you can obtain raw milk and make your own plain yogurt without pasteurization and added ingredients, that's a different story.
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A: The "good" bacteria in your gastrointestinal system can only provide you with optimum health if the proper balance of different types of bacteria is maintained in your gut.*
Unfortunately, there are a multitude of ways that the "good" bacteria in your gut can be killed off. Antibiotics, chlorine, processed foods, sugar, and more can negatively affect the delicate balance of bacteria in your gut.
Taking a high-quality probiotic like Complete Probiotics can help create beneficial balance of bacteria.*
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War Waged On College Fraternities
June 08, 2011
Charlotte Allen
Yales five-year suspension of Delta Kappa Epsilon for crude sexual chants reflects an effort to eliminate fraternities.
"No means yes, and yes means anal!"
That was the chant of Delta Kappa Epsilon pledges as they marched past dorms housing freshman women at Yale University last October. As a result, the fraternity was recently banned from all campus activities for five years.
The hazing ritual was in poor taste, certainly. But did the fraternity really deserve to be suspended? Werent the "Dekes" guilty of, at the very worst, the kind of offensive speech protected by the 1st Amendment (or in Yales case, by the universitys 1975 codification of rights of free speech and expression on its campus)?
In fact, DKEs five-year banishment from Yale, longer than its current members will be at school, is the latest salvo in a scorched-earth war against college fraternities being waged by militant feminists, PC campus administrators who despise the openly retrograde aspects of Greek life and, now, the Obama administrations Education Department, which in late April announced it had launched a full-bore investigation of Yale over the Deke chant and other incidents that may have created a "hostile sexual environment" in violation of Title IX of the federal Civil Rights Act.
Its hard not to see this either as a move to drive fraternities out of existence or to destroy their culture. Furthermore, if the Education Department is successful, it will effectively impose a draconian federal speech code not just on Yale but on all colleges and universities. All students, not just fraternity men, will have to watch what they say and write lest they too become targets. The penalty for violating Title IX is loss of federal funding, a sure incentive for universities to crack down on any form of expression that could trigger complaints.
The departments investigation of Yale was triggered by an Oct. 14 article headlined "DKE Sponsors Hate Speech on Old Campus" published in an online magazine, Broad Recognition, edited by Yale feminists. "Yale is not new to fraternities acting in despicable, misogynistic ways," the article began. It described the 18-year-old Deke pledges, who had undoubtedly spent most of their pre-college years cramming for the SAT so they could get into Yale, as "a moving gang of men, chanting in deep, throaty voices for sexual assault." The article also attempted via a photograph to link the pledge chant to that favorite whipping boy of progressives, former President George W. Bush, a Deke during his Yale days — even though Bush graduated from Yale 43 years ago.
A mostly female group of Yale alumni filed a 30-page complaint against Yale in March with the Education Departments Office of Civil Rights. Besides the Deke pledge incident, the complaint listed such outrages as a 2008 episode in which pledges of another fraternity, Zeta Psi, circled the campus Womens Center with a poster reading "We Love Yale Sluts." Then there was the time in 2004 that fraternity members sabotaged a Take Back the Night Clothesline project by stealing a "My Rapist Is Still at Duke" and similarly captioned T-shirts off the line and wearing them around campus. Not to mention the "Preseason Scouting Report" email that some Yale upperclassmen reportedly circulated in 2009 rating 53 incoming freshman women according to how many beers it would take to want to have sex with them. Yales failure to respond sufficiently severely to those escapades, according to the complaint, created a "hostile sexual environment."
The media were quick to hop onto the anti-fraternity bandwagon. Writer Caitlin Flanagan reminisced, in an op-ed article for the Wall Street Journal, that a mere glimpse of fraternity houses as a student at the University of Virginia had exposed her to so much "male power at its most malevolent" that she dropped out after only four days. Flanagan expressed hope that the Yale complaint to the Education Department would "shut down ... for good" all college fraternities. In an April 22 blog entry for the Daily Beast, Samantha Wishman called for putting an end to the "testosterone-dominated culture" of Greek life.
The idea that Yale, among the most politically correct campuses in America, maintains a "hostile sexual environment" is ludicrous, especially in light of its handling of the Deke case. Yale Colleges dean, Mary Miller, who had earlier urged the permanent banishment of the Dekes, headed a committee that released a report in January stating that campus organizations (read "fraternities") and their members should be held responsible for hazing activities deemed offensive "to third parties." And sure enough, Yale Colleges disciplinary board found that the pledge chant had violated campus regulations forbidding the "intimidation" of other students — even though none of the pledges had gotten anywhere near a live freshman woman. A brand-new set of Education Department rules mandating that colleges and universities lower their standards of proof in disciplinary proceedings involving allegations of sexual harassment makes more such judgments likely in the future.
Fraternities have never had an entirely easy relationship with the universities that house them. Even during their apex of popularity during the mid- 20th century, Greek societies were occasionally, and undoubtedly justifiably, thrown off campus for excessive drinking, brutal hazing rituals, licentious parties and "Animal House" antics. Starting in the late 1960s, however, many college administrators began a wholesale campaign against fraternity life itself. Some campuses abolished the Greek houses outright; others required them to admit women, denied them official recognition or barred fraternity brothers from sharing living quarters. Fraternities were deemed too white, too exclusionary, too sexist and too anti-intellectual.
Most significantly, fraternities were irritants. They were — and still are — refuges from the oppressive political correctness that has come to dominate institutions of higher learning. Fraternities are places where male students dont have to apologize for being men, with their "throaty voices" and testosterone, and can laugh freely at the latest pronunciamentos from the Womens Center.
Perhaps the feminists will get their wish, and universities, with the help of the Education Department, will make Greek life a thing of the past. But those who cheer this effort along should remember that when it becomes a near-crime to utter a silly or boorish chant on a college campus, everyones freedom of speech and association is at risk.
Original Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-allen-fraternities-20110608,0,1345290.story
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Harford County Sheriff's Office Charges Edgewood Man For Triple Shooting
May 10, 2012 8:31 PM
EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ)– The Harford County Sheriff's Office has charged an Edgewood man with attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and using a firearm to commit a felony for a triple shooting that happened on Tuesday.
Deputies arrested Jamar Jefferson, 28, on Wednesday.
The sheriff's office said Jefferson and one of the victims, Derek Burgess, had a long-standing dispute. Burgess, 43, is in critical but stable condition at Johns Hopkins Bayview.
Martin T. Bradley, 25, and William L. Coles, 37, were also injured in the shooting. They have been treated and released from the hospital.
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WAYNESVILLE - Unsafe conditions on portions of the Little Miami Scenic Trail are prompting a new effort to fix up the popular 78-mile bike trail along the Little Miami River.
Several injuries have been reported in recent years and three miles of deteriorated trail are closed to the public, said Simeon Copple, owner of The Corwin Peddler, a restaurant and bike rental in Waynesville.
"The park is progressively collapsing because of lack of funding," Copple said. "I view the trail as the main trunk of a tree, and piece by piece the trail is growing, but nobody is paying attention to the basic ...


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Motherhood doesn't justify Jane Swift's abuse of government office
As so often is the case in politics, the controversy surrounding Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Jane Swift in the last weeks has been more about her handling of the scandal than about the scandal itself. Swift was accused of having staffers baby-sit her young daughter and pick up her drycleaning, without pay. Her initial response was that as a working mother, she had added pressures which justified her actions. When asked why she had used a state police helicopter for a personal ride home before Thanksgiving, she responded, "I'm the lieutenant governor. And the lieutenant governor and the governor are allowed to use the state police helicopter."
At best, Swift's actions and responses are those of an elected official giddy with the power and perks of office. At worst, they show a woman totally out of touch with her constituents who is not only unwilling to admit her wrongdoing but also eager to use the working mother excuse. That doesn't sit well with those working mothers who don't have Swift's advantages of a stay-at-home husband and flexible working hours--never mind those single mothers on welfare who have suffered particularly under this administration. Swift also does a disservice to those government officials who are working mothers in the true sense of the phrase.
Swift has at last apologized for her behavior after clinging for a week to a firm and defiant response that she had done nothing wrong. But that apology was not only late in coming but also very short on substance. In a State House press conference, she said, "I believe that I have been somewhat blinded...by my desire to do what is in the best interests of my family. The mistake I made is not realizing that as lieutenant governor I have to handle things differently."
She has asked the State Ethics Commission to determine whether she wrongly used the state police helicopter and should thus pay back the $1,000 cost of the flight, but also claims she does not believe such a repayment is necessary. From Swift, the official most vocal in her condemnation of friend of the administration Peter Blute and his unethical activities, this personal reticence about her mistakes is particularly troubling. We pass over any discussion of her special $25,000 salary (as compared with the average $3,100 for part-time instructors) to teach one course at Suffolk Law School, which she defends as fair payment for the "valuable experience" she provides the class.
Swift's refusal to acknowledge her wrongdoing was galling, but her qualified apology--so dependent on the passive voice--is even more offensive to the citizens of the state where she is second in command. By referring to her familial obligations, she seeks pity from those in far more difficult circumstances than her own, and by claiming ignorance of the rules of high office, she trivializes her actions. It seems clear to everyone but Swift (and those in her administration, including Governor A. Paul Cellucci, who have supported her) that an executive in the private sector who had abused power and perks as she has done in the public sector would immediately be held responsible for ethical infractions. Swift needs to be honest with herself and with the people of Massachusetts before she can serve the state with integrity.
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The first picture shows a photobombing deer! There's always one in every crowd. Jimmy and Shelly from Paron uploaded the picture to us, and in the lower left corner, you can see a deer stealing the spotlight from another deer!
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He took his elk on the second day of the hunt with only one shot from just over 100 yards at about 7:40 a.m. on Oct. 30. It was near Snowball, Ark. Jarret is an 8th grader at White County Central School.
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P.U.R.E. is the latest game from Wolfe Games, utilizing the power of the Spring game engine.
Posted by xenoargh on Mar 20th, 2008
P.U.R.E., a RTS game being developed on the Spring game engine, is nearing completion.
Here's one of the latest screencaps. We're very excited to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
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BALTIMORE – A Maryland man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing a child to produce child pornography following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Thomas Leroy Griffin, Jr., 32, formerly of Hagerstown and Rosedale, Md., was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett. Judge Bennett also ordered that upon his release from prison, Griffin must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
According to Griffin's plea agreement, on at least five occasions beginning when the female victim was five or six years old, and over the course of approximately six years until August 2010 when she was under the age of 12, Griffin engaged in sexually explicit conduct with the victim in order to produce a video of that conduct. On Dec. 15, 2010, the victim's mother discovered a videotape documenting Griffin's sexual abuse of the child.
Griffin also pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in Washington County Circuit Court. The Washington County State's Attorney's Office will recommend a 30 year sentence to be served concurrent to his federal sentence.
This investigation was part of Operation Predator, a nationwide HSI initiative to protect children from sexual predators, including those who travel overseas for sex with minors, Internet child pornographers, criminal alien sex offenders and child sex traffickers. HSI encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free hotline at 1-866-DHS-2ICE or its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood combines federal, state and local resources to better identify, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the Washington County State's Attorney's Office assisted in the investigation and prosecution.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Judson T. Mihok.


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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Reveal Newborn Twins' Names
The couple finally revealed their babies' names on Carey's blog (via Us Magazine). Their baby girl is named Monroe Cannon after Marilyn Monroe -- Carey's icon of inspiration.
Monroe's brother will go by Moroccan Scott Cannon. The top floor of Carey's New York City apartment is called the 'Moroccan Room' due to it's North African aesthetic. The luxurious space is also where Cannon proposed to Carey in 2008. Cannon's son also shares the same middle name, Scott, as his actor dad.
But we shouldn't be shocked by the pair's unconventional naming choices -- their road to marriage was also seemingly off-the-cuff. The pair, who met after Cannon appeared in one of the songstress' music videos, married in April 2008 after a brief two-month courtship. And similarly unexpected, they tied the knot in an intimate, low-key ceremony -- quite the contrast from Carey's 1993 over the top wedding to music executive, Tommy Mottola.
But this odd couple, Carey is 12 years Nick's senior, seems to have a rare industry staying power. And from painted pregnant bellies to Twitter guessing games, this couple proves that all it takes to make it work in Tinseltown is a bit of light-hearted fun.
Congratulations to Carey, Cannon and their one-off brood -- Moroccan and Monroe.
It's a girl!
Bethenny Frankel of the 'Real Housewives of New York City' gave birth to a baby girl on May 8, 2010. Bryn Hoppy was born at 8AM in New York City and weighed 4 lb. 12 oz.
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- Wednesday 04 MayBy Andie
Monroe isn't such a bad name. I kind of like it, actually. Although it may have some... meanings behind it that not many people want for their baby girl. But Moroccan is just awful.
- Wednesday 04 MayBy c33704
I had hoped for Melody and Monroe; when I heard 2 M names those were the two I suspected; oh well I did get one right LOL
- Wednesday 04 May
The names are awful. Those poor kids!!!!!!!! Why don't they just tattoo Beat up Now on their foreheads!
- Wednesday 04 MayBy ashley
they should have named the boy after Nick and since Mariah is a big fan of marilyn Monroe they should have named the girl Marilyn that sounds better than Monroe but the names they chose are very unique. congrats Nick and Mariah i wish you the best! =)
- Wednesday 04 MayBy Bubbles
Did Mimi name those poor babies or did Mariah? I think it best if she waits until the babies are born and she regains some brain cells before attaching such horrid names on innocent babies. WHAT DID THEY EVER DO TO HER?!
- Wednesday 04 MayBy i_farted
why can't people just give their kids regular names. i'm so sick of amoreishas and shorondas and martellicias. man......
- Wednesday 04 MayBy Ann
What were they thinking???????????
- Wednesday 04 MayBy NAN
- Wednesday 04 MayBy KayDee
Hmmm, I think she should have split the name Marilyn Monroe = Marilyn for her daughter and Monroe for her son. That would've been much better!
- Wednesday 04 MayBy john
So very happy for you both. I love the names and what the names mean to you both(love is in the name). Congratulations!!
- Wednesday 04 MayBy elaine
No one will ever take these children seriosly--their peers will make jokes of them and the parents. Why did you do this, Mariah and Nick? Your parents gave you sensible and strong names.I think you will live to regret it. Anyhow, God bless your little Angels--I am anxious to see their pictures.Nick and Mariah,continue to be good to each other and give these children a good home and family life. I believe you will!!!
- Wednesday 04 MayBy Donna
You're already deciding that no none will take these kids seriously?!?! are you serious?
- Wednesday 04 MayBy Valerie
As if the names aren't bad enough, the author actually has the audacity to say they have "staying power"? Are you freaking serious? They've been together like 3 years. And now that they have kids, they'll likely be together less than 3 more. If that's what counts as "staying power" these days, I'm happy to stay single.
- Wednesday 04 MayBy Bridgette
How about you all STFU. Stop being so judgemental. These children are going to have fantastic lives with nothing but the best regardless of their names. Just get over it, many of you are just jealous that you werent born with Mariah's talent, or that your children will NEVER have what hers will. These are still innocent child so leave them out of it.
- Wednesday 04 MayBy queenti2
Congratulations to both of them! They seem very happy and I personally like the names. I don't like Monroe for a girl but to each his/her own. I love Moroccan! My children have "exotic" names as do I. I believe in giving a child a name that will have shape their personality and set them up to be individuals, not something pleasing to the rest of the world.
- Wednesday 04 MayBy 12bigman
I guess Mike and Micki were taking.
- Wednesday 04 MayBy peg
Those names are stupid but I guess she wont care that her kids will be made fun of ,they should thank GOD their mothers gave them a good names
- Wednesday 04 MayBy bluuizzz
Why do black people name their children such awful and ridiculous names? Don't they get it that these babies will grow up one day and have to live with horrible names...the Monroe name is ok but the little boy! Puleazeeeeee!
- Wednesday 04 MayBy Tracey
Its not just "black people" who give their kids weird names sometimes, take for instance the Zappas, the Beckhams, etc all of whom are white! So lets stop putting a racial spin on the names OK! I pray God will give them the strength to endure the ignorance projected their way, God bless them with beautiful healthy children and a long marriage.
- Wednesday 04 MayBy Paula
What does race have to do with names? These are their children & as parents we came name our children whatever we want no matter what color. There is only one race, the human race & G-d made us all. I am white but I have a biracial grandson & we do not look at color. G-d never meant for us to distinguish between colors. When I see someone I don't see black or white, I see a creation of G-d! Couples of all races name their children names that you might not approve of but after all it is none of your business.
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Elizabeth Lamont, PhD
1920s LMU and the Flowering of Appalachian Literature
About two years ago, I received an email from LMU historian Earl Hess asking me if I'd like to write a few chapters of a larger LMU history he was planning. My task would be to explore the role LMU played in the development of three of our most famous alumni, the Class of 1929's James Still, Don West, and Jesse Stuart. I jumped at the chance. As Berea's George Brosi has marveled, "Never before or since has such a distinguished group of writers graduated from any regional institution in the same year." Indeed, the three form what is today viewed by regional literary critics as "the headwaters of Appalachian literature."
At LMU, Stuart is probably the best known. A prolific and internationally celebrated poet, short story writer, and novelist, he was beloved by millions of Americans, and Esquire magazine's most frequently published writer before the Second World War. His phenomenal success earned him the title of Appalachia's best-selling author.
James Still, hailed as "The Dean of Appalachian Literature," was the recipient of prestigious literary awards and fellowships too numerous to mention, and as early as the 1930s his advocates included Robert Frost and Robert Lowell. His novel River of Earthwas declared a "work of art" by Timemagazine.From the 1970s on, Still's exalted position within the Appalachian literary canon has remained unrivalled.
Don Westspoke through his poetry, stories, and essays for working-class and Appalachian pride. His second book of poems, Clods of Southern Earth, is claimed to have sold more copies than any book of American poetry with the exception of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass.Considered Appalachia's literary conscience, West blazed the trails for later generations of socially-conscious mountain writers.
As enthusiastic as I was about my new project, however, I had excellent reason to believe that LMU had littleimpact on the three men's development as writers. Regional scholars have been arguing for decades that 1920s LMU was little more than a "primitive mountain institute" and that it wasn't until Still, West, and Stuart embarked on graduate studies with Vanderbilt's Agrarian elites that they encountered a cultural milieu valuing and nurturing students with literary talent and aspirations. While scholars did acknowledge that West and Stuart hadbeen inspired by one teacher at LMU, English professor Harry Harrison Kroll, they observed that we fired him in Stuart's and West's junior year, effectively ending whatever peripheral role LMU played in their literary development. As for James Still, conventional wisdom was that the university played no role in his development as a writer except for providing him with access to the library in which he labored as a janitor and—shades of Lincoln—taught himself late into the night.
My search for the facts began with the excavation of relevant documents housed in LMU's archives and those of more than twenty universities or private collections. And what I turned up painted a far different picture of 1920s LMU than the scholarship had led me to expect.
First, I discovered from LMU publications written before Kroll's arrival that university officials were already taking pains to describe themselves as promoting, among other qualities associated with Lincoln, the literary genius which inspired the son of a poor backwoods farmer to write the simplest and most profound statement of American principle, The Gettysburg Address. But more to the point, LMU officials and faculty, all largely outsiders, viewed the advancement of literary culture among southern mountaineers as the most efficient means to attain their larger goal of "educational uplift." As a result, they had their students join literary societies, such as the one Still, Stuart, and West joined, Grant-Lee -- in lieu of what faculty and administrators at the time dismissed as "Greek societies with barred doors guarded by snobs." Each year, members of LMU's literary societies competed with one another for monetary prizes in poetry, fiction, the essay, and oratory, with the winners honored at formal banquets. More awards were given for literary achievement than in any other pursuit at 1920s LMU.LMU's student newspaper trumpeted opportunities for students to enter national short story and poetry contests offering thousands of dollars in prizes. "What is Poetry?" one article in The Blue & Grayasked, "why, it's the thought of a god sent to earth to be crucified by men, and resurrected, and later worshipped by only a few." When the Jenkin Lloyd Jones Chair of English Literature was established in 1924, student attendance at the ceremony was mandatory. There, students were reminded that a love of literature was vital to the "abundant life, as literature provided blessings and unexpected resources of pleasure and inspiration amid the struggles and poverty, the monotony and loneliness, and the ever recurring moods and sorrows of human life." The speaker – a visiting minister, mind you -- went so far as to warn that students remaining indifferent to the literary arts were doomed to live "stupid and dull lives."
And LMU's Class of 1929 seems to have more or less bought it. According to a poll published in the student paper, The Blue & Gray,the 38-member class of 1929 voted English "the most popular course" on campus. Their "favorite author" was Shakespeare, followed by nobody's idea of an easy read, Thomas Hardy. So much for the theory that Still, Stuart, and West would not encounter a literary environment until they embarked on graduate studies at Vanderbilt.
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But I also learned that the celebrated Kroll didn't just appear here, as if by magic. The prolific poet and short story writer was hired by LMU President R.O. Matthews as part of his larger mission to professionalize LMU's faculty in the mid-twenties. Announcing that the university would begin hiring only professors who were "trained and equipped not alone to teach an art or science but to be able do what [they] teach others to do," Matthews' philosophy was, at least with regard to the teaching of creative writing in American colleges and universities, decades ahead of its time.
Indeed, Kroll's contract stipulated that he was not to serve just as an English professor but to write while on campus, and thus "inspire [his students] by example." Intentionally or otherwise, Matthews ensured that, from 1926 to 1928, LMU's English program mirrored those at only the most forward-thinking universities. Not even the Ivy League schools did so at the time, and to this day, the majority of American colleges do not teach creative writing courses, much less hire writers-in-residence. As Jesse Stuart recalled, "For us students, Kroll was the first flesh-and-blood writer we ever met. When we passed by his house late at night we'd see his light on and him through the window working furiously on his novel." For his part, Kroll was not satisfied to merely model the writing life to his aspiring student writers. He immediately set to work establishing LMU's first literary magazine, Lyrics from LMU. In its introduction, the rural proletarian Kroll's respect for his Appalachian students is obvious. "The students whose work goes into this little volume are mountain boys and girls," he wrote. "That they possess ability and marked promise will be evident. . . . Best of all, they typify the mountain spirit that knows no superior save God. Their words grow out of the soil from which they sprang which has given them a true feeling for beauty."
Although, like many a writer before and since, Kroll proved a colorful and even scandalous figure on campus, he was a true visionary in the teaching of creative writing. His memoirs, and those of his students, as well as course descriptions in LMU catalogues from the time, make it evident that Kroll instituted the exact kind of creative writing workshops at LMU that were being simultaneously explored at The University of Iowa in the mid-to-late 1920s. Ultimately Iowa's experiment gave rise to The Iowa Writers Workshop, which would be America's premiere writing program for half a century. LMU fired Kroll for many reasons, not the least of which was that he wrote a novel here deemed too racy by others on campus, The Mountainy Singer,but the fact remains that from 1926 to 1928 – the Class of 1929's freshman, sophomore, and junior years -- LMU's writing students benefited from cutting edge creative writing pedagogy, assuming they so chose.
Traditional practice at the time focused student attention on the imitation of Anglo-American stylistic touchstones, but Kroll directed LMU's students' attention homeward to the Appalachian experience and language. He ordered Stuart and West, for example, to write about only the "vital things of their lives . . . the cabin hearthstones, the mountain burial plots, the camp meetings, blood feuds, and the mountaineer's eternal struggle with the earth and seasons." He dared them to "write the wildest stories that ever happened" back home so such tales wouldn't die, and to write like "folks at home talked." They were to crank it out, too, because, as Kroll warned, "Writers learn through trial and error. Mostly error. Writers learn by writing millions and millions of words." Then he requiredthat they send their poems, stories, and essays to any of the hundreds of agricultural and church-affiliated magazines then headquartered in Nashville. "Damned," wrote Jesse Stuart, if the campus "didn't bloom in song, like England did in the reign of Queen Elizabeth" -- especially when word got around campus that one story could fetch as much money as a week's worth of labor at the LMU rock quarry.
But no one twenty years ahead of his time goes unpunished, and inevitably Kroll ran afoul of his more traditional-minded LMU colleagues, particularly Lucia Danforth, a cultured PhD who sponsored a rival writing group on campus that stressed the traditional study of literary classics and aesthetics. Its student leader, as it turns out, was none other than James Still. Like Danforth, the reserved Still considered Kroll's proletarian emphasis upon the quantity of writing produced and sold vulgar. In an undergraduate essay, Still no doubt echoed Danforth's theories when he insisted that the purpose of campus writing groups should be to "create within students a desire to acquire literary taste – one that distinguishes between the good and the bad in writing." Only the growing awareness of what made writing good allowed students to engage in "a spirit of clear and meaningful literary rivalry," he argued. In later years, Jesse Stuart claimed that the "great rivalry" between Danforth and Kroll trickled down to their students and "divided" the college "into two literary camps," but it's hard to know how much of what he recalled was filtered through the dark lens of his and Still's sometimes bitter rivalry in later life. What we can know is that the Kroll-Danforth rivalry provided LMU's aspiring writers with something even the best creative writing schools often fail to: diversity of literary theory and practice.As such, 1920's LMU couldnurture both the aggressively market-driven ethos of Jesse Stuart and James Still's more high-brow aspirations.
And what about all that talk among scholars of James Still locking himself into LMU's library late at night so that he might read the best of classic and modern literature on his own because LMU lacked the faculty qualified to teach him? In a letter to Jesse Stuart written years after the fact, Still admitted that Danforth's frequent loan of books was invaluable to him. Indeed, it turns out that Danforth's impressive personal library was housed in a cabin close to LMU which she'd purchased and nurtured into an idyllic literary retreat she dubbed The Little Portion. According to Don West's wife, Connie, a talented painter and LMU alum herself, Danforth's art and music-filled log home was a magnet to students. It no doubt also served as Still's earliest introduction to the type of literary rusticity he later so famously created for himself at the Ambergey Loghouse in Hindman, KY.
Another unsung LMU professor who greatly influenced Still was the extraordinary Vryling Buffum, a polished and witty Wellesley graduate who had been close friends with Emily Dickinson's sister, Vinnie, and with whom Still remained in touch after graduation, even visiting her at her home in New England. It was she who taught Still a course in the History of the English Language, and it was in her class that the genteel young Alabaman would have first realized that cultured scholars existed who maintained that "someone else" would have to "point out" the "defects" of mountain language. "To me," Buffum wrote, "it has the charm" and "characteristics" of "Shakespeare's country." Buffum spent her summers at LMU travelling the backwoods in search of Shakespearean linguistic remnants, a subject about which she lectured at LMU and upon which she presented papers at regional and national conferences. More to the point, she found Kentucky's mountaineers delightful story-tellers, and she reveled in their humor. The non-Appalachian Still's respect for and fascination with mountain life and language demonstrated throughout his long career shows Miss Buffum's influence. There is also good evidence that the first essays he published in national journals were developed from research Miss Buffum assigned him into the origin of mountain names.
But perhaps the one person at LMU who most influenced Still's literary careerwas English instructor and librarian Iris Grannis. Taking Still under her wing throughout his years here, she plucked the slight and bespectacled boy out of LMU's rock quarry and secured for him the more appropriate position in the library. She also co-authored his first attempt at a novel and introduced him to Guy Loomis, the NY philanthropist and LMU donor who would serve as his patron for many years, a luxury Jesse Stuart and Don West would never have. Ironically then, it can be argued that LMU's influence was of greater benefit to the writer who always claimed he had to teach himself in the library than it ever was for Stuart and West.
LMU also inspired its fledgling writers by ensuring a steady stream of visiting authors and Appalachian figures of note, such as Emma Bell Miles, Edwin Markham, May Slone, and Edwin Mims. Opportunities to edit and write for campus publications beyond Kroll's literary magazine also abounded. Jesse Stuart grabbed the opportunity to become the editor of LMU's student paper, The Blue & Gray, while James Still wrote the Lincolniana section of LMU's promotional organ The Mountain Herald.Indeed, Stuart, Still, and West were all first published at LMU, and it was here that James Still won his first five literary prizes, staged his first stab at a play, and penned the first of his writings to be published in a national journal.
So as it turns out, LMU's influence upon three young writers who went on to play such seminal roles in the flowering of Appalachian literature did not end and begin with the hiring and firing of Harry Harrison Kroll. The fact is that Jesse Stuart, Don West, and James Still embarked on their Vanderbilt years the products of a mountain college with its own proud and vibrant literary culture. Indeed, I've turned up so much buried material on the importance of Still's, Stuart's, and West's LMU days to their literary careers that a few chapters in Earl's book would no longer suffice. To tell the story at all well, I've had to begin my own book-length study of the subject. -e-


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Additionally, clinicians Tara Jones and Morgan Simone will pursue further licensure status — Jones is seeking to earn her status as a licensed clinical social worker, while Simone is working to become a licensed professional counselor — with Paz's forthcoming designation.
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The process of earning licensure is usually about two years, Paz said, and is a stage of professional development.
Continuing education opportunities will be a part of the process down the line, he said, and affords clinicians an opportunity to keep their skill sets current and optimized.
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TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - They were three gas stations, hit by two gun-toting thugs in one hour.
Sunday night Tucson police tracked a trio of armed robberies carried out, they say, by the same masked men.
9OYS spoke via phone to one of the clerks held up that night.
They didn't want to identify themselves or their employer but said the ordeal was terrifying.
The masked men pointed a gun in their face, finger on the trigger, screamed at them to get down and shut up. They then threatened to shoot them in the head.
They, like the employees at the other stations, say unfortunately it's just a risk you assume in this line of work.
Back to back to back, they hit one right after the other.
Police say two masked men, seen here in these surveillance photos, hit up three gas stations all in a matter of minutes.
"One addressed the clerk, demanded money," said Sergeant Chris Widmer. "The other went behind the counter to grab cigarettes, liquor."
Widmer says the first call came in just after 11 Sunday night from a Circle K near Speedway and Camino Seco.
Half an hour later, they hit a Quik Mart near 5th and Swan, and just before midnight, it was strike three- another Circle K near Fort Lowell and Dodge.
Police won't say just how much money the robbers made off with Sunday night, except that it wasn't very much.
"What you have is people that are desperate for a little bit of money for a little bit of product," said Sgt. Widmer.
It's a point that, police say, could send these perps searching for a new target at nearby homes.
Neighbors say it's a scary thought.
"It makes me feel nervous because I live close and I don't want anything happening," said Melinda Cowle.
"It's ridiculous," said Tracy Butler. "Something's got to be done about these kids running amuck."
Unfortunately, gas station and convenience store workers say it's a fear they are forced to come to terms with, which is why they have a strict protocol in place.
"Hopefully it doensn't happen," said Alex Magid, who works at a Tucson convenience store. "I will just give him what he wants and let him go you know. Let him go. It's not worth it."
A hypothetical hazard that, Sunday night, turned to real-life terror for three innocent clerks.
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January 18, 2005
Supporters of the Lansing school bond issue will gather at 7 p.m. Tuesday for a kickoff meeting.
Ali Zeck, who was a co-chair of the Lansing Schools Facilities Planning Committee, said the meeting would be to begin organizing the effort to win the support of voters for the $23.6 million bond.
The meeting will be in the commons area of Lansing Middle School, 509 Ida St.
Zeck said child care would be provided if parents first called the district office, 727-1100, to let them know of their need.
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