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Q:Which is one of the few drinks to be considered a superfood?
A:Water. Water is a keeping-weight-off superfood because it's a great alternative to other, calorie-containing beverages. When you drink beverages that have high calories (say, fancy coffee drinks or sodas), you are not likely to compensate by eating less food. Research suggests that people who drink liquid carbohydrates (such as soda) are more likely to consume more calories than their bodies need, compared with people who ate the same amount of solid carbohydrate.
Q:What is a superfood that helps to cut calories for dieters? Peanuts or Beans?
A:Beans. Beans are the protein-rich superfood!
Q:Water, whole grain cereal, and what are weight-loss, weight-maintenance superfoods?
A:Yogurt. One recent study looked at a group of obese adults who ate three, 6-ounce servings of fat-free yogurt a day as part of a diet reduced by 500 calories from their normal intake. The study found that this group lost 22% more weight and 61% more body fat than another group of participants who ate the reduced-calorie diet without emphasizing calcium-rich foods. Even more impressive: the yogurt eaters also lost 81% more stomach fat.
Q:What fruit is a heart-healthy superfood?
A:Blueberries. Delicious and rich in antioxidants, blueberries rank number one in antioxidant activity when compared with 40 other fresh fruits and vegetables.
Q:True or False: A recently recognized superfood, the acai berry is related to the cranberry. True or False?
A:True. The acai berry is a relative of the blueberry, cranberry, and other dark purple fruits. A reddish-purplish fruit, acai (pronounced ah-sah-EE) berries are highly touted by marketers who say it's one of the elite superfoods with anti-aging and weight-loss properties. The berries come from the acai palm tree (Euterpe oleracea), which is native to Central America and South America. Research on the acai berry has focused on its possible antioxidant activity. Theoretically, that activity may help prevent diseases caused by oxidative stress such as heart disease and cancer.
Q:Which food is the superfood famous for its cancer-fighting benefits: Broccoli or Asparagus?
A:Broccoli. At the top of the list of cancer-fighting foods that are also rich in nutrients, broccoli tops the charts!
Q:Lycopene is a powerhouse nutrient found in what foods?
A:Lycopene is found in tomatoes, watermelon and red grapefruit. Lycopene is a beneficial nutrient and the red pigment gives tomatoes, watermelon, red grapefruit, and navel oranges their color. Headlines in recent news have touted lycopene's protective effects against prostate cancer, though more quiet research has shown it has tremendous health benefits for women as well, including proof that lycopene may protect against breast cancer.
Q:Cranberries outrank nearly every fruit and vegetable in vitamin C and fiber. True or False?
A:Cranberries. Only blueberries can top what cranberries can do. Best known for their holiday appeal, cranberries are a superfood that should be enjoyed all year round.
Q:Salmon is famous for helping to lower the risk of heart disease. True or False?
A:Salmon. A top food for heart health, salmon is rich in the omega-3s EPA and DHA. Omega-3s lower risk of heart rhythm disorders, which can lead to sudden cardiac death. Salmon also lowers blood triglycerides and reduces inflammation.
Q:What leafy green is a cancer-fighting superfood?
A:Spinach. Spinach is rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, carotenoids that remove unstable molecules called free radicals from your body before they damage it.
Q:What is a superfood for pregnant women?
A:Sweet Potatoes. During pregnancy, healthy foods provide the optimum mix of baby-building nutrients. Starting in the second trimester, pregnant women need 300 additional calories every day.
Q:Sure, you've heard of antioxidants, but what are they really?
A:Antioxidants are substances that reduce damage caused by oxygen. They are obtained from diets rich in fruits and vegetables and they are a great way to boost the immune system. Antioxidants are vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that protect and repair cells from damage caused by free radicals, which are often byproducts of oxygen use by the body. Many experts believe the damage from free radicals plays a part in a number of chronic diseases, including hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), cancer, and arthritis. Free radicals can also interfere with your immune system, so fighting off damage with antioxidants helps keep your immune system strong, making you better able to ward off colds, flu, and other infections.
Q:What beverage can be considered a superfood (superdrink)?
A:Green tea and black tea are superdrinks. Black and green teas both have different types of antioxidants than fruits and vegetables. More than a decade's worth of research about green tea's health benefits -- particularly its potential to fight cancer and heart disease -- has been more than intriguing, as have limited studies about green tea's role in lowering cholesterol, burning fat, preventing diabetes and stroke, and staving off dementia. The detoxifying effect of the antioxidants found in green and black teas protects cells from free radicals, which can cause damage leading to blood clot formation, atherosclerosis, and cancer.
Q:Superfoods for the bones include vitamins such as what?
A:Foods rich in vitamin D and calcium are superfoods for bones. Vitamin D is important for bones because it assists the body in calcium absorption. Most people know that calcium is needed for strong bones, but it's also needed to help blood vessels and muscles contract and expand; to send messages through the nervous system, and to secrete hormones and enzymes. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in your body and makes up 1%-2% of adult human body weight. Over 99% of it is stored in bones and teeth, with the rest stored in blood, muscle, and other tissues.
Q:Is there a superfood that can lower blood pressure?
A:Dark Chocolate. New research has shown that dark chocolate is packed with antioxidants and can lower blood pressure. Experts recommend that you look for chocolate with 60% or higher cocoa content; the darker, the better. In addition, the darker it is, the lower the fat and sugar content. Dark chocolate (as opposed to milk or white chocolate) contains healthful flavonoids similar to those found in tea, red wine, fruits, and vegetables. Studies have shown that small portions of dark chocolate can improve blood vessel flow and may improve blood sugar and insulin sensitivity to help reduce the risk of diabetes. But beware, chocolate candy has plenty of saturated fat and sugar, which can lead to weight gain, so enjoy small portions of it as part of a healthy diet.
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Infographic: The A to Z Guide to eLearning Design
Anyone looking to learn more about comprehensive design can read the book Universal Principles of Design, which features more than 200 descriptions in alphabetical order along with images to aid the explanations. For those interested just in those concepts that are most relevant to eLearning design, this post sums up some of the most important definitions.
In eLearning design, accessibility involves designing objects and environments in a way that provides access to as many people as possible. Course creators also need to take information retrieval into consideration by presenting facts in a format that does not require learners to rely on a single sense or ability. Designing with both these aspects of accessibility in mind enhances the effectiveness of training for learners.
Learn more:
- Top 10 Tips for creating Accessible eLearning
- One Page Guide "What, Why and How" Accessible E-Learning?
Aesthetic-Usability Effect
The aesthetic-usability effect refers to how users perceive more aesthetic designs as easier to use than those that are less aesthetic. Aesthetic designs create a positive mindset in users, allowing learners to become more productive, complete tasks faster, and achieve results more effectively. This is important for eLearning design, where one of the main aims of course creators is to keep users engaged for as long as possible.
Learn more:
- The Aesthetic Usability Effect- It's Design Magic!
- 5 Ways To Leverage Visual Design For Better eLearning
- The Impact of Design and Aesthetics on Usability, Credibility, and Learning in an Online Environment
The technique of chunking involves combining many units into a smaller number of chunks. This makes details easier to process and remember in the working memory — the area of the brain that manipulates information. Along with good design elements, chunking helps eLearning course appear less overwhelming, especially to learners with limited knowledge on the subject.
Learn more:
- Content Chunking Is King!
- 3 Steps to Chunking Your Online Course
- Instructional Designer: eLearning Chunking Strategy Tips
Consistency alludes to the logical coherence or uniformity among aspects of the course; for instance, usability is enhanced and information is more learnable when similar aspects are presented in a similar form. Consistency also helps users transfer current knowledge to new concepts, to learn new things faster, and to focus their attention on the relevant aspects of tasks. In eLearning design, content, interaction, and navigation should be consistent to avoid a cognitive overload.
Learn more:
- Why is consistency critical?
- A Review of Consistent Designs on the Web (Checklist)
- Consistency: Key to a Better User Experience
By definition, hierarchy is the order in which the elements within a composition are viewed by the eye. Or in other words, the order of importance. A hierarchical organization communicates the relative importance of elements in a given display to learners by using factors such as scale, color, and placement. It is the simplest way to visualize and understand complexity, making it one of the most important principles in eLearning design.
Learn more:
- How To Create a Visual Hierarchy
- Design Principles: Hierarchy of Information
- Design Tips for Non-Designers: Visual Hierarchy
Good legibility in eLearning design means that users are able to read text without difficulty. This is dependent on factors such as size, typeface, contrast, text block, and spacing of characters. Learners should also be able to easily distinguish one letter from another due to the character width and shape, weight, ascender and descender length, counter size, and stroke contrast of typeface.
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Performance Load
Performance load, also called the path of least resistance or the principle of least effort, refers to the concept that the greater effort needed to accomplish a task, the lower the likelihood of success. In order to be successful with eLearning design, course creators need to minimize the load as much as possible. There are two types of load that relate to performance:
- Mental effort, or cognitive load. This is the amount of mental activity needed to accomplish a goal. Minimizing this load involves strategies such as chunking, minimizing visual noise, and using memory aids.
- Physical effort, or kinematic load. eLearning developers should take into account that learners will use the most convenient search method and least exacting mode, no matter their proficiency as a searcher or level of subject expertise.
Picture Superiority Effect
Learners remember, recognize, and recall pictures more easily than words. In fact, researchers have suggested that images are at least six times more powerful than words and have named this phenomenon the picture superiority effect. This has implications for eLearning design, suggesting that course creators should include visuals strategically to improve learning.
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Readability refers to the degree to which learners can understand prose. If the text can't be read, then your material simply fails to deliver. Since readability is an essential aspect of comprehension, it's necessary to consider the ease with which students can read the text. Readability is split into:
- Contextual readability — how well a reader understands text due eLearning developer's the choice of words, including the number of syllables in words, as well as sentence length and complexity.
- Visual — how well a reader can see text and send the message to the brain for processing.
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- The Key Components of a Learner-Friendly Interface Design
- The Importance of Designing for Readability
Good visibility leads to improved usability; for instance, the way a course is designed indicates the possible actions a user can perform and the consequences of these actions once performed. In addition, feedback should appear upon a loading screen within a reasonable time informing the learner what is going on (such as uploading course files, sending a confirmation message, or exporting data). This avoids learners seeing simply a blank screen.
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The moderate liberal Dutch broadsheet NRC Handelsblad is the latest of a series of European periodicals looking for a more international readership by translating part of their content into English for distribution on the world wide web. "NRC International" is partnered with the German weekly magazine Der Spiegel, itself a pioneer in featuring English content in an "international" section of its website. Aside from NRC and Der Spiegel, other news outlets now featuring web-only English-language content are Germany's Die Welt and Hungary's Heti Világgazdaság, while Eurozine features translated and original content from a broad spectrum of continental reviews and journals. Sadly, Sign and Sight recently had to reduce their "From the Feuilletons" — looking at the culture pages of German-language newspapers — from a daily to a weekly feature. Sign and Sight also features a weekly "Magazine Roundup" doing the rounds of a wide variety of European, Asian, and American magazines.
The move comes as print newspapers of the conventional variety across Europe and America are losing circulation. Some Manhattan newsstands have seen takers for the Sunday New York Times fall by as much as 80% in the past few years. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal both recently narrowed their page width in a move to save paper costs; the change, however, also means less room for advertising and a more ungainly appearance.
South Africa's Herald, meanwhile, has bucked the gloomy trend and increased its readership by 14.5% in the past year. The Herald, the Eastern and Southern Cape's regional broadsheet, attributes its success to a visual redesign and reorienting content to encourage readers to link up with the newspaper's website. South Africa is also home to The Times (not to be confused with the older Cape Times), a new upmarket broadsheet newspaper launched as a daily extension of the century-old Sunday Times. The weekday Times was started a year ago and its circulation since just June has seen a 10.4% increase.
A major problem for the industry is that formerly high-end newspapers have driven down the quality of their product to a suicidal extent over the past decades. The middle market, for better or worse, is dead, and publishers have three alternatives to this disappearing sector: 1) go lowest-common-denominator — as The Times of London has done, with only moderate success; 2) go up-market — The Times and Sunday Times of South Africa have proved worthwile; or 3) go niche — the New York Observer is still in business after two decades of aiming towards Manhattan's yuppie community.
Whichever path taken, integrating print and web operations is vital for the survival of print newspapers and other "dead tree" media. That European newspapers are providing at least part of their content in English is helpful in keeping up with events and ideas in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, and Hungary as our native English-language media are tightening their belts and cutting foreign correspondents and coverage. I hope more non-English papers follow this trend and help to permanentize it.
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Ardrossan, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld, Greenock, Granton and Irvine are in the running for a Carbuncle award, known as the Plook on a Plinth.
The award, set up by a design magazine, is given to the place deemed worst for planning and architecture.
The shortlist was announced on Thursday and the winner will be chosen following a public vote via a website.
The competition has been criticised for attacking areas in need of development rather than ridicule.
However, Penny Lewis, editor of Prospect magazine, which organised the awards, said she believed it was good humoured and could raise the debate about the importance of design to communities.
'Pock mark'
There are three categories in the awards - the Plook on a Plinth for the most dismal town in Scotland; the Pock Mark Award for the worst planning decision and the Zit Building Award for the worst building completed since the last awards in 2001.
In 2000, the "honour" went to Airdrie and a year later Cumbernauld came top when it was described by the judges as "a rabbit warren on stilts."
The winner will be announced on 21 October.
BBC Scotland news website reader Paul McGarry, who lived in Cumbernauld for 20 years and is now a planning officer in London, said his former home was "a great example of how not to design a town centre".
"It's ridiculous that even with developer interest in Cumbernauld that it is still allowed to stagnate and become not only a local eyesore but an embarrassment to what is otherwise a decent town," added.
Another reader, Eleanor Graham, who lives in Edinburgh and whose mother lives in Ardrossan, defended the Ayrshire town.
"It has real community spirit and fantastic views over the Firth of Clyde and the best fish and chips I've tasted," she said. "Unfortunately in the impression many visitors get (particularly ferry passengers) is based on the town centre area which is very run-down and has seen little improvement since the 70's.
"Hopefully the regeneration of the harbourfront will soon spread to this area and smarten up Ardrossans 'public' face."


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CHERRIES' remarkable run of form since the beginning of March has taken the Championship by storm, their late surge helping to blow wide open the race for the play-offs.
But much like their charge to automatic promotion last season, there have been key moments throughout the campaign which have led to this pivotal point.
Here we look at 10 potentially crucial points in the season which could yet have a bearing on Cherries' destiny.
1. Starting the season with a win.
Cherries' 2-1 win over Charlton Athletic on the opening day, which came courtesy of Lewis Grabban's brace, gave the Dean Court crowd a real sense of belief that their team belonged back in the second tier.
2. Ryan Fraser's goal prompting the majestic fightback against Millwall
Three without a win after a steady start, Cherries were expected to see off the struggling Lions but found themselves two down inside 10 minutes.
Up stepped 'the Wee man' with a goal two minutes before the break to inspire a resounding 5-2 victory in one of Dean Court's most memorable matches of the season.
3. The unfortunate injury to loan keeper Stephen Henderson
As unpleasant as the West Ham custodian's shoulder injury at Nottingham Forest was, it meant boss Eddie Howe had to return to the loan market for another stopper.
He borrowed Lee Camp, signed him permanently in January and Cherries have scarcely looked back since.
4. Matt Ritchie's return to action
The former Swindon winger made his long-awaited comeback from a persistent thigh problem while Cherries were in the midst of a bleak November.
Despite a 1-0 home defeat to Derby County, Ritchie's presence got the Dean Court faithful on their feet after coming on as a second-half substitute and has gone on to produce some stellar displays from wide positions.
5. Eunan O'Kane's starring role at Reading
Seven without a win and away to a former Premier League club chasing a play-off spot, not many gave Cherries much hope prior to their 2-1 win at the Madejski Stadium in December.
However, a 4-1-4-1 shape with O'Kane (left) unexpectedly providing the platform as anchor man helped Cherries to one of their most notable victories to date.
6. Lewis Grabban staying put
There was unrest as Brighton & Hove Albion triggered a release clause in top scorer Grabban's contract during the January transfer window.
He seemed set for a switch to the Amex having discussed personal terms but Cherries swooped in with a last-ditch contract renewal to retain the former Rotherham United hitman's services, a shrewd piece of business with both clubs now well-and-truly in the race for the top six.
7. The arrival of Yann Kermorgant
Not content with one in-form striker, Cherries boss Eddie Howe completed a £400,000 deadline day deal for 'the beast from Brittany' who has brought out the best in strike partner Grabban.
To date, the duo have netted 11 goals in their six Championship starts together.
8. Cherries 5 Doncaster Rovers 0
Having been undone by a dubious free kick at promotion-chasing Derby seven days before, Cherries consummately put to the sword the team that beat them to the League One title less than 12 months previously.
But despite dishing out the thumping, even the most ardent of Cherries fans would have struggled to predict what was to follow.
9. Revenge over Leeds United
Defender Simon Francis revealed how a quick history lesson from Howe helped to inspire Cherries to their 4-1 larruping of Leeds.
United were the team to relegate Cherries from the second tier in 1990 with a 1-0 win at Dean Court amid scenes of violence in the town which were attributed to visiting supporters.
10. Victories in a crucial double header
Wins over struggling or out-of-form sides are one thing, trumping two teams pushing for an immediate return to the Premier League is another matter.
Harry Redknapp's expensively assembled QPR and play-off chasing Reading were in the top flight last season but on the crest of a wave, Cherries got the better of both.
With chairman Jeff Mostyn doing his best audition for Strictly and a shot at the Promised Land within touching distance, who knows where the next list of achievements will lead...
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As 2013 comes to a close, Tustin police are reminding businesses and residents to update their alarm permits for the upcoming year.
All homes and businesses in the city that have an alarm system must have a city permit as part of a police false alarm-reduction program that started in 2005. Permits expire Dec. 31 and cost $25 for businesses and $10 for residences. Not getting or renewing a permit could result in fines or a lack of police response to your alarm signal, according to Tustin police.
Police contact people who do not pay for or renew permits and notify them that they are subject to alarm nonresponse if they do not do so.
"The goal is to ensure compliance," said Tustin police Sgt. Andy Birozy. "We'll do everything we can to work with the business or residence to get them to pay and get them current on their alarm permit."
The alarm permit application and information sheet are available at tustinpd.org. For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 714-573-3205.
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Benson Henderson's Manager Feels Gilbert Melendez Bout Is the Fight to MakeJanuary 14, 2013
The current UFC Lightweight Champion is a very happy man nowadays. Benson Henderson (18-2), fresh off of signing an eight-fight deal with the promotion, now believes he has a clear-cut purpose for his career.
Shortly after the extension was signed, Henderson reflected upon the deal on his Instagram account.
I'm very excited to let you guys know that Dana White & Lorenzo Fertitta aren't tired of me yet...proud to announce that I just signed my new contract which will keep me around for at least 8 more fights...This deal made me think long term & what it all means & what I'm here for...Am I really doing all this just to buy stuff & pay my bills??? Or do I have this platform/stage for something more??? I hope I can use these few years to really inspire, introduce, encourage & do some of His will...I hope I can do all this with my actions & not just my words...
Henderson, widely known for being a man of strong faith, looks poised to use his newfound celebratory status to spread a message that he believes is much more important than the sport.
One of the most requested fights currently being clamored for by fans is that of a matchup between Henderson and Gilbert Melendez (21-2).
Henderson's manager, Malki Kawa, recently spoke with MMAJunkie with regard to Melendez being given a quick shot at the title.
We really like the Gilbert Melendez fight, and I'll tell you why: Gilbert Melendez has been ranked either No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 between himself, Frankie Edgar and Benson. Frankie was considered No. 1 in the world, and Benson beat him. Now some people are saying Gilbert might be No. 1 in the world. OK, well Benson would like to beat him, too, and leave no doubt that he is the best 155-pounder in the world.
If a fight with Melendez doesn't materialize during the first half of 2013, the most likely names to fight for the belt would be the winner of Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis (January 26) or Eddie Alvarez (should he find a way to get to the UFC).
Even with other names in the picture, Kawa made it clear they would prefer to go straight to Melendez.
Depending on whose poll you look at over the past few years, it's been those guys in the top three spots, and Benson definitely wants to fight the best guys in the world. He's already defeated Frankie. Beating Gilbert would prove that Benson is absolutely the best lightweight in MMA.
The pulse I get from MMA fans is that they'd also love to see Henderson and Melendez fight sooner rather than later. If it were up to the Henderson camp, that's exactly what we'd get.
Joe Chacon is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report and a staff writer for Operation Sports. You can follow him on Twitter @JoeChacon.


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The classic Faustian bargain tale mixed with the Genie in the bottle. A young man wishes for a fortune that rivals his prospective father in law so that he will allow his daughter to marry him. As it always does, the wish backfires.
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When a wealthy man is brought into the hospital after surviving a car crash in which his wife and unborn child die, he tells a remarkable story. He claims that he was actually a carefree surfer type who fell in love with the daughter of a wealthy man who would have nothing to do with him. Out on the beach one day, he discovers a bottle within which is a spider-like creature who grants him one wish. He wishes for more wealth than the father of the woman he loves.
A fairly good story about a wish gone wrong. However, when I think about wish fulfillment there is always going to be good and bad about it - if you get something good, it's likely someone else did not (or perhaps got something bad). In these stories, of course, it's you get something good and something else much worse happens. I guess that's why some people say wishes are for fishes... or perhaps they're just silly.


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Alex Otil, a student at Northern Illinois University, recently interviewed me for an article titled Tom Johnson: A Modern Day Technical Writer. It's a short article probably mainly of interest to students thinking of entering the field of technical writing. Students will also find the newsletter as a whole full of relevant information about entering technical writing.
By the way, the title of the article definitely deserves a follow-up from the opposite perspective -- a spotlight of an ancient technical writer. (If you click the link to read the PDF, it's the last article.)
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In a debate in the Irish Parliament, the UK Government was criticised over plans to sell off Sellafield operator British Nuclear Group.
Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said nuclear disasters at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl showed the destructive potential of nuclear power.
He said Sellafield was a "real danger to life" on the island.
Irish Environment Minister Dick Roche said: "I wish to stress here that the government will continue to hold the UK responsible and accountable for the operation of the Sellafield complex."
'Early closure'
The Irish Government is awaiting a final decision from the European Court of Justice to see if it can resume international legal action against the UK Government over Sellafield.
Mr Roche said: "We will continue to pursue all legal and diplomatic options to secure its safe and early closure."
Irish Labour Party member Emmet Stagg said the storage tanks at Sellafield, which contained radioactive material, were the greatest threat to the Irish people.
The recently established Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has estimated the cost of cleaning up Britain's nuclear assets at about £70bn.
A long-term solution on how to deal with stored waste at Sellafield and at nearby Drigg has yet to be made.


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Team New Zealand's upwind dominance came to the fore again as it scored a crushing victory in race five of the America's Cup to extend its lead over defender Oracle Team USA on San Francisco Bay.
The Americans then used their "postponement card" – each crew has one in the regatta – resulting in the day's second race being called off. Competition is scheduled to resume on Friday. Team NZ's 65-second win in winds of 18 to 23 knots took its points tally to four in the first-to-nine match, while Oracle is on minus one.
There were long faces on board USA17 after the defeat, a big turnaround from the previous day's racing on Monday, which ended with the Americans on a high after scoring their first win.
They stayed out in San Francisco Bay for some practice, indicating there was no mechanical problem with their boat.
Race five was another come-from-behind win for Team NZ, and skipper Dean Barker admitted he would have preferred to have been in front earlier on.
"It's a tough way to win races, but it's working for us," he said.
"We would like to be controlling our fate a little bit more around mark one, but it didn't quite work out on that one. They managed to get over us on the first reach."
Barker said there was plenty for his crew to work on, "but it's encouraging that we could get back into the race like we did".
Oracle had the better start and led at the first two marks, but leg three, the only one to windward, proved decisive.
The two giant AC72 catamarans split on rounding the second mark and when they crossed for the second time, Team NZ had moved into a clear advantage.
The New Zealanders' boathandling in the tacks looked more efficient, and Oracle's Australian skipper, James Spithill, could be heard telling his crew: "We've got to get this sorted."
By the end of the beat, Team NZ had turned an 8sec deficit into a huge 1min 17sec cushion and Barker was able to take his foot off the pedal on Aotearoa over the last two legs.
Spithill said afterwards that Team NZ's speed and a tactical error on his own yacht were keys in the contest.
"They've definitely got wheels upwind," he said.
"They're tacking the boat very well.
"We also got caught out with a sail change. We had a little bigger jib than them. I think that really hurt us on the upwind leg."
Oracle began their defence on minus two as one of the penalties for cheating during the AC45 series that preceded the America's Cup.


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River Road Band Teacher Gives Award For "The Worst Band Member," Parents Think She Is A Bully!
With all of the bullying that is happening in and around school these days, teachers and faculty should be trying to prevent it from happening… not promoting it. Parents even think school's should now be held responsible for bullying if it gets out of hand.
Blake FM received this photo on its Facebook page, it is an award that was given by a teacher to a student for being "The Worst Band Member." He recieved the award for "Just absolutely not caring and never ceasing to try to get out of anything possible."
This is the message Blake FM received on Facebook:
Above is a picture of an award that was given out by a River Road High School Band Teacher here in Amarillo Texas!! I think it is very important to reach out to the world to show this child we care about him and others like him and that it is NOT OK TO BULLY!!! I believe it is our job to expose the teacher to the world and get her out of the school and from around our children!! We as parents need to show our kids the right thing to do when something like this arises! Please help me spread the Word BULLING IS NOT OK!!!
So my question to you is, do you think this is bullying? Maybe the teacher and student laughed about this award and forgot about it. The parent probably seen it and thought it was not nice and made a BIG deal about it?
Or maybe the student was hurt by this award? I know when I was in school at our sport banquets we gave away funny awards similar to this. It was not intended to hurt anyone, it was just to bring back a funny memory that happened. Everybody laughed and then forgot about it.
So what do you think? Would you consider this as bullying?


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Looked like another ho-hum drubbing down 21-0.
Come roaring back, intense the whole way after that, and never gave up. The 3 picks of Brady ... McKelvin's and Wilson's outstanding athletic plays. Even Brady in the post-game commented that Wilson made a "heck of a play". And the big toss down the sidelines to Jones. As much as people hate on the Pats in the Bellichick- Brady era, you have to thank them for being so good they bring out the best in you, and it's an epic victory when you beat them.
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Isolated Israelis seek closer links with British students
A major effort is under way to integrate Israeli students into university Jewish societies in the UK.
More than 65 Israelis attended a conference in London to discuss how to forge better links with young British Jews.
World Zionist Organisation (WZO) emissary Nir Cohen said: "We want to provide a platform for Israeli students so that they can connect with each other and the wider Jewish community.
"But we also want to reveal the many faces of Israel — those that have nothing to do with political conflict, such as our arts, culture and sciences"
Mr Cohen was speaking after the inaugural Israeli Students Conference, organised by the WZO in partnership with the Israeli embassy, Israeli House, Jewish Agency and the Union of Jewish Students (UJS).
Sessions, which included speeches by the Israeli deputy ambassador to the UK Eitan Naeh, advisers from the Israeli embassy's cultural department and representatives from Tel Aviv University in Israel, covered the challenges affecting Israelis in the UK .
Though there are more than 1,000 Israeli students living here, based in more than 25 universities, they have remained largely separate from Jewish life on campus — either because they are unaware of events on the ground or remain reluctant to take part. Most are studying for masters degrees and PhDs and have already completed their army service, and so are significantly older than the average university student.
But participants at the conference expressed a desire to get more involved with their campus Jewish societies.
Mr Cohen said the conference had provided a "home away from home" for students who often feel disconnected from their own culture, especially when based in universities where no one else speaks Hebrew.
"The event aimed to provide networks so that students can share advice and get together for Friday-night dinners, and also get closer to the Jewish community," he said. "We also spoke about revealing more about Israel to the wider student population by offering conversational Hebrew classes and events on campus.
UJS president Joe Tarsh said that his organisation was "placing greater emphasis on supporting niche communities of students". The conference was "a great step in a larger process of developing the greater Jewish student community", he said.
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He has already missed five games since sustaining the injury in training and has been ruled out for Monday's match against Huddersfield.
Todd told the Telegraph & Argus: "It's been disappointing he hasn't made the improvement we were looking for.
"So I've decided that he has a week off in the hope that he comes back ready."


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Fairhill Elementary School eighth graders Kendall Barrott and Gregory Leach shifted with excitement in their seats in the school cafeteria as they waited for First Lady Michelle Obama to take the stage.
Obama visited the North Philadelphia school Friday to discuss her "Let's Move" initiative, a nationwide campaign to prevent childhood obesity.
Governor Ed Rendell – whom Obama called "Mr. Svelte" for having slimmed down considerably since last seeing him - Mayor Michael Nutter, and State Representative Dwight Evans also came out to hear her message and lend support to the campaign. But it was clearly the kids who got the biggest kick out of having Mrs. Obama at their school.
"I am excited because we get to meet the first lady and we get to hear more about having a (good) diet," Kendall said. Gregory described her visit as being "cool" and gave examples of how Fairhill is already on the right track to promoting nutrition and wellness for its nearly 600 students.
"Our school lunches have grapes, strawberries, oranges, and turkey and ham sandwiches," he said.
Obama chose to tout her healthy eating campaign at Fairhill because of its successful focus on nutrition. The event was a nice boost for a school that recently was put on the Renaissance Alert list. Fairhill, where nearly 90 percent of its students receive free or reduced-priced lunch, works with the local nonprofit organization the Food Trust to keep its menus healthy.
It's this kind of commitment and focus on providing healthy food choices for children that Obama said she is interested in duplicating across the country.
"This is an issue of great concern for me not just because I'm first lady of this country, but because I'm a mother," said Obama before a crowd of about 300 attendees. "I care about my kids and all of our kids, so 'Let's Move' is a nationwide campaign to rally this country around one single, but ambitious goal – and that is to end the epidemic of childhood obesity in a generation so that the kids born today can grow up with a healthy weight."
Let's Move is a four-pronged initiative that will put more nutritious foods in schools, give parents tools and information needed to make healthy choices for their kids, provide avenues for kids to be more active in and out of school, and ensure that all families have access to healthy affordable food right in their own communities.
Obama said that far too many kids are eating foods high in sugar, fat, and salt and not enough fresh vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. She said that the persistence of so-called "food deserts" also contributes to the problem of obesity. These are neighborhoods and communities that don't have supermarkets, thus forcing families to purchase unhealthy foods from convenience stores and off the shelves of gas station minimarts because they are the only available options.
Obama said that there are "23.5 million Americans, including 6.5 million children who live on food deserts." But through this campaign, Washington is doing something about it.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, both of whom joined the first lady on stage, spoke about the Obama administration's $400 million Healthy Food Financing Initiative, an effort to mobilize private and nonprofit sectors to bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved communities across the country.
"We're here to make sure that all communities have a chance to shop at green grocers selling healthy food and we're devoting $250 million toward new market tax credits to provide powerful incentives for private investors to take a chance on projects like a new healthy grocery store in distressed communities," Geithner said.
Through Let's Move, Obama said the goal is to "eliminate food deserts in America completely in seven years."
Earlier in the day Obama walked the aisles of Fresh Grocer, a $15 million store that opened its doors at Progress Plaza in North Philadelphia last December through a public-private partnership formed to increase the number of supermarkets in underserved communities.
The Healthy Food Financing Initiative is modeled on an initiative that Pennsylvania embarked upon six years ago when it invested $30 million in fresh food financing to fund 83 supermarkets in 34 counties. Obama said those enterprises have brought nutritious foods to more than 400,000 people and created jobs for local residents.
"We want to replicate your success here in Pennsylvania all across America," she said.
"If you can do it here," she enthusiastically told the crowd. "We can do it around the country."


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text: Actress Kalki Koechlin, who made her debut with Dev D says that her director husband Anurag Kashyap is useless. Kalki, whose upcoming film with Prateik Babbar My Friend Pinto, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali is slated to release on October 14, tied the knot with director Anurag Kashyap barely four months ago. Speaking about marriage to PTI, Kalki Koechlin said, "Marriage is just a commitment to each other and nothing else. Anurag is useless - he never helps me learn anything, not even Hindi. He always talks to me in English but I force him to talk in Hindi.The actress, who was in New Delhi to walk the ramp for designer Rina Dhaka told reporters that she has not received any good offers post her marriage with Anurag Kashyap.


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Policy Groups to Congress: Lift Federal Ban on Offshore Energy Production
Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research has delivered a coalition letter to all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to remove the moratoria on offshore oil and gas production.
"States that wish to permit oil and natural gas leasing in their adjacent offshore waters should be afforded the right to do so," said Peyton Knight, director of environmental and regulatory affairs for The National Center. "It is far past time for the federal ban on such leasing to be lifted."
National policy organizations that signed the letter include: Coalitions for America, the American Conservative Union, FreedomWorks, Americans for Tax Reform, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste and the National Defense Council Foundation.
State policy organizations, including the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Kansas Taxpayers Network signed the letter as well.
The letter notes that Cuba recently announced its intention to permit China to explore oil and gas production just 50 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida. America's self-imposed ban on offshore drilling means that Cuba can develop resources in its portion of the Florida Straits, yet the U.S. can't do the same on its side.
"Increased energy costs have become a burden for millions of Americans," said David Ridenour, vice president of the Center. "Developing these vital resources in the Outer-Continental Shelf would help lower energy prices for the over 60 million American homes that depend on natural gas for heating."
A copy of the letter can be found online at http://www.nationalcenter.org/OCSLetter0606.pdf
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Hip-hop concert at La Roche paired with benefit food-truck rally
Events this month at La Roche College in McCandless will feature live music and food trucks — all for entertainment and a good cause.
The La Roche College Activities Forum on April 23 will host a concert featuring hip-hop artist Mike Stud of Los Angeles. Before the performance, North Hills Community Outreach will hold a "Rally to Fill Backpacks and Bellies" featuring food trucks and opportunities to donate new backpacks, school supplies and snacks for students from needy families.
Both events are open to the public and will be held at the Kerr Fitness and Sports Center on the campus at 9000 Babcock Blvd.
Students rank concerts at the top of their list when asked what kind of events they want on campus, said David Day, assistant dean of students and director of student development at La Roche.
"But it's difficult to find a good act for an affordable price that the students want to see," said Day, 37, of Shaler Township.
"Students are excited about this concert. Our students wanted (Mike Stud). He's popular with them right now."
Stud, 25, began singing hip-hop as a joke in 2010.
Michael Francis Seander Jr. — now known by his stage name, Mike Stud — was a closer for the Duke University Blue Devils baseball team when he tore a ligament that required reconstructive surgery to his pitching arm.
During the rehabilitation process, he passed the time by making a hip-hop video called "College Humor" as a joke for his baseball teammates. He went on to record mix tapes, as well as an album, titled "Relief," in 2013.
He currently is working on a new album.
"My goal is to make it a fun atmosphere. If the people in the audience are having a good time, I've met my goal," Stud said.
Before the 8 p.m. concert, North Hills Community Outreach will hold a rally on the campus to benefit its Back-to-School Program, which provides school supplies and food to students who need the extra help.
An assortment of food trucks will offer burgers, tacos, pierogies, Japanese hibachi and sushi rolls, and more from 3 to 7:30 p.m. outside the Kerr Fitness and Sports Center.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Back-to-School Program.
People who attend can drop off new backpacks and school supplies, as well as nonperishable food items. The group needs notebooks, paper, pencils, scissors, pens, said Patti Ferraro, the group's WorkAble volunteer coordinator, of McCandless.
Last year, the group furnished backpacks and school supplies to 1,274 children.
Laurie Rees is a freelance writer for Trib Total Media.


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Great Celebrity Cruise on Solsticized Summit: Celebrity Summit Cruise Review by Mimi A
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Great Celebrity Cruise on Solsticized Summit
Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: San Juan
We booked air with Celebrity and were scheduled to connect in Chicago both ways with American. I had printed our boarding passes the day before flying (to be same day as sailing on April 12) and went about my usual last day packing etc., and discovered a voice mail on my cell phone after 10 pm on the way to bed that one of the flights was More changed for my husband which was to arrive in San Juan after sailing time. Obviously, this was not acceptable, so we both called Celebrity and American trying to get flights together the next day. It was about 2 hours of aggravation later that we were finally both booked on flights on USAir connecting through Philadelphia (American did not want to book USAir, even though they had merged since it was not finalized). Long story short, we made our connecting flight, but our luggage did not and was due to arrive approx. 2 hrs. later on the next flight. We waited at the airport for the luggage when we would rather have been enjoying the ship, but Celebrity would not be responsible for getting our luggage to the ship. We had to take it personally to a truck for transport to the ship and we boarded a small bus. Embarkation was a breeze as usual and we were in our cabin in less than 30 min. with our champagne or Mimosa (love Celebrity). Luggage did not arrive until sometime between 6 when we went to dinner and 7:45 when we stopped by our room prior to the safety drill. Sailing was at 8. We always go to dinner the first evening at a specialty restaurant as Celebrity offers BOGO prices and we chose the Normandie Restaurant. Dinner was phenomenal as was the service and our casual clothes from traveling were accepted there as well. We had completed all but dessert and the waiter suggested we return to our table after the safety drill for it which we did.
Sunday was in St. Croix and we had done the snorkeling at Buck Island (highly recommend) previously so we elected to take a local bus for $16 RT to the port of Christiansted and walk around on our own. Some shops were open (this was Palm Sunday) and we stopped by a local restaurant/bar as well as saw some of the government buildings and a church after walking along the boardwalk. Visitor's center provides a local walking map. Went to dinner at our assigned 6 pm MDR table and met a family of 4 traveling together (elderly parents with son and his aunt).
Monday we docked at St. Kitts in the pouring rain, but the weather improved as the day progressed. We had booked thru Cruise Critic roll call a catamaran tour with Blue Water Safaris to Nevis and though we had showers later also, we enjoyed snorkeling and lunch onboard the cat before reaching Nevis. We were there for approx. 2 hrs. and there was a small craft type store/restaurant a short walk from the beach and another bar in a hotel in the other direction if desired. All in all, I wouldn't suggest going to Nevis, but we had been to St. Kitts before.
Tuesday was our third trip to Dominica, one of my favorite islands. We had tried to snorkel at Champagne Reef previously, but the water was too choppy, so we were anxious to try this again and booked a Celebrity excursion called Trafalgar Falls (which my husband had visited while I did a different excursion previously) and Champagne snorkeling. We viewed a Sulfur Springs site and drove to a parking area to walk to the Falls and on the walk, we came across a crab. There are two falls at elev. of 125 and 75 Ft. drops. Continued on to an area where we snorkeled (walking along a boardwalk for a ways, but then down on very large rocks, making walking in flip-flops extremely difficult). We snorkeled for about 45 min. total ending with Champagne Reef which is highly over-rated. There were small bubbles coming up from the sulfur area and you could feel the heat also, but overall, this is not worth going to above any other snorkeling site.
Grenada on Wednesday was our first time there and well worth visiting. We took another Celebrity tour called Grand Etang, Annandale Falls, and Fort Frederick, a 4 1/2 hr. tour to allow us to get back for lunch on board. This island is somewhat like Dominica (but better roads) with hills & mountains and many switchbacks driving through the countryside. We visited a Spice Estate (on the spice island) and the falls were unusual with ferns growing off to the side. We also stopped in the Grand Etang Park and saw Mona Monkeys and a lake from the visitor's center area. After stopping at the Fort overlooking St. George's, I asked the bus driver if he could drop us off several blocks away from the ship so we could walk downhill stopping to see things along the way so as not to have to climb uphill from the port and there were others who did the same.
It was probably about our ninth visit to St. Thomas (after a sea day where we participated in the complimentary galley tour and watched the ship's version of Dancing with the Stripes), and we decided to go snorkeling (sailing past "Frenchman's Cove" called now where we spent our honeymoon nearly 40 years ago) at Buck Island again (which has a shipwreck) and we enjoyed it as well as we would have enjoyed our other option of visiting St. John (definitely one of my faves) again. The Summit docked at Havensight area and upon our return from Buck Island and eating lunch on board, we did a bridge tour by invitation (we believe due to the Cruise Critic sign-up) with only a few others in attendance. Bridge tours nowadays are done while docked or anchored for security reasons (on all cruise lines).
San Juan on disembarkation was easy since we elected to take the Bacardi ship's tour as our flight left after 2:30 and the bus tour included a stop for lunch (not included) on the way to the airport. All pax were disembarked from the bus at the same location with our luggage. Tour was interesting and free samples were provided.
Review of ship -- public areas, cabin, service, entertainment, etc. This was our first Millenium class cruise and I thoroughly love the deck plan of the ship and we enjoy this size ship as well. Since this was a port intensive itinerary, it was not necessary to have a lot of activities, but there was no lack of them. Service as always on Celebrity was excellent, though our waiter in MDR seemed unsure of himself (probably recently promoted from Asst. waiter and his English needs improvement). There was only one problem with my steak one evening (tough and too well done) so I sent it back and got another entree. Normandie was the only specialty restaurant we ate at (see above embarkation day for review). Shows in the theater are as one expects and I went to the theater backstage tour conducted by two dancers and the production manager. Went to several functions in lounges and enjoyed them, but did not go to the comedian's show or bars to be able to review piano player or Martini mixing. Tried the gelato which was great. The house band Xtasea was very versatile and excellent (drummer sang as Louis Armstrong and lead singer did several known singers as well as Cruise Director Kyle was Elvis, among others). I discovered since I inquired from the Food & Beverage Director Martin Fowler at a Q&A session about a new program which was to be tested on the Summit several weeks after our sailing regarding the serving of food at the buffet Oceanview Cafe where pizza is always available and there is a station for ice cream/sundaes. The new program requires that guest place their order which will be served on a plate at their table, rather than everyone using the same serving utensils, thereby avoiding contamination should guest not sanitize hands or otherwise improperly handle utensils. I am anxious to learn the results of this new program. The ship is in excellent condition for entering service in 2001 and I would not hesitate to sail on her again. I loved the layout of the cabin, especially the bathroom which included adjustable/removable showerhead and large shower area with soap, shampoo and conditioner provided several times during cruise. Storage area in room was ample with a drop down bar for small items to be hanged as was storage in bath with shelves in cabinet under sink. Desk area has built-in corner area beside it for flat-screen TV, mini-fridge and drawer area. Luggage went under the bed. There are internet packages and wi-fi throughout the ship; we did not use the casino. Shopping on board included several shops with additional kiosks available in the hallways and some things on sale at all times. I used the fitness center early on the sea day and got a massage one port afternoon -- both were good.
Summary -- We enjoyed Celebrity as well as the Summit immensely and we picked the itinerary for the new port for us of Grenada, plus our faves. Embarkation was easy as well as disembarkation through customs and on to our tour. No complaints with the only down part of this cruise being the fact that there is no early sea day and the cruise critic meeting was on Sunday morning at 10 and most people were on a tour; however, we did attend with a few others and met the Captain, Hotel Director, Food & Beverage manager (previously met on the Equinox) and Chief Engineer and were able to ask individual questions of each. Can't wait to sail with Celebrity again (our fave line)! Less
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Cabin review: 3105
The ship is in excellent condition for entering service in 2001 and I would not hesitate to sail on her again. I loved the layout of the cabin, especially the bathroom which included adjustable/removable showerhead and large shower area with soap, shampoo and conditioner provided several times during cruise. Storage area in room was ample with a drop down bar for small items to be hanged as was storage in bath with shelves in cabinet under sink. Desk area has built-in corner area beside it for flat-screen TV, mini-fridge and drawer area. Luggage went under the bed.
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LAKEWOOD - A Lakewood couple will find out Tuesday whether their proposed 7-Eleven will be allowed a full liquor license or face limits such as only beer and wine sales.
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the issue at its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers.
Violit and Emeil Kamel, the franchise owners, said the city's Planning and Environment Commission treated them harshly and unfairly in recommending only a conditional permit to sell beer and wine. The couple appealed that decision to the City Council, which delayed making a decision and decided to hold the public hearing.
The Kamels originally requested a permit to sell distilled spirits, beer and wine at the 7-Eleven, which would be located at 4905 Bellflower Blvd., the northwest corner of Bellflower and Del Amo boulevards.
In May, the Planning and Environment Commission denied the full permit, but approved the sale of beer and wine, which is consistent with the beer-and-wine-only permits the city previously approved for 7-Elevens, officials said.
The commission also recommended, as suggested by the Lakewood Sheriff's Station, the business hire a security guard to work from noon to 4 p.m. and install a security camera system with facial and license plate recognition abilities.
The commission said it made these security recommendations, in part, because a large number of Lakewood High School students wait at a bus stop near the location.
The Kamels said they want their proposed store treated the same as the 7-Eleven at 5905 South St., at the corner of Woodruff Avenue.
That location is 200 feet from St. Joseph's High School and does not have a security guard, yet the proposed 7-Eleven is more than 500 feet from the nearest high school, according to a City Council staff report.
The security guard also was recommended because the Lakewood Sheriff's Station, from March 1, 2009, to March 1, 2012, received 81 calls for that area, including loitering, robberies and narcotics arrests, officials said.
But the Kamels said only eight disturbance calls were for their location, and the other calls were for an adjacent strip mall.
Also on the agenda, the City Council will consider spending $156,000 to purchase a picnic shelter, barbecues and other site furnishings for Bloomfield Park. The items would be added to ongoing park renovations, including a pre-school age playground.
The playground will be completed by December, while the picnic shelter will be finished by March, according to the staff report.
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Dustin James Dombovy, 27, Brainerd, was convicted Feb. 13, in Morrison County District Court, with one felony count of first degree damage to property and one fifth degree count of misdemeanor assault.
On June 1, 2012, an assault was reported in the Little Falls Coborn's parking lot. Officers located Dombovy, who matched the person they were looking for, walking along 11th Street Northeast.
The victim in the incident arrived and said he apparently did not see Dombovy as he pulled out in front of him which made Dombovy upset.
When the victim parked, Dombovy ran up to the car, kicked it and punched the victim twice in the face, breaking his necklace.
Dombovy admitted to the assault.
Dombovy was sentenced to the St. Cloud Correctional Facility for 13 months, stayed for five years and spent 30 days in jail. He was fined $50 and ordered to pay restitution of $1,502.83. He will be on probation for five years.
Dismissed against Dombovy was one misdemeanor count of fifth degree assault and one misdemeanor count of failing to obtain a new driver's license after changing his address.


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Police are hunting three men who crashed a stolen car into a Sunshine North home on Friday, causing the side of the house to catch fire.
The driver of a Honda Accord without number plates lost control of the car in Suffolk Road about 5.15pm.
Detective Sergeant Andrew Taylor told Channel Nine that witnesses saw the men flee the scene.
"To know that you've caused this carnage and then to be only concerned with fleeing the scene to avoid apprehension, is just abhorrent," he said.
Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman Trevor Woodward said the car hit the side of the house and struck a gas meter, sparking a fire.
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''Leaking gas from the meter soon ignited setting fire to both the house and the car,'' he said.
''The three young persons in the car all managed to get out of the vehicle and then absconded from the scene.
'With the blazing car sitting on top of the gas meter it was impossible to shut off the gas supply until the arrival of the gas company."
The gas main was eventually turned off after the supplier dug up the nature strip.
A woman inside the home at the time of the blaze managed to escape and was treated for smoke inhalation.
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Low Carb/Low Fat Turkey Stuffed Bell Peppers (Italian Style)
Recipe by TheDancingCook
I love stuffed peppers and was craving them on my low carb diet. I fooled around a bit and came up with these. I promise, they're so flavorful that you won't even miss the rice. Enjoy!
Top Review by wonderstub
Tasty recipe. I did change the parmesan by just adding it into the meat mixture. It gave it a fantastic flavor. I also chopped us some fresh basil and added it to the mix as well. The cooking time was a bit off though as after one hour the green pepper still had a little too much crunch. I might take it out another five minutes if I make it again.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 large green peppers or 4 large red peppers, seeded, cored and sliced in half lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup mushroom, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup celery, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 -1 1⁄4 lb lean ground turkey (I use 93% lean)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- parmesan cheese (fresh grated or shredded) or mozzarella cheese, for topping (fresh grated or shredded)
- italian seasoning, for topping
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- On stovetop in a medium skillet or saucepan, sauté mushroom, onion, celery and garlic in olive oil until veggies are soft; remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl,combine ground turkey, egg, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Add sauté veggie mixture to turkey mixture; mix well.
- Stuff peppers with turkey/veggie mix and place in an ungreased shallow casserole dish.
- In a small bowl, combine undrained tomatoes and tomato sauce; pour over peppers to cover.
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and Italian seasonings; cover with aluminum foil and bake for 50 minutes.
- Uncover, sprinkle with mozzarella and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and browned.


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Carting a camcorder with you has become a whole lot easier, thanks to pocket-sized digital camcorders such as Pure Digital Technologies' Flip Ultra and Flip Mino. These inexpensive cameras are not only drop-dead easy to use--push a button to record and another to play--but produce video acceptable for posting to sites such as YouTube and MySpace. Recently, Kodak entered this market with its diminutive pocket camcorder, the
In doing so, it's given Flip and consumers interested in pocket video something to think about. Not only is it the same price as the Flip Mino ($180), but unlike the Flip camcorders, it shoots in HD, offering 720p at either 60 or 30 frames per second. It also takes still shots at 3 megapixels (interpolated), stores data on SD cards (up to 32GB), and runs off two rechargeable AA batteries.
Like the Flip camcorders, the Zi6 includes a built-in USB connector. Just press a button on the front of the camera and out pops the connector. Its 2x zoom lens lets you zoom like you can with a Flip, but the Zi6 also includes a Macro switch that, when engaged, allows you to get within an inch of your subject without blurring. It features a 2.4-inch LCD that's not tremendously bright but can be seen outdoors in all but the sunniest conditions; a mono microphone on the front; a built-in speaker; and AV (composite) and HD (component) output ports on the side.
The Zi6 is available in black or pink, and includes composite and component cables, two rechargeable NiMH batteries, a battery charger, wrist strap, camera pouch, user guide, and Arcsoft's Media Impression software. The software is completely useless to Mac users as it's Windows-only. And the Zi6 doesn't come with a SD memory card.
The Zi6 is bigger than the Flip Mino--think iPod classic versus iPod mini. But that larger size allows for the bigger LCD. Much of the camera's operation is controlled through a joystick on the back. Turn the camera on, choose how you want to capture the image by cycling through the options with the joystick (HD video at 60 or 30 frames per second, standard definition video, or still), press the center of the joystick in to begin the capture, push the joystick up or down to zoom in or out respectively, then press the joystick again to stop. I wasn't completely thrilled with the joystick, as I occasionally bumped it when I didn't mean to, but I found it no less troublesome than the Flip Mino's touch-sensitive buttons, which I also occasionally press by mistake.
To play your video, press the Record/Play button to the right of the joystick to choose Play. Press the joystick to the right or left to cycle through movies or stills you've captured and press the joystick to start playback. To remove movies or stills, just select them while in Play mode and press the Trash button to the left of the joystick.
To copy your captured content to the Mac, flip out the USB connector, switch on the camera, and jack it into a free USB 2.0 port. If you have the latest version of iPhoto, it launches and offers to import the separate video and image files. If you don't have the most recent version of iPhoto, you're welcome to import files into iMovie '08 with the File: Import Movie command, or into iMovie HD via the File: Import command. Each command produces an Import navigation window, where you can locate the movies on the attached camera (within the DCIM folder).
The Zi6's movies are encoded in the H.264 format; as a result, there's no need to install another codec to use them as you would for movies recorded with the Flip cameras, because H.264 is natively supported by QuickTime (and therefore iMovie and Final Cut Pro). Audio is recorded in the AAC format at 48 Kbps.
Under the proper shooting conditions, the Zi6's output looks nice--with its 1,280 by 720 resolution, it fills up my widescreen TV nicely. And by proper shooting conditions, I mean that movies should be shot in reasonable light and the camera held with a steady hand. The Zi6's low-light shooting is unimpressive, but no worse than the Flip Mino's. If your subject is inside at night and anywhere but near a strong lamp, you'll see some graininess. Shooting at twilight outside will produce the same kind of results. Otherwise, daytime outdoor and indoor-near-a-window shots look good--not $600-and-over-camcorder good, but for such a small device, good.
As with the Flip cameras, camera shake is a concern with the Zi6. The camera has no image stabilization, so if it's operated by an over-caffeinated person, you're likely to see the image bounce around. The camera does carry a plastic tripod mount on the bottom should you need to hold it rock-steady.
Audio is about what you'd expect from a small microphone embedded in a camera. Its reach is enough to record audio from across the room, but the resulting sound won't thrill you.
Macworld's buying advice
With the introduction of the Kodak Zi6, the pocket-sized camcorder market got a lot more interesting. At $180, it's priced the same as the Flip Mino but is--with its potentially greater storage, removable battery, larger LCD, and HD capabilities--the better camera. If you're in the market for an inexpensive camcorder and can deal with camera shake and unimpressive low-light shooting, this is the camera to have--today. Things are clearly heating up in this market and it will be interesting to see Pure Digital Technologies' response.
[Senior editor Christopher Breen is author of The iPhone Pocket Guide, third edition and The iPod and iTunes Pocket Guide, fourth edition (Peachpit Press, 2008).]
This story, "Kodak Zi6" was originally published by Macworld.


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A helicopter service connecting Manhattan with New York City airports is due to start this month. On March 13 US Helicopter will introduce an eight-minute S-76B flight between the Wall Street Heliport and JFK Airport. The company will add services linking La Guardia and Newark Liberty International to Wall Street and the East 34th and 30th Street Heliports later this year. The company demonstrated the FAA-approved routes between the six points last month. According to US Helicopters CEO Jerry Murphy, all the flights and approaches will be under VFR.
TSA security checkpoints will be in operation at both heliports, and American Airlines passengers will be able to check their bags and be dropped off at the carrier's new Terminal 9. US Helicopter is in talks for similar services with other carriers, but until they reach an agreement, their passengers will need to connect to their terminals in the normal way.
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Tickets can be booked online at www.flyush.com, at an introductory price of $139 plus taxes each way. Next month, US Helicopter expects to start flying the S-76B, in an eight-passenger configuration, from East 34th Street to JFK and, later in the year, between both heliports and La Guardia and Newark. Flights will operate Monday through Friday, departing from the heliports on the hour and from the airports
on the half-hour between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. The operation will start with three helicopters but the company might add five more if the service catches on.
The road journey from Manhattan to the various NYC airports can take up to two hours. Murphy predicts that more than 150,000 passengers will take advantage of the new service during the first year of operation.
US Helicopter plans a year-round service and has VFR and non-conflicting IFR procedures in place at the airports. The S-76B's limited icing clearance might prove a handicap, but pilot Craig Casucci–an 18-year veteran of the area–told AIN that pilots rarely encounter icing at the relatively low levels at which the service will operate.
If the New York City service proves a success, US Helicopter would consider expanding to other cities, such as Los Angeles, Dallas and Washington, D.C.


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RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) -- Jared McClain passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more to lead Eastern Kentucky to a 38-6 victory over Robert Morris on Thursday night.
McClain threw for 155 yards and four Eastern Kentucky receivers had at least 20 receiving yards. Nathan Watts and Ike Ariguzo each caught a touchdown pass.
The Eastern Kentucky defense picked off a pass and recovered a fumble and limited Robert Morris to 2 of 12 on third-down conversions.
Robert Morris' score came late in the second quarter on a pass from Paul Jones, but the extra-point attempt was blocked. It was Jones' first start after transferring from Penn State.
Eastern Kentucky controlled the game offensively, gaining 401 total yards, compared with 232 for Robert Morris. The Colonels scored the opening 21 points, and led 28-6 at halftime.
The Colonels won their season-opener for the first time since 2000.


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You know, I was feeling kinda nostalgia-y. I was going to dive right in here and write the first Funky Carter Friday Randomness post in like, forever. And then out of curiosity, I thought I'd do a quick archive search and see when I wrote the last one. It was forever ago, but that's not even the point: it was kinda terrible. And as I scrolled back and read older ones, I found to my utter dismay that there was most definitely a trend: they were all terrible. (On the plus side, though, I'd forgotten about these cookies until I reread a post from 2008. I may have to look for some at the grocery store today.)
So anyway, point being: eff Friday Randomness. Who's to say I can't just be stupid random anyway? Like here's something random: my car was assaulted by a goddamn tire Tuesday night. (NB: Please forgive all the profanity and colons that have appeared in the past paragraph-and-a-half; I'll try harder next paragraph.) Yes, a Rogue Tire. It all happened so fast that I can't say what happened with any degree of certainty, but as near as I can tell, the spare tire fell off the back of the stupid van in front of me and bounced up onto my hood, denting it in the process, and more importantly, scaring the ever-loving Christmas out of me. So now my car with the hood that won't close properly is in the stupid shop, and I'm saddled with some blue Chevy something or other. Which, frighteningly enough, I already like better than my useless Ford Focus. (And so we're clear: my first car was a Chevy, and it was not quality.)
"Now Aaron," I hear you say, "Hold up. It's not the Focus's fault that it was attacked by a Rogue Tire." And this, blog reader, is true. But there have already been a litany of stupid problems with this jive-ride, and what's worse, I was already planning to take the Focus in to have other uncool noises and such looked at before the whole stupid assault on I-495. Blaming my Focus for other people's stupidity is probably not fair, but you know what? I am never buying another Ford. Hold me to those words — note the date and time; write it in your diary. (I just spent fifteen minutes trying to find the YouTube clip that goes with that last bit, but the only one I could find was in Spanish. If you've seen Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, you know what I was going for. You know who you are.*)
It's not all doom and gloom here in the Funky Carter Offices, though, nerds, lest I be accused of being a "whiner" or a "bore". I recognize what a lucky dude I am. Besides: long weekend. I plan to eat a lot of tacos and blast the new Jamie Lidell album repeatedly. Life is good, freaks.
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A push for more N.Y. 'writers' rooms'
When CBS bought the pilot she'd deliberately set in New York, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen had to negotiate with the network to staff the production in the city.
New York's TV-writing talent pool was shallow, she was told, but the former Time staff writer was skeptical: "While that may be true for known talent, I think there is a lot of untapped talent ... women, and minorities and people who look different than a lot of the writers in L.A., but who look like the rest of America," Cullen said.
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As New York state lawmakers discuss the state budget that will go into effect April 1, the Writers Guild of America East is lobbying for a bill that would give film and television productions incentive to hire untapped writing talent.
"Including writers as a qualified production cost will create jobs for New Yorkers as well as preserve New York's strong tradition as a creative center for entertainment," an AFL-CIO memo in support of the legislation said.
The bill amends the state's film tax credit program, which offers $420 million a year to cover mostly technical and crew production costs, like props, makeup, wardrobe, lighting and post-production. Under the proposed law, the credits would also reimburse writers' fees and salaries, up to $50,000 per project for qualified writers.
"The film and TV tax credits have been great—they've been extraordinarily successful in getting filming... even post-production in New York, but they haven't brought writing work to New York," said the guild's executive director, Lowell Peterson, who estimates that Los Angeles has eight times as many writers' rooms for television shows as New York. Tax credits in states such as Louisiana and Georgia already cover writers' earnings, he said.
The incentive program has its critics, especially fiscal conservatives who consider it wasteful, but the state isn't backing away any time soon; last year, Governor Cuomo extended credits at their current cap to 2019.
The prospective amendment to the program would allocate no more than $5 million of the $420 million tax credits to writers' wages.
"It's a small piece of the credit, so there aren't major interests that would lose out," Peterson said. He also argued, with Cullen, that more New York writers' rooms would create more diversity in television writing. "I think we would all gain, because, in the long run, having more diverse writing rooms benefits everyone."
Diversity among television writers has been a hot issue in the industry. A 2012 study by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film found that broadcast television shows employed women as 20 percent of their writing staff during the 1997-1998 season, and only 10 percent more during the 2011-2012 season. A 2013 report by the Writers Guild of America West determined that minority writers working for television shows subject to the union's oversight increased their share of employment from 7.5 to 15.6 percent between the 1990-2000 and 2011-2012 seasons.
"Starting with diversity in writing rooms ... means that in the next 15, 20 years, you'll have many more producers who are women or people of color," Petersen said.
Breaking into film and TV writing is a difficult task for anyone, he said. "It's hard to get the first five or six jobs; a lot of it is who you know."
"I think people like me have stories to tell," said Cullen, who is an Asian-American, "and I think we sound a little different and we have life experiences that are different from many of the writers who are working in Los Angeles today." Writers who know New York well will definitely depict the city as a setting more authentically than anyone else, she said.
The bill's sponsor in the assembly, Harlem assemblyman Keith Wright, is "very optimistic" about its prospects, a spokesperson said. "The clock is ticking, but we do have some time, and therefore we do hope that this will make it."


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Where is post-secondary education taking us?
That's one question that will be debated at a couple of panel discussions on Oct. 17 and 18.
Taking place at the University of Winnipeg's Convocation Hall, the panels aim to create a dialogue about the future of post-secondary education.
Local musician and U of W director of indigenous inclusion Wab Kinew will moderate a panel on Oct. 17 called "Post-Secondary Education for Indigenous Peoples" from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Paul Vogt, a visiting scholar from the University of Manitoba, will moderate a panel on Oct. 18 called "Future of Higher Education in Manitoba" from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
For more information, including a list of panel participants, visit uwinnipeg.ca
— Staff