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There's nothing like a storm to bring proper perspective to the meaning of life. It's easy to forget there are more important things to deal with than the quest to win an election.
This past weekend brought greater clarity to what makes me tick. I was reminded of love while performing the wedding ceremony for Drew Hill and Aidil Ortiz Collins. Saturday was a day filled with thoughts that left me desiring to leap over the broom. My day is coming soon. Life is too short to waste.
Then there's the storm. It was hard for me to remain focused. King, my son, was stuck in Washington, DC on his way to New York City. Sandy was headed his way. We talked as I unpacked my bags at the hotel in Richmond, VA. No matter how old they get, you still worry about your babies.
I was stuck between the celebration of love and the fear of destruction. Thoughts of the storm intensified as I waited for Connie to make her way to Richmond. She drove alone. She was set to arrive near midnight. She drove in the rain.
I stayed at the hotel as the wedding party went salsa dancing. My attention remained glued to the television to keep track of the storm. "This is a record breaking storm," a meteorologist said. "They will be talking about this one for decades."
King is safe. Connie made it to Richmond. The storm has passed.
Then comes the morning.
Viewing the devastation leaves one numb. You're thankful it wasn't you. You're sad for the people impacted by the storm. You're left wondering what can be done to help them pull from under the rubbish. Yes, it could have been me. It could have been my son. It could have been Connie.
Knowing that isn't enough to take the ache away. Storms connect people. All divides diminish when the wind and the waves come to pull down trees, destroy homes and take lives. Storms remind us of things money can't buy. They don't discriminate. They can't be controlled by the assumptions of power.
You can't play games when lives have been lost and people are without utilities and homes. There's a job that must be done.
New Jersey Chris Christie understands what matters the most.
"The President has been all over this and he deserves great credit," Christie said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe". "He told me to call him if I needed anything and he absolutely means it, and it's been very good working with the President and his administration."
When asked if Mitt Romney would visit New Jersey, Christie replied, "I have a job to do. If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, than you don't know me."
The biggest news in the aftermath of Sandy is Christie's praise of Obama. Articles have been written that accuse Christie of coming close to endorsing Obama. Republicans want him to stop all the praise. Questions have been raised about Romney's opposition to continued funding of FEMA. Yes, hurricane Sandy exposes the weakness of Romney's plan to shift disaster relief to the states, but none of that takes precedent over what concerns Christie.
Christie is faced with rebuilding New Jersey. Politics has to take the back seat. He needs the support of the President, and he has received that support. Not because it's the politically correct thing to do, but because it's the right thing to do.
Storms have a way of reminding us of what matters the most. Be it love, the fragile nature of life or how quickly things can be taken away, storms teach us an important lesson.
You can't play politics when people need a helping hand.


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2. Google FIRST "Reviews" and then "Approves" AdWords and AdSense accounts when they are created (Verifying and confirming their legitimacy).
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Two Immortal warships drift at the edge of an unexplored star system.
"Lord Caleb, the scanning crews have found one habitable planet. No signs of technology. There is a derelict ship in this system, but it appears to have come here from someplace else."
"Excellent. Set course for the planet, and prepare our ground troops to claim it."
"With all respect, my lord, why are we here? This system offers nothing -- no technology, few resources, no enemies of note to conquer."
"Ah, but this system lies directly between the Scythian Empire and the Britannian Blue Sector. When our Emperor finally decides to stop toying with the Scythians and eliminate them once and for all, his ships will pass through here... and find repair stations, weapons factories, and supply depots within easy reach. All of them paying tribute to me."
"Ah. Now I understand -"
"Sir, a massive starship has jumped into the system! We can't identify its affiliation! What should we do?"
"On screen."
"Hmm. That is massive."
"That's what she -"
"Shut it."
"Unknown vessel, identify yourself or we will consider you hostile. You have sixty seconds to comply."
"This is Admiral Garrison, leader of the T.L.A. colony fleet. We were forced to flee our home galaxy when it was overrun by Peaches, and we are now searching for a new home. We lay claim to this system. State your identity and your purpose here."
"I am Lord Caleb of the Immortal Empire. We have already laid our own claim to this system. However, I do believe we can work things out. Simply swear an oath of fealty to me and to the Immortal Empire, and we will allow you and your colonists to reside here."
"Ah, the Immortal Empire. I have heard of you. A whole civilization of fearsome, undying conquerors..."
"That would be us, yes."
"So tell me... you never die?"
"Let's just see about that. FIRE!"
"Kinetic strike on the port bow! It's gone all the way through the ship!"
"Send out a distress signal and abandon ship! Every man for himself! The reactor will blow!"
As the Immortal ship's Infinity Tech reactor loses containment, it emits a massive energy pulse that travels through hyperspace, almost overpowering the distress signal and announcing the ship's destruction to the edges of the galaxy...
The Neo-Prussian light carrier Wilhelm ...
"Sir, we've detected an energy pulse. Signature is consistent with an Infinity Tech reactor losing containment."
"Take us zere. If zere are survivors, ve shall have our revenge for what ze Immortals have done to our homevorld."
The Britannian patrol frigate New Glasgow ...
"Captain Harris, sir! An immortal ship has sent out a distress signal."
"Well, we did sign the treaty. Be a good chap and go lend them a hand."
The experimental Scythian battlecruiser Darkstar ...
"My lord, we've detected a massive hyperspatial energy pulse. Someone has destroyed an Immortal ship."
"Really... set a course for the epicenter. I think it's time to see what this ship can do."
The Vol destroyer Woden ...
"Sir, Caleb has sent a distress signal. It seems he has been attacked by a massive vessel."
"Interesting. Prepare the ship for battle."
Meanwhile, Caleb's shuttle docks with his escort cruiser.
"So you see, Admiral, we do not die. But very soon, you will."
"Admiral! Unidentified craft dropping out of hyperspace to starboard! They're launching boarding pods!"
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"Our ship's systems are down. One of the pods must have contained a pulse bomb."
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Over the weekend, two separate pieces of hardware left Earth for other worlds. India's Mars Orbiter, its first mission to another planet, was placed into a Mars transfer orbit after several weeks of maneuvers near Earth. Separately, China's first lunar lander, the Chang'e 3, was both launched and sent into a Moon transfer orbit.
The Mars Orbiter was launched in early November and placed in Earth orbit. Over the last few weeks, a series of boosts stretched its orbit into a highly elliptical one. Finally, over the weekend, a final boost allowed the probe to escape Earth's gravity and enter a heliocentric orbit that's elliptical enough to take it out to Mars. Assuming that future course corrections go off without a hitch, the Mars Orbiter will arrive at the red planet in September 2014. The probe has already passed beyond the orbit of the Moon. It should arrive less than two months after the American MAVEN mission, which was launched later but on a more powerful rocket that sent it directly on its way to Mars.
Also over the weekend, China launched an ambitious mission to the Moon. The Chang'e 3 is China's first attempt at landing hardware on a different body. Assuming that the probe comes down gently, it will examine the lunar surface and interior with its own instruments but also release Yutu (Jade Rabbit), a rover that can examine areas beyond the immediate landing site. Chang'e 3 has already been boosted into a lunar transfer orbit and separated from its boost stages.


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Reparations offender Jason Statts forgot, pretended not to know or, perhaps, thought, as many whites do, that his people's failure to make restitution for their crimes against Savannah's blacks in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade was unimportant. But, on June 28th, 2008 reparations activists Desmond Antonio Hunter and Ashimere Johnson brought Savannah's unrestituted for slave trade history to his attention. And, as a result of him (Statts) apparently turning the protest violent, Statts was shot point blank in the neck and suffered irreparable damage to his spinal column.
"Jason forgot, pretended not to know or thought it was unimportant that slavery in Savannah.lasted over one hundred and fifty years and that restitution for it was never made," Savannah Black Foot Soldier Ebenezer Creek says in preparation of a city and county wide celebration Chatham County Black Foot Soldiers will have to to honor activist Hunter and Johnson. "Jason forgot, pretended not to know or thought it insignificant that the low marshes were converted into wild rice fields and, without pay, our ancesters were forced to tend to them to the prosperity of this city."
The life plus thirty year sentence Hunter received for the protest was condemned by the Georgia Black foot Soldiers. "We know that those who stand up and do the work of God suffer for rightiousness' sake," Atlanta Black Foot Soldier Isiah Nixon says.
"Too Jason forgot, pretended not to know or thought it unimportant that, in shackles and chains, thousands or our people were brought through this very port and forced into chattel servitude where they weren't even considered human. But we didn't forget, Jason," Creek condemned. "We didn't forget and on the twenty-eighth day of this month we will celebrate the courage of brothers Desmond Antonio Hunter and Ashimere Johnson."


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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain are traditionally also-rans at the Winter Olympics but a statistical study has predicted the team will win a record-breaking six medals at the Sochi Games next month.
Infostrada Sports, who conducted the study, believe Team GB will have their greatest Winter Olympics by scooping one gold medal, two silvers and three bronzes.
That would eclipse the one medal won at each of the previous two Games in Vancouver and Turin and surpass Britain's best effort in Chamonix in 1924 when they finished with a total of four.
The study, based on recent results and form, estimates that Lizzy Yarnold and Shelley Rudman will take gold and silver in the skeleton event.
The company also said on its website (www.infostradasports.com) there would be a curling silver for the women and a bronze for the men while freestyle skier James Woods and speed skater Elise Christie would both win a bronze.
Yarnold goes to Sochi on the back of three World Cup victories and five podium finishes this season.
"Going from one podium to the next race-by-race is a confidence boost every time," she told BBC radio recently.
"All the experience I gain - each race, each week and each session - plays a massive part in my future success."
UK Sport will next week announce its medal targets for Sochi.
Infostrada were eerily accurate when they predicted 64 medals for Team GB in the 2012 London Summer Olympics - the team won 65.
Reporting by Sam Holden; editing by Tony Jimenez


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IDF Local Groups will expand your local career network - whether you are interested in learning new skills, looking for new job opportunities, new clients for your company, or a great new dedicated employee.
An IDF Local Group is a group of people who are just as passionate about design as you are. Each Local Group holds physical meetings and the agenda is to get inspired, discuss, have fun, learn and improve your career. Meetings take place in a relaxed and fun atmosphere at a local cafe, an office building, or an auditorium depending on the agenda for the meeting. For each Local Group there is also an online Local Group so you can stay in touch and help update each other on local events.
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Obama Fights to Save a Job -- His Own
Republicans, sensing a chance to oust a weakened incumbent, will block key parts of the president's jobs plan.
Don't let Washington's focus on employment fool you. The efforts from both sides of the aisle are really concentrating on a single job — the one held by President Obama.
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In theory, Obama's jobs plan sounds like a good thing for the sluggish economy. Put money in people's pockets by extending the Social Security payroll tax cut and they'll start buying more stuff. Cut the payroll tax for businesses, too, throw in some other incentives, and firms will hire people now to make the stuff that eventually will start to fly off the shelves. For good measure, add infrastructure funds that will nudge construction firms to hire more folks to fix all those roads and bridges that were left in disrepair during the recession.
In reality, though, the plan is just a Band-Aid on a gaping wound, and is likely to create relatively few jobs.
For starters, Republicans are wary of the $447 billion price tag attached to Obama's plan, just as they're skeptical of stimulus spending in general. At a time when the special deficit panel is trying to identify about $1.5 trillion in cuts or new revenues, the president's against-the-grain proposal will embolden some in the GOP to start chopping.
Look for Republicans to block much of the infrastructure spending plan, even though repair projects back home might help some GOP lawmakers facing tough reelection fights next year. They'll use the size of the overall bill to portray Obama as disinterested in trimming the deficit.
Still, Obama will get his way on some big parts of his offering, including the payroll tax cuts for both employers and employees and, most likely, extended unemployment benefits for those who are having trouble finding new jobs. With every House seat on the 2012 ballot, many Republicans will be reluctant to block an effort to give people more money, lest they find themselves looking for work after November.
There is little risk here for Obama. He gets to take credit for trying to create jobs — road and bridge projects do boost employment — and for temporarily extending the tax cuts. And if the GOP digs in and blocks more of his plan, he can say he tried to fix the economy but was blocked by what he will call the Party of No. And if it backfires, well, his numbers can't get much worse than they are.
But there's potentially little upside for the president, either. Cutting the Social Security payroll tax and other breaks for companies that add employees will create some jobs. But not enough. Recent job growth has fallen far short of the 100,000 positions needed each month just to match the country's growing population. Not even Obama's entire package could close that gap.
So the unemployment rate, at 9.1 percent, is likely to stay high into next spring, when voters will start paying more attention to the presidential election.
Obama's own job is on the line and Republicans know it. If the economy starts to turn, Obama can point back to last week's jobs speech and say he got things started. But without improvement, he might join Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush as sitting presidents done in by the economy over the last 80 years.
How the jobs fight plays out over the next six months will go a long way in determining whether the 2012 list of those without jobs increases by one.


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A former childcare resident has told how he believed himself to be in a relationship with a teacher who sexually abused him.
The witness, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was at St Ninian's School in Falkland, Fife, during the 1980s.
He told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry on Wednesday that he had been sexually assaulted by boys at the Catholic-run institution, as well as by religious brothers John Farrell and Paul Kelly.
The two men were convicted of offences against young boys following a 2016 trial but both deny any wrongdoing.
It was heard groups of children would go into one of the clergymen's bedrooms during the evening, where they would be given sweets and sugary drinks.
They were then said to have been encouraged by the men to "touch" each other, while the adults – both of the Christian Brothers religious order – would perform a sex act on themselves.
The witness, now in his 50s, told how he was sexually assaulted by a group of boys on his first day in the home.
It was heard he confided in Farrell, who began to groom him.
He said: "We were quite close, he used to give me cuddles and reassure me saying 'everything would be alright, don't worry about it'.
"I liked it because I was getting attention. It was the first time in a long time that somebody actually showed me affection – I never got any at home.
"He would give me cuddles and I would touch him and he would touch me."
He added: "In my eyes, I was having a relationship with him."
Another instance involved the witness being invited in to Kelly's room by other children, where he was then set on by them.
He said: "A group of them grabbed me, picked me up and put me on his bed.
"One of them pulled my trousers down. One of them whispered in my ear 'don't struggle' because he likes it."
It was heard the clergyman then sexually assaulted the witness.
Meanwhile, another former resident told how youngsters were "robbed" of their youth by religious brothers who molested them in care.
The man, now in his 50s, was at the Fife institution for around six months in the early 1980s.
He told how bedwetters were targeted at night by one of the religious brothers, who pretended to check for urine.
The witness added: "We were only kids. Most of us who were turning up 12 or 13 years of age, we had our whole lives ahead of us.
"A lot of that was robbed by brothers."
The inquiry, before judge Lady Smith, continues in Edinburgh on Thursday.


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3DMark06 is the very latest version of the "Gamers Benchmark" from FutureMark. The newest version of 3DMark expands on the tests in 3DMark05 by adding graphical effects using Shader Model 3.0 and HDR (High Dynamic Range lighting) which will push even the best DX9 graphics cards to the extremes.3DMark06 also focuses on not just the GPU but the CPU using the AGEIA PhysX software physics library to effectively test single and Dual Core processors.
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I justed went into my shed and pulled out the one i picked up for my 67 car the date on the tank is 52 N 6 get a pic for you all so there has to be a couple for the 67 aswell
KurtAnother 06A with 45 69I will see if my neighbor still has his original tank
Quote from: crobjones2 on August 16, 2009, 04:26:04 PMKurtAnother 06A with 45 69I will see if my neighbor still has his original tankHis camaro is a 17 69 for a 11D car
My 03E '69 is 33 69.
Ditto on the 04C, 37 69
I guess the 67 did not have codes at this point?
Just check my 3 67's and they are as follows:los angles 02C = 5 D 7norwood 03B = 9 D 7norwood 03C = 11 N 7All were found left front bottom side at corner. I am assuming wk- shift- year
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Chivas USA won their second game in five days in MLS, overcoming San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 to move off the bottom of the Western Conference.
Erick Torres scored his 11th goal of the season to give Chivas victory, which took him alongside Sporting Kansas City's Dom Dwyer in equal second in the goalscoring standings, as the Los Angeles-based team rose to 17 points, one ahead of San Jose.
After a topsy-turvy first half in San Jose, Torres struck seven minutes after the break when a cross from the right skimmed off the heads of two Earthquakes defenders to the Mexican striker and he smashed the ball past Jon Busch at the back post.
Having gone behind, San Jose surged but could not break down Chivas as Wilmer Cabrera's side held on for their second straight 1-0 victory, after accounting for Real Salt Lake on Saturday.
The win took Chivas above the Earthquakes in the West, as San Jose suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in MLS.
In Chicago, the Fire missed the chance for a third win of the season, as they had to come from behind against 10-man Toronto to earn a 1-1 draw.
The visitors had Luke Moore sent off in the 28th minute after he elbowed Chicago midfielder Chris Ritter in the head when challenging for a high ball on the halfway line.
The Fire dominated the rest of the first half but surprisingly went into the break behind after a counter-attack from Toronto saw Jermain Defoe cross from the right wing for Jackson Goncalves to score with a free header.
With the extra space following Moore's red card, Chicago continued to create chances as the rain poured down in the second half with Quincy Amarikwa and Mike Magee both wasting goalscoring opportunities.
The hosts had to wait until the 57th minute when rookie Harry Shipp scored his sixth goal of the season, cutting inside after a short corner to fire a shot past visiting goalkeeper Joseph Bendik.
Chicago had the best chance to win the game but Juan Luis Anangono blasted over the bar with five minutes remaining, as the Fire stayed second bottom in the East.


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SUN VALLEY >> A woman pedestrian was critically injured Tuesday night when she was struck by a car in Sun Valley while a second woman suffered minor injuries, police said.
The accident occurred near the intersection of Glenoaks and Sun Valley boulevards around 9 p.m., according to an officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Traffic Division.
The driver of the vehicle, a Toyota Camry, stopped at the scene, the officer said.


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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – Authorities investigated an accusation of an attempted theft of beach gear on New Smyrna Beach after receiving a 911 call, and video of the incident has gone viral.
Volusia County Beach Safety & Ocean Rescue said it was called to a report of a fight and theft around 6:30 p.m. Friday near 27th Avenue.
A woman reported that two other women were stealing her family's beach items and her husband was recording the incident with his phone, officials said.
The video, which was posted to YouTube, shows two women appearing to dismantle a canopy when they're approached by a man.
"Is that yours?" the man asks.
"Yeah, but we don't know how to do it," one of the women responds.
"Oh, do you need some help?" the man asks.
"Do you know how to do it?" the woman says.
"Yeah, this is our stuff," the man replies.
"This is yours?" says the other woman, sounding flabbergasted.
After some small talk, the man says he'll "let it slide," but one of the women says, "Turn the (expletive) camera off."
"No, step away from my (stuff). How about that?" the man says.
The woman then approaches the man after saying she's going to take his phone.
The YouTube video ends with the man laughing and saying, "Seriously?" as the woman approaches him.
[LISTEN: 911 call released in apparent theft on NSB]
Beach patrol officials said the women were not present when officers arrived, and the husband and wife who reported the incident did not want to press charges.
According to officials, the women could have faced charges of grand theft and simple battery.
News4Jax sister station WKMG spoke with the husband of Linda Kelley, the woman in the red swimsuit in the video. He said the incident was a misunderstanding.
According to Kelley, the women thought the family's beach things belonged to their friends and they were asked to pack up the items.
Kelley could not be reached for comment.
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Woman killed in 3-car crash in Stockton
Officers say speed, wet roads may have lead to crash
Three vehicles were involved in crash Wednesday morning that killed one person in Stockton, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A woman in her 50s was pronounced dead at the scene near the Crosstown Freeway, the CHP said.
Officer James Smith said the woman spun out of control because the roads were slick and she may have been driving too fast for the conditions.
Her yellow Corvette ended up blocking traffic on the Crosstown Freeway, and that's when investigators told KCRA 3 it caused two other vehicles to collide.
Smith said the driver of a Chevy Tahoe ended up slamming into the Corvette, killing the driver.
Two other drivers involved in the crash were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Officers expected to investigate the crash near El Dorado Street between Highway 99 and Interstate 5 until 9 a.m.
Two of the fast lanes were blocked after the three car crash.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — September 23, 2013 — The 2013 SEMI Strategic Materials Conference (SMC) will include focused sessions and tracks on the advanced material outlook for semiconductor memory, logic, MEMS, and beyond-CMOS devices such as new graphene and carbon-based devices and printed/flexible electronics. Held on October 16-17 at the Santa Clara Marriott in Silicon Valley, California, SMC offers views from leading market analysts, global manufacturers, industry consortia, top suppliers and academic researchers on the critical trends and emerging applications for advanced electronics materials. The Strategic Materials Conference ( www.semi.org/smc) is the only conference dedicated to advanced electronic materials, providing valuable forecasting information, insights into application trends, and a networking forum for collaboration among all sectors of the advanced materials supply chain.
Keynote speakers at SMC include:
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Dedicated program tracks include "Nanometrology in the Nines," "Carbon-based Materials in Semiconductor and Other Market Applications," "Materials for MEMs" and "Materials Development in Printed and Flexible Electronics." The Nanometrology session will examine the increasing challenges to materials characterization and analysis confronting new device development, and leading R&D consortia and equipment manufacturers will discuss the dynamic changes to traditional industry collaboration models. Special sessions will also address material trends and challenges in memory, and beyond-CMOS devices including spin electronics and nanoscale multiferroics. Other presentations will address material issues and opportunities in wide-bandgap power devices, networking and high performance computing, and disk drives. Leading market analysts will also provide market forecasts and trend analysis and key advanced electronic materials.
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This summer, going to camp could mean anything from wilderness activities to lacrosse to dancing up a storm. That's just a sampling of the activities offered at day and overnight camps by local departments of parks and recreation.
Activities, prices and locations vary widely from county to county. Here's a brief rundown:
Fairfax County offers a wide variety of camps for children and teens ages 3 to 16. Over 70 camp options meet at recreation centers and in parks, including sports camps, performing arts camps and adventure/excursion camps, says Ellen Greenberg, a county youth services specialist. One and two-week camp sessions are offered between June 27 and Sept. 2
At the half-day Kiddie Camp, for children aged 3 to 5, preschoolers will experience activities including music, creative movement, arts and crafts, outdoor games, water play and special events. Meanwhile, children aged 6 to 12 can participate in a range of indoor and outdoor activities, including swimming and crafts, at Summer Fun Camps. Among the special interest camps, magic and clowning and nature camps are attracting many children, Greenberg says.
Adventure camps, in which "each day is a different adventure," are popular for teens this summer she said. Activities include rock climbing, kayaking, white water rafting and visiting theme parks. An adventure water camp is also offered, featuring only water-oriented activities like kayaking and tubing.
Costs vary, depending on the child's age and the length of the camp. Full-day, one-week Summer Fun camps are about $150 for county residents, while a gymnastics and dance camp is $235.
Greenberg recommended that parents enroll children in camps catering to a variety of interests. "I do think it's important for parents to give children a variety. Most rec centers offer more than one type of camp, so the child can rotate through different types of camp, but the parent doesn't need to leave the location that is most convenient," she says.
The Fairfax County Park Authority also enrolls for Rec-Pac programs based at 60 elementary schools throughout the summer, which meet July 5-Aug. 11. For more information on all county camp options, call 703-222-4664. or visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/.
Arlington County also offers dozens of camps in the 10 week-long sessions. More than 50 programs are available, said recreation programmer Beth Comeau. One popular program is Camp Horizon for 4 to 7-year-olds, which makes the first time the county has offered full-day camping opportunities to students going into kindergarten, Comeau said. Another popular program, Camp Patahontas, offers children aged 8 to 11 one week of day camp followed by a week of sleep away camp in Prince William Forest Park.
Special interest camps offered by the county include creative and performing arts camps, eco-camping for teens, and a week-long nature camp session devoted to Bats and Bugs.
One new camp offered by the county is Camp Volunteer Quest, a two-week camp for teens and young adults with mild mental or physical disabilities. Participants will learn how to serve the community as volunteers, and also engage in such traditional camp activities as swimming and day trips.
Typical in-county costs for a week-long full day camp are in the range of $95 to $110, though prices are higher for overnight camps.
"The most important thing is for parents to realize this is all about the child, and to pick a camp that's age-appropriate and matches the child's interests. Don't pick a camp just for convenience," Comeau said.
The Arlington County summer camps booklet is available as a download at http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/ParksRecreation/ParksRecreationMain.aspx, or call 703-228-3323 for more information.
LOUDOUN COUNTY offers summer day camps for children entering grades kindergarten to ninth and a counselor in training program for older teens. The camps, which meet at 16 locations throughout the county, are known as Summer Camp Daze for elementary schoolers and SummerFEST Camp for middle schoolers. The day camps have a different theme each week and meet from June 27 until Aug. 12, while specialty camps meet from June 20 until Aug. 26. "For our summer day camps for middle schoolers, their themes are new, and they're based on reality TV," said Keleigh Taylor; Loudoun County camp coordinator. Sample theme weeks include "CSI Loudoun County", "Fear Factor."
Other new programs this month include a martial arts camps, Doctor Seuss camp, and the expansion of fishing camp from Western Loudoun. The county is also offering sports camps that help condition children for a variety of sports, instead of one specific one.
"All of our camps are done on weekly basis, so that gives parents the ability to plan child's summer. I tell them to really sit down and read through the guide, chart out all of their child's interests, register from there," Taylor says.
The cost for Summer Camp Daze is $165 per week for county residents. Costs vary for specialty and sports camps, but are typically in the $150-$200 range, Taylor said.
For more information, visit www.loudoun.gov/prcs/camps or call 703-737-08031.
Alexandria City offers Chinquapin Summer Camps, featuring a variety of programs for ages 4-17. Programs include a sports camp, which offers tennis, swimming, and an additional sport in each week-long session; day camp, which includes games, field trips, swimming and crafts; and inline skating/roller hockey camp, as well as 10 other camps. Most camps meet for seven hours each day, with before and aftercamp care available. Prices range from $275 for the sports camp to $150 for day camp. camps run from June 27 through Sept. 2.
For more information on Alexandria camp offerings, visit http://ci.alexandria.va.us/recreation/ or call 703-519-2160, ext. 15.


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Nagoya, Japan, November 9, 2010 – The powerhouse that is Brazil registered a straight-sets victory (25-16, 25-13, 25-21) over Germany on the third day of second-round Pool F play in the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship at Nippon Gaishi Hall on Tuesday afternoon.The victory qualified top-ranked Brazil for the semifinals and kept them unbeaten in the tournament. The loss was a setback for 15th-ranked Germany's attempts to qualify for the semifinals. Natalia Pereira and Sheilla Castro were the offensive forces for the winners, finishing with 20 and 16 points respectively and two blocks apiece. Fabiana added eight points including four blocks.
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Brazil took a 16-8 lead at the second TTO in the first set and never looked back, taking it 25-16. Castro had six points for the Brazilians in the set. The second set was another show of domination by Brazil, with Jaqueline rising to deliver several spikes on the way to a 25-13 triumph.The Germans came out with more vigour in the third set and grabbed a 13-9 lead, but the Brazilians hung tough and equalized at 17-17. A powerful spike by Natalia, who was very influential late in the match, finally put Brazil up 19-18 and they expeditiously concluded matters, 25-21.This was the 26th meeting all-time between Brazil and Germany with the South Americans holding a 22-4 advantage in the series. Brazil will meet the United States on Wednesday, while Germany face the Netherlands.


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Katy Perry Says 'Part of Me' Film Will Show 'Everything in the Most Tasteful Way'
The lovely and purple-haired Katy Perry took a seat on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' to talk about her upcoming 'Katy Perry: Part of Me' film.
Looking Katy Perry'ish, with stars on her pantyhose and deep, berry-hued matte lipstick, the singer spoke about the content of the film, saying that the not-so-perfect stuff of her life was left in tact. That makes us think any scenes pertaining to her soon-to-be-ex-husband Russell Brand remain in the doc, since they wed while shooting it.
"I thought it was important for me to show everything in between," Perry stated, in measured words. "Sometimes, people think we're perfect, but we know we're not perfect at all. When you start breaking down the idea, to achieve your dream, [you think you] have to be perfect or flawless or live in a fantasy world. I put everything into the film in the most tasteful way. It's about how I got there, and the ride along the way, which can be bumpy, but is mostly extremely fun."
Perry also shared how she was dropped by two labels and how they wanted her to be like Kelly Clarkson or Avril Lavigne, to which she responded, "But I want to be Katy Perry first. My vision was so strong. I got to go with it."
Brand recently appeared on 'Ellen,' saying that he still loves Perry and that he had no regrets about their very short-lived marriage.
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"We first came up with the idea for the promotion when I noticed that a local comedy improve group did a 'no pants subway ride,' in New York City. Twelve-hundred people showed up on a snowy day in January and rode the subway with no pants. So we [said], 'That looks like fun, let's try it in the club,'" says Pacha's director of promotions Rob Fernandez. So on April 24, Pacha, NYC's 30,000-square-foot nightclub, held its inaugural No Pants Party.
Guests had two options for the pants-less soiree: They could either pay $30 to come in fully clothed, or they could check their pants at the door and the night was free.
"We had girls in their underwear at the door convincing customers to take their pants off," Fernandez says. "It was quite a funny sight to see a guy in a suit [jacket] and tie and his underwear."
Even the staff — numbering more than 100 that night — got in on the action.
"We let our security wear shorts," laughs Fernandez. "There's something undignified about a bouncer involved in a situation and he's in his underwear."
The club made up for that night's loss of the door charge in sheer attendance numbers, spurred by its prevalent advertising. The effort included e-mail blasts and fliers handed out in Times Square. Plus, the evening's DJ, Mark Knight, even did a photo shoot sans pants in the United Kingdom before coming over to the States for the event.
The profits and entertainment value combined made the evening a success. "We already have No Pants 2010 marked on our calendar," Fernandez says. "I can see this being an annual event and growing each year."


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Will Pause or Anibaba grab Fire's back line spot?
If Fire coach Frank Klopas knows who he will start at right back in Sunday's season opener at two-time defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles, he isn't telling.
"You'll have to watch the game to see," Klopas said with a wry smile after Tuesday's training session at Bridgeview Dome.
No position has seen greater competition during preseason training than that spot. Klopas has two good options for now: Logan Pause, the team captain and an 11-year veteran, or the younger and more athletic Jalil Anibaba.
For instance, he might be looking to keep his captain on the field after Pause was moved from his usual center midfield spot to make room for Jeff Larentowicz and Joel Lindpere.
"I'm here to make the team better," said Pause, sounding like a captain should. "If that means moving around and plugging in and playing different spots, that's what the coaching staff feels is best for the group.
"I want to win, and that's to me the most important."
Pause only has occasional experience on the back line, and he's not known for his ability to get into the attack, especially from that spot.
The other option for now is third-year pro Anibaba, a former first-round draft pick out of North Carolina. Like Pause, Anibaba probably is more accustomed to playing elsewhere, in his case center back, but he feels comfortable at both positions.
"We're deep this year, and that's a good thing," Anibaba said. "Anytime you have tough competition within the team, that's what you want. That's what it's all about. Wherever I end up, wherever Logan ends up, it's going to be for the best."
"We talk about it frequently, about pushing each other," Pause said of himself and Anibaba. "Jalil's got a much longer career path ahead of him than I do. I don't have another 10 years like Jalil does.
"But I love competing. I think it makes both of us better."
The knock on Anibaba last year at right back was in his ability to send dangerous crosses into the opponent's penalty area. It's something he has been working to improve, among other things.
"I'm more tactically aware," he said. "I'm more overall just my awareness of what's expected of me. Much better than it has been in the past."
English Premier League veteran Pascal Chimbonda, a preseason contender at right back, wasn't with the team Tuesday. He appears to be out of the running for a roster spot, though Klopas was purposely vague about that, too.
Meanwhile, nobody was happier to be at preseason training than Steven Kinney.
"It was good," Kinney said with a big smile. "I got to participate the whole time finally, you know?"
Kinney saw plenty of work at right back toward the end of the 2010 season before tearing his Achilles' heel in the final game. After missing the last two seasons with that and other leg injuries, he said he is healthy and fit and eager to get back on the field.
"My gosh, it's fantastic," he said with emphasis in his Georgia accent.
The Fire will be cautious with Kinney, however, for now keeping him at center back, where he doesn't need to go forward as much.
"This early on, since I haven't been out there, I could slot in there, but trying to go 90 minutes bombing up and down might be a little tough," Kinney said. "But come here in the next couple of months I could definitely be full and fit for right back."
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Wabash College prides itself on instilling critical thinking skills in its students. Those skills and talents were put to the test when Dr. Ethan Hollander led a political science class on an Immersion Learning trip to Havana, Cuba and Miami Florida over Thanksgiving Break.
The class was accompanied by Spanish Professor Dan Rogers, who had traveled with Hollander to Cuba about a year earlier to make the necessary plans for the immersion trip.
While Cuba welcomes about two million foreign tourists a year, it's still rare for Americans to visit because of the embargo that's been in place for over 50 years. And it's rarer still for "tourists" to ask the tough questions while in Cuba that the Wabash students asked in meetings with institute leaders, university students, and people on the street.
Indeed, Havana is set up for tourists from Canada and Europe who flock to the country for good rum, great cigars, and sugar-white beaches. Tourism is driving the Cuban economy, and the state manages the sector carefully.
The Wabash students were led around the city by William Burrowes, a native Cuban representing the tour company Amistur. Burrowes is passionate about his homeland, and like many Cubans, he sees America as his nation's biggest problem. "There are people dying in Cuba because of the blockade [embargo]," he said. "We can't get the medicines we need and we can't get food. The impact of the blockade is not just on Cuba, it's on all of the countries that choose to do business with us."
While on the island, Wabash students visited historical sites like Revolution Square, the Museum of the Revolution, and the fort from which the Spanish fought off the British more than 100 years ago.
The students also visited the Casa de las Americas, a stunning museum dedicated to Latin American art in all its forms, and a whole street dedicated to Afro-Cuban culture and art at Callejon de Hamel.
In addition to the tours, Wabash men met with a Cuban economist, Esteban Morales, to discuss the country's struggling economy, its dual currency system, and how and why citizens can only survive if they have multiple jobs. Cuba, he said, is open to limited foreign investment, but — and this is the problem — on Cuba's terms.
"We would like to maintain our free public health and education programs," said Morales. "These are areas where we do not want foreign investment. Foreign investment must meet the needs of all sectors of the Cuban economy — conveniently — and meet the needs of the social party."
Later Wabash students met with officials from the University of Havana to learn about Cuba's free university system that attracts students from all across Latin America and exports large numbers of doctors and scientists to third world and developing countries.
At the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, Wabash students heard from Leima Martinez about Cuba's efforts at people-to-people relationship-building. Students quizzed her on a range of topics — from dissent to religion, and from the rise of women to the embargo, which Ms. Martinez also described as a "blockade."
"We have 500 years of male-centered society here in Cuba and it's very hard to change minds," Martinez said. "This institute and its promoters are in the business of changing minds, one person at a time.
"Young people are driving change in Cuba. There are lots of women and young people in our national assembly, and gradually we are seeing the development of small family businesses. These small businesses, like cafeterias and taxi companies, are developing our communities. But they now have to pay taxes, and that's a whole new idea here. The only people who are paying taxes in Cuba are people who own small businesses."
Finally, the Wabash men were permitted entrance to the highly secure U.S. Interests Section building. America doesn't have an embassy in Cuba, and the Interests Section functions much like one — processing visa applications and repatriating people. There they met with Ed Porner of the Coast Guard, who has lived and worked in Cuba for more than a year.
He described the work of the USINT, which operates under the umbrella of the Swiss Embassy, as focused on the rule of law, human rights, and open economic and communication systems. He also provided an American take on what the students had heard from Cubans throughout their time in the country.
On Thanksgiving Day, the class returned to Miami Beach, where students spent the next three days learning about issues and concerns of Cuban Americans, some of whom left the country in exile at the time of the revolution.
After a walking tour of the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami (where flags from Cuba and the USA fly), the class visited the Institute for Cuban and Cuban American Affairs at the University of Miami and met with the Institute's director, Jaime Suchlicki.
Suchlicki was exiled from Cuba in 1958, returned a year later, and was recruited to work in the labor ministry. He saw what was happening under Fidel Castro and left the country in 1960. He has not returned.
For over 90 minutes, Suchlicki took questions from Wabash students, and provided the Cuban-American perspective. "The cause of Cuba's problems is not the embargo; it's the system," he said. "It didn't work in Eastern Europe or the Soviet Union, and it doesn't work in Cuba. It's a disaster."
Suchlicki reinforced what the students had discovered for themselves while in Cuba: that Cubans have state jobs that pay them in Cuban pesos and side jobs related to tourism that pay them in Convertible pesos, which are far more valuable. He also said that many in Cuba survive by stealing cigars and rum from factories to sell on the black market or to foreign tourists.
"Another myth they [Cubans] would have you believe is that American tourists can change the system," Suchlicki said. "Like some guy from Iowa is going to wave a magic wand and change the whole system there. It's not going to happen because there's nothing to invest in in Cuba. Large international companies are looking for a legal system that will protect them and their interests. And that doesn't exist there."
A visit to the studios of WLNR, Miami's National Public Radio affiliate, hosted by Wabash alumnus Tim Padgett '84, provided yet another perspective. Padgett has covered Latin America for Newsweek and Time magazines for nearly three decades, and effectively helped the students use their critical thinking skills to cut through the propaganda and rhetoric from both Cuba and Miami.
"When you're a journalist covering Cuba, if you can write something that makes Havana and Miami mad at the same time, you know you've done your job," Padgett said.
"Obama has been tough on Cuba — he's not an easy scapegoat like the last administration because he's lifted the restrictions on Cuban-American travel. The Castros' power is fed on being able to blame the United States and the embargo for everything that's wrong with the country. It's becoming obvious that the system is at the root of their problems."
The 14 Wabash men who spent a week studying Cuba and Cuban-American politics and culture had their eyes opened — to the wonders and beauty of a mysterious island and to the problems and corruption that exist there. If immersion trips are supposed to provide 24/7 teaching and learning opportunities, this one was an enormous success. That it also forced the students to listen carefully and hone their critical thinking skills in important ways was even more impressive.


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Philanthropists I. Norman and Micki Massry, and UAlbany Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson Named University Citizen Laureates
Dinner and Awards Program, Nov. 1 at 5:30 p.m., SEFCU Arena, University at AlbanyThe University at Albany Foundation will honor business leaders and philanthropists I. Norman and Micki Massry, and the University at Albany's School of Social Welfare Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson as the 2012 Citizen Laureates. The Citizen Laureate Awards recognize outstanding leaders in business and industry, government, and academia, and are the most prestigious honors bestowed by The University at Albany Foundation.
The Citizen Laureate Awards recognize outstanding leaders in business and industry, government, and academia, and are the most prestigious honors bestowed by The University at Albany Foundation. (Photo Mark Schmidt)
I. Norman and Micki Massry have been named Community Laureates, while Katharine Briar-Lawson is this year's Academic Laureate. The Citizen Laureate award recipients will be honored at a dinner and awards ceremony November 1, 2012, 5:30 p.m., at UAlbany's SEFCU Arena (note the change in time and venue; originally scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga).
I. Norman Massry
I. Norman Massry is a principal in Massry Realty Partners, founded by his father, Morris Massry, more than 40 years ago. The company owns and operates Tri City Rentals, the real estate and premier property rental agency serving Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester.
Massry serves on the boards of numerous philanthropic and community organizations, including St. Peter's Healthcare Services, The College of Saint Rose, Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce, Seton Health Foundation, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the Jewish Federation, and Fuller Road Management Corporation.
His charitable contributions and community and international involvement have been recognized with the State of Israel Peace Medal, President's Spirit of St. Rose Award from The College of Saint Rose, YMCA President's Award, and the St. Mary's Vincentian Award.
Massry graduated with a degree in accountancy from Bentley College in 1978 and serves on numerous advisory committees of the University's Board of Trustees.
Michele (Micki) Massry
Micki Massry's path has been a bit different, but just as meaningful. After graduating from Fisher College as an optometric technician, she moved to Albany and received her apprenticeship certification to become a licensed optician. However, marriage and three children changed her perspective, and she became a full-time mother. Micki was a very active parent, volunteering in the children's schools and serving on numerous boards, including the Daughters of Sarah Foundation, Hebrew Academy of the Capital District, and SPAC Action Council. She became involved at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) and co-founded and managed the Temple Israel Gift Shop and Book Center for 12 years.
Together, Norman and Micki have received community awards that include the Albany Jewish Community Center Pillars Award, Humanitarian Award from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, St. Peter's Hospital Foundation Catherine McAuley Award, and the Community Service Award of the Hudson-Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities. Norman and Micki reside in Loudonville and have three children, Julie (and James) Knox, Murray, and Laurie, and two grandchildren, Isaac and Ezra.
Katharine Briar-Lawson
For more than 40 years, Katharine Briar-Lawson, Ph.D. has been a leader in social work. As dean of the University at Albany's School of Social Welfare since 2000, she has fostered innovative university partnerships with public, private and nonprofit sectors, locally, nationally and internationally. She has spearheaded workforce development for the most vulnerable children and families, as well as for the aging.
She began her career in social work in Harlem, went on to work for the NYC Planning Department and the RAND Corporation. While on the faculty at the University of Washington she was tapped to be Assistant Secretary for Children, Youth and Families for the State. She went on to develop the Institute for Children and Families at Risk at Florida International University, then built a new Department of Family Studies and Social Work at Miami University of Ohio. She subsequently served as associate dean for research and doctoral chair at the University of Utah.
At UAlbany, building on the achievements of the deans who have preceded her and with the dedicated work of a talented faculty, she has expanded the School of Social Welfare's externally funded research and community partnerships. The nationally ranked school is highly regarded for its research and community impacts involving children and families, school-based services, mental health, trauma, disabilities, addictions, minority health disparities, and aging.
Dr. Briar-Lawson has published more than 12 books and numerous articles on poverty, unemployment, families, and child welfare. She is the recipient of grants over the years totaling well over $40 million, and is the co-principal investigator for the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute, with a $20 million grant from the Children's Bureau. With the key leaders in the community, the school, and university she has helped facilitate the development of such innovations as the anti-violence SNUG program and a character-based micro-lending SEED program for low income microentrepreneurs and financial literacy initiatives.
Dr. Briar-Lawson serves on several boards, including United Way, LaSalle School, Girls Inc. Gifts Council, and the affiliate boards for Parsons Child and Family Center and the Northeast Parent and Child Society. She is a former president of the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work. She has received awards from the Chamber of Commerce as a Woman of Excellence, United Way, Centro Civico, and NY Academy of Medicine for the John A. Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education.
Dr. Briar-Lawson received her doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley, master's degree from Columbia University, and undergraduate degree from Connecticut College. She resides in Wynantskill with her husband, Hal, and both cherish their time with their children, Jennifer (Blase), Michael (Tania), Brian (Callie) and grandchildren, Ossian, Nola and Julian.
John Nigro, Honorary Chairman
John Nigro is honorary chair of the Citizen Laureate Awards event. Nigro, of Loudonville, N.Y., is president of Nigro Companies, a real estate development and management company, as well as a board member of the Center for Economic Growth, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and Albany Symphony Orchestra. Nigro received the Community Laureate Award in 2010. The Nigro family and the Companies are known for their philanthropic support of the Capital Region.
This year's Citizen Laureate recognition ceremony is a record-breaker, with more than 600 guests attending and more than $250,000 raised for student scholarships. Funds raised through the event will support The University at Albany Foundation's student programs and its ability to ensure access to the finest higher education experience possible. Established in 1967 to encourage philanthropic support, the Foundation continues to advance the University's strategic goals and sponsors efforts to build ties to the community.
To learn more about the event, visit the UAlbany Citizen Laureate website or contact the Office of University Events at (518) 442-5310.
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A comprehensive public research university, the University at Albany offers more than 120 undergraduate majors and minors and 125 master's, doctoral, and graduate certificate programs. UAlbany is a leader among all New York State colleges and universities in such diverse fields as atmospheric and environmental sciences, business, criminal justice, emergency preparedness, engineering and applied sciences, informatics, public administration, social welfare, and sociology taught by an extensive roster of faculty experts. It also offers expanded academic and research opportunities for students through an affiliation with Albany Law School. With a curriculum enhanced by 600 study-abroad opportunities, UAlbany launches great careers.


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I've read a lot about zimbra, and now I tried out the demo... and its that kewl :D even better than gmail.
Now I'm interessted in installing it on my web server. Its a Gentoo Box and there is allready:
- MySQL (4.1)
- Tomcat 5.0
- Apache 2 (not directly used by zimbra, right?)
- OpenLDAP (not used ... so could be replaced by zimbra's openldap)
Now my questions:
Has anyone allready succeeded in setting up zimbra in an existing environment or an environment thats not supported (not RedHat)?
Which way would you recommend me to go ... Using a binary packet or setting up from the source ... Developer install or not ...
What are the components of zimbra? Are there other essential things in the zimbra core than the web application in tomcat? If so which ones, and how are the connected?
Any hints would be helpfull.
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MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- Eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as cod and salmon, may significantly lower a young woman's risk of developing heart disease, Danish researchers report.
The researchers found that women of childbearing age who never ate fish had 50 percent more cardiovascular problems than women who ate fish often, and a 90 percent higher risk than women who ate fish weekly.
"We found that even women who ate fish only a couple of times a month benefited," said lead researcher Marin Strom, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Fetal Programming at the Statens Serum Institute in Copenhagen.
"Women who eat fish should find the results encouraging, but it is important to emphasize that to obtain the greatest benefit from fish and fish oils, women should follow the dietary recommendations to eat fish as a main meal at least twice a week," she said.
However, the report, published in the Dec. 5 online edition of Hypertension, doesn't show a cause-and-effect relationship between eating fish and lowering cardiovascular risk, merely an association.
Strom's team collected data on some 49,000 pregnant women between 1996 and 2008. They asked how much and what fish they ate, hoping to determine if eating certain types of fish helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The women, aged 15 to 49 at the study's start, were also asked about lifestyle and family medical history.
Over eight years of follow-up, 577 cardiovascular events -- including hypertension, stroke and heart disease -- were recorded. Five women died of cardiovascular disease.
Overall, more women who ate little or no fish were hospitalized for cardiovascular disease than those who ate fish, the researchers found.
When the researchers evaluated a subset of woman on three different occasions, the risk for cardiovascular disease was three times higher for women who never ate fish than for women who ate fish that was high in omega-3 at least once a week, they added.
Fish oil has long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which appear to be the protective factor against heart and vascular disease, Strom explained.
"The best sources to obtain the long chained omega-3 fatty acids are fatty fish, such as salmon, herring, mackerel, trout, and Greenland halibut," Strom said.
The fish the women reported eating most often were cod, plaice, salmon, herring, and mackerel. Women who took fish oil supplements were excluded from the study.
Although fried fish may be less healthy, it probably doesn't eliminate the fatty acids, Strom said.
According to Strom, similar studies in the past focused on men, not women. "To our knowledge this is the first study of this size that focuses exclusively on women of childbearing age," she said.
Both sexes share many of the same risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but certain ones, such as inflammation, triglyceride and cholesterol, might be more important in women, she noted.
"This study substantiates a cardioprotective effect of fish intake and underlines the importance of promoting fish intake by dietary recommendations," Strom said. The positive effect noted with even modest fish consumption is encouraging for people who aren't big fish eaters, she added.
The authors acknowledge some limitations to the study, including that the data were self-reported.
Dr. Gregg Fonarow, a professor of cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the findings are consistent with other studies in older women and in men.
"This study provides further supporting data that omega-3 fatty acids in the diet or as supplements are cardioprotective," Fonarow said.
More information
For more information on heart disease and diet, visit the American Heart Association.