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Can vitamin and mineral supplements really make you healthier?
Overwhelmed by the towering shelves of vitamin and mineral supplements in the grocery store?
There are so many options that sound great, but there are also so many questions: Which ones really work? Exactly how effective are they? Are they worth the money?
These are good questions for anybody who wants to live healthier and avoid heart disease and stroke. But before you start buying everything from Vitamin A to Zinc, remember there's only one way to be sure you're getting the vitamins and minerals your body needs: Eat healthy foods.
Supplements can be beneficial, but the key to vitamin and mineral success is eating a balanced diet. Before taking vitamin and mineral supplements, talk to your physician about your personal dietary plan.
Food first!
"Nutritionists recommend food first because foods provide a variety of vitamins and minerals and also dietary factors that are not found in a vitamin or mineral supplement," said Penny Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D., and Distinguished Professor of Nutrition at the Pennsylvania State University's College of Health and Human Development.
For example, she points out that foods provide many bioactive compounds and dietary fiber that typically aren't found in supplements. And some supplements don't allow for full absorption of vitamins.
"If taken on an empty stomach without any food, some of the fat-soluble vitamins will not be absorbed as well as they would if the supplement was consumed with a food that provides fat," said Kris-Etherton, who also is a volunteer with the American Heart Association.
Supplements May Help
While diet is the key to getting the best vitamins and minerals, supplements can help. For instance, if you're doing your best to eat healthy foods but still are deficient in some areas, supplements can help. The key is to ensure they're taken in addition to healthy diet choices and nutrient-dense foods. They're supplements, not replacements. Only use supplements if your healthcare professional has recommended them.
"A supplement will generally provide 100 percent of the daily recommended allowance for all vitamins and minerals," Kris-Etherton said. "Therefore, many nutritionists will agree that a supplement is OK if nutrient needs are not being met by a healthy food-based diet."
Do What's Best for You
As said earlier, before taking vitamin and mineral supplements, talk to your physician about your personal dietary plan. Also, consider these recommended "do's and don'ts" from the American Heart Association:
Do this:
- Eat a healthy diet. There's just no substitute for a balanced, nutritious diet that limits excess calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and dietary cholesterol. This approach has been shown to reduce coronary heart disease risk in healthy people and those with heart disease.
- Patients with heart disease should consume about 1 gram of omega-3 fatty acids called EPA + DHA. This should ideally come from fish. This can be hard to get by diet alone, so a supplement could be needed. As always, consult with a physician first.
- If you have elevated triglycerides, try to get 2 to 4 grams per day of EPA+DHA.
Don't do this:
- Don't take antioxidant vitamin supplements such as A, C and E. Scientific evidence does not suggest these can eliminate the need to reduce blood pressure, lower blood cholesterol or stop smoking.
- Do not rely only on supplements. There isn't sufficient data to suggest that healthy people benefit by taking certain vitamin or mineral supplements in excess of the daily recommended allowance. Some observational studies have suggested that using these can lower rates of cardiovascular disease and/or lower risk factor levels.
However, it's unclear in these studies whether supplements caused these improvements.
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News Start-Up Wavii Revamps Around Mobile
Wavii, the service that analyzes and summarizes news, is becoming a mobile-first company on its second try.
The company will release a second version of its iPhone app today, which CEO Adrian Aoun called a "drastically different experience." Aoun said Wavii previously had released a "crappy consulting firm version" of its app, but now has refocused its efforts on mobile, and will entirely transfer its efforts to that code base going forward.
So: First comes iPhone today, then m.wavii.com soon, then Android, then iPad. Much of the new product was written in HTML5 so as to be more easily transferred from platform to platform, and the current desktop Web version will soon be scrapped.
The new Wavii has five million topics, compared to half a million when the company launched in April. It combines multiple sources on a single story into a swipeable interface, and directs users to related content based on what they already follow.
While many companies love to trot out the "mobilemobilemobile" mantra these days, optimizing for on-the-go viewing does seem like a better use of Wavii's time than a desktop destination site that its users have to remember to visit. So, for instance, a user who cares about Google could quickly check in on a Wavii-built "news feed" of recent story summaries about the company's activities.
Wavii doesn't release any usage numbers, meaning they are relatively small. But Aoun said that prior to this upgrade, users were already spending four times as much time visiting Wavii from mobile than when they came from the Web.
Wavii is backed by SV Angel, Felicis Ventures, Kapor Capital and others, and Aoun is a Web investor himself.

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Also known as the Antipodes green parakeet, this parakeet is a plump bird with a green head and body, but with purplish-blue wing-coverts and some flight feathers (2) (4). The forehead and face are a bright emerald green, while the rest of the plumage is a more olive colour, being yellower below (4). This bird is the largest of its genus (5), and produces a wide range of chattering calls, lower-pitched than other Cyanoramphus species (2).
The tussock and sedges are not only used for nesting sites, but also constitute the bulk of the diet, supplemented with seeds, berries and flowers (2). In addition, the Antipodes island parakeet will occasionally scavenge on carcasses and eggs of penguins and petrels (5) (4). Breeding occurs from October to January and, in captivity (4), clutch-size is between five and six, but only one to three fledged young are normally seen with adults in the wild (2) (4). Young are thought to start breeding at one year, and two individuals have been recorded to reach at least 10 years of age, indicating that these birds may be fairly long-lived (2).
Endemic to the Antipodes, New Zealand. Common on the main island and Bollons Island, and found in small numbers on Leeward, Inner Windward and Archway islets (2).
Occupies a variety of habitats on the islands, but most common in the tall, tussock grassland and sedges (2), especially on coastal slopes and along water courses (4). Nesting typically takes place in underground burrows, dug into the base of tussock or sedge (2) (5).
In 1978, the total population of these birds was estimated at 2,000 to 3,000 birds and, although population trends are unknown, numbers are thought likely to be stable (2). Whilst there appears to be no immediate danger to this relatively common bird, its restricted range means that it will always be vulnerable to catastrophic loss, most likely by the accidental introduction of carnivores to the small predator-free islands, which could decimate current populations (5) (2). The fear is that fishing boats or other passing vessels could introduce predators such as rats (Rattus spp.), cats and mustelids (Mustela spp.), or mice that may compete for food (2). Although such introductions were once thought unlikely due to the islands' isolated location, increased fishing pressure in waters around the Antipodes has greatly increased the chance of such a potentially devastating possibility (4) (2).
The Antipodes island parakeet is totally protected under the Wildlife Act 1953 (6). The islands are uninhabited and protected, being nature reserves with landing strictly by permit only (2). New Zealand's wildlife service removed approximately 11 of these birds from the islands in the 1970s and 1980s to launch a captive breeding programme that would safeguard the species from total extinction (6). There are currently more than 100 Antipodes Island parakeets in captivity, and the species appears to breed well (5). However, the release of six birds on Stephens Island in 1985 was unsuccessful (6). In 1907, 12 birds were released on Kapati Island and survived for around 20 years, but today this species no longer exists there (2). Thus, further reintroductions into the wild are a possibility for the future, if the recipe for establishing a successful population can be determined. Nevertheless, current populations of the Antipodes island parakeet appear stable, and will hopefully remain that way provided their remote island haven remains protected from human interference.
For more information on the Antipodes island parakeet see:
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del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1997) Handbook of the birds of the world, Volume 4 - Sandgrouse to cuckoos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Even before the leaves have dressed up in their sparkling fall colors, the preparation begins. Stores offer their best selections of colorful notebooks, glittery pencils, and backpacks with favorite cartoon characters or sports logos. Everything is fresh and new again, another year will soon begin.
Can you recall that first year, that first time when you were just a little kid lacing up your new tennis shoes or Buster Brown's and getting ready to walk or ride the bus with a whole lot of strangers? You were probably a bit wary as your mother packed your little lunch pail with a peanut butter sandwich and some carrot sticks. You hoped she'd put in a cookie for good measure.
School! It could be a bit daunting. Big hallways! What if you got lost? What if you couldn't find your way to the bathroom? What if your teacher didn't like you? There were so many things to wonder about. Perhaps you could fake a tummy ache. After all, your mom wouldn't want you to go to school if you were ill. Yes, that could be the thing to do!
When you finally got to your classroom, you were impressed by the brightly lit room, the colorful bulletin boards that looked like there might be some fun things to do, and the corners of the room devoted to wonderful books and arts and crafts. This might not be so bad after all! This was looking good. Wow! You could hardly wait for school to start!
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EDMONTON — A study undertaken for the Redford government indicates that Alberta's plan to build 50 new schools is "a mess" and the schools won't be built on time — if they are built at all, says the Alberta Federation of Labour.
Federation President Gil McGowan said a Deloitte review of the P3 procurement process, which the AFL obtained through freedom of information legislation, shows why companies don't want to bid on public-private partnership projects that require them to finance, build and maintain schools for 32 years.
Deloitte's examination of the latest P3 program's failure to attract more than a single bid on a 19-school bundle found that slim margins, a robust construction market and shortages of skilled workers have chased many of the large construction companies away from the projects.
"It looks to us like they're promising something they're not going to be able to deliver and that they know they can't deliver it, but aren't being straight with Albertans about it," McGowan said. "The reason they can't deliver it is because their P3 process is falling apart."
Infrastructure Minister Ric McIver rejected the AFL premise and vowed the schools will be built on time.
In its report, Deloitte surveyed 14 companies, including the sole bidder Gracorp Capital Advisers and Graham Plenary Group, about the process and determined the size of the project realistically meant there were likely only two teams with the capacity to successfully complete a project of such size.
The companies said there would be more interest if the province shelved the P3 model and switched back to tendering smaller numbers of schools constructed under the government's traditional design and build model.
The report says the increasingly price competitive nature of the P3 model has resulted in diminishing returns that "simply do not provide enough incentives for proponents to bid."
It added that too many resources are required to build such a large number of schools, and that companies would prefer to use those scarce resources on higher value projects.
McIver said he plans to meet with as many of the major construction companies as he can to get their opinion on how the Progressive Conservative government should tender the remaining 31 schools to ensure they bid on them and the facilities get built.
"We're against the clock but that doesn't mean we can't do it right, and if we learn something from the very people that build these things, I am not sure it will do anything but help us get the projects delivered on time and on budget," he said in an interview.
McIver said schools can be built in 18 to 20 months, so there's still time to open them in 2016.
"The fact is we know the PC P3 process has delivered almost all projects on time and on budget and it has saved the Alberta taxpayer literally billions of dollars, and we feel good about that," he added.
The government's own value-for-money assessments show the government has already invested nearly $1.2 billion on the 40 schools promised by Redford and her predecessor, Ed Stelmach, in 2007, 2008 and 2011.
By the government's calculations, the P3 model will save taxpayers $245 million on those schools, although the 29 per cent estimated saving on 10 schools in 2008 dwindled to a mere 13 per cent estimated saving on the last round of 12 schools announced in 2011.
McGowan called the value-for-money assessments "voodoo math" and expressed concern the government might sweeten the pot further to entice companies to agree to provide the financing and maintenance when P3s are already a bad deal for taxpayers.
"Wherever P3s have been tried they have ended up costing the public more over the long run and delivering less," McGowan said.
The 19 schools announced last year are part of Premier Alison Redford's $2.4-billion election pledge to build 50 schools and modernize another 70.
Initially announced last spring, eight of the first 19 are proposed for Calgary and one for Cochrane. The Redford government has since announced all 50 schools, the last one in Grande Prairie on Wednesday.
The PC government has not said how it will build and fund the last 31 schools.
Parker Hogan, a spokesman for McIver, said the province expects to sign a contract with the sole bidder on the first 19 schools in June and the contractor will be expected to begin construction within 60 days.
NDP critic David Eggen said the lack of bidders undermines the purpose of putting out tenders.
"It's easy to announce 50 schools; it's a whole other deal to build them," he said. "It's in the public's best interest for the government to build these schools as public projects."


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It only took five years and two children together, but Matthew McConaughey is now sure he wants to settle down with Camila Alves. "Just asked Camila to marry me. Merry Christmas," McConaughey posted on his WhoSay page on Christmas Day, accompanied by a photo of the pair kissing. There's no word on when the wedding will take place, but chances are the happy couple aren't in any hurry.
Saldana and Cooper: It's on!
After splitting with her fiance of 11 years in November, Zoe Saldana has reportedly moved on to People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, Bradley Cooper, according to E! News. "They are totally dating," a source says of the pair, who co-star in the upcoming film "The Words." The source adds that the pair is trying to keep the budding relationship under wraps.
The Royal couple keeps things low-key
Prince William and his wife, Kate Middelton, decided to cancel a holiday ski trip because of the continuing recession, according to Us Weekly. "The palace thinks it would send a bad message to be away during this time," a source says. The royal couple instead spent Christmas with the Queen before spending the rest of the holiday week with Middleton's family.


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Jamaican doctors have warned of the dangers of daggering, after being presented with a forest of fractured penises over the last year.
According to reports, daggering appears to be either a bizarre sexual practice or a music and dance craze. Or possibly both at the same time, if these videos are any thing to go by.
Either way, the practice is threatening to undermine the manhood of the island nation.
The Sun reports that Doctors have seen a trebling of cases of broken penises in the last year, which they are attributing to rough intercourse. They warn the condition can result in permanent damage.
A doctor at Kingston Public Hospital told the paper that "During very rigorous intercourse the man can hit the woman's pubic bone and sustain a fracture. There is a loud popping sound, excruciating pain and swelling."
Fully dressed, dance style daggering can be equally dangerous, with the Jamaica Star reporting the case of one 34 year old dance-goer who "decided to follow the instructions of the selector and 'dagger' the nearest female."
The man's putative partner didn't care to dance, and bit his bottom lip to make her point.
As he told the paper, she declined to release him once she had a grip: "Mi deh a Chubby Dread memorial, rouna Southside and di selector seh mi mus hold har. So mi start dagger and she jus spin roun an bite mi. Mi bawl out fi di people dem hear mi. Di people dem seh mi mus hold on pan her, but she neva waan let mi go."
The would-be daggerer says he will only dagger with permission in future.
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When news of Sandra Bullock's husband's infidelity surfaced, just days after she gave him a shout-out during her Oscar acceptance speech for The Blind Side, she seemed…well, blindsided. The truth is, few straying men come home covered in lipstick stains and reeking of another woman's perfume. While the signs are rarely that obvious, if you're willing to look, they're almost always there, according to Danine Manette, private investigator and author of Ultimate Betrayal. So how do you know whether all the Hollywood cheating scandals are making you paranoid or if your partner's actually in the arms of another woman? Check out some changes in behavior that could mean he's looking for love elsewhere.
1. Sudden Changes in His Appearance
If your husband starts transforming into a different man, it may be more than a mid-life crisis, warns Manette. "A man who drastically alters his clothing style, appearance or body shape for no apparent reason may be having an affair. Perhaps the other woman has suggested he grow a beard, wear his hair differently or use cologne. If he's dressing differently for work, there may be a coworker he's trying to impress." Likewise, if your lifelong couch-potato spouse suddenly becomes a gym rat, it may not be you that he's trying to impress. "He may be trying to look good for a new love interest or keep up physically with a younger woman. Or perhaps the other woman works or works out at the gym he's showing a sudden interest in going to," explains Manette.
2. His Attitude Towards You Dramatically Changes
Changes in his mood can point to more than just stressful times at work. "Men often get fidgety or irritable when they're supposed to be in two places at once. If the other woman demands more of his time, he may start arguments with you so he can storm out and rendezvous with her," says Manette. If he's not only picking fights, but also criticizing you for things that hadn't bothered him before, like your appearance, eating habits or intelligence, it's probably not about the way you chew your food or the 5 pounds you've gained, but really about another woman. "Cheating creates a lot of internal turmoil and tension, which gets played out between the two of you. Plus, in order to cheat on someone, you have to be focused on what you don't like about her. By making that loud and clear, he feels more justified in cheating and less guilty," explains Jennifer Oikle, PhD, psychologist, dating coach and founder of MySoulmateSolution.com.
3. He's Become Distant
"Emotional distance is the number-one giveaway of infidelity, because it's hard to be emotionally invested in two people at once and to be emotionally intimate with someone while you betray her trust. Most people simply can't handle the guilt of cheating, so they create space. Plus, distance creates a shield, protecting him from detection—if he doesn't say much, he's less likely to say something incriminating," explains Dr. Oikle. If your spouse avoids being alone with you and your conversations become purely superficial, he could be pushing you away because he's growing closer to someone else. "Likewise, if he holds back the warm and fuzzies (i.e. he stops saying 'I love you,' no longer holds your hand in public or barely hugs you anymore), he could be cutting off his feelings of affection for you, so he can focus on his new partner without feeling as guilty," says Dr. Oikle.
4. Guilty Behavior
Guilt-ridden behavior is a dead giveaway that your partner is hiding something. He may shower you with affection and attention (giving you gifts for no reason, complimenting you frequently or helping around the house more), but diamonds and doing the dishes aren't necessarily the signs of an uncharacteristically sweet husband—they could indicate a guilty one. "When a man feels guilty, he may become unusually affectionate or attentive as a way to mask his affair or relieve some of his guilt," explains Manette. On the other hand, some men may avoid their partners when they have something to hide, no longer making eye contact or attempts to communicate. "It's likely that he won't hold your gaze and engage fully with you, because he's hiding a secret and he's afraid you'll see through him if you really look at him," says Dr. Oikle.
5. Secretive, Unusual or Unexplained Behavior
It's not just guilty behavior that should make you worry. Anything that can be characterized as secretive, unusual or unexplained—or any behavior that has suddenly and inexplicably changed—could signify that he's hiding something, warns Manette. "If your partner becomes elusive about his whereabouts, something's probably going on," says Tony DeLorenzo, owner of All State Investigations and coauthor of Warning Signs: How to Know If Your Partner Is Cheating—and What To Do About It. Other indicators that something's amiss? "The computer screen changing when you walk into the room, hushed telephone conversations or calls taken outside, strange body language when in the company of the new gal at work, reluctance to take you places with him and his friends, and general unexplained behavior that feels suspicious, are all clues that your partner is straying," says Manette.
6. You Never See Him Anymore
If he's suddenly never around, he may really be busy at work or he may be busy with someone else. While he's likely to have a wide range of plausible excuses for his new absentee status (he's working a lot of overtime, he's traveling for business, he's training for a 10K), they could just be an attempt to cover up the fact that his extracurricular activities involve another woman. "He could be spending the time away from home with her. Although the other woman usually accepts whatever fragment of time the man can give her at first, she typically begins to demand more and more of his time. Conversely, he may just not want to come home because he feels guilty," explains Manette.
7. He's Frequently Unavailable or Unreachable
Are you suddenly finding it hard to get in touch with your significant other? Is his mobile phone turned off during times you normally can reach him, or does he claim not to have had any cell service for hours at a time? Or maybe he says he has business meetings all night or a work conference all weekend, so don't call him, he'll call you? According to DeLorenzo, if he's frequently unavailable, it may be because he's with someone else. "This is how he can spend time with the other woman without having to rush home. It's his way of making sure he doesn't have to worry about looking over his shoulder constantly and answering to you."
8. Your Gut Tells You Something Is Going On
If you think he's acting strangely, hiding something or seeing someone else, don't ignore your instincts. "A woman's intuition is the best thing we go by in our business. She knows all of her man's aches and pains, when he is mad, happy or lonely, and when he's there in body but not in mind. She knows when something is not right," says DeLorenzo. In fact, it's your instincts that will usually help you recognize the signs of an affair. "There are almost always clues, because it's a complicated thing—mentally, physically and emotionally—so it requires a lot of adjustments to pull off. These adjustments will appear as something different about your partner and they may be subtle. That's why it's best to trust your instinct that something's off," says Dr. Oikle.
9. He Becomes a Different Man in the Sack
"Both more and less interest in sex can signal infidelity," says Dr. Oikle. If he's suddenly rebuffing your advances when he never turned you down before, he could be satisfying his sexual needs elsewhere. "While many couples experience changes in their sexual activity over time, if your spouse is never interested in having sex anymore, you should consider the possibility that he's having an affair. His mistress may be giving him something sexually that he isn't getting at home, or because it's secret and new, it's more exciting, so he puts all his energy into sex with her," says DeLorenzo. Meanwhile, a sudden increase in his sexual appetite could also be the result of infidelity. "Engaging in sex with a new partner can rev up testosterone, increasing his overall drive," explains Dr. Oikle. A third party may also be responsible for a sudden interest in experimenting sexually, according to DeLorenzo.
10. A New Woman Enters the Picture
If your significant other repeatedly talks about another woman you've never met, there's a good chance she might be his new lover—especially if, when you question him about her, he says, "She's just a friend," but his enthusiasm is just a bit too much to believe. While you may assume no man would be stupid enough to actually bring up his mistress with his wife or girlfriend, experts say many men do. "Sometimes cheaters take the strategy of being half truthful, because in some ways it's less of a heavy burden if half of the cat is out of the bag. Plus, he may be thinking about this new person so much that he can't help talking about her," explains Dr. Oikle.
11. He's Overly Defensive
"Why are you asking all these questions?" "Why do you care where I was?" "I was watching the game at Mark's. If you don't believe me, call him!" If these defenses sound familiar, your significant other could be up to no good. "When a man becomes overly defensive in response to questions about his whereabouts or behavior, it's a huge sign that something is not right, because otherwise, he'd laugh it off!" warns Dr. Oikle. Meanwhile, if out of nowhere your partner accuses you of cheating, it may be because he's been unfaithful. "Once a man sees how easy it is for him to become involved in an outside relationship, he begins to view his partner under the same moral microscope. Accusing you of infidelity is a way to deflect his own guilt and poor behavior," explains Manette.
One Final Caveat…
Before you start following your significant other during his lunch break or hire a divorce lawyer, please take heed: If you've observed any of these signs, it doesn't necessarily mean you've got a Tiger Woods on your hands. According to the experts, these behaviors only signal infidelity if they're a departure from the norm. If your sex life has never been booming or if he's always been weird about his computer, he's probably not cheating. But if your once-regular sex life has dramatically dwindled and the guy who used to live in sneakers is suddenly sporting Gucci loafers and designer suits, there might be something else going on. "If things are good at home, you're having fun together, having regular sex, then things are probably fine. But if you are having none of the above, then there might be a problem," says DeLorenzo. Just remember, while one of these signs does not a cheater make, if you've witnessed a few, it's time to have a talk. Even if he's not having an affair, addressing issues in your relationship early on can prevent future infidelity, advises Manette.
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Commercial development in West Wareham continued in June with the long-awaited ground-breaking for a Wal-Mart Supercenter at the corner of Tobey Road and Route 28.
WAREHAM — Commercial development in West Wareham continued in June with the long-awaited ground-breaking for a Wal-Mart Supercenter at the corner of Tobey Road and Route 28.
The development is less than a mile from a hotel that is under construction and even closer to the Wareham Crossing retail center, and is one more step in an ongoing shift of the town's retail center away from the once-thriving east Wareham.
The new Wal-Mart will be an approximately 150,000-square-foot store with grocery that will add about 80 to 100 jobs, according to store manager Paul Jandrow. Keeping the store in Wareham was important, he said, to maintain jobs for about 300 employees of the existing store.
The store is expected to open in a year.
Although mum on specifics, Wareham developer Scott Robertson who owns the property with his brother, Howard, said the lease with Wal-Mart is a longterm one.
"It's a fair lease...fair and equitable," he said.
The 26-acre undeveloped site had originally been purchased in 2003 as a new location for Robertson's auto dealership. About 3.5 acres of the site are being considered as a future retail development that will likely include smaller-sized restaurants, he said.
The delay in construction was due to a number of approval obstacles including the presence of endangered turtles, Native American artifacts, and the need for road improvements, according to selectman Alan Slavin, who said the project which is in its third year, could have been permitted in 12 months.
In addition to widening Route 28, planned road improvements include aligning Tobey Road and Tow Road, which sit across from each other at their intersection with Route 28.
Unlike many Wal-Mart sites, the closing Cranberry Highway building is owned by the retail giant, leaving its future uncertain. The town is interested in the building and is thinking "outside the box" about what might happen there, said Slavin.
The loss of Wal-Mart in East Wareham is detrimental to the area, and town officials are reaching out to the retail corporation about feasible alternatives, he added.


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ESA INFO 2-2003. At about 14:00 GMT (15:00 Central European Time), Saturday 1 February 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia was lost and seven NASA astronauts perished. They were Rick Husband, Mission Commander; William McCool, Pilot; Michael Anderson, Payload Commander; Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist; Laurel Clark, Mission Specialist; David Brown, Mission Specialist and the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, Payload Specialist.
The Director General, Antonio Rodotà, and the Director of Human Spaceflight Joerg Feustel-Buechl, have expressed ESA's condolences to the NASA Administrator and other senior NASA officials and, through them, to the families of the astronauts.
Basic mission facts
Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on 16 January 2003 carrying a Spacehab module for a 16-day scientific mission (STS 107). The mission was conducted at an altitude of 274 km and an inclination of 39o. This was not a mission to the International Space Station Mission, it was an autonomous Space Shuttle mission with no docking to the ISS and no crew exchange.
In a nominal Shuttle re-entry scenario, the re-entry phase starts about one hour before touch down and at some 8000 km from the landing site at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. At that point the Orbiter is at an altitude of about 170 km and is travelling at about 28000 km/h. The Orbiter is put into its correct orientation and reaction control system jets are fired to start the descent.
About 5 minutes later, at an altitude of about 120 km, entry into the upper atmospheric begins with an automatic sequence monitored by an on-board control system. During this phase, between altitudes of 81 and 49 km, a communications blackout occurs, when radio signals cannot penetrate the layer of ionised gas particles surrounding the spacecraft. This phase lasts about 16 minutes.
The whole re-entry phase can either be flown automatically or under crew control.
The re-entry of Columbia on 1 February 2003 was not nominal. At about 14:00 GMT, communications with the Space Shuttle were lost. At this time, the Orbiter was flying over Texas, about 15 minutes from landing and at about 18 times the speed of sound. It was at an altitude of 63 km, about 1400 km from the landing site at KSC.
Video films show the spacecraft following a constant track and apparently slowly disintegrating. Debris is being found over a large area of East Texas and Louisiana, and is being collected.
The NASA Administrator, Mr Sean O'Keefe, has established an Interagency Mishap Investigation Board, which will provide an independent review of the events and activities that led up to the tragic loss of the seven astronauts on Space Shuttle Columbia. A statement has also been made by the Shuttle Programme Manager, Mr Ron Dittemore, addressing the possibility of damage being caused to the wing of Columbia during launch, but is not yet known if this has any bearing on the situation. All data is being safeguarded and, together with the retrieved debris, will be analysed to determine the cause of the accident.
Meanwhile the Shuttle fleet is grounded and, amongst other things, the flight of ESA astronaut Christer Fugelsang, planned for July 2003 on-board Space Shuttle Atlantis, is under review.
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A Russian Progress vehicle (9P) de-docked from the ISS as planned on 1 February, and a Soyuz flight with an unmanned Progress vehicle (10P) has been successfully launched on 2 February at 12:59 GMT, as planned, for a nominal refuel and logistics flight.
There are sufficient supplies (food, water, fuel, etc..) on-board for several months of nominal activities. Soyuz 5S is on orbit as the station lifeboat and is planned to remain there until at least May 2003.
Rosaviakosmos and NASA are currently assessing all necessary ISS and crew re-supply requirements for the coming months and will re-evaluate the manifest of the next flights of Progress (11P, planned for June 2003) and Soyuz (6S, planned for April 2003).
The next crew exchange was planned to be on the March flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. The next Soyuz flight, planned for 26 April 2003, is planned to be a taxi flight including ESA astronaut Pedro Duque. This flight is now under active review, but in the meantime Pedro Duque, as well as André Kuipers, who is scheduled to fly on Soyuz 7S in October 2003, are maintaining their training programme as planned.
The next several Shuttle missions to the ISS were planned to be a series of five truss/solar array assembly flights following an MPLM logistics flight, leading to the launch of Node 2 in February 2004. The effect of the Columbia tragedy on this sequence and schedule will be evaluated over the next weeks.
ESA payloads on board the mission
The Space Shuttle Columbia carried the Spacehab Research Double Module with seven ESA payloads with a mass of 600 kg and representing approximately 25% of the payload in the Shuttle middeck and in Spacehab.
All payloads performed well during the 16-day mission. However, for the following group of four biology and protein crystallisation research instruments, no scientific results will be available as no samples or electronic data can be provided to the Investigators for analysis:
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- Biopack was related to eight experiments. Scientific results of Biopack consisted of processed experiments samples.
- European Research in Space and Terrestrial Osteoporosis (ERISTO) was related to two experiments with 12 experiment samples consisting of human bone cells. ERISTO made use of the OSTEO on loan from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Again, the science results were represented by the samples themselves.
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Leftists don't believe in the constitution and they're pretty sure a Democrat-run federal government is the People's master, not their servant
Here's the thing that the progressives in media and government want to hide from you: The federal government is America's servant, not its master. This means that the National Park Service is a caretaker, not an owner. To the extent it is denying people access to outdoor monuments (including blocking the roadside vista points from which drivers can see Mt. Rushmore), it is grossly overstepping its bounds.
While the Mt. Rushmore barrycades are the most graphic example of the federal government's failure to understand that it is the American people's employee, the most disgusting example is the way the National Park Service has spent tens of thousands of dollars (during a shutdown) to barricade the World War II Memorial, an open air park, in Washington, D.C. The purpose is to prevent members of the World War II generation, sometimes called "the Greatest Generation," from having access to a memorial honoring their courage and their dead during the battles across Europe, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean during World War II.
Those men and women from the Greatest Generation who are still living have overcome enormous physical, financial, and emotional challenges to visit their monument – a monument built to honor them and their comrades, and that sits on public land that the American people have allowed the federal government to care for. And what does the caretaker do? In a grotesque example of spite, it uses its power – the power we gave it – to block the veterans. No wonder the men who stormed Iwo Jima and fought the Battle of the Bulge, even though they're in their 80s and 90s, thought nothing of storming Obama's barrycades.
And speaking of the World War II memorial serving as an example of the federal government's arrogant overreach and cruelty, HBO's Bill Maher is the poster child for the arrogant viciousness behind that attitude:
The other thing that apparently was so important for the Republicans to keep open was the World War II Memorial in Washington. That was closed, so a bunch of the World War II vets knocked down the barriers and stormed it.
And then I loved this, they posed for pictures with Michele Bachmann who showed up. Michele Bachmann, one of the people most responsible for shutting the fucking thing down. They're the greatest generation – nobody said they were the brightest generation.
This is not only cruel, but it's a gross misstatement of what's going on: Republicans in the House, exercising their constitutionally granted "power of the purse," have offered repeatedly to fund every aspect of the federal government except for Obamacare. (Incidentally, Obamacare's opening days have proven that it is not ready for prime time and may never be.) Democrats from Obama on down have responded by refusing to fund the government and by trying to bludgeon the American people into thinking that the House's constitutional conduct is somehow "illegal."
In a perfect world, people all across America would engage in massive civil disobedience by doing such radical things as viewing Mt. Rushmore, standing at the stone-carved feet of Lincoln and Jefferson as they sit in stately dignity in their memorials, touching the names carved into the Vietnam Wall, and walking onto through, around, and over the outdoor World War II Memorial. The Democrats running the federal government need to be reminded that this land is our land, it is not their land.
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Another interesting column from Jonah Goldberg:
For the record, I don't mind purity tests when it comes to strategy or vision. What I have a problem with are purity tests for tactics. What I mean is: I want the GOP to be a truly conservative party and dedicate itself to conservative ends, variously defined. Politicians philosophically opposed to that ambition probably shouldn't be Republicans. But when it comes to tactics, I'm willing to cut the GOP some slack if I have faith that it shares my longterm goals. If they can convince me they know where they want to go, and it's where I want to go too, I'm pretty flexible on how to get there. So in all the talk about how we need "another Reagan" maybe we should keep in mind that another Reagan would be principled, but he would also be a real politician, with all of the foibles that implies.
Conservative ends are good. The explicit goal of the conservative movement is to usher conservative policies into law. (Or, better yet, to get rid of progressive legislation.) What I think Goldberg and friends might be missing is that moderation can be as much a tactic as anything else.
Spin it as you will: we lost in November. And we lost big. To that end, the GOP should be working to limit its losses over the next two years and prepare to recover in the midterms. Instead, we're seeing the hucksters of the movement claim the answer is to get madder, get louder, and to really ramp up the fight. In what way do they think this moves us closer to the our desired ends? For what purpose is such rage other than to advance the bottom line of activists and demagogues? (NB: I'm not including Goldberg in that group).


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Two Italian high school students coming to the Santa Cruz area for the 2013 Spring semester are excited to become part of an American family and experience high school life. International Student Services Santa Cruz is seeking homes for them.
Both boys are 17 years old and have younger siblings. One of the boys plays soccer, is a youth soccer trainer, skis, studies four languages and wants to be a journalist. The other likes basketball, volleyball, music, math and swimming in the ocean.
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Board seeking applicants
Pacific Collegiate School"s nominating committee is accepting applications for its board of directors.
The deadline to apply is Jan. 21. Information about applying to the charter school, at 255 Swift St. can be found online at pacificcollegiate.com or by calling 479-7785.
Kirby school touts it international education program
Among Kirby School"s student body are seven high school students from China and one from Thailand.
One, Evan Hong, 12th grade, wrote a blog article about her experience at the school. Localed at 425 Encinal St. Her post can be read http://tinyurl.com/kirbyexchange. Comments are welcome.
Spring Hill"s record donation to Grind Out Hunger
Sprill Hill School raked in $1,700 in cash donations this year, thanks to the volunteer efforts of parent, Bokkie Keet. She inspired students and their families to give this holiday season.
"It is absolutely amazing Spring Hill"s impact for providing a brighter future for so many families and kids through healthy food and education," said Willy Elliott-McCrea, the food bank"s executive director.
Spring Hill School teaches its students to help people in need. This Grind Out Hunger donation drive is one way students help their community.
High GPA earns girls volleyball team honors
A collective team grade point average of 3.876 has earned the Mount Madonna School"s girls varsity volleyball team the 2012-13 Fall Season Scholastic Championship Team Award.
The award, the Central Coast Section"s highest honor, was established in 1985 to recognize teams with the highest collective grade-point average in their respective sport during that season of competition.
The girls varsity team previously received the award in 2007-08, while the boys varsity team received it in 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2006-07, and 2007-08.
The girls team members are: tenth graders, Alyssa Feskanin, Lexi Julien, Tyler Viglizzo, and Zoe Kelly; 11th graders, Jenny Turk, Preethi Balagani, Ruby Nink, and Talia Speaker; and and 12th graders, Aimee Hopkins and Sanika Lakka.
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Directed by Steve Wilson,, the Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band, will hit the Rock Lounge Stage at 6 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Cigarettes might "trick" smokers' brains to respond more strongly to positive images of smoking than to negative images, a small, new study suggests.
Researchers used brain scans to assess the emotional responses of 30 smokers as they looked at images of smoking-related consequences, such as lung cancer; other disturbing images not related to smoking, such as an old man on his deathbed; and positive images of smoking.
"We observed a bias depending on how smoking is portrayed," study first author Le-Anh Dinh-Williams, a student at the Montreal Mental Health University Institute, said in a University of Montreal news release.
"For example, the brains of the smokers in our study were more aroused by images that showed smoking in a positive light than by images that encouraged them to stop," Dinh-Williams said. "They were also more affected by [negative] non-smoking related images than by images of the specific negative consequences of smoking."
The study appeared in the April issue of the journal Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry.
Dinh-Williams said about 20 percent of adults in Canada and the United States smoke even though they know it's dangerous.
"We wanted to understand why knowing about the negative health impacts of tobacco does not prevent smokers from lighting up," Dinh-Williams said.
About 70 percent to 95 percent of smokers who quit will start smoking again within a year, the researchers said.
Study co-author Stephane Potvin, an assistant professor in the psychiatry department at the University of Montreal, said there are a host of factors that make it hard for people to quit smoking. "Part of the explanation could certainly be because cigarettes 'trick' the brains of smokers," he said in the news release.
"Specifically, we discovered that the brain regions associated with motivation are more active in smokers when they see pleasurable images associated with cigarettes and less active when smokers are confronted with the negative effects of smoking," said Potvin, a researcher at the Montreal Mental Health University Institute.
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Maryland hospitals said they will need to cut jobs and patient services after a state panel voted Wednesday to keep hospital rates flat, despite a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments required by federal sequestration.
"There are significant job cuts literally on the near-term horizon," Robert A. Chrencik, CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System told commissioners during a hearing before the vote. "I think folks need to be aware of that."
The 5-1 vote by the Health Services Cost Review Commission, which sets the state's hospital rates, effectively forces the hospitals to absorb the cut in Medicare reimbursement at a time when hospital margins are razor-thin. Hospital representatives who filled a hearing room to lobby for a rate increase criticized the decision, saying it will further hurt the already financially strapped industry.
Hospitals sought a rate increase for the remainder of the 2013 fiscal year, which ends June 30, to help offset the Medicare cuts. Now, the state's hospitals will collectively lose about $7 million to $8 million a month in April, May and June, the commission estimated.
The Maryland Hospital Association released a report Friday that said 1,450 Maryland jobs would be lost for every 1 percent drop in total hospital revenue. The job losses would come from hospitals and from firms related to the hospital industry. Hospitals in Maryland employ nearly 100,000 people, according to the report.
Chrencik, who said after the vote that he was "disappointed" in the decision, predicted a failure to increase rates also could affect hospitals' access to capital and hurt their ability to fund community services.
He also said access to care could be harmed. Many hospitals have already cut services because hospital rate increases have not kept pace with inflation, hospital executives said. For example, the University of Maryland system cut the obstetrics program at its Chester River Health System in eastern Maryland.
"People are now traveling a longer distance to get routine obstetrics care," Chrencik said. "The economics of that just weren't feasible."
The Medicare cuts are part of the $85 billion in across-the-board federal spending reductions known as sequestration. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to cut $15.5 billion under the plan, with much of it coming from Medicare.
Medicare patients will not face reductions in benefits under sequestration. Instead, the federal government specifies that cuts should be made to payments to hospitals and doctors and to monthly payments made to private plans that administer parts of Medicare.
Commissioners said they will account for the impact of sequestration as they decide hospital rates for fiscal year 2014, starting July 1. They added a provision to their decision Wednesday requiring the commission staff to develop a proposal on new rates in the next 30 days. That provided little comfort to the hospital industry, which worried that commissioners might lose sight of the Medicare cuts as they debate new rates.
"It's possible the sequestration gets lost in the breadth of the larger discussion," said Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the state hospital association, which represents 46 acute-care hospitals in the state.
Commissioners said they sympathized with the hospitals' concerns, but felt other issues outweighed them.
Specifically, they worried how raising rates would affect the state's Medicare waiver, an agreement with the federal government unique to Maryland that allows the state to set hospital rates. Insurers, including CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and UnitedHealthcare, also favored keeping rates flat because of the waiver.
The state must pass a test to maintain the waiver. Maryland keeps the waiver if its average cost per hospital admission rises no faster than in other states. The state, which is in the process of negotiating a new waiver test with the federal government, worried that a rate increase might disrupt those talks.
"I think we should keep our eye on the bigger ball, which is retention of the waiver," said Dr. Bernadette C. Loftus, a commission member who is also associate executive director of the Permanente Medical Group.
Thomas R. Mullen, president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, was the only commissioner to vote against keeping rates flat. He said the option of increasing rates 0.16 percent for three months was small enough that the commission should consider implementing it, given the financial condition of hospitals.
"Putting in something for three months … would not be a deal breaker," he said.
Maintaining hospital rates was one of three options considered by the commission staff. The option supported by hospitals would have treated revenue lost from sequestration as a one-time "unusual expense," and rates would have risen to compensate. Hospital rates would have increased 0.16 percent for the last three months of the fiscal year.
Another plan would have split the impact between insurers and hospitals. Half of the sequestered revenue would have been treated as a one-time expense and hospitals would have gotten a 0.08 percent increase in rates until the end of the fiscal year.
The hospital association issued a report last week detailing financial troubles facing the state's hospitals.
As a group, the hospitals' operating margin was 0.8 percent for the first eight months of the 2013 fiscal year, their second-lowest return in 14 years, the report said. Twenty-five of Maryland's 60 hospitals — 42 percent — had negative operating margins, according to the report. In other words, they were losing money caring for patients.
The rate-setting commission increased rates by 0.3 percent last year, when inflation was expected to increase by 2.11 percent, the report said.
In its recommendation, the commission staff said hospitals are more profitable as a group this year than they were last year despite the reduced operating margin. The hospital association countered that profits grew because of stock market gains, which can be volatile.
"I'm more concerned than ever about what I see happening to the financial condition of hospitals in this state," said Ronald R. Peterson, president of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine.
An earlier version gave an incorrect vote count. The commission voted 5 to 1. The chair only votes in the event of a tie. The Sun regrets the error.
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One last thought about suggestion boxes. Why don't we just call them what they really are — a complaint box. A look through just about any fitness facility's box shows far more complaints than suggestions. Now don't get me wrong; the impetus for many suggestions arises from a complaint. However, a complaint without a proposed correction is by no means a suggestion.
Take for instance the complaint box of a recently acquired health club that was stuffed to the rim with what were supposed to be suggestions*. A closer look showed nary a one listed — except for several that suggested the company sell it back to the original owners, that is.
By far the most common comment referred to a change in the amenities since the new owners took over a few months before. Considering the club is in a very high-end part of town, you would think that for most members, this now missing amenity would seem minor. The 50 complaints in the box, however, would prove otherwise. Perhaps the most emphatic one of the batch sums it up best:
"While I appreciate the new equipment and the upgrade in the staff, — all at a reduced rate — I am afraid I will have to cancel my membership if you do not bring back the free coffee and bagels. I find it hard to come here first thing in the morning without my breakfast."
Now, considering this club is less than a quarter of a mile from a Dunkin' Donuts, the desperation (and desperate need to find a new club) may be a bit overdone.
At a different club, several hundred complaints were received about the pool being cloudy. Of course most of them came from one member who decided the pool was too cloudy for "swimming" laps (described by one lifeguard as a splashing, thrashing stroke with minimal forward progress). His complaints were taken to heart until the manager wised up and realized that the man who left the bulk of the notes would write them on his way into the club before even getting changed into his way-too-small Speedo.
If he made it to the locker room first, he could have added a litany of complaints that overflow most complaint boxes: "The towels are too small," "the locker room is too cold" or the one right under that one in the box, "the locker room is too hot!"
And those are just the most common ones (we won't even get into the ones that have to do with steam rooms and saunas, which are numerous and often kind of gross).
But, regardless of the absurdity of the complaint or suggestion, one thing all fitness facility managers and owners come to realize is that there is no use complaining about them, because you'll never be able to please everyone. In fact, you'll be lucky if you can please anyone. Now that's something to complain about!
*Sadly, none of the complaints in this column are made up or exaggerated. All examples are actual complaints garnered from several health clubs and countless complaining members.


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OTTAWA - Youth gang members — not just mobsters, bikers and other traditional protectees — should be allowed into the federal witness protection program as part of a sweeping modernization, says the RCMP.
The Mounties are also embracing intensive psychological examination of potential protectees, a national support centre for the secretive program, and an external advisory board to serve as a watchdog.
The changes are spelled out in a detailed RCMP blueprint for reforming witness protection with assistance from the federal Public Safety Department and the provinces.
Although the paper was completed in May 2010, it was released only now to The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.
RCMP spokeswoman Laurence Trottier — while providing few details — confirmed that at least some changes have already been introduced. She added that the witness protection program "continues to rapidly evolve."
The program, administered by the Mounties, provides measures ranging from short-term protection to permanent relocation and identity changes. The RCMP spent more than $9 million on the program in 2011-12.
Revelations five years ago that a protectee committed murder while in the program triggered a review and discussion that continues to this day.
The federal government has been working for years on revamping the witness protection regime following recommendations from a Commons committee, an inquiry into the 1985 Air India bombing and extensive consultations with the provinces.
Several provinces have their own witness protection programs, but often they provide only short-term assistance. In addition, obtaining new federal identity documents for protectees requires co-operation with the Mounties.
The RCMP paper says whether the provinces opt for their own programs or not, the Mounties must ensure its witness protection services are "better able to respond to current challenges" such as street and youth gang violence.
As a result, the Mounties propose the admission criteria for the federal program be expanded to accommodate "a broader spectrum of eligible witnesses," says the paper.
"While this is a shift from our current practice, it is based on sound principles," says the document.
"This position also demonstrates our willingness to assist our municipal police colleagues who are struggling with ever increasing violence within their communities."
A review of best practices and consultations with other countries revealed that the use of psychologists would "greatly assist" in determining whether someone was suitable for protection and possible relocation, says the blueprint.
"The creation of a protocol to evaluate the psycho-social personality traits of the protectees is considered an essential element in the admission process."
It would help the RCMP predict future criminal or anti-social behaviour and evaluate the capacity of the person and their family members to adapt to the witness program, says the paper.
In an effort to ease the transition, the RCMP also proposes creation of a national orientation centre where new protectees would have access to social workers, financial advisers, health specialists, cultural experts, psychologists and specially trained legal personnel.
"Information sessions will educate protectees on the challenges of adjusting to new identities, integration into a new community, personal security, and the myriad of social issues that they may face."
The centre is a "crucial element" that will allow the RCMP and federal government to sustain public scrutiny and be able to say that the best possible efforts have been made to administer this "high-risk, high-liability program," the paper adds.
The Air India commission said it was a conflict of interest for a police agency with a stake in ensuring sources agree to become witnesses to also make decisions about admission into a witness protection program.
The RCMP says greater independence in admission decisions can be achieved through measures like the psychological assessment and consultation with the prosecutor assigned to the file, to weigh the value of the witness's evidence.
The paper recommends the program be overseen by an independent advisory committee that may include representatives of the police and legal community as well as the corrections, mental health and medical spheres.
In addition to "bolstering public confidence," the committee would make recommendations to the RCMP commissioner, lobby for amendments to legislation, address conflicts with the provinces and respond to public inquiries, adds the blueprint.
"We must ensure that the public maintains its confidence in the way the program is administered."
The RCMP paper says officials rejected the idea of combining the various witness programs across the country under one umbrella. "There was a concern that such a model would encroach on the provincial responsibility for the administration of justice."
There would also be a component of the federal program dedicated to "providing an optimum level of service to our provincial partners," says the paper.
Though the Conservative government hasn't yet come forward with changes to the legislation that governs the witness program, nor an independent advisory committee, it has committed to simplifying the process of obtaining documents needed to give someone a new name.
It has also promised better training for co-ordinators and handlers of protectees and introduction of changes to ensure "more transparency and accountability" concerning decisions as to who gets into the witness program.
The RCMP's Trottier said significant changes have been made to the training provided to program members to better equip them with advanced skills.
In addition, changes currently being introduced include the use of specialists in the psychological and social fields to ensure the entry of new protectees is "as seamless as possible," she said in an emailed statement.


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[Column: London Calling]
Do Black people here in London, including citizens, feel British? Can one be Black and "British"?
These are the questions I explore when I interview scores of young people on the streets, in different neighborhoods. In the process, I learn much about what it means to be Black, African, Caribbean, or British here.
"I do not feel British I feel Nigerian," Abigail Adebe, 16, who was born here tells me. "That's where my roots are. I class myself as a citizen of Britain but not British."
Why doesn't Adebe feel British? "Because 'British' people are, you know, white, European, European hair, light-skinned with Blue eyes; stuff like that. Whereas I'm Black, brown eyes, brown hair-just completely the opposite. My parents aren't from here."
Then I encounter an opposing view point.
"The people who are born in Britain but claim they're not British, funnily enough, are the same people who don't know anything about where they claim to actually be from," says Krystal Pierre, 18, who is in her last year at college.
"When they go 'back home' they're viewed as tourists because like it or not, that's exactly what they are. They'll do anything but accept the fact that they're British. I think they need to get over it 'cause as much as they'd like to believe that they come from some place that's beautiful, exotic and hot, the truth is, not everyone can have their cake and eat it too."
"You can't expect to have the benefit of living in a place like England where there are so many advantages that apply to you in many ways, but then all of a sudden you decide to abandon that privilege and take it for granted," she insists. "You deny being British and claim you're from somewhere else in the world. People would die to have what we have; go Britain!"
I search for others who may share Pierre's view; but it wasn't Doreen, 18.
"I wouldn't and couldn't class myself as just British because I'd be fooling myself," she says. "I'm here to use what this country provides and to pursue my dreams. It has never done anything for my people back home-where I believe I truly originate from. No Black person in their right mind would seriously claim to just be a 'black British' unless they were adopted or fostered and have no clue about themselves apart from the color of their skin. Or unless they were ashamed of where they came from."
Asked why she thinks culture is such a big issue for Black people in Britain and not so much so in the United States, Doreen says: "It doesn't happen amongst Black people in America because most of them don't know where they came from: But at least they acknowledge that they are African Americans and not just Americans."
She adds: "When it comes to Britain with all the culture division amongst Blacks, I think that it all started with the Jamaicans, because when they came to London, they were so proud of being Jamaican that they boasted about their culture as if everyone was somehow obligated to bow down and worship them or something. I'm thinking- be real. When people started noticing this, they decided to represent their culture and background a lot more and praise their true identity.
She continues: "If someone in Britain asks a Black person where they're from- which they usually do, they don't really expect them to say 'Britain' because that much is obvious. Instead they want to know what your heritage is. London is such a diverse area and many people acknowledge this."
Shereena, who insists on being referred to as African, says that diversity also comes with its problems because "you have a lot of people stereo-typing other cultures just like Doreen did a minute ago about some Jamaicans. But the worst part about it- is that most of it is all due to ignorance and lack of knowledge and understanding. Instead of there being racism between Whites and Blacks, you have it between Africa and Jamaica, then you have Jamaica trying to isolate themselves from the rest of the Caribbean as if they are their own continent. Not to mention you have East Africa against West Africa and North against the whole of Africa- all of it is Black on Black attack!"
"The majority of Caribbean's- particularly all the typical Jamaicans, won't accept the fact that they originated from Africa, the mother land," she continues. "Instead of respecting Africa, they want to throw ignorant cusses to try and put us down; but we overcome all that bull. It ain't our fault we know where we come from."
When asked whether it was fair of her to make such a blanket judgment, she insists she's only speaking the truth. "But there are some Caribbeans who really surprise me; they're aware that they are descendents of Africa," she adds. "They respect the motherland and in return, we show them respect back."
"I want to pick up on what Shereena said a minute ago about this whole Black on Black attack," Doreen now interjects. "I don't think it occurs as much with the slightly older generation, because they appear to be more educated. But the joke about it is, white people stand there from a distance smiling and watching us ignorant Black people kill each other on the street everyday. You never find white people arguing with one another about who has a better tan or who's from the better part of Wales or Scotland. We need to grow the hell up."
Mia Campbell, who is 15 years old and in a London High School believes that part of the problem with Blacks identifying with Britain is that it has no identity. "A lot of people don't like to claim that they're British simply because this country doesn't have a traditional culture apart form fish and chips," she explains. "Their so-called culture is made up of other traditional foods, music, dances from all around the world. They don't have a basic structure. When people go abroad to other places, that's when they decide to claim they're British because they know they'll be acknowledged and people would be like 'wow you're British.' Whereas in London, no one wants to claim they're British."
Kyla Ray, 18, says she doesn't like the fact that some Black people denounce her as a sellout because she is "so enthusiastic about learning in class." She adds: "They expected me to be laid back and swear in every sentence that I said; to be rude to teachers; to walk with my trousers halfway down my backside and to give Blacks a bad name for ourselves. I've never thought that I was too insignificant to make a difference. I may not be another Martin Luther King, but I'm happy with knowing the fact that I'm not an average statistic."
"I remember one time I was on my way to school and many students from my class were at the back of the bus making the biggest racket," she continues. "They were banging on the windows trying to show fear to other passengers, but instead I earned the respect! I didn't participate in the noise whatsoever, I just stayed to myself reading a magazine peacefully. Then a woman who was sitting behind me tapped me on the shoulder and she said 'thank you for being different' and I looked at her and smiled. It really did touch me that a complete stranger respected me enough to tell me so."
Others say once African, always African.
"I'm British on paper, Eritrean by nature," says Rahell Johannes, 19. "I see myself as an Eritrean who's living in London. Just because I happened to be born here doesn't mean I should abandon my colorful roots, background and tradition and settle for just being 'British'."
Rochelle Paige, a 16 year old student has a different take. "To a certain extent I feel British because I speak English and I occasionally eat the food," Paige says. "But then again I don't feel British because I know I don't come from here. I know I was born here but it's not the same thing. If I was to go on holiday abroad where people spoke English- and they asked me where I was from, I would say I was from Barbados and St. Lucia. But if I was to go to a place were the people didn't speak English, and then I'd say I was from England."
"I'm proud to say I'm British because it's provided me with many opportunities. I'm not embarrassed to say I was born here," says Cynthia Buzwa, 17. "I've grown up here and my home is here- everything I know it all here. When I go back home to St. Lucia, I'm proud to say that I'm a St. Lucian who was born and raised in Britain because I know that London offers better chances for me."
Yet, Jade Lamontine, 17, a student of art and design, challenges her friend, Cynthia.
"Before you went to Cameroon, you never used to talk about it. When someone asked you where you were from you were happy to say you were British. But ever since you went to Cameroon, all of a sudden you've developed this hatred for this country and you deny being from here."
"Because I realized that there is more to this world than just London, I actually have a heritage to be proud of back in Africa," she responds.
"Ok, but you don't have to hate England for that, over here you have your Sky TV, access to your internet, designer clothes and even pocket money," Jade retorts.
"Exactly, and in Cameroon most people don't have that," Cynthia fires back. "They're dying every day because they're living in poverty all because of the Western world like America and London itself. So as you can see, I have a decent reason to hate this country. It's not as if the government is breaking their backs to help me out a little. My Sky TV and internet access that I have are provided for me through my parents hard earned cash. The Western world has plenty of money to go around the whole world if they really wanted to."
Allimadi writes for The Black Star News from London
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Gluten-free products are all the rage these days, but many health-conscious eaters who buy them may be wasting their money, the authors of a new commentary in Annals of Internal Medicine suggest.
Whither Qnexa? A Brief History of Diet Pills and the FDA
We still don't have a magic pill for weight loss, and the spotty safety records of diet remedies throughout history show why.
Do Teen Weight Loss Programs Work Better Without Mom or Dad?
A new weight-loss study focusing on teenage girls finds that they may be more likely to eat healthy and exercise if they're given the freedom to do it on their own.
Top 10 Sources of Salt in Your Diet
Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of sodium in the American diet, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Boot Camp: Do Food Diaries Really Work?
Month three of boot camp has begun, but the pounds stubbornly refuse to budge. Could a food diary — or lack thereof — be the culprit?
Should Sugar Be Regulated like Alcohol and Tobacco?
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, argue that sugar is toxic and needs to be taxed and controlled. Why it's so hard to break our addiction.
Study: Caffeine May Alter Estrogen Levels in Women
For women, that morning cup o' joe may act as more than just a pick-me-up.
A Heart-Healthier Way to Eat Fried Food?
A new study finds that consuming foods fried in olive or sunflower oils is not linked to an increased risk of heart disease or premature death.
Did Paula Deen's Own Cooking Give Her Diabetes?
Diet plays a big part in obesity, which is in turn a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes. But despite the plump Southern chef's diagnosis, experts say there's more to it than just overeating.
U.S. Obesity Rates Remain Stubbornly High
Obesity rates in America haven't declined in recent years, but that's not all bad news.
Can Online Games Influence What Kids Eat?
Do you know what an advergame is? Your kids do, and these games are affecting what they are eating


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Babies are not blessings? A reply to Ana Santos of Rappler
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Ana Santos of Rappler wrote a piece entitled, "Babies are not blessings." Santos quotes the figures related to having babies as given by Dr. Emma Llanto of UP-PGH and Society of Adolescent Medicine in the Philippines. The whole article hinges on the definition of a the word "blessing," so let us examine Santos' understanding of this word by dissecting her statements one by one.


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Carlos Condit – Stud Muffin
In our male dominated society we see a lot skin shown by women, cleavage is always being zoomed in upon, skirts are barely there, and for some reason the model always has a sucker in her mouth. Now is our time ladies to take a break from life and admire a well defined body. I want to see men oozing with testosterone.
Here is Carlos Codit:
Nickname: Natural Born Killer
From: Albuquerque, NM
Age: 27
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 170 lb ( 77 kg )
Record: 27-5-0


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The U.S. Supreme Court says a lower court must reconsider whether Native Americans in Alabama prisons can have longer hair.
The high court on Monday reversed an 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had upheld an Alabama Department of Corrections policy saying Native American inmates had to keep their hair cut short, which Native Americans argue deny them their right to religious expression.
As is often the case, the justices did not issue an opinion with its ruling, but ordered the 11th Circuit to reconsider the decision in light of its ruling last week in Holt v. Hobbs. In that case, the court ruled that the Arkansas Department of Correction could not deny a Muslim inmate's request to grow a half-inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs, saying the state had failed to show a compelling reason to deny the request.
Bob Horton, a spokesman for ADOC, said in a statement that the decision was expected.
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The case is under investigation and Chase said the Larimer County District Attorney's Office will determine whether charges are filed against the shooter.
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