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*From the Divisions of Neonatology (Dr. Paget-Brown) and Respiratory Medicine (Ms. Smith, Ms. Bunyon, Ms. Hom, Ms. Nguyen, and Dr. Hunt), Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Correspondence to: John Hunt, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Box 800386, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908; e-mail: email@example.com
Introduction: Measurement of pH is one of the simplest and most technically validated biomarkers studied in exhaled breath condensate (EBC). The pH of EBC has been found to be lower than controls in many respiratory disorders. Published data from normal control subjects have been reasonably consistent, but the data sets are not large. This study was undertaken to establish normative EBC pH reference values.
Participants: Four hundred four healthy subjects of all ages were enrolled.
Interventions: Each participant provided a single EBC sample using a disposable collector at modest temperature so that EBC was collected as a liquid.
Measurements and results: Samples of EBC were bubbled with argon gas to standardize for carbon dioxide, and pH was recorded with a calibrated and validated glass microelectrode on stabilization. The median EBC pH was 8.0 with interquartile (25 to 75%) range of 7.8 to 8.1. There were no differences based on age, sex, or race. The distribution is skewed, with 6.4% of EBC samples having a pH range < 7.4.
Conclusions: An extensive normal data set now exists that reveals EBC pH is maintained in a modestly alkaline and tight range in subjects who consider themselves healthy.
Measurement of the pH of body fluids has a long and successful history in clinical diagnosis. Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) pH has recently been added to the list as a useful assessment relevant to lung disease diagnosis and management. EBC pH was initially noted to be abnormally low during acute asthma exacerbations.1It was subsequently recognized that EBC pH is low in diverse respiratory disease states, including asthma, COPD, chronic cough, bronchiectasis, ARDS, and others.2–8 EBC pH correlates with other indexes of airway inflammation.2 Beyond being simply a biomarker of disease status, low EBC pH has provided data supporting the important role of airway acid stress in respiratory diseases.9
Two methods of reporting EBC pH have been included in the literature: (1) measurement of pH after gas standardization (sometimes called "deaeration") to equilibrate EBC with a CO2-free gas; and (2) measurement of pH without this gas standardization step. Although the data from these two different systems may correlate, the resulting pH values are different, and they need to be understood as having different meanings. EBC pH measurement is perhaps the most technically validated of all measurements performed to date on EBC, with diverse subject, collection, storage, and assay system variations having been evaluated.10–12 There are multiple published articles presenting normal control data in small numbers of subjects (Table 1
). In this article, we present data from 404 self-reported healthy volunteers as a normal reference range for gas standardized EBC pH. Because the EBC pH measurement reproducibly can be performed in laboratories throughout the world, we believe this reference database will serve to enhance interlaboratory communication.
Self-described healthy volunteers were recruited from the area surrounding the University of Virginia in the United States. This is a mixed community of urban, suburban, and rural families. To ensure that the population would serve as the most useful control group, subjects were excluded from the study if they affirmed on screening that they smoked tobacco or had any of the following symptoms or diseases: chronic cough, recurrent or chronic wheeze, COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, asthma, recurrent bronchitis, chronic nasal or sinus conditions, or any other respiratory symptom or condition. Subjects were excluded if they were experiencing viral respiratory tract (common cold) symptoms. Additional exclusion criteria included physician-diagnosed gastroesophageal reflux disease, use of antacids, histamine type 2 antagonists, or proton pump inhibitors in the past week, or if the subject admitted to any acute or chronic systemic illness. All subjects signed informed consent documents, and the study was approved by the University of Virginia Human Investigation Committee.
Samples of EBC were collected during oral tidal breathing for 7 min using a disposable portable collector (Rtube; Respiratory Research Inc; Charlottesville, VA). Subjects did not wear nose clips and reported that they had ingested no liquids or solids in the previous 1 h. The metal sleeves used to chill the breath condenser surface were stored at approximately − 10°C prior to use, a temperature shown to lead to EBC collection as a liquid, not as a solid, on the condenser surface. The majority of samples were collected under supervised conditions, although samples were also collected unsupervised at home.
EBC samples were frozen as soon as possible after collection at – 20°C until assay, which was usually performed within 1 week. Each sample was thawed, removed from the portable collector by plunging, and then aliquoted into several microcentrifuge tubes. Argon gas (350 mL/min) was bubbled for 8 min through a 200-μL aliquot of EBC by means of a glass Pasteur pipette inserted into the sample. EBC was kept in constant motion by this process, maximizing exposure of the fluid to the CO2-free gas. This amount of time was previously shown to be sufficient for complete stabilization of sample pH in previous experiments.1,11 pH was measured using an Orion glass combination micro pH electrode attached to a Orion 525-A pH meter (Thermo Electron Corporation; Waltham, MA). This pH measurement system was calibrated at pH 4, pH 7, and pH 10 against standard as well as low-ionic-strength calibration buffers prior to each series of assays.
Data are reported as median and interquartile range (25 to 75%), as well as 5 to 95% ranges and full ranges. For comparisons between sexes and among age ranges and races, analysis was performed by rank-sum testing or analysis of variance on ranks with appropriate pair-wise comparisons using software (Sigmastat 3.0; Systat Software; Point Richmond, CA).
Four hundred twelve subjects were enrolled and provided a single EBC sample for this study. The subject population is described in Table 2
. Of the 412 subjects enrolled, 404 provided sample volumes sufficient for EBC pH assay, a success rate > 98%.
The median EBC pH of this healthy population was 8.0 with interquartile (25 to 75%) range of 7.8 to 8.1 (Fig 1
). The maximum EBC pH was 8.4, and the minimum pH was 4.5. The values were the same for female patients (median, 8.0; interquartile range, 7.8 to 8.1; n = 248) and male patients (median, 8.0; interquartile range, 7.9 to 8.1; n = 154; p = 0.31) [Fig 2
]. EBC pH values for 10-year age brackets were determined (Table 2; Fig 3
), and again these medians were 8.0 to 8.1 with no differences identified by analysis of variance on ranks (p = 0.27). EBC pH ≤ 7.3 accounted for 6.4% of the samples.
In this study, we have demonstrated that in healthy subjects, the median, gas-standardized EBC pH is 8.0 with an interquartile range of 7.8 to 8.1. The data are tightly clustered in a mildly nonparametric bell curve. This normal range provides additional context to the published data revealing prominently lower values in patients with multiple respiratory disease states (with EBC pH often in the pH 4 to 6 range).1–3,5,7–8,12–14 Our data present a range that is slightly higher than that from previously published control subjects, which in part reflects that means ± SD are more commonly reported and the mean is brought down by control outliers. The mean pH of this current data set is 7.85, consistent with previous data (although this data set is not parametric). Some prior studies may have performed the gas standardization less completely than is currently done.
Several lines of thought help to convince us that a low EBC pH reflects low pH of the fluid lining the airways. It is expected that acidification of the airway at any level will allow protonation, volatilization, and exhalation of acids that would otherwise be trapped in the airway as conjugate anionic bases. Exhaled water-soluble acids are then trapped in EBC and lower its pH. In separate studies, EBC pH from healthy subjects has been found to be very similar to tracheobronchial secretion pH15and the airway lining fluid pH when measured by pH probe invasively.16–18 The airway has been directly measured to have a profoundly low pH in the presence of laryngopharyngeal acid reflux, revealing a ready ability to aspirate acid into the lungs and drop pH of the tracheal lining fluid to as low as 2.19 Our study population ages are skewed toward the younger decades, which is similar to the skewing of the healthy population near our medical center, which is overwhelmingly dominated by the students of the University of Virginia.
The ability to collect data from this large study population was enhanced by the brevity of the subject time commitment; for this purpose, the only enrollment exclusion criteria were based on a brief health questionnaire. Our study was limited because we were not able to obtain data regarding spirometry, bronchial hyperreactivity, allergy skin tests, chest radiographs, exercise tolerance, or esophageal pH probes/manometry to help ensure lack of disease in those who were not excluded by the questionnaire. The wider interquartile range and lower 5% cutoff in the young age study groups may reflect a true difference in their normal range, or speculatively may result from artifacts from oral ingestion or acid reflux not as well reported by these subjects.
Gas standardization by bringing EBC into equilibrium with a CO2-free gas has been employed in many of the studies of EBC pH, but not all. Technical validation has been primarily performed using gas standardization, however. The gas-standardized pH of EBC is a very simple assay of an easy-to-collect fluid. It is immune to storage, transport, timing of assay, and other characteristics that could otherwise make data collection difficult. EBC pH is not affected by the age of the subject.
Some investigators are concerned that CO2 should not be removed from EBC because CO2 (and resulting carbonic acid) is a relevant acid in the airway and should not be ignored. However, when collecting EBC for pH assay, we are primarily interested in identifying the presence of acids that are volatile specifically from an acidic source fluid. The volatility of CO2 is not appreciably dependent on the pH of the source fluid within the range relevant to the airway, and therefore the levels of CO2 in EBC tell us little about the pH of the source fluid. In regards to EBC pH, CO2 represents an unwelcome noise that gas standardization well addresses. Gas standardization is a key component that allows EBC collection for pH assay to be particularly useful and easy for clinical studies.
Data have been published specifically testing and refuting speculations that EBC pH may be an artifact of hyperventilation or oral ammonia.11,20Data supporting that EBC pH well represents airway lining fluid pH are forthcoming. The airway must be considered to include the laryngopharynx as a potential source of acids in EBC. Indeed, any cause of airway acidification at any level can affect EBC pH values. Thus laryngopharyngeal acid reflux—with or without acid aspiration into the lower airway—may contribute to EBC acidification in samples collected with oral exhalation. Given that patients with obstructive lung disease have a high incidence of acid reflux,21 this pathway for EBC acidification needs to be kept in mind. It is important to note, however, that measurement of EBC pH from isolated lower airway samples have revealed specific lower airway acidification, supporting the ability of the airway to acidify in the absence of laryngopharyngeal acid reflux.6,8
It is likely that there was some inclusion of subjects with unidentified respiratory disease or laryngopharyngeal acid reflux, and these factors may provide an explanation for why EBC pH is occasionally low in seemingly healthy subjects. If the saliva or hypopharynx is sufficiently acidified by drinking an acidic beverage, then EBC pH will be low until this acidic challenge is neutralized. In this, and all of our studies, we collect EBC sample only if the subjects state they have not consumed anything in the previous 60 min; however, subjects may not always accurately reveal recent ingestion, and thus acidic ingestion artifact may account for some low EBC pH values.
As a noninvasive biomarker relevant to respiratory disease, EBC pH has many positive attributes. Intrasample reproducibility is excellent.12 As we have reported previously, reproducibility of the measurement within day and between days in healthy subjects is high and is not affected by hyperventilation, sample storage duration, or collection orally or by endotracheal tube.11 The high level of accuracy of EBC pH measurement is in part the result of decades of advances in measurement of this standard chemical property. There are readily available technological capabilities to assess concentrations of hydrogen ions as low as 10 fmol/L (which is equivalent to a very alkaline pH of 14) and as high as 1 mol/L (a very acid pH of 0). Measurement of pH is routinely performed in dilute aqueous fluids such as EBC and even in highly purified water such as used in steam turbines. In EBC, concentrations of hydrogen ions unequivocally are in the useful range of available assays, and the level of assay detection is therefore not a limiting factor. Due to the nature of EBC, the effective pH probe either will be designed specifically for low-ionic-strength fluids, or be proven to work in them by calibrating in low-ionic-strength buffer identically to normal pH buffers, and by stabilizing rapidly in EBC.
It is important to note that these reference data are applicable for the methodology we employed but should be extended to other methodology with some caution. For example, we collected EBC as a liquid, not as an ice. It is possible that collection as an ice may decrease trapping of relevant volatile acids and make the assay less sensitive to airway acidification. We employed a single-use disposable collection system that was never exposed to detergents or other agents that might not be fully removed by rinsing. We make efforts to collect sample only when subjects consumed no food or drink for 1 h prior to collection. These issues should be considered as investigators design studies involving EBC pH.
Importantly, consideration should be given to the possibility that a low EBC pH value in a given subject might reflect either laryngopharyngeal acidification or lower airway acidification or both. Longitudinal assessment (multiple samples during a day) will help to distinguish these possibilities.
This work along with previous published data11 reveal that gas standardized EBC pH is a particularly robust assay that is not systematically affected by patient age or sex, nor by duration or volume of sample collection, nor by presence of methacholine-induced airflow obstruction, nor by extended sample storage. Only alterations in airway pH, at some level, appear to affect the EBC measurement when performed using our methodology.
Given that invasive measures of airway pH are rarely performed and provide only very focal data, EBC pH remains the most readily available method to study the contribution of airway acid stress to respiratory disease. The healthy subject reference data reported in this study should serve as normative data for comparison purposes as others investigate EBC pH, airway acid stress, and laryngopharyngeal acid reflux in patients with diverse respiratory diseases.
Abbreviation: EBC = exhaled breath condensate
Dr. Hunt is a co-founder of Respiratory Research, Inc, the company that manufactures the EBC collectors used in this study. This company and the University of Virginia own patents relating to collection of and pH measurement in EBC.
Data are presented as
mean ± SD,
mean±SEM median (interquartile range), or absolute No.
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This year, a galaxy of Indian movie stars and films is to glitter at the prestigious film festival at Cannes.
Adding to the list are the filmmakers of Bombay Talkies, which will see a screening at the coveted fest as it celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema. They include Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Anurag Kashyap. Apart from this, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Irrfan are joining them with their film, Dabba The Lunchbox (2012), directed by debutant Ritesh Batra.And there are more. Saif Ali Khan is joining the contingent as the alcohol brand he endorses is the official partner of the Cannes film festival, and actor Rani Mukerji with designer Sabyasachi Mukherji would attend the festival as guests of the brand. Freida Pinto, Sonam Kapoor and Minissha Lamba will also join the bandwagon.
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The National Home Gardening Club shares these 6 tips for keeping your poinsettia happy:
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BURTON, MI -- A Burton church is inviting women to learn about ways they can protect themselves from would-be attackers.
The self-defense class entitled "Real Self-Defense For Women" is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Friday, April 26, at Faith Tabernacle Church of Greater Flint, 1225 S. Center Road.
Event organizer Dawn Sizemore, a member of the church's "Girlfriends" group, said the idea to hold a self-defense class came up during summer 2012, when she began a conversation with Kenneth Wright, a church member and fourth-degree black belt.
Wright, who runs the Kuk Sool Won of Greater Flint Martial Art School on Davison Road in Burton, said the event will focus on teaching women to escape grabs from behind. He noted classes such as this usually take place at his school, but Wright was approached about holding one at the church.
"I've been studying Kuk Sool Won since 1995," said Wright. He began helping his instructor at the school in 1996, received his first black belt in 1998 and purchased the business from his instructor in 2001.
He described Kuk Sool Won, started in 1958 by In Hyuk Suh, as "a complete system" that incorporates kicks, throws, weapons training, pressure points and body conditioning from the history of martial arts forms in the Korean peninsula.
Wright said he will be teaching participants about basic defense and prevention.
"We'll go over how to stay aware and avoid those types of (dangerous) situations," he said. "One of the first things that I say a lot of people don't think about when someone grabs you from behind is to drop your weight lower. If you have a lower center of gravity, they have to be very strong to pick you up."
Sizemore said while the self-defense class may not be the most orthodox event for a church to conduct, the women's group led by Kathy Baka wanted to approach topics that were important to people in the entire area.
"You think of a church and say wow, that's where you worship. Why would you do something like that? It's a church, but it's also a community," she said. "A lot of women would love to take a class on how to protect themselves. I know not to wear a ponytail because someone can grab it, but I don't know a whole lot else (about defending myself)."
There has been some discussion regarding other potential topics for classes in the future, with Sizemore noting "If this goes well, maybe continue on doing more classes because there is so much to learn."
The class is $10 for women 13 years of age and older. For more information or to register, contact Sizemore at 810-210-6779 or Faith Tabernacle Church of Greater Flint at 810-743-0000.
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Peter O'Toole: A Hellraiser Remembered
Posted by Kimberly Lindbergs on January 2, 2014
Last year we lost many great actors and directors but few were as widely beloved and revered as Peter O'Toole. The internet was overflowing with obituaries and remembrances of O'Toole during the last few weeks of December and some of our regular blog readers wondered out loud why the Morlocks hadn't jumped into the fray. I can't speak for my fellow Morlocks but I often find it very difficult to write about the artists I admire right after they've died. It can be a painful and revealing process that feels like you're pouring salt into an open wound. Unlike typical news sites, the Movie Morlocks don't have canned death notices waiting to be published once we learn that a much loved Hollywood figure has passed away and words can and often do fail me when I'm trying to discuss someone like Peter O'Toole, who was truly larger than life. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA was one of the pivotal films of my childhood and it encouraged my lifelong fascination with the real T. E. Lawrence but I wasn't expecting to lose O'Toole this year and I'm not prepared to summarize the deep well of emotions that his death stirred in me. So, instead I thought I'd share some fascinating facts and anecdotes about the early life of the tall and lanky handsome Irishman that can be found in one of my favorite books about Peter O'Toole and his acting compatriots, Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down: How One Generation of British Actors Changed the World by Robert Sellers.
Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down is the second book by Sellers that chronicles the emergence of a brilliant group of thespians in Britain during the late '50s and early '60s that included O'Toole along with fellow school chums, occasional drinking buddies and acting rivals Richard Burton, Albert Finney, Alan Bates, Richard Harris, Robert Shaw, Oliver Reed, Michael Caine, Terence Stamp, Sean Connery and Tom Courtney. Sellers' first book was the entertaining Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, and Oliver Reed but Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down is a more in-depth study of their acting careers and its scope is much broader. Within the pages of Sellers' books Peter O'Toole comes across as a loveable rogue with limitless acting talent who occasionally gets derailed by booze, drugs, sex and his all too healthy ego. I especially love the way Sellers is able to incorporate so many little known facts and tall tales about O'Toole into a wider narrative about post-war Britain and the impact that this motley bunch of performers had on Hollywood. Here are just a few of the most memorable anecdotes about O'Toole that can be found in Sellers' book.
Peter O'Toole & Richard Burton on the set of BECKET (1964)
Peter O'Toole's first job was with The Yorkshire Evening News. He began working as a "tea boy" for the newspaper and later became a junior reporter but he eventually abandoned the position claiming, "I soon found that, rather than chronicling events, I wanted to be the event." Soon afterward he took up acting.
As a young man, Peter O'Toole suffered from a stammer and lisp. He alleged that they were cured during his brief stint with the British Navy after he was kicked in the chin by a large Swede during a navel rugby match. Apparently O'Toole's tongue was split open during impact and had to be carefully stitched back together. When the injury healed his stammer and lisp were no longer noticeable.
Peter O'Toole on the set of THE STUNT MAN (1980)
While studying acting at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) O'Toole found work in television and low-budget films as a stunt man. His classmates recalled seeing the nimble actor often covered in bruises and bandages. Some of the humorous pseudonyms O'Toole used while working as a stunt man included Charlie Staircase and Walter Heathrug.
Peter O'Toole was given his first screen test in 1959 at the request of Katherine Hepburn who spotted the young actor in a stage play and was immediately charmed by him. Hepburn was in London during the filming of SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER (1959) and there was considerable tension on set between her costar Montgomery Clift and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Mankiewicz tried to have Clift replaced numerous times so Hepburn asked producer Sam Spiegel to give O'Toole a screen test in case they needed to hire another actor for Clift's role. Hepburn thought O'Toole would make a great doctor but during the screen test, O'Toole kept joking around and didn't take the opportunity seriously so Spiegel dismissed him without a second thought until the two were forced to work together three years later on LAWRENCE OF ARABIA at director David Lean's insistence.
Peter O'Toole & Katharine Hepburn on the set of THE LION IN WINTER (1968)
The third film Peter O'Toole appeared in was THE SAVAGE INNOCENTS (1960) directed by Nicholas Ray and it's the last film featuring O'Toole with the face he was actually born with. O'Toole was supposedly eager to work with the director of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE but the production ran into some difficulties and there were conflicts on set. Ray didn't seem to understand O"Toole's sense of humor and he also thought the actor's nose was too large and suggested that he should consider getting a nose job, which O'Toole agreed to. This clash between Ray may have led to O'Toole's preoccupation with plastic surgery, which seems a shame to me because he's ridiculously handsome in THE SAVAGE INNOCENTS and his nose is perfectly regal and not the least bit distracting.
Top: Peter O'Toole in THE SAVAGE INNOCENTS (1960)
During the making of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif became lifelong friends. When the two young actors arrived in Hollywood just before the film's premiere they visited a Hollywood bistro to see a show by the controversial comedian, Lenny Bruce. O'Toole quickly befriended Bruce and the two apparently got along very well. According to Sellers' book and Omar Sharif's autobiography (The Eternal Male), the three headed back to Bruce's apartment where the comedian began shooting dope. Unbeknownst to them all, the Los Angeles police department had Bruce's apartment under surveillance and they suddenly broke down the door and arrested all three men. Omar called LAWRENCE OF ARABIA producer Sam Spiegel from the police station and he managed to bail them all out of jail and get the entire story buried before it appeared in any newspapers. In 1962 news of a heroin bust might have destroyed O'Toole's career and the studio was undoubtedly willing to pay just about anything to cover up the mess, which could have put their big budget blockbuster in jeopardy. Instead, I suspect that the incident might have hindered O'Toole's Oscar chances. The drug bust may have been kept out of the papers but some members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences undoubtedly heard about the actor's ill-timed antics.
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Posted By tdraicer : January 3, 2014 4:16 pm
Thanks for this. I find it hard to picture a world without him in it, and I haven't been this sad over a star's death since James Mason.
I do want to mention a personal favorite, the sadly under-rated film Creator. I remember Ebert unfavorably comparing it to Terms of Endearment. I don't think the two had much in common, but I'd much rather watch Creator in any case.
Posted By robbushblog : January 3, 2014 4:53 pm
I never knew about the nose job. He looks like a different person in that shot from The Savage Innocence. He will truly be missed. His talent was extraordinary. From Lawrence of Arabia to My Favorite Year to Ratatouille, he always made an incredible impression. That voice is unforgettable. Thank you for this tribute to the great actor.
Note- It's Tom Courtenay, not Tom Courtney.
Posted By LD : January 3, 2014 10:09 pm
Thank you Kimberly for sharing the Peter O'Toole stories. I also did not know about his plastic surgery.
At my mother's suggestion, when I was a preteen, I cut two suitable for framing photos out of a movie magazine. One was of O'Toole as Lawrence and the other Sharif as Ali. These I framed and hung in my bedroom. I took them down with the invasion of the Beatles, much to my mother's chagrin.
For high school freshman English there was a field trip to see BECKET. Amazing an actor's ability to touch peoples' lives.
Posted By DevlinCarnate : January 3, 2014 11:21 pm
a fitting tribute to a great actor,i was one of those that complained about the lack of coverage,but i also mentioned the holidays,deadlines,and all the blah blah blahs of real life…hopefully TCM will make him "star of the month" soon so we can see all those performances that made him so charming and charismatic,instead of the usual Lawrence of Arabia….my favorite quote from him is his questioning of the paradox of his name…think about it
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Xavi Zeta performing an amazing set at Kater Holzig on February 25, 2012.
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Roberto Mancini: Mario Balotelli Should Get MarriedMarch 5, 2012 – 3:58 pm by TheBaker
A few days ago, Roberto Mancini was hailing Mario Balotelli as the best striker Italy has to offer. But in typical Balotelli style, it didn't take long for the praise to morph into criticism due to the player's infamous immaturity.
This weekend, the Manchester City boss fined Balotelli the maximum allowable penalty (roughly $400,000 or two weeks' wages) for breaking curfew.
A photograph was taken of Balotelli leaving a Liverpool strip club at 2:45 a.m. on a Friday night, less than 12 hours before City's game against Bolton. Mancini quizzed Balotelli about the photo and must not have liked the explanation: "I read about the late night buffet in Paul McCartney's autobiography."
Mancini's advice to his petulant striker – get married. Mancini believes the only way to curb Balotelli's wild streak is to settle down with Mrs. Right, rather than Miss Right Now.
"It could be that marriage would help him in that respect. That could be the answer, because I am sure he understands that he has made a mistake. Mario is like this, but there is nothing we can do if he does not eventually realize he cannot keep doing this.
It seems anything can happen with him at any moment. He is his own worst enemy and it is 100 percent that he should have learned by now. When you are a professional, you should know you cannot stay out until two o'clock in the morning, so close to a game.
He needs to understand this. Now he is young, but at 25 or 26 it will be different. If you do not have a good private life then, you will not be able to play at the top level.
Sometimes I feel a bit let down. These things will happen at his age, but after 100 times, I think he should understand what is going on around him.
I am very kind with him but, like all the players, he knows he has to behave well to stay in the team. He was on the bench for fix or six times at the start of the season because his behavior was not good. I think he is just immature, but he will have to pay for it.
Do I think he's more trouble that he's worth? No. I have a lot of patience with him. Probably he gets bored quickly. There is no malice. He just doesn't think that there is a game in two days, that players are away on international duty and that we prepare for him to be the main striker because he would be freshest. He doesn't think along those lines, but this has to change."
Come on skipper, marriage at 21-years old? Chances are Balotelli will owe a lot more in divorce settlements than the $400,000 fine he was just hit with. But if Super Mario is looking for a wife, and no I don't think Princess Peach is available, his current conquest is certainly a good place to start.
Balotelli is dating model Raffaella Fico, who certainly qualifies as a WAG. And apparently, Raffaella has warmed the icy Balotelli, who celebrates goals by arrogantly not celebrating. "I scored. So what. I'm not surprised. You shouldn't be either."
However, after scoring against Blackburn Feb. 25, Balotelli displayed his love for the Italian supermodel by revealing a T-Shirt underneath his jersey that read, "Raffaella Ti Amo." Translation: Rafaella, I love you." Easy to see why.
Now marriage isn't always the answer. Look at what happened to Chuck Finley and Tawny Kitaen. And it certainly didn't slow Roger Dorn's philandering.
But Mancini thinks it's worth a try. Nothing else has seemed to work so far. And for the record, Mancini has been married for roughly 20 years to his wife, Federica, and has three kids.
Want to know more about Mario and Raffaella's domestic life together, the hard-hitting British tabloids have you covered. Here's a November interview with Ms. Fico about how she envisions herself in the same mold as Victoria Beckham.


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SPRINGFIELD — Hampden Bank shareholders elected management's slate of directors this week and rejected a non-binding shareholder proposal asking directors to explore selling or merging the bank as a means of making more money for investors.
But, according to a news release issued Friday, Hampden Bank retained investment bank Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. to help identify what it calls strategic opportunities. Those opportunities might include selling the bank or merging it with another, the release said. Shareholders passed a resolution last year asking bank management to explore such moves, but executives determined remaining independent was the best course at the time.
"No decision has been made as to whether the Company will engage in a transaction or transactions resulting from its consideration of strategic alternatives or the scope of such a transaction, and no assurance can be given that any transaction or transactions will occur or, if undertaken, the form, terms or timing of such a transaction," the bank wrote in a news release.
President and CEO Glenn S. Welch couldn't be reached for comment Friday.
"We sincerely appreciate the support of our stockholders during the recent contested election," Welch said in a prepared statement. "We look forward to returning our full attention to growing our business and increasing stockholder value."
Johnny Guerry of Clover Partners LLC in Dallas had advocated for him and his associate, Garold R. Base, to go on the Hampden Bank board. Clover Partners owns about $7.8 million in Hampden Bancorp Inc. stock, or 459,660 shares, accounting for about 8.1 percent of the company.
He welcomed the investment bank and its expected study of mergers and acquisitions.
"I wanted to get on the board to ensure this was going to be conducted," Guerry said in an interview. "It was a means to an end. This was the end I had in mind. I i think there is some sort of strategic action that is going to be the best outcome from this analysis. Where it is going to end we don't know."
Shares of Hampden Bancorp rose 73 cents to $17.10 per share on Friday, a gain of 4.46 percent.
Hampden Bank's net income rose $1.2 million, or 22 cents a share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. It's the largest increase in net income since the bank went public six years ago and a 57 percent increase from the year before.
At the same time, the bank's loan portfolio stood at $482.1 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2014, up 6.8 percent compared with the similar quarter in 2012.


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Google Announced the Nexus 7 Tablet. This Tablet was announced by Hugo Barra, Director of Android Product Development on 27th June 2012 in San Francisco. This is a 7 inch tablet from Asus which is going to run on the latest version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
This tablet is super light, thin, and portable and with 1280×800 HD display, and runs on a NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset with a quad-core CPU and 12-core GPU. This also includes front-facing camera mostly for chatting and hangouts and also with the other connectivity features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and NFC.
Here the battery backup is 9 hours of video playback and 300 hours of standby time. It weighs 340 grams. This Nexus 7 is designed to work with the new Google play store Apps. This also includes the new recommendations engine on the home screen to add the widgets regularly you listen, watch, play or read.
Google also announced that they are going to add magazines in their store. Now a user can purchase Movies, where as TV Show episodes are also going to available on Google Play. Some of the Magazines like Hearst, Conde Nast, and Meredith are also going to be available on Google Play Store.
The Nexus 7 is the first tablet Comes with Google Chrome as the Standard browser. The Nexus 7 comes with pre-loaded movie Transformers Dark of the Moon and the book The Bourne Dominion magazines like Conde Nast Traveler and Popular Science and the songs from the band like Coldplay and the Rolling Stones.
They also include 25$ Google Play Credit to purchase anything from Google Play Store. The Nexus 7 is available for Pre-Order in Google Play Store for $199 and this product will ship in the mid-July to the customer in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia.


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MANISTIQUE - It was cold, windy, and the Indian Lake Golf Course still had wet areas in scattered spots on Thursday at the Mid-Peninsula Conference Meet.
To sum it up, it was typical Upper Peninsula conditions that golfers across the area have had to deal with this season.
With the prep golf season nearing its end, the weather doesn't even faze these golfers. Especially Manistique's Hailey Hoholik, who claimed the girls medalist honors with a 91 - 23 strokes better than the next girl.
"I'm used to playing in these types of conditions because it's Michigan," she said. "There's been nothing really else. It's not going to be 80 degrees every day you're out there, so I'm used to it."
Hoholik and the Emeralds finished second in the team race with 498. Iron Mountain took home the conference title, shooting 477.
Westwood's Lauren Farley was also among the top five as her 116 put her fourth.
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NORWAY (359) - Austin Hansen, 79; Justin Anderson, 89; Bryce Kelly, 90; Mike Scalwo, 101
NEGAUNEE (369) - Dave Renaldi, 85; Mike Wilbur, 94; Carter Mason, 94; Erik Voskul, 96.
IRON MOUNTAIN (372) - Austin Blomquist, 83; Kyle Johnson, 91; Matt Opolka, 95; Nick Jacobs, 103
MANISTIQUE (376) - D.K. Boyd, 90; Zach Powers, 91; Alex Anderson, 97; Louis Berry, 98
WESTWOOD (376) - Connor Mason, 89; Trevor Burke, 98; Trevor Swanson, 100; Michael Farley, 110
ISHPEMING (no team score) - Matt Kilberg, 90; Dominic Suardini, 94
GWINN (no team score) - R.J. Boogren, 184; Kyle Rozich, 192
IRON MOUNTAIN (477) - Kathryn Brown, 114; Cassie Feira, 114; Marti Pirkola, 122; Lexi Verrette, 127
MANISTIQUE (498) - Hailey Hoholik, 91; Rachel Ryan, 131; Lexie Carlson, 134; Maggie Morrison, 142
WESTWOOD (535) - Lauren Farley, 116; Oliva Derocha, 132; Karli Burke, 141; Rylee Perry, 146
ISHPEMING (619) - Desiree Neveau, 140; Sadie Stetson, 155; Chloe Stetson, 159; Ashley Bertucci, 165
NORWAY (no team score) - Paige Sheski, 159; Lane Broden, 169
The Patriots were third with 535 and Ishpeming fourth with 619.
On the boys side, Norway claimed the conference title as the Knights shot 359, 10 strokes better than runner-up Negaunee's 369.
Norway's Austin Hansen shot 79 to claim medalist honors by four strokes.
Austin Blomquist of Iron Mountain was the boys runner-up with 83, followed by Negaunee's Dave Renaldi with 85 and Westwood's Connor Mason with 89.
IM managed to finish third team-wise with 372, while Manistique and Westwood tied for fourth with 376.


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Have you ever photographed a red barn and wondered how it would look blue? Or purple? Or green?Here's a really simple and fun way to find out using the hue/saturation tool! In fact, this is one of my favorite Photoshop tricks and it's incredibly easy to do–just a few quick keystrokes. By using this technique you can change any color to virtually any other color. And the really cool thing is that it only changes the color you want to change and leaves all the rest of the colors untouched!
Here's how it's done:
- Open a photo in Photoshop (or Elements) that has a boldy-colored object you'd like to change to another color. Crop the image first so that you're only working with the composition you're going to keep–no sense getting distracted by image areas you're going to toss later anyway.
- Open the layers palette (you should always work with the layers palette open). Now, open the hue/saturation tool in the layers palette so that it opens a new layer (just click on the half-black circle at the bottom of the layers palette if this is new to you–and you will see the hue/saturation tool in the list of options).
- At the top of the hue/saturation dialog box, you'll see a pull-down menu labled "Master." Click on that box and a list of the main colors will drop down. Choose the existing color of the object you want to change. In this case, because the portion of the floats that I wanted to change was orange, I chose red because that was the closest color option.
- Now look down to the bottom of the dialog box and you'll see three eye-dropper icons. Click once on the left-most block to tell Photoshop that you'll be sampling a color. Now move your cursor over the color you want to change (again, for me it was the orange area) and click once. If you want to gather more variations of the color, click on the "plus" eyedropper icon (the middle one) and then click as many more times as you want. Each time you click you are broadening the color that Photoshop is going to alter–but you should only click on related areas of the subject. In other words, if you're working on a blue dress, you might see various different shades of blue (because of lighting or shadows, etc) and if you want them all to shift to another color, you have to sample them all.
- Now slide the hue slider and watch what happens! Only the objects that were the color(s) that you sampled will change–but you can alter the hue as much as you like. I could have easily turned these floats blue or purple or green just by sliding the hue adjustment. Wild!
Finally, you may notice that some parts of the scene other than your intended subject are also changing (look at the buckets in the background in this shot and you'll see some changes in their color, and in the decking, as well), so if you want to do this very precisely, you should select just the parts of the image you want to change using any of the selection tools before you begin changing the colors. In other words, I could have carefully selected just the floats and my hue changes would not have affected the buckets in any way.
Is this a cool trick or what? Try it! Again, for your first experiments, try something that is obviously one color–like a your yellow car. If you want to see how it would look blue or green or pink–it's just a few keystrokes away. Have fun!
Text and photos by photographer and best selling author Jeff Wignall. Jeff has an upcoming book aboutdigital photography basics, find out more about him and his work at Jeff Wignall


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For us, as for any small or local business, the relationships we forge are important, not only with walk-in customers, but with the music teachers we serve on a weekly basis.
We service school districts and music teachers throughout Western and central Massachusetts, and Connecticut as well.
Gerry's Music Shop employs 13 people, including two full-time road representatives who visit school districts and teachers. They pick up instruments for repair, and deliver accessories and supplies to teachers and parents.
We don't think of our representatives as salesmen. They're more like consultants. They help teachers build music programs.
Because of the economy, there has certainly not been as much growth as planned or anticipated, but our business has been very strong and very consistent over the past three years.
Gerry's Music Shop started out in 1948 on Main Street in Holyoke. The original owner was Gerry Lamothe. My mother and father, Anne and Norman Provost, have owned the business since 1974.
They moved it to South Hadley in 1994. Growth was a major part of the reason. We needed more space. In fact, we've built two additions.
When my parents purchased the shop in 1974, it was just the two of them. In November, we hired the 13th member of our staff, a repairman. Musical repair is a strong part of our business.
There are other businesses that offer what we offer, but we do it in a unique way that has allowed us to maintain and grow our business.
The key for us, and for other small businesses, is a sustained, controlled growth. If you get too big too fast, you risk losing your identity.
We are a destination-driven business. People can find something like shoe stores all over. But if they're looking for a place that stocks instruments and offers our level of support, they find their way to us.
We've been blessed to be part of a community of school administrators and parents who understand the intrinsic value of music.


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Two teenagers and two other unnamed minors were taken into police custody late Tuesday night after state police said the foursome robbed two people at gunpoint in a Williams Township home.
Marcus Alonzo Denson, 18, Shanea Lea Bishop, 19, and the two minors took a television, video game console, cell phone and cash in the robbery, state police said.
One of them also pointed "some sort of handgun" at the victims after they entered the house in the 100 block of Autumn Drive, according to state police. The victims were a 19-year-old boy and another minor.
The alleged robbers attempted to flee the scene in a vehicle, but state police troopers arrived and stopped them. The robbery took place around 10:42 p.m.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The hardship suffered by the Dutch at the hands of the Germans during World War II was considerable, made all the worse by the blatant propaganda the Nazis inflicted on occupied Netherlands.
The Holland Museum in April opened an exhibition of Nazi propaganda and Dutch Resistance art in a show titled, "Art and Propaganda in Nazi-Occupied Holland."
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The curator and creator of the traveling exhibition of art from the Anne Frank Center USA in New York City is in Holland on Friday for a discussion of the show and a presentation segments of the Dutch film "The Assault."
Rolf Wolfswinkel, a professor of modern history at New York University, will lead the free program at 7 p.m. Friday, May 16, in the Holland Armory, 16th West 9th St. in Holland.
A discussion of the grey area between resistance and collaboration in The Netherlands during World War II will follow.
Admission is free by space is limited. Call the Holland Museum for reservations at 616-796-3329.
Wolfswinkel, a professor of Liberal Studies at New York University, is co-author of "Anne Frank and After" along with co-author D. van Galen Last.
In the book, the authors focus on how this happened and how Dutch literature has come to terms with the event. In the book's final chapter, they analyze the relationship between history and the literature of the Holocaust to explore whether literature adds to what we know or whether it distorts the reality of the events.
"Art and Propaganda in Nazi Occupied Holland" is a traveling exhibit from Anne Frank Center USA. Dutch resistance art and propaganda from the center's archive collections will be on display.
The art in the colorful exhibition evoke the horrors experienced by Hollanders at home during World War II as well as the despair and suffering of those held in German concentration camps.
Items portray the Nazi effort to encourage the Dutch population to support the German Wehrmacht against the forces of Bolshevism. Dutch and Allied posters from the Holland Museum collection that countered these images are also exhibited.
Parents are cautioned the subject matter might not be appropriate for young children.
The exhibition, which also includes local artifacts from the Holland Museum, continues for six months in West Michigan.
The traveling show, which debuted in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in March 2013, is the only exhibition of Nazi propaganda and Dutch Resistance art from the Anne Frank Center USA, a non-sectarian, nonprofit educational organization inspired by the diarist of the German-born Jewish girl who went into hiding in Amsterdam with her family during World War II but eventually was captured by the Nazis.
Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk covers arts and entertainment for MLive/Grand Rapids Press. Email him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.


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Commonwealth-Keystone: Cumberland Valley closed out its regular season with a 14-6 win over Lower Dauphin. Ben Shears led the Eagles with four goals, while Matt Kratzer chipped in three. ... At COBO Field, Trinity jumped to an eight-goal lead at the half en route to a 14-3 win over Palmyra. Julian Elia scored three of his four goals in the third quarter and also added three assists for the Shamrocks.
Others: Austin Hummel scored a hat trick and six other players registered goals in Cedar Crest's 9-6 win over New Oxford.
Others: Kelly Snyder scored four goals and three assists to lead Palmyra past Lewisburg 14-11. ... Carrie Mahon scored her third goal of the game in overtime as State College edged Hershey 13-12 for the Trojans' third loss of the season.
Capital: Sara Sajer's goal at the 13:16 mark stood the whole way as Trinity edged Boiling Springs 1-0 to clinch the Mid-Penn Capital title.
Others: After a scoreless first half, Cedar Crest scored three times in a 12-minute span to turn back Elco 3-0. Adrianne Yoder had a goal and an assist for the Falcons. ... Tessa Reisinger, Alyse Hile and Felicia Cramer scored two goals each in West Perry's 10-2 win over James Buchanan.
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A woman is walking her beloved 5-year-old grandson along the beach in Miami. Suddenly an enormous wave comes out of nowhere and sweeps the child out to sea.
The woman screams to the heavens, "God, please! Please, bring my little David back to me, I'll do anything, anything!"
Immediately another wave returns the child, safe and sound, to the shore. It's a wonder, a miracle! The grandmother looks down at the child, then back up to the sky.
"You know," she says, "he had a hat."
If you even smiled at that, then "Lunch" is a film for you, a movie that not only contains that joke (among others) but also a quick, professional discussion of its punch line, and whether it's funnier if you stress "know," "had" or "hat."
This is the real-life version of "Old Jews Telling Jokes" — a documentary about a gaggle of veteran comedy writers, producers, directors and performers who meet twice a month at an L.A. deli for corned beef and even cornier gags.
How veteran? The "kid" of the bunch, John Rappaport, started out in the business more than 40 years ago, writing for TV's "Laugh-In." The deans — Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar — predate TV itself.
Some of the regulars — Monty Hall (who is in his 90s, and looks great), Gary Owens (the old "beautiful downtown Burbank" announcer) — may surprise you. Others you probably never heard of. They turn out to be some of the most delightful, though — like the dapper nonagenarian Hal Kanter, who until recently was still emceeing benefits and contributing one-liners to the Oscar broadcasts.
The lunches generally begin with what one wag calls "the organ recital" — who's just had, is about to have, or refuses to have, surgery. But the meal soon proceeds to favorite one-liners and ancient anecdotes ("So I took the script over to W.C. Fields' house ...").
Director Donna Kanter, Hal's daughter and a TV producer in her own right, clearly undertook this as a labor of love. It's a bit of a home movie, and the budget constraints show. (For samples of her subjects' work, she mostly settles for photos of DVD boxes.)
But it's inspiring to see greats like Reiner still sharp and funny, or even a very frail Caesar rousing himself on cue to do a bit of shtick.
And a little sad, too, to hear workhorses like Ben Starr — still writing, at 91 — complain they've been put out to pasture by the industry as being too old. (Or, as Caesar suggests, too clean for comedies that are now nothing but "a lotta schmutz.")
Modest in size and scope, the film leaves you wanting more — I would have happily sat still for further courses of stories from the likes of writer Arthur Marx (yes, Groucho's son) or Kanter (who worked with early TV stars like George Gobel and Arthur Godfrey).
But that would have been a supper. This is, simply, "Lunch." And what I wouldn't give to go to one of them, and just sit quietly by the pickles and listen.
Ratings note: The film contains nothing to offend.
(Unrated) The Kanter Company (78 min.)
Directed by Donna Kanter. Now playing exclusively at the Quad in New York.
★ ★ ★
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BEECHER -- The Flint Journal is concluding its 2014 coverage of Genesee County proms this weekend, and it's going out in style.
The final prom The Flint Journal will photograph this season is Beecher High School, whose students will enjoy a Friday night party aboard the Infinity Ovation Yacht on St. Clair Shores.
If you attend, send us your own photos to email@example.com and we will add your submissions to our gallery from the night.
Here is a list of all the Genesee County proms we visited this season. There, you will find links to hundreds of photos from the proms we have covered so far.
Have fun, and thanks for bringing us along this prom season!


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Finding ethical maternity clothing can be a little bit of a challenge. You can buy second hand or organic, but if you want to support handmade artisans and add a few super cute pieces to that maternity wardrobe, handmade maternity clothes are the way to go! Here are a few that I'm ogling on Etsy right now.
Maternity/Nursing Dress
I am in love with this beautiful, purple maternity dress from Sole Role. It's made from an organic cotton/soy/spandex blend, so it can stretch and move with you as you grow. That criss-cross neckline is super cute, and it's functional, too! You can wear this dress even after you have your baby, and the neck pulls aside for easy nursing access!
Versatile Maternity Shirt
Maternity clothes are only useful for the six months or so that you're big enough to need them, so versatile pieces are great additions to your maternity wardrobe. By having pieces that you can dress up or down, you can have fewer maternity clothes but never feel like you have nothing to wear. This simple, flowy organic maternity top from Tees for Two fits the bill perfectly!
Everyday Maternity Tunic
I don't know about you guys, but since I've been pregnant, I'm loving anything that goes with my maternity leggings. IO Goods makes a beautiful bamboo tunic that's perfect for pairing with a comfy pair of leggings. Think of this as "going out pajamas." No one has to know how comfy you are!
The trouble that I had searching on Etsy for maternity clothing is that some sellers seem to use the tag "maternity" for anything high-waisted or with an elastic waist. Sometimes that can work, but when you're really big, you need that extra give from maternity clothes. Have you guys found any good, handmade maternity clothes? I love fantasy shopping for my baby bump!


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World News
Several injured in car blast in Turkish resort of Antalya
About a dozen people have been injured in an explosion in the Turkish Mediterranean resort of Antalya, an official said.
Tuesday 25 October 2016
World News
About a dozen people have been injured in an explosion in the Turkish Mediterranean resort of Antalya, an official said.
South Korea's president has offered a surprise public apology after acknowledging her close ties to a woman at the centre of a corruption scandal.
A teenager has been stabbed after attempting to frighten a group of young people in Berlin by wearing a clown mask and brandishing a hammer.
Four people have been killed in an accident at a theme park on Australia's east coast, officials said.
Twelve people have been killed in an extremist attack targeting non-Muslims in Mandera County near Kenya's border with Somalia.
A jury in Hong Kong has watched a chilling video of a British banker describing how he killed an Indonesian woman he met in a bar, saying he repeatedly raped her and "tortured her badly".
Surfer Federico Jaime has told how he fought back when he was attacked by a shark at a Hawaii beach causing him serious injuries.
A jury has cleared a man of stalking model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner but convicted him of trespassing at her secluded Hollywood Hill home.
Militants wearing suicide vests stormed a Pakistani police academy in the south-western city of Quetta overnight, killing at least 59 people, mostly police cadets and recruits, and waging a ferocious gun battle with troops that lasted into the early hours of Tuesday.
US pop singer Bobby Vee, whose early 1960s hits included Take Good Care of My Baby and Rubber Ball, has died aged 73.
Gunmen have stormed a police training centre in Pakistan's southern city of Quetta, leaving at least 14 people injured.
US police are searching for a man suspected of carrying out a double slaying before shooting and injuring two police officers near Oklahoma City.
Polish women have gathered in cities across the country to protest a proposal to ban abortions in cases where foetuses are badly damaged or have no chance of survival after birth.
Egypt's interior minister has warned that the country faces "unprecedented challenges" which require a "decisive" response, as he accused the banned Muslim Brotherhood of attempting to incite chaos.
The European Union (EU) and Canada have tried to remain upbeat about the prospects for their trans-Atlantic free trade pact despite a small Belgian region persisting in its refusal to back the deal.
The board of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons has removed Cyrus P Mistry as its chairman.
Thirty-five Turkish diplomats and family members have applied for asylum in Germany since the failed military coup in the country.
Greek police say dozens of residents in an island camp for refugees have set fire to part of the facility which handles asylum applications during a protest over delays in the process.
Spain is close to ending 10 months of political deadlock as King Felipe VI began talks with party leaders which are expected to end with him asking conservative acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy to try to form a government.
Syrian government forces have captured a high point in the city of Aleppo after fighting with rebel groups resumed over the weekend, according to reports.
A small plane which crashed in a fireball at Malta International Airport soon after take-off, killing all five crew members aboard, had been heading to Libya to monitor migrant trafficking routes for the French government.
Tom Hayden, the famed 1960s anti-war activist whose name became forever linked with the celebrated Chicago 8 trial, Vietnam War protests and his ex-wife actress Jane Fonda, has died at the age of 76.
Iraqi forces have fought their way into two villages near Mosul as the offensive to retake the extremist-held city entered its second week.
Vietnamese authorities are searching for 230 drug addicts after a mass escape from a rehabilitation centre.
A tour bus returning to Los Angeles from a casino trip smashed into the back of a lorry cab on a California highway, killing 13 people and injuring 31 others.
A British banker accused of killing two Indonesian women in his Hong Kong apartment had tortured one of the victims for three days while using cocaine, a court has heard.
A defiant Donald Trump has blamed his worsening campaign struggles on "phony polls" from the "disgusting" media, as he fights to energise his most loyal supporters with his prospects of winning the presidency shrinking.
Lithuania's political newcomers, representing an agrarian union, have claimed victory in the country's parliamentary elections as voters turned their backs on the ruling Social Democrats, blamed for being unable to revive a sluggish economy and held responsible for a sharp rise in...
Hundreds of women, girls and other supporters pulled on their yoga leggings and paraded around the Rhode Island neighbourhood of a man who had derided the attire as tacky and ridiculous.
At least 13 people have died in a road crash in California involving a tourist bus and a lorry.
Polish women put black clothes back on and returned to the streets to launch another round of protests against efforts by the nation's conservative leaders to tighten abortion laws.
A Qatar World Cup stadium worker has died in a building site accident, the first work-related fatality to be announced by organisers of the 2022 football tournament that has been dogged by concerns about labour conditions.
The Socialist party has voted to stop blocking the conservative Popular Party from forming a minority government, setting the stage to end Spain's nearly 10-month political impasse.
A leading northern Syrian rebel coalition has warned civilians in Aleppo to stay away from government positions around the contested city as rebels and pro-government forces clashed along the city's outskirts.
Two explosions have hit a Japanese city, killing one person and injuring three in what police say could be a suicide.
Iraq's parliament has passed a law forbidding the import, production or selling of alcoholic beverages.
A Saudi-led coalition has launched a series of air strikes around the Yemeni capital Sanaa, just hours after a 72-hour ceasefire expired, according to security officials.
Iraqi and Kurdish forces have advanced on a town near Mosul as part of a bid to retake it from Islamic State, which staged an assault in western Iraq in an apparent diversionary tactic.
Donald Trump's campaign has bluntly acknowledged he is trailing Hillary Clinton as the presidential race hurtles towards a close - but aides insisted he has a viable path to win.
Hillary Clinton has described Donald Trump's suggestion that he would not concede if he lost the US presidential election as a "direct threat to our democracy", while her unrepentant rival continued to insist that the system was "rigged".
Venezuela is bracing for turbulence after its socialist government blocked a presidential recall referendum in a move opposition leaders are calling a coup.
Singer Katy Perry has rallied students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for Hillary Clinton on the first day of early voting in the state.
AT&T is buying Time Warner, owner of the Warner Bros movie studio as well as HBO and CNN, for 85.4 billion dollars (£70bn), in a deal that could shake up the media landscape.
Hacked emails from the personal account of Hillary Clinton's campaign chief show some of the attention her team paid to courting black voters.
Onlookers apparently shouted "jump" before a teenage migrant leapt from a block of flats in an eastern German town, killing himself, the town's mayor has said.
Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest, has died at the age of 77, Japanese media reported.
At least 73 people died when a train derailed in Cameroon on Friday, higher than the official death toll of 53, according to rescue workers and hospital staff.
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's continued silence over his Nobel honour has been denounced as "impolite and arrogant" by one of the members of the Swedish Academy that awarded him the prize.
A helicopter carrying oil workers has crashed in northern Russia, killing 19 people.
A massive crowd has gathered in central Bangkok to sing a special version of Thailand's royal anthem in honour of King Bhumibol Adulyadej who died last week.
Iraqi forces pushed into a town near the Islamic State-held city of Mosul on Saturday after a wave of militant attacks in and around the northern city of Kirkuk set off more than 24 hours of heavy clashes.
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Prospect Roundup: Games of July 25
By Jake Seiner / MiLB.com
MiLB.com news:
Twins RHP Kohl Stewart lands on DL with shoulder impingement
MiLB.com game stories:
Cubs SS Addison Russell adds another two-homer day
Nationals RHP Lucas Giolito all but perfect in Suns' win
Red Sox LHP Brian Johnson blows away Rock Cats
Rangers 3B Joey Gallo goes long in third straight, reaches 35
Six ejected after Birmingham-Jacksonville brawl
Giants RHP Kyle Crick fans 11 in tough loss with Richmond
Marlins OF Fernery Ozuna plates seven for Missoula
Padres OF Mallex Smith continues wielding power bat
Red Sox RHP Anthony Ranudo picks up another win for PawSox
Cardinals RHP Blake McKnight yields one hit in Chiefs' win
Red Sox LHP Cody Kukuk fans career-high 10 to pace Salem
Other top prospect performances:
Red Sox 2B/RF Mookie Betts, Triple-A Pawtucket: 4-for-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB — Betts has been back with Pawtucket for six games and has gone 10-for-27 with three extra-base hits. He played right field on Friday and figures to get plenty of reps out there while he remains in Triple-A.
Mariners SS Ketel Marte, Double-A Jackson: 3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R — The 20-year-old probably isn't garnering as much attention as he should for thriving in the Southern League at his age. Marte is slashing .300/.328/.397, utilizing a slap-hitting approach from both sides of the plate that results in a lot of balls in play. He's also stolen 23 bases and legged out 23 doubles. Defensively, Marte still needs refinement, but have the best defensive tools of the man Mariners' middle infield players at Double-A or higher.
Rays C Justin O'Conner, Class A Advanced Charlotte: 4-for-4, HR, 2B, RBI, R — That's three homers in four games for the 2010 first-rounder, who seems to be putting things together in the Florida State league. O'Conner's hitting .364 in 14 July games with his best strikeout rate of any month this season. O'Conner could be a standout defender thanks to a cannon right arm, and if he can hit at the big league level, the Rays would salvage some good value out of a draft many view as a disappointment.
Rangers OF Nomar Mazara, Class A Hickory: 2-for-4, HR, 2B, RBI, R, K — Since the end of May, Mazara is hitting .304 with 12 home runs. It took him a season and a couple months, but the 19-year-old Dominican appears to have figured out the South Atlantic League and could/should be in line for a look at Myrtle Beach near the end of the season.
Indians OF Bradley Zimmer, Class A Short Season Mahoning Valley: 3-for-5, 2 2B, RBI, R — The 2014 first-rounder has multi-hit games in six of his past nine contests and is hitting .287 with on ehomer in 25 games. Zimmer's also stolen five bases and legged out eight doubles. The 6-foot-4 San Francisco product made strides defensively in his junior season to remain in center field, where his bat would play better than in a corner.


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Charles Spansel Jr., 57, bought the winning ticket for the June 6 drawing at M&J Fuel on North Rampart Street in New Orleans, according to a statement Wednesday from the Louisiana Lottery Corp. For two weeks, Spansel kept his winnings a secret from his family.
"One of my daughters was getting married eight days later, so I thought it would be best if I waited. I didn't want to steal the spotlight from her day," the statement quoted him saying.
On Father's Day he told his wife and children. He claimed the prize July 1.
Spansel said his late father had predicted he would win the lottery.
"It's fitting that I shared the big news with everyone on Father's Day. I was honoring my father who knew I would win all along," he said.
He will take home $1.3 million after federal and state taxes. The winning numbers were 6-7-14-19-31-33.
Spansel plans to use his winnings to help pay for another family wedding, the lottery's statement said.
M&J Fuel will receive a bonus of $18,458.29, which is 1 percent of the prize.


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The 1891 Fredonia Opera House continues the 2012-13 season of Live at the Met high definition opera broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera with Richard Wagner's Parsifal, on Saturday at noon.
"This week's offering is Wagner's final masterpiece, Parsifal," said Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis. "Reputed to be 'undirectable,' French Canadian Director Francois Girard makes blood the focal point of his postapocalyptic vision for this new Met production. With a dream cast, it has been very well received both critically and by audiences."
Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in the Met's new production, which is a debut for Director Girard. The extraordinary cast of Wagnerians assembled for the deeply meditative opera about sin, redemption, pain, and healing includes German bass Rene Pape as the wise knight Gurnemanz; Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman as the wayward temptress Kundry; Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the wounded king Amfortas; and Russian bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin as the evil wizard Klingsor. Italian maestro Daniele Gatti conducts Wagner's powerful and complex score. American bass-baritone Eric Owens hosts the transmission and conducts backstage interviews with the stars. (Running time: approximately 330 minutes, including two intermissions.)
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Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in Richard Wagner's final masterpiece, Parsifal. The critically acclaimed production will be screened in high definition live via satellite from the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday at noon at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House.
The Associated Press calls the production "a Parsifal to treasure, elevated to the highest musical level by the solemnity and sweep of Daniele Gatti's conducting and the dedication of a dream cast of singing actors."
The New York Times similarly proclaimed, "the Met has assembled about the best Parsifal cast available today. ... Kaufmann is in his glory ... handsome and limber, he is a natural onstage. The baritonal colorings of his sound, his clarion top notes, the blend of virility and tenderness in his singing, his refined musicianship all these strengths come together in his distinctive Parsifal."
The production is the longest this season, noted Davis. "It lasts five hours, 48 minutes. There are two 40-minute intermissions," he added, "during which snacks and beverages will be available for purchase on the second floor of Village Hall." No food or beverage is allowed inside the theatre.
Live at the Met opera broadcasts are made possible by Dr. James M. and Marcia Merrins, who funded the purchase of the satellite transmission and projection equipment used in the series. Additional support comes from Bob and Shirley Coon, Susan Dilks, Steve and Mary Rees and DFT Communications.
Tickets to Parsifal are $20 ($18 for Opera House and Met members, $15 for students) and are available in advance by calling or visiting the Box Office at 679-1891 Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. They also may be purchased online anytime at www.fredopera.org. The Opera House also is offering a new flexible opera subscription consisting of nine tickets that can be used however the patron wants - one at a time to nine different operas, all at once for nine people, or anything in between. The flexible opera subscription is $161.
Chautauqua County's only performing arts center presenting its own programming year-round, the 1891 Fredonia Opera House is a member-supported not-for-profit organization located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.


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Northwest NEWS
eptember 3, 2001
Police Beat
Aug. 28: The sound of breaking glass awoke a woman in the 19000 block of 160th Avenue Northeast. She looked outside to see four male juveniles kicking and breaking neighborhood light fixtures. The woman yelled out the window and the four males took off running into a nearby wooded area.
Aug. 28: Around 10 p.m. an employee in the 13000 block of Northeast 175th noticed a man standing outside staring at her. The victim turned to look at the man. The suspect was described as 38 to 44 years of age, 5'7'' with a medium build, dark brown hair with gray on the sides. He was wearing black shorts, black shirt, black jacket and sneakers.
When the victim turned to look at the suspect he exposed himself to the victim. The woman immediately picked up the phone and called 911. The suspect turned and ran down the street in a southwest direction.
Aug. 28: An employee at a video store in the 17000 block of Garden Way noticed six males enter the store. One of the males approached the clerk and asked a number of questions about renting a VCR and Playstation. The other five males proceeded to conceal several DVDs and Playstation games. The six males then quickly exited the store setting off store security alarms.
All actions were recorded on store security cameras and the tapes have been turned over to the police for identification of the suspects.
Aug. 27: Employees returned to work on Monday to find several of the vehicles parked in their lot vandalized. Officers responded to the 13000 block of Northeast 175th and found three cars burglarized. Officer's dusted the cars and lifted prints.
Aug. 27: A woman in the 19000 block of 158th Place Northeast awoke during the night to a noise in the back of her house. She went to the window in time to see a 1995 black mini-van backing out of her driveway. Thinking that she had prevented a crime, the victim did not call police. The next morning the woman discovered the window screen had been removed and the window opened. A simple piece of wood in the window frame prevented the suspect from gaining entry through the window. Police responded to the scene and investigated the attempted burglary. Update: The woman called police the next day and explained that her grandson was the person in the van and the person who removed the screen and she wished the investigation to be closed.


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After a one-year experiment with professional cycling, triathlon champion Ivan Raña will be returning to his original sport. His first year, with Xacobeo-Galicia, was a tough one, and he ended up breaking his collarbone at the Mallorca Challenge in February. Rather than take more risks on the road, Ra˜a wants to go back to where he's comfortable. "I was suffering and having a ball all at the same time. The current situation is very difficult now in cycling and I prefer to make a bet on something more sure. I will return to triathlon with the intention of regaining my former level," Raña told Spanish wire service EFE. 30-year-old Raña has placed fifth twice at the Olympics, and and his primary goal is to prepare for the 2012 Olympics.
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Annapolis, MD — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Chesapeake Bayhawks showed their support by participating in the Run with Miss Darby 5K race on Saturday, October 23rd at Kinder Farm Park in Millersville, MD. Team Bayhawks had a great turn out including championship players Ben DeFelice, Kyle Dixon, Chris Garrity, Ben Rubeor, and Assistant Coaches John Lamon and Jamie McNealey.
The team had a great performance in the race. Ben DeFelice took first place in the Men's 20-29 division and placed fourth overall with a time of 19:47. Assistant Coach John Lamon blew the competition out of the water in the Men's 50-59 division, crossing the finish line in 20:49 and Lindsey Burns, Public Relations for the Bayhawks, clenched third place in the Women's 20-29 division with a time of 24:11. The entire team crossed the finish line proudly in their pink Bayhawks t-shirts, showing support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
"The Chesapeake Bayhawks are proud to both sponsor and participate in the Run with Miss Darby," said Brendan Kelly, Owner and Head Coach for the Bayhawks. "We know that breast cancer is a condition that hits very close to home for many people, and we are happy to do our part to support breast cancer research."
The local 5K race was run in support of the Driving Miss Darby Foundation, which was created by Darby Steadman in 2009. The foundation aims to reduce the financial burdens of breast cancer patients during their treatments by contributing to the costs of travel, lodging, and medical expenses.
The Bayhawks' participation in the Run with Miss Darby continues the team's commitment to the fight against breast cancer. On June 24, 2010, the Chesapeake Bayhawks wore pink helmets during their Ladies' Night home game and auctioned them off afterwards. All proceeds were donated to the AVON Foundation for Women.


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Hyderabad: Kings XI Punjab skipper David Hussey on Tuesday praised young opener Mandeep Singh for his scintillating 48-ball 75 and described him as a future India player in all three formats of the game. "I thought our batters set the tone. Mandeep is going from strength to strength. I think he's a future player in all three forms for India," Hussey said after Punjab notched up a comfortable 25-run win over Deccan.
While Mandeep helped Punjab to post a challenging 170 for 5, it was Hussey who turned out to be the gamechanger on Tuesday when he dismissed the set batsmen Daniel Harris (30) and Cameron White in a space of four balls in his only over of the match. "We have two better spinners than me in the team, so more than happy with that. We haven't played too well at home, but we hope to win the reverse fixture," Hussey said.
Chasing a stiff 171, Deccan were restricted to 145 for 8, but skipper Kumar Sangakkara blamed his bowlers for not bowling in the right areas in the first four overs and allowing Punjab to post a big total. "I thought the difference today [Tuesday] was the bowling in the first four overs. It was a two-paced wicket and we bowled too short on a wicket that still had something in it for the bowlers. Kings XI showed us how to bowl and where to bowl," Sangakkara said.
"Mandeep batted well and capitalised on the mistakes we made. It is a case of getting our basics right. In T20, you need to limit the opposition score to probably 150. We did pull things a bit but the first 12 overs cost [us] the match," the Deccan skipper added.
Man-of-the-Match, Mandeep Singh said he was very satisfied with his innings. "Hussey has supported us a lot. He has shown a lot of faith in me. I'm really satisfied today, as from the beginning of the tournament I wanted to stay till the 15th over, and I did it today for the team," Mandeep said.
"I wanted to bat normally and in the end it was good. We have to keep winning and we have to do our basics right, and hopefully we will win rest of the games," the Punjab opener added.


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Yeah I find something about butter, ghee, cream and raw milk really helps my skin. Cheese and pasturized milk on the other hand do not. But butter and cream can be pasturized with no problems, I just find their raw counterparts tastier.
Eggs can be a problem for some people, especially in amounts larger than two at a time. You might find the egg intolerance clears up after a while, just say maybe have a fried egg on the side and see how you do. Never more than one, space between the days you have eggs and the days you don't.
I thought I was intolerant to all dairy, it just turns out I needed to just go slowly with it and now I can have as much as I want, minus the cheese.