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Anne Bailey is a first generation Southerner working on her MA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. Anne, a single mother, works full-time in her family's printing company while taking classes part-time.
Anne is working on a collection of poems, whose theme and inspiration comes from her work with Dr. Flowers Braswell, a medievalist in the English department. She explains, "I am researching the medieval female English mystic, the anchoress, who lived as solitary urban recluses in the Middle Ages. The fictional voice of the anchoress in the poems is combined with accurate research." Anne credits studying with Dr. Braswell as her most rewarding experience at UAB, adding, "Dr. Braswell is a fantastic scholar and a very exciting teacher. Also, having the opportunity to work with Dr. Bob Collins in poetry writing workshops has been a real gift."
Aside from living in the area, the fact that the English department offers an MA in English with the Creative Writing concentration is what attracted Anne to UAB. "This option allows me to take lots of literature classes along with creative writing classes." Anne is no stranger to graduate level work. She holds an MFA in Book Arts, which she received from the School of Library and Information Services at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Dr. Bob Collins has been Anne's greatest influence at UAB. "As an undergrad at Barnard College, I studied East Asian Studies with a concentration in Chinese. But I really wanted to be an English major. When I turned 43, I decided to pursue my original goal of being a poet and scholar, and so I applied to UAB. As soon as I met Dr. Bob Collins, I knew I was in the right place. He became a mentor. Last year he introduced me to the poet Diane Wakoski, whose work has been highly influential to me for many years. She is now on my Master's Thesis committee. Dr Collins' work as a poet is also an inspiration for me, given his tremendous precision of language combined with the depth of his intellect and heart."
Motivation has never been a problem for Anne. She explains, "Without a doubt, my motivation in graduate school is a combination of a lifelong love of reading and writing poetry, an abiding passion for literature, and a deepening desire to do scholarly research, particularly in the area of medieval studies."
Anne plans on pursuing and PhD in Medieval Studies while continuing to work as a writer. Her honors include memberships in Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, and the Golden Key International Honour Society.


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EDMONTON - The humble burger may be the most ubiquitous item on the modern menu. Even French bistros have one. Here are three choices guaranteed to set the juice running right down your chin.
Mill Creek Culina, 9914 89th Ave., 780-437-5588
The success of the Pine Terra Farm burger rests in the pattie — created from grass-fed, certified organic, Angus beef from Pine Terra ranch near Onoway. It's so delicious, I was certain there was a secret combination of seasonings, but in truth, only salt and pepper grace this mouth-stretching burger topped with melted Edam. Coddled within a house-made brioche, sweet and gently toasted, the burger comes with fries swooped in melted cheese, with a side of spicy house ketchup; $16.
The Common, 9910 109th St., 780-452-7333
Chef Jesse Morrison-Gauthier puts considerable time and food energy into his Umami Burger. He uses flank steak, marinating it in a Japanese-style dashi stock of benito flakes, Korean black bean paste and soy sauce. The flank is combined with ground shoulder-chuck-eye to make a top-quality pattie rich with savoury, or umami, flavour. The burger is square (good for sharing) and is served on an in-house, square focaccia bun. Note with pleasure the sriracha mayo and stash of caramelized onions. Fries are from crafted from B.C. Kennebec potatoes, legendary for their crisp texture and tossed with parsley, chives, tarragon and chervil; $14.50.
Bannock Burger The Works Winston Churchill Square June 20 to July 2
Aboriginal entrepreneur Jules Thomas thought the city needed a burger that featured bannock bread, a traditional aboriginal staple. So he experimented with a quick bread batter and a deep-fat fryer and came up with this pleasing riff that's dense in texture, with a clean, biscuit flavour. The surface is slightly crispy and caramelized with an echo of doughnut, but less sweet.
Bannock Burger started its life in March at the concession in the Karl Weidle Soccer Centre in the city's northwest, but left that location last week. Thomas is looking for a permanent home for his burger brand, but in the meantime, watch for the Bannock Burger booth at The Works festival in Churchill Square from concession June 20 to July 2.


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Help needed before holiday
It's that time of year when the Chamber of Commerce decorates the big cedar tree in City Park. Chamber members will be working on the tree this Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. If you have an hour or two to help, please meet either afternoon between 1 and 5 p.m.
Also this year, the chamber is hoping to decorate the tree with styrofoam crab trap floats. If anyone has some of these or any other nautical items laying around and would donate them for this project, please bring them to the chamber. Any condition will be appreciated.
Cedar Key Christmas kicks off
This year`s Dog Parade will start and end at City Park beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving. Adorn your pup in its favorite Christmas attire and then have them proudly strut their stuff.
The parade route will begin at City Park, head down 2nd Street, around Dock Street and back to the Park where the leader of the "pack" will be awarded honors of "Top Dog."
There will be time to catch a bite to eat at a local restaurant before the Tree Lighting Ceremony, traditionally held at dusk at City Park. Cookies, cider and cocoa will be served as a holiday treat and goody bags will be handed out to the kids – generously donated by The Faraway Inn.
Then, enjoy the wonder of the brightly lit Golf Cart Parade as it meanders down the streets of Cedar Key.
This will be a fun-filled family event and the entire town, visitors and residents alike, are welcome and encouraged to attend
Santa arrives Dec. 1 in Chiefland
The 2012 Chiefland Christmas Festival and Parade will be Saturday, Dec. 1, in downtown Chiefland at the historic train depot, Trailhead Park and the surrounding area on U.S. Highway 19 South.
The Festival will begin at 10 a.m. with the opening of booths and arts, crafts, music and activities for children. The lighted parade starts at 6 p.m., followed by the evening celebration that includes the lighting ceremony, caroling and visits with Santa. Walgreen's will be providing a photographer for pictures to be taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Orders can be taken at that time and a price list will be available.
Local entertainment of church choirs, musicians and other entertainers are invited to perform.
Attention all businesses, food and beverage vendors, artists, crafters and non-profit organizations — booths will be available for the following fees:
• non-profit organizations, $15,
• informational booths, $30,
• food vendors, $50 for businesses.
The deadline for applications is Nov. 19th, but remember booth availability is based on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For further information or for registration forms for the festival or Parade please call the Greater Chiefland Area Chamber of Commerce at 352-493-1849 email email@example.com.
Booths available at Fall Fair and Flea Market
The Cedar Key Woman's Club has space available for its annual Fall Fair and Flea Market, scheduled for Nov. 24, beginning at 9 a.m.
The event will consist of yard sale items, food, crafts, tools, antiques and much more.
Inside and outside spaces are available (for a nominal donation). To reserve your spot, call Judy Duvall at (352) 507-1177.
Non-Fiction Book Bunch to meet
The Non-Fiction Book Bunch will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the Cedar Key Library. The discussion will center upon Candice Millard's "The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey".
At this gathering, we will decide upon future selections. Please, bring suggestions with you. Proposed thus far are:
• S.C. Gwynne's "Empire of the Summer Moon";
• Manning Marable's "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention".
November 29
'Brave' to play at Levy public libraries
Residents are invited to join the public library staff for a fun family movie at the library. All events are free and everyone young and old is invited to attend. Mark your calendars for the 2012 Disney movie "Brave."
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. This movie is rated PG and has a running time of 100 minutes. Please contact your local librarian for more information.
Play dates:
• Williston Public Library, Thursday, Nov. 29, 5 p.m.
• Luther Callaway Public Library in Chiefland, Friday, Nov. 30, 5 p.m.
December 1
Florida's Eden at CKAC
On Saturday, Dec. 1, the Cedar Key Arts Centerwill present the works of artists affiliated with Florida`s Eden, a group dedicated to uniting art, culture and North Florida's Natural Resources in the Main Gallery. Bev Ringenberg will delight with her showcase of Contemporary Fusion Glass in the Member's Art Gallery.
There are fantastic opportunities to spark a creative fire during the month of December by taking advantage of the workshops at the Cedar Key Arts Center. Call the Keyhole Artist Co-op to make your reservation 352-543-5801
December 5
Garden Club plans Christmas Party
The annual Cedar Key Garden Club Christmas Party will be on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at noon in the Fellowship Hall of Christ Church Episcopal Church. The traditional covered dish dinner and plant drawing is planned. Bring a side dish to share, ham will be the main dish. Bring a plant to swap in the drawing.
Come get ideas for Christmas decorations made using native materials. Visit with friends in Cedar Key, including those returning snowbirds. Learn more about the projects and plans of the club. Take home an interesting flower, herb, vegetable, or house plant. Free bromeliads will be offered.
To make your reservation, call Mary Stone at 543-6007.
December 11
Haven hosting grief workshops for holidays
Haven Hospice is hosting two Holiday Grief Workshops at the Tri-Counties Care Center, located on 311 N.E. 9th St., in Chiefland, for those who have lost a loved one and are looking for support to cope during the holidays. Both workshops will be from 10-11:30 a.m. The first workshop will be on Dec. 4 and the second one on Dec. 11.
Through Dec. 18
Quit Smoking Now classes
Do you smoke, dip or spit and want to quit? First Baptist Church of Bronson, 460 S. Court St., Bronson is hosting Quit Smoking Now classes from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, through Dec. 18. Free group sessions with free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges provided. This program is sponsored by the Suwannee River Area Health Education Center and the Florida Department of Health. To register, call Juanita toll free at 1-866-341-2730.
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It's impossible to know what cure will go undiscovered, what useful invention never devised, what art uncreated, what science unimagined, what wisdom unuttered because a boy's or girl's potential was submerged in vodka bottles or drowned in cans of beer.
What is possible to know is the heartache of millions of mothers and fathers, siblings, friends, classmates and teachers who are robbed each year of the joys of seeing their loved ones flourish as they fall victim to drinking.
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an apt time to reflect on the consequences of underage drinking. Alcohol is responsible for more than 4,700 deaths of young people each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Although drinking by persons under the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12 to 20 years drink 11 percent of all alcohol consumed in the United States," reports the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. And research indicates that more than 90 percent of this alcohol is consumed in incidents of binge drinking. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that, in 2010, there were approximately 189,000 emergency room visits by people under age 21 for injuries and other conditions linked to alcohol use.
In 2011, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance researchers reported that two-fifths of high schoolers had drunk alcohol in the previous 30 days, one-fifth binge-drank, almost one in 10 drove after drinking, and one-quarter drove with someone who had been drinking.
According to the CDC, the consequences of underage drinking include scholastic, legal, social and physical problems. It leads to more unplanned, unprotected — and unwanted — sexual activity, physical and sexual assault, higher risks of homicide and suicide, more car crashes with injuries and fatalities, and changes in brain development that may have lifelong effects.


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BOSTON -- Local attorneys are wary about a push by state legislators and law enforcement to expand the state wiretap law to allow police to secretly record suspects in murder investigations and other violent crimes, not just organized-crime figures.
Under a pending bill, authorities would still need a warrant to wiretap suspects, but the targets would not have to be members of an organized crime outfit, such as the Mafia, according to state Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Instead, the goal of this update is to "combat street, gang and gun violence and modernize an outdated law to better address the public safety challenges of the 21st century," Coakley said.
"Our current wiretap law has not been updated since 1968; it's like asking our police to continue on horses and buggies after criminals began driving around in cars," Coakley said in a statement.
"This bill is a common-sense step forward to keep our communities safe from gun and street violence, human trafficking, and other violent crimes."
Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone agreed.
"I support these efforts to provide much needed updates to our state's wiretap laws. This bill is an important step to give law enforcement the tools we need to keep our communities safe from gun and street violence, combat human trafficking, and investigate terrorist threats," Leone said in a statement.
But Lowell defense attorney Michael Talty said, "Privacy rights are essential to a free society. Unless the public remains concerned about protecting those rights, we move further toward a police state.''
Lowell-area attorney Roland Milliard said he agrees with Boston defense lawyer Jeffrey Denner, who said any attempt to add categories of suspects who could be subject to a wiretap is a "slippery slope.''
The bill would also update the definition of "wire communication" to clarify that the law covers "advances in communication technology, including cellphones, to ensure that all forms of wire communications are covered regardless of the ever-changing technological devices we see in the market," the summary states.
It would also extend the length of a wiretap from 15 days to 30 days, which is similar with federal law.
The proposal comes after two justices on the state Supreme Judicial Court urged legislators in April 2011 to change state wiretap law to expand police surveillance powers for investigations of violent street crime.
In the current law, the words "in connection with organized crime" means that electronic surveillance can't be used to investigate and prosecute shootings and killings committed by street gangs in the state, Justice Ralph D. Gants wrote.
Gants said those crimes are difficult to solve and prosecute using more traditional means of investigation.
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The Iowa Department of Transportation expects the construction cones and barricades along an 8-mile stretch of Interstate 29 in Mills County will be removed in the next week.
The opening of the northbound lanes of I-29 last week eliminated a crossover and head-to-head traffic in the southbound lane west of Glenwood. Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane until restriping is completed.
"What they're doing now is taking off the double-yellow stripe," IDOT District 4 Construction Engineer George Feazell said Tuesday morning. "We're removing the pavement striping we had for head-to-head traffic and getting it back to original condition."
Feazell said weather conditions will dictate the length of the restriping process in the southbound lanes.
"The removal of that double-yellow (striping) can be a lengthy process," he said.
Resurfacing of the interstate has been a two-year process and will carry over into next spring. Feazell said some final work around bridges in the northbound lane and permanent grass seeding will be the final phase of the project.
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Five Huskers Climb Leaderboard at Big Ten
French Lick, Ind. - Five of Nebraska's six golfers made upward moves on the individual leaderboard in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at the Donald Ross Course on Saturday.
Juniors Steffi Neisen and Katelyn Wright and true freshman Hannah Luebke each carded rounds of 78 on the 6,099-yard, par-72 layout at the Ross Course. Redshirt freshman Jackie O'Doherty rounded out the Huskers' second-round scoring in the six-count-four format to help Nebraska close the day at 313. The Huskers enter Sunday's final round in 12th place with a two-round total of 634.
Neisen (New Prague, Minn.) and Luebke (Stuttgart, Germany) both made 18-spot leaps in the individual standings to head into the final round in a tie for 43rd in the 72-player field. Luebke's 78 was the best collegiate round of her young career. O'Doherty (Lincoln, Neb.) made an eight-spot move of her own, matching Neisen, Luebke and Husker freshman Cassie Deeg (Hugo, Minn.) in a four-way tie for 43rd place at 159.
Wright vaulted 14 spots up the board into a tie for 50th with a 36-hole score of 160. Redshirt freshman Cassidy Stelzmiller moved up six spots to 61st with a second-round 80 to head into the final round at 163.
Northwestern continued to lead the 12-team tournament, posting a 295 on Saturday to head into Sunday's final round at 582. The Wildcats own a five-shot edge over second-place Purdue, who managed to shave one stroke off Northwestern's lead by shooting Saturday's best round with a 294. The Boilermakers head to Sunday with a two-round total of 587.
Defending Big Ten Tournament champion Michigan State sits in third with a two-round score of 600, 18 strokes behind Northwestern.
Purdue's Paula Reto took over the top spot on the individual leaderboard with a second-round 71 to head to Sunday at 142. Northwestern's Kaitlin Park sits just one shot back at 143 after an even-par 72 on Saturday. The Wildcats' Hana Lee, who fired a 68 to lead the field after one round, struggled with an 80 to fall into a three-way tie for seventh at 148.
The Big Ten Tournament concludes with Sunday's final round beginning at 7 a.m. (CT). Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.
2013 Big Ten Championship
April 25-27, 2013
French Lick Resort (French Lick, Ind.)
Ross Course (Par 72, 6,099 Yards)
Team Standings (Two Rounds)
1. Northwestern - 287-295-582
2. Purdue - 293-294-587
3. Michigan State - 303-297-600
4. Penn State - 296-305-601
5. Ohio State - 301-307-608
6. Indiana - 310-303-613
7. Wisconsin - 305-311-616
8. Minnesota - 312-305-617
9. Iowa - 313-306-619
10. Michigan - 306-316-622
11. Illinois - 311-318-629
12. Nebraska - 321-313-634
Individual Leaderboard (Two Rounds)
1. Paula Reto, Purdue - 71-71-142
2. Kaitlin Park, Northwestern - 71-72-143
3. Kishi Sinha, Purdue - 73-73-146
T4. Jan Chanpalangsri, Ohio State - 75-72-147
T4. Katlyn Elliott, Penn State - 72-75-147
T4. Christine Meier, Michigan State - 75-72-147
T7. Devon Brown, Northwestern - 74-74-148
T7. Hana Lee, Northwestern - 68-80-148
T7. Caroline Powers, Michigan State - 75-73-148
T10. Kristi Cardwell, Iowa - 77-72-149
T10. Ellen Ceresko, Penn State - 73-76-149
T10. Allyssa Ferrell, Michigan State - 74-75-149
T10. Alexis Nelson, Wisconsin - 74-75-149
T10. Elizabeth Szokol, Northwestern - 74-75-149
T10. Suchaya Tangkamolprasert, Northwestern - 75-74-149
Nebraska Golfers
T43. Cassie Deeg - 79-80-159
T43. Jackie O'Doherty - 80-79-159
T43. Steffi Neisen - 81-78-159
T43. Hannah Luebke - 81-78-159
T50. Katelyn Wright - 82-78-160
T61. Cassidy Stelzmiller - 83-80-163


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The Global Implications of Putting Population Control Over HIV Prevention
In 2011, the New York Times published a front-page article on research that claimed the hormonal contraceptive injection Depo Provera doubled the risk of transmission and acquisition of HIV. The largest study of its kind conducted by Renee Heffron in Africa found that HIV-negative women being given the shot every three months had twice the risk of contracting the virus and that HIV-positive women were twice as likely to pass the virus on to their partners.
This year the World Health Organization made a statement that the research was not broad or deep enough to be conclusive and recommended Depo Provera continue to be administered with no restrictions, in addition to encouragement of the use of condoms. In response, the headlines of national newspapers reported falsely that there was no concern of a link between the method and HIV. The research reported on by the New York Times is backed by ten years of prior research that suggests the same conclusion: Depo Provera increases significantly the development of HIV in communities. So why is the desire to exert population control being put before the health of people in developing countries? Malthusian theory -- the idea that mankind is fated for catastrophe due to population overshooting resources -- is used to justify this position.
Currently in Sub-Saharan Africa where HIV is most rampant, the contraceptive injection is the most widely used method of birth control, with 12 million women on Depo, and oral contraceptives used by 11 million. The contraceptive's effectiveness, invisibility, lack of daily routine and its requirement of only four visits to a medical professional per year have made it the most widely distributed birth control method.
This July, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation presented its strategy to get the Depo Provera shot to millions more women in Africa and South Asia. In her recent TED talk Melinda Gates discussed how "popular" the injection is with African women. The Gates Foundation is partnered with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, the maker of Depo Provera, in this mission.
The company has produced Uniject, a shot that can go under the skin instead of intramuscularly and so does not require a doctor for its use and can be administered by the woman herself. Billions of dollars have been poured into increasing uptake of this particular method in developing countries.
Betsy Hartmann, writer of "Reproductive Rights and Wrongs: The Global Politics of Population Control" and director of the Population and Development Program and professor of Development Studies at Hampshire College wrote about her opposition to this Depo Provera strategy in a piece for Truth Out.
"For over a decade now studies have pointed to a possible link between Depo Provera use and increased risk of acquiring HIV. Precaution would dictate that Depo be phased out in populations at high risk of AIDS, but instead the WHO has thrown caution to the wind," wrote Hartmann. "At a time when Depo Provera should be under intense scrutiny, the Gates initiative is vigorously promoting it, along with a Chinese hormonal implant, as the two main contraceptive technical fixes for sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia."
Hartmann has written on the incentives received by clinics in Africa that provide the most women with the recommended forms of birth control. There have been reports of direct coercion of women via bribes and threats. Those women looking for birth control are rarely provided with a range of choices or given all of the information on benefits and side effects. If women are to inject themselves with Depo, they will receive only the information provided by whatever written instructions arrive with the Uniject devices. Pregnancy prevention at any and all cost to women is the driving force behind the plans.
"It's shocking how little critical concern there is, especially amongst women's health activists," said Hartmann. "Unfortunately, the vacuum is being filled by anti-abortion groups who are taking on the role of investigators highlighting the problems with Depo."
Depo Provera's Host of Side Effects
Aside from the risk of HIV transmission and acquisition, Depo Provera carries a myriad of reported side effects that for women in developed countries are serious enough, but for women in developing countries that are already struggling to maintain good health could hold even worse risks.
Irreversible bone mineral density loss is a serious enough risk to warrant a FDA black box warning on the insert. Laura Wershler and Dr. Susan Rako have written on the impact of suppressing the menstrual cycle via endocrine disrupting drugs such as the injection citing the negative effect on the metabolic system and immune system.
Women using the shot have lowered general health with suppressed immunity and decreased ability to take in nutrients from food. The injection can cause consistent bleeding, which would not only cause ill health in women with already poor nutrition, but can cause social problems too in certain areas of Africa where a bleeding woman would be ostracized.
Depression, anxiety, paranoia and loss of libido are frequently experienced. The Depo shot is used as a form of chemical castration for imprisoned sex offenders in several U.S. states. Wershler has also collated evidence to suggest that after stopping use women experience physical and emotional withdrawal symptoms for extended periods of time.
One of original pioneers of the Depo shot is Elsimar M. Coutinho, former director of the human reproduction council of the WHO. He wrote a book titled "Is Menstruation Obsolete?" The work claims, from a historical and social perspective more so than a scientific one, that there are no health risks to suppressing the menstrual cycle via hormonal contraceptives. This book has become the basis of justification for much of the promotion of reversible long-acting methods like the shot and the implant.
In trials in the U.S., the Depo shot has a discontinuation rate of approximately 50 percent after six months with only 23 percent remaining on the method after one year. These side effects are seen to stop women using the method for birth control. Women in Africa and Asia without access to information or alternatives may endure problems for much longer, but at a risk to their overall health and well-being. They may share their experience with others and as such develop a suspicion of all methods provided by the clinics.
In the U.S., African Americans are 13 percent of the population and yet account for more than 49 percent of the AIDS cases. AIDS is the leading cause of death of African-American women between the ages of 25 and 34 and the second leading cause of death for African-American men between the ages of 35 and 44. Moira Brannan wrote for Ms. Magazine on how African American teens are disproportionately provided Depo Provera. One in five African American teens are on the Depo shot, far more than white teens.
Experts Stress Barrier Protection and Microbicides Over Hormones
Nalini Visvanathan highlights in a paper for the Pop Dev publication that research suggests it is young women who are more disposed to be at higher risk of HIV transmission through hormonal contraceptive use.
"Until scientists fully elucidate the association between hormonal contraception and HIV acquisition, progression and transmission, we need integrated services for family planning counseling and HIV counseling so that clients receive comprehensive information about the potential risks of hormonal contraception and the urgency for adopting a dual protection approach," wrote Visvanathan. "To do this there should be vertical integration of family planning and HIV counseling centers and an expansion of educational e?orts to get communities fully informed about the risks and benefits of hormonal contraception."
Integration of HIV prevention and family planning would necessitate the elevation of non-hormonal and barrier methods of contraception. In development currently is the SILCS one-size-fits-all diaphragm that does not require medical assistance. It has shown to be as effective at preventing pregnancy as previous designs of diaphragms that have required individual fitting, although diaphragms do not prevent HIV transmission.
But there is also research underway into microbicides -- vaginal gels that may prevent or lower the risk of the transmission of HIV in women. Tenofovir gel is leading the way, a gel developed from an antiretroviral drug prescribed orally for the HIV-positive.
The WHO statement on Depo presupposes women in developing countries have the ability to negotiate condom use with their partners, therefore funding and research into the development of suitable barrier methods seems to be the next logical step. Barrier methods, when used correctly and with spermicide, can be as effective as a hormonal method and cause far less side effects. There is a need for the development of spermicides that are not irritating and destructive to the vaginal walls.
The Gates Foundation is supporting research into non-hormonal and barrier contraceptives. But for now, Depo Provera continues to be the frontline, signature method of the campaign.


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This week, more than 2,000 bands will perform live as part of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas — and each will hope to stand out somehow. It's one thing to play SXSW, but another to generate excitement.
For the NPR Music team, attending SXSW means sifting and winnowing through hundreds upon hundreds of songs for weeks in advance, in an effort to better anticipate the festival's highlights. Each year, writer and editor Stephen Thompson assembles a mix called The Austin 100 — a 100-song playlist highlighting new discoveries from SXSW — and in 2012 that meant listening to more than 1,300 songs.
In an interview for weekends on All Things Considered, NPR's Guy Raz asked Thompson to distill that 1,300-song bundle down to just four discoveries — songs by artists he'd never heard before the process began.
Thompson's choices:
* Now, Now, "Dead Oaks" (from Threads)
A young trio from Minneapolis, Now, Now is led by two women (Cacie Dalager and Jess Abbott) with a remarkably sophisticated ear for irresistibly infectious pop-rock.
* Kishi Bashi, "Bright Whites" (from 151a)
A Kickstarter-funded solo project for a performer named K Ishibashi (a touring member of the band Of Montreal), Kishi Bashi plays homemade toy-box pop with Beatles-esque harmonies and a sense of grandeur.
* Chic Gamine, "Closer" (from City City)
A throwback to girl-group soul with a touch of Francophile pop, Chic Gamine features four Canadian women who take turns singing lead vocals. A Juno winner in its home country, the band sounds poised for a U.S. breakout.
* Silverbus, "Those Forgotten" (from Orange)
SXSW always offers a chance to indulge in something head-clearingly loud and grand, and the Taiwanese band Silverbus fits that bill. (See also: Deafheaven, The Calm Blue Sea.) With big guitars that get bigger as the songs progress, it's instrumental music that makes listeners want to shout along.
Visit npr.org/sxsw for NPR Music's full coverage of SXSW, including live broadcasts, videos, photos, podcasts and more from the festival.
And if you're just joining us, this is WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz. And it's time now for music.
NOW, NOW: (Singing) I can't feel your bones but I can see them. And I can't call you up without a reason.
RAZ: This is a band called Now, Now, and they're one of about 2,000 bands playing this week's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Some of them are already well known. This band, well, they're just looking for their big break. Stephen Thompson of NPR Music stumbled across Now, Now's music while preparing for NPR's coverage of the festival. Stephen is with me in the studio. Good to have you. Welcome.
STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: Great to be here.
RAZ: I want to ask you about this band because I love that song. You have - I understand you've been working on this huge project called The Austin 100. It's online at nprmusic.org. You spent the past, what, few weeks sifting through thousands of bands who are going to be playing at South by Southwest, and you've got a list of just 100. So what are you listening for?
THOMPSON: Yeah. Well, I mean, I've gone through about 1,300 bands...
RAZ: Wow.
THOMPSON: ...trying to find the right 100 for this playlist with a focus on music discovery. There are certainly artists playing South by Southwest that we've all heard of, but trying to find my own sort of new favorite band.
RAZ: So tell me about this band, Now, Now. Why'd you pick them?
THOMPSON: I just love them. You know, sometimes you're just going through and you're just listening for a spark, something that just jumps out. And what I love about this band, it's a young band from Minneapolis. It's led by two women. But there's this incredible kind of sophistication to the sound and a real sparkle.
RAZ: And a delicacy to her voice.
THOMPSON: Kind of reminds me a little bit of a group called Tegan and Sara.
RAZ: Oh, yeah. I know them. Yeah.
THOMPSON: You know, where's there's a little bit of a kind of spiky smartness to this pop sound.
NOW, NOW: (Singing) Oh oh oh oh oh I've been up and oh oh I don't sleep enough and oh oh I know we don't talk as much but I can hear your voice on the phone when you're up all alone in your room.
RAZ: Again, the band is called Now, Now, and that track is called "Dead Oaks." Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is in the studio with me talking about South by Southwest, which begins next week. Stephen, another one of your finds is a band called Kishi Bashi. I'm not sure if that's a band or person. What's the story?
THOMPSON: It's basically a guy named K. Ishibashi who performs as a - sometimes as a member of the group Of Montreal...
RAZ: Ah.
THOMPSON: ...which is kind of this...
RAZ: From Athens, Georgia.
THOMPSON: From Athens, Georgia.
RAZ: They've been on the program.
THOMPSON: Yeah. And this kind of circus of pop music.
RAZ: Right.
THOMPSON: And this particular project, the guy funded it entirely on Kickstarter.
RAZ: Wow.
THOMPSON: And it's very much his own thing. There's no real input from the outside world. And it's - I sort of describe it as like toy box pop. There are lots of little whirligigs jumping out, but then there are these beautiful kind of Beatles-esque harmonies in the chorus. And I was enormously, enormously taken with it. It's very, very sweet.
KISHI BASHI: (Singing) Well, you know, I'll have to see if all the stars aligned we could've solved the mystery. It's a partial fantasy. We're living in a land that went astray from history, prehistory. Yeah.
RAZ: It's so uplifting. The song is called "Bright Whites." The album isn't out until April, but he - of course, he's going to be playing at the South by Southwest Music Festival which kicks off in Austin, Texas this week. Part of the fun of South by Southwest is of course to see bands on their way up and then to be able to brag about all these huge bands you saw when they were like playing to 15 people.
THOMPSON: It's really all about vanity.
RAZ: Right. It's all about vanity. Do you have any stories about some bands like that that you've seen in past years?
THOMPSON: Well, you know, a few years ago, I wandered into a, kind a daytime party curated by Rachael Ray.
RAZ: The chef, the TV chef.
THOMPSON: Right. And I walk in, and the first band on the bill at this party is a group called Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes.
THOMPSON: Exactly.
JADE CASTRINOS: (Singing) Alabama, Arkansas, I do love my ma and pa not the way that I do love you.
ALEX EBERT: (Singing) Well, holey moley, me oh my, you're the apple of my eye. Girl, I've never loved one like you.
THOMPSON: You know, it's 10 people, and the two lead singers are sort of singing into each other's faces.
RAZ: Such a beautiful song.
THOMPSON: And I burst into tears.
RAZ: Oh, God.
THOMPSON: And now, you know, that record has sold a ton of copies. It's in every commercial, on every TV show.
RAZ: I still cry when I hear it.
THOMPSON: It's a wonderful, wonderful song.
RAZ: Beautiful song.
THOMPSON: And just hearing it live for the first time. You don't necessarily always have an instant reaction to something you love, but that was something where it was instantaneous.
RAZ: Yeah.
THOMPSON: And I was able to brag, you know, starting about a month later.
RAZ: And then in 2008, NPR booked a pretty awesome lineup, right?
THOMPSON: Yeah. We had put together this party during the day, and we curated it ourselves. And the bands on the bill were like Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver...
RAZ: Wow.
THOMPSON: Adele.
RAZ: Uh-huh.
THOMPSON: Now, unfortunately, Adele had to drop out because of visa issues.
RAZ: Oh, man.
THOMPSON: But, you know - so we always sort of try to pride ourselves on being a step ahead, if at all humanly possible.
RAZ: So, Stephen, who is somebody you plan to see this year that you will be bragging about to me when you come back from South by Southwest? And I am sitting here in Washington, D.C. cursing your name for getting to go.
THOMPSON: Like a sucker.
THOMPSON: If we could predict these things, we'd be record label executives, I guess.
RAZ: Right.
THOMPSON: But there's a group from Canada that I was quite taken with, kind of somewhat in the spirit of Adele, called Chic Gamine.
CHIC GAMINE: (Singing) I just want to be closer. All right. Just a little closer. That's fine. Why can't I feel? Oh, oh. Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. And all the signs that stand in our way...
RAZ: It's sort of French-Canadian girl group soul that's very, very sweet. There are four women in the group. They all are capable of singing lead, so there's just this flurry of voices kind of swooping in and out. And it's just enormously kind of hand-clappy fun, and I could see it hugely taking off. They're already big in Canada but totally unknown here.
CHIC GAMINE: (Singing) And little girls they never can see. Skin's not as thick as they'd like it to be. Oh, yeah.
RAZ: There is a Phil Spector revival...
THOMPSON: Yes.
RAZ: ...going on right now. That's a French-Canadian band, Chic Gamine. The song is called "Closer." Stephen, South by Southwest, it's an international festival, bands obviously coming from all over the world. Give me another pick outside the U.S. Actually, give me a pick outside of North America.
THOMPSON: All right. A group from Taipei, Taiwan called Silverbus.
RAZ: Ah. OK.
THOMPSON: Every year at South by Southwest, I try to see at least one band that plays music that is just bigger than the biggest thing I've ever heard.
RAZ: Soundwise, like a big, huge...
THOMPSON: Yeah, something huge and stormy and majestic. There's a group I saw last year called The Calm Blue Sea, which is, you know, just this epic instrumental guitar rock. And this band may be even louder than that. And, you know, I love the idea of instrumental music that you want to shout along to even though there are no words.
And this really had that for me. The song that we're going to play is called "Those Forgotten," and it just build and build and build and build until you think it can't build anymore.
RAZ: That's new music from the Taiwan-based band Silverbus. They'll be playing at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, which kicks off this week, and they're one of the 100 bands playing at the festival that Stephen Thompson has picked for a project he calls the Austin 100. You can find all those bands at our website, nprmusic.org. Stephen, thank you so much for coming in. And I'm jealous. I'm very jealous. Have a good time.
THOMPSON: Thank you very much. I will have a good time on your behalf.
RAZ: Thanks. And you can find all of NPR Music's coverage, of course, at our website, nprmusic.org.
RAZ: And for Sunday, that's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz. Check out our weekly podcast, The Best of WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. You can find it at iTunes or npr.org/weekendatc. We post a new episode Sunday night. We're back on the radio next weekend with more news, feature stories and music. Until then, thanks for listening and have a great week. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Pedestrian undercrossing opens along San Diego portion of LOSSANWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
The pedestrian rail undercrossing in Encintas, Calif., off Coast Highway 101, near Santa Fe Drive, opened on Feb. 27.
The Santa Fe underpass is one of four planned rail crossings in Encinitas, designed to improve pedestrian safety and coastal access along the San Diego portion of the busy Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) rail corridor. Approximately 50 passenger and freight trains travel on the San Diego segment of the coastal rail line on weekdays. Illegal pedestrian crossings of the rail line and the rail right-of-way have been a frequent occurrence in the area. Before the completion of the project, the nearest legal rail crossings to Santa Fe Drive were half a mile north at E Street or 1.3 miles south at Chesterfield Drive.
"This new rail bridge and pedestrian undercrossing provide a convenient and safe way for pedestrians and cyclists to get from one side of the railroad to the other to access coastal recreational areas, cultural resources, historic Downtown Encinitas and our beautiful Coast Highway 101 corridor," Encinitas Mayor Teresa Arballo Barth said.
The project was a partnership between San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), North County Transit Didstrict (NCTD), Encinitas and the California Department of Transportation. SANDAG secured the funding and oversaw the construction. NCTD is the owner of the rail line and facilitated construction. The city of Encinitas contributed $1.25 million from its capital improvement program for design and construction and will maintain the crossing. The project also was made possible by state and regional transportation funding, including $2.75 million from TransNet, the regional half-cent sales tax for transportation administered by SANDAG.
CALTROP provided construction management services. T.Y. Lin International was the principal design/engineering firm and FLATIRON was the general contractor. Schmidt Design Group provided landscape architecture and design services.
In addition to Santa Fe, other crossings are planned in Encinitas at El Portal Street, Montgomery Avenue and Hillcrest Drive. The total cost of the four crossings is estimated at $25.7 million. Money still needs to be identified to complete the remaining three crossings.


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BOURNE -- Each of the state's six military bases, including Fort Devens and Hanscom Air Force Base, will undergo energy-efficiency audits as part of a new $1.5 million initiative announced Thursday by Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan.
The audit program, administered by the state's Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force, will be the first of its kind nationally.
"Moving forward on these energy audits is a key example of the work the task force first set forth to complete," said Murray, the task force's chairman. "The defense industry and our military bases rely heavily on energy, and it is critical that we develop innovative opportunities to enhance energy efficiency and deliver cost-savings for our bases."
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources will solicit a contractor to conduct a comprehensive review of each base, including assessing the facility's energy use and establishing opportunities for renewable energy installation.
According to the department, the audits are meant to identify strategic opportunities for clean energy, aligning with Department of Defense goals of lowering energy costs and increasing energy security.
"These audits will allow us to move forward with innovative energy projects at our bases, some of the largest energy users in the commonwealth," Sullivan said.
Clean-energy projects to be considered include solar, wind and biomass power, electric or natural gas-fueled vehicles, and microgrids, which would allow a base to generate and distribute power separate from a major utility grid.
The project team, composed of Department of Energy Resources staff and the selected consultant, will produce a list of feasible projects with initial cost estimates. The team will be responsible for identifying funding sources, including state and federal tax credits and Department of Defense programs.
Funding for the audit initiative will come from the state's Alternative Compliance Payments spending plan, under which electricity suppliers make payments if they do not have enough renewable-energy certificates to fulfill state regulations. The money will come specifically from the 2011 receipts, which totaled $78,488,558.
The initiative was announced in a press conference at the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod. Besides that base, audits will occur at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, the Natick Soldier Systems Center, Fort Devens and Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford.
Local military officials said they supported the program.
"We at Fort Devens welcome the opportunity offered by Massachusetts of having an external agency provide an assessment of our energy programs," said Lt. Col. Steven F. Egan, Fort Devens garrison commander.
Hanscom Air Force Base Commander Col. Lester Weilacher said he is looking forward to the partnership with the state.
"The Air Force is always looking at ways to reduce our operating costs, increase energy efficiency and reduce our environmental impact," he said.
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Clayton Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a woman wanted for questions in reference to the unauthorized use of a credit card.
Police said on Dec. 13 at about 2:40 p.m., a woman used a credit three times at the Wawa on Jimmy Drive in Smyrna. The suspect then used the card one more time to buy Jewelry at Walmart.
The card was stolen from a teacher at Clayton Elementary, when it was taken out of a wristlet purse during the school day, police said. The teacher realized the card was gone at the end of the day, and called the bank to report the card missing. The bank advised the woman four charges were made on the credit card that afternoon.
A total of roughly $700 charges were put on the card during the four incidents.
The suspect is described as being a black female, 25 to 35 years old, 5' to 5'8" tall, and 180 to 250 lbs. A security camera at the Wawa shows the suspect wearing hot pink sweatpants, pink shoes, a denim and leather jacket with a striped black and white hood, and was carrying a silver purse. Police said the suspect was seen possibly leaving in an older Mercury Sable or Ford Taurus.
Anyone with information can contact PFC Philip Bishop at 653-8186 ext. 17 or the Clayton Fire Department duty phone at (302) 270-5123. Tips may be left anonymously.


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It's finally time to announce why I've been neglecting the poor Oyster's Garter all summer. This Sunday, August 2nd, the first Scripps expedition to study plastic accumulation in the North Pacific Gyre will depart San Diego. A collaboration between Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the nonprofit Project Kaisei, SEAPLEX (Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition) aims to quantify exactly how much plastic is a lot, and what effects the debris might have on the base of the food web.
And I'm SEAPLEX chief scientist. Eeek.
But I couldn't possibly lead a blog-less Twitter-less cruise. And I especially couldn't work on this issue without giving people a chance to see the problem (virtually) first-hand. So you'll be able to follow along with SEAPLEX through our blog and our Twitter feed. You can also sign up to receive email updates by joining the SEAPLEX Google Group.
Though our internet access at sea will be limited, we will be able to respond to your questions and comments. We are incredibly excited to go on this cruise and even more excited to share our observations with you. So get your RSS feeds ready – it's going to be an interesting three weeks.


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They wandered in with timid wide-eyed stares, clutching school supplies and searching for where they should be in the maze of corridors and identical classroom doors.
It was raining and there were tears.
They were the adults, the parents, guardians and grandparents bringing their children to the first day of school at George W. Munroe Elementary.
Some had trouble parking and finding the office; others just shuffled along after their kids.
And the kids, in their bright red shirts, khaki pants and backpacks, seemed a lot more at ease. There were sleepy pre-K students, wide-eyed first graders and those cocky upperclassmen -- second and third graders.
After the long summer they were back in their world. They knew who their new teachers were, where their classroom and the cafeteria were and the shortest way to get there.
The ones who came by bus barely slowed down as they unloaded and quickly merged with the crowd.
Inside the school office – command central – the staff was busy answering questions and providing directions. Early on the most popular spot was the bulletin board with every class, its teacher and all the students listed.
At one corridor intersection, ESE teacher Angela Sanchez had gathered her class. There was no doubt from their faces, that she and her students were glad school was finally back in session.
As the district's largest elementary school, Munroe created its own traffic pattern on the rainy opening day, but the morning went smoothly and things will soon be routine.
Arriving in their brightly decorated room where the attendance board was up and class rules posted on the wall, Sanchez and her exceptional student education class quickly got down to work. She and parent volunteer Illym Maizano stayed busy helping students settle in to start their projects and a new school year.
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READING � The Big Eight Conference recognized several Hillsdale County athletes for their efforts on the softball diamond this spring.
The Reading and Jonesville High School softball teams combined for four All-Big Eight First Team players as the league announced its postseason honors Wednesday.
Reading's Taylor Coe and Karissa Shay were named to the All-Big Eight First Team, while Brittany Marquart and Brynnae Butts received All-Big Eight honorable mention. Jonesville placed two on the First Team in junior Kelsey Branham and senior Megan Rose.
Coe was the leading hitter for the Rangers this spring, finishing with a .417 batting average. She also led the team with 35 runs batted in and hit a home run. Coe also pitched in three games, posting a 2-0 record with a 1.80 earned run average. She recorded six strikeouts and allowed a total of three earned runs. Defensively, Coe finished with an .883 fielding percentage.
Shay was also a force at the plate for Reading. She batted .404 with one home run and drove in 27 runs. Shay was the Rangers' top fielder, posting a .977 fielding percentage.
"Both Taylor and Karissa deserve to be on the First Team," Reading coach Kellie Mulnix said. "They led the team in just about everything. Both Brittany and Brynnae worked hard and made good contributions to the team."
Branham turned in a strong season for Jonesville. She was one of the team's leading hitters and earned All-Big Eight First Team honors as a catcher. Rose received First Team honors at first base.
In the Division 3 district tournament, Branham and Rose led the Comets past area-rival Hillsdale to advance to the district final.
Marquart hit .398 for Reading with 14 RBIs and finished with an .889 fielding percentage. Butts enjoyed a strong season, hitting .321 with 19 RBIs while posting a .920 fielding percentage.
Julayne Brigham of Big-Eight champion Concord was named the league's Most Valuable Player. Maycee Brigham, Sydney Martines and Lelah Weber also represent Concord on the All-Big Eight First Team.
Springport landed five players on the First Team in Erin Shafer, Taylor Heisler, Kim Keller, Karri Wiel and Sam Bates. Homer had Mallori Konkle, Ashlyn Swafford, Kelsey Konkol and Stephanie Osborn make the First Team. Ashley Smittendorf of Athens rounded out the All-Big Eight First Team.
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Yeah, we've had plenty of things come through the Book fair with the signatures of Chicago and Illinois celebrities on 'em. In fact, I think we've had representatives of just about everything Chicago is famous for.
The literary world is well represented, of course: Andrew Greeley, Ben Hecht, Bill Kurtis, Bill Granger, Sara Paretsky, Christie Hefner, Eugene Kennedy, Nelson Algren, Mike Royko, and many others (Didn't know Minnie was from Chicago, did you?). And scads of politicians: Burton Natarus, Ed Burke, Carter Harrison Jr., George Ryan…. In fact, we once had a book inscribed by Royko to Natarus, which the library decided to keep, what with the historic nature of THAT conjunction. And once, only once, Richard J. Daley. (Sold it to a member of the county government, as it happens.)
We haven't done so well in Chicago sports, probably because nobody gives those souvenirs away: a Bear or two, a White Sock…we did get Leo Durocher, though his Cubs period is not exactly the high point of his biography. Even worse, we have never had a single gangster autograph (that I know about, though there was the estate of a lawyer once whose collection made me a bit uneasy.)
Architects, though: we've had architects: Bertrand Goldberg, Eliel Saarinen, Morrell Shoemaker, George Danforth. And we're pretty good on autographs of Chicago scholars: Hannah Gray, Paul F. Gehl, Theodore W. Schulz, and Robert W. Karrow. Books have come in signed by businessmen like Phillip Klutznick, Leo G. Burnett, Fairfax Cone, Joy Morton, and Philip D. Block III. Ramsey Lewis has to pretty much cover the Chicago music scene solo (though we almost had Daniel Barenboim and we did have Vivian Solti.) And in classes by themselves, we can boast great Chicago chef Louis Szathmary, and an 8x10 glossy signed by Kukla, Fran, AND Ollie.
Now, of course, there are more and better autographs upstairs, from Abraham Lincoln to Al Capone. (No, not a letter from Abraham Lincoln to Al Capone; haven't you had your morning coffee yet?) The Newberry, though, does not collect autographs per se: these are just items in larger research collections. We at the Book Fair are the ones who go in for single autographs: YOURS, for example. (No, I was NOT going to say "on a check". I was going to say "on two or three checks". Make no small plans.)


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HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett has pushed hard for legislators to pass a bill that would reform the pension system for state employees, and several local lawmakers are on board with the plan.
However, Corbett's initiative doesn't have enough support in the Legislature, and no vote was taken on the matter before the $29.1 billion state budget for 2014-15 was passed late Monday night.
The pension plan would reduce future state and school employees' pensions to save more than $10 billion over 30 years.
Corbett said, "I will continue to work with the legislature toward meaningful pension reform. I am withholding signing the budget passed by the General Assembly while I deliberate its impact on the people of Pennsylvania."
Corbett's plan to change the pension system would only affect new employees and would combine a defined-benefit pension system with a 401(k)-like program in which employees would make their own investment decisions.
State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-12th, said Corbett's proposal is a "small step in the right direction" but added that it doesn't have enough support to pass.
"The governor has been trying to get enough votes together for quite some time but he hasn't been successful," Metcalfe said. "He's been calling people up to his office to try to get support but it doesn't look like he's been successful in that endeavor."
Metcalfe said he would support the pension reform bill if it ever came up for a vote, but he noted that his State Government Committee in the House passed similar legislation last year.
Metcalfe said the new proposal "weakens" that legislation, although he still would support Corbett's plan.
State Rep. Dick Stevenson, R-8th, said legislators understand the "mounting financial obligation" facing the pension system. He added he would vote for Corbett's plan if it ever reaches the House floor because it is "the right and responsible thing to do."
"Ignoring this issue and passing it off for another time is neither responsible nor is it practical," Stevenson said. "To get a handle on these costs, we must take action immediately so that the brunt of the cost is not borne on taxpayers at the state or local level."
State Sen. Randy Vulakovich, R-40th, said he too supports pension reform because it is long overdue.
However, he added that it's been stressful trying to juggle the pension issue while also haggling to pass a budget.
"I support the governor's position on pension reform," Vulakovich said. "It's something we truly have to do, and I am in full support of the position he is taking. But it's been a difficult year and everybody is under a lot of stress right now to come up with something we can all agree on."
State Rep. Lee James, R-64th, said the state has a responsibility to change the pension system to honor promises made to retirees for decades.
"Public pension reform would save taxpayer money in the long run while also strengthening the durability of the retirement systems for the participants," James said.
State Rep. Jaret Gibbons, D-10th, was one of the only local lawmakers to voice his displeasure with Corbett's reform.
He said the governor's plan is "pension reform in name only, as it does little to help our budgetary problems."
"Just like the average family has to make the payments on their credit card debt, the state has to make the payments on its debt," Gibbons said.
"No reform proposal, which only targets harsh benefit cuts to future workers and does nothing to affect the actual pension debt payments, will help solve Pennsylvania's pension problem."


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Rest is just as important as exercise.
Exercise is good for you. But of course too much of a good thing can be just as detrimental to your health as being sedentary. The key is to make sure you're giving yourself ample time to rest between workouts, and that you aren't doing too much of any one exercise. Variety is a main player in the game of avoiding overuse injuries. Also tweaking your intensity and frequency help you not to suffer from overtraining. How do you know when you're going too hard though? Here are some notable signs to look for:
In place of energy, exercise gives you a case of sleepiness. In addition, maybe you feel a little down & out. Exercise is supposed to leave you with an "I can do anything" attitude and general disposition. When you start to feel like it sucks the life out of you instead of that feeling of accomplishment, it might be time to lay off for a day.
You notice that you get sick easier and the sickness lasts longer. When you exercise too much, your immune system takes a beating. This leaves you susceptible to any and all germs flying around, and no good way to fight them. Thus, you get sick faster and it could last longer because your body doesn't have the tools it requires to fight off the germs.
Sleeping has become a chore, or on the flip side, you feel like sleeping all the time. When you don't give your body what it needs, it will take it when it can get it. If you think you're doing your body good by going that extra little bit when you are already feeling tired, well your body may react by sleeping through the alarm the next day.
If your feet are dragging, literally. Or you're muscles are sore for more than 48 hours after a workout. When your arms or legs begin to feel heavy and you don't have the stamina that you used to, you need to rest. Your body is trying to tell you its tired. In addition, if your muscles stay sore for longer after a workout, they are well overdue for some relaxing. If you don't listen you can seriously injure yourself.
The surest sign that you are in need of some serious z's is your mood. Have you been snappy lately? Your patience wearing thin long before it used to? That's the number one sign that you need to catch up on sleep.
The best rest time for exercise is 2 days per week. However, if you feel yourself suffering from one or more of the above symptoms, by all means take an extra day. A good article on this topic is "7 Hidden Signs of Overtraining" on sparkpeople.com. For more information, please call the Wayne County YMCA at (570)253-2083 or visit us on the web at ymcawayne.com.


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Police are searching for two juveniles who fired a BB gun at two vehicles parked in a lot at B&A Auto Sales, 1601 N. Ninth St., Friday afternoon.
The juveniles fired on the vehicles at 2:45 p.m. The incident was reported to police an hour later.
A 2005 Dodge SXT sustained $180 in damage to its front windshield while a 1996 GMC sustained $250 to its rear driver side window and $100 in damage throughout due to small dents to its body.


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More information on the project can be found at indiegogo.com/americangut.
Researchers are poised to get to the bottom of our gut feelings.
The University of Colorado is in the lead on a project billed as "American Gut," an open-access endeavor aimed at identifying the trillions of microbes dwelling in our intestines and the rest of our bodies.
By doing so, researchers hope also to learn more about what those microbes are doing for us -- and to us.
The study is in partnership with the Human Food Project and piggybacks on the five-year, $173 million National Institutes of Health-backed Human Microbiome Project. It is aimed at identifying the microbes in our physiology and determining their functions, including digesting food and bolstering immune systems.
Associate professor Rob Knight, of CU's BioFrontiers Institute, said the human body typically harbors 10 trillion to 100 trillion individual microbes, outnumbering its own cells by about a 10-to-1 ratio.
"Almost all of them are benign -- when they are in the right place," Knight said. Microbes can stave off disease. But in some cases, they trigger illness, causing inflammation or ulcers.
While previous studies examining people's microbial makeup have been very selective in participants and limited in scope, the goal of "American Gut" is to entice tens of thousands of people to dig down deep and share a piece of themselves with science.
"Galileo saw outer space through his telescope, and we want to see the inner space of your gut through modern genetics," said Rob Dunn, a scientist at North Carolina State University collaborating on the project, according to a news release.
A central purpose of the study is to better understand how differences in diet and lifestyle, whether they are a matter of choice (vegetarians and athletes, for instance) or necessity (those with allergies or auto-immune diseases), affect individuals' microbial makeup.
The project is being crowd-funded, and about 18,000 people have signed up so far to receive more information about it.
"You might want to know how your microbes look when you eat vast amounts of turkey at Thanksgiving, or when you start a diet, or how it changes when you go to Mexico and drink the water," Knight said.
"And you might want to know how similar your microbes are to other members of your family, your partner, your child or your dog. You might also want to know if your microbes resemble those of other people who are similar to you in other ways -- whether they are in the same location, or people who eat the same diet or engage in the same sports."
Knight added, "At this stage, we don't have that great a handle on those things. This will contribute to helping us find out the answers to those questions, and whole lot of others."
The website for the American Gut project offers tiered plans for participation, ranging from $25 for a tee-shirt promoting the project up to $25,000, which buys a detailed map of the contributor's gut microbiome, with "ultra-deep sequencing" of the individual's sample aimed at generating as many individual bacterial genomes as possible.
The project offers a donor option at the $500 contribution level called "A Week of Feces," directing donors to collect and submit a stool sample every day for week along with detailed dietary information. So far, according to the project website, there have been no takers for that one.
Other suggested contributions are tied to the submission of just one stool sample and skin or oral swabs. With an overall fundraising goal of $400,000, less than $10,000 has been raised to date, with 45 days left in the funding campaign.
"We're taking this directly to the public, and we're hoping there are citizen-scientists who are excited to participate," Knight said. "The fundraising phase goes for a couple of months, and the idea is to hit the holiday season where a lot of people are thinking about food and their gut."
With sufficient influx of donations -- and volunteered samples -- the DNA sequencing of submitted microbial genomes should enable researchers to return data to project participants in the first part of the new year.
"The goal is to deliver the information back to participants in a way they understand -- and they're not going to understand everything, because even the scientists in the project don't understand everything," Knight said.
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Few words in the English language set off alarm bells like the word "audit." The good news is there are ways to reduce the likelihood the Internal Revenue Service will tag you for an audit. Nevertheless, if a letter from the IRS does appear in your mailbox, don't panic.
Statistically, the IRS only audits about one percent of taxpayers with incomes under $200,000, according to the tax experts at the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants. There are red flags that can raise the likelihood you'll be audited, however.
Here is another helpful tip to protect yourself against an audit:
Do understand the home office deduction. If you qualify for a home office deduction, you can deduct a percentage of your rent, real estate taxes, utilities, phone bills, insurance and other costs that are properly allocated to the home office. However, you must use the space exclusively and regularly as your principal place of business. "Exclusive use" means that a specific area of the home is used only for trade or business, not also for the family to watch TV at night.


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NOTICE: For your convenience, you can e-mail your bulletin board notices to email@example.com as well as mail to 1944 Warwick Ave., Warwick, RI 02889, or fax to 732-3110.
Pilgrim Sr. Center
Ongoing events at the Pilgrim Senior Center, 27 Pilgrim Parkway. The center is open Mon.-Fri. from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Stop by the center and pick up a monthly newsletter for call 468-4070 for more information.
The center is looking for a yoga instructor. Certification, insurance, experience and references needed. Call Holly Weber at 468-4074.
Outdoor games on Thursdays at 10 a.m. weather permitting.
Do you have questions about housing, heating assistance, medical insurance, prescription assistance, tax discounts, food stamps/snap? Need help stretching the dollar? Call Kathleen, the Information Specialist at 468-4084 or stop by the lobby and visit with her, concerning various, available Assistance Programs.Pre-New Year BashTri City Elks, 1919 West Shore Rd., will have a Pre-New Year Bash Dec. 29. Dinner is at 7 p.m., music from 8-11p.m. with the "Here Again Band." Tickets are $25 per person and are available in the lounge.GFWC Warwick Women's Club
The GFWC Warwick Women's Club will meet Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. at Clouds Hill Museum, 4157 Post Rd. A brief history and a guided tour of the museum will be given. Members will be donating hats, mittens and scarves for the RI Family Shelter. Refreshments will be available. Call Kirsten at 467-2908 is you wish to attend this meeting.
St. Mark's Church
St. Mark's Episcopal church, 111 West Shore Rd., has a free spinet piano to a good home. The piano is in the choir loft and therefore must be professionally moved. Call 737-3127 if your are interested.
St. Mark's has begun a 5 p.m. Saturday evening service of Holy Eucharist. In the Episcopal Church all who have been baptized in any denomination may receive Communion. All are welcome.
Christmas Tree Fundraiser
Boy Scouts of Troop 31 are holding a Christmas tree fundraiser. Proceeds go to the scouts to help them pay for summer camp. The tree stand is located at 1522 Main St., West Warwick, at the intersection of Main St. and New London Turnpike, and is open weekdays from 4-8 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. The trees range from six feet to nine feet. Premium grade trees are $37 and lesser quality are $20-$27.
The Pilgrim Senior Center Tuesday "Singing Group" is sponsoring the following trips in 2013. Conway Tours May 19. New slots and historic spots 2-night, 3-day at the New Valley Forge Casino Resort in Pennsylvania. Casino bonus and meals $379 per person double. Single rates also available.
Sept. 15 the Hamptons in New York wine tasting, meals and waterfront hotel, two days, one night $299 per person double. Single rates available.
Lessons and Carols
On Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at SS. Rose and Clement Church, 111 Long St., the choir will sing Christmas music to accompany each lesson and the children will re-enact The Christmas Story. Admission is free. Reception to follow. All are invited.
Evening Counseling Available
If you are experiencing depression, anxiety or overwhelming stress coupled with an addiction to or dependence on drugs or alcohol, then The Kent Center's new evening program may be right for you. The Kent Center is offering an intensive outpatient program for people battling co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Program hours are 4:40-8 p.m., making it accessible for people who work. The program is confidential and personalized to meet individual needs. For more information call 732-5656.
Help for Victims of Crime
Are you a victim of physical or sexual assault, domestic violence, untreated childhood abuse, or another crime or traumatic event? Are you experiencing depression, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, increased substance use or other emotional difficulties? If so, you may be eligible to receive counseling services free of charge at The Kent Center (www.thekentcenter.org). Victims of crimes and other traumatic events often experience debilitating psychiatric symptoms that may have long-term affects if left untreated. Seek treatment today at 732-5656.Cornerstone ChurchCornerstone Church, 1990 Elmwood Ave., Warwick, is now a member of the RI Community Food Bank. Hours of operation are the first and third Saturday from 9-11 a.m. and the second and fourth Monday from 6-8 p.m. For more information call 781-6121.
Domestic Abuse Support Groups
The Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center is a non-profit agency providing services to victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault. The agency offers morning and evening support groups for adults dealing with current or past domestic abuse. Groups provide a safe place to talk with others who have shared similar experiences. The groups are confidential and free of charge. For more information, call Jessica at 738-1700.
Mentor a Child
Do you have an hour a week to spare? That's all it takes to make a difference in the life of a child. Today's children need positive, caring adult role models to help them develop confidence, self-esteem and a desire to stay in school. For more information on the Warwick Mentor Program, please contact Pamela Sherman at 732-7700 x117 or visit the Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership web site at www.mentorRI.org.
Old Warwick Grange #41
The Grange is a fraternal community service, non-profit organization with a special interest in rural life and the traditions of faith, patriotism, leadership and family values. Grange where the whole family can go and grow. Help them to help others. The meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. No meetings in July or August. The Grange hall is located at 1175 West Shore Rd.
Developmental Screening
The Child Outreach Department of the Warwick Public Schools, in cooperation with the Volunteers of Warwick schools (VOWS), conducts regular preschool screening clinics. All Warwick preschool children between the ages of 3 and 5 are offered the Early Screening Inventory-Revised (ESI-R). This is a free service provided by the Warwick Public Schools. Participation in a Developmental Screening is a long established program of the Warwick School Department that provides families with information about their child's development and offers information about community resources. For more information, or to arrange a clinic appointment for your preschool aged child, call the VOWS office at 734-3230.
Free Sunday Lunch
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 389 Greenwich Ave., is offering a free lunch for anyone in need of a meal or companionship. All are welcome every Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For more information call 737-6758.
Rhode Island Pet Bird Club
The R.I. Pet Bird Club welcomes anyone who owns birds or has an interest in exotic birds. Meet other people who have birds, listen to guest lecturers and more. The meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. For more information call Michele at 739-7290 or visit www.orgsites.com/ri/ripbc.Photographic Society of RIThe Photographic Society of Rhode Island welcomes camera enthusiasts of all abilities. Meetings are held on the second, third and fourth Tuesday of each month, September through May at Lakewood Baptist Church, 255 Atlantic Ave. For more information visit www.psri.us.Bingo
There will be bingo every Friday at 6:45 p.m. at Meadowbrook Terrace on Warwick Ave. in the Community Hall.
Donate Shop
The Donate Shop is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit thrift store that provides free clothing to families in crisis. They are an all-volunteer organization that relies solely on the support of the community to continue this endeavor. The shop has a new location at 400 Warwick Ave., Unit #14, between Dunkin Donuts and Shaw's. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The phone number is 533-9944, the website is www.thedonateshop.org and "Like" them on Facebook for special updates.
Gambling Counseling Offered
Bridgemark now offers individual, group and family counseling for problem gambling. If you or a loved one is experiencing difficulties as a result of gambling, call for discreet and confidential assistance, 781-2700. Deaf services are also available; call their videophone number 1-866-730-9573.
Fife and Drum Corps
The Kentish Guards Fife and Drum Corps rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at the Kentish Guards Armory on Pierce St. in East Greenwich. Free lessons on playing the fife are provided to men and young men interested in joining the corps.
Fife & Drum Corps
Join the Pawtuxet Rangers Fife & Drum Corps of Warwick and continue the great tradition of Colonial/Revolutionary history through music. The Fife & Drum Corps meets every Wednesday night at Wyman Elementary School from 6:30-8 p.m. The corps is open to anyone over the age of 12. Drum and fife instruction is available to beginners.


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Willow Ridge Beagles
Additional Information: Family raised small beagles 10 to 20 lbs. 3 boys and 3 girls.call or text for more info.
Additional Information: AKC registered Beagle pups will be available Oct 2015! Visit www.beaglelove.com for more information and to be added to the wait list.
AKC registered Beagle pups available in October 2015! Our pups are champion bread, lots of people love & attention. Due... ...
Wyoming Beagle Beauties
Additional Information: We are a small breeding program that breeds our pets so that others can enjoy having Beagle Family members too:-)...We have one male and two females currently...we have litters on and off thru theyear
Cambridge Schnauzers & Corgies
Additional Information: Our Schnauzers & Corgie babies are from excellent quality parents, cuddled every day, & well started on good manners. We are expecting new Toy Schnauzers on 12/29/17. They are $850.
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Pilcher's Pups
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Savage Beagle Kennel
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Clubhouse Beagles
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Terwillegar Beagles
Additional Information: Top breeder 50 plus years of both Canadian/American Champions.Also home of Top winning Obedience BEAGLES.Bred for Health and Temperament AKC Breeder of MeritPuppies Born 1/17/17 Deposits Required
TERWILLEGAR BEAGLES(USA) Top Breeder of Both American and Canadian Champion Show Dogs. Also Top Winning Obedience BEAGLES. Health and Temperament... ...
Whispering Winds Kennel
Additional Information: We currently have a litter of 8 beautiful puppies DOB 1/10/16 2 females and 5 males still available.
We now have Avid Microchips available. Our newest litters of Beagle babies were born 1/10/16 between our Vetti and Royce. Chardon show... ...
Maryan's Beagles
Additional Information: Update: 6-22-18: New Litter: 3F/5M!! Visit our website at maryansbeagles.blogspot.com for pictures & info. Our puppies are all AKC registered w/ top championship pedigrees.
PUPPIES AVAILABLE: Update as of 6-22-18: We have a new litter of puppies that were born on June 7th. Molly, the mom and Simba, the... ...
Lilly Pix
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** 5 Star Beagles***
Additional Information: WE ARE EXPECTING TWO NEW LITTERS OF PUPPIES! We are expecting a traditional and a RARE Silver/Blue litter to be born around 9-4-2017. All information can be found on our website at www.5StarBeagles.
Woodland Beagles
Additional Information: Woodland Beagles is a small family operated beagle kennel. We breed and raise ONLY beagles. We are proud of our bloodlines and breed for: Temperament,Disposition and HEALTH. Please see Website.
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Happy Tail Beagles
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We have beautiful Beagles that are about 12 to 14 inches tall. We have been raising Beagles for 18 years. Give us a call or email. The prices... ...
Double Trouble Beagles
Additional Information: I have 1 male at stud Bud he has hunting lines with many field champions in his line.Upcomeing litter between Kentucky and Bud. She's due the end of June-pups will be ready too go in August
At stud-Bud. Bud has all hunting lines with many field trail champions in his line. He is standing the 2018 season for 500-registered females.... ...
Additional Information: AFTER 40 PLUS YEARS OF BREEDING BEAGLES WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST HUNTING BRED BEAGLE BLOODLINES AVAILABLE TODAY. AKC REGISTERED 15" CLASS BEAGLES BRED TO RUN IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
With many field chapions in there pedigree our dogs will do well as a trial or gun dog. They are AKC registered 15" class beagles that are bred to... ...
Cackley's Perfect Puppies
Additional Information: Hello, My Name is Jenny Cackley, I have been raising top quality Beagle puppies since 1999. I hope I can help you find your new puppy for your family! All come pre-spoiled and well loved!!
We have AKC and UKC Registered Beagle Puppies. Most of our UKC Beagle puppies have champion bloodlines.�We always have a variety of colors, and... ...
Kimberlis Kuties
Additional Information: Inspected and Approved by AKC and a TEXAS LICENSED BREEDER. Each baby will be current on vaccinations, wormed, dew claws are done, will have a Complete Health Exam before leaving.
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lil snoopies
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Additional Information: At little country paws we are dedicated to raising healthy and happy puppies. They are AKC and UABR registered. Our only wish is that when they leave here, they go into happy and loving forever homes.
Little Country Paws is dedicated to raising pure bred, high quality, healthy puppies. We take a lot of pride in what we do. We strive to... ...
Indian Meadow Beagles
Additional Information: At Indian Meadow Beagles we have owned, hunted,& bred beagles for over 27 yrs. Our dogs are healthy & friendly;our pups will make good hunters & great pets. Also,our bloodlines are AKC registered.
Bement's Beagles
Additional Information: MERRY CHRISTMAS CALL OR TEXT LARRY AT 219-863-9650 for hunting dogs
Parmelee Beagles
Additional Information: We do not have any puppies available at this time. Please contact us to be added to our list for future litters
We are a small family breeder, usually with just 1 litter a year, our beagles are usually brown/white/tan in coloring. We love beagles and have... ...
Kirkland's HH Beagles
Additional Information: HH Beagles has 30yrs experience in breeding & training field champion bred beagles. They are not only superior in the field, but are also great family pets & loyal companions. We have puppies!!
We have 6 females available. Pictures of the litter are posted. Please contact us for more information. All puppies are AKC registered, have... ...
WesLin Beagles
Additional Information: Young at heart and full of energy - looking for a loving companion? You need a Beagle or Two!!! Every person should have a Beagle in their life. Black, white & tan - Chocolate, white & tan or lemon
Beagle Babies
Additional Information: I have tri color, lemons, and red beagles. Raising healthy puppies is my passion. My puppies are raised in the country and have large 2200 sq feet to play area.
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Victory Hill Ranch
Additional Information: My family has been raising beagles as long as I can remember and now my wife and I have continued the family tradition on our ranch in Dime Box.
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Keith & Ginger Kubena
Additional Information: We've been raising beagles for 29 yrs, enjoy beagles as pets/hunting dogs. Keith & Ginger Kubena 979-884-0017 home/landline, 979-542-8357 cell texting, email@example.com AKC $600 Dime Box,TX Lic#251
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Bri's Beagles
Additional Information: I have 2 female beagles that I breed . They have a wonderful temperment. They are very loving with everyone. They loves kids.
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