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Dear A.M. Costa Rica:
After reading Mr. Kantrowitz's comments in the Wednesday edition, I was left scratching my head as to why it is that liberals seem to think it is ok to totally fabricate information to suit their positions.
So Mr. Kantrowitz, you stated that right wingers kill more people than suspected Muslim terrorists in the U.S., but such a statement is totally unfounded. In fact the mass shootings were pretty much all done by liberals or people with Democrat roots.
As far as the false statement you made that the U.S. leads the industrialized world in firearm homicides at a rate of 3.5 per 1,000, you forgot a few zeros. It is actually 3.5 per 100,000 per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control for 2014, and per a Washington Post article dated 17 December 2012, the USA isn't even close to the top in gun homicides.
At that time the USA was at 3.2 per 100,000 and showed over 270,000,000 firearms were owned by private citizens, a ranking of No. 1 in the world for private firearm ownership. Costa Rica's gun homicide rate was 4.59 per 100,000. Brazil's was 18.1. Mexico was 9.97. Belize was 21.82. South Africa, 17.03, and pretty much all of Central and South America and many other parts of the world, despite their gun regulations, were much higher than the firearm homicide rates of the U.S.A.
By the way, most reasonable people believe in some degree of gun control, background checks, keeping them out of the hands of mentally ill and criminals, and the reason there are many opposed to new controls is that they feel that once liberals chip away at gun rights it's only a matter of time before they try to abolish private gun ownership completely. Criminals and terrorists don't care what kind of gun laws there are, they don't follow any laws and can easily get black market weapons.
Jim Day
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To preface, this is not a dissertation on whether President Obama is right on wrong in his recent efforts on gun control.
It's obvious Mr. Kantrowitz enjoys taking numbers at face value and portrays the distinction between industrialized and non-industrialized as somehow noteworthy or, that it gives credence to his comparative observations. Fact remains, murder is murder, and dead is dead
regardless where it takes place.
Given that Mr. Kantrowitz is into generalizations, I would suggest that the U.S. propensity for accepting immigrants from here, there and everywhere throughout its existence, speaks for itself. It would be interesting to fast forward five years to compare murder statistics for
European (industrialized) countries given the migration that has recently occurred.
Would be curious to know the source in support of the following statement made in his letter "More people are killed by these right wing terrorists then the Muslim scare we keep being told about."
J. H. Penner
Richmond, British Columbia
Data supplied by Bob Normand
The U.S. problem is in large cities
Dear A.M. Costa Rica:
I enjoyed reading Henry Kantrowitz' letter to the editor in today's A.M. Costa Rica. I do believe a great deal of gun violence relates to drug use and trafficking as well as crimes committed under the influence of a drug or alcohol.
But Mr. Kantrowitz should be more careful about using statistics. His numbers are off in several ways. Murder rates are quoted as a ratio of occurrences per 100,000 population not per 1,000. In murder rate, the U.S. ranks only 121 out of 216 as shown above. Unfortunately, the Americas (North, Central and South) as a group has the highest murder rate in the world. This is particularly true in Central America. Even though Costa Rica is the lowest murder rate in Central America, it's still twice the U.S. rate (new data for 2015 is likely to spike the Costa Rica rate to 12+). Look up the data, I did (Wikipedia).
Numbers from the World Bank or CIA data show somewhat different absolute numbers but give the same overall comparison.
In the U.S., the most serious problem seems to be in large, sophisticated cities, and it's been increasing in 2015. Chicago's rate through August projects to be 14.5, Baltimore will be 34.7, and Milwaukee is shooting for (pun intended) 17.4. These are closer to Central American rates.
Mr. Obama would do better to confront the big city murder problem in the U.S. rather than worry about tightening background checks, which have been shown to be meaningless (e.g., San Bernadino). The Wild West may be over but it's obvious that today's wild west is keeping the murder rate average in the country suppressed from achieving even higher numbers.
Bob Normand
Editor's Note: A sharper editor would have caught the honest statistical error by Mr. Kantrowitz and brought it to his attention.
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|Plan to transport Cubans does not include those waiting in
By the A.M. Cuba staff
Costa Rica will not admit Cuban migrants who are stranded in Panamá adjacent to the country's southern border, the foreign minister, Manuel González, said Wednesday.
He said that those migrants have to make their way to the United States other than under a transportation plan Costa Rica has in mind.
The foreign minister made this comment while discussing what he called a pilot project to send 180 Cubans by air to El Salvador Tuesday. The airlift will be from Daniel Oduber airport in Liberia via Avianca.
The plan is to transport the migrants by bus to the northern Mexican border from El Salvador.
González noted that the Cubans are likely to face some resentment as they travel by land because they are the only national group that gets preferential treatment from U.S. immigration authorities. He noted that in the countries to the north, El Salvador, Guatemala and México, there are individuals who have been deported from the United States.
Each of the adults involved in the pilot project will pay $550 to a private travel firm for the trip.
That amount also covers the $29 exit tax from Costa Rica, the $60 visa for El Salvador and the $10 visa for Guatemala, the foreign ministry noted.
Ironically, $1 of the Costa Rican exit tax goes into a fund for victims of human trafficking.
González emphasized that the Cubans here are legal because they have government-issued visas. His ministry also is backing away from the details of the pilot project by saying that none of the governments of the countries involved and none of the international organizations will assume the cost of the trips and that payment is a private transaction.
Those selected for the trip will be those with the longest time in Costa Rica with the capacity to pay, said a ministry announcement.
Based on the capacity of the pilot project aircraft, some 44 flights would be needed to move the 7,800 Cubans already in Costa Rica to El Salvador. And that also would represent a charge of $4.3 million.
González really did not have an answer when asked about those migrants who might be unable to pay the requested fare.
In addition to the visas, the fee is supposed to cover food,
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto photoManuel González gives details with aid of sign translator
travel insurance, bus fares, lodging along the way and other expenses.
The International Organization for Migration will be the agency that evaluates and picks the travel firms, it said.
González said that after the first group reaches México, representatives of the governments in the region will meet to evaluate the entire project.
If the plan is adopted for the rest of the Cubans, the government envisions flights from Juan Santamaría airport in Alajuela as well as the Liberia airport.
Most of the Cubans flew from their island to Ecuador and traveled by land to Costa Rica. They seek to take advantage of the 1966 Cold War era U.S. law that gives them immigration preference.
The Costa Rica situation is similar to the situations elsewhere as Cubans seek better economic conditions in the United States before the U.S. welcome mat is withdrawn due to that country's rapprochement with Cuba.
The Pew Research Center said it filed a public record request to learn from U.S. Customs and Border Protection that 43,159 Cubans entered the U.S. via ports of entry in fiscal year 2015.
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|Radiocarbon dating found to be effective in studying sea
By the Duke University news service
Radiocarbon dating of atomic bomb fallout found in sea turtle shells can be used to reliably estimate the ages, growth rates and reproductive maturity of sea turtle populations in the wild, a new study led by Duke University and U.S. government researchers finds.
The technique provides more accurate estimates than other methods scientists currently use and may help shed new light on factors influencing the decline and lack of recovery of some endangered sea turtles populations.
"The most basic questions of sea turtle life history are also the most elusive," said Kyle Van Houtan, fisheries research ecologist at Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and adjunct associate professor at Duke. The research center is a facilty of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Van Houtan and his colleagues analyzed hard tissue from the shells of 36 deceased hawksbill sea turtles collected since the 1950s. The turtles either died naturally or were harvested for their decorative shells as part of the global tortoise shell trade. The researchers worked with federal agencies, law enforcement and museum archives to obtain the specimens.
The scientists were able to estimate each turtle's approximate age by comparing the bomb-testing radiocarbon accumulated in its shell to background rates of bomb-testing radiocarbon deposited in Hawaii's corals. Levels of carbon-14 increased rapidly in the biosphere from the mid-1950s to about 1970 as a result of Cold War-era nuclear tests but have dropped at predictable rates since then, allowing scientists to determine the age of an organism based on its carbon-14 content.
Van Houtan and his team were able to estimate median growth rates and ages of sexual maturity in the collected specimens by comparing their radiocarbon measurements to those of other wild and captive hawksbill populations whose growth rates were known.
This is the first time carbon-14 dating of shell tissue has been used to estimate age, growth and maturity in sea turtles. Previously, scientists employed other, less precise methods such as using turtle length as a proxy for age, or analyzing the incomplete growth layers in hollow bone tissue.
Duke University/Kyle Van HoutanThese are some of the Hawkbill shells used in the study
The researchers published their peer-reviewed research in the Proceedings of Royal Society B.
Aside from giving scientists a more reliable tool for estimating turtle growth and maturity, Van Houtan believes the new technique sheds light on why some populations, including Hawaiian hawksbills, the smallest sea turtle population on Earth, aren't rebounding as quickly as expected despite years of concerted conservation.
"Our analysis finds that hawksbills in the Hawaii population deposit eight growth lines annually, which suggests that females begin breeding at 29 years, significantly later than any other hawksbill population in the world. This may explain why they haven't yet rebounded," Van Houtan said.
The bomb radiocarbon tests also indicate another red flag, he said.
"They appear to have been omnivores as recently as the 1980s. Now, they appear to be primarily herbivores. Such a dramatic decline in their food supply could delay growth and maturity, and may reflect ecosystem changes that are quite ominous in the long term for hawksbill populations in Hawaii," he said.
Although the new research focused primarily on Hawaiian hawksbills, bomb radiocarbon dating could be used to study other hawksbill populations, or populations from other sea turtle species, worldwide.
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|18th century boat turns up
under Virginia building site
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
At a construction site in the port city of Alexandria, Virginia, close to Washington, archaeologists are carefully digging out by hand an 18th century ship.
The find was discovered in December as excavation began for a new hotel. Three-D scanning imagery has indicated that the underground vessel was about 15 meters long, but that may only be one-third of its actual length when it was at sea.
Calling the discovery an extremely significant find, the Alexandria's city archaeologist, Francine Bromberg, said the ship calls back the time when Alexandria was a major East Coast port. Europeans settled in Alexandria with their ships in the late 1600s.
Ms. Bromberg said the location probably once was the local landfill, filled with water, where the ship was deliberately sunk. She said the wood did not decay because it has been buried underground.
"But as it's exposed to the oxygen, the wood begins to deteriorate," she explained, "and we can already see cracking occurring." For now, the heavy timber pieces will be preserved in tanks with plain drinking water, she said, until a preservation lab can be found.
How it was used is a mystery, said Bromberg, but it was probably a military ship or a trade ship that traveled along the United States East Coast. As naval archeologists help disassemble the ship, they search for markings or artifacts to help identify it.
Ms. Bromberg said other ships have been discovered in Alexandria, but they usually are not as old. The hope is that this ship can go on display in the future.
Two more from Guantanamo
sent overseas, Pentagon says
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
The Pentagon has announced that two inmates from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba have been transferred to Ghana.
The decision to move the two suspected terrorists from the prison was based on several factors, including security matters, after a comprehensive review of their cases, officials said.
Ghana's foreign ministry identified the two former prisoners as being from Yemen and says they were cleared of all terror charges.
It says Ghana, as a member of the international community, has a responsibility to assist in what it calls the international crisis situation, including accepting refugees from Syria.
The Pentagon says 105 prisoners remain at Guantanamo.
President Barack Obama has made closing the military prison one of his goals before he leaves office.
However, many in Congress are reluctant to approve shuttering Guantanamo because some of its inmates would be transferred to federal prisons across the U.S.
California terrorists' friend
denies guilt in court visit
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
The man accused of supplying guns to the killers in the California terror attack pleaded innocent Wednesday to conspiracy and other charges.
The man, Enrique Marquez, Jr., is the first person arrested over the deadliest terror attack in the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001. He faces two charges of firearms violations for being the so-called straw buyer in the purchase of two assault rifles used in the Dec. 2 attack in San Bernardino. Marquez is also accused of conspiring with Syed Rizwan Farook in 2011 and 2012 to provide material support to terrorists.
Two other charges, fraud and making false statements on immigration documents, are related to an alleged sham marriage. His trial is set for Feb. 23.
According to the FBI, Marquez and Farook were friends who grew up next door to each other in Riverside. Farook introduced Marquez to Islam as a teenager a decade ago and indoctrinated him in violent extremism.
Marquez is not charged with direct involvement in the attack last month that left 14 people dead and more than 20 wounded, but officials say his purchase of the guns and his failure to warn authorities about Farook had deadly consequences.
Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, died in a shootout with police a few hours after they opened fire inside a holiday party attended by Farook's co-workers.
According to the criminal complaint, Marquez phoned the authorities hours after the San Bernardino shooting and told the dispatcher that the attackers used my gun.
Marquez told investigators that he and Farook had planned to launch attacks at Riverside City College, where they attended classes, and on a notoriously congested section of highway without exits.
Several pipe bombs were used in the San Bernardino attack. However, none exploded.
Writer in Islamic State Syria
believed to have been executed
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
The Islamic State group has executed what is believed to be the first female citizen journalist for reporting inside its territory, Syrian activists reported.
The woman, Ruqia Hassan, 30, wrote about daily life in Raqqa, the Islamic State's Syrian stronghold and the frequent target of coalition air strikes against the group. Her frequent Facebook posts appeared under the pen name Nissan Ibrahim.
The exact date of Ms. Hassan's execution is unknown, but her presence on social media stopped abruptly in July 2015.
News of her death was confirmed this week by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, a group exposing human rights abuses from within Syria.
The group's founder Abu Mohammed tweeted Ms. Hassan's last known message: "I'm in Raqqa and I received death threats, and when #ISIS [arrests] me and kills me it's ok because they will cut my head and I have dignity its better than I live in humiliation with #ISIS."
Ms. Hassan was an independent reporter who studied philosophy at Aleppo University and joined the opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government when the revolution began in Raqqa.
After the Islamic State entered the city, she refused to leave and began reporting on the human rights abuses occurring there.
North Korea's bomb claim
stirs up the political waters
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
North Korea's claim to have carried out a successful hydrogen bomb test quickly played its way Wednesday into the 2016 U.S. presidential contest.
Several Republican contenders blamed the feckless and failed foreign policy of Democratic President Barack Obama and the leading Democratic presidential candidate, his first-term secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, for allowing Pyongyang to reportedly carry out its fourth nuclear test in the last decade.
One of the leading Republican contenders, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, said, "Our enemies around the world are taking advantage of Obama's weakness."
He accused Obama of sitting idly by, while a lunatic leader in Pyongyang, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, imperils international peace.
Another Republican candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, said the test "underscores the gravity of the threats we are facing right now and also the sheer folly of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy."
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, the son and brother of two U.S. presidents, said, the "North Korean nuke test shows danger of continuing feckless Obama-Clinton foreign policy."
Billionaire real estate titan Donald Trump, currently leading the Republican presidential field in U.S. political surveys, said China should solve the problem of North Korean nuclear tests.
"And if they don't solve the problem," Trump said, "we should make trade very difficult for China. ... North Korea is totally under their control. Without China, they wouldn't eat," said Trump, who called Kim a madman.
Even Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders called on the U.S. to press China into forcing North Korea to abide by international norms.
Mrs. Clinton called the North Korean nuclear test a provocative and dangerous act, which the U.S. should meet with new sanctions against the reclusive Pyongyang government and strengthened missile defenses.
In a statement, Mrs. Clinton said, "North Korea must have no doubt that we will take whatever steps are necessary to defend ourselves and our treaty allies, South Korea and Japan."
State-by-state Republican and Democratic political contests start next month in the U.S. to pick the parties' presidential nominees, with the national election coming in November. The winner will replace Obama as he leaves office next January.
Petitions to ban Trump
scheduled for a UK debate
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
British lawmakers have scheduled a debate for later this month on a petition signed by more than 500,000 people seeking to ban U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from Britain.
Last month Trump, a billionaire real estate developer and frontrunner among Republican candidates, prompted international outrage by calling for a ban on all Muslims entering the United States "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
He proposed the ban after a Dec. 2 mass shooting that killed 14 people in California by two Muslims whom the FBI said had been radicalized.
The debate, called by the Petitions Committee of the lower house of Parliament, will be held Jan. 18 but any conclusion reached by the lawmakers will not be binding.
"By scheduling a debate . . . the committee is not expressing a view on whether or not the government should exclude Donald Trump from the UK," House of Commons Petitions Committee Chairwoman Helen Jones said. "As with any decision to schedule a petition for debate, it simply means that the committee has decided that the subject should be debated.
"A debate will allow a range of views to be expressed," Ms. Jones said.
In the past, people have been banned from entering Britain for fostering hatred that might provoke inter-community violence.
Anti-Muslim American speakers such as Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer have been blocked from entering the country by these rules before, as have extremist Islamic preachers and others whose presence the home secretary has decided would "not be conducive to the public good," the Washington Post reported.
In December, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Trump's comments were "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong."
Finance Minister George Osborne said Trump's comments flew in the face of the founding principles of America but that banning him from Britain was not the best way to respond.
The petition was launched by long-time Trump critic Suzanne Kelly, a Scottish-based campaigner, who said, "The U.K. has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech. The same principles should apply to everyone who wishes to enter the U.K. If the United Kingdom is to continue applying the unacceptable behavior criteria to those who wish to enter its borders, it must be fairly applied to the rich as well as poor, and the weak as well as powerful."
The British government responds to all petitions that gain more than 10,000 signatures, and topics are considered for parliamentary debate if they reach 100,000.
A separate petition, which opposes banning Trump from the country, has been signed by nearly 40,000 people. It will also be debated.
Helen Fenwick, a professor at Durham Law School, said that some supporters of the Trump ban say that the American businessman should be banned from the country because he has incited hatred on the grounds of religion, something made illegal by Britain's hate speech legislation. However, Ms. Fenwick said she doubts that Trump's comments would fall within that definition. His comments were insulting rather than threatening, she noted to the paper.
U.S. education department
encourages school tolerance
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
Will the new year bring peace to the world and more tolerance and goodwill among its citizens? The U.S. Department of Education certainly hopes so.
In the wake of extreme acts of violence and the ongoing worldwide refugee crisis, the department is trying to do its share to promote peace and understanding in the U.S. It is reaching out to schools to ensure they are maintaining safe, respectful and nondiscriminatory learning environments for all of their students.
Catherine Lhamon, the department's assistant secretary for civil rights, noted that as the U.S. welcomes refugees into the country, there will be "more and more conversations about who we are as a nation and what takes place in schools."
"And we want to make sure that all of our schools remember that they need to serve all of our students," she added.
So outgoing Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and incoming acting Secretary John B. King Jr. signed off on a Dear Colleagues letter to schools and universities across America, encouraging classroom and campus environments that are free of bullying and other forms of discrimination.
The three-page letter reminds schools of their responsibility under federal civil rights laws to prohibit discrimination based on race, religion or national origin.
It states, in part, "These refugees have captivated so much attention and are fleeing precisely the type of senseless and violent attacks that have occurred here in the United States and elsewhere recently. The United States must continue to welcome these refugees seeking safety and a new start in life. At the same time, we remain deeply committed to safeguarding the safety and security of the American people. We can and must do both."
The letter also includes links to resources designed to help school officials, educators, students, families and communities promote positive school climates.
The strategies include "making sure that there's somebody who is assessing the campus climate and ensuring that students feel comfortable reporting that they do feel safe, that the schools know what's happening and that they have a process in place to respond to any incidents that may come up," said Ms. Lhamon.
The goal of the letter, she added, is to ensure that all U.S. schools can be safe places where students can focus on learning.
"We are really excited about the ways that we have seen our schools try to make sure that all students can be safe, and we wanted to send a reminder to make sure that no one is unclear about that message and that we remember to deliver for all students," Ms. Lhamon said.
Rhode Island put at bottom
of charity donations listings
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
In general, Americans are generous people. So much so that 95 percent of U.S. households donate to charity, contributing an average of $2,974 each year.
The United States comes in second (behind Myanmar) in the World Giving Index, with Americans giving more than $358 billion in 2014. Seventy-two percent of that amount came from individual donors.
"Giving has been part of our fiber since the beginning of our country," Aggie Sweeney, vice chairperson of the Giving USA Foundation, said back in June 2015. "Americans have always seen giving as an important part of what makes our communities work. In America, we've had a belief of taking care of our own and wanting to be able not to only have government take care of things, but to invest in what we feel is really important."
But some states are more generous than others when it comes to donating time and/or money.
Residents in Utah, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Oklahoma are among the most giving Americans. Of all the U.S. states, residents in those states donate the highest percentage of their income.
States that give the lowest donated income include Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine and New Jersey, with New Hampshire coming in dead last.
To determine the most generous states, financial Web site WalletHub assessed the volunteer rate, percentage of the population who donated time and money, and the median contribution to charity.
When assessing all of the above factors, Utah remains the most generous state, while the least charitable state is Rhode Island. Rhode Islanders apparently give the lowest percentage of their income while also donating the least amount of their time.
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|Safer polio vaccine prevents resurrection
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
Researchers in Britain have come up with a safe polio vaccine strain that would prevent polio reinfection.
Polio vaccines are stockpiled for use into the foreseeable future to prevent another epidemic of paralytic polio, once the disease is officially eradicated.
Experts say there is always a chance the live, weakened virus used to make the warehoused drugs could escape factories, risking new cases of polio. There have also been instances in which mutated viral strains survive in the gut of immune-compromised people after they have been vaccinated.
At the urging of the World Health Organization, British researchers have developed safe seed strains from which to make polio vaccine. They modified viral RNA to make the resulting strains genetically stable. The strains that are now used have in rare cases mutated into dangerous forms.
Vaccines made from the new seed strains would not pose a health hazard at manufacturing facilities, nor be dangerous if they entered into the environment, according to British National Institute for Biological Standards and Control Virology Division head Philip Minor. He helped develop the new strains for polio vaccine, which researchers describe in the journal PLOS Pathogens.
"In the very end-game period, more inactivated polio vaccine will be used because that is what you need to do to make sure . . . you have not missed anything, if you like. . . . So, if you do that, and you use a very much safer strain, I think you are a bit more secure than if you go with what we have at the moment," Minor said.
Vaccine is now made from live, weakened virus. Minor said the new vaccines would be as effective, but safer than current vaccine.
"And after polio is declared eradicated, I think inactivated polio vaccine will continue to be used for some time because of the possibility that you are wrong, that you have made a misstep, you have got chronically excreting, immuno-deficient people out there somewhere. I think there will be a need to carry on vaccination against polio until you are really sure what has happened, I think," Minor said.
An expert panel will make the final determination which new strains of inactivated polio virus are safe to put into new vaccines in the post-polio era.
Inmate accused of making sexy calls
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Judicial agents are accusing an inmate in a medium security section of La Reforma prison of making at least 17 sexy calls to youngsters.
The agents entered the prison Wenesday and said they found cell telephones and other evidence, including telephone numbers.
The 56-year-old suspect had been jailed for similar crimes, said agents.
The man is accused of making telephone calls to minor girls and engaging them in increasingly sexy conversations involving body parts and underclothes, said the Judicial Investigating Organization.
Investigators are seeking to have the man remanded to maximum security, they said.
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iReady is an innovative program aimed at improving the math and reading skills of our Elementary and Middle School participants. Using diagnostic exams to determine individual needs, iReady tracks student's progress and provides administrators with customized lesson plans that target areas requiring improvement. The curriculum is designed to align with New York State Common Core Standards in math and reading, helping prepare participants for the annual city-wide exams.
Power Hour is an important program where all members are required to complete academic coursework given to them from the school day. During this time, members are closely monitored and assisted by staff that specializes in wide ranges of academic expertise. As an incentive for completing assignments, participants are given "Power Points" which are redeemable for prizes during the school year. The aim is to encourage students to continually push themselves toward academic success by providing them with the guidance and tools they need to reach their goals.
The STEM program shows our youth the door-opening benefits of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The plan is to use fresh and creative programs like iReady, ArtScience, Kidz Math, Clay-Mation, and Brain Games to build upon what they learn during school, and increase the engagement of underrepresented youth in the fields of science and technology. Our program has been awarded by the New York Hall of Science for student projects and innovations. Aligned with the New York State Common Core Standards, STEM activities develop critical thinking skills and offer club members the chance to see the future opportunities that could arrive for them in these important fields.
Dance is a coed program that introduces club participants ages 6-19 to diverse styles of dance. Members are able to showcase their talents during the many events and shows throughout the school year, and gain experience through trips to see world renowned dance companies like Alvin Alley. This program encourages members to express themselves artistically, while promoting individual creativity and an appreciation for the arts.


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The Girls
Tunies Siberians Ana of Semper Fi
In September 2014, we adopted Ana from our breeder friend, Andrea, at Tunies Siberians in Minnesota. We wanted her official name to be Anastasia, but her breeder's cattery name was too long so we were limited in spaces, thus the shortened Ana. She is a Brown Classic Torbie, and has the same personality of Izabella, by that I mean she is into everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING!. We were so excited about adding a Classic back into our cattery. Ana will continue her breeding career by going "home" to Tunies Siberians and the loving care of her breeder, Andrea.
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Slava Magdalena of Sempr Fidelis
In September 2014, we also adopted Magdalena (Maggie) from our breeder friend at Slava Cattery in Missouri. She is a gorgeous Golden Tabby and has the cutest expression. You may wonder why the last part of her name is different than the other girls and appears to be spelled incorrectly, i.e., "Sempr Fidelis" instead of "Semper Fi." The cattery where we purchased her (Slava) is registered with Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), and "Semper Fi was already taken, so we had to come up with something else and they limit the number of leters/spaces. All of our other cats are with The International Cat Association (TICA). Maggie was spayed just recently and will remain with us.
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Inspurrations Liliya of Semper Fi
In October 2013, Jim flew to Eastern Pennsylvania and visited our personal friend and mentor, Jackie, of Inspurrations Cattery. Semper Fi Siberians would never have come to fruition had it not been for Jackie. We acquired both Nadeah and Zhaklin from Jackie. This time Jim picked up another gorgeous gem. Meet Inspurrations Liliya of Semper Fi. She is a Blue Cream with White; in her case it is "high" white. She has the greatest personality and has won the hearts of all the other girls. We have always been amazed at Izabella's demand for our time and the level of involvement she insists from us, and now we have two of them! When an important task needed to be done, like getting the weekly photos out to the awaiting pet parents, Nancy had to restrict them from the computer room since they both insisted on helping. Like we tell all perspecvtive pet parents, if you want a docile cat that lays around all day looking gracious, do not get a Siberian. The color combinations that came from her and Mr. Silver were both varied and downright gorgeous. We called her "Aunt Lily," as she loved kittens and didn't care whose they were. She wouldl sneak into a room where a mother was with her kittens, snuggle up to them and give them a bath. That is as long as it was not Sophie; she was very protective of her babies and would not allow any other animal in the room. Lily was just recently spayed and w
ill be joining Ann in Rochester, IL. Ann's daughter, Christy and her family already have two Semper Fi Siberians.
Liliya as a Kitten
Liliya as a mature adult, she still has that sweet lovable face
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Swamey Tails Sophia of Semper Fi
Meet SwameyTails Sophia (Sophie) of SemperFi. Her mom and dad are Harlo and Duke from our good friends and fellow Siberians breeders at Swamey Tails Cattery in Michigan. In early May 2012 we drove to Michigan to pick her up and have Nadeah bred with Duke. All but the last picture were taken at 16 weeks. The last was taken at 8 1/2 months and is of her doing her favorite pasttime - playing in the Zeke's water bowl. We were so excited about adding a Seal Lynx Point to our cattery line. She wants attention 24/7 regardless of what we are doing. Sophia has been spayed and will remain as part of our forever family.
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Inspurrations Zhaklin of Semper Fi
Inspurrations Zhaklin (Jackie) of SemperFi. It is the Russian equivalent of Jacqueline. We decided to name her in honor of our fabulous mentor Jackie of Inspurrations Cattery. The name is pronounced Zh-AkLeen. with emphasis on the second syllable. Her call name was, of course, Jackie. Her mom and dad are the same as Nadeah's (Corrah and Boris), which actually makes them sisters. While she is classified as a
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show her true color. While she appears to have lots of red, in natural sunlight it shows as golden (second photo). She has been spayed and went a forever home in the spring 2017.
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The Neptune in Pisces Peace Project
This is a lesson in understanding and forgiveness
I've been hearing more grumbling than usual among astrologers about the tenor of these times. A continuing stream of negative news seems to correspond with their worst fears about the difficult transits of this year.
First there's the relentlessly disruptive Uranus-Pluto square that's a powerful symbolic representation of the breakdown of social order. Add Saturn's presence in scary Scorpio to darken and deepen shadows of doubt and fear. Plus we recently had a conjunction of Mars and Saturn, which sent a strong signal of disaster to many of the astrologically aware. It's understandable, even for those of us living in middle-class comfort, to read the tea leaves of current events as another step in the disintegration of our world. So what can we do about it?
Begin your process of understanding today with a Self-Healing Potentials Tarot reading »
You play a part
I've been struggling to find a helpful place in the face of the latest round of conflict in the Middle East. My higher beliefs are that all is as it's supposed to be, and that even pain and suffering are part of a larger and more benevolent plan. Yet when confronted with contemporary demons like radical fundamentalists, land-grabbing national leaders, environment-destroying CEOs, corrupt cops and politicians, bullies, abusers, greedheads and ignorant, insensitive individuals, I've been stuck between my desires to forgive and to fight. Clearly, there are destructive forces that I'm naturally inclined to oppose. Ideally, all of humanity is one and it's not my job to apply judgment and separate myself from anyone.
I felt trapped between the extremes of engagement and disengagement. To oppose or embrace, that was my question. But then, at 8:43 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, an idea arose and I found a place to be that neither ran from harsh realities nor ignored them. The thought was about Neptune in Pisces and realizing (once again) that the peace I'm seeking is within myself. That if I can come to terms with my own contradictions, neither surrendering to the lesser angels of separation nor giving in to the impotence of detachment, I could contribute to healing instead of blocking progress with blame.
The power is within you
The power to change the world lies within ourselves. There's no position of loving understanding I can apply to murderers, rapists, and pillagers of nature until I find peace within myself. Neptune is the planet of forgiveness, and its presence in Pisces is a source of limitless compassion. The embrace of all of ourselves, including our darker sides, is where we can have the greatest impact. Each of us is minuscule in the vastness of the Universe, yet we each hold a unique position in it. The Self is the primary workplace, the environment in which our wisdom, love, and good wishes take root and grow.
The next time anger arises against a violent terrorist or greedy capitalist, turn your heart toward yourself and seek peace within. This is not the act of a pacifist refusing to engage the harsh realities of the world, it is a loving act of courage to face the demons of your own contradictions. The war you think you must fight with others is won in the battle to love yourself. This is the source of strength that can then be turned outwardly without the blindness of rage and the illusion of separation. It is the ground from which we grow, the source where we heal, become whole, and are able to offer the best of ourselves to one another.
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NEW BRITAIN – Democratic candidate for governor Ned Lamont dropped by the city on Friday for one of his many stops across the state leading up to Tuesday's primary.
As he enjoyed a banana cream smoothie from Sweetwater Juice Bar & Deli, Lamont spoke about his stops earlier in the day. The candidate met with workers at Electric Boat in Groton before heading off to Middletown and Bristol.
"Folks are very happy (at Electric Boat). They know they have a good job for the next ten years," Lamont said, referring to the company's recent multibillion dollar contract with the U.S. Navy.
The Democratic Party-endorsed candidate said the energy surrounding his campaign has been high.
"People are really paying attention," Lamont said. "They know how important this election is."
Lamont said he thinks his "optimistic" view of Connecticut's potential is connecting with voters, and he criticized his Republican counterparts for their campaign rhetoric.
"How can you lead if you're a pessimist?" the candidate asked.
During a forum Thursday morning, Lamont's Democratic rival, Joe Ganim, criticized Lamont for not attending. Ganim took out his phone and appeared to call the party's endorsed candidate.
Sitting in Sweetwater on Friday, Lamont recalled that he thinks Ganim did actually call him, but he was busy at another campaign stop.
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They've been married for 15 years.
Who is John Leguizamo's wife? The comedian's Netflix special, Latin History For Morons, hit the streaming service on Nov. 5, and has drawn acclaim from the Latinx community for its witty approach to exposing the often-neglected stories of Latin history.
The show details Leguizamo's attempt to find Latinx heroes for his son to write about for a school project, taking the audience on a deep dive into Latin history in the process.
As the actor and comedian, 54, explores his Latinx heritage, the show provides a glimpse into Leguizamo's identity, background, and family relationships. Here are a few fast facts to know about his wife, Justine Maurer.
1. They've been married since 2003
Leguizamo and Maurer wed in 2003 after five years of dating. "I still think marriage is more than a ceremony and a document," he told TIME in 2008. "It's definitely a commitment that two people make and I don't know if you need all those elements to make it a marriage. To me marriage is a devout commitment to make things work and figure it out and fight to stay together. I think you have to really make that commitment in your soul. Both people have to."
2. She was a costumer
Maurer was a costumer on the set of 1993's Carlito's Way, where she first met Leguizamo.
3. They have two children
The couple has two children together, daughter Allegra Sky, born in 1999, and son Ryder Lee, born in 2000. Allegra recently began her freshman year at Northwestern University, which Leguizamo documented in a video posted to Instagram back in September.
4. She is his second wife
Leguizamo was previously married to actress Yelba Osorio, 50, who he wed in 1994. The former couple divorced in 1996 after two years of marriage.
5. She's Jewish
Maurer, who was raised Jewish, wed Leguizamo, who is Catholic, in a religious ceremony combining the two faiths. Back in 2008, Leguizamo played Mauricio, a Puerto Rican man married to a Jewish woman, in the ensemble dramedy Nothing Like The Holidays. Asked about the role's parallels with his own life, Leguizamo told Time, "They never said it was written for me. No one's told me the truth. It's too weird a coincidence. It made it great, too, because that's my life — I had lots to draw from." Of the family dynamic, Leguizamo added, "My wife knows that [my family members are] all very passionate and we talk about everything and there's no holds barred when we get together. We talk about everything and anything loudly."
Kayla Kibbe is a writer wrapping up her final semester at Connecticut College where she is an English major with a concentration in creative writing. She covers trending celebrity and entertainment news, love and relationships, and astrology.
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Check out these stunning trends dark skinned brides are wearing for 2016.
Trend #1 | Eyelash Extensions
Here's a quick fix to short and curly lashes, try lash extensions. Lash extensions are different from wearing strip lashes that only last one day. These lashes that are applied with a semi-permanent glue and last 3 to 4 weeks. The lash technician will apply each strand hair one-by-one making these lashes 100% customizable. Talk with your lash technician about the shape, thickness and length you desire. Do your research and make sure your eyelash technician is certified and using high quality lash glues that are designed to use around the eye area.
Trend #2 | The Classic Chignon
Brides are going for a sleek up-do bun or chignon this season. Salons are offering hair glossing treatment to control frizz and bring out shine. Hair pieces or extensions can be added for a fuller more dramatic effect. This look offers a clean, elegant style to help bring out the neckline and drawing more attention to facial features.
Trend #3 | White Wedding Dress
This season there will be plenty of blush and off white wedding dresses found in bridal boutiques, but leave them for the other brides. The dark-skinned brides of 2016 will be rocking a classic white dress down the aisle on their wedding day. The contrast between the bright white and the deep skin is striking to the eye and will present that "wow" factor.
Trend #4 | The Bridal Glow
Yes, the bridal glow is true! The rule of thumb is, the deeper the skin the more even the tone and the more the skin should glow. Brides will be showing off their beautiful glowing skin by highlights through-out and strategically placing contour in only the hollows of the face. Fist you must start with a generously moisturized face. Check out the Bronzing Skin Perfector at Becca Cosmetics. It is time to flaunt beautiful skin with a radian glow on your wedding day.
Trend #5 | Body Shimmer
Brides are drenched in fine shimmer lotions or glitter oils to glaze their skin from head-to-toe. Nars offers a Body Glow oil that will do the trick and keep you glowing all day long. Finishing off your look with body shimming will not only complete your bridal makeup looks but it will also create a healthy polished look in your wedding pictures.
Trend #6 | Rose Gold Engagement Ring
Silver is the new gold and, well, rose gold is the new silver. A Rose gold engagement ring is a wonderful kind of gold that has a tinge of pink that gives a one-of-a-kind look. They look the most flattering on all skin tone, especially a tanned hand. Brides everywhere are saying yes to these rosey rings. The one featured below is a certified peach pink cushion sapphire diamond halo rose gold engagement ring.
Trend #7 | Stained Lips
Stained and plush lips are a huge trend right now that brides are loving. Just a pinch of color in the center of your lips will create a more romantic and soft splash of color to your wedding makeup look. Go with a color that is brighter than you would normally try, the colors tend to sheer out and look less intense than in the applicator. So go ahead and show off your pout!
Trend #8 | Nude Polish
Brides are looking for that ever-so perfect nude on their special day. Who would have known there are so many choices of nude to fit every skin tone. For dark skin tones avoid nude polishes that are too light or too pastel. Warmer and peachier brown nudes will look more subtle while tan and beige will give creamy pop of nude. If you are looking for the perfect nude pink polish, go for a warm and rosey pink tone like Dior Incognito.
Trend #9 | Effortless Hair
A relaxed natural curl is IN this bridal season and is temping brides to wear their hair down. Salons are offering curl relaxing treatments, hair extensions and heated roller sets to achieve this full bouncy hair. Once your hair is tamed it can be very easy to maintain and style for your wedding-do and the day after. Ask your hair stylist what options they offer to give a relaxed curl as they are customized depending on your type and texture.
Trend #10 | Red Lipstick
It's true that a romantic and sexy red lip is back in the bridal world. But no need to worry about touch-ups throughout the day, many brands or offering a variety of red lip colors in long wearing lip stick stains. Read more about these smudge proof lipsticks here.
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Participants will also receive a binder full of helpful resources, including instructions on how to lead students in a taste test while meeting California Education Standards. The program requires teachers to complete a formative and summative online evaluation. 350 California K-12 teachers will be selected.
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With the Olympic flame recently getting snuffed out in Rio, at least one local has her sights what's next --Tokyo in 2020 and an Olympic medal.
Alexis Lavarine, 13-year old from Kenner, already has achieved much success as an amateur boxer. She holds nine belts and a bronze medal from the 2016 USA Amateur Boxing Junior Olympics. It will take many more hours of work and bout wins to achieve her goal of being a member of the Olympic National Team.
It is an effort she is willing to make. She's already picked out the color of the medal she wants.
"I want to become a gold medalist in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo (Japan)," Lavarine said.
That is why she doesn't mind the strenuous workouts and weekend travels to matches across the United States.
"I enjoy it. I know it is the best for me in the end so I don't get tired of it," Lavarine said.
She started the sport at age 7 when she announced to her parents David and Carla Lavarine that she wanted to try boxing.
"My daughter came in and said she wanted to start boxing and I told her that she wasn't doing it," David said.
A month later, David gave in and took her to a local boxing show. After sitting and watching the bouts for five hours, it did anything but deter Lavarine. She was hooked so they allowed her to take on the sport.
"Boxing fits my personality. I'm very aggressive. I like the discipline and I don't have to count on anyone else," she said said.
Lavarine, a T. H. Harris Middle School eighth grade student, works out five days a week for two to three hours at the Big Easy Boxing Club of New Orleans. These workouts are in addition to the five team sports she plays at school over the course of the school year.
David, who played traditional sports, had to learn boxing so he could be her trainer. The workouts include weight training, practice on the heavy and speed bags and sparring. Sometimes Lavarine can find local sparing partners but often she has to travel to get good competition. She welcomes the best competition that she can get even if it is against boys.
In her almost seven-year career, Alexis has accomplished much. She is a three-time USA Boxing Ringside World Champion. In July, by unanimous decision, she won her third straight champion belt at the World Championship tournament held in Independence, Missouri, boxing in the 125-pound, 13 and 14-year old intermediate classification.
This summer prior to the World Championship tournament, Alexis qualified to compete in the 2016 Junior Olympics by winning both the state and regional USA Boxing Championships in the 125-pound open class. At the tournament held in Houston, Texas she won by unanimous decision in the quarter final round but lost in the semifinals by split decision, thereby earning the bronze medal.
Lavarine also competed this summer in the Title National Championships in Hot Springs, Arkansas and won by unanimous decision against a 15-year old opponent.
Despite her successful summer, Lavarine is training harder than ever for the USA Boxing Youth and Junior Open National Team Championships to be held in December in Kansas City, Missouri. By then she will be 14-year's old and eligible to make the Olympic National Team junior division, which will be determined at the championships. A spot on the team will give her international exposure including a trip to Taipei, Taiwan in May.
Lavarine is focused on her goal. Whether she does homework in the car, spends hours in the gym or travels long distances to find competitive bouts, she is in.
"Preparing for my first test to represent the United States internationally has been a dream I have aimed to fulfill since I was 7-year's old. Making the national team, I believe, will definitely put me on the Olympic committee's radar and myself the front runner for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan."
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2009 CBC Summer Baton Camp
On June 17-19, 14 Golden Girl members carpooled down to La Junta's Otero College where the Colorado Baton Council held its annual baton camp. The theme was "Hollywood", and as such, the girls decorated their rooms (and selves!) in glamour style! For 3 days, the girls tooks classes from 3 clinicians who were flown in from various states. Although they worked hard, all attendees had tons of fun. On Saturday night, the fun began with a few rounds of dodge ball in the gym, then all of the baton twirlers joined hundreds of boy scouts visiting La Junta to watch the Koshare Indian exhibition… that was a real treat!
Next, we warmed up with stretching. Brittany and Vanessa were good at back bends! Mariah shows off her "bridge" as well!
Jordan loved showing off her splits. Awesome! The Golden Girls never stretched this much! Concentrating in their first twirling class Naomi challenged herself in the advanced classes. Great leap girl! Lia and Ms. Yvonne found time to play with the camera.
All 14 Golden Girl attendees pose in the stands. Back in the rooms during dinner break, Carly poses "Movie Stahhhh" style! Vanessa and Brittany give hugs to Ms. Yvonne's husband Andy, who flew down on his airplane and stopped by to say 'hi' in the evening! What a great guy!
Relax time back in the rooms for the evening. Roomies Jordan and Sarah introduce their "Hollywood" room. "Oh, wait Ms. Yvonne. Take another one of us over here!" Lia and Naomi had fun as roommates. This shot caught them in the middle of decorating their room. Wait…. Claire's turn to be sassy! Roommates Carly and Olivia really knew how to have fun with the "Hollywood" theme! Our youngest campers, Emma and Mariah, made adorable roommates and had SOOO much fun decorating their room on their own!
Brittany concentrating hard on catching them both! Lia gives 2 baton a go as well. The Golden Girls go stylin' by the Hollywood sign. The entire camp poses. After dinner Saturday, it was dodge ball time. Olivia and Naomi discuss strategy here. Shania was the STAR of dodge ball!
2 performers display the hand made, all natural costumes worn by the group. Brittany and Vanessa play around with the "clown" of the show. Shania was all smiles, but the indian she chose to pose by, not so much!
Oh, now Naomi's being used for a good example of execution!
Carly hugging herself. No, wait… she's twirling both batons! Hey, eyes over here where your batons are Brittany! Maggie, Vanessa, Lia, and Rachel had fun with the exchange toss class. Emma partnered with an instructor to work on her exchanges. As camp winds down, the girls sit down for their final lunch. Vanessa cuddles a twirling bear. Rachel proudly displays her "Most Improved" camper certificate.
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On Site Facilities Management for the Construction Sector
Demand for on site facilities management in the construction sector has led to us being involved in various property development projects including a major residential refurbishment in Yorkshire's Ripponden Valley.
Working with Huddersfield architectural company One17Design, the scheme demonstrates how facilities management had become an integral part of the design and build process.
One17Design specialises in architectural and interior design including the restoration of listed and significant buildings. It has completed a variety of residential, commercial and heritage projects across the North of England including the conversion of grade II listed brewery premises into offices at Lockwood Park in Huddersfield and a mixed use scheme for Huddersfield Methodist Mission.
This latest project involves a complete redesign of an existing four-bedroomed 1950s property on Ripponden bank to create a five-bedroomed luxury home with contemporary open-plan living and landscaped gardens overlooking the valley.
Mark Lee of One17Design said the project had involved removing the entire internal structure of the house to create a modern family living space.
"This is a major construction project with different teams accessing the site at various stages over many months," he explained.
"The strategic planning needed to support day to day operations during construction and meet increasingly complex legislation would not have been possible without full facilities management support."
One17 teamed up with Orchard Facilities Management to streamline operations on site and make sure the firm meets its legal obligations as site managers.
As the site was cleared Orchard sorted all waste streams and managed the compliant recycling of metals, wood and plastic. General waste skips were sent to a specialist recovery site so that remaining materials could be sorted and recycled.
"One of the key challenges has been site access," explained Mark. "The house is at the end of a long private lane so we had to work with our contractor supply chain to select the correct size of machinery to bring in."
Orchard also managed the removal of existing gas meters and resiting of new metering facilities. A complete asbestos survey of the site was carried out before work started.
Justin Holley of Orchard Facilities Management said: "Orchard Facilities Management has been involved in the operational side of what is a significant construction project.
"Our role has included removing hazardous materials from the site and segregating waste to allow full recycling.
"We have provided welfare facilities to comply with CDM construction regulations, including a mess and office area, a drying area and onsite toilet and washroom facilities which we linked directly into main drains as a temporary service."
Mr Holley said his company was increasingly being commissioned to work on construction projects as part of the building services team to manage site safety and compliance.
"We have applied the same principles as we do in other facilities management settings to provide a full service to the project team which will safeguard the welfare of operatives and ensure all activities on site are fully compliant," he said.


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Osteoporosis and Dairy
- An estimated 10 million in the U.S. already have the disease.
- Women are at higher risk than men.
- Another 34 million Americans have low bone density, putting them at increased risk for osteoporosis and fractures, especially of the hip, spine and wrist.
- About one-quarter of those who suffer a hip fracture die within a year of the injury.
- Osteoporosis-related fractures were responsible for an estimated $19 billion in health care costs in 2005, with that figure expected to increase to $25 billion by 2025.
'Dairy milk does increase bone density, but this comes at a terrible price. The latest research is showing that far from protecting bones, milk actually increases the risk of osteoporosis by eroding bone-making cells. Also, people with osteoporosis have a much higher incidence of heart disease and cancer, and the evidence is pointing at milk as the common factor.
Author Russell Eaton
"Osteoporosis is caused by a number of things, one of the most important being too much dietary protein."
Science 1986;233(4763)
"Countries with the highest rates of osteoporosis, such as the United States, England, and Sweden, consume the most milk. China and Japan, where people eat much less protein and dairy food, have low rates of osteoporosis."
Nutrition Action Healthletter, June, 1993
"What appears to be important in bone metabolism is not calcium intake, but calcium balance. The loss of bone integrity among many post menopausal white women probably results from genetics and from diet and lifestyle factors. Research shows that calcium losses are increased by the use of animal protein, salt, caffeine, and tobacco, and by physical inactivity."
Neal Barnard, M.D., Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine, Understanding Health, December, 1999
"Dietary protein increases production of acid in the blood which can be neutralized by calcium mobilized from the skeleton."
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1995; 61 (4)
"About 50,000 Americans die each year of problems related in some way to osteoporosis."
Osteoporosis International 1993;3(3)
"Even when eating 1,400 mg of calcium daily, one can lose up to 4% of his or her bone mass each year while consuming a high-protein diet."
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1979;32(4)
"Increasing one's protein intake by 100% may cause calcium loss to double."
Journal of Nutrition, 1981; 111 (3)
"The average man in the US eats 175% more protein than the recommended daily allowance and the average woman eats 144% more."
Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health, 1988
"Calcium intake demonstrated no protective in preventing bone fractures. In fact, those populations with the highest calcium intakes had higher fracture rates than those with more modest calcium intakes."
Calif Tissue Int 1992;50
"There is no significant association between teenaged milk consumption and the risk of adult fractures. Data indicate that frequent milk consumption and higher dietary calcium intakes in middle aged women do not provide protection against hip or forearm fractures… women consuming greater amounts of calcium from dairy foods had significantly increased risks of hip fractures, while no increase in fracture risk was observed for the same levels of calcium from nondairy sources."
12-year Harvard study of 78,000 women American Journal of Public Health 1997;87
"Consumption of dairy products, particularly at age 20 years, were associated with an increased risk of hip fractures…metabolism of dietary protein causes increased urinary excretion of calcium."
American Journal of Epidemiology 1994;139
"It is hard to turn on the television without hearing commercials suggesting that milk promotes strong bones. The commercials do not point out that only 30 percent of milk's calcium is absorbed by the body or that osteoporosis is common among milk drinkers. Nor do they help you correct the real causes of bone loss."
–Dr. Neal Barnard
"The dairy folks, ever since the 1920s, have been enormously successful in cultivating an environment within virtually all segments of our society–from research and education to public relations and politics–to have us believing that cow's milk and its products are manna from heaven. … Make no mistake about it; the dairy industry has been virtually in total control of any and all public health information that ever rises to the level of public scrutiny."
Says Dr. T. Colin Campbell, the world's leading epidemiological researcher in the field of diet and health,
"The association between the intake of animal protein and fracture rates appears to be as strong as the association between cigarette smoking and lung cancer."
–Dr. T. Colin Campbell
"Milk, it now seems clear, is not the solution to poor bone density. To the contrary, it's part of the problem."
–Dr. Charles Attwood
source: http://notmilk.com/o.html
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- 4 cups hot water
- 1 (19-20 ounce) package of brownie mix 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 egg
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3⁄4 cup chopped walnuts
- nonstick spray
- 14 caramel candies, unwrapped whipped cream or ice cream for topping
- Add 4 cup hot water to the bowl of a slow cooker; turn heat setting to high.
- In a large bowl, combine brownie mix, vegetable oil, water, and egg; mix until completely
- combined. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
- Using a heat safe/proof bowl or casserole dish (that fits in your slow cooker – I used a
- medium size glass bowl that was oven safe); spray with nonstick spray. Pour brownie mixture into the bowl/dish. Place caramels on top of brownie mixture, pressing down a bit, but not far enough that they are covered (about half way covered with mixture).
- Cover bowl/dish with foil, making sure it's tight around the edges. Place into slow cooker and cook for 4 1⁄2 hours on high. Remove bowl from slow cooker, uncover, allow to sit for 30 minutes.
- Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream on top! Enjoy!


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Arcaico elegance in Shanghai
Here in Kreoo we have just received those amazing picture by Buschmeyer + Cai Architects about a project in Shanghai yet finished … and we fell in love with it!
"A clean, modern, contemporary, yet harmonic and luxurious place. We liked the Arcaico (and kreoo as well) for his pure geometry in contrast to his opulent use of materials. A thought/concept that combine leather, velvet (mohair), precious woods and marbles, gold and silver with simple shapes and geometries." Philipp Bushmeyer, Architect
There is a great flexibility in the definition of ARCAICO collection, a system of tables based on a metal structure where massive marble cylinders are hooked. These cylinders act as counterweights to the top that seems to be suspended in the space in a burst of dynamic light. Bases vary from a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 6, in relation to the top sizes and to personal tastes.The table concept offers a wide range of personalization: the group of marble bases can be both monochrome and polychrome, and you can choose among various marble essences that nature offer.
"Working with Kreoo was always a nice experience. Always quick, no problems with transporting these goods to China" Philipp Bushmeyer, Architect
Thank you Philipp for sharing this beautiful goal with us!
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Is It Ever Okay To Date Your Best Friend's Ex?
What are the rules on dating your ex's best friend?
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