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MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Supreme Court of the Maldives on Monday annulled the results of the first round of voting in the country's presidential election, agreeing with a losing candidate's claim that the election was flawed.
Four judges of a seven-member panel decided that some 5,600 votes cast in the Sept. 7 first round were tainted, making it unclear which candidates qualified for a runoff. The court ordered revoting to be completed by Nov. 3.
Former President Mohamed Nasheed led the vote with more than 45 percent but failed to get the needed 50 percent. Yaamin Abdul Gayoom — brother of the South Asian country's longtime autocratic leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom — finished second and was to face Nasheed in the second round scheduled for Sept. 28.
However, businessman Qasim Ibrahim, who finished a close third, complained that he was denied a runoff slot because of a voter registry that included made-up names and the names of people who are deceased. The difference between the second and third-placed candidates was about 2,700 votes.
The court postponed the election as it heard the case, angering the supporters of front-runner Nasheed.
The decision to annul an election hailed as free and fair by the United Nations, European Union and countries like the United States and neighboring India threatens to exacerbate the political crisis in this island nation that became a democratic system only five years ago.
The country known best for its luxury tourist resorts and beautiful beaches held its first democratic election in 2008 after the 30-year rule of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Nasheed, who became president in that election, resigned last year amid public protests and withering support from the military and police over his decision to arrest a senior judge. The current president is Mohamed Waheed Hassan, who was deputy to Nasheed before his resignation.
A local inquiry commission dismissed his claims that he was ousted in a coup and forced to resign at gunpoint. However, the country has since been politically polarized.
Maldives is comprised of 1,100 coral islands and is home to 350,000 citizens, almost all of them Sunni Muslims. The country has had a difficult transition to democracy with its young institutions, including the elections commission, and police and the judiciary have often been accused of favoritism.
There have been nightly protests since the election's postponement by Nasheed supporters who questioned the court's impartiality and accused it of colluding with Gayoom.
The protests have largely been violence free but early on Monday six masked men broke into a pro-Nasheed television station and set a fire that gutted the studios.


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Thank you for this excellent question as it addresses one of the many systems of the body that gluten affects. The adrenal glands are the stress glands. You have two of them and they are located above your kidneys. They are responsible for many different aspects of health. When they are fatigued or exhausted, one can expect such symptoms as:
Weakened immune system
Weight gain (esp. around the mid-section)
Sugar cravings
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Sleep trouble
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Depression, irritability, anxiety
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Light headedness
As you can see by the diversity of the symptoms, the adrenal glands are responsible for the functioning of many systems of the body.
When evaluating why someone would be suffering from such symptoms, it is critical to evaluate the most issues that stress the adrenal glands themselves. In addition to extreme lifestyle stress, the most common source of stress is poor absorption of nutrients. It makes sense that if the body is incapable of absorbing the nutrition from the food that is being ingested that would result in bodily malfunction. That is indeed the case and the adrenal glands are very sensitive to malabsorption as they are responsible for keeping blood sugar levels stable. Such a job is next to impossible with the malabsorption seen with gluten sensitivity and digestive problems.
It is interesting to note that the number of systems affected by adrenal stress are unique to the individual. In other words, the entire list of symptoms mentioned above would not all be present in each and every individual suffering from adrenal fatigue. Typically one finds two to four symptoms positive. Occasionally in a more severely ill patient, most symptoms are present, but that is not typical.
Knowing the symptoms of adrenal fatigue well allows us, as clinicians, to go beyond the concept of one treatment for every symptom and to delve deeper into isolating the root cause of the symptoms. Which would you prefer? A separate drug for your fatigue, sleep problems and joint pain OR discovering the root cause beneath all the symptoms such as gluten intolerance or malabsorption of nutrients. We prefer, and are dedicated to, the latter.
Therefore when a patient arrives to see us with symptoms such as exhaustion, a red flag goes up. We "know" that we are likely looking at adrenal exhaustion but the next question is, why? What is the underlying cause of this condition? Yes, we could simply "treat" the adrenals with nutritional support. But what good is that if the reason behind the problem is not revealed!
It is the search and determination to reveal the root cause that defines our practice. I think it should define more of health care in this country, but I realize that I am extremely biased on the topic! The human body has an amazing capacity to self-heal once enough stressors are removed from it. Adrenal exhaustion is quite epidemic in this country and little is done to treat it until the symptoms have become diseases in their own right. There is no reason to wait.
One of the most exciting aspects of treating the adrenals is that they prefer and respond well to a natural program. No drugs nor surgery are required. Lifestyle changes are a must, but those are not difficult to sustain once improved energy and vitality result.
I hope you find this helpful on your gluten free diet. Please don't hesitate to contact me should you require any assistance.
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For the next couple of years, the sounds of construction will ring through the heart of the Andrews University campus. This week, the Andrews University Board of Trustees voted and unanimously approved a finance and construction plan for three major building projects: Buller Hall, Nethery Hall and a new residence hall. The combined price tag of all three projects is $17 million. CSM Group of Kalamazoo, Mich., is the construction manager on these three projects.
The construction of the new $8.6 million Buller Hall and a $3.2 million major renovation of the 70-year-old Nethery Hall will result in a new Undergraduate Learning Center. "The Undergraduate Learning Center will provide our students with a new educational experience, right in the heart of campus. It is a promise to offer our students the best Adventist college education we can provide under God, with the help of the most able faculty we can find," says Andreasen. "The Undergraduate Learning Center is our statement to students, 'Andrews is investing in you.'"
Buller Hall is named in honor of the lead donors, Allan and Mildred Buller of Ohio, both of whom are Andrews alumni and have served on advisory boards to administration for decades. With their donation and others, the total funds raised for this project is close to $6 million. Andreasen says the Office of Development is working to raise the additional $2.6 million, in hopes donations and gifts will entirely cover the cost of Buller Hall.
Demolition of Griggs Hall, immediately followed by groundbreaking on Buller Hall, is scheduled to begin in early May 2010. Buller Hall will be constructed in an architecture style reflective of the collegiate gothic of Nethery Hall. The two buildings will be connected by an interior walkway and exterior courtyard that is both philosophical and practical. The bridge will tie together the departments and disciplines that make up the core of the undergraduate learning experience while also providing a protected walkway between the two buildings in times of inclement weather. Some other notable features of Buller Hall include an amphitheater-style classroom—bringing into one space the core undergraduate classes which are now spread throughout the campus—a small chapel and academic departmental lobbies, some with fireplaces. The Troyer Group of Mishawaka, Ind., is the designer of the Undergraduate Learning Center.
|Rendering of the new Undergraduate Learning Center, with the new Buller Hall on the left connected via bridge
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Although both are part of the Undergraduate Learning Center, Buller Hall and Nethery Hall are on separate project budgets. Construction of Buller Hall was originally projected to cost $9.4 million, though bids have come in at $8.6 million. The Nethery Hall renovations will cost $3.2 million. "This is a very good time to build things and a very good time to arrange financing. A board member said, 'Andrews is either lucky or blessed.' I choose to believe the second," says Andreasen.
President Andreasen has also appointed a Quality Improvement Team charged with reviewing the undergraduate education experience at Andrews and proposing changes to make the undergraduate education experience as high quality as the Undergraduate Learning Center. The team will consider the global learning opportunities available to students; the essentials of a uniquely Andrews University education; the resource allocation for faculty who teach the core undergraduate classes; and on-going evaluation of the general education curriculum.
The third project, construction of a new as-yet-unnamed residence hall, will meet the growing housing needs of the graduate female student population. The new 35,000 square foot hall will be constructed as a companion tower to Burman Hall. When Burman Hall was originally built, the infrastructure was put in place to later add a second tower, with both towers sharing a common lobby area. The five-story, 94-bed residence hall will offer private and shared suites, some with kitchen facilities. The cost is $5.8 million and construction is scheduled to begin in April, lasting approximately one year. Design Collaborative, a Fort Wayne firm, is the designer of this new residence hall.
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Breezy Point native GaNun received United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and HVIAC Player of the Week honors by helping the St. Joseph's women's volleyball team (9-5, 4-0 HVIAC) remain undefeated in league play and move to first place with two key straight-set conference victories.
Against New Rochelle, the sophomore middle hitter led the Lady Bears with 13 kills and seven digs in the straight-set victory over the then-unbeaten Blue Angels. The Fontbonne Hall product followed up that performance with a 12-kill, seven-dig, five-ace effort against Medgar Evers.
GaNun, who earns her second Player of the Week nod, currently leads the HVIAC with 3.90 kills per set and a .318 hitting percentage.
Another sophomore Breezy Point native, Fahy was honored by the Association of Division III Independents (AD3I) and HVIAC after recording her second hat trick of the season and leading the women's soccer team (2-8, 2-3 HVIAC) to an 8-0 win over the Maccabees in their lone game of the week.
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ALBUQUERQUE Seven in 10 births in New Mexico are paid for by Medicaid, according to a recent state analysis.
The study by the state Legislative Finance Committee showed 71 percent of the nearly 27,800 babies born in the state during 2010 were paid for by the state and federally funded health-insurance program for the poor, The Albuquerque Journal reported.
The large number of Medicaid births reflects a slew of problems in New Mexico, such as high rates of unemployment, drug use, school dropout and teen pregnancy, said Peter Winograd, director of the Center for Education Policy Research at the University of New Mexico.
I think its a reflection of the demographic reality of New Mexico, Winograd said. Think about an uneducated population continuing to grow and what does that do for our economic viability.
Paul Silverman, a director of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, said the number indicates that a majority of New Mexico babies are born to mothers who lack the resources to give their children a good chance of success. It pointed to the need for a stronger economy that can provide residents with good jobs and health insurance, he added.
We are either going to spiral down, or we are going to spiral up, Silverman said. We have to take the actions that are necessary to build a private sector and create a much more diversified economy based on the private sector.
The state Human Services Department oversees Medicaid and pays premiums to four managed-care organizations to provide health insurance for New Mexicans who qualify for Medicaid. About one in four New Mexicans or 522,000 people is enrolled in the program.
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Claire Dennis Had A Top American Performance At The Miami OCR On Wednesday
MIAMI, Fla. – Junior Claire Dennis is competing down at the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta this week against a competitive international laser radial fleet, which includes many Olympians. All of the US Olympic representatives for 2012 are at the regatta; however, not many American teams had better combined scores than Dennis in yesterday's two races, especially if considering the difference in size and level of competition across the various classes.
In breezy conditions, Dennis started the day with an eighth place finish and ended it with a first, her two best scores of the nine races sailed so far. She is currently in 19th overall, making her the second American radial sailor behind the 2012 Olympic representative, Paige Railey.
Meanwhile, Yale's Olympic-bound alumni, Sarah Lihan '10 and Stu McNay '05, are both currently sitting in sixth place in their respective fleets. Lihan and her teammate scored fifth and second in yesterday's two races. McNay and his crew had an 11 and a seven. In comparison to the fleet Dennis is racing in though, the men's and women's 470 fleets are small. There are 22 boats in the men's 470 class and 15 boats in the women's. Meanwhile the laser radial fleet has 60.
Racing continues today and goes on through Saturday. So far, the athletes at the regatta have experienced the full spectrum of wind speeds, from light and variable on day one to heavy-air, hiking conditions like yesterday. For more details on the racing and to follow the results, go to the event website.
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Dave Zeitlin is the RTC correspondent for the Ivy League.
Right now, the Ivy League is a mess. Somehow, heading into the final weekend of conference play, a Cornell team that is superior to any other in the league has yet to clinch its berth in the Big Dance (remember there's no conference tournament in the Ivies). Somehow, Princeton – the same Princeton that started 2-8 with losses to mighty teams like Maine, Central Connecticut and Lafayette on its resume – controls its own destiny. And somehow, Yale and Dartmouth – yes, Dartmouth! – are still mathematically alive with two games to play.
Here's the deal in simplest terms: If Cornell (9-3 league) takes care of business and beats Penn tonight and Princeton tomorrow night at home (where they are undefeated this season), then they win the league. They can also win the league if they beat Penn while Princeton loses at Columbia tonight. But if Princeton (7-4) is able to sweep Columbia and Cornell this weekend, then the Tigers' game Tuesday against Penn – the final game of the Ivy League season – could either make or break their chances of winning at least a share of the league title. (In the case of a tie at the top, there would be a one-game playoff between the co-champs with the NCAA berth on the line).


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Raging Oil Price Will Burn OPEC
OPEC is caught between Dakota and Damascus.
This week's meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ought to have a party atmosphere. Averaging almost $112 a barrel to date, Brent crude oil looks set for its best year ever in 2012.
But any celebration of that would ring hollow. Oil prices are at risk of a major correction...


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Living life in the "moment."
It is no surprise that in this fast paced world, we as a people want pleasure or gratfication now! Sometimes even yesterday. We rush our kids around in the morning trying to get them off to school. We rush ourselves off to Starbucks or the Golden Arches for breakfast, then rush to the interstate to get to work only to find that the traffic is so bad that we are going to be late anyway. At work we drift and have a million things on our minds. Working "for the legal tender" at a job that cares less about people than placing their signs all around with cute, warm quotes that simply do not exist in that corporation. We wonder what is it for. We rationalize, retirement, it's for my kids, I need a new car, it;s for the house note and on and on do we rationalize in this mix of madness. We encourage our kids to go to college and get an education. Then they cannot find a job. Sometimes I even look and question myself, three college degrees later, that I might have done better coming out of a 2 year nursing program or an industrial vo-tec education. It seems though, that we as a people, inspite of what we do, are on the hampster wheel, but never notice that the hampster just might be dead.
In counseling today, as well as Buddhism and in some traditional martial arts (mind, body & spirit) ones, the term "mindfulness" is being used. I know, there is no time for all that esoteric stuff because now the work day is over and we have to jump back on the hampster wheel and pick up the kids, have dinner and the Arches, soccer, dance, karate etc. Where does it ever end?
At some point in our lives, we MUST find some "ME" time. A few moments a day to focus and center and at times reassess just what we are doing and if the end result is really worth it. No psychotherapist, counselor, or martial arts instructor should tell you what to do, however, those professionally trained can sometimes be a source of guidance.
In the Tao Te Ching (50) Lao Tzu writes, "He dosen't think about his actions; they flow from his being. He holds nothing back from life. Jesus is said to have spoken of the lillies of the field and birds of the air that neither reap or sow and yet they are cared for. One can only live a trusting life in God, Buddha, the Universe or whatever one's belief system is only if one takes time to "center" and focus on the direction they pursue. Otherwise we are a ship of fools on an ocean of hurricane force without sails or rudder.
The botton line here is that we all have responsibilities. Sometimes we need to STOP and reassess our course and make sure we did not go adrift. This is how family units unravel. So, this week take the 15 minute challenge. Go in the yard, bathroom, car, your room, anywhere you can be alone. Sit quetly. Ask for nothing. Let God, nature or the birds talk to you. Do not expect some voice from the heavens or lightening to strike. Listen to your heart and listen within. Fifteen minutes a day for one month and you will find answers hidden inside to questions no one else coud answer. Be patient. Feel your breath. Listen to you heart. Then return to your daily activities.
For further reading on Mindfulness see St Teresa of Avalia or the writings of Thich Naht Hanh.
Happy Mindfulness
Master Ken Ducote, MA, NCC, LPC


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The most frightening, harrowing aspect of this raid on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi has to do with the presidents of Libya and the United States ("Libya guards: We were overwhelmed, outgunned," Oct. 11). The Libyan president said that our entire government lied out loud. He knew. President Barack Obama blamed Libya for not securing diplomats in their borders. Do you agree that this is beyond frightening? What have we done? Who do we believe? I am inclined to believe the President of Libya rather than my own. How did we come to this? Do you agree with Rep. Elijah Cummings that this hearing is because of an election? Can you remind Mr. Cummings that Sept. 11 is always before an election?
As an aside, Charlene Lamb, deputy assistant secretary in charge of diplomatic security, puts up a drawing of the location for all the world to see. Unbelievable.
Thank you for your continued coverage of America under siege at home and abroad.
Dolores Orlando, Towson


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Two police recruits laid off after graduation in 2009 will be reinstated today.
Officers Adam J. Bullock and Robert M. LaRochelle will be sworn in during a ceremony at 11 a.m. today in the Levi Lincoln Room, third floor, City Hall. City Manager Michael V. O'Brien and Chief Gary J. Gemme will preside.
The officers were among 31 police recruits laid off after graduation in 2009. The swearing in of the two officers will bring the number of officers reinstated from that class to 18.
Officer Bullock was most recently employed by the Shrewsbury Police Department and Officer LaRochelle worked for the Webster Police Department, police said.
Over the next two weeks, the officers will complete remedial training and a firearms qualification course before being assigned to their shifts, police said.


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British-born Eadweard Muybridge, who emigrated to the United States in the 1850s, is one of the most influential photographers of all time. He pushed the limits of the camera's possibilities, creating world-famous images of animals and humans in motion. His influence has forever changed our understanding and interpretation of the world, and can be found in many diverse fields, from Marcel Duchamp's painting Nude Descending a Staircase and countless works by Francis Bacon, to the blockbuster film The Matrix and Philip Glass's opera The Photographer. , from Muybridge at Tate Britain
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Eadweard Muybridge (April 9, 1830 – May 8, 1904) was an English-born pioneer in photographing motion and in motion-picture projection. An eccentric man who used several aliases—Helios, The Flying Studio; several variants of his birth name, Edward Muggeridge—he first received worldwide acclaim with his landscape photographs of Yosemite Valley, which he developed from large negatives in a mule-driven darkroom.
Muybridge is most remembered for his contributions to the understanding of human and animal locomotion. In 1872, he was hired by railroad magnate Leland Stanford to find the answer to a popular question of the time: whether or not all four of a horse's hooves leave the ground during a gallop. Muybridge determined the answer by utilizing a series of large cameras. He repeated this practice of stop-motion photography with other animals and people, in effect preceding motion pictures and modern cinema.
Muybridge bequeathed his equipment, including his Zoopraxiscope projector, to the Kingston Museum in Kingston upon Thames, in southwest London. His works are part of the collections of such major institutions as the Smithsonian. Additionally, a large collection of his photographs and correspondence are in the archives at the University of Pennsylvania. A major exhibition of his works, entitled Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change, was held in 2010 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and at the Tate Britain in Millbank, London. The exhibition then went to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from February 26 through June 7, 2011.
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Bimini Blue
Bahamas Splendor
by TIM ROCK
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Bimini is a tiny set of islets in the Bahamas just a short plane ride across a deep ocean channel from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in the USA. Bimini is probably most famous as the angler's paradise that spawned immortal tales from writer Ernest Hemingway. But today the fishing has to share the spotlight with some spectacular marine encounters. Visitors can snorkel with Caribbean reef sharks, visit reefs layered in snapper schools and sea fans, explore shipwrecks old and new and play with friendly southern stingrays just like in Grand Cayman Island. But best of all, they can snorkel with wild Atlantic spotted dolphins. This pod off of Bimini's shores has been called the most playful and curious group in the Atlantic and possibly worldwide. The encounters can be great fun and even Zen experiences for some. Bimini's normally clear waters make such encounters even better. We joined Bimini native Captain Al Sweeting Jr. for exploration of all of Bimini's ocean attractions. We also looked around its quaint town and explored the stunning white sand beaches. The following pages show just some of our encounters. - Tim Rock
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Recording NH officers: Let's have no more arrests
June 07. 2014 8:46PM
All New Hampshire law enforcement officers need to heed the May 23 U.S. District Court ruling in Carla Gericke v. Weare Police Department, Town of Weare. It explains, we hope for the last time, how not to handle a citizen with a video camera.
Faithful readers might remember the case of Carla Gericke (who is now president of the Free State Project).
On March 24, 2010, she was driving through Weare, following a friend home, when the friend was pulled over by Weare Police Sgt. Joseph Kelley. She pulled over, too, and then moved her car to a parking lot across the street. There, she pulled out her cellphone and informed Sgt. Kelley that she was recording him.
At no time was Gericke told to stop recording or to leave. Unable to get her phone to record, she put it away.
When Officer Brandon Montplaisir arrived, he "demanded to know where her camera was," according to the court. (Why would he possibly make such a demand?) When she refused to say, he demanded her license and registration. When she refused that, he arrested her.
Gericke was charged with disobeying an officer, obstructing a government official, and unlawful interception of oral communications (wiretapping). Dealing only with the wiretapping charge, Judge Kermit V. Lipez wrote that "any reasonable officer would have understood that charging Gericke with illegal wiretapping for attempted filming that had not been limited by any order or law violated her First Amendment right to film." That understanding of the law "was clearly established at the time of the stop," he wrote.
In 2011, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston ruled, also in a video recording case, that "gathering information about government officials in a form that can readily be disseminated to others serves a cardinal First Amendment interest."
The law is clear. Let us hear no more of citizens being arrested merely for recording law enforcement officers.
Crime, law and justice New Hampshire Public Safety Editorial Weare


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Curiosity scoops up SHINY BITS from the RED SANDS of MARS!
Prowling nuclear robot sieves and sniffs the dirt
Curiosity's latest dig into Martian soil has uncovered yet more shiny objects, but this time boffins don't think they're from the rover.
When the science truck swallowed its first solid sample of soil for analysis by its CheMin instrument to look at the minerals inside, it saw that bright bits were in the Martian sand.
The wee bits and pieces at first led to Curiosity dumping yet another scoop of soil out of its robotic arm, for fear that the shinies had come from Earth and would contaminate the sample. But when the small shiny specks kept showing up, scientists figured they must be part of the normal makeup of dirt on the Red Planet.
Just over a week ago, at the start of its first soil-gathering mission, the rover spotted a lone large bright object that mission control guessed had dropped off the rover itself somehow. The team put off grabbing more dirt with the robotic arm for a couple of days but after examination they reckoned it was manmade debris.
The new bright bits are smaller, there's more of them and they are located inside the hole that Curiosity dug, rather than laying on the surface.
"We plan to learn more both about the spacecraft material and about the smaller, bright particles," said Curiosity project manager Richard Cook. "We will finish determining whether the spacecraft material warrants concern during future operations. The native Mars particles become fodder for the mission's scientific studies."
The sample inside the rover, a sieved portion about the same size as a baby aspirin, was delivered to CheMin on Wednesday. Next, Curiosity will use Martian scoops to scrub out its other internal analytic instrument, the Sample Analysis at Mars, which will also look at the soil's chemistry. ®


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With a sequin-embellished chevron pattern and flirty ruffled hip detail, this bebe cocktail dress is a high-gloss take on the little black dress. Boning at bodice helps maintain structure.
- 97% polyester, 3% spandex.
- Center back to hem: 28" (71 cm).
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Quercus on Google App Engine - 2.0Thursday, December 6th, 2012
The following article originally appeared on JavaAdvent 2012.
It's been a 3.5 years ago to this day since I last wrote about running Quercus on Google App Engine (GAE). The article detailed a crazy experiment to get a PHP application, Wordpress, running on GAE. I still remember it being a painful experience because of number of changes I had to make to Wordpress to get it working. It was all due to the GAE Java environment being so drastically different from what Java developers were used to. It was heavily sandboxed and had no SQL support. You couldn't launch new Threads. You couldn't write to the file system. But those were the tradeoffs you had to live with if you wanted to deploy your application to the all-wonderful Cloud.
Fast-forward to 2012 and GAE has come a long way. GAE now allows you to spawn new Threads (currently in beta). You still cannot write to the file system, but for all it's worth there is a new GAE Files API that gives you file-like concepts. And you can run your very own MySQL instances on Google's infrastructure (albeit Google's customized version of MySQL).
What hasn't changed over the years is that you're still expected to hit major roadblocks as you migrate your existing web applications over to GAE. And you'll have to make heavy modifications to your application to 1) make it work and 2) be performant on GAE.
So this is where Quercus comes into the picture. At Caucho, we spent a lot of time getting Quercus to work seamlessly with GAE. Our goal was to abstract the GAE details away so that developers don't have to worry about the fact that the application is running on GAE. Things just work transparently behind the scenes for PHP applications. For example,
- PHP file_*() functions work just like they do before (including writing to files!)
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Seattle opens OTAs with off-field distractions
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks started organized team activities on Monday with very little talk about anything that took place on the field.
That was understandable considering the recent news about suspensions and arrests.
"It's a very important opportunity for us to go ahead and figure it out and to help these guys so they can get what they deserve," Carroll said. "Unfortunately you go wrong you get popped and that's how this thing works. I'm really disappointed we have to deal with anything like this but there is going to be other issues to and we're going to have to deal with them."
Carroll gave a lengthy opening statement after Seattle's first OTA workout, addressing head on the recent off-field problems that have put some of his players in the headlines.
The bad news for Seattle started last Friday when defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season after testing positive for performance enhancing substances. That was followed by news Monday morning that backup quarterback Josh Portis was arrested on investigation of driving under the influence on May 5 and faces a court arraignment next week.
Seattle's already finding itself under increased scrutiny because of last season's success and offseason moves that have left the Seahawks a popular choice to contend for a spot in the Super Bowl. That is the kind of attention Carroll wants for his team, and not what came Monday.
"We've got to make the right decision as players. It's up to us to make the right decision at the end of the day. It doesn't matter what the coaches says positively, negatively, whatever, we have to make the decision as players," Seattle QB Russell Wilson said. "We'll definitely do that. I think one thing is we have to continue to be leaders in the locker room and let everyone know that's unacceptable. It's one of those things we'll move on but we'll still support the guys, whoever is in trouble or whatever, but the next guy has to step up and that's always the case."
Irvin became the fifth Seattle player to be suspended for using banned substances since 2011, a troubling trend. Six have tested positive, with only cornerback Richard Sherman having his suspension overturned on appeal last December. John Moffitt, Allen Barbre, Winston Guy, Brandon Browner and Irvin have received four-game suspensions. Barbre was later released by the team, while the other four are still on Seattle's roster.
Carroll said the Seahawks go beyond the league requirements for educating players, but he said they will continue to re-evaluate what needs to be done.
"Continually because it's not right yet. We all know that there are big issues. It's not just here it's not just in sports. It's in schools. It's everywhere," he said. "We have to try and figure it out and help through education and all of the ways that we can and we'll always compete to try and find more creative ways to make the message clear."
Irvin will be eligible to participate in all offseason activities and preseason practices and games, but will be suspended without pay for the opening four games at Carolina, home for San Francisco and Jacksonville and at Houston. Irvin will be eligible to return to Seattle's active roster on Sept. 30 following the Seahawks' Week 4 game against the Texans.
Both Irvin and Portis were on the field Monday.
"For Bruce we're going to try and help him along as best as we possibly can. He's made an enormous commitment to try and do the right thing and try to be right and he made a mistake. And he admitted it," Carroll said. "He owned up to it to his teammates and he owned up to it to the staff and he owns up to it to everybody. He wants to do right and show that he can and we're going to see that through and see if we can't get that done for him."
According to a report from the Washington State Patrol, Portis was arrested on May 5 after he was pulled over for driving 80 mph in a 60 mph zone on Interstate 90. The arresting officer wrote he noticed "a strong odor of intoxicants" coming from the vehicle and that Portis performed poorly in field sobriety tests. Portis later gave a breath test that registered .092 and .078. The legal limit in Washington state is .08.
Portis is in his second stint with the Seahawks. He was re-signed by Seattle in early April after they traded Matt Flynn to Oakland. He is expected to compete with Jerrod Johnson and Brady Quinn for one of the backup quarterback spots on Seattle's roster.
Notes: New DE Cliff Avril did not participate on Monday after suffering a plantar fascia injury in his foot about four weeks ago. Carroll said Avril is doing well in his recovery and is expected to start running later this week. ... RB Marshawn Lynch was not present Monday, the only non-injured Seahawks player not taking part. Asked about Lynch's absence, Carroll noted the workouts were voluntary. ... TE Anthony McCoy left the workout with an ankle injury. Carroll did not know the severity.


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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Press freedom groups on Tuesday urged Honduran authorities to thoroughly investigate the slaying of a broadcast journalist who was shot to death outside his home last week.
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned Nery Soto Torres' killing and urged authorities to launch a full investigation and punish those responsible.
"Authorities must fully investigate the murder of Nery Francisco Soto Torres, including the possibility of a link to his reporting, and bring those responsible to justice," the group's deputy director, Robert Mahoney, said in a statement.
Two gunmen waiting on motorcycles shot Soto Torres to death Thursday as he arrived home in the city of Olanchito, in northern Yoro state, police said.
The 32-year-old journalist directed and hosted a news program on Olanchito's Channel 23.
Two of Soto Torres' colleagues told the Committee to Protect Journalists that the reporter was well-liked and respected and that he was careful not to be confrontational or to cross any lines in his reporting.
Honduras' top prosecutor, Wilberto Sanchez, said a motive in the killing has not been determined.
"We're still investigating if Soto's death was due to a robbery, animosities or his journalism, but there nothing is clear about it," Sanchez said.
At least 46 journalists, broadcasters and media executives have been killed in Honduras since 2003. The bulk of the crimes remain unsolved.
"The authorities must take urgent action and must give themselves the necessary resources to end the impunity prevailing in most of these crimes, which affect those who dare to investigate sensitive news stories," Camille Soulier, head of the Reporters Without Borders Americas desk, said in a statement.


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The storm provoked by this butterfly has revealed character on an international scale. The steely determination of an Obama to achieve justice, the embarrassing grandstanding of a Romney, the destructive hatred of a handful of extremists in Cairo and Benghazi, and the decency and warmth toward the US of the Libyan crowds, all were thrown into stark relief by the beating of the butterfly's wings.
Why in the world he was in an insecure minor consulate in a provincial city on September 11 is a mystery to me.
Seriously, you guys are the meanest people I have ever met. I hope you are happy and feel really good about yourself.
I wish Romney was the president now so he could direct us to the solution.
He would say, "Now you stop that. America is an exceptional nation and you should look up to us". Problem solved.
Several postings on other sites have expressed "freedom of speech" for the nutty Christians who have stirred up the Muslims. I always thought you could not go into a movie and yell fire. Freedom of speech has limits when others are hurt or killed.
I know religion is a big part of this but there are other reasons as well. Unemployment is so high in these countries. I guess that is why so many can spend 24 hrs. on the streets protesting. Have and have nots...thats the problem and its only going to get worse.
But they've just gone nuts in Sydney as well. Bunch of animals.
Is this the conspiracy that has been debunked?


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The Pioneer BDR-2207 BDXL burner is the company's most powerful and full-featured drive released so far. The drive, also available outside the U.S. as BDR-207M (generic model), BDR-207MBK, BDR-207JBK and BDR-207UBK, is the successor of the BDR-206M(BK), which we have already tested here at CDRInfo.com. Compared to the to BDR-206M, the new new drive offers faster burning and reading speeds with CD, DVD and BD and BDXL media.
The internal SATA drive can read and write to all BDXL disc formats, including BD-R and BD-RE triple-layer 100GB media, BD-R quad-layer 128GB media, as well as conventional recordable Blu-ray Disc (single-layer 25GB media and dual-layer 50GB media).
In addition, the drive features PowerRead and Pioneer's PureRead2, Auto Quiet mode, QuickStart, and Peak Power Reducer technologies.
The BDR-2207 is packaged with CyberLink software that gives users the ability to play standard Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D titles on correctly configured computers, as well as author and record high-definition Blu-ray Disc content and standard-definition DVD content.
Through its PowerRead feature the BDR-2207 provides smoother movie playback when a disc is marked with fingerprints or has minor surface scratches. When the drive is not able to read through these obstructed areas of a disc, it will quickly move forward to the next available data point, resulting in smoother Blu-ray and DVD movie playback.
Clicking or popping sounds that might normally occur due to minor scratches and fingerprints on CDs can be prevented on some discs with the drive's PureRead2 technology, which allows the drive to dynamically adjust its optical playback settings through the use of a special algorithm.
The drive also features an Auto Quiet mode that minimizes its operating noise based on the type of use. The rotation speed changes to a quieter mode (slower speed) when watching Blu-ray and DVD titles or listening to conventional audio CDs.
Pioneer also claims that the amount of time between inserting a disc and the disc being ready for use has been reduced by up to 42% over Pioneer's previous generation models.
Some computers do not provide enough power to the drive during operation. In the case of a write operation, an error will occur and cause the disc to become useless. To prevent this, the Peak Power Reducer feature, when enabled, monitors the power and can reduce the drive's peak power to ensure stable operation.
The BDR-2207 is available with a suggested retail price of $99.99
Here are the drive's complete specifications:
Below you see the retail package of the Pioneer BDR-2207 drive.
The BDR-2207 is bundled with CyberLink Media Suite 8, which includes PowerDVD 10 BD3D, PowerDirector 9, and Power2Go 7. PowerDVD 10 BD3D delivers playback software and supports playback of Blu-ray Disc 3D titles. PowerDVD will even convert your 2D video files and DVDs into 3D, and will upscale standard-definition content to high-definition quality. PowerDirector 9 allows you to import your home movies, edit them, and then author them to Blu-ray Disc or DVD, or upload them to social media sites. Power2Go 7 gives you the ability to burn your valuable files to Blu-ray (including triple and quad layer BDXL discs), DVD or CD media.
The package also includes a SATA cable, a piece of TDK BD-R TL (100GB) disc and an operating instructions leaflet.
The drive's external design hasn't changed since the BDR-206M, with a single operation led next to the eject button and the certifications (logo) embossed on the front panel and the disc tray. The rear panel is typical with the SATA interface:
Information about the drive is available on the top side of it, where you will find the sticker you see below. Notice that the drive's power consumption has changed since the BDR-206M. The BDR-2207 (BDR-207M) is rated at 12V -- 1.1A, 5V -- 1.4A while the BDR-206M was rated at 12V -- 0.6A for and 5V -- 1.2A.
Let's take a look at the drive's internal board. It is recommended not to open the case of your drive since that would void its warranty.
The drive is based on the RENESAS R8J32740FP44 chipset. This is a different chip that the one used by the Pioneer BDR-206MBK drive (R8J32730FP44)
The drive uses Pioneer's high-performance pick-up unit that supports the BDXL format:
The new pick-up unit is composed of the Movable Lens, the Liquid Component and the Movable Collimator Lens. The pick up is sensitive to adjust the right and precise position when focusing on the track of the media, especially when it deals with unbalanced media, or Tilt/thickness media.
The new lens control technology is able to correct the distorted signal caused from lens' rotation direction and radius direction.
The Liquid Component is able to correct the distorted signal caused by optical system. It is also helpful to correct the bad signal caused by a twisted disc.
The Movable Collimator lens can correct the bad signal caused by unbalanced disc.
In the following pages we will test the reading and writing capabilities of the BDR-2207 DDXL burner with CD, DVD and BD media.


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What Electrical and Electronics Engineers Do
Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacturing of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, and power generation equipment. Electronics engineers design and develop electronic equipment, such as broadcast and communications systems—from portable music players to global positioning systems (GPS).
Work Environment
Electrical and electronics engineers work primarily in research and development industries, engineering services firms, manufacturing, and the federal government. Electrical and electronics engineers generally work indoors in offices. However, they may have to visit sites to observe a problem or a piece of complex equipment.
How to Become an Electrical or Electronics Engineer
Electrical and electronics engineers must have a bachelor's degree. Employers also value practical experience, so participation in cooperative engineering programs, in which students earn academic credit for structured work experience, is valuable as well.
The median annual wage for electrical engineers was $87,920 in May 2012. The median annual wage for electronics engineers was $91,820 in May 2012.
Job Outlook
Employment of electrical and electronics engineers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2012 to 2022, slower than the average for all occupations. Job growth is expected because of electrical and electronics engineers' versatility in developing and applying emerging technologies.
Similar Occupations
Compare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of electrical and electronics engineers with similar occupations.


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Benjamin Franklin once wrote, "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." It is safe to say, however, that Franklin lived in a very different America. He resided in an era where the biggest threat to freedom was the British Redcoats who made themselves visible and identifiable in their bright red uniforms.
But today, over 200 years after Franklin, the United States is fighting Al-Qaeda through ever-expanding technological developments.
With a complete disregard for the rules of war, Al-Qaeda camouflages itself among the very people that it intends to destroy. It is a terrorist group that acts with the force of a state but is not backed by any governmental power, consequently depleting any ability for the US to solve the issue in a diplomatic fashion. Al-Qaeda targets innocent civilians and has vowed to continue doing so until their goals are met.
In their responsibility to protect American lives, the US has made every attempt to capture Al-Qaeda operatives who live within the confines of the state and disguise themselves as law-abiding citizens. The government realized very quickly that obtaining intelligence would be an important weapon in finding Al-Qaeda supporters. However, gaining intelligence has become notoriously synonymous with violating the civil liberties of individuals.
In the pursuit of information, phone wires of innocent people have been tapped, racial profiling has been executed, and US Citizens with Middle Eastern backgrounds have been prohibited the right to move from one country to another. This has all translated to American's as a direct threat from the very government that is supposed to protect, as more and more American's are afraid.
Ten years later, the US has sustained another 9/11-like terrorist attack. But more and more Americans are becoming aware of their vanishing civil liberties, as this war on terror has reached its tenth anniversary.
An important question has taken to rise in the past ten years; should individuals forego Franklin's advice and be okay with surrendering civil liberties in exchange for national security? It is no question that a threat like Al-Qaeda has never before existed in its current ability to extrapolate terror. Or, can the state work to ensure security and maintain civil liberties-can American's have their cake and eat it too?


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To the Editor:
Mayor Angel Taveras is adamant that Providence "needs" Achievement First. (Jan. 8 op-ed, ProJo). He and the mayors of Cranston and Warwick are all strongly in favor of charter schools, presenting good arguments for them. But what other unstated reasons might there be for their strong support of non-traditional, non-public schools?
Could it be the increased revenue stream they will be able to dip their hands into? Revenue diverted from those same public schools where it can't currently be touched, due to school committee policies and control? Could it be increased opportunities for placing their political supporters in lucrative patronage positions as administrators, on charter boards, or as teachers who don't have to meet the same certification requirements as in public schools? Could it be new spending opportunities which can go to their favored suppliers and supporters, without the "red tape" of the public purchasing system? In R.I., the money follows the student, and politicians follow the money.
Whenever I see a politician praising charter schools, seeking to divert students from the public school system, I reach around to see if my wallet is still there.
Joe Thompson
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Niagara County Republican Chairman Michael J. Norris released the following statement Thursday evening from the floor of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, where he was awaiting Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's acceptance speech:
"What a night. I am standing here on the convention floor, alongside my friend, Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy and New York State Republican Chairman Ed Cox, and we're waiting for Mitt Romney to take the stage and give his big address. Earlier this afternoon, he and Paul Ryan came out on stage for some photos with their campaign staff, and the mood in the convention hall was electric.
"This convention has been a really serious, and really upbeat, affair for us - as Republicans and as Americans. Last night's speeches by Paul Ryan, our next vice president, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who remains one of the classiest Republican leaders out there, really got to the heart of what we stand for as a party.
"My friends and neighbors back in Western New York need to understand that this election is about two different visions for America. Do we want to be an America where 8.3 percent unemployment is 'the new norm,' where 23 million American men and women are struggling to find work - either unemployed or underemployed?
"Do we want an America where an 'Obamacare' system no one wanted robs our parents and grandparents on Medicare of $718 billion, and surely breaks the Medicare promise to them?
"Do we want an America where our $16 trillion debt is what we pass on to our children, instead of the strongest, greatest and most compassionate nation the world has ever known?
"We want America to be great again. Mitt Romney will be calling for the same thing tonight. I hope my friends and neighbors are listening. And I hope they're willing to give him their support.
"Tomorrow, I fly back to Buffalo, back to Lockport. And the work of the campaign is ahead. I hope Mitt Romney's message of unity, and of making America work again, continues to resonate. It's the one I'll be sharing with my neighbors."


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles cabbies staged a noisy protest Tuesday over the smartphone-driven ride-sharing services that are cutting into their business.
About 200 taxis honked their horns and circled City Hall to demand the city crack down on app-driven companies that allow consumers to book rides online with limousine companies and private drivers.
"It's making us nervous because we feel like they come and steal our fares through these apps," cabbie Aydin Kavak told KABC-TV.
The rides are simply "illegal taxis disguised under the digital cloud" and the drivers might be unlicensed and dangerous, argued Rick Taylor, a spokesman representing four cab companies.
The protest came one day after the city's Department of Transportation issued cease-and-desist letters to the companies Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft and Sidecar.
Cabbies also planned to be on hand Wednesday when the City Council's Transportation Committee considers creating regulations for such businesses.
William Rouse, general manager of Yellow Cab in Los Angeles, argued that the ride-sharing businesses operate as taxis and, thus, are subject to city regulations.
"They have an application on the phone that uses GPS that runs exactly like a meter. If you go an extra block, it charges you extra money," Rouse said. "And so it is, in fact, a taxi meter under the city's ordinance. ... They have to be regulated as taxi cabs."
The online companies disagreed, arguing that they are subject only to state regulators. All three, which are based in San Francisco, have signed agreements with the California Public Utilities Commission permitting them to operate while the commission works on creating ridesharing rules.
Drivers working through Lyft, which has giant pink mustaches on its vehicles, and the other companies must undergo criminal background and driving record checks. All three companies also carry liability insurance.
"As with innovations and movements before us, there will often be challenges and hurdles along the way," Lyft co-founder and President John Zimmer said in a statement.
However, the company has been in contact with the mayor's office and has received "encouraging signs" that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and incoming Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti "recognize the value of our community and plan to work supportively" to address concerns, Zimmer said.
Much of Uber's business involves hooking up customers with existing limousine and towncar companies licensed by the state, said Travis Kalanick, founder and chief executive officer.
Other, private drivers "might be guys who were in some other transportation business," such as food delivery and even former cabbies, Kalanick said.
"It's very, very clear that the services we're providing are 100 percent legal" and the company sees no reason to stop its Los Angeles operations, Kalanick said.
Uber, which operates in 35 cities worldwide, has hooked up thousands of drivers with hundreds of thousands of customers in California, where it also operates in San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego, he said.
An email seeking comment from Sidecar was not immediately returned Tuesday.
Sidecar's website tells drivers that they need only a valid state driver's license, personal auto insurance and current auto registration to sign up through the service. However, the company website says drivers are "pre-vetted for safety."
"Sidecar's safety system includes driver background checks, driver and rider rating systems, GPS tracking features and the ability to share details of your trip in real-time," according to the website.


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Hormones in Beef
Environmental Impact
Hormones in Milk and Dairy Products
Did You Know?
What You Can Do
In 2011, more than 34 million cattle and 850,000 calves were slaughtered to provide beef for US consumers. FAn estimated 80 percent of all US feedlot cattle are injected with hormones to make them grow faster, Fand one government study from 2007 estimated that approximately 17 percent of all cows in the US were given the genetically engineered growth hormone rBGH G to increase milk production. FThis means higher profits for the beef and dairy industries - but at what cost? Although the USDA and FDA claim these hormones are safe, there is growing concern that hormone residues in meat and milk are harmful to human health, animal health, and the environment.
Hormones in Beef
According to the European Union's Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures Relating to Public Health (SCVPH), the use of six natural and artificial growth hormones in beef production pose a potential risk to human health. FThese six hormones include three that are naturally occurring – Oestradiol, Progesterone and Testosterone – and three that are synthetic – Zeranol, Trenbolone, and Melengestrol. When hormones are injected into cattle, some naturally occurring hormone levels increase 7 to 20 times. F The committee found that "no acceptable daily intake could be established for any of these hormones." F
The Committee also questioned whether hormone residues in the meat of growth enhanced animals can disrupt human hormone balance, causing developmental problems, interfering with the reproductive system, and even leading to the development of breast, prostate and colon cancers. F
Children, pregnant women, and developing embryos are thought to be most susceptible to negative health effects from added hormones. For example, hormone residues in beef have been examined as a cause of lower sperm counts in boys. FThe use of rBGH in dairy cows was linked in one study to increases in human twin and triplet births. F
Environmental Impact
Growth-promoting hormones not only remain in the meat we consume, but also pass through the cattle to be excreted in manure. Scientists are increasingly concerned about the environmental impacts of this hormone residue as it leaks from manure into the environment, contaminating soil, and surface and groundwater. FAquatic ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to hormone residues. Recent studies have demonstrated that exposure to hormones has a substantial effect on the gender and reproductive capacity of fish. F
Despite international scientific concern, the United States, backed by the World Trade Organization, Fcontinue to allow growth-promoting hormones in cattle. F The European Union does not allow the use of hormones in cattle production, has prohibited the import of hormone-treated beef since 1988, and has banned all imports of US beef treated with hormones. FThe ban has been challenged by the US at the World Trade Organization and debate still rages between the US and the EU over its validity. F
Hormones in Milk and Dairy Products
Industrial farms G use a number of methods to increase milk production in dairy cows, including selective breeding, feeding grain-based diets (instead of grass), and exposing cows to longer periods of artificial light. One of the most common and controversial ways to force greater milk production is with injection of rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone), a genetically engineered artificial growth hormone.
Developed and manufactured under the brand name Posilac® by the Monsanto Corporation, rBGH was approved by the FDA in 1993, despite strong opposition from scientists, farmers, and consumers. In August 2008, Monsanto sold their Posilac division to Eli Lilly and Company for $300 million.
According to critics, rBGH has never been properly tested. The FDA relied solely on one study performed by Monsanto in which rBGH was tested for 90 days on 30 rats. The study was never published, and the FDA stated that the results showed no significant problems. A review of rBGH by Health Canada found the 90-day study showed a significant number of issues that should have triggered a full review by the FDA. F
Visit our rBGH page to read more about the approval the hormone and its effects on human and animal health.
Did You Know?
• According to Science News, 80 percent of all US feedlot cattle are injected with hormones. F
• A study of cows treated with melengestrol acetate (one of the artificial growth hormones approved for use in the US) revealed that residues of this hormone were traceable in soil up to 195 days after being administered to the animals. F
• While the average dairy cow produced almost 5,300 pounds of milk a year in 1950, F today, the average is more than 20,000 pounds. F
What You Can Do
• Many independent ranchers and farmers don't use artificial hormones on their animals. By purchasing your milk and meat from local, sustainable farms, you are supporting a system that ensures the health and welfare of the farm animals, and protects you and your family from hormone-related health risks.
• Choose hormone-free beef and rBGH-free dairy products at the supermarket. Foods that carry the "USDA-certified organic" G label cannot come from animals given any artificial hormones. When purchasing sustainably raised foods without the "organic" label, be sure to check with the farmer to ensure no hormones were administered.


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Aaron Timbrell, boss of VirtualAcorn, and a director at ROL, explained:
This letter quite specifically states that RISCOS Ltd support what ROOL is doing, in particular RISCOS Ltd supports (quoting from the letter): The release of the source code by RISC OS Open Ltd either via the website or sold on a CD; RISC OS Open Ltd (releasing) RISC OS ROMs without having to pay a licence fee to RISCOS Ltd and RISC OS Open Ltd (offering) a commercial licence to potential RISC OS 5 users and to profit from such a licence.
ROOL's Steve Revill also dispelled any hints at animosity. "RISC OS Open and RISCOS Ltd are not waving their fists at each other," Rivell soothes, "We've enjoyed open and clear communications from the outset and are continuing to talk. Finding the best way for all parties to co-operate for the good of RISC OS has always been one of our aims." According to ROL's Paul Middleton, the company is only "maintaining [its] rights that were clearly set out in [its] licence [to develop and distribute RISC OS]."
Despite the kissing-and-making-up above, some questions are still left unanswered. Nobody speaks of the ownership claims made by ROL, which more or less come down to this: when ROL first signed a license deal with the then-owners of RISC OS Acorn/E14/Pace, code written by ROL had to be contributed back to Acorn/E14/Pace. Acorn/E14/Pace later sold the source code to Castle - including the contributions made by ROL. Because of this, according to ROL, they own all versions of RISC OS that came after - including the code released by ROOL.
In addition, it's not being made clear by any of the statements if ROOL will be allowed to release a ROM built for RiscPCs, which was another important part of the original story. Questions, but no answers.
Drobe.co.uk, the source of all the news, has also made clear why they shone a light on his whole matter in the first place. Sensationalism? Hardly, Drobe writes.
Plus with everyone's cards now out on the table, this tedious long-running dispute should be in its final stages, thankfully. There should be no more threats, no more quiet grumblings and whispered briefings. Just cooperation, please.
The air is cleared for a while now, but the uncertain legal situation remains.


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Hair Perfume: Not as Silly as it Sounds
We'll stop just short of calling hair perfume a must-have, but it turns out Oribe's new Cote d'Azur Hair Refresher ($22) is surprisingly practical. It was the brand's signature scent that prompted the legendary hairstylist to develop the product. "There has been an overwhelmingly positive response to the fragrance in our products," he says. "One of the most common requests that we've received for years is for a hair perfume."
Instead of just bottling the scent--a mix of Italian bergamot, cassis, and jasmine notes topped off with cedar wood, white amber and musk for a seductive finish--Oribe made something useful. "We upped the ante and added the benefits of cutting static and absorbing odors to address other common concerns," he says. A patented odor neutralizer absorbs smells, while cetrimonium chloride provides conditioning and antistatic properties. You're left with a rich summery scent instead of BBQ or campfire smells, making those summer blowouts last at least one day longer.


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RIPLEY - On February 25, Jackson County lost a generous community supporter. When Helen Lester passed away, she gave the community a valuable gift.
A legacy gift, planned gift in the Lester estate, will now establish the Bob and Helen Lester Community Fund at Our Community's Foundation. This unique fund was created by Helen Lester during her life time to honor her late husband and give back to the community that has been their lifelong home. The new fund will work in conjunction with the foundation's Community Action Grant Program to address the local needs by issuing substantial community grants each year to benefit the Ripley area.
"What a wonderful way to honor two people who have given so much to our community – an endowed fund that will forever support the community they love by annually addressing the needs of people who live here," commented Jane Winters, Our Community's Foundation Regional Manager of Affiliates.
Bob and Helen Lester lived and worked in Ripley most of their lives. Bob Lester, who passed away in June 2007 at the age of 83, was a pharmacist and he and Helen operated The Rexall Drug Store in Ripley for 34 years. Most Ripley residents who grew up here considered The Rexall Drug Store as a "permanent fixture" in the county seat. Many remember it fondly as was the only drug store in town with a marbled top soda fountain which featured the "best hot fudge sundaes and sodas for miles".
Bob Lester graduated from Ripley High School in 1941 and from West Virginia University School of Pharmacy in 1945. He joined his father, Harry Lester, in the business following his college graduation. Helen Lester worked at the drug store for 37 years, working there as a clerk three years before her marriage to Bob. The Lesters sold The Rexall Drug Store to Rite Aid in 1972 and then enjoyed several years of retirement traveling across the world. The couple was married for 62 years.
In addition to their business involvement, the Lesters were very active in the community. They were members of Saint John's Episcopal Church for 50 years. Bob was a board member for City National Bank (former Bank of Ripley); a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Ripley; and a member of the Parkersburg Academy of Pharmacy. Helen was a member and past president of the Ripley Junior Women's Club. Bob was an avid golfer and the couple also enjoyed membership at Greenhills Country Club.
Before her death Helen Lester commented, "A community foundation is made up of funds established by the people of a community to serve the needs of the community's residents. I was pleased to establish this fund so I can give back to the community that supported us and our business for so many years. By working with the community foundation, I can be assured that long after Bob and I are gone, our gift will continue to support the community we love. I hope my legacy gift will encourage others to do similar things for our community."
Questions regarding this fund or any of the community foundation funds are directed to community foundation at 304-372-8588 or through email to email@example.com. The Jackson County Community Foundation is a regional affiliate of Our Community's Foundation, the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and the regional affiliates of Doddridge, Jackson, Mason, and Ritchie Counties and the Little Kanawha Area (Wirt, Calhoun, and Gilmer Counties).
Legacy gift from Lesters will greatly benefit Ripley area
RIPLEY - On February 25, Jackson County lost a generous community supporter. When Helen Lester passed away, she gave the community a valuable gift.