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Older, more diverse population and longer lifespans contribute to increase….
As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 10 U.S. adults has diabetes now. The prevalence is expected to rise sharply over the next 40 years due to an aging population more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, increases in minority groups that are at high risk for Type 2 diabetes, and people with diabetes living longer, according to CDC projections published in the journal Population Health Metrics. Because the study factored in aging, minority populations and lifespan, the projections are higher than previous estimates.
The report predicts that the number of new diabetes cases each year will increase from 8 per 1,000 people in 2008, to 15 per 1,000 in 2050. The report estimates that the number of Americans with diabetes will range from 1 in 3 to 1 in 5 by 2050. That range reflects differing assumptions about how many people will develop diabetes, and how long they will live after developing the disease.
"These are alarming numbers that show how critical it is to change the course of Type 2 diabetes," said Ann Albright, PhD. RD, director of CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation. "Successful programs to improve lifestyle choices on healthy eating and physical activity must be made more widely available, because the stakes are too high and the personal toll too devastating to fail." Proper diet and physical activity can reduce the risk of diabetes and help to control the condition in people with diabetes. Effective prevention programs directed at groups at high risk of Type 2 diabetes can considerably reduce future increases in diabetes prevalence, but will not eliminate them, the report says.
The projection that one-third of all U.S. adults will have diabetes by 2050 assumes that recent increases in new cases of diabetes will continue and people with diabetes will also live longer, which adds to the total number of people with the disease.
Projected increases in U.S. diabetes prevalence also reflect the growth in the disease internationally. An estimated 285 million people worldwide had diabetes in 2010, according to the International Diabetes Federation. The federation predicts as many as 438 million will have diabetes by 2030.
Risk factors for Type 2 diabetes include older age, obesity, family history, having diabetes while pregnant, a sedentary lifestyle and race/ethnicity. Groups at higher risk for the disease are African-Americans, Hispanics, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and some Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.
CDC and its partners are working on a variety of initiatives to prevent Type 2 diabetes and to reduce its complications. CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program, which launched in April, is designed to bring evidence-based programs for preventing Type 2 diabetes to communities. The program supports establishing a network of lifestyle intervention programs for overweight or obese people at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. These interventions emphasize dietary changes, coping skills and group support to help participants lose 5 percent to 7 percent of their body weight and get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity. The program is working with 28 sites across the United States offering group lifestyle interventions with plans to expand to additional sites in the future.
The Diabetes Prevention Program clinical trial, led by the National Institutes of Health, has shown that those measures can reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 58 percent in people at higher risk of the disease.
Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in 2007, and is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults under age 75, kidney failure, and non-accident/injury leg and foot amputations among adults.
People with diagnosed diabetes have medical costs that are more than twice that of those without the disease. The total costs of diabetes are an estimated $174 billion annually, including $116 billion in direct medical costs. About 24 million Americans have diabetes, and one-quarter of them do not know they have it.
People diagnosed with diabetes at the age of thirty have a total estimated lifetime cost of $305,000 according to the American Diabetes Association, with more than 50% of the direct medical costs attributable to macrovascular complications.
If you do the math, with more than 75% of the population over the age of 20 in the US the prospect of 1/3 of 232 million citizens developing a disease that carries a $300,000 price tag and is not public health enemy number one should be alarming enough to grab everyone's attention and demand immediate change. The good news is that this number is not inevitable. The American Diabetes Association reports that a healthy lifestyle combined with 10,000 steps per day (5 miles) would reduce Type 2 diabetes by 50% in the US," stated Steve Bordley, CEO of TrekDesk Treadmill Desks, a company dedicated to getting Americans up and moving throughout the day, "so the CDC's report could be looked back upon as a shot across the bow if we take the necessary steps to reverse these trends."
For information about diabetes visit www.cdc.gov/diabetes or the National Diabetes Education Program atwww.yourdiabetesinfo.org.


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The thoughts that have long been revolving through my mind were brought to a head by the loss of one of the very greatest of our number, Alfie Hayes, who although I was probably the last of the wrestlers ever to speak to him, [just two days before he died] I was already too late to share my feelings with him -- the same feelings I am sure that would have been reflected by all my peers and all who ever saw him perform. {oor Alfie didn't even seem to realize who was talking to him. I was reminded of all the things I would have loved to have said to Big Pat Roach and to Peter Cortez.
Being a cancer survivor myself I can wholly appreciate the gravity of their illnesses, but to me Big Pat seemed so thoroughly indestructible and Peter, who I was corresponding with via e-mail, seemed to have such a positive attitude that I was absolutely shocked when I received the awful news of their demise.
The wonderful Awards I have received this year I want to dedicate to all those who have shared this very unique business with me and to tell you, I appreciate that without all of you, I could never have been considered a worthy candidate for receiving them in the first place.
Amongst the number of Grappling Greats who most shaped and influenced Professional Wrestling as we knew it in The Golden Years, there are two that spring immediately to my mind -- no surprises here, Judo Al Hayes, or Alfie as we knew him best, and 'The Dazzler' Joe Cornelius. I have seen their traits, humour, attitudes, ring generalship and aura mirrored in so many of the greats who followed them into the business that I can't even begin to imagine what British Wrestling would have been like without them; but I do know that it would not have been what it was.
I am sure that we all remember the luxury transport that used to convey us from Dale Martin's offices to the various wrestling venues all over the South and West of Britain -- old converted ambulances with no springs, heaters or air-conditioners and a top speed of about 45 miles an hour -- and those awful f****** roads. Travelling could be miserable, UNLESS you were lucky enough to share the journey with Alfie Hayes, especially if he was discussing anything under the Sun with someone like Allan Garfield, Damn! They were bloody hilarious, the miles would just melt away and even watching Monty Python would be an anticlimax after an evening listening to Alfie's views on just about anything.
I remember being so flattered in my very early Dale Martin days when Joe would come and pick me up in his car to go running with him in Battersea Park. If Joe's ears hadn't already been cauliflowered I'm sure they would have been in great danger of getting that way by my constant yapping, He must have had the patience of Jobe.
"Hey Joe," I'd tell him, "I learned three more wrestling moves last week, there can't be very many more that I don't already know."
Joe's eyes would twinkle as he'd flash me that dazzling smile and reply,
"Yes Ada, I remember being like that myself, - UNTIL THE PENNY DROPPED!"
Before we wrestled for Joint Promotions, I used to be billed as Kid Tarzan Jonathan the 'youngest professional wrestler in the World,' until I was usurped by Leon and, although I was a couple of years older than him and had had a couple of years more experience, I appreciated even in our early matches together that he was my superior when it came to timing. Timing was something that I only became aware of through the likes of Tony, Peter and Leon and at first I was only able to follow their lead, I was probably years into wrestling for Dale Martin's before I obtained the knowledge and ability of being able to create it myself.
I have often been asked who I thought was the best wrestler I have ever faced in the ring. I am sure that Jon Cortez would be the very first to agree with me and plead guilty when I say that he stands accused. Jon had a great appearance, wrestling knowledge and ability, skill, agility, timing and ring psychology second to none. I remember having a 40-minute match with Jon in Wimbledon Palace where the fans screamed, laughed, cheered, and roared with a volume that must have registered on the Richter Scale and we only touched each other very briefly three times during the whole match. It was Jon's idea, he orchestrated it and I just followed his lead -- maximum reaction for minimum effort.
When I was a 13-year-old bodybuilder, my favorite bodybuilder in the whole World was Spencer Churchill, small-boned, heavily-muscled, I thought his physique was absolutely flawless; his stature in my eyes could only be magnified to a greater degree than it already was when I learned that he had also become a professional Wrestler. After more than a half century, Spencer still looks fantastic and I still find him as inspirational today as I did so many years ago in the wild Welsh hills when I was just a 13-year-old kid straining over two buckets of rocks fastened to each end of an old rusty iron railing.
My heart swelled with pride at the very thought of being a member of our great profession the night I was on the same card and watched what was so far for me the best wrestling match I had ever seen, a British Middle-weight title mach between Champion Tommy Mann and Challenger Tony Charles, in The Colson Hall, Bristol, September 14, 1961 [thanks for that date Ray]. The match was a 15 x 5 minute draw and I was riveted for the whole duration, WOW! The inspiration I felt that night has lasted me over 40 years and the memory will last as long as I live.
My tribute would not be complete without mentioning the great heavyweights of yesteryear, the guys too large for me to wrestle in those days, but also too numerous to credit them all as they deserve. Bert Assirati, Jack and Bully Pye, Man-Mountain Benny, Black Butcher Johnson, Hassan Ali-Bey, Bulldog Bill Garnon, The Bearded Monarch Ken Davis, Francis St-Clair Gregory were all in the twilight of their careers when I had my first aspirations of Mat-mauler-ship. So the greats of my day included, Joe Cornelius, Judo Al Hayes, Big Pat Roach, Wayne Bridges, Steve Veidor, 'Wild' Ian Campbell, Neil Sands, Johnny Czeslaw, Gwyn Davis, Geoff Portz, Big Bruno Elrington, Bob Taylor, Billy Howes, John Elijah, Dennis Mitchell, Farmer Johnny Allen, Charlie Fisher, Alan Garfield, Eric Taylor and his sons Steve and Dave, Big John Cox, George Gordienko, Mike Marino, 'Gorilla' Don Mendoza, Big Sonny Colindos, Steve Haggetty, Mal Saunders, Ray Hunter, Frank Hurley, Big Bill Verna, Tug Holton, 'Jumping' Jim Hussey, Vic Hessel, Billy Joyce, Billy Robinson, Mal Kirk, Big John Kowalski, Prince Kumali, Ray Apolon, Peter Maivia, Mighty John Quinn, Judo Pete Roberts, Big John DaSilva, Billy Two Rivers, Gordon Nelson, Hans Streiger, Joe Zaranoff, Crusher Mason, Kendo Nagasaki and the best masked wrestler of all-time Paul Lincoln's Doctor Death -- that cold fish handshake he gave his opponent prior to the action used to send a shiver up my spine.
There were also many now nameless wrestlers of our era who had little or no ability whatsoever, walking, talking blocks of wood who, as was so aptly phrased "didn't know how to do up their bleed'n boots." But now, in retrospect, I feel I owe them a salute too. I found it easy to shine when I was in the ring with someone like Jon Cortez, Alan Miquet or most of the wrestlers I've already mentioned, they were all capable of having a great match with a broomstick. I know that for a fact, as very often in the early days, I was that broomstick. It was when, armed with the skill and knowledge learned from such great wrestlers that I was able to emulate their ability to thoroughly entertain a knowledgeable audience whilst tussling with a talentless opponent that I felt that my true mettle was tested. I gradually came to the conclusion that to become truly skilled in our business we need to experience both extremes of wrestling ability from our various opponents, just as the strongest tempered steel needs to experience both the hottest and coldest temperatures.
Also in respect to those now nameless grapplers, they entered our sport with the same dreams and aspirations as the most successful of us and at least they had the shear guts to get their arses into the ring and try their very best. Surely we must all salute them for that.
We were all very smug and comfortable with the fact that we had become household names in Britain, but that was a status none of us would have enjoyed if it had not been for TV and the magazines that depicted us as the larger than life Heroes and Villains we craved to become. Thanks to the great Wrestling commentator Kent Walton and the excellence and imaginations of writers and photographers like Charles Mascal, Russell Plummer and George Reid, Bob Leonard [a great pal since my Calgary Stampede days], Dave Cameron, still a friend since the early '60s, John Rackham, Ken Osborn, Pam Edwards, Eddie Caldwell, Tony Flood, H.G Stevens, Dave Pirie, Alec Wishart, John Gledhill, B.R. Bale, George W. Mitchell, Chris Butter, David Burwash, William Baxter, Alan Bamber, Bob Scarla and Laurie Stephen.
To Kent Walton, I especially owe a huge dept of gratitude, if for no other reason than the fact that he constantly reminded the viewers that in spite of my exaggerated showmanship I was one hell of a wrestler and in so doing added much needed credibility to the in-credible image I was attempting to paint of myself.
Russell Plummer whose magazine, The Wrestler, was undoubtedly the very best ever produced in Great Britain on our sport, his articles were excellently composed, very articulate, informative and interesting and best of all for us brought more much needed publicity and fame as did the great writers and photographers afore mentioned that contributed so much to our Sport. Another reason I liked The Wrestler so much was that I don't think anyone made the front cover more times than I did.
Bob Leonard's, H.G. Stevens' and George Reid's photos were terrific, most of the best action photos I still possess were taken by them.
Now here is something else that I FIND VERY EXCITING, just when we all thought that we were fading away like a vague memory we have great Wrestling Historians, writers and wrestling fans extraordinaire who are picking up our old tarnished, cobweb encrusted banners and waving them for us one more time, Ray Plunkett, who knows more about my old matches, the venues and opponents than I do, Bill Parsonson and the Seniles, Frankie Rimer, wrestler, writer, trainer and M.C. Paul Douglas who designed the incredible 2005 British Wrestlers Reunion Award that is now gracing the wall of my office.
Then there is the Great British Wrestling Reunion founders and creators, Joe D'Orazio, Wrestler, Referee, Writer (and great cook!) Mal Mason, MC, Tony Scarlo, wrestler, trainer and excellent referee, Frankie Rimmer, Martin 'Rocker' Richards wrestler and website manager and then The Host of Britain's greatest annual event, one of the nicest guys [he ain't a bad Chick either] in the business, World Heavyweight Champion Wayne Bridges with his lovely muscular wife Sarah.
Then the British fans who made all our fantasies into a reality, as they booed us, cheered us, supported us, put food on our tables, clothes on the backs of our families and all for doing what we liked best -- entertaining them as only we could.
I've been asked many times by our old fans why life doesn't ever get us Vintage Grapplers down, I'll give you our secret: it's because at our age it's too bloody hard to get back up again.
In conclusion I would like to say that having wrestled over much of Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada, Mexico, The United States of America, including Hawaii I feel fully qualified in 'borrowing' Bret Hart's catch-phrase and saying that without a doubt, the Wrestlers of Britain's Golden Age 'were the best there ever was, the best there ever is and the best there ever will be.'

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INDEPENDENCE — An 18-month legal battle appears to be over in Grayson County following approval of a special use permit for the Oracle Institute on Tuesday night.
The tone Tuesday night was completely opposite of that at a public hearing held 18 months ago in the same courtroom, where an estimated 175 people turned out in June 2010 and most speakers opposed Oracle's application to build a non-denominational spiritual center on its property in the Wilson District.
On Tuesday, 65 citizens were in attendance and only eight of those took to the podium to address both the planning commission and board of supervisors during a joint public hearing.
The board's rejection of the permit request last year resulted in a religious discrimination lawsuit against the county.
Laura George, president of the Oracle Institute, addressed the supervisors first, regarding her plans for building a facility called the Peace Pentagon in the western end of the county. This building would host things such as educational retreats, seminars, classes and other events as needed throughout the year.
In her own words: George says Oracle suit was a fight for freedom
George expressed that the building was meant to be a community center and would be open for all to take part in the various events.
The institute is an educational charity dedicated to promoting spiritual enlightenment through study of the scriptures and the teachings of the world's religions, according to its website.
Speaking on behalf of the Oracle Institute, George talked about her pride in being an American and even more so a Virginian. The source of that pride, she said, was the fact that many of her favorite founding fathers — such as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington — walked this land before her.
"For the last 18 months it has been my position that the governing supervisors of Grayson County violated [my right to religious freedom]," George told the board during her time. "For the past year and a half, I have felt forced to use the courts to allow the supervisors to rectify a wrong [decision]."
George was referring to the lawsuit filed on the Oracle's behalf weeks after the permit application was denied by the board of supervisors in June 2010. After the initial rejection, supervisors offered to re-hear George's request last summer, but by then she already had filed the lawsuit.
"With the humility of one who also has made mistakes and needed to rectify them, it is with sincere gratitude that I stand before the supervisors and accept the terms they have offered me," George said, referring to the 15 proffers that were attached to the amended application. "Thank you for the opportunity to become part of this community and provide the first inter-faith center in Grayson County. "
The planning commission last summer had recommended approval of the request for a special use permit. However, in June 2010 the Grayson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to deny the permit request, citing a danger to the "health, welfare and safety" of county residents, and concerns regarding an access road and parking.
Prior to opening Tuesday's public hearing for comments, Supervisors Chairman Larry Bartlett instructed the audience that political or religious objections would not be pertinent to the hearing and would not be appreciated.
(George's lawsuit claims that supervisors considered only the religious opposition to the Oracle Institute's request when they denied the permit. Such comments can not be considered in making a zoning decision. Therefore, she said her First Amendment rights were violated.)
The planning commission accepted comments and eight individuals spoke during the 37-minute hearing Tuesday.
The first speaker was Mary Young, an adjoining property owner who had the same concerns she had last year.
Young stated that the Grayson zoning ordinance uses the rural farm designation to preserve and protect the rural character of the land and that the surrounding area near the proposed facility includes more than 2,100 acres in conservation easements.
Young said that the county is rich with beautiful mountains, rivers, hills and valleys and those need to be conserved so that future generations can enjoy it as they do today.
"This is not the place to be changing zoning," Young told the board.
She added that this development was not appropriate for the location and that it should not be allowed.
Althea Estes spoke next and expressed her belief in freedom of religion. Speaking about a potential site once considered for a state prison in the county, Estes noted that a correctional facility would have done more of an injustice to the appearance of the New River than the proposed Peace Pentagon — yet many people were not in opposition of that.
"I think it would be a wonderful thing to have her organization here," Estes said of George.
Pastor Derek Cowan spoke at the original hearing 18 months ago. On Tuesday, Cowan mentioned no religious opposition to the institute, but instead questioned why his church was required to be zoned commercial and meet stricter standards while this application was allowed to go through with less code enforcements.
Cowan said his church was glad to comply with everything the county asked it to do, but wondered why these same standards were not set for the Oracle Institute.
He agreed with Young in questioning whether this was an appropriate place for a commercial property and said that when zoning is changed it can be hard to regulate later on.
Not all speakers heeded Bartlett's warning about religious opposition.
Jacob Hicks was the only speaker who argued against George solely based on religious beliefs.
He said he served only one God and that there was only one true religion and that was a true faith in Jesus Christ.
"We have a lot of confused children out there already and I don ft see how this is going to help them," Hicks said. "It's not that anyone is trying to take anyone's freedom of religion away — the religious freedom is being taken away from the Christians here."
Up next to speak was Joe Snyder, who simply said that while people often fight change, growth happens. "I think it's good for Grayson County to have some variety," Snyder told the boards.
Susan Utt felt that George was being deceptive in her intended use of the property.
Citing the Oracle Institute's website — something that was done quite often during the previous public hearing — Utt questioned George's intentions and commented that suing the county over not getting approval the first time did not show any peace and spirituality.
Pastor John Duvall spoke next and noted that, while he may not agree with what George is planning on doing at the Oracle Institute, he would "be willing to give [his] life for her right to do it."
Duvall quoted John Wesley — the spiritual father of the United Methodist Church, of which he has been a pastor for 54 years — as saying that the Bible most clearly teaches that Christians are to learn to think and let others think.
Jerry Young spoke about the type of application sought. Young felt that a commercial recreation use was not the right type of zoning and, while he had nothing personal against George, he felt the proposed zoning didn't match the actions that would be taking place there.
One other comment was sent in by letter from Norma Osborne, who questioned how the development would benefit the county and whether or not George would seek tax-exempt status.
Following the public hearing, the planning commission opened the floor for discussion among members.
Commission Member Mike Maynard questioned if the special use permit went with the land if it were sold later.
County Administrator Jonathan Sweet said that the permit would be tied to the land so it would stay in place with a change of ownership. But, if there were a violation, the permit would be nullified regardless of the owner.
Maynard then questioned the commercial recreation wording and asked if the Oracle Institute would be charging for any activities.
George said that under the county's zoning ordinance, the recreational classification appeared to encompass all of the planned uses for the facility and that some events would have fees associated with them — such as rent for the cabins.
Commission Member C.D. Hines questioned if George would seek tax-exempt status.
George said the Oracle Institute is a tax-exempt organization, but some activities — such as overnight accommodations — would not be tax-exempt.
With no further comments the planning commission voted 5-2 to recommend approval of the application to the board of supervisors.
No further comments were made during the supervisors' discussion and Vice Chairman Doug Carrico motioned to approve the recommendation. The motion was seconded by Supervisor Joe Vaughan and passed unanimously.
Court proceedings are in continuance at the consent of both parties, according to both George and Sweet. A trial had been set for November, but "was postponed to allow for this settlement," George said last month. "Our lead counsel's illness also was a factor."
The Rutherford Institute, a civil liberties group, last year filed a suit in Grayson County Circuit Court on behalf of George, The Oracle Institute and Amethyst Acres, a limited liability company. The suit alleges that the Grayson County Board of Supervisors violated George's rights to freedom of religion, freedom of speech and equal protection of the law in violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and the U.S. and Virginia constitutions.
"The parties intend to formally and finally resolve this matter at the hearing, such that the concerns of all adjacent neighbors are satisfied; the health, safety, and welfare of the county are protected," George said in a statement last month.
With the approval of the permit application Tuesday night, the county appears one step closer to settling the pending law suit.
In a press release on Wednesday, George said the hearing "represented the final stage of a settlement that had been worked out in advance between Oracle's attorneys and the county."
She also reflected on the case and its legal implications. "It took 18 months, but it was worth the wait. An important lesson was learned by all, including myself: Our Constitution is in jeopardy and we had better protect it at every available opportunity… or else."
George said she understood why so many people spoke out against the Oracle Institute last year based on religious differences. "Grayson County is home only to Christian churches, and most of them are Evangelical. By definition, fundamentalist fervor is the core tenet of this sect of Christianity, which holds that there is one — and only one — path to God. Everyone else be damned (literally)."
Given the overwhelming religious opposition stated by citizens who spoke at the 2010 hearing, she also understands why the supervisors might have let those voices sway their decision.
"On behalf of Oracle, I thank the supervisors for their courage in the face of heretofore unprecedented religious tension in Grayson County," George wrote on Wednesday. "I also thank the residents of this county who understood the profound principles at stake and offered me personal support."
George also said that taxpayers should know that the case was costly to them, though she did not say how much Grayson would have to pay. "Taxpayers and county insurance will foot the bills of three law firms and one legal foundation... The Oracle Institute did not ask for nor receive one penny in this settlement."
Oracle permit has several conditions
Along with the approval for the application came 15 specific proffers that will limit building size and maximum people at the location.
The proffers include:
1. Construction shall be limited to: (a) one central multipurpose retreat center; (b) 10 campsites; and (c) two bath houses. The 10 campsites may be converted at a later date to either 10 cabins or two multi-bedroom lodging units of equivalent capacity.
2. The retreat center shall not be larger than 8,000 square feet. The tents or cabins shall not be larger than 20' x 25' each. The bath houses shall not be larger than 20' x 30' each. In the event two lodging units are built instead of 10 cabins, the lodges shall not exceed the aggregate square footage of the proposed cabins or 2,500 square feet each and the occupancy of both units shall not exceed 20 persons.
3. All improvements will be located and constructed in accordance with the site plan(s) submitted and approved by the County as part of these conditions.
4. No building shall be constructed closer than 25 feet from any property boundary.
5. There shall be a natural, wooded area remaining undisturbed of 25 feet in depth along any property boundary. Along property boundaries not now wooded, trees shall be planted and maintained to establish such boundary protection.
6. The road accessing the property and all internal roads shall be constructed and maintained in conformity with the Virginia Statewide Fire Protection Code.
7. The average number of staff working at the retreat center shall not exceed five persons per day. Regularly scheduled community classes shall not exceed 50 persons per class. Retreats shall not occur more than 10 times per year with occupancy not to exceed 25 persons per event. Special events may occur up to five days per year with maximum occupancy of 100 persons.
8. All parking shall occur on the property. No parking shall be offsite. No parking shall occur on the roadways. Parking shall be in the parking lot as shown on the site plan(s) with overflow parking for special events located in the area designated on the site plan(s).
9. No amplified noise or live bands using amplification shall be permitted outdoors on the property on the days of Monday through Thursday, and no noise shall exceed 60 decibels as measured at the nearest adjacent neighbor's property line.
10. Outdoor lighting shall be indirect and shaded to prevent glare going off the property.
11. All health department requirements for water and sewer shall be met.
12. All VDOT requirements for a commercial access permit for the connection of the road serving the project to Virginia State Road 711 shall be met.
13. All provisions of the Virginia Statewide Building Code and the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code shall be met in the construction, operation and maintenance of the project, including all structures and roads.
14. Construction of the project shall commence within nine months of approval of the special use permit or within six months of issuance of the building permit (whichever last occurs). Construction shall be completed on all roads and a certificate of occupancy granted on the retreat center within 24 months of issuance of the building permit. In the event the retreat center is not commenced or completed within the time requirements as herein required the special use permit shall lapse and terminate.
15. These proffers shall be binding on the property and all current and future property owners. A copy of these proffers shall be recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in Grayson County and indexed in the name of the name of the property owner as grantor and Grayson County as grantee.
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Metro-North president shares 100-day plan
Malloy hoped it would be more informative
A long-awaited plan to improve safety, communications and on-time performance on the New Haven Line within the next 100 days was delivered to state transportation officials Monday, but quickly panned by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and others for lacking specifics.
The 100-day plan submitted by newly installed Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti lays out a summary of more than a dozen recommendations. Giulietti said a more thorough plan is not achievable until the railroad receives the findings of the Federal Railroad Administration's Operation Deep Dive, the National Transportation Safety Board investigations into two derailments and the railroad's own blue-ribbon panel on safety.
"I understand that this summary does not include scope, schedule and budget," Guilietti wrote. "I can commit to those elements of the plan after we receive the results of the MTA panel and the FRA Deep Dive reviews."
The plan includes commitments to finish track work between the Melrose and Woodlawn stations on the Harlem Line before a timetable change in May -- a goal that will enable higher levels of speed in the Bronx where delays have been compounded in the last year by federally mandated speed limits. The current speed limit of 30 mph will increase to 75 mph.
In a statement, Malloy said the plan was informative on Giulietti's direction, but lacked the level of detail he expected, including a greater number of specific deadlines to accomplish goals. By June 11, Malloy said he expected many of the initiatives to be completed and evidence others are in progress.
"I appreciate the candid assessment of the challenges facing Metro-North and Mr. Giulietti's professionalism and commitment, but I am disappointed that the letter did not provide more specifics," Malloy's statement said. " I understand the constraints that Metro-North faces because of the FRA investigation, and while the letter is certainly a roadmap to better and safer service, riders need to know that there is a plan with benchmarks and deadlines in place."
The plan was promised to Malloy two weeks ago after a meeting with Giulietti in which they discussed the ongoing woes at the railroad since last May's derailment of a train in Bridgeport that injured 76 people. Two weeks later, a train struck and killed a veteran foreman in West Haven when a rookie traffic controller mistakenly opened a section of track where the foreman was working.
A more rigorous inspection regimen adopted in the wake of that accident identified the need for significant repairs throughout the Metro-North system, which has resulted in pervasive delays.
In September, the railroad was again questioned when a 138,000-volt feeder cable in Mount Vernon disrupted electric train service for more than 13 days while a second cable was out of commission for repairs, leaving no backup power to drive trains.
In December, four people were killed in a derailment in the Bronx, N.Y. when an engineer dozed off, and a train careened into a sharp curve at 82 miles per hour where the speed limit was 30.
In late January, the entire Metro-North rail network came to a halt on a frigid night when a maintenance crew knocked out power to an auxiliary power system on the railroad's centralized signalization computer.
Other goals and measures included in the report are:
Develop and introduce a new timetable to provide reliable travel times and look at ways to improve on-time performance arriving and departing intermediate stations.
Provide updates to customers and legislators on the status of Metro-North programs through "any and all means."
A comprehensive service disruption plan by June to improve communication with customers during train breakdowns and other service disruptions.
Conduct "Safety Stand Downs" each quarter to allow workers a forum to identify potential safety improvements to their bosses.
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker said the plan provides a good starting point from which to discuss locking in deadlines on a long list of potential tasks and improvements.
Redeker said he is anxious for the FRA to release the results of the Deep Dive, which began in December so Giulietti and state transportation officials can begin to assess the cost and extent of mandated safety improvements.
"In general terms, I really appreciate that Joe has prepared a good starting plan and that he is keenly interested in listening to and finding out what FRA wants to do in terms of recommendations for safety and improvements," Redeker said. "He is in a tough spot because FRA has not released findings but he has accomplished a credible and important first step."
Redeker said the extent and cost of implementing the FRA's safety recommendations would factor into what parts of the plan come to pass.
For instance, Redeker said fast-tracking the installation of monitors at New Haven Line stations showing the next nine arriving trains would mollify customers frustrated with communications, but cost about $30 million.
"To me what's important is that the first priority is safety, the second is performance, and the third is communication and I think he has his priorities straight," Redeker said. "As we go on I'd like to work with him on absolute deadlines on as many items as possible."
Jim Cameron, a longtime rail advocate and founder of the Commuter Action Group, said that like Malloy he had hoped to see more hard deadlines and specifics about initiatives but that the plan helps define the scope of the needs to upgrade the system.
"I would call these ambitious but vague goals, and it's up to (Giulietti) on how to achieve them," Cameron said. " I will say at least now we have in writing some goals and agreed upon problems that need work. We'll see in a 100 days how many of these he can achieve."


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Yvonne Rabb comforted her sister before her own murder
Yvonne Rabb knew the perils of street life in 1981, back when William H. McNichols Jr. was mayor of Denver.
The day Yvonne died she prepared her sister for what was about to happen to her. She was resigned to her own fate and only wanted to make the shock of her impending death easier for her, said Deborah Rabb, 58, her sister.
Yvonne told Deborah that a woman who was jealous of her wanted her dead. She was in a toxic love triangle, aggravated by illegal drug ties.
"'I want you to be strong,'" Deborah said her sister told her. "'I'm going to be with our heavenly father.'"
That was Yvonne. She was always looking out for other people even when her own life was in jeopardy, Deborah said.
Years earlier, when Deborah had a drug problem, Yvonne took Deborah's daughter into her home and was raising her. She selflessly helped a lot of people whenever she could.
Yvonne worked at a downtown Denver wig shop and loved to go shopping downtown for the latest styles of clothes.


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The league is desperate to fix its all-star exhibition, but it's better to just let it die instead
They say never fix what ain't broken, but of course it's just as nonsensical to keep trying to fix what can't be fixed. Which brings us once again to the NFL's Pro Bowl, the all-star game that nobody seems to like, but seemingly can't live without.
On the suggestion of the NFL Players Association, which clearly wants to protect its members' God-given, inalienable right to vacation in Hawaii every January, the league last week announced another series of steps to breathe some relevancy into the NFL's only postseason game that suffers from a credibility problem.
In some cases, the format and rule changes that were put in place for 2014's game will be downright radical and unprecedented: No more kickoffs. No more conference-based teams voted on by players and fans. No more being limited to a single two-minute warning per half. And even more bizarrely, Deion Sanders is somehow involved.
We're talking B-I-G changes.
But ultimately, meaningless moves. At least in terms of making the pillow fight that tries to pass as a game matter again. That genie simply won't be put back in the bottle, no matter how hard the NFL tries. And in some ways, I don't even get what the latest changes are designed to accomplish.
Only the NFL could acknowledge that the problem with the Pro Bowl for years now has been that it looks less and less like a real football game all the time, and then institute proposals that effectively make it look less like a real football game, like going without kickoffs for safety reasons, having a change of possession after each quarter, and modifying several rules that deal with the game clock.
I'm trying to follow the logic in all of that, but it's possible I was just the victim of the old misdirection play. I was looking this way and the league went that way.
I especially have zero enthusiasm for the format where team captains will be named based on the two leading vote-getters and then "draft'' their respective 43-man rosters, with help from Sanders and fellow Hall of Famer, Jerry Rice and some NFL.com fantasy football contest winners.
Only the NFL could acknowledge that the problem with the Pro Bowl for years now has been that it looks less and less like a real football game all the time, and then institute proposals that effectively make it look less like a real football game.
I can see where this is headed, and I don't think I like it one bit. Letting captains pick the Pro Bowl teams is just a bad idea. What happens when there are only the fat kids left? Meaning the offensive linemen? That'll probably really hurt, and just sends the wrong message in today's inclusive-minded society. Offensive linemen are athletes, too. At least some of them.
Even crazier, the NFL is stealing this "draft the teams" idea whole from the NHL, which has been using a captains-pick-the-players format for a while now. When was the last time the NFL, always the lead dog in any situation, said, "You know what? That spunky little NHL's got a pretty good idea, there. Why don't we shop-lift it?"
I understand that some people might like the Pro Bowl changes and believe they will actually help raise the level of competitiveness in a game that has been more of a players-only party than anything else in recent years. But that's only because we're at the point with the Pro Bowl where the standard of play has slipped so far that trying anything to improve it looks like a laudatory and admirable effort.
That's otherwise known as desperation, and desperation can give birth to some pretty ridiculous ideas. (See replacement refs.)
The truth of the matter is the Pro Bowl as a legitimate sporting event with something at stake went away when the money got big in terms of players' salaries, and it isn't coming back. If nothing else, the NFL's move to change the game's rules and format is a tacit admission that legitimacy as a straight-up football game is no longer in the range of possibilities. So what the heck, let's try adding a little razzle-dazzle and distract them.
(And, yes, I know the Pro Bowl does killer TV ratings. Proving that many Americans will sit on the couch and watch almost anything that shows scenes of Hawaii in the dead of winter, cheerleaders, and something vaguely resembling an athletic contest).
When salaries in the NFL got sizable enough, avoiding the risk of injury in the Pro Bowl became the name of the game. When injury is the front-burner issue, intensity and competitiveness are sacrificed. It's understandable, and unavoidable. Even if NFL players do have pride in their name and their game.
I actually heard Mark Schlereth of ESPN and ex-Denver Broncos fame—who I like and respect—on the radio the other night guaranteeing he had a fool-proof way to make players go all-out in the Pro Bowl again. Fool-proof, he promised, with just one little tweak.
His idea was to jack up the winner's share to some undisclosed figure (it's roughly $50,000 per man now) and make the game a winner-take-all format. Yep. The losers would go home empty-handed, with nothing more than a handshake, a lei or two, and maybe a toaster at most.
That, Schlereth said repeatedly, would ensure the second half of the game being played at a fast and furious pace, with players on the trailing team starting to really worry about the cost of all that room service they and their entire traveling party tucked into at the hotel. Not to mention the plane tickets they bought for 18 of their closest friends, family members and entourage. The extra money would make all the difference, and fix the Pro Bowl problem, Schlereth said.
To that I say two things: Pretty sure the NFL doesn't have it in the budget to start paying the Pro Bowl winning squad the roughly $200,000 or so per man it might take to ensure full-scale competitiveness and effort in the game under Schlereth's plan; and secondly, the old offensive lineman must have had one too many surgeries over the years and mistakenly had his common sense removed. Because if he thinks today's players are ever risking injury in the Pro Bowl, with a 50-50 chance they're receiving nothing—NOTHING—in return for their efforts, he's stone-cold delusional. Not happening.
Even Rice, who is getting involved in the Pro Bowl to help pick the teams in the new format, sounds skeptical of today's NFL player ever treating the game as anything more than a free trip to Hawaii.
"I don't know if this will help the Pro Bowl survive," Rice said of the changes. "If they want a vacation, go to the Bahamas. Back in the day, it was an honor to play in the Pro Bowl.' "
An honor, and competitive event. Heck, as a teenager I even attended a Pro Bowl in the late '70s, watching the 1978 contest in Tampa Stadium, before the Pro Bowl went and bought a timeshare in Hawaii, and started taking off for the Pacific the same week every January. There was some honest to goodness bad blood late in the NFC's 14-13 win that year, because AFC players maintained that 49ers linebacker Cleveland Elam illegally blitzed on second down in order to sack Oakland quarterback Ken Stabler and knock the AFC out of reasonable field goal range with the game hanging in the balance. The AFC had to settle for the $2,500 loser's share rather than the $5,000 winner's share, and that was a significant chunk of change lost.
Controversy and some ill will in the Pro Bowl. Imagine? Now most of the players do everything but gather at midfield, hold hands and sing Kumbaya together. And that's often before the game.
I trust the NFL, its players and its fans will all someday be forced to face facts and realize that pro football's all-star game is no one's idea of a showcase. Better to let it die than keep it on life-support indefinitely. But who knows? If the ratings remain high, this season's "innovations" might be the mere tip of the iceberg. We already saw Jeff Saturday switch sides and snap the ball for the opposing team a year ago. Maybe in-game trades is an idea whose time has come.


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How is treatment planned?
Planning cancer treatment takes time. Most people want to start treatment right away. They worry that extra time needed to do tests or other things takes up precious time that could be spent treating the cancer.
How long is too long to wait before treatment?
Different types of cancer grow at different rates. Certain types of leukemias and lymphomas tend to grow faster than solid tumors, so treatment for these cancers might need to be started within a couple of days. But most cancers don't grow very quickly, which leaves plenty of time to get information about your cancer, see specialists, and make decisions about which treatment is best for you. Keep in mind that the information gathered during this time is key to planning the best treatment for you. If you're worried because treatment isn't starting right away, discuss your concerns with your cancer care team to be sure that any delays won't cause problems.
How does the doctor know how to treat my cancer?
The type of treatment you get will depend on a lot of things. The type of cancer (including where it is and the cell type), the stage (extent) of the cancer, and your overall health are the most important ones. Other things to think about are your personal situation (including how well you can travel and take part in treatment), how well each treatment will likely work in your case, and the possible side effects and risks of each type of treatment.
Your doctor will first gather information about your cancer. A biopsy and other lab tests, physical exams, imaging tests (x-rays or scans), and any problems the cancer is causing, are all used to decide which treatment options might be best for you. Your doctor may also talk with other experts to get their opinions. Your doctor will then discuss the goal of treatment and the pros and cons of each treatment option with you.
Getting a second opinion
One way to find out if a suggested treatment is the best one for you is to get the opinion of at least one other doctor before starting treatment. Your doctor shouldn't mind if you get a second opinion and can help refer you to another doctor. A few insurance companies even require a second opinion, but you'll want to find out if your insurance company covers it before you get one.
Once you've decided who you will see for your second opinion, ask that your medical records, original scans, and all test results be shared with the new doctor. That way you won't have to repeat them. You may need to sign a release of information form to have the records sent. Or you may want to take copies of your medical records to the new doctor yourself.
After Diagnosis: A Guide for Patients and Families
- After Diagnosis: A Guide for Patients and Families
- What is cancer?
- Who gets cancer?
- Am I going to die?
- How do I cope?
- How do I talk to people about having cancer?
- Making treatment decisions
- Common types of cancer treatment
- How is treatment planned?
- What should I ask my doctor?
- Will I be able to work during treatment?
- Will I be able to exercise during treatment?
- How will cancer affect my sex life?
- How will I pay for all of this?
- What other resources do I have?
- To learn more
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AFC Telford United's New Bucks Head stadium is considered to be amongst the best non-league grounds in the country, and holds a football league 'A' grading.
Construction of the new stadium commenced in 2000, replacing the Bucks Head ground which had been home to Wellington Town and Telford United for over a century. Although the Bucks Head held a special place in the hearts of many supporters, it was in desperate need of renovation. The terraces were a mixture of concrete steps and cinder banking, one of the stands was built from wood and the toilet facilities left a lot to be desired
In the 1999/2000 season, demolition work began on the Railway End terraces, albeit slowly at first. The following season, the new stadium slowly began to take shape. Telford United played with only two terraces in operation, with a small temporary stand situated on what is now the Jack Bentley Terrace and portacabins in the car park were used for changing rooms.
The stadium was finally completed in 2003 and can hold 6300 supporters, with seating for 2200 and further covered accomodation for 2600.
The stadium development was complemented by the construction of the AFC Telford United Learning Centre, positioned behind the Jack Bentley Terrace, which is where the club offices, bar, meeting and education rooms are housed.
Disabled Facilities
AFC Telford United is a community club and is fully committed to providing equal access to all. The New Bucks Head stadium has the following disabled facilities:
The club normally operates a single disabled entrance, which is located in the corner of the ground where the Sir Stephen Roberts Stand and the David Hutchinson Stand meet. The entrance can be found between the club shop and the control tower.
On certain occasions, the club will operate a second disabled entrance at the A5 end of the Sir Stephen Roberts Stand, which will give access to the disabled area of the Frank Nagington Stand where visiting supporters are housed during segregated games.
Reserved Areas
There are two areas of the ground which are set aside for wheelchair users. These are at pitch level and are located at the western ends of the David Hutchinson Stand and the Frank Nagington Stand.
There are two disabled toilets in the stadium, located beneath the Sir Stephen Roberts Stand and the control tower.
Corporate Area and Vice Presidents Club
The corporate area and Vice Presidents Club are situated at the top of the Sir Stephen Roberts Stand. A lift is available in the lobby between Joshuas bar and the hotel's fitness club.
We appreciate that there may be circumstances when there are additional requirements that are not provided for by the above. In these instances, please contact the club on 01952 640064 and we will endeavour to provide appropiate assistance.
General Information
The following information may be helpful to supporters who will be visiting our ground for a forthcoming fixture.
Parking facilities comprise 290 spaces at the stadium (entrance via Haybridge Road) and some 500 at Telford College of Arts and Technology, which is situated on the opposite side of Haybridge Road. There is surveillance by stewards and CCTV. The fee is £3 per car.
Away Fans The accommodation for standing visiting supporters is in the Frank Nagington Stand, with access via turnstiles I and J. The prices of admission can be found here.
A limited number of seats will be made available for visitors in the Sir Stephen Roberts Stand. Spectators should again enter via gates I/J and then approach a steward for arranging a transfer to the seating area. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis, and priority will be given to elderly people, those with limited mobility and to families with young children.
Anyone who has limited mobility, and who is unable to enter via a turnstile, should report to the assisted-entry gate, which is between turnstiles P and A in the north-west corner of the ground.
As to refreshments, we can cater for your supporters in the concourses behind the Budget Gas Frank Nagington Stand, Acoustafoam North Stand and in the Sir Stephen Roberts Stand, where there are bars providing a range of hot and cold drinks and snacks. The concourses also have separate licensed bars for alcoholic drinks. The Learning Centre Bar on the Simmonds Transport Jack Bentley Terrace is also open before every game
The Railway Inn (free house) a fully refurbished pub only 5 minutes walk from the New Bucks Head. The Railway shows all major sporting events on 5 TV's and 1 6ft projector.
They have a variety of drinks available including 4 REAL ALES and rotating Guest Beers.
There are 2 dart boards 1 in lounge and 1 in bar, also there is a beer garden and car parking to the rear of the pub.
The Railway is well worth a visit for both home and away fans and you're always assured of a warm welcome from owners Sue, John and their friendly team of staff. They also sponsor AFC Telford United.
You can check the Railway out on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/railwayinnwellington?sk=info and twitter @railway_inn
If you need any further information about arrangements for your club's visit, please contact our club office on 01952 640064 or send an email to email@example.com


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40 people still in hospital after Russia meteor explosion
More than half the windows broken by shock wave have been replaced
Authorities in a Russian city say more than half of the acres of windows smashed in the city by an exploding meteor's shock wave have been replaced.
Friday's explosion, estimated to be equivalent to several atomic bombs, shattered glass in more than 4,000 buildings in Chelyabinsk and the surrounding region, leaving residents vulnerable in temperatures well below freezing.
About 1,200 people were injured, mostly by broken glass, with 40 still hospitalized Sunday, the ITAR-Tass news agency said, citing Emergency Ministry figures.
The Chelyabinsk city administration said in a Sunday statement that nearly 60 per cent of the city's broken windows had been replaced.
Pieces of the meteor are believed to have fallen into an ice-covered lake about 80 kilometres outside the city, but no fragments have been reported found.


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Genesis is a British bike brand that's part of the Madison Cycles group which also includes the Ridgeback and Saracen brands. Genesis has long been a flag-bearer for the use of high-quality steel tubing in bike frames, with the majority of its models made from one of the many varieties of Reynolds steel.
Notable Genesis models include the very popular cyclo-cross/commuter Croix de Fer, used in 2010 by Vin Cox to set a record for riding round the world, and the Equilibrium distance/touring bikes designed for mile-munching riders.
Since the 2013 season Genesis has supplied bikes for the Madison-Genesis racing team, run by cyclesport legend Roger Hammond. The team's Volare Team 953 bikes were the only steel frames in the professional peloton, demonstrating that the material was still competitive.
In August last year, Genesis announced its first carbon fibre frame, the Zero, intended to fulfil the performance demands of racing cyclists.
A very comfortable, forgiving, yet engaging bike for adventures on and off the road, with a great value spec


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The third annual, one-night-only 2012 "Broadway Bares" will be at the Chi Showroom at Planet Hollywood at 11:59 p.m. on April 15, headlining under the provocative "Barelesque" subtitle and featuring "Absinthe" hosts the Gazillionaire and Penny Pibbets. Josh Strickland, headliner in "Peepshow," will also be giving a special performance.
The show has been a smashing success in recent years (click here and here for reviews of the 2010 and 2011 shows, respectively). Along with performances in New York, the "Broadway Bares" series has generated considerable cash for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a nonprofit organization supporting those living with the disease.
The concept began many years ago at the hands of Jerry Mitchell in New York City: Broadway artists take their clothes off onstage, with the resulting tips being donated to charity. The simple formula has been a booming success in New York City, and the serial show added a Las Vegas location two years ago.
"Broadway Bares" has generated more than $75 million since its inception in 1992. Although the Las Vegas addition is fairly new, Vegas audiences have welcomed performers from the Strip as warmly as Broadway-goers did in New York. Last year's Vegas event, "Broadway Bares: Too Darn Hot," doubled the revenue from the show at Planet Hollywood the year before.
Think we can do it again? You'll have to hit up Planet Hollywood on the 15 to find out. Tickets are $20, and $50 VIP tickets include a $20 tax deduction. Stop by the Chi Showroom box office at Planet Hollywood or visit TicketMaster.com to order them in advance.


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A Sandwich a Day: Tuna on Baguette at La Pane
Reviews of Chicago sandwiches.
I'll be honest and admit that I'd never even heard of La Pane until it made it on Chicago Magazine's list of the the 50 Best Sandwiches in Chicago. But after a few minutes in the Irving Park bakery, it became clear to me that this wasn't just a one trick shop that managed to get a lucky break. No, this is the kind of place where every sandwich could potentially be delicious. So while I did try, and enjoy, the Chicago-approved Vegetarian Panino, I also ordered up the Tuna Baguette ($6.99), and I'm so glad I did.
It's all built on some seriously good bread that is crackly and soft, not doughy and tough. The tuna is left in large chunks, and, most importantly, not covered up by loads of mayonnaise. In fact, this is one of the better tuna sandwiches I've encountered anywhere in the city. Oh, and why is it red? When I asked an employee, she said, "If I told you, you'd have no reason to come back." Fair enough, but that's not exactly true. I certainly can't bake bread like this, nor would I would to go to all the effort just to create a sandwich La Pane is so perfectly capable of making for me.
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Of concern for individuals with asthma and allergies: the most common problems were high levels of particle allergens and chemical pollutants.
Poor indoor air quality has been linked to a number of health effects. Chemicals and airborne allergens can trigger wheezing, shortness of breath, itchy eyes and runny noses. Nitrogen dioxide, from second-hand smoke and unvented gas stoves and furnaces, leads to eye, nose and throat irritation as well as respiratory infections in young children.
Formaldehyde can cause breathing distress and can nauseate, as can pesticides. Some chemicals, in instances of high-level exposure, can be cancer-causing.
So how did our homes get so polluted? The North American lifestyle is much to blame. We spend on average about 90 per cent of our time indoors, and 65 per cent of our time in our own residences. "Home air" is what we breathe most often, and which we readily (and naively) pollute with products used to keep ourselves primped and our homes polished.
Anything with an added scent – from shampoo to laundry detergent, fabric softener and all-purpose cleanser – releases chemicals that hang on you and your clothes and linger in the air. That bouquet of lemon or citrus in products used to make our home sparkle in some cases will also mask dangerous chemicals in the cleaner, such as formaldehyde and ammonia.
Prone to being house proud, we renovate and decorate, and that means fresh paint, new carpets and pressed-wood products (such as kitchen cabinets, countertops and furniture). These usually emit gases called volatile organic compounds, such as formaldehyde. People sensitive to VOCs, including asthma sufferers, may react to very small concentrations.
Then we shower often and don't always use exhaust fans when cooking, creating humid environments in which mold and dust mites thrive. On the surface our surroundings are clean and comfortable. But like the walls in Michele Chase's home, it's what is going on unseen that becomes the cause for concern.
The explosion of asthma and environmental allergies in the past two decades has grabbed the attention of scientists, environmentalists and government, and they are examining the connection of that phenomenon with the air in our homes.
In September, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the United States released an analysis of 14 studies, concluding that measures to reduce exposure to house dust were associated with a 26 per cent reduction in asthma.
Then in October, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine published a study that found people regularly exposed to cleaning sprays and air fresheners were between 30 and 50 per cent more likely to develop asthma.
Meantime, late this past summer, a researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California examined 21 studies that looked at the relationship between chemicals and asthma in children, and found the studies identified formaldehyde (or being exposed to particleboard), phthalate dust (or being in the presence of plastic surfaces) and recently applied paint as risk factors for asthma in children.
Renovation and cleaning, new furniture, carpets and textile wallpaper also appeared to increase the triggering of asthma. However, the author cautioned that more study was needed – and more investigation into what was actually causing the asthma in these kids.
Understanding the interaction between environmental exposures and genetic factors in allergies and asthma is part of the mission of AllerGen, Canada's allergy, genes and environment network, and its ambitious CHILD cohort study.
That project is designed to follow thousands of children and their families from birth to determine what role environments (indoor and outdoor) and genetics play in the development of allergies. Dr. Tim Takaro, a physician-scientist and associate professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, is involved in CHILD and has already contributed research from his own studies of indoor air quality in homes in the United States.
Though the research is young, his and others' early findings are profound – suggesting that combinations of allergens and particulate matter may actually unite and become a bigger beast. "For example, diesel smoke and dust mite allergen, when they're combined, are much more potent than either one alone," says Takaro.


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Improved Temperature Modeling Across Mountainous Landscapes
New research by University of Montana doctoral student Jared Oyler provides improved computer models for estimating temperature across mountainous landscapes.
The work was published Aug. 12 in the International Journal of Climatology in an article titled "Creating a topoclimatic daily air temperature dataset for the conterminous United States using homogenized station data and remotely sensed land skin temperature."
Collaborating with UM faculty co-authors Ashley Ballantyne, Kelsey Jencso, Michael Sweet and Steve Running, Oyler provided a new climate dataset for ecological and hydrological research and natural resource management.
"I think we have addressed several limitations of existing temperature datasets," Oyler said.
He used data from weather stations, as well as atmospheric weather model data and satellite-based observations, to come up with daily temperature estimates from 1948 to 2012 for every square kilometer in the contiguous United States.
Many existing datasets generally assume that temperatures are cooler at higher elevations. However, inversions often cause the reverse. For example, on a calm winter day or summer night in Missoula, the air may be warmer on Mount Sentinel than in the valley. Oyler's dataset addresses the oddities of inversions by combining weather station data with fine scale satellite-based observations of the land surface.
Accurate, spatially based estimates of historical air temperature within mountainous areas are critical as scientists and land managers look at temperature-driven changes to vegetation, wildlife habitat, wildfire and snowpack.
Additionally, the dataset is the first fine-scale work to correct for artificial trends within weather station data caused by changes in equipment or weather station locations. It also is the first to provide direct estimates of uncertainty and to provide open-source code.
"As an open-source dataset, researchers can easily access and use the data and understand its strengths and limitations and improve it themselves," Oyler said.
The research was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey North Central Climate Science Center and the National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Image Caption: This figure shows estimates of August normal minimum temperatures (Tmin) for the Montana portion of the dataset (top) and the corresponding uncertainty of the estimates (bottom). The crescent of colder Tmin values in the southwestern corner of Montana is the Big Hole Valley, which often collects cold air.


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DR. HOOK- Nit picking: Pediculosis can louse up a day
"I'm hairy noon and night. Hair that's a fright. I'm hairy high and low. Don't ask me why. Don't know" (Hair, the musical).
At my school, Denison University, when we produced Hair, they actually had a nude scene, though the lights were spinning all over the place, and I could tell a bum bum from a tum tum. But there was a lot of hair! What if some of it had lice?
Don't laugh! When I saw a different musical, Naked Men Singing, one guy had a fungal infection, tinea versicolor, and another was recovering from shingles. I almost jumped up on the stage to apply creams. Yikes!
Pediculosis is the medical term for lice, and there are three types: pediculosis humanus capitus (head lice), pediculosis corporis (body lice), and phthirus pubis (pubic lice, aka "crabs"– or in royal circles King Crabs– hmm).
Head lice are most common in kiddies, and in fact lice is the #2 communicable disease in North American elementary school students! In 1997, one in four had head lice at some point. The louse doesn't jump or fly, so it's contracted by direct contact between folks– through sharing clothes, hats, combs, headphones, beds, towels, etc.
Even hanging jackets besides each other in the classroom can spread lice, because the louse can survive away from a human body for 55 hours.
Adult females are about 3-4mm in length, live about a month, and lay 10 eggs (nits) a day that stick to the bases of hair shafts. The eggs hatch in eight days, and the nymphs mature in eight days. (The crazy ones are called nymphomaniacs– or not.)
These creepy crawlers suck blood from the scalp, eyebrows, and other hairy places on the head and neck. The bites can cause an allergic reaction, like a mosquito bite, leading to itchy bumps. Scratching the bumps can lead to bacterial infections.
The white nits are easier to spot than the mobile lice. If you catch a louse, you might put it in a ziplock bag for the doctor to view under a microscope.
Nits are truly nit-wits because they stick to the hair even after hatching or treatment for lice. So a fine-toothed nit comb is used to wipe them away. Topical medicines like permethrin (Nix), pyrethrin (Rid, A-200, Pronto, Clear), and malathion can be used. A second treatment might be needed a week or two later.
But like the nasty bed bugs haunting hotels, lice have become more resistant to topical medicines. So oral medications are sometimes needed, like ivermectin (Stromectol) or adding Bactrim to permethrin.
In South Pacific, Nellie says, "I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair..." and that applies to lice too. Sheets, carpet, couches, towels, clothes, hats– all need to be cleaned to prevent recontamination and contaminating other household members.
Body lice occur more in folks who are homeless or have poor hygiene. The lice live in clothing (in particular, seams) and then feed on the body-– in particular, the armpits and waist where the seams of the clothes are.
Pediculosis pubis is usually sexually transmitted– the creatures look like tiny translucent crabs, without the Old Bay seasoning. An adult female is 2-3mm long, lives about a month, and lays three eggs a day. The nits and lice hang out in the pubic region, but can go to the armpits and even eyelashes. Lice poop looks like brown dots on the skin, and little bruises can form from louse bites.
Lice are pretty horrible. I wonder if Andrew Zimmern, of Bizarre Foods, would ever eat them. Just make sure, if you eat dinner with him, that if he serves you fried rice, it isn't flied lice.
Dr. Hook cracks a joke or two, but he's a renowned physician with a local practice. Email him with your questions.
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You can safely and effectively kill lice with salt water or a sauna - learn how to kill lice without killing yourself or the earth......
Pediculicide POISONS do not remove nits and are dangerous. Among the reactions to poison shampoo or lice "treatments" are seizures, mental retardation, many different allergies and respiratory problems, strange tingling, burning, itching, attention deficit disorders, brain tumors, leukemia, cancer and death.
I have used a sauna and/or salt water to safely and effectiely kill lice (but the nits remain).
I have also used ½ oz. of Safe Solutions, Inc. Lice R Gone® Enzyme Shampoo and/or their Enzyme Cleaner with Peppermint per shampoo-type application to safely remove both lice and nits.
Read how to safely control all pests at http://www.thebestcontrol2.com
To second the above comment, most treatments available in drug stores contain dangerous poisonous chemical being applied to one of the most vulnerable locations on the body - the human head. And they also don't work because of the chemical resistance referred to in Dr. Hook's article.
Licenders™ Professional Shampoo and Products, which are enzyme based, have been proven to work. They developed the products for their own successful Professional Lice Treatment Service. Products and information are available at http://www.licenders.com


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Data Must Rule the Debate on Gays in the Military
The Supreme Court announced last week that it would not review a lawsuit challenging the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy forbidding homosexuals from serving openly. The Obama administration had asked the court not to take the case as the president considers ending the ban.
News that the president would change the policy had inspired a group of retired flag officers to argue on this page this spring that service by openly gay individuals would harm morale, discipline, cohesion, recruitment and retention in the U.S. military ["Gays and the Military: A Bad Fit," op-ed, April 15]. They wrote as part of a larger effort by more than 1,000 retired officers to keep the ban in place.
According to the generals and admirals, allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly would make parents less willing to allow their sons and daughters to enlist. The argument assumes that anti-gay sentiment is so fierce and widespread that moving to a policy of equal treatment would drive away thousands and could ultimately "break the All-Volunteer Force." Not only is there no evidence to support these conclusions, but research shows conclusively that openly gay service members would not undermine military readiness.
Tradition is a critical military value, and the armed forces have a long-standing tradition of banning gay men and lesbians. Equally important military traditions, however, are learning and adapting -- and my colleagues made claims as if no new knowledge has been acquired over past decades, during which time Israel and Britain joined more than 20 other nations to allow openly gay individuals to serve without overall problems. In Britain and Canada, polls had indicated that thousands would resign if gays were allowed to serve, but when the bans were lifted, almost no one left. The British Defense Ministry conducted several assessments of the policy change and called it a "solid achievement." The flag officers neglected to acknowledge Britain's experience, instead dismissing the relevance of nations such as "Denmark, the Netherlands and Canada." While it is true that the U.S. armed forces are unique, it is important that we not marginalize the lessons learned in other countries -- particularly those that often conduct joint operations with us.
But it is not just foreign militaries that show service by openly gay individuals works. The U.S. military itself has had successful experiences. Enforcement of the ban was suspended without problems during the Persian Gulf War, and there were no reports of angry departures. A majority of U.S. service members say they know or believe that someone in their unit is gay, according to a 2006 Zogby International poll, and most of those who know of openly gay peers report no detriment to morale or cohesion. A recent study co-authored by Laura Miller of Rand Corp. found no correlation between a unit's readiness and whether known gays serve in it. And last year, four retired flag and general officers studied all available evidence and found that allowing gays to serve posed no risk to force readiness.
While the proper timing of repealing "don't ask, don't tell" remains uncertain, it is evident to me that a policy change is inevitable. More than three-quarters of the public favors the change. Polls show that even a majority of Republicans support allowing openly gay people to serve. Within the military, the climate has changed dramatically since 1993. Conversations I've held with service members make clear that, while the military remains a traditional culture, that tradition no longer requires banning open service by gays. There will undoubtedly be some teething pains, but I have no doubt our leadership can handle it.
Given the inevitability of change, whether via executive order or legislative repeal, it will be important for senior leaders to send clear signals of support to the rank and file. Every general officer knows that mixed signals undermine leadership. Indeed, studies show that when organizations implement controversial change, signals from the top must be clear. For such a large group of retired senior officers to oppose the inevitable could cause the very disruptions they predict.
The officers who oppose lifting the ban argued in The Post that there is "no compelling national security reason" to let openly gay troops serve. They also say, however, that "losses of even a few thousand sergeants, petty officers and experienced mid-grade officers" -- those they believe might bolt -- are unaffordable. Under current policy, we have lost more than 13,000 of those people, such as the Arabic language speaker featured in the new film "Ask Not." In addition, researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles have found that nearly 4,000 people leave voluntarily each year because of the ban, and that more than 40,000 recruits might join if the ban is ended.
President Obama has wisely indicated that he will consult carefully with military leadership before making any change to "don't ask, don't tell." In the same way that military leaders take into account research about what works and what doesn't when contemplating a new strategy or doctrine, it will be important for the conversation about gays and lesbians in the military to be informed by data, not speculation or emotion. That people on all sides of the issue feel strongly about it is more reason, not less, to let the evidence do the talking.
The writer, a retired Army general, was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997.


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DB Audit - slow performance with audit SESSION priv ?
Hello DbAudit,
I'm evaluating DbAudit for a Hybrid Database system with the following characters:
- Many processes load data from text file into database every 5 minutes
- End-users select data for their daily business
DbAudit only suport auditing CREATE SESSION privilege by database USER, not by APPLICATION ?
I wonder how can I exclude auditing CREATE SESSION for the loading application, so it will reduce the storage cost & improve much performance.
This is our biggest issue when using DbAudit.
Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:57 pm
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What do you mean by "Hybrid Database system?" What kind of database is that?
Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:06 pm
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i'm working in Telecom market, "Hybrid database system" is a call detail database, has data flow like this:
- Many processes load data from text file into database each minute daily, then make some computing on data.
- End-users view data (call details by subscriber)
So i dont want to to audit LOGON/LOGOFF events of the loading application, but DbAudit seem not support at this time.
I think DbAudit should support auditing LOGON/LOGOFF events by TRIGGER.
Tell me if still not clear.
Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:44 am
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It doesn't matter what it is used for. Is that Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2 or MySQL database? Which version? Which platform?
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The Oracle version is 9.2.0 running on Sun solaris 9.
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Ok, we can start digging into this.
Are you talking about auditing of granting CREATE SESSION privilege or auditing of sessions?
If you mean the privilege, the privilege is always granted to a user, not an application.
If you are talking about auditing sessions, then sessions are established by applications in a specific user context. Yet, the application name is not always available to Oracle, and even if known, the name is known only after the session is established and therefore this value cannot be used as an audit filter, as you are going to miss all failed sessions.
If you decide to use of system-level triggers, you should be aware that this feature is not supported in all Oracle versions, and where it is supported, it can be used for successful sessions only, such triggers cannot capture failed sessions.
The native auditing method used by DB Audit is extremely efficient. If configured properly, the impact of the auditing should not be visible.
Now, the topic of this message is "slow performance with audit SESSION priv" At the moment I simple don't believe your statement that the performance is affected by the auditing of SESSIONS, assuming that you are auditing sessions only.
Please ensure the database server is properly setup, and there are no global server scope problems with the space, redo logs or other global problems. Especially ensure that Oracle is setup correctly and given sufficient amount of memory to perform smoothly. Use Tuning Advisor in the Oracle Enterprise Manager or other available tools to check Oracle performance. You can try, for example, the DB Tuning Expert utility which is part of our DB Tools for Oracle package.
Secondary, if you are interested in auditing of sessions only, ensure you are auditing sessions and not just every little move happening in the database. Even if your database hit with hundreds or thousands of new sessions per second, if the database is properly setup and has sufficient system resources, the auditing of sessions is not going to have much impact on the performance of the server.
Please let us know what you find out
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As you said, if we can ensure our performance & properly config, we can use DbAudit effectively. Agree this with you, but performance is another big solution.
Anyway I think DbAudit will more interesting if DbAudit can support auditing SESSION priv by TRIGGER & also support FGA in the new versions.
it's very interesting if you can list some new features in new DbAudit version, and the time for new realease.
Merry XMas & Prosperous new years.
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I'm sorry I cannot list all planned features for competitive reasons. I'm sure you understand me. I can only state that the list of new features and enhancements targeted in for 2008 is several pages long and using Oracle database-scope triggers and FDA is not on the list at the moment.
Also please keep in mind that DB Audit is a multi-database cross-platform auditing solution, implementing new functionality that is specific to a particular database type is not likely going to make it on the list. While we are using different internal implementations for different types of databases, we are trying to cover common auditing requirements that are applicable to different database types and the functionality can be presented in a unified way, so that security officers (and other personnel) don't need to learn a lot about each database internals.
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Sept. 17, 2009
by Jim Mullins
(Dartmouth, MA) – For a seventh consecutive year, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Athletic Department will team up with the Southeastern Massachusetts Shrine Club and Shriners Hospital for Children to co-sponsor the 37th annual UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational.
The invitational cross country meet will be held on the UMass Dartmouth campus, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 beginning at 10:30 am. Parking for the event will be available in lot seven on the UMass Dartmouth campus.
The longest running cross country race of its kind in New England, the UMass Dartmouth Invitational brings together almost 1,000 of the top NCAA Division III male and female cross country runners and teams from throughout New England for a day of athletic competition on the UMass Dartmouth campus.
A series of four individual cross-country races will be staged on the UMass Dartmouth cross country course, beginning with the women's sub-varsity race at 10:30 am, followed by the women's varsity race at 11:15 am. The men's varsity race is schedule to go off at 12 noon with the final race of the day, the men's sub-varsity race to start at 12:45 pm. An awards ceremony will cap the day's events at 2 pm inside the Tripp Athletic Center.
All of the day's activities are an opportunity for the Shrine Club of Southeastern Massachusetts to raise public awareness for its work as "the world's greatest philanthropy". With 500,000 Shrine members in North America, the Shriners Hospitals are located throughout the country and in Canada and Mexico, providing treatment, research and education along with free care and services for children under age 18. The Shriners have two hospitals in Massachusetts, including the Shriners Burns Hospital in Boston and the Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield, providing orthopedic and spinal care and research.


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What is the OpenURL Router?
The OpenURL Router connects an OpenURL in an online service with the OpenURL resolver at the user's institution. Thus, it:
- helps institutions with OpenURL resolvers to establish OpenURL links from a wider range of online services.
- enables providers of OpenURL-aware services to link to the appropriate OpenURL Resolver for each of their end users.
- extends the range of services in which OpenURL links can usefully be deployed.
- reduces an institution's workload when it changes its OpenURL resolver.
How does the OpenURL Router work?
The OpenURL Router provides a central registry of institutions' OpenURL resolvers. An institution registers details of its resolver at openurl.ac.uk thus making the information available to online service providers (OSPs). OSPs can use that information to provide users from a registered institution with links that are resolved by the correct institution's OpenURL resolver.
An institution can indicate any changes in its OpenURL resolver by revising its entry in the registry – thus making those changes known to all of the OSPs using the registry. The OpenURL Router is useful to institutions also with regard to online services that do not use the Registry. The institution may configure links to those services manually but, again, this work is required only once – when changes are made to the Institution's OpenURL Resolver and the OpenURL Router implements those for all information related to that Resolver.
Who provides the OpenURL Router?
The OpenURL Router is sponsored by JISC and administered by EDINA.


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Mellow Pursuit: Trivia night keeps 'em guessing
"The answer is...Professor Moriarity"
The second Moriarity comes out in a deep echoing voice, followed by laughter rolling over the microphone. It's Trivia night at Mellow Mushroom, and announcers Andrew Irby and Deke Shipp are busy cracking themselves up.
Never heard of live trivia? In the game, which originated in Britain and Ireland, announcers call out questions to teams of contestants who compete for the highest score and prizes.
At a table of several trivia regulars, Professor Moriarity elicited peals of laughter. Apparently the question "Who was Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy?" was so simple as to be ridiculous. The team, like the rest of the crowd, is of random composition: UVA undergraduate and graduate students, an Oberlin student taking the semester off, and a couple who laughingly declares, "We're in our 40s!" Some admit to having been on trivia teams in high school.
One couple out for pizza and beer happened on the Mellow Mushroom Wednesday night fun, introduced it to friends, and now their team is a regular. What keeps them coming back?
"The alcohol– the competitive atmosphere," says Duncan Gale, the Oberlin student. "The dirty names!" adds a friend across the table, referring to the sometime questionable team names. Theirs that night, for example, was, "Knock Knock, Who's there, It's Elvis, Go F*** Yourself."
The set-up for the trivia is fairly simple, with a bit of bidding involved based on how well teams think they know the answer. There are eight rounds of questions; each round has three questions. Correct answers are provided after each question. After the eight rounds, there's a "Final Jeopardy" type question, so that any team can pull out a victory in the final moments.
The team with the best name (stay tuned to find out who wins) gets a free pitcher of beer at the halfway point. First place receives a $50 gift certificate for Mellow Mushroom; second place gets $25, and third place $15. Depending on what's in stock, T-shirts and other paraphernalia are sometimes awarded.
Co-owner John Adamson came up with the idea of trivia nights at the Mushroom, having seen the game on a visit to Athens, Georgia.
"We were looking for something unique to do," he says. "I was doing it myself when we first started," back in May 2001.
Since coming up with new questions every week required a lot of time, Adamson passed trivia on to employee Irby. "He's hilarious he's one of the funniest people I know," says Adamson.
At least Irby and company think they're the funniest people they know. Getting ready to announce the answer to one question, they repeat it: "Who did more than 300 covers for the Saturday Evening Post?"
"If you don't know this, you're a communist!" inserts Shipp.
"Reds!" says Irby, dissolving themselves and much of the crowd in hysterics. (In case you happen to be a communist, the answer's Norman Rockwell.)
Trivia at Mellow Mushroom's used to compete with Wild Wing Café, which– until its sudden closure in December– hosted its own trivia on Wednesday nights. ["Closed Wild Wing takes flight," January 9 in the Hook.]
Co-owner John Adamson says he wasn't pleased by the competition, claiming that Wild Wing employees came to Mellow Mushroom for a while and then a few months later started their own trivia down the road.
"That kinda made me mad," he says, but is quick to point out "They had a cheesy DJ."
Shipp and Irby give each other a big high five over this and dare any other spot in town to challenge them.
And as for the Knock Knock team? For the first time ever, their team name wins the contest, netting them a free pitcher of Belgian beer. On the final Jeopardy question, however, almost every team bids zero, and they sadly lose by one point to the Cleveland Steamers.
It's okay, though. There's always next Wednesday.


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There is something for everyone in today's US jobs report, and at the end of the day, it is unlikely to sway opinion about the direction and timing of the next Fed move. The greenback itself may remain range bound after the initial flurry. On the other hand, the disappointing but noisy Canadian data underscores the risk of a more dovish slant to the central bank's neutral stance next week.


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