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By Jackie Hennemuth RD, Community Nutritionist
National Nutrition Month is held annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in an effort to focus on the importance of making informed choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. This year’s theme is “Get Your Plate in Shape” and focuses on USDA’s new Choose MyPlate icon. MyPlate has replaced MyPyramid as the go-to nutritional guide for Americans. MyPlate illustrates the five foods groups needed for a healthy diet: grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy and protein.
National Nutrition Month is the perfect time to start thinking about what goes on your plate or in your cup or bowl. Use these tips to shape up your plate!
Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
- Eat a variety of different color vegetables – the brighter the color the more nutrients it has!
- Fresh, frozen and canned all count
- Select “reduced-sodium” or “no-salt-added” veggie options.
- Choose fresh, 100% juice dried, frozen or canned in water fruits to add to a meal or as a snack.
Make at least half your grains whole grains
- Check the ingredients list for 100% whole-grains in breads, cereals, crackers, pasta and rice.
Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk
- These options have the same amount of calcium and other essential nutrients without all the fat and calories of whole milk.
Vary your protein choices
- Select lean cuts of meat, poultry and fish. Eggs are also a great source of protein!
- Opt for more plant-based protein options such beans, nuts and seeds.
It is also important to watch your portion sizes! You want to enjoy your food, but try to eat less. A good way to avoid overeating is to use smaller plates, bowls and glasses. Try eating at home more often – that way you can control how much is on your plate and also what’s in your food! It is easier to limit the amount of salt, sugar and fat that you consume if you or a family member is the one preparing the meal. National Nutrition Month also encourages us to be more physically active. Start by doing activities that you enjoy like going for a walk, riding bikes, or swimming. Children and teens need 60 minutes or more a day. Adults should aim for 2.5 hours or more a week.
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HomeLocalHonoring the fallen this Memorial DayHonoring the fallen this Memorial DayMon, May 27, 2019 by Marissa RigattiSHARE NOW DuBois, PA – Even though this is a perfect weekend to enjoy your family, friends, and the start of summer, don’t forget the real reason for Memorial Day… our veterans who have given their lives to protect our freedom.Mike Skehan from the DuBois Honor Guard says it’s fine to have a picnic or have fun over the weekend, but take just an hour or two to attend one of the many ceremonies to honor our vets.Please join us at a ceremony Monday morning from 9 until 10 at the St. Catherine’s Cemetery in DuBois with the VFW.There is also another ceremony from 11 until noon at Morningside Cemetery in DuBois by the American Legion.If you cannot attend in person, please listen as we broadcast it on 107.9 and 96.7 Connect FM and online at connectradio.fm.It’s a small way of recognizing the freedom that we often take for granted and honoring the men and women who laid down their lives for us.LIST OF CEREMONIES: DuBoisHonor ceremonies will be held at both the Morningside Cemetery and at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in DuBois. The St. Catherine’s ceremony will run from 9 a.m. to approximately 10 a.m. The Morningside ceremony will run from 11 a.m. until approximately noon. Both will be aired on Connect FM (107.9 and 96.7) and online at connectradio.fm.PunxsutawneyA Memorial Day parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Punxsy Plaza (Tractor Supply) and will end at Barclay Square.ClearfieldAn honor ceremony will be held at Crowncrest Cemetery at 10:30 a.m.RidgwayThe ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. at the bridge for honor details with flowers being scattered into the river.A parade will begin immediately after the bridge ceremony, which will begin at the bridge and end at the courthouse. After the ceremony at the courthouse, there will be a meal inside the fire hall. If it’s raining, the parade will immediately go from the bridge to the fire hall, skipping the courthouse.ReynoldsvilleThe annual Reynoldsville War Memorial Service will be held Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. in front of the Reynoldsville Post Office on Main Street. If there is inclement weather, the event will be held at the Reynoldsville Eagles on Main Street.***Listen to the full series, “It’s More than a Picnic… It’s Memorial Day,” produced by Joe Taylor and sponsored this year by the Friends of Senator Joe Scarnati. You’ll hear the stories from local veterans who lost their friends, families who are remembering their sons and daughters, and community members talking about the importance of remembering our fallen vets.Listen to the full Contact Show in which Joe Taylor talks with the PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs about the benefits that veterans and their families and entitled to.Want more information about veteran benefits? Call the county directors of the PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs at the following phone numbers:Clearfield County – 814-765-4611Jefferson County – 814-849-3618Elk County – 814-776-5370There is never a charge for veterans benefits information.


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The Catholic Herald newspaper reports that 'a few' letters were received asking that the age of Confirmation in this Archdiocese be changed.
As many recall, the age of Confirmation was moved from (roughly) 12 years of age (6th/7th grade) to 16 years (10th/11th grade) during the reign of Rembert Weakland, OSB. This was justified on the basis that the Confirmands would be "more mature" in their Faith.
Well, then, out comes the Canon Law, which specifies "the age of discretion," certainly meaning chronologically less than 16 years (with a few exceptions, I suppose.)
So "a few" letters were sent.
Well, not exactly a "few." Actually, over 1200 (one thousand, two hundred) signatures were on petitions which were circulated and sent to the Puzzle Palace at 3501 S. Lake Drive.
As The Provincial Emails reports, (quoting a letter to the Herald):
We attended the "study day" on January 28 and were surprised to discover that most of the 230 participants were somehow involved in catechetics, either as parish catechists or directors of religious education. The majority appeared to be in favor of keeping the confirmation age at 16.
Unfortunately, most families were not aware that these meetings were scheduled, as the only notice we saw in the Catholic Herald was a small article on page 15 of the Jan. 19 edition, and we are unaware of any parish bulletins that announced the meetings.
Guess what? The DRE's and parish bureaucrats "voted" to keep the current age requirement.
Well, we shall see. The Archbishop does not have to pay any attention at all to the nebbishes which attended the meeting. Nor does he have to pay any attention at all to the parents who signed the petitions.
It would be interesting, however, to learn how the Catholic Herald defines "few."
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Local teen attends U.N. conference on women
CAMP PENDLETON An Encinitas teen was chosen from among thousands of members of the national Young Marines group to participate in a U.N. conference this month.
Kenneth Bender, 17, has an unusual set of qualifications. He is a classical guitarist and Camp Pendleton’s Young Marine of the Year for 2012.
Kenneth traveled to New York City where he joined 18 other high school students from around the country as delegates from the Young Marines, a nationwide nonprofit youth education and service group.
His mission was to bring back to his Pendleton peers what he learned at the conference about ending violence against women.
The Young Marines were invited to sit in on the Consultation Day held March 3 to welcome the 750 delegates to the conference led by the U.N. Office of the Commission on the Status of Women.
The topic of the two-week gathering was the elimination and prevention of violence against women and girls worldwide.
“I didn’t realize how much of an issue it was,” said Kenneth, a high school junior at Bayshore Preparatory Charter School in San Marcos.
He was well aware of the problems of women’s rights, because he had prepared a course description for a high school class on the topic several yeas ago as part of his curriculum. But he didn’t know how widespread the problem is.
“Hearing abused women from different parts of the world speak about their experiences put a face on the issue and made it powerful,” Kenneth said.
Kenneth interviewed one of the delegates running the conference and is slated to publish an article about the event in an upcoming issue of Young Marines magazine.
Kenneth, known at Camp Pendleton as Young Marine Staff Sgt. Bender, joined the Young Marines as a 12-year-old. The straight-A student was looking for discipline and structure.
“He really values discipline, and that’s why he wanted to join,” said his father, Robert Bender, a Leaucadia-based artist.
Kenneth is majoring in music with plans to pursue a career as a classical guitarist. He is taking music classes at MiraCosta College along with his high school course work.
On Saturdays, he pulls on his uniform and helps run his unit of the Young Marines at Camp Pendleton, where 88 kid ages 8 to 18 take part in a regimen that includes exercise and community service. The group is open to area students enrolled with good standing at school. Military affiliation is not required, and half the members have no military affiliation. The group is focused on building responsibility and self-discipline and developing leadership skills.
As second in command, Kenneth is in charge of training students in topics ranging from Marine Corps history and land navigation to drug education. Students take exams in the topics, which advance them up the ranks.
“Kenneth is very mature and responsible and has moved up quickly in the program; he represented the group well,” said unit commander Trish Jones, a Marine spouse based at Camp Pendleton.
The Pendleton group is one of more than 300 units with 10,000 youth members and 3,000 adult volunteers.
For more information, visit camp-pendleton-young-marines.org.


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Hello friends: acne on the shoulders, yellow skin around. According to the picture, hair follicles are inflamed, and skin yellowing is related to inflammatory changes. You can apply iodophor after disinfection, apply mupirocin ointment to control inflammation, squeeze less by hand to avoid damaging the skin, maintain local cleanliness, pay attention to diet, eat more vegetables and eat less spicy and irritating food to avoid getting angry. Drink plenty of water.
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Valencia-based LED light wholesaler Wavien Inc. presented a new “Landscape Image Light” manufactured by Taiwan Color Optics Inc. at the CES trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Jan. 10-13.
The unique product uses Wavien’s proprietary Recycling LED Technology – a simple, cost-effective way to dramatically increase the “brightness efficiency” of most LED packages.
As one of Wavien’s licensees, Taiwan Color Optics will be launching the sale of this new product that is driven by RLT. The “LI-300” is available now for immediate delivery and pricing is very attractive. TCO has taken great care in the product’s performance, features and versatility. The Landscape Image Light answers both indoor and outdoor requirements and includes a special “Spike-Pod” that allows for contemporary placement indoors or rugged ground installation outdoors. TCO has also included a series of 35mm slide images that follow the theme of most yearly holiday events. A free “do-it-yourself” slide packet allows people to make custom images of their own using a color printer. TCO is also making plans to sell the LI-300 through mainstream store and catalogue outlets.
“RLT is Wavien’s Recycling Light Technology, a compact, low-cost, passive component technology that increases over 2 times the useable light output of conventional LEDs by collecting high angle-LED generated light that would be wasted in conventional illumination systems and redirecting it into a more compact, useful, and brighter beam. The usable LED light output is significantly boosted by the RLT reflector with no additional LED input power required and no decrease in LED lifetime,” stated Dr. Kenneth Li, President and CEO of Wavien Inc., who is also the inventor of the RLT technology.
TCO has developed the unique capabilities of making high resolution GOBOs using their special technologies. They combine advanced coatings and precision optical systems to manufacture the colored GOBOs. TCO also has the capabilities for high performance projection system design and production. A large image projector designed by TCO was completed in 2010, with image size and brightness reaching 1,500″ and 12,000 lumens, respectively. In 2011, TCO released a new product using Wavien’s Recycling LED Technology, in a 1,000-lumen miniature GOBO projection system. “These GOBO projectors could be used for store window projections and subway advertisements, replacing conventional light boxes,” stated Mr. YP Chang, TCO general manager.
Wavien is a technology licensing company based in Santa Clarita that develops long-life, advanced high-performance light source solutions for the next generation of projection and consumer lighting industries. Wavien continues to advance the LED illumination market with its recycling RLT technology.
College of the Canyons women's basketball, winners of four straight, checked in as the No. 8 ranked team in the state in the first California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) poll of the 2021-22 season, released on Jan. 26.
During the month of February, the city of Santa Clarita is teaming up with community partners to help show appreciation for our hospital staff who have been on the frontline of this pandemic for nearly two full years.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced "A Trusted Space: Redirecting Grief to Growth", a film-based program to help address increasing mental health challenges faced by students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Los Angeles County Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn called Tuesday for a thorough assessment of the Department of Children and Family Services that will place a spotlight on how well the organization is guided by evidence-based decisions and data to deliver outcomes for its clients.
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital reported Tuesday one additional death from COVID-19 Monday, bringing the total number to 205 since the onset of the pandemic, confirmed spokesman Patrick Moody. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 36 additional deaths and 18,822 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, with 65,938 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
No. 6 College of the Canyons women’s basketball team won its fourth straight game 54-47 over West L.A. College at the Cougar Cage on Saturday, as Monique Febles finished with 17 points and LuLu Salloom pulled down 21 rebounds to keep COC in the win column.

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Researchers confirm second copy of Declaration of Independence
Scientists unearth new dinosaur species in Mongolia's Gobi Desert
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The son of legendary big band leader and arranger Chico O'Farrill, Grammy winner Arturo O’Farrill—head of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra—honed his skills playing piano with Carla Bley, Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, and other luminaries before taking over his father’s big band in the 90s. Called a “magnificent player” by The New York Times, O’Farrill comes to Fort Greene for an intimate set at BAMcafé.

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To improve hygiene credibility of local food businesses and boost local employment
In a significant and innovative move, Union Health Ministry in collaboration with Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has requested states/UTs to develop 100 food streets in 100 districts across the country. This initiative is being taken up as a pilot project to create an example for other such streets to come up across the country for ensuring hygienic and safe food practices.
The aim of this project is to encourage safe and healthy food practices among food businesses and community members, thus, reducing food borne illnesses and improving the overall health outcomes.
This unique initiative will be implemented through National Health Mission (NHM) in convergence with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs & with technical support from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The financial assistance for the initiative to states/UTs in the form of Rs 1 crore per food street/districts will be given to fill up critical gaps.
This assistance will be provided in the ratio of 60:40 or 90: 10 with the condition that standard branding of these food streets will be done as per FSSAI guidelines.
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To put it nicely, Romney could have done better on his foreign policy audition for president. He jumped the gun on his Libya statement and not only criticized President Obama for sympathizing with radical Islamists in Libya, but then stuck with it, saying, "It's never too early for the U.S. government to defend attacks on Americans and defend our values."
On top of that, Romney broke his own rule: Both he and President Obama made it a point to not campaign on Sept. 11. Romney made the statement at 10:09 p.m. that day, but wanted his statement in all the morning papers -- so he tried "embargo" the press from running his statement until midnight because he couldn't keep his mouth shut and didn't want to lose face campaigning on a national day of mourning -- but still wanted to shoot his mouth off about foreign policy.
Within minutes, the news media jumped on the story, Google was buzzing, Republicans were distancing themselves from the statement, and even Romney's former aide said "They stepped in it." Twitter was a quick-moving loop of information, with tweets, retweets, links, videos, memes and news feeding millions of followers as they collectively facepalmed at Romney's latest attempt to look presidential.
Maybe if news didn't spread as quickly, maybe if news didn't repeat as often as it does, and maybe if people weren't as hungry for news, Romney would be in better shape. While Romney was "not campaigning" yesterday, Psychology Today magazine published an article titled "Why We're All Addicted to Texts, Twitter and Google." In the article, written from research by Kent C. Berridge and Terry E. Robinson in "Brain Research Reviews," Dr. Susan Weinschenk claims that the never-ending loop of updates and messaging that Google and Twitter provide stimulate the dopamine receptors in the "pleasure" center of the brain -- the same way drugs, sex, food and exercise stimulate dopamine.
With the Internet, Twitter, and texting you now have almost instant gratification of your desire to seek. Want to talk to someone right away? Send a text and they respond in a few seconds. Want to look up some information? Just type your request into Google. What to see what your colleagues are up to? Go to LinkedIn. It's easy to get in a dopamine-induced loop. Dopamine starts you seeking, then you get rewarded for the seeking which makes you seek more.
In brainwave terms, this constant loop of information -- in this case, political news -- is comparable to a drug like cocaine or the after effects of exercise. It stimulates dopamine in the brain, it makes the brain feel good, and it drives the owner of that brain to seek out more information -- which is unfortunate for Mr. Romney, who at this point probably wishes he could shrink behind those American flags at his press conference and make this gaffe go away. The idea of "instant political gratification," fed by the Internet and 24-hour news outlets, isn't going to let the story go away that easily.
This social-news loop is a particularly vicious cycle in this example. The story started not just with Romney's "embargoed" statement at 10:09 p.m. Eastern Standard Time/midnight Politically Correct Time, but with Reince Priebus's tweet at exactly 12:01 a.m. EST:
Preibus couldn't hold his thumbs for more than 60 seconds after the embargo ended and just had to say something as soon as he was allowed -- it was basically a political Text from Last Night. And so the Preibus tweet got retweeted, screengrabbed, and plotted on the timeline that showed Romney jumping in front of a podium before he had all of the facts.
The point of all of this, besides pointing out Romney's lack of foreign policy chops, is to say that the Libya goof may not have been such a long-running topic of discussion if we, the Internet-addicted dopamine fiends hadn't wanted the news so badly. The story would have been on the front of the agenda setting papers, there would be a big deal for a few hours, and then something else would have happened -- hell, we may have even focused on what happened in Libya rather than what presidential candidates said about Libya (imagine that, right?).
In my view, the 24-hour news channels and the Internet are not only an interlocking loop of information, but a broadcast system which reflects what its viewers want to see. MSNBC leans left (or "forward" as their slogan says, matching President Obama's), Fox News veers sharply to the right, and CNN hovers somewhere in between. They know their audiences, and cater to their dopamine-curious viewers accordingly. These networks wouldn't exist if there was no audience with the hunger for their news. It seems that we, viewers and Internet users, are the new media agenda setters.


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How to massage eye fatigue
With the center of the forehead as the starting point, the fingers of both hands are gently pushed from the central position to the temple, and then stopped at the temple for 3 to 4 seconds.
This set of actions is repeated 5 times to help promote blood circulation to the face.
Keep your eyes closed and gently block your eyes with your warm hands for about 30 seconds.
The warm palm helps the eye cream to double penetration and function.
Hold the fist in both hands, press the bone position of the index finger joint on the four white points under the eyes, and relax after staying for 3 seconds; repeating this 4 to 5 times can stimulate the blood circulation around the eyes and relieve the tired muscles of the fundus.
Insert the ring finger in the direction of the arrow and the force should be gentle.
If your eyes are very tired, you can use your fingertips to lower the rebound pressure at the fundus, stimulate blood circulation, and awaken the tired and tired eye skin.
After the massage, the skin will double the absorption of skin care products.
Use the ring finger to massage around the eyes in the direction of the arrow.
This is repeated 5 times, this action helps to improve the eye skin and prevent the eyelids from drooping.
Before the eye massage, the hot towel can be folded into the square to apply to the eyes; the hot steam helps to relieve eye fatigue and promote blood circulation.
When removing eye makeup, the intensity should be gentle. It is best to choose a small amount of soft cotton pad or cotton swab to assist.
The person working remotely at the computer should leave the screen every 30 minutes and shift the focus to a distant place to relax the fundus muscles.
In addition, some green plants are placed on the workbench and taken a look at rest to help relieve eye strain.
Some people are not greedy for myopia or farsightedness, and they don’t wear glasses for a long time. However, as long as this is going on, the concentration of the eyes is often increased, and the skin around the eyes is in a state of tension, resulting in impaired blood circulation.Eye skin problems.

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Obdulia Sanchez Drunk Signifying Azteca Mexi Livestreams Her Murder of Her Sister w/Graphic Massive Skull Gash/
'I think she doesn't know what happened': Devastated parents of girl, 18, who live-streamed car crash which left her 14-year-old sister dead say it has ruined their lives and the older daughter needs help
- Parents of teenagers who were involved in a fatal car crash spoke out Monday
- Obdulia Sanchez, 18, was arrested in a car crash in Los Banos, CA., on Friday
- Her younger sister Jacqueline, 14, was violently thrown from the car and died
- Obdulia is accused of live streaming the moment she crashed and filmed her sister's bloodied body by the road
- During the live Instagram stream Obdulia said: 'I killed my sister, but I don't care'
- Now parents Nicandro and Gloria Sanchez have said their lives are ruined
- They claim Obdulia needs help and doesn't really understand what she did
- Obdulia is being held in jail on charges of vehicular manslaughter while under the influence and DUI
The parents of an 18-year-old woman who was arrested over a car crash that killed her 14-year-old sister have spoken out and said the accident has ruined their lives.
Obdulia Sanchez is accused of live streaming the fatal moment she crashed her car, which threw her younger sister Jacqueline out of the back window on Friday.
The teen from Stockton, California, is also accused of driving under the influence during the deadly incident where she filmed her dead sister's bloodied body.
Now, the girls' parents have spoken out about the harrowing accident, saying it has ruined their lives and that Obdulia needs help.
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Nicandro and Gloria Sanchez said their lives are ruined after their daughter Obdulia, 18, was arrested over a car crash that killed her sister Jacqueline, 14, in Los Banos, California, on Friday
Obdulia (left) is now detained in the Merced County Jail on charges of vehicular manslaughter while under the influence and DUI. Police claim she was intoxicated when she crashed and live streamed Jacqueline's (right) death
Parents Nicandro and Gloria Sanchez are left confused after Friday's accident in Los Banos, California, that left Obdulia in jail and Jacqueline dead.
Nicandro said to ABC 7: 'It's an accident. It happened that way. Who knows why?
He said the incident ruined their lives and Obdulia needs help before adding to the news station: 'I think she doesn't know what happened.
'What I think is she knows she's done something wrong. Because she knows, and that's what I feel. She feels bad for herself, but she killed her own sister.'
Nicandro revealed that Obdulia had graduated high school last year and that in the past two years she was in the custody of Child Protective Services.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the graphic video that they believe shows the deadly events unfolding.
They are unsure if Obdulia did anything to save her younger sister and an officer said it still is undetermined if she even called 911.
'I killed my sister.' Obdulia speaks directly to the camera before the crash, with a passenger visible in the background, left, and, right, keeps filming after the crash
The live Instagram footage shows Obdulia talking to the camera as she drives normally and the moment the car rolled over a barbed wire fence and onto a field.
Gory visuals from the scene then show Jacqueline's body strewn on the floor, the other girl in the car waving for help and Obdulia talking to the camera.
During the live recording Obdulia said: 'Jacqueline, please wake up. I f****** killed my sister, OK? I know I'm going to jail for life. I love my sister… this is the last thing I thought was going to happen to us.'
'I killed my sister, but I don't care. I killed my sister. I know I'm going to prison, but I don't care. I'm sorry baby. I'm a hold it down.'
The disturbing clip ends with her kneeling next to her dead sister and saying: 'Wake up baby, I'm f**king sorry baby, I did not mean to kill you sweetie.'
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke said Jacqueline was not wearing a seatbelt when the car crashed and rolled on Henry Miller Road at about 6.45pm on Friday.
The 14-year-old was thrown through the back window of the car, authorities said.
Authorities say 14-year-old Jacqueline Sanchez, pictured above, died at the scene
The car rolled over a barbed wire fence and onto a field in Los Banos, about 120 miles southeast of San Francisco, on Friday
Authorities say Obdulia was detained at the scene after allegedly becoming combative with officers after the crash. She was screaming that her sister was dead as officers tried to calm her down and lead her into an ambulance (above)
Another girl, who police have named as Manuela Seja, 14, was also not wearing a seatbelt and suffered major leg injuries in the crash.
The California Highway Patrol said Obdulia was driving the car when it veered onto the right shoulder of a road about 120 miles southeast of San Francisco.
She over-corrected, causing the vehicle to swerve across lanes, crash through a wire fence and overturn into a field.
Obdulia was wearing a seatbelt and suffered minor injuries.
She is now in the Merced County Jail on charges of vehicular manslaughter while under the influence and DUI.
Authorities say she was detained at the scene after allegedly becoming combative with officers after the crash. She was screaming that her sister was dead as officers tried to calm her down and lead her into an ambulance, the Fresno Bee reports.
Obdulia complained of pains in her chest and knee after the crash.
Police told ABC 30: 'Sanchez was under the influence when she rolled her car over, into a barbed wire fence and then a field.'
Obdulia has more than 7,400 followers on Facebook and Instagram. It is not clear if her Instagram profile photo (right) shows her injuries from the recent deadly crash
Authorities said they were made aware of the shocking crash scene video circulating on social media and were working to determine if it was authentic.
Family members have confirmed the video was shot by Obdulia.
They say the victim, Jacqueline, was supposed to celebrate her Quinceanera (15th birthday) on Sunday.
Mary Hernandez, of Stockton, who viewed the live stream, decided to record it while unsure if the shocking footage was real.
'At first we didn't even want to believe it was real,' she said.
'I recorded it and posted it mainly because as someone who uses Snapchat I see a lot of people driving with their Snapchats doing what she was doing, so to me it was like an eye opener.'
The footage received at least 700,000 views.
Family members have started a GoFundMe Page for Jacqueline's funeral expenses. It has since raised $5,000 of its $10,000 goal.
Facebook has been repeatedly accused of failing to remove graphic and unsuitable content. In April it announced it was hiring 3,000 more staff to monitor post


Late last year, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said he would not pursue construction of the controversial Juneau Access Project.
The project’s goal was to improve transportation between Juneau and the road-system-connected Haines and Skagway.
After Walker’s decision not to move forward with the road extension, people wondered what would happen to millions of dollars earmarked for it.
The passage of a capital budget last week gives some indication, though it’s still unclear exactly what the Juneau Access money will be used for.
Walker proposed re-appropriating all $47 million to other transportation and infrastructure needs in Northern Southeast.
House Capital Budget Coordinator Paul LaBolle said that was a sticking point during negotiations.
The Senate wanted to get rid of Walker’s re-appropriation, the House majority wanted to keep it. So, they met in the middle. About $21 million stays in the Juneau Access pot, and $21 million goes to Lynn Canal transportation and infrastructure. (Four million dollars went to Kivalina school construction.)
“It’s important to me that the money stays in the region,” Walker said.
Walker was in Haines shortly after the legislature agreed on a capital budget.
He attended the Southeast Alaska State Fair with his family and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott.
When asked what brought him to the fair, Walker quipped “the Fairweather.” (The Fairweather is an Alaska Marine Highway ferry.) “I had not been on a ferry in a while, so it was good to be on one today.”
It’s the ferry system that many residents in Haines and Skagway want the state to focus on.
Walker visited the Upper Lynn Canal last fall, as he was deliberating on the future of Juneau Access.
Residents here said they wanted the state to invest in a stronger, more reliable ferry system, not a road.
Walker did not say whether the $20 million re-appropriated for Lynn Canal infrastructure would be invested in the marine highway.
“You know, that’s one of the things that I’m looking at, to see if there are projects in the works,” Walker said. “I’m not sure that there are at this point. There’s other uses for portions of it. In fiscal times like this, every dollar finds a home. There’s a lot of tugging and pulling at that money, I’ll tell you that.”
The Department of Transportation also does not have an answer yet about the fate of the re-appropriated Juneau Access money.
“There are no specific projects listed in that appropriation right now,” DOT spokeswoman Aurah Landau said. “At a later date, a process will be set up to determine the use of those funds.”
In addition to the general health of the ferry system, there are other expensive Haines and Skagway transportation and infrastructure projects on the horizon.
For example, Skagway needs a new ferry dock. DOT says replacing the dock would cost about $26 million.
Haines’ Lutak Dock is in desperate need of repair. That facility is the town’s entryway for freight and fuel. The cheapest repair is price tagged at $21 million.
So, as Walker implied, it may be a tug-of-war for the Juneau Access millions.


“The Passage of Power,” the fourth volume of Robert Caro’s acclaimed life of Lyndon Johnson, is among the finalists for the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Awards. Two of the earlier volumes have won the award.
Historian Robert Caro discusses "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power," the latest in his multi-volume biography of former president Lyndon Johnson. TONIGHT on Charlie Rose @ 7p & 10p ET on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)


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The objective of this project is to conduct five studies that will culminate in the creation of a novel intervention Strategy to improve nutrition behavior and reduce risk for obesity among adolescents. The intervention, developed for delivery through a managed care setting, will include (a) in-person meetings with families to motivate and strengthen commitment to behavior change, to identify cues to habitual dietary behavior, and to develop implementation intentions for alternative dietary behaviors, (b) tailored print materials sent to parents and children to help remove cues that trigger habitual dietary behavior and to help execute implementation intentions for diet change, and (c) telephone calls conducted with parents and adolescents to support cue modification and execution of implementation intentions. This intervention will be capable of reaching a large number of adolescents and their families and can readily be adopted for widespread use in a managed care setting. The project, entitled "Habitual &Neurocognitive Processes in Adolescent Obesity Prevention" will target dietary behavior (consumption of sweetened beverages, high fat/sodium snacks, high sugar snacks, &total energy intake) among 14 to 17 year-old children and their parents. This proposal responds to the aims of RFA-HL-08-013 "Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Reduce Obesity: Centers for Behavioral Intervention Development" by drawing on three areas of basic behavioral science research including the formation and enactment of habitual behaviors, basic behavioral research on implementation intentions, and the influence of neurocognitive processes on behavior. In sum, the present proposal draws on basic research in habit formation and neurocognition to develop a new approach to the prevention of obesity in adolescents.
The specific aims proposed for this study include: 1. Identify cues to habitual dietary behavior among adolescents using real-time measurement strategies (Study 1). 2. Create an intervention activity designed to modify inhibitory function in adolescents (Study 2). 3. Test cue-based and implementation intention approaches for dietary change (Study 3). 4. Test alternative approaches to the modification of inhibitory function and dietary intake among adolescents using implementation intentions as an intervention strategy (Study 4). 5. Conduct a feasibility test of the intervention using examplars of each intervention component (cue-based intervention, implementation intentions, neurocognitive intervention) delivered through coaching sessions, telephone contact, and tailored print (Study 5).
This proposal responds to the aims of RFA-HL-08-013 by developing a new approach to the prevention of obesity among adolescents using basic behavioral science research on (a) the formation and enactment of habitual behaviors (b) the use of implementation intentions to guide alternative behaviors in the presence of cues and (c) research on the influence of neurocognitive processes on behavior. Two previously underutilized settings for obesity prevention will be targeted;families and managed care.
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Starbucks shares are up 7% after reporting what CEO Howard Schultz called "the best across-the-board third-quarter performance in our 42-year history.”
Total net revenues increased 13% to $3.7 billion, in line with estimates.
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A sperm whale's head has washed up at Sorrento. Photo: Nine News Perth
The Department of Fisheries has warned that sharks may be attracted to Perth beaches as a result of a whale head that has washed up near Sorrento Beach.
It is understood that the beach where what is believed to be the head of a sperm whale, has been closed.
The department has advised water users, between Ocean Reef and Scarborough, to exercise caution after part of a whale carcass washed ashore near Sorrento today.
It is possible that the head could attract sharks to the shore.
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Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with visiting top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi at his private residence in Boston, kicking of their two days of talks aimed at easing tensions between the two countries.
"Secretary Kerry hosted Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi to a small dinner at his private residence in Boston for discussions about the bilateral relationship and important regional and global issues," a Senior State Department Official said yesterday.
Kerry and Yang used the dinner for informal and in-depth discussions and to speak frankly about ways to strengthen the bilateral ties, improve cooperation on global and regional issues, and better manage differences, the official said.
The two leaders will meet again today to continue their discussions, the official said.
At the Pentagon, the Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work met Lt Gen Wang Guanzhong, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
"The two noted the constructive spirit of yesterday's US -China Defense Consultative Talks and the inaugural round of the US Joint Staff-PLA General Staff Strategy Talks," Pentagon Spokesperson Lt Cmdr Courtney Hillson said.
"The Deputy Secretary emphasized the importance of sustained and substantive dialogue and concrete and practical cooperation to develop the bilateral military-to-military relationship. The two leaders discussed common security challenges in Asia and globally," Hillson said.


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Pentecostal Deliverance Assembly attendee, Briana Thompson, stops in to discuss today's youth/teenage behaviors.
Kris and Martel discuss Andrew Bynum's recent uproar with the Lakers and debate what's really going. Later they chat with NBA Agent, Joe Kotoch, about the biggest NBA draft prospects this year; the Thunder vs the Heat; and lastly the theory that there are big market and small market specific coaches.


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Will my fears be confirmed as we cross the highest point of the path?
We finally see an actual piece of Hadrian’s Wall above ground. The terrain becomes hillier.
Where will we sleep tonight?
Starting in Carlisle, we travelled to Bowness on Solway, where we started following the Hadrian’s Wall Path as far as Beaumont.
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Great Night Out
"Music is a force that can melt your who body into one." --Anias Nin
by John Zaterka on Sep 13, 2004
It lifts you up and gets you out, but how long can you keep it up? As the city's leading importer and melting pot of world music, check out these amazing shows coming to the city. Representing places from Senegal to Columbia and groove music on the Latino tip, these band's will keep you movin' and groovin'. Lest we forget the indie rockers, SF and Boston bands bring on the noise. Along with the North Beach Jazz Festival, celebrating their 10th Anniversary, they present this month with the world's largest Hip-Hop Orchestra.
Also congratulations to all those wrote with this answer to last week's trivia question "Wave of Mutilation" was the song we were looking for. From all the responses, and given that is was the title of the new greatest hits, I was wondering if I went too easy on you. Mike will be SF Station's guest, for the rest of you out there - tickets are still available.
1. July 18th Sunday: Youssou N'Dour & The West African Highlife Band
@ Stern Grove
Time: 2 pm
Admission: FREE, all summer long...
Come on down to the Shady Grove this Sunday as these bands bring on the hot rhythms of West Africa. Headlining is Senegalese vocalist Youssou N'Dour (credited as the man whose songs were meant to move the world). Youssou blends traditional percussion, Sufi-inspired Muslim religious chanting, and griot singing with Afro-Cuban and indigenous dance flavors.
The Bay Area's own The West African Highlife Band opens the show with rich vocal harmonies, intertwining guitars, and funky percussion.
2. July 24th Saturday: Lucy with Recliner
@ Red Devil Lounge
time: 8 pm
Local band spotligtht with Lucy and Recliner hitting the stage at the Red Devil Lounge.
Recliner celebrates the release of their second long player: Making a Friend out on Poison Pen Records. Recliner plays a contagious, danceable rock, a la The Pixies/Cheap Trick/Social Distortion. Recliner describe their new CD, Make A Friend as "the soundtrack for a '72 Nova barreling down the Great Highway at dusk, dodging potholes, drunks and sand drifts."
Meet the Latin Hotstepper...
3. July 27th, Tuesday: Sidestepper
@ The Independent
time: doors at 8 pm / show at 9 pm
Salsa and drum 'n' bass will never be the same. Richard Blair's Sidestepper ignites the fuse on traditional Latin music with high-tech bumpin' dance music. His 12" singles have been credited with bringing the Latin fire to the dancehall. Currently on the road to support his latest release: 3am a funky stew of 21st century salsa, drum-n-bass deepened with tropical percussion and horns. 3am does for Latin music what Bristol prophets Massive Attack and Roni Size did for R&B and hip-hop.
Love that dirty water...
4. July 30th Friday: Muck and the Mires
@ Thee Parkside
times: Friday 8pm & Saturday 10 pm
admission: $3 cover
Ah, Boston you're my home... Well, I could have been talking about our beloved Bay but not in the middle of a write-up for a classic 60s British Invasion garage band from Boston. Regional winners of the Little Steven's Underground Garage battle of the bands, Muck and the Mires take that cross-country trip to hit Thee Parkside for a two night stand to bring that murky water retro sound to town.
Saturday here in the park...
5. July 31 Saturday: North Beach Jazz Festival
@ Washington Square Park - Columbus Street @ Filbert
time: 12 noon - 6 pm
Nothing better then a great outdoor free show on a sunny day in this city. This year the Jazz festival celebrates World Music. Miami future-Latin groovers, the Spam All Stars will be on the scene, along with New York acid-jazz heroes, the Benevento-Russo Duo. DJ Vinnie Esparza will lock down the breaks. But wait, there are more special guests still to be announced.
I like big Bands...and just butts
6. Saturday, July 31: DAKAH Hip Hop Orchestra
@ Place of Fine Arts
time: 8 pm
admission: $15 - $40, 18+ only
Imagine this the stage of the glorious Palace of Fine Arts filled with an amazing cast of 60 Band Members coming to town to rock the Palace like it has never been rocked before. Experience the world's largest Hip-Hop Orchestra as Dakah's MCs flow over live violins, violas, cellos, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, harps for full effect. Rather then just sample the sounds, Dakah has raided the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra for a musical attack by classically trained musicians for the ultimate symphonic hip-hop experience.
This is their first trip to SF up to the Bay Area and a show not to be missed.
by John Zaterka on Sep 13, 2004


TOLEDO (WTOL) - Toledo police say they arrested a couple with $50,000 worth of stolen heating equiptment and other goods Monday on Walbridge Ave.
They found 15 furnaces, heating coils and other goods in boxes. Officers are calling this a crime of opportunity.
Neighbors say they knew 30-year-old Roger Orange and 32-year-old Lisa Fry were up to no good when they emptied out their garage days ago.
"We thought something was going on over there because they would get up in the middle of the night and leave," one neighbor said. "They were unloading big screen TVs. Everybody was joking around that they had a big screen for every room in the house."
Police say they found 16 brand new furnaces, heating coils, window shutters and 15 commercial car vacuums or air pumps that you'd find at a local gas station.
"Their garage was pretty packed to the rafters with stolen property," said Lt. David Schmidt.
The heating equipment was taken from a construction site last weekend near South Detroit, where the contractor is building a number of new homes, police say.
"They'll sell (the equipment) to the friendly neighborhood slum lord to go in rental properties," Schmidt explained.
Police believe the vacuums would have been cut up and the stainless steel sold as scrap.
Even though the heists were big, they were still hard to detect.
"If these guys rolled up in a truck, they look like construction workers. It's on a construction site," Schmidt said.
Orange and Fry are facing two felony charges for receiving stolen property.


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Capturing the beauty scene in my eyes. From the esoteric to the blatant.
Its involuntary. What catches the eye is elusive as Syrinx. Marketing firms are paid billions every year to figure this out only to be successful less than fifty percent of the time. Its a mixture of color and form which no one has mastered.
This is why we all come here and seek that immortal, everlasting image, the one that says all and is all, the one that doesn't exist, yet we seek.
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Tony and Eric visit the labs of food wizard Thierry Marx. While wildly experimental --there's a reason his recent book is called 'Planet Marx' -- his take on modern (or molecular) cuisine has a lightness of both touch and spirit.
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The Magnificent Seven (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)
August 19, 2011 by Dennis Amith
An exciting Western that is well-directed and features an all-star cast, fans of “The Magnificent Seven” will no doubt enjoy this 50th Anniversary Blu-ray release of the film!
Images courtesy of © 1960 Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
TITLE: The Magnificent Seven
FILM RELEASE DATE: 1960
DURATION: 128 minutes
BLU-RAY DISC INFORMATION: 1080p High Definition (widescreen 2:35:1), English 5.1 DTS-HD MA, English 2.0 Mono, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
RATED: NOT RATED
COMPANY: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Twentieth Century Fox
RELEASE DATE: August 2, 2011
Directed by John Sturges
Screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
English Screenplay Adaptation by William Roberts
Produced by John Sturges
Executive Produced by Walter Mirisch
Associate Producer: Lou Morheim
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography by Charles Lang
Edited by Ferris Webster
Art Direction by Edward Fitzgerald
Set Decoration by Rafael Suarez
Yul Brynner as Chris Larabee Adams
Eli Wallach as Calvera
Steve McQueen as Vin Tanner
Charles Bronson as Bernardo O’Reilly
Robert Vaughn as Lee
Brad Dexter as Harry Luck
James Coburn as Britt
Horst Buchholz as Chico
Jorge Martinez de Hoyos as Hilario
Rosenda Monteros as Petra
Robert J. Wilke as Wallace
Val Avery as Henry
Whit Bissell as Chamlee
Academy Award Winner Yul Brynner stars in the landmark Western that launched the film careers of Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and James Coburn. Tired of being ravaged by an army of marauding bandits, the residents of a small Mexican village seek help from seven American gunfighters. The only problem? It’s seven against 50! Also featuring Eli Wallach and Robert Vaughn and set against Elmer Bernstein’s Oscar Nominated score. Director John Sturges thrilling adventure belongs in any Blu-ray collection!
In 1954, filmmaker Akira Kurosawa released the film “Seven Samurai” which took the world by storm.
Several years later, a loose US adaptation of the film was written by William Roberts (“Red Sun”, “The Donna Reed Show”) and given a western setting.
And directing the film would be John Sturges (“The Great Escape”, “Bad Day at Black Rock”, “The Eagle has Landed”) and would feature an all-star cast which included Yul Brynner (“The Ten Commandments”, “The King and I”, “Westworld”), Steve McQueen (“The Great Escape”, “Papilon”, “Bullit”), Charles Bronson (“Once Upon a Time in the West”, “The Dirty Dozen”, “The Great Escape”), James Coburn (“The Great Escape”, “Charade”), Robert Vaughn (“Bullitt”, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”), Brad Dexter (“The Asphalt Jungle”, “Von Ryan’s Express”) and Horst Buchholz (“Life is Beatiful”, “Tiger Bay”).
The film would be considered one of the top American films of all time (#79 on the American Film Institute’s “100 Years…100 Thrills”) and was nominated for an Oscar for “Best Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture” and was voted #8 on AFI’s “100 Years of Film Scores”.
The film would lead to three sequels: “Return of the Seven” (1966), “Guns of the Magnificent Seven” (1969) and “The Magnificent Seven Ride” (1972).
“The Magnificent Seven” is about a Mexican village which is raided by bandits led by Calvera (played by Eli Wallach) and they often terrorize the village by doing what they want with the women, taking their money and crops of the poor farmers.
In desperation and knowing the men can’t fight the bandits, the leaders of the village travel to the American border to buy weapons in hopes they can defend themselves and this is where they meet a man named Chris (played by Yul Brynner). Chris tells them that if they want to survive, they will need to hire experienced gunfighters for their defense which is much more cheaper than buying weapons and ammunition for the entire village. The villagers plead for Christ to lead them but he tells them that one man will not protect them from bandits, but he will do it if they have more men.
And sure enough, Chris begins to recruit seven men who would join him in order to protect the village. From his friend Harry Luck (played by Brad Dexter) who thinks that Chris is looking for treasure; Vin (played by Steve McQueen) who needs money because he spent it all on gambling; Bernardo O’Reilly (played by Charles Bronson), a half Irish-Mexican gunfighter; the knife wielding Britt (played by James Coburn); Lee (played by Robert Vaughn), the man on the run and the inexperienced hothead Chico (played by Horst Buchholz).
Despite that Chava and his bandits have an edge by the number of bandits he has, Chris and friends help the villagers protect themselves by teaching them how to shoot and fight.
When Calvera comes with his bandits, Calvera realizes that the villagers have hired armed men and after a brief fight, the seven manage to take on Calvera and his men with ease. While the villagers are happy to see the seven take on Calvera and his bandits with ease, some of the villagers fear that maybe for the sake of their family, hiring gunmen may hurt them more than hiring them to fight for them and thus fear and dissension hits the villagers who are confused whether or not to support the people they hired.
What will happen when Calvera returns to the village with more men?
“The Magnificent Seven” is presented in 1080p High Definition (widescreen 2:35:1). For a film shot back in 1960, it was great to watch this film and see a good amount of detail! From the grime and sweat on the faces of the characters, the detail on the bricks and windows. Colors are very good, back levels are nice and deep and while I did notice some color fluctuations and a few white specks, I didn’t notice any compression artifacts or any major problems.
If anything, fans of the film should be happy with the overall picture quality!
AUDIO & SUBTITLES:
“The Magnificent Seven” is presented in English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English 2.0 Mono, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital. While the film is primarily dialogue driven, I did notice the horse hooves playing through the surround channels, as with the Elmer Bernstein’s musical score. The bullets and explosions also sound good via lossless and for the most part, for 1960 film, I did like the fact that a 5.1 DTS-HD lossless track was added along with the original monaural soundtrack.
Subtitles are in English SDH, Spanish and French.
“The Magnificent Seven” comes with the following special features:
- Commentary by Producer Walter Mirisch, Assistant Director Robert Relyea, and Actors James Coburn and Eli Wallach– A wonderful commentary featuring in-depth information about the film.
- Guns for Hire: The Making of The Magnificent Seven – (46:54) A wonderful featurette about how “The Magnificent Seven” was adapted from Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” and the competitive nature of the talent in the film. Also interviews with talent and producers.
- The Linen Book: Lost Images from The Magnificent Seven – (14:48) Maggie Adams, head of MGM’s photo archive talks about the discovery of “The Magnificent Seven” linen book and also a few of the stars talking about the photography in the book.
- Original Theatrical Trailers – Featuring two trailers.
- Still Gallery – (4:05)
“The Magnificent Seven” was the first of several Westerns to be based on Akira Kurosawa’s popular film.
While the film adaptation of “The Magnificent Seven” is much different than the “Seven Samurai”, the timing of the film was perfect as Westerns were still popular in America and it was one of the few films to see an all-star cast (albeit when many of them were younger) and for the most part, a wonderfully directed film by John Sturges.
While today, the subject of guns for hire, protecting the unfortunate is part of the banality of modern Westerns, part of the the uniqueness of “The Magnificent Seven” was that it was based on an impressive film but this time carried out into a Western atmosphere. Acting by all men were well-done and with the all-star cast, it is no surprise that there were ego’s involved in the film and you can see Steve McQueen really trying to do his best to upstage Yul Brynner in the film.
In fact, one of the greatest inclusion for this anniversary Blu-ray release is the fact that we get to learn what took place behind-the-scenes of the making of the film.
It’s important to note that there is no difference with this 2011 Blu-ray release compared to what is inside “The Magnificent Seven” Collection. The main thing is these films are now being released individually and if you own the set, no need to buy this Blu-ray release. With that being said, if you own the 2006 Collector’s Edition on DVD, you may want to hang on to that release as it does have the Sir Christopher Frayling audio commentary track not included on this Blu-ray release.
“The Magnificent Seven” is a satisfying Western with one heck of a memorable score but while I felt the “Seven Samurai” was a much better film in terms of character development and pacing, “The Magnificent Seven” was still very entertaining and great to see how the adaptation would be carried out as a Western.
I just remember when I first watched the film and seeing how different the film was compared to the original Kurosawa film for the last half hour, I did enjoy the action sequences and for the most part, the personality differences amongst each of the hired guns.
I felt at the time that “The Magnificent Seven” was an exciting film and for the Blu-ray release, I’m quite confident that fans of the film or for those looking for Westerns on Blu-ray should definitely check this movie out. While, I wouldn’t call it one of the great Westerns ever made, it’s still an entertaining film.
While the sequels did not do any justice for this film (the quality of the films literally slowly go downhill from the second sequel to the next), if you are a Western fan, “The Magnificent Seven” is definitely recommended!
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UPDATE: Are Dems counting their chickens before they hatch? Sources report Dems delayed normally scheduled votes on the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) for the second day in a row, yesterday. Our sources wonder if that is because Dems think they’ll take the House majority with Bradford’s support and are trying to ensure little gets done before they take over the JBC.
Is a corrupt bargain in the works down at the Capitol? State Representative Laura Bradford (R-Collbran) is openly debating whether to leave the Republican Party over Speaker Frank McNulty's decision to impanel an ethics investigation into Rep. Bradford's traffic stop last week where she was suspected of drunk driving. The Denver Post's Lynn Bartels reported that Bradford and House Minority Leader Mark Ferrandino (D-Denver) have met to discuss her situation.
If Bradford left the GOP, it would deprive the Republicans of their one-seat majority in the State House, and potentially trigger a new vote for Speaker of the House. Should Bradford seek to exact revenge on Speaker McNulty, she could vote for Ferrandino for Speaker, thus giving the House majority to Democrats.
Our sources say Ferrandino and Bradford have met at least twice, but Bradford has refused to meet with McNulty.
While Ferrandino denied to Bartels that he offered anything to Bradford in exchange for her support, saying "I mostly listened to where she was at. She needs to think through her thoughts and what she decides to do."
If he mostly listened, then what did he say? Did he offer her a chairmanship of a committee? Was anything of value offered to her to make the switch?
Bradford was stripped of her chairmanship on the House Local Government Committee last week by Speaker McNulty after news of her run-in with Denver police came to light.
While losing the House majority due to a Bradford defection is not a favorable turn of events, some Republicans are saying that if push comes to shove they will be glad to let Ferrandino own the corrupt bargain.
Even if Ferrandino isn't found to have offered a quid pro quo, the public is not likely to look fondly upon a shift in power due to the vote of a vindictive lawmaker accused of drunk driving and who claimed on the House floor she was driving from a "legislative function" that turned out to be a reception with lobbyists at the bar Prohibition.
As corruption or allegations of corruption can be one of the most damning charges in politics, it is clear Democrats would be playing with fire.
On the one hand, they'd be able to force their legislative priorities through, as they already have the majority in the state Senate and the Governor's office. But on the flip side, they'd have to defend taking power through a legislator caught up in an ethics investigation praised by their own party.
Not only that, but Democrats would own the budget in a tough economy. They would lose the ability to attack Republicans for proposing budget cuts and other legislation that would pass the House under a Republican majority.
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Super Rice Available To Farmers By 2004
March 14, 2000
"It should help increase rice production by 10 to 15 percent a year because the increase in yield is about 20 percent," Gurdev Singh Khush, head of the plant breeding, genetics and biochemistry division of IRRI, said Monday.
The Philippines-based IRRI, the world's premier rice research institute, has been working to perfect the new rice plant type, dubbed "super rice" by some scientists, since 1990.
The thick-stalked variety, a product of conventional breeding, can yield 12 tons per hectare and has better resistance to disease and insects compared with current varieties, IRRI said.
The new rice plant has six to 10 stems, all of which will be productive with large panicles, each with 200 to 250 grains.
Current high-yield rice varieties have 20 to 25 stems but only 14 to 15 of them produce panicles, which are small, each containing about 100 grains, IRRI has said.
"We now have the plant but we need to review it for grain quality and (pest) resistance," Khush said.
Khush said IRRI expects to finish screening the new rice plant variety soon so that it can distribute the seeds for testing in Asia.
"By the year 2004, it should be available to most farmers for commercial planting," he said.
Suitable for Asia The new rice plant type is suitable for paddies in tropical and sub-tropical regions, Khush said.
Khush said the new rice plant should be suitable to about 80 percent of India's total rice growing area and half of China's ricelands.
The plant could also be grown on irrigated farms in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, he said. About 91 percent of the world's annual production of 535 million tons of unmilled rice is produced by Asian farmers.
India and China produce 55 percent of the world's total rice crop annually.
"What we have are bigger challenges for the future," Khush said, adding that the world has to produce 50 percent more rice in the next 25 to 30 years with more mouths to feed.
IRRI has estimated that by 2025, the number of people eating rice will rise from nearly three billion people today to 4.6 billion.
"That challenge has to be met by developing better varieties, better technology and this challenge has to be met with less land, less water, less chemicals," Khush said.
He said scientists at IRRI, which is based in Los Banos town near Manila, are now presently conducting experiments using biotechnology for the development of high yielding and hardy rice varieties.
Genetically modified rice which is resistant to the bacterial blight disease, one of the major causes of crop losses in Asia, is currently being tested, Khush said.
Scientists at IRRI have said 10 percent of annual rice production is lost to pest infestation.
Besides increasing the yields, Khush said IRRI scientists are currently working on more palatable and nutritious food.
"We need to produce rice which has more iron content, zinc content or Vitamin A so that it will have more nutritional value," he said.
Khush said between 35 and 70 percent of calories consumed by Asians come from rice.
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Jim Mattis had enough.
The four-star Marine general and secretary of defense submitted a blistering letter of resignation on Thursday after President Donald Trump unilaterally declared that he was pulling U.S. forces out of Syria and signaled he was planning a troop drawdown in Afghanistan as well.
“The most decorated Marine and thought leader on the military basically just said, ‘Fuck this,’” a source close to Mattis told The Daily Beast.
The retired general’s surprise decision, coupled with a brutal letter to Trump that made clear his displeasure with the president, prompted longtime critics of the administration—as well as some weary allies—to declare the White House’s Era of Adults to finally be over.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said “there is chaos now in this administration,” and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he was “distressed.” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) declared it a “national-security crisis.”
One former high-ranking member of the military told The Daily Beast that Mattis’ resignation over policy differences is an indication of how thoroughly the Trump administration has politicized the Pentagon, which has historically viewed itself as apolitical out of necessity.
“I do not know how men of honor can operate in the divisive political environment that has been created by this administration,” retired Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc told The Daily Beast in an email.
“I am surprised it did not happen sooner. I am also surprised that others remain under these less than honorable conditions.”
“Jim Mattis just sent a shot across the bow,” the former official said. “He’s the most credible member of the administration by five grades of magnitude. He’s the steady, safe set of hands. And this letter is brutal. He quit because of the madness.”
Former senior Pentagon officials said that Mattis likely decided to get out while he could with his reputation intact.
“I think Mattis is reading the tea leaves here,” one told The Daily Beast. “He’s leaving in part because he knows what’s coming and he wants to be able to work after this craziness ends.”
The stage for the latest high-profile departure from the White House was set with Trump’s Syria announcement on Wednesday. The next afternoon, Mattis reportedly met with the president one-on-one in the Oval Office in an attempt to get him to change his mind.
The letter—which was made public minutes after Trump announced Mattis was retiring in a tweet—contained not one word of praise for the commander in chief. Instead, Mattis strongly suggested that Trump’s foreign-policy strategy was dangerously wrong.
“My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about malign actors and strategic competitors are closely held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues,” Mattis wrote, adding that “I believe we must be resolute and unambiguous in our approach to those countries whose strategic interests are increasingly in tension with ours,” including China and Russia.
“Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects,” Mattis continued, “I believe it is right for me to step down from my position.”
He said his resignation will be effective on Feb. 28, 2019, in order to “allow sufficient time for a successor to be nominated and confirmed.”
White House officials who spoke with The Daily Beast acknowledged that Mattis’ views likely differed dramatically from the president’s on the planned Syrian troop withdrawal, and that a decision to do the same in Afghanistan would strain that relationship even further. But they set Mattis apart from scorned former Cabinet officials such as former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, even in spite of the former’s tersely worded resignation letter.
Asked whether Mattis should expect to endure the same ridicule that has befallen Tillerson, whom former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired while Tillerson was on the toilet, one official said, “Probably not. To be honest, he did what everyone in the admin should do if they disagree with DJT. He packed up and said what he wanted to say instead of anonymously bitching to the media.”
“Secretary Mattis is firmly in the camp of the job in Syria is not yet done, that abandoning the Kurds now will hurt us down the road,“ Graham told anchor Kate Bolduan, adding that “ISIS could and probably will come back. And I think that’s the universal view of both [Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo and Mattis.”
Mattis, Pompeo, and National Security Adviser John Bolton have all reportedly advocated against the sudden Syria drawdown, an announcement that has worried prominent American neoconservatives, but delighted the Kremlin.
Retired Army general, CIA director, and Mattis’ longtime friend David Petraeus told The Daily Beast that Mattis has been “a hugely important member of the U.S. national-security team, a very significant figure to our allies around the world, and a uniquely experienced—and respected—leader for our men and women in uniform around the world,” adding that Mattis’ actions at the Pentagon “advanced our national interests in a thoughtful, determined, and effective manner.”
Retired Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, who served in Iraq with Mattis, said his phone has been “ringing off the hook” with calls from worried service members and veterans since the news broke.
“They were concerned that he was the right man for the right job, and now he’s transitioning,” Kent told The Washington Post. “They thought he was leading the department in the right direction. And it was combat-hardened warriors saying that, people who have witnessed him in combat.”
Bolduc said Mattis was smart to have a letter of resignation to make public as soon as Trump made the announcement on social media. “He has watched others go under humiliation, and he was prepared to pre-empt this from happening to him,” he said.
A sitting secretary of defense publicly declaring his intent to resign over political differences with the president is almost unprecedented—and Capitol Hill responded to the news in blunt terms.
“Secretary Mattis was one of the few symbols, the few items of strength and stability in this administration,” Schumer said. “Everything that indicates stability, everything that indicates strength, everything that indicates knowledge, is leaving this administration. General Kelly. General Mattis. So many others. McMaster.”
“I am particularly distressed that he is resigning due to sharp differences with the president on these and other key aspects of America’s global leadership,” McConnell said in a statement. “I urge him to select a leader who shares Secretary Mattis’ understanding of these vital principles.”
In a high-decibel appearance on CNN shortly after Mattis’ resignation was announced, White House adviser Stephen Miller called the resignation an opportunity for the nomination of a secretary of defense “who will be aligned with the president on these critical issues.”
“Are we supposed to stay in Syria, generation after generation?” Miller shouted. “Let us not spill American blood to fight the enemies of other countries.”
During his two-year tenure as the nation’s top military official, Mattis had largely cultivated a positive relationship with the president, despite disagreements with Trump that extended beyond those stated in his letter of resignation. When the president demanded a military parade in Washington, D.C. that would mirror one he saw during a state visit to France, Mattis told reporters that the proposal was an indication of the president’s “affection” for the military, which largely reviled the idea.
In April 2017, Trump called Mattis about a horrific gas attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on rebels.
“Let’s fucking kill him!” Trump said, according to the Bob Woodward book Fear.
“Let’s go in. Let’s kill the fucking lot of them.”
Mattis, according to the book, told Trump he would get right on that plan—then hung up the phone, turned to a senior aide and said, “We’re not going to do any of that... We’re going to be much more measured.”
In October, Trump remarked on 60 Minutes that Mattis “may leave” his administration and that the retired Marine Corps general was “sort of a Democrat.” But Mattis claimed he had been personally assured by the president that his job was “100 percent” safe.
“We have never talked about me leaving,” Mattis said at the time.
—With reporting from Noah Shachtman, Lachlan Markay, Spencer Ackerman, Erin Banco, and Swin Suebsaeng


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Impact of Instructional Program on Nurses for Preventive Measures of Hepatitis (B and C) Infection Control in Medical City Hospitals
Keywords:Infection control, HVB, HVC, Protective measures
Background: Viral hepatitis is a silent epidemic disease. Although it is a leading infectious cause of death, the delivery of health care has the potential to transmit hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus to both health care workers and patients.
Objectives: the study aims to:
1- Assess the nurses knowledge and practices about preventive measures of Hepatitis (B and C) Infection Control.
2- Evaluate the impact of instructional program on nurses knowledge and practices about preventive measures of
Hepatitis (B and C) Infection Control.
3- Find out the relationship between impact of instructional program and nurses age, level of education, and year of
Methodology :A quasi-experimental design study was carried out at Baghdad teaching hospital and Ghazi Al-Hareri
for Specialist Surgeries hospital, during the period of June, 20th 2012 to June, 28th 2013, the study samples was
composed of (60) nurses who working in the surgical ward unit, those nurses are divided equally into the study and the control groups. The researchers construct the instructional program which consist of( 6) sessions related to viral
hepatitis, mode of transmission, and method of control during contact with patients and facilities, and it was expose the study group for the conducted program and then measures the impact of program on knowledge and practices of the study group by conduct the instrument which composed of demographic data for nurses, assessment of the nurses' knowledge, and observational checklist of nurses practices for preventive measures of Hepatitis (B and C) Infection Control, and differentiated with control group, the validity of the instrument are determined through a panel of (10) experts, The researcher analyzed the data through the application of descriptive frequency, percentages; mean of scores; and the inferential analysis (Pearson correlation coefficient and t-test, ANOVA and paired t-test),
Result: the results of the study revealed that the mean of age is 35 years, the majority of the staff are nursing school
graduated, most of them have HBV immunization.
Conclusion: the study confirms that the instruction oriented program on nurses study group is significant, and that there were statistical differences between level of education and year of experiences with knowledge and practices at P≥0.05.
Recommendation: The study recommends that the application for national program of immunization against viral
hepatitis at all health centers and continuous medical educational program for all staff in the health center, and
continuous follow up to applying the program of preventive measures for HVB, and HVC.
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First Look: Onitama
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by Bradley Cummings, Editor Onitama Availability: iOS, Android Store Links: App Store, Google Play Youtube Video Quick Summary: - Really well done digital version that captures the game. - Online system seems great. - Free to start but IAP is reasonable. - There are a few bugs that should be addressed soon. A Challenge Can you beat the hardest AI?

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