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Meth-like compound in sports supplements could be crime
- If a methamphetamine analog is in dietary supplements%2C it could draw a criminal investigation
- Scientists announced this week they found a meth-like compound in Craze and Detonate
- The company that makes Craze says the scientists are wrong and used flawed testing methods
The Drug Enforcement Administration could pursue a criminal investigation in cases where dietary supplements are found to be spiked with illegal drugs or compounds similar to them, a spokesman for the DEA confirmed Thursday.
The DEA was asked to comment on reports this week that scientists had found an analog — or chemical cousin — of methamphetamine in two popular sports supplements: Craze, a pre-workout drink mix, and Detonate, a weight-loss supplement in pill form.
"Anytime there's a controlled substance or an analog of a controlled substance, that becomes a criminal issue," DEA spokesman Rusty Payne said.
"If designer drugs are now making their way into dietary supplements across the world, that's obviously dangerous and very scary," Payne said. "I'd hate to think people are playing Russian roulette with something you're buying over the counter."
Payne said he could not comment on whether the DEA is investigating the two supplements, which have received widespread media coverage after the publication Monday of a scientific journal article by a team of scientists from Harvard, the Michigan-based testing organization NSF International and a lab in the Netherlands on their findings of the meth-like compound in Craze. NSF International separately announced it had found the same compound in Detonate.
Driven Sports, which makes Craze, has declined interview requests, but in a blog post on its website says the scientists' tests on its product are flawed. "Should the DEA choose to investigate this matter, we will, of course, cooperate fully," Driven Sports attorney Marc Ullman said in an e-mail late Thursday. "We believe that the obvious deficiencies in the NSF testing make this unlikely."
Officials at Gaspari Nutrition, which makes the weight-loss supplement Detonate, said the company "maintains a strict policy in assuring public safety" and stopped distribution of Detonate to customers in August. "We have been awaiting conclusive testing results from an independent lab that address the concerns that are referred to in your articles," Mike Schreck, Gaspari's chief operating officer, said in an e-mail.
Driven Sports has said it stopped producing Craze "several" months ago in the wake of media coverage. Gaspari Nutrition has removed Detonate from its website. However, both products have remained for sale in recent weeks online and in some supplement stores.
The Food and Drug Administration, which oversees dietary supplements, also said it couldn't comment on whether the agency is investigating Craze and Detonate.
"With any ingredient, we of course look to the DEA and their science," said Daniel Fabricant, director of the FDA's dietary supplement division. "If they determine something is an analog, our law ties directly into that." If an analog of a controlled substance is in a product sold as a dietary supplement, it is not legally a dietary supplement, he said.
Fabricant noted that he told USA TODAY in an interview earlier this year that the FDA is concerned about dietary supplements that are being put on the market with ingredients called phenylethylamines.
This class of chemicals is wide ranging, scientists say, to include compounds as varied as those naturally found in chocolate to others that are synthetically produced illicit drugs. "We were worried about the phenylethylamine du jour, and we still are," Fabricant said Thursday. "We continue to be concerned about these phenylethylamine products coming to market."
There is the potential for such compounds to have effects on the heart, Fabricant said.
Craze and Detonate list dendrobium orchid extract on their labels and claim the plant extract it is the natural source of phenylethylamines in their products. However the authors of Monday's journal article said an extensive search of scientific literature finds no evidence that the compounds listed on Craze's label have been documented in dendrobium.
Driven Sports has not responded to USA TODAY's repeated requests for any documentation the company has showing the compounds claimed on Craze's label are found in dendrobium.
In July, a USA TODAY investigation revealed that a top official at Driven Sports is a convicted felon who has a history of putting risky products on the market, and that tests of Craze by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and a Swedish forensic lab had found amphetamine-like compounds in the pre-workout powder.
On Monday, the team of scientists from the U.S. and the Netherlands published their article in the peer reviewed scientific journal Drug Testing and Analysis saying tests on samples of Craze from three separate lots found a a single serving of Craze delivers 21 mg to 35 mg of a methamphetamine analog called N,alpha-diethylphenylethylamine, or N,alpha-DEPEA.
In August, another team of scientists — from the National Forensic Service in South Korea and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands — published an article in a journal of the Japanese Association of Forensic Toxicology saying they also had found the same meth-like compound in samples of Craze.
Driven Sports says that tests it has commissioned on Craze by Avomeen Analytical Services in Ann Arbor, Mich., prove that Craze does not contain this methamphetamine analog, or any other amphetamine-like compound. The company has posted tests on its website and sent copies of test results to USA TODAY. However Driven Sports so far has not authorized Avomeen to discuss its results with the newspaper.
Driven Sports on its website says its tests indicate the presence of "n-beta DEPEA" in Craze and that while it's related to the "alpha" compound found by the authors of the two journal articles, it's a "very different substance" that can be difficult to distinguish without proper methodology.
The authors of Monday's journal article said they stand behind their results and that Driven Sports is trying to confuse the public by "throwing out new chemical names."
In the meantime, a supplement industry group is seeking to take a closer look at both sets of tests: Those that found the meth-like compound, and those that didn't find it. Several of the groups involved in the controversy are members of the American Herbal Products Association: Driven Sports, Gaspari Nutrition and NSF International, which does testing for the supplement industry.
AHPA President Michael McGuffin, in an e-mailed statement, said the association has requested NSF International and Driven Sports "to provide their analytical data for review of the quality of the various analytical methods."
To read more articles in the Supplement Shell Game series, go to: supplements.usatoday.com
To report an adverse event involving a dietary supplement, call the FDA's Medwatch program at: 800-332-1088, or go to the FDA's website.
Follow USA TODAY investigative reporter Alison Young on Twitter: @alisonannyoung


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Southend United and York City played out an uneventful 0-0 draw at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon.
Both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances during a dire game and there was little to entertain the supporters.
However, York could have opened the scoring in the 54th minute when an unmarked Jason Walker headed Matty Blair's right-wing cross wide of the left post from six yards.
Two minutes later Blair raced through on goal but the winger was denied by a fine double save from Shrimpers goalkeeper Paul Smith.
Southend got more in to the game late on and could have snatched the win in the dying minutes. Captain Chris Barker headed over from close range after Kevan Hurst's free-kick had been flicked on by Britt Assombalonga.
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Hundreds of Chicagoans and restaurateurs supported local Midwest farmers and shopped for sustainable, organic produce and products at the opening day of Lincoln Park's Green City Market May 5.
Although it was a bit rainy and cool, market visitors enjoyed a performance from a local band, Nobody Nobody Sent, homemade crepes from Abby's Crepes and apple cider doughnuts from Zullo's to munch while they shopped. There was also a cooking demo featuring "Top Chef: Texas" runner-up Sarah Grueneberg. Even Ald. Michele Smith (43rd), who purchased a Community Supported Agriculture share from one of Green City's farmers last year, stopped by to greet patrons.
"Green City helps us to provide both to the consumer and to the restaurant business, so it's beneficial for our farm on both fronts," said Angie Westerhoff, a farmer with family-owned Genesis Growers in St. Anne, Illinois. With a staff of only four, Westerhoff and her family depend on markets like Green City to boost their business.
"The chefs are very happy to have us back, we've seen quite a few this morning that we haven't seen all winter," Westerhoff, who has been participating in Green City for eight years, said. "It's great, we and the other farmers provide things you wouldn't normally be able to get in a grocery store, like gold beets."
In it's twelfth season, Green City Market, which brings more than 50 vendors to Lincoln Park twice a week and has more than 300 volunteers, is promoting a new child-centric program, Club Sprouts, intended to get kids learning about (and tasting) locally grown sustainable food.
"Green City gives us an outlet, where we can market our product directly to the consumer, who can tell you right out if they like it or don't like it, which is pretty invaluable information," said John Sundgroth, fourth generation farmer and owner of century-old Heartland Meats in Mendota, Illinois.
New to the market this year on Wednesdays is an early bird special of $5 for parking from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. geared towards workers who stop by the market to shop before work.
"We're just trying to bring a source of good healthy food and locally sourced sustainable products to the community, while teaching people how to cook with the food they buy here," said Erin Riley-Strong, communications coordinator for Green City Market.
Green City Market runs Wednesdays and Saturdays through Oct. 31 at 1790 North Clark Street. For a full calendar or more information, click here.
See photos from opening day here.
Ashlee Rezin is a RedEye special contributor
Hundreds of Chicagoans and restaurateurs supported local Midwest farmers and shopped for sustainable, organic produce and products at the opening day of Lincoln Park's Green City Market May 5.


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British Go Journal No. 60. September 1983. Page 22.
Black: Jim Bates, 4d
White: Richard Granville, 3d
The game-file in SGF format.
This game from the Challenger's league is typical of many in that the mistakes by which it was lost and won were at a far lower level than most of the moves. It is cause for much regret among those of us, who love Go for the amazing range of interesting ideas it contains, that simple blunders cause so many of our resignations.
Richard Granville is White, Jim Bates Black, comments are by Matthew Macfadyen.
Figure 1 (1-68)
Dia 1
Figure 2a (69-100)
BGJ had Fig 2a and Fig 2b as one diagram, Fig2.
Figure 2b (101-135)
BGJ had Fig 2a and Fig 2b as one diagram, Fig2.
Jim Bates (Black) wins, presumably by resignation.
BGJ did not have this paragraph. Details from table on a previous page and from comments on this page.
If White had played 128' at 133, then a naive count of liberties seems to show that he would be one liberty ahead. Actually things are not so simple. One possbility is discussed overleaf.
Dia 2
Dia 2 shows how the semeai might develop. Black 2 there is essential to stopWhite making eyes, white 3 is also essential - otherwise Black can throw in at 3 and gain an extra liberty (the one at 14, which would be atari and therefore not cost a move). If Black continues to fill in liberties then he will lose the race. Black 4 is a very odd looking play, but it seems to be the only way to win - after 16 both sides have two liberties, but White cannot play either A or B.
Both players were in byoyomi and more or less panicing, so it is unlikely that this sequence would actually have followed, but our readers may derive some amusement from seeing what might have happened (actually, all of the moves in this diagram can be found quite easily by counting liberties, and applying the Holmesian technique of eliminating the impossible systematically and then seeing what is left).


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Ember Gard, RN, makes weekly home visits to manage Jo Anne Coonrod's chronic illnesses.
At first, Jo Anne Coonrod was taken aback when her doctor suggested home palliative care. She has congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Her condition sent her to the hospital five times in a single year, but she wasn't ready for what she thought were end-of-life services.
"I pictured a hospital bed in my living room," she says. "But my doctor explained that this is a step before that, to keep people where they are for as long as they can, and hopefully to get well enough not to need palliative care."
Palliative care is commonly thought to be a service only for the dying. On the contrary, it can help people with a range of chronic illnesses to live fuller lives. Coonrod is one of them.
Once or twice a week, Ember Gard, RN, from Providence Home Health Palliative Care, visits the southeast Portland home that Coonrod, 60, shares with her husband, Cliff, who himself is recovering from severe burns he received in an on-the-job accident.
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Meet the new Met: Old favorite prepares to reopen
It looks as though the long-awaited reopening of Métropolitain restaurant on Water Street may be nigh.
Since 1991, when it opened in its original location on the Downtown Mall (now occupied by Bizou), Métropolitain set the standard for fancy food and was on the short list along with C&O and, much later, Oxo– of special-occasion eateries downtown. Anniversary dinner? Métropolitain. Parents paying? Métropolitain. Entertaining visiting Saudi royalty? That's a tough one... hmmmm... how 'bout Métropolitain?
When news that this grande dame of dining would be closing its doors came this past summer, many local jaws hit the pavement. After all, this was the restaurant about which The New York Times once gushed: "If one were contemplating moving to Charlottesville, Métropolitain just might be the deciding factor."
Even some of the restaurant's employees were shocked by the news, and a few alleged that the matter had been handled badly by the restaurant's owners, Tim Burgess and Vincent Derquenne. Keicy Tolbert, a hostess who lost her job, called it "one of the most abysmal displays of callousness that I have ever seen."
But other employees rushed to their bosses' defense, claiming that the vast majority of Métropolitain's employees had been offered work at Burgess' and Derquenne's two other restaurants, Bizou and Bang.
Fortunately for the restaurant's deep pocket patrons, word quickly came that the closing wouldn't be permanent. Burgess told Dish back in July that Métropolitain needed "a makeover a new life." From the looks of things, that's just what it's received these past few months.
The patio area has been completely redone and is now covered by an arbor supported by thick brick columns. The interior features a retro-looking rainbow-hued bar and lots o' chrome a far cry from the more formal wood booths and tables of Métropolitain.
And it likely won't be called Métropolitain, either. Along with its new look, Burgess also told Dish it may have a hipper, shorter moniker: simply, Metro. Determining whether that remains the case will be Dish's next order of business.
Although a workman in front of the restaurant thought Friday, November 1, might be the big opening day, earlier this week Derquenne said he thought that might be premature. But before we could squeak any other details out of the master chef, he hurried off the phone, citing pressing work at Bizou. He failed to return our call by deadline, so we'll keep an eye on the transformed Metro for signs of an opening this week.
East to West, breakfast
With all the action happening on Water Street, East to West, the Asian fusion restaurant next door to the morphing Metro spot, could be overshadowed. But we're happy to report East to West has some news of its own: Sunday brunch. Cynthia Nixon, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband, Justin Martin, says mid-day diners can stop in for brunch starting this Sunday, November 3.


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According to Vanguard, the women made this appeal during a recent visit to the Catholic Archbishop at the Maria Assumpta Catholic Cathedral in Owerri.
"We are angry because government is not looking at our direction at all. We have been completely abandoned for years. Now we have no good roads, no electricity, no market, nothing is going on in our place. To make things worse, we are now suffering from insecurity" they said
"Each time we report cases to the police and they manage to send their men at all, the criminals beat them(policemen) up because they (criminals) parade more sophisticated weapons than what the policemen have. We needed police escort to get here (Maria Assumpta Cathedral) and we will also need them to go back home" they said
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Is Glastonbury still worth it?
Around 140,000 people will begin piling into Worthy Farm, Pilton, today for Glastonbury 2013.
Back after a London Olympics-induced hiatus in 2012, this year's music festival sold out in just one hour and 40 minutes, punters paying over $300 for the privilege.
Clearly, Glasto is as popular as ever.
But with mortgage-rock bores Mumford and Sons headlining, it's hard to shake the feeling that a festival once renowned for its anti-establishment credentials and as a hangout for shower-shy hippies has become a lame, mainstream attraction.
Mobile network EE is now a sponsor but, last time out, Orange's cringeworthy "chill'n'charge" tent carried a mural about the hippie dream.
Hardly what Ken Kesey had in mind when driving across the United States with his Merry Pranksters, bombed on acid.
Corporate sponsors and exclusive camping areas make it feel less like a summer of love free for all and more like a modern city in microcosm -- complete with social inequality.
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Poet and performer Yanny Mac, who started going to Glastonbury in 1989, says he'll never go again and isn't retiring when asked why.
"It's an internment camp for lost braying sheep and businessmen who profit from overpriced cigarette papers and bottled tap-water," he says.
"Like most things it has been over-commercialized, but Glastonbury's security and prison-like walls also lend it a disgusting 'captive market' ethos.
"If it's hot and dry near the Dance Tent, bottled water prices soar to £5 (US$7.70) an item," he adds. "If it rains, the same unscrupulous dealers will sell you poorly made gum-boots for over £30."
Those "prison-like" walls were thrown up in the wake of the 2000 event, when the crowd swelled to 250,000 people.
Whether hiding in hay bales on the back of tractors or posing as staff, thousands managed to sneak in and catch David Bowie's classic set, causing chaos in the process.
Since then, security has become crucial for the festival.
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Tickets come with photo ID embossed on them and a registration scheme stops scalpers flooding eBay with unwanted passes. That's led to a huge rise in prices, making Glastonbury unaffordable for many.
It's also led to an increasingly vocal brigade of Glastonbury-goers bemoaning the passing of the good old days.
There's always one wild-eyed trooper, wrapped in a blanket, rocking back and forth and incanting "Glastonbury ain't what it used to be," much to the amusement of tipsy revelers at the festival's stunning Stonehenge-like Stone Circle.
Because while Glastonbury has changed, it still has an aura attached to it that other UK festivals simply can't match.
A lot of that comes down to its diversity.
While the world's most average bands might ply their trade on the Pyramid Stage, The Park still serves up must-see alt rock, while the Healing Fields remain a home away from home for folk still living the Haight Ashbury dream.
"My feeling is that people moan about how it's changed, how it costs more money and there's not the kind of social mix there once was," says Joe Dunthorne, author and Glastonbury-goer since 2002.
"But in fairness to Glastonbury, they have made an amazing effort to create interesting and innovative new areas. All the late night zones are astoundingly good.
"I'll never forget when the Shangri La area had a Blade Runner theme and it was like being part of some futuristic noir film. It had a great end of the world vibe."
Dunthorne says it's the wild variety of what's on offer that makes Glastonbury so good.
The huge size of the site means you can easily escape the bits you don't want to see, he goes on.
Don't like? Move on
"I can see why people gripe, but I would say they're just going to the wrong bits of the festival. If you're having a rubbish time, go somewhere else, there's always somewhere more suited to you."
It's these smaller areas that stand-up poet Luke Wright, who's performed at the festival every year for the past decade, says make Glastonbury what it is.
"I ignore the festival that gets written about in the music mags. For me it's about The Green Fields, the cabaret tent, the stone circle. I love going up to the highest point of Worthy Farm and looking down on the weird, colorful town.
"And there's always at least one music act that is unmissable. It's still magic, and it will be as long as the hippies are still there."
There's no escaping the fact that Glastonbury is now one expensive proposition.
The whole five-day bender can easily hit you for in excess of $1,000. And its sponsorships and demand economy can at times make it feel far less egalitarian than it was even 10 years ago.
But thanks to its scope and huge spread of acts, it's easy to escape the so-called boring bits, the bits every other festival serves up, and experience something different.
Just remember to pack your wellies and make for the hills when Marcus Mumford's banjo starts ringing in your ears.
Glastonbury Festival 2013 goes from June 26-30; tickets are now sold out


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GSN Announces an Aggressive 2007 Production and Development Slate
Slate Includes Projects From Producers Michael Davies, Phil Gurin, 12 Yard
Productions, Lion Television USA and Others
Network to Produce International Emmy Award-Winning WITHOUT PREJUDICE? in a
New Original American Version
PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 12 -- GSN's production and
development slate for 2007 features new series, reality formats and
specials that include live elements, provocative subjects and the best game
show contestants, it was announced today by Jamie Roberts, Senior Vice
President of Programming, GSN, at the network's TCA presentation.
"With game programs performing well for the broadcast networks, it
became imperative for GSN to produce series that would garner attention in
an already competitive marketplace. We are confident that the slate
presented today is by far, the company's most diverse. The slate features a
breadth of topics ranging from vocabulary contests to cat competitions,
knowledge quizzers to live reality challenges, dating situations to
provocative discussions. We're adding fresh elements that push games and
competitions in the U.S. into new territories," said Roberts.
Going into its most prolific production schedule to date, GSN is proud
to announce the renewal of three of its originals. LINGO, hosted by Chuck
Woolery, begins production in February for its sixth season and premieres
April 2. CHAIN REACTION, executive produced by Michael Davies and hosted by
Dylan Lane, debuts its second season March 13 and the fourth edition of
WORLD SERIES OF BLACKJACK tapes at the end of this month for a June
Series and specials currently in production include:
Based on the UK Channel 4 series created by 12 Yard Productions (the
team behind "The Weakest Link" and "Dog Eat Dog"), the International Emmy
Award-winning WITHOUT PREJUDICE? is being produced for the North American
audience by GSN. One of the most provocative shows to hit the air anywhere,
WITHOUT PREJUDICE? features a panel of ordinary people who are given the
chance to improve the course of someone's life by awarding one of five
contestants a large sum of money. Contestants vie for the money by opening
up their lives for examination by the panel. Executive producer: David
CAT-MINSTER: CFA INTERNATIONAL CAT CHAMPIONSHIP is a two-hour special
airing Tuesday, March 27 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET), that covers the largest
pedigreed cat show in the Western Hemisphere, the 19th Annual Cat Fanciers'
Association (CFA) International Cat Show. Hosted by the husband and wife
team of Bob Goen ("Entertainment Tonight") and Marianne Curan
("Landscapers' Challenge"), the special delves into the exhibitors' and
cats' lives before the big event, showing a rarely seen glimpse of
preparation going into the competition. The show highlights the entire
process of the prestigious cat show, providing coverage of the feline
agility course and other key judging criteria. Painless Entertainment is
producing the special for GSN with Jim Casey and Joe Carolei serving as
executive producers.
NATIONAL VOCABULARY CHAMPIONSHIP is a one-hour original special
capturing the performances of the nation's top 50 high school vocabulary
students as they compete in GSN's inaugural competition. The special,
airing Sunday, April 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET), will re-count the steps taken
by the winner as he or she prepared for the competition that awarded over
$40,000 for higher education as the grand prize. The first-ever National
Vocabulary Championship is hosted by Dylan Lane (CHAIN REACTION) and is
taking place Monday, March 5 at the New York Public Library. Andy Scheer of
Humba Productions is executive producing the special for GSN.
Series in development include:
From Lion Television USA, THE BOX is a live, nightly reality game show
event where contestants have to live and compete in a glass box in the
middle of a large American city. Every day, one pair of contestants build
up a pot of money, and when night falls comes a battle of wits played live
on GSN and the winner keeps the money collected. The contestants have
virtually no privacy and will compete in real-time for cash prizes with the
entire country watching their every move. The loser will exit with no money
and the winner stays to take on the next contender and spend another day in
"the box." After three weeks of live prime time excitement, one winner will
emerge from "the box." Executive producers: Tracy Green from Lion
Television USA along with Nick Catliff from Lion Television U.K. The series
is based on the Irish format.
CARRY YOUR WEIGHT is a game show centering on the three attributes that
are widely believed to give people an edge in life -- beauty, brains and
brawn. Conceived by Corbin Bernsen ("L.A. Law"), CARRY YOUR WEIGHT involves
three teams of three people and each team has one person representing the
three categories: beauty, brains and brawn. Executive producers: Burt
Dubrow and Jean Wiegman ("I've Got A Secret," "The New Tom Green Show") for
Burt Dubrow Productions and Bernsen of Public Media Works.
From Executive Producer Michael Davies and Sony Pictures Television,
GRAND SLAM is a rapid-fire question and answer game show that pits 16 of
the greatest American game show contestants against each other in
head-to-head competitions. The competition is a single elimination
tournament that will match up million dollar "Who Wants to be a
Millionaire?" winners with "Jeopardy" champions, among others. The best of
the best will go at it each week, answering questions in timed rounds
against the clock involving general and contemporary knowledge, numbers,
words and letters. The loser of each show goes home and the winner
continues on to the finals and the chance to be crowned the Grand Slam
Champion. GRAND SLAM is produced by Michael Davies' production company
Embassy Row and Monkey Kingdom Ltd. in association with Sony Pictures
From Laurelwood Entertainment, INDECISION is an exciting, new variety
game show that combines the surprises and drama of a talk show with the
thrill of a game. INDECISION features one contestant making nine decisions
that could change his/her life forever -- everything about this show rests
on the decisions made by the contestant. Decisions can be based on
anything, include receiving gifts, giving charity donations, surprising
friends, or even potentially humiliating your boss. Someone will walk away
with a small fortune in every episode of INDECISION, but an added twist is
that the winner might not always be the contestant. It could be a friend,
an enemy, a husband or even a perfect stranger, such as a member of the
studio audience. Executive producer: Phil Gurin (LINGO, Miss USA, Weakest
Link) of Laurelwood Entertainment.
KERRY'S GETTING MARRIED will follow one woman's search for the perfect
man. Played out in real-time, the bride-to-be will reside in a posh
apartment and live with one man at a time to see if they meet her dreams
and expectations. Once she decides that her current suitor does not meet
her standards, she requests that he leaves and immediately a new prospect
knocks at her door. This fully-interactive live reality series allows
viewers to nominate her next beau and influence her decisions. The focus of
this series is to create a couple that will live happily ever after. The
man she finally chooses will marry her in grand fashion on live TV and as
an added bonus will keep the dream apartment as their first home together.
The series is based on the smash-hit Scandinavian format, KERRY'S GETTING
MARRIED, created by Strix Television.
From Buena Vista Productions, CAMOUFLAGE is a fast-paced addictive game
show of hidden word puzzles with trivia clues ranging from general
knowledge to pop culture. Contestants are shown letter puzzles and they
must find the hidden words from among the puzzle's decoy letters. Decoy
letters are dropped from the puzzle with each letter dropped decreasing the
value of the puzzle. A sample of game play includes the puzzle word:
BRAINCHUORIC. The clue is -- Newsperson. Reading left to right "anchor" is
revealed. Executive producers: Terrence McDonnell and Jonathan Barry.
WAR OF THE WORDS is a vocabulary quizzer which plays on the fact that
words have more than one meaning. Players will be given definitions to
figure out a word. If the contestant is unable to guess the word after the
first definition then the next one is presented. An example of this is
exemplified through the word "Monkey." Here are the definitions that will
be given one by one -- "A kind of business," "To fool around," "A type of
wrench" and "You can find a howler in the zoo." Contestants will answer
questions in four compelling rounds which also include choosing the correct
definitions of words. The series will determine who has the best vocabulary
combined with nerves of steel. WAR OF THE WORDS was created by Mast Media.
Executive producers: Andrew Golder, Steve Havers and Mark Baker.
GSN is the entertainment industry leader in multi-platform interactive
game programs. As the premier television network for games, GSN features
challenging word games, high intensity casino programs, live participation
shows, reality series and documentaries. GSN's programming includes
original series such as "Chain Reaction," "Lingo" and "High Stakes Poker,"
as well as the classics "Jeopardy" and "Pyramid," among others. The network
also boasts America's first live participation TV program "PlayMania,"
which airs in late-night six times a week. Complementing the network,
GSN.com features all types of game play: innovative Flash games for fun,
skill cash game tournaments and downloadable games. The website also
features GSN's two-screen interactive play-along for prime time shows. Now
reaching more than 62 million Nielsen homes, GSN is distributed in the U.S.
through all major cable systems and satellite providers. The network is
jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation.
For further media information, visit GSN's press website at corp.gsn.com.


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CUMBERLAND, Maine — The Coe-Brown Northwood Academy girls cross-country team was second at the New England Championships on Saturday.
"We couldn't be more proud of our girls," Coe-Brown coach Tim Cox said. "We just want everyone standing at the end of our race, and that's what we did, and we still improved over last year's finish."
It was a tough week for the Bears, who fought various illnesses for the last few weeks. Finishing first among Coe-Brown runners was Freshman Elisabeth Danis, who was 17th overall and the second-best New Hampshire runner, crossing the finish line in 19 minutes, 47 seconds.
"She ran a phenomenal race," Cox said. "The course was a muddy mess and she ran smart. She ran patient and put us in contention."
Coe-Brown (132 points) finished behind Barrington (R.I.), which won the title with 75, but ahead of defending New England champion Champlain Valley (Vt.), which finished third with 176.
Brooke Laskowsky was 37th overall in 20:09. Also running well for Coe-Brown was Hannah Parker, who was 43rd in 20:15.
"She's our No. 1 runner and had a stomach issue," Cox said. She overcame that and ran a perfect team race. We asked her to run a little more conservatively so it wouldn't be an issue. Her willingness to sacrifice the possibility of personal glory for the team was outstanding."
Also running well for Coe-Brown were Katie Scannell (20:40), Meg Scannell (20:48), Jessie Carney (21:05) and Katelyn Terry (21:29). The other local runner in the pack was Oyster River's Maegan Doody, who finished in 20:32.
On the boys side, Coe-Brown's Jeremy Brassard led all New Hampshire runners with a time of 16:52, good for 19th place overall.
"He didn't have his team to pace him," Cox said. "He went out pretty hard and extremely fast. He paid for it a little bit in the second half of the race but fought the whole way. It was a great run for him."
Oyster River was 12th in the team standings. Its top runner was Thomas Caulfield, who finished 42nd in 17:12. Cam Barth (17:24), Neal Mistretta (18:05), Christian Davis (18:15), Wesley Hutton (18:44), Drew Thibault (18:51) and Drew Horton (19:13) also represented the Bobcats.
Also running from our area was Jack Letellier of Marshwood (Maine), who finished in 18:21.
Berwick 3, Bancroft 0
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy boys soccer team closed out the regular season with a 3-0 win over Bancroft on Saturday.
Zach Flinkstrom, Blake Downey and Erik Wisniewski all scored for Berwick (11-6-2) while Ryan Leonard and Stephen Sherbahn recorded assists.
Up next for Berwick, a possible berth in the NEPSAC tournament, which will be on Wednesday.
Berwick first at EIL
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy field hockey team won a pair of games at the EIL tournament on Saturday. Berwick was a 2-0 winner over LCA and a 3-2 winner over Portsmouth (R.I.) Abbey.
Tilly Burzynski and Anna Wright scored for Berwick against LCA, while Tatiana Bradley scored twice against Portsmouth Abbey. Wright also scored.
Berwick finished the season at 7-9-1.
Berwick second at EIL
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy girls soccer team was second in the Eastern Independent League tournament on Saturday.
Berwick was a 1-0 winner over LCA with a goal by Brooke Downey. Berwick lost 1-0 to Pingree in the final. Emma Brin, Aimee Briand, Brooke Downey, Eliza Hazen, Caroline Hernon, Cora Ordway, Holly St. Jean, Maddie Balas, Kaitlyn Wurzer, Molly Lapointe, Parker Johnson and Emily Borkowski all played well for Berwick.
High school roundup: Coe-Brown XC second at New Englands
CUMBERLAND, Maine — The Coe-Brown Northwood Academy girls cross-country team was second at the New England Championships on Saturday.


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Armen Ovanessoff is a Principal Director at Accenture Research where his focus is on macro-economic and business trends.
Armen's opinions and research insights are regularly featured in economics and business journals and publications. His consulting has supported the development of international business strategies and operating models for Accenture and its multinational clients across industries. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at events on issues related to competitiveness and growth, with a regular presence in the media.
Formally based in London, Armen established the Institute's bureau in India which he ran from New Delhi; he also helped build the Institute's bureau in China and is currently living in Latin America, having set up the Institute in São Paulo, Brazil. His research often involves collaboration with influential academics, opinion formers and business practitioners around the world.
Armen also helps manage Accenture's strategic partnership with the World Economic Forum, representing Accenture's point of view on global issues among leaders from business, policy and society. This covers a wide range of topics, including global trends in consumption, the digital economy, sustainable growth and innovation.
Armen has maintained a keen interest in corporate citizenship during his 15 years at Accenture, including helping to set up an international not-for-profit organization and supporting Accenture's efforts globally. Outside Accenture, he is a trustee of a UK charity and editorial advisor to a not-for profit organization in Brazil.
Before working at the Institute, Armen was a strategy consultant. His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in the fields of operational research and system dynamics, attained with distinction and merit from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He also holds qualifications from the Prague University of Economics and from the Institut d'Etudes Commerciales Supérieures de Strasbourg.


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A's, Griffin stung by three Angels homers
AL West leaders struggle vs. Weaver in second-half opener
ANAHEIM -- The A's were in no mood for another Home Run Derby on Friday night, but that's what they were subjected to by the Angels.
After their left fielder, Chevrolet Home Run Derby champion Yoenis Cespedes, was a late scratch with soreness in his left wrist, the A's watched Albert Pujols, Erick Aybar and Mike Trout launch home runs against A.J. Griffin en route to a 4-1 decision behind Jered Weaver at Angel Stadium.
"I gave up three home runs, but I felt I was executing pitches pretty well," Griffin said. "It was just not our day. Weaver was on; he was really spotting up on that white line. It's just frustrating to me."
A's manager Bob Melvin said Cespedes was day to day.
"I wouldn't think so," Melvin said when asked if the wrist ailment was connected to Monday's Derby. "You would think he'd have felt it then, and he didn't. It came up today in batting practice. Before the game he was taking swings in the cage and still felt it."
The A's, who went to the All-Star break in first place for the first time since 1990, stalled coming out of the intermission but retained their two-game lead over the Rangers in the American League West.
Weaver, a 20-game winner in 2012, picked up his fourth win in nine decisions in an injury-plagued season, looking like the dominant ace he's been since 2010.
Weaver blanked the A's on four hits and four walks across 6 2/3 innings, striking out eight. He has a streak of 24 2/3 scoreless innings against Oakland and is 7-1 with a 0.84 ERA against the A's since 2011. He's 10-7 in 25 career starts against the AL West rival.
"I think that you match up well against certain teams, and Oakland is a team that I've had some success against," Weaver said. "But at the same time, they've done well against me."
Griffin (8-7) lasted five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Griffin has yielded a staff-high 21 homers in 127 1/3 innings. Sixteen of those 21 homers have been solo shots.
"It means he's trying to get ahead, throw strikes," Melvin said. "Guys who have good command tend to give up homers sometimes."
Pujols unloaded on a full-count slider, Aybar on a 2-2 fastball and Trout on a 2-1 changeup.
The A's, who got two hits from Eric Sogard, had runners in scoring position in the third and fifth innings but were frustrated by Weaver, with some help from his defense.
Over their past seven games, the A's have scored no more than three runs and are batting .167 with a total of 13 runs scored.
Chris Young made his presence felt in left field before most of the fans even knew he was in the game, having replaced Cespedes.
With runners on first and second in the bottom of the first, Pujols lashed a line drive seemingly headed for the left-field corner. But Young got a quick break on the ball and made a running catch.
Young's play looked even bigger one batter later when Josh Hamilton dropped an RBI double in front of a diving Josh Reddick in right field. But Griffin struck out Howie Kendrick and escaped when Josh Donaldson -- who'd made a throwing error on J.B. Shuck's leadoff hit -- made a sprawling stab at third and threw out Mark Trumbo to end the inning.
Griffin, who'd given up one earned run in 16 previous innings at Angel Stadium, sailed into the third when Pujols unloaded his 16th homer of the season and No. 491 of his career over the left-field fence.
The A's threatened in the top of the third, but a superb play by Alberto Callaspo at third snuffed a rally. Donaldson's bullet was smothered by Callaspo, who jumped to his feet and beat a diving Sogard at third in a bang-bang play disputed by Melvin. Sogard's double was the only extra-base hit allowed by Weaver.
"He's tough to pick up," said A's designated hitter Seth Smith, who was hitless with three strikeouts in four at-bats. "It never gets easy. You get to the point where you know what they look like, but you don't know where it's coming. It's the big leagues; there's no gimmick. It's all pitching. He keeps the ball out of the middle of the plate."
An opportunity got away from the A's in the fifth after Coco Crisp singled with one out and stole his 15th base. John Jaso drew his second walk of the game but was picked off at first by catcher Chris Iannetta, ending the threat.
"I don't know if I've ever been picked off in the big leagues," Jaso said. "I know I was getting too far off. I felt it and didn't do anything about it."
Aybar led off the bottom of the fifth with a homer, his fourth, inside the right-field foul pole. Two batters later, Trout joined the homer party with his 16th, to left-center.
Brandon Moss opened the ninth with a single to right-center, advanced to second when Hamilton misplayed the ball on a hop and scored when Young doubled, avoiding the shutout.
Sonny Gray held the Angels to one hit and a walk while striking out three in two innings. After two flawless performances, the hard-throwing right-hander with the big future is returning to Triple-A Sacramento to clear roster space for Dan Straily, the A's starter on Saturday night.


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Thunder send Harden to Rockets
Unable to work out an extension with James Harden, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded the Sixth Man of the Year to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, breaking up the young core of the Western Conference champions.
The Thunder acquired guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick in the surprising deal. Oklahoma City also sent center Cole Aldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to Houston.
The Oct. 31 deadline to extend Harden or allow him to become a restricted free agent next July had been hanging over the Thunder from the moment they reported to training camp.
''We wanted to sign James to an extension, but at the end of the day, these situations have to work for all those involved. Our ownership group again showed their commitment to the organization with several significant offers,'' Thunder general manager Sam Presti said in a statement.
''We were unable to reach a mutual agreement, and therefore executed a trade that capitalized on the opportunity to bring in a player of Kevin's caliber, a young talent like Jeremy and draft picks, which will be important to our organizational goal of a sustainable team.''
The small-market Thunder had already signed Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka to long-term deals, and apparently realized Harden was going to want a bigger salary than they would offer.
The Thunder got back a good scorer in Martin, who has averaged 18.4 points in his eight NBA seasons, and a promising young player in Lamb, the No. 12 pick in the draft who helped Connecticut win the 2011 NCAA championship. He led Houston's summer league team in scoring with 20 points per game.
But Harden was a huge part of Oklahoma City's success and had said he might even be open to sacrifice dollars in order to stay with the Thunder. But they've been unwilling to climb into the luxury tax, which will only become harsher under the new collective bargaining agreement.
Harden averaged 16.8 points and 3.7 assists last season, and joined Durant and Westbrook on the U.S. men's Olympic team. He struggled badly in Oklahoma City's loss to Miami in the NBA Finals, but the Thunder felt good about their chances of getting back there with another year of experience for their young stars, all 24 or younger.
However, Yahoo Sports reported that Harden turned down a four-year contract worth about $52 million, and the Thunder moved quickly to trade him after that.
The Rockets rebuilt their roster in the offseason and hoped to land Dwight Howard. Houston traded or released just about every veteran except Martin, who was in the final year of his contract and due about $13 million this season.
Martin averaged 17.1 points and 2.8 assists last season, his eighth in the NBA and third in Houston. He missed the last 26 games last season with a shoulder injury, though he also developed a rift with Houston coach Kevin McHale late in the season.
The Rockets have until Wednesday to sign Harden to the extension that Oklahoma City couldn't.
''While I never like having to send out quality players like Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, this trade gives us a chance to make an immediate impact on the future of our franchise moving forward,'' Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said.
''James Harden was part of Team USA's gold medal team at the London Olympics and is one of the most skilled shooting guards in the NBA.''
New Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin also chimed in about the trade on Twitter.
''Really sad to see Kmart and JLamb go,'' Lin wrote. ''...both class acts and great teammates. Welcome Harden, Cook, Aldrich and Hayward to Houston!!''
Houston collected draft picks while it was making a flurry of deals, part of a package to offer Orlando for Howard. The Rockets traded point guard Kyle Lowry to Toronto for a lottery-protected first-round pick, one of Oklahoma City's acquisitions on Saturday night.
The other first-round pick was acquired by Houston when it traded Jordan Hill to the Los Angeles Lakers last March. The second-round pick came to the Rockets in a deal that sent guard Courtney Lee to Boston.


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By Rema Rahman
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) -- Troy Anderson is a mentally ill inmate in isolation at the Colorado State Penitentiary, deemed for more than a decade too dangerous to be among other offenders.
His lawyers argue, however, that prolonged solitary confinement is contributing to a vicious cycle, making his psychiatric conditions worse and resulting in misbehavior that warrants further punishment.
Prison officials defend the practice, saying administrative segregation, which can include up to 23 hours a day alone in a concrete cell, is a fundamental part of security.
Art Leonardo, executive director of the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents, says keeping prisoners away from the general population is a way to "keep them from being harmed."
But prisoners' rights advocates around the nation say putting mentally ill inmates in long-term solitary confinement amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. In some states, activists are pushing court challenges to get convicts, such as Anderson, out of isolation.
"People with mental illness suffer horribly in solitary confinement," said David Fathi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project.
Anderson, represented by University of Denver law students, last week appeared before a federal judge in Denver to ask for better medication for conditions said to lead to panic attacks. He's also asking to be let outside three times a week.
Colorado Department of Corrections spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti says prison officials use isolation "to maintain offender and staff safety."
Inmates' rights activists might concede that temporary isolation has its place, but Anderson's lawyers say he has been in solitary for 12 years, and it's not helping.
Long-term isolation has "become an integral part of how we manage prisons in this country," Fathi said.
The National Prison Project has handled about 10 cases in the last dozen years dealing with mentally ill inmates indefinitely kept in isolation, Fathi said.
There are no statistics detailing how many of the more than 218,000 federal prison inmates are considered mentally ill. Similarly, there is no official estimate as to how many inmates are placed in solitary confinement.
U.S. Bureau of Justice statistics show that in 2010 there were more than 1.4 million inmates in state prisons. However, there are no official estimates for how many state prisoners are mentally ill or in isolation.
Cases involving inmates such as Anderson, convicted of attempted murder in 2000, are coming with increasing regularity, inmates' rights advocates say. The outcomes have been varied.
Lawyers on behalf of a North Carolina inmate with severe paranoid schizophrenia, depression and borderline personality disorder argued last year that a decade of solitary confinement, which sometimes included being shackled inside his cell, worsened his conditions considerably.
But a judge ruled against them, and Michael A. Williams remains in isolation.
A federal jury in January awarded $22 million to a New Mexico inmate who extracted a tooth by hand, rocking it back and forth in the socket for hours, after going without medical or dental care while in solitary confinement for two years.
Stephen Slevin had been isolated because he was depressed and someone checked a box on a form indicating he was suicidal, according to his attorney.
A pending class action lawsuit headed by a South Carolina advocacy group says the state has been punishing mentally ill inmates without giving them enough access to psychiatric care.
One of the four prisoners represented in the suit spent nearly 24 hours a day in his cell for 16 years and saw a counselor only once a month, according to court documents.
Defense lawyers, in closing arguments in March, said South Carolina prison officials are doing their best to treat mentally ill inmates with the limited money they receive from the state.
A judge is considering the case.
Psychiatrist Stuart Grassian says that long-term isolation for prisoners who need psychiatric help is counterproductive. He says the typical approach from prison officials -- "if you punish bad behavior, it'll eventually get better" -- does not work for mentally ill inmates without proper medical treatment.
Leonardo, head of the prison officials group, says that while isolation is not ideal, administrative segregation is the best way to manage inmates who pose a threat and need special care.
"A number of years ago, we began in this country to stop institutionalizing people who had mental illnesses. We just put them in jail. Jails really are not prepared or staffed in most cases to deal with them."
Laura Rovner, a law professor at the University of Denver whose students helped represent Anderson, says part of the reason behind the push for more lawsuits are mental health advocates proclaiming that isolation practices do not work.
"Being put in isolation," Rovner said, "is likely going to make you worse."
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Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): It's Not Easy (Superman) by Five For Fighting.
Diana Wynne Jones is one of my favorite authors. Few have made me laugh and cry like she has. She apparently is in a bad time. She has lung cancer and is continuing to battle it. A comment over at the Sounis forums, one of her editors says she would really appreciate any notes sent her way. You can send it via her publisher and they will gladly forward it to her. However, there has been some mix-up about Greenwillow's address. It is not
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(this address was given by someone at Greenwillow on bookshelves of doom website in the comments). You can also email a letter to the wonderful woman who runs Diana's fansite. She will print them out and mail them to her about once a week (details here). I missed my chance with Madeline L'Engle and I still regret it to this day. You can bet I'm not missing out this time to tell such an incredible author how much her work has meant to me.
via Charlotte and bookshelves of doom.
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Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): It's Not Easy (Superman) by Five For Fighting.
8 comments:
- Tales of Whimsy said...
I've never read her work but this is a pretty awesome thing to do Heather :)
- April 6, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- Tales of Whimsy said...
You rock :)
- April 6, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
Wow! Thanks so much for sharing this info with us, Heather. :-)
- April 6, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Heather Zundel said...
Juju - Aww, thanks. You're so sweet!
Shannon O'Donnell - You are such an amazing commenter. Have I ever told you that?
- April 13, 2010 at 1:40 PM
- W_R_I said...
This is very sad news. I have had a family member suffer lung cancer and it is horrible. My friend Courtney absolutely loves these books and Diana, and was really upset to hear she is struggling with her health. I was wondering if there were any signed books for sale somewhere as I thought it might make a great present for Courtney to help cheer her up. If anyone knows anywhere to get a signed book then I would be very grateful....
- April 14, 2010 at 4:44 PM
- Heather Zundel said...
I did find one. The Dark Lord of Derkholm (which is absolutely hilarious). I found it on ebay, for a surprisingly reasonable price. It is even a first printing. http://cgi.ebay.com/Diana-Wynne-Jones-DARK-LORD-OF-DERKHOLM-1998-h-c-signed_W0QQitemZ190387324255QQcmdZViewItemQQptZFiction?hash=item2c53f8055f
I hope that helps.
- April 14, 2010 at 10:22 PM
- W_R_I said...
I can't believe you managed to find one. I have already bought it. Thanks so much, I spent a fair amount of time looking but with no luck. Thank you Heather.
- April 16, 2010 at 1:45 AM
- Heather Zundel said...
I'm glad I could be of help. I really hope she likes and she feels better. Take care, and hopefully I can see you around here again. :)
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- More than 8,000 Syrians live as refugees in Al Qaem, Iraq, near the Syrian border
- Conditions at the Al Qaem camps are expected to worsen over the winter
- Amy Mina with Save the Children recently visited the camps to distribute supplies for newborns
- Save the Children is providing aid to Syrian refugees in Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan
In Al Qaem, Iraq, the anger and despair of the refugees is palpable. Two refugee camps have been set up there, nine miles from the border with Syria. As Save the Children's Country Director, I made the dangerous 280-mile journey out to Al Qaem to help with our distribution of urgently needed newborn kits and to hear the stories of the families.
Although in numbers they are fewer than their counterparts in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, their suffering and needs are no less pronounced, especially given their low profile, the extreme challenges that organizations are facing in reaching them, the lack of funding and the minimal services in the area. Save the Children is one of very few organizations supporting the more than 8,000 Syrian refugees living in very difficult circumstances in this hardly accessible area in the far western corner of Iraq.
I shiver despite the noon sun. Temperatures are no more than 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius). Thirteen-year-old Ali is stoic. "You should be here at night to really feel it." He beams a smile at me. I force myself to ignore the icy air. The thick baby blanket that we included in the newborn kits will come in very handy.
I'm struck by the tidiness of Um Ahmed's tent. There are no possessions; just five sponge mattresses where 14 people sleep. As I sit cross-legged, the cold bites; I retreat to a kneeling position while the girls giggle shyly. These girls are attending the child-friendly space that we have helped set up for kids here. These children have been exposed to much pain, uncertainty, fear, displacement -- they really need the stability and normalcy that child-friendly spaces can offer.
The stories come fast and furious. "What have we done to deserve this? Look at our children just in T-shirts. No one has proper shoes, not even socks. My daughter-in-law had to flee for her life with seven children ... her husband is still there. He's my son; I don't know where or how he is."
Um Ahmed's daughters and their friends fill the tent with their stories -- of children's dirty clothes, of not showering in more than four weeks, of water too muddy to even make tea.
The baby is crying. Her cheeks are swollen and yellowish as are those of many of the older children. "Al Sfar" (jaundice), confirms Um Ahmed. She says the clinic offers no help. One mother hugs her 3-year-old daughter. "I'm just watching my child get sicker every day and there is nothing I can do."
Another woman, Intisar, wordlessly pulls the base of the tent out to show me how damp the gravel is under the tent. "It seeps into those sponge mattresses, into our bones, into our skin. There is no way of staying warm or dry." Her husband shows me the deep crevice dug by their resident rats. "All night they crawl under us, trying to get warmth. The children scream, and I spend all night beating the rats out."
As I walk out, the tears rise in me. It hurts to look into the despair on the children's faces, to see a toddler barefoot on the gravel. There is so much that needs to be done. Without support these children truly suffer. As winter tightens its grip on Syria's neighboring countries, stories like those I heard in Al Qaem are far from unique.
UNHCR estimates that the number of refugee children in the region has surpassed 250,000, and that number continues to climb. They lack medical care, adequate food, warmth and clean water. In Al Qaem, Save the Children has already provided hygiene kits for all families, 430 newborn kits and is helping 520 children through the child-friendly spaces. Regionally, Save the Children has reached 80,000 children and families so far and is working to triple our response in Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan.
As with all other organizations responding to the humanitarian needs of the Syrian refugees in the region, our greatest challenge is funding. We are on the ground. We have established operations in Al Qaem, which is no small feat. We are ready to deliver aid immediately but we need the funds to make it happen.
That night, I cannot get warm, despite the blankets and thick walls. I cannot stop thinking of the children, out in the desert cold.
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Astros reinstate Altuve from bereavement list
PITTSBURGH -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates, marking his first action since Monday's game in Detroit. Altuve was activated from the bereavement list, with infielder Jake Elmore getting optioned back to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Altuve traveled to his native Venezuela to attend the funeral of his grandmother and arrived in the Steel City on Friday night at about 8:30 ET. He watched the game from the team hotel.
"I feel really good about the way they treated me when I came back," Altuve said of his teammates. "I wanted to come back strong and help my team in every way I can."
Altuve said he appreciated the way his teammates reached out to him during a difficult time and thanked manager Bo Porter for allowing him to travel home.
"It's not easy, but they texted me and called and told me they're here for me, and I'm really happy about that," Altuve said. "It's good to be back with their support. Now I'm going to focus on playing baseball and trying to win some games."
Porter was definitely happy to write Altuve's name in the lineup card. He is among the American League leaders with 51 hits entering Saturday.
"It's good to have him back and I'm glad he was able to get back there with his family," Porter said. "He said, 'Skipper, thank you so much for allowing me to go,' and I told him, 'Any time.' Family comes first and we need you to go there and be with your family. He's excited to be back and be around his teammates."


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The two-day Buku Music + Art Project, a hip-hop and electronic dance music festival launched last year, is back and bigger, with about two dozen more acts and four stages instead of two.
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Interestingly, and in keeping with the Unplugged series' past, the band have chosen a few covers for their album, due out on February 19. The most frightening? Radiohead's 'Creep'.
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The Islamic New Year begins at sunset on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 in North America and ends at sunset on Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Islamic year begins on the first day of Muharram, and is counted from the year of the Hegira, the year in which the Prophet Muhammad (saw) emigrated from Mecca to Medina (A.D. July 16, 622). The Islamic New Year is based on the revolutions of the Moon. Thus, Al-Hijra is only 354 days long.
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O' Allah, the New Year has begun. You are the Eternal Master. I ask You to make available to me its good and the benefits which are in it. I seek refuge with You from its evil and the disadvantages which are in it. I request You to let me procure the provisions I need and discharge the activities I take up in this year.
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