After briefly calling off her wedding to David Otunga, Jennifer Hudson is getting excited to walk down the aisle ? and so is her little boy!
The American Idol alum reveals that her nearly 3-year-old son, David Daniel Otunga Jr., is thrilled about her upcoming nuptials to his father ? and RadarOnline.com has the details.
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?My son won?t have it any other way,? Hudson tells Parade magazine about her wedding plans.? ?He?ll definitely be part of it. Maybe he?ll even sing!?
Hudson, who celebrated the release of her exclusive free download 'Lullaby and Goodnight' at the Pampers Lullabies event on Wednesday night in New York City, also revealed that the toddler is already a budding entertainer.
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"He's growing up with a musical background and music is a huge part of our household. It's a huge way I communicate with him,? she explains. ?He didn't want to go to bed the other day and wanted to sing for me. He tried to grab the mic stand and perform 'Proud Mary'? not that he knew all the words! But he got enough of it and did a good job. He really responds. When I perform, he'll tell me if he thinks I did good."
RadarOnline.com exclusively revealed that Hudson recently had second thoughts about marrying her fianc? of several years, even briefly returning her stunning engagement ring.
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?Jennifer started feeling like it just wasn?t right,? a source told Radar.? ?So many bad things have happened since they got engaged in 2008 that have prevented them from finally getting married, and she was worried that she was just trying too hard to make something happen that wasn?t meant to be.?
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Dinosaurs may not have been the slow, sunbathing reptiles researchers used to think. In fact, they may have been warm-blooded, new research suggests.
The researchers studied the "growth lines" on animal bones, which are similar to the growth rings in tree trunks. During slow-growing times like during the winter, they are darker and narrower, while in fast-growing times the bones have lighter, wider bands.
Figuring out if dinosaurs were warm-blooded endotherms (made their own body heat) or were "cold-blooded" ectotherms that relied on outside sources of warmth could illuminate a lot about how they lived, grew and evolved. How warm an animal is has an impact on their metabolism, and therefore how quickly they can grow and have babies.
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Previously, scientists had thought that growth lines showed up only on the bones of cold-blooded animals, since these animals grow in fits and starts. Warm-blooded animals, like mammals and birds, are assumed to grow continuously, because they keep their temperatures up and have high metabolic rates, continually making energy to grow.
As such, researchers took the growth lines on dinosaur bones as evidence of their cold-bloodedness. Until now.
In this study, the researchers compared the bone lines from the leg bones of more than 100 wild ruminants (warm-blooded mammals like sheep and cows that have multiple stomachs) with seasonal rainfall and temperature cycles and with the animal's core body temperature and resting metabolic rate. The researchers showed that these warm-blooded animals also have bone growth lines indicating fast, yet interrupted yearly growth that depended on how long the "unfavorable" season lasted. [ Image Gallery: Dinosaur Fossils ]
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The growth lines they found on the ruminants were similar to those seen in previous studies of dinosaur bones ? indicating that both ruminants and dinosaurs have periods of high growth punctuated by "unfavorable" seasons with limited resources and little growth. This means that dinosaurs were likely warm-blooded like the ruminants.
"The argument we are giving in our paper, rather in favor of endothermy in dinosaurs, is that between the growth and rest lines, there's always a big region of highly vascularized (infiltrated with blood vessels) tissue that indicates very high growth rates," study researcher Meike Kohler of the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain told LiveScience. "This is typical in dinosaurs and very different from reptiles, which have slow growth between the rest lines."
Sauropods were the only dinosaurs where researchers haven't seen growth lines similar to those of ruminants. Previous studies of their teeth indicate they would have had high body temperatures as well, though they might have been big enough for their mass to generate that heat ? what researchers call a "gigantotherm." Researchers don't know what their growth lines would have looked like, since no animals alive today are gigantotherms.
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Fast growth?
This indicates that "dinosaurs also had very fast growth rates and needed to eat a lot and maintain high generation of heat internally," Kohler said, so they were most likely warm-blooded.
The theory that dinosaurs were warm has been gaining traction in the last few years in multiple fields, but the researchers admit that other, non-bone-based arguments for cold-bloodedness still stand. Endotherms should have the physical ability to move quickly, and lung volume to pump oxygen to muscles needed for running, which researchers can't be sure dinosaurs had.
"There are a lot of arguments in favor and against endothermy in dinosaurs," Kohler said. "It could be that they have some traits that are clearly endothermic," but others may be muddled.
The study was published Thursday in the journal Nature.
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Dennis Ramos chants with fellow protesters at a Miami rally to protest Monday's Supreme Court decision that allows non-federal police officers in Arizona to perform immigration checks.
By Allison Linn
The Supreme Court?s decision on Arizona's immigration law may not do much to ease concerns of employers who rely on migrant workers, especially those in states that have passed similar laws.
The high court?Monday struck down several key parts of the Arizona law, including one making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to work or seek work in the state.
But it upheld a portion allowing police officers stopping someone for another crime to check that person?s immigration status.
That could be enough to keep many immigrant workers away from states that have passed similar laws seeking to crack down on illegal immgration, including Utah, Georgia, Indiana, Alabama and South Carolina.
Proponents argue?such laws are needed?because federal lawmakers have failed to come up with a comprehensive solution to the issue, but the Supreme Court reiterated Monday that for the most part immigration law should be left to the federal government.
While the state laws have drawn popular support, they also have faced serious opposition?from some businesses, including farm interests, that?depend on?migrant workers to do?work that citizens and legal residents?either can?t or won?t.
?We don?t support people that are here illegally having a pathway to citizenship, but we?ve got to have somebody to harvest our crops,? said Charles Hall, executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. ?We don?t have that workforce.?
Hall and others say the fear of immigration checks was?enough to scare some workers away from?states that imposed the tougher laws. He said Monday that it wasn't yet clear how the Supreme Court ruling will affect Georgia's law --?or the rumor mill blamed for keeping many foreign-born workers out of Georgia.
As employers wait for more legal guidance, some expect that undocumented workers will take a wait-and-see attitude.
"It's not going to open the floodgates in terms of workers leaving?or coming," said Michael Fix, senior vice president with the Migration Policy Institute, which has been following the issue closely.
Experts say that despite the nation?s high?unemployment rate, it is hard to find native-born workers to do the difficult, unpleasant, low-wage jobs typically filled by undocumented workers.
?The shortages that these laws create are real,? Judy Gans, program manager for immigration policy at the University of Arizona, said ahead of the ruling. ?The wages would have to go up a lot for there to be an adequate supply of native-born workers.?
In 2011, crops?were left rotting in Georgia?fields when?workers who?normally migrate through the state bypassed it because of rumors of a crackdown driven by the state's new law.
Hall?said efforts to recruit domestic workers?largely failed, as?native-born workers had neither the skill nor?endurance for the?job.
This year, he said Georgia farmers were able to recruit enough workers after a judge blocked two sections of the state law.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has said it would rule on the Georgia law after hearing the Supreme Court opinion on the Arizona law, so it?s not clear what the effect will be on the next?harvest season in?four or five months.
In Alabama, farmers have complained of a similar problem. An analysis by Samuel Addy, a research economist and director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama, found that the loss of these types of workers would likely hurt the state?s economy more than it would help it.
?The potential for economic growth is reduced somewhat,? he said.
In other states, the backlash from business, the improving economy and the fear of legal challenges has already dampened enthusiasm for such laws. In 2011, 30 states considered but didn?t pass bills that would crack down on immigration, according to?data from the National Conference of State Legislatures. In 2012, just five states introduced such bills, and none have passed yet.
?I think the heat?s off,? said Frank Bean, director of the Center on Research, Immigration, Population and Public Policy at the University of California at Irvine.
The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that about 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States as of 2010, down from a high of about 12 million a few years ago.? About 8 million were thought to be in the workforce.
Arizona has been at the forefront of the effort to curb illegal immigration through state laws. Business leaders there say that?s one reason why they actually may be less affected by the Supreme Court decision than business owners in other states.
For one thing, they have been responding to immigration crackdowns since 2007, when Arizona lawmakers passed a law that required many employers to use the federal E-Verify system to check whether employees had the required paperwork to work in this country legally.
Magnus Lofstrum, a public policy fellow with the Public Policy Institute of California, said his research found that as a result of that earlier law, the working-age unauthorized immigrant population fell by about 17 percent, or roughly 90,000 people, between 2008 and 2009.
In addition, he said, the number of suspected unauthorized immigrants who began working as contractors rose by about 25,000 between 2007 and 2009. Under the law, contractors are not subjected to the screening.
The shift toward more contract work could mean lower tax revenues, he said, because informal workers may be less likely to file taxes.
?It?s an unintended consequence, and it?s not a desired one, and particularly in these tight fiscal time,? Lofstrum said.
Other states that have passed immigration laws also have an E-Verify component, although they are not necessarily as strict as Arizona's. Lofstrum said Monday those provisions, which won't be affected by Monday's high?court?ruling, also could make it tough for employers to find workers.
Another reason Arizona businesses could be less affected is because the industry that once relied heavily on undocumented labor, construction, has been in the doldrums for years since the spectacular housing bust. Although there are signs the housing market in Arizona is improving, that downturn still means there?s less need for those workers.
Still, the law may have had other effects.
A 2010 report from the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress estimated that the tourism industry lost as much as $141 million because of people opted not to book conferences and other events there in the wake of the bill being passed.
The state?s major business organizations haven?t taken a formal position for or against the most recent immigration law.
Garrick Taylor, spokesman for the Arizona Chamber of Business and Industry, said they think federal lawmakers need to craft a nationwide solution to the immigration issue, while the Chamber is more focused on healing the state?s economy.
?Our push is that the legislature here at the state level continue to focus on economic recovery and job creation,? he said.
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With a population of over four million, Sydney is the most populous city in Australia. It is known to have a cosmopolitan and international population. It is famous for its world-renowned landmarks, miles and miles of sandy beaches and awe-inspiring culture.
The city is blessed with a lovely weather throughout the year. One of the best times to visit this place is the spring season, which is absolutely gorgeous. It runs through September till the end of November. The weather is cool yet pleasant and sunny. It is also Sydneys driest season, and one in which you can easily get cheap tickets to Sydney. Winters in the city are usually chilly with strong winds, so keep that in mind if you are planning a trip between June and late August. Summer is the perfect time if you want to visit Sydneys beaches.
The only major airport serving flights to Sydney is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport. Vietnam Airlines is one of the airlines offering flight tickets for cheap. November is the best month to get cheap international flights. Other cheap flights to Sydney include Etihad Airways, Cathay Pacific and China Airlines.
Sydney has an extremely dynamic, multicultural and diverse cultural life. It is based on the artistic, religious, ethnic and linguistic communities formed due to immigration. Being a major global city, this place has a thriving scene of theatrical, literary, musical and other artistic activity. It competes with Melbourne for the title of Australias arts capital.
Sydney is home to the internationally renowned Sydney Symphony. It gives frequent performances at the Concert Hall of Sydney Opera House. If you want to listen to some amazing chamber music and chamber orchestra concerts, you should check out the City Recital Hall. It features many famed international artists along with concert series by skilled local groups such as the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. This city also boasts the Opera Australia, the worlds third busiest opera company.
When it comes to performing arts, the city is incomparable. It hosts the biggest performing arts festival in the country, the Sydney Festival, which incorporates classical and contemporary music, visual arts, theater, new media and many other things. Another place worth a visit is the Sydney Theater Company, which shows fantastic Australian, classic and international plays.
Sydney has an attractive range of art galleries and museums, including those based on visual arts. These include the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artspace Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, the Brett Whiteley Studio, the White Rabbit Gallery and many others. The Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the most popular in the country. It features a mixture of exhibitions from the museums permanent collection and visiting shows by major international artists.
About the Author: Aron Howard is an associate editor with Farebuzz.com. The website offers exclusive information related to cheap flights to Sydney and Premium economy.
Boingo has surely overestimated New York City's desire to "soa[k] up the warm weather" this summer, but when it comes to complaining about the heat, no one does it like the Big Apple. And now, thanks to the hotspot provider (with some promotional help from the folks at Google Offers), Manhattanites will be able to do just that all over Twitter from the convenience of a handful of subway stations on 14th and 23rd street. The promotion begins today and runs through September 7th. Including the hashtag #FreeNYCWiFi puts you in the running for Boingo rewards. We also recommend #wheresthatdamnEtrain, which will surely be trending for the next few months. For a full list of stations, check out the source link below.
High winds, high tide strike at the main street of Cedar Key, Fla., as Tropical Storm Debby makes it's way across the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, June 24, 2012. Parts of Florida, including the Panhandle, remain under a tropical storm warning as Debby churns off the Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)
High winds, high tide strike at the main street of Cedar Key, Fla., as Tropical Storm Debby makes it's way across the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, June 24, 2012. Parts of Florida, including the Panhandle, remain under a tropical storm warning as Debby churns off the Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)
Canoe-goers navigate flooded streets as flooding continues to worsen and Tropical Storm Debby pounds the Tampa Bay, Fla., area Sunday, June 24, 2012. Tropical Storm Debby continued to churn in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Tampa Bay Tribune, Chris Zuppa)
A young girl reacts to a breaking waves at Cedar Key, Fla., as Tropical Storm Debby makes it's way across the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, June 24, 2012 drenching the Gulf coast of Florida in it's wake. Parts of Florida, including the Panhandle, remain under a tropical storm warning as Debby churns off the Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)
Water sneaks into a restaurant in Cedar Key, Fla. as Tropical Storm Debby churns on the Florida Gulf coast waiting to makes its way across the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)
This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, June 25, 2012 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows Tropical Storm Debby located about 90 miles southwest of Apalachicola, Florida with maximum sustained winds near 60 mph and higher gusts. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for areas from the Mississippi-Alabama border eastward to the Suwannee River Florida. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for areas south of the Suwannee River to Englewood, Florida. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
MIAMI (AP) ? Tropical Storm Debby spun drenching rains Monday over northern Florida as it hung nearly stationary over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to inundate low-lying neighborhoods.
Tropical storm warnings were in effect along the Florida Panhandle as the storm parked offshore. Even with the storm's center far from land, it lashed Florida with heavy rains and spawned isolated tornadoes that killed at least one person.
And in Alabama, crews planned to continue searching for a South Carolina man who disappeared in rough surf Sunday afternoon. The man, whose name and hometown were not immediately released, was vacationing with his family when he went underwater around 1:45 p.m. Sunday, said Melvin Shepherd, director of beach safety for Orange Beach, Ala.
The storm also prompted the closing of the sole bridge to St. George Island, popular vacation island in Florida.
Residents in several counties near the crook of Florida's elbow were urged to leave low-lying neighborhoods because of the threat of flooding. High winds forced the closure of an interstate bridge that spans Tampa Bay and links St. Petersburg with areas to the southeast. In several locations, homes and businesses were damaged by high winds authorities believe were from tornadoes.
Authorities in the Tampa Bay area were asking residents and tourists to stay away from flooded streets. Some streets were still under water early Monday, while others were blocked with debris.
The constant barrage of wind and rain triggered fears of the widespread flooding that occurred across the Florida Panhandle during Hurricane Dennis in 2005. Officials on Monday said the main bridge to St. George Island was closed as the storm loomed. Power was already out on the island and authorities said it could be out for days.
As of 8 a.m. EDT Monday, Debby's center was essentially stationary about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south-southwest of Apalachicola, Fla. Debby's top sustained winds were around 50 mph (85 kph) with little change in strength expected over the next day or so. The forecast map indicated the storm could inch forward through the week, eventually coming ashore over the Panhandle. However, a storm's path is difficult to discern days in advance.
Underscoring the unpredictable nature of tropical storms, forecasters discontinued a tropical storm warning Sunday afternoon for Louisiana after forecast models indicated Debby wasn't likely to turn west. At one point, forecasters expected the storm to come ashore in that state.
"There are always going to be errors in making predictions. There is never going to be a perfect forecast," said Chris Landsea, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center.
A major concern will be flooding from heavy rainfall. The storm is moving slowly, allowing its clouds more time to unload rain. A public advisory said parts of northern Florida could get 10 to 15 inches of rain, with some areas getting as much as 25 inches.
The Highlands County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that several tornadoes moved through the area southeast of Tampa, damaging homes.
Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Nell Hays said a woman was found dead in a house in Venus that was destroyed in the storm. A child found in the same house was taken to the hospital. No further information was available on the child's condition or either person's age.
Authorities urged residents to leave low-lying neighborhoods in Franklin, Taylor and Wakulla counties because of flooding. Shelters were open in the area.
Wind tore the roof off a marina in St. Pete Beach, and a pier was heavily damaged, said Tom Iovino, a Pinellas County government spokesman. He said no injuries were reported.
As of Sunday, 23 percent of oil and gas production in the region had been suspended, according to a government hurricane response team. Employees have been evacuated from 13 drilling rigs and 61 production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
The storm was not expected to result in higher oil and gas prices.
"It's largely a non-event for oil," said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service.
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Associated Press writer Freida Frisaro in Miami and AP Auto Writer Dee-Ann Durbin in Detroit contributed to this report.
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Dr. Mark McCullough shares a success story from a patient who overcame her debilitating allergies.
Battle Creek, Mich. ? June 25, 2012 - Dr. Mark McCullough, Founder and CEO of Pure Health Solutions, LLC, recently published an article on his website (http://www.ivaluelife.com/) discussing the treatment of allergies. ?The article, titled ?Struggling with Allergies? There?s Hope!? notes that chiropractic care can often provide relief from allergies.
Battle Creek health and wellness expert, Dr. McCullough writes, ?Helping patients like Tracy is the most rewarding part of this job. Now, you may be surprised to learn that allergies can be treated through chiropractic care?but in many cases, they can be.?
Dr. Mark is a contributor to the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall-Street Journal Best-seller One Minute Wellness. Dr. McCullough co-founded Next Level Health, a program to help doctors start up and run successful ?patient-centered? care to their respective communities. Dr. Mark is founder and CEO of both Pure Health Solutions, LLC, a nutritional consultancy, as well as BCXfit, LLC, a Crossfit Affiliate in Battle Creek.
Dr. Mark also served as the Team Doctor for the 2005 IBL Champion Battle Creek Dr Mark McCullough Family Chiropractic Battle Creek Michigan Knights from 2005-09 and is currently the Team Physician for Team Active Cycling and Multisport Team as well as the Priority Health Cycling and Multisport Team. Dr. Mark?s mission is in serving his patients and helping potential students of Natural Whole Body Health realize and achieve their potential as Doctors.
The entire article can be found at http://www.ivaluelife.com/blog/struggling-with-allergies-theres-hope.php
Learn more about Dr. Mark McCullough at http://www.ivaluelife.com or contact him at (269) 964-3300.
About Dr. Mark McCullough:
Dr. Mark McCullough established McCullough Family Chiropractic in 1999. Within the first few years of operation, Dr. McCullough?s clinic became one of the largest Chiropractic Clinics in the state of Michigan, and one of the largest National Health Clinics in North America. His clinic serves as a holistic health center, dealing with spinal correction, therapeutic massage, functional nutrition, functional fitness, and disease prevention. In addition to being a licensed chiropractor, Dr. McCullough is also a nutritional consultant, as well as a specialist in both Youth Fitness and Youth Nutrition as certified by the International Youth Conditioning Association.
Dr. McCullough served as the Team Doctor for the 2005 IBL Champion Battle Creek Knights from 2005-09 and is currently the Team Physician for Team Active Cycling and Multisport Team, as well as the Priority Health Cycling and Multisport Team. Dr. McCullough?s incredible contributions to his local community of Battle Creek have generated national interest and as a result, he has been invited as a guest speaker to many of the schools that teach Health Care and Wellness around the country.? At seminars, conferences, and media appearances throughout North America, Dr. McCullough teaches people how to apply his Whole Body Wellness Solutions that will get individuals to the Next Level in health, happiness, and life.
Along with having hosted a radio show, Dr. McCullough is a contributor to the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall-Street Journal Best-seller One Minute Wellness.? Dr. McCullough?s mission is in serving his patients and helping potential students of Natural Whole Body Health realize and achieve their potential as Doctors.? His innovative strategies, inspiration, and passion for helping people are the foundation to his thriving practice in Battle Creek, Michigan as well as the many clinics he consults around the nation.
Michael Phelps before swimming in the men's 400-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Monday, June 25, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/David Phillip)
Michael Phelps before swimming in the men's 400-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Monday, June 25, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/David Phillip)
Michael Phelps swims in the men's 400-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Monday, June 25, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/David Phillip)
Michael Phelps looks at the clock after finishing in the men's 400-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Monday, June 25, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/David Phillip)
Ryan Lochte looks at time time after swimming in the men's 400-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Monday, June 25, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/David Phillip)
Tyler Clary looks at the time after swimming in the men's 400-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Monday, June 25, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/David Phillip)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ? Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps will have their first showdown on the opening night of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.
The world's top swimmers advanced to Monday's final of the 400-meter individual medley, a loaded race that also includes the silver medalist from last year's world championships, Tyler Clary. Only the top two earn a spot on the team for London.
Lochte, the defending world champion, was the top qualifier in morning preliminaries with a time of 4 minutes, 10.66 seconds. Phelps was next fastest, cruising through his preliminary heat in 4:14.72. Clary was fourth-fastest at 4:15.88.
Phelps is the world-record holder and won the 400 IM at the last two Olympics, but he vowed to drop the grueling event after Beijing. He brought it back over the past year and said he's known "for a while" that he would be in the race at Omaha. The only stumble came beforehand, when Phelps realized he had the wrong cap. He found a plain white model that worked just fine.
"It felt fairly relaxed," said Phelps, a 14-time Olympic gold medalist who plans to retire after these games. "I'm happy."
Lochte was pleased with his effort, though he knows he'll need to go even faster to beat Phelps. He expects his rival to put in a much better time in the evening.
"That was the easiest 4:14 he's ever done, that I've seen in the whole entire world," Lochte said. "It looked really, really smooth for him. Tonight's definitely going to be a dogfight. It's not just going to be me and Michael. It's going to be Tyler Clary, too. It's definitely going to be a fight."
Brendan Hansen, who quit the sport after two straight disappointing Olympics but decided to come back for the London Games, advanced in the 100 breaststroke with the second-fastest time.
"Just get that first one under your belt ? that's what I wanted to do," said Hansen, whose time of 1:00.30 was a hundredth of a second behind lead qualifier John Criste. "It was a little rough. But I've been feeling great in the water, and I'm just going to get faster with every swim."
Also advancing to the evening semifinals was Eric Shanteau, who competed in Beijing after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Phelps' coach, Bob Bowman, was coy about his plans before the trials but said he's known since a March meet in Indianapolis that Phelps was going to compete in the 400 IM.
"He did one and it's really the best one he's ever done in a season," Bowman said. "He was like, 'Man, it would be a shame not to do this.' We'll know a lot more tonight whether that was a good decision."
Clary expected Phelps to scratch from the event, which would have made it much easier to qualify for a spot on the Olympic team. Now, Clary has to beat either Lochte or Phelps to compete in the 400 IM in London.
"It will definitely be a more interesting race now," Clary said, managing a slight grin. "All I can do is control myself. It doesn't matter to me who's in the heat. I'm going to go out and swim the race that I've got in my mind. I think that'll be good enough."
Lochte is eager to face Phelps as many times as possible in Omaha before they resume their rivalry in London.
"Of course, I want to win," Lochte said. "I hate not winning. I love to win. But if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. I'm not going to beat myself up over it."
Dana Vollmer, coming back from the disappointment of missing the Olympics four years ago, was the top qualifier in the 100 butterfly. She posted the fastest time ever in the United States (56.59), breaking a 12-year-old mark, and has her sights on Sarah Sjoestroem's world record (56.06), which was set in 2009 during the era of high-tech, rubberized suits.
"It's always in the back of my mind," said Vollmer, the defending world champion in the 100 fly. "I definitely want to do a 55."
Vollmer, who made the 2004 Olympics as a 16-year-old, battled injuries and medical problems for much of the past decade, but she's healthy now and thriving with a new diet.
"I feel better than I did at worlds," she said. "That race felt good, but I still feel like I didn't put all I have into it knowing it's just the prelims. To be at that time, it's definitely a good sign for my next swims."
Elizabeth Beisel led qualifying in the women's 400 IM at 4:35.72, nearly 4 seconds ahead of Caitlin Leverenz. Connor Jaeger was fastest in preliminaries of the men's 400 freestyle (3:48.06), with two-time Olympian Peter Vanderkaay also claiming a spot in the evening final.
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Film becomes 13th consecutive Pixar film to debut at #1. By Ryan J. Downey
Merida in "Brave" Photo:
There's nothing unlucky about the number 13 for Disney/Pixar. Over the weekend, "Brave" became the 13th consecutive film from the animation unit behind "Toy Story" and "Wall-E" to debut at #1. The animated archery adventure hit a box-office bull's-eye to the tune of $66.7 million, according to estimates. And cartoons dominated the weekend box office as DreamWorks' "Madagascar 3" landed at #2.
Unfortunately for Fox, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" was not so lucky. The $69 million-budget historical/ fantasy mash-up opened at #3 with just $16.5 million.
"Brave" opened stronger than last year's "Cars 2," which bears the distinction of being the only Pixar film with a "rotten" critical average on Rotten Tomatoes. While reviews for "Brave" weren't as overwhelmingly enthusiastic as those for flicks like "Toy Story 3" and "Wall-E," the studio's latest still boasts a 74 percent score on the film-review-aggregator site.
The opening numbers for "Brave" were the fifth-highest for Pixar (ninth when adjusted for ticket price inflation). "Toy Story 3" ranks at #1 in both categories, with its astonishing $110 million opening (on slightly fewer screens than "Brave," to boot) two years ago. Audiences gave "Brave" a CinemaScore of "A."
"Brave" is the first Disney/Pixar to center on a female protagonist, telling the story of a Scottish princess who bucks tradition to shape her own destiny. It was nearly the first Pixar film to be directed by a woman too. Brenda Chapman, who conceived the story, was replaced mid-production by Mark Andrews.
Box-office prognosticators were right on the money late last week when it came to "Brave," but the numbers for "Lincoln" were even lower than most of them projected. IMDb's Keith Simanton told MTV News that the Tim Burton-produced book adaptation would need to match the $23 million collected by "Zombieland" on opening weekend to be considered a success. "I'm putting it at $19 million. But it may be closer to $17 million," he predicted.
"Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," which was #1 for two weekends in a row, took in $20.2 million in its third weekend in theaters for a domestic total of $157.6 million. "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" made a total of $180 million after it opened in 2008. The first "Madagascar" film cleared $193.5 million three years before. "Madagascar 3" is the best-reviewed of the series. "This is the rare animated property that has consistently improved on its ho-hum origins," Variety's Justin Chang wrote.
"Prometheus" grossed another $10 million for a $108.5 million total. Box-office bombs "Rock of Ages" and "That's My Boy" fell even further in their second weekends, grossing just $8 million (against a $75 million budget) and $7.9 million, respectively. "Rock of Ages" has made $28.8 million to date; "That's My Boy," $28.2 million.
In limited release, "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" collected $3.8 million in its debut. The Focus Features film starring Steve Carrell and Keira Knightley played in 1,625 locations, versus the 4,164 where "Brave" was available. The Los Angeles Times reported that the film was expected to open with at least $7 million.
Woody Allen's "To Rome With Love" made $379,371 on just five screens. That's the second-best per-screen average this year, behind "Moonrise Kingdom," which averaged $130,749 across four theaters last month. Last year, "Midnight in Paris" became Allen's highest-grossing picture ever and was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. "Paris" boasted a 93 percent Tomatometer rating, however, whereas "Rome" sat at 55 percent at press time.
Next weekend's new releases include "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane's live-action directorial debut, "Ted," which stars Mark Wahlberg; male stripper tale "Magic Mike," with Channing Tatum; the Chris Pine/ Elizabeth Banks dramedy "People Like Us"; and Tyler Perry's "Madea's Witness Protection Program."
Parents seen as critical stakeholders in expanding newborn screeningPublic release date: 21-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Tiffani Washington tiffani.washington@uchospitals.edu 773-702-5865 University of Chicago Medical Center
Parents must be considered when states decide to expand genetic screening programs for newborns, according to a new study that looked at mandatory testing panels and political pressure by advocacy groups.
Nearly all infants in the United States undergo a heel prick within days of birth for a simple blood test to detect rare genetic disorders. For decades, state-based mandatory newborn screening programs have focused on disorders such as phenylketonuria (PKU) or hypothyroidism in which a prompt diagnosis and treatment could prevent disability or even death.
In recent years, advocacy groups have been pushing to expand newborn screening to include lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs), a group of rare metabolic disorders, despite the lack of consensus on which children should be treated or the effectiveness of available therapies. With the high degree of uncertainty around LSDs, many medical ethicists as well as some genetic health professionals and public health officials are questioning the clinical value and the morality of screening mandates.
In an article published by The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine argue that parents should be critical stakeholders in the expansion of newborn screening. Despite federal recommendations against the addition of these conditions, LSDs have been tacked on to the screening panels in several states and strong lobby efforts are under way across the nation with little or no consideration for parental consent or even notification.
"A problem with incorporating LSD screening into state screening programs is the 'all-or-nothing' constraint," said co-author Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, medicine and surgery, and assistant director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. "Parents cannot say that they want their child to be tested for some conditions and not others. There is simply not enough available information on many LSDs to justify overriding the ethical standard of parental informed consent."
The push for more widespread screening for once little-known diseases is largely the result of impassioned campaigns led by parents of children affected by these conditions. Among the most notable advocates is former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, whose son died of complications from Krabbe disease, a rare genetic disorder of the nervous system. In 2006, Kelly successfully lobbied the New York State Department of Health for the inclusion of Krabbe disease in its mandatory newborn screening program. Since then Missouri and New Mexico have passed legislation to screen for a broader array of LSDs.
Similarly, in Illinois, seven LSDs have been mandated to the newborn screening program due to the efforts of the Evanosky Foundation, formed by parents of three children diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
Ross says that while such stories are heartbreaking, this trend is worrisome because arguments from parent advocacy groups tend to be based on anecdotal experience rather than scientific, peer-reviewed evidence and they represent only one side of the coin.
"There are many parents whose voices are not being heard: parents who have experienced the distress of a false positive or who have children identified with conditions that may not present until adulthood, if ever," Ross said. "There are also parent advocacy groups around the country worried that their children's blood spots are being used for research without their permission, even without their awareness."
Another concern for ethicists is the funding advocacy groups often receive from pharmaceutical companies that have a vested interest in the promotion of treatments for the disorders the group represents. Studies have confirmed that many of these groups fail to disclose conflicts of interest on their websites, promotional brochures and lobbying activities.
Ross and co-author Darrel Waggoner, MD, associate professor of human genetics and pediatrics and medical director of human genetics at the University of Chicago Medicine, join a chorus of experts calling for expansion of newborn screenings to be initially conducted within research protocols, including oversight from a human-subject protection committee known as an institutional review board (IRB).
"By placing such conditions under an IRB protocol, it acknowledges that there is much still to be learned," Waggoner said. "It acknowledges that we need parents to be co-adventurers. It also means that additional reviews will be necessary before these conditions become entrenched in mandatory newborn screening programs."
Watchers of New York's adoption of Krabbe disease screening are closely tracking the outcomes. In the state's first four years of testing for LSD, hundreds of children were called back for further testing. Of those, 29 tested positive for Krabbe and only four were diagnosed with the infant-onset form of the disease. Another 25 children were classified as moderate to high risk for developing a later onset form of the disease, but none has developed any symptoms. New York does not follow the psychological impact on parents of these "patients in waiting."
"What we've learned from New York's Krabbe screening program is how incompletely we understand the natural history of the disease and that late onset of symptoms is likely to be more common than previously diagnosed clinically," Ross said.
LSD screening pilots in Taiwan and Italy, both of which employed research protocols including parental consent and IRB review, have provided key insights. One of the most fundamental findings, say the researchers, is that when given an option, more than 98 percent of parents elected to move forward with testing.
The observation helps strengthen the case for a proposed two-tiered screening program in Illinois. The first tier could include mandatory screening for conditions with established therapies and consensus on when treatment is necessary. A second tier, designated to less understood diseases, could be offered under a research protocol with active parental consent. This model was adopted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health with the expansion of its newborn screening program in the 1990s.
Waggoner and Ross acknowledge that large-scale screening initiatives are needed to uncover the many unknowns regarding LSDs, yet they strongly oppose policies that allow research studies to operate under the guise of public health programs.
"The development of enzyme replacement and other innovative therapies for many LSDs is exciting and motivate the pursuit of IRB-approved research on populations that may benefit from early identification and treatment," Ross said. "But infants are vulnerable and need their guardians to determine whether participation is in their best interest. Let's give voice to all parents by requiring their permission for the enrollment of their children in experimental newborn screening protocols."
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The article, "Parents: Critical Stakeholders in Expanding Newborn Screening," has been published by The Journal of Pediatrics, DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.04.035.
Waggoner and Ross serve in a pro bono capacity on the Illinois Department of Public Health's Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee. The views expressed are their own and do not represent the Illinois Department of Public Health or the Advisory Committee.
About the University of Chicago Medicine
The University of Chicago's Biological Sciences Division and the Medical Center work together under the University of Chicago Medicine brand to teach and train future physicians, perform research and practice patient care.
When the University of Chicago Medical Center opened its doors to the community in fall 1927, it had two clinical departments: medicine and surgery. Since then, the medical campus has grown to include 60 adult and 44 pediatric specialties. The Medical Center ranks among the best in the country in cancer treatment, digestive disorders, diabetes and endocrinology, according to U.S. News & World Report's survey of the nation's hospitals. The University of Chicago Medicine's Comer Children's Hospital is among the nation's leading children's hospitals, particularly in neonatology, gastroenterology and pulmonology. And the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine was named one of the Top 10 medical schools in the nation in U.S. News' 2012 graduate schools survey.
University of Chicago physician-scientists performed the first organ transplant and the first bone marrow transplant in animal models, the first successful living-donor liver transplant, the first hormone therapy for cancer and the first successful application of cancer chemotherapy. Its researchers discovered REM sleep and were the first to describe several of the sleep stages. Twelve of the Nobel Prize winners have been affiliated with the University of Chicago Medicine.
For more University of Chicago Medicine news, visit our research blog at sciencelife.uchospitals.edu and our newsroom at uchospitals.edu/news.
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Parents seen as critical stakeholders in expanding newborn screeningPublic release date: 21-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Tiffani Washington tiffani.washington@uchospitals.edu 773-702-5865 University of Chicago Medical Center
Parents must be considered when states decide to expand genetic screening programs for newborns, according to a new study that looked at mandatory testing panels and political pressure by advocacy groups.
Nearly all infants in the United States undergo a heel prick within days of birth for a simple blood test to detect rare genetic disorders. For decades, state-based mandatory newborn screening programs have focused on disorders such as phenylketonuria (PKU) or hypothyroidism in which a prompt diagnosis and treatment could prevent disability or even death.
In recent years, advocacy groups have been pushing to expand newborn screening to include lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs), a group of rare metabolic disorders, despite the lack of consensus on which children should be treated or the effectiveness of available therapies. With the high degree of uncertainty around LSDs, many medical ethicists as well as some genetic health professionals and public health officials are questioning the clinical value and the morality of screening mandates.
In an article published by The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine argue that parents should be critical stakeholders in the expansion of newborn screening. Despite federal recommendations against the addition of these conditions, LSDs have been tacked on to the screening panels in several states and strong lobby efforts are under way across the nation with little or no consideration for parental consent or even notification.
"A problem with incorporating LSD screening into state screening programs is the 'all-or-nothing' constraint," said co-author Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, medicine and surgery, and assistant director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. "Parents cannot say that they want their child to be tested for some conditions and not others. There is simply not enough available information on many LSDs to justify overriding the ethical standard of parental informed consent."
The push for more widespread screening for once little-known diseases is largely the result of impassioned campaigns led by parents of children affected by these conditions. Among the most notable advocates is former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, whose son died of complications from Krabbe disease, a rare genetic disorder of the nervous system. In 2006, Kelly successfully lobbied the New York State Department of Health for the inclusion of Krabbe disease in its mandatory newborn screening program. Since then Missouri and New Mexico have passed legislation to screen for a broader array of LSDs.
Similarly, in Illinois, seven LSDs have been mandated to the newborn screening program due to the efforts of the Evanosky Foundation, formed by parents of three children diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
Ross says that while such stories are heartbreaking, this trend is worrisome because arguments from parent advocacy groups tend to be based on anecdotal experience rather than scientific, peer-reviewed evidence and they represent only one side of the coin.
"There are many parents whose voices are not being heard: parents who have experienced the distress of a false positive or who have children identified with conditions that may not present until adulthood, if ever," Ross said. "There are also parent advocacy groups around the country worried that their children's blood spots are being used for research without their permission, even without their awareness."
Another concern for ethicists is the funding advocacy groups often receive from pharmaceutical companies that have a vested interest in the promotion of treatments for the disorders the group represents. Studies have confirmed that many of these groups fail to disclose conflicts of interest on their websites, promotional brochures and lobbying activities.
Ross and co-author Darrel Waggoner, MD, associate professor of human genetics and pediatrics and medical director of human genetics at the University of Chicago Medicine, join a chorus of experts calling for expansion of newborn screenings to be initially conducted within research protocols, including oversight from a human-subject protection committee known as an institutional review board (IRB).
"By placing such conditions under an IRB protocol, it acknowledges that there is much still to be learned," Waggoner said. "It acknowledges that we need parents to be co-adventurers. It also means that additional reviews will be necessary before these conditions become entrenched in mandatory newborn screening programs."
Watchers of New York's adoption of Krabbe disease screening are closely tracking the outcomes. In the state's first four years of testing for LSD, hundreds of children were called back for further testing. Of those, 29 tested positive for Krabbe and only four were diagnosed with the infant-onset form of the disease. Another 25 children were classified as moderate to high risk for developing a later onset form of the disease, but none has developed any symptoms. New York does not follow the psychological impact on parents of these "patients in waiting."
"What we've learned from New York's Krabbe screening program is how incompletely we understand the natural history of the disease and that late onset of symptoms is likely to be more common than previously diagnosed clinically," Ross said.
LSD screening pilots in Taiwan and Italy, both of which employed research protocols including parental consent and IRB review, have provided key insights. One of the most fundamental findings, say the researchers, is that when given an option, more than 98 percent of parents elected to move forward with testing.
The observation helps strengthen the case for a proposed two-tiered screening program in Illinois. The first tier could include mandatory screening for conditions with established therapies and consensus on when treatment is necessary. A second tier, designated to less understood diseases, could be offered under a research protocol with active parental consent. This model was adopted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health with the expansion of its newborn screening program in the 1990s.
Waggoner and Ross acknowledge that large-scale screening initiatives are needed to uncover the many unknowns regarding LSDs, yet they strongly oppose policies that allow research studies to operate under the guise of public health programs.
"The development of enzyme replacement and other innovative therapies for many LSDs is exciting and motivate the pursuit of IRB-approved research on populations that may benefit from early identification and treatment," Ross said. "But infants are vulnerable and need their guardians to determine whether participation is in their best interest. Let's give voice to all parents by requiring their permission for the enrollment of their children in experimental newborn screening protocols."
###
The article, "Parents: Critical Stakeholders in Expanding Newborn Screening," has been published by The Journal of Pediatrics, DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.04.035.
Waggoner and Ross serve in a pro bono capacity on the Illinois Department of Public Health's Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee. The views expressed are their own and do not represent the Illinois Department of Public Health or the Advisory Committee.
About the University of Chicago Medicine
The University of Chicago's Biological Sciences Division and the Medical Center work together under the University of Chicago Medicine brand to teach and train future physicians, perform research and practice patient care.
When the University of Chicago Medical Center opened its doors to the community in fall 1927, it had two clinical departments: medicine and surgery. Since then, the medical campus has grown to include 60 adult and 44 pediatric specialties. The Medical Center ranks among the best in the country in cancer treatment, digestive disorders, diabetes and endocrinology, according to U.S. News & World Report's survey of the nation's hospitals. The University of Chicago Medicine's Comer Children's Hospital is among the nation's leading children's hospitals, particularly in neonatology, gastroenterology and pulmonology. And the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine was named one of the Top 10 medical schools in the nation in U.S. News' 2012 graduate schools survey.
University of Chicago physician-scientists performed the first organ transplant and the first bone marrow transplant in animal models, the first successful living-donor liver transplant, the first hormone therapy for cancer and the first successful application of cancer chemotherapy. Its researchers discovered REM sleep and were the first to describe several of the sleep stages. Twelve of the Nobel Prize winners have been affiliated with the University of Chicago Medicine.
For more University of Chicago Medicine news, visit our research blog at sciencelife.uchospitals.edu and our newsroom at uchospitals.edu/news.
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The political fight over 'Fast and Furious' has escalated dramatically. Republicans say it could be as serious as the Watergate break-in 40 years ago that brought down Richard Nixon. Democrats call it a politically motivated fishing expedition designed to embarrass Obama.
By Peter Grier,?Staff writer / June 21, 2012
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Chairman Darrell Issa (R) of California, right, considers Wednesday whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) of Maryland, the senior Democrat on the panel, speaks at left.
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The struggle between House Republicans and the Obama administration over the former?s investigation into the latter?s failed ?Fast and Furious? gun-tracking operation escalated dramatically this week. Will the House probe uncover an Obama administration scandal as profound as Watergate, as some in the GOP believe? Or is it an election-oriented fishing expedition, as White House spokesman Jay Carney contends?
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Peter Grier is The Christian Science Monitor's Washington editor. In this capacity, he helps direct coverage for the paper on most news events in the nation's capital.
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In a Washington, D.C., long riven by partisanship, the split over this issue is now as deep and bitter as they come.
?This is about getting to the truth for the American people,? said the Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner on Thursday.
?This is an attempt to score political points,? replied the Democratic administration?s Mr. Carney later in the day.
Two moves on Wednesday helped power this new polarization. President Obama asserted executive privilege to withhold from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee requested documents dealing with the ?Fast and Furious? operation. The House panel then voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
Mr. Obama?s move to try to cloak documents with his executive privilege power infuriated many on the right. The administration has already turned over to Congress some 7,600 documents dealing with ?Fast and Furious? ? an operation in which federal agents based in Arizona lost track of guns they had allowed criminals to obtain in an attempt to trace them back to gang leaders. But Rep. Darrell Issa (R) of California, chairman of the House Oversight panel, in particular is trying to figure out why the Justice Department sent him a letter in February saying the operation hadn?t used such a ?gun-walking? technique ? then withdrew that same letter, saying it was inaccurate.
There is no better time than now to build a global network marketing business. Despite recent economic events the network marketing industry continues to prove itself as an attractive home based business and dominant worldwide trend.
To demonstrate the strength of the global network marketing industry in this chapter we will review some prominent network marketing countries and things to consider when trying establish an international network marketing business.
International Direct Selling Statistics
To start with, a review of the Direct Selling Industry as a whole shows that it has had consistent growth for more than 50 years with the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations now representing 58 countries around the globe and more than 62 million independent direct selling distributors.
Whilst not all network marketing companies are a member of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) for varying reasons, the DSA represents the largest international governing body of the network marketing industry and therefore it is able to provide us with the most accurate reflection of international growth and sales figures for the industry.
A recent DSA publication (2008) suggests that across the globe the direct selling industry totals approximately $411 billion US in annual retail sales contributing significantly to both national the world wide economies.
There is no disputing the fact that Network Marketing is one of the fastest growing industries of all time, creating more millionaires today than the 'dot-com' industry did before the bubble burst and it comes as no surprise that the network marketing business model is now being endorsed by many business leaders around the world as a proven business system for anyone who wishes to achieve financial success.
Building an International Network Marketing Business
Traditionally network marketers have been reluctant to build an international network marketing business due to the expense and difficulties in international communication. Today however through improved communication strategies and the internet almost anyone in the industry has the potential to build a global network marketing business, limited only by which countries your company operates.
To assist network marketers to build a global network marketing business, this chapter will briefly review the direct selling trends and cultures of some of more prominent English speaking network marketing countries. For more information readers are encouraged to speak to their company directly about global network marketing opportunities.
There are a number of global network marketing opportunities for those entrepreneurs looking to expand their business overseas. To assist networkers to learn about the network marketing industry of each country please find a review below.
Whitney Cummings has become the latest celebrity victim of malicious hackers.
The actress/comedian, who stars in the NBC sitcom "Whitney," lost control of her personal Twitter feed on Tuesday evening when members of the hacking group Clan Vv3 commandeered the page and began posting hateful, racist messages to her 630,000+ followers.
Just after midnight, Cummings was able to once again obtain control of the account. The offensive messages were removed and Cummings posted this tweet to her fans:
Whitney Cummings
Hey guys I was obviously hacked. I'm so sorry you had to read that disgusting garbage. Love, Whitney
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Battle Creek health and wellness expert, Dr. McCullough writes, ?Helping patients like Tracy is the most rewarding part of this job. Now, you may be surprised to learn that allergies can be treated through chiropractic care?but in many cases, they can be.?
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