| HEALTHY EATING: Surviving a kitchen renovation
When people have complained about the burden of eating healthfully during a kitchen renovation, I secretly thought they were whining. Good food is simple to prepare. What could be so trying? Now that I have been maneuvering around wires, plaster board, and dust, to get to a coveted 12-square-inch countertop, my smugness has turned to self pity. My old kitchen needed a complete "gutting," along with a bedroom above because of structural concerns. I have been working in "the rough" for so long that I now fondly recall my barely usable kitchen, with the freezing pipes and water damage. How did I get into this lengthy mess? Well, when my contractor said the work will be done by the "holidays," he was likely thinking Easter while I was envisioning a gleaming new kitchen for New Year's Eve.
Flock 1.0.3
Flock is the social browser. Building upon Flocks previous version, which was reknowned for great blogging, media and RSS, you can now monitor your friends from Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube. With Flock's wonderful new People sidebar you immediately see when your friends change their status, add media or make changes to their profile. Plus you can easily access the photos and videos your friends have posted, share web content with them with simple drag and drop actions, and communicate effortlessly with your contacts across services. While Flock is outstanding as an every day browser, its social qualities make it so much more appealing. Version 1.0.3 fixes a code signing issue with the Windows installer and has all Mozilla enhancements and security patches up to 2.0.0.11.
Sampson out at Indiana; players skip practice
With speculation about Sampson's future sweeping the campus, the images rekindled scenes reminiscent to the prelude and aftermath of Bob Knight's firing in 2000. Reporters spent hours staking out the hallway of the administration building and the lobby of Assembly Hall, waiting for word on whether Sampson would still have his job this weekend.According to the contract signed in April 2006, Indiana was paying Sampson an annual base salary of $500,000. The contract runs through the next five seasons.Sampson's deal included termination clauses for violations of university or NCAA rules that eliminate the payments.The second-year coach came under scrutiny for his newest round of alleged NCAA infractions in October when an internal investigation found Sampson and some of his staff made more than 100 impermissible recruiting calls.
Novel molecules can boost vaccine potency
Terry D. Connell, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and immunology in the Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, developed and patented the LT-IIa and LT-IIb entertoxins and their respective mutant proteins as new mucosal adjuvants, or boosters, that can enhance the potency of existing and future vaccines.
Connell and colleagues published five papers in 2007 describing their advances. They are the only research group in the scientific community investigating the immunology of these adjuvants.
The researchers currently are working to develop a safe and effective method to deliver the immune-enhancing molecules to the bodys mucous membranes -- the first line of defense against most pathogens -- to elicit protective immune responses on those membranes.
Outdoors calendar
Learn the basics of drive train adjustments and brake systems each Tuesday at Ski Country Sports on Merrimon Avenue. Call 254-2771. CASUAL ROAD BIKE RIDE: A BRBC ride meets 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday. The ride lasts roughly two hours and covers 16-25 miles. No ride if inclement weather or temperatures below 40 degrees and windy. Ride meets at Fletcher Community Park on 4005 Hendersonville Road on the first Tuesday of each month. Meets at Liberty Bicycles on 1378 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, on other Tuesdays. Call Claudia at 274-2453 or e-mail at claudianix@libertybikes.com or visit www.blueridgebicycleclub.org. Saturday LEDGES PARK ROAD RIDE: A BRBC ride at 1 p.m. each Saturday. Meet at Ledges Park for a ride along the French Broad River to Marshall for coffee.
Government orders biggest-ever U.S. beef recall
Officials said it was the largest beef recall in the United States, surpassing a 1999 ban of 35 million pounds of ready-to-eat meats. No illnesses have been linked to the newly recalled meat, and officials said the health threat was probably small. The recall will affect beef products dating to Feb. 1, 2006, that came from Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. , the federal agency said. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said his department has evidence that Westland did not routinely contact its veterinarian when cattle became non-ambulatory after passing inspection, violating health regulations. "Because the cattle did not receive complete and proper inspection, Food Safety and Inspection Service has determined them to be unfit for human food and the company is conducting a recall," Schafer said in a statement.
China's rich love swimming, BMWs, France
Swimming edged out travelling as the favourite form of recreation for the 660 Chinese US dollar millionaires interviewed, said the fourth report of the Preferred Lifestyle and Brands of China's Richest. Golfing ranked third in the list of most favoured recreation as China's rich view it as a good chance to socialise with their peers, according to the report compiled by Shanghai-based accountant Rupert Hoogewerf. France is considered the best foreign travel destination by the millionaires surveyed, of which 104 have net wealth of over $US10 million, while Yunnan province in southern China was seen as the best domestic luxury destination. German luxury car brand BMW was selected as the best overall luxury brand, followed by French luxury goods trademark Louis Vuitton and German carmaker Daimler AG's premium brand Mercedes-Benz.
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