| Healing Our World: Weekly Comment
But along with those awarenesses were other thoughts as I saw all the boats in the water, the sickly looking birds all around, the murky, soupy water below, all the trash at my feet and the large industrial ships going to and fro. The water was so lovely. But I know that it is terribly poisoned. Earlier in the day, I saw children swimming in Seattles Green Lake, a dead body of water with no fresh inflow. I desperately wanted to tell them to get out, that they could get sick. But I didn't. I've been told before not to be so negative. People don't always want to hear about the darkness. It is frightening to contemplate. Acknowledging the darkness also means that you must take personal responsibility for your contribution to the problem. In order to do this, you will have to drive less, fly less, eat differently and consume less.
A dirty secret about herbal pills could hurt you
During the past year, the FDA has orchestrated eight recalls of "herbal" pills that contained the ingredients found in Viagra, Cialis or Levitra, or their unregulated chemical cousins. •One recall involved a pill called Liviro3. The distributor said he bought the brand name and several thousand pills in 2004 for $450,000. In January, FDA agents seized his stockpile after a lab found that Liviro3 contained tadalafil, the main ingredient in Cialis. The man told the AP he'd had no idea the pills were drug-laced. •One prosecution involved V. Vigor Corp., the Long Island-based maker of Vigor-25. While the product was advertised as containing Asian ginseng, lycium fruit and Chinese yam rhizome, FDA testing indicated that the pills contained Viagra. •Two other pills, Spontane-ES and Stamina-RX, were made by companies run by Jared Wheat, who's facing federal charges in Atlanta that he peddled knockoff pharmaceuticals cooked in a Central American lab.
Shirvington urges Ross: Don't give up
While Ross faces a massive challenge to qualify for Beijing, Shirvington has declared he may continue his sprint career beyond Beijing. Shirvo won his last national crown in 2002 while his previous Olympic campaign was in Sydney in 2000. But his impressive form in winning the Sydney grand prix and a third place behind world record holder Asafa Powell last week has given him a confidence boost in his bid to qualify for Beijing. "Can I secure the national title again (tomorrow night) and put pressure on the selectors to choose me? I'd like to think so," he said. "The way I am heading, I believe I am going to be running fast in August and I believe I can justify a spot to be there. I have always thought of Beijing being 'my Olympics'." Ross's coach Paul Nancarrow believes his disillusioned superstar still has the time and talent to make it to the Beijing Games.
Cubs-Orioles trade rumor persists
MESA, Ariz. - The longest running rumor of the off-season isn't quite dead yet.
But team sources said Wednesday there has been no movement recently in the quest to obtain Baltimore second baseman Brian Roberts.
General manager Jim Hendry declined to discuss specific players, but admitted Wednesday he's a little frustrated he wasn't able to get a deal done before the start of spring training.
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Diplomacy by Television
Seated in a cushioned wicker chair on his Hyannis Port lawn, the President of the U.S. submitted to a taped television interview by CBS's Walter Cronkite. Beforehand, presidential aides had suggested that Cronkite ask questions about the crisis in South Viet Nam. He didand President Kennedy was ready with some remarkable replies. The South Vietnamese government of President Ngo Dinh Diem, said Kennedy, has "gotten out of touch with the people. The repressions against the Buddhists, we felt, were very unwise. Now, all we can do is to make it very clear we don't think this is the way to win." The Diem government, the President continued, probably could regain the support of the people, needed to win the war against the Communist Viet Cong, "with changes in policy, and perhaps in personnel.
Israel looks to cut Gaza links
Egyptian officials said the border would eventually "return to normal," and Egyptian police prevented Gazans from moving deeper into Egypt.Gazans had hoped the temporary border opening would become permanent.Israel has said since the 2005 pull-out that it should not be considered an occupying power in Gaza. But it has maintained control of Gaza's northern and eastern border crossings and its airspace and coastal waters.The blockade Israel has imposed on the Strip since the Hamas takeover became almost complete a week ago after rocket attacks against southern Israel.Yossi Alpher, former director of the Jaffee Centre for Strategic Studies in Tel Aviv, said Mr Vilnai's statement was more than his own personal views. "This reflects the (Israeli] government's wishful thinking" he said. He said severing all Israel's links would depend on Egyptian readiness to leave the border open and "would take a long time even if Egypt was willing to take Gaza off Israel's hands."Egyptian officials angrily dismissed Mr Vilnai's proposal.
Daily Blabber Celebrity Gossip Blog from iVillage Entertainment
They fast-forwarded through their relationship and now they're engaged, expecting and oh so annoying. Naomi Watts rebounded from her heartbreak with Heath Ledger by taking up with Liev Schreiber in May. They're still going strong and recently visited Australia together. Rumor had it Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn were dating when they were seen having dinner in February. But things didn't heat up until they wrapped the movie they made this summer. Now they're supposedly together, but they haven't been spotted together in weeks. I'm suspicious. Mischa Barton dumped her millionaire boyfriend, Brandon Davis, for her hairy beast boyfriend, Cisco Adler. I saw them at the U2 show (love ya, Bono!) where she stood next to me while I was in the beer line and she loaded up her hotdog with condiments.
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LAST night after her uncontested "victory" in Florida, Hillary Clinton was introduced by... Alcee Hastings, removed from by the Senate in 1998 after impeachment from* in the House, under a heavy cloud of suspicion of bribery when he was a federal judge. (A bit of the colourful background here.) Bill Clinton pardoned Mr Hastings' alleged co-conspirator on his last day in office. Doesn't Ms Clinton have any slightly less dodgy-looking Floridian backers? Or if slightly suspect they must be, ones whose former associates had not been pardoned from federal prison by her husband? *[Correction: Mr Metcalph is correct. The text has been changed accordingly.] Permalink .
Flats on children’s park
May it be biting cold or hot summers; they have no expectations or love left for the children, who for their own convenience have deserted them. Trying to cover herself with warm clothes, Raj Jain, an octogenarian, said the winters are the worst. Rajs only daughter ditched her for a piece of property. She has been staying here for more than seven years now. She gets along very well with other fellow inmates. Praising the old age home management, Raj said they had been provided with blankets, beds, hot water etc. to brave the chill. What else can you expect? It is better to come here than to lead a miserable life with children, she added. A few inmates still keep on waiting for their children to take them back. One of the trustees of the ashram, Pawan Goel, said there was no dearth of Samaritans in the city.
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