How does pregnancy reduce breast cancer risk?

Monday, April 29, 2013

Being pregnant while young is known to protect a women against breast cancer. But why? Research in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research finds that Wnt/Notch signalling ratio is decreased in the breast tissue of mice which have given birth, compared to virgin mice of the same age.

Early pregnancy is protective against breast cancer in humans and in rodents. In humans having a child before the age of 20 decreases risk of breast cancer by half. Using microarray analysis researchers from Basel discovered that genes involved in the immune system and differentiation were up-regulated after pregnancy while the activity of genes coding for growth factors was reduced.

The activity of one particular gene Wnt4 was also down-regulated after pregnancy. The protein from this gene (Wnt4) is a feminising protein - absence of this protein propels a foetus towards developing as a boy. Wnt and Notch are opposing components of a system which controls cellular fate within an organism and when the team looked at Notch they found that genes regulated by notch were up-regulated, Notch-stimulating proteins up-regulated and Notch-inhibiting proteins down-regulated.

Wnt/Notch signalling ratio was permanently altered in the basal stem/progenitor cells of mammary tissue of mice by pregnancy. Mohamed Bentires-Alj from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, who led this study explained, "The down-regulation of Wnt is the opposite of that seen in many cancers, and this tightened control of Wnt/Notch after pregnancy may be preventing the runaway growth present in cancer."

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Parity induces differentiation and reduces Wnt/Notch signaling ratio and proliferation potential of basal stem/progenitor cells isolated from mouse mammary epithelium

Fabienne Meier-Abt, Emanuela Milani, Tim Roloff, Heike Brinkhaus, Stephan Duss, Dominique S Meyer, Ina Klebba, Piotr J Balwierz, Erik van Nimwegen and Mohamed Bentires-Alj

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Holocaust survivors, veterans gather at DC museum

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Elderly survivors of the Holocaust and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

One thousand survivors and World War II vets joined with former President Bill Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust activist Elie Wiesel to mark the museum's 20th anniversary. Organizers chose not to wait for the 25th milestone because many survivors and vets may not be alive in another five or 10 years.

"We felt it was important, while that generation is still with us in fairly substantial numbers, to bring them together," said Museum Director Sara Bloomfield.

Washington has many monuments and memorials that offer something special for visitors from around the world, "but the Holocaust memorial will be our conscience," Clinton said.

Since the museum opened 20 years ago, the world has made huge scientific discoveries, including the sequencing of the human genome, which proved humans are 99.5 percent genetically the same, Clinton said.

"Every non age-related difference ... is contained in one half of 1 percent of our genetic makeup, but every one of us spends too much time on that half a percent," Clinton said. "That makes us vulnerable to the fever, the sickness that the Nazis gave to the Germans. That sickness is very alive across the world today."

The occasion marked a reunion of sorts for Clinton and Wiesel as well: Both were on hand to dedicate the museum at its opening in 1993. On Sunday night, the museum presented its highest honor to World War II veterans who helped end the Holocaust. Susan Eisenhower accepted the award on behalf of her grandfather, U.S. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, and all veterans of the era.

The museum also launched a campaign to raise $540 million by 2018 to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive and to combat anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial and contemporary genocide. It has already secured gifts totaling $258.7 million. The campaign aims to double the size of the museum's endowment by its 25th anniversary. Also, a $15 million gift from Holocaust survivors David and Fela Shapell will help build a new collections and conservation center.

Bloomfield said organizers wanted to show Holocaust survivors, veterans and rescuers that the effort will continue to honor the memory of 6 million murdered Jews, in part by working to prevent genocide in the future.

Vera Greenwood, who was born in Berlin and remembers as a girl seeing Hitler with Nazis marching in the street, said her father knew they had to leave when he was forced out of his job as a lawyer. She remembers Nazi officers coming to their house and taking her father's books.

"Though I was very young, I knew something was very wrong," said Greenwood, now 84. "I still feel we were very lucky to survive."

Her family moved to Palestine with a British visa and ended up fighting for Israel's independence. Greenwood lived in Israel for 30 years before immigrating to the U.S. and completing a doctorate at Arizona State University.

She and her husband, Fred, who survived the Holocaust in Holland as a child by being hidden and passed from house to house, wanted to be part of the last large reunion of survivors.

"In 10 more years, most of us will be gone," Greenwood said.

The museum continues collecting objects, photographs and other evidence of the Holocaust from survivors, veterans and archives located as far away as China and Argentina. Curators expect the collection to double in size over the next decade.

This week, the museum is opening a special, long-term exhibit titled "Some Were Neighbors: Collaboration and Complicity During the Holocaust." It includes interviews with perpetrators that have never been shown before, as well as details of mass killings in the former Soviet Union that were only uncovered in more recent years.

Curator Susan Bachrach said the exhibit and its research challenge the idea that the Holocaust was primarily about Hitler and other Nazi leaders. Surveys at the museum show that's what most visitors believe.

"That's very comforting to people, because it puts distance between the visitors and who was involved," Bachrach said.

So, the museum set out to look at ordinary people who looked on and were complicit in the killing and persecution of millions of Jews through greed, a desire for career advancement, peer pressure or other factors. It examines influences "beyond hatred and anti-Semitism," Bachrach said.

Focusing only on fanatical Nazis would be a serious misunderstanding of the Holocaust, Bloomfield added.

"The Holocaust wouldn't have been possible, first of all, without enormous indifference throughout Germany and German-occupied Europe, but also thousands of people who were, say, just doing their jobs," she said, such as a tax official who collected special taxes levied against Jews.

In an opening film, some survivors recall being turned over to Nazi authorities in front of witnesses who did nothing. "The whole town was assembled ... looking at the Jews leaving," one survivor recalls.

Steven Fenves was a boy at the time. He recalled how in 1944, the government of Hungary, allied with Nazi Germany, forced his family out of its apartment. The family was deported to Auschwitz, where Fenves' mother was gassed.

"One of the nastiest memories I have is going on that journey and people were lined up, up the stairs, up to the door of the apartment, waiting to ransack whatever we left behind, cursing at us, yelling at us, spitting at us as we left," he said in an interview with the museum.

The museum located images of bystanders looking on as Jews were detained, humiliated and taken away.

Non-Jews were also punished for violating German policies against the mixing of ethnic groups. For the first time, the museum is showing striking, rare footage of a ritualistic shaming of a Polish girl and a German boy for having a relationship. They are marched through the streets of a town in Poland, where the film was located in an attic. Dozens of people look on as Nazi officers cut the hair of the two teenagers. They are forced to look at their nearly bald heads in a mirror before their hair is burned.

The federally funded museum's theme for its 20th anniversary is "Never Again: What You Do Matters." The museum devotes part of its work and research to preventing future genocides. A study released by the museum last month found that the longer the current conflict in Syria continues, the greater the danger that mass sectarian violence results in genocide.

Much more is still being learned about the Holocaust, as well, Bloomfield said. The museum is compiling an encyclopedia of all incarceration sites throughout Europe. When the project began, scholars expected to list 10,000 such sites. Now the number stands at 42,000.

Since opening, the museum has had more than 35 million visitors.

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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: http://www.ushmm.org

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Pacific Rim's Latest Trailer Is Even Better Than the First

When we first saw Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim back in December, it was just a tease filled with robots, creatures, loud noises and explosions. And now we have a little more insight into both the mechs and creatures from a new trailer cut with scenes from Con-exclusive footage. Pacific Rim drops in theaters July 12.

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Why you need a digital executor

Digital assets are increasingly valuable property, but only a small percentage of Americans are aware that they need to make provisions for how their heirs handle those assets. ?

By Charley Moore,?Contributor / April 28, 2013

This printout of the Facebook page for Loren Williams, now deceased, is owned by his mother, Karen Williams, who has battled Facebook over the right to view Loren?s Facebook page. This year the Oregon Legislature took up the cause, only to be turned back by pressure from the tech industry, which says they must abide by a 1986 federal law that prevents them from sharing such information.

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How much do you value your digital assets ? all your e-mails, digital photos, digital music, social media accounts, and so on? Are they worth $100? $1,000? Would it surprise you that a recent McAfee survey found that Americans, on average, value their digital assets at nearly $55,000?

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That's valuable property ? on par with assets like bank accounts, stock portfolios, and irreplaceable heirlooms that people routinely plan to pass on to their heirs. Yet, only a small percentage of Americans are aware of the need to make similar provisions for their digital assets. A recent Harris survey of 2,076 adults, commissioned by my company, Rocket Lawyer, found that 93 percent of Americans with digital assets didn?t know or were misinformed about what happens to these digital assets after they die.

Without directions provided in your estate plan, your heirs could face a number of challenging questions, like:

• What should be done with the deceased?s Facebook page and other social media accounts?
• What should be done with personal e-mails, digital photos, and videos?
• How can these assets be located and accessed if they?re online?

Unless there are directions left in the deceased?s estate plan, default laws will apply in the same way as with other assets. For example, everything might go to a spouse or other next-of-kin, and the people left behind will have to coordinate with third parties to retrieve any digital assets ? if they can figure out where the deceased person had these accounts.

That?s why it?s essential that your will appoint a digital executor. It could be the same person as your regular executor or someone else if, for example, your primary executor isn?t especially tech-savvy. This person makes sure your wishes are followed for these nontangible assets.

You?ll also need to make a list of your digital assets, the information you use to log in to these sites, and how you want each one managed after your death. For example, there might be personal photos you?d like to keep private. Maybe you?d like your Facebook page to be turned off because it seems morbid to leave it up once you?re gone ? or alternatively, you?d like it to stay up as a memorial to you. With clear directions and a digital executor to make sure your requests are carried out, your family is left with a plan.

Digital estate planning is a relatively new area of law, and an estate planning attorney is the best resource for making sure you get it done right. For example, it?s helpful to know whether websites allow account access to designated executors, what authorization is needed, if they can have legal permission to access online financial accounts, and whether state law requires your digital executor to reside in the same state as you.

Whatever you do, plan ahead. And create that will as soon as possible, so that things are a little easier for the people you leave behind.

? Charley Moore is the founder of Rocket Lawyer, an online legal service based in San Francisco.

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EU to ban pesticides in bee scare

29 April 2013 Last updated at 08:16 ET

A vote in the EU has paved the way for the European Commission to restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies.

There is great concern across Europe about the collapse of bee populations.

Neonicotinoid chemicals in pesticides are believed to harm bees and the European Commission says they should be restricted to crops not attractive to bees and other pollinators.

But many farmers and crop experts argue that there is insufficient data.

Fifteen countries voted in favour of a ban - not enough to form a qualified majority. According to EU rules the Commission will now impose a two-year restriction on neonicotinoids.

The Commission says it wants the moratorium to begin later this year.

The UK did not vote in favour of the ban - it argues that the science behind the proposal is inconclusive.

Wild species such as honey bees are said by researchers to be responsible for pollinating around one-third of the world's crop production.

Greenpeace EU agriculture policy director Marco Contiero said Monday's vote "makes it crystal clear that there is overwhelming scientific, political and public support for a ban.

"Those countries opposing a ban have failed."

An EU vote last month was inconclusive, so the Commission proposal went to an appeals committee on Monday.

Some restrictions are already in place for neonicotinoids in France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia.

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What exactly are Neonicotinoids?

• Nicotine is not just lethal to humans in the form of cigarettes, but the chemical is also extremely toxic to insects
• Neonicotinoid pesticides are new nicotine-like chemicals and act on the nervous systems of insects, with a lower threat to mammals and the environment than many older sprays
• Pesticides made in this way are water soluble, which means they can be applied to the soil and taken up by the whole plant - they are called "systemic", meaning they turn the plant itself into a poison factory, with toxins coming from roots, leaves, stems and pollen
• Neonicotinoids are often applied as seed treatments, which means coating the seeds before planting.

The three neonicotinoids are clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam.

A report published by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in January concluded that the pesticides posed a "high acute risk" to pollinators, including honeybees.

However, it added that in some cases it was "unable to finalise the assessments due to shortcomings in the available data".

Intensive lobbying

There was ferocious lobbying both for and against in the run-up to Monday's vote, the BBC's Chris Morris reports from Brussels.

Nearly three million signatures were collected in support of a ban. Protesters against neonicotinoids rallied in Westminster on Friday.

Campaign organiser Andrew Pendleton of the environmental group Friends of the Earth said "leading retailers have already taken action by removing these pesticides from their shelves and supply chains - the UK government must act too".

"Pesticides aren't the only threat bees face - that's why David Cameron must urgently introduce a Bee Action Plan," he said.

Chemical companies and pesticide manufacturers have been lobbying just as hard - they argue that the science is inconclusive, and that a ban would harm food production.

The UK government seems to agree with the industry lobby. It says it cannot support the proposed ban in its current form. The chief scientific adviser, Sir Mark Walport, has said restrictions on the use of pesticides should not be introduced lightly, and the idea of a ban should be dropped.

The EU moratorium would not apply to crops non-attractive to bees, or to winter cereals.

It would prohibit the sale and use of seeds treated with neonicotinoid pesticides.

The deadline for implementation would be 1 July this year, not affecting the forthcoming sowing season for maize.

There would be a ban on the sale of neonicotinoids to amateur growers.

There have been a number of studies showing that the chemicals, made by Bayer and Syngenta, do have negative impacts on bees.

One study suggested that neonicotinoids affected the abilities of hives to produce queen bees. More recent research indicated that the pesticides damaged their brains.

But the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) argues that these studies were mainly conducted in the laboratory and do not accurately reflect field conditions.

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Grocery delivery service is greener than driving to the store

Monday, April 29, 2013

At the end of a long day, it can be more convenient to order your groceries online while sitting on the living room couch instead of making a late-night run to the store. New research shows it's also much more environmentally friendly to leave the car parked and opt for groceries delivered to your doorstep.

University of Washington engineers have found that using a grocery delivery service can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half when compared with individual household trips to the store. Trucks filled to capacity that deliver to customers clustered in neighborhoods produced the most savings in carbon dioxide emissions.

"A lot of times people think they have to inconvenience themselves to be greener, and that actually isn't the case here," said Anne Goodchild, UW associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. "From an environmental perspective, grocery delivery services overwhelmingly can provide emissions reductions."

Consumers have increasingly more grocery delivery services to choose from. AmazonFresh operates in the Seattle area, while Safeway's service is offered in many U.S. cities. FreshDirect delivers to residences and offices in the New York City area. Last month, Google unveiled a shopping delivery service experiment in the San Francisco Bay Area, and UW alumni recently launched the grocery service Geniusdelivery in Seattle.

As companies continue to weigh the costs and benefits of offering a delivery service, Goodchild and Erica Wygonik, a UW doctoral candidate in civil and environmental engineering, looked at whether using a grocery delivery service was better for the environment, with Seattle as a test case. In their analysis, they found delivery service trucks produced 20 to 75 percent less carbon dioxide than the corresponding personal vehicles driven to and from a grocery store.

They also discovered significant savings for companies ? 80 to 90 percent less carbon dioxide emitted ? if they delivered based on routes that clustered customers together, instead of catering to individual household requests for specific delivery times.

"What's good for the bottom line of the delivery service provider is generally going to be good for the environment, because fuel is such a big contributor to operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions," Wygonik said. "Saving fuel saves money, which also saves on emissions."

The research was funded by the Oregon Department of Transportation and published in the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum.

The UW researchers compiled Seattle and King County data, assuming that every household was a possible delivery-service customer. Then, they randomly drew a portion of those households from that data to identify customers and assign them to their closest grocery store. This allowed them to reach across the entire city, without bias toward factors such as demographics and income level.

They used an Environmental Protection Agency modeling tool to calculate emissions at a much more detailed level than previous studies have done. Using factors such as vehicle type, speed and roadway type, they calculated the carbon dioxide produced for every mile for every vehicle.

Emissions reductions were seen across both the densest parts and more suburban areas of Seattle. This suggests that grocery delivery in rural areas could lower carbon dioxide production quite dramatically.

"We tend to think of grocery delivery services as benefiting urban areas, but they have really significant potential to offset the environmental impacts of personal shopping in rural areas as well," Wygonik said.

Work commuters are offered a number of incentives to reduce traffic on the roads through discounted transit fares, vanpools and carpooling options. Given the emissions reductions possible through grocery delivery services, the research raises the question of whether government or industry leaders should consider incentives for consumers to order their groceries online and save on trips to the store, Goodchild said.

In the future, Goodchild and Wygonik plan to look at the influence of customers combining their grocery shopping with a work commute trip and the impact of the delivery service's home-base location on emissions.

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Travel & Leisure Blog's: Planning An Alaska Fly Fishing Trip

By Janelle Burnett

Anyone focused on planning a trip of some is generally required to focus on a large number of challenges and obstacles to work through. There are many instances where travelers decide to enjoy a particular part of the world or beloved activity while away from home as part of trying to make their experiences more enjoyable. Anyone considering this process should know what to concentrate on when planning an Alaska fly fishing trip to ensure they have as much fun as possible.

Fly fishing is a unique form of catching that is continually more popular among people that appreciate this general hobby. People often learn that participating in this unique activity is often best completed with the use of specific regions and bodies of water where fish are more plentiful and able to actually be caught with relative ease. Planning an entire trip around this activity is quite common among enthusiasts.

Alaska has long been known as providing an incredible source of fun when this particular event is being considered. Many consumers are unclear about what factors should even be focused on when attempting to be assured that their stay is fun and productive at the same time. Keeping several organizing tips in mind is quite useful to anyone in their efforts.

Travelers begin their organizing efforts by determining what particular seasons are the most productive to perform this process in. There are many instances where water temperatures and other seasonal factors are more prevalent than others in regard to how successful people are in being able to make a catch. This information is uncovered by completing even a basic amount of research and is quite helpful in coordinating the entire trip.

The actual location one is interested in should receive careful consideration as well. There are many travelers that simply focus on the sport they are interested in and forget to determine their proximity to restaurants and local attractions to provide entertainment beyond the rods. Researching the most lively and traveler based areas creates an overall enjoyable experience for travelers to enjoy their time away from home.

Hiring a guide is also considered as being an essential facet of review when coordinating the entire trip. Charter companies and direct guides are quite knowledgeable about the best waters and times to fish along with unique tactics that are known to produce great results. There are even instances where consumers are offered the equipment needed for their day which can be quite helpful.

Accommodations should be carefully plotted against any areas of interest one wishes to enjoy their days of catching. Finding a hotel or other kind of lodging that is on or near the water while still being within close proximity to everything else keeps the trip efficient and enjoyable without the added commuting stress that could be present. This part of the process is readily completed with the use of mapping software.

An Alaska fly fishing trip is also considered based on the setting a realistic budget. Cost control is essential for any trip as people wish to ensure that they enjoy their time away without creating financial hardship. Finding travel deals and packages is often what creates the most cost effective solutions for consumers in need.

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Cyberattack suspect had 'bunker' in north Spain

MADRID (AP) ? A Dutch citizen arrested in northeast Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in Internet history operated from a bunker and had a van capable of hacking into networks anywhere in the country, officials said Sunday.

The suspect traveled in Spain using his van "as a mobile computing office, equipped with various antennas to scan frequencies," an Interior Ministry statement said.

Agents arrested him Thursday in the city of Granollers, 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of Barcelona, complying with a European arrest warrant issued by Dutch authorities.

He is accused of attacking the Swiss-British anti-spam watchdog group Spamhaus whose main task is to halt ads for counterfeit Viagra and bogus weight-loss pills reaching the world's inboxes.

The statement said officers uncovered the computer hacker's bunker, "from where he even did interviews with different international media."

The 35-year-old, whose birthplace was given as the western Dutch city of Alkmaar, was identified only by his initials: S.K.

The statement said the suspect called himself a diplomat belonging to the "Telecommunications and Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Republic of Cyberbunker."

Spanish police were alerted in March by Dutch authorities of large denial-of-service attacks being launched from Spain that were affecting Internet servers in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the U.S. These attacks culminated with a major onslaught on Spamhaus.

The Netherlands National Prosecution Office described them as "unprecedentedly serious attacks on the nonprofit organization Spamhaus."

The largest assault clocked in at 300 billion bits per second, according to San Francisco-based CloudFlare Inc., which Spamhaus enlisted to help it weather the onslaught.

Denial-of-service attacks overwhelm a server with traffic, jamming it with incoming messages. Security experts measure the attacks in bits of data per second. Recent cyberattacks ? such as the ones that caused persistent outages at U.S. banking sites late last year ? have tended to peak at 100 billion bits per second, one third the size of that experienced by Spamhaus.

Netherlands, German, British and U.S. police forces took part in the investigation leading to the arrest, Spain said.

The suspect is expected to be extradited from Spain to face justice in the Netherlands.

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Thunder Edge Rockets 104-101 In Game 3: Kevin Durant, OKC Take 3-0 Series Lead (VIDEO)

HOUSTON ? Kevin Durant was in uncharted territory on Saturday night, playing in his first game without friend and teammate Russell Westbrook.

Durant knew it would be different, but vowed to do whatever he could to carry his team through this difficult period.

He delivered on that promise by scoring 41 points and helping Oklahoma City fight off Houston's late rally to beat the Rockets 104-101 for a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series.

"I didn't feel the same," Durant said. "And I knew I just had to give my all from here on out ... every game is for him."

Durant checked his phone moments after leaving the court and smiled recalling the text messages he received from Westbrook.

"He texted me at halftime and right after the game," Durant said. "Just said congrats and that he loved me."

Durant scored 27 points in the first half, and the Thunder led by 26 points before a big third-quarter rally by the Rockets put them within striking distance.

Houston regained the lead with about 4 minutes left, and was up with less than a minute remaining. But Durant hit a 3-pointer, which bounced off the rim before falling in, to put Oklahoma City on top 100-99.

"We didn't want to give up any 3s," Houston's James Harden said. "He just made a lucky shot. It was good defense. It just went in and took some of the energy out of us."

A turnover by Harden gave the Thunder the ball back and Derek Fisher made two free throws to push the lead to three. Harden made a layup, but Reggie Jackson hit two more free throws after that.

Houston had a last chance, but Carlos Delfino's 3-pointer fell short.

Thunder coach Scott Brooks was impressed that his team was able to win despite losing its All-Star point guard.

"It's been an emotional time the last 48 hours," Brooks said. "We all love what Russell (Westbrook) is about. He's got probably the biggest heart I've ever been around."

Fisher said it was difficult getting through these last couple of days, but the 16-year veteran said he was there to help the younger guys deal with the loss of Westbrook.

"We're still grieving, so to speak, as a team," Fisher said. "But that's why I'm here, and that's why this is a team. Injuries and bad things happen in sports, but we still have to figure out a way to get things done."

Harden scored 30 points for the Rockets in the first playoff game in Houston since 2009. The Rockets will be at home again for Game 4 on Monday night.

Westbrook was injured in Game 2 and had season-ending right knee surgery Saturday. It was the first time Durant had played a pro game without Westbrook, who hadn't missed a game in his career before Saturday.

Durant's 41 points equaled a playoff career high, and he also had 14 rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. He sat down for just 44 seconds on Saturday.

"Kevin has done a great job of being a playmaker all season long," Brooks said. "He's an amazing scorer, and he sets up a lot of guys to get easy buckets."

Jackson made his first career start in place of Westbrook and had 14 points, and Serge Ibaka added 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Chandler Parsons had a tying 3-pointer for Houston with 5:46 left, and Delfino put the Rockets in front for the first time since early in the first quarter when he connected from long range to make it 94-93 about 2 minutes later.

Ibaka made four straight points after that, ending with a reverse layup, to make it 97-94 with about a minute and a half left.

Harden hit a pair of free throws. Then Francisco Garcia's 3-pointer put them up 99-97 with 45 seconds left, before the clutch shot by Durant.

The Rockets rallied from a 15-point deficit to take a lead in the fourth quarter in Game 2. But they weren't able to hold on and Oklahoma City got the 105-102 win.

It was much the same this time, as Houston went up late only to fall again.

"We've got to find a way to win those games," Houston coach Kevin McHale said.

Harden complained that he and his teammates were sluggish and lacked energy early. He knows that won't cut it if they expect to win on Monday.

"We have to have that energy from the beginning of the game to the end of the game," he said. "We can't have droughts. You have to play a solid game for 48 minutes."

Westbrook's absence didn't seem to bother Oklahoma City early, as Durant had the big first half and the Thunder looked to be in complete control.

Things changed in the third quarter when Durant was limited offensively and Houston outscored the Thunder 27-14 in the period.

Houston point guard Jeremy Lin, who bruised a chest muscle in Game 2, started but scored only two points in about 18 minutes.

Parsons scored 21 points, and Garcia had 18.

After a big run got Houston within eight in the third quarter, Garcia and Harden made 3-pointers around a dunk by Durant to whittle the lead to 80-76 entering the last quarter.

Durant was scoreless in the third until his dunk with 27 seconds remaining in the quarter.

The Thunder led by 19 points when the Rockets used a 16-5 surge to get to 78-70 with 2 1/2 minutes left in the third. The Rockets harassed Oklahoma City into three turnovers in that stretch, and Durant went cold as he missed four shots.

NOTES: Garcia and McHale received technical fouls in the first quarter. ... Pitching great Roger Clemens and Houston Texans star receiver Andre Johnson attended the game.

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Algeria president in France for tests after minor stroke

By Lamine Chikhi

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was transferred to France for medical tests on Saturday night after suffering a minor stroke, Algeria's official news agency said.

Bouteflika, who has ruled over the North African oil and gas producer for more than a decade, had an "transient ischemic attack" or mini-stroke on Saturday but his condition was not serious, the APS agency said, quoting the prime minister.

The 76-year-old is part of an older generation of leaders who have dominated politics in a country that supplies a fifth of Europe's gas imports and cooperates with the West in combating Islamist militancy.

He has rarely appeared in public in recent months, prompting speculation about his health.

"The president felt unwell and he has been hospitalised but his condition is not serious at all," Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal was quoted as saying by APS.

The president was then moved to France, on the recommendation of his doctors.

Bouteflika and other members of Algeria's elite have controlled Algeria since it won independence from France in a 1954-62 war.

In the early 1990s, the military-backed politicians overturned an election which Islamists were poised to win and then fought a conflict with them in which about 200,000 people were killed.

They also saw off the challenge of Arab Spring protests two years ago, with Bouteflika's government defusing unrest through pay rises and free loans for young people.

Bouteflika has served three terms as president of the OPEC member and is thought unlikely to seek a fourth at an election due in 2014.

U.S. diplomatic cables leaked in 2011 said Bouteflika had been suffering from cancer but it was in remission.

More than 70 percent of Algerians are under 30. About 21 percent of young people are unemployed, the International Monetary Fund says, and many are impatient with the gerontocracy ruling a country where jobs, wages and housing are urgent concerns.

A transient ischemic attack is a temporary blockage in a blood vessel to the brain. it typically lasts for less than five minutes and "usually causes no permanent injury to the brain", the American Stroke Association said on its website.

The attacks should be seen as a warning as a third of people who experience them go on to have a full stroke within a year, the organisation added. (Reporting by Lamine Chikhi; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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Obama jokes about aging during 2nd term

President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Michael Douglas poses for a photo during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama talks with Michael Clemente, Executive Vice President of Fox News, the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama looks to the podium during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

First lady Michelle Obama, right, and late-night television host Conan O'Brien attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama joked Saturday that the years are catching up to him and he's not "the strapping young Muslim socialist" he used to be.

Obama poked fun at himself as well as some of his political adversaries during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner attended by politicians, members of the media and Hollywood celebrities.

Entering to the rap track "All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled, Obama joked about how re-election would allow him to unleash a radical agenda. But then he showed a picture of himself golfing on a mock magazine cover of "Senior Leisure."

"I'm not the strapping young Muslim Socialist that I used to be," the president remarked, and then recounted his recent 2-for-22 basketball shooting performance at the White House Easter Egg hunt.

But Obama's most dramatic shift for the next four years appeared to be aesthetic. He presented a montage of shots featuring him with bangs similar to those sometimes sported by his wife.

"So we borrowed one of Michelle's tricks," Obama said. "I thought this looked pretty good, but no bounce."

Obama closed by noting the nation's recent tragedies in Massachusetts and Texas, praising Americans of all stripes from first responders to local journalists for serving the public good.

Saturday night's banquet not far from the White House attracted the usual assortment of stars from Hollywood and beyond. Actors Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Claire Danes, who play government characters on series, were among the attendees, as was Korean entertainer Psy. Several Cabinet members, governors and members of Congress were present.

And despite coming at a somber time, nearly two weeks after the deadly Boston Marathon bombing and 10 days after a devastating fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, the president and political allies and rivals alike took the opportunity to enjoy some humor. Late-night talk-show host Conan O'Brien headlined the event.

Some of Obama's jokes came at his Republican rivals' expense. He asked that the GOP's minority outreach begin with him as a "trial run" and said he'd take his recent charm offensive with Republicans on the road, including events with conservatives such as Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Michele Bachmann.

"In fact, I'm taking my charm offensive on the road -- a Texas barbeque with Ted Cruz, a Kentucky bluegrass concert with Rand Paul, and a book-burning with Michele Bachmann," Obama joked.

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson would have had better success getting Obama out of office if he simply offered the president $100 million to drop out of last year's race, Obama quipped.

And on the 2016 election, the president noted in self-referential irony that potential Republican candidate Sen. Marco Rubio wasn't qualified because he hasn't even served a full term in the Senate. Obama served less than four years of his six-year Senate term before he was elected president in 2008.

"I mean, the guy has not even finished a single term in the Senate and he thinks he's ready to be President," Obama joked.

The gala also was an opportunity for six journalists, including Associated Press White House Correspondent Julie Pace, to be honored for their coverage of the presidency and national issues.

The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza won the Aldo Beckman Award, which recognizes excellence in the coverage of the presidency.

Pace won the Merriman Smith Award for a print journalist for coverage on deadline.

ABC's Terry Moran was the winner of the broadcast Merriman Smith Award for deadline reporting.

Reporters Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and Ronnie Greene of the Center for Public Integrity won the Edgar A. Poe Award for coverage of issues of national significance.

Associated Press

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Obama: Flight delay fix a 'Band-Aid'

A United Airlines jet departs in view of the air traffic control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Seattle. A day after flight delays plagued much of the U.S., air travel is smoother Tuesday. But the government is warning passengers that the situation can change by the hour as it runs the nation's air traffic control system with a smaller staff. Airlines and members of Congress urged the Federal Aviation Administration to find other ways to make mandatory budget cuts besides furloughing controllers. While delays haven't been terrible yet, the airlines are worried about the long-term impact late flights will have on their budgets and on fliers. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

A United Airlines jet departs in view of the air traffic control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Seattle. A day after flight delays plagued much of the U.S., air travel is smoother Tuesday. But the government is warning passengers that the situation can change by the hour as it runs the nation's air traffic control system with a smaller staff. Airlines and members of Congress urged the Federal Aviation Administration to find other ways to make mandatory budget cuts besides furloughing controllers. While delays haven't been terrible yet, the airlines are worried about the long-term impact late flights will have on their budgets and on fliers. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

A passenger sits at right in the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, Friday, April 26, 2013, in Atlanta. Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and causing political headaches for lawmakers.(AP Photo/David Goldman)

The control tower stands in the background as a passenger lays on the pavement outside the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, Friday, April 26, 2013, in Atlanta. Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and causing political headaches for lawmakers.(AP Photo/David Goldman)

The control tower stands in the background as a passenger paces while on the phone outside the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, Friday, April 26, 2013, in Atlanta. Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and causing political headaches for lawmakers.(AP Photo/David Goldman)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Michael Huerta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, before the House Appropriations subcommittee on Transportation hearing on flight delays that are being caused by the FAA's decision to furlough air traffic controllers because of mandatory budget cuts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama says the congressional fix for widespread flight delays is an irresponsible way to govern, but he's prepared to sign the legislation that lawmakers fast-tracked.

He says the bipartisan bill to end furloughs of air traffic controllers is a "Band-Aid" solution rather than a lasting answer to this year's $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester.

The cuts have affected all federal agencies, and flight delays last week left thousands of travelers frustrated and furious and Congress feeling pressured to respond.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Saturday that it had suspended all employee furloughs and that air traffic facilities would begin returning to regular staffing levels over the next 24 hours.

The FAA's statement said the air traffic system would resume normal operations by Sunday evening.

"Republicans claimed victory when the sequester first took effect, and now they've decided it was a bad idea all along," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address, aired Saturday.

He singled out the GOP even though the bill passed with overwhelming Democratic support in both the House and Senate.

The president scolded lawmakers for helping the Federal Aviation Administration while doing nothing to replace other cuts that he said harm federal employees, unemployed workers and preschoolers in Head Start.

"Maybe because they fly home each weekend, the members of Congress who insisted these cuts take hold finally realized that they actually apply to them, too," Obama said.

Rushed through Congress with remarkable speed, the bill marked a shift for Democrats who had hoped the impact of the cuts would increase pressure on Republicans to reverse the broad cuts.

Republicans have rejected Obama's proposal to replace the spending reductions with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases.

"There are some in the Obama administration who thought inflicting pain on the public would give the president more leverage to avoid making necessary spending cuts, and to impose more tax hikes on the American people," said Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania in the Republican address.

Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said the FAA could have averted the flight delays on its own by cutting costs elsewhere and rejiggering work schedules, but chose not to do so.

The bill signed by Obama would let the FAA use up to $253 million from an airport improvement program and other accounts to halt the furloughs through the Sept. 30 end of the government's fiscal year.

Faced with the prospect that emboldened Republicans will push to selectively undo other painful effects of the cuts, the White House said Friday that a piecemeal approach would be impractical, but wouldn't definitely rule out signing other fixes.

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Online:

Obama address: www.whitehouse.gov

GOP address: www.youtube.com/HouseConference

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'All My Children' star brings back evil Dr. David

By Michael Maloney, TODAY contributor

Every soap needs a sexy villain whom viewers love to hate, so it's no surprise that Vincent Irizarry's evil Dr. David is a part of the new "All My Children." The former ABC soap opera is relaunching Monday on The Online Network as well as Hulu and iTunes.

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Debbi Morgan and Vincent Irizarry.

The Emmy-winning actor told TODAY that the show's revival was fast and furious. "I got a call from (executive producer) Ginger Smith in December, and she told me the show was coming back," Irizarry revealed. "They put everything together in two months! It's nothing short of a miracle, frankly. This couldn't be more surreal."

Viewers saw a more reformed David when "AMC" concluded its broadcast run over a year and a half ago. (Helping revive all those presumed dead characters earned him some goodwill.) But audiences will discover that the events of the finale -- when J.R. took aim at the good citizens of Pine Valley -- still play a big role in David's life five years later.

"That moment took on significant impact in David's life," Irizarry said. "We're going to see the effects of that (based on) what took place that night at Brooke and Adam's party. That event continues to propel David forward in the weeks, months and years ahead. He's going to be that character that viewers know and love to hate."

Can anyone touch David's often-cold and calculating heart? "There are definitely a few who bring out his better side," Irizarry noted. "Angie (Debbi Morgan) is one of those people. It's not romantic between them, but David and Angie grew closer during her ordeal of being blind. She challenges him to be a better person."

Another of Irizarry's co-stars may surprise you -- it's none other than Agnes Nixon, the show's creator (now consulting on its reboot). Nixon portrayed a hospital patient in "AMC" during its final days on ABC.

"Agnes is one of the great storytellers of our time," Irizarry praised. "I have enormous respect for her. She was magical in our scenes, so natural and beautiful on camera. She's a storyteller, not an actress, but you could see her talents in those scenes."

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The Gothenburg International Science Festival 2013 at Cheryl Marie ...

Per-Olof Arn?s on ?Terminator, TinTin and Teleportation?, an variation of his lecture on ?The digitization of transportation? at Vetenskapsfestivalen 2013.
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The 25th of April was the second day of the Gothenburg International Science Festival 2013, where in the public arena of Nordstan in Gothenburg, a lively presentation on the topic of transportation for the future was ongoing by Per-Olof Arn?s of Chalmers University of Technology in the morning. Colleagues from the University of Gothenburg would also be giving some presentations through the day, regarding the various aspects of the crisis in Europe and how that might have rippling effects on issues such as European state leadership and workforce migrations between countries in Europe.

This year?s theme at the science festival is Cruise and Control. In a multi-dimensional and multi-levelled approach, the event aims to address questions pertaining to the Individual such as personal health and fitness, to security controls by use (or abuse) of technology in Society, to larger Environmental issues such as finding balance between consumption and sustainable living.

This year?s festival has about 30 host venues across the city of Gothenburg, from university lecture halls to public arenas. Many activities are about raising consciousness towards the a higher level We, that both encompasses the Individual, while at the same time, looking at issues beyond the Individual to encompass larger social groups.

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Cruise or Control in action ? all eyes and mobile phones locked on target of interest.

This exhibit comes from the Non-Violence Project Foundation. It aims to inspire and engage one hundred million youths in understanding peaceful conflict resolution.

Very Louboutin. The original is the sculpture Non-Violence by Carl Fredrik Reutersw?rd of which one copy sits outside the city library of Gothenburg and one outside the UN Building in New York. The inspiration came from the murder of John Lennon.

The science festival is currently running from 25 to 28 April, which leaves a weekend of knowledge to explore.

It is the largest festival of knowledge in Sweden and one of the most popular science events in Europe, where the academic and scientific circles get a chance to present their research work in building blocks format as it were, to high school and junior college students.

All in all, more than 350 cross-disciplinary lectures, seminars and workshops will be conducted, giving those interested to attend a buffet of activities from which to pick their favourites.

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Singer Currington charged with threats to Ga. man

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) ? Police suspect country singer Billy Currington may have videotaped himself chasing a 70-year-old tour boat captain along a coastal Georgia creek and threatening to "finish him off" in a tirade filled with profanities, according to court documents filed Thursday.

The boat captain, Charles Harvey Ferrelle, and his two passengers told police Currington was holding a camera when he became outraged and made the threats April 15 after they passed him on the dock of a $3.5 million waterfront home near Tybee Island. Ferrelle told police that Currington later got into his own boat and chased them.

"They were in fear of this man and a possible attack against Mr. Ferrelle, and possibly everyone there, as his behavior was 'out of control' as described by all three persons," Savannah-Chatham County Police Detective Alycia Rice wrote in an affidavit filed in Chatham County Superior Court.

Currington, 39, turned himself in Thursday afternoon at the county jail, where he was booked on charges of making terroristic threats and abuse of an elderly person. Currington was free Thursday night after posting $27,700 bond, Sheriff's Cpl. Rhonda Bryant Elleby said. Each of the charges is a felony punishable by one to five years in prison.

Police got a warrant to search Currington's home Tuesday and seized four digital video files, 27 digital photos and a memory card. The affidavit said police believed Currington might have recorded the confrontation.

Currington is a native of the Georgia coast. His hits include "Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer," ''That's How Country Boys Roll" and "People Are Crazy."

The singer's attorney, Alex Zipperer, did not immediately return phone messages. In a court filing April 19, the attorney said Currington denied "each and every allegation" from Ferrelle.

Two days after the incident, the singer sent a message to more than 200,000 Twitter followers saying "Harrassing (sic) artists often at their home by boat should be illegal. thas all i know."

Currington thanked fans Wednesday on Twitter for their support but said he couldn't comment because of the ongoing investigation. Lori Christian, a spokeswoman for Universal Music Group in Nashville, declined to comment Thursday. Universal owns Currington's record label.

Ferrelle, who conducts boat tours from Tybee Island east of Savannah, told police he was cruising past Currington's home on Tybee Creek when his two passengers told Ferrelle someone on the property was yelling at them and "flipping a double bird," the affidavit said.

Ferrelle told police he was floating with the current, far from the docks, but he throttled up and moved away when he saw the angry man, whom he later identified from a photograph as Currington.

Ferrelle told officers that when he passed by again on the return trip, Currington got in his own boat with a camera and followed him to the dock where Ferrelle keeps his tour boat.

"If I hadn't gotten into my slip fast enough, I believe he would have run me over," Ferrelle told police.

Ferrelle and his passengers told police Currington pulled up to the dock, but didn't get out of his boat. They said he called Ferrelle foul names and said, "I am going to (expletive) you up you mother (expletive) old man," according to the police affidavit. It says Currington told Ferrelle that he and his brother would "catch him in the river" and "finish him off."

Ferrelle did not immediately return phone messages from The Associated Press. One of his passengers, Curt Reinelt, declined to comment when reached by phone Thursday.

A second charter boat captain, Elizabeth Johnson, later told police Currington made similar threats to her and a passenger last October when they were fishing not far from the singer's home.

A separate police report filed soon after the incident indicates that those living at Currington's home had problems with boats passing by too closely or too fast. A woman who said she was the caretaker of an elderly man at the same address called police to complain that a passing boat nearly knocked the man off the home's dock and into the water. The police report said the woman was talking about the events that led to Currington chasing after the tour boat.

"Well, what is it we can do to keep people from coming up on our docks or swamping our docks?" the woman asked.

Currington told The Tennessean newspaper in 2007 that he sometimes struggled to control his anger as a result of suffering childhood abuse while growing up in Rincon, near Savannah. In the interview, conducted after he completed a 30-day trauma recovery program in Arizona, Currington said a small part of him remained "hurt, sad and furious."

"When he comes out, he comes out very quickly and it goes away very quickly," Currington told the newspaper. "And in those instances, that rage can destroy relationships, whether it's with a girlfriend or a business partner or a fan. It doesn't take long to screw it all up."

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Associated Press Writer Phillip Lucas in Atlanta contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/singer-currington-charged-threats-ga-man-160309567.html

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24 Birmingham area organizations honored for work with diabetes ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Today 24 local organizations have been selected for awards for helping expand resources for people living with diabetes in Birmingham.

The American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation with support from Sanofi US announced Cities for Life Collaboration Awards for providing programs and services to those living with diabetes or who are at risk.

Cities for Life is a diabetes management program led by the physician's foundation which started in the city one year ago. Birmingham was selected for the program from more than 50 cities as a pilot partly because Alabama has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the county.

The announcement comes on the heels of a presentation Tuesday at Birmingham City Council about the program that detailed how it had recruited more than 150 patients to the clinical side of the program and has helped educate more than 600 Birmingham residents at 25 events throughout the community.

"I am so proud of the progress that Cities for Life has made in the past year," Birmingham City Councilman Jay Roberson said in a news release. "This program has given Birmingham residents the opportunity to live healthier lives by connecting them to resources in the community to help them better manage diabetes."

Programs and services can be found by going to mydiabetesconnect.com.

Collaboration Awards were awarded to:

? Jefferson County Library Cooperative, Inc., Health InfoNet of Alabama-UAB Lister Hill Library and Birmingham Public Library System: Will provide materials on diabetes for the community and house informative displays in each library; host an estimated 35 programs at area libraries on diabetes education involving experts from local universities and health organizations; purchase approximately 100 additional diabetes education titles that will circulate between the 40 public libraries; distribute diabetes education materials via library staff to other community venues (e.g., senior centers).

? The Bethesda Life Center, Faith Chapel Christian Center, West End Community Garden and AARP: Will provide the Eat, Move, Rejoice program to educate the community about lifestyle modification and nutrition; provide cooking classes and access to physical fitness activities and equipment.

? Black People Run Bike Swim, Thurgood Memorial CME Church and 5th Episcopal District of the CME Church: Will target 80 individuals for a 12 Weeks-of-Change program that will feature a combination of fitness, healthy eating and health education sessions; encourage 21 churches to grow and share vegetables in their community; host healthy cooking sessions that will incorporate vegetables grown in local gardens.

? American Diabetes Association and YMCA of Greater Birmingham: Will deliver the Live Empowered program, which develops culturally appropriate materials and community-based activities that empower, educate and aim to create measurable differences in the prevalence of diabetes and its complications among African Americans, in the YMCA's Downtown, Western and Northeast branches.

? Equal Access Birmingham's Diabetes Education Initiative, Pathways of Birmingham and UAB Diabetes Research and Training Center: After understanding the barriers to healthy nutrition in transitional populations, the partners will develop and compile nutritional resources and implement an educational intervention focused on the dietary content of meals in Pathways' population.

? Congregational Health Program, Ida V. Moffett's School of Nursing-Samford University, Baptist Health System and the Birmingham area of the 9th District African Methodist Episcopal Church: Will engage congregation members to attend classes on diabetes education based on New Hope: New Life, a six week program focusing on understanding diabetes, nutrition, medication management, physical activity and weight control as well as smoking cessation. At the conclusion of the program, the partners will host a New Hope Celebration to encourage continued compliance of program lessons.

? Friends of the West End, Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham Citizens' Advisory Board and Jefferson County Health Workers Association: Build a comprehensive calendar of already-scheduled diabetes management events; distribute diabetes management information at events and provide speakers and cooking demonstrations; provide seven nurses to lead a Chronic Disease Self-Management Course to help participants make weekly action plans, share experiences and provide peer support; train additional trainers to lead these courses throughout the community.

? Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority and UAB School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine: Will host interactive seminars for the transit authority's 270 employees and patrons about type 2 diabetes and making healthy eating choices and engaging in physical activity. The partners will also distribute educational information and encourage the formation of peer support groups and walking groups.

Source: http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/04/24_birmingham_area_organizatio.html

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Art

Columbia College will present its All Student Art Extravaganza through Friday in the Manzanita Rotunda. Categories include paintings, drawings, 2-D design, digital design, figure drawing, ceramics, sculpture, metal sculpture, mixed media and photography. Viewing hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ?

The Central Sierra Arts Council will present its annual ?Celebration of Arts in Schools? student art exhibit through April 30 at 251 S. Barretta St. on the Sonora Dome campus. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and admission is free. For more information, call 532-2787.

Tuesday, April 30, is the deadline to submit entries for the ?Real Men Love Rescues 2014 Calendar? sponsored by Friends of the Animal Community. The group is in search of all animal loving men who have rescued an animal. Anyone is invited to submit a photo of a man and his pet plus a short biography. Men can be of any age, working or retired, who are currently living in Tuolumne County. Entries may be submitted to Dusty?s Den at 14755 Mono Way in East Sonora or by e-mailing Darlene Mathews at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

? ?Art in the Library,? a rotating exhibit at the Tuolumne County Library at 480 Greenley Road in Sonora, will feature a retrospective of art by the late Thomas A. Hughes through April. For more information, call 533-5507.

? Irene Taylor is the Mother Lode Art Association?s featured artist for April. Her paintings can be seen in the front window of Servente?s at 64 S. Washington St. in downtown Sonora.

The Arts of Bear Valley featured artists for April are Marilyn Richards, who paints local scenes and flowers in acrylics, and Sue King, who works in watercolor and collage. Their works can be seen in the group?s Window Gallery in the Meadowmont Shopping Center in Arnold. ?

STAGE

? The Sonora High School Drama and Music Departments will present their spring production, the new musical ?Don?t Stop Believin?!,? today through Saturday in the school auditorium. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. each day, with an additional matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $7 general admission, $5 for students and senior citizens.

? Sierra Repertory Theatre will present ?Church Basement Ladies? through Sunday, May 19, at the Fallon House Theater in Columbia State Historic Park. Curtain times are 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays. For reservations, call 532-3120 or visit www.sierrarep.org.

? Stage 3 Theatre will present ?Other Desert Cities,? by Jon Robin Baitz, through Sunday, May 19, at 208 S. Green St. in downtown Sonora. Curtain times are 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For reservations, call 536-1778 or visit www.stage3.org.

? Murphys Creek Theatre will present the Tom Stoppard comedy ?Rough Crossing? at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through May 18 at the Black Bart Playhouse at 580 S. Algiers St. in Murphys. For reservations, call 728-8422 or visit www.murphyscreektheatre.org.

Music

?? The Columbia College Community Chorus, directed by John Carter, will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Matthew?s Lutheran Church at 13880 Joshua Way in Sonora. The program will include Bach?s ?Cantata No. 4? with orchestra, Brahms? ?Motet, Opus 29,? Irving Berlin?s ?Blue Skies,? songs about spring and a medley from ?Oklahoma!? Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door for adults, $5 for ages 12 and under. Advance tickets are available at Mountain Bookshop, Sonora Music, Manzanita Book Store and Murphys Music Co. For more information, call 586-5965.

A Drum Circle takes place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. each Sunday at World Mercantile at 1267 S. Main St. in Angels Camp. All ages and abilities are welcome. Family karaoke is featured from 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays, with an open microphone from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturdays. All events are free. For more information, call 890-7155.?

? A Drum Circle takes place at 5 p.m. each Wednesday at Sonora Joe?s Coffee Shoppe at 140 S.Washington St. in Sonora. All ages are welcome and no experience is necessary. Admission is free. For more information, call Rona Hempstead at 984-3774.?

EVENTS

??Summerville Parent Nursery School?will host its first Spring Community Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Tuolumne Veterans Memorial Hall in Tuolumne. A spaghetti dinner will be served for $10 for adults and $5 for children 3 to 12. Take out is available. Dessert, balloon prizes, children?s activities and live music will also be offered. Tickets are available at the preschool office and Mountain Bookshop. Proceeds will help further the operation of the preschool. For more information, call 922-4288 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

?Sonora Ballroom Dancing will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Aronos Research Women?s Club at 37 E. Elkin St. in downtown Sonora. Rayma Garcia will be the dance instructor for the evening. Admission is $7. Donations will benefit the Mentoring Works program at the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency. For more information, call 532-6901.

?The Kiwanis Club of Greater Sonora will hold an Open Air Market from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Mono Village Center in East Sonora. For more information, call 532-0140.

Free Walking Tours of historic downtown Murphys are offered at 10 a.m. Saturdays beginning at the Old Timers Museum on Main Street. Call 728-3072 to confirm dates or set up a group tour. ?

? Guided Hikes take place at 1 p.m. each Saturday at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The hikes are free, however, entrance to the park is $8 per vehicle. When snow covers the ground, the hikes are snowshoe walks. Snowshoes are provided free, first-come, first-served. Check in at the Warming Hut no later than 12:30 p.m. For more information, call 795-3840.

The Tuolumne County Sheriff Community Service Unit will host Breakfast and Lunch Fundraisers? on Saturday at the Sonora Moose Lodge at 20921 Longeway Road in Mono Vista. Each meal will cost $5. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee will be served from 9 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be served from 1 to 3 p.m., including a hamburger or hot dog, beans, salad, soda and dessert. Proceeds will fund equipment and services provided by volunteers who assist the Sheriff?s Office with various duties throughout the county. For more information, call the Community Service Unit office in Jamestown at 984-3012, Sonora at 536-9828, Twain Harte at 586-0729 or Groveland at 962-6974.?

?The second annual Off the Beaten Path Walk-Run for Autism Awareness will be held Saturday under the auspices of Mind Matters, the Murphys-based clinic that treats autism and related disorders. Participants will have the chance to take part in either a 5-mile run or a 2.5-mile walk-run beginning at 9 a.m. at Murphys Community Park. Check-in will start at 8 a.m. Entry fee is $15 in advance or $20 on the day of the event. Each participant will receive a T-shirt. Prizes will be awarded in a variety of categories. For more information, call 728-2184 or visit www.mindmattersclinic.org.? ?

??Project Shine will take place from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Steinmetz House at 116 W. Bradford Ave. in Sonora. Dresses for teen formals are available for loan at no charge. A refundable $20 deposit is required. For more information, call Margaret Smith at 352-0034.

?? Friends of the Mother Lode Fair will present their first Sportsmen?s Expo from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora. Hunting, fishing, sporting, outdoor supplies and artwork will be showcased by vendors from all over the state. The Mother Lode Fly Fishing Club will give fly fishing and casting demonstrations, and Mark Bonales Archery will be doing archery demonstrations. There will also be packing demonstrations and children?s activities. Food and drink by local service groups will be available. Free appraisals of antique rods and reels also will provided. Admission is $10, children 10 and under free. Parking is free. For more information, call event coordinator Shelley Truelock at 988-8932 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

?? The Sonora Spring Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in downtown Sonora. Music, art, crafts, games and more will be featured. Admission is free. For more information, call 532-7725 or visit www.sonoraca.com.

?The Twain Harte Business Association and Twain Harte Chamber of Commerce will present ?Who Let the Dogs Out in Twain Harte?? from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Activities will include a dog parade at noon along with an agility course, obedience demonstrations, human howling contests, Humane Society petting area, therapy dogs and more. There is a $5 fee to enter the parade. All other events are free. Proceeds will benefit the Humane Society of Tuolumne County. For more information, call 352-6267 or 586-9981.

?The annual Calaveras County Home and Garden Show will take place Saturday and Sunday at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp. Admission is free. For information, visit the Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce website at www.calaveras.org. ?

??Angels Camp RV and Camping Resort will host a free Family Fun Day beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday at 3069 Highway 49 South in Angels Camp. Food, live music, silent auction, chain saw carving, cooking demonstrations, dog show, wine tasting, games and more will be featured. The celebration will conclude with evening karaoke and a community fire pit. For more information, call 736-0404.

The Spinetto Family, who created their own legacy in Tuolumne, will be honored as the 2013 Pioneer Family of the Year at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Tuolumne City Memorial Museum in downtown Tuolumne. The program is free and open to the public.

?? Mountain Derby Girls Roller Derby will present a double header on Saturday at High Country Sports Arena at 18960 Waylon Way east of Sonora. The High Country Hellcats will take on Sacred City?s Donna Party while the High Country Gold Diggers will battle Hollister?s Faultline Derby Devilz. Doors will open at 4 p.m., with the Gold Diggers playing at 5 p.m. and the Hellcats rolling at 7 p.m. Food and beverages will be available. General admission tickets are $10 in advance, available at Jamestown Harley-Davidson, the Outpost, Togo?s?and Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com. Adult tickets at the door will be $15. Ages 5 to 12 are $5 and children under 5 are free. For more information, call 588-0776.?

?? The Tuolumne County Sheriff?s Posse will hold its 22nd annual Great Steak Barbecue from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the posse headquarters at 19130 Rawhide Road in Jamestown. Tickets are $15 for a New York steak dinner. Hot dogs are available for children under 12 for $3. Dance music will follow dinner. For more information, call Ron Sterns at 532-8269 or 599-1323 or Ty Wivell at 770-2285.

?? The Groveland Kiwanis Club will sponsor a Mexican Fiesta Dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday at Groveland Community Hall. Advance tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children. Admission at the door will be $15 for adults and $8 for children. Proceeds will benefit children?s school clothes and supplies. For more information, call Gloria Stevens at 962-1823.

??The Historical La Grange Homecoming Celebration will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in downtown La Grange. Flea market, antiques, music, food, dancing, car and motorcycle show, fun run and more will be featured. Admission is free. For more information, call 852-2476.

?? The Humane Society of Tuolumne County will hold its annual spring fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Sonora Elks Lodge. Tickets are $30, or $25 for Humane Society members, available at Mountain Bookshop, Purrrfect Bargains Thrift Boutique, the animal shelter in Jamestown and at the door.?All proceeds benefit the shelter animals and low-income spay and neuter programs. This year?s theme is ?Mardi Gras Meowness.? The event will feature vendor booths, silent and live auctions, Bourbon Street-style jazz by the Rod Harris Quartet and a Southern-style cuisine catered by Chef Dave Cooks. For more information, visit hsotc.org or call Jean McClymonds at 984-5489.

? Line Dancing Lessons by Brenda Witt will take place at 7 p.m. each Tuesday in April at the Sonora Elks Lodge. Admission is $5, with half going to the Elks Charity Fund. For more information, call 770-4560.

?? The Junction shopping center will host its 17th annual Cruise Night at 5:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, May 1 though Oct. 16. Admission is free for the classic car show, prize drawings and music from the 1950s and ?60s. For more information, call 533-3548.

? Story Time for children is held at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Tuolumne County Library at 480 Greenley Road in Sonora. For more information, call 533-5507. The Tuolumne branch at 18636 Main St. holds story time at 11 a.m. each Friday. The Groveland branch, at 18990 Highway 120, offers stories at 10:30 a.m. Friday.?

Sierra Waldorf School sponsors Sing-Alongs and Storytime for young children and their parents at 11 a.m. every Friday at the Out of Hand Gallery at 189 S. Washington St. in Sonora. For more information, call 533-1309.?

?The Murphys Volunteer Library presents ?Story Time? for children at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday, followed by a small art project. The Angels Camp Branch Library at 426 N. Main St. presents story time for children through age 5 at 10:30 a.m. each Friday.?

Source: http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Entertainment/datebook-for-April-25-May-1

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