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Thursday, December 30, 2004
Mosul – With a Friday dump truck car bombing that left a massive crater and many dead, Iraqi insurgents frontally assaulted U.S. troops in Mosul, Iraq. Initial reports showed 25 Iraqis and one U.S. soldier dead. (As of this writing, additional information on the bombing was expected.)
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Former Montreal Canadiens hockey player Georges Laraque has joined the Green Party of Canada, according to the party and The Canadian Press. The player will be filling an undefined role for the time being, but Laraque isn’t ruling out running in the next federal elections.
“I’m ready to do whatever I can to help,” Laraque said Saturday in Montreal.
“We’re destroying the environment now and we have to make a change. To make a change you need public personalities to talk about it, to educate people. And I’m going to be one of them.”
“The Green Party has been active in Parliament in Europe and Australia for many years, and it has been to their benefit. It is high time for Canada to build a strong Green Party and to elect MPs who will speak out for a modern, sustainable and just vision of our development and choices,” said Jacques Rivard, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada.
Laraque has been a long time vegan, meaning he eats no meat or other products derived from animals, like milk and cheese; and an animal rights activist. Last month he was released by the Canadiens, popularly known as the Habs, after scoring only one goal.
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Did you know that the global phenomenon of drinking Nopalea juice as a remedy for everything from hangovers to diabetes is nothing new? For centuries, natives of Mexico and other parts of North America have sought medicinal benefits from the prickly pear cactus.
In fact, the cactus is on the Mexican flag. Look closely and you can see the brilliant red flowers of the cactus where the eagle sits.
It is thought that use of the prickly pear cactus for food and medicine dates back to the time of the Aztecs. The cactus is also called Opuntia and Nopal or Nopales, which is how the juice derived its name of Nopalea.
Native Americans and Mexicans can probably trace use of the plant back to their ancestors.
When the cactus blooms, it erupts into gorgeous red, purple or yellow blossoms. The soaring cactus can reach up to 20 feet high. The Prickly Pear Cactus has been discovered to be an antioxidant rich plant that also contains anti-inflammatory properties. Researchers say that the prickly pear cactus is part of a few plant species that contain a pigment called betalains.
Betalains are a natural antioxidant and help detoxify the body. Ingesting juice and eating flesh from the cactus helps reduce cholesterol and blood sugar levels, as well. Betalains inhibit a special enzyme that otherwise is believed to increase inflammation in the body. Betalains are rare, but can be found in a few other foods, such as quinoa and beets. There are many studies to see if betalains can reduce inflammation in the body which would lead to its powerful affect on other serious diseases linked to inflammation such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
In addition it is thought that many other serious conditions are caused by inflammation including arthritis, allergies and fibromyalgia.
There are thousands of ways to ingest the plant. One way is to eat the pads, which are called Nopalitos — meaning cactus stem. In addition, the fruit — or pear — of the cactus is edible. The beautiful pads are usually a green or purple and the fruit blossoms into yellow, red or purple flowers.
The pads can be grilled, boiled or fried and are said to taste a bit like green beans or asparagus. Some people like to serve the cactus as a vegetable so they don’t add many other ingredients, just a bit of butter or even vegetable or olive oil. The plant’s flesh is also used as a staple, like tortillas in other foods. It is made into a jelly. It is used in tacos, in candy making, you name it, you can find Nopal cactus in a variety of Mexican traditioanl foods.
You can cook them up and serve them like bacon with some eggs. The plant is added to salad. It is especiall popular to serve them with eggs, salsa and tortillas, much like you would see with huevos rancheros, except it would be called huevos con nopales.
Just like teh juice, the pads contain a host of nutritious properties, maybe even more than a vegetable would be. They are extremely fibrous — high in dietary fiber. In addition, the cactus is overflowing with numerous vitamins: A, B6, C and K. It also contains minerals including iron, potassium and magnesium.
Drinking Nopalea juice is a healthy, all natural way to get all these important vitamins and minerals and possibly prevent future diseases, all at the same time.
About the Author: Frank Yocanis has been researching and writing about the health benefits of
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for the past decade. He has even traveled to the Sonoran desert half a dozen times to study
Nopalea Drink
in the plant’s homeland. He is excited to share how this antioxidant-rich drink can change your life.
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Monday, April 7, 2008
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is responsible for some of Australia’s largest surveys, including the Census of Population and Housing, held every five years. At its head is the Australian Statistician. The current Statistician, Brian Pink, started in his position on March 5, 2007, following the retirement of predecessor Dennis Trewin. Wikinews recently caught up with Brian Pink to talk with him about his first year in the position, as well as his previous tenure as Government Statistician at Statistics New Zealand, and the state of mathematical education in Australia.
((WikiNews)) : Good afternoon.
((WN)) : And congratulations on spending a year as Australian Statistician.
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Jørn Utzon, the Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House, has died at the age of 90. Mr Utzon died from a heart attack in his sleep at his home in Copenhagen.
“He had not been doing well these past few days, since Thursday. He had been undergoing a series of operations recently,” Mr Utzon’s son, Kim, told the Associated Press.
The first design for the Sydney Opera House was created by Utzon in 1957. Mr Utzon left Australia and returned to Denmark in 1966 due to disputes with the NSW government over cost blowouts and design differences. The building was finished 1973. Utzon never returned to Australia to see his building completed.
Relations between New South Wales and Utzon improved in the late 1990s and in 1999 the Sydney Opera House Trust asked for Mr Utzon to advise on changing the building’s interior to match his original design.
Mr Utzon was awarded the Pritzker prize for architecture in 2003. The selectors said the Opera House was one of the most iconic buildings of the 20th century saying that Utzon’s design “proves that the marvellous and seemingly impossible in architecture can be achieved”.
Kim Williams, chairman of the Opera House Trust, said the building would dim the lights on its sails on Sunday as a sign of respect. Mr Williams said he had met Mr Utzon at his home in Denmark recently, where they shared emotions and tears.
“We spoke for 40 minutes and when we left, he embraced me and he whispered in my ear ‘no tears’,” he said.
“He hasn’t been able to come back himself, but through his son he has been keeping up with all the developments here at the Opera House, really on a daily basis.”
Premier of NSW Nathan Rees said NSW was “deeply saddened” by the death of Mr Utzon, who gave Australia a “masterpiece” which was now UNESCO World-Heritage listed.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Mr Utzon had left an impressive legacy.
“Joern Utzon was a visionary architect whose legacy includes one of the world’s most spectacular and inspiring buildings, the Sydney Opera House,” said the Prime Minister in a statement.
“Standing proudly on the edge of Sydney Harbour, the Opera House is one of the most internationally recognised symbols of our nation.”
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Monday, March 20, 2006
Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses.
Janet Evans of Marion Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone grafts you got might have been contaminated”. She reacted with shock, “I was flabbergasted because I didn’t even know what he was talking about. I didn’t know I got a bone graft until I got this call. I just thought they put in screws and rods.”
The body of Alistair Cooke, the former host of “Masterpiece Theatre,” was supposedly looted along with more than 1,000 others, according to two law enforcement officials close to the case. The tissue taken was typically skin, bone and tendon, which was then sold for use in procedures such as dental implants and hip replacements. According to authorities, millions of dollars were made by selling the body parts to companies for use in operations done at hospitals and clinics in the United States and Canada.
A New Jersey company, Biomedical Tissue Services, has reportedly been taking body parts from funeral homes across Brooklyn, New York. According to ABC News, they set up rooms like a “surgical suite.” After they took the bones, they replaced them with PVC pipe. This was purportedly done by stealth, without approval of the deceased person or the next of kin. 1,077 bodies were involved, say prosecuters.
Investagators say a former dentist, Michael Mastromarino, is behind the operation. Biomedical was considered one of the “hottest procurement companies in the country,” raking in close to $5 million. Eventually, people became worried: “Can the donors be trusted?” A tissue processing company called LifeCell answered no, and issued a recall on all their tissue.
Cooke’s daughter, Susan Cooke Kittredge, said, “To know his bones were sold was one thing, but to see him standing truncated before me is another entirely.” Now thousands of people around the country are receiving letters warning that they should be tested for infectious diseases like HIV or hepatitis. On February 23, the Brooklyn District Attorney indicted Mastromarino and three others. They are charged with 122 felony counts, including forgery and bodysnatching.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
New Zealander Folole Muliaga died Tuesday morning after Mercury Energy cut off the power in her household due to $168.40 of unpaid bills. Mrs Folole Muliaga was seriously ill and dependent on an oxygen life support machine that required electricity to run.
The 44-year-old died two and a half hours after the power was cut by a contractor, working for State Owned Enterprise, Mercury Energy. A spokesperson for Mercury Energy has said that they are devastated and deeply sympathetic by the news, but state they did not know that the power was needed to run the oxygen machine. They have stated that discretion is exercised in cases of extreme hardship or when medical conditions make it appropriate and that the same contractor had done so the previous day. However, relatives claim that the contractor was told that the power was needed by family members present, was invited into the house and talked to Mrs Folole Muliaga, but showed no discretion or compassion under the circumstances.
The power was cut at about 11am. Brendan Sheehan, spokesperson for the family, said that after the power was cut, Mrs Muliaga suffered from breathing difficulties. During this time Mrs Mulianga declined an offer for an ambulance from family members. At about 1pm she informed her sons that she was feeling dizzy and asked for hymns to be sung. Her condition quickly deteriorated until she couldn’t speak. When she passed out at 1:32pm, an ambulance was called but Mrs Mulianga could not be revived when it arrived 12 minutes later.
That same evening remaining family members claim they had to grieve in the dark, power was only reconnected after the outstanding amount of $168.40 was paid to Mercury Energy. Mercury Energy claim that the were initially only made aware that a funeral was going to take place and attempted to reconnect the supply at midnight once the full circumstances were made clear but were unable to contact the family. They state the supply was eventually reconnected before 8am the next day. Evidence has been provided by family members to show that they had made two payments to Mercury Energy in the same month trying to clear their outstanding bill, $61.90 on 1 May 2007, and $45 on 17 May 2007.
Trevor Mallard, minister of State Owned Enterprises, said, “I do think it is important that the facts are established before people rush to judgement.”
Both the New Zealand Police and Mercury Energy, the retail operating division of Mighty River Power, are conducting investigations into the events.
The mother-of-four school teacher lived in Mangere, South Auckland and had been suffering from a heart and lung condition, according to relatives of Mrs Muliaga, since February.
Hospital doctors have expressed surprise at the short length of time between when the supply was cut and the death occurred. They have also explained that relatives are trained what to do if the supply is lost, including to call for an ambulance if severe symptoms develop.
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Following the introduction of a “Do Not Track” feature in modern browsers at the end of last year, Wikinews interviewed several companies and groups about the feature.