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Suspected panty thief nabbed
by Ty Czarnopis





WITCH LAKE -- A 48-year-old man, identified as William Joseph Miller, has been arrested after police believe he stole ladies undergarments and swimwear on at least 10 occasions.
The Marquette County Sheriff's Department reported that at least 10 cases of panty and swimwear theft occurred between July 17 and 25 in the Witch Lake area of Marquette County. Clothing was taken from both clothes lines and vehicles at camps in the Witch Lake area, according to officers.
Sheriff's deputies identified Miller as a suspect on Friday, July 27, and searched the residence of the 48-year-old Witch Lake man. Police reported that they found evidence linking Miller to the possible panty and swimwear theft and arrested him on Friday evening.
Miller was arraigned in court on Monday afternoon. He is being charged with two counts of larcent over $200, but under $1,000 and one count of breaking and entering a vehicle to steal property valued under $200.
He will be back in Ishpeming District Court on August 14 at 10 a.m. Miller is a registered sex offender.
The Marquette County Sheriff's Department believe there may be other victims of the theft and are asking for any woman that had clothing or other items stolen to contact Detective Lt. Stephen Kangas at (906) 225-8470.
 
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RainbowBrite86 said:
http://healthyliving.msn.com/pregnancy-parenting/advice/nyc-mayor-wants-to-lock-up-baby-formula-is-he-going-too-far

Had to post before bed. Locking up the baby formula? Really?
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[h=1]NYC Mayor Wants to 'Lock Up' Baby Formula: Is He Going Too Far?[/h]
By April Daniels Hussar







New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg just unveiled a health initiative that he hopes will encourage new moms to breastfeed. The plan? Ask hospitals to treat formula like any other regulated substance, keeping it locked up and given out only under certain conditions.
According to the press release from the New York City Department of Health, the initiative is designed to "support a mother's choice to breastfeed and limit the promotion of infant formula in their facilities which can interfere with that decision."
When "Latch On NYC" goes into effect in September, hospitals that partake in the voluntary initiative will instruct nurses not to hand out formula unless there's a medical need or unless moms specifically ask for it, and to sign out and account for all formula they DO dispense. The city also launched a subway and hospital poster campaign designed to showcase the benefits of breast milk (see image above).
"Human breast milk is best for babies and mothers," says New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley in a statement. "When babies receive supplementary formula in the hospital or mothers receive promotional baby formula on hospital discharge it can impede the establishment of an adequate milk supply and can undermine women's confidence in breastfeeding."
Edward Mailloux, MD, a general pediatrician at Sanford Health in South Dakota, agrees that "breast milk is better," for a variety of reasons, from being easier for babies to digest to boosting their immune systems. Breastfeeding is great for moms, too: It can help new mothers return to their pre-pregnancy weight sooner, and studies suggest it might lower their risk for breast cancer, ovarian cancer and type 2 diabetes. Indeed, the The American Association of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding (if possible) for about the first six months of a baby's life, followed by in combination with food until at least 12 months. And the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for two years "and beyond."
However, that doesn't mean formula is "bad," Dr. Mailloux says. "Formula is really the only alternative to breast milk as far as adequate nutrition," he tells HealthySELF. "There are a lot of situations, unfortunately, where mothers cannot breastfeed, and they need a good alternative. It's not bad; it's just an alternative."
While Dr. Mailloux feels that Bloomberg is "really trying to encourage healthy babies," he thinks the policy could have the "extremely unfortunate" effect of making moms feel guilty or bad about using formula. "That's not a message that we as pediatricians want to send mothers," he says. "You shouldn't feel bad if you can't breastfeed," he says, noting that his own 6-year-old daughter was adopted when she was two days old. "My wife couldn't breastfeed, and there's no reason to make her feel terrible about giving our baby formula," he says.
Dr. Mailloux concedes that moms might be more tempted to try formula if it's easily accessible. "If it's in your home or in sight, you are probably more likely to use it," he says. But he doesn't think locking up formula is the best method for encouraging breastfeeding. "There's no argument that breast milk has huge benefits, but if you want to encourage breastfeeding, there are lot of other things that need to be done," he says. "For one, the workplace is a huge barrier to mothers breastfeeding, and that needs to be addressed. I talk to so many moms who switched to formula at one, two or four months, because they just can't get it done at work."
Despite challenges like these, Jill Wodnick, MA, a breastfeeding educator and Community Doula Coordinator for The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern N.J., thinks the policy is a step in the right direction. "This program is designed to make an immediate shift in the short- and long-term health outcomes for both mothers and babies," she says. "Many new parents encounter significant challenges to exclusive breastfeeding in hospitals. Bravo to NYC's Latch On!"
Wodnick agrees that American women still face barriers in lack of paid leave and inconsistent breastfeeding laws to normalize breast milk. But she still thinks breast is best for babies. "Babies are biologically set up for human milk ... yet the last 50 years of American maternity care policies, including giving formula for no medical reasons, have had a damaging impact on the health of our nation," she says.
Psychologist Diane Sanford, Ph.D., co-author of Life Will Never Be the Same: The Real Mom's Postpartum Survival Guide, thinks the NYC initiative will help moms who want to breastfeed feel more encouraged and supported, but she is too is concerned that it will cause other moms shame and guilt if they choose to bottle-feed or are unable to breastfeed for some reason.
"Let's make certain the choice to breast or bottle-feed stays with the person who deserves to make it -- the mom," she says. "Instead of a one-size-fits-all policy, let's require nurses who care for new moms to support the mom's choice, whatever she chooses."
 
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Have you ever woke up in a bad mood and wondered what you could do to fuck up the rest of your life?

Sheriff officers walk past crushed cruisers at the Orleans County Sheriff's Department in Newport, Vt., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Authorities say 34-year old Vermont farmer Roger Pion, angry over a recent arrest last month on charges of resisting arrest and marijuana possession, used a large tractor like a monster truck, destroying seven police cruisers. (AP Photo/Northland Journal, Scott Wheeler)
 
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http://mashable.com/2012/08/01/real-life-jurassic-park/
If you’ve ever seen Jurassic Park, you probably remember the major take-away point: Don’t build a theme park full of cloned dinosaurs. But perhaps Clive Palmer didn’t quite get the memo. The billionaire is reportedly trying to clone a dinosaur so that he can set it free in his new Palmer Resort in Coolum, Australia.
According to Sunshine Coast Daily, a source close to Palmer revealed that “he has been in deep discussion with the people who successfully cloned Dolly the sheep to bring his dinosaur vision to life.”
Plans for his resort are also said to include “20-story sky needle and a giant, London Eye-style ferris wheel.”
Palmer has not released an official statement confirming these reports.
However, another source close to Palmer categorized the rumors of a Jurassic Park-style amusement park as “absolutely ridiculous,” as the Brisbane Times reports. But Palmer does have a reputation for eccentric investments. He’s building a functional replica of the Titanic.
If the true-life dinosaur park turns out to be a real thing, would you go? Or would you stay far away, knowing that the park would always be one power shortage away from a T-Rex attack?


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sunni said:
http://mashable.com/2012/08/01/real-life-jurassic-park/
If you’ve ever seen Jurassic Park, you probably remember the major take-away point: Don’t build a theme park full of cloned dinosaurs. But perhaps Clive Palmer didn’t quite get the memo. The billionaire is reportedly trying to clone a dinosaur so that he can set it free in his new Palmer Resort in Coolum, Australia.
According to Sunshine Coast Daily, a source close to Palmer revealed that “he has been in deep discussion with the people who successfully cloned Dolly the sheep to bring his dinosaur vision to life.”
Plans for his resort are also said to include “20-story sky needle and a giant, London Eye-style ferris wheel.”
Palmer has not released an official statement confirming these reports.
However, another source close to Palmer categorized the rumors of a Jurassic Park-style amusement park as “absolutely ridiculous,” as the Brisbane Times reports. But Palmer does have a reputation for eccentric investments. He’s building a functional replica of the Titanic.
If the true-life dinosaur park turns out to be a real thing, would you go? Or would you stay far away, knowing that the park would always be one power shortage away from a T-Rex attack?


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look what else that dudes doing, hes pretty awesome actually lol


Titanic II to have 'safety deck': Australian tycoon
By Madeleine Coorey (AFP) – Jul 16, 2012
SYDNEY — Australian billionaire Clive Palmer Tuesday said his modern-day version of the Titanic will retain the first, second and third-class divisions of the original and include a new "safety" deck.
Releasing the preliminary plans and drawings for the Titanic II, which is to be built in China, mining tycoon Palmer said the massive vessel would have the original nine decks plus an additional safety deck.
"This is to ensure the vessel is fully compliant with the current regulations which require passenger ships to, as much as possible and practicable, keep the distance from the lifeboat launching area to the waterline as low as possible," Palmer said in a statement to AFP.
"It will also increase the passenger amenity area of the vessel."
The new safety deck will feature proper lifeboats, safety chutes or slides as well as new common public rooms.
Palmer said the upper decks would retain the public rooms, passenger stairs, cabins and other features in similar locations as on the original ship which sank on April 15, 1912 en route to New York after hitting an iceberg.
But the plans by Finnish-based ship design and engineering company Deltamarin also feature new escape stairs and service elevators, while one deck has been re-designed to provide crew accommodation, laundry and machinery.
The flamboyant billionaire said Titanic II's first voyage remained set for late 2016, with the boat due to sail from China to England ahead of her maiden passenger journey to North America. Interest was "overwhelming", he said.
Palmer said the new ship would have a casino, but warned that there would be "strict restrictions" on who was allowed to gamble at it.
"There will be some sort of screening to make sure people who do go there can afford to," Australian Associated Press quoted him as saying.
The self-made businessman, who has an estimated wealth of Aus$3.85 billion (US$3.96 billion) according to Australia's BRW magazine, said the relaunched Titanic would be about one metre wider than the original for "stability".
"But we've retained the essence of the Titanic by having first, second and third class. I think that's very important," Palmer said.
"So if you book on third class you can share a bathroom, sit down at a long table for dinner every night, have some Irish stew and a jig in the night."
Palmer, who said he would buy a third class ticket for himself, would not comment on the cost of the project but said he wasn't looking for financial partners to rebuild the ship which went down a century ago.
"If you look for partners things mightn't happen. This is just for me to go for a little sail around the world in," he said.
There was scepticism when Palmer announced his ambitious plans in April to construct Titanic II with exactly the same dimensions as its ill-fated predecessor.
Though they were yet to be approved Palmer said the drawings underlined the commitment of his shipping company Blue Star Line to the project, and would allow Chinese shipbuilders CSC Jinling Shipyard to begin work.
The passenger liner, which will be close to 270 metres long (885 feet), will have an estimated gross tonnage of 65,000 tonnes.
The original Titanic, which was built in Belfast, sank on its first voyage from Southampton to New York, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew.
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