| Group Names Jones Beach One of 'Seven to Save'
Robert Moses considered it his crown jewel. Now two preservation groups want to ensure that Jones Beach State Park is preserved as the storied architect envisioned it a miles-long public oceanfront with the amenities of a private resort. To that end, the Preservation League of New York yesterday named Jones Beach to its list of "Seven to Save" most threatened historic resources, hoping to call attention to its historic and cultural importance. "It's a model for all state parks," Alexandra Wolfe of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities said. The society sought to get the park on the list. Built in 1929, Jones Beach draws some 6 million people annually to its 6.5 miles of ocean beach and two-mile boardwalk on the south shore of Long Island. Just 33 miles from Manhattan, the park offers landscaped gardens, swimming pools, basketball courts, paddle tennis, shuffleboard, miniature golf, softball fields, volleyball courts, bathhouses, and boat basins.
Sharks Rediscover Home Cooking Against Columbus
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Patrick Rissmiller scored two goals for the first time in his career, and the San Jose Sharks snapped their five-game home winless skid with a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Steve Bernier also scored and Evgeni Nabokov made 21 saves in his 41st start of the season for San Jose, which inexplicably hadn't won at the Shark Tank since Dec. 13. The Sharks have an NHL-low seven home wins midway through the regular season, yet they've remained among the league's elite teams with the best road record in hockey. Sergei Fedorov and Andrew Murray scored third-period goals for the Blue Jackets, who lost in two of their three California stops on a four-game road trip that concludes Tuesday in St. Louis. Pascal Leclaire made 13 saves, but was yanked before the third period in favor of Fredrik Norrena.
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Anti-War Caf Near Ft. Drum In Watertown, NY Is Looking For An Organizer To Reach Out To Active Duty Soldiers On The Base; Recent Military Combat Veteran Preferred [Thanks to Elaine Brower, The Military Project, who sent this in.] From: Citizen Soldier, Tod Ensign, 212-679-2250 Organization Name: Different Drummer Cafe Sponsored by: Citizen Soldier and Vietnam Veterans Against the War Location: Near Ft Drum in Watertown, NY Website: www.differentdrummercafe.org Anticipated Start Date: February 1st Anti-war caf near Ft. Drum in Watertown, NY is looking for an organizer to reach out to active duty soldiers on the base. The Caf has been in existence for one year and is currently co-sponsored by Citizen Soldier and Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Picks Videogames: From Sea to Shining Sea
Since its release more than a year ago, the Nintendo Wii has excelled at selling games based on real-life activities. Rather than focusing on the lives of wizards or outer-space warriors, popular games for the Wii find players cooking, bowling and sprinting, thanks to the Wii's motion-sensing remote. One of its newest titles, Endless Ocean, takes the Wii into fresh territory, allowing players to experience diving without any worries about the bends. And although the deep isn't quite as infinite as the title suggests, there's still plenty to explore. Mission: Possible The game follows your character as he or she makes a career as a diver. You answer email for your "missions" -- such as taking photos of different fish or exploring new parts of fictional Manoa Lai Sea. Completing missions adds features such as new equipment, but you're perfectly free to explore the entire sea at your leisure.
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Two soldiers and nine separatist militants were killed today in two separate gun battles near the Pakistan border in Indian Kashmir, an army spokesperson said. Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent.
It was the highest number of people killed in firefights in a single day in the Himalayan region in recent months. "The contacts between soldiers and militants have increased in recent days resulting in fierce encounters," Army spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel AK Mathur said.
The latest gun battles took place in Kupwara district bordering Pakistan, nearly 90km northwest of Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital.
The clashes between Indian troops and Muslim militants have intensified in recent days in the mountainous region as militants come down to the plains due to the onset of bitter cold weather, officials say.
Leave coffee behind, tea is hip
And many studies have linked some teas to health benefits, including lowering the risk for cancer. The Food and Drug Administration, however, has rejected claims that it helps reduce heart disease. Elaine Kerns of Sun Lakes drinks tea because she believes it's more healthful, though that's just part of it. Her new "home away from home" has become Urban Tea Loft in Chandler, a chic tea salon/bar/restaurant. "I think it's fabulous," she said. "Every time I go, I pick a different flavor." She's never been a big coffee or tea drinker, but said the organic, loose-leaf teas at Urban Tea Loft taste better "hands-down" than the bagged kind. Here is a rundown of what to expect at each of four new local teashops. Tealicious 4611 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee 480-330-1781 www.tealiciousteas.com. Lesleigh Renee offers old-fashioned tea parties at this "very, very girly" space, as she described it.
Food security must be a priority - David Cameron
For a start, they've been incompetent in getting the Single Farm Payments out in time. This has cost farmers around £20 million in lost interest and arrangement fees.And, it will cost the taxpayer nearly £300 million in late fines. The implementation of the scheme has a "catastrophe", a "disaster", a "failure", a "debacle"….not my words, but the words of the Select Committee responsible for scrutinising this department. Too many claims still remained resolved - leaving too many farmers with uncertainty hanging over them.And they've been incompetent in their response to animal disease. This Government should never, ever be allowed to forget that by allowing a live virus to leak from a laboratory that licensed, inspected and regulated by the government, they plunged the farming industry into crisis, undermined public confidence, and spectacularly failed one of its fundamental duties of care: to protect animal health.
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