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) Trade Delegation Returns from Cuba
Local farmers and State Ag leaders who headed to Cuba this month for a first of its kind trade mission have returned.The delegation's goal was to open door for New York growers to tap into the $350 million worth of exports the U.S. sends Cuba each year.
Farmers from Monroe, Ontario, Wayne and Livingston Counties were among those who joined the State Agriculture Commissioner on the mission to Cuba.
R News talked with the head of the New York Apple Association, Inc., after he returned home.
Jim Allen said he's optimistic about how things went.
"We couldn't have done a better job," said Allen.
He showed R News pictures of the state's effort to tempt Cuban trade leaders with local produce and products.
Allen said a chef from the Albany Country Club travelled with the New York delegation and prepared a feast. More>>
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) Woman turns sons' illness into hope for others
Barbara Pasternak's 10-year-old son had just stepped off the ice after wrapping up a playoff game and fainted in his mother's arms."He was feeling very tired, lethargic after the game," she said.
Before she knew it her son, Bobby, was taken to The Hospital for Sick Children and diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, which was formerly called juvenile diabetes.
Bobby spent five days in the hospital, save for a few hours after doctors allowed the youngster to leave to finish the playoffs, Pasternak said.
"Now he's six-foot six-inches and a healthy 24-year-old guy," she said.
But Bobby wasn't Pasternak's only child to be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
Just more than a year after Bobby was told the news, 13-year-old Jesse was also diagnosed with the disease. More>>
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) Fishing for trouble off Tobago
PetroCanada tells us in Trinidad and Tobago that "(t)he bulk of scientific evidence supports (the company's) contention that seismic activity does not result in damage or migration of fish stocks " It's a bold assertion, in fact contradicted by the several studies I've seen on the impact of such activity. Even Gausland, whose 2003 report was written for, and thus expected to be justificatory of the desires of, the Norwegian oil industry, concedes that "seismic surveys should be avoided in areas of spawning or fish migration, for between (sic) spawning areas." In Canada, PetroCanada's home country, feelings are by contrast much more intense.In the west, the Victoria Chapter of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee is clear. "Coastal oil and gas development," it said in January this year, "would seriously harm our marine ecosystems, fishing and seafood industry, and whale-watching industry through pollution and seismic testing (sonic blasts in the ocean that kill and harm marine life)." (My emphasis.) How very odd. More>>
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) Why DOJ dismissed case vs. Ayala Land in Glorietta blast
The Department of Justice (DOJ) did not give much weight to the evidence provided by the Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) that last year's deadly blast in Makati city's Glorietta 2 mall was caused by a bomb explosion. It favored the police theory that it was actually a gas explosion, resulting from the accumulation of methane and diesel—in critical levels—in the mall's basement.
“The probability of a biogas explosion has been clearly established," it said in the 51-page resolution released today.
But the DOJ absolved the mall owners, the Ayalas. Its reason is simple: “It is uncontroverted that the Makati Supermarkt Building is owned by the Makati Supermarket Corporation (MSC) not by Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), which are separate and distinct entities," it said in the resolution. More>> - (
) Fro-yo chain debuts in Bay Area
While in the Cook Islands competing on the reality TV show "Survivor," San Mateo resident Yul Kwon ate a lot of tropical fruit."We were basically just eating coconuts . . . coconut soup, coconut mash . . ." said Kwon, his voice trailing off at the memory.
About 1 1/2 years after winning "Survivor" and the $1 million that came with it, Kwon, 33, is sinking his teeth into a new venture.
Saturday, Kwon helped open Northern California's first Red Mango frozen yogurt franchise, at 429 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Beyond his investment in the local shop, Kwon plans to spend some time behind the counter, which he did at the opening.
"I'll be serving a lot of yogurt," he said.
Daniel Kim, chief executive of Red Mango, said he first persuaded Kwon to taste the yogurt shortly after meeting him through a mutual friend two years ago. More>>
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) Wrap: Highlanders waltz to victory
Another postseason game for Driscoll, another easy Highlanders victory. Driscoll's baseball team racked up another 12 runs Thursday afternoon, downing Holy Trinity 12-2 in six innings and setting up a rematch with Walther Lutheran on Saturday, this time for the sectional title. The Highlanders (23-8) have crossed the plate 31 times in just three postseason games, showing no signs of slowing down in the process. "We are very focused on what we do. We've played good teams, but I think it's a product of us playing well at the right time," Driscoll coach Sean Bieterman said. "We can score a lot of runs, we run the bases really well, and if we can close the door defensively and do the job on the mound, we're a pretty tough team to beat." Driscoll scored five times in the bottom of the second inning to take an early 6-0 lead. More>> - (
) 'Net, Video Tools Successful in Lung Disease Management
Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved.THURSDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- A program that uses video conferencing, the Internet and other technologies to provide pulmonary rehabilitation helps improve the condition of chronic lung disease patients in rural and remote areas, according to a Canadian study.
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) Jets' Jenkins puts weight issues into past
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Kris Jenkins really loves to eat. He's quick to acknowledge his passionate palate, and the proof is right there in a big, green No. 77 jersey."I'm a food person," the New York Jets' hefty defensive tackle said Thursday. "I think I've got like a second career whenever I retire as a food critic."
And people would certainly trust his dining suggestions. You don't get to 360 pounds without eating your share of savory and rib-sticking meals. Maybe Jenkins should consider a "Kookin' With Kris" show after he's done with football.
"No, man," he said with a laugh. "They don't want me in the kitchen burning it down."
Actually, Jenkins is a lot more health conscious these days. He's about 30 pounds lighter than he was at the end of last season with Carolina, when he tipped the scales at over 390. More>>