| Gossage Elected to Hall in His Ninth Attempt
With an explosive fastball that unnerved hitters, a motion that was an intertwining of long arms and long legs and a Fu Manchu mustache that was his perpetual Halloween mask, Rich Gossage was an intimidator. Gossage, a dependable bouncer on the mound who was known as Goose, pushed his way to baseball's highest honor Tuesday when he was elected into the Hall of Fame. .
Pool Repairs To Relocate UCSB Aquatic Teams
Students taking a dip in the Recreation Center pool may find themselves competing for lanes with the UCSB swim and water polo teams over the next two months. Student access to the Recreation Center pool will be temporarily limited while repairs are made to Campus Pool, the teams' usual practice location. The Campus Pool repair project, which began Tuesday, is expected to last until the second week of April. The UCSB swim and water polo teams will hold their practices in some areas of the Recreation Center pool during this two-month period while the filter and pump systems at the almost 70-year-old Campus Pool are replaced. Several lanes of the Recreation Center pool will be reserved for the teams during their practice times, but the pool will still be open to students during all regular operating hours.
Cherries: A sweet treat that's good for you
Cherries will always be associated with our first president, George Washington. With President's Day just passed, research shows there are other reasons to celebrate cherries — they can help you lose weight and prevent a host of diseases. Cherries contain a high percentage of water. Increasing water consumption boosts energy levels and increases metabolism to help lose excess weight. Cherries also are high in potassium and low in sodium, which helps control water retention, according to www.weightlossforall.com. Cherries are very low in calories, with about 80 per cup, and contain just a trace of fat. They also are a good source of vitamin A and antioxidants. They also contain 19 times as much beta carotene as blueberries or strawberries. Cherries contain many compounds that are beneficial in fighting some cancers because they remove free radicals.
Alliant meeting may draw protesters; Clean Wisconsin offers rides from ...
A busload of sign-carrying protesters from Madison is likely to be on hand for a public outreach meeting in Portage regarding a proposed Alliant Energy coal-burning power plant.Ryan Schryver, grassroots organizer for the environmental group Clean Wisconsin, said the main reason why his organization has offered free chartered bus transportation from Madison to Portage for the Wednesday session is because "people want to get engaged in this process."Engagement, according to Schryver, entails not only a possible protest before the session, but more importantly asking questions of the officials who will be at the session. Representatives from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be on hand."The decision to build a coal-fired power plant doesn't just affect Portage or Cassville," Schryver said.
Hospitals / Health Care
Julie Boyd Damp, 32, now lives in the Green Hills area of Nashville, with her husband, Pete, who's an emergency room physician at St. Thomas Hospital. Their daughter, Anna Claire, will be a year old in two weeks. She was born at Vanderbilt, where her parents met... .
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