Officials propose year-round ban on open burning on area beaches

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A fight over bonfire pits in Newport Beach went regional Friday, when air quality officials proposed a year-round ban on open burning on all Los Angeles and Orange County beaches.

Officials cited health concerns for beachgoers. They said the proposal is part of an effort to strengthen regional air quality regulations to meet stricter federal clean air standards for fine-particulate pollutants by 2015.

"This is not going to be the end of California's storied beach culture and history," said Sam Atwood, spokesman for the South Coast Air Quality Management District. "This is to create a healthier experience for those who go to the beach."

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that smoke is unhealthy and contains many harmful pollutants some of which can cause cancer," he said. "And it doesn't take a costly scientific study to tell you that dozens of these fires in close proximity create very unhealthy levels of smoke for anyone near them, and for residents downwind."

The agency also wants to resolve a conflict with the California Coastal Commission, which views the fire rings as an access issue.

Newport Beach's fire rings have drawn generations of log-toting beachgoers. But city officials, under pressure from homeowners who said they are fed up with bonfire smoke, had asked the coastal panel for permission to remove all 60 of them 33 near the Balboa Pier and 27 on a patch of Corona del Mar State Beach known as Big Corona.

The commission staff, in a report, had opposed removing the rings, saying it would deny public access to the popular form of lower-cost public recreation. In addition, a decision to approve Newport Beach's request could set a precedent that could lead to removal of fire rings from other parts of the coast, the report said.

The commission's ruling on the Newport Beach request, however, has been delayed pending a decision by the air quality board on the wider ban, scheduled for May 3.

During recent hearings on the Newport Beach matter, coastal commission staff noted that campfires, beach bonfires and ceremonial burning are exempt from the air board's restrictions on open fires.

"We don't want the coastal commission keeping any local city from removing fire rings and somehow using our regulations as a rationale for doing that," Atwood said.

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Next Pele, Ronaldinho could be born on Goa’s beaches : FIFA official

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Panaji, March 16 (IANS) The world's next Pele or Ronaldinho could be a youngster playing soccer on Goa's golden beaches, according to world football body FIFA's pointsman for beach soccer Joan Cusco.

Goa's phenomenal beaches and the natural affinity which the locals have for the game of football would make beach soccer a great success if properly implemented, the FIFA board member told IANS Saturday.

"Pele, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho they all grew up playing on beaches. They learnt their football there. Now, the world's next Pele or Ronaldinho could be found on the beaches here," the Spaniard said, underlining the importance of the beach game in the lives of the Brazilian footballing greats.

Cusco, who is the managing director of FIFA Beach Soccer and a sports marketing guru was in Goa to attend Goa International Football Table (GIFT), a two-day conference which discussed ways and means to create football-related infrastructure in the state.

The FIFA official said that beach soccer was emerging as one of the hottest games on the horizon. In a matter of five years had spread from 30 markets to 130 markets globally, he said, adding that more outreach needed to be carried out in order to further increase the popularity of the sport.

"It is tremendously television friendly. So it can make very good product which can be marketed," Cusco said. "There is also a large audience and therefore we get a lot of sponsorship," he said.

Beach soccer is a fast paced version of football played on a smaller pitch on a beach with five players to a team. The rules are almost similar to football, but the fun, beach atmosphere, the casual, the shorter game time (three intervals of 12 minutes each) have made it the football equivalent of T-20 cricket.

The quick and informal nature of the game has propelled the game to heights of popularity, even eclipsing its other sand-game counterpart, beach volleyball.

"The beach volleyball people are speaking to us to join forces. That shows that beach volleyball has already outdone them in terms of popularity," Cusco said. "FIFA is 100 per cent behind beach soccer," he further said.

Beach volleyball is only in a fledgling state in Goa, with very few amateur tourneys organised every year on the state's beaches, which otherwise attract over 2.6 million tourists annually.

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Clegg Launches £1bn Aerospace Pledge

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The Government will next week commit hundreds of millions of pounds of public money to Britains aerospace industry as it attempts to accelerate the rebalancing of the flagging economy.

I understand that Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, will make the pledge on Monday when he unveils the latest phase of the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP).

Similar to initiatives already launched in the automotive and defence industries, the AGP will involve money committed by the major companies in the sector - including Airbus, Bombardier and Rolls-Royce - being match-funded by the Government.

Insiders said on Saturday that the total funding under the AGP could reach 1bn within a few years.

Unusually for an industrial initiative of this kind, Mr Clegg will commit to resourcing the AGP well beyond the lifetime of the Coalition Government by saying that the commitment will run for 10 years.

The longer duration of the pledges to support the aerospace industry are designed to counter accusations that the Government is too short-term in its industrial outlook and should enable big companies to make longer-term investment decisions, officials said.

The focus of the new funding will go towards supporting the infrastructure on which the aerospace industry depends, such as research and development activity, and protecting and enhancing the sector's supply chain.

Aerospace is one of the UK's most important industries, directly employing more than 100,000 people and recording more than 24bn in annual earnings, according to a document published by the Government last week.

"The UK's current strength is the result of significant public and private investment in research and technology in the late last century.

"The UK aerospace industry is faced with increasing competition globally, not only from traditional aerospace manufacturing nations but also from developing aerospace nations," it said.

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Axiom CEO: 'Whey now shares the sports nutrition trophy with rice protein'

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A new study that indicated identical effects of rice protein isolate and whey protein isolate for sports nutrition shows that rice protein now shares the trophy as sports nutritions protein source of choice, says the CEO of Axiom Foods.

Results of the study indicated that rice protein isolate administration post resistance exercise decreases fat-mass and increases lean body mass, skeletal muscle hypertrophy, power and strength comparable to whey protein isolate.

The studys findings have been submitted to Nutrition & Metabolism and were presented recently by Dr Ralf Jaeger from Wisconsin-based Increnovo LLC, who collaborated on the research with Dr. Jacob Wilson from The University of Tampa.

The rice protein the researchers chose for the study was Growing Naturals Organic Rice Protein made with Axiom Foods Oryzatein.

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David Janow, Axioms CEO and President, and owner of Growing Naturals, told NutraIngredients-USA: The effects were not just similar between rice and whey, they were identical.

The amino acid profile for rice protein and whey protein is very similar, he said, with differences of 1-3% in some of the amino acids. Rice protein is even better for arginine and glutamine, he noted, while whey is better for the branched chain amino acids (BCAA).

Dr Jaeger added: "From the amino acid analysis you can see that rice protein isolate is not a 'complete' protein (Lysine content is too low) and that THE sports amino acid leucine is lower in rice protein isolate compared to whey protein isolate (8% vs. 11.5%). However, in combination with resistance training at 48g both show the absolute identical results on recovery, body composition (lean body mass, fat free mass, muscle hypertrophy), and ultimately on strength and power (that's the only real thing athletes care about). Both resulted in massive gains."

There is a high correlation to whey and I knew that from a long time ago," Janow told us. "What the new study showed was that the difference in amino acid values is not enough to change the effects, compared to whey.

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Frank Lipman, MD and Gabrielle Bernstein Join Integrative Nutrition

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Renowned Integrative Medicine Physician Dr. Frank Lipman and Bestselling Author Gabrielle Bernstein Join the Curriculum of the Health Coach Training Program

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 15, 2013

Dr. Lipman is an internationally recognized expert in the field of integrative medicine. As the founder and director of the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in New York City, his personal brand of healing is a customized blend of Western medicine and acupuncture, nutritional counseling, vitamins and herbs, relaxation techniques, physical therapy, and bodywork.

As a leader in the field of functional medicine, Dr. Lipman aims to cure the root cause of illness rather than treat symptoms. He is a passionate proponent of whole foods and healthy living and advocates for Health Coaches as a way to help his patients make meaningful and sustainable lifestyle changes.

I am thrilled to join Integrative Nutrition as a guest speaker, said Dr. Lipman. I believe that health coaching is the next frontier in true health care reform. As a nation, we are skilled in crisis care and treating life-threatening diseases, but fail at preventing chronic illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and many forms of cancer. Health Coaches play a crucial role in providing personalized one-on-one care to help support patients through important lifestyle and behavioral changes. I personally employ three Health Coaches at my practice, and all of them were trained at Integrative Nutrition.

Gabrielle Bernstein is the bestselling author of May Cause Miracles and Spirit Junkie A Radical Road to Self-Love and Miracles. Featured on Oprahs Super Soul Sunday as one of the next generations thought leaders, Gabrielle empowers and connects women through her social networking site HerFuture.com.

Gabrielle will bring her unique inspirational style to the curriculum in order to empower students to love their bodies, cultivate their own strengths, and create the lives they want for themselves.

I am so pleased to welcome both Gabrielle and Dr. Lipman to the Integrative Nutrition community, said Integrative Nutrition Founder, Director, and Primary Teacher Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd. We are committed to exposing our students to cutting-edge new concepts, thoughts, and theories, and these two leaders are both at the forefront of health and wellness. The knowledge and inspiration they impart will empower our students to be more even successful Health Coaches, spreading a ripple effect of health and happiness in their communities and beyond.

About The Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN)

Founded by Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd, in 1992, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition has grown from a small classroom of passionate individuals to a global community of over 33,000 students and graduates in 104 countries worldwide. Its flagship course, the Health Coach Training Program, teaches students to become successful Health Coaches who can effect positive, long-lasting change. The schools unique curriculum teaches a wide variety of skills in health coaching, nutrition education, business management, and healthy lifestyle choices. Visit http://www.integrativenutrition.com for more information.

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Research and Markets: 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2013

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hn7l2z/10_key_trends_in) has announced the addition of the "10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2013" report to their offering.

How do you tell the difference between a trend and a fad?

Where is the best place to put your money - and why?

Published every year since 1996, our 10 Key Trends is the only trends analysis that enables you to answer these questions with confidence. That's because our methodology, shown in the report in our unique Trend Diamond, ensures that all the angles of a trend are weighed up - from science through to consumer needs.

All year long we monitor a mass of data from developments in science through to consumer research and supermarket sales figures.

We analyse this to work out what's truly important, and what's not. That's why companies around the world use 10 Key Trends to formulate their strategy and innovation plans.

This year, for the first time, we show the Trend Diamond that we use to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of each trend. And in addition, we plot the product lifecycle for each trend.

These tools are powerful infographics that enable you and your colleagues to clearly see what's happening with each trend and what direction it's going in.

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DiabetesAmerica Joins With Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics During National Nutrition Month(R) Encouraging Everyone …

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HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - March 14, 2013) - DiabetesAmerica is proud to join the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics during March in celebrating National Nutrition Month. This year's National Nutrition Month theme is "Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day" and encourages consumers to develop a healthful eating plan that incorporates individual food choices and preferences.

"DiabetesAmerica's educators are excited to incorporate this year's theme into our daily practice.Our education teams include Registered Dietitians assisting patients with meal planning according to lifestyle, preferences and ethnic and cultural traditions," said DiabetesAmerica Director of Education Mimi Waida, MS, RD, LD, CDE."During March our centers will focus on incorporating 'Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day' into living well with diabetes."

Here are a few ways to "Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day" from the food and nutrition experts at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:

Initiated in 1973 as a week-long event, "National Nutrition Week" became a month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing public interest in nutrition. Additionally, to commemorate the dedication of RDs as advocates for advancing the nutritional health of Americans and people around the world, the second Wednesday of March has been designated "Registered Dietitian Day." In 2013, RD Day is celebrated on March 13.

As part of this public education campaign, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' National Nutrition Month website includes a variety of helpful tips, fun games, promotional tools and nutrition education resources, all designed to spread the message of good nutrition around the "Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day" theme.

About DiabetesAmerica DiabetesAmerica is dedicated to helping diabetes patients understand their condition, manage it, and live a full life without becoming overwhelmed.Through their market leading clinical model emphasizing coordinated patient care, diagnostics, and education, DiabetesAmerica provides comprehensive and personalized diabetes care to tens of thousands of patients across the state of Texas.For more information on DiabetesAmerica, a complete list of center locations, or to schedule an appointment, please visit: http://www.DiabetesAmerica.com.

About the Academy of Nutrition of Dietetics

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The Academy is committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy. Visit the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics at http://www.eatright.org.

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