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Missile strike kills
27 militants
ISLAMABAD — Dozens
of followers of Pakistan’s
top Taliban commander
were in a compound when a
suspected U.S. missile
attack hit Saturday,killing
27 militants in an al-Qaida
stronghold near the Afghan
border, officials said. The
strike appeared to be the
deadliest yet by the
American drone aircraft that
prowl the frontier, and
defied Pakistani warnings
that the tactic is fueling
extremism in the nucleararmed
Islamic nation. In an
interview unrelated to the
attack, President Asif Ali
Zardari said the Taliban had
expanded their presence to a
“huge amount” of Pakistan
and were even eyeing a
takeover of the state.
Greenhouse gases
continue to rise
CHICAGO — Despite
widespread concern over
global warming, humans are
adding carbon to the atmosphere
even faster than in the
1990s, researchers warned
Saturday. Carbon dioxide
and other gases added to the
air by industrial and other
activities have been blamed
for rising temperatures,
increasing worries about
possible major changes in
weather and climate. Carbon
emissions have been growing
at 3.5 percent per year
since 2000, up sharply from
the 0.9 percent per year in
the 1990s,
Clinton heads
for Asia today
WASHINGTON —
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s
first trip abroad as President
Barack Obama’s chief diplomat
will emphasize the
administration’s interest in
Asia while probably producing
no major policy changes.
Previous secretaries of state
have traveled first to Europe
or the Middle East. For
Clinton, who departs today
for Japan, Indonesia, South
Korea and China, her tour is
a symbolic gesture aimed at
reassuring friends and allies
of their standing and
impressing the Chinese with
early engagement. Clinton
spoke of wanting “more rigorous
and persistent commitment
and engagement” with
the region. For talks with
leaders in each capital, she is
bringing a sheaf of global
issues, including the financial
crisis and climate change.
Gout treatment
approved by FDA
WASHINGTON — The
Food and Drug
Administration has approved
the first new treatment for
gout in more than 40 years,a
company said Saturday.
Takeda Inc. said Uloric, a
once-daily drug, was approved
by the FDA on Friday to fight
gout,apainful joint disease
that mainly strikes middleaged
men. About 5 million
people in the U.S. suffer from
gout,aform of arthritis caused
by a build-up of uric acid in
the blood. Uloric works by
reducing levels of uric acid. In
healthy people, uric acid is
dissolved in the blood and
excreted from the body in
urine. But high levels lead to
the formation of needle-like
crystals that become deposited
in the joints,causing intense
pain and swelling.
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Whitfield County Schools
recently announced the winners
in its Social Studies
Fair.
Those with Grand Prize
listed move on to the region
on Feb. 28 at Kennesaw
State University.
Class I Anthropology
■ “Are Little Debbie
Snack Cakes Nutritious For
Kids?” Hannah Burch,
Savannah Massingill, Valley
Point Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
■ “Hieroglyphics:
Ancient Egyptians’ Form of
Communication,”Noah Cox,
Pleasant Grove Elementary
School, 3rd
■ “Stonehenge: A
Wonder of the Earth,”
Triston Findley,Valley Point
Middle School, 3rd
■ “Scoliosis: How Does
it Affect Kids?” MaryLee
Johns, Morgan Townsend,
Ashley Trollinger, Valley
Point Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
Class I Economics
■ “Why Buy? What is
Most Important to the New
Car Buyer?” Ethan Bryson,
Dug Gap Elementary
School, 1st/Grand Prize
■ “What is Coca-Cola’s
History and Its Economic
Impact on Society?” Brittney
Caldwell, Westside
Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
■ “What Are the Highest
Paying Jobs?” Kyle Fleming,
Westside Elementary
School, 3rd
■ “Black Friday,”
Madison Gowin, New Hope
Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
■ “Alternative Energy
Sources,” Lilly Marcadis,
Varnell Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
■ “Global Positioning
System,” Sami Newsome,
Varnell Elementary School,
2nd
■ “The Great
Depression: Are You Ready
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Again?” Marta Paniagua,
Jennifer Sandoval, Adrianna
Bryant, Antioch Elementary
School, 2nd
■ “How Did the
Interstate System Change the
United States Economy?”
Lyndsy Raper, Pleasant
Grove Elementary School,
3rd
■ “Desalination,”Presley
Whitfield, Varnell
Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
Class I Geography
■ “How is Global
Warming Affecting the
Penguins?” Rachel
Dillingham, Pleasant Grove
Elementary School, 2nd
■ ”What is the Life and
Culture of India?” Anisha
Mittal, New Hope
Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
Class I History
■ “Guns and Tanks of
World War II,” Cyrus
Addison, Gavin Thompson,
Justin Deal, New Hope
Elementary School, 3rd
■ “The Great Crash,”
Lynsey Bridges, Westside
Elementary School, 1st
■ “How Have Horses
Evolved in America?”
Tiffany Christopher, Sydney
Covington, Valley Point
Elementary School, 2nd
■ “How Did the Atomic
Bomb Effect the People of
Japan?” Christain Cole,
Megan Albright, New Hope
Elementary School, 3rd
■ “Titanic,” Chandler
Lomax, Varnell Elementary
School, 1st/Grand Prize
■ “What Was the
Nutritional Value of
Hardtack?” Ty Pendley,
Varnell Elementary School,
2nd
■ “Did Betsy Ross Create
the First American Flag?”
Tess Shaheen, Pleasant
Grove Elementary School,
2nd
■ “Prater’s Mill,” Max
Wilson, Varnell Elementary
School, 2nd
■ “7 Gold vs. 8 Gold:
What Made the Difference?”
Ethan Young, Dug Gap
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Elementary School, 3rd
Class I Political Science
■ “Who was William
Harris Crawford?” Whitley
Brooker, New Hope
Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
■ “The Electoral
College,” Kathleen Jones,
Westside Elementary
School, 2nd
■ “Have Seat Belt Laws
Made a Difference?”
Autumn Lankford, Westside
Elementary School, 3rd
■ ”How is Today’s
Military Different Than the
One That First Formed Our
Country?” Elliot McBrayer,
Tate Higgins,Pleasant Grove
Elementary School, 2nd
Class I Sociology –
Social Psychology
■ “Is the Smart Car a
Smart Choice For All of
Us?” Rubi Barajas, Aja
Stoner, Valley Point
Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
■ “TV, Computer, Video
Games: Do Kids Watch and
Play Too Much?” Sandy
Baza, Rosalba Hernandez,
Maria Newberry, Valley
Point Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
■ “Life of a World War II
Soldier,” Garrison
Crumpton, New Hope
Elementary School,
1st/Grand Prize
■ “Kenyan Runners,”
Alex Fisher, Valley Point
Elementary,1st/Grand Prize
■ Which One Are You?
How Do Kids Pick Their
Social Groups?” Hannah
Dempsey, Thomas Keeble,
Bram Pulliam, Dug Gap
Elementary School, 2nd
■ ”How Does Divorce
Effect Children?” Ali
Lovain, Westside
Elementary School, 2nd
■ “Is Coca-Cola a Soft
Drink or a Medicine?” Bryn
Richmond, Lily Johnson,
Savannah Kephart, Dug Gap
Elementary School, 3rd
■ “Who Likes Basketball
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More?” David Rockholt,
Wyatt Erwin,Skyler Dubose,
Dug Gap Elementary
School, 3rd
■ “What Effects Did the
Holocaust Have on
Children?” Callie Smith,
Pleasant Grove Elementary
School, 3rd
Class II Anthropology
■ “History of Vampires,”
Kendyl Thomas, Nathaly
Ramos, North Whitfield
Middle School, 3rd
Class II Economics
■ “What Are the Uses of
the Peanut?” Jessica
Salaises, Aldo Tera,
Eastbrook Middle School,
3rd
Class II Geography
■ ”How Does Earth
Movement Cause Larger
Waves That Produce A
Tsunami?” Grant Heath,
North Whitfield Middle
School, 3rd
■ “Why is the
Okefenokee a Natural
Wonder?” Dylan Queen,
Wesley Southerland,
Eastbrook Middle School,
2nd
Class II History
■ “Why Did the
Confederacy Think They
Had the Right to Secede?”
Santiago Angel, Westside
Middle School, 3rd
■ “Who Were the Navajo
Indians?” Whitney Cruz,
Julie Morales, Eastbrook
Middle School, 1st/Grand
Prize
■ “Egypt, Queen
Sunday, February 15, 2009 7A
Hospital
changing
its name
ATLANTA (AP) —
Emory University says it has
changed the name of Emory
Crawford Long Hospital to
Emory University Hospital
Midtown.
Emory University president
James Wagner said
Friday it will make the hospital
more clearly affiliated
with Emory in the public eye.
The hospital is a 511-bed
acute-care teaching facility. It
was founded in 1908.
Emory is in the midst of a
major project to modernize
its medical facilities at its
main campus and the
Crawford Long site. The estimated
cost of the project is
$1.5 billion.
No county
meetings set
The Whitfield County
Board of Commissioners
will not hold a work session
or any other meetings on
Monday.
Schools’ Social Studies Fair winners announced
Hatsheput and King Tur,”
Michaela Desautels,Brittany
Maynor, Lindsey Goode,
North Whitfield Middle
School, 3rd
■ “Who Killed John
Fitzgerald Kennedy?” Blake
Evans, Westside Middle
School, 3rd
■ “What was the Purpose
of the Castillo de San
Marcos?” Heidy Lopez,
Elizabeth Silverio,
Eastbrook Middle School,
3rd
■ “The History of Bubble
Gum,” Alex Tate, North
Whitfield Middle School,
2nd
■ “Who Was Walt Disney
and What Were His Original
Cartoons?” Jonathon
Thomason, Westside Middle
School, 1st
■ “The Holocaust: What
Happened and Why,”Kensey
Wilkey,Valley Point Middle
School, 1st
■ “The Trail Where They
Cried,”Jessy Wooten,Briana
Bailey, Tayler Pearson,
Valley Point Middle School,
2nd
Class II Political
Science
■ “Do People Know the
Result of the Watergate
Scandal?” Jacob Bryant,Blake
Carter, Eastbrook Middle
School,1st/Grand Prize
■ “Egypt’s Last Pharaoh:
Cleopatra,” MaKayla Lynn,
Kayla Weaver, North
Whitfield Middle School,
2nd.
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