Published: 2002-02-08 11:55:00 Updated: 2002-02-08 11:55:00 Thursday Marks National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Posted February 8, 2002 RALEIGH, N.C. — Thursday marks the second annual National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Twenty-one thousand people in North Carolina are infected with HIV. Of that 21,000, 15,000 are black. Health officials are launching a campaign designed to raise awareness about the growing number of HIV and AIDS cases in the black community. "We have pounded this, talked about it, written it down a number of times, but people still want to opt out and say it's not me, it's them, it's the other person. I can participate in risky behavior, but I don't have to worry," said Brenda Crowder-Gaines of the North Carolina HIV/STD Prevention Branch in Raleigh. "We're at a critical point to make sure every African-American understands and internalizes what it means to make a decision that puts you directly in the path of this particular virus." The North Carolina HIV/STD prevention and care branch in Raleigh is using Black HIV/AIDS Awareness day to recognize volunteers. They also want to encourage others to give their time. "People to answer the phone, send out the mail, on the buddy system, go grocery shopping for someone who is too sick to do that, so we're trying to get African-Americans involved in that aspect of HIV," Crowder-Gaines said. The group is trying to increase awareness of the risky behavior that leads to HIV and AIDS, such as unprotected sex and sharing needles. The volunteer celebration will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh.

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Published: 2002-02-08 11:57:00 Updated: 2002-02-08 11:57:00 Peterson Attorney Hires Top Forensic Specialist To Look At Crime Scene Posted February 8, 2002 DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Peterson, the Durham writer who is accused of murdering his wife, has kept a low profile since getting out of jail last month. Meanwhile, his attorney, David Rudolf, is actively trying to gather more information about the case. Rudolf said he is eager to see Kathleen Peterson's autopsy report, but he is not so sure it will shed more light on the case. "It will certainly put us perhaps in one direction or another, but it may not," Rudolf said. Rudolf said evidence gathered at the scene may play a bigger role. Durham detectives spent days scouring Peterson's 11,000-square-foot home for evidence after the incident. Rudolf has accused Durham police of compromising the crime scene, and he has hired forensic specialist Henry Lee, known for his work in the O.J. Simpson case, to check out the staircase in the Peterson home. Peterson has ventured outside his mansion-like home since getting out of jail, even if it was just to talk to neighbors and close friends like Don Clement. Clement said the former mayoral candidate-now-murder suspect made a number of observations. "He, of course, was amazed at the attention that he was getting -- having helicopters fly over his house, having people stop him at the grocery store and so on," Clement said. Clement said one thing really stuck out from their talk. "He just sort of looked away from me and he said, 'Which direction do I go now without Kathleen,'" Clement said. Clement's wife, Donna, took the stand on Peterson's behalf during last month's bond hearing. She believed being in jail was enough of a distraction for Peterson, that he did not really mourn his wife until he returned home. "He's really having to face it in a way that he didn't when he was in jail," she said. Peterson wants to shield photographs from her autopsy until after his trial. David Rudolf, Peterson's defense attorney, has asked State Attorney General Roy Cooper to keep the pictures private. By now, Rudolf had hoped to get a look at what was found to prepare his client's case. Rudolf said he has requested the evidence, but with the exception of photos, he has not received anything. It is all part of a legal process called discovery. Rudolf said his team has interviewed all the people they know to interview, and with Kathleen Peterson's autopsy report still being prepared, he feels like he and his client are at a standstill. "It's obviously a complicated case, but they're supposed to have provided the discovery within four weeks of the indictment and that hasn't happened, obviously," Rudolf said. "It's something we're concerned about and we'll push for it as hard as we can push for it." Back in December, Peterson told police he found his wife at the bottom of a staircase in the family's home. Peterson has told friends he believes his wife, a Nortel executive, either fell down the stairs, or was attacked by an intruder. Peterson has not granted police an interview. Rudolf said in the meantime his client has gotten his computer back from police, so he can at least resume one part of the life he used to know. "His goal is to try to start writing again. Of course that's what he does, but that's hard for him right now," Rudolf said. The autopsy report on Peterson's death is expected to include photographs. Autopsy reports and the pictures that accompany them are both public documents under state law. District Attorney Jim Hardin told WRAL that this is a complicated case and he will hand over the evidence as soon as he can. Hardin added that he is operating on the schedule defined by the courts, not by Rudolf.

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Published: 2002-02-11 08:35:00 Updated: 2002-02-11 08:35:00 Chronic Pain Sufferers Worried About OxyContin Misuse Posted February 11, 2002 FRANKLIN COUNTY — More and more people are abusing the drug OxyContin, stealing it to get high. Some people have died from using it and others have been put behind bars. Doctors are also getting into trouble for carelessly prescribing it. OxyContin is the brand name for oxycodone. On the street it is known as "the poor man's heroin," "hillbilly heroin" or "OC." Its misuse is of great concern to many people who rely on the drug to live normal lives. OxyContin is a powerful drug intended to help ease severe, chronic pain. A Franklin County woman who uses the drug to treat a painful condition says it affords her a better quality of life. "There's been many times that the pain was so severe I couldn't talk I couldn't walk," says patient Jane Procacci. Procacci suffers from a rare bladder disorder called interstitial cystitis. It has crippled her body and her everyday life. She was bedridden for year, unable to move because of the pain. That all changed when her doctor prescribed a new pain medication called OxyContin. "I guess the best way to put it is I'm feeling some relief, not complete relief. I am feeling some relief where I can get out of bed I can sit on the swing," says Procacci. Procacci worries that the simple pleasures that she does enjoy will be short-lived. Since so many people abuse OxyContin, she is concerned the government may take the drug away. "It's going to make it bad for us because if they continue to abuse drugs like OxyContin, the FDA may end up pulling it off the market," she says. "Which means my sons are going to lose their mother again because my other options for pain relief are few and far between." Procacci says that she hopes that will never happen, and wants those who abuse OxyContin to know what they are doing to people like her. "For those that need the medication, don't ruin it for us because this if the one thing that really does help us," she says. Purdue Pharma , the maker of OxyContin, has created a new formulation of the drug. It contains an antidote so that if someone chews or inhales the drug, it would nullify the high. When swallowed whole as prescribed, it would still have a powerful effect on pain. The company says the new formula is virtually abuse-proof, but it will be at least three years before it will be approved for use.

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Published: 2004-01-25 05:14:00 Updated: 2004-01-25 05:14:00 Sabres Send Hurricanes Fans Home Disappointed Posted January 25, 2004 RALEIGH, N.C. — Though the official attendance was listed at 17,596, a sparse crowd attended Sunday's NHL game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres because of a winter storm that dumped snow and sleet on much of the state. As they tried to navigate the icy roads on their way home after the game, the fans probably wondered why they took such a chance to see the Canes win. Instead of seeing the Canes win, they saw Jochen Hecht and Martin Biron rally the Sabres from a deficit. Hecht had two goals and Biron 37 saves, helping the Sabres erase a two-goal deficit and beat the Hurricanes, 4-2. Derek Roy's third-period goal put the Sabres ahead to stay, and Milan Bartovic added a goal and an assist. Entering the game, the Sabres were 4-18-2 when they allowed the first goal, and 1-12-1 when trailing after the first period. None of that mattered Sunday as the Sabres took advantage of mistakes by Carolina goaltender Jamie Storr. "It doesn't happen very often," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "It would've been an easy game to go the other way, but we came back." Erik Cole and Kevyn Adams scored for the Hurricanes, who had a 39-21 advantage in shots. Roy's second goal of the season gave the Sabres the lead and sent Carolina to its fourth straight home loss. After a turnover by defenseman Bruno St. Jacques in the Carolina zone, Bartovic shot on Storr, who made the save but failed to control the puck. Roy pushed the rebound into the left side of the net at 5:15 for a 3-2 lead. It was just one of three goals that came off miscues by Storr. The Sabres scored twice off rebounds. Bartovic scored Buffalo's first goal off a shot by Andy Delmore, poking the puck past Storr at 3:55 of the second period. Hecht scored an insurance goal when he stole Storr's pass along the boards and beat the goaltender back to the net at 18:31 of the third. Storr, the backup to Kevin Weekes, took responsibility for the loss. "If I had made key saves at key times, there's no way we should've come out of this game without at least a tie, and we should've had a win," Storr said. Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette didn't blame his goaltender. "We're not here to try hard," he said. "We've got to win games," he said. "So I'm failing miserably, the players are failing miserably. "Our fans are coming out and waiting for something to cheer about, and we're failing miserably at that as well." Carolina charged to an early lead when Cole took Radim Vrbata's pass from behind the net and beat Biron from the left side at 4:06 of the first. The Hurricanes led 2-0 on Adams' short-handed goal early in the second. After racing up the ice on a turnover, he hesitated on the shot to let a sprawled-out Delmore slide by before beating Biron at 2:14. The Sabres closed the gap with Bartovic's goal, and Hecht tied it midway through the period, sidestepping defender Niclas Wallin and scoring on a shot from the left circle. Biron also had three big stops late in the period, turning back shots by Ron Francis, and Justin Williams, and making a diving stop on a shot by Josef Vasicek after getting caught behind the net. "When your goaltender is on his game, it really helps a lot," Roy said. "You can rely on him, take more chances, and it lets you play harder."

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Q and A: This is the group of people inflation hurts most With the cost of living jumping to a rate not seen in more than 30 years, Canadians have been paying more for essentials such as food, housing and gas. The annual rate of inflation climbed to 5.7 per cent in February, Statistics Canada said Thursday, the highest level since August 1991 and the second-straight month it's been more than five per cent. CTV National News' Manitoba Bureau Chief Jill Macyshon spoke with Phil Cyrenne, a professor of economics at the University of Winnipeg, about what's driving high inflation rates in Canada and who it's hurting most. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. We've talked about inflation a lot over the last few years in this country. What is inflation and what is driving it? Inflation is a continual increase in the average price levels. It's not a one-time increase. In the last few years, those prices have increased quite dramatically. What are the drivers of inflation? You can have one-time increases in prices due to supply shocks. For example, suppose the price of oil goes up to 20 per cent. If that is the only increase in the price of oil, then prices will adjust. And so you wouldn't expect continuing increases in prices. What you really need for inflation is to have what's called an expansionary monetary policy, plus an expansionary fiscal policy. What's happened in Canada is we've had basically all three: We've had expansionary fiscal policy, expansionary monetary policy and an adverse supply shock, particularly in energy. That's a recipe for inflation everywhere. I think a lot of this is a legacy of the COVID period. I was someone who was very, very concerned about the period after COVID. I mean, we're not quite out of the woods yet. But you have to be careful what you're doing during the COVID period and what's going to happen after. Most economists thought the borrowing and the unprecedented financial spending and the lower interest rates were going to lead to problems after the COVID period. I think that's what we're seeing now. Who does inflation hurt the most? In general, people on fixed incomes are always hurt by inflation. In other words, if you're retired and you're getting your annual CPP, that amount that you're getting is going to be purchasing less and less. Inflation really erodes purchasing power. But the people who benefit are people who are actually borrowing because, in a sense, they are going to be paying back with less valuable dollars, because inflation erodes that value. So borrowers actually do a little bit better under an inflationary environment, whereas savers generally do worse. What do you see going forward? I think the Bank of Canada has realized that higher interest rates are needed. The idea behind higher interest rates is that it will reduce borrowing by consumers and businesses, which will reduce spending. It is the spending that is contributing to the rise in prices in conjunction with the supply shock. That (supply shock) is what's driving up energy prices, and energy prices filter through the entire economy. If you're talking about food prices, transportation is a key element of food prices. Lots of energy is used in agriculture. So energy is a key input in the economy, which is why it has such far reaching effects. So if oil prices keep going up, will inflation keep going up as well? Right. For inflation, you need a continual increase in prices, and oil keeps going up. The only option that that central bankers have around the world is to basically reduce aggregate demand. And the way to do that is to raise interest rates -- in other words, to reduce the pressure that the world economy is putting on the oil market. Do you see the Bank of Canada raising rates again within the next month or two? I think that's really what they're thinking about. The one issue that they're also worried about is that when you raise interest rates, you actually slow down the economy. So the Bank of Canada has this juggling act. It's trying to manage these inflationary pressures, but it doesn't want to push us into a recession. That's why they've been somewhat reluctant in raising interest rates.

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Quindell klaxon, everyone: former chairman Rob Terry has sold off most of his remaining stake in the embattled insurance outsourcer, sending shares plummeting by almost half their value, to 24.1p. The company has been at the centre of a massive loss of confidence over the past few months. Since April, when mysterious US short seller Gotham City Research published a note accusing it of having "magical... paper profits", shares in the company have lost more than 90 per cent of their value. Last month, Terry and non-exec director Steve Scott stepped down, shortly after the company's broker, Canaccord Genuity, resigned. Fidelity, one of the world's largest investors, has also cut its stake in the company in half. Although shares rose last week as the company issued its final tranche of 100,000 shares, on Monday they lost as much as 16 per cent as the company announced it had hired accounting giant PwC to conduct an independent review into its accounting practices. At the time, chief executive Robert Fielding said the review insisted Quindell's "business remains robust and we believe we have sufficient resources to deliver on management's plans", adding that "we have a strong business, with great people". However, investors seem less than confident. On Monday, shares opened at 50p. Update: This article has been updated to include the quote from Robert Fielding, and to remove a reference to Terry selling his shares at 15p each.

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RALEIGH — Two Bladen County men were elected to the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association’s board of directors during the 49th annual meeting in Durham on Friday. Dan McDuffie of Council and Chris Hester of Bladenboro were elected to three-year terms on the board of directors and will represent Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender counties. As a director on the state soybean board, Hester and McDuffie will be responsible for overseeing the soybean checkoff-funded research, marketing and communications work of the association, as well as conducting advocacy work on behalf of the state’s soybean industry. North Carolina soybean producers elected the following officers for 2016: President – Jeff Peed of Aurora; Vice President – John Fleming of Scotland Neck; Secretary – Jeff Tyson of Nashville; and Treasurer – Bernard Lennon of Evergreen. For information, call Charles Hall, CEO of the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association, at 800-839-5775.

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RENTON'S DENNIS MOYERS and Bellevue's Hannah Niebulski have never met. But if they do, he'll have two words for her: "Thank you." That's because on Sept. 29, when Seattle-area residents take part in the 21st Annual Seattle AIDS Walk at Volunteer Park, Niebulski and two dozen other students from Newport High School will be there. The 53-year-old Moyers, who was diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1985, will be among those benefiting. Niebulski, a 17-year-old senior honor student, serves as walk treasurer, runs on the cross-country team and aspires to be a pediatric heart surgeon. She is one of 25 members of AIDS Student Peer Educators at Newport, an elective class taught by teacher Barbara Velategui. The students, selected from 125 applicants, provide AIDS and STD education to all grade levels at Newport and teach 10th-graders at the district's three other high schools. "It's a lot more powerful when it comes from your peers," says Niebulski, now in her second year as a peer educator. The students also take part in the annual AIDS walk, which raises money for the Lifelong AIDS Alliance. Formed through the merger of the Chicken Soup Brigade and the Northwest AIDS Foundation, the Lifelong AIDS Alliance works to prevent the spread of AIDS and to provide food, housing and insurance help for those already living with HIV/AIDS. Niebulski, ASPEN's co-captain for this year's AIDS Walk, dreams big. Last year's team raised $35,000 in donations by the day of the walk -- a figure that hit $40,000 by World AIDS Awareness Day in December (fueled in part by a $1,000 personal donation from Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates). By Sunday, this year's team was just under $35,000, $4,000 ahead of the Microsoft team. Niebulski has raised nearly $7,000. With the help of their families, students find a variety of ways to raise money, Velategui says, from taking collections at football games to holding car washes and collecting donations in lieu of gifts at birthday parties. One father held a poker tourney and donated the buy-in amount. Another family staged a 3-on-3 basketball tourney and donated the entry fees. "The ASPEN kids have become so successful that Lifelong uses them to motivate other teams to raise money," Velategui says. Moyers, a former electrical contractor now living on disability, is appreciative. He was living in Houston with his partner, Shane Martzell, when he got his HIV-test results. Though in a monogamous relationship, both immediately agreed to be tested "as an example to our friends," Moyers says. "I believe you have to know your enemy." When both tested positive, Moyers says he and Martzell took an oath: If one got sick, the other would care for him until he died. The treatments available now didn't exist then. One by one, they watched old friends die. Then, Martzell got sick. He and Moyers had moved to SeaTac. "He was my soul mate. He died at home with me and our dogs at his side. It ripped me apart," says Moyers. A long-term survivor of AIDS, he's battling -- whenever he gets the chance -- the perception that because the headlines are gone, so is the crisis. Not so, he says. According to the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 1 in 300 Americans is living with HIV/AIDS -- 10,000 in King County alone. Which is why the walk means so much to Moyers, who volunteers as a food-distribution coordinator at Lifelong's food distribution site in Renton at Cross and Crown Lutheran Church and is one of those who receives help. "I depend on that program," he says. "I know how important it is."

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RIM Launches BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 Research In Motion (RIM) has announced general availability of BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 – a new service for business and government organizations that extends Microsoft Exchange Online to BlackBerry smartphones and allows customers to manage their BlackBerry deployments in the cloud. The service is available at no additional charge to current medium-sized or enterprise subscribers of the Office 365 suite or standalone Exchange Online and works with BlackBerry smartphones on business or consumer data plans. “RIM is pleased to launch BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365. This new cloud-based option allows customers to cost-effectively support mobility across their organizations and easily manage and secure their BlackBerry deployments,” said Alan Panezic, Vice President, Enterprise Product Management and Marketing at Research In Motion. BlackBerry Business Cloud Services offers advanced administration and flexible smartphone self-service features to support an organization’s BlackBerry deployment in the cloud. Key features include: - Wireless synchronization with Microsoft Exchange Online email, calendar and organizer data from a BlackBerry smartphone - BlackBerry Balance technology, which presents a unified view of work and personal content on a BlackBerry smartphone while keeping the content separate and secure - An intuitive web-based console for IT administrators to provision, manage and secure BlackBerry smartphones from anywhere - Online access to employee self-service smartphone security functions, allowing users to easily reset a device password or remotely lock or wipe a device in the event of loss or theft Managed service providers, systems integrators, carriers, resellers and other partners can also use the cloud service to manage BlackBerry deployments on behalf of their customers. The service is available today in over 50 countries. Customers can go to www.blackberry.com/cloudservices to get started.

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Radiohead singer Thom Yorke on Friday released an album via BitTorrent, the British rocker said, marking the first time the online file transfer system often associated with piracy has been used to sell music. Breaking News Radio host Tom Joyner offered Trayvon Martin's friend Rachel Jeantel a full ride to college.

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