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"This fair is a way to show the resources that are available to women," Roberto Hancock said.

She said women's health is important because women often are the main source of health information for their families.

Roberto Hancock added that women also have often been left out of major medical research.

"I just recently heard there was a 20- or 30-year study just following women and really trying to realize that women's bodies are different," Roberto Hancock said.

"Women respond to diseases and treatments differently than men." Samantha Stegenga, a supply chain management senior, said she had no idea resources such as Olin Health Center's LIFE: Rx program were available.

"Healthy living is important for college students, and a lot of students get sidetracked from that," Stegenga said.

"Events like this are important to encourage women and all students to live a healthy life." Audrey Smith, office manager at the Women's Resource Center, said Women's History Month helps bring forth women's issues.

"Women are and always have been a part of history," Smith said.

"We are not silent in history, and people need to know that." Roberto Hancock said women's history often hasn't been included in school curriculums.

"When I've done activities with students asking them to name five people who influenced America, most will come up with five white men because that's what we've traditionally learned about in schools," Roberto Hancock said.

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... Sun Herald - 03/29/06 Home Venice News a a 03/29/06 Non-emergency emergency water rates imposed Charlotte County commissioners Tuesday adopted emergency residential water rates and restrictions - even though the county is not in a water emergency.

Yet.

"This is a precautionary measure to send a message to our customers that they conserve as much as possible," Charlotte County Utilities Director David Schlobohm said.

With water war drums beating along the Peace River and Commissioner Matt DeBoer confessing water pressure at his El Jobean home is so anemic, he has to "stand against the wall" to take a shower, the assurance that all is almost well was Schlobohm's theme while explaining why emergency rates are necessary in a non-emergency.

"I want to stress that we are not in an emergency situation in terms of water supplies and pressure," he said.

The rates go into effect for 30 days beginning April 1.

CCU requested the emergency measures to compensate for a "substantial increase in demand" as the region enters its driest time of year, Schlobohm said.

Southwest Florida has received only 3.38 inches of rain this year - 2.4 inches less than usual - making this the driest winter since 2001, according to the state's Division of Forestry.

The emergency rates will be applied only to CCU's residential customers who use more than 11,000 gallons a month, Schlobohm said.

The average CC...

... FOXNews.com - Science News - Wrigley Hoping Science Can Provide Gum Benefits SEARCH E-MAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY FOXFAN CENTRAL FOXNEWS.COM HOME SCIENCE Wrigley Hoping Science Can Provide Gum Benefits Tuesday, March 28, 2006 CHICAGO — Here's a juicy thought to chomp on.

What if the simple act of chewing gum helped you keep your weight down, reduce stress, improve focus — or all three?

Sure, a cynic might reply, just as eating pizza raises your IQ and chocolate-chip cookies make you skinny.

Wm.

Wrigley Jr.

Co., though, is so hopeful of the possibilities that it is launching a multimillion-dollar, multi-year effort to prove them.

Citing "emerging research" that suggests chewing may be beneficial, the gum maker has created the Wrigley Science Institute, consisting of an international advisory panel of scientists and research experts who are studying the sticky matter.

Surinder Kumar, Wrigley's chief innovation officer, says the 115-year-old company has been hearing from consumers for decades about chewing's benefits — some of them, he contends, "just plain common sense." Now it is looking for scientific proof to back up the anecdotal evidence.

The company hopes the results, which won't be known for another year or so, will give people a whole new reason to chew gum — any gum, although as the world's No.

1 gum purveyor and with 63 percent of the U.S.

market, Wrigley clearly would reap the biggest revenue rewar...