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Show r piiplllefilp Tuesday JULY 24, 2007 wwwJieraldextra.com YOUR TOWN YOUR NEIGHBORS IN BUSINESS Miami Bound I 1 " V John Beck and Brian Soi sign with Miami Dolphins No benefit Marriage a positive effect on health for diet who are separated reported there were seven or more days in that SALT LAKE CITY time period that they didn't feel Married well. Married couples reported a Utahns appeared to be healthier than people separated, divorced or rate of about half that at 13 percent. widowed, a state survey found. The statewide study by the "It's pretty clear at this point Utah Department of Health asked that there is a genuine positive effect of marriage on health," said people to report how many days out of 30 they had poor health. Nick Wolfinger, associate profesTwenty-seve- n percent of those sor in the University of Utah's de .THE ASSOCIATED soda-po- p drinkers? Study finds same health risks for diet, regular soft drinks PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON People who drank one or more diet sodas each day developed the same risks f of heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, a large but inconclusive study found. The results surprised the researchers who expected to see a difference between regular and diet soda drinkers. It could be, they suggest, that even sweet drinks increase the craving for more sweets, and that people who indulge in sodas prob ably have less healthy diets overall. The study's senior author, Dr. Vasan Ramachandran, emf phasized the findings f 1 don't show diet sodas are a cause of increased heart disease risks. But he said they show a surprising link that must be studied "It's intriguing and it begs an explanation kiA ... by people who are qualified to do studies to understand this better," said Vasan, of Boston University School of Medicine. However, a nutri tion expert dismissed the study's'findings on diet soda drinkers. "There's too much contradictory evidence that shows that diet beverages are healthier for you in terms of losing weight that I would not put any credence to the result on the diet (drinks)," partment of family and consumer studies. Health information from about 22,000 Utah residents between 2001 to 2005 was gathered for the Utah Behavioral Risk Surveillance System report. Studies have shown this correlation for years, and experts offer See A3 Soda consumption Soft drink consumption rose 26 . percent between 1985 and 2006 with the majority of those drinks being regular soda. In gallons per person, per year 50.9 45 40 ' S-85 DO "95 9Q ?0.5H ' 1 Regular If " 'i 2 1 ',t 1 ASHLEY FRANSCELLDaily Herald Michelle Klamm laughs as Chris Murphy holds down Liston Connin while Braydon Perry and Charlie Clegg pour water on him during the Cedar Fort watertight Monday. Their biggest enemies were the neighbors across the street and the trucks full of teenagers driving down the road. "It's a blast, " said Murphy who has been taking part in the water fight for the past 12 years. "They used to just let the ditches run with water, and that's where we got all the water," he said. All's fair in Cedar Fort water battle HERALD about the history of the event is a difficult task. Generally the only response one can solicit from t the marauding toting gangs of was, "get him get him, he's dry!" Luckily, the four-foo- t, gangsters lack aim and if you chose you could take their buckets away from them and pour them back on the kids. But what they lack in height, they more thah make up for in parental support. The kids are often found either riding on ATVs or in the back of pickup trucks. Others are tethered to their If you walk down almost any street in Cedar Fort on July 23, you're likely to get shot by a water gun. As part of its Pioneer Day celebrations! Cedar Fort has an all out, water fight all over town, with only a few places where you can hide. As fifth generation Cedar Fort resident Bart Berry put it, if you're outside, you're fair game. Trying to get residents to tell you a little bit water-packin- g hoses, making intersections a dangerous place for interlopers. Berry offered this advice for the day: "Keep your eyes and head on a swivel," he said. Levi Draper, a from Cedar Fort was found perfectly dry and mowing his lawn a little after 6 p.m. on Monday. See I Pioneer Day: Other local Pioneer Day celebrations, WATER, A3 A3 "05 Soft drinks produced, 2006 10.2 billion cases C" A3 m water-bucke- 55 gallons 72-ye- ' Nathan Johnson consumption Barrus, 106, died Sunday r.r5-- DAILY U.S. soft drink Lila after a marriage. Read more about her life, family and marriage on page Dl J r SODA, I ' y See MARRIAGE, Centenarian NO Place to Hide 'r y;v. Jay Lindsay THE 50 CENTS YOUR NEWSPAPER IN SPORTS BYU's Utah Valley Edition 29.5 Diet I AP SOURCE: Beverage Digest Utah Massage school settles lawsuit claims v. Lindon campus to offer ASL interpreters Grace Leong . INSIDE BRIEFING A4 EDITORIALS A5 LIFE 81 Cloudy, COMICS M warm SPORTS CI SCOREBOARD CS OUR TOWNS 01 OBITUARIES P4 BUSINESS DC STYLE HIGH 93 LOW 66 VOLUME 84 1SSUE3S8 DAILY HIRALD The Utah College of Massage Therapy will provide sign language interpreters and other auxiliary aids as needed to its deaf students under a settlement reached earlier this month with the US. Department of Justice. The deal was struck following a federal review of the Salt Lake massage therapy school for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act after the Justice. department received complaints from students and applicants who say they encountered resistance when they asked for an interpreter. The school which is now owned by global spa services has a total of seven provider Steiner Leisure Limited campuses in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah Including one at 135 S. State Street, Suite 12, in Lindon. Sleiner worked with the federal Nassau, Bahamas-basegovernment to ensure the school is ADA compliant. The ADA prohibits discrimination against people with dis- City-base- d d 6 ""61055 0005 QUI See MASSAGE, A3 GEORGE Retardant press FREY Associated b dropped on the Salt Creek Fire in Big Hallow Canyon on Monday. Salt Creek Fire gnws; strong wind feared THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' SALT LAKE CITY Firefighters working to protect homes from a huge wildfire in central Utah scrambled to take advantage of calm weather and higher humidity before thunderstorms forecast through today could blow in with strong wind gusts and more light ning. Several small rural communities remained evacuated as the Salt Creek Fire grew to more than 33 square miles Monday. 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