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Show DAILY Tuesday, July 24. 2007 HE R A ID A3 U.S. blockades Sliiite stronghold northeast of Baghdad; at least 59 dead nationwide Steven , THE , R. Hurst ASSOCIATED solution in Iraq, where the government and legislature appear determined to press for sectarian advantage rather than Iraqi unity. The parliament said Prime Minister should interNouri vene to end the crackdown by U.S. and Iraqi forces on Husseiniyah. The town is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the militia loyal to radical cleric Muqtada and straddles the highway to Baqouba, where U.S. forces are in the second month of a drive to cleanse that region of in Iraq. State-ru- n Iraqiya television said the Husseiniyah blockade "would have serious consequences on people's lives there." woman A resident, who would give her name only as Um Bassem, said police, apparently expecting a major outbreak of fighting, had issued calls for residents to leave Husseiniyah if they could. "My husband offered to take us out and return to protect our house and belongings, but we refused to leave because we would be so worried about him," Um Bassem told an AP reporter in the area. She said food stocks were becoming low. "We decided to stay home PRESS BAGHDAD U.S. and Iraqi forces blocked access to a town on the northeast outskirts of Baghdad where Shi-it- e gunmen were dug in for a third day Monday behind earthen barriers. Police issued calls for residents to leave the town, and some said they were running out of food and in two rooms at the back of the house. We can't leave because we have valuable things and we fear looters," she said. Lt. Col. Michael Donnelly, spokesman for U.S. forces north of Baghdad, said American and Iraqi forces were now allowing "commercial vendors to bring food to the south of Husseiniyah. Civilians are authorized to walk to these vendors to buy food. Donkey carts may be used, but no vehicle movement is authorized. We are also allowing civilians that need medical aid, to walk to the Hamid Shaub Hospital for free treatment." Shiite-dominate- d fuel. The blockade of Husseini-ya- h came as at least 16 people died when four car bombs rocked the center of the capital. Three of the blasts took place in one span, as the relentless Baghdad summer sun pushed temperatures to 115 degrees. Police, morgue and hospital officials reported a total of at least 59 people killed or found dead nationwide, and the American military announced the deaths of three soldiers and a Marine. At least 3,636 members of the U.S. military have died since the Iraq war began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The continued fighting and deaths of Iraqis and American forces in the sixth month of the American bid to calm Baghdad and the center of the country illuminate the stubborn resistance to a political Water Trouble broke out in Hus- seiniyah when U.S. forces took small arms fire shortly before midnight Friday and ordered an airstrike on the building from which the gunmen were shooting. The military said helicopters fired missiles at the building and three gunmen fled to a second building U.S. aircraft then bombed the second structure; setting off at least seven secondary blasts believed caused by explosives and munitions stored inside the building, the military said, adding that Iraqi police told American forces six militants were killed and five wounded. , You may, however, want to dust off your cowboy hat and head down to Spanish In Provo, bring yourself and Fork's Fiesta Days. The city is sponsoring numerous events your summer bonnet down to 500 North and 500 West, including the Cowboy Mounted Shooting event at Spanish where the city will be holding its annual Pioneer Day ExFork's Rodeo Arena from 8 a.m. to noon. travaganza. The event will start with a The city will also have fireworks, a rubber duck race, flag ceremony at 9 a.m. and will continue until 2 p.m. with family carnival and a morning 10K run. But all that shouldn't games, food, an antique car diminish the Grand Parade show, a pioneer camp and Native American village, and a starting at 9 a.m. For more inmountain man encampment. formation, visit Spanish Fork's The Pioneer Museum will also Web site, www.spanishfork. be open for buckaroos of all org. In Mapleton, the festivities types to stop by and take a tour. Pioneer games will also pick up bright and early, when be a major part of the celebrathe fire department provides a 6 a.m. wake-u- p call. After that, tion, including a watermelon-eatin- g there is a fun run, patriotic contest, buffalo hunt, cowboy hat toss, plank races, program, a parade, games and the usual Pioneer Day festivicity slicker shoot out, prairie obstacle course, and suds in a ties. That night, the city will be putting on its annual firebucket. There will also be a variety works display. of arts events including storyAnd if country music and telling, petroglyph art, wool military tributes are your thing, head over to the.SCERA carding, and a hide and fur, in Orem where country star display. And if your artistic fancy Daryll Worley will headline a moves more along the lines of patriotic Pioneer Day celebraface painting, well, you can tion. have that done there too. I Nathan Johnson can be Chaps and bonnets are not reached at actually required. When asked how he was dry after being outside for so long he said, "they're afraid of me." Draper said he has a reputation for retribution when it comes to the water fight. There are a few places where one can be and stay dry. The Country Store on State Road 73 seems to be an unofficial hub of activity, and it also serves as a safe place from the fight. Most everyone who spent time at the store seemed to be avoiding the melee, all managing to keep dry. The other safe place is of course one's home, though one local kid was overheard saying that people might just follow you into your house throwing balloons. That was particular water-fighte- r gone too quickly to get either his name or information on whether he was the one who would follow you inside chucking balloons. The town's Pioneer Day activities continue today, with a chuck wagon breakfast, parade, carnival and rodeo. . 344-254- 3. 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In southwestern Utah, the Lava Point Campground will Dakota Hill Fire in and around Zion National Park was 40 per- also reopen today. In northwestern Utah, sevcent contained after burning 8,942 acres, or 14 square miles. eral ranches in the small communities of Etna and Grouse "Lingering cloud cover Creek were evacuated as a fire and higher humidity allowed firefighters to initiate direct at- started by lightning Friday tack," fire managers said. grew to 30,000 acres, or nearly No buildings had burned, but 47 square miles. It was about 5 an evacuation order remained percent contained. the path of the fire and hand crews to clear fire lines down to bare earth. The Salt Creek Fire started Thursday and was 15 percent contained, Fidler said. The small towns of Oaker Hills, Indian Ridge, Elk Ridge, Indianola and Holiday Oaks already were evacuated, and a shelter was set up at a school close to national rates. Data the increase in illness to an increase in stress and the loss ' gathered for the U.S. Behavof physical and emotional supioral Risk Factor Surveillance Continued from A 1 System report in 2005 show a port when a couple splits or a national rate of several theories about why this spouse dies. 14 percent for married persons is the case. The rate of poor health dropped to 22 percent as "Economically you're betreporting seven or more days of poor health in the last 30, ter off, and if you have more separations were finalized in money, hey, your health is bet- divorce. Widowed Utahns had while separated persons had a rate of 25 percent and divorced ter," said Ken Smith, professor a rate of 19 percent reporting of human development and seven or more days of poor persons had a rate of 20 perfamily studies at the University health. Unmarried couples had cent. For widowed persons, the of Utah. the closest rate to married per- rate was 20 percent. For unSmith said one of the most married couples, the rate was sons, at 15 percent. Utah's rates were very also. 15 percent. prevalent theories attributes Marriage Soda Continued from Al said Barry Popkin, of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, who has called for cigarette-styl- e surgeon general warnings about the negative health effects of soda. Susan Neely, president of the American Beverage Association, said the notion that diet drinks are associated with bulging waistlines defies common sense. "How can something with zero calories that's 99 percent water with a little flavoring in it ... cause weight gain?' she a massive, heart study following resiCALL TODAY! dents of Framingham, Mass., a town about 25 miles west of Boston. The new study of 9,000 observations of middle-age- d men and women was published Monday online in the journal Circulation. 6 those who reported drinking one or more soft drinks a day had a 48 percent increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome compared to those who drank less soda. Of participants who initially showed no signs of metabolic syndrome, those who drank one or more sodas a day had a 44 percent higher risk of developing it four years later, they reported. Researchers expected the results to differ when regular soda and diet soda drinkers were compared, and were surprised when they did not, Vasansaid. But Popkin said that result isn't that surprising. He said much of the market for diet sodas are people who have unhealthy lifestyles and know they need to lose weight with the other portion being thin people who want to stay that way. That means many people drinking diet sodas have unhealthy habits that could lead to increased heart, disease risks, whether they drink diet soda or not. In studies in which some users were randomly given diet sodas and others were given regular soda, diet soda drinkers lost weight and regular soda drinkers gained weight, ages that do not contain important vitamins and minerals," the association said, adding further study is needed before any association between diet soda and heart risk factors would lead to public recommendations. Vasan also said poor overall health habits may be one reason diet soda drinkers did not show lower heart disease risks in the Framingham study, but there hasn't been enough research to say for sure. Another possible reason is a controversial theory called "dietary compensation," which holds that if someone drinks a large amount of liquids at a meal, they aren't satisfied and will tend to eat more at the next meal, Vasan said. Other theories, Vasan said, are that people who drink a large amount of sweetened drinks are prone to develop a taste for sweeter foods, or that the substance that gives soda its caramel color promotes resistance to insulin, which is needed to process calories. Without a more definitive explanation, Vasan offers only this advice to diet soda drinkers: "Consun e in moderation and stayed tuned for more research." Popkin said. In a statement, the American Heart Association said it On supports dietary patterns that include beverages. framinghamheartstudy.org American Heart low-calor- "Diet soda caitbe-- good option to replace caloric bever the Net. I Framingham Heart Study: http:www. 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