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Below is a example of the issues involved in treating chronic coronary atherosclerosis presented by an intelligent patient who asked questions about treatment and did not accept the mainstream opinion without good evidence.
The vast majority of patients with chronic coronary artery atherosclerosis can be treated as the patient described here. Most cardiologists still believe the profitable myth that heart attacks can be prevented by "treating" those blockages seen on a coronary angiogram. We now have good evidence that such blockages are composed of older, harder plaques that are less likely to rupture and cause a sudden total blockage and a heart attack. Angioplasty, stent or not, and coronary bypass are PALLIATIVE procedures indicated only for intractable symptoms related to decreased coronary blood flow reserve.
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From the patient's perspective: Effectively treating heart disease through diet, exercise, lifestyle and medication
In the late 1960s, Professor G. S. H. Lock was engaged in the development of the artificial heart to address cardiac conditions for which other alternatives were not available. Forty years later he writes, "Today it is difficult to argue that technological intervention on such a scale is really necessary on a routine basis. Even intervention through angioplasty and the insertion of a stent may offer little more than temporary relief."
In this article, adapted from a longer feature in The Lown Forum, Professor Lock shares his experiences as a cardiac patient and his observations on the use of medical technology in cardiovascular care. The Lown Forum is a publication of the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation; ProCor is one of its programs.
Vikas Saini
President, Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation
From the patient's perspective: Effectively treating heart disease through diet, exercise, lifestyle and medication
G.S.H. Lock, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
My story begins, as it often does, with the onset of mysterious chest pains. My family physician immediately diagnosed it as angina, meriting further investigation. After numerous tests on treadmills and in machines whose operations are still a mystery to me, I was confirmed as a high-risk patient with a plumbing problem, usually described as coronary arterial occlusion. An angiogram was recommended and scheduled within two weeks. However, this seemingly routine procedure created a special problem for me because three of my colleagues had failed to recover from that very procedure. With apprehension, I listened to the consulting physician explain that the risk of complication was minimal (about 1%). I asked if there was an alternative. I shall never forget his answer: "Death."
Needless to say, I was not reassured by this response from a very able doctor who was obviously bound by prescribed procedure. Even though he was careful enough to prescribe appropriate medication while I waited for the angiogram procedure, I sought a second opinion, at another hospital. This proved to be an equal waste of time. The physician simply described the use of angiography as a "no brainer" because he viewed it as the natural prelude to intervention. No other possibility was even considered.
These experiences led me to conduct my own extensive research on heart disease, its diagnosis, and treatment. The majority of cardiologists seem to favor intervention, with all of the technology that accompanies, if not drives, it. I, however, could not support such an approach except in emergencies or when surgery was clearly the only means by which a patient's life could be improved if not saved. Through the Lown Cardiovascular Center I was able to confirm that a healthy minority of cardiologists are not interventionists, but believe instead that in the majority of cases, heart disease may be treated more effectively using medical therapy with its four components: diet, exercise, lifestyle, and medication.
At first glance, I thought that each of these would prove to be distasteful – something that would destroy the quality of life – but I found instead the very opposite.
Luckily for me, my wife is an excellent cook – dare I say chef? – and has developed the standard Mediterranean diet into such a variety of dishes that I eat better now than I did two years ago. This alone took my cholesterol level down well below the established safe limit.
Exercise, too, has improved my quality of life. My cardiologist at the Lown Center, Dr. Vinch, is himself and athlete and he reminded me that the heart is a muscle that needs to be nourished and exercised like any other muscle. Under his guidance, I began various walking exercises. At first, using a nitroglycerine spray to decrease the resistance of the peripheral vascular system, I took my daily walks in the river valley where I live. Gradually, the walks became longer and steeper. Today, I can briskly walk up and out of the river valley and then jog up 12 flights of stairs without any angina, and without using the nitroglycerine.
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Yeah yeah! This goes out to Fox News and all the pundits I address on tonight's show
Yo Fox, you create shocks with no awe
You dress like eagles but squawk like chicken hawks
You're pigeons on a statue leaving little puddles of lie behind you
Going after Obama week after killing Osama creating drama?
Let me put in a comma, a pause, because…
I.. need.. a minute.. to think of what to say, next.. that would rhyme...
You push bullshit, the kind you find fall from a schnauzer's behind
Have you lost your damn mind?
You got lazy, it's crazy
Even Glenn Beck's leaving cause' he thinks you're fugazi
You still got Gretchen, she's fetchin' but the truth that you're stretchin' leaves me retchin'
I'm not kvetchin' "Am I kvetching?"
Hannity, Hannity yo, Hannity! Straight up insanity
Hey homes let me take a 'momes
To pour one out for Alan motherfuckin' Colmes
O'reilly, oh really? I know that you feel me
Cause I jokes to the folks while you choke on that smoke!
Are you toking? On Weed?
That you got from Kilmeade?
To push screeds that misleads and plants seeds and mistrusts
That miss Gretta Van Sust…. Ter-nen-en-en-nan just ran on her show?
A night ago? Cause Megyn Kelly said so?
And you know I'm about to go, so I'm telling your ass, yo
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Minnesota Gay Activists Pitch to Tough Crowd: Seniors
SHOREVIEW (AP) - Supporters of gay marriage who are fighting a proposed ban on Minnesota's ballot are trying to win over a particularly skeptical audience: senior citizens.
As Election Day approaches, polls show Minnesotans are closely divided on a constitutional ban. It's one of four states voting this fall on the definition of marriage.
People older than 65 make up more than a tenth of Minnesota's population and post the highest voter turnout of any age group. But they're a hard sell for gay marriage supporters, having grown up in a world where homosexuality was rarely discussed.
Minnesota's campaign against the ban is enlisting senior volunteers to call fellow elderly voters trying to win them over. Gay marriage foes are trying to reach seniors through their churches.
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Offering easy access to the newly remodeled Ocean Dunes Recreation Center - Featuring nearly a mile of beachfront with extensive grounds. Amenities include three outdoor pools, a children's playground, tennis courts, a basketball court, and a shuffleboard court. The Recreation Center has an indoor pool, whirlpool/spa, gym, saunas, and showers.
Here at the Ocean Dunes Properties You'll likely have an opportunity to witness the interesting aquatic phenomena of coquina rocks on the shoreline, especially evident at low tide in this area. These mounds of seashell and limestone form tiny pools and puddles of water, great for wading or lounging in your beach chair. Approach green coquina rocks with caution, those beauties are slippery business! This is a rare sight, specific to this area of Pleasure Island, so enjoy!
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The holidays are one of the best wine-drinking seasons of the year. The festivities and food demand it. Plus, it's a great way to counteract the artery-clogging effects of a Christmas roast. So in lieu of a Wine of the Moment, here are several quality examples, at varying price levels, of excellent holiday wines.
$10 to $20
These are good times to be a wine drinker. There is more value out there for consumers than ever before, particularly in light of the worldwide recession and recent strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to a few years ago. The Las Rocas Garnacha, from Spain, runs about $10 and is a pleasingly refreshing, overtly fruity red wine that can stand up to the side dishes with a turkey or the richness of a roast beef. From Germany, the Dr. Loosen "L" Riesling is a spectacular deal, also around $10. This would stand up to a turkey dinner, but its slightly sweet, refreshingly acidic palate is a terrific day to kick off the day or wake yourself up after a food coma.
For a real treat, seek out some Siduri Pinot Noir Sonoma County. The 2009, available from the winery, is a special wine for about $20. You'll be hard-pressed to find a better in Pinot Noir from anywhere in the world these days. Winemaker Adam Lee, also a native Texan, has crafted appellation wines that are serious but immensely enjoyable in their youth.
$20 to $30
There are exciting things happening in Spain these days. While some of the wines are overly oaked and ripened to excess using an Australian model, there are a lot of good wines that have found harmony between the old and new styles. A top example is Numanthia Termes from Toro. At about $25, it has a plush palate, a healthy amount of oak, but a classically Spanish sensibility to the berry fruit. This is a tremendous choice for an all-day wine -- it would go great with food or by itself.
Back in the Pinot Noir camp, try something different with the Groffier Bourgogne Passetoutgrains. Available at Spec's for roughly $28, this is a bit different for a red Burgundy. Passetoutgrains wines are permitted to be a blind of Pinot Noir and Gamay, the grape of Beaujolais. Think of it as Beaujolais with an extra dose of aromatics and refinement. The Groffier is a particularly nice example, with the elegance and finesse of Burgundy from a top-quality producer and a slightly rustic, fruity edge of Beaujolais. It's like celebrating with high end Beaujolais Nouveau.
For a change of pace from the usual thinking regarding holiday wines, try the Nozzole Chianti Classic Riserva, which runs about $24. It's got the typical, quite refreshing berry fruit and floral flavors of good Chianti but is done in a style that is very approachable right away. The acidity can combat the richness of so many dishes on the holiday table.
$30 and up
If you really want to stay American with your holiday celebrations, the Robert Biale Zinfandel Napa Valley Black Chicken is for you. At about $42, it's not shy on price, but it's also a terrific, consistent example of the briary, jammy style of Zinfandel that has made the grape such a signature of California wine. It retains a solid level of acidity to make it pair well with food.
Two final suggestions are both Pinot Noir, both offering distinct and delightful personalities. The first is Joseph Swan Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Trenton Estate Vineyard. The day Spec's started carrying the Joseph Swan wines was a good one for Houston wine drinkers, and the Trenton Estate Pinot is a benchmark in California. It is a remarkable combination of hedonism and intellectualism: a wine you can drink with pleasure but also ruminate over. It evokes the classic cherry fruit of the Russian River Valley, along with the earthy baking spices that are a hallmark of the region. It'll run you about $50, and it's worth every penny, since it is one of the great California Pinots and a versatile food companion.
Finally, if Swan is a grand master and statesman of the U.S. Pinot scene, Retour Pinot Noir Willamette Valley is a flashy race horse. The winery's first vintage was only in 2006, but the wines have compelling texture and balance. They couple the darker, blackberry fruit expression of Oregon with earthy notes. With a velvety texture that has developed nicely with time in bottle, this would make an outstanding companion to standing rib roast.


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Earlier this month, Prima Capital, in conjunction with AdvisorOne.com and Investment Advisor magazine, announced the eighth annual 2012 SMA Managers of the Year award winners. The identification of these "best in breed" managers was based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative criteria, not least of which is the ability to consistently execute an investment process that delivers above-average results.
In our view, one of the most important—and intriguing—factors that leads to that good end is a manager's "alpha thesis." Successfully exploiting market inefficiency, whether behavioral, structural, fundamental, or otherwise, is a difficult task to be sure, but an examination of this year's SMA Award winners proves there are a number of ways a good manager can add value.
Theses in All Shapes and Sizes
One of this year's Large Cap Domestic Equity winners was BRC Investment Management's Large Cap Concentrated Equity strategy. BRC (an acronym for "Bounded Rationality Concepts") predicates its alpha thesis on behavioral finance and attempts to exploit the irrationality of investors. Specifically, BRC believes that Wall Street analysts can have a substantial impact on stock prices and that Wall Street analysts' behavior is extremely predictable. Based on that thesis, the BRC team focuses its efforts on identifying attractively valued stocks that are poised for upward analyst revisions and positive earnings surprises. By getting ahead of such upward revisions, BRC is able to realize value from the price appreciation that follows their release.
In the fixed income space, the Gannett Welsh & Kotler Municipal Bond strategy was this year's SMA Award winner. GW&K believes that the municipal bond market is highly inefficient for a number of reasons, including the large number of issuers, the large number of bonds, poor press coverage and the lack of a central exchange. And on top of all that, the municipal market is dominated by retail investors. GW&K attempts to exploit these structural issues and add value through fundamental research focusing on credit quality, bond structure, and the relative value between sectors.
The Cambiar International ADR strategy, meanwhile, one of the 2012 International Equity winners, combines both structural and behavioral elements in its alpha thesis. On the structural side, Cambiar utilizes an unconstrained approach to stock selection that allows the managers to invest wherever they see the most value in the international equity market, regardless of the strategy's benchmark construction. On the behavioral side of the alpha thesis, Cambiar takes a relative value approach that attempts to take advantage of persistent bouts of market myopia where the price of the stock is trading at the low end of its historic range due to the market's failure to recognize the company's longer-term prospects.
The alpha theses for the remaining 2012 SMA Award winners—Santa Barbara Asset Management, Geneva Capital Management, Kayne Anderson Rudnick, and Invesco—share similar traits. Each strategy seeks to invest in securities of companies exhibiting certain fundamental factors or characteristics that the managers believe have a long-term positive impact on price—things like dividend growth, earnings growth, and ability to self finance—but the market, for whatever reason, undervalues in the short term.
Strategies, in other words, that seek to exploit inefficiencies.
It's Hardly Like Throwing Darts
If you're not familiar with Burton Malkiel, he's the economist who said that a portfolio selected by a blindfolded monkey throwing darts at the financials section of the newspaper can hold its ground against one selected by investment experts. He uses this example in A Random Walk Down Wall Street to argue in favor of the so-called efficient market hypothesis, which essentially says that one cannot consistently outperform a benchmark over a long period of time. While there are certain points of merit to Malkiel's argument, we're still of a mind to think that managers who possess the ability to identify an alpha thesis and have the skill to exploit the inefficiency have a considerable advantage over any dart-throwing monkey.
A clearly articulated and well-researched alpha thesis should give a manager an advantage over the market for no other reason than it narrows the manager's focus to a certain subset of securities, specifically those the manager believes will outperform. Said another way, the alpha thesis should eliminate a whole swath of stocks from the newspaper financials page that are not as likely to outperform, thus increasing the manager's chances.
But we know that simply having an alpha thesis, even if it's well thought out, researched, and tested, does not necessarily lead to any kind of advantage. In order to gain a real advantage, a manager needs to display consistency in exploiting the inefficiency. That's why conducting the proper due diligence when assessing a manager's alpha thesis and its edge in exploiting the inefficiency—just like we did for this year's SMA Award winners—is a critical part of constructing a successful investment program.
(Author's disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed are provided for general information only and do not constitute specific investment advice or recommendations from the author.)
On April 11, Prima Capital's research team will be hosting a 30-minute free Web seminar for advisors covering the key elements of performance attribution and manager portfolio positioning in the equity, fixed income and alternative areas of the market for the first quarter.
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Do you miss the days of space shuttle launches? Do you want to see humans go back to the Moon, and even explore Mars, in your lifetime? Paul Hildebrandt does too. So he's initiated a Kickstarter campaign to create Fight For Space: Exploring the Future of Manned Spaceflight, a documentary with a higher aim than just getting viewers.
Fight For Space aims to capture of the magic of space exploration's Apollo-era glory, and seed it in a new generation. You can check out a spectacular trailer for the documentary above.
Fight for Space will feature Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, NASA Astronaut Leroy Chiao, and Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI institute, as they make the case for United States-funded manned space flight and further exploration, amidst a dire backdrop of negligible political support, both in words and finances. One of the most damning scenes from trailer is from the Florida Republican Presidential Debate, as Mitt Romney declares:
If I had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the Moon, I'd say you're fired.
Fight for Space also features aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin, one of the creators of the cost-friendly Mars Direct proposal for a crewed mission to the planet. The documentary aims to point out the benefits for people on Earth, from manned missions to Mars and beyond. Hildebrandt cites the wealth of environmental and climate information that could be gained from studying the once-flourishing surface of Mars, as well as the rewards of being the country that captures the imagination of the world through a series of ambitious (and job creating) missions to the stars.
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LONDON — During that period of nearly uninterrupted prosperity in the Canadian sprint game, the torch — not to say the baton — was passed from Ben Johnson to Bruny Surin to Donovan Bailey, although in reality, it wasn't so much passed by Big Ben as it was confiscated.
Star after star after star. Guys running 9.79 (drug-assisted) and 9.84s that helped define an era, for worse and for better. And then ... crickets.
By the time the Sydney Olympics rolled around, the Canadian sprint team was a spent force — Johnson was long gone, Bailey and Surin were nearing the injury-plagued end, the others from the gold-medal Atlanta Olympic relay side scattered, and there wasn't much coming off the assembly line.
Fast forward 12 years. Actually, just press "forward." It hasn't been that fast.
Glenroy Gilbert, who ran the second leg of the relay team, behind Robert Esmie, ahead of Surin and Bailey, that dominated the sport in the mid-1990s, is 43-years-old now. There is grey in the beard. He sits at a dais with the rest of the Canadian Olympic athletics coaching staff and tries to explain — in that distinctive, late-night radio DJ voice of his — why this time, it's not like Sydney or Athens or Beijing.
We might as well listen. He's hardly ever told us a whopper before.
"You know, we didn't always have a star," the sprints and relays coach told reporters Thursday, on the eve of the opening events of the London Olympic track meet.
"I compare this team to our team in 1993, when most people didn't think we stood a chance of winning a medal. In fact most people didn't see us as a team at all, but we ended up with a [world championship] bronze and a Canadian record and you couldn't, at that time, pick out any one guy who was a star."
This was in answer to a question about the overwhelming, well ... sameness of the eight sprinters — Justyn Warner, Aaron Brown, Jared Connaughton, Gavin Smellie, Olewasegun Makinde, Oluseyi Smith, Tremaine Harris and Akeem Haynes — who'll be mixed and matched to try to find the perfect foursome for the Canadian men's relay team in these Olympics.
"I think this is probably the finest group of short sprinters that we've had in the last 10 years," said Gilbert. "We have four-five guys that are running 10-teens, and the others are 10.20s, and half the group are quite young, half the group you will certainly see in [2016 in] Rio."
Yes, but ... 10.15s and 10.20s? Those times don't look very sexy.
"No, they don't. I know," Gilbert said, "but people forget, in '93 our times weren't that fast, either. The only thing is, we got on the track and we executed. We had one guy, Bruny, who was 10.05 or something, but the rest of us ... I was 10.15, Robert was 10.18 and Atlee Mahorn was 10.20 ... so if I were to compare the two teams, I think these guys are in that same position.
"But you know what the Olympic Games are about: they're about performing on the day, with a lot of pressure on. That's what we're hoping is going to happen."
Whether it's more than just a hope depends on a lot of things, but the main things are getting the baton around the track without mishap and probably needing at least a couple of the sprinters to run personal bests. That's the minimum.
It seems such an enormous gap between the 10.14 personal best Gavin Smellie ran at a meet last week in Germany or Justyn Warner's 10.15 PB to the sub-10-second land Canadians, at least one at a given time, used to inhabit. No one has scared that territory in a very long time in our country; what are the chances it's going to happen to one of the eight runners in the mix here? And when?
"I think we've got good possibilities," Gilbert said. "If you look at a guy like Aaron Brown, he's a very talented kid, Oluwasegun Makinde, these guys are 20 years old. They're going to run 100 and 200 and begin to cover those distances very quickly. The times right now, they're not great. But Aaron and Oluwasegun and maybe Tremaine Harris, two or three years from now when they hit their mid-20s, that's typically where you start to see their best sprinting. So ... by Rio."
Gilbert's personal best, in the "good old days," was 10.10. It's hardly a huge leap to expect these kids to reach that standard, but it's that next 1/10th that's the hard part.
And unless one of the kids in this crop gets there, chances of winning a relay are all but nonexistent. Gilbert says he doesn't like to dwell on those days with this group, because he doesn't want to sound like "one of those 'You know, back in my day, this is how we did it' guys."
But it was comfortable, the Esmie-Gilbert-Surin-Bailey group, because everyone knew his place and his role "so you were able to execute under pressure" in world championships and Olympic Games.
"We ran what we called a horseshoe, we got stronger as we worked around the track to our anchor person, Donovan Bailey."
Bailey, though, was a rocket. This team doesn't have one of those.
"We've got to get one of our strongest sprinters out of the hole, we can't run from behind, we don't have a 9.8 guy on the end that can overhaul some runners down the stretch," Gilbert acknowledged. "We have to get out in front and hold on."
That's what he's telling them.
"We have to put everything in it right from the start, and keep your head down and don't try to be creative. Stick to the fundamentals, use the energy in the building," Gilbert said, as if rehearsing the pep talk.
"If we can get every single person to run to their potential, and just get the stick through the zone, that's all we expect to do — we don't have the sub-10-second guy. But maybe two-three years from now, we might."
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To those out looking for a bargain, Black Friday can seem like the best day of the year. Which it might be. If it wasn't for all the fighting, trampling, tasing, stabbings and shootings.
Come on, America. Is a cheap TV, $99 tablet or a free pair of socks with every purchase worth all that mess? And, in some instances, violence?
Below is just a selection of some of the chaos people are reporting from this year's sales, with most predictably coming from Walmart stores.
The saddest may be from Romeoville though, where police have shot a suspected shoplifter following a botched escape that left another police officer injured.
Aftermath of what looks like tsunami. But was mob leaving #Walmart. #WalmartFights pic.twitter.com/No9fHgA0oY
— Stun (@TheBlogPirate) November 29, 2013
#WalmartFights pic.twitter.com/XToifDUU0i
— iTweetFacts™ (@iTweetFacts) November 29, 2013
Fist fight over xBox at Jordan Creek Walmart. #BlackFriday #WalmartFights
— Jason Murray (@Murray49J) November 29, 2013
fight broke out at walmart and the ambulance had to come #phillyforya pic.twitter.com/pQKABqq1Fs
— Jamie Coogan (@j_coogs18) November 29, 2013
I have never felt more shame for humanity than I do right now watching people in Walmart fight over a tv, Alabama bookbag & a $US14 blender
— Zach Colley (@zachcolley1) November 29, 2013
Earrrlyyyyy pic.twitter.com/zhGxYLmunl
— Stackz makin hitz (@Stackztootrill) November 29, 2013
Here's a Walmart in Puerto Rico:
And here's the aftermath:
Some news stations are also reporting crazy and disturbing scenes:
- Reports of a shooting at an Illinois Kohl's
- A man was viciously stabbed over a…parking spot.


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When you begin, Connor's mother will be ridiculing him for his failures. Eagle Flight will be the only active animal power Connor can use during this portion of the mission. As Connor's mother appears and disappears, you'll be using Eagle Flight to jump from platform to platform. These platforms have no time limit so there is no rush.
Upon reaching the final platform, it will begin to get smaller, glow a bright gold light and eventually Connor will fall through it. You'll find yourself looking at a rather large bear that is in need of help. You'll have to remove the spears that are jutting out from its body.
To begin, head towards the leg covered with animus fragments and start climbing. When you reach the spear, press the indicated action and repeatedly press it until the spear is removed. Connor will automatically jump off the bear and on to another platform. Continue using Eagle Flight until you're able to reach to the second leg. Repeat the previous steps and when Connor hops off, the platforms will take you around to the other side of the bear and to it's front leg. The finals set of platforms will lead you to the bears head. Once up there, hop off and Connor will begin removing the spear.
The final part of this mission will teach you how to use Bear Might. Much like the previous animal powers, activate it by pressing the indicated button. This time, your animal power slams the floor and sends nearby enemies in the air and away from you, killing them they're too close. Washington's guards will attack you from all sides. During this sequence, you can use Bear Might as often as you'd like without losing health. The guards will continue to appear after you kill them. Make your way to the giant King Washington and activate your Bear Might near him to end the level.
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Malloy's popularity climbs to a high of 54 percent after snowstorm
HARTFORD -- The latest poll by the conservative Yankee Institute for Public Policy, taken after the record snow storm hit the state last weekend, shows Gov. Dannel Malloy with his highest rating yet at 54 percent.
The bad news is that only 42 percent of voters say they are ready to re-elect him. His overall popularity however is up from a low of 45 percent in June 2011 after the tax increases included in his first budget.
The poll of 500 likely voters taken on Sunday night had 450 surveyed by phone with 50 surveys completed online to try to tap a younger demographic.
It showed Malloy would get 42 percent in a re-election attempt against 39 percent who say they will probably vote for an unnamed Republican opponent. So far, state House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero, R-Norwalk, and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley are likely Republican candidates.
A total of 19 percent of voters at this point are undecided in the 2014 election.
The poll found that 54 percent of likely voters found his latest proposed budget spends too much and by 68 percent to 21 percent oppose borrowing to fund operating expenses.
When told that exempting most cars from being taxed would likely shift the burden to homeowners , they opposed this 54 percent to 34 percent.
They narrowly backed extending tax increases on power plants, corporation and insurance premiums that were supposed to sunset. A total of 44 percent favored extending them to 39 percent who said no.
The governor's First Five/Next Five program that has made millions in low cost loans available to businesses in exchange for job creation was disapproved 56 percent to 27 percent in the poll.
Support for immigration reforms that give legal status to undocumented immigrants was high with 69 percent in favor to 27 percent opposed. This is up from 54 percent in favor to 35 percent opposed a year ago.
President Barack Obama continues to be popular, according to the poll, with a 58 percent approval rating; Sen. Richard Blumenthal had a 59 percent approval rate, while new Sen. Chris Murphy was favored by 53 percent of likely voter.
The complete poll can be read at www.yankeeinstitute.org


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FIU coach apologizes for beach shower incident
BY foxsports • July 19, 2013
MIAMI (AP) -- FIU coach Ron Turner is apologizing for the conduct of some players who used a public outdoor shower after a beach workout Friday and disrobed in public.
The incident took place on Crandon Park Beach in Key Biscayne, Fla., about 20 miles east of FIU's main campus. Miami-Dade police say they were called to investigate reports that a group of players were unclothed in view of other beachgoers.
No charges were filed, and police say none are expected. Turner says some players rinsed off at the public showers "and a few of them made a poor decision and changed their clothes in public."
The team was at the beach for a cookout commemorating the end of preseason conditioning. The school's investigation will continue.
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Richard Ludwig, professor, librarian and expert in rare books, dies
Richard Ludwig, 82, emeritus professor of English at Princeton University and the former associate University librarian for rare books and special collections died, Monday, April 28, at his home in Princeton.
An authority on American literature, Ludwig is credited with expanding the library's special collections, particularly holdings of significant 20th-century American authors. Under his leadership from 1974 to 1986, the collections grew dramatically, with large and important acquisitions, including works by Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Allan Tate, John Keats, Sir Thomas More, Aldus Huxley, Woodrow Wilson, Adlai Stevenson, Allen Dulles and the publishing companies Henry Holt and Scribner and Sons. He managed the expansion of the staff and the department's quarters, including the construction of the Milberg exhibition gallery and the Seeley Mudd Manuscript Library.
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Seoul - Poland's world No 4 Agnieszka Radwanska breezed past Spaniard Larra Arruabarrena 6-0, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the Korea Open on Saturday to set up a title clash with Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Pavlyuchenkova, seeded third, had a tough outing against former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy but eventually prevailed 7-6 (13/11), 7-6 (8/6) in the other semi-final.
Top-seeded Radwanska continued her good form on her Seoul debut, having dropped just 11 games in four matches, and needed 64 minutes to thrash the Spaniard, ranked 113th in the world.
"It was definitely a very good match. I was playing really good tennis," said Radwanska, after reaching her fourth final of the year.
"It was really hot out there but I played my 100 percent throughout the match, so that's why it was two quick sets."
Pavlyuchenkova was hopeful that she could recover for Sunday's final after her gruelling semi-final that lasted two hours and 23 minutes.
"I'm so tired right now, to be honest," the Russian said after her victory.
"I have to be aggressive but also consistent (in the final).
"We just played at the US Open and she's very consistent, she never misses, and if I make a lot of mistakes it'll be an easy victory for her," said Pavlyuchenkova who lost to Radwanska at Flushing Meadows last month.
"It will be a tough match for me, but it's the finals, and I hope I'll be 100 percent tomorrow (Sunday)."


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Mechanic of anatomy: Zed springs into future fantasies
In Aggie Zed's world, elephants nudge abandoned stairs for boarding planes through desert sand, rats perch on befuddled figures' heads, and wires emerge from horse-machine hybrids to lift metal-winged characters into midair. The sculptor and painter's surreal visions are part Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys, part Kirsten Bakis's Lives of the Monster Dogs, mixed with dashes of Mad Max 2, The City of Lost Children and Tank Girl, all stirred together to yield a post-apocalyptic dystopia that's troubling but also fun.
One of three artists showcased in Chroma Projects' current exhibit, "Miraculous," Zed's controlled chaos provides a counterpoint to the refinement of John D. Morgan's wall assemblages and Ellen Hill's carved-wood paintings. Zed's 13 mixed-media sculptures, 11 paintings, and numerous ceramic figures pulse with energy and reward viewers' attention with constant surprises. The longer one looks, the more secrets unfold and narrative possibilities expand.
Working with ceramics and reclaimed scrap metal, Zed creates sculptures that suggest a story in progress. In "loom," for example, a horse, with a body constructed of intertwined copper wire and grey metal bolts and straps, punctuated by a ceramic head and four hooves, does not walk, but instead rides high above a wheeled vehicle. This strange situation prods the viewer to ask, "What's happening here? How did that horse-or is it a machine-get up there? And where's it going?"
Although Zed embraces an intentionally rough-edged aesthetic, which finds beauty in the scrapheap, she is an accomplished student of anatomy. Her understanding of animals' biological structure, whether horses or large cats, enables her to create persuasive gestures in her ceramic figures, ranging from the dip of a head to the sideways flick of a tail. Especially beautiful is the way she combines off-white clay, tinged with grey and rust, with metal pieces, stitching wires through and around the ceramic elements. A horse with a perfectly sculpted ceramic hoof might also have another of coiled copper.
A parallel aesthetic of spontaneous energy runs through Zed's works on paper, but with the addition of vivid colors and a few cursive words. Her strange and amusing scenes, which often involve animals, feature areas of translucent acrylic color that bleed into each other and drip down the page. As with Zed's sculptures, her paintings suggest the viewer has arrived mid-event and must fill in the blanks.
Disturbing and delightful, Zed's artwork invites the imagination to come out and play.
The exhibition, "Miraculous," featuring Aggie Zed's sculptures and paintings, along with work by John D. Morgan and Ellen Hill, is on view through November 27 at Chroma Projects Art Laboratory, 418 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 202-0269.
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The piece leaves me with a feeling of great sadness. Workmanship is certainly recognizable, but there is a change in theme somehow that that holds my attention, though not in a positive way. Suppose it must be what I view as the death of the horse?
On the other hand "would do" is hardly what I would term 'positive,' but I would snatch one in a moment if I ever saw one (I live in PA).


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On Wednesday, The Arizona Republic published a Department of Justice memorandum, which states that the FBI and other agencies should "electronically record statements made by individuals in their custody." This would reverse a "no-recordings" policy that the FBI has held (unofficially at first, and then officially) since its inception in 1908.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); and the United States Marshals Service (USMS) are also encouraged to videotape interrogations.
The memorandum establishes a "Presumption of Recording" which the DoJ says does not "create any rights or benefits, substantive or procedural... by any party against the United States." Still, the Justice Department urges the agencies to electronically record statements given by people in custody after their arrest but prior to their appearance in court. The policy also "encourages agents and prosecutors to consider taping outside of custodial interrogations,'' such as during the questioning of witnesses, The Arizona Republic reports.
Agents may forgo videotaping an interrogation if the interviewee refuses to be taped, if there is a question of public safety or national security, or if it's not practical to videotape an interview, such as when there are more interviewees than there are video recorders, or if there is an equipment malfunction.
The changes, which will be implemented starting July 11, result from the "collaborative and lengthy efforts of a working group" representing the various agencies and their legal interests. As NPR reports:
Discussions about recording interrogations have been underway at the federal level since early in the Obama administration. And many state and city police already record interviews with suspects because of concerns about abusive practices that could railroad innocent or vulnerable individuals into false confessions.
The decision to videotape interrogations is meant to bolster both federal testimony and that of witnesses as the parties come before juries that increasingly expect video evidence when they hear a case.


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|lyre, Chordophone; nyatiti, lyre made from the wood from the fig tree (ngowu); hemispherical bowl on small round foot, covered with hide, serves as resonator; hide passes over to sticks forming the arms; wooden cylinder mounted on upper ends of arms hold rolls of string from which 8 strings run convergently into the resonating chamber; they pass over a bridge of 5 sections of reed stalk affixed to the surface of resonating chamber by wads of bee's wax. L = 77.5 cm. CJP/ J 9/2004; H = 80.0 cm, maximum W = 58.0 cm, W (at arch) = 52.0 cm, W (at body) = 37.0 cm, maximum Depth = approx. 23.0 cm, Depth (base to tuning resin) = approx. 21.0 cm. CJP 6/2005 9/2004, Maker: Okong'o, the son of Odongo (Kamgan lineage). CJP / J 8/20049/2004, Collector's notes: The eight-stringed harp or nyatiti is perhaps the most popular traditional musical instrument. I was told that in the old days most young men knew how to play the harp, but only the most skilled players were asked to perform at social gatherings. The young men of today do not have much interest in the harp. They have taken up the Spanish guitar and play popular Afro-Cuban music, leaving the music of the nyatiti to be enjoyed by the older married people. The nyatiti player sits on a skin spread on the ground; his harp rests on the ground in front of him. He spends some time tuning the instrument, tightening the strings, testing them for tone, and adjusting them once again. Soon he begins to tap his right foot, causing the bells (gara) wrapped around his ankle to jingle in a regular rhythm. His fingers move quickly from string to string, picking out an appropriate melody. Finally he begins to sing. He calls out the name of a well-known man. In verse after verse, he combines this name with the nicknames and praise names by which the man is known. He tells of the man's personal habits which have made him so well known. If he has fought as a warrior, he describes the man's bravery and how this enemy or that one fell under his attack. And without fail, in verses scattered throughout the song, he gives the man's genealogy, placing him as any Luo individual is placed by re-standing his parentage, his ancestry and his progeny. There is no real end to such a song; the verses can be re-arranged and repeated as the instrument, he begins to sing a mourning song for someone who died recently. His audience will soon be asking him to play some of their favorites that they have heard him sing before. The verses of the song do not rhyme, but they do have a delightful poetic flavor to them. Here is a sample of a few verses which provide a biting social comment on Luo values towards agriculture: The Luo are different The Luo are different Deeivers - the Luo They deride a men who cultivates, Calling him anteater. They say rheumatism will break his back, And that disease will kill him. But a man who harvests much food, [continued], Collectors' notes continued: They call him a greedy man. They say gluttony will spoil his body. The Luo, they completely confuse me The Luo, they twist things around. If a man invited his friends to a beer party, he would invite a nyatiti player to entertain them. If a special ceremony is being performed, a nyatiti player will be invited, and, of course, the nyatiti player will be there to sing mourning songs for the dead at their funerals. The specimen purchased for the Museum is about 3 feet long. The sounding board of the harp is carved out of wood from the fig tree (ngowu). It is circular in plan, having a rounded, painted back and a flattened front. An untanned cowhide is stretched over the front of the sounding board at an angle and are fitted into a third bar roughly perpendicular to them. The eight strings of the harp are made from twined animal intestines. They are passed through a hole in the sounding board and over a set of reed sections held in place by beeswax and are finally wound around the bar at the far end. I have already mentioned that the nyatiti is not as popular today as it was in the past. After the European intrusion, two other musical instruments, the one-stringed violin and the accordian, spread quickly to the Luo from other East African tribes. While they were in vogue for a while and are still heard occasionally today, the Spanish guitar predominates the musical world at the present time. Purchased in East Kadiang'a Sub-Location, South Nyakach Location,Central Nyanza. Maker: Okong'o, the son of Odongo (Kamgan lineage). Materials: wood of the fig tree, cowhide, nails, animal intestines, reeds, beeswax, and paint. CJP/ J 9/2004
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