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Nicotine and alcohol a risky combination
- Written by Vince Faust
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Smoking and drinking are two of the cultural habits that make for a very dangerous mix. Eighty to 95 percent of people who consume alcohol smoke cigarettes, which is three times higher than the general population. Seventy percent of alcoholics are heavy smokers compared with just 10 percent of the population. Studies also show that smokers tend to consume more alcohol than non-smokers.
This doesn't mean that everyone who smokes is an alcoholic. The facts do show if you drink and smoke, the habit can kill you. According to a neuropsychologist and neuroscience researcher at the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center, "Smokers tend to consume more alcohol than non-smokers. It is also known that chronic alcohol dependence can damage alcoholics' brains, particularly the frontal lobes, which are critically involved in higher-order cognitive functions such as problem solving, reasoning, abstraction, planning, foresight, short-term memory, and emotional regulation." Recent data shows that smoking kills more alcoholics than alcohol does.
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence, is a disease that includes the following four symptoms:
Craving – A strong need, or urge, to drink.
Loss of control – Not being able to stop drinking once drinking has begun.
Tolerance – The need to drink greater amounts of alcohol to get "high."
Physical dependence – Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness and anxiety after stopping drinking.
Alcoholism and smoking are diseases. The craving that an alcoholic and a smoker feel for alcohol or cigarettes can be as strong as the need for food or water. Alcoholics and smokers will continue to drink despite serious family, health or legal problems.
Like many other diseases, alcoholism and smoking are chronic, meaning they can last a person's lifetime. The use of both substances usually follows a predictable course. The risk for alcoholism and smoking is influenced both by a person's genes and by his or her lifestyle.
Alcohol abuse and alcoholism cut across gender, race and nationality. Fourteen million people in the United States or one in every 13 adults abuse alcohol or are alcoholic. More men than women are alcohol dependent or have alcohol problems. Alcohol problems are highest among young adults ages 18-29 and lowest among adults age 65 and older. People who start drinking at an early age greatly increase the chance that they will develop alcohol problems at some point in their lives.
In the United States, one in four people smokes. According to the Surgeon General's Report "Nearly 40 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native adults smoke cigarettes, compared with 25 percent of adults in the overall U.S. population. They are more likely than any other racial/ethnic minority group to smoke tobacco or use smokeless tobacco." The Surgeon General's Report also stated that" Smoking is associated with depression, psychological stress, and environmental factors such as peers who smoke and tobacco marketing practices."
Dr. David Satcher, surgeon general, said, "Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. We have an enormous opportunity to reduce heart disease, cancer, stroke, and respiratory disease among members of racial and ethnic minority groups, who make up a rapidly growing segment of the U.S. population."
Risk means there is a possibility. Just because alcoholism tends to run in families doesn't mean that a child of an alcoholic parent will automatically become an alcoholic too. People have developed alcoholism even though no one in their family had a drinking problem. Not all children of alcoholic families develop problems with alcohol. Knowing you are at risk is important. It can help you take steps to protect yourself from developing problems with alcohol.
What happens when you smoke and drink alcohol? The VA researcher said, "The combined effects of alcohol dependence and chronic smoking are associated with greater regional brain damage than chronic alcoholic drinking or smoking alone." His studies show that this exacerbation of the alcohol-induced brain damage is most prominent in the frontal lobes of individuals studied early in treatment."
He added, " Results give strong preliminary evidence that chronic cigarette smoking, a behavior that commonly is associated with alcohol dependence, has a significant impact on the integrity of tissue in several brain regions, particularly the frontal lobes and cerebellum, "He said chronic cigarette smoking is also commonly seen in other neuropsychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, depressive disorders and anxiety disorders.
What makes the combination of smoking and drinking so addictive? One theory holds that nicotine offsets the sedative effects of alcohol. For example, studies have reported that nicotine counteracts the decline in the performance of certain visual tasks and the slowed reaction time induced by alcohol. Alternatively, using nicotine and alcohol in concert might serve to increase the feeling of pleasure associated with either drug alone. Both drugs have been shown to boost brain concentrations of dopamine -- a nerve cell messenger implicated in the positive reinforcement underlying addiction.
Many alcoholism treatment specialists suggest the following steps to help an alcoholic get treatment:
Stop all cove ups. Family members often make excuses to others or try to protect the alcoholic from the results of his or her drinking. It is important to stop covering for the alcoholic so that he or she experiences the full consequences of drinking.
Time your intervention. The best time to talk to the drinker is shortly after an alcohol-related problem has occurred, like a serious family argument or an accident. Choose a time when he or she is sober, both of you are fairly calm, and you have a chance to talk in private.
Be specific. Tell the family member you are worried about his or her drinking. Use examples of the ways in which the drinking has caused problems, including the most recent incident.
State the results. Explain to the drinker what you will do if he or she doesn't go for help – not to punish the drinker, but to protect yourself from his or her problems. What you say may range from refusing to go with the person to any social activity where alcohol will be served, to moving out of the house. Do not make any threats you are not prepared to carry out.
Get help. Gather information in advance about treatment options in your community. If the person is willing to get help, call immediately for an appointment with a treatment counselor. Offer to go with the family member on the first visit to a treatment program and/or an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
Call on a friend. If the family member still refuses to get help, ask a friend to talk with him or her, using the steps just described. A friend who is a recovering alcoholic may be particularly persuasive, but any person who is caring and nonjudgmental may help. The intervention of more than one person, more than one time, is often necessary to coax an alcoholic to seek help.
Find strength in numbers. With the help of a health care professional, some families join with other relatives and friends to confront an alcoholic as a group. This approach should only be tried under the guidance of a health care professional that is experienced in this kind of group intervention.
Get support. It is important to remember that you are not alone. Support groups offered in most communities include Al-Anon, which holds regular meetings for spouses and other significant adults in an alcoholic's life, and Alateen, which is geared to children of alcoholics. These groups help family members understand that they are not responsible for an alcoholic's drinking and that they need to take steps to take care of themselves, regardless of whether the alcoholic family member chooses to get help.
Listen to "Tips to be Fit" with Vince daily at www.stop-recoveryradio.com.


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|Forgive me if I'm wrong - so there!
|Thursday, March 21, 2013 2:11 PM
The World Baseball Classic has come and gone for another year and the United States of America didn't do so well.
I agree with Hall-of-Famer Mike Schmidt about how the US needs to go all in to be successful.
Besides growing the game through promotion of and forming youth leagues and instructing them properly on how to play the game, he suggests that somehow, Major League Baseball needs to get the players and teams to think "country first" instead of the individual team.
I agree that timing is everything, that spring training is not a good time for major-leaguers to take time away getting ready for the season with their teammates.
I'm not going to go into every detail of his argument but I think an answer may be to have a real National Team.
Let's say you have some younger — or even some older — guys that have recently retired from the game because they realize they aren't going to make a major-league club. These independent leagues of players either on their way down from the pros or those still battling to latch onto a major-league team might be a rich lode.
You might even open it up to current college players — you would have to work out the specific details with their colleges and universities.
I venture that there would be a pretty nice pool of players to choose from.
Basically, this would be their job for a year, playing against whatever competition they could find: major-league teams, AAA/AA/A, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Europe.
I know there are issues involved with this as well: colleges would have to, in a sense, redshirt players and take a chance that they wouldn't get hurt; being able to find players good enough or willing enough to put off "the dream" for a time to compete against the best other countries have to offer; etc.
That was the reason we went to the men's basketball Dream Team in 1992 after some disappointments in the Summer Olympics but I wonder if this solution might not have worked then.
Of course, it might be easier with basketball because you still have some relatively young guys that still play the game that have graduated from college and, for whatever reason, aren't chasing the dream of the NBA.
I may be completely out of my mind with these suggestions for how to "fix" this problem — maybe it won't ever happen because of how money so rules the game in this country. Let's face it; MLB teams probably aren't so enamored of potentially losing key, very highly-paid players to an injury during the WBC that may wreck their chances at the World Series.
Agents and the union may not necessarily go for it, either, because of potential injuries, etc.
At the same time, according to reports, players that DID participate in the WBC feel as if they are in regular-season form already.
Maybe this will take care of itself after all!
I don't know what to believe about this item I came across the other day.
It seems that Giorgos Katidis, a soccer player from Greece, was booted off the Greek national team for life because he celebrated a match-winning goal over the weekend by using what appeared to be a Nazi salute.
Well, no; there's no "appear" — it was a Nazi salute.
It's on YouTube (you can even mis-spell his name and it still pops up!), so you can look at it to see for yourself but I believe you will agree with me — you'd better!!
He claims he didn't know that it WAS a Nazi salute and he claims to despise fascism.
He is 20 years old, so perhaps I can buy the idea that he is ignorant of what that sign meant.
Even his German coach, Ewald Lienen, cuts him some slack on that, terming him not concerned about politics.
Perhaps that is simply covering his "territory" and deep down, he knows his player "knew" exactly what he was doing.
At the same time, though, it is pretty simple that if you know what fascism is, it might be relatively easy to find out what its "symbol" is.
When you watch this, though, ignore some of the usual posting underneath; none disagree with the fact that he did this but they disagree with the punishment the Greek national team levied against him.
Most strenuously, to say the least.


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Open for business, is a sign that the consumers want to see, and when they come into a retail store, they want to see plenty of inventory. That is the big job for the retailer so the customers will have an adequate supply of what they want, and a good selection. Keeping up with resupplying inventory once it is sold, is one of the major tasks in running a retail store.
A retailer must have the ability to get along well with people, because if people are treated rudely, they will go elsewhere to shop. It is very important for people to feel comfortable with a proprietor of a shop, for everyone likes to visit and be friendly, especially with the store owner.
Apart from implementing retail brand solutions, the retail proprietor must quickly get the hang of promoting and advertising the business. Newspaper is one of the prime ways of promotion, but radio and TV can be very good as well. Lately, advertising on the Internet has become a very effective method with Facebook, mobile marketing and other specialized techniques.
Word of mouth is one of the best methods of promotion and a smart business owner will devise ways of getting people in the doors. Using coupons, contests, extra value items, such as free accessories, and discount sales are all ways to get people in the doors. Once they are in the store, then the proprietor has the chance to "win them over" and get to know them better. Over time, this is one of the best strategies of all because people like to do business with people who they like.
Of course, retailing requires the completion of myriads of tasks such as constantly dusting and cleaning, rearranging shelves, arranging displays, sweeping entrance ways, and generally making the entire establishment "customer ready." When people enter the store, the owner and staff must be ready to help the customer without being obtrusive. Certainly a thorough knowledge about the product or service being offered is a necessity.
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Kirk Douglas Tells Bill Maher 'F--k You!'
95-year-old actor Kirk Douglas on Friday did something that virtually every conservative in America would like to do to Bill Maher albeit not as vulgarly.
In the middle of an interview on HBO's Real Time, Douglas said to his host, "F--k you!" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary, serious vulgarity warning):
During a discussion about the days of Hollywood's blacklist, Maher said to his guest, "But I mean you had to hide. You were born a Jew. Your parents are from Russia. You couldn't tell people in the '40s and '50s when you were a movie star that you were a Jew. It was like being gay then."
Douglas laughed and asked, "Do I have a choice?"
Maher simply answered, "Wow."
"I think," continued Douglas, "there's too much religion. I think religion has caused so much catastrophe in the world."
"You're preaching to the choir," said Maher as he applauded Douglas's comment.
"Even the Jewish religion," Douglas added. "I think Orthodox, Hasidic Jews are terrible."
"Absolutely," Maher agreed.
"Every religion has some part of it that doesn't f—king work," Douglas said.
"What did you say?" asked Maher.
"What did he say?" Douglas joked. "F—k you."
"That's what I thought you said," replied Maher.
After the laughter subsided, Maher continued, "You changed your name to Kirk Douglas, and no one knew. I mean, you couldn't admit back then that you were Jewish."
"Now wait a minute," Douglas interjected. "I admitted it."
"Not to the public," Maher said.
Douglas shook his head responding, "No."
I guess he wasn't always Spartacus.
To receive my articles hot off the presses follow me on Twitter ow.ly/btalc and Facebook ow.ly/btald.— Noel Sheppard (@NoelSheppard) June 9, 2012
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C'mon now
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 7:01am.
This wasn't even worth reading.
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Agreed. I love this website,
Submitted by Immortal Fish on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:42am.
Agreed. I love this website, but not every article is a slam dunk. Douglass meant it as a joke, not an insult.
Instead, this article should have been about the intolerant religious bigotry of both men. A shame. This is not how I want to remember the man.
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Disgusting, propping up a
Submitted by Staying Normal In Hollyweird on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 4:17am.
Disgusting, propping up a stoke addled senile shadow of a once man, with his stupid incoherent rambling vulgar comments on religion....But age is no excuse for the scum - Maher
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I so
Submitted by fivestring_assassin on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:30am.
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if he beat the crap out of him
Submitted by Kuso Jiji on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 7:24am.
for being the creepy little jerk maher is, that would have been news but the two seem to be two peas in a pod of the cesspool of liberal think.
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I'll cut Douglas a little
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 7:36am.
I'll cut Douglas a little slack. The guy is 95 and has brain damage from a stroke.
Maher, not so much.
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No, Douglas was a bitter left wing nut before the stroke
Submitted by frank14 on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 4:45pm.
That's why his son Michael is such a leftist. Someone should ask Douglas about the 100 million his pals the communists killed in the last century. Were they a problem?
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I think Douglas could kick
Submitted by the struggler on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 7:41am.
I think Douglas could kick his weasley ass,though.
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Noel says:
Submitted by WhoIsJohnGalt on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 8:40am.
"...virtually every conservative in America would like to do to Bill Maher albeit not as vulgarly."
Perhaps you're right, it was not the language that most of us would choose when telling Maher what he can do to himself, but Douglas was wise enough to choose words in Maher's native tongue.
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Douglas is a flaming liberal and pro commie
Submitted by misterbee241 on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 8:44am.
why would he of all people tell Maher F*** you?
And he's an atheistic Jew. Who's surprised at that?
And I agree with DontFeedTheTrolls, too.
If you're not getting flak, you're not over the target.
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too much religion in the world?
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 8:50am.
Most of the worlds wars and human suffering comes from political and military leaders not from the clergy.
Just because politicians and military leaders use the cover of religion to agitate the people to violence the motivation is not for any religious goal.
The ultimate repression of religion is in countries where political leaders assume the role of the clergy thereby bastardizing both politics and religion.
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Too much religion?
Submitted by Don L on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:16am.
Every time I hear this line of attack on God, disguised as a harmless comment against an entity (religion) I almost laugh at the hypocrisy. They hate God, goodness, truth and His road-map -the commandments, but they love to lie to themselves about it, or, they dare not say it.
It's the same stuff we see from many fiscal and libertarian types when they hurl spittle and thinly disguised invective at "social " conservatives on conservative blog-sites.
Hint: we know who your real enemy is - Hint : He knows who your real enemy is. Not a winning choice there.
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Submitted by Gothampc on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:27am.
"I think," continued Douglas, "there's too much religion. I think religion has caused so much catastrophe in the world."
Because atheist Russia did so much good for the world, right?
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Gothampc, Exactly... Atheist
Submitted by Liberallies on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:39am.
Atheist Russia, Atheist China, Atheist Cuba, Atheist N. Korea, Atheist Vietnam, Atheist French Revolution, etc., etc.
Atheist have mass murdered many more 100s of millions than all religions combined and this ignorant individuals who know next to nothing about history keep on claiming that religion is the problem. They just NEED to excuse their lack of Belief, that is all.
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You overlook the obvious, Lib.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 5:37pm.
It's the fault of the religious groups because they have the audacity to fight back!
Why, if they would just lay down and die, think of how much violence they would have saved the world.
Unless the religions (forget Islam, it's a street gang disguised as a religion) of the world keep fighting back, we are lost.
Unfortunately in recent years, the church has chosen to take a pass rather than march into battle.
Maybe that is beginning to swing back lately. I certainly hope so.
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Come on, calm down
Submitted by Coldsnap on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 5:06am.
No battle needed. You believe in your fables, others will believe in theirs. Why all the anger?
Belief is all you need, not acceptance. You'll be much happier if you stop caring what anyone else says about your stories.
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The problem is you nuts imposing your beliefs on us
Submitted by frank14 on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 4:48pm.
Why don't you, Bill Maher and Tom Friedman move to Red China where atheism rules so well, instead of trying to ruin our country?
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Submitted by Coldsnap on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 2:50pm.
Hrm...so if you disagree, GTFO? Not sure if that's really turn the other cheek material there Frank.
My message is simple: I don't care what flying spaghetti monster people believe in (I'm tolerant), I just want them to keep their tendrils off my stuff (the things I like to watch, clothes I wear, food I eat, people I kiss, etc). You're welcome to look away if anything offends you.
At one point I came on here trying to stop folks from thrusting religion into discussions about fiscal conservatism but that was like digging a hole in water. Point me to a fiscal conservative site that's not loaded with religious overtones and I'll gladly frequent that one, but for now NB has the best track record of combating the moonbats so here I'm stuck.
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It's not as if you're being antagonistic
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 3:00pm.
With your tag line or anything. If you really weren't bothered by religion you wouldn't have that tag line.
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Submitted by Coldsnap on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 2:52pm.
You're really bothered that I'm happy you follow rules that benefit me? Interesting...
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Kirk Douglas and Bill Maher,
Submitted by Liberallies on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:27am.
Kirk Douglas and Bill Maher, both complete ignorant individuals when it comes to religions.
Sorry, but Atheists, atheist governments have mass murdered many more 100s of millions of human beings than ALL religions combined.
Atheists, atheism causes many more problems than any religion does, including Islam.
The 20th Century belonged to the secular humanists and we know how that turned out... 100s of millions of human beings mass murdered at the hands of secular humanists/athiests all in the name of the goddess of reason.
But as I constantly find out, atheists and secular humanists never let the FACTS get on the way of their radical ideology.
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Noel was a little too eager
Submitted by vaboxrboy on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 12:44pm.
to hear Kirk Douglas say, "Fuck you!" to Maher than he was to listen to the whole story there. Thanks for playing, but you lose again.
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John Wayne was a Catholic
Submitted by lrgon on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 5:23pm.
and invited Douglas to co-star in two of his movies despite the fact that these two movie stars were opposites politically.
Douglas' friend Burt Lancaster according to the classic movie channel claims that Lancaster would not co-star with what he called "right wingers." Hollywood stars that would qualify as "right wingers" were: Robert Taylor, the Duke, Glenn Ford, Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Chill Wills, Adolphe Menjou. It's interesting that Lancaster co-starred with Gary Cooper in the movie Vera Cruz. Cooper was a well known anti-communist.
What a slap at religion falsely intimating that Judaism and Christianity "has caused so much catastrophe in the world." But he didn't mind making plenty of money playing heroic Jews in movies like Cast a Giant Shadow.
Lenin and Stalin and Mao were politically motivated and hated religion. Together they murdered over 100 million people. Throw in atheists like Hitler and Pol Pot and other 20th century atheists and the murder figure goes higher. Some sorry record for the non-religious of the world.
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After the show
Submitted by Robersire on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 7:01pm.
After the show they went and honed their verbal skills by licking toilet bowls, a skill excelled in by Bill Maher.
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Submitted by Rasmus on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:09pm.
That was painful to watch. I enjoyed Kirk Douglas as an actor, but haven't had any use for him on anything as far as his views go. Why call yourself a Jew and then insult your own religion? I wonder when the last time was that he went to synogogue. The practice of those on the Left to slam anyone of faith (except, of course, for muslims) by citing examples of people who claim to be of those faiths doing something wrong, is utterly ridiculous, yet it continues. As for me, I'm unashamedly a Christian, no thanks to myself but rather to my Savior. One day, when we're all standing before Him, all will know the truth.
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Dear Newsbusters,
Submitted by texasborngranny on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 6:44pm.
I was disappointed in the story, because of your misleading and deceptive headline.
I don't think that's ever happened before and hope it doesn't happen again.
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An O'Fallon area man died Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash shortly after 2 p.m. at mile marker 96 on Interstate 57.
The man was operating the bike. There was also a female passenger. Names were not being released Saturday.
The crash occurred after the motorcycle hit a large bump in the road. The bike then went out from under the rider and he and his passenger hit the guardrail, said Jefferson County Coroner Eddie Joe Marks.
Marks said the man was pronounced dead after being brought to Good Samaritan Regional Health Center. The female passenger suffered a fractured leg, but is recovering, Marks said. Both the rider and the passenger were wearing helmets.
"That probably saved her life," Marks said of the helmet.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the Mt. Vernon Police Department, and the Illinois State Police responded to the crash. The state police is handling the investigation, Marks said.


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Swampscott, MA — Maralyn Keay, age 80, of Swampscott, died on Tuesday. Born in Fremont, Ohio, she had lived in Swampscott for some 50 years. She was a graduate of Simmons College. Mrs. Keay was a former librarian at Salem State University and most recently at the Swampscott Public Library. She previously was a librarian in Peabody and Revere. She was active with the Salem Explorers Club at Salem State University. She enjoyed playing cards and was a lifelong dog lover.
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I have to design a Symbian^3 application and was wondering if there's anything like a (graphical) asset collection of native components? Basically similar to those existing for iOS or Android? (see http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/iphone-gui-psd-v4)
Bars, buttons, boxes, list styles, whatsoever.
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Also, in each post I'll link to somewhere specific I'll be visiting in Tanzania. There will be lots of pics when I get back but it should give you a bit of an idea of where I am and what I'll be doing. :)
Thanks everyone for all the well wishes! Have a great couple of weeks!
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- Susan J. Reinhardt said...
Hi Angela -
I hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip.
Braincandy for Writers? What a great title! I'll be back to check it out.
Susan :)
- July 29, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- Mary Witzl said...
Sigh...I don't think there could possibly be a cooler name for a city than Dar es Salaam. I envy you so much -- have fun in Tanzania!
- July 29, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Palindrome said...
Can't wait!! Well, not that I want you to leave but I can't wait for the series to begin!
- July 29, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- Shannon said...
Wow, very cool. Interested to see these upcoming posts.
- July 29, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- Taryn Kincaid said...
Braincandy just totally totally works for me.
(Trying to give up sugar!)
- July 29, 2010 at 11:00 PM
- Deb Salisbury said...
So exciting! Have fun, and stay safe!
- July 29, 2010 at 11:48 PM
- Hazardgal said...
Have a safe and fabulous trip!
- July 30, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
Wow. Have a fantastic time, Angela, and keep us posted! :-)
- July 30, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- C.R. Evers said...
I sent you an e-mail Re: Critter. Let me know if you didn't get it. I realize you're away, so it may take a little it. Just let me know if you didn't get it. I'd love for Critter to come visit you.
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Spruce Up the Sight Word: Little
Topics : Preschool, Coloring, Sight Words
Get your preschooler started on sight words with a fun sight words art project. She'll have so much fun coloring the word "little" and pasting silly animal parts on it that she won't even realize she's learning!
Keep up the sight words practice. Check out the rest of the series here.
Updated on May 18, 2010


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Customer Reviews
By: Georgene Carlton from North Olmsted, Ohio on 08/15/2013I am really happy with the Craftteck easel. It is lightweight and just what I hoped
By: Suzann from Lewisberry PA on 08/03/2013Really nice easel. I am very pleased with it.
By: Shirley from Woodlands on 03/01/2013Love it . It is so easy to set up and is really nicely made.
It is not too heavy either
By: Debra from Ponte Vedra, FL on 07/24/2012This little easel is just beautiful! I bought it to use outdoors for plein air, but it is so well made and finished that it actually looks like an expensive piece of furniture! I have set it up in my studio and began using it immediately. It has just the perfect work area and it has made a huge difference in my ability to work.
By: Julia from Signal Mountain, TN on 07/09/2012I love the design, it's just perfect. The company thought of everything. I can't wait to use it in the field. I highly recommend it.
By: Bruce from New York on 07/09/2012I got this easel as a backup. I have not taken it out to use yet, but I have set it up at home, checked hardware, movable parts, etc. Nice finish, and I like the tray that comes with the easel. I might have to beef up the magnetic catches for the legs. They tend to loosen, but no big deal. A small modification. All in all, a good easel worth the price and received in good order. Thank you, Madison!
By: Jane from Sandwich, IL on 07/01/2012This easel is much nicer than the low price would indicate. I expect about two years out of any field easel before parts start to go, but this one I think will go longer. This is my 3rd french easel and 5th field easel.
It is fitted out with decent, but not excessive hardware. The screws are counter-sunk and there is only one rivet on it. The smooth finish extends everywhere, not just on a few surfaces. All of the groove and rail things operate without a fight and were sanded and finished. All of these attributes lessen the amount of friction and abuse the easel gets during field use.
I appreciate the little details like the rubber caps on the large bolt ends for the front legs, which means I'm not looking through the turf for spun off wing nuts. Set-up and tear-down of this easel is comparatively smooth because of the nicely finished wood and the properly sized and uniform knurled knobs. The smaller size means less awkward flipping and turning and ultimate dropping of the box while setting up. The magnetic leg-holds instantly grab perfectly with no protruding parts so there is less fumbling to secure the legs when you fold up. The smaller size makes for a drawer that is great for your workspace but not so spacious as to collect a bunch of stuff you have to unload when you switch mediums. The slide on shelf extending over both sides instead of a wood pallete is refreshing also.
The only cons for me are lack of a lip on the canvas "tray" and the bumper system, but I'm adapting. These are small things weighed against the overall grace and usefulness of this little easel. This was an excellent purchase.
By: Jerry from Huntsville, Al on 05/17/2012Seems like it would be hard to improve on something that has been used for a century. The in between size is perfect for me and the mast design and tray also. Well done. And, Madison's price was considerably less than any other I could find.
By: sara from los angeles, CA on 08/24/2011I bought it for my husband as a birthday gift. it's so good and it's completely likes the photo.I checked many websites before buying it. if you compare the price with other places you'll understand the price is lower than its quality and its beautiful shape. we like it, and I recommend it undoubtedly.
By: Plein air painter from California, USA on 04/28/2011OOPS! I just submitted a review for this product, but forgot to give it a "star" rating. I would give this 5 stars.
By: Plein air painter from California, USA on 04/28/2011I've taken this easel out for plein air painting twice so far, and I'm very satisfied with my purchase.
It takes the same amount of effort to set up as any other french easel, but it seems sturdier than most. Unlike other easels at this price point, it's made from beech, just like the more expensive Julian and Mabef models. The wood is beautifully finished and the drawer has dove-tail joints. One of the main reasons I choose the Craftech easel is the shelf that slides on to expand the workspace. I rest my Masterson palette box on it. If it didn't have this shelf, I would probably have had to spend extra money to buy a "handishelf" or a French mistress. The paper towel holder is a nice addition, too.
Unlike most french easels, this one does not come with a palette. That's not a problem for me because I use a paper palette in a Masterson box. Nor is the drawer metal-lined. That wasn't a deal-breaker for me, either. I put my paints and brushes in my tote bag, along with my paper towels, solvent container, Liquin, palette box, trash bag, water bottle, lunch, etc. But the drawer is large enough that I could fit my paints and brushes in it if I wanted to. The drawer is larger than a half-drawer, yet the easel doesn't weigh much more than a half-drawer easel. That's a big point in its favor, as far as I'm concerned.
One other difference between this easel and other french easels is the canvas holders. If you look closely at the picture, you'll see that this easel has plastic bumpers attached to the canves holders instead of grooves routed in the wood to hold a panel or a canvas. On the plus side, this does allow you to paint to the top and bottom edges of the panel. On the negative side, the bottom bumpers are too far apart to hold a smaller panel. So far I've worked on 11x14 panels, which fit just fine. But if I want to work on a panel that is less than 9 inches in width, I will have to jerryrig something. Craftech should have added two (shorter) bumpers inbetween to hold smaller panels. I'll probably get my husband to cut a piece of wood to rest on the bumpers when I want to use a smaller panel.
All in all, I'm very satisfied with my purchase. I was a little nervous about buying a less expensive easel instead of spending big bucks and getting a Mabef. But the quality of the Craftech Plein Air easel was much higher than I would have expected for this price. I would definitely recommend this easel and I would recommend the Craftech brand. They put some thought and craftmanship into this instead of just making a cheap knockoff of a french easel. I would also order again from Madison Art. My easel arrived within days of ordering it.
By: Pat from Boynton Beach, FL on 01/08/2011This is a beautifully constructed easel. I received it on exactly the day they promised delivery. I haven't used it yet but I have set it up and the only puzzling part of the set up was the back leg on which there is a wing nut which must be loosened more than one would think in order to pull the leg out to a straightened position. I recommend this as well worth the money!
By: Susan Luca from Newburyport, MA on 09/29/2010The Craftech Plein Air easel is nicely made and the finish is smooth which makes setup easier. It's a nice looking easel and is sturdy.
Pros: plastic panel/canvas holders work great, the sliding parts, legs and panel holder, work easily, the side wing nuts have plastic protectors to keep them from coming off, having the panel flat against the back makes it sturdier, extra shelf for holding brushes is useful and has grooves which secure it to the extended drawer.
cons: the plastic panel holders on the bottom are 13" apart which is too far apart for small panels.
I use a Masterson plastic palette box which fits nicely on the extended drawer with the shelf installed. The paper towel holder is good but needs a longer string so it can be crossed over the towels to hold them in the wind.
Be aware that the magnets hold the legs against the easel sides. This easel has the same number of screws to adjust as a regular French easel, advertising is misleading.
I definitely recommend the Craftech Plein Air easel.
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Registration is open for this summer's Cape Ann Soccer Camp, which runs from June 25 through August 13 at Magnolia Woods. The camp runs on Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 p.m. for boys and girls ages 10-14.
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This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.27 per gallon.
Savannah gas prices on Sunday were 10.9 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 0.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago.
The national average has increased 4.7 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 1 cent per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
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|Browns' Shurmur not focused on his future
|Tuesday, December 04, 2012 10:05 AM
By TOM WITHERS
The Associated Press
BEREA — Browns coach Pat Shurmur has already developed thick skin. Now, he's bulking up his record.
With two straight wins, the Browns are showing major signs of improvement in their second season under Shurmur, whose future in Cleveland could hinge on how his team plays in its final four games — if it hasn't been determined already.
On Sunday, the Browns (4-8) snapped a 12-game road losing streak with a 20-17 win over Oakland, putting the Raiders away with a clutch, 94-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, when Shurmur made a gutsy fourth-down call.
The Browns have gotten better and so has Shurmur. He has been harshly criticized by some Cleveland fans for his game management and play calling, and there's a chance he won't be around for a third year once new owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner finish their postseason assessment.
Shurmur won't predict what's ahead.
"I don't want to talk about my future, OK?" he said. "I'm trying to make this the best Monday of the year, and I'm trying to get our team ready to play the Chiefs and then after that and so on and so forth. I don't look at it that way. I'm not taking any half-swings here. We'll just play it out and see what happens."
There's no denying that the Browns, with 17 rookies on their roster, are growing up.
They've been competitive since Week 1, but in back-to-back wins over Pittsburgh and Oakland, they've finally shown the ability to finish games. It's an important step in the development for any team, even more so for one starting a rookie quarterback, running back, wide receiver, right tackle — and with a coach under fire.
Shurmur acknowledges his team's evolution, but he knows the Browns are far from a finished product.
"I feel good about where we're going, we've just got to keep going," Shurmur said. "It's easy to let that momentum stop. That's what I'm guarding against, and I think our locker room understands that it's important you jump right back in the process.
"You'll get tired of hearing me say that. As long as I'm here, you'll get tired of hearing me say, 'jump back in the process.' Because I think that's most important. Initially for the season it's 16 processes and how well you get that right. Because that gives you the best opportunity to be successful on Sunday. And that's where we all want to be, at our best."
Shurmur may be down to his last four Sundays, but he's committed to making the most of them.
Last week, Haslam said in an interview with the Plain Dealer that he believed the Browns were "very close" to being a playoff contender. He was noncommittal about Shurmur's future and reiterated that he and Banner would wait until after the season before making any personnel decisions.
Shurmur was pleased to learn his new boss sees progress. That doesn't mean it's time to stop.
"It's always good to hear good things," Shurmur said. "I do know this. What's important to me — and it's very narrow-minded — is this next game, period. And then whatever gets determined gets determined, but what I can control right now with this football team is what happens this week."
On Sunday, the Browns will host the Kansas City Chiefs (2-10), who pulled together and beat Carolina one day after linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his 22-year-old girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, before driving to Arrowhead Stadium, where he committed suicide in the practice facility's parking lot.
After facing the Chiefs, the Browns will host Washington before closing out the season with road games at Denver and Pittsburgh. Cleveland has already matched its win total from last season, and if Shurmur bumps up his resume with another win or two or three, he could make it very difficult for the Browns not to bring him back.
He's made his share of mistakes, but Shurmur appears to be learning from them. Earlier this season, he was slammed for electing to punt on a critical fourth down against Indianapolis. Two weeks later, his gamble on a similar play against Baltimore backfired in a loss. On Sunday, Shurmur chose to go for it on 4th-and-1 after quarterback Brandon Weeden was stuffed on a sneak.
Following a timeout, Shurmur had Weeden run the same play and the Browns converted to keep alive their game-winning drive.
"Any time you do something more and more, you get better at it," Shurmur said when asked if he's improved. "It becomes clearer. There are things I see better now. There's other things that come in to this now. I know my coaches and players better. I understand how everybody on our team is going to respond in most situations. Yeah, I think there's things we're doing better — me included."
Browns defensive lineman Ahtyba Rubin sees a difference in Shurmur from last season, his first as an NFL head coach.
"He's getting more comfortable and he knows the players more," Rubin said. "He's getting acclimated and has a feel for our opponents. Coming in and playing the Steelers and the Ravens and the Bengals is pretty difficult every year, so this conference and division is hard to get acclimated to."
With a youthful, talented nucleus, the Browns have a promising future. What's unclear is who will coach them after this season.
Shurmur has his fans and critics, who even find faults when he wins. He's managed to block out the personal attacks and remains focused on winning.
It's not always easy.
"I really believe in this group we have and I really believe this is the foundation of something that could be really good," he said. "Even though I say that and believe in it, until we start winning football games, that's what shows it. That's really my concern. Some of the other stuff about me personally — what more can they say about me?
"I don't listen to it, but I'm told frequently about it. That's where the thick skin part comes in."
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Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. (ETC) is once again offering the opportunity for six deserving college students to attend LDI 2007. Undergraduate seniors and graduate students in lighting design, theater technology, or closely related fields, are encouraged to apply. The sponsorship includes roundtrip airfare to the tradeshow, which will be held November 16th – 18th in Orlando, FL; hotel accommodations; all meals; a full conference pass; an exclusive student reception; and Sponsorship-Student-only ETC swag. AT LDI, recipients will have the chance to learn about cutting-edge entertainment technology, rub elbows with industry leaders, and meet new peers while participating closely in the behind-the-scenes booth activities of ETC. This is the eighth year that ETC has sponsored this unique academic award.
Pick up applications in person at ETC's booth, #900, at USITT in Phoenix, AZ, March 15 - 17, 2007,or download an application from ETC's Web site.
The Sponsorship application deadline is April 30, 2007.
ETC is very proud of their LDI Sponsorship program alumni, many of whom already have impressive accomplishments under their belts. ETC alumnus Andrew Cissna (2005) has been participating in the Kennedy Center's Kenan Fellowship program. He recently lit Rough Magic at the Rorschach Theatre in Washington, DC, and Noises Off for the Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska. Christopher Ham, a 2005 alumnus of the ETC sponsorship, is the resident lighting and sound designer for The Wayside Theatre in Middletown, VA, where they do eight main stage shows each year. Christopher also teaches younger design students for The Wayside's Young Performers Workshop and an internship program. Christina Munich, a 2001 alumna, is a freelance lighting designer in Southern California, and also teaches lighting design at the Orange County High School of the Arts. DJ Selmeyer, 2005, has designed the lighting for the Headwaters Dance Company in Montana, the Texas Shakespeare Festival, and The University of Montana, where he recently worked on a critically-acclaimed production of Richard III.


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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM THE BONNER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: On December 11, 2012, at 10:00
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Prison woes blamed on budget cuts
A damning report has branded a South Yorkshire prison as one of the worst in the country. A surprise inspection of Lindholme prison earlier this year found that many inmates were afraid and that alcohol and drugs were widely available.
Inspectors said the category D side of the prison had been neglected with no work or education available to prisoners. The D wing has since been closed and the prison says it is taking action to address the issues raised in the report.
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ROCHESTER One of Vermonts smallest K-12 schools is trying to transform itself to attract more students as townspeople prepare to discuss its future and the state weighs whether to disband the supervisory union that oversees the school.
School officials, staff and students at the Rochester School want to continue operating a high school, but the number of students is so small the course offerings are limited and per student spending is high.
The Valley News reported that residents will discuss the school Jan. 13 and then vote the next day on a non-binding referendum on whether to continue to operate a high school or cut back to grades K-8. The school currently has 147 students, with 55 in high school.
Principal Catherine Knight is leading a thorough reorganization of the school, creating three academies that will focus on technology, the performing arts and sustainability. She says the school doesnt have the teachers or the classes but it can be more creative.
Its a beautiful little school and we have some amazing attributes, Knight said.
Rochester, a town of 1,100, is located along Route 100 amid the Green Mountains.
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Master Instructor Randy Brown and Laoshi (Instructor) Holly Cyr of Nor'easter Martial Arts and Fitness are offering an Open House on January 25th from 3PM - 5PM at our new location: 930 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720.
This is a unique opportunity to learn about, and briefly participate in, the world of self-defense and martial arts systems; and to see if a boot camp-style workout might be right for you and your goals. You'll also experience the calming flow and grace of Tai Chi (classes offered twice per week).
The Open House and all classes at Nor'easter are offered in a safe, clean, and private classroom environment.
Our instructors are committed, respectful, and caring. They will push you to be your best while being understanding of your personal limitations. There is always a focus on proper technique to avoid injuries.
Check us out on the web at: www.noreastermartialarts.com. Please RSVP to: email@example.com so we know to expect you. Hope to see you there!


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