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This latest PFBlogger Spotlight is a few month in the marking and I unfortunately lost it in my drafts folder for quite some time. However, it's been unearthed and it's a email chat I had with Blunt Money [3]. Blunt Money describes herself as "a re-married mother of one who lives in the southwestern U.S. I've had over $15,000 in credit card debt. I've been divorced, employed, unemployed, self-employed, underemployed, etc. I'm currently working on saving & learning about investing, building my very small businesses. My husband and I are working on paying off our mortgage (which is our only debt)."
|Hi Blunt Money, could you tell us a little about yourself?
|Blunt Money:
|Sure, I'm a re-married mother of one who lives in the southwestern United States.
|What motivated you to begin blogging and how long have you been doing it?
|I got interested in simple living, read Your Money or Your Life [4], and realized that I paid very little attention to my finances. Once I discovered the pfblogging world, I decided to combine two of my goals (writing something every day, no matter how little, and focusing more on my finances) by starting a personal finance blog of my own. I've been writing Blunt Money since August of 2006.
|How did you come up with the name of your blog?
|I'm usually a very blunt person, and I like money.
|Fair enough, what do you think makes your perspective unique?
|I tend to write more from the emotional side of things. I think emotions and money are very tied together. Also my blog tends to be all over the place, which is very indicative of my personality. You might read about lasagna one day, and tax liens the next.
|What are your favorite personal finance books?
|I love Your Money or Your Life [4]. I also liked Green With Envy and Hooked [5], although those aren't personal finance books in the sense of talking about saving money or investing.
|Which of your posts do you think all your readers should read?
|I'm not big on "shoulds", but some posts that have been well-received are:
|Speaking of common mistakes, what financial "mistake" that you've done has bothered you the most?
|Oh, I have a lot to choose from! If I had to pick just one, I'd say trying to make someone happy using money. You can't make people happy period, let alone with money.
|How about your best decision?
|Probably to actually FOCUS on my finances each day, even if it's just for a few minutes.
|What do you do every day now to help focus on your finances?
|Well, writing the blog gets me thinking about money every day. And then I go through my spending plan nearly every day to see where I'm at and where I want to be. I also review my money (and other) goals regularly, and do at least one related activity for them each day.
|What is your favorite personal finance blog and why?
|For once I actually DO have a favorite: The 20 Year Challenge [11]. I love Tread's blog because she's got a great combination going: idealism, determination, struggle, success, honesty, and creativity. And, I've been where she is, both years ago and pretty recently: living on a shoestring.
|What do you hope to accomplish in the next year?
|Money-wise? A whole heck of a lot. Saving up more money for both long- and short-term goals, learning about investing, helping my son learn more about money, etc.
|And, lastly, if your blog ended today, how would you like people to remember it?
|I'd just be happy that they remembered it period. But I'd like for them to have taken something positive from it.
Check her out over at bluntmoney.com [12]!

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Oil pulling, hmmm. You'll have to let us know if you get any results from that, I see it come up on the forum once in a while, not sure I've seen any post where anyone has stuck with it for long. Doesn't sound very pleasant, though.
Have fun at the christmas thing. I have 3 such things to go to this weekend. Only 2 of which will include adult beverages, the other is a massive potluck at work tomorrow, and there will be wine, beer and "moose milk", but I never have any as I still have to drive myself home later.


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Since 1960, APWA has singled out ten individuals
each year who best represent the finest in the public works profession.
Following are this years choices.
Mark is a team player who will do whatever is necessary to ensure that this community is able to provide the highest quality of service to our customers.
Mark T. Calhoun, P.E.
Public Works Director
City of Henderson, Nevada
Trying to meet the numerous challenges facing the modern-day public works director is a daunting task. Mark T. Calhoun, public works director for the City of Henderson, Nevada, has not only met these challenges successfully, he has brought to bear the latest in engineering technologies and innovative approaches to implementation of expansive projects and programs. Indeed, his devotion to success, vision, and leadership is evident throughout the Citys Public Works Department.
In addition, since Calhoun became public works director in 1988, the
city has grown from 75 employees to more than 300 employees in six
specialized divisions; and the fleet has increased from 70 vehicles to
more than 700 vehicles, while maintenance staff has only increased from 4
to 8 employees.
Awards he has received include a Certificate of Appreciation and the Outstanding Contribution Award from the National Association of Industrial & Office Parks, 1999.
He provides an excellent role model for the young people in San Antonio, the City where he was born and educated.
Daniel Villarreal Cárdenas
Assistant Public Works Director
City of San Antonio, Texas
Assistant public works director Daniel Villarreal Cárdenas has given more than 22 years of dedication to the City of San Antonio and the public works profession. From redesigning the solid waste management system, to upgrading and maintaining the citys streets and sidewalks, to developing and implementing a comprehensive air quality program, his commitment to the community has been remarkable.
In addition, Cárdenas designed and implemented program enhancements to
the citys solid waste management system which have resulted in an annual
savings of $2.3 million for the city; and participated in the successful
negotiations of three 30-year waste disposal contracts with three area
landfill operators, which have also resulted in significant savings to the
Professional awards include Outstanding Young Men of the Year (1994) and a listing in Whos Who in the Southwest; and civic awards include a Letter of Appreciation from Town and Country Optimist Club, San Antonio, Texas.
We as a town are thrilled to have hired him. Bill got done in his first three years what would have been expected of a director to take ten.
William B. Edgerton
Director of Public Works
Town of Concord, Massachusetts
Throughout his career, William B. Edgerton has attempted to apply what he calls the keys to organizational excellencevision, customer service, creativity and innovation, teamwork, growth and learning, and energy. Judging by his accomplishments as the director of public works for the Town of Concord, Massachusetts, Edgerton has not only met his goal, he has surpassed it. In fact, his entire careeralmost 30 years in public service with the last 20 years in public workshas been dedicated to customer service and organizational excellence.
Additionally, Edgerton developed and carried out a 100-day plan when he
first assumed the leadership of CPW. Highlights included developing a CPW
Mission Statement, and reorganizing the administrative branch by
decentralizing support staff to the line divisions. As a result of his
focus on learning and growth, CPW employees participated in more than
1,800 hours of training, averaging 40 hours per employee.
Edgerton was the project manager for the following award-winning programs: Camel Award for Water Conservation, American Water Works, 1990; Quabbin Award for Conservation, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 1989; and Award of Merit for Restricted Road Salt Program, City Hall Digest, 1988.
He is a winner because of his character, his training, his experience and his professional standards.
John L. German
Director of Public Works
City of San Antonio, Texas
The phrases highest degree of integrity, highest ethical standards and outstanding performance with integrity appeared in a number of the nomination letters for John L. German, director of public works for the City of San Antonio, Texas. He is known as a leader that demonstrates vision, discipline, and passion and does so with a high degree of conscience. He is not only committed to serving the citizens, he is also dedicated to his role as the director and leader of the Public Works Department.
He also created an environmental services section in the Public Works
Department that now has 20-plus employees; and he initiated the creation
of a GIS Master Plan for all departments.
German was the recipient of the Public Service Award, Urban Management Assistants of South Texas, 1999; the FHWA-ITE Scholarship to World ITS Congress in Berlin, Germany, 1997; and the Distinguished Service Award, Texas Public Works Association, 1980.
Roger is dedicated and passionate about public service and providing the highest level of service for his customers.
Roger P. LeDuc
City Manager
City of Aiken, South Carolina
The above quote provides a good idea of what Roger P. LeDuc is all about. The city manager for the City of Aiken, South Carolina, is someone who truly wants to serve others. Whether it be directing more than 300 employees within seven departments or his involvement with the Aiken Downtown Development Association to promote and develop the city, one thing is clear: LeDuc is the essence of personal commitment and professional excellence in everything he does for the City of Aiken.
He also developed a long-range master plan for the beautification and
landscaping of the parkway system in Aiken; and initiated a citywide seat
belt program, after which he worked with state and local officials to
establish a statewide program throughout South Carolina.
LeDuc was chosen for the Presidents Award as the top APWA leader in South Carolina in 1986 and 1989; and was recognized nationally in 1990 for establishing student chapters for APWA at Clemson and USC.
His obvious priority in all things is providing opportunities for his staff to develop as outstanding members of the public works profession.
Robert D. Lowry
Director of Public Works
City of Overland Park, Kansas
As director of public works for the City of Overland Park, Kansas, Robert Lowrys primary contributions to the Public Works Department have been and continue to be as a leader who seeks to continually improve the services that the department provides to the citizens and visitors of Overland Park. His dedication to quality service and the belief that no organization can afford to be content with its past successes inspires the members of the Public Works Department to go the extra step in improving their work processes and customer service.
Lowrys initiatives also include an analysis of street design to
identify the benefits of such items as drainable bases and concrete
streets; and, after a restructuring of the department, the development of
a strategic planning process to identify the role that the department
should play and the way it should operate in the future.
Lowry was the recipient of the Stanley A. Fisher Award in 1996, recognizing a 4.0 GPA as well as full-time employment during coursework toward the Masters in Public Administration from the University of Kansas; and the National Society of Professional Engineers Engineer of the Year for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, 1986.
His accomplishments in Joliet are an example to all public works professionals in their efforts to rebuild America.
John M. Mezera, P.E.
City Manager
City of Joliet, Illinois
The experience early in the career of John M. Mezera, city manager for the City of Joliet, Illinois, provided him with the foresight necessary to move Joliet from an industrial city with high unemployment to a revitalized, growth-oriented community with a diversified economy and strong residential, commercial, and tourism base. His vision for rebuilding the city has been based on comprehensive plans implemented in manageable phases that could be supported, both financially and conceptually, by the residents of the city.
In addition, Mezera has overseen the approximately $4.5 million spent
on improvements to the Bicentennial Park, including watercraft service
facilities, decorative lighting, public performance stages, fountain,
expanded office space, additional shop space, and expanded support
facilities for festivals.
Among the numerous awards he has received are the United Way of Will County Public Service Chairmans Recognition Award, 1996-1999; the International City Management Association Service Award, 1996; and the Joliet Area Boy Scout Recognition Award, 1994.
More important, Lee Peck has a passion for his profession, a passion he has passed along to his two sons and to those who work with him and for him.
Leighton F. Peck, Jr.
Director of Public Works
Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts
Leighton F. Peck, Jr., director of public works for the Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, has brought a level of professionalism, innovation, and dedication to his role in the public works community. Indeed, he has been described as a genuine public works professional, an individual truly dedicated to public service, and tireless in his efforts to deliver services and projects to the best of his capability.
His other achievements include the development and approval of a
20-year plan to provide an approved wastewater system at a cost of $41.8
million, and the development and implementation of an Asset Management
Pecks awards include an Appreciation Award from the Plymouth Downtown Harbor Corporation, 1994; and an Appreciation Award from Carver Youth Athletics.
He brings a very high level of professionalism to every aspect of his work, shares and encourages others freely and positively, and delivers it all with a great sense of humor as well as empathy.
William R. Shane, P.E.
Public Works Administrator/Town Engineer
Town of Yarmouth, Maine
The public works administrator/town engineer for the Town of Yarmouth, Maine, William R. Shane is a man whose ability to get the job done is well respected by those who deal with him on a daily basis. Known for the efficient management of his department, Shane brings to the Public Works Department the drive to establish and deliver the highest quality, effective, and cost-conscious public services and facilities.
Shane was also instrumental in causing the .83 MGD wastewater treatment
plant to be upgraded to 1.4 MGD. Previously, the plant annually discharged
over 5,000,000 gallons of untreated sewage into the Royal River; since the
upgrade, discharges have been minimized and nearly
Awards he has received include the State of Maine Office of E 911 Commendation for Enhanced 911 Addressing, 1997; and the Governors Award for Recycling & Waste Reduction for Management, 1996. He also served on the APWA Board of Directors from 1997-1999 as Region I Director.
From personnel management, to policy recommendations, to pure engineering, he has been at the forefront in every instance.
Harry W. Stone
Director of Public Works
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works
Harry W. Stone, director of public works for the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, is an individual who has used his technical expertise, his problem solving skills, and his enthusiasm and professionalism to work his way up from a junior engineering aid for the department in 1958 to his current position. His leadership, character, and commitment to the Department of Public Works are just a few of his outstanding attributes.
Additionally, Stone has led the charge to meet recycling goals in Los
Angeles County, achieving a 42 percent diversion rate thus far; has led
the effort to coordinate 1800 traffic signals throughout the County; and
his department developed a unique method of saving the 35-year-old
concrete seawall panels, thus saving the County more than $80
Stone won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Outstanding Achievement Award - Generation Earth: Secondary School Education Program, 1999; and the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of Californias Engineering Achievement Award, 1998.


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Ghana to launch "You can too!" on IVD
Accra, GHANA
International Volunteer Day Committee in Ghana is launching IVD 2005 with the theme "Volunteer for Development - You Can Too!" on Tuesday, 22 November at 10:00 a.m. at the UNDP Conference Room in the capital Accra.
Topics of discussion will include: The Purpose of IVD, Activities planned, and a keynote speech from the Ministry of Youth & Manpower.
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TORONTO — It's become a standard scenario before the curtain opens on a live theatre performance: patrons receive written requests in programs, or oral warnings via the sound system, to turn off cellphones.
Some productions are now going the extra mile in an effort to get audience members to heed the warning, playing clever recorded announcements featuring the talent, or having actors put on a brief skit with a no-cellphone message.
Yet the efforts clearly aren't working, say stage stars, who have little hope the problem will improve in the coming year.
"In the old days when you just had a ring, it wasn't so bad. Now, you're in the middle of this incredibly tense, dangerous moment and you hear dun dun dunnah nannah," says High star Kathleen Turner, mimicking a circus-music ringtone.
"Robin Williams told me he was doing the (Bengal) Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo and he's in this monologue about God, and this phone went off and it was the theme to Deliverance. He said it took everything in his power not to tell that man what to do with that phone.
"Oh, lord have mercy. It's terrible, it's disruptive, it's awful and I don't understand why people can't just turn them off."
As Megan Hilty of TV's Smash puts it, a cellphone going off "is the probably the worst thing that can happen in the theatre."
"It completely takes everyone in the theatre out of the moment and it takes so long to get everybody back," says Hilty, who starred in the musical Wicked for five years.
"It seems like such a stupid, silly thing but it is something that completely destroys whatever moment you're creating."
Part of the problem stems from a mentality that "there's some kind of invisible wall" where the actors can't hear/see what the audience is doing, says Annie Potts, whose stage credits include the 2009 Broadway production God of Carnage.
"Which isn't true at all," she notes. "We're very sensitive to how the audience is breathing, and when a phone goes off, I feel like I've been electrocuted, really."
Liev Schreiber, who's starred in numerous plays, has even heard patrons answering their phones during his performances.
"You'll hear a whole conversation and that's mind-boggling to me, that that can happen," he says.
And it's not just the stage stars who feel the pain.
"It rips the veil you're trying to create," says Robert Harling, who wrote the play Steel Magnolias.
"As a writer, I'd much rather for the audience to hear my words than your ring tone."
But how to stop the nagging problem?
Some patrons, such as doctors, may need the phone for emergencies so blocking a cellphone signal or issuing a ban on devices in the theatre is "maybe a little dangerous," notes David Mirvish, founder of Mirvish Productions, Canada's largest commercial theatre production company.
"There sometimes is a reason why someone has to have a buzzer or something on their belt and it doesn't have to disturb the audience, it can vibrate. You have to just think positively, I think, here."
Some stage talent have taken it upon themselves to chide audience members when their phones sound off.
Last January, for instance, a cellphone repeatedly went off during a New York Philharmonic concert and music director Alan Gilbert stopped conducting to ask the audience member to turn off the unit.
Turner admits she's "been known to stop and glare" at those whose phones ring for long periods of time.
And venerable thespian Christopher Plummer advises: "The only thing to do, particularly if it's a one-man show, and you're all alone on the stage, so you're not letting down your partner, is to simply say something like — when it rings — 'I'll get it.'
"The audiences gives you applause, because they hate it too. The audience loathes that stuff. I just think it's so inconsiderate."
But for the most part, it seems actors just try to ignore them.
"That's all you can do, is you really tune them out," says Schreiber.
"Friends of mine have tried addressing it and pretending to answer it or talking to the audience. Sometimes it's good, but that can also get you in a whole heap of trouble and take you off course."
Hilty says she doesn't blame actors for addressing the problem.
"But I would much rather try and pull people back and kind of distract them and say, 'Hey, remember why we're all here!' instead of completely stopping everything in its tracks to punish one person."
Of course, it's not just a cellphone ring, but also the glow of the smartphone screen, that can disturb the production.
Still, some theatres and productions are embracing smartphones — albeit in a limited, controlled and non-disruptive manner — in an effort to entice younger, social media-loving patrons.
Earlier this year, a Broadway revival of Godspell allowed a few secluded "tweet seats" for those who wanted to put out relevant messages throughout the performance.
The Public Theater in New York and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra are among the other venues that have also tried the same thing. The latter has even had musicologists go on Twitter during performances to answer questions and provide context on the show to tweet seaters.
Meanwhile, the Palm Beach Opera in Florida offers tweet seats for the final dress rehearsals of operas. The initiative has been "really popular" and a great way to engage younger/new patrons, says Ceci Dadisman, the company's director of marketing and PR.
"I would probably say 99 per cent of the people that come to tweet seats have never been to opera before, and it was the tweet seats opportunity that attracted them to go,'" says Dadisman.
"I definitely think it's a first step. Maybe at some point we will have people tweeting in the regular theatre."
In Bellevue, Wash., permits have just been issued for the construction of the state-of-the-art Tateuchi Center, a 2,000-seat performing arts facility that will have Wi-Fi access everywhere and plans to allow the use of smartphones in some capacity during shows.
"If you can make that device not be disturbing to the other people around you, then why would anyone object to its use?" says executive director John Haynes, who initially designed the building thinking of the needs of tech-loving commercial clients wanting to use it for meetings (Microsoft headquarters is about six kilometres away from the building site).
"In other words, if you can't see it and you can't hear it, why would you object to it? And I think eventually that's going to happen. I think it's already. Clearly it's already possible to silence the device, it's possible to dim the device.
"I think that with polarizing screens, for example, it is also possible not just to dim the device but to make sure that the light emanates only to the user and not to either side or beyond the user."
Mirvish Productions has the opposite mentality: it will "Never, never, never" introduce tweet seats, says communications director John Karastamatis.
"Tweet seats is the most nonsensical concept since the invention of modern technology," he says.
"The theatre is all about a communal experience between all the people in one space at one time: between performers and audience members, and between audience members with each other. Tweeting is all about stepping outside that communal experience and commenting on it while it is happening. You are no longer participating; you aren't even a spectator."
But Haynes notes the current model for the delivery of high culture — dressing up and sitting still quietly for two hours absorbing a show — isn't one that resonates with younger patrons.
Younger generations want to curate their own experience and be interactively engaged with what's going on, and they often do that through their handheld devices, he says.
"I think it's inevitable that people are going to use them, they carry them, and it seemed to me that the question was, 'How do use them to your benefit? How do you expand and improve the individual experience of an artistic event by using that device?' And I think we can do it.
"The time will come when we can do it, and I don't know what the dimensions of it will be, but I know that I wired my building in anticipation of being able to do it."
Haynes isn't worried his plan to embrace smartphones in the venue will deter talent from wanting to perform there, noting "They also live in a commercial world.
"There are realities they have to adapt to as well, as touring artists, and I think if you provide a really great and supportive experience, if you're giving them bigger and more engaged audiences, if you are expanding possibility for young people to come and enjoy classical music or classical singers or whatever it might be ... what artist wouldn't like that?"
But he adds: "I think if the damn phone rings while they're trying to sing, they have every right to be annoyed. They really do."
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Springfield police said it's not often when a child finds and reports discarded methamphetamine labs, but that's what happened recently when a trio of 12-year-olds found a plastic bottle with tubing coming out from the top.
One of the girls kicked the bottle down the street to a nearby yard Jan. 5 before picking it up and realizing it had something to do with drugs. She dropped it and called police, who confirmed the bottle was what was left of a "one-pot" meth lab.
Springfield police Sgt. Bryan DiSylvester said the girls were somewhat lucky because the residue in the bottle wasn't as dangerous as other meth lab components.
DiSylvester, who heads the department's narcotics unit, said he doesn't recall any other cases in which a child was the one who discovered a discarded lab.


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Wisconsin May End Tots Drinking in Barstoddler-times
I confess ignorance on this vital piece of info for boozing parents: Wisconsin is one of the few states left where little kids can drink in bars as long as their parents are present.
But that may be about to end. The state's Senate is mulling a bill that would require kids be at least eighteen to drink in a bar or tavern with their parents. The standard drinking age of twenty-one applies when no parent is about.
Although raised by parents who occasionally allowed us a sip of beer or just enough wine to cover the bottom of the glass, my brother and I were on strict instructions never to even attempt it in a restaurant – lest we put the restaurateur's liquor license in jeopardy. Of course, we grew up in the conservative (snort) state of New York.
Who knew the land of cheese was the place to go?
I jest, but the idea of letting kids drink in plain view of their parents rather than encouraging them to secret themselves away is much vaunted in Europe. Many countries have legal drinking limits set for teens (younger than the standard twenty-one for Americans) who are alone, but when a parent is on hand, they cede discretion to said parent.
So why is this such a problem? In a country where much of the concern over teenage drinking focuses on the dangers of binge drinking and fake IDs, the idea that kids can test the ropes first under the watchful eyes of their parents seems solid.
It's an argument that's been laid out in many places, including a Babble essay last spring. Interestingly, the lawmakers who are looking to excise the law cite a high teenage drinking problem in Wisconsin, and yet what comes to light in this Journal Sentinel article: few taverns actually ALLOW kids to drink with their parents.
Despite the law's current permissive nature, the discretion currently lies with the bartenders – and it seems the overwhelming majority follows the overwhelmingly American concept that alcohol and kids shouldn't mix.
It begs the question: if the kids aren't drinking in the bars under their parents' eyes, then what's causing the teenage drinking problems in Wisconsin? Could it be the fact that the kids AREN'T getting good guidance from their parents?


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Indians' Francona considers going with expanded bullpen
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Cleveland Indians' pitching staff would be well-advised to be in midseason form when the season starts April 2.
The Indians' schedule goes into overload immediately. Starting with the season-opening game against the Blue Jays, the Indians play 13 days in a row and 22 of the first 23.
Because of the few off days, manager Terry Francona has been considering expanding the bullpen for the first two or three weeks in April. That would mean eight relievers instead of seven.
Picking an extra pitcher for the bullpen probably isn't the biggest problem. Deciding whether to carry an additional pitcher is.
There is no way to predict whether a seven-man bullpen will fall victim to the kind of fatigue that would force Francona to seek help.
The burden of seeing that the relief corps remains fresh rests with the rotation.
If the starting pitchers can get through the sixth inning or later the vast majority of the time, the relievers won't need to keep an oxygen tank in the bullpen.
But the Indians' rotation is the biggest question mark as the club heads into the latter stages of training camp.
In recent outings, Justin Masterson, Zach McAllister and Ubaldo Jimenez have pitched relatively well. Brett Myers, the other preordained starter, has not.
Scott Kazmir, the favorite to win the fifth spot, has been the club's most consistent starter all spring.
Other considerations include who to leave off the roster for two or three weeks. If it's a player who has options, he cannot be recalled for at least 10 days. If it's a spring training invitee -- Jason Giambi, for example -- no roster move would be necessary.


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Clancy, T. Charles
Research Interests
Dr. Clancy's research interests revolve around next-generation wireless networks. His specific interests include software-defined radio and cognitive radio, WLAN and WMAN standards, and security in wireless networks.
T. Charles Clancy is a Senior Researcher with the Laboratory for Telecommunications Sciences, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland at College Park. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2001), his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2002), and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park (2006). He is a member of the IEEE and ACM, and serves in a variety of technical leadership positions within the IETF security directorate.


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LUBBOCK (AP) - The population boom in the state's urban centers could cause West Texas to lose seats in the state Legislature, said the lawmaker who chairs the House redistricting committee.
While the latest Census estimates could spell good news for the state as a whole - with Texas poised to pick up two more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives - the news is only partially good in rural West Texas, where the population growth was outpaced by the metropolitan areas around Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.
"This will minimize the damage that would have occurred to rural Texans in that hopefully we won't have to spread their districts very much bigger than they already are," said state Rep. Delwin Jones of the potential for more congressional representation.
Jones is chairman of the House Committee on Redistricting.
At the state level, the urban growth means House boundaries might have to be redrawn in a way that would cost West Texas representation in Austin, Jones said.
"I predict that West Texas will lose two seats because of the population shift to the metro areas," the Republican told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. "There may be some diminishing of our rural strength just because there has been such a tremendous shift of population into metropolitan areas."
But Jones said he hopes Lubbock's two congressmen can retain basically the same districts they have now when the state charts the boundaries.
However, Jones will aim toward redrawing the district lines so that Lubbock and Amarillo are each in their own district rather than split between the current two.
Lubbock is divided between the 19th District, represented by Larry Combest, R-Lubbock, and the 13th District, represented by Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon.
Placing Lubbock entirely in one district should please residents who feel they are not getting enough attention by being split between two districts, Jones said.
Lubbock might have just one representative rather than two after the 2000 Census, Jones said, while Lubbock County residents would have to be grouped with residents in adjoining counties to find enough people for a legislative district.
New Census estimates released last week show Texas going over the 20 million population mark in 2000.
If that estimate holds, Texas would pick up two additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. That would bring its total to 32, the second-largest delegation in the nation behind California.
The final count won't be confirmed until year's end, and the redrawn boundaries would not take effect until the 2002 elections, Jones said.
But once set, the boundaries will stay that way until the next Census in 2010.
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Jonathan Paget has a horse called Bulletproof and, even if there is no such thing in equestrian circles as a "bulletproof" certainty, the 28-year-old rider could be New Zealand's next big thing.
His exploits were rather hidden by the heroics of Mark Todd during the New Zealand team's bronze medal this week and, even though winning an Olympic bronze is the highlight of Paget's career thus far, he doesn't want to look back too much. He's looking ahead.
It's not guaranteed Todd will still be around in four years' time - most believe he won't be able to resist an eighth Olympics even though he will be 60 - but Paget definitely will be.
He is now No 3 in the world rankings - Andrew Nicholson is No 1 - and finished 10th in the individual competition at Greenwich Park last week. It was almost a surprise to see him pick up penalty points in both the cross country and show jumping phases because Paget expected to go clear.
Many, including Nicholson, are adamant Paget will enjoy that success in the future. A relative novice to the sport - he is a former Sydney bricklayer who initially went to rodeo school because he wanted to learn how to ride - Paget has quickly established himself as one of the world's best. He has clearly impressed his team-mates who have been effusive in their praise.
"It's nice to hear it," Paget admitted. "But I don't really think too much about it. When they say things like that, it gives you a little more confidence that the legends of the sport think you are going to be good. You listen to it, absorb it and appreciate it but you can't sit back."
Eventing New Zealand have big plans too and have a number of promising riders in the stables including Clarke Jonhstone, Jonelle Richards and Lucy Jackson. But Paget is considered the most promising of them all.
Some have even talked about him as the man to pick up from Todd when he eventually moves on.
"I'm not trying to reflect too much [on what happened this week] because I want to move forward," he said. "I have flashbacks from the weekend, and it was a great weekend because it took a couple of years to get there, but I just want to improve. I want to starting winning four-star events and then win consistently at it. I would also like to build a team of horses who are consistently competitive at major four-star events.
"Rio is definitely in my mind and I already have a couple of horses tagged for that. I want to keep the chain going."
Clifton Promise, who he rode at the Olympics, and Clifton Lush are already at a top level and his other horse, Bulletproof, he expects to be just that.
He desperately hopes Todd sticks around.
"I hope we keep Mark, Andrew and Caroline for as long as possible," he said. "It's an absolute privilege to ride beside them. It's inspiring and the things you can pick up are priceless. Having them around will make the team develop quicker, too."


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Josef Adalian Responds to Readers' Ideas on How to Save NBC
And all of network TV, for that matter.By Josef Adalian
And all of network TV, for that matter.By Josef Adalian
Twitter and Nielsen have announced a new kind of social-media rating to measure active viewership. Yes, but how does that affect Community?By Josef Adalian
They mean "easy to remember," but okay.By Margaret Lyons
The era of easy, ad-free online viewing may be endingBy Emma Rosenblum
At least he's had a three-day respite from getting any "Your network is in last place" e-mails.By Mark Graham
Looks like we won't be able to use the Impending Disasters tag with this show anymore.By Mark Graham
The 'Big Idea' host gets kind of eviscerated in a profile — in his own alumni magazine!
Couric & Co. have their worst ratings yet.
MEDIA • Fired Portfolio editor Jim Impoco makes his comeback at The New York Times Magazine, where he'll be a consulting editor. [NYO] • NBC puts its traditional glitzy advertising on the back burner. That's really too bad for the girl who was hoping to be assigned to keep tabs on John Krasinski during the day of the presentations. [NYP] • Nielsen CEO David Calhoun charts a new course for his media-measuring company. [Fortune]


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The Yankees are considered among the "major players" in what may become a bidding war to sign Rusney Castillo, a coveted 27-year-old Cuban defector, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman.
Sherman said the Red Sox and Tigers are also among those figured to charge hard at Castillo, who reviewed offers from clubs Friday and could sign early next week.
Castillo reportedly had private workouts for several teams, including the Yankees, who may view him as a second baseman while some teams believe Castillo would be best served in the outfield.
Scouts have compared Castillo to Brett Gardner, but with more power, according to reports.
Players must be on a team's roster before Aug. 31 to be playoff-eligible.
Reps reviewed offers with Cuban Rusney Castillo today, will trim field to handful over weekend, decision could come next week (cont)— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) August 15, 2014
Contenders interested will have urgency to sign. Plyr most be on pro roster by Aug. 31 to be playoff eligible. Plus minor lge seasons (cont)— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) August 15, 2014
But chance to sign 27-yr-old without draft compensation means non-contenders bidding, too. #Yankees #Redsox #Tigers viewed as major players— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) August 15, 2014


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From the Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Drs Christen, Manson, Glynn, Gaziano, and Buring), the Departments of Epidemiology (Dr Manson) and Biostatistics (Dr Glynn), Harvard School of Public Health, the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School (Dr Buring), and the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System (Dr Gaziano), Boston, Mass; the National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Md(Dr Sperduto); and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla (Dr Hennekens). Dr Hennekens serves as a consultant, including as chairman or a member of data and safety monitoring boards, to Astra Zeneca, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Glaxo Smith Kline, McNeil Pharmaceutical, Novartis, Pfizer, and Reliant Pharmaceuticals. The other authors have no relevant financial interest in this article.
To examine the development of age-related cataract in a trial of beta carotene supplementation in men.
Randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial.
Male US physicians aged 40 to 84 years (n = 22 071) were randomly assigned to receive either beta carotene (50 mg on alternate days) or placebo for 12 years.
Main Outcome Measures
Age-related cataract and extraction of age-related cataract, defined as an incident, age-related lens opacity, responsible for a reduction in best-corrected visual acuity to 20/30 or worse, based on self-report confirmed by medical record review.
There was no difference between the beta carotene and placebo groups in the overall incidence of cataract (998 cases vs 1017 cases; relative risk[RR], 1.00; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.91-1.09) or cataract extraction(584 vs 593; RR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.89-1.12). In subgroup analyses, the effect of beta carotene supplementation appeared to be modified by smoking status at baseline (P = .02). Among current smokers, there were 108 cases of cataract in the beta carotene group and 133 in the placebo group (RR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.57-0.95). Among current nonsmokers, there was no significant difference in the number of cases in the 2 treatment groups (884 vs 881; RR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.94-1.13). The results for cataract extraction appeared to be similarly modified by baseline smoking status (P = .05).
Randomized trial data from a large population of healthy men indicate no overall benefit or harm of 12 years of beta carotene supplementation on cataract or cataract extraction. However, among current smokers at baseline, beta carotene appeared to attenuate their excess risk of cataract by about one fourth.
OXIDATIVE PROCESSES are believed to be an important contributing factor in the development of age-related cataract, a leading cause of visual impairment in the United States.1,2 Thus, there is considerable interest in determining whether vitamins with antioxidant properties lower risks of cataract development and progression. Laboratory studies support this possibility by showing that supplementation with antioxidant vitamins and minerals prevents or delays cataract development in vitro and in animal models.3- 7 Observational epidemiologic studies in humans provide further support by showing that persons with higher intakes of fruits and vegetables, or higher plasma levels of various antioxidant nutrients, tend to have lower risks of cataract. The data for individual nutrients, however, including vitamins C and E and the carotenoids, are inconsistent. More important, in these observational studies the amount of uncontrolled and uncontrollable confounding may be as large as the most plausible small to moderate effect sizes, so data from randomized trials are necessary.
Among the carotenoids, beta carotene received considerable early interest as a possible anticataract agent, in part because it was known to be an effective antioxidant at low partial pressures of oxygen, 8 conditions found in the lens, but also because it is readily available in fruits and vegetables and was not associated with any harmful effects, even in the very large doses used to treat patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria.9,10 Subsequent investigations, however, have provided only modest support for a beneficial effect of beta carotene against cataract. Thus, while most, 11- 17 but not all, 18,19 observational studies report an inverse association between beta carotene level in the diet or blood and risk of cataract, none attain statistical significance. Furthermore, findings from 3 randomized trials, 2 of which tested antioxidant vitamin cocktails20,21 and a third that tested beta carotene alone in a population of male heavy smokers in Finland, 22 indicate that supplementation with beta carotene for 5 to 6 years has little effect on the risk of cataract. These trial data, however, are limited in interpretability by the duration of treatment, which may be insufficient to affect cataract development.
In this report, we describe the results for cataract development and extraction during 12 years of randomized beta carotene treatment in Physicians' Health Study I (PHS I), a randomized trial among 22 071 US male physicians. Because of the possible adverse effect of beta carotene on lung cancer in smokers, 23- 26 and because cigarette smoking is an important risk factor for cataract, 27- 30 we present results for cataract in the overall population, as well as for subgroups according to smoking status at baseline.
Physicians' Health Study I was a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, 2 × 2 factorial trial designed to evaluate low-dose aspirin and beta carotene in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. The methods of the trial have been described in detail previously.31 Briefly, 22 071 US male physicians, who had no history of cancer (except nonmelanoma skin cancer), myocardial infarction, stroke, or transient cerebral ischemia, were randomly assigned to aspirin (325 mg on alternate days [Bufferin; provided by Bristol-Myers Products, New York, NY]) or its placebo, plus beta carotene(50 mg on alternate days [Lurotin; provided by BASF Corporation, Mt Olive, NJ]) or its placebo (Figure 1).Baseline information included height, weight, history of cigarette smoking, history of alcohol use, blood pressure level, cholesterol levels, history of diabetes mellitus, and history of multivitamin use. Information on personal history of cataract was also obtained at baseline. A total of 20 968 physicians did not report cataract at baseline and are included in these analyses. Annual questionnaires were sent to all participants to monitor their compliance with assigned treatment and the occurrence of any relevant events, including cataract. Informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the research protocol was reviewed and approved by the institutional review board at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Study design.
The aspirin component of PHS I was terminated early, on January 25, 1988, after a mean follow-up of 60.2 months, due primarily to the emergence of a statistically extreme 44% reduced risk of a first myocardial infarction among those taking aspirin.31 The randomized beta carotene component of the trial continued uninterrupted until the scheduled termination date of December 31, 1995.
By the end of 1995, participants had been taking beta carotene or placebo for a mean of 12 years (range, 11.6-14.2 years). At the end of 11 years of follow-up (the last year completed for all participants), 99.2% were still providing information on morbidity, and follow-up for mortality was 99.9% complete. In both the beta carotene group and the placebo group, 80% of participants were still taking the study pills, with a mean compliance among pill takers of more than 97%. Thus, even after 11 years in the beta carotene group, 78% of the study pills were reported as still being taken. In the placebo group, 6% reported taking supplemental beta carotene or vitamin A.
Following the report of a cataract diagnosis or extraction, written consent was obtained to contact the treating ophthalmologist or optometrist. Ophthalmologists and optometrists were contacted by mail and asked to complete cataract questionnaires supplying information about the presence of lens opacities, date of diagnosis, visual acuity loss, cataract extraction, other ocular abnormalities that could explain visual acuity loss, cataract type, and origin (including age-related, traumatic, congenital, inflammatory, or surgery or steroid induced). Ophthalmologists and optometrists were given the option to provide the requested information by supplying copies of the relevant medical records. Medical records were obtained for more than 92% of participants reporting cataract.
End points included incident cataract and extraction. Cataract was defined as a self-report confirmed by medical record review to be initially diagnosed after randomization, age-related in origin (congenital cataracts and those due to trauma, steroids, intraocular inflammation, or surgery were excluded), with best-corrected visual acuity of 20/30 or worse and with no alternate ocular disease to explain the visual acuity loss. In the presence of alternate ocular disease, a lens opacity was considered to be a cataract if, in the judgment of the ophthalmologist or optometrist, the opacity was of sufficient severity to reduce visual acuity to 20/30 or worse when considered alone. Extraction was defined as the surgical removal of an incident cataract.
The Cox proportional-hazards model was used to estimate the relative risk (RR) of cataract among those assigned to beta carotene compared with those assigned placebo after adjustment for age (years) at baseline and randomized aspirin treatment. Models were also fit separately within 4 age groups: 40 to 49 years, 50 to 59 years, 60 to 69 years, and 70 to 84 years. Tests of trend of the effect of age on any association between beta carotene and cataract were calculated by including a term for the interaction of beta carotene and age (expressed as a continuous variable with values 1 to 4 corresponding to the 4 age groups) in a proportional hazards model. For each RR, the 95% confidence interval (CI) and 2-sided P value were calculated.
We also analyzed subgroup data by baseline smoking status to explore possible modification of any effect of beta carotene. Thus, tests of interaction were performed to evaluate the statistical significance of any modifying effect of baseline smoking status on the effect of beta carotene on cataract. We also used an interaction term with length of follow-up to test for a trend of the RR over time and to evaluate the adequacy of the proportional hazards assumption over time. Models were fit for the overall population and for the subgroups of current smokers and nonsmokers at baseline.
Individuals, rather than eyes, were the unit of analysis because eyes were not examined independently, and participants were classified according to the status of the worse eye as defined by the occurrence of cataract surgery or, in the absence of cataract surgery, by an earlier date of diagnosis. When the 2 eyes had the same date of diagnosis, the eye with the worse visual acuity at the most recent eye examination was designated the worse eye. When the worse eye was excluded because of visual acuity loss attributed to other ocular abnormalities or a cause that was not age related, the fellow eye was considered for classification.
As is expected in a large randomized trial, baseline characteristics were equally distributed between the 2 treatment groups (Table 1). In each group, 11% of participants were current smokers at baseline.
During a mean of 12 years of treatment and follow-up, a total of 2015 cataracts and 1177 cataract extractions were confirmed by medical record review. Overall, there was no significant benefit or harm of beta carotene supplementation on risk of cataract (998 cases in the beta carotene group vs 1017 in the placebo group; RR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.91-1.09) (Table 2). Similarly, there was no effect of beta carotene supplementation on risk of cataract extraction (584 cases in the beta carotene group vs 593 in the placebo group; RR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.89-1.12) (Table 3). Relative risks decreased slightly with increasing duration of treatment, but the trend was not statistically significant (data not shown).
In subgroup analysis, the effect of beta carotene supplementation on cataract appeared to be modified by smoking status at baseline (P for interaction = .02). Among current smokers, men assigned to the beta carotene group had a statistically significant 26% reduced risk of cataract compared with those in the placebo group (108 cases vs 133 cases; RR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.57-0.95) (Table 4).There was no apparent effect of beta carotene supplementation in men who were nonsmokers at baseline (884 cases vs 881 cases; RR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.94-1.13). Similar results were observed for cataract extraction (P for interaction = .05). Among current smokers, men assigned to beta carotene had a 27% reduced risk of extraction compared with men assigned to placebo (68 cases vs 86 cases; RR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.53-1.00). Among nonsmokers, there was no effect of beta carotene supplementation (512 cases in the beta carotene group vs 505 cases in the placebo group; RR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.92-1.17). For both cataract and cataract extraction, the reduction in risk among current smokers assigned to beta carotene was apparent during the early years of treatment and follow-up (years 1-5), although the confidence intervals around these RR estimates included the null value of 1.0 because of the smaller number of events (Figure 2). There was no significant trend toward greater benefit with an increasing duration of treatment for either cataract end point.
Relative risks (95% confidence intervals) of cataract (A) and cataract extraction (B) for beta carotene supplementation by time after randomization, according to smoking status at baseline. Analyses were adjusted for age (years) and aspirin treatment assignment.
Cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for cataract.27- 30 To explore the relative effects of baseline smoking status and beta carotene treatment assignment on risk of cataract, models were fit with current nonsmokers assigned to placebo as the reference group. For current smokers assigned to placebo, there was a statistically significant 65% increased risk of cataract(RR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.37-1.98) compared with the reference group (Figure 3). This excess risk associated with being a current smoker was markedly attenuated by assignment to beta carotene treatment (RR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.00-1.49). The results for cataract extraction were similar.
Relative risks (95% confidence intervals) of cataract (A) and cataract extraction (B) by beta carotene treatment assignment and smoking status at baseline. Analyses were adjusted for age(years) and aspirin treatment assignment. Reference group was defined as current nonsmokers at baseline who were assigned to placebo.
In this large-scale randomized trial among apparently healthy, well-nourished men, there was no statistically significant benefit or harm of 12 years of beta carotene supplementation on overall risk of cataract or cataract extraction. The narrow CIs excluded even a modest effect of beta carotene supplementation(ie, 15%-20% increase or decrease in risk) on cataract. In subgroup analyses, there was a possible beneficial effect of beta carotene in men who were current smokers at baseline. Cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for cataract, 27- 30 and beta carotene appeared to attenuate the excess risk.
Several possible limitations of the trial should be considered, particularly in view of the overall finding of no benefit or harm. Inadequate dosage of beta carotene is an unlikely explanation for the findings. The dosage tested in the trial (50 mg on alternate days) placed participants in the top few percentiles of the general population with respect to usual intake. Moreover, bioavailability studies in our population showed that the alternate-day dosage and formulation increased plasma beta carotene concentrations approximately 4-fold.32,33 The finding of a possible beneficial effect for beta carotene in the subgroup of men who were current smokers at baseline provides some support for the adequacy of the dosage tested. Poor compliance with assigned treatment is also not a plausible explanation for our overall findings, because there was 85% compliance with beta carotene treatment after 5 years and compliance was still 78% after 12 years. In the placebo group, the use of beta carotene or vitamin A supplements was reported by only 6% of participants, even by the end of the trial. Random misclassification of cataract, which would tend to shift the RR estimate toward the null, was reduced by the use of medical records to confirm the self-reports and by the use of strict diagnostic criteria that included reduction in best-corrected visual acuity to 20/30 or worse owing to cataract. Nonrandom or differential misclassification was unlikely because medical records were reviewed without knowledge of beta carotene treatment assignment, and study participants and treating ophthalmologists and optometrists were unaware of beta carotene treatment assignment.
Randomized trial data regarding the effect of beta carotene supplementation on cataract are limited to 3 trials of 5 to 6 years' duration. In 2 of these trials, beta carotene was tested as part of an antioxidant mixture. In a poorly nourished population in China, 5 to 6 years of treatment with vitamin and mineral combinations that included beta carotene (15 mg daily) had no effect on end-of-trial prevalence of cataract.20 In the recently completed Age-Related Eye Disease Study, there was no apparent effect of an antioxidant combination of vitamin E (400 IU), vitamin C (500 mg), and beta carotene (15 mg) on the development and progression of lens opacities during 6.3 years of treatment and follow-up.21 The use of a combined treatment regimen in these 2 trials precludes estimation of the effect of any specific nutrient. In the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) study, 22 which was the first large-scale randomized trial to test antioxidant vitamins in a well-nourished population, a total of 29 133 Finnish male smokers aged 50 to 69 years were randomly assigned in a 2 × 2 factorial trial to α-tocopherol(50 mg daily) or placebo and beta carotene (20 mg daily) or placebo. Four hundred twenty-five cataract surgeries were documented during about 6 years of treatment and follow-up. Overall results indicated little effect of beta carotene supplementation on the incidence of cataract surgery (RR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.79-1.19). Because all participants smoked, effect modification could not be evaluated in that study, but there were no interactions with duration or amount smoked per day. In the PHS I, among current smokers, a subgroup more comparable to the study population in ATBC, we did observe a 25% to 30% reduced risk of cataract and cataract extraction for those assigned to beta carotene. This apparent benefit among current smokers does not appear simply to reflect the longer treatment period in PHS I. Specifically, analyses of data for the first 5 years in PHS I (comparable to the period of treatment in the ATBC study) suggested a beneficial effect on cataract extraction (RR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.32-1.03) during the early years of the trial.
These subgroup findings among smokers in PHS I must be interpreted with caution. Although a possible beneficial effect for beta carotene supplementation in smokers was observed for both end points of cataract and cataract extraction, these findings are not independent because participants undergoing extraction are a subset of participants with incident cataract. Furthermore, these results in smokers appear to be at odds with randomized trial data from the ATBC study, 22 and evidence from several observational studies provides little support for a beneficial effect of beta carotene supplementation in smokers.13,15- 17 Additionally, the subgroup of current smokers in PHS I was small (11% current smokers at baseline), and, thus, the result in smokers could simply be due to chance. However, if real, these findings raise questions about mechanisms by which supplemental beta carotene might exert a beneficial effect on cataract among smokers. Beta carotene has not been detected in the normal or cataractous human lens, 34- 36 nor has it been detected in the human lens following extensive dietary supplementation.34 Thus, a direct effect of beta carotene supplementation on lens concentrations seems unlikely. Beta carotene could have an indirect effect by increasing concentrations of other antioxidant nutrients in the lens. Ascorbate, α-tocopherol, and the xanthophylls lutein and zeaxanthin have been detected in the human lens, 34,35 and evidence suggests that plasma concentrations of ascorbate and perhaps lutein and zeaxanthin (but probably not α-tocopherol) are reduced in smokers.37- 41 There is no evidence, however, that beta carotene supplementation has any effect on plasma levels of α-tocopherol or ascorbate, and plasma levels of lutein and zeaxanthin may even decrease with beta carotene supplementation.33,42- 46 Thus, an indirect effect, mediated by an increase in plasma concentrations of other antioxidant nutrients, also appears unlikely. Alternatively, beta carotene might interact directly with oxidants present in the gas phase of cigarette smoke and thereby decrease oxidative stress in the environment surrounding the lens. Beta carotene may also minimize the deleterious effects of smoking-related oxidants on other antioxidant nutrients. Consistent with this possibility, recent laboratory data have shown that both α-tocopherol and ascorbate are oxidized more slowly by gas-phase smoke exposure in liposomes containing beta carotene.47
In summary, these randomized trial data from a large population of apparently healthy US male physicians indicate no overall benefit or harm of 12 years of beta carotene supplementation on cataract or cataract extraction. The subgroup finding of a possible beneficial effect of beta carotene in current smokers should be interpreted with caution, 48 particularly in view of findings in 2 previous trials of possible adverse effects of beta carotene on lung cancer in smokers.23,24 However, if real, this finding could have important scientific implications and needs to be confirmed in other randomized trials in men and women.49- 51
Submitted for publication June 7, 2002; final revision received November 1, 2002; accepted November 14, 2002.
This study was supported by research grants HL 26490, HL 34595, CA 34944, CA 40360, and EY 06633 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda.
We thank the entire staff of the PHS, under the leadership of Charlene Belanger, MA, as well as Mary Breen, Vadim Bubes, PhD, Jean MacFadyen, BA, Geneva McNair, David Potter, BA, Leslie Power, Harriet Samuelson, MA, Miriam Schvartz, MD, Mickie Sheehey, Joanne Smith, BS, and Phyllis Johnson Wojciechowski, BS, for their crucial contributions. We are also indebted to the 22 071 dedicated and committed participants of the PHS.
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Kid Rock pleaded not guilty Monday to a battery charge stemming from a fight at a Waffle House in Atlanta last fall.
Rock (a.k.a. Robert James Ritchie) was not present but was represented by his attorney, Darryl Cohen, who waived an arraignment hearing and entered the plea on Ritchie's behalf in DeKalb County State Court, according to Cohen's office, the Associated Press reports.
Rock maintains that he was provoked into the Waffle House fight, which led to him and five members of his entourage getting arrested Oct. 21 on a misdemeanor charge of simple battery.
The group had stopped for some grub following his "great show" at The Tabernacle. "We were having a good time. And one kid just started [talking]. ... One thing led to another, and windows were broken," the rocker said at the time.
He added, in the words of Johnny Cash, that what followed was a lot of "cussin' and fussin' in the mud and the blood and beer."
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[QUOTE=JWBooth;1019020]Paleo is definitely [I]not[/I] the diet of rich whites. Rich whites are the bulk of what we would term "the establishment". They are the ones who created SAD. Vegetarianism, or some kind of SAD compatible whole wheat, lean meats, and veggies diet is the diet of the white ruling class. Paleo is more the diet of anti-authority whites and is probably linked more to intellect and personality traits than annual income.[/QUOTE]
Definitely. I've seen the food the wealthy ladies I work for keep around the house - lots of fancy frozen meals from Whole Foods, fat-free skim milk, whole wheat artisan bread, fruit, fat-free Greek yogurt, granola bars, etc. They also jog for hours around their subdivisions pushing strollers. They follow CW to the letter, and they are REALLY skinny, but they don't all look healthy.


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Drama for Schools (DFS) has a long standing presence in the Victoria Independent School District (VISD). Victoria is located in southeast Texas, approximately 125 miles south of Austin. VISD has a total enrollment of just over 13,700 students, with half of its students eligible for Title 1 funding. Victoria is an ethnically diverse and growing community with strong local support for the arts.
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Are we raising a generation of pussies?
Please forgive the crude title of this post, but prepare yourself for another Sherry rant. I am beside myself that government has started trying to legislate recess. In New York they are saying that Freeze tag and kickball are unsafe.
So I have to ask myself, are we raising a generation of pussies?
Cause I have to tell you, if we start saying that simple children's game are too dangerous… well, I fear my beloved football will be left with no one to play it on Saturdays.
I get that times have changed – its a different world. Kids can't just be let loose to run through the streets and through the creeks of their neighborhoods anymore. They have to be more closely watched – and I think that is horrifically sad. It breaks my heart to know that if I have have a kid… he or she will not know that freedom. The freedom of running, chasing and playing until the sun starts to set and hear your dad whistle. The whistle that finally said your day was done.
And I get that we know more now… we know to have kids wear helmets, and knee pads. I certainly could have used a helmet.
But recess? Come the fuck on.
Red Rover is too dangerous to play without medical staff nearby?
WTF? I'll say it again. WTF?
Isn't breaking your arm and signing casts part of coming of age? Sure, no one wants to break an arm or a leg or skin your knee… but it teaches you the very basic lesson to "rub some dirt on it and get back in the game"
What if I started to apply this same totally jacked up logic to things in my adult life…
No, I can't go out on a date.. I might get hurt. So much better to end up old and alone.
No, I can't try something scary… like writing a book. It might hurt me financially. So much better to end up old with a pension, than having fullfilled a dream.
So, here's the deal… politcios… its not about the physical risks. You aren't teaching kids how to be physically safe.
You are teaching them to be scared of risks.
You are teaching them to be scared of running, full tilt, eyes closed, as fast as you can toward something…
You are teaching them that its better to be safe than to experience joy.
You are teaching them to pussy out instead of doing something that MIGHT be painful.
So, yes, I fear we are raising a generation of pussies. But its' not the physical weakness that scares me. Its that we might just be raising a generation of kids too scared to take a chance and far to scared to fail.
Because I assure you, some of the very best times of my life have been taking chances and failing. Some of the very best times of my life were in the full tilt, out of breath, laughter that followed getting nailed in the face during dodgeball.
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Okay I forgive you for using the word "pussies"- if kickball is too rough then we truly are raising a bunch of wussies. We used to play kick the can at midnight- a sharp edged can that we kicked in the middle of the night usually barefoot- and it was awesome!
We aren't just raising a generation of pussies. We're raising a generation of IGN'ANT pussies. Teachers are forced to teach to test, not to learn. We've cut out music and art and humanities programs. And our beloved state, stupid as the education program developers are, would like to dictate what history is taught and what more unsavory history is left out of the text books.
So yes, fuck them and fuck that.
Also, I'm leaving this so I can get Sherry spam for replies.
I don't even think you need to call it a personal btcooyt list'. Unless you're btcooyting the show til they boot him, which you could very well be. Tracey just ruined his watchablity and thus you can not find watching it enjoyable. A slightly bizarre comparison could be the whole Anthony Weiner thing. There are plenty of politicians who have done weirder and more illegal things. His problem is that most recent totally weird and nasty picture, he's ruined his ability to be taken seriously because when people look at him all they see is that picture
Amen, sista! Well said and fully supported…
Dear Sherry! I couldn't agree more! That is why I say eff off! If my son wants to collect vacuums, dig for worms, pick up a frog and then touch his face, wrestle with his puppy and get bitten or climb the monkey bars and fall down I will stand by in case he needs me and then help dust him off so he can do it again! As I type this, he us getting the crap beat out if him by the puggle. He'll learn…but I have to at least give him the chance to!
Have printed for big Sara, Will get reaction soon. As fo me. Right On!


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CARNEYS POINT TWP. — A township man involved in a shootout with police last week has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, along with a number of other offenses in connection with the incident, authorities said.
According to the Salem County Prosecutor's Office, Sabir Lynard, 23, of Carneys Point was formally charged on Wednesday with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon, obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, hindering apprehension, tampering with evidence, pointing a weapon, and false reporting to a police officer.
The charges stem from an incident on June 19 when Lynard allegedly engaged in a shootout with two police officers from Carneys Point and Penns Grove.
The officers were not injured in the incident.
According to Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan, authorities believe that Lynard and another unidentified individual stole a vehicle at Sandy Ridge Apartment complex in Carneys Point. Upon being detected by the police on Hollywood Avenue they allegedly accelerated away and abandoned the car on Route 551.
Authorities now believe that the unidentified individual, who has not yet been located by authorities, ran north on Route 551, Lenahan said.
Lynard entered the woodline near where the stolen vehicle was abandoned. Upon being detected by police officers, he allegedly fired upon them, and then ran farther into the woods.
About a half hour later, Lynard emerged from the woods wounded in both arms and surrendered to police. He was then taken to Cooper Medical Center, Camden, where he remained as of Wednesday.
The second unnamed suspect still being sought is a resident of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point area, according to Lenahan.
However, while initial reports indicated that both men fired upon police, Lenahan said after a review of the evidence and multiple interviews, authorities no longer believe that to be the case.
The unnamed suspect is believed to have escaped north along Route 551 while Lynard fled into the woodline and then fired at police, Lenahan said.
Bail for Lynard was set at $500,000, authorities said.
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June 23, 2011
During my time off this week, I took advantage of a local tennis expert for some helpful tips on my serve. I was able to take a lesson with Frank Inn Jr., a multiple-time winner of the USTA National Coach of the Year award and coach of Medford natives Jonathan Starke (former #1 player in the world in doubles) and Nate Schnugg (recent University of Georgia standout). I have been struggling with my serve in recent weeks and felt the technique guru could give me some helpful hints for improving.
Lately, I've been struggling snapping the ball down into the court on my serve. Sometimes it would be working, but more often than not it felt like I was pushing my serve, missing almost all of the time long. I wasn't sure whether it had to do with my contact point, my wrist snap, my ball toss, my leg usage…as you can tell I really couldn't figure it out myself. So I let Frank take a look, and I think we fixed what was the problem.
He noticed that my right shoulder was not getting over the top on my motion, and thus the snapping action of my wrist was a push when I made contact with the ball, instead of snapping the ball down into the court. I wasn't getting the classic back shoulder dip like all the great servers have before contact (picture Pete Sampras, or even just the old ATP logo, where the back shoulder is below the front shoulder before impact). I wasn't loading my back side, and thus had no explosiveness in my right shoulder to get it up over the ball. Instead, my shoulders were more or less flat through my service motion, and I couldn't get that slam dunk feeling on my serve where I was snapping it down into the court.
We worked for the entire hour on this, hitting an entire basket full of serves. We focused on getting a good coil and loading my back hip (kind of how you picture Roddick before contact), dropping my back shoulder, and really being explosive up to the ball with a high contact point. It took me a few minutes to really get the feel for what Frank was saying, but I think it's fixing the problem! My serve now has more pop on it because of the added coil and loading of my back hip, and I'm snapping the ball down into the court, erasing a lot of the "long" misses I've been having. I'm continuing to work on it through the course of this week, and it's feeling a lot more natural and comfortable. I'm anxious to see how the serve holds up this weekend.
I'm driving up today for an afternoon practice up in Roseburg, and then play starts tomorrow morning at 9 am for me. I'm pumped and eager! Stay tuned for Roseburg results, and thanks for reading!
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MARY CAIN has heard the story umpteen times. Oops, let's make that umpteen-and-one.
The latest retelling occurred Thursday as Cain, with her father doing the driving, rode from Bronxville, N.Y., a New York City suburb, to Franklin Field to compete in the 118th Penn Relays.
Fifty-seven years ago, her grandpop could have been part of a title-winning high school relay team in that very same stadium.
"There was a little controversy with his race," Cain said. "His team technically won, but the anchor man stepped under the finish line instead of breaking it, so the other team got first place."


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Audio seems fine... About the facebook integration:
1) I'm still a student and I make different groups of friends so my family or collegeas from holiday jobs are in different groups. Why? Because me sister in law or brothers or ant do not need to see what my friends post about me on Facebook. That way I can block that, and stop rumors from predding the familty
2) I really hope they fix the bug that also imports all the groups you have joined on facebook (when you could still join groups instead of liking them). I don't want "Akunamatat" as a Messenger Contact !! Its clutter
3) Contact deduplication is not working propperly in Live Mail client. It still shows contacts as 2 sepperate ones instead of one like http://contacts.live.com does
4) Facebook chat, let's just hope it is more relayable than the curretn facebook chat. But it will be a very welcome addition.
5) The social feed in messenger does not hide the stuff you said to facebook to hide for you (afaik), witch is pretty annoying.
One of the best looking Win Phone 7 games is Max and The Magic Marker.
I hope that Microsoft to solve the problem of accessing XBOX Live from anywhere to now a lot of countries are deprived of play online or to download new games from XBOX Live marketplace while its possible and easily from "Apple" App store to purchase any App or game from anywhere in the world, and as i know Apple are new in this field , again Lead it or Follow it or go to H...
Please please please send my message to who is responsible of this disaster !!
Haha... oh, how I love the quick lines through out this video... "petting your animals" ... "thousands of pokes" ... "We'll do it live!" <3 angry O'Reilly ... and all the straight faced humor.... good stuff.
Its a good thing that Flight sim and Project Phoenix are not at all related. Just sayin. Seriously though, I'd like to see a great hang gliding experience come to Flight sim.
Hey Max, nice to see you again. How's it going at Staaaaanford?
Really? You too? haha
Flight is nice, but I'd rather it was the return of Crimson Skies.
Just saw this pic of Steve Ballmer from Microsoft holding an Apple iPhone 4 http://bit.ly/9M8XNw made me crack up! :P Apple ftw, steve knows ;)
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Rat Habitat
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Food- They eat normal rat food
Water - It drinks plain water with vitamins in it.
Wastes - We have something called the waste tube and it goes around and picks up the bad gases and wastes.
For exercise we have a plain normal wheel to exercise on.
It sleeps in its stairs with bedding.
We also wanted to put in an air tube which blows in warm fresh oxygen.
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