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While consignment and thrift stores exist in the Santa Clarita Valley, the pair decided there was a niche that had yet to be filled for those who want to switch out last season's purses without breaking the bank: an online consignment shop.
In March, Drexler and Gonzales launched Bella Brandelli and www.bellabrandelli.com, which sell new and gently used clothing out of the dining room in Drexler's Valencia home, where customers can schedule an appointment to see the clothing in person.
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Drexler, who owns Drexler Group Inc., a construction management company, and Gonzales, a service center manager for HBO, had wanted to work together on a new business venture for a while, but inspiration never struck until they both were looking to clean out their closets. Drexler, who does most of her shopping online, realized that consignment hadn't really hit the Web yet.
What the two came up with was a hybrid of online and in-person retail, which allowed them to combine Gonzales' computer expertise with their passion for fashion.
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While Drexler and Gonzales brought their passion for fashion to the table, the industry is not on either of their resumes, other than Drexler's past experience working at Nordstrom. To build the inventory, the two had to start researching trends and vendor options, and began taking regular trips to Los Angeles and Hollywood for vendor fairs. Since January, the two have been meeting vendors and purchasing the first rounds of inventory.
"It's a really cool way to actually buy," Drexler said. "They were excited that new companies were starting to open up and buy."
Bella Brandelli carries new clothing from labels, such as Diane von Furstenberg, Jimmy Choo, Kenneth Cole, Prada, Anne Klein New York and Coin 1804.
From there, the consignment portion of Bella Brandelli grew through word of mouth. The two started building the inventory from friends who cleaned out their closets.
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Additionally, the two started seeking out local artists who could sell their merchandise on bellabrandelli.com and display items in Drexler's dining-room showroom. Rosie's Toes is a local line of hand crocheted baby clothing Bella Brandelli carries.
"I think it's really important to showcase local art," Gonzales said. "Clients have been really receptive to it."
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The website launched in March, but for a couple of weeks, there was little traffic.
"That was a bit daunting," Drexler said.
Bella Brandelli expanded online with its inclusion on hipswap.com, a marketplace for used clothing and merchants.
In the two months since the website's launch, Bella Brandelli has seen its Web presence expand beyond the Santa Clarita Valley. Most of their customers are local, but orders come from all over the United States and Europe, Drexler said.
To compete online, Bella Brandelli heavily uses social media to get its name out across other states and countries. The fashion retail store came just around the same time as Pinterest exploded — the latest social network to gain broad appeal, and one that focuses heavily on sharing photos of clothing, home goods and other merchandise.
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While Bella Brandelli is an online shop, the pair has begun to bring the merchandise to the customers, as well. Drexler and Gonzales started attending local events like the Taste of Cinco de Mayo in downtown Newhall. The two bring some or all of the merchandise to events.
"It's a huge market," Gonzales said, adding that swap-meet-like events bring them to a younger demographic who enjoy browsing.
The store hopes to expand its mobile presence to other parts of Southern California, first by displaying at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in June. If the events continue to be successful, the two hope to invest in a new truck to carry and display the merchandise.
Beyond a new set of wheels, Bella Brandelli will likely eventually be in a brick and mortar location somewhere in Southern California, but the duo is carefully vetting locations and figuring out the tone of the store.
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WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- Bradley trailed 2-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh, before scoring on a wild pitch and an Indiana error to rally for a 3-2 victory against the Hoosiers Sunday morning to conclude play at the Phyllis Rafter Memorial.
Sophomore Madeline Lynch-Crumrine (Sedro-Woolley, Wash./Sedro-Woolley) continued her hot hitting, going 4-for-4 and collecting her 11th hit in her last 14 at bats; in addition to picking up the complete game win in the circle for Bradley (7-8 overall).
Indiana (7-7 overall) scored the first run of the game in the top of the fifth after Samantha Heyman led off the frame with a single. Heyman moved to second on a groundout and single before scoring on a Bradley error to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead.
Bradley, which won its third consecutive game, answered with a run in the bottom half of the inning. Senior Jackie Roth (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) had a leadoff double and BU had the bases loaded after Bailiegh Basham (Mattoon, Ill./Mattoon/Lake Land C.C.) was hit by a pitch and Lynch-Crumrine singled. Freshman Shannon King (San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty) later drove in Roth with a bases loaded sacrifice fly to left to tie it up at 1-1.
Lynch-Crumrine and the Braves had to get out of jam in the sixth. Jena Malmen gave Indiana a 2-1 lead with a one-out single and the Hoosiers later loaded the bases with two outs, before Lynch-Crumrine got Jenna Abraham to fly out to end the inning.
After going down in order in the sixth, Bradley trailed 2-1 going into the bottom of the seventh before rallying for two runs in the final frame to pull out the 3-2 victory. Roth led off the inning with her second hit of the game and Basham reached on an Indiana error. A Lynch-Crumrine single loaded the bases and Roth tied the game at 2-2 when she scored on a wild pitch.
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July 27, 2008, 07:40 PM
Anything over 10 rounds was banned, regardless of caliber.
July 27, 2008, 07:46 PM
No such thing as Hi-capacity. There are normal full capacity magazines and neutered low capacity magazines. The defunct AWB prohibited the manufacture of magazine of greater than 10 rounds.
July 27, 2008, 09:44 PM
Not true. There are high-cap mags. For example, Glock makes 33 round high-capacity magazines.
July 27, 2008, 09:58 PM
I'd say anything more than 10 rounds is: "Standard Capacity" for whatever that gun's magazine comes with.
Anything 10 rounds or less: "reduced capacity"
"High-capacity" is a term made up by the anti-gun crowd.
July 27, 2008, 10:06 PM
The 1911 and P-08 Luger had 8 rd magazines. THe Browning Hi-Power was the first to have a staggered magazine with 13 rd magazine capacity.
S&W 59 was the first DA/SA with the staggered mag Hi-Cap mag.
High Capacity magazines for semi-autos was termed by gun
writers/magazines before most of y'all were probably born.
High Capacity 9MM Luger took off with the CZ 75 in 1975 and
the SIgs then Glocks - Beretta 92 came along shortly thereafter
and they filtered down to the gangbangers with spray & pray
drive bys.
Welcome to the late 20th century
July 28, 2008, 11:48 AM
I'd say any mag designed specifically to extend well past the grip and add notably more rounds to the gun's on-board capacity. For example, I don't think that a 17 round Glock 17 mag counts as a high cap, because it is designed to be fully integral with that pistol, even if the mag is used in a Glock 19 or 26. However, the 33-round stick magazines I would call high capacity, because it improves capacity beyond what any production Glock pistol can use in a reasonable size.
Phil DeGraves
July 28, 2008, 11:58 AM
THe Browning Hi-Power was the first to have a staggered magazine with 13 rd magazine capacity.
Actually, the Broomhandle Mauser M1896, was the first full powered "hi-cap" staggered magazine handgun.
July 28, 2008, 12:01 PM
>10 rounds is the typical limit before it's legally considered "high capacity". Realistically, I'd consider a high capacity magazine anything that protrudes unusually from the bottom of the pistol, such as the 33-rounders mentioned above.
July 28, 2008, 12:03 PM
I agree with NG VI. "High capacity" will vary from gun to gun based on what the gun was designed to hold. If you use a mag that holds more rounds than the one that came with the gun I would call it high capacity.
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July 28, 2008, 01:13 PM
My Astra has a 17 round clip, I was surprised when I got it that it could hold that much.
Thanks for the responses
July 28, 2008, 01:13 PM
i personally think there is no such thing as "high cap" but technically anything over 10rds is "high cap"
July 28, 2008, 01:41 PM
Not true. There are high-cap mags. For example, Glock makes 33 round high-capacity magazines. They are not 'high capacity mags'. They are standard capacity for the Glock 18.
i personally think there is no such thing as "high cap" but technically anything over 10rds is "high cap" "Technically" here meaning "legally under the old AWB"
If it was designed for a pistol, it is standard capacity.
The Calico 100 round 9mm magazine for the Calico pistol is not a "high cap mag", but a standard one.
As has been mentioned, a "high cap mag" is a legal invention. The gov can pass a law that says dogs are cats, but that doesn't change reality.
Phil DeGraves
July 28, 2008, 02:15 PM
High capacity referred t more than was previously understood to be normal for a handgun. So, in the 1800s, anything more than 6 rounds (the LeMat revolver for example) was "high capacity". After the turn of the century when the whole world had pretty much gone to either .45 or 9mm, standard capacity was 7 or 8 rounds. When the BHP came along with 13 rounds standard, that was perceived to be "high capacity."
July 28, 2008, 02:24 PM
I agree with those who say that "high capacity" is an anti-gunner term.
My FN Five Seven has a standard round capacity of 20 rounds for each magazine. Those who are unfortunate enough to live in "communist states" have reduced capacity magazines of 10 rounds.
Now, I do have two magazines that I have 10 round extenders on. I suppose they could be technically labeled as "high capacity magazines".
July 28, 2008, 02:28 PM
33 rounds for most pistols
July 28, 2008, 02:34 PM
That would have been funny had they weighted it according to caliber though (I.E. you get to choose among 8 rounds of .45 A.C.P., 9 rounds of .40 S.W./.357sig, or 10 rounds of 9mm etc)!
Seriously though, that's a good point P.D.G.- it's all relative.
July 28, 2008, 03:15 PM
+1 Phil DeGraves for the reality of terms of
High Capacity and when it was coined.
July 28, 2008, 09:19 PM
A historical note: the Browning High Power came to be known that way because of a rather poor translation its Belgian/French name: Grande Puissance. A better translation would be "High Capacity". So now you know where it came from.
Cordially, Jack
Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
July 28, 2008, 09:50 PM
As has been mentioned, a "high cap mag" is a legal invention. The gov can pass a law that says dogs are cats, but that doesn't change reality.
So true - well-put. Something about that made me laugh hard. I guess it's the thought of my dogs being pissed off that the .gov is claiming they are worthless cats. :D
I had also already forgotten about giving away all of those damned "low-caps" (which came with pistols I bought) on the internet to those poor saps in Maryland, Mass, and elsewhere. Needless to say, from 94-04, I bought only pistols which had a large supply of "standard caps" on the used market.
Is that a brass catcher hangin off that Calico, or what?
July 28, 2008, 10:29 PM
Is that a brass catcher hangin off that Calico, or what? Yes. Ain't bottom ejection wonderful?
July 29, 2008, 09:33 AM
There is the "designed capacity" of any specific semi-auto (be it 7, 8, 9, 13, or more rounds), and the "legislated capacity" as specified in the AWB of 10 rounds, and anything over the "legislated capacity" as being a high-capacity magazine (especially to the anti-gun groupies).
July 29, 2008, 11:33 AM
in places like ca they have rewritten the wording on "high cap" it was at one time only standard cap (the sizes made for the gun)
then came along the true high cap mags holding way over the number of rounds the manf started with. drum was not a high cap only just a drum.
but now places like ca, call any mag holding over 10 rounds a high cap.
so you can say calling a mag high cap is just using correct speach...not real life.
July 30, 2008, 04:53 AM
As a general rule, I consider any large or medium frame 9mm that accepts a double stack mag to be "high capacity".
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Maui County Council members heard testimony opposing the Maui Island Plan on Tuesday, a prelude of battles to be fought later.
Tuesday's special meeting was a procedural step for the full council to accept the General Plan Committee's report on the plan, to approve scheduling a public hearing and to schedule the measure for first reading before the full council.
First reading is set for Dec. 7 and second reading on Dec. 21. The council has a Dec. 31 deadline for taking action. A public hearing has yet to be scheduled.
Maui Tomorrow Executive Director Irene Bowie was among several testifiers to ask council members to schedule the upcoming public hearing in the evening to allow people who work during the day to attend.
"With the many recent changes put into the plan, our community deserves a chance to have their voices heard and also learn firsthand what is in this last version of the plan," she said.
Bowie noted that protection areas are not receiving enough protection in the plan as recommended by the council committee.
"Maui Tomorrow has great concern that any commitment to greenways, green belts, parks and preservation areas will fade once developers become interested in those areas," she said. "Please make the protection area designation meaningful as part of a sensible and complete long-range plan for Maui."
Council members listened to a number of testifiers who oppose inclusion of the master-planned Olowalu Town project in the plan's urban and rural growth boundaries.
Sarah McLane, executive director of the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council, said no urban development should be allowed at Olowalu because the area has one of the island's few healthy reefs.
She said that marine researchers have studied coral propagation at Olowalu's reef and found that when the reef spawns currents carry fertilized eggs for new reefs from Honolua Bay in West Maui to the south shore of Molokai and the north coast of Lanai.
"If Olowalu goes, that would affect the ability of other reefs to grow and propagate," she said.
Mark Deakos, president and chief scientist with the Hawaii Association for Marine Education and Research, said Olowalu's waters have "the largest and healthiest coral reef system remaining in Maui."
The Olowalu reef is home to more than 350 manta rays, is one of the few black-tip shark nurseries in the state and is the largest of only two remaining Maui reefs with more than 50 percent live coral cover, he said.
The reef helps generate white sand and has some of the largest, old-coral growths in the state, some more than 500 years old, 40 feet thick and in excess of 23 feet in diameter, he said.
"If there is one thing that history has shown us in Maui is the devastation coastal development can have on the adjacent coral reef system," Deakos said. "A proposal to build 1,500 new homes and over 4,000 new residents on the Olowalu watershed directly uphill from the Olowalu reef is very likely to cause us to lose our last, remaining healthy reef."
Olowalu Town LLC project developer Bill Frampton said council members have heard a lot of "incorrect and false" information about the project.
After the meeting, he said developers have been committed to the protection of the reef since the inception of the project.
"Residents who have lived there for generations told us and taught us about the reef, how complex and how beautiful it is," Frampton said.
He acknowledged that whatever happens mauka "will greatly affect what happens makai."
Project developers learned about the reef from longtime Olowalu families and hired consultant Brown and Caldwell as natural resource engineers to design an integrated resource management plan, he said.
That plan calls for not having an injection well for wastewater, he said. Instead, that water would be treated as an asset, not a liability, and be recycled for landscape irrigation. Likewise, storm water runoff would be captured and retained in basins, natural ponding areas and urban gardens.
"We know the reef is special," Frampton said. "It demands special attention. We believe, in the end, we can coexist with nature. . . . We're talking about a new way to build and grow on Maui."
Frampton said that under current conditions, where former sugar cane land remains fallow in Olowalu, storm runoff has and will continue to degrade the reef. Also, the close proximity of Honoapiilani Highway pollutes the ocean with runoff, he said. Project plans call for moving the highway further inland.
"Today's existing conditions are resulting in decline in that reef," he said. "Studies show that the measures we are going to take that focus on preservation and protection will greatly improve today's conditions."
McLane said that it can't be guaranteed that the developers of Olowalu Town, despite their best intentions, would eventually go through with their plans. If the area were put in an urban designation, then another developer could build homes, businesses or even a mega-mall, she said.
Of the project's 1,500 housing units, 750 would be set aside for affordable housing. Plans also call for a town center, parks and areas for public facilities such as a school, a post office and emergency services. A quarter of the project would be reserved for agricultural use and open space.
Council Chairman Danny Mateo said that council staff would consider holding a public hearing on the Maui Island Plan in the evening but said he anticipates "a very long process and a lot of public testimony" that will take the hearing well into the evening.
Earlier, Council Member Gladys Baisa, chairwoman of the General Plan Committee, said that her panel already has met more than 50 times on the Maui Island Plan and held public meetings on the draft Maui Island Plan in Lahaina, Haiku, Pukalani, Kihei and Hana.
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Iowa Department of Public Safety officials say they have lost some of the records from their 2008 basic training academy, a lapse that has undermined an investigation into a hazing incident reported last year.
Staff members from the 34th DPS Basic Training Academy in 2008 say the records, including detailed notes on the 32 graduates' progress during the 20-week program, were boxed and delivered to a locked storage area at DPS headquarters in Des Moines.
But when criminal and internal affairs investigators looked into the hazing complaint four years later, the box was there - but some of the key records had been removed. Repeated searches were unsuccessful.
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Malcolm Berko: Stick with current portfolio
Dear Mr. Berko: My broker thinks the market could drop 20 to 25 percent. Because I'm in my late 60s, he advises that I should sell all my stocks: IMB, Abbot Labs, Southern, 3M, American Electric Power, Clorox, Campbell, McDonalds, General Mills, Duke and Consolidated Edison. This amounts to $228,000, which he wants me to put into a government bond fund. He also wants me to sell 125 shares of Microsoft that I bought in 2003 at $28. I think that Windows 8, its Surface tablet and new smart phone could move Microsoft higher. Should I buy 125 more shares? -- RP: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dear RP: "If it ain't broke don't fix it." But tell that to a tire salesman, an auto mechanic, a stockbroker, government bureaucrats and a growing number of doctors. Sadly Microsoft's (MSFT-$27.45) Windows 8, is a textbook example of "fixin' what ain't broke!" I don't need a new browsing system, and tens of millions of others feel as I do.
Now this software giant is building another phone to compete with Apple's smart phone, which is also likely to be a bust.
MSFT's hardware failures will hamper earnings; I doubt MSFT can trade comfortably above $30 in the next few years.
There's a possibility the Dow will take a short-term dive of 10 to 25 percent. But that's not a reason to sell your swell utilities and the "blues."
Yes, they'll fall when the market falls, and in the 28 years you've owned those stocks the market had a dozen big corrections. Guess what? All of those issues still pay good dividends, and their market values always came back higher. There's virtually no risk to your portfolio's 3.4 percent income. Keep it for another 28 years.
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Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hartranft, Montgomery, observed their 50th wedding anniversary, Saturday, May 26, 2012.
They were married by the Rev. Bruce Stutzman at Christian Missionary Alliance Church, Dewart. They are members of Clinton Baptist Church, Montgomery.
Mrs. Hartranft, the former Donna Marie Barrett, is a native of McEwensville. She is the daughter of the late Thelma and Homer Barrett. She graduated in 1960 from Warrior Run High School, Turbotville. She is a self-employed seamstress.
Mr. Hartranft, a native of Montgomery, is the son of Shirley Hartranft, Watsontown, and the late Philip Hartranft. He graduated in 1960 from the former Montgomery Clinton High School, Montgomery, now Montgomery Area High School. He served in the Marine Corps from 1960 to 1980 and in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1968. He retired in 2007 from the United States Postal Service after 25 years of service.
They are the parents of two daughters, Debra Gresh and Susan Cotner, both of Montgomery.
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Haidong Zhu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Contact Info
Phone: (706) 721-5470
Education and Training
Research Interests
"Stress-induced mechanisms of hypertension risk"
This program project application consist of an integrated multidisciplinary program including 4 closely related projects examining the roles of stress, lifestyle behaviors and genetic polymorphisms in the development of preclinical measures of essential hypertension.
Role: Co-Investigator
"Exercise & non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in overweight children"
The specific aims will examine the cross-sectional associations of liver injury (including liver fat, visceral fat, and markers of inflammation and fibrosis) with risk for atherosclerosis (arterial stiffness) and other cardiovascular risk factors, and will test the effect of an after-school exercise program on these measures.
Role: Co-Investigator
"Epigenetic Basis of Obesity Induced Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes"
We aim to identify the differential methylation profiles between obese cases and lean controls and further evaluate whether these methylation changes are involved in the pathogenesis of obesity related co-morbidities.
Role: Co-Investigator
We hypothesize that changes in DNA methylation of leukocytes are involved in the pathogenesis of EH and aim to identify these differentially methylation sites using a multi-step genome wide approach.
Role: Co-Investigator
Diabetes & Obesity Discovery Institute, Georgia Health Sciences University
"Identifications and trajectories of biomarkers predicting the risk of developing pre-diabetes and/or diabetes in a high-risk group of obese and overweight in youth and adults: systems biology approach".
Role: Co-Investigator
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Ge D*, Zhu H*, Huang Y, Treiber FA, Harshfield GA, Snieder H and Dong Y. Multilocus analyses of RAAS gene polymorphisms on blood pressure at rest and during behavioral stress in young normotensives. Hypertension, 2007 Jan;49(1):107-112. (The first two authors contribute equally to the work)
Podolsky RH, Barbeau P, Kang HS, Zhu H, Treiber FA, and Snieder H. Candidate genes and growth curves for adiposity in African and European American youth. International Journal of Obesity. 2007, 31(10): 1491-1499.
Zhu H, Yan W, Ge D, Treiber FA, Harshfield GA, Kapuku G, Snieder H and Dong Y. Cardiovascular characteristics in American youth with prehypertension. American Journal of Hypertension. 2007, 20 (10): 1051-1057.
Zhu H, Yan W, Ge D, Treiber FA, Harshfield GA, Kapuku G, Snieder H and Dong Y. Relationships of cardiovascular phenotypes with healthy weight, at risk of overweight, and overweight in US youths. Pediatrics. 2008,121:115-122.[Note: Article of the week by the International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA)].
Dodani S, Dong Y, Zhu H, George V. Can novel Apo-A1 polymorphisms be responsible for low HDL in South Asian immigrants? Indian Journal Human Genetics. 2008, 14(1): 9-15.
Zhu H, Guo D, Li K, Yan W, Tan Y, Wang X, Treiber FA, Chao J, Snieder H and Dong Y. Prostasin: a possible candidate gene for human hypertension. American Journal of Hypertension. 2008, 21(9):1028-1033.
Zhu H, Tan Y, Yan W, Kapuku G, Treiber FA, Harshfield GA, Snieder H and Dong Y. Adhesion molecule polymorphisms and pulse wave velocity in American Youth. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 2008, 11(5): 517-523.
Ge D, Su S, Zhu H, Dong Y, Wang X, Harshfield GA, Treiber FA and Snider H. Stress-induced sodium excretion: a new heritable intermediate phenotype to study the early genetic etiology of hypertension? Hypertension 2009, 53(2):262-269. Epub 2008 Dec 22.
Zhu H, Chao J, Guo D, Li K, Huang Y, Hawkins K, Wright N, Stallman I,Yan W, Harshfield GA and Dong Y. Urinary Prostasin: A Possible Biomarker for Renal Pressure Natriuresis in black adolescents. Pediatr Res. 2009 Apr;65(4):443-6.
Harshfield GA, Dong Y, Kapuku, GK, Zhu H, Hanevold CD. Stress-induced sodium retention and hypertension: a review and hypothesis. Current Hypertension Reports, 2009, 11:29-34.
Petty KH, Li K , Dong Y, Fortenberry J, Stallmann-Jorgensen I, Guo D, and Zhu H. Sex dimorphisms in inflammatory markers and adiposity in African American youth. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2010 Aug;5(4):327-33.
Dong Y. Pollock N, Stallmann-Jotgensen I, Gutin B, Lan L, Chen T, Keeton D, Petty KH, Holick M, and Zhu H. Low 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Adolescents: Race, Season, Adiposity, Physical Activity, and Fitness. Pediatrics 2010 Jun;125(6):1104-11.
Liu G*, Zhu H*, Lagou V, Gutin B, Barbeau P, Treiber FA, Dong Y, Snieder H. Common variants near MC4R are associated with general and visceral adiposity in European- and African American youth. Journal of Pediatrics, 2010 Apr;156(4):598-605.e1.
Liu G, Zhu H, Lagou V, Gutin B, Stallmann-Jotgensen I, Treiber FA, Dong Y, Snieder H. FTO variant rs9939609 is associated with adiposity but not with energy intake or expenditure in European- and African- American youth. BMC Medical Genetics, 2010, Apr 9;11(1):57.
Li K, Guo D, Zhu H, Hering-Smith KS, Chao J, Dong Y. Interleukin-6 stimulates epithelial sodium channels via proteolysis in the mouse cortical collecting duct cells. American Journal of Physiology- Regulatory Integrative Comparative Physiology. 2010 Aug;299(2):R590-5.
Pollock NK, Bernard PJ, Wenger K, Misra S, Gower BA, Allison JD, Zhu H, Davis CL. Lower bone mass in prepubertal overweight children with pre-diabetes. J Bone Miner Res. 2010 Jul 16.
Dong Y, Stallmann-Jorgensen I, Pollock N, Harris RA, Keeton DK, Huang Y, Li K, Bassali R, Guo D, Thomas J, Pierce GL, Pederson-White J, Holick M, Zhu H. A 16-week randomized clinical trial of 2,000 IU daily vitamin D3 supplementation in black adolescents: 25-hydroxyvitamin D, body mass index, and arterial stiffness. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2010 Oct;95(10):4584-91.
Zhu H, Wang X, Gutin B, Davis CL, Keeton D, Thomas J, Stallmann-Jorgensen I, Mooken G, Bundy V, Snieder H, Harst P van der, Dong Y. Leukocyte telomere length in healthy white and black adolescents: relations to race, sex, adiposity, adipokines and physical activity. Journal of Pediatrics, 2011 Feb;158(2):215-20.
Wang X, Zhu H, Snieder H, Su S, Munn D, Harshfield G, Maria BL, Dong Y, Treiber F, Gutin B, Shi H. Obesity related methylation changes in DNA of peripheral blood leukocytes. BMC Medicine, 2010 Dec 21;8:87.
Zhu H, Belcher M, van der Harst P. Healthy aging and disease: role for telomere biology? (invited review) Clinical Science (London). 2011Jan 28;120(10):427-440.
Lagou V, Liu G, Zhu H, Stallmann-Jotgensen I, Gutin B, Dong Y and Snieder H. Lifestyle and socioeconomic-status modify the association of ADRB2 and NOS3 with general and central adiposity in European-American and African-American Youth. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Mar;19(3):595-603.
Pollock NK, Bernard PJ, Gutin B, Davis CL, Zhu H and Dong Y. Adolescent obesity, bone mass, and cardiometabolic risk factors. J Pediatr (2011) 158:727-734.
Harris RA, Pedersen-White J, Guo D, Stallmann-Jorgensen, Keeton DK, Huang, Y, Shah Y, Zhu H and Dong Y. Vitamin D3 supplementation for 16 weeks improves flow-mediated dilation in overweight African-American adults. American Journal of Hypertension 2011, 24:557-562.
Bundy V, Johnson M, Gutin B, Zhu H, Stallmann-Jorgensen I, and Dong Y. Adiponectin moderates the relationship between adiposity and leptin in adolescents regardless of gender or race. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2011;24(3-4):119-24.
Liu G, Zhu H, Dong Y, Podolsky R, Treiber FA, Snieder H. Influence of Common variants in FTO and
near INSIG2 and MC4R on growth curves
International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-wide Association Studies (ICBP-GWAS). Fox ER, Young JH, Li Y, Dreisbach AW, Keating BJ, Musani SK, Dong Y, Snieder H, Wang X, Zhu H, Psaty BM, Abecasis GR, Elliott P, van Duijn CM, Newton-Cheh C. Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. Nature 2011;478:103-109.
Fox ER, Young JH, Dong Y, Snieder H, Wang X, Zhu H, van Duijn CM, Newton-Cheh C. International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-wide Association Studies (ICBP-GWAS). Association of genetic variation with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among African Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource study. Human Molecular Genetics. 2011;20:2273-2284.Zhu H, Guo D, Li K, Pederson-White J, Stallmann-Jorgensen I, Huang Y, Parikh S, Liu K, Dong Y. Increased telomerase activity and vitamin D supplementation in overweight African Americans. International Journal of Obesity. 2012, 36(6):805-9.


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STARKVILLE, Miss. -- For a lot of the 2012-13 season, LSU's basketball team has had a couple of cards it could play pretty regularly.
1. The Tigers don't have a lot of depth.
2. Mostly because of No. 1, LSU has been an underdog most of the season, particularly in SEC games.
Time for some new material.
Armed with a new dose of confidence after their first victory against an SEC opponent in six years, the Tigers (11-7, 2-5 SEC) tangle with Mississippi State (7-12, 2-5) at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum. And the Bulldogs one-up LSU in both the low depth department and as a decided underdog.
Because of a rash of season-ending injuries and two dismissals before the season began, State suits up seven scholarship players and the most veteran of those, Jalen Steele, missed several weeks with a broken wrist.
When Steele was out of action, the Bulldogs played for several games with a rag-tag crew that had a collective 7 minutes of Division I college experience before the season.
Three true freshmen average 25.5 minutes a game or more, with one as the leading scorer (Fred Thomas with 10.6 ppg) and the other as the top rebounder (Gavin Ware with 6.8 rpg).
"Our freshmen are the guys who have to go out and make plays and they just don't have the level of experience to do that," first-year coach Rick Ray said.
"Right now, we can't even practice 5-on-5 because don't have enough guys. It's not a matter of effort. Guys have fought hard and competed. We just make mistakes we can't overcome."
LSU can relate. But while the Bulldogs are still desperately seeking their way, it seems like the Tigers may be gelling as the midway point of the league season draws nigh.
After an 0-4 SEC start, LSU has played its best basketball of the season in the last three games. Narrow wins over Texas A&M and Missouri at home, sandwiched around a huge second-half comeback but close-call loss at Kentucky have the Tigers confident heading to the Hump, where wins have been hard to come by for LSU through the years.
Confident or not, thought, what the Tigers can't -- and they say won't -- do is dwell on the win against Mizzou.
"We're pretty much through it after (Wednesday) night," said sophomore and Cleveland, Miss., native Johnny O'Bryant. "We're looking forward to Saturday and playing Mississippi State. They're pretty good especially at home. We're just going to go down there with the same attitude we had against Missouri. We're going to play Mississippi State as if they're ranked, play hard and try to get this win."
That task has eluded LSU so far this season on the road.
Three of the Tigers' five SEC losses are on the road (Auburn, Georgia and Kentucky) although there have been steps in the right direction in each.
Does that add up to a breakthrough, particularly considering that MSU has lost five games in a row by an average of 22.8 points a game? As likely as that might seem, Jones doesn't want his players to take anything for granted.
"I think it's part of our growth, and I think it'd be great for us to have some success on the road," Jones said. "That's part of the challenge for us. We've played some tough games on the road, being at Kentucky, Georgia and at Auburn with opportunities there. As we continue to progress through this season, in terms of taking steps, we're hopeful Saturday can be that next step for us."
The matchup certainly seems to benefit LSU.
Not only are the Bulldogs young and not deep -- perhaps because of those two factors -- their offensive struggles have been massive.
State has scored 60 points or fewer in four of the five losses since a 2-0 SEC start, and a major culprit has been guard play. The Bulldogs have turned the ball over a league-worst 128 times in SEC games.
That doesn't bode well against the Tigers, who lead the league with 9.6 steals a contest, led by point guard Anthony Hickey's 3.9 per game.
"The big problem we have is when we face teams that pressure us," Ray said. "We turn the ball over too much and other teams go in and lay it in. There's no defense for turnovers. When we take care of ball and play half-court we can be pretty good defensively and give ourselves a chance to win.
"I'm really concerned about Anthony Hickey, whether or not LSU presses. He's just as dangerous to us in the half-court because of how quick he is and the way he uses his hands so effectively. We've got to relive some pressure on our point guard because we're offensively challenged as it is and we've got to make sure we don't give away possessions."
It doesn't figure to be a picnic for the Bulldogs' defense on the interior, either.
O'Bryant has strung together four consecutive double-doubles and returns to his home state for the third time arguably playing about as well as he ever has in his two-year LSU career.
State's frontcourt Ware and junior Colin Borchert, along with reserve Roquez Johnson, aren't anywhere near the same caliber of big men O'Bryant has found success against the last three games.
"As good as their guards are, big Johnny is the one guy I don't know if we can match up with," Ray said. "I don't know if there are a lot of teams that can. He's a problem, not only because of his posting ability, but now he's showing the ability able to turn and face the basket and make plays."
As realistic as Ray's assessment of LSU seems to be, there's still work for the Tigers to do, and that's not lost one of their other two Mississippi natives, junior guard Andre Stringer.
"They have a team that's going to play tough," said Stringer, who sat out the game in Starkville last season but came back to produce 10 points and 5 assists in a 69-67 win in Baton Rouge. "They're going to hustle and try to get to all of the loose balls. Obviously, they've lost a couple of games, but I don't think that determines the type of team that they are. They're a team that's searching for wins each and every night."
That's a search LSU has figured out lately.
LSU at Mississippi State
4:30 p.m. Saturday
Humphrey Coliseum/Starkville, Miss.
Radio: WWL 870 AM, 103.5 FM, Eagle 98.1-FM (Baton Rouge), XM channel 201, Sirius channel 123
TV: Fox Sports Network
Last meeting/series: The Tigers rallied from 17 points down in the first half to topple the Bulldogs 69-67 in overtime last Feb. 14. State won the first game last season in Starkville, 76-71. LSU leads the series 105-96.
Last time out: LSU beat Missouri 73-70 on Wednesday. Mississippi State lost to Texas A&M 55-49 in overtime on Wednesday.
Probable starters
G Anthony Hickey (5-11 So.) 12.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 57 assists, 59 steals
G Andre Stringer (5-9 Jr.) 11.2 ppg, 42.6% 3-pt. FG (40-94), 78.8% FT (26-33)
G Charles Carmouche (6-5 Sr.) 9.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 66 assists, 38 steals
C Andrew Del Piero (7-3 Sr.) 4.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 23 blocked shots
F Johnny O'Bryant (6-9 So.) 11.9 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 47% FG (78-166)
F Shavon Coleman (6-6 Jr.) 11.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 46.9% FG (84-179), 28 steals
G Malik Morgan (6-4 Fr.) 5.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 29 steals
G-F Shane Hammink (6-7 Fr.) 2.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 19 assists
Coach: Johnny Jones (11-7, 1st season; 216-169, 13th season overall)
Mississippi State (7-12, 2-5 SEC)
Probable starters
G Jalen Steele (6-3 Jr.) 9.4 ppg, 3 rpg, 36.2% 3-pt. FG (17-47)
G Trivante Bloodman (6-0 So.) 5.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 50 assists, 72.8% FT (48-65)
G Craig Sword (6-3 Fr.) 9.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 35 steals
F Gavin Ware (6-9 Fr.) 8.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 53.1% FG (68-128)
F Colin Borchert (6-8 Jr.) 7.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 24 blocked shots
Key reserves
F Roquez Johnson (6-7 So.) 9.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg
G Fred Thomas (6-5 Fr.) 10.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 34 steals, 77.1% FT (37-48)
G Tyson Cunningham (6-3 Jr.) 2.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Coach: Rick Ray (7-12, 1st season and overall)
Notebook: LSU eager to put together a winning streak
CHALK TALK: LSU at Mississippi State


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Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 41, 2011
This paper provides an introduction to environmental tort law and practice in China, and briefly reviews China's 2009 Tort Law and its chapter on environmental torts. This paper, one of several, was prepared for U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency officials participating in a set of roundtables and discussions on environmental law enforcement in China with senior officials from the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Supreme People's Court, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Guangzhou Maritime Court, and environmental law scholars.
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June is Strawberry Month
The word strawberry comes from the Old English streawberige because the plant sends out runners which could be compared to pieces of straw. Strawberries are native to North America. American Indians were already eating strawberries when the Colonists arrived.
The crushed berries were mixed with cornmeal and baked into strawberry bread. After trying this bread, Colonists developed their own version of the recipe and Strawberry Shortcake was created. The first colonists in America shipped the native larger strawberry plants back to Europe as early as 1600.
The strawberry, a member of the rose family, is unique in that it is the only fruit with seeds on the outside rather than the inside. Many medicinal uses were claimed for the wild strawberry, its leaves and root.
Not only are strawberries tasty, but they are also low in calories and very nutritious. They are high in vitamin C, which has been shown to be a deterrent to some forms of cancer and also helps prevent oxidation of LDL or bad cholesterol. They are a good source of fiber. But, most importantly, they are one of the few sources, along with grapes and cherries, of ellagic acid, a compound which has been shown to prevent carcinogens from turning healthy cells into cancerous ones.
Strawberries are also rich in salicylic acid, the key additive in many skin care products; it causes the dead skin to slough off more readily preventing pores from clogging.
If you pick your own strawberries, look for strawberries that are plump, bright red in color and have fresh green caps. To maintain flavor, store strawberries loosely covered and unwashed in the refrigerator. Just before eating, rinse with cool water.
For more information on growing strawberries contact your local Extension Office.
Locally you can pick your own or purchase strawberries at Orr's Farm Market. Get more information by calling their hotline at 263-1168 or checking out their website at www.orrsfarmmarket.com. You can purchase locally grown strawberries at Orr's Farm Market off the Arden-Nollville Road, Butler's Farm Market in Hedgesville and Kitchen's Farm Market in Falling Waters. Buy fresh and local!
Potluck Picnic and Reunion planned
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Come one, come all, to the first annual Berkeley-Jefferson Master Gardener Association Potluck picnic and reunion. Gather at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, at the Picnic Shelter at Yankauer Nature Preserve on Whitings Neck Road. This is an opportunity to socialize with current and past Master Gardeners in the area. Spouses/partners are welcome.
What to bring:
A dish to share with serving utensil;
Plate, utensils, napkins, beverage (only recycle and trash containers will be provided);
Hiking shoes, insect repellant, sunscreen (especially if you plan to hike the trails).
Directions to Yankauer can be found at www.potomacaudubon.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1110486.
Please RSVP to June McIlwain, email@example.com, or 304-754-6680 by June 8.
Bloomin' Bash set for July 14
Hillbilly Daylilies in Bunker Hill, WV is hosting the Bloomin' Bash on Saturday July 14th from 9 am to 5 pm. Join them for a fun filled day of activities, workshops, music, food, vendors, and thousands of beautiful daylilies in bloom! For more information on the Bloomin' Bash go to www.HillbillyDaylilies.com or call 304-229-6698. The Berkeley/Jefferson Master Gardener Association will be helping with this event and Lisa Giles owner of Hillbilly Daylilies is a certified Master Gardener who is very active with local Master Gardener activities. There is a $10 for adults and $5 for children 6 - 12 admission fee for this event with benefits going to the Berkeley County Humane Society. For more information go to www.hillbillydaylilies.com/
Berkeley County Youth Fair slated
MARTINSBURG - The 65th Annual Berkeley County Youth Fair will be held Aug. 4 to 11. The Wednesday night entertainment will be David Nail starting at 8 p.m. For more information on the Berkeley County Youth Fair go to their website at www.berkeleycountyyouthfair.org/.
See you at the fair!
Garden Tips
Plant tomatoes
Seed bush lima beans
Begin control measures for squash vine borer and cucumber beetles
Seed winter squash
Seed corn and beets
Seed pumpkins
Begin bagworm control
Prune raspberries
Plant peppers
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Mack Brown: Longhorns getting tossed around in 'perfect storm' of problems
AUSTIN - Texas coach Mack Brown told ESPN's College GameDay that the Longhorns' plummet nationally and in the Big 12 South reflected "a perfect storm of problems this season."
The interview, conducted last week and broadcast Saturday before the Longhorns' 33-16 loss to Oklahoma State, focused on several of Brown's comments after a home loss Oct. 23 to Iowa State. Brown was asked about suggesting he didn't trust his players or assistants.
"If I can't trust our coaches and I can't trust our players that we can be ready to play 12 times a year, that's the worst thing that can happen to a head football coach," Brown said.
ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi wondered why Brown had broached the sensitive topic.
"Because it's true," Brown said. "Why not say it?"
Brown said he wasn't prepared to talk about possible staff changes until the end of the season. He bristled at a suggestion by ESPN commentator Lee Corso that he might have lost the team.
"With all due respect to coach Corso, he hasn't seen us practice in the 13 years I've been here," Brown said. "He doesn't know our team. He doesn't know whether we've lost our team or not."
Muschamp watch: The Denver Post reported Saturday that Colorado wants to talk with Georgia head coach Mark Richt about replacing the fired Dan Hawkins.
If Richt were to land the Colorado job - which seems like a long shot - Texas defense coordinator Will Muschamp would probably be on the short list of Georgia replacements. Muschamp was a former safety and defensive co-captain for the Bulldogs.
Goodwin mourns loss: Texas sophomore receiver Marquise Goodwin missed Saturday's game to attend the funeral of his great-grandmother, Ola Wilson, in Lubbock.
Briefly: The last time OSU won four road games in one year was 1997. ... Texas freshman Jackson Jeffcoat missed his fourth straight game with a left high ankle sprain.


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Yay! I'm actually very pleased. Last week I was 146.8, so it's a week loss of 1.6 pounds. AND a total loss of 6 pounds since that all-time high of 151.2! I'd be very satisfied if it keeps at that rate. Especially because this week was so incredibly "off" for me!
Today is my day to eat a little looser. I'm meeting some friends for dinner tonight at one of my favorite restaurants.
I'm thinking about a fast of some kind on Saturday. Then on Sunday I will eat light but not my usual exacting plan of Monday through THursday.
But this is a miracle. I got through this week! I got through Halloween and several special events (some of which involved food) without gaining weight or going off plan too much.
Yesterday was parent-teacher conferences at my school. The PTA provided chili and there were lots of sweets. I had a small bowl of the chili, some raw veggies with dip, and that's it. I had like ONE bite, literally, of a brownie. I was so proud of myself. I was really hungry by the end of the day, but that's okay. Hunger means weight loss.
I only had wine on Tuesday night this week! I plan to have some tonight.


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THE DESERT SUN HAD JUST SET below Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains when Santa Cruz County Deputy Sheriff Roberto Morales spotted a bearded man walking away from the beige Toyota left at a trailhead parking lot. The car, cordoned off by yellow police tape, had last been driven by Alex Dunne, younger son of Hollywood celebrity journalist and bestselling author Dominick Dunne, who had disappeared five days before. Morales, guarding the car, did a quick double take as the bearded man, slender and pale, said simply, "Hi. I'm Alexander Dunne."
It was as odd and mysterious as any of the many trials his father has covered and as dramatic as the elder Dunne's novel The Two Mrs. Grenvilles. At 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, Alex, 38, a San Francisco social worker, had left his mother's Nogales, Ariz., home to go mountain biking. An experienced outdoors-man, he took his day pack but did not tell anyone where he was headed. "I figured I'd be back around noon," he says.
Twenty-four hours later he hadn't returned. Nurses caring for his ailing mother, Ellen Griffin Dunne, 63, crippled by multiple sclerosis, became worried and called his father in Los Angeles. Dominick Dunne, 69, who divorced Ellen in the late '60s, was there covering the O.J. Simpson trial for Vanity Fair and CBS News. He immediately flew to Arizona, and his actor/producer son Griffin, 40, who appeared in Quiz Show, came in from New York City to meet him.
By Wednesday rescue teams were searching by foot, horseback and helicopter, scouring an 8-square-mile wilderness of canyons and steep ridges. If Alex had been injured, most agreed, he could not survive in the 90-degree heat without water.
At his ex-wife's ranch house, filled with Persian rugs and English antiques, Dunne tried to quash his anxiety by staying busy. "The kind of thing I did was go to McDonald's and bring back 50 cheeseburgers," he says. By Thursday despair overtook him. "I thought he was dead," says Dunne. "It's awful to say now, but I was thinking, 'Where will we bury him? Will we bury him with Dominique?' "
Alex's disappearance was perhaps the second-worst moment of Dunne's life. The first came on Halloween night 1982, when Dunne's daughter Dominique, 22, a promising actress who made her feature film debut in Poltergeist, was strangled outside her West Hollywood home by estranged boyfriend John Sweeney. Perhaps more than anyone, Alex, says Dunne, who calls his younger son the most "sensitive and shy and incredibly spiritual" of his children, was devastated by Dominique's death. "Hers," he said, "has been a major, major loss in his life."
Upon his return, Alex offered a mundane explanation for his disappearance—but one that left many questions unanswered. He said he had gone into the mountains Saturday to get some exercise, as he often does at home. But on this outing he was plagued by one misstep after another. At 11 a.m. on Saturday, he began a 5-hour, 8-mile trek up Mount Wright-son. "When I got up there I was wiped out because I hadn't eaten the night before, and I don't usually eat breakfast," says Dunne. Lacking strength to get to his car, he camped beneath a rock. The next morning, with his water almost gone, Dunne felt weak and dizzy. He searched unsuccessfully for a spring before he again decided to spend the night. He later conceded it was a big mistake.
By Monday morning he had gone three days without food. Disoriented, he said, he finally managed to find water. After drinking, he headed down a steep trail but twisted his ankle and tumbled nearly 25 feet, throwing out his lower back. Writhing in pain and unable to stand, he says, he hauled himself under a tree. "Basically," he says, "that was my home for three nights." To stave off hunger, he chewed leaves: Finally, late Thursday, a drenching rainstorm soaked and revived him. "Somehow my back did reset, and I had some adrenaline," he says. "I felt, 'It's time to go.' "
Alex, his ankle now in a plastic splint, says his ordeal in the wilderness offered "a sort of transcendental experience—one I wish I didn't go through." Though he apologized for the trouble he caused, his father tried to reassure him. "I said to him, 'Alex, this is not a tragedy, this is a triumph. You lived. This is a happy ending.' "
It was—but some rescue workers, who spent their free time in the search and some $26,000 in taxpayers' money, doubt Alex's tale. "It's a little less than plausible in some regards," says Capt. Mark Pettit, who oversees rescue work for the Pima County Sheriff's Department. "He's suddenly able to walk out.... I think that's nothing short of divine intervention."
MICHAEL HAEDERLE in Tucson and VICKIE SHEFF-CAHAN in Los Angeles
A Kind of Deliverance
updated 08/28/1995 AT 01:00 AM EDT
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HONOLULU - Hawaii lawmakers on Monday advanced bills that could heavily tax electronic smoking devices in the state.
People who sell the devices, also called vaporizers or e-cigs, turned out to hearings Friday and Monday to oppose the bills (SB2495 and SB2496). They said the devices help people stop smoking cigarettes and that high taxes could put their shops out of business.
One of the three bills lawmakers are considering originally called for an 85 percent wholesale tax on the devices, which can sell for $100 or more. That proposed tax rate isn't expected to pass in the Legislature because several lawmakers said the devices may help people quit smoking cigarettes.
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A sampling of the electronic cigarette supplies available in the OKC Vapor shop are pictured in Oklahoma City. Hawaii lawmakers are considering bills that would heavily tax the devices in the state.
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"We have to find a balance between public health and cessation advantage in this particular product," said Health Committee Chairman Sen. Josh Green, a Democrat representing Kona and Kau.
Retailers testified that taxing what they called smoking-cessation devices as heavily as tobacco would discourage smokers from buying the devices.
"I understand the tax, but not at 85 percent tax," said Tony Muller, 31, who owns and runs the Vaping Section Hawaii, a shop in Honolulu. "That's going to drive people away from quitting smoking. Ten or 15 percent, I don't have a problem."
Sean Anderson, 37, who owns and runs Black Lava Vape in Kona, said he quit smoking several times when he used a nicotine patch, only to return to cigarettes. What got him, all seven of his employees and many of his customers to stop, he said, was switching to an electronic smoking device.
"I've had people come in and give me a hug," Anderson said. "They're like, 'You saved my life.' When I got into this (business), of course I wanted to make money. But it changed. That's why I'm so passionate about this."
Vaporizers help smokers quit because they still get the sensation of exhaling and inhaling, in addition to the nicotine buzz, Anderson said.
A 2013 study in the Harm Reduction Journal described findings similar to that anecdotal evidence. Because e-cigs replace some smoking rituals and deliver nicotine vapor without actual smoke, the authors found, the devices "might be the most promising product for tobacco harm reduction to date."
The bills still have another committee to clear before heading to the Senate floor for a vote.
Today, lawmakers will consider a bill (SB2222) that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, including the cartridges for e-cigs. That measure, aimed at preventing children from taking up tobacco, would also make electronic smoking devices less appealing to adult smokers, retailers said.
"When they quit, and they actually are no longer smokers, I've seen guys with tears in their eyes," Anderson said. "I realize how dramatic it sounds. But this is real life."


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See Fergie, Jessica White, Kyle MacLachlan, and More at Heidi Klum's Twelfth Annual Halloween Party
Also, Heidi tells us it took her six hours to get her costume on and three months to make it.By Abby Schreiber and Ruvan Wijesooriya
Also, Heidi tells us it took her six hours to get her costume on and three months to make it.By Abby Schreiber and Ruvan Wijesooriya
Which model had the best Halloween party in the meatpacking district last night?By Amy Odell
Halloween-related stuff isn't over yet.By Amy Odell and Caroline Shin
Plus: Heidi Klum's got moves, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.By Caroline Shin
Her arrival at her party in Vegas over the weekend rivaled Gaga in theatrics.By Amy Odell
Over parties.By Alex Rees
The winner wasn't such a shock, but the runner-up? Really?By The Fug Girls
Start placing your bets now.By The Fug Girls
Because kids shouldn't be the only ones getting to dress up more than once.By Alex Rees
And some bird-brained behavior.By Alex Rees
Also, Terry Richardson photographed Lindsay Lohan with something smooshed in her cleavage.
Also, Rihanna is on the cover of British 'Vogue,' and more news.
Following the President's fundraising dinner on Monday, the rest of the week was no slouch when it came to celebrity restaurant sightings in L.A.By Hadley Tomicki
Plus: David Letterman forgets his guest's name, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.By Caroline Shin
From Angelina Jolie in radiant, life-giving green to Kate Hudson taking the concept of belly dancing to distracting new levels.By The Fug Girls
Let us know who you think needs to have a serious talk with their stylist tomorrow.By Alex Rees
It's one of the things they do best.By Amy Odell
We took an in-depth look at the slew of top models who have recently gotten pregnant, and what it all means.By Amy Odell
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Chris Evans is squirming. It's a brisk October morning on the London set of Captain America: The First Avenger, and the 29-year-old actor is decked head to toe in the red, white, and blue threads of the titular Marvel Comics super-soldier, hanging from wires as a massive fan hammers him with wind. On "action," Evans drops onto a black train car. At "cut," the star hops up with a wince and wiggles his caboose. It seems the wire harness hidden in his trousers isn't being kind to him. "There was a lot of business getting choked down there," Evans later says with a smile, during a break in filming. His wirework appeared flawless, but a stumble on the first take has left him feeling self-conscious. "I almost fell off the train! That would have been a disaster," says Evans. "Did everything else look good?"
He's being a bit hard on himself, although Marvel Studios is surely grateful for Evans' dedication to getting it right. Captain America — due July 22, about three months after the company's other major 2011 release, Thor — isn't just another new-model masked marvel from the superhero-movie factory that gave us Iron Man, X-Men, and Spider-Man. According to Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige, Captain America is "the last jewel in the Marvel crown that hasn't gotten its own movie franchise." The estimated $140 million action-adventure must also creatively pave the way for the company's most ambitious opus yet: The Avengers, a team-up of Marvel's various movie icons slated for 2012. To paraphrase the Avengers' fabled motto: Corporate Synergy Assemble!
But first, there's The First Avenger. Created in 1941 by the fabled comic-book creative team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, Captain America was a military man with a shield made of indestructible "vibranium" who began his comic-book career battling Axis-aligned supervillains — and, on the cover of Cap's first comic, Hitler himself. In 1964, Marvel Comics brought the character into modern times using a frozen-in-ice conceit, and since then, he has been at the forefront of the Marvel universe, compelling to readers for his Rip Van Winkle angst and provocative to comic-book writers prone to use him as a prism to explore changing attitudes about America and patriotism.
The movie hews closely to Captain America's WWII-era origins. The year is 1942, and Steve Rogers is a scrawny young man of sterling character burning to fight Nazis but unable to because he's been deemed physically unfit. His fate — and his physique — is radically transformed when he signs up for Project: Rebirth, a secret military operation that turns wimps into studs using drugs and assorted sci-fi hoo-ha. There's a love interest (Major Peggy Carter, played by Hayley Atwell), a sidekick (Bucky Barnes, played by Sebastian Stan), and the villain: the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving), Hitler's treacherous head of advanced weaponry. The Red Skull's plan for world domination involves a magical object known as the Tesseract (comic fans know it better as the Cosmic Cube), a criminal organization known as HYDRA, and the bombing of New York City. No, this is not a fact-based period piece. "It's very much the Marvel Comics version of World War II," says co-producer Stephen Broussard.


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The Sony A900 DSLR currently offers the best bang for your buck in terms of sheer resolution - about $3,000 / 2800 Euros / £2100 buys you this 24.6 megapixel, full-frame pro-level camera. Leading the megapixel race isn't the only ace up the A900's sleeve, with a host of professional features on offer including a body-integrated image stabilization system, large optical viewfinder with 100% field of view coverage, 5fps continuous shooting, maximum shutter speed of 1/8000s, x-sync speed of 1/250s and high-resolution LCD screen. The A900 is Sony's first attempt at persuading pro shooters and well-heeled prosumers to turn away from Canon and Nikon and buy into a relatively young system. Zoltan Arva-Toth finds out if the Sony A900 deserves your consideration…
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This camera is the best bang for the buck at first, but is it? IMO the quality is not the best. I was concerned about nikon using this sensor for the D3X as far as noise and image quality. Aside from all that the camera is well priced. 24MP for 3K thats awesome. I paid 5K for my D3, but I do love it.
After reading photographyblog's review of the Olympus E-30 and then getting to the part of the Sony A900 image stabilization test, I realized how biased your review methods are. I would assume some level of standardization, but your reviews have none. Even though the lens used for testing the E-30 can shoot at 70mm (35mm equivalent), you choose to test it at 28mm and 108mm (35mm equivalent) at 1/3 second! Wow! Of course both images, stabilized and unstabilized are blurry, the latter less so. With the A900, you test it at only 70mm at 1/20 second (using the 28-70mm). How convenient. Of course the results speak for themselves: first shot blurry, second shot tack sharp. With regards to image quality, the E-30 is only jpg reviewed, and the A900 is both jpg and raw reviewed. I have neither preference but would prefer to read reviews that are fair and honest and founded on some set of standardization practice. I'll look elsewhere from now on.