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Author Affiliations: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Dr Nelson) and Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center (Drs Nelson and Lateef), Washington, DC; and Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland (Drs Richardson, Lateef, Khoromi, and Merikangas and Ms He).
To examine the association of childhood headache disorders with markers of risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.
Information was collected on severe or recurrent headache or migraine in childhood or adolescence and on biomarkers predictive of vascular disease.
The National Health and Nutrition Survey, a nationally representative health survey.
Children or adolescents aged 4 to 19 years (n = 11 770) who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Survey in 1999 through 2004.
Main Exposure
Main Outcome Measures
Body mass index; levels of C-reactive protein, homocysteine, serum and red blood cell folate, vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and uric acid; and platelet count.
Mean values for body mass index, C-reactive protein, and homocysteine were higher in children with than without headaches, and more children with headaches were in the highest quintile of risk for these factors. Serum and red blood cell folate levels were lower in children with headache. More children with headache were in the highest quintile of risk for 3 or more of these factors.
Several important risk factors for long-term vascular morbidity cluster in children and adolescents with severe or recurrent headache or migraine. Further study and screening of children with headaches may permit improved preventive management.
Known markers of risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease include dyslipidemia,1,2 obesity,1 and elevated blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP)3,4 and homocysteine.5,6 Adults with migraine or other headache disorders have elevated levels of these factors.7- 10 Adult migraineurs with aura are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.11,12 Hyperhomocysteinemia and genetic variants relating to homocysteine are risk factors for stroke in children.13
In adults, analysis of the association of these factors with headache disorders and other outcomes is complicated by the frequent presence of such additional risk factors as smoking, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. In children, these and other potential confounders are much less common. There are reports from small clinical samples that pediatric migraine is associated with dyslipidemia14 and hyperhomocysteinemia.15 In addition, in a representative national sample of children, severe or recurrent headache was associated with higher levels of adiposity as measured by body mass index (BMI).16 We found no report on CRP levels in children with migraine.
Are children with headache disorders at increased risk of vascular disease? To our knowledge, no study has addressed this question. Since elevated levels of risk tend to be maintained over many years in adults17 and some of the risk factors can be modified, we investigated the association and interaction of these factors in the National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey (NHANES).
The NHANES provides unique information on the health of US children; it includes comprehensive information on diseases and services, extensive data on social and demographic correlates of health, laboratory and clinical assessments of a wide range of potential indicators of health status, and environmental exposures that may contribute to child health. The sample was representative of noninstitutionalized US children and adults. The large sample size permitted pooling of the multiple replication waves, enhancing the reliability of the estimates and increasing statistical power to evaluate the stability of findings across specific subgroups of the population.18
Recurrent or severe headaches in children are associated with recurrent headaches in later life but headache type as assigned in children is not a reliable predictor of the presence or type of headache disorder at later ages.19,20 Migraine in children differs in some respects from migraine in adults,21 and there has been considerable discussion regarding the validity of the diagnostic criteria for migraine in children.22- 27 The clinical significance of recurrent headaches in childhood and their association with comorbidities and biologic correlates suggest that, despite difficulties in their subclassification in NHANES and more broadly, pediatric headache is an important disorder.
We examined the association between headaches and vascular or inflammatory biomarkers including CRP, homocysteine, folate, lipid, and uric acid levels and platelet counts and their interrelationships in children. Other well-established correlates of headaches and/or vascular biomarkers including age, sex, ethnicity, poverty income ratio (PIR) (proxy for social class), and BMI were also included. Asthma was also considered in this risk profile because our previous work in both adults28 and children16 showed a strong link between asthma and headache disorders. We found that many of these biomarkers clustered more closely in children with than without severe or recurrent headaches or migraine.
Data were drawn from the NHANES (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm), which collected questionnaire and medical examination and laboratory measurements data from a representative sample of the US civilian residents from 1999 through 2004. The design was cross-sectional with each of the 6 annual-survey years pooled into 1 analytical data set. Twelve subjects were excluded because they lacked information on headache. This produced an analytical sample of 11 770 children and adolescents aged 4 to 19 years. The NHANES uses a complex multistage probability sampling design. Variance corrections were performed by using SUDAAN version 9 (RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) to account for stratification and clustering. Data were weighted to adjust for oversampling of low-income persons, adolescents 12 to 19 years of age, and African American and Mexican American individuals. Detailed NHANES survey operations manuals are available on the NHANES Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm).
Headache status was determined by this yes/no question: "During the past 12 months, have you had frequent or severe headaches including migraine?" The term headaches is used to refer to frequent or severe headaches or migraine in the remainder of this report. Sex, age, and race/ethnicity were obtained by self-report. Race/ethnicity was defined as non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Mexican American, other Hispanic, and other race including multiple races. Socioeconomic status was assessed by the PIR. The PIR, based on family size, is the ratio of family income to the family's poverty threshold level, determined by the US Census Bureau. The National Center for Health Statistics calculated respondents' PIR values using self-reported family income data. The PIR was categorized into 3 groups in the analysis: less than 1, 1 to 2, and greater than or equal to 3. The PIR values less than 1 were deemed to be below the poverty threshold.
The NHANES data on laboratory measures from blood, urine, and swabs were collected from all respondents except those who did not meet age criteria or had excluded medical conditions such as hemophilia, chemotherapy within the last 4 weeks, or conditions preventing a clean blood draw. The measures examined herein include BMI (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared), triglycerides (12-hour fasting subsample), total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol (created variable, total cholesterol minus HDL cholesterol), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (12-hour fasting subsample), CRP, homocysteine, methylmalonic acid, serum folate, vitamin B12, red blood cell folate, uric acid (12- to 19-year-old subsample), and platelet count. With the exception of homocysteine and methylmalonic acid, each measure is presented in non-SI units. Risk quintiles were defined to include individuals with measured values in the lowest quintile (HDL cholesterol, serum folate, red blood cell folate, and vitamin B12) or the highest quintile (remaining measures). They were first calculated in the control population for the entire sample and then within 2 defined age groups: 4 to 11 years of age and 12 years and older.
χ2 Tests were used to compare the prevalence of headache within the sociodemographic groups as well as the sociodemographic breakdown within the 2 headache groups. Mean values of the biological measures were calculated for the entire sample as well as by sex, and t test analysis was used to compare groups. Mean values were also calculated within the 4-level age group and compared by linear regression analysis. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between headache and the risk quintile separately in 2 age groups in both unadjusted models and models adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, and PIR.
The clustering of biological risk factors by headache group was determined by creating a sum variable that measured the number of risk quintile measurements for the following variables: BMI and levels of CRP, homocysteine, serum folate, HDL cholesterol, and non-HDL cholesterol. Values ranged from 0 (respondent not categorized into the risk quintile for any of these variables) to 6 (respondents measured in the risk quintile for all variables). An additional sum variable was created that included a self-reported diagnosis of asthma (range, 0-7). For all of the analyses, a 2-sided test with P values less than .05 was considered statistically significant. We used a Bonferroni correlation as a simple and conservative correction for multiple comparisons.
Finally, to examine relationships among the measured variables, we performed a factor analysis. Given the binary nature of some of the variables, we first examined tetrachoric correlations, then applied the factor analysis (PROC FACTOR) in SAS (SAS Institute Inc, Cary, North Carolina) on its output correlation matrix with promax rotation.
Among 11 770 persons 4 to 19 years of age surveyed in NHANES in 1999 through 2004, there were 2295 (19.5%) for whom severe or recurrent headaches were reported. The prevalence of headache rose with increasing age. Before puberty, rates of headache were comparable in boys and girls, but after the age of 12 years, girls with headache outnumbered boys.16 The highest headache prevalence, 27.4%, was observed in girls aged 16 to 18 years. Headaches were reported more frequently in African American individuals and in persons with low income as measured by the PIR.16
Mean BMI was higher among children with headache, the difference in BMI between children with and without headaches being highly significant statistically in boys, girls, and the total (Table 1). Mean BMI rose with age but remained higher in children with than without headache in each age group. There was an excess of children with headache in the highest quintile of BMI values (as derived from the nonheadache population; see "Methods" section). Body mass index in the highest quintile was 35% more frequent in children for whom recurrent or severe headaches were reported (Table 2, odds ratio adjusted for age, race, and PIR).
Children with headaches had higher mean CRP values than children without headache (Table 1), and girls had higher mean CRP values than boys, within headache status groups (data not shown). There was no significant difference in CRP values between boys with and without headaches. More children with headache were in the top quintile for CRP value (Table 2, second odds ratio also adjusted for BMI).
Mean values for homocysteine were higher in children with headache in boys, girls, and the total. Boys with and without headache had higher mean homocysteine levels than girls in the same groups (data not shown). Mean values of homocysteine rose over the ages studied in both the nonheadache and headache groups. More children aged 4 to 11 years with headache were in the highest risk quintile, while the difference between the nonheadache and headache groups was smaller in magnitude and not formally significant in children 12 years or older. Serum and red blood cell folate levels were lower in children with headache, without difference by sex. More children with headache were in the highest risk quintile (ie, the lowest folate levels). Vitamin B12 mean values were lower in children with headaches. Mean values of lipids and quintiles of risk were not consistently different by headache status, although HDL cholesterol level was lower in boys with than without headache. There was no clear association of headache status with low platelet count or uric acid level.
More children with severe or recurrent headache were in the highest risk quintile for BMI and levels of CRP, homocysteine, and folate (Figure 1) and more were in the riskiest quintile for 3 or more factors measured.
Percentage with body mass index (BMI), serum folate level, C-reactive protein (CRP) level, and homocysteine level in risk quintiles by headache status.
With asthma added to the group of clustered characteristics, almost twice as many young children with headache (31.7% vs 17.9%) had 3 or more of these characteristics. Thus, the factors measured in this study tended to cluster in children with headache. Children with headaches were more often in the highest quintile of risk with respect to CRP level than children with neither asthma nor headaches or with asthma alone. Children with both asthma and headaches were still more often in the highest quintile of risk with regard to CRP level (Figure 2). Factor analysis suggested 2 factors, one primarily represented by homocysteine and serum folate levels, the other by CRP level and asthma.
Percentage with C-reactive protein (CRP) level in risk (highest) quintile by asthma and headache status.
In summary, a number of examined characteristics, including clinical and biochemical factors, were associated with risk for later cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity and tended to cluster in children and adolescents with headaches.
In this large and representative American sample, children and adolescents with severe or recurrent headache or migraine had higher mean BMI, higher levels of CRP and homocysteine, and lower levels of serum and red blood cell folate. More children with headache were in the quintile of highest risk for each of these biomarkers, and more were in the highest quintile of risk for 3 or more. Our results suggest that there may be 2 subgroups of children with headaches: one characterized by elevated levels of homocysteine and lower serum folate levels and the other by relatively high CRP levels and asthma. These observations suggest that different mechanisms may contribute to vascular changes in these 2 groups, and these subgroups may index potential endophenotypes that could be examined in future genetic research.
Elevated CRP level is a marker of inflammation, its concentration in blood correlating with levels of inflammatory cytokines, and is a biomarker of risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke.29 The results of the study presented herein are consistent with a previous one showing increased CRP levels in young adults with migraine.9 There is a strong relationship of CRP levels and BMI in children and adolescents, such that a 1-SD increase in BMI associates with a 52% increase in CRP concentration.30 Indeed, adiposity was the major determinant of CRP levels in children.31 Persons with an elevated CRP level at initial measurement tend to continue to have elevated levels of CRP in subsequent years.32 Abnormalities in homocysteine levels are also associated with vascular risk.
In the NHANES survey years examined in this study, values for homocysteine, folate, methylmalonic acid, and vitamin B12 were all measured after the initiation of fortification of foodstuffs with folate.33
Many of the clinical or demographic indicators explored in this study are related to one another. In analyzing the association of the several factors with headache, we have tried to take the known relationships into account in multivariate analysis but cannot rule out unrecognized confounding.
While NHANES has important advantages for the study of disorders of health and their correlates, this data source has significant limitations. Information available in NHANES on headache status does not distinguish between migraine and its variants, including aura, and other frequent or severe headache types. In fact, as indicated, headaches in childhood are not easy to classify. Diagnostic categories of headache in young children are not stable over time, the proportion with a diagnosis of migraine at pubertal age being similar among those diagnosed at age 6 years with migraine or with tension-type headache.20 The basic distinction between tension-type headache and migraine has been questioned.34,35
Severe or recurrent headache or migraine, as identified in NHANES, marks a group of young people who have characteristics associated with cardiovascular risk. Identifying early indicators of vascular disease may enhance our ability to define targets for prevention of these conditions. While cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease usually do not become symptomatic until midlife or later, changes in arteries that are detectable in childhood are thought to be part of its pathogenesis. Chronic low-grade inflammation, as measured by CRP level, appears to play a role in the development of such vascular pathology.36,37 Elevated levels of homocysteine may also contribute.
Recent randomized trials indicate that treatment with a statin to lower CRP levels reduces the risk of stroke and other vascular events.38 Statin use in children with hyperlipidemia is apparently effective and safe.39,40 Dietary improvement can lower homocysteine levels and decrease BMI. Wärnberg and Marcos stress
the possibility of using markers of low-grade inflammation for screening high-risk young subjects during the long presymptomatic phase . . . while most damage is likely to be reversible.41(pp13-14)
Risk of asymptomatic vascular disease can be identified early, and severity rises with increasing number of risk factors.42 We report that biomarkers of risk for vascular disease appear to cluster in children and adolescents with severe or recurrent headaches or migraine. Such young people may be an appropriate target for further study and for screening, follow-up, and efforts to prevent long-term vascular pathology and resulting cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Correspondence: Karin B. Nelson, MD, NINDS/NIH, Bldg 31, Room 8A03, Bethesda, MD 20892-2450 (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: October 29, 2009.
Author Contributions:Study concept and design: Nelson, Richardson, Lateef, Khoromi, and Merikangas. Acquisition of data: Nelson and Merikangas. Analysis and interpretation of data: Nelson, Richardson, He, Khoromi, and Merikangas. Drafting of the manuscript: Nelson, He, Khoromi, and Merikangas. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Richardson, He, Lateef, and Merikangas. Statistical analysis: Richardson, He, and Merikangas. Study supervision: Nelson, Lateef, and Merikangas.
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Funding/Support: This study was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke intramural research programs.
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Beware of asphalt driveways as asphalt can react to certain conditions and transfer into the vinyl resulting in permanent staining. Be careful when moving or dragging heavy objects across the cushioned flooring as it often results in permanent damage to the surface.
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Factory Finish vs. Custom Sand &Finish on Site
You should feel comfortable with eitherchoice. However, factory finishing offers many nice advantages. Factoryfinished flooring is inspected for defects at the mill so you receive firstchoice every time. On-site finishing depends on the quality of the workmanshipthat day.
Factory finished flooring usuallyinstalls more quickly and without the dust and odors that are involvedwith on-site finishing. However, even though factory finished flooringcomes in a variety of colors, on-site finishing allows for closer colormatch with existing woodwork or cabinets.
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Engineered productsinstall where no solid hardwood dares to go
Prior tothe development of engineered hardwood flooring, hardwood products couldnot be installed on slab or in your basement without a special subfloorsystem. Now you can enjoy real hardwood flooring in those areas withoutall that fuss and expense. A special cross-ply construction eliminatesthe problem of expansion and contraction usually associated with solidhardwood.
Don't become overly concerned withthinner or thicker top wood layers associated with engineered productsbecause it's the finish you are walking on. Generally speaking you won'tneed to re-sand and finish these products; just re-coat them unless youneed to change the color.
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Direct sunlight canaffect the color of hardwood stains, therefore closing curtains or shadesduring peak periods will reduce damage. Area rugs left in place for extendedperiods of time may expose a shading difference once they are removed fromthe remainder of the floor.
Large pets withsharp toenails can also damage even the best finishes.
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The correct subfloor structure iscritical to performance
Ceramic tile, more than anyother form of flooring, requires the proper subfloor system and settingmaterials. A double subfloor system with the total thickness of 1-1/4″,over floor joists 16″ on center is required. The top subfloor layershould be exterior grade plywood or an underlayment specifically designedfor ceramic tile installation like cementous backerboard.
Special setting materials are available which will allow ceramic tile installationsover existing floors that are solid and already meet the above requirements.Failure to provide a sturdy base can cause grout to crack and release ortile to crack.
Although many ceramictiles look the same, there are quality differences
The quality of raw materials, the firing process, and the sophisticationof glazing applications that create realism will determine the qualityof the finished product. These quality differences are often reflectedin the price.
Selecting theright surface glaze is an important step when selecting floor tile
Floor tiles are rated for glaze wear and slip resistance, which are importantfactors to consider. Glaze ratings should exceed 3 for residential applicationswith the exception of bath areas that can use tiles rated 2. Tiles witha slip resistant rating of 0.5 or better should work well in most indoorresidential applications.
Use caution when selectingtile for installations outdoors. Unglazed quarry tiles, tiles with heavilytextured surfaces, or porcelain paver tiles, all with slip resistant ratingsof 0.6 or greater are possibilities. They must also be frost resistant.
Request the best in settingmaterials
New latex modified mortars and grouts providebetter strength while also allowing greater flexibility.
Special Caution
Dropping objectson ceramic tile–particularly heavy ones–can chip even the best tiles.
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Carpet remains the popular choice forcomfort, warmth and ease of decorating. Your choice will depend on thestyle and performance you are looking for.
Formal settings often call for singletone, softer, cut pile carpeting or pattern carpets designed specificallyfor formal settings. For all around performance nylon is generally thebest choice. However, polypropylene offers good stain, fade and abrasionresistance at very reasonable prices. Wool tends to be the more prestigiouschoice at higher price points.
Informal settings call for more casualstyles, often in multi-color. Popular product selections are Berbers, Shags,Friezes and certain pattern carpets. Multi-color products help hide soilin active areas and as before mentioned, nylon provides the best all roundperformance.
For commercial carpet installations,loop construction tends to be the popular choice. In recent yearscarpet tiles have become popular.
Many carpets now come in both 12' and15' widths eliminating the need for seams in most rooms. If seams arerequired, generally cut pile products hide seams better than loop or cut& loop styles.
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The Toddler Times of Huckleberry HolbrookNatalie
Hi guys! Huck here. Nooooo don't make me leave this playground! Here's what I've been up to lately.
image-648 1 of 13Hey guys! How's it going? Oh this? This is me at play school. WHERE I'M THE COOLEST! I go once a week and we sing songs, and eat snacks, and play games, and read books. It's a co-op that Mom's doing with all her mom friends, since preschool costs too much in the city (and is, like, full-time even when you're only almost-two, weird). Don't be alarmed by how great my coloring skills are, I'm just a natural, don't let it make you feel bad.
image-649 2 of 13It's gotten real chilly in the city this week, so Mom's been bundling me up for trips to the play ground. All these layers! This is a sweater Mom bought for me on eBay when she first found out she was pregnant with me. It's super old, and super scratchy. But I guess it has all these moose on it so I'll just smile through the pain.
image-650 3 of 13This is Dad teaching me how to ride a mini scooter! All the cool kids in the city ride them when they're too big for strollers, and though I'm not quite that big yet, Mom and Dad want me to leran how to ride now so that I'm responsible and capable witha scooter once the time comes. I didn't fall even once! I'm thinking of campaigning real hard for a scooter for my birthday! It's just in two weeks, you guys!
image-651 4 of 13This is me and Mom on the couch about to take a couch nap ...... at 6PM. Yeah, don't make a fuss, it's just that I'm not sure how I feel about napping anymore, and usually I turn one down and then realize super late that I really needed it? And then Mom has to decide how badly she feels like staying up till midnight with me versus how badly she needs a break from me.... so usually the nap wins. Mom's up till midnight anyway, so...
image-652 5 of 13OUT COLD. Mom and I keep telling Dad that he should wake me up real early for some play time so I'll want a nap earlier and then still be ready for bed at a normal hour, but I guess Dad wants his sleep, too? Shhh. Most days I sleep till 10. I KNOW RIGHT!
image-653 6 of 13I am playing suuuuper hard! You can tell 'cause I've pulled my arm out of my sleeve. Yeah, it's what I do. Nobody knows why. The reason is super rad, but I'll just keep you guessing...
image-654 7 of 13Mom took me to Target the other day! Look at this pile! Here's what's fun, when the pile is this big and there's a Diet Coke from the fountain hiding somewhere, is you suddenly shake all like crazy and make it fall out and spill all over the cosmetics aisle. And then Mom goes, HENRY AUGUST HOLBROOK! And then that means you win! It's way fun!
image-655 8 of 13This week Mom and Dad decided I was ready for a big boy bed, so Mom packed up the crib (muttering, "I swear I only put this up yesterday, where is the time going?" Mom is SO funny) and ordered me this new big boy bed, then helped me redecorate my bedroom for a big boy. NOT a baby. I slept in it last night until about 4AM. Not bad! The trick is, Mom lies down with me and nurses with me or rubs my back until I fall asleep. That teeny crib wasn't doing it cause lately I'm really needy for my Mom at night. So this way I get to be a big boy AND be kind of clingy, all at the same time! Pretty genius.
image-657 9 of 13We've had a lot of house guests lately and Mom had a birthday party so lots of fun people have been coming over, and when they have to leave I become despondent! NOOOO!
image-658 10 of 13Speaking of despondent... DON'T YOU TAKE ME FROM THIS PLAYGROUND I AM SOOOO UPSET!
image-659 11 of 13This is my Aunt Kristen and my Uncle Cannon. They're here this week to show their daughter Taylor (my awesome cousin!) all over for her 16th birthday. This is them playing "One Two Three Wee!" with me, which is a game I am SO GOOD at you guys!
image-660 12 of 13This is us waiting forever at Grimaldi's for some pizza. Come on, pizza!
image-661 13 of 13Wait, is it here yet?
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Unborn, The
Por is a drug addict who works in a local bar. One night, her dealer attacks her as he thinks she's holding back money from him and leaves her in a nearby swamp for dead. However, somehow she manages to survive and wakes up little later in a hospital where she gets the news that she's 10 weeks pregnant. From that moment on, she starts hearing strange noises and constantly has the feeling she's being followed by the ghost of a dead child. Nobody believes her as everyone thinks she's hallucinating due to her drug abuse, but she knows there's more to it than that…
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The image isn't completely cleaned up as there are quite some film spots still present and also grain is having a blast. The contrast is off at times which results in lack of detail in darker scenes, but it does help a bit the overall atmosphere that makes you feel uncomfortable.
The soundtrack is 5.1 but don't expect too much from it.
The Unborn is a Thai movie based on a true story. Of course, as with all "based on a true story" one can wonder how much of the reality got slipped into this film.
Overall, Asian cinema is getting quite popular over here with tons of horror movies like The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Water, but The Unborn will most likely not inrease that popularity. The acting is quite basic, the storyline far fetched and all in all I was hardly interested while watching. At no point did I feel involved with the characters or did I get goosebumps. It's clear that the director has been looking at his other Asian colleagues as most of the effects look very similar to those used in the Asian movies I mentioned before. If you're a true fan of Asian horror, you might want to check out The Unborn as proof that also Thailand makes movies, but other than that there's no reason to get it.
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Clemson trustees won't vote on tobacco ban
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - The chairman of Clemson University's board of trustees says the panel won't vote on a plan to ban tobacco use anywhere on campus.
The State newspaper reported Chairman David Wilkins says the administration, not the board, will handle the plan.
Several trustees said during a committee meeting Thursday they thought the tobacco ban question should go to the board rather than being handled by the president and his staff. But Wilkins said Friday that wouldn't happen.
Clemson now bans smoking in its buildings. The new rule would extend the ban to outdoor areas and add smokeless tobacco to the indoor ban.
The subject was mentioned at Friday's meeting but only in reference to a report that was given by a university task force that's working to formulate the policy.
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With ever-increasing cyber-security threats and the pervasive access to information, CISOs are overwhelmed by an urgent and recurring need to overhaul their organization's security infrastructure as they safeguard their information assets. Simultaneously, CEOs are thinking of how to find cost-effective ways to deploy resources and dollars to help ensure security across their organization, which often spans geographic borders. The search for a simple answer to a complex issue is a common issue for both CISOs and CEOs.
"What product should I start with?" is a common first question, but this can also be the wrong question to ask. Unless you have experienced an overt or obvious symptom, such as a security breach, this question is premature. The practical strategy for a security implementation is much more likely to be developed through a more prescriptive process.
Before prescribing a remedy, each organization needs to look at themselves and their motivations, performing a diagnostic self-evaluation. There are, at a minimum, three core questions that every organization, C-level executive, security consultant, or others must be able to answer honestly before receiving a proper security diagnosis.
Although there are hundreds of additional questions that will follow, these three core questions should be asked when considering where to start:
- Why are you doing this?
- What are you trying to secure?
- What will happen if you don't do this right?
Question 1: Why are you doing this?
No one comes to the decision that they need better security because they have had an epiphany and now believe that security trumps all other organizational priorities. It is always because something has happened. A class, webcast, or seminar that offers insight into security threats can be the catalyst. Perhaps the organization's security was breached, or someone heard that a company in their space had been breached. Often, staff is simply asked to address security issues or to increase their security posture by a manager, or an auditor, or an executive.
Depending on what your motivation is, your first step can be different. If your security has been breached, clearly you need to complete whatever triage and clean-up you are performing. In addition, you need to establish a means of protecting against re-infection or re-emergence of remnants from the same exploitation. The short answer the principle question of why you are doing this is that your organization is interested in security. Thus, starting by understanding the reasons why your organization is not secure enough is a good launching point. This provides a much more focused goal and also provides a common language and context within which to talk about your interior security.
Question 2: What are you trying to secure?
This is a question that is particularly enlightening for individuals who are newer to the space, but it can be very insightful for seasoned staff members who think through the implications of this review process. For many, the gut reaction to what you are trying to secure is "my networks," but when pressed or when given more time to think, you might answer "my data," "my business," "my reputation," or "my time."
Depending on your goal, your answer to this question can lead to a litany of other questions about the specifics of whatever body of resources you need to protect. Security is among the murkiest of disciplines, and it requires thorough examination to yield a solid base of what you actually need. In the absence of a real strategy, it can be argued that anything will make it better, but few organizations want to just "get better." Most organizations want to be at least "good enough," and "good enough" is tightly related to what is supposed to be secured — and how secure it has to be.
Question 3: What will happen if you don't do this right?
Human nature, or at least the noble components of it, inclines us to want to do the right thing. I think people ask advice about security because they truly want to be better informed and do a better job, which is all to the good. Unfortunately, in many cases, the yearning for reliable security tends to cool abruptly when confronted with the chilly realities of funding, inconvenience, and change. Security is not free, and good security is neither cheap nor convenient.
At the start of any new security process, or at the start of an extension to an existing security program, it is very important to ask the question "what will happen is we don't do this right," because knowing whether it is imperative or just interesting will make all of the difference when it comes to making necessary choices.
If failure will mean the loss of jobs, revenue, and reputation, there will be robust support for the person who wagers a career on creating an effective means of addressing security issues, even if those means are not easy. If, on the other had, failure will mean that an individual's status report is yellow (caution signal), that managers need to sign a waiver, or that a vendor gets a strongly worded letter, the security champion should keep that in mind when he or she finds it necessary to either push hard and escalate or to compromise and close on the issue.
Security is not a word with a strictly defined meaning, so it must always be approached with a situational perspective. The three questions discussed here and the questions that they will, in turn, engender will help to create an environment where there is a balance between the intention for security and the likely willingness of the organization to help to make it a reality.
To learn more about the current state of security perspectives between CISOs and CEOs, read the "Building the Business Case for Data Protection" report (see Resources). Research was conducted by The Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Ounce Labs, an IBM® Company.
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You are such a tardmuffin!
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Water changes everything. It helps to right gender imbalances and improves access to education. It's key to fighting food insecurity, disease and poverty. But nearly one billion people lack reliable access to it—and with climate change and rapid population growth that number could reach three billion by 2050.
Sustainable land use, especially in agriculture, is a huge part of the solution. But you can also make a difference with a few small changes to your daily routine.
- Eat less meat and dairy. It takes anywhere from 90 to 300 gallons of water to produce a single serving of chicken, pork or beef.
- Choose food raised closer to home to minimize the water expenditure required to transport your meal.
- When you buy a tropical product (like coffee or a banana), be sure it features the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal. Farms that earn our certified mark prioritize water conservation and the protection of streams and waterways.
- Buy less, shop at vintage or used clothing stores, or swap clothing.
- Skip baths in favor of short showers, and turn off the faucet when shaving or lathering.
- Do laundry only when you have a full load, apply water-saving settings, and upgrade to energy- and water-efficient washers and dryers.
- Check your house for leaks, which can result in the loss of up to 10,000 gallons of water a year. That's enough water to fill a swimming pool.
- Recycle. You can save up to 3.5 gallons of water by recycling a single newspaper.
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Greenwald Slams Obama Over Snowden Espionage Charges
Posted on Jun 22, 2013
After the announcement Friday that charges had been filed against NSA leaker Edward Snowden under the Espionage Act, Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald told CNN's Anderson Cooper that the prosecution solidified the Obama administration's "absolutely atrocious record" toward whistle-blowers.
"The Espionage Act is a 1917 statute that was enacted under the Woodrow administration, designed to criminalize dissent against World War I. And for that reason, it has been used very sparingly before Barack Obama became president," Greenwald explained during a telephone interview on Cooper's program "AC 360."
He continued that before Obama's presidency, just three people had been prosecuted. During Obama's more than four years in the White House, that number has increased by seven.
"Under President Obama, we now have seven, more than double the number of all previous presidents combined," Greenwald said. "I think it is one thing to charge Snowden with crimes, but to charge him with espionage which is when somebody works for a foreign government or sells secrets, given what he did is the kind of extreme excess that the Obama administration is guilty of for years now."
Snowden has admitted to leaking top-secret documents about the NSA's surveillance program to Greenwald and other journalists. According to The Washington Post, he has been charged under the Espionage Act with the unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified communications intelligence information. He also faces charges of theft.
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The former NSA contractor is reportedly somewhere in Hong Kong, where he's been since the surveillance story broke this month.
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Throwing plastic bananas onto the ice has been a staple of Gorillas home games since the team began play in the Central Hockey League.
Now, the Gorillas are looking for a different kind of food donation.
On Monday, the Amarillo Gorillas announced a partnership with High Plains Food Bank and Kids Inc. aimed at increasing the awareness of the food bank's needs. Operation Hungry Gorilla will be a year-round program, featuring reduced ticket prices in return for donated canned goods.
"Thousands of those in need will be helped because of the Gorillas and Kids Inc.'s generosity during this campaign," said Janie Singleton, executive director of High Plains Food Bank. "The food and services generated will help the food bank continue to stock its shelves to serve the counties of the Texas Panhandle.
During the hockey season, fans who bring two cans of food to any Gorillas home game will receive a ticket discount of $2. They also will receive a Kids Inc. registration fee coupon worth $3.
"We are excited to get our players, local owners, front office staff and Stomp involved in helping those in need," Gorillas General Manager Todd Chisnell said.
Operation Hungry Gorilla's first event is Friday at United Market Street, 2530 S. Georgia St. Gorilla players and staff will be on hand to collect cans from shoppers in return for discounted tickets to Gorillas games.
The Amarillo Youth Hockey Association will also give a $5 discount on hockey fees with the donation of two cans per child.
Another event will be the Operation Hungry Gorilla Golf Tournament on Oct. 5 at Comanche Trails Golf Course. Entry fee for a team of four will be $400, but the fee will be reduced to $350 with a 25-can donation per team.
Some of the most-needed canned food items are vegetables, fruit, meat and soup. Peanut butter also is needed. The food bank also will accept clean egg cartons, paper and plastic grocery bags, janitorial services and carpet cleaning services.
For more information on Operation Hungry Gorilla, or for ticket information, call the Gorillas office at (806) 242-7825 (242-PUCK) or visit the team's Web site at www.amarillogorillas.com.
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Everyone in Mexico knows the scene. Darkly handsome in a dinner jacket, actor John Gavin stands in an elegant wood-paneled billiard room, glass in hand. "Have you," he asks in Spanish, "tried the test of maturity?" For more than two years Gavin's suave salesmanship for Bacardi rum has been a staple on Mexico's commercial television. To most viewers, Gavin seemed unremarkable: just a middle-aged American actor earning a few pesos as a video pitchman. That benign image changed when Ronald Reagan announced that he had picked his 51-year-old Hollywood pal for the sensitive post of U.S. ambassador to Mexico. Suddenly the rum commercial became a symbol of America's trifling with its neighbor—and a sore point as Mexicans wondered whether Gavin, or any actor, could pass the diplomatic test of maturity. "Our country deserves greater respect and better treatment," wrote a columnist in the nation's largest newspaper, La Prensa. Another commentator said acerbically that if Mexico had to be saddled with a performer, "personally, I would prefer Wonder Woman."
The Gavin controversy is more serious than these snappy one-liners imply. Before the appointment was officially announced, a leading Mexican newspaper printed a distorted account of a speech Gavin delivered in Los Angeles last summer. In it he criticized Mexico's system of land reform—an emotional cause in a country where one million died between 1910 and 1917 in a revolution to restore land to the peasants who worked it. The state governor of Querétaro dismissed Gavin's remarks as "foolishness." The country's largest peasant organization expressed "profound concern that a man with that mentality could become the United States envoy to Mexico." Faustino Alba Zavala, acting head of Mexico's official labor coalition, charged that Gavin's "erroneous" remarks "showed little tact and demonstrated hardly any diplomacy." But later reports indicated that Gavin's criticisms had been exaggerated in translation.
A former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Joseph Jova, insists Gavin is a sound choice: "He has studied economics and Latin American issues. He's fluent in Spanish, good-looking, knows his way around and is a friend of President Reagan." Indeed, the Stanford-educated Gavin, who holds a bachelor's degree in history, is the offspring of a Mexican mother and an American father, and learned his impeccable Spanish as a toddler growing up in Los Angeles.
After the first reports of his appointment, Gavin quit the Broadway-bound revival of Can-Can and went into seclusion at his Palm Springs, Calif, home. He has declined comment on the controversy until this week's Senate confirmation hearings.
Ironically, John Gavin dreamed of a Foreign Service career long before he drifted, almost accidentally, into acting. After his college graduation he served as a Pan American Affairs officer in the Navy. On leaving the service in 1955, he was headed for the diplomatic corps but was waylaid into acting by a friend's casual suggestion. He has been in the business ever since, starring in film classics like Psycho and Spartacus as well as clunkers like Tammy, Tell Me True and Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You. Gavin appeared in the TV series Destry and Convoy in the mid-'60s and appeared on Broadway in the musical Seesaw in 1973. Lately his work has consisted largely of cameos in Love Boat and Fantasy Island.
Never completely captivated by acting, however, Gavin always tried to keep at least one foot in striped pants. Through the '60s he served as special adviser to José Mora and Galo Plaza, secretaries general of the Organization of American States. In 1971 Gavin was elected president of the Screen Actors' Guild, the position that launched Ronald Reagan on his political career. "If he doesn't make it as an actor," TV Guide once suggested, "TV's Destry may yet become a diplomat."
Now John Gavin's long-deferred career will commence very quickly: The White House wants him on the job when President Reagan makes his next foreign trip—to Mexico. Meanwhile the Bacardi commercial has been pulled off the air. "We felt it wouldn't be honorable," said ad executive Alejandro Cuevas, "to project the commercial's image of the man."
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Three states have begun an investigation into the huge computer theft of personal information from the Internet giant, eBay.
Connecticut, Florida, and Illinois are working together on the investigation.
EBay announced Wednesday that its customer information had been hacked, but did not specify how many people were affected.
The company said no credit card numbers or financial data was stolen since the company's PayPal subsidiary encrypts and stores that information separately.
However, thieves got customer names, passwords, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, and birthdates - enough information to help set up identity theft.
Many eBay users are upset that the company didn't do more to let them know about the theft.
Meanwhile, eBay is advising its 145 million customers to change their passwords.
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Keep'em coming GORO we love dividends.
Shorts must hate em.
Sentiment: Buy
Stdennis has made about $1.50 in dividends over the past 31 months but has seen the SP in GORO decline by $17.00 in the past 2 years. That means he has lost over 50% of his holdings in GORO over the past two years.
The Reid's are counting on their mathmatically challenged shareholder like stdennis to get this scam alive.
Tim Brown,
It's funny how you use 2 different time periods so as to maximize the negative point of your post. For us long-term shareholders, correct that we have made about $1.50 in dividends over the past 31 months since production began. The stock closed at $12.90 on 6/30/2010. The stock is now $13.59, $15.09, when you factor in the dividends. That's a 17% profit so far, with an ongoing dividend yield over 5%.
There is nothing mathematically challenged about those numbers. My profits are actually much higher than that, since I originally bought in in the Fall of 2007, when the stock was around $4, and went all-in in the Fall of 2008, when the stock was under $3. Sure, my profits could have been higher, if I had sold everything in the high 20's. But I have taken out hundreds of thousands of dollars of profits over this time period. How much have you made?
"" Keep'em coming GORO we love dividends.
Shorts must hate em. ""
Ha ha. Yeah, shorts must really hate paying $0.06 per month while the stock drops $0.50 per month. Meanwhile, the dividend is draining GORO's treasury.
Will the GORO Longs finally admit that it was stupid for the company to buy-back it's stock in the $20 range? GORO was grossly overpaying for its own shares.
Will GORO need to reprice it's options AGAIN, down from $18 to $13? If not, then how will they keep their employees happy?


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Blues Finally Face Chicago
The Blues finally face an old foe in the Chicago Blackhawks in their 32nd game of the season. How on earth is the season well over a third of the way in the books and we are just now seeing the Blackhawks? I know the schedule makers have a tough task, but that's just bad planning. The history behind the Blues/Hawks rivalry is a long & storied one and it is just a shame to see the first meeting occur this deep into the season. Cristobal Huet is set to be between the pipes for Chicago in what should be a huge test for the Blues on the road.
Here's to hoping the Blues continue their hot streak on the road. The Blues are 8-2-3 this season away from the Scottrade and have clearly carried more energy and swagger on foreign ice.
Keys to winning:
- Carry the tempo over from the win over Calgary. You just came off a big win against a big crowd on a night honoring the great Brett Hull. Use it to your advantage.
- Shut down the big names. This might seem obvious, but time and time again teams let the opponent's stars take it to them. Make the guy on the 3rd or 4th line beat you.
- Play an offensively minded game, even with a lead. If the Blues jump out to a lead and then attempt to protect it they will lose this contest. The Blackhawks have too many talented offensively gifted players that can jump on a team that is standing back.
- Bring the game to them before they bring it to us. Get that extra step, extra hit and extra shot in early and don't let up.
Sounds simple enough right? These are the basics the Blues should be following in each game all year, but not getting hemmed in and avoiding the shutdown style of play is critical against a team like the Blackhawks.
I'm not making a prediction for this one, but I hope to see the Blues continue to thrive on the road and use the big win at home on Brett Hull night as a catalyst to a winning streak.
Other big news around the Blues is coming in from JR over at the Post saying that the Blues are already talking about a new contract with Erik Johnson. Now that's some awesome news.


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So I went to the dentist the other day for the first time in almost 6 years and here's what they found: four wisdom teeth that will need extraction, a separate tooth that has a cavity so bad that it needs extraction and 5 smaller cavities. The dentist asked if I drink a lot of pop - don't drink any. Haven't had soda since highschool (almost 7 years ago). He said that I need to increase my fluoride intake. Since going Primal I switched to fluoride-free toothpaste and have been drinking water from a filtered system. Now I'm trying to decide how much fluoride to put back into my daily intake. I've also been drinking a lot of water with lemon juice - could this be hurting my teeth? Any advice at all?
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Actually, to clarify, I've decided to get the teeth removed. The dentist recommended a root canal for the deep cavity and for the wisdom teeth it's up to me. I figure it will just save a lot of money and pain to have them all removed.
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go to another dentist. my wife went to 3 and each told her she had a cavity. funny thing is, they were all different teeth.
A 6 year break from the dentist is bound to cause some difficulties when it comes to dental upkeep. Some may think that bi-annual cleaning/screening for issues is a waste of time/money, but I personally see them as very valuable, and helpful with regards to my overall health.
That said, you already mentioned that you're planning on going ahead with the extractions. So no advice for you there. Just, in the future, if you can at least get to the dentist once per year, you'll likely be better off.
Why did you kick the flouride toothpastes when you went primal? I don't understand that. Maybe it wasn't the best call.
And yes, lemon in your water might cause some damage to the enamel on your teeth, and that enamel protects the entire tooth, so it's pretty important. But why not ask your dentist whether you should keep drinking it, or not? They'd know best, and would be able to answer your question much better than we would, I'd think.
All THAT said, sometimes, dental stuff is just genetic. Or it hits one person in a family of 5 harder than all the others. No real rhyme or reason to it. My twin, for example, has all kinds of trouble with her teeth, while I've been spared the nastiness of root canals, etc...Her one daughter also has issues, whereas her oldest daughter does not. It's weird how it works...
Just say no to fluoride.
50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation
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Are your wisdom teeth causing you pain?
If not, why extract them? I had 3 taken out, they left one b/c it was too hard to extract - I've had NO problems with the remaining one over the last 10 years. Is there an actual reason you want those 4 taken out???
Many people think fluoride is harmful (the negative effects outweigh the positive ones). You don't necessarily need to add it back. You had only 1 cavity... is there a spot you are missing when you brush?
I have been doing a lot of research about minerals as a result of trying to improve my overall health. I have a lot of issues with my teeth as well. From what I have found it has a lot to do with the mineral balance in your body. Check out The Calcium Lie by Robert Thompson. Also I have started oil pulling each day. I have seen all kinds of claims for oil pulling, including that it can cure cancer! OK, that seems a little far fetched. I am doing it to try and improve my oral health. Every time I go to the dentist I have cavities and it's driving me crazy! I just started the oil pulling a couple months ago, so it's too soon to see if it helps. It's easy and cheap, plus non-toxic so I figure I would try it!


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1886 McGloughlin Bros. Game of Base-Ball
Starting Bid - $500.00, Sold For - $1,624.00
Before the turn-of-the-century, McLoughlin Brothers was renowned for producing the highest quality games of all types, including several different baseball board games. McGloughlin Brothers "Game of Base-Ball" is one of the rarest and most highly prized of all nineteenth-century baseball board games. In addition to the spectacular graphics of its cover, this is the only McLoughlin baseball game with metal baseball figures. The game includes all nine meticulously painted metal baseball figures (eight are Ex with original paint and very little wear; one figure has separated from its base and almost certainly could be repaired if desired), as well as the very study folding game board (Ex-Mt), both spinners (Vg-Ex due to wear from normal use), seven wooden game pieces, and the original eight-page direction booklet for the game. The sturdy game box shows general wear, including some surface chipping to the right edge of the cover and a surface scrape to the second "L" in "Base-Ball," both of which do not affect the large image of the pitcher or the spectacular game-in-progress illustration on the cover. The box is of high-quality pressed cardboard and wood construction, and measures 17 x 9.5 x 2 inches. Overall in Very Good condition. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000/$2,000. SOLD FOR $1,624.00
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BAY CITY, MI — Michigan schools are tracking student attendance with particular care for Count Day.
Enrollment on February Count Day determines 10 percent of per pupil student funding for Michigan schools. The October numbers from the same calendar year account for 90 percent of the foundation allowance.
The foundation allowance from the state makes up the bulk of funding for public K-12 schools.
Districts have five weeks to submit student count information to their intermediate school district, which then has 24 weeks from the count day to provide the audited student count to the state, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
If students aren't in attendance on Wednesday, they may be counted for 30 calendar days after an excused absence on Count Day, 10 school days for an unexcused absence or 45 for suspended students, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Mission Gardens
8x10 oil on cotton canvas panel
$250 (email me if interested)
The next best thing to painting plein aire is coming home and being able to paint from your photos. It takes me back to being at that location and what a good time I had with my Mom and daughter.
Posted by kim shields at 8:53 PM
Labels: artist, California, daily painter, oil painting, San Juan Capistrano
4 comments:
- Jo Castillo said...
This is lovely Kim, nice sentiments, too.
- October 22, 2009 at 11:35 PM
- Susan Carlin said...
What a wonderful painting, Kim! We really miss you here at the gallery. But I know if you're painting, you're happy. Come say hi sometime!
- October 28, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- Barbara Andolsek Paintings said...
Kim, Mission San Juan Capistrano is one of my all time fav missions. Wonderful people working there as well. It is ALWAYS such a pleasure to be there not to mention a revival of the mind and spirit. Lovely work.
- November 3, 2009 at 11:41 AM
- Ninalee said...
Your pieces are really inspiring. Landscapes are so much more challenging than they look, and you pull them off beautifully:)
- November 23, 2009 at 4:51 PM
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Mack A. Pullman, 84, of Geneseo, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, at his home. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at Vandemore Funeral Home, Geneseo. The Rev. Beth Rupe will officiate. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo, where military honors will be accorded by the Don Cherry VFW Post No. 5083. A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at the funeral home. Memorials may be left to First Christian Church, Moline or the Geneseo Humane Society.
He was born on Aug. 1, 1929, in Quincy, the only child of Daniel David and Pearl Ada (McBee) Pullman. He graduated from Seymour High School in Payson, where he lettered in baseball, basketball and track. Mack studied at Quincy College for two years then transferred to Iowa State and graduated with a bachelors of science in agronomy in 1952. That same year, he began Armored-Infantry training in Fort Chaffee, Ark. and later transferred to the Chemical Corps at the Army Chemical Center, Edgewood, Md. After receiving top security clearance, he continued to serve at Fort Detrick, Md in the bacterial warfare program. He proudly finished his service as Corporal in 1954.
The University of Illinois offered him an assistantship for the USDA Economic Research Service while working and he earned a master's degree in agricultural economics in 1957. He took a position with Hutchinson Farm Management, a farm management, appraisal, and real estate firm in Geneseo of which he later became partner. He worked there just under 43 years, retiring in 2000.
Mack was a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and the Illinois Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. He was an accredited farm manager and rural appraiser and real estate broker in both Illinois and Iowa. As a member of the Illinois Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, he served on numerous committees, including vice president, president-elect and president in 1981. He received the Hall of Fame Award for outstanding service to the profession in 1999.
In 1958, he marred Vivian Swanson and they raised three children, Margo, Rod and Cathee. They later divorced and he married Judy (Lewis) Plumley in 1983 at First Christian Church, Moline. As an involved member of the church, he served on many committees, including roles as Deacon, Elder and Chairman of the Official Board.
In the Geneseo community, he was a founding member of the Geneseo Jaycees in 1962 and the organization won the Outstanding First Year Club Award. He was involved with Kiwanis, Band Booster Board, Realtors Land Institute and the Coast Guard Auxiliary where he served as commodore. Mack was secretary of the Geneseo Police Commission for eight years. He also was an assistant Boy Scout Leader and co-manager of the Babe Ruth Baseball League and a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Judy; children, Margo Pullman (Chris Blatchly), Rod (Brenda) Pullman and Cathee Pullman; two step children, Janeen (Jamie) Brady and Duane (Laura) Plumley; grandchildren, Delaney Blatchly, Camden Blatchly, Aaron Pullman, Colin Pullman, Ethan Pullman, Olivia Wilson, Beau Wilson and Adele Wilson; and step grandchildren, Jacob Brady and Bridget Plumb. He was preceded in death by his parents.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS for __HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: THE BULLETIN OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY__(February 2003)
You can visit our Web site and access excerpts from the essays, as well as the full text versions of George Huppert's essay on Lucien Febvre; an interview with Jay Winik, author of __April 1865: The Month that Saved America__(HarperCollins, 2001); and William W. Freehling and Robert Edwin Herzstein's reflections on the Historical Society's 2002 conference. Go to www.bu.edu/historic and follow the links to the February 2003 issue of __Historically Speaking__ or go directly to click on www.bu.edu/historic/hs/february03.html
George Huppert, "On Lucien Febvre"
What is History Today?
Bruce Mazlish, "Empiricism and History"
Harold Orlans, "In and Out of History: Col. T.E. Lawrence"
"How Wars End and the Writing of History": An Interview with Jay Winik
Jon H. Roberts, "'The Idea that Wouldn't Die': The Warfare between Science and Christianity"
William R. Shea and Donald A. Yerxa, "A Dispatch from Europe"
Eric Miller, "Reckoning with History: Report from the Conference on Faith and History"
Reflections on the Historical Society's 2002 Conference
Jeremy Black, "Fictional Figures and the Historian: The Politics of James Bond"