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text: Association between Recurrent Concussion and Late-Life Cognitive Impairment in Retired Professional Football PlayersGuskiewicz, Kevin M. Ph.D., A.T.C.; Marshall, Stephen W. Ph.D.; Bailes, Julian M.D.; McCrea, Michael Ph.D.; Cantu, Robert C. M.D.; Randolph, Christopher Ph.D.; Jordan, Barry D. M.D., M.P.H.Neurosurgery: October 2005 - Volume 57 - Issue 4 - pp 719-726 doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000175725.75780.DD Clinical Studies: Special Article: Sports: Trauma Abstract Author Information OBJECTIVE: Cerebral concussion is common in collision sports such as football, yet the chronic neurological effects of recurrent concussion are not well understood. The purpose of our study was to investigate the association between previous head injury and the likelihood of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease in a unique group of retired professional football players with previous head injury exposure. METHODS: A general health questionnaire was completed by 2552 retired professional football players with an average age of 53.8 (±13.4) years and an average professional football playing career of 6.6 (± 3.6) years. A second questionnaire focusing on memory and issues related to MCI was then completed by a subset of 758 retired professional football players (≥50 yr of age). Results on MCI were then cross-tabulated with results from the original health questionnaire for this subset of older retirees. RESULTS: Of the former players, 61% sustained at least one concussion during their professional football career, and 24% sustained three or more concussions. Statistical analysis of the data identified an association between recurrent concussion and clinically diagnosed MCI (χ2 = 7.82, df = 2, P = 0.02) and self-reported significant memory impairments (χ2 = 19.75, df = 2, P = 0.001). Retired players with three or more reported concussions had a fivefold prevalence of MCI diagnosis and a threefold prevalence of reported significant memory problems compared with retirees without a history of concussion. Although there was not an association between recurrent concussion and Alzheimer's disease, we observed an earlier onset of Alzheimer's disease in the retirees than in the general American male population CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that the onset of dementia-related syndromes may be initiated by repetitive cerebral concussions in professional football players. Departments of Exercise and Sport Scienceand Orthopedics,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,Chapel Hill, North Carolina,(Guskiewicz, Marshall Department of Neurosurgery,West Virginia UniversitySchool of Medicine,Morgantown, West Virginia(Bailes) Neuroscience Center, Waukesha Memorial Hospital,Waukesha, Wisconsin, andDepartment of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin(McCrea) Neurosurgery Service, Emerson Hospital,Concord, Massachusetts, andNeurological Sports Injury Center,Brigham and Women's Hospital,Boston, Massachusetts(Cantu) Chicago Neurological Institute,Chicago, Illinois, and Department of Neurology, Loyola University Medical School,Maywood, Illinois,(Randolph) Memory Evaluation and Treatment Service, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, New York(Jordan) Reprint requests: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., A.T.C., Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, 211 Fetzer CB #8700, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8700. Email: email@example.com Received, November 5, 2004. Accepted, May 3, 2005. Copyright © by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons


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Musings About The "Khans" Of Our Species
I woke up this bright cold morning, filled with fresh light from Our Day Star, poured some hot sweet coffee down me and suddenly realized my thoughts had turned toward those of Us who exploit others. The "Khans" of Our Kind, if you will.
There entered my thoughts the Star Trek episode entitled "Khan", in which the Khan was the great Ricardo Montalban. "Montalban the Khan"""Mountain Ban The King"? Send this god of a Human to the heights where he belonged?
He was banned from Our Beautiful Earth, as the story goes, but after great harm had been done. Mighty as he, and others of his kind, was, We The People managed to banish them into outer space in a nuclear spacecraft. Also, provided was equipment for suspended animation. They would sleep until their onboard computers woke them, when a habitable and conquerable planet was found.
They were found, their ship almost depleted of fuel and energy hundreds of years later"but for some of them in the nick of time. By descendents of the same "Lesser People" that had sent them from the Home World in the first place. Everything seems to be circular; even destiny.
Well, the story tells Us that Khan, even though asleep for hundreds of years, hadn't changed a bit. He was still the same super intelligent, (or egotistical) bully that he had always been. The epitome of arrogance, from his beliefs of superiority to Most of Humanity. Captain Kirk, a fine example of well Evolutionarily balanced Humanity, was to be severely challenged.
You see. Humans like Khan brought different responses out of different kinds of Human Beings. This was true even on the "Enterprise". Khans inspire, terrify, intimidate and commit error.
Some Humans, awed by them, adore the wealth and power and success"and sometimes even the charismatic personality. These could be called the "sycophants of the khans""the "boot lickers" and "grovelers". Those who are intelligent enough to recognize the value of power, (and the benefit of being part of it), and too stupid to care if it is abused. These often become the tools, or instruments, of the khans"an extension of their power, if you will.
Other Humans are terrified by the khans. These are sensitive to the various forms of subjugation, that khans use. They have a "higher", or "Better", grasp of True Morality than the sycophants. Some are even willing to take a stand against the khan, to stop the abuse of some, or all, of Our Rights, but most practice different versions of non-confrontive resistance. Attempting to live their lives without the commitment and courage needed to overtly resist these tyrants. "Peace" and "passive resistance" are the signs of this kind. These do Good work in the construction of ideologies, social systems of cooperation and alternative lifestyles. They do not want to see that not taking a stand against the khans gives the khans time to consolidate their power"until they reach the point where the only way to undo what the khans have done is to wait and suffer until the khans in their egotistical success, destroy themselves. This allows much harm to be done. Much damage to Our Species and Our World, that causes Us to fall behind in Our Evolution toward the True Evolutionary Greatness that We were meant to achieve. But, the thought does occur to me, that the khans are part of the Life Program Of Learning that is part of the Evolutionary Plan. But, eventually, We will have to learn to bring the "superior" under control, within the overall quality parameters of Our Species"so that the whole can be improved and uplifted by the part. The Many by the few. The "lesser" by the "greater". But, of course, the Many has to do "their part". We have to learn what that "part", or "role" is and do it. Overwhelming numbers and Good Heart and Mind are part of the requirements for Our obligations in this matter. The "few" can be benevolently controlled by the "Many". But let Us not forget about the problems and complications that comes from the stratification of the Many. Even the "lowest" has to be brought into the equation against the "top few", or "gotten out of the way".
We have to help, somehow, some of the few, to master their egos for the sake of the whole. Some of the few will come to see the error of their ways and bring themselves into alignment with The Many; as True Somewhat self sacrificing and non-parasitic True Leaders"that actually helps The Many become More and Better. Others will balk at the struggle and "lay low". And others will destroy, rather than lose any of what they have. Out of this mix, We, the Human Species of Earth, will regain the Balance We need to resume Our Evolution toward the True Good More and Better that is in Our Potential.
Captain Kirk managed to ban Khan to a remote uninhabited world. Where that powerful ego could practice his harsh dominate ways without harming less intelligent and ambitious "Sentient Beings". Of course, as we remember, the world that Khan and his cronies were exiled to, was almost destroyed when the sun of that system destabilized"I think produced less energy and heat. The world Khan was on became almost uninhabitable, except in caves"and even that less and less so. Khan became angry, at being thus disadvantaged, and bitter. Hardened and bent on revenge he was. He found a way to attract the "Enterprise" back and again caused a lot of trouble for Captain Kirk.
We cannot yet banish Our Evil Khans to other worlds. We have to deal with them here"or suffer what they bring into Our Lives. And even if We could, it might not work out. Because of the tendency of the khans to seek and exploit "weakness". They might well become stronger in outer space and return to try and conquer Us all over again. The "boomerang effect".
Unless, of course, We Ourselves, as The Great Many, has become too strong, in all the necessary ways, to further mistreat.
One way, We might be able to control this kind of Human, is to deny it it's sycophants. Those who are exposed on the "front lines", (the businesses for finance, production and sales), for the exploiters. We can "get at" them. I believe that much We have learned to recognize. The monster cannot do as much harm without its arms and legs. Which will help Us until We find ways to reduce the heartless head. At the same time, We should begin denying certain technologies to the head"isolated in its enclaves of evil. Deny it the tools to do harm. Deny the nuclear power and the chemical and biological misuse that it is developing and amassing. Even if We have to destroy the facilities that produce these warped things. But the best way would be socially and politically. Outlaw the production of these evil products. Then enforce, with all of Us, these enlightened laws. None of this can be done as long as We serve the dark lords with Our cowardice. Oh how well they do exploit Our fear! Even more than Our ignorance and stupidity. Even stupidity can be sent against evil.
Khanship in itself is not evil. Because khanship Truly begins with kingship over the lesser self. The personal conquest of the insidious manifestations of fear, that prevents the exploitation of fear in others. That removes the need for deceit.


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Ergon Energy crews have restored power tonight to about 85 per cent of the Rockhampton customers whose supply was interrupted when a wild storm lashed the city this afternoon.
About 8800 customers were affected as the storm impacted on 14 separate sections of the network, resulting in damage to poles and transformers, as well as fallen power lines and blown fuses.
Ergon received more than 60 reports of fallen power lines and other life-threatening incidents with calls continuing into the night.
Tonight's restoration efforts concentrated on responding to those calls and isolating damaged parts of the network so power could be restored to customers on other sections of the feeder lines that had not sustained damage.
Despite the inroads made tonight, a significant amount of work remains to be completed tomorrow to reinstate power to all customers where it is safe to do so.
Additional crews have already arrived from Gladstone and will be joined tomorrow by crews from Mackay, Bundaberg and Biloela, as well as contractors, to support the local crews in working systematically through the required repair work.
Ergon has estimated restoration times for tomorrow for those customers who will remain with power overnight and these are available from the Outage Finder on the website at https://www.ergon.com.au/network/outages-and-disruptions/power-interruptions/outage-finder?search
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer Helped Me Slay My Personal Demons
I was at a workshop this past weekend where I had to do a visualization exercise to determine who my inner leader or "captain" was. Eyes closed, I was asked to envision myself in a "safe place" to become grounded. I visualized lying on a towel on my back at the Scadding Court Community Centre Pool in Toronto; damp from a recent swim, broiling myself in the sun. A pleasant cacophony of families and funemployed millennials hummed in the background. Next in the visualization, my inner captain was to emerge and give me an important gift. Clad in an ensemble that screamed "dawn of the late '90s" -- cream-coloured sleeveless turtleneck, black wide-leg trousers and a delicate silver cross necklace - my captain approached me poolside as none other than the blonde Chosen One herself: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
I could feel my eyes rolling underneath my eyelids. Of course. Of course!
The first "of course" was due to the fact that for two months now, I have been gobbling up this cult classic with the unnecessary intention of finishing the series before summer's end. You know when you've binge watched a show to the extent that reality and TV collide and all of a sudden you start to care about and relate to your TV friends more than your real friends? And your TV friends become so deeply embedded in your subconscious that they show up in your dreams every other night? Have you been there? That's where I'm at. So it was no surprise that Buff circa season five (which I recently finished) would show up in this visualization exercise. It also felt totally tacky that my guiding light would be a '90s TV star, but I held back judgement and let her in.
The second "of course" was deeper. The second "of course" spoke to the importance of Buffy as an archetype that has profoundly influenced the person I am and the person I want to be: a fearless leader, a kick-a** fighter, a bubbly and occasionally ditzy Valley girl with a quick wit, and a deeply and perfectly flawed human being, fiercely devoted to those she loves. The complicated heroine. To quote the show, "She saved the world. A lot."
I watched Buffy religiously when it premiered for the first time almost 20 years ago. Our whole family was so obsessed that when we eventually moved to a hobby farm years after the show ended, my dad named our very first Hereford cows Buffy, Angel and Spike after our favourite characters without any hesitation. My earliest nightmares featured the terrifying "Gentlemen" villains from the episode "Hush" in season four. Creepily floating through Sunnydale in their black suits and stiff, wide grins, I still find this episode particularly chilling to watch at 25.
I was 12 when the show ended, on the brink of my teenage years and beginning to come in to my power as an artist and influencer. I was taking on creative projects like filming horror movies with friends in my spare time, and situating myself as a friendly leader among my classmates in a way that would earn me the title of Valedictorian at my Grade 8 graduation. But I was slaying my own demons during these years too: crippling anxiety that caused me disruptive stomach problems, issues with body image, loneliness, and the beginning of an addiction to doing and pleasing that would repeatedly hunt me down in years to come.
It seems perfectly fitting that I would come back to this show this summer, having just turned 25 in July. I've also found myself drawn to graveyards lately: an environment Buffy finds herself in frequently as the slayer of the not-so-totally-dead. On a recent trip to Brooklyn, I finally finished The Women Who Run with Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés - a book that's the closest thing to a personal bible I've ever found -- while sitting on a bench by a pond at the Green-Wood Cemetery. Weeks later my best friend and I walked through the Toronto Necropolis after he announced the news to me that he would be moving across the country to pursue a dream job. Endings seem frequent as of late, but it I'm evolving into something different as well.
There's been an incredible shift in the way I see myself. Having recently committed to pursuing training as a life coach, I've become obsessed with the nuances of the human condition and the monsters we have the potential to become in our attacks on others, but perhaps even more frightening and universal, in the attacks on ourselves. What's blocked my ability to own up to my purpose in life is a constant battle with demons that just won't die; the one with the sharpest fangs is a lack of trust in myself. But what I'm realizing is that these uglies may never turn to dust. They are deeply embedded in who I am and I have the ability to let them take over at any moment. What I can do is acknowledge them, respect them, but fight them off when they do not serve me. I may always have monster in me, but I keep on slaying on so I can help others in their slaying.
At the end of my visualization, Buffy met me in a graveyard with her gift. The gift was a large sword: a symbol of power, courage, strength and protection. She said to me, "you don't have to use this, but please know it's here."
I know. Finally and profoundly, I know.
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On paper, a teenage girl and a middle-aged man should be a recipe for creepiness, but thanks to the stuffy charm of Anthony Stewart Head, pretty much every Buffy fan wanted his or her own encyclopedic British mentor. Whether he was cleaning his glasses in a disapproving fashion, lamenting technology or playing the most hilarious drunkard ever, we all know that Buffy would've been nothing without her loyal Watcher.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" had many standout episodes, but there are just a few that are universally beloved and simultaneously gut-wrenching. "The Body," which saw the death of Joyce Summers, Buffy's mother, featured no music. The performances from the cast were raw -- let's not forget Anya's speech -- and the imagery stayed with viewers. It was an episode that further proved "Buffy" wasn't just a show about a girl fighting monsters.
From "Fire bad, tree pretty" to "If the apocalypse comes, beep me," "Buffy" had wisdom, snark and insults for every occasion. Like most of Joss Whedon's writing, "Buffy's" one-liners never go out of style, even if beepers and scrunchies have. So the next time one of your friends is acting like they have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone, don't forget to say, "Bored now," before you wander off. Image via Delicate Flower on Tumblr.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" has had its fair share of creepy moments and monsters, but The Gentlemen take the cake when it comes to scariest. "Hush" featured the residents of Sunnydale losing their ability to speak and for about 30 minutes there was no dialogue in the episode. The Gentlemen were coming for seven hearts and it was up to Buffy and her friends to stop the murdering monsters and get the town's voices back. Joss Whedon was nominated for an Emmy for writing the episode.
While some of "Buffy's" big bads were kind of underwhelming, for every Adam, there was a Drusilla, Glory or Mayor Wilkins, each with an intoxicating mix of sassiness and psychosis. "Buffy" created villains you loved to hate, and then, in the case of Spike and Faith, evolved them back into characters you couldn't help but love.
Pulling off a musical episode is no easy task for a TV show. But "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" did it. The cast all sang -- albeit some better than others -- and Joss Whedon had a hand in creating all the music. It wasn't just a throwaway episode -- "Once More With Feeling" set things up for the rest of the season: Buffy's struggles with being back to life, Buffy and Spike, Willow's magic abuse and split from Tara, Xander and Anya's problems and Giles' departure. Good luck getting this song out of your head.
Before Bella and Edward, Elena and Stefan/Damon or Sookie and Bill/Eric, there was Buffy and Angel, with a romance that set many teenage hearts aflutter back in the '90s. Not only did the couple have to contend with a major age difference and an aversion to sunlight, they also couldn't hook up without Angel turning into a homicidal monster -- Romeo and Juliet had nothing on these two. David Boreanaz's character was layered enough to merit his own equally compelling spinoff, which ran for five seasons from 1999-2004.
"Normal Again," a late entry into the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" collection of stellar episodes, turned the Buffyverse on its head. What if Buffy wasn't really the Slayer and just some troubled girl? The episode took place in normal Sunnydale and with Buffy Summers in a mental institution. Which was real: the place with monsters and a Hellmouth or the one with a disturbed girl? Well, the episode ended with viewers asking the very question.
Sure, Willow had a relationship with Oz for a few seasons, but with Tara, the character really came into her own. The two witches brought new life to the series and portrayed a lesbian relationship in a relatively normal and positive light ... until Tara was murdered and Willow turned evil.
While most production company logos are just another name that everyone ignores after the credits, Joss Whedon's Mutant Enemy was every bit as quirky and memorable as the show that preceded it -- especially when certain episodes, such as "Becoming" and "Once More With Feeling" offered a variation on the usual "grr, argh" catchphrase.
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Urban farming is taking root because it makes sense. It conserves dwindling water supplies, makes little plots of land productive, reduces food bills, provides healthy produce free of salmonella and chemicals and gets people off the couch and in motion.
Budget Shocker: L.A. Shows $119 Million Surplus
Gary Cohn: The reasons for Los Angeles' comparatively good financial condition include a legal groundwork laid years ago that required specific funding safeguards, recent give-backs from public sector unions and an improving economy.
Villaraigosa Fracks Up?
Lauren Windsor: The city derives 40% of its energy from two out-of-state power plants in Arizona and Utah. During his speech, Mayor Villaraigosa said that energy would be replaced with wind, solar, and natural gas. Is that so?
LA Mayor "Suave"
Victoria Defrancesco Soto: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has broken a cardinal rule three times in the last week. TMZ, the celebrity gossip site has actually bestowed the title of Mayor Suave upon Villaraigosa.
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Dan Bluebel: A month after the ArtWalk uprising, Occupy Los Angeles pulled off another act of civil disobedience to protest the arrests of several occupiers and non-occupiers for chalking sidewalks. This time around it was peaceful.
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Cheryl Aichele: Apparently, the City believes their chalking event is legal because they had a permit. However, the box the chalk comes in seems to encourage what the Mayor calls criminal behavior.
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Stephen Box: Los Angeles is in an enviable position where it can select from the best yet it acted rashly and without public participation from the advocates who have been involved all along.
Los Angeles Fire Chief Talks Budget Cuts and Response Time
How is the Fire Department affected by budget cuts? Chief Brian Cummings of the Los Angeles Fire Department talks to the community about budget cuts and response time.
No One In Los Angeles Ever Takes the Blame
Stephen Box: General Managers, also appointed by the Mayor, find themselves caught between a term-limit restricted Mayor and a Civil Service hard place. Critics claim that they often serve as simple cannon fodder and Mayoral expeditors.
Prisoner Reintegration: Helping Those Trying to Help Themselves
Ron Kaye: The conversation that started in Pasadena is long overdue. The failure of locking people for long sentences in overcrowded conditions without effective rehabilitation and support programs was clear a long time ago.
Los Angeles Shows an Alternative Approach to Occupy
Tom Hayden: Compared with the brutal police crackdowns against the Occupy movement in New York City, Oakland and even the pacific Davis campus of theUniversity of California, the Los Angeles eviction last night was almost entirely peaceful. The question is why.
Who Will Be the Un-Bloomberg? What Mayors Should Say About Wall Street
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Thousands of Pakistanis flocked to a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday to mourn the 149 people – mainly children – massacred by the Taleban and demand action against militants.
Men, women and children from Peshawar and other cities visited the army-run institution to offer prayers for those killed in the country's deadliest ever terror attack.
Pakistan has described Tuesday's bloody rampage as its own "mini 9/11", calling it a game-changer in the fight against extremism.
Mourners placed flowers, bouquets, placards and lighted candles in front of photos of murdered students.
Masons laid bricks and poured cement to raise the height of the wall around the Army Public School as mourners chanted slogans such as "Death to terrorists", "Long live Pakistan army", "The blood of martyrs will not go waste" and "Taleban are savages".
"What kind of a person can kill a child?" asked local resident Imdad Hussain, who came to pray for the children.
"What kind of justice is this, what kind of Islam is this?" he asked, urging the government swiftly to wipe out terrorists.
A local woman, her face covered with a shawl, said parents had thought their sons and daughters would be safe in school. But now they believed their children were not safe anywhere.
"First they attacked mosques, then markets and now they have started attacking schools. We cannot tolerate this. We can die, but we will not let our children be killed," she said.
Shugufta Bibi, 28, told AFP her friend lost his son in Tuesday's attack and she had come to pay respects to his memory.
"I demand that the government close in on the terrorists and hang them in public," Bibi said.
Tributes and condolences poured in on social media websites Facebook and Twitter.
The city's Christian community will cancel Christmas celebrations and will just hold a service on December 25, said the Rev Patrick John of All Saints Church.
The school massacre has been condemned even by the Afghan Taleban, who are loosely affiliated with the Taleban in Pakistan.
After the school attack Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ended a six-year moratorium on the death penalty, reinstating its use for terrorism-related cases.
Two militants convicted of separate offences were the first to face the noose.
Human Rights Watch termed the executions "a craven politicised reaction to the Peshawar killings" and demanded that no further hangings be carried out.
The two militants hanged Friday in the central province of Punjab were Aqil, convicted of an attack on army headquarters in Rawalpindi in 2009, and Arshad Mehmood – sentenced for involvement in a 2003 assassination attempt on then-military ruler General Pervez Musharraf.
Pakistan put all its airports on red alert Saturday as the military intensified operations against militants in the lawless northwestern tribal areas.
The Taleban said the school attack by a suicide squad was revenge for the killing of militants' families in that offensive.
The military has since June been waging the assault against longstanding Taleban and other militant strongholds.
But a series of fresh strikes since the Peshawar attack, in which dozens of alleged militants were killed, suggest the campaign is being stepped up.
The army has also been deployed to guard major prisons housing militants. Officials have said there would be up to ten more executions in coming days.


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