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Multivariate relative risks and 95% confidence intervals of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) associated with duration of diabetes mellitus (DM) and a prior history of CHD. Adjusted for the same covariates as in Table 2.
Multivariate relative risks of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) according to duration of diabetes mellitus (DM) stratified by a prior history of CHD. Adjusted for the same covariates as in Table 2.
Hu FB, Stampfer MJ, Solomon CG, Liu S, Willett WC, Speizer FE, Nathan DM, Manson JE. The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Mortality From All Causes and Coronary Heart Disease in Women20 Years of Follow-up. Arch Intern Med. 2001;161(14):1717-1723. doi:10.1001/archinte.161.14.1717
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Few data are available on the long-term impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on total mortality and fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) in women.
We examined prospectively the impact of type 2 diabetes and history of prior CHD on mortality from all causes and CHD among 121 046 women aged 30 to 55 years with type 2 diabetes in the Nurses' Health Study who were followed up for 20 years from 1976 to 1996.
During 20 years of follow-up, we documented 8464 deaths from all causes, including 1239 fatal CHD events. Compared with women with no diabetes or CHD at baseline, age-adjusted relative risks (RRs) of overall mortality were 3.39 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.08-3.73) for women with a history of diabetes and no CHD at baseline, 3.00 (95% CI, 2.50-3.60) for women with a history of CHD and no diabetes at baseline, and 6.84 (95% CI, 4.71-9.95) for women with both conditions at baseline. The corresponding age-adjusted RRs of fatal CHD across these 4 groups were 1.0, 8.70, 10.6, and 25.8, respectively. Multivariate adjustment for body mass index and other coronary risk factors only modestly attenuated the RRs. Compared with nondiabetic persons, the multivariate RRs of fatal CHD across categories of diabetes duration (≤5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-25, >25 years) were 2.75, 3.63, 5.51, 6.38, and 11.9 (P<.001 for trend), respectively. The combination of prior CHD and a long duration of clinical diabetes (ie, >15 years) was associated with a 30-fold (95% CI, 20.7-43.5) increased risk of fatal CHD.
Our data indicate that among women, history of diabetes is associated with dramatically increased risks of death from all causes and fatal CHD. The combination of diabetes and prior CHD identifies particularly high-risk women.
TYPE 2 DIABETES mellitus is a well-established risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD).1 Diabetic women are at particularly high risk of CHD2; diabetes eliminates the usual female advantage for coronary disease mortality. Women with type 2 diabetes, compared with age-matched nondiabetic women, have a 5- to 7-fold higher rate of CHD death, with an event rate similar to that observed in men with type 2 diabetes.3 Two recent analyses4,5 have suggested that the magnitude of diabetes-related CHD mortality rivals the excess risk conferred by prior CHD. This finding challenges the National Cholesterol Education Program, which recommends more aggressive lipid-lowering therapy for people with prior CHD than for those with diabetes.6 However, these studies were relatively small and did not consider duration of diabetes. Also, the results for diabetic men and women were combined, although it is known that diabetes confers a particularly high risk of CHD in women.2
The present study, with 20 years of follow-up, examines the impact of type 2 diabetes on mortality from all causes and from CHD among women in the Nurses' Health Study. In particular, we compared the risk of fatal CHD and total mortality among diabetic women without clinical CHD with that of women diagnosed as having CHD but not diabetes. We also examined the impact of duration of clinical diabetes on CHD risk.
The Nurses' Health Study cohort was established in 1976 when 121 700 female registered nurses, aged 30 to 55 years and residing in 11 large states, completed a mailed questionnaire about their medical history and lifestyle. Every 2 years, follow-up questionnaires have been sent to update information on potential risk factors and to identify newly diagnosed cases of CHD and other illness. After excluding the relatively few women (n = 343) whose diabetes was diagnosed at 30 years or younger (since they were most likely to have type 1 diabetes mellitus) and those with missing data on date of diagnosis of diabetes, the final population for analyses included 121 046 women.
At baseline and every 2 years during follow-up, we asked the women to report whether they had angina pectoris, coronary bypass surgery or angioplasty, and/or myocardial infarction (MI). In this study, only report of a prior MI was considered as history of CHD. In 1976, 394 women reported a history of MI. During the follow-up from 1976 to 1994, 2473 women reported newly diagnosed MI. The confirmation of self-reported MI through medical record review according to strict diagnostic criteria was approximately 68% before 1984.7 This increased to 82% between 1990 and 1996 (unpublished data). Most of the nonconfirmed cases had coronary disease but did not meet the criteria for MI.
In 1976, 1715 women reported physician-diagnosed diabetes (limited to diagnosis at age >30 years). During the follow-up periods, 6046 women reported newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus. A supplementary questionnaire regarding symptoms, diagnostic tests, and hypoglycemic therapy was mailed to women who indicated on any biennial questionnaire that they had been diagnosed as having diabetes. A case of diabetes was considered confirmed if at least 1 of the following was reported on the supplementary questionnaire: (1) 1 or more classic symptoms (excessive thirst, polyuria, weight loss, hunger, pruritus) plus fasting plasma glucose level of at least 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) or random plasma glucose level of at least 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L); (2) at least 2 elevated plasma glucose concentrations on different occasions (fasting glucose level of at least 140 mg/dL or random plasma glucose level of at least 200 mg/dL and/or a concentration at least 200 mg/dL after 2 hours or more on oral glucose tolerance testing) in the absence of symptoms; or (3) treatment with hypoglycemic medication (insulin or oral hypoglycemic agent). The validity of this questionnaire has been verified in a subsample of this study population.8 Among a random sample of 84 women classified by the questionnaire as having type 2 diabetes, 71 gave permission for their medical records to be reviewed and records were available for 62. An endocrinologist (J.E.M.), blinded to the information reported on the supplementary questionnaire, reviewed the records according to National Diabetes Data Group (NDDG) criteria.9 The diagnosis of type 2 diabetes was confirmed in 61 (98%) of 62 women. Our primary analyses were based on self-reported diabetes. A secondary set of analyses was conducted that included only women with "definite" type 2 diabetes by the NDDG criteria. We used the NDDG diagnostic criteria because the analytic cohort preceded the American Diabetes Association's diagnostic guidelines published in 1997.10
The primary end points included deaths from all causes and fatal CHD that occurred after the return of the 1976 questionnaire but before June 1, 1996. Deaths were reported by next of kin and the postal system or ascertained through the National Death Index. We estimate that follow-up for the deaths was more than 98% complete.11 We obtained copies of death certificates and medical records and determined causes of death (classified according to the categories of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision [ICD-9]).
Fatal CHD was confirmed by hospital records or autopsy or if CHD was listed as the cause of death on the death certificate and evidence of previous CHD was available. Probable fatal CHD cases were designated where CHD was the underlying cause on the death certificate, but no records were available. These cases constituted 14.7% of fatal CHD cases. We also included sudden deaths (12.3% of fatal CHD). Deaths owing to all cardiovascular disease included ICD-9 codes 390 through 459 and 795.
We conducted 2 sets of analyses, one comparing deaths from all causes and fatal CHD according to reported diabetes and CHD diagnoses at baseline (1976) and the other according to reported diagnoses either at baseline or during follow-up (updated every 2 years). Person-time for each participant was calculated from the date of return of the 1976 questionnaires to the date of confirmed fatal CHD, death from other causes, or June 1, 1996, whichever came first.
We calculated rates of fatal CHD for women with prior diabetes, CHD, or both by dividing the number of incident cases by the number of person-years of follow-up. The relative risk (RR) was computed as the rate among women with prior diabetes, CHD, or both divided by the rate among women with neither condition, with adjustment for 5-year age categories. For the analysis of overall mortality, person-time was calculated from the date of the 1976 questionnaire to the date of death from any cause or June 1, 1996. Duration of clinical diabetes was calculated as years since first diagnosis of diabetes and the variable was divided into 5 categories (≤5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-25, >25 years). We collapsed the last 2 categories in the analysis of duration of diabetes stratified by prior CHD. Test for trend was conducted by treating the original duration variable as a continuous variable.
We used pooled logistic regression to adjust estimated incidence rate ratios simultaneously for potential confounding variables. In this approach, independent 2-year blocks of person-time of follow-up are pooled for regression analysis, and the dependence of the incidence rates on time is modeled nonparametrically with indicator variables. D'Agostino et al12 have showed that the pooled logistic model is asymptotically equivalent to the Cox regression when the time intervals are short and the probability of outcome in the intervals is low (both assumptions are satisfied by our data); examples comparing the 2 methods were given by Cupples et al.13 Our covariates included age (5-year categories); body mass index, a measure of weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters (<21, 21-22.9, 23-24.9, 25-28.9, 29-31.9, ≥32); cigarette smoking (never, past, and current smoking of 1 to 14, 15 to 24, and ≥25 cigarettes per day); menopausal status (premenopausal, postmenopausal without hormone replacement, postmenopausal with past hormone replacement, postmenopausal with current hormone replacement); and parental history of MI before the age of 60 years. We did not adjust for history of hypertension or hypercholesterolemia because they are considered intermediate variables in the biological pathway. Secondary analysis further adjusting for these variables did not materially change the RRs for total mortality but somewhat attenuated the RRs for fatal CHD. All covariates except parental history of MI were updated every 2 years. Alcohol use and physical activity were first assessed in 1980. Because further analyses adjusting for these 2 variables did not alter the results, we did not include them in the final model. As preplanned, we conducted stratified analyses according to age group, history of hypertension, high cholesterol levels, and parental history of MI.
During 20 years of follow-up from 1976 to 1996 (2 341 338 person-years), we documented 8464 deaths from all causes, including 1239 cases of fatal CHD. A total of 1892 deaths were ascribed to cardiovascular disease and 6572 were attributed to other causes (mainly cancer). Table 1 presents characteristics of the participants in the middle year (1986) of the follow-up. Women who had both diabetes and CHD were more likely to have hypertension and high cholesterol levels and less likely to use postmenopausal hormone therapy and vitamin E supplements. Women with a history of CHD, regardless of their diabetes status, were older and more likely to have a family history of CHD. On the other hand, women with a history of diabetes, regardless of CHD status, were heavier and drank less alcohol. Women with both diabetes and CHD were more likely to be treated with insulin than those with diabetes alone. Dietary intakes of fiber, fat, and cholesterol did not differ appreciably across the groups.
At baseline in 1976, 1437 women reported diagnoses of diabetes (all these women were older than 30 years at diagnosis) and 394 reported diagnoses of MI. Table 2 shows RRs of death from all causes, all cardiovascular disease, and fatal CHD according to diabetes and CHD status at baseline. The age-adjusted RR of all-cause mortality was approximately 7 times higher for women who had both diabetes and CHD compared with those with neither condition. The age-adjusted RR of death was 3.39 for women with a history of diabetes and no CHD compared with 3.00 for women with a history of CHD and no diabetes. Multivariate adjustment for smoking, body mass index, and other covariates somewhat attenuated these RRs. The multivariate-adjusted RRs of fatal CHD were similar for women with prior CHD (RR, 8.15; 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.25-10.6) and those with diabetes alone (RR, 7.48; 95% CI, 6.30-8.89). Women with both conditions were approximately 18 times more likely to die of CHD than those with neither conditions at baseline (multivariate RR, 17.6; 95% CI, 10.5-29.4).
During the follow-up periods, an additional 6046 women reported newly diagnosed diabetes (all these women were older than 30 years at diagnosis), and 2473 women reported newly diagnosed CHD. Table 3 shows RRs of all-cause mortality, fatal CHD, and cardiovascular death according to diabetes and CHD diagnoses at baseline and during follow-up (updated every 2 years). Compared with women with neither diabetes nor CHD, multivariate RRs of all-cause mortality were 2.44 for women with diabetes alone, 2.58 for women with CHD alone, and 5.82 for women with both conditions. Compared with women with neither conditions, women with both diabetes and prior CHD were 20 times more likely to die from any cardiovascular disease and 25 times more likely to die from CHD. In contrast to results from Table 2, the RRs of cardiovascular death and fatal CHD were substantially greater for women with CHD alone than those with diabetes alone. The multivariate RRs of fatal CHD were 10.7 (95% CI, 9.03-12.6) for women with CHD alone compared with 5.65 (95% CI, 4.83-6.60) for women with diabetes alone. Restriction of the analyses to only patients with diabetes confirmed by the supplementary questionnaires did not appreciably alter the results. (The age-adjusted RRs of fatal CHD were 12.0 for women with CHD alone and 6.19 for women with diabetes alone.)
In subgroup analyses, the excess risk of fatal CHD associated with diabetes alone, prior CHD alone, or both was significant in all subgroups stratified by age group, history of hypertension, history of high cholesterol levels, or parental history of MI (Table 4). Compared with younger women (<55 years) with neither condition, the RR of fatal CHD for older women (≥65 years) with both diabetes and existing CHD was 159.5 (95% CI, 111.1-229.1). As expected, history of hypertension and parental history of MI augmented the elevated RRs associated with diabetes alone or prior CHD. Interestingly, for women who had diabetes or CHD, high cholesterol levels did not appear to further increase the risk of fatal CHD. One possible explanation is that cholesterol-lowering treatment may have already reduced the risk among those patients.
The risk of CHD mortality increased monotonically with increased duration of clinical diabetes (Figure 1). Compared with nondiabetic women, the RRs of fatal CHD across categories of duration of diabetes (≤5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-25, >25 years) were 2.75, 3.63, 5.51, 6.38, and 11.9 (P<.001 for trend). In the same multivariate model, the RR of fatal CHD for women with vs without prior CHD was 5.49. The increased risk of fatal CHD with longer duration of diabetes, especially among those with diabetes for 15 years or more, was persistent in women with or without prior CHD (Figure 2). Women with prior CHD alone had a RR of 8.61 (95% CI, 7.08-10.5), which was similar to that among women with diabetes for more than 15 years (RR, 8.66; 95% CI, 6.87-10.9). A combination of CHD and a long duration of diabetes (ie, >15 years) identifies a particularly high-risk group for fatal CHD (RR, 30.0; 95% CI, 20.7-43.5).
In contrast to the monotonic increased risk of fatal CHD with longer duration of diabetes, the risk of fatal CHD increased dramatically in the first several years after onset of an MI and then remained relatively stable; compared with women without a prior MI, the multivariate RRs of fatal CHD across categories of number of years after first MI (≤5, 6-10, 11-20, >20 years) were 4.70, 6.05, 6.12, and 6.74, respectively.
In this large prospective cohort of women, type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with dramatically increased mortality from all causes and fatal CHD among women. We observed a strong monotonic relationship between duration of clinical diabetes and CHD mortality, independent of history of CHD. The combination of a long duration of diabetes and preexisting CHD identifies a particularly high-risk group.
Several previous studies have compared the magnitude of CHD risk associated with history of diabetes or prior CHD. Haffner et al4 followed up 2432 Finnish men and women aged 45 to 64 years for 7 years and found that the risk of fatal CHD was as high among diabetic patients without prior CHD as it was among nondiabetic patients who had experienced prior CHD. Because the study involved only 69 nondiabetic patients with prior CHD, the power of the study to detect differences between the 2 groups was limited. Also, the small sample size did not allow separate analyses by sex or stratification by duration of diabetes. In a 5-year follow-up of 91 285 US male physicians aged 40 to 84 years, Lotufo et al14 found that for all-cause mortality, the magnitude of excess risk conferred by diabetes was similar to that conferred by prior CHD. For fatal CHD, however, prior CHD was a more powerful predictor (age-adjusted RR was 3.3 for diabetic men without prior CHD vs 5.6 for nondiabetic men with prior CHD). The discrepancy of the results between the 2 studies may be due to different age distribution and sex composition of the 2 populations. The duration of diabetes may also be different in the 2 studies; the average duration of diabetes was 8 years in the Finnish study, whereas the duration of diabetes was not ascertained in the Physicians' Health Study. Recently, Malmberg and colleagues5 reported that in a 2-year study diabetic patients (duration of diabetes was not specified) without prior cardiovascular disease had rates of coronary morbidity and mortality similar to those for nondiabetic patients with previous vascular disease.
In our baseline analyses (Table 2), the excess risk of cardiovascular death and fatal CHD conferred by diabetes alone was similar to that conferred by prior CHD. However, in the updated analyses (Table 3), the excess risk of fatal CHD associated with preexisting CHD was substantially greater than that conferred by diabetes without clinical CHD. Obviously, in the baseline analyses, only women who had a long duration of diabetes (≥20 years) were included in the diabetic group, whereas in the updated analyses, both new and long-standing cases of diabetes were included. Our findings highlight the importance of considering duration of diabetes when comparing the magnitude of excess risk of fatal CHD conferred by diabetes alone and prior CHD.
Diabetes has more deleterious effects on women than on men; it eliminates the usual female advantage for coronary disease mortality. In the Rancho Bernardo Study,15 diabetic women had CHD mortality rates similar to both nondiabetic and diabetic men, whereas nondiabetic women had substantially lower risk. The reason for the accelerated atherogenesis among diabetic women is not completely understood, but it is at least in part related to more severe lipid and lipoprotein abnormalities, particularly elevated levels of triglycerides and reduced levels of high-density lipoprotein, among diabetic women.16,17 A recent study3 suggests greater impairment of endothelial function associated with type 2 diabetes in women than in men. In addition, the magnitude of increased risk of reinfarction and fatality rate following an acute MI among diabetic patients compared with nondiabetic patients was greater in women than in men.18
Our data support current guidelines that recommend aggressive management of cardiovascular risk factors in diabetic patients, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, and lifestyle factors (smoking, obesity, and diet).19 The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study showed that tight control of blood pressure substantially decreased the risk of diabetes-related deaths and the progression of microvascular complications,20 providing support for tighter control of blood pressure for diabetic individuals than usually is recommended for nondiabetic individuals with hypertension.
A recent American Diabetes Association guideline21 recommends the same cholesterol-lowering goal for people with diabetes and no clinical CHD as for patients with preexisting CHD (ie, a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level <100 mg/dL [<2.59 mmol/L]). Two statin trials22,23 among patients with existing CHD showed similar significant reductions in CHD death in both patients with and without diabetes. A secondary analysis of the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study showed that simvastatin therapy was associated with even greater reductions in risk of major CHD events and total mortality among diabetic patients than among nondiabetic patients.24 The effects of tight glycemic control on cardiovascular complications are not yet settled, although intensive therapy that lowers blood glucose levels has been proved to reduce risk of microvascular complications in both patients with type 125 and type 226 diabetes.
Our study is one of few epidemiologic studies on diabetes-related cardiovascular risk among women. The large sample size and long duration of follow-up provide the opportunity to examine the impact of duration of clinical diabetes on risk of cardiovascular disease. The follow-up rate of this cohort was high during 20 years of follow-up (98% for death ascertainment). Thus, our study results are unlikely to be biased by losses to follow-up. In addition, we have collected detailed information on cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, body mass index, menopausal status, and postmenopausal hormone use through repeated assessments.
Several limitations of the study should be considered. The data on diagnosed diabetes and CHD were based on self-reports by the nurses. This may have led to some misclassification. However, our previous studies7,8 have found self-reporting of these medical conditions to be reliable. To avoid potential confounding by type 1 diabetes, we included only women reporting a diagnosis of diabetes at 30 years or older. Moreover, the analysis restricted to confirmed cases of type 2 diabetes by the supplementary questionnaire yielded similar results.
Because our "nondiabetic" cohort was not uniformly screened for glucose intolerance and the onset of diabetes can occur several years before clinical diagnosis,27 the reported duration of diabetes in our study may have been underestimated. Also, some cases of diabetes may have been undiagnosed. This misclassification, however, would have inflated the cardiovascular risk in the nondiabetic population and led to underestimation of the RRs among our diabetic population. We believe that the proportion of undiagnosed diabetes is relatively small in our cohort compared with the general population because virtually all participants in our study have ready access to health care. For example, more than 98% of the women in our study visited a physician for a physical examination, breast examination, mammogram, or sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy at least once between 1988 and 1990. Finally, the diagnostic criteria for type 2 diabetes were changed in 199710 such that lower fasting glucose levels (≥126 mg/dL [≥6.99 mmol/L]) would now be considered diagnostic. We used the criteria proposed by the National Diabetes Data Group9 because all our cases were diagnosed before June 1996. If the new criteria were used, some women in this study classified as nondiabetic would have been reclassified as having diabetes, and the cardiovascular risk in the reference (nondiabetic) population would have been even lower.
In conclusion, our data indicate that diabetes is associated with dramatically increased risk of total mortality and CHD death among women. The excess risk of fatal CHD for women who had clinical diabetes for more than 15 years was similar to that conferred by prior CHD. The combination of a long duration of diabetes and preexisting CHD identifies a particularly high-risk group.
Accepted for publication January 18, 2001.
This study was supported by research grants DK36798, HL24074, HL34594, and CA40356 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Dr Hu's work is supported by an American Diabetes Association Research Award. Dr Solomon is supported by an American Heart Association Clinician Scientist Award.
We are indebted to the participants in the Nurses' Health Study for their continuing outstanding level of cooperation and to Al Wing, MBA, Gary Chase, Karen Corsano, MSL, Lisa Dunn, Barbara Egan, Lori Ward, Erin Boyd, and Jill Arnold for their unfailing help.
Corresponding author: Frank B. Hu, MD, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (e-mail: email@example.com).


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MEECH, Ezra, a Representative from Vermont; born in New London, Conn., July 26, 1773; moved to Hinesburg, Vt., in 1785; attended the common schools; engaged in the fur trade in the Northwest and in ship-timber contracts in Canada; moved to Shelburne, Vt., and engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising; member of the state house of representatives 1805-1807; elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1810-March 3, 1821); delegate to the state constitutional conventions in 1822 and 1826; chief justice of Chittenden County Court in 1822 and 1823; elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1827); unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of Vermont in 1830, 1831, 1832, and 1833; presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1840; resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vt., on September 23, 1856; interment in Shelburne Cemetery.
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To celebrate our 15th year, The Sephora Glossy editor Holly Siegel asked Bobbi Brown to remember hers.
Celebrated makeup artist. Bestselling author. Inspired philanthropist. Bobbi Brown probably didn't know she would be all of the above and more when she was 15—but sounds like she did have the makings of a beauty guru (ok, maybe minus the iodine thing).
Where were you when you were 15?
I was living in the suburbs of Chicago and was a sophomore in high school.
What was your beauty look like?
I experimented with color in middle school but found my look by high school. I always liked a natural look, so I wore makeup, but I always looked like myself.
What was your favorite beauty product when you were 15?
A cream bronzer stick and misty lilac nail polish. From the drugstore!
What is one product do you wish existed or that you knew about when you were 15?
Moisturizers with SPF—or just sunscreen in general. I grew up worshipping the sun, wearing baby oil and iodine to get darker. Nobody really used sunscreen, but I wish I had.
Do you remember the first time you set foot in a Sephora? What was your impression?
I was in Paris and at first was overwhelmed by how big the store was, how crowded with people it was, the intense energy and multiple product offerings…. I loved it and thought it was very modern and cool—a different way to experience makeup.
What beauty advice would you give your 15-year-old self?
I would advise my 15-year-old self to use sunscreen and NOT pluck my eyebrows—let them remain natural, even when thin brows were in.
Know any 15-year-olds now? What do they do with their beauty that you love?
My son is 15, so I'm around a lot of 15-year-olds. The boys care about skincare and grooming at a much earlier age now, and the girls are experimenting with sparkle eye shadow, glitter lip gloss and black liner—thankfully, not all at once!


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Recently, we learned that an animal-related non-profit
organization is closing its doors. Additionally, an
environmental vegetarian-focused group has changed its
management direction twice in the past two years. Though
both were very gung-ho when they started, we're not totally
surprised. Running a non-profit organization is very
Most people have higher expectations of non-profit organizations than businesses. They want you to live up to tough standards, and act as if you have unlimited income and can meet all demands. Some individuals like that you don't do what many businesses do, but at the same time expect you to operate as if you had the same income source of which they don't approve. Logically, most donors don't want to give towards salaries, yet those same people won't work for non-profits for what they consider a low income.
In "movements," it seems many people who become involved don't communicate with their families. In a sense, the non-profit is a substitute for their family. Their passion and unlimited time is what helps keep non-profits going. But at the same time, these same people often flame and burn out, become alienated from others, or their family relationships are strained. And, in some instances, when they find a mate, they drop their non-profit commitments.
If you want to keep people involved in non-profits long term, you need to understand that you must have staff and volunteers who have balanced lives. As a supporter, they are your partners, not your servants. Thank you very much to empathetic members who understand many of these issues and are supportive of various small and large non-profits, as well as ethical businesses that face some of the same dilemmas.
Welcome to new staff members Drew Nelson (circulation manager) and Jeanne McStay (catalog manager). Jeanne comes to us from the tax and accounting field, while Drew spent the last several years working for restaurants, food co-ops, and natural foods stores. Drew also toured as a musician. Jeanne is a long time VRG volunteer and decided to take a break from accounting firms to work full time for a vegetarian group. We'd also like to say goodbye to Hiroko Kato, who interned with us for six months. Hiroko was a professional journalist in Japan working for a large commercial magazine, but wanted to learn about American non-profits, vegetarianism, and web sites. Hiroko has written a terrific piece on Japanese vegan holiday dishes on page 20 of this issue. She also enjoyed working on our website with Davida Breier while here.
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Who In the Shreveport-Bossier Area Has the Cutest Back to School Photo?
My 5-year-old daughter Emma started kindergarten last week. No, I didn't cry, even though it was quite a bittersweet moment for me. Fortunately, I got accustomed to the whole going to school thing when she entered a private pre-school last year.
I took a couple of days off from work last week, just so I could get used to how her new "big-girl" public school handled morning and afternoon drop offs and pick ups. I also got to meet her teacher, who seems pretty awesome so far.
Emma seems to be enjoying her new school, teacher and classmates.
When my mom asked her what she thought about it, she said, "I love school! I could get used to this."
After her first day, she had so much to tell me, especially about the teacher's "green side, red side" system.
If she's good, she stays on the green side, but misbehavior moves the kids further to the red side. Correcting bad behavior moves them back into the green. It's a good way to handle things.
Of course, my husband and I took several photos before we walked her to school that day. What kindergarten parent wouldn't?
So, that brings up the question: whose back to school photo is the best? I think my little girl's is, but unfortunately, I couldn't enter the cool photo contest we have going on right now.
We've gotten more than 100 submissions and they're all adorable, but there can only be one winner! It's your turn to vote on your favorite, which you can do twice a day through August 30.


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Enrollment Services and Technology and Information Services have made several important changes affecting student registration for Maymester, summer and fall 2007 semesters. Faculty and staff are asked to help communicate these changes to students. The changes are:
• Registration hours will begin at 8 a.m. rather than midnight to allow for live support for students experiencing technical problems with registration. Registration will still be staggered according to class. For example, graduate student registration begins April 2 at 8a.m. Please refer to the academic calendar at www.twu.edu/academics/academic_calendars.htm for other registration class dates.
• TWU registration will utilize Webadvisor — an online registration system that incorporates a new user-friendly menu, a "cleaner" look and improved registration efficiency. Students will be able to log into their Portal and click a link to register, which will route them to Webadvisor.
• WebAdvisor does not require advisor codes to register for courses; however, students are strongly urged to meet with their advisors prior to registration. Students who have registration holds — such as parking fines, library fees, departmental advising holds, etc. — will be able to view their holds and accompanying instructions on which department to contact to lift the hold. Once the issue has been resolved, the appropriate faculty or staff within the department will lift the registration hold. If a student has more than one registration hold, he/she must contact each individual department to resolve that particular hold. When all holds have been lifted by the individual departments, the student may continue with registration. Students who register for courses without the required pre-requisite may still be removed from the class through an administrative drop.
• Waitlist — If a space becomes available in a course section, the first student on the waitlist will be notified through via Portal e-mail of a 24-hour period in which he/she may register for that course. When the 24-hour time period specified in the e-mail expires, the opportunity to register passes to the next student on the waitlist. Students are strongly urged to check their Portal e-mail frequently. Students can manage their waitlisted courses through the Portal. Students are reminded that waitlisted courses do not count as registered courses. Students who want to register for a closed class section are urged to register for another section to avoid being shut out of the course entirely, particularly if one's financial aid award is dependent upon full-time enrollment. The waitlist feature will be utilized for fall 2007 semester courses, but not for the Maymester or summer sessions. The waitlist feature will be removed on August 15; all students still on a waitlist at that time will be deleted.
• Late Registration. The fall 2007 late registration period for adding and dropping courses during the first four days of the semester will be facilitated electronically using WebAdvisor. The $5 charge for adding and/or dropping courses will be automatically added to a student's bill during late registration. Students are reminded that adding a course during late registration means additional payment must be made immediately to avoid class schedules being deleted for nonpayment. Students who are registering for the first time during late registration will be assessed a $25 late registration fee. Faculty signatures will only be required for students seeking to add a closed class.
For questions or more information, contact the TWU Registrar's Office at 81-3036.
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Texas Woman's University will enhance the TWU golf course as part of a two-year revitalizing plan, university officials announced today.
The plan comes as the TWU golf course moves from under the direction of the TWU Facilities Management department to the Fitness and Recreation unit under the TWU Office of Student Life.
"Moving golf course operations to Fitness and Recreation makes sense, because the department already manages many services shared by students and the community including the TWU Fitness and Recreation Center, the outdoor pool and university tennis courts," said Dr. Richard Nicholas, TWU vice president for student life.
The first phase of the plan includes improving the course grounds, adding new services and possibly offering food and beverages.
TWU also plans to hire a supervisor of golf course marketing and operations, a golf pro and more groundskeeping staff as part of the new plan.
The second phase of the plan calls for continuing improvements implemented in phase one and offering new programming at the golf course such as tournaments and lessons.
TWU also is conducting a survey of current golf course patrons for their input on how to improve the course.
"We recognize that we have the only public golf course in Denton and we want to make playing the course as enjoyable as possible," Dr. Nicholas said. "We expect these changes to increase revenue as we face rising costs. Our goal is for the golf course to cover its expenses. In addition, we hope to increase participation by students and golfers from the community."
For more information about the TWU golf course, visit www.twu.edu/golf.
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Information and news about activities, programs or TWU people may be sent to the Office of Marketing and Communication through campus mail or by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline to receive information is the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. for the following week. Student information for the "People" section is not published unless it is submitted by or in conjunction with a faculty member and that faculty member's related activities.
The TWU College of Arts and Sciences will host "Perspectives On The Middle East," a public affairs forum promoting understanding of history, geography, culture and politics, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 in CFO 202. The session will continue at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, also in CFO 202. Panelists are Dr. Val Belfiglio (history and government), Dr. Mahmoud Sadri (sociology), Dr. Michael Bergel (biology) and Samah Elhajibrahim (history and government). The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 81-2133.
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. Texas Woman's University's Social Work Program, the Child Abuse Prevention Society, and Child Protective Services team up to present child abuse prevention information on Monday, April 2 from 10 a.m.-1p.m. on the second floor of the Student. Pick up a prevention packet and speak to CPS staff and current foster parents. In addition to the information, a video titled "Losing Isaiah" will be shown.
Please submit "People" items (faculty and staff only) to the Office of Marketing and Communication by campus mail or by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. Include first and last names (no initials, please) and appropriate titles (ie. Dr.).
Dr. Victoria McGillin (associate provost) presented a paper titled, "Developing faculty advisors: Effective integration of development, assessment and reward" at the Region VII conference of the National Academic Advising Association on March 10 in Austin. She also is lead co-author on a chapter, "Assessment of Advising: Measuring Teaching and Learning Outcomes Outside the Classroom," in the recently published book, Academic Advising: New Insights for Teaching and Learning in the First Year, edited by Mary Stuart Hunter, Betsy McCalla-Wriggins and Eric R. White.
Faisal Aboul-Enein (nursing-Houston) has published and co-authored a paper titled, "Colombia: the widening gap between health care reform and gastric cancer," in the Journal of Public Health. This work was an international collaboration with Dr. Diana Caceras of the National Cancer Institute in Colombia and Texas Woman's University.
Dr. Mary Thompson (physical therapy-Dallas) received the 2007 President's Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Section of Geriatrics and the 2007 Distinguished Educator Award for Excellence as a Physical Therapy Educator at the national American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in February.
Patricia Driscoll (health care administration-Dallas) has joined the board of directors of Home Health Services of Texas, Inc., a nonprofit home healthcare agency.
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Mon., Mar. 26 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-midnight; bookstore open 8 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Fitness & Recreation open 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
-Lou Halsell Rodenberger lecture and book signing, 1 p.m., BHL 101.
Tues., Mar. 27 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-midnight; bookstore open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fitness & Recreation open 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
-Garry Evans Faculty Recital, 7:30 p.m., MJPH. Free. 81-2500.
Wed., Mar. 28 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-midnight; bookstore open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Fitness & Recreation open 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
-Women's Studies guest lecturer Dr. Layli Phillips of Georgia State University will present "Postmodernism at Street Level: Womanism and Popular Culture," 7 p.m., CF0 203. Free. 81-2119.
Thur., Mar. 29 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-midnight; bookstore open 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fitness & Recreation open 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 30 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; bookstore open 8 a.m.-3 p.m.;
Fitness and Recreation open 6 a.m.-8 p.m.
-Pioneers Softball at LSC Crossover Tournament in Irving.
Sat., Mar. 31 -Library open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; bookstore closed; Fitness and Recreation open 8 a.m. to noon.
-Pioneers Gymnastics at MIC Conference Championships, Chicago.
-Pioneers Softball at LSC Crossover Tournament in Irving.
-Piano Recital/Master Class Series with Dr. Oscar Macchioni. Master class, 10 a.m., MJPH, free. 81-2500.
Sun., April 1 -Library open 2 p.m.-midnight; bookstore closed; Fitness and Recreation open 4-8 p.m.
-Piano Recital/Master Class Series with Dr. Oscar Macchioni. Artist recital, 3 p.m., MJPH, free. 81-2500.
Mon., April 2 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-midnight; bookstore open 8 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Fitness and Recreation open 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
-Child Abuse Awareness Month information presented by the TWU Social Work Program, the Child Abuse Prevention Society and Child Protective Services. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., second floor, Student Union.
Tues., April 3 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-midnight; bookstore open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Fitness and Recreation open 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
-TWU Wind Ensemble concert, 7:30 p.m., MJPH, free. 81-2500.
Wed., April 4 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-midnight; bookstore open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fitness and Recreation open 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
Thur., April 5 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-midnight; bookstore open 8 a.m. to 6
p.m.; Fitness and Recreation open 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
-Distance Education Faculty Training: "Multiple Assessment Options for the Online Course." 1 p.m., Denton - MCL 501; Parkland - 229; Presbyterian - 109; Houston - 3322. Course repeated online at 10 a.m.
Friday, April 6.
Fri., April 6 -Library open 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; bookstore open 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Fitness and Recreation open 6 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sat., April 7 -Library open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; bookstore closed; Fitness and Recreation
open 8 a.m.-noon.
Sun., April 8 -Library open 2 p.m.-midnight; bookstore closed; Fitness and Recreation open 4-8 p.m.
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Next Generation Firewalls Are Mission-Critical
The demands placed on enterprise networks are greater than at any time in the past.
Data analysis has transformed into big data analysis. Banks process millions of transactions per second. Cloud computing delivers Internet services to billions of customers around the world. These distributed, real-time, mission-critical enterprise operations are conducted every day with systems thousands of miles distant.
Downtime anywhere in the data center, server farm, or network is not an option. In fact, IT leaders say, in many of these enterprises continuous network availability is more important than network security.
But network threats have grown more sophisticated, too, and forward-looking IT and business leaders know that their potential for creating serious loss of data, reputation and network uptime is very real.
In the past, social engineering, common malware and internal theft were the greatest threats to corporate information systems, and they are still significant. But increasingly, we're seeing more advanced threats with sophisticated evasion capabilities. Some of these threats operate at multiple protocol levels, and are capable of rapidly proliferating throughout the IT infrastructure.
Embedded exploits within some advanced threats are known to extract key data, compromise network hardware and create system-wide damage. In other words, they are capable of costly impacts on network uptime.
Perhaps equally disturbing is an emerging trend of malware as a service, whereby anyone, anywhere can hire an expert to deliver threats and exploits to a target system. This means advanced threats could quickly become pervasive or, like the Trojan virus, ubiquitous across multiple platforms.
These concerns – the emergence of advanced threats, the potential to compromise network hardware, and the risk of pervasive, multiplatform deployment – don't even have to merge to create a critical situation. The risk to business continuity and trust from any one of these challenges is already monumental.
A security solution which recognizes the imperative of network uptime while operating in real-time to mitigate the threat of dynamic, advanced malware is fast becoming a top IT priority.
Clearly, advanced threats can evade many existing firewall solutions.
Similarly, because most existing enterprise firewall environments consist of an amalgam of products, they have neither the flexibility nor the centralized management necessary to rapidly mitigate advanced evasion techniques.
Existing firewalls are challenged, but no one is suggesting that they should go away. In fact, the opposite is true: new firewalls with real-time advanced evasion detection capabilities are more critical than ever.
Next generation firewalls must be fast and flexible enough to operate dynamically, scalable enough to adjust to rapidly changing system and platform requirements, centralized to enable comprehensive management and control, and sufficiently expert to identify and mitigate a wide range of advanced threats and exploits in real time. In other words, they must be capable of creating an informed, interactive security posture.
What was once a futuristic, almost science fiction scenario is now reality. Advanced intrusions are now evasive, intelligent and broadly capable of a range of destructive behaviors. The next-generation firewall – capably outfitted – is now a business imperative and the strongest line of defense protecting critical IT assets against advanced, evasive and pervasive network intrusions.


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One of the keys to getting a professional looking paint job is starting out with paint that is free of particles like dust or dried pigments. That means you probably want to strain your paint. One of the best and least expensive ways to do this is with a pair of old pantyhose.
Stretch an undamaged section over a bucket and pour the paint through.
All the debris that was in your paint is now left behind…instead of on your walls.


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About the Book
Within these pages you will find an interactive photo diary of my first year as a cell phone photographer and brain injury survivor. You can follow my discovery and new found love of photography beginning with my first photo and realization that I can use my cell phone as a tool in my recovery from traumatic brain injury and PTSD.
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 20×25 cm
74 Pages
- Publish Date Mar 12, 2014
- Language English
- Tags Cell phone photography, photo journal, photo diary, cell phone, photography, art, poetry, abstract, nature, PTSD, TBI
About the Creator
My background is in design/build engineering but I have always had an internal spark for photography. In 2012 I started rehabilitation for a Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD. I realized that as the technical part of my brain is seriously impaired, my creative side is blossoming! I am committed to exploring this form of expression as part of my ongoing rehab and fan the spark for art, into a burning fire. My hope is to inspire others with brain injuries, to find their voice...their expressive outlet thru music, painting, photography, etc., to enhance recovery and better their lives. Life changing health crisis don't have to be an ending, but can be a beginning. My Photos and PhotoArt are an expression of feelings I have about life and observations of my surroundings. My injuries have damaged my vision and perception so I use that unique perspective to color my lens. My books are a fun way to showcase what I see and do.
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TOKYO and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renesas Technology Corp. has agreed to license HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) 1 core IP (intellectual property) from Silicon Image, Inc. HDMI has become the standard high-speed digital video and audio interface between consumer electronics devices.
Renesas Technology plans to create new semiconductor products that will enable high-speed transfer of high-definition video data between consumer electronicsdevices such as HDTVs, DVD players, digital camcorders and set-top boxes.
HDMI is an extension of the DVI 2 (Digital Video Interface) digital data transfer standard, which enables transmission of data including higher quality video and audio content. Previous standards for data transfer between consumer electronics devices required the use of separate cables for video, audio and control signals. HDMI allows these signals to be transferred over a single cable with a small, low-cost connector, simplifying wiring connections. In addition, HDMI includes support for HDCP 3 (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), an encryption technology for safeguarding copyright material by preventing unauthorized copying. The copy protection capability is expected to contribute to a steady expansion in the distribution of high-definition video content such as movies. As more and more multimedia devices are now equipped with HDMI connectors, manufacturers of semiconductor devices are seeing a growing demand for semiconductor products supporting HDMI.
Renesas Technology plans to begin introducing HDMI-compliant semiconductor products for high-definition video applications such as DVD players and recorders, digital TV sets, and digital still cameras in late 2005. The first product will be a digital TV chip incorporating the HDMI receiver and will be sampling in the first quarter of 2006. In addition to expanding its line of semiconductor products with HDMI functionality, Renesas Technology assists customers implementing designs incorporating high-speed digital communications through Renesas Technology's comprehensive field application support.


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The following seminar session will be hosted by the NIH Translational Research Interest Group (TRIG; http://sigs.nih.gov/trig):
May 7, 2009 (Thursday) 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Natcher Conference Center (Bldg. 45) Room F1/F2, NIH Bethesda Campus
George Uhl, MD, PhD
National Institute on Drug Abuse
"Translating Smoking Cessation Genetics into Practice"
Andrew N. Freedman, PhD
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute
"The Translation of Pharmacogenomic Markers: From Discovery to Confirmation to Clinical Utility"
Abstracts of presentations will be available next week.
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Geneva (AFP) May 9, 2009
Nine chemicals, including headlice treatment lindane, have been added to a list of poisonous substances that are to be eliminated under the Stockholm Convention, the UN Environment Programme said Saturday.
More than 160 signatory states of the convention targeting hazardous substances that can kill or are seriously harmful to health, added the chemicals to the existing list of 12 after a week-long meeting in Geneva.
"The tremendous impact of these substances on human health and the environment has been acknowledged today by adding nine new chemicals to the Convention," said UN Under-Secretary General Achim Steiner in a statement.
"This shift reflects international concern on the need to reduce and eventually eliminate such substances throughout the global community."
The nine chemicals that member states have now committed to eliminate are:
- Lindane -- used in treatment of headlice and scabies, and in insecticides
- Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane -- a by-product of lindane
- Beta hexachlorocyclohexane -- a by-product of lindane
- Hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether -- used in flame retardants
- Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether -- used in flame retardants
- Chlordecone -- used in agricultural pesticides
- Hexabromobiphenyl -- used in flame retardants
- Pentachlorobenzene -- used in fungicides, flame retardants
- Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride -- used in electric and electronic parts, photo imaging, textiles
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China's Hanlong Mining has hit another hurdle in its battle to take over
Sundance Resources' board, led by chairman George Jones, requested the company be placed in a trading halt on Tuesday.
Hanlong is said to be finalising terms with a state-owned steel mill after which time it's believed the financing arrangements will be signed off. Wuhan Iron and Steel and Hebei Iron and Steel are two names that have been bandied about when it comes to possibly interested parties.
Sundance now officially hosts the right to mine the Mbalam deposit in Cameroon and holds the mining licence for the contiguous Nabeba deposit in the Republic of Congo, meaning it has met all the conditions for the scheme of arrangement for Hanlong. It also means that whoever acquires the West African-focused iron explorer can start construction as soon as the deal is done.
Hanlong last year dropped an exclusivity clause, believing that absolutely no one else would bother crashing its party, but a counter-bid cannot be written off just yet. That is not least because there are still said to be parties in the data room.
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Randy Exelby owns what is called a "destination shop," so his business will not be drastically affected by others going out of business around it.
However, the owner of Behind The Mask, a hockey equipment and apparel store with three locations, does not like what has become of Kyrene Village shopping center, site of Exelby's Chandler shop. The once-thriving mixture of shops and eateries at Kyrene Road and Chandler Boulevard has suffered a parade of closings in recent years: the anchor Bashas' grocery store, Hallmark, Dairy Queen, Discount Tire, Burger King and Heart Attack Grill.
"We never have been dependent on traffic in the plaza," said Exelby, who has had the Chandler location for 12 years. "People didn't go to Bashas' and then impulsively decide to buy hockey equipment.
"But the plaza is empty, which is kind of a downer. People come in and say it looks like a ghost town. And there are less places for my employees to eat, so it is an inconvenience for us."
Chandler hopes to address the condition of such places as Kyrene Village through Mayor Jay Tibshraeny's Four Corners Plan designed to revitalize or re-use aging, high-vacancy shopping centers. A committee of business people, real-estate professionals and citizens, expected to meet in August and provide recommendations in the fall, is the plan's first step.
"We're having trouble keeping ahead of the older centers," said Chandler economic development specialist James Smith. "We'd like to give (the committee) a blank slate and see what can happen with these areas."
Among the city's concern spots are shopping centers along Dobson and Alma School roads and Arizona Avenue, East Valley Mall at Arizona Avenue and Warner Road and a center at the northwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek roads, where Bashas' has departed, and Target will soon follow.
"The best kind of economic activity is the kind that creates jobs, but also fills vacancies," Tibshraeny said. "The group we're putting together will address those key corridors in Chandler. We'll address that proactively as a city and come up with some long-term solutions that will help us address those issues."
Since the plan is in its infancy, Smith said, specific strategies have not been discussed.
He said all options are on the table, from improving a shopping center's appearance, providing financial and other incentives for businesses to relocate, re-using the space for non-retail purposes and tearing down and building anew with residential or office space.
Terri Kimble, president and CEO of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce, cited the Chandler Preparatory Academy, located at former retail space on the corner of Warner and Alma School roads, as a successful re-use transformation.
"You have 1,100 students and their families there every day, and that's great traffic flow for other business around there," Kimble said.
"We want business to thrive and not have blighted corners. The chance to re-use and re-develop and think outside the box is an exciting possibility."
A similar plan worked for Chandler in the 2000s, when the opening of Chandler Fashion Center and Santan Freeway led to businesses relocating at or near the mall and traffic patterns changing. Such areas as Chandler Mercado and North Park plaza were hit hard by vacancies, but rebounded.
"Those centers were re-energized," Smith said. "North Park Plaza went from 40 percent to about 97 percent occupied."
Exelby is hopeful that it can happen again in such places as Kyrene Village.
"I think it's great if the cities can look at it," Exelby said. "In the whole economy, the mom-and-pop shops have been by themselves. The government has bailed out and saved the big corporations, and the mom-and-pops got decimated by the economy. It's nice if someone would do something to help them."


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This Little Dog Holds The Guinness World Record For Longest Tongue
Step aside, lewd cat. There's a new tongue freak in animal town, and his name is Puggy. This Pekingese hails from Texas, and that thing hanging out of his mouth has scored him the Guinness World Record for longest dog tongue. How long is it? (Ahem.) Four-and-a-half inches long. Helllooo, Puggy! I can't decide if this dog's tongue is gross or … intriguing. [Dlisted]


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'Malegaon blasts arrests vital in exposing Hindu terrorism'
Muslim intellectuals and political leaders on Thursday said, the arrest of a Sadhvi and other activists in connection with the Malegaon and Modasa blasts, marks a good beginning in exposing the role of Hindu outfits in terror activities.
Mumbai, Oct 30: Muslim intellectuals and
political leaders on Thursday said, the arrest of a Sadhvi and other
activists in connection with the Malegaon and Modasa blasts,
marks a good beginning in exposing the role of Hindu outfits in
terror activities.
"This is just a tip of the iceberg and names of many
top brass leaders of Hindu right wing organisations would
figure if the investigations are carried out without any
political pressure," Prof Dr Anwar Amir Ansari, Secretary,
Aman Committee, said.
"Though it (arrest of Hindu fundamentalists) is a late
action, its a good beginning, let there be impartial probe,
Ansari said.
"Why there are double standards in booking the accused
under soft act and why are they are they not placed under
stringent laws like MCOCA," Ansari asked.
Ulema Council Chief Maulana Kashmiri, said, with these
arrests police can lead to the real culprits involved in the
earlier blasts including the Mumbai train blasts.
"Why the ATS is not talking openly to the media. Is it
under any pressure from the government?" Kashmiri asked.
He also rubbished reports that the move is to appease
the minorities with an eye on the forthcoming elections.
"Terrorism does not have any religion, but this is a
reality, that members of the Hindu outfit have been involved,
but of course they are not members of BJP," Hyder Azam, BJP
Minority Cell, Mumbai President said.
"The Muslim community always suspected that some Hindu
fundamentalists were involved in the blasts, as Muslims would
not attack religious places - mosque or any dargah," Anees
Ahmed, Minister of State for Dairy Development and Animal
Husbandary, said.
"The earlier blast in Malegaon on the Shabe Baraat
(which is one of the biggest day for Muslims), no true Muslims
will ever do such act," Ahmed said.
The minister also said that, "Muslims were always
patriotic to the nation and would never betray the country
which has given everything to us."
Meanwhile, former food and civil supplies minister
Arif Mohammed Khan also demanded for a thorough probe into the
role of right wing groups in the Malegaon blasts.
Khan, said with the arrest of the right wing members
shows that definitely some more top leaders of this right wing
are involved in such "nefarious acts".
Khan while congratulating the Maharashtra police
and the state government for nabbing the culprits said, that
communal parties are responsible for disturbing the harmony in
the country and particularly in Maharashtra.
Social activist Shabbir Somji, said, "As the matter is
under investigation, one should not draw conclusions and also
the entire community should not be blamed for a group of
people`s act."
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Obama Town Hall Event Targets Hispanics
President Barack Obama took questions this morning at a town hall event hosted by Univision, targeting Hispanics, the fastest-growing voting block in the country.
Mr. Obama, whose political aides have selected a space for his 2012 campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago, is headlining the education-focused event at Bell Multicultural High School in Washington, D.C. But, like much of the president's domestic agenda these days, the town hall risks being overshadowed by the crisis in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Q&A is set to air on Univision Monday night at 7 EDT, a half hour before the president's much-anticipated speech on Libya.
Mr. Obama's team is increasingly having to balance his re-election efforts with day-to-day governing. The president has recently began raising money for Democrats again, after a brief hiatus since the midterm elections, and his campaign is expected to officially launch within weeks.
The 2010 Census data showed Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the U.S., making up 16% of the population.
Mr. Obama said during the town hall that he will deliver the commencement address this spring at Miami Dade College, a school that is located in a key battleground state and that has large Hispanic population. The school's president, Eduardo Padrón, was in the audience at today's event, according to the White House pool report on the event.


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Biogeographic Associations Among Bryozoans Through the Ordovician-Silurian Transition
Robert L. Anstey, Joseph F. Pachut, and Michael E. Tuckey
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Department of Geology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, 723 West Michigan St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, and
DLZ Michigan, Inc., 1425 Keystone Ave., Lansing, MI 48911.
ABSTRACT--Area cladograms produced by parsimony analysis of endemicity illustrate the historically developed biogeographical associations among Caradocian, Ashgillian, Llandoverian, and Wenlockian bryozoan faunas. Faunas in North America, Siberia, and Baltica were organized into three provinces and 12 biomes. Six of these biomes belonged to the North American-Siberian Province, and became extinct during the Ashgillian. Three biomes represent a successional series of biogeographical associations in the Late Ordovician of Baltica, and the middle biome of this succession is most closely related to the Wenlockian platform faunas of North America. All four Silurian biomes are represented by Late Ordovician faunas, indicating that the associations important in the recovery radiation were already in existence prior to the extinction events. Three of these four biomes expanded their geographic extent in the wake of the Late Ordovician extinctions. Several biome replacement and mass extinction events took place during lowstands of sea level, suggesting that biogeographic reorganizations took place as a consequence of habitat shrinkage in epeiric seas. Biome development largely depended on the extent of major lithotopes and their intersections with climatic gradients and oceanic currents. The loss of major habitat types, associated with marine regression, was a key factor in biome extinction and reorganization, and indicates that biogeography played a significant role in the Late Ordovician mass extinctions and Silurian recovery radiations. Vicariance hypotheses are needed to account for the development of barriers subdividing ancestral areas, whereas hypotheses of congruent dispersal are required to explain the appearance of biomes in geographically disjunct areas.


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Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2014
The chief of the US Navy met his Chinese counterpart Tuesday for talks aimed at improving cooperation between their fleets following concerns over regional territorial disputes and potential armed conflict.
Admiral Wu Shengli, commander in chief of China's navy, welcomed Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the US chief of naval operations, with a red-carpet ceremony and an honour guard at his headquarters in Beijing.
They did not speak to reporters but a US navy official said the visit was meant to "look at ways to increase the cooperation between our navies".
It was the two men's "fourth interaction" over about the past year, he said, adding: "It obviously improves our understanding of each other also."
Greenert's trip is set to last until Friday and will include a visit to China's sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.
Tensions are mounting over maritime disputes in the East China Sea between Beijing and Tokyo, as well as in the South China Sea between Beijing and Hanoi, Manila and others.
The official, who demanded anonymity, said it was "hard to say" if specific instances of regional tensions would come up in the talks.
"Those things exist but the intent of these meetings is to look at ways that we can work better together so we can improve the understanding between our navies," the official said.
"And once we have those understandings maybe we can then solve some of these other complex issues."
China's neighbours are increasingly worried that Beijing's maritime disputes will lead to military hostilities, a US research group said in findings released Monday.
"This year in all 11 Asian nations polled, roughly half or more say they are concerned that territorial disputes between China and its neighbours will lead to a military conflict," according to a broad study conducted in 44 countries by the Pew Research Center.
Even in China itself, the study showed that 62 percent of the public worried that territorial disputes between China and nearby countries could spur fighting.
Greenert's visit is also part of efforts to intensify dialogue between the US and Chinese militaries.
US Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno visited China in February and said Beijing and Tokyo must enhance communication to avoid "miscalculations" over the East China Sea.
US President Barack Obama told Chinese President Xi Jinping in a telephone conversation on Monday that he was determined to constructively manage growing differences between their two nations.
Points of contention include trade, cyber espionage and US support for security allies Japan and the Philippines.
Beijing steps up 'naked officials' crackdown
At least 10 Chinese provinces have launched investigations to track down so-called "naked officials", the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper reported.
They include south China's Guangdong province and neighbouring Fujian province, both regions with a long history of migration.
The term "naked official" refers to a government employee whose immediate family members have acquired citizenship or permanent residency overseas, potentially allowing them to spirit ill-gained wealth out of the country.
Since 1990, about 18,000 corrupt officials have fled China with a total of more than $120 billion, according to a 2011 report by the People's Bank of China.
Many of them used family members to stash their funds beyond China's borders.
According to the Southern Metropolis Daily report, the ruling Communist Party's Central Organisation Department has called for "naked officials" to be barred from holding key positions in the central and provincial government.
Some provinces have launched internal campaigns to "thoroughly study and analyse the problem", it added.
Last month, Guangdong province took action against 866 "naked officials", who were transferred or forced into early retirement, the state-run China Daily newspaper reported.
Chinese President Xi Jinping took office last year vowing to root out corrupt officials, warning that graft could destroy the party.
Corruption causes widespread public anger and the drive has been widely touted.
But critics say no systemic reforms have been introduced to combat it, while citizen activists calling for such measures have been jailed on public order offences.
Obama and China's Xi discuss Iran, North Korea: White House
In a telephone call, Obama and Xi also discussed the international effort to reach a deal on Iran's nuclear program in Vienna and the need to ensure North Korea complies with demands for it to dismantle its nuclear program, the White House said in a statement.
The conversation took place after the annual US and China Strategic and Economic Dialogue between high ranking officials on both sides in Beijing last week.
The talks apparently did little more than paper over rising US-China differences including on trade and cyber hacking.
The two sides also disagreed on how to resolve tensions in the South and East China Seas, amid warnings from the United States that Beijing risks triggering conflict as it presses its claims to large swathes of territory -- to the alarm of many US allies in the region.
The White House statement said however that the dialogue had yielded "important progress."
"The President reaffirmed his commitment to developing a relationship defined by increased practical cooperation and constructive management of differences," the statement said.
"The President and President Xi discussed the need for continued US-China cooperation in the ongoing P5+1 negotiations with Iran and the implementation of (an interim nuclear deal)," the statement said.
"The President also stressed the need for enhanced communication and coordination on actions with China to ensure North Korea meets its denuclearization commitments."
Obama also told Xi that he was looking forward to seeing him at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Beijing in November.
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