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Lattice releases ispLEVER 7.2 FPGA design tool suite
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The folks at Lattice Semiconductor have announced Version 7.2 of their ispLEVER FPGA design tool suite with advanced place-and-route algorithms that are said to deliver higher performance results in as much as 30% less time.
The ispLEVER 7.2 software also now supports Lattice's "clock boosting" flow for the LatticeECP2 and LatticeECP2M FPGA families. Clock boosting can result in up to a 5% increase in FMax with no additional user input. In addition to performance improvements, ispLEVER Version 7.2 continues to improve designers' productivity with additional control, analysis and workflow enhancements, and includes the latest release of Synopsys' Synplify Pro advanced FPGA synthesis solution.
Performance and workflow improvements
Using innovative new place-and-route techniques, the ispLEVER software can now analyze a design and automatically choose the most appropriate algorithm for the design's topology. For example, in a design with a connectivity pattern that is more likely to lead to routing congestion, the tool will automatically choose an algorithm that is appropriate to find better results in less time. In some cases the chosen algorithm can reduce runtime as much as 30%.
Properly constrained clock domains and cross-domain datapaths are critical to closing timing in today's multi-clock designs. The Trace static timing analysis report now includes a "clock domain analysis" section. This is very useful for understanding the nature of the clock domains in the design, how they are currently constrained, where there are gaps in the constraint set and the datapaths that exist between the clock domains. In addition, the ispLEVER 7.2 tool suite gives more user control over the use of Global Set/Reset routing. This can result in improved routability and performance for designs with demanding routing requirements.
Also in this release, messages issued by the software's Project Navigator may be traced through a mouse click directly to the related line of source text opened in the user's favorite editor. Finally, source files may be imported using a list file, which eases the sharing of files between design tools.
Pricing and availability
Lattice's ispLEVER 7.2 for Windows, Linux, and UNIX users is available immediately without charge for customers with active design tool maintenance. The full ispLEVER design tool suite is priced at $1295 for the Windows version.
About the Lattice ispLEVER Design Tool Suite
The ispLEVER Design Tool Suite is the flagship design environment for the latest Lattice FPGA products. It provides a complete set of powerful tools for all design tasks, including project management, IP integration, design planning, place and route, in-system logic analysis and more.
The ispLEVER software is provided on CD-ROM and DVD for Windows, UNIX, or Linux platforms. The ispLEVER suite includes Synopsys Synplify Pro synthesis for all operating systems supported and Aldec's Active-HDL Lattice Edition simulator for Windows.


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How Martin St. Louis created the space he needed to bury the Canadiens
There's no shortage of ways to score goals in hockey. Sometimes it goes off your throat, sometimes you score from center, other times it's a pretty little tic-tac-toe. All you can do as an offensive player is repeatedly put yourself in the best position to score, and make your best shot. Two parts.
Naturally, then, it makes sense that some players are better than others at creating their shot, just like some players are better at shooting.
On Sunday night, Martin St. Louis scored the overtime winner on a shot (his team-leading fifth of the night) from an area of the ice he's familiar with, because he's shot the puck from there a zillion times throughout his career. What's really impressive though isn't how many shots he's taken from there, it's how open he is when he takes them.
St. Louis excels at finding himself that time and space by moving away from the play to go lurk in an offensive soft spot. He senses when the puck can be used like a magician's misdirection (ALL EYES ON PUCK is a common defensive mindset whenever there's anything remotely chaotic happening) and he slinks away to a spot where, if his team gets possession and sees him, he's going to get a pretty good look.
It's a similar goal scoring style to the one employed by Teemu Selanne in his later years, and the same one that makes you go "How, at that point in the game, do you lose track of Sidney Crosby?" after he's tapped one home from the back doorstep.
Dustin Tokarski has had St. Louis' number from that spot in this series, but if St. Louis gets enough chances with time to fire, the below will inevitably happen:
So yes, St. Louis does that goal-scorer thing by kissing the crossbar with a shot. But remember, if any NHL player has time and space, they're capable of something similar. Hell, Francis Bouillon put one over Henrik Lundqvist's shoulder in the second because he was afforded the time to make his best shot. It's the shot creation that's special.
One of the iso-cams on CBC highlighted how St. Louis found himself so open, and I thought it was a pretty cool route. Excuse the shoddy Vine video, but here it is:
He inhibits David Desharnais from being able to get the puck out, then he turns on offense. He sees a yawning, undefended zone, as both d-men are mesmerized by the battle to get the puck out. It's a slim chance, but if - if his team comes up with the puck, he's going to be alone with the goalie.
But they don't, Andrei Markov gets it on his stick as you can see in the top video, and St. Louis starts to turn on defense. But as he's turning, he seems to catch Markov semi-flub it, so he opens up. Offensive mindset, reactivate.
This is when it gets super goal-scorer-ish. As the play unfolds, he doesn't just head to the net like your average plug. He wades back higher into the zone, so if his team does get the puck, he's not right on top of the goalie. If he gets it up there he'll have time to settle the puck down, get his head up, and shoot. He goes to where he's the farthest distance from any player instead of skating himself into traffic as so many average players do.
I don't know how many times St. Louis beats Tokarski clean on that shot - maybe 25-35% of the time or so - but if he can create that look often enough, a few are bound to go in.
With the game on his stick in Madison Square Garden, a composed man who's shot that shot a zillion times before just happened to make a good one. And while burying the puck is still a special skill, finding yourself opportunities to try might be more special.

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Following on from our "mourning in the mountains" experience, it seems fitting to tell you about Μεγάλη Παρασκευή as well (and in doing so give you a small taste of just how different the Greek language looks). Μεγάλη Παρασκευή actually means Great Friday in English and is more commonly known as Good Friday. It is a day of continued mourning during which flags are hung at half-mast and church bells ring throughout the day in a slow, mournful tone.
Devout followers of the Greek Orthodox church fast all day, although most people simply refrain from eating meat and dairy products, some even olive oil (but for some reason, other vegetable oils are allowed). In the morning a reenactment of Jesus' burial takes place in churches across the country and the epitaph in each church is decorated with flowers – we stopped by the little byzantine church near Vicky's place to take a look:
The church is minuscule, and it was apparently built on the ruins of a temple dedicated to Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. It's now called Παναγία Νεραντζιώτισσα, or Our Lady of the Bitter Oranges (after the trees that line the little street on which it stands).
In the evening the epitaphs are taken out of the churches and carried around as part of a procession. Here's where the chasing part comes in: Vicky and I were all dressed up and ready to roll but had to wait for her sister so that we could head to a nearby church together. Now, it just so happened that Mara and her housemate Voula turned up rather late. In fact, they turned up so late that when we arrived at the church the procession had long since gone. Hmm.
So we continued into Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, down various backalleys and side streets, asking people along the way where the procession was headed so we could catch up with them. In the end we managed to cut ahead of it so that I could finally get a few photos:
The procession actually moves fairly quickly and if you want to keep up you can't stop every couple of minutes to take photos (especially since people keep adding to the masses), or so I was told by the girls every time I made them wait. My constant pauses soon caused frustation amongst my female companions and I managed to lose them – or they just left me behind; I'm not sure. So I decided to take my time and go with the flow. The girls, on the other hand, appeared intent on being as close to the epitaph, and the hundreds of people around it, as possible. Maybe it's a Greek thing?
I didn't realise it at first, but there were three epitaphs moving around Maroussi at the same time that evening. The processions leave their respective churches and come together in a central square close to the train station.
When the epitaphs came together a priest gave a speech to everyone in attendance (and, from what the girls told me, scolded us all for not taking the funereal aspect of the procession seriously enough). The epitaphs were lifted high by the men carrying them (apparently they usually climb on each other's shoulders to lift the epitaph as high as possible, to the crowd's great amusement – but the church authorities forbade it this year, precisely so that we'd learn to take things seriously), and then I spotted Vicky waving to me in the crowd – pretty lucky considering the hundreds of people who were there.
The procession we were following then started to make its way back to the church where we were supposed to start from. The most moving moment was when it stopped in front of an old people's home, where everybody had gathered on the balconies to watch it pass and throw flowers. When the epitaph finally arrived at its church, it was lifted high so that people could walk underneath it – nobody could tell me exactly what it symbolises though. Any thoughts?
Take a look at this video to see the event in a little more detail and hear the sombre tones of the church bells:
The processions snaking through the streets of the city, accompanied by the chanting and funeral marches being played by brass bands, the hundreds of people holding candles or lanterns and the sombre church bells made the chase (and the resulting sweat!) all worthwhile.


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It's not easy making an estate car look distinctive, but
Hyundai reckons it has done it. And to make sure no one's attention wanders off
to the saloon version, there is no saloon version. Not yet, anyway.
So here's the i40 Tourer, compete with a strange scything
rear-end pillar shape that ought not to work, but does. It mates with a deep
arching trench along the side of the car at door-handle level, and a beaky
front end. So if you forgot where you left it in the car park, the Hyundai
designers did all they can to help.
You can get three trims and four engines. Hyundai sent us
the top-end 24 grand one to test, and it certainly had all the toys. But thing
is, the car didn't feel over-dressed. The underlying quality is there to
justify it.
Dressed up, yes. Quick, no. A 136bhp diesel is always going to
struggle versus a big estate car, even when there's no load up. Sensibly then,
Hyundai hasn't given the i40 a sports suspension. It doesn't need it. Instead, it's
set up to smother bumps and cruise down the motorway like it's worn its own
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weaning vegan
I am starting the weaning process with my DD who is almost 18mo old. She has had cow milk but its a rare occurrence. My son who is 7 still drinks cow milk and we are in the process of transitioning the cow milk out. My DD doesnt really care much about the cow milk, she drinks mostly water, occasionally coconut water or juice and breastmilk. Now she is only nursing in the morning, at naptime and at bedtime so I feel like she probably needs more but not necessarily cow milk. She does eat cheese and yogurt which we are also transitioning out of the house.
What should I give her instead of cow milk? I feel like we can just totally get rid of milk altogether instead of buying almond or coconut milk. We wont do soy milk because we dont eat soy.
Right now she eats quite a bit of fruit, some veggies (pretty much anything that isnt a leaf, she hates leaves), some seeds and nuts, loves dark chocolate (the 85% cocoa bars). She has had meat and dairy and eggs (she doesnt like eggs at all) because we have not been totally veggie since before I was pg with her and it threw a wrench in my diet. We want to totally get rid of all animal products and stick with as much whole foods as possible. I just worry about her the most since she is transitioning away from the breastmilk. Any advice?
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we did unsweetened plain organic soy with a little flax oil in it for fat. You can use any non dairy milk and put a little flax in it for fat. My DD is vegan, but she did nurse until 3yo. I do not see any issues, as long as she is getting enough calories, fat, and hydration.
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either hemp milk, or soy milk are good replacements because they are higher protein then say almond milk.. we do a mix of almond and hemp here
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ohhh i found a link to an article's suggestions for milk alternatives for weaning toddlers...
7oz fortified unsweetened almond milk (plain or vanilla) + 2tbsp hemp protein powder (Bob's Red Mill brand) + 1tbsp cream of coconut (Goya brand)
that makes an 8oz cup :)
http://can.sagepub.com/content/4/1/8.full.pdf+html (on page 15)
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We're vegan and ds is mostly weaned. He drinks water, kombucha, various herbal teas, smoothies, and the occaisional glass of juice.
I very rarely buy those cute little aseptic packages with white beverages in them any more because it's so easy to make your own: just toss 1 part almonds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, etc. and three parts water in your blender and push the appropriate button. You can add your own sweetener and a dash of vanilla extract or a spoon of cocoa powder if you want.
If she's already eating nuts and seeds, there isn't really any need to get your blender dirty, though.
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WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. trade deficit narrowed for the second consecutive month in March, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.
After a decline of $2.4 billion in February to a downwardly revised $43.6 billion, the bureau said the trade gap shrank by $4.8 billion to $38.8 billion in March.
The gap closed as with exports down by $1.7 billion compared to February and imports off by $6.5 billion compared to the previous month.
Economists had expected the trade gap to shrink, but only to $42 billion.
As per usual, the trade balance included a deficit in goods and a surplus in services. For March, the trade gap in goods trading dropped by $4.6 billion to $56.1 billion, while the surplus in services rose by $200 million to $17.3 billion.
Among major trading partners, the trade gap with China dropped from $23.4 billion in February to $17.9 billion in March. With the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the gap increased from $3.6 billion to $4.5 billion.
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With all the preliminaries cast aside, three local girls volleyball teams — from Chittenango, Vernon Verona Sherrill and Oneida — set out to try and win the Section III Class A title.
As the bracket worked out, the no. 7 seed Red Devils and no. 10 seed Bears would meet each other in Tuesday night's opening round. And despite being the visitors, Chittenango would prevail in three games.
Each of the games would be close. In the opener, both sides had equal amounts of winning shots, but VVS missed four serves, and that made the difference as the Bears won 25-23.
That trend would continue in the second and third games. Both times, Chittenango did a better job getting the ball in play than VVS, and by doing so, it won the second game 25-22 and the third game 25-20 to close it out.
Up front, Brittney Tirabassi had nine kills, while Rachel Antelmi backed up her eight kills with four blocks. Rose Mashie had 11 assists, three aces and two kills.
VVS, whose season ended with a record of 8-7, had Rachel Brown pick up 14 assists and eight digs, while Alexis Albro had eight kills and seven digs. Stephanie Siriano earned eight digs, seven assists and five kills as Liz Bush earned five kills.
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Overtime Work and Overtime Compensation in Germany
Sharing the available stock of work more fairly is a popular concern in the public policy debate. One policy proposal is to reduce overtime work in order to allow the employment of more people. This paper suggests that such a concept faces major problems. Using Germany as a case study, it is shown that the group of workers with the highest risks of becoming unemployed, namely the unskilled, also exhibit low levels of overtime work. Those who work overtime, namely the skilled, face excess demand on the labour market. Since skilled and unskilled workers are largely complements in production, a general reduction in overtime will lead to less production and hence also to a decline in the level of unskilled employment. The paper provides empirical support for this line of argument. It is also shown that paid overtime work has lost relative importance over time.
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- Bell, David N F & Hart, Robert A, 1999.
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London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 66(262), pages 271-290, May.
- Bell, D. & Hart, R.A., 1998. "Unpaid Work," Working Papers Series 9803, University of Stirling, Division of Economics.
- Konig, Heinz & Pohlmeier, Winfried, 1988. "Employment, Labour Utilization and Procyclical Labour Productivity," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(4), pages 551-572.
- Calmfors, Lars & Hoel, Michael, 1988. " Work Sharing and Overtime," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 90(1), pages 45-62.
- Hart, Robert A & Ruffell, Robin J, 1993. "The Cost of Overtime Hours in British Production Industries," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 60(238), pages 183-201, May.
- Robert A Hart & Robin J Ruffell, 1992. "The Cost of Overtime Hours in British Production Industries," Working Papers Series 92/1, University of Stirling, Division of Economics.
- Veall, Michael R & Zimmermann, Klaus F, 1996. " Pseudo-R-[superscript 2] Measures for Some Common Limited Dependent Variable Models," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 10(3), pages 241-259, September.
- Bell, D. & RA Hart, 1999. "Overtime Working in an Unregulated Labour Market," Working Papers Series 9904, University of Stirling, Division of Economics.
- Bell, David N.F. & Hart, Robert A., 1999. "Overtime Working in an Unregulated Labour Market," IZA Discussion Papers 44, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
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Matt Prior has given England an injury scare heading into the Ashes after he was unable to keep wicket on the final day of the warm-up game against Australia A.
Joe Root, who had earlier batted beautifully for an unbeaten half-century, was forced into action behind the stumps for the final session of the match after Prior suffered tightness in the left calf.
There had been no indication that there had been a problem as Prior shared a 51-run stand for the sixth wicket, however he failed to appear after England had declared.
England will be hoping that the injury to their vice-captain is nothing too serious, although they do have cover in the squad with Root's fellow Yorkshireman Jonny Bairstow.
The match itself predictably ended up being little more than a glorified training work out for the tourists - with the weather meaning that a draw was the only possible result.
Having seen two days of play washed out, England decided to use the morning and afternoon sessions on the final day as a chance to let their batsmen get some valuable time at the crease.
And although Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott and Gary Ballance all fell cheaply, Root made the most of his time in the middle.
England had reached 430-7 by the time the declaration came, with Root unbeaten on 58.
Alastair Cook and Michael Carberry had provided the platform for England on the first day as they put on 318 for the first wicket. Cook had scored 154, with Carberry strengthening his Test claims with 153.
However neither player emerged to bat on Saturday as Trott and Pietersen were given the opportunity to get the pads on.
Difficult early conditions did little to help the batsmen, with play delayed after two overs due to more rain.
And when they players reappeared, Pietersen was trapped leg before by Trent Copeland for eight.
Trott followed soon after for 10 as he edged Ben Cutting behind to Tim Paine, while the Queensland seamer also removed Ballance leg before - with the Yorkshireman following up his golden duck against the Western Australia Chairman's XI with just four.
Root, though, looked in good nick as he played some sublime shots coming in at No 5.
Root brought up his 50 off 85 balls, however the sixth-wicket stand was brought to an end when Prior (26) was deceived by the flight from Jon Holland and was hit on the pads.
Stuart Broad looked to up the scoring but he managed just eight before a brilliant catch from Usman Khawaja in the deep off Holland forced the declaration.
That gave the England attack the final session of the match to finally see some action - and it was James Anderson who once again stole the show.
Anderson was straight into rhythm and he was rewarded with the wicket of the dangerous Alex Doolan, with the opener bowled after he had hit a quickfire 31.
And Anderson (2-20) then found the edge of Khawaja's bat, with Root holding on to the catch behind the stumps, to reduce Australia A to 48-2.
Graeme Swann (1-27) opened his account on the tour as he trapped Michael Klinger leg before for a battling 29 but Australia A were able to see off the danger to reached 119-3 at the close.
Chris Tremlett was economical with 0-23 off eight overs as he strengthened his Test claims, however Broad, having his first bowl of the tour, looked rusty as he conceded 47 off 10 overs.
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Full Name: Ahmon Stamps
Date of Birth: 9/22/71
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Home Mountain: Mt. Hood Meadows, OR
Riding Since: 1994
Sponsors: Arnell
Board/Stance Preference: Arnell 154 Directional, 19 3/4 inch stance
If you could ride anywhere in the world, where would you go? Mt. Baker, WA.
Favorite Terrain: Anything with snow on it.
First Time: It was the best feeling I've ever had. The first place I rode a skiboard at was this hill called Scaly Mountain in North Carolina. (ice rink)
Is snowboarding ready for the Olympics? Don't care. I do it for fun.
If you didn't snowboard what would you be doing right now? Finishing up college and going to work for thirty or forty years.
What do you do when you're not snowboarding? Skateboard, BMX, kick it.
Who most influences your style? Brain Waters, Lael Gregory, Gabe Linn, Jason Shultz, Any real Mt. Hood local. Marcus Egge, Jeff Lopez. Whoever I ride with that pumps me up.
Who do you ride with the most? All the above.
If you were going on a trip and could only take five things with you (other than a change of clothes and your snowboard) what would those things be? Money, Party Favorites, Friends that don't wine, skateboard, rotten apple.
My Favorites…
Color: Forest Green
Food: Bacon
Month: September
Number: Last one in any rotation
Mountain: Mt. Bailey
Time of Day: All time's that I'm awake
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Every year, meeting planners from throughout the U.S. who book religious group meetings and events gather at the influential Rejuvenate conference. That's why Phyllis Anderson, a National Sales Manager for the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau, attended the recent 2012 Rejuvenate Marketplace in Columbus, Ohio. Anderson scheduled one-on-one meetings with more than 30 meeting planners to show them, first-hand, what Connecticut can offer as a site for their upcoming conventions, conferences and meetings.
Great News Connecticut: In November, the Women of Faith organization held a very successful Celebrate What Matters event at Hartford's XL Center. Presenters of the largest live events for women, Women of Faith just confirmed that it will return to Connecticut in 2013 with its Revolve Tour at the First Cathedral Church in Bloomfield in March 2013, and with a November Believe 2013 Tour at the XL Center in Hartford.


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Man Claims He's Eaten 23,000 Big Mac Hamburgers Are Sarah Palin Mooseburgers Next?
Looks like Jared Fogle of Subway may have a Rival. Don Gorske of Fond du Lac Wisconsin claims to have eaten 23,000 Big Mac hamburgers in 36 years eating them every single day except 8 including the day his mother died which he did out of respect. " Amazingly he's 6 foot two and weighs just 185 pounds and walks up to 10 miles a day.


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Intermarine announced that Industrial Terminals, the loadcenter for all of its Americas services, has recently open new ITEX delivery lanes to expedite the receiving of pre-cleared cargo.
'The new ITEX delivery service allows those trucks that have provided delivery information in advance to go directly to the cargo laydown yard and have the cargo received on a priority basis,' commented Darce Kullman, General Manager of Industrial Terminals. 'Because all the paperwork has been cleared in advance, we have been able to turn many ITEX deliveries in less than 20 minutes.'
The ITEX Delivery System was developed by Industrial Terminals and Gulf Stream Marine (the terminal operator) to reduce the overall terminal congestion and provide faster service to those clients that consistently provide accurate documentation. 'Toward the end of the week we routinely have 300 to 400 trucks a day delivering export cargo,' continued Kullman. 'We had to devise a way to turn trucks faster. With ITEX, all documentation work is certified by the forwarder and processed before the truck arrives. This eliminates the need to reweigh and re-measure, which reduces the total turn time considerably. In return for this certification, the truck is given priority over the non-ITEX deliveries.'
Clients that wish to partake in the ITEX Delivery Service must make application to Intermarine.
Their delivery history will be checked to determine that their paperwork is consistently of high quality. If approved, the client is required to transmit via FAX or Email the truck delivery receipt at least one hour prior to the arrival of the truck at Iterm (Industrial Terminals). During this hour the delivery information is processed and the truck is pre-cleared for unloading.
Industrial Terminals, located on the Houston ship channel, is the largest project cargo terminal in the United States and the primary loadcenter for all Intermarine's North American services.


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Rob Bell is a bestselling author and international teacher and speaker. His books include LOVE WINS, VELVET ELVIS, SEX GOD, JESUS WANTS TO SAVE CHRISTIANS and DROPS LIKE STARS, and he was profiled in The New Yorker and in TIME magazine, who named him one of 2011's hundred most influential people in the world. He and his wife, Kristen, have three children.
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June 13, 2011
Less than a year after going behind bars, the San Francisco, California police officer convicted of killing an unarmed man from point-blank range has been released from prison.
Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officer Johannes Mehserle was sentenced in July 2010 for involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting 22-year-old Oscar Grant on an Oakland train platform on New Year's Day 2009. At 12:01 Monday morning, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said he was freed.
The execution of Oscar Grant.
Mehserle claims he mistook his gun for his Taser when he fired a shot at Grant, who lay facedown at the train station. Hundreds of protesters rallied against Mehserle's sentencing of only two years back in July. Around 200 marchers gathered peacefully on Sunday night to show their dismay over the officer's release. Mehserle served only 11 months of his two year sentence.
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According to the Associated Press, Daryl Johnson, Grant's uncle, said at Sunday's protest, "A crime was committed, but it wasn't paid for. This needs to stop and the only way it's going to stop is if we stand together."
Marching from the Fruitvale BART station where Grant was gunned down, protesters on Sunday demonstrated with signs displaying messages ranging from "Justice for Oscar Grant" to "Jail killer cops." Grant's relatives were notified of Mehserle's release late last week, which family member Cephus Johnson said was a reflection of "the total injustice that we received," reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Grant's execution gained national attention after a cell-phone video of the incident was posted to the Internet. Following his sentencing last year, 152 protestors were arrested for what Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts described as "tearing up the city." Mehserle was originally placed on paid leave before resigning from the force.


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Brando's quirky pirate novel to hit stores soon
LOS ANGELES - Marlon Brando makes a posthumous appearance not in movie theaters but in the nation's book stores this month. The legendary actor is co-author of "Fan-Tan," a 256-page adventure about a dashing, early 20th-century pirate, due out Sept. 15.
Contracting with UGA
The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center's Office of Minority Business Development is sponsoring a seminar to be held from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 13 at the Chicopee Complex, 1180 E. Broad St., in Athens.
Rubio's new plans
Athens restaurateur Bruno Rubio hopes to get a Small Business Administration loan to purchase property on Jefferson Road and open a new restaurant along the lines of his Caliente Cab/Azucca restaurant that recently closed on Tallassee Road.
Reilly gets promotion at Ritz-Carlton Lodge
Cindy Reilly, a massage therapist with The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, recently was promoted from lead therapist to assistant spa director with the resort's spa.
Venker nets speaking engagement in New York
The U.S. Tennis Association has invited Athens tennis instructor Stacey L. Venker to be a guest speaker at the National Teaching Tennis Conference.
Groups to rally today for higher area wages
A tradition that began with a New York City march 120 years ago continues in Athens today as workers and activists rally downtown to call for higher wages.
China's online provocateurs
SHANGHAI, China - A Chinese researcher has warned of a new threat to public health and morality - naked Internet chatting.
Local businesses mostly small, private
The Athens area's top employers are mainly large, public institutions such as the University of Georgia, with more than 9,000 workers, and Athens Regional Medical Center, with more than 3,000.
Baginski, Feldman new associate deans
George Benson, dean of the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business, recently announced two new administrative appointments.
Permits issued in Athens-Clarke County for the week of Aug. 22-26, as reported in The Hunt Letter.
White named Fellow of college labor lawyers
Rebecca Hanner White, dean and J. Alton Hosch professor at the University of Georgia School of Law, has been named a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Election as a fellow by one's colleagues recognizes sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication and excellence.
September Events
UGA J.M. Tull School of Accounting Career Day, Sept. 8, at the Classic Center.
Nelson: Watch out for scams posing as disaster relief
As storm victims continue to struggle through the muck, debris and damage left behind by Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic path across the Gulf Coast region, government officials and disaster relief agencies work to evaluate and plan for relief.
Byrne: Tough love needed to protect identity
When I give presentations and training on privacy, and talk about identity theft, I might include any number of quotes and quips when talking about the topic, including Sun Microsystems Scott McNealy's infamous "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it."
Guess who's checking your winnings?
WASHINGTON - As gambling in general and poker in particular spread across the land, here's some advice for neophyte players: Not only do you gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, you gotta know how to put it all on your tax return.
Caldwell: Be prepared for your company's retirement plan
If you are planning to retire in the near future or have currently retired, there must be hundreds of questions running through your mind. "What trips have I always wanted to take? How often can I see the grandkids? How will the company go on without me? Will my boss miss me?" One major question many forget to address until just a few months before retiring or even after the retirement party is, "What can I do with my company retirement plan?"
Executive lecture features MCI head
Michael Capellas, president and CEO of MCI, will present an executive lecture titled "Lessons in Leadership - Staying Focused in Today's Evolving Business Environment," at 5 p.m. Wednesday in room 101 of the University of Georgia's Student Learning Center.
Caribou Coffee CEO headlines Terry lunch
Michael Coles, president and CEO of Caribou Coffee Co., and a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, will be the guest speaker Thursday at a luncheon for the business community hosted by the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business.
Giraldo, Liberatore win scholarships
Athens residents Marcela Giraldo and Daniel Liberatore are the newest recipients of Chick-fil-A's Leadership Scholarships, a national program that has awarded nearly $20 million in scholarship money since 1973 to Chick-fil-A members who are exemplary students, employees and community members.
Hope Haven earns 3-year accreditation
The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission recently announced that Hope Haven of Northeast Georgia has been accredited for a period of three years for community services - community integration, respite services and supported living; as well as for community employment services - job development, job supports and job site training. This latest accreditation is the third consecutive three-year approval the international accrediting commission has awarded Hope Haven and represents the highest level of accreditation that an organization can obtain.
King completes work for construction rating
Greg King, a project manager for Larry Hodge Construction Inc. in Watkinsville, has achieved the designation of residential construction superintendent. The RCS program is administered by the Home Builders Institute, an international adult and continuing education association.
Wal-Mart doles out community grants
Associates of Wal-Mart 2811 on Lexington Road in Athens recently made several donations to local organizations. The donations were made by Wal-Mart as part of the company's community grant program.
Martial arts center adds three staffers
Heidi and Michael Ehrenreich, owners of Classic Martial Arts Club, added three new instructors to their facility. The Ehrenreichs also added Jiujitsu to their class schedule.
Workshop to cover emotional quotient
High Performing Systems Inc. will hold a Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory Certification Workshop Sept. 19-21 at the Holiday Inn in downtown Athens. The EQ-i system, created by Dr. Reuven Bar-On, is a scientifically validated measure of emotional intelligence.
Walker named new staff member at Merle Norman
Merle Norman Cosmetics and Hair Salon in Athens recently announced that Mallory Walker has joined the hair salon staff. Walker specializes in foiling and complete hair care and comes from Washington.
Poultry company earns vendor honors
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the nation's second-largest poultry company, recently was honored by Jack in the Box restaurant company with two separate awards for outstanding customer service.
Independence, and ties that bind
Just how independent are those corporate directors?
Fortune taps phone company in Top 50
Fortune Magazine has named BellSouth one of the "Top 50 Employers for Minorities" in a special section of the magazine's Aug. 22 issue.
Mall restaurant top scholarship winner
The Athens Chick-fil-A restaurant, located at Georgia Square Mall and operated by Jonathan Sadlock, leads the Athens market in employees who have won Leadership Award scholarships from the company. To date, more than 110 Chick-fil-A scholarships have been awarded to Chick-fil-A employees from the four Athens-area restaurants. Since its opening in 1981, Sadlock's store has received $58,000 for his scholarship winners.
Mr. and Mrs. Barton Cartey, of Bogart, announce the engagement of their daughter Holly Nicole Cartey to James Frank Harris, of Bogart, son of Ms. Janice Harris of Carnesville and the late Mr. Eugene Harris, Sr.
Andrea Love Minter and Lauren Marshall Minter were married on May 28, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Marriott Evergreen Resort at Stone Mountain Park. The bride is the daughter of Ms. Denise Ward of Athens and Mr. Ken Love of Atlanta. She was given in marriage by her father. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Minter of Watkinsville. Miss Kristen Krause served as maid of honor and Mr. Harrison McMillian served as best man. The Reverend Leonard Ezell officiated.
Huff 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Huff celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 12, 2005 with a reception at the Bogart Community Center. Approximately 100 family members and friends helped celebrate this happy occasion.
Mrs. Idil Langham of Gulf Shores, Alabama announces the engagement of her daughter Debra Easterday, a new resident of Statham, Georgia to Drew Casto of Athens, Georgia. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Casto of Statham, Georgia.
UGA student reports acquaintance rape
An 18-year-old University of Georgia student reported she had been raped by a man that she knew and who had walked her home from downtown Athens around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Athens-Clarke police. Officers still are investigating the incident, police said.
Woman injured after vehicle flips twice
Jackie Garnett Poole of Hull was driving east on Lexington Road in an Acura Integra Friday evening when the car went out of control and ran off the road, according to an incident report from Athens-Clarke police. The Integra flipped twice and Poole was ejected from the car, police said.
Several items stolen from apartment
An Athens couple returned to their East Carver Drive apartment around 5:30 p.m. Friday to find their living room in shambles and several items missing, according to a police report. About $1,562 in valuables, including a DVD player, computer equipment, jewelry and two gold teeth were missing when they came home, police said.
Police catch boys in vacant apartment
Three young men, ages 12, 13 and 14, were charged with burglary and obstructing police officers Friday after breaking the window of a vacant apartment in the Oakwood Forest apartment complex on Fourth Street to mess around with an old weightlifting set that had been left in there, according to Athens-Clarke police.
Joyriding teen charged with theft by taking
A 16-year-old boy ended up being charged with theft by taking, after he took a van for a joyride from a Hawthorne Avenue convenience store to Clarke Central High School and back at about 8 p.m. Friday, according to an incident report from Athens-Clarke police. The young man had found the keys to the unlocked van tucked behind a sun visor, police said. He was charged and released into his parents' custody, police said.
Man punched, robbed while walking
Three men beat and robbed another man Friday while he walked through Bethel Homes on Hickman Drive, according to police.
Bicylist injured in apparent hit-and-run
A bicyclist was hit by a car Saturday on Newton Bridge Road and lay in a ditch until a passing driver spotted him.
Man cut, stabbed in crack-fueled feud
An unknown man stabbed and cut a Sunset Drive resident Saturday morning during what police described as an "ongoing conflict," according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Gwen's little L.A.M.B. is hitting the big time
NEW YORK - When Gwen Stefani takes the stage during New York Fashion Week, she won't be belting out chart-topping songs. Instead, she'll be showing off, well, belts, among other things.
Mr. Kotter tops memorable teachers list
NEW YORK - Gabe Kaplan's character on "Welcome Back, Kotter," has been named the Most Memorable Teacher on Television by Inside TV magazine.
Shopping capital of Scotland
A funny thing happened on my way to a museum in Glasgow. As a traveler who'd much rather tour a local city hall or hike a historic trail than go shopping, I got sidetracked - by shopping!
'Garbo' documentary: 100th anniversary of classic star's birth
A gray-haired woman in a dark pantsuit strides across a New York street. Her image, filmed from afar, is barely in focus. But it's unmistakably Greta Garbo.
The big time beckons Death Cab for Cutie
NEW YORK - The sensitive, polite, nice guys that are Death Cab for Cutie were reared in the Seattle area during the heyday of grunge.
TV takes a look back on Sept. 11
Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Several new programs, all airing on Sunday, explore various aspects of the tragedy.
Fall color from the deck of a boat
NEW YORK - If you've never experienced the classic colors of autumn in the Northeast, a weeklong cruise to New England and Canada is the perfect introduction.
Stars label their looks for the fall fashion season
Jessica Alba labels the next generation of Ugg boots the "must-have essential item" for fall.
Quick Trips
New England bests
Lewis: Unnecessary objects of child-rearing abound
If there were a concrete figure to illustrate the amount of money spent on child-related stuff per year, I think we would be dumbfounded. This comes to mind whenever I receive a catalog full of such stuff.
Rich: Too much of the wrong advice
I have a sister who breezes into town occasionally to dispense advice. This, of course, is akin to going to the Graduate School of Mama.
Today in history
Today is Sunday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2005. There are 118 days left in the year.
Today in History
Today is Monday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2005. There are 117 days left in the year. This is Labor Day.
Parents should learn signs of trouble
Addressing children's violence toward or intimidation of other children is not just the role of teachers and school administrators, say child health experts. Parents also play a crucial role in recognizing and reducing opportunities for such behavior.
A lifetime of giving
As the ceiling fan twirled, the chimes that were hung to bask in the soft breeze spoke in ever-changing tones. Green plants were lush throughout the sun room, where Joe Ann Willoughby Mitchell enjoys those days when rain glistens the landscape or the nights when the silvery moon glows and the fireflies spark.
Cobbham Summer Festival
Wyatt Sutte, 4, of Boulevard waves his sword at his friend Ian Levitt, 4, during the Cobbham Summer Festival on Cobb Street Sunday afternoon.
Experts warn adults' complacent attitudes contribute to youth violence
To many adults, teasing and taunting among children and teenagers is a natural and inevitable part of growing up. But as a new school year begins, experts say such behavior is anything but normal and should be taken seriously by parents, teachers and school administrators.
Huckaby: Big Easy is a tough old broad
I've had a long-running love affair with New Orleans, and not just because it was the site of Georgia's finest hour on New Year's Day in 1981. The city has always been alive and vibrant - and just a little seedy. In other words, it is a lot like me.
Child nutrition expert on hand at Earth Fare
Earth Fare, 1689 S. Lumpkin St., will host a children's nutrition talk with Ellen Briggs Tuesday.
Broncos looking to future
For a team that has been accustomed to averaging more than 40 points per game and winning 85 percent of its games during the past five years, Boise State's 48-13 loss to Georgia was bitter.
Martinez proud of defensive effort
For all the talk about Boise State's high-powered offense, it was Georgia's defense which made the loudest statement in Saturday's victory.
Vols just good enough
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Volunteers looked far from the third-best team in the country Saturday.
Jackets stop Tigers' win streak at 15 games
AUBURN, Ala. - This time it wasn't euphoric screams and chants of joy that greeted the Georgia Tech upset of ranked Auburn. This time, in the Tigers' lair, the win was met with stunned silence.
Wolverines soar over Huskies
AUSTIN, Texas - Vince Young threw for three touchdowns, ran for another and No. 2 Texas opened the season with a 60-3 romp over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday night.
Leak breaks Spurrier's record in Meyer's debut
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Chris Leak answered all those questions about whether he could run Urban Meyer's spread offense.
Johnston: D.J. for Heisman? The hype begins
D.J. Shockley spied his target, hastened his step and cut a path through the traffic. He didn't need to use his best moves, just a casual pace as he met his father on the field.
Interception return lifts Mountaineers to victory
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Eric Wicks returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown and Pat McAfee kicked two field goals to lead West Virginia to a 15-7 victory over Syracuse on Sunday, spoiling the coaching debut of the Orange's Greg Robinson.
Tereshinski finally shows off his arm
As the score of Saturday's opener between Georgia and Boise State steadily increased in the Bulldogs' favor, backup quarterback Joe Tereshinski became hopeful.
Oklahoma, Auburn stumble in openers
AUBURN, Ala. - Bob Stoops found much to dislike in Oklahoma's season-opening performance. No consistent running game. Poor pass protection. Errant throws.
Shockley and Awe
No David Pollack. No Thomas Davis. No David Greene.
Alabama rolls over Raiders
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Brodie Croyle threw for 210 yards and a touchdown, and Tim Castille ran for two scores to lead Alabama to a 26-7 season-opening win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday night.
Bulldogs open big
D.J. Shockley appeared calm.
Trojans win 23rd straight
HONOLULU - Matt Leinart and Southern California played as though the Orange Bowl never ended.
Feelin' Froggy
TCU 17, No. 7 Oklahoma 10
Bulldogs know they could have performed even better
The only time Mark Richt faced Steve Spurrier as a head coach, Florida quarterback Rex Grossman passed for 407 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-7 win over Georgia.
Young QBs taking center stage
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State quarterback Drew Weatherford and Kyle Wright, his counterpart from Miami, are about to take center stage in one of college football's greatest rivalries.
Cardinals fend off scrappy Wildcats
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Michael Bush rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns and defensive end Elvis Dumervil added a school-record six sacks as No. 12 Louisville held off Kentucky 31-24 on Sunday.
Petroleum reserve release won't affect gasoline prices
With the hurricane disaster along the Gulf Coast, gasoline prices have shot up past $3 a gallon and are headed much higher.
State should have made effort to stop gas hikes
I was ashamed during Wednesday's gas purchasing panic to be a part of a state governed like ours. When tragedy strikes, most states in the past have protected their people. Our government just sold us out during a time of need. Gov. Sonny Perdue suggested the increase in gas prices reflected normal business practices. I call it the shameful actions of a greedy society.
Guard troops needed in the United States
Rape, murder, looting, disease, death - in America. Those who can stop it - in Iraq.
Media simply reflects the viewing public
If there is debate over the media and its relationship to the Cindy Sheehan story, it should focus not on the question of whether the media are right or left, but what the media are, period. If we are discussing the TV news media, let's all take it with a grain of salt.
Drama in New Orleans overshadows other areas
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi hurricane survivors looked around Saturday and wondered just how long it would take to get food, clean water and shelter. And they were more than angry at the federal government and the national media.
Hamas' military wing claims credit for Gaza pullout
JERUSALEM - The shadowy military wing of Hamas went public Saturday, revealing the names of its top commanders and outlining the history and increasing sophistication of its attacks against Israel in the latest salvo in the battle for credit over Israel's withdrawal from Gaza.
Government secrecy costly, report says
WASHINGTON - The government is withholding more information than ever from the public and expanding ways of shrouding data. Last year, federal agencies spent a record $148 creating and storing new secrets for each $1 spent declassifying old secrets, a coalition of watchdog groups reported Saturday.
New Orleans begins to round up its dead
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans turned much of its attention Sunday to gathering up and counting the dead across a ghastly landscape awash in perhaps thousands of corpses. "It is going to be about as ugly of a scene as I think you can imagine," the nation's homeland security chief warned.
Kidnapped Briton, two Japanese discovered dead
KABUL, Afghanistan - A kidnapped British engineer was found dead Saturday and two bodies discovered in Afghanistan's southern desert were identified as missing Japanese tourists, raising fears that elections later this month might be disrupted by militant violence.
Rehnquist's death brings new issues
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist's death created upheaval in Washington on Sunday, as President Bush and the Senate scrambled to deal with two court vacancies, including this week's scheduled confirmation hearings of nominee John Roberts.
New SAT brings new problems
ATLANTA - For years, it has stood as the pinnacle of achievement for higher education tests: 1600.
Local Red Cross to open shelter at Ramsey Student Center
The East Georgia chapter of the American Red Cross trained 150 volunteers Sunday to staff a shelter in the University of Georgia's Ramsey Student Center that may be opening in coming days for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Shelter clearing the way for new home
WINDER - To the northeast, Mary Ann Roberts has no qualms about her newest neighbor. To the southwest, Patricia Young has some concern.
Kettles raise at least $17,000 for relief
A group of volunteers raised at least $17,000 for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief Saturday as they spread across Athens with Salvation Army kettles traditionally used in Christmas time fund-raising.
Chirac admitted to hospital
LA BAULE, France - President Jacques Chirac has been hospitalized in Paris after suffering from a blood vessel problem affecting his eyesight and was expected to remain there for about a week, the prime minister said Saturday.
Families mark anniversary of school terror massacre
Thousands of anguished residents of the small town of Beslan on Saturday marked the anniversary of one of Russia's deadliest terrorist attacks with white doves rising into the air, the tolling of bells, and tears.
Alabama center takes terror training mobile
WASHINGTON - It's a concept that seemed perfect. Use federal grant money to fly police officers and volunteer firefighters to Anniston, Ala., where they'd undergo several weeks of intensive training on what to do if terrorists strike their communities.
Police report calm opening game day
From the time revelry took over downtown Athens on Friday night to the end of the University of Georgia's football season opener Saturday, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department had arrested 28 people for either drinking underage or violating the city's open container ordinances.
Feds charter cruise ships for victims
ORLANDO, Fla. - Three Carnival Cruise Lines ships have been pressed into service by the government to provide shelter for as many as 7,000 hurricane victims.
At least 12 killed, 16 hurt in apartment building fire
PARIS - A fire tore through a high-rise apartment building east of Paris early today, killing at least 12 people and injuring 16, firefighters said.
Insurgents target Iraqi security forces around Baqouba
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents killed 19 Iraqi security forces Saturday in clashes around Baqouba, while U.S. and Iraqi forces intensified an offensive in a rebel-infested city that the Americans subdued last year - only to have the Iraqis lose control.
Gas prices should be top priority
WASHINGTON - Gas prices are soaring past $3 a gallon and fuel supply lines have been crippled by Hurricane Katrina.
McCarter takes aim at proposed Latin-themed development
Political intrigue came to the surface last week over a controversial Latin-themed restaurant complex proposed for Cedar Shoals Drive.
Dying continues despite New Orleans relief efforts
NEW ORLEANS - The last bedraggled refugees were rescued from the Superdome on Saturday and the convention center was all but cleared, leaving the heart of New Orleans to the dead and dying, the elderly and frail stranded too many days without food, water or medical care.
New kids on the block adjust
A little bit of reading, a little bit of writing, toss in some lecturing here and there, then add a helping of hands-on activities - teachers say that's the recipe for keeping students engaged at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, now operating on a block schedule similar to Clarke County's public high schools.
Pumping it for all it's worth
About 94 percent of the 136,184 people who live in Clarke and surrounding counties commute to work every day. Nearly all of those people drive, and more than half of them drive for more than 30 minutes each way. About 95 percent of those commuters spend those 30 minutes in the car, every morning and every afternoon, alone.
Damascus invites U.N. to investigate assassination
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Syria on Saturday invited the chief U.N. envoy investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri to visit the country, only days after the United Nations accused Damascus of failing to fully cooperate.
Chief Justice Rehnquist dies at home
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening at his home in suburban Virginia, said Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg.
Dutch suspect, two friends released in case of missing teen
SINT NICOLAAS, Aruba - A Dutch youth and two Surinamese brothers suspected in the disappearance of an Alabama teenager were released from jail Saturday after a judge ruled they could go free but must remain available to police.
Georgia mounts campaign against top-10 killer weed
CAMILLA - Cogon grass, a pushy Asian weed that has overwhelmed forests, wildlife and even primitive cultures, has established a beachhead into Georgia, where officials have formed a task force to stamp it out, or at least stop its spread.
Abbas: Peace talks should resume immediately
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday said Mideast peace talks should resume immediately after Israel completes its Gaza withdrawal and expressed hope that a Palestinian state will be established by next year.
Athens man named older worker of year
Vic Vickery, a 75-year-old security officer at Athens Regional Medical Center, was named the state Employee of the Year this month by the Georgia Older Worker Network at the group's conference on St. Simons Island.
Saints player visits evacuees
HOUSTON - Three-year-old Aaron Carter timidly hoisted a small football skyward to Saints receiver Joe Horn, who reached down and gave the boy a hug before signing it.
Brokaw, NBC News taking a look at evangelical movement
"While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades," Tom Brokaw says, "the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships."
Perdue makes wise choice to suspend gas tax
In a surprise move Friday afternoon, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue exempted consumers from the state's gasoline tax through the month of September. The move came in the wake of Wednesday's panic buying of gasoline, in which motorists acting on rumors that gas supplies would be shut off at mid-afternoon fueled an artificial "shortage."
Consequences from Katrina will broaden
The national economic consequences of Hurricane Katrina will be much broader and deeper than initially estimated by economists, including this one. Even adjusting for the larger property destruction of Katrina, this storm will impose much larger losses than previous hurricanes and floods, because of the lack of federal and state preparation for storms and flooding in southern Louisiana.
What others say
Scientists disclosed this week that the DNA of humans and chimpanzees is 96 percent identical.
Death tax unfair to families
In Washington, nothing's certain except death, taxes and special-interest lobbying groups. So it makes sense the death tax has its own lobbyists.
"This place is held together with God's spit."
Jones: Sometimes a crisis can come in handy
What politician doesn't have a secret image of himself standing in President Bush's shoes atop a mound of World Trade Center rubble, next to a firefighter, addressing a throng of reporters through a bullhorn?
Katrina evacuees providing lesson for Labor Day
It is perhaps just another example of the cruel burden Hurricane Katrina has visited upon its victims. But today, as people across the rest of the country take the slightly ironic step of celebrating Labor Day with a day off from work, many victims of the horrific storm will begin to contemplate the fact they don't have a job to go to tomorrow.
Winders: Starting married life with Larry Holmes
Not only did a former heavyweight champion deliver our first wedding gift, he was our first wedding gift. And as you might guess, my bride couldn't have been happier.
Thompson: Could Jackson have saved New Orleans?
Planning this column in the middle of last week, I envisioned it as a piece noting how Hurricane Katrina wasn't a real news story, because the Rev. Jesse Jackson's face hadn't appeared in any video footage from the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast.
Shipp: Katrina won't keep the South down
A two-by-three-foot painting of the rooftops of New Orleans hangs on the wall behind my computer. I bought the watercolor print while I was covering the Republican National Convention in the Big Easy in August 1988. Until this week, I adored the yellowing cityscape. It evoked exciting memories of good times, delicious food, raucous jazz and, of course, important breaking news.
Warriors' teams each finish seventh in meet
At Rome, Oconee County's boys and girls cross country teams participated in the Clara Bowl on Saturday, and both finished seventh overall in the meet. The boys competed against 34 schools while the Lady Warriors did so against 56.
State scores
Americus-Sumter 36, Southwest 6
Jags, Warriors on tap in 2006-07
Oconee County and Cedar Shoals have met just four times in 34 seasons.
Lady Warriors split four matches
SAVANNAH - The third-ranked Oconee County volleyball team won two matches and lost two Saturday at a Savannah-schools playday. Oconee County pulled out wins against Calvary Baptist (25-20, 25-20) and Pace Academy (Atlanta) 25-12, 25 -12. The Lady Warriors dropped their matches to fourth-ranked St. Vincent's (13-25, 13-25) and Class AA/A No. 5 Savannah Christian (15-25, 27-25, 5-25).
Brown determined to make impact his rookie year
PHILADELPHIA - Rookie wide receivers have not made much of an impact since the Philadelphia Eagles hired coach Andy Reid in 1999.
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Riding Toward Everywhere
Riding Toward Everywhere
there a sound more romantic than that of a distant freight train
whistle, stirring the imagination and giving birth to dreams of
escape and adventure? Who hasn't pictured himself clambering
onto one of those trains, speeding off into the blackness of the
night to an unknown destination? In RIDING TOWARD EVERYWHERE,
National Book Award-winning novelist and journalist William T.
Vollmann (EUROPE CENTRAL) gives voice to that yearning, offering
his impressionistic vision --- freight train rides as
"parables" --- of both the joyous freedom and the
perils of a life riding the rails.
Vollmann's book consists of a loosely stitched-together
collection of prose poems, sketching his own trainhopping
experiences --- "catching out," as those who ride the
rails term it --- and portraying the lives of some of the denizens
of that world. There's little in the way of chronology or
conventional structure to the book. Vollmann and his occasional
traveling companion Steve Jones, a pudgy, middle-aged fellow who
seems to ride the rails in order to find his way quickly and
economically to the best fishing holes, board freight trains
throughout the Northwest United States, from Roseville, Oregon to
Cheyenne, Wyoming, relishing the freedom of the pursuit and yet
recognizing that the potential for a catastrophe always lurks
nearby. Interspersed with the account of their travels is
Vollmann's expedition into the "hobo jungle," as
much an anthropologist there as he is a fellow traveler.
The men and women whose stories Vollmann tells are depicted in a
sobering portrait gallery at the back of the book: gaunt,
hollow-eyed, aged far beyond their years and living on the margins
of a society far from the consciousness of the
"citizens" (Vollmann's derisive italics)
who represent to him bourgeois respectability. Colorfully named
trainhoppers like Pretty Polly, Pittsburgh Ed, Cinders, Frog and
Guitar Whitey (who has logged some seven decades on the rails)
share their blunt and occasionally humorous stories with him. Far
from being simple tales of robust freedom, they're tinged
with isolation, sadness and loss. In these brief, empathetic
portrayals, Vollmann attempts, not always successfully, to
transform them from faceless hobos into flesh and blood human
There is constant danger on the rails, from the obvious risk of
death by injury with each mount or dismount to the exposure to
thugs and robbers. Vollmann writes of violent, racist gangs like
the FTRA, Goon Squad and Wrecking Crew, and shares examples of
their disturbing graffiti in a series of stark, black-and-white
photographs. Although the world Vollmann describes primarily is
inhabited by men, he offers the stories of a handful of the women
--- "Diesel Venuses" --- who have found their way into
this life.
Vollmann also links himself to some of the titans of American
literature who have celebrated life on the open road --- the
"ecstatic openness of Kerouac's road voyagers,"
the "dogged cat-and-mouse triumphs of London's
freight-jumpers" and the "canny navigations of
Twain's riverboat youth." It's a fertile literary
tradition, and Vollmann's homage to it is frank and
But it would be misleading to suggest that RIDING TOWARD EVERYWHERE
is nothing more than a romantic tribute to the hobo life. Vollmann
is no anarchist, but he is harshly critical of the bargain he
believes Americans have made to trade elemental freedoms for
perceived security. "It is the security men," he
writes, "the necessary evils who make each succeeding year of
my life more unfree than the one before, these are the ones whom I
hate and fear."
A good share of the pleasure of RIDING TOWARD EVERYWHERE lies in
Vollmann's lyrical descriptions of his train riding
experience in passages like this one: "Montana trains crawl
high under the rainy sky, heading toward stumpy grey peaks like
bearclaws. Whitewater keeps exploding between the moss-bearded firs
and spruces, pillowing upon rocks and ledges, then speeding blindly
on beneath that gloomy sky."
RIDING TOWARD EVERYWHERE isn't likely to inspire a new
generation of Americans to take to the rails in search of
adventure. For Vollmann and his pal Steve, it's a pastime in
which they can engage before slipping back into their more
conventional lives. For those likely to live out their days in
train yards and on boxcars, it's an existence fraught with
loneliness and danger, and yet, Vollmann seems to say that the
experience of pure freedom it provides offers some rough and
partial consolation.
Reviewed by Harvey Freedenberg on January 23, 2011
Riding Toward Everywhere
- Publication Date: January 22, 2008
- Genres: Travel
- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Ecco


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Luné cosmetic
This project is to create a natural feeling of cosmetic that relates to Madagascar. My idea came from the night view of Madagascar, which is the moon. I used "moon" as my symbol identity and integrated it into the type. The sleeve was a requirement for this project, therefore the phenomenon of this design is when you put the sleeve off or in you will see the lunar eclipse in the identity.
Romance Copy: Luné lights up your night and transforms a woman's natural beauty. Our products use 100% natural ingredients, which are derived from the indigenous tropical flora of Madagascar.
Luné, the natural gift of beauty.
Photography by Kuo-Heng Huang
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What happens when an American woman marries a perfectly ordinary Irish professor, hoping to settle down to a tranquil life in Dublin?
Answer: A murder. A dilemma. And an abrupt move to Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, where she is thrust into the center of a violent political conflict that threatens to destroy her marriage - and perhaps her life.
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Investment in climate security good for planet and Irish jobs
OPINION:WHAT IS needed to restore growth to Europe's economy? This is a critical question for Ireland.
The financial viability of any country with substantial debts depends on three inter-related factors:
* Interest rates that are low and affordable;
* Growth rates in the economy that are sufficiently high to generate tax revenues to pay off debts over time;
* Whether the government is running a primary surplus (that means that its revenue is higher than its spending if one leaves out of account the spending that goes in interest on debts).
It looks as if the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve are going to keep interest rates low for a long time to come and there is little risk of inflation in the short term. So condition number one for a return to financial viability is being met. This is the big difference between now and the 1980s, when international interest rates were kept cripplingly high.
The third condition has yet to be met. While the Government is meeting its immediate EU-IMF targets, Government spending still exceeds revenue by an amount greater than the amount being spent on paying interest on existing debt. That is why cutting spending and increasing revenue are still such a priority.
But what about the second condition, growth? OECD studies suggest the medium-term growth potential for the Irish economy, that is between 2016 and 2025, is better than that for most EU countries because we have a younger population, a higher birth rate, a more modern industrial base and a generally more flexible workforce than most EU countries have.
In contrast, in the short term, because of declining international trade on which we heavily depend, our growth prospects have had to be revised downwards, and this is affecting revenue and our debt position.
International trade prospects are made more uncertain by the threat of an Israeli attack on Iran, which would hit energy importers such as Europe especially hard.
So, in the absence of a boost from international trade, we depend on the production of credible policies to boost Europe's own domestic growth, independently of what is happening in the rest of the world. In the late 1930s the Great Depression in Europe was ended by a surge in investment – in armaments. Not a cure we need to use now! But perhaps there is another form of security-related investment that would make sense for Europe today – investment in climate security.
Climate change is happening, and it is a threat to the lives of millions of people, especially in drought-ridden parts of the world. Our long-term ability to feed ourselves is being put under threat. The depletion of phosphate and potash resources means soil conservation, and the avoidance of soil loss through climate change, should be a top priority if we want to be able to feed the nine billion people we will soon have living on our planet.
In the 1990s, the EU set itself a goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 2020 to 20 per cent below their 1990 levels. Due to the recession, that goal will now be easily achieved in most countries.
The German ministry of the environment commissioned a report in 2011, A New Growth Path for Europe, which suggested the EU should scrap the old 20 per cent target as too unambitious, and set itself a new target, to reduce CO2 emissions to 30 per cent below the 1990 level by 2020, and that it should accompany that new target with an EU-wide investment programme in co-generation of heat and power, insulating all older buildings, enhancing the power grid and building new wind turbines. The report suggests this investment would increase the growth rate of the overall EU economy from a potential 2.2 per cent to 2.8 per cent. It could, the report claims, create an extra six million jobs in Europe.
In Germany's case, it suggests the unemployment rate could, as a result of the additional investment, be 2.9 percentage points lower than it would otherwise be, and in Ireland's case, unemployment could be 3.3 percentage points lower. Detailed estimates are produced for most EU countries.
The biggest potential increase in employment identified in the report is in the construction sector, in which Ireland has substantial under-used resources.
The detailed measures proposed in the 2011 report undoubtedly need further work and updating, but they provide a basis for injecting some hope into the debate about Europe's future and a sense that we are taking charge of events again.
It would be a good idea for this German paper of 2011 to be put on the agenda for the EU summit of December 2012.
John Bruton is a former taoiseach and former EU ambassador to the United States


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Doug Davis and The Solid Citizens
9:08pm Jan 22, 2013
The band Doug Davis and the Solid Citizens has a new CD out. It's titled A Pageant of Gold. A Pageant of Gold was produced, engineered, and mixed by Doug Davis for Flytrap Productions.
Last week Doug dropped by Studio A to chat with David Ford just ahead of the band's CD release party at The Garage in Winston-Salem. Doug was joined by three solid citizens: bassist Ken Mohan, Lee Terry on electric guitar, and drummer Dan DesNoyers.
You can hear Doug February 22nd at 6:00pm where he'll be performing a Shepherd's House Benefit at the Cross Creek Country Club in Mount Airy.


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People who duplicate all their Twitter and LinkedIn updates by default should be shot at dawn.
UPDATE 10 July 2012: Twitter must have been listening because it 'divorced' LinkedIn at the end of June 2012.
Twitter and LinkedIn are two different social networks, each with a subtle but distinct character and etiquette. Duplicating everything you post will not double your reach; it will simply piss people off.
I use LinkedIn in for a certain type of business conversation and networking. Twitter feels like a quite different platform, more a mix of social and business chat and engagement.
I am not alone in thinking lazy duplication across these platforms (and, God forbid, Facebook too) adds no value. Why choose to send ALL tweets to LinkedIn (or the other way round, I don't care which way it is, the annoyance factor is the same)?
Let me be clear. Yes, on occasion, a tweet may be suitable for the LinkedIn audience and vice versa. I've done that and will again. But NOT ALL MY SODDING TWEETS.
How do you stop tweets appearing in your LinkedIn newsfeed?
Unfortunately there is no way to suppress ONLY updates originating on Twitter. So these are your two choices:
- Hide updates from selected users (click the grey 'Hide' link top right corner of any update).
- Remove a connection from your network (go Contacts/Connections, check the name and Remove Connections, top right)
I'd be delighted if anyone has a solution to this issue. Please let me know in the comments below — many thanks.


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A DROP-in session will be held next week at which villagers can discuss community issues.
Residents in Pelton are invited to raise concerns about their neighbourhood with representatives of the police, Durham County Council and other agencies.
The Safe Durham Partnership is holding the session on Wednesday, December 12, between 10.30am and 12.30pm at Pelton Community Centre, Front Street.
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Impact of a boost dose of 16 Gy on the local control and cosmesis in patients with early breast cancer: The EORTC boost versus no boost trial
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Last Modified: October 23, 2000
Presenter: H. Bartelink
Affiliation: The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Breast conservation therapy (BCT) is a standard of care in the management of patients with early stage breast cancers. BCT results have consistently shown survival equivalence to mastectomy. However, the question remains whether boost is necessary for local tumor control and what its impact is on cosmesis as part of a breast conserving therapy is still unknown. In this study, researchers at the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) reported a phase III randomized trial evaluating the impact of a boost dose of 16 Gy on outcome of patients with early stage breast cancers.
- In this phase III study, a total of 5318 patients with early stage breast cancers who underwent a microscopically complete excision were randomized between no boost or a 16 Gy boost following whole breast irradiation of 50 Gy.
- Median follow-up was 5.1 years.
- For all patients as a whole, younger age ( < 40 years) was the single most significant predictor for local recurrence in the multivariate analysis.
- 5-year actuarial local recurrence rate was 6.8% in the no boost group as compared to 4.3% in the boost group (p < 0.0001), favoring the boost group.
- There was no survival difference between the two groups.
- Cosmetic results appeared to be better in the no boost group, but the difference was not statistically significant.
Author's Conclusions:
- 16 Gy boost reduced the local recurrence by 41% (4.3% vs. 6.8%).
- 16 Gy boost resulted in a slight reduction of cosmetic outcome that was not statistically significant.
- With a median follow-up of 5.1 years, there was no difference in survival between the boost and the no boost group.
- Longer follow-up is needed to draw any definitive conclusions.


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Candace Brown had a past, one that she kept well hidden. Now that she had snagged a promotion at work, she was feeling pretty good about herself - that is until Ryan enters the pictures. Ryan Gentry knows Candy's past. In fact, she's the one who took his virginity ten years ago. Only seeing her unexpectedly throws him off of his game, and he finds himself attracted to the girl he once knew.
Avoiding Ryan becomes Candace's goal, until he lands smack in her office. Can she continue to push him away when chemistry starts to brew? Accepting Ryan into her world means accepting her past, and that's one thing she's still running from. How far would you run to escape your past, and what would you sacrifice to keep a firm grip on your future? Candace Brown is about to find out.
©2013 Ava Catori (P)2013 Ava Catori
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Archive for Thursday, October 30, 2003
De Soto's Johnson clears path to state for Wildcat runners
A reversal of fortune saw the boys and girls De Soto cross country teams flip their luck at regionals.
Last year, the girls fo llowed the lead of a couple of freshmen to the state cross country meet in Wamego. But an injury forced Andrea Young to miss a good portion of her sophomore season, and Carrie Wilbert had an up-and-down season as the girls struggled down the stretch.
Meanwhile, the boys team earned a state berth on the strength of Casey Johnson's talent and experience and the emergence of several freshmen.
Johnson saw his three-meet winning streak come to an end at regionals as he struggled to a faster than usual pace. He still managed second place after running his second-best time.
"The pace was pretty fast to start out," De Soto coach Chris McAfee said. "Casey looked tired and didn't appear to have any strength. He looked as if he was ready to let them (leaders) go, but he hung in there. Then the top three guys sprinted to the finish, and he came in second."
Usual No. 2 runner, Donnie Gardner, ran into the same challenge as Johnson, but finished 18th with a time of 17 minutes and 53-seconds. His fast starts have been a recent concern for McAfee.
"I think it was a matter of nerves at the beginning," McAfee said. "We've been working on getting him out a little slower in races. In three of the last four races, he's been getting out too fast. I think a lot of it is being unsure how to approach races."
Chris Peterson ran his personal best race and was one of the reasons the Wildcats placed as well as they did. His time of 17:45 was good for 15th place.
Tanner McNamara ran a personal record 17:48 and was the third Wildcat to cross the finish line in the s16th position.
Despite not earning medals, Adam Wilcox (35th, 19:11), Matt Woywod (36th, 19:14) and Alex Wayne (41st, 19:36) all played key roles in the success of the Wildcats.
"We couldn't have done it without those ot her guys," McAfee said. "Everybody but Casey and Donnie ran personal bests. They all turned in really good races."
Carrie Wilbert was the only member of the girls team to qualify for the state meet. She paced the Wildcat attack to a fifth-place finish and 113 team points with a 15th best time of 13:02.
"She started off well," McAfee said of Wilbert. "After about three-quarters of a mile she was right where she wanted to be. But then she started to fade and didn't really compete.
"I don't have the answer. I don't know what the magic word is. She was fading and fading, and then she dug in. But by then she had already given up 30 seconds to people."
Melissa Roberts just missed qualifying by three seconds when she clocked in at a 20th-place time of 13:12.
Morgan Frehe, who had been ailing all week, was the third Wildcat across the line in a 24th-place time of 13:24. While Young (26th, 13:30), who was trying to return from an injury, and Katie James (32nd, 13:39) rounded out the runners for De Soto.
Despite her inconsistent year, McAfee thinks Wilbert can have a strong finish at the state meet Saturday in Wamego.
"The top two girls at our regional were from Eudora," McAfee said. "They will both medal at state, and Carrie beat them both this year. I believe that she can medal if she runs like she is capable."
McAfee said that he would have a more guided role in Wilbert's preparations for the state meet."The hilly course they have in Wamego is what he likes, so it plays into his hand," the coach said. "I really wouldn't be surprised if he won
the whole thing. When he gets something in his mind that he wants to do, he usually comes through."
McAfee also cherished the thought of beating Tonganoxie again after losing to them at the Kaw Valley League meet, especially because that meet was the first time the Wildcats lost to the Chieftains all year.
As for Johnson, McAfee predicts a finish somewhere between second and tenth. But he wouldn't be surprised if Johnson finished in the top spot either.
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Alzheimer's test moves detection a big step forward
Updated 11:06 pm, Friday, June 1, 2012
As a neurologist specializing in treating dementia, Dr. Paul Schulz doesn't often get to deliver good news.
But Friday, as he completed a test just approved by the Food and Drug Administration to detect the presence of proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer's disease, Schulz was feeling optimistic.
His patient, a profoundly depressed man in his early 60s, did not appear to have the characteristic deposits of amyloid proteins along the outer sections of his brain.
"I think this may be very good news," said Schulz, a neurologist with the Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. "And whether I give him good news or bad news, at least I'll be able to give him news."
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Texas facts
The Alzheimer's Association projects the number of people age 65 and older in Texas will grow by 74 percent between 2000 and 2025:
2000: 270,000
2010: 340,000
2020: 400,000
2025: 470,000
That in itself is revolutionary. Alzheimer's disease, among the most feared diagnoses in medicine, is predicted to become more common as millions of baby boomers careen toward old age. It can be difficult to diagnose, as its symptoms are confused with other forms of dementia and unrelated diseases.
The test uses a radioactive agent to tag the proteins during a brain imaging scan, a new technique approved last spring for use beginning Friday.
Amyloid proteins are a hallmark of Alzheimer's but previously could be detected only by autopsy after the patient's death. Because of that, Alzheimer's has been diagnosed through cognitive testing and other techniques.
Family diagnoses
The new test offers the promise of earlier detection, but it won't be used on everyone.
Dr. Gustavo C. Roman, medical director of the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at the Methodist Neurological Institute, said patients with memory loss but some uncertainty about their diagnosis are likely to be good candidates.
"Families say, 'My grandma has Alzheimer's,' and in most cases, they are right," he said. "There are cases where it's not that easy to make the diagnosis."
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting 5.4 million people in the United States; all but about 5 percent of them 65 or older. The risk increases with age.
The first symptom is generally memory loss, but other symptoms appear over time. Alzheimer's is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States.
Like several other diseases, depression also can mimic the memory loss of Alzheimer's, said Schulz, who is also associate professor of neurology at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. "You can't tell if it's because their thinking is bad or their mood is bad."
But it can take several years to find the right medication, or combination of medications, to treat severe depression.
By then, if the patient does have Alzheimer's, the disease may have progressed so far that medications to treat it are less effective.
The FDA requires any doctor administering the test to complete a course on interpreting the images.
Cost concerns
Anne Morris, a research specialist with the Alzheimer's Association of Houston and Southeast Texas, said the Alzheimer's Association has convened a task force with the Society of Nuclear Medicine to develop recommendations for the use of amyloid imaging and will release its recommendations later this year.
The association also has raised concerns about the cost, which isn't covered by Medicare.
Schulz estimated the cost at between $3,000 and $5,000; he said he is currently recommending it for people who can afford it and "really want to know the answer," but expects it ultimately will be covered by Medicare and other insurance carriers.
He and Roman suggest one of the most powerful uses for the technology could lie in its ability to speed research, both to determine who is at risk for Alzheimer's and to find new treatments.
Collecting information from people, both those on the trial drug and on a placebo, through neuropsychological tests is time-consuming and hard to quantify, Roman said.
Brain scans to determine if amyloid proteins are growing or shrinking would be tangible evidence of the effectiveness of a medication, he said.
The scans also could help to predict who might be at risk for Alzheimer's before they begin to show symptoms, Schulz said, allowing for possible intervention when it would be more effective.
"With dementia, it's always been the case we can't treat it until they have the symptoms," he said. "Even if the medications have a benefit, the truth is, they still have a lot of impairment."