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By Saundra Young
23 million Americans, 7 million of those children, struggle with asthma. The statistics are sobering. Every day in the United States, 30,000 people have an asthma attack. 40,000 miss school or work because of the disease, emergency rooms see 5,000 asthma patients; 1,000 of those will actually be admitted to the hospital and 11 people will die. Every day. It's one of the country's most common, and most costly diseases.
During an asthma attack the smooth muscle around your trachea, or windpipe, constricts, squeezing down and causing shortness of breath and chest tightness. There is no cure for this chronic disease, and for those who suffer with severe, persistent, debilitating asthma, quality of life can be downright miserable. Treatment has been limited to medications that are often short lived and can potentially have side effects.
But according to Dr. Mario Castro, a pulmonologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, a breakthrough is close at hand. Castro led a clinical trial testing the first ever non-drug treatment for severe asthma. It's called bronchial thermoplasty and he contends that it actually prevents attacks (watch Dr. Sanjay Gupta's report here).
"What bronchial thermoplasty does is it allows us to go down into your windpipes, into your bronchial tubes and deliver a very controlled energy, a controlled heat to the lining of your windpipe," Castro said, "What it results in is that the muscle, the smooth muscle around your windpipe is decreased in the amount and size."
There are three treatments, three weeks apart and no overnight hospital stay. Nearly 300 patients participated in the largest trial of it's kind here in the United States. Those who actually got the treatment logged 84 percent fewer visits to the emergency room than the patients who didn't.
Jenny and Michael McLeland, severe asthma sufferers their entire lives, were both got the thermoplasty.
Both of us experienced a huge change in our asthma symptoms." Jenny said. "The summer following our treatments we did RAGBRAI, which is a weeklong bike ride up in Iowa. So it involved biking about 550 miles and camping over an entire weekend. Prior to the treatment I couldn't sleep outside. I couldn't sit in the grass without getting wheezy. So to be able to make it through an entire week with no problems was just phenomenal."
Two and a half years after the treatment, Jenny hasn't had to make a single visit to the ER. And Michael says he can't put a price on his new-found quality of life.
"I feel like I'm 18, 19 years old and doing anything, it feels like I can do anything I want to now. I've done things that I didn't think I would be able to do. The quality of life– the expenses I don't have to worry about anymore, just kind of the emergency room costs and the physician costs and the medication was expensive."
Dr. Norman Edelman, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association, says anything new that will help these patients is an important advance.
"It's a new concept. Nobody up until now has thought of dealing with asthma by changing the anatomy of the lung.' But Edelman cautions there is a downside. "It's a complex procedure. Local physicians who treat asthma will not be ready to use the technique."
An FDA advisory committee has already recommended approval on several conditions—such as doctors getting the proper training and requiring that the procedure be performed only at a facility with full resuscitation equipment. The FDA is still considering the recommendation.
So, if you're on the highest dose of your asthma medication and feeling like there's no where else to go, help could be just around the corner.
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You have doubtlessly shed a bitter tear over professional fishmouth Steven Tyler's departure from his post as an American Idol judge. Said Tyler in what could loosely be called a statement: "After some long…hard…thoughts…I've decided it's time for me to let go of my mistress 'American Idol' before she boils my rabbit." (That is a Fatal Attraction reference, not the sexual euphemism that I thought it was initially, as in "put your rabbit away, Steven Tyler".) Now it seems that Jennifer Lopez is hinting about leaving and Randy Jackson might step down in favor of a more "mentoring" role. Chaos!
But lo, a new sunrise breaks over the horizon, for Mimi Carey might step in to fill the void. She is in talks to be a new judge along with a "freshened-up" judges' panel that the producers are currently working on. You heard it here first: American Idol is getting a douche.
Awesome, because she's great on television.
Lady Gaga, Lindsay Lohan and Lana Del Rey supposedly had a slumber party at the Chateau Marmont, spending the evening watching old movies and playing cocaine. Did I say cocaine? I meant "old board games." Supposedly it was LiLo's idea, and she and Gaga played dress-up (Lana Del Rey was not included in this part, so I assume she was doing some melancholy, drugged swaying.) This group of people hanging out together is EXACTLY like that scene in The Craft where they beach all those sharks with magic but instead of conjuring "The guardians of the watchtowers of the North" they're conjuring Terry Richardson. [MTV UK]
"Sex and sexuality is not about whether your elbows or knees are wrinkled. A man turns to you and says: 'I love the way you laugh.' That's what's turning him. They love a line around your eye or your mouth, because it tells them you've laughed and you're going to laugh and be forgiving and embracing. Men want to know that you're going to be forgiving and embracing. Believe me when I tell you a 20-year-old is not going to do that.Do I look great or am I in denial because I'm just pretending that it isn't what it is - I'm getting older? But I think because a bunch of 25-year-olds are asking me on dates, I do look better." -Sharon Stone talked about laugh lines in OK! Magazine. [Belfast Telegraph]
A CLUELESS REUNION (?!) is not happening, but didn't that make you read this? On Watch What Happens Live, two of the seminal film's stars, Jeremy Sisto and Donald Faison, joked about a decades-later sequel. Sisto admitted that he was surprised it had never been pitched, but "A 'Clueless' thing where we're, like, parents. If that happens ... that's gonna be a bad day." I must respectfully disagree, Jeremy Sisto. Because getting off the freeway makes you realize how important love is. [HuffPo]
- Madonna is getting sued for a sample she used in "Vogue." [E! Online]
- Charlie Sheen is deleting his Twitter. [Daily Mail]
- David Letterman is crotchety, may or may not have spoiled the ending of The Dark Knight Rises, FUUUUU. [HuffPo]
- Jennifer Lopez is sad for TomKat. [Ace Showbiz]
- Kelly Osbourne kicked Kris Humphries out of "da club." [Monsters And Critics]
- Nicole Scherzinger is pissed as hell at boyfriend Lewis Hamilton for partying with a champagne, girls and J Cole. [Daily Mail]
- Target is now refusing to stock Frank Ocean's new CD because they're assholes. [LA Times]
- And the headline of the day is... "Mila Kunis Appreciates Poorness." [Contact Music]
- I spoke too soon! "Backstreet Boys and New Kids On The Block: Stagehand Sues Over Dangerous Man Hole." [TMZ
- Oprah affirms that Tom Cruise's couch-jumping did not, in fact, doom his marriage. Weird, 'cause I TOTALLY thought that was it, and not the amalgamation of other very real reasons. [E!]
- The National Enquirer said some nasty shit about Tom Cruise's house and his lawyer is responding as if it is a legitimate outlet, which kind of makes it seem like all that nasty shit is true. [THR]
- Robert Pattinson deadpans that he wants to "lick the pages" of Fifty Shades of Grey. He's that over it, you guys. [People]
- The Beebs wants David Beckham to coach his soccer team. [NDTV]
- Florence Welch moved out of her mom's house. [Metro]
- The bad news is, she lost her voice and cancelled a bunch of Florence + The Machine shows. :( [WSJ]
- Sure, a shot of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's new kid is worth less than a Tomkat Divorce Boogaloo photo, but I think "hate" is a little strong. [Janet Charlton's Hollywood]
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Lester gave up six hits, one walk, one HBP, and five runs to the first 13 Orioles -- but then retired 11 in a row, striking out five of six batters at one point. He loaded the bases in the sixth, but escaped.
Meanwhile, the Sox chipped away. Ryan Kalish capped an 11-pitch at-bat with an RBI double in the second. J.D. Drew hit a solo dong in the fifth. In the seventh, Darnell McDonald singled and, one out later, Scutaro hit a two-run shot down the left field line to tie the game at 5-5. Drew walked and scored on Victor Martinez's double to give Boston a 6-5 lead. After David Ortiz was intentionally walked, Beltre's three-run bomb made it 9-5.
Boston kept pace with New York and Tampa Bay. The Yankees beat the A's 4-3 and the Rays beat the Blue Jays 2-1. The Red Sox are 7 GB the Rays in the WC, with 29 games to play.
Arrieta made his debut on June 10 against the Yankees. In 15 starts, the 24-year-old right-hander has a 5.10 ERA. In 83 innings, he has allowed 88 hits and 46 walks, for an unsightly 1.614 WHIP. (Which means he'll throw a complete-game, five-hitter tonight.)Scutaro, SS
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needs to be commended as opposed to criticized. ... [H]e's giving everything he's got and I think that's pretty good.In August, Scutaro batted .237/.273/.298 -- batting either leadoff (22 times) or second (5 times). And he can't throw properly. That's not "pretty good". That's shit. And at this point, there's no reason to keep running him out there every night, a la Mark Loretta in 2006 (.193/.274/.252 in 33 games after August 27).
1906 - Philadelphia's Jack Coombs and Boston's Joe Harris each pitch 24 innings in what will be the longest AL game until May 8, 1984. The A's win 4-1 in 4:47. Coombs faces 89 batters -- going through the Boston lineup nearly 10 times. The innings-pitched record is second only to Joe Oeschger and Leon Cadore, who each went 26 innings on May 1, 1920.
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After taking home the IBEX Innovation Award in September, Volvo Penta is celebrating again, having scooped a DAME Design Award for the top electronic and software-related concept at the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam. The prestigious DAME Design Awards go to the best and most trendsetting new marine equipment and accessories in the industry.
More than 100 products were entered into the seven categories of competition and were assessed for overall design quality, functionality, build quality and use of materials, as well as originality, ergonomics and price/quality ratio. The DAME Design jury liked 'the clean design, intuitive interface and integrated approach' of Volvo Penta's Glass Cockpit system, giving it top honors in the 'Marine Electronics and Marine-related Software' category.
Jointly delivered with Garmin, the fully integrated Glass Cockpit control and monitoring system displays navigation, engine data, warnings, alarms and other information on high-tech, multi-function flat-screen displays at the helm station. Part of Volvo Penta's 'easy boating' concept, the Glass Cockpit makes boat operation more like driving a car, bringing engine control and monitoring into a dashboard that features a common ergonomic user interface.
"We're honored to receive this prestigious DAME Design Award," says Stefan Carlsson, president of Volvo Penta's European business. "Volvo Penta has long been known for its innovative technology in the marine industry. The Glass Cockpit illustrates how we continue to revolutionize boating by making driving and navigating easier than ever."
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Study: Even ancient mummies had clogged arteries
LONDON - Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever study of mummies searching for the condition.
Researchers say that suggests heart disease may be more a natural part of human aging rather than being directly tied to contemporary risk factors like smoking, eating fatty foods and not exercising.
CT scans of 137 mummies showed evidence of atherosclerosis, or hardened arteries, in one third of those examined, including those from ancient people believed to have healthy lifestyles. Atherosclerosis causes heart attacks and strokes. More than half of the mummies were from Egypt, while the rest were from Peru, southwest America and the Aleutian islands in Alaska. The mummies were from about 3800 B.C. to 1900 A.D.
"Heart disease has been stalking mankind for over 4,000 years all over the globe," said Dr. Randall Thompson, a cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City and the paper's lead author.
The mummies with clogged arteries were older at the time of their death, around 43 versus 32 for those without the condition. In most cases, scientists couldn't say whether the heart disease killed them.
The study results were announced Sunday at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology in San Francisco and simultaneously published online in the journal Lancet.
Thompson said he was surprised to see hardened arteries even in people like the ancient Aleutians, who were presumed to have a healthy lifestyle as hunter-gatherers.
"I think it's fair to say people should feel less guilty about getting heart disease in modern times," he said. "We may have oversold the idea that a healthy lifestyle can completely eliminate your risk."
Thompson said there could be unknown factors that contributed to the mummies' narrowed arteries.
He said the Ancestral Puebloans who lived in underground caves in modern-day Colorado and Utah used fire for heat and cooking, producing a lot of smoke.
"They were breathing in a lot of smoke, and that could have had the same effect as cigarettes," he said.
Previous studies have found evidence of heart disease in Egyptian mummies, but the Lancet paper is the largest survey so far and the first to include mummies elsewhere in the world.
Dr. Frank Ruehli of the University of Zurich, who runs the Swiss Mummy Project, said it was clear atherosclerosis was notably present in antiquity and agreed there might be a genetic predisposition to the disease.
"Humans seem to have a particular vulnerability (to heart disease), and it will be interesting to see what genes are involved," he said. Ruehli was not connected to the study. "This is a piece in the puzzle that may tell us something important about the evolution of disease."
Other experts warned against reading too much into the mummy data.
Dr. Mike Knapton, associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation said calcified arteries could also be caused by other ailments including endocrine disorders and that it was impossible tell from the CT scans if the types of calcium deposits in the mummies were the kind that would have sparked a heart attack or stroke.
"It's a fascinating study, but I'm not sure we can say atherosclerosis is an inevitable part of aging," he said, citing the numerous studies that have showed strong links between lifestyle factors and heart disease.
Researcher Thompson advised people to live as healthy a lifestyle as possible, noting that the risk of heart disease could be reduced with good eating habits, not smoking and exercising. "We don't have to end up like the mummies," he said.


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Veteran righty power hitter should provide Washington with depth off bench
PHILADELPHIA -- Mike Rizzo and Davey Johnson were looking for a veteran, right-handed bat to add to their bench. They found one in Scott Hairston.
The Nationals acquired Hairston, an outfielder, from the Cubs on Monday, and in return they dealt Minor League right-hander Ivan Pineyro. Hairston, 33, brings with him 10 years of Major League experience as well as a .268 career average and .818 OPS against lefties.
"That's the move we were waiting to make," said Rizzo, Washington's general manager. "We felt good about the left-handed side of our bench, and just wanted a little bit more pop on the right side, a guy who can handle some left-handed pitching."
Hairston hit just .172 in 52 games with the Cubs, but managed to hit eight homers in 99 at-bats. Hairston is a .244 lifetime hitter, and Johnson said he remembers Hairston hitting a few homers against his teams.
The Nationals manager added Hairston is "the kind of player we need."
"We have a pretty set lineup, but we need a veteran presence on the bench, not some youngster," Johnson said. "And he knows pitchers and he knows what he needs to do to be able to hit."
Hairston comes from a family with a rich baseball history, and Washington is the sixth different stop in his Major League career. Due to some travel issues, Hairston was a little late arriving to Philadelphia, where the Nationals opened a four-game series Monday. Tyler Moore was sent down to Triple-A to make room for Hairston.
Johnson did not have Hairston in the lineup Monday, but said he planned on giving him a start against the Phillies, whom Hairston has had success against during his career. Hairston has a .307 batting average and 12 homers in 45 games against Philadelphia, and has a .400 average, five homers and five doubles against Cole Hamels, Tuesday's starter.
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Home Energy Magazine Online January/February 1999
The State of TrainingIt's been 25 years since the first oil embargo. The resulting surge of interest in energy conservation spawned new industries and professions devoted to raising the efficiency of homes. Over the intervening decades, energy conservation professionals have developed new home-performance diagnostic equipment and techniques. Acquiring the skills needed for improving home performance requires training, both in the classroom and in the field. One article in this issue presents a snapshot of the nation's ability to train energy conservation professionals. It contains both positive and worrisome trends.
The Guide to Training Programs for Home Performance Professionals on page 32 covers everything from the fundamentals of weatherization to using blower doors to infrared imaging to the maintenance of air conditioners and furnaces. The list is by no means complete, and we hope to publish an expanded version on our Web site as we track down more information. Energy efficiency information can also be an integral part of normal construction and appliance maintenance courses, but we are not attempting to include these courses in our list.
At first glance, the list appears extensive and impressive. Closer examination, however, suggests a more uncertain situation. For example, there are few scheduled courses. Much of this training is now given only upon request, and some of it is just a side activity for companies that sell other products or services. Moreover, training provided through public programs, such as weatherization and utility programs, has declined. This is not surprising, because many public programs and utility efficiency programs have been drastically cut back recently, partly in response to the deregulation of the electric industry (see Utilities Unplug Efficiency Programs, p. 7). Unfortunately, such training programs are often the entry point for technicians who go on to become experts in the energy conservation field.
Another article in this issue, Wisconsin Utilities Prime the Whole-House Pump (p. 13), shows just how critical utility training can be for the diffusion of specialized home performance skills. Two utilities are training contractors to use whole-house approaches to increase efficiency and customer comfort. Wisconsin was lucky because there was enough expertise available for these limited training programs. But many other states are not as fortunate.
On a national scale, the Clinton-Gore administration seeks to reduce the country's CO2 emissions through several national buildings programs. Clinton's Solar Roofs program needs thousands of trained contractors if it is to achieve its goal of one million solar installations by 2010. The federal Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Homes program and the Department of Energy's Building America program (see Builders Find New Technologies Paying Off, p. 18) have similarly ambitious plans and similarly large-scale staffing needs.
However, Home Energy's survey of training programs indicates that the nation's capacity for training is tiny. If even 1% of new homes and retrofits suddenly required true home energy professionals and specialists, today's training facilities and trainers would be overwhelmed. They would be incapable of providing the courses, manuals, videos, and telephone hotlines they would need to meet the increased demand for their services.
The good news from our training survey is that an array of specialized services are available to improve the skills of home energy professionals. The bad news is that this infrastructure is dangerously thin. We don't need another energy crisis to remind us of how important energy efficiency is. Without adequate training for energy professionals, the progress we have made toward increasing home performance and efficiency will come to a halt.
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Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Nephropathy
What is IgA nephropathy?
IgA nephropathy is a chronic kidney disease that may progress over a period of 10 to 20 years, and can lead to end-stage renal disease. It is caused by deposits of the protein immunoglobulin A (IgA) inside the glomeruli (filters) within the kidney. These glomeruli normally filter waste and excess water from the blood and send them to the bladder as urine. However, the IgA protein prevents this filtering process. This may lead to the following:
Blood and protein in the urine
Swelling in the hands and feet
What causes IgA nephropathy?
The IgA protein is a normal part of the body's immune system. It is not known what causes IgA deposits in the glomeruli; however, in more than 10 percent of affected families, IgA nephropathy is inherited by an autosomal dominant gene. Autosomal dominant inheritance means that the gene is located on one of the autosomes (chromosome pairs 1 through 22). This means that males and females are equally affected, and dominant means that only one gene is necessary to have the trait. When a parent has a dominant trait, there is a 50 percent chance that any child he or she has will also inherit the trait.
IgA nephropathy is a very heterogeneous condition, which means that the presentation varies greatly between individuals and families. In fact, some people who inherit the gene may not have any symptoms, but could pass the gene on to the next generation. Men are affected more often than women.
What are the symptoms of IgA nephropathy?
IgA nephropathy is a silent disease that may go undetected for years, but the onset is usually before the age of 40. The most common symptom is blood in the urine. It takes many years to progress to the stage where it causes detectable complications, such as swelling, recurrent upper respiratory infections, or intestinal disease.
How is IgA nephropathy diagnosed?
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for IgA nephropathy may include the following:
Measurement of blood pressure
Measurement of blood cholesterol levels
Measurement of protein levels in the urine
Measurement of protein levels in the blood
Kidney biopsy (to identify IgA deposits). A procedure in which tissue samples are removed (with a needle or during surgery) from the kidney for examination under a microscope; to determine if cancer or other abnormal cells are present.
What is the treatment for IgA nephropathy?
Specific treatment for IgA nephropathy will be determined by your doctor based on:
Your age, overall health, and medical history
Extent of the disease
Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the disease
Your opinion or preference
Treatment may include:
Diet modification
Cholesterol reduction
Cessation of smoking
Exercise and maintenance of normal body weight
High fluid intake
Blood pressure control
Treatment focuses on slowing the progression of the disease and preventing complications, such as high blood pressure, which further damages the glomeruli. Two groups of blood pressure medications--angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)--help protect kidney function by lowering blood pressure and decreasing the loss of protein in the urine, and are most effective at achieving the treatment goals when taken simultaneously. (Women who are pregnant should not take these medications as they can damage the unborn baby.)
Researchers funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases are conducting studies to understand how the IgA deposits are formed and whether dietary supplements, such as fish oil, or medications, such as prednisone, can inhibit kidney inflammation and scarring.


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Top three questions facing the Los Angeles Lakers
- Lakers need to answer the Steve Nash question, the Dwight Howard question and Pau Gasol question
LOS ANGELES – Many of the Los Angeles Lakers' fans are questioning the team's baffling, bumbling start. A 9-12 record by the popular preseason choice to challenge for the Western Conference title has even Magic Johnson asking on twitter: "what is the strategy, identity and purpose for the team?"
Others question the choice of Mike D'Antoni over Phil Jackson as coach to replace the fired Mike Brown last month.
While those type of queries are fodder for debate on sports radio, there are three key questions D'Antoni, who succeeded Brown after a 1-4 start, needs to answer if he hopes to get things headed in the right direction.
D'Antoni has already said the return of point guard Steve Nash is key to the team's fortunes. Nash was a master at running D'Antoni's offensive system when the two were together in Phoenix.
Once Nash returns, the Lakers are hoping to get better play from big men Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol. Howard is not taking a lot of shots and is missing a lot of free throws. Gasol hasn't seemed to get going in the offense at all.
The Lakers hope to find some answers as they head out for a four-game road trip, beginning tonight in Cleveland.
Can Nash be the savior?
D'Antoni, starting with his introductory news conference, insisted that the Lakers would turn things around just as soon as Nash, who suffered a small fracture in his left leg in the second game of the season, got back in the lineup.
"Give him an hour and a half," D'Antoni said about how long Nash would need to fix what ailed the Lakers offense.
D'Antoni envisioned Nash running something akin to the Showtime offense that Magic Johnson ran in the 1980s. That seems a little far-fetched given how the Lakers have struggled to get out on the break and produce easy baskets. They were outscored 19-4 by the Utah Jazz on fast break points in their most recent loss – a defensive nightmare (117-110) Sunday night, when the boo birds came out in the fourth quarter.
The main Lakers players are old by NBA standards, with the exception of Howard (27). Bryant is 34, Gasol 32, Metta World Peace 33.
And the oldest of all is the one whose return they so eagerly await – Nash, the two-time MVP, a probable future Hall of Famer, who will turn 39 years old in February, whose scoring average dropped from 14.7 to 12.5 last season, who is a liability on defense and who hasn't played in six weeks and probably isn't going to play for another two weeks.
D'Antoni speculated Sunday that Nash might return at some point on the upcoming road trip but Nash told USA TODAY Sports that won't happen.
"I think it will be at least another two weeks," Nash said. "I can move. I can shoot. I just can't run full speed. And I'm not even in shape. I'll probably need at least a week of practice once I start running."
OK, then can he save the Lakers?
"I hope I can make a difference," Nash says. "I think the team is close to doing well on their own. It's hard. It's like a second training camp. The guys haven't had a lot of time to practice under Mike.
"We really haven't had a chance to play together in a new system, and we're trying to fight through that."
Nash says when he watches the team, what he thinks is missing most is "just time together. It's been a really difficult truncated season."
With the losses mounting – four in the past five games, including the two most recent home games (against Orlando and Utah) – will there be enough time to turn things around when Nash returns?
"I don't know, we'll see," Nash says. "I think anything is possible with this team. If we stick together and work hard, I think the sky's the limit. But we've got a tall task ahead of us."
Will Dwight Howard get going?
Howard's numbers are down (from 20.6 points and 14.5 rebounds per game last season in Orlando to 18.4 and 11.7 so far this season) and his frustration is up.
And, of course, his free throws are a disaster.
"It's psychological at this point," NBA analyst and former player Charles Barkley said on the Dan Patrick radio show. "I played on the second Olympic team with Shaquille O'Neal. At practice he made 85% of his free throws. I saw something that said Dwight shoots like 80% at practice. But once you lose it psychologically, you don't have that confidence. Think about it, he don't even have a bad stroke."
Howard's faith in the team, though, is strong, even after the Lakers' embarrassing defensive face plant against Utah Sunday.
"We know we're struggling," he says. "This is a time when a lot of teams might fold and might break up and stop trusting each other. But for us to win a championship, we have to stay focused and stay together. It's a long process and a long season. If we do that, we'll be playing better come June. I really believe we can do something special here. It's going to take time, and we're not going to lose faith."
Come June . . . well, don't accuse Howard of being a pessimist. He did let some negative emotions out on Sunday, though, when the Lakers were outscored 54-34 in the paint and Howard, for all his size and quickness, was unable to hold off the onslaught.
Howard, a three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, was frustrated at the lack of rotation by his teammates and by a failure to help him when he left his man to try to block or challenge a shot.
"He should be (frustrated)," Bryant says. "He's covering a lot of ground for guys. He can't do everything defensively. He's doing as much as he can."
Some nights, Howard is not doing a whole lot offensively, such as his 11-point game against Utah, when he produced just 10 field goal attempts in 42 minutes.
The reason is two-fold. Utah double-teamed him almost immediately, and he passed out to open teammates. On Sunday, that worked well at times, as the Lakers made 15 of 28 three-point shots (and still lost by seven).
"I could force the issue, get fouled and stuff like that, but if guys are open, I've got to trust these guys to knock down shots," Howard says. "That will ease up the double teams."
The other reason is that, until Nash returns, the ball is in Bryant's hands most of the time, and Bryant is playing a lot of minutes (37.4 per game), and Bryant has taken more shots than any other player in the league (about 20 per game) and, well, you may remember that Bryant and a big dominant center named Shaquille O'Neal had a disagreement or two about how the Lakers offense should be run.
Howard is asked if 10 shots in 42 minutes is enough and he measures his words carefully.
"Listen," he says, "we're going to get it together. We're going to find a way to play inside out. We're going to find a way to make sure I have the ball enough. If they leave me one on one, I'm going to have a great opportunity to score. If they double-team me, I have to trust my teammates. That's how we build chemistry, and we will get it done."
There's also the fact that Howard just isn't quite at full strength yet after having undergone back surgery. How much less than 100% is he?
"I don't know," he says. "I can't tell you. I've got a lot more progress to make. But it'll get there. I just have to stay with it, do what I can now and play as hard as I can."
Gasol hasn't played since Bryant publicly suggested to the slumping Spanish forward nine days ago: "Put your big-boy pants on."
But the Lakers say his four-game absence is not because of pouting. He has been resting knees that are sore from tendinitis.
Still considered one of the most skilled post men in the league, Gasol has been lost in the new offense. With Howard dominating space down low, the 7-foot Gasol has mostly set up on the perimeter and has been turned into a mid-range jump shooter or passer. As a result, he is averaging 13.0 points and shooting 42% from the field, both career lows.
D'Antoni had taken to benching Gasol in the fourth quarter, explaining, "We just have to be a more dynamic team. We're slow right now."
Before last season, the Lakers traded Gasol in a deal that brought them Chris Paul -- a trade that was rescinded by Commissioner David Stern. Since then, Gasol has known he was not valued as highly as he once was, and his play this season hasn't done anything to change that perception.
Yet D'Antoni remains intrigued about Nash and Gasol, both smart players and clever passers, playing together, and he insists that Gasol will be back in the starting lineup when he returns. That could be as early as tonight.
"We need to find him and Steve in there together and look at it and make a good assessment," D'Antoni says. "I envision him being really good at what he does at the four (power forward)."
For now, he's ruling out a sixth man role for Gasol.
"I'm not going to mess with Pau," he says. "He's too important to the team and he's earned it and he's too good of a player to even go there. That would be a last resort."
It was a season that started with some people predicting 60, even 70 wins, a season seemingly certain to end in the NBA Finals. Now, a fourth of the way through, it's a season of questions, and the answers seem to be a whole lot of maybes.


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September 16th, 2011
Pat Robertson makes controversial Alzheimer's claims
Pat Robertson, former presidential candidate and well-known televangelist, gave advice on his TV talk show "The 700 Club" this week that doesn't sit well with some people familiar with Alzheimer's disease.
A viewer named Andreas asked about his friend, who started seeing another woman after his wife developed Alzheimer's: "He says that he should be allowed to see other people, because his wife as he knows her is gone. I'm not sure what to tell him. Please help."
Robertson acknowledged that this is a "terribly hard thing" but also said the person in question is correct. "I know it sounds cruel, but if he's going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again, but to make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking after her," he said.
"Isn't that the vow we take when we marry someone, that's for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer?" his co-anchor asked.
There is the vow of "till death do us part," but Alzheimer's is "a kind of death," he said.
Time.com: Pat Robertson's worst gaffes
Paul R. Wolpe, director of the Emory Center for Ethics in Atlanta, takes issue with the idea that spouses of Alzheimer's patients don't have to have any fealty to their spouses because of the disease.
"I think he misunderstands how important emotional support is to people with Alzheimer's. Except for the most extreme and close to death people with Alzheimer's, they respond to emotional context. The emotional part of their lives is the last part to go," he said.
It's extremely therapeutic in many cases for people to maintain relationships with their spouses with Alzheimer's, he said. There are situations in which a spouse will choose to divorce a spouse with Alzheimer's or start a relationship with someone else while remaining married but will continue to remain connected to the Alzheimer's patient.
Wolpe is troubled by the idea that it's OK to abandon an Alzheimer's patient because he or she is already dead.
"I think abandoning a spouse because they have Alzheimer's is unethical. Divorcing them or not divorcing them isn't an issue to me so much; it's abandonment," he said. Robertson "did not say you have any responsibility to continue to try to support them emotionally, to visit them."
Not everyone took such a hard stance on Robertson's remarks. Beth Kallmyer, senior director of constituent services at the Alzheimer's Association, emphasized how stressful it is for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients to watch their loved ones in this condition, which can result in their grieving for a spouse while he or she is still alive.
As for whether Alzheimer's is a kind of death, Kallmyer said she understands that some people may see it this way but said this also raises the need for education about the disease. "That person, even in the end stages, is still a person with a full history and a life that's been lived," she said.
But it can feel like the person is slowly dying. Kallmyer and colleagues get calls from caregivers who don't know how to talk to their spouses anymore. To that, she says:
"Talk to them like you used to talk to them. Do you know a favorite song that you could sing? To continue to have those conversations, and when people in the later stages are engaged with like that, there is a reaction, people react, and they can benefit from that," she said.
If you have a question or need support, call the Alzheimer's Association's 24-hour hot line at 1-800-272-3900.
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Alcohol and diet soda may be a bad mix
Saving calories at the bar may not be a good thing.
Researchers gave college students vodka drinks with regular soda and with diet soda, and the diet soda group got more intoxicated, faster - about 20% more intoxicated than those who mixed regular soda with liquor, according to research published Tuesday in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Sugar in your mixed drink actually slows down the effects of alcohol, researchers say.
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Scientists at Northern Kentucky University asked students who were social drinkers to come to their lab on separate days to test the effects of alcohol. During one visit, the students drank vodka with diet soda and at another session they mixed the vodka with a sugar-sweetened soft drink. Each beverage had the potency of about four mixed drinks, a dose that has been shown to raise blood alcohol levels to about the legal driving limit. At each visit, the students downed their drink in about 10 minutes.
The results
"What you choose to mix your alcohol with could possibly be the difference between breaking or not breaking the law," says study author Cecile Marczinski, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Science at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky.
The students also completed computer tasks testing their reaction times, mimicking what they might face while driving. Those drinking the diet soda were slower to react.
But the students said they felt the same no matter what they drank, even though tests showed the diet drinkers were about one-fifth more intoxicated. To put that in perspective, you'd have to add almost a whole other shot of vodka to the sugar-sweetened drink to equal the potency of the diet drink mixture.
"The subjects were unaware of this difference, as measured by various subjective ratings including feelings of intoxication, impairment, and willingness to drive," says Marczinski.
Another study measuring alcohol levels in people leaving bars or night clubs also found that diet soda/liquor drinkers were more impaired.
"Marczinski's findings are very consistent with what we've found in the field in a natural drinking environment. When the mixer is diet soda, the bar patrons tend to have somewhat higher intoxication levels than when they consume regular soda," says Dennis Thombs, professor and chair of the Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health at the University of North Texas in Fort Worth.
People often mix diet soda and alcohol to save on calories. And women make this choice more than men. But Marczinski says it's not worth the trade-offs."It's much more harmful to the brain, to your liver, if you have a higher blood alcohol level. A few extra calories is not going to make that much difference (in your weight)," says Marczinski. In her study, students drinking the diet mixture only reduced their calorie count by 130.
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That's not the case with regular soda and liquor. Experts say the stomach treats this combination as if it's food. Digestion slows everything down, delaying the release of alcohol into our system, and spreading it out over a longer period of time.
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WASHINGTON – Two days before President Barack Obama's first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried Saturday to settle a brewing mystery by releasing a photo to back his claim to be a skeet shooter.
Obama had set inquiring minds spinning when, in an interview with The New Republic magazine, he answered "yes" when asked if he had ever fired a gun. The admission came as a surprise to many.
"Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time," Obama said in the interview released last weekend, referring to the official presidential retreat in rural Maryland, which he last visited in October while campaigning for re-election. Asked whether the entire family participates, the president said: "Not the girls, but oftentimes guests of mine go up there."
Obama never mentioned skeet shooting prior to that interview.
The White House photo released Saturday is dated Aug. 4, 2012. The caption says Obama is shooting clay targets on the range at Camp David. Obama is seen holding a gun against his left shoulder, his left index finger on the trigger and smoke coming from the barrel. He is wearing jeans, a dark blue, short-sleeved polo shirt, sunglasses and earmuffs.
The National Rifle Association, which has rejected Obama's proposals, scoffed at the photo.
"One picture does not erase a lifetime of supporting every gun ban and every gun-control scheme imaginable," said Andrew Arulanandam, the organization's spokesman.
The NRA opposes Obama's call for Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and says requiring background checks for all gun purchases would be ineffective because the administration isn't doing enough to enforce existing gun laws.
Asked at Monday's press briefing how frequently Obama shoots skeet and whether photos existed, White House press secretary Jay Carney said he didn't know how often. Pictures may exist, he said, but he hadn't seen any.
"Why haven't we heard about it before?" Carney was asked.
"Because when he goes to Camp David, he goes to spend time with his family and friends and relax, not to produce photographs," Carney said.
Obama is accompanied almost everywhere by at least one White House photographer.
Carney declined to comment on the decision to release the photo, which he had announced on Twitter. The release appeared to be part of a strategy to portray Obama as sympathetic to gun owners and opponents of his gun-control measures who argue the proposals would infringe on an individual's Second Amendment right to bear arms.
A top official with the National Skeet Shooting Association said the photo suggests Obama is a novice shooter.
"This isn't something he's done very often because of how he's standing, how he has the gun mounted," said Michael Hampton, executive director of the San Antonio-based association.
Hampton said Obama's remark about "skeet shooting all the time" and the White House photo would have met less skepticism had the president spoken about his hobby months before this new debate over guns in the U.S.
"Once it becomes controversial and there's problems, to talk about it then, that's where it becomes very debatable and is not being received as well as if he would have done this six months ago," Hampton said.
In interview, appearing in The New Republic's Feb. 11 issue, Obama said gun-control advocates should be better listeners in the debate over firearms, which was sparked by the December killing of elementary school pupils in Connecticut. He also declared his deep respect for the long tradition of hunting in this country.
"I have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations. And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake," Obama said. "Part of being able to move this forward is understanding the reality of guns in urban areas are very different from the realities of guns in rural areas. And if you grew up and your dad gave you a hunting rifle when you were 10, and you went out and spent the day with him and your uncles, and that became part of your family's traditions, you can see why you'd be pretty protective of that."
"So it's trying to bridge those gaps that I think is going to be part of the biggest task over the next several months. And that means that advocates of gun control have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes," Obama said.
His gun control measures also have met resistance on Capitol Hill.
In Minneapolis on Monday, Obama plans to make remarks and discuss his proposals with local and law enforcement officials during a stop at the police department's special operations center. He's also expected to hear from community members about their experiences with gun violence.
Obama announced his proposals in mid-January, about a month after the Dec. 14 shooting deaths of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
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The Enchanted Garden: Colors in Motion – Sculptures by Dorothy Gillespie
July 11, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
The Enchanted Garden: Colors in Motion
Sculptures by Dorothy M. Gillespie
The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park
Oct. 15, 2021 – Oct. 2023
Free to the Public, Dawn to Dusk
RoCA is proud to present the The Enchanted Garden: Colors in Motion exhibit as a part of a tribute to the 20th Century artist and feminist, Dorothy Gillespie. The exhibit will open October 15th in The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park at RoCA.
Dorothy Gillespie's joyful and brilliantly colored starbursts glimmer hanging from the trees as well as lining the pathway. The pieces create an enchanted garden of colors in motion. Though stationary they seem to possess a kinetic quality. Two larger pieces can be seen at the entry to RoCA. The exhibit was partially installed this summer and will be completed for exhibit October 15th. The exhibit will remain on display through October 2023.
Gillespie (1920-2012) was born in Roanoke, VA and lived in Nyack during the later years of her life. She pioneered joyful, new directions of metal sculpture and is best known for large-scale, colorfully painted arrangements of cut aluminum strips curling, radiating, or undulating in giant arrangements of ribbons, enchanted towers, or bursting fireworks. She was well known as a painter, sculptor and installation artist whose work incorporated many significant 20th-century trends in art.
During Dorothy Gillespie's youth … "girls did not attend art school, at least not 'nice' girls," said Gillespie in 2010. Nevertheless, she was determined to be an artist and attended the Maryland Institute College in Baltimore. She was more fortunate than women sculptors in the 19th Century who were mostly hired as studio assistants by established male sculptors with few exhibitions. Harriet Hosmer, Emma Stebbins, Edmonia Lewis, Frances Grimes and Helen Mears were some of the few who made names in the arts as women during that time. They did not pursue monumental work as frequently as men did and mostly produced works in bronze and consistent middle-class demand for small-scale sculpture to decorate the home and garden. Today many more women are now entering traditional male dominated sculpture roles in metal, wood and stone, thanks to the pioneering activism of women like Dorothy Gillespie in the 20th century.
An influential force in the women's movement, Gillespie encouraged more women's art in museums and art in public spaces. In 1970, Gillespie joined Women in the Arts and created picket signs protesting at the Whitney Museum demanding that the curators choose more women artists for their "Annual exhibition. The demonstration worked, and more women artists were chosen for the show. Although the increase was very slow, over time it increased from 8 percent to 40 percent. Gillespie was the Founder of the Women Artists Historical Archives of the Women's Interart Center in NY, NY, filming and taping interviews of some of the most important women artists of the 20th century as well as presenting her own radio show. Gillespie along with Joyce Weinstein founded a group called the NY Professional Women Artists. The 14 members lectures at Universities and wrote articles to encourage other women artists.
Gillespie also coordinated a course to educate and enlighten women in the visual arts, after being invited to teach at The New School in NYC. The intent was to prepare women for a new, more aggressive role to function in the art world. Due to her already busy schedule, she asked artist Alice Barber to share the task of revealing to the young students the 'system' that drove the NY art world and how to succeed. In 1974 she organized an innovative outdoor exhibition, Walk Through Art, mounted in Central Park, Battery Park, and Rockefeller Center, then travelling to fifty colleges, universities and street fairs. Compelled to involve viewers in her work, she created large 7 ft high triangles of art for people to walk through the sculptures. Gillespie has held positions of designing programs as a Professor of Art, being a Board of Trustees for more than one college or art center, as a visiting artist in residency and as the Chairperson of the Fine Arts Committee for the International Women's Art Festival.
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Among her many honors, Gillespie received the Alice Baber Art Fund, Inc. Grant Award: a Doctor of Pedagogy from Niagara University in Niagara Falls, A Doctor of Fine Arts (Honoris Causa) from Caldwell College in Caldwell, NY, an Allied Professions Award from the Virginia Society, the American Institute of Architects in Richmond, VA., the Distinguished Alumni Award from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, the Outstanding Services Award from University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women's Caucus for Art, and the Gala 8 "Distinguished Woman" Award at Birmingham Southern College.
The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park is open from dawn to dusk, free to the public. Brochures can be picked up at the registration desk. For more information visit: www.rocklandartcenter.org or call 845-358-0877.
This exhibition was made possible thanks to the generous support of The Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation and Gary Israel.
RoCA's programs are made possible, in part, with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Funding is also made possible by the County of Rockland.
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- Accused man was in tears when his victim was found
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- Child had endured mistreatment throughout her short life
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl who lived next door cried the day her body was found in a nearby vacant home, neighbors said Tuesday.
Police in Bentonville arrested Zachary Holly, 28, on Monday — about a week after Jersey Bridgeman's body was found next to the mobile home where Holly lived.
Holly is being held in the Benton County Jail on capital murder, kidnapping and residential burglary charges. He is due in court Wednesday. Prosecutor Van Stone said Tuesday he didn't know whether Holly had a lawyer. Public defender Jay Saxton didn't respond to an email seeking comment.
Jersey, whose father and stepmother are in prison for chaining her to a dresser last year, was found dead just minutes after someone reported her missing on Nov. 20.
One neighbor, Julie Pickard, said Tuesday that Holly wept before authorities brought Jersey's body out of the vacant home.
"He was crying for a long time," said Pickard, who lives on the other side of home where Jersey's body was found.
Later that day, Pickard said police knocked on her door and told her to let them know if she saw a man wearing Mountain Dew pajama pants.
"(Holly) was wearing Mountain Dew pajama pants," Pickard said.
Bentonville Police Chief Jon Simpson wouldn't release details Tuesday of how Jersey died or what led police to Holly, nor would he discuss possible motives.
No one answered the door Tuesday at the mobile home where police say Holly lived with his wife. A child's bicycle rested on a patch of grass near the home in the town that's about 215 miles northwest of Little Rock.
Simpson told The Associated Press the couple didn't have any children, but that Holly's wife has a child who is "pretty much the same age as our victim." Simpson described Holly as "an acquaintance" and a friend of Jersey's family.
Next door, a child's bike with training wheels lay in front of the house where police said Jersey lived with her mother, DesaRae Bridgeman. Nearby was a deflated balloon decorated with the kinds of princesses fill that little girls' dreams.
Less than a mile away, Jersey's family buried the little girl who lived through more than her share of hardship. Police said the family requests privacy as they grieve.
Jersey's death comes after her father and stepmother chained the girl to a dresser last year. David Bridgeman told investigators he restrained his daughter to prevent her from getting into medication and other things around the house in Rogers.
David Bridgeman and stepmother Jana Bridgeman pleaded guilty in June to false imprisonment, permitting abuse of a minor and endangering the welfare of a minor. She is serving a 12-year prison sentence, plus three years for a probation revocation. He is serving an 18-year prison sentence.
Simpson, the police chief, said Holly worked at a fast-food restaurant called The Flying Burrito Company. The manager, Tabitha Stevens, confirmed that Holly worked there, but declined to comment any further.
Simpson said many questions about the investigation will be answered when a probable cause affidavit is released Wednesday.
In the meantime, those who knew Jersey are remembering the little girl who was still joyful despite what was, by all indications, a difficult life.
"I don't know how she dealt with it, but she dealt with it and she still smiled the whole time," family friend Mike Whitcomb said.