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By Julia Calderone As we sat in my car outside a silent movie theater in Los Angeles, my friend anxiously opened a plastic bag containing a white T-shirt she'd slept in for the past three nights. "Does it smell like me?" she asked nervously, gesturing the open end toward my face. I stuck my nose into the bag and inhaled. We were about to attend a pheromone-based speed dating party with the following rules: 1. Find a clean white T-shirt. 2. Sleep in only that shirt for three consecutive nights. 3. Bring the shirt to the party sealed in a bag. As we walked into the theater, coordinators assigned each of our bags a unique color-coded sticker (pink for female, blue for male), and tossed them into a pile. A pack of hipsters nursing PBRs sat in the wooden theater seats, slightly amused by the bizarre 70s Egyptian-themed silent porn projected onto the screen. In the courtyard, 20-somethings mingled by the outdoor bar. Did they think alcohol would make us okay with sniffing strangers' dirty laundry? Mounds of bags sat on two long tables – beckoning our nostrils. We were instructed to sniff as many T-shirts of the sex we were attracted to, and select shirts that innately smelled the sexiest. I came across bag number 166, which shockingly smelled exactly like my grandmother's house – a delightful mix of Christmas and chicken parmesan. The point was to trust our instincts, right? I went with it. © 2013 Scientific American
Keyword: Chemical Senses (Smell & Taste); Aggression
Link ID: 19005 - Posted: 12.06.2013
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR A high body mass and a large waist are both associated with self-reported hearing loss, a new study has found. Researchers used data from a 20-year prospective study of 68,421 women who were25 to 42 years old at the start. After controlling for age, smoking, diabetes, hypertension and other factors, they found that the higher the body mass index, the greater the risk for hearing loss. Compared with women with a B.M.I. under 25, those with an index of 25 to 29 had an 8 percent increased risk. The numbers kept going up in tandem: 11 percent for 30 to 34, 16 percent for 35 to 39 and 19 percent for those above 40. The increasing risk associated with larger waist circumference followed a similar pattern. The study, published in the December issue of The American Journal of Medicine, found that moderate physical activity — as little as four hours of walking a week — also reduced the risk for hearing loss. Researchers found no further advantage in more vigorous exercise. The lead author, Dr. Sharon G. Curhan, a clinical researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, suggested that obesity might compromise blood flow to the inner ear, and that exercise might improve it, which could explain the associations. "Hearing loss may not be an inevitable part of growing older," she said. "There may be things we can do to prevent it." Copyright 2013 The New York Times Company
Keyword: Hearing; Aggression
Link ID: 19004 - Posted: 12.06.2013
By Helen Briggs BBC News An anti-tuberculosis vaccine could prevent multiple sclerosis, early research suggests. A small-scale study by researchers at the Sapienza University of Rome has raised hopes that the disease can be warded off when early symptoms appear. More research is needed before the BCG vaccine can be trialled on MS patients. The MS Society said the chance to take a safe and effective preventative treatment after a first MS-like attack would be a huge step forward. MS is a disease affecting nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing problems with muscle movement, balance and vision. Early signs include numbness, vision difficulties or problems with balance. About half of people with a first episode of symptoms go on to develop MS within two years, while 10% have no more problems. In the study, published in the journal Neurology, Italian researchers gave 33 people who had early signs of MS an injection of BCG vaccine. The other 40 individuals in the study were given a placebo. After five years, 30% of those who received the placebo had not developed MS, compared with 58% of those vaccinated. "These results are promising, but much more research needs to be done to learn more about the safety and long-term effects of this live vaccine," said study leader Dr Giovanni Ristori. "Doctors should not start using this vaccine to treat MS or clinically isolated syndrome." BBC © 2013
Keyword: Multiple Sclerosis
Link ID: 19003 - Posted: 12.05.2013
Philip Ball Some animals, like some people, are more aggressive than others: it is just the way they are. But research suggests that for birds at least, it is not always easy to tell which is which. Some birds are inclined to give out exaggerated signs of their aggressiveness, others to underplay it. It is rather like the menacing biker who turns out to be a pussycat, or the geek who will break a bottle over your head. But the analogy with humans goes only so far, because many birds announce their aggression about mating and territory not by appearance but through song and gesture. For example, behavioural ecologist Michael Beecher and his colleagues at the University of Washington in Seattle have observed how the song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) indicates its intention to attack a dummy bird (see video above) or a loudspeaker playing bird songs by either vocalizing distinctive 'soft songs' or waving its wings (see video below), both of which are perceived as threatening1. Violent tendencies Both aggressive signalling and the ensuing violent behaviour vary from one bird to another, in a way that correlates with other personality traits such as boldness2. But these attributes also vary for a single individual at different times: birds can have particularly grouchy or placid days. Nonetheless, the degree of aggression implied by the precursory signals generally reflects the actual behaviour, in what evolutionary biologists call an honest signal. But it's not always honest. Earlier this year, Beecher's team showed1 that there is some variability in aggressive signalling that does not match behaviour: a bird might act stroppy but not follow through with an attack. © 2013 Nature Publishing Group
Keyword: Aggression; Aggression
Link ID: 19002 - Posted: 12.05.2013
By CARL ZIMMER Scientists have found the oldest DNA evidence yet of humans' biological history. But instead of neatly clarifying human evolution, the finding is adding new mysteries. In a paper in the journal Nature, scientists reported Wednesday that they had retrieved ancient human DNA from a fossil dating back about 400,000 years, shattering the previous record of 100,000 years. The fossil, a thigh bone found in Spain, had previously seemed to many experts to belong to a forerunner of Neanderthals. But its DNA tells a very different story. It most closely resembles DNA from an enigmatic lineage of humans known as Denisovans. Until now, Denisovans were known only from DNA retrieved from 80,000-year-old remains in Siberia, 4,000 miles east of where the new DNA was found. The mismatch between the anatomical and genetic evidence surprised the scientists, who are now rethinking human evolution over the past few hundred thousand years. It is possible, for example, that there are many extinct human populations that scientists have yet to discover. They might have interbred, swapping DNA. Scientists hope that further studies of extremely ancient human DNA will clarify the mystery. "Right now, we've basically generated a big question mark," said Matthias Meyer, a geneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, and a co-author of the new study. Hints at new hidden complexities in the human story came from a 400,000-year-old femur found in a cave in Spain called Sima de los Huesos ("the pit of bones" in Spanish). The scientific team used new methods to extract the ancient DNA from the fossil. "This would not have been possible even a year ago," said Juan Luis Arsuaga, a paleoanthropologist at Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a co-author of the paper. © 2013 The New York Times Company
Keyword: Evolution; Aggression
Link ID: 19001 - Posted: 12.05.2013
By Neuroskeptic This morning, the world woke up to the news that Scientists discover the difference between male and female brains Britain's Independent today actually made that their front page. They went on to discuss "the hardwired difference that could explain why men are 'better at map reading'". The rest of the world's media were no less excited. Well. I don't have time to get into criticizing the media or decrying gender stereotypes, so let's just stick to the science. The study in question, published in PNAS, is called Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain. The authors used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to estimate the integrity of the white matter tracts going in various directions at each point in the brain. In a large sample of 428 males and 521 females aged from 8 to 22, they report sex differences in the pattern of white matter connectivity. In general, the female brains were 'more connected' than the male, except in the cerebellum: here's the plot for a summary measure, the Participation Coefficient. I have two issues with this: Head Motion. A perennial Neuroskeptic favorite, this one. A paper just last week showed convincingly that even modest amounts of head movement during the MRI scan causes changes in DTI. Various commentators on Twitter and elsewhere swiftly pointed out that it's not implausible that men and women might move different amounts on average, so that might account for at least some of these results.
Keyword: Sexual Behavior; Aggression
Link ID: 19000 - Posted: 12.05.2013
People with dementia who exercise improve their thinking abilities and everyday life, a body of medical research concludes. The Cochrane Collaboration carried out a systematic review of eight exercise trials involving more than 300 patients living at home or in care. Exercise did little for patients' moods, the research concluded. But it did help them carry out daily activities such as rising from a chair, and boosted their cognitive skills. Whether these benefits improve quality of life is still unclear, but the study authors say the findings are reason for optimism. Dementia affects some 800,000 people in the UK. And the number of people with the condition is steadily increasing because people are living longer. It is estimated that by 2021, the number of people with dementia in the UK will have increased to around one million. With no cure, ways to improve the lives of those living with the condition are vital. Researcher Dorothy Forbes, of the University of Alberta, and colleagues who carried out the Cochrane review, said: "Clearly, further research is needed to be able to develop best practice guidelines to enable healthcare providers to advise people with dementia living at home or in institutions. "We also need to understand what level and intensity of exercise is beneficial for someone with dementia." BBC © 2013
Keyword: Alzheimers
Link ID: 18999 - Posted: 12.05.2013
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News The number of people living with dementia worldwide is set to treble by 2050, according to a new analysis. Alzheimer's Disease International says 44 million people live with the disease, but that figure will increase to 135 million by 2050. The figures were released ahead of the G8 dementia summit in London next week. In the UK, dementia research receives one eighth of the amount of funding that is spent on cancer, which charities say is insufficient. Alzheimer's Disease International expects increasing life expectancies to drive a surge in cases in poor and middle-income countries, particularly in South East Asia and Africa. Currently 38% of cases are in rich countries. But that balance is predicted shift significantly by 2050, with 71% of patients being in poor and middle-income countries. The report says most governments are "woefully unprepared for the dementia epidemic". Marc Wortmann, the executive director at Alzheimer Disease International, said: "It's a global epidemic and it is only getting worse - if we look into the future the numbers of elderly people will rise dramatically." Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the UK's Alzheimer's Society, said: "Dementia is fast becoming the biggest health and social care challenge of this generation. "We must tackle dementia now, for those currently living with the condition across the world and for those millions who will develop dementia in the future. BBC © 2013
Keyword: Alzheimers
Link ID: 18998 - Posted: 12.05.2013
Ian Sample, science correspondent Scientists have drawn on nearly 1,000 brain scans to confirm what many had surely concluded long ago: that stark differences exist in the wiring of male and female brains. Maps of neural circuitry showed that on average women's brains were highly connected across the left and right hemispheres, in contrast to men's brains, where the connections were typically stronger between the front and back regions. Ragini Verma, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, said the greatest surprise was how much the findings supported old stereotypes, with men's brains apparently wired more for perception and co-ordinated actions, and women's for social skills and memory, making them better equipped for multitasking. "If you look at functional studies, the left of the brain is more for logical thinking, the right of the brain is for more intuitive thinking. So if there's a task that involves doing both of those things, it would seem that women are hardwired to do those better," Verma said. "Women are better at intuitive thinking. Women are better at remembering things. When you talk, women are more emotionally involved – they will listen more." She added: "I was surprised that it matched a lot of the stereotypes that we think we have in our heads. If I wanted to go to a chef or a hairstylist, they are mainly men." The findings come from one of the largest studies to look at how brains are wired in healthy males and females. The maps give scientists a more complete picture of what counts as normal for each sex at various ages. Armed with the maps, they hope to learn more about whether abnormalities in brain connectivity affect brain disorders such as schizophrenia and depression. © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited
Keyword: Sexual Behavior; Aggression
Link ID: 18997 - Posted: 12.03.2013
By PAM BELLUCK Scientists have been eager to see if oxytocin, which plays a role in emotional bonding, trust and many biological processes, can improve social behavior in people with autism. Some parents of children with autism have asked doctors to prescribe it, although it is not an approved treatment for autism, or have purchased lower-dose versions of the drug over the counter. Scientifically, the jury is out, and experts say parents should wait until more is known. Some studies suggest that oxytocin, sometimes called the "love hormone," improves the ability to empathize and connect socially, and may decrease repetitive behaviors. Others find little or no impact, and some research suggests that it can promote clannish and competitive feelings, or exacerbate symptoms in people already oversensitive to social cues. Importantly, nobody knows if oxytocin is safe or desirable to use regularly or long term. Now, the first study of how oxytocin affects the brains of children with autism finds hints of promise — and also suggestions of what its limitations might be. On the promising side, the small study, published Monday in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that the hormone, given as an inhalant, generated increased activity in parts of the brain involved in social connection. This suggests not only that oxytocin can stimulate social brain areas, but also that in children with autism these brain regions are not irrevocably damaged but are plastic enough to be influenced. The limitations could include a finding that oxytocin prompted greater brain activity in children with the least severe autism. Some experts said that this could imply that oxytocin may work primarily in less-impaired people, but others said it might simply suggest that different doses are needed. © 2013 The New York Times Company
Keyword: Autism; Aggression
Link ID: 18996 - Posted: 12.03.2013
by Laura Sanders Last Sunday, the Giants battled the Redskins in our living room, and there was no bigger fan than 9-month-old Baby V. Unlike her father, she was not interested in RG3's shortcomings. The tiny, colorful guys running around on a bright green field, the psychedelic special effects and the bursts of noise drew her in like a moth to a 42-inch high-definition flame. My friends with kids have noticed the same screen fascination in their little ones. Like adults, kids love colorful, shiny, moving screens. The problem, of course, is that watching TV probably isn't the best way for little kids to spend their time. Long bouts in front of the tube have been linked to obesity, weaker attention spans and aggression in kids. Now, a new study of Japanese children has linked TV time with changes in the growing brains, effects that have been harder to spot. And the more television a kid watches, the more profound the brain differences, scientists report November 20 in Cerebral Cortex. Researchers studied kids between age 5 and 18 who watched between zero and four hours of television a day. On average, the kids watched TV for about two hours a day. Brain scans revealed that the more television a kid watched, the larger certain parts of the brain were. Gray matter volume was higher in regions toward the front and side of the head in kids who watched a lot of TV. Say that again? Watching television boosts brain volume? Before you rejoice and fire up Season 1 of Breaking Bad, keep in mind: Bigger isn't always better. In this case, higher brain volume in these kids was associated with a lower verbal IQ. Study coauthor Hikaru Takeuchi Tohoku University in Japan says that these brain areas need to be pruned during childhood to operate efficiently. © Society for Science & the Public 2000 - 2013.
Keyword: Development of the Brain; Aggression
Link ID: 18995 - Posted: 12.03.2013
by Bob Holmes Dying cells may play only a small role in the brain decline that accompanies ageing. That is the suggestion from the first computer simulation of brain function that can solve intelligence tests almost as well as university undergraduates. The model promises to reveal how our brains and behaviour are affected by age, and might even offer a way of testing drugs that compensate for cognitive decline. Psychologists have known for many years that our ability to think through novel problems – our "fluid intelligence" – gradually declines with age. However, the reasons for this decline aren't clear, because many features of the brain change as we age: neurons die; connections become sparser between regions of the brain and between individual brain cells; and our mental representation of different concepts becomes less distinct, among other changes. So far, psychologists have been unable to tease apart these possible explanations for cognitive decline. Enter Chris Eliasmith, a theoretical neuroscientist at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and his student Daniel Rasmussen. The pair used a computer to simulate the behaviour of about 35,000 individual brain cells wired together in a biologically realistic way. Just like a real brain, their model encoded information as a pattern of electrical activity in particular sets of cells. The researchers set up the system to solve a widely used intelligence test known as Raven's Progressive Matrices, which involves predicting what abstract symbol comes next in a sequence. © Copyright Reed Business Information Ltd.
Keyword: Learning & Memory; Aggression
Link ID: 18994 - Posted: 12.03.2013
This morning, an animal rights group known as the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed a lawsuit in a New York Supreme Court in an attempt to get a judge to declare that chimpanzees are legal persons and should be freed from captivity. The suit is the first of three to be filed in three New York counties this week. They target two research chimps at Stony Brook University and two chimps on private property, and are the opening salvo in a coordinated effort to grant "legal personhood" to a variety of animals across the United States. If NhRP is successful in New York, it could be a significant step toward upending millennia of law defining animals as property and could set off a "chain reaction" that could bleed over to other jurisdictions, says Richard Cupp, a law professor at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and a proponent of focusing on animal welfare rather than animal rights. "But if they lose it could be a significant step backward for the movement. They're playing with fire." The litigation has been in the works since 2007, when animal rights attorney Steven Wise founded NhRP, an association of about 60 lawyers, scientists, and policy experts. The group argues that cognitively advanced animals like chimpanzees and dolphins are so self-aware that keeping them in captivity—whether a zoo or research laboratory—is tantamount to slavery. "It's a terrible torture we inflict on them, and it has to stop," Wise says. "And all of human law says the way things stop is when courts and legislatures recognize that the being imprisoned is a legal person." NhRP spent 5 years researching the best legal strategy—and best jurisdiction—for its first cases. The upshot: a total of three lawsuits to be filed in three New York trial courts this week on behalf of four resident chimpanzees. © 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science
Keyword: Animal Rights
Link ID: 18993 - Posted: 12.03.2013
To expedite research on brain disorders, the National Institutes of Health is shifting from a limited funding role to coordinating a Web-based resource for sharing post-mortem brain tissue. Under a NIH NeuroBioBank initiative, five brain banks will begin collaborating in a tissue sharing network for the neuroscience community. "Instead of having to seek out brain tissue needed for a study from scattered repositories, researchers will have one-stop access to the specimens they need," explained Thomas Insel, M.D., director of NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one of three NIH institutes underwriting the project. "Such efficiency has become even more important with recent breakthrough technologies, such as CLARITY and resources such as BrainSpan that involve the use of human tissue." Historically, NIH institutes have awarded investigator-initiated grants to support disease-specific brain bank activities. The NIH NeuroBioBank instead employs contracts, which affords the agency a more interactive role. Contracts totaling about $4.7 million for the 2013 fiscal year were awarded to brain banks at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City; Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., the University of Miami; Sepulveda Research Corporation, Los Angeles; and the University of Pittsburgh. These brain and tissue repositories seek out and accept brain donations, store the tissue, and distribute it to qualified researchers seeking to understand the causes of – and identify treatments and cures for – brain disorders, such as schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, depression, epilepsy, Down syndrome and autism.
Keyword: Miscellaneous
Link ID: 18992 - Posted: 12.03.2013
By KRISTIN WARTMAN THE solution to one of America's most vexing problems — our soaring rates of obesity and diet-related diseases — may have its roots in early childhood, and even in utero. Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, a nonprofit research organization in Philadelphia, have found that babies born to mothers who eat a diverse and varied diet while pregnant and breast-feeding are more open to a wide range of flavors. They've also found that babies who follow that diet after weaning carry those preferences into childhood and adulthood. Researchers believe that the taste preferences that develop at crucial periods in infancy have lasting effects for life. In fact, changing food preferences beyond toddlerhood appears to be extremely difficult. "What's really interesting about children is, the preferences they form during the first years of life actually predict what they'll eat later," said Julie Mennella, a biopsychologist and researcher at the Monell Center. "Dietary patterns track from early to later childhood but once they are formed, once they get older, it's really difficult to change — witness how hard it is to change the adult. You can, but it's just harder. Where you start, is where you end up." This may have profound implications for the future health of Americans. With some 70 percent of the United States population now overweight or obese and chronic diseases skyrocketing, many parents who are eating a diet high in processed, refined foods are feeding their babies as they feed themselves, and could be setting their children up for a lifetime of preferences for a narrow range of flavors. The Monell researchers have identified several sensitive periods for taste preference development. One is before three and a half months of age, which makes what the mother eats while pregnant and breast-feeding so important. "It's our fundamental belief that during evolution, we as humans are exposed to flavors both in utero and via mother's milk that are signals of things that will be in our diets as we grow up and learn about what flavors are acceptable based on those experiences," said Gary Beauchamp, the director of the Monell Center. © 2013 The New York Times Company
Keyword: Obesity; Aggression
Link ID: 18991 - Posted: 12.02.2013
Ewen Callaway Certain fears can be inherited through the generations, a provocative study of mice reports1. The authors suggest that a similar phenomenon could influence anxiety and addiction in humans. But some researchers are sceptical of the findings because a biological mechanism that explains the phenomenon has not been identified. According to convention, the genetic sequences contained in DNA are the only way to transmit biological information across generations. Random DNA mutations, when beneficial, enable organisms to adapt to changing conditions, but this process typically occurs slowly over many generations. Yet some studies have hinted that environmental factors can influence biology more rapidly through 'epigenetic' modifications, which alter the expression of genes, but not their actual nucleotide sequence. For instance, children who were conceived during a harsh wartime famine in the Netherlands in the 1940s are at increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and other conditions — possibly because of epigenetic alterations to genes involved in these diseases2. Yet although epigenetic modifications are known to be important for processes such as development and the inactivation of one copy of the X-chromsome in females, their role in the inheritance of behaviour is still controversial. Kerry Ressler, a neurobiologist and psychiatrist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a co-author of the latest study, became interested in epigenetic inheritance after working with poor people living in inner cities, where cycles of drug addiction, neuropsychiatric illness and other problems often seem to recur in parents and their children. "There are a lot of anecdotes to suggest that there's intergenerational transfer of risk, and that it's hard to break that cycle," he says. © 2013 Nature Publishing Group
Keyword: Epigenetics; Aggression
Link ID: 18990 - Posted: 12.02.2013
By PAUL BLOOM In 1780, Immanuel Kant wrote that "sexual love makes of the loved person an Object of appetite." And after that appetite is sated? The loved one, Kant explained, "is cast aside as one casts away a lemon which has been sucked dry." Many contemporary feminists agree that sexual desire, particularly when elicited by pornographic images, can lead to "objectification." The objectifier (typically a man) thinks of the target of his desire (typically a woman) as a mere thing, lacking autonomy, individuality and subjective experience. This idea has some laboratory support. Studies have found that viewing people's bodies, as opposed to their faces, makes us judge those people as less intelligent, less ambitious, less competent and less likable. One neuroimaging experiment found that, for men, viewing pictures of sexualized women induced lowered activity in brain regions associated with thinking about other people's minds. The objectification thesis also sits well with another idea that many psychologists, including myself, have defended, which is that we are all common-sense dualists. Even if you are a staunch science-minded atheist, in everyday life you still think of people as immaterial conscious beings — we inhabit fleshy bodies, but we are not ourselves physical. To see someone as a body is in opposition to thinking of her as a mind, then, and hence a heightened focus on someone's body tends to strip away her personhood. But this analysis is too simple. It's not literally true that women in pornography are thought of as inanimate and unfeeling objects; if they were, then they would just as effectively be depicted as unconscious or unresponsive, as opposed to (as is more often the case) aroused and compliant. Also, as the philosophers Martha Nussbaum and Leslie Green have pointed out, being treated as an object isn't necessarily a bad thing. Imagine that you are sitting outside on a sunny day, and you move behind someone so that she blocks the sun from your eyes. You have used her as an object, but it's hard to see that you've done something wrong. © 2013 The New York Times Company
Keyword: Sexual Behavior; Aggression
Link ID: 18989 - Posted: 12.02.2013
Jo Marchant When Steve Cole was a postdoc, he had an unusual hobby: matching art buyers with artists that they might like. The task made looking at art, something he had always loved, even more enjoyable. "There was an extra layer of purpose. I loved the ability to help artists I thought were great to find an appreciative audience," he says. At the time, it was nothing more than a quirky sideline. But his latest findings have caused Cole — now a professor at the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the University of California, Los Angeles — to wonder whether the exhilaration and sense of purpose that he felt during that period might have done more than help him to find homes for unloved pieces of art. It might have benefited his immune system too. At one time, most self-respecting molecular biologists would have scoffed at the idea. Today, evidence from many studies suggests that mental states such as stress can influence health. Still, it has proved difficult to explain how this happens at the molecular level — how subjective moods connect with the vastly complex physiology of the nervous and immune systems. The field that searches for these explanations, known as psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), is often criticized as lacking rigour. Cole's stated aim is to fix that, and his tool of choice is genome-wide transcriptional analysis: looking at broad patterns of gene expression in cells. "My job is to be a hard-core tracker," he says. "How do these mental states get out into the rest of the body?" With his colleagues, Cole has published a string of studies suggesting that negative mental states such as stress and loneliness guide immune responses by driving broad programs of gene expression, shaping our ability to fight disease. If he is right, the way people see the world could affect everything from their risk of chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease to the progression of conditions such as HIV and cancer. Now Cole has switched tack, moving from negative moods into the even more murky territory of happiness. It is a risky strategy; his work has already been criticized as wishful thinking and moralizing. But the pay-off is nothing less than finding a healthier way to live. © 2013 Nature Publishing Group
Keyword: Emotions; Aggression
Link ID: 18988 - Posted: 11.30.2013
by Jessica Griggs HAVING type 2 diabetes may mean you are already on the path to Alzheimer's. This startling claim comes from a study linking the two diseases more intimately than ever before. There is some good news: the same research also offers a way to reverse memory problems associated with diabetes – albeit in rats – which may hint at a new treatment for Alzheimer's. "Perhaps you should use Alzheimer's drugs at the diabetes stage to prevent cognitive impairment in the first place," says Ewan McNay from the University at Albany in New York. Alzheimer's cost the US $130 billion in 2011 alone. One of the biggest risk factors is having type 2 diabetes. This kind of diabetes occurs when liver, muscle and fat cells stop responding efficiently to insulin, the hormone that tells them to absorb glucose from the blood. The illness is usually triggered by eating too many sugary and high-fat foods that cause insulin to spike, desensitising cells to its presence. As well as causing obesity, insulin resistance can also lead to cognitive problems such as memory loss and confusion. In 2005, a study by Susanne de la Monte's group at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, identified a reason why people with type 2 diabetes had a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's. In this kind of dementia, the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in learning and memory, seemed to be insensitive to insulin. Not only could your liver, muscle and fat cells be "diabetic" but so it seemed, could your brain. © Copyright Reed Business Information Ltd.
Keyword: Alzheimers; Aggression
Link ID: 18987 - Posted: 11.30.2013
In the 1970s pop hit "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," famed rocker Meat Loaf wails to his tired old lover: "[I]f I gotta spend another minute with you I don't think that I can really survive." Turns out that interactions with the opposite sex really do control life span, at least if you're an insect or a worm. Sexually frustrated fruit flies perish prematurely, a study has just found. And another experiment reveals that in nematodes—nearly microscopic roundworms—males kill members of the opposite sex by spurring what resembles premature aging. An animal's environment shapes its longevity, sometimes in surprising ways. For example, placing lab animals on a meager diet that replicates food scarcity in the wild extends survival in many species. And, oddly enough, dulling nematodes' and flies' sense of smell or taste stretches their life span. An animal's environment also includes the other members of its species that it interacts with, such as potential mates and rivals. Researchers have identified some impacts of these interactions on life span. For example, because a male fruit fly's seminal fluid contains toxins, mating can be fatal for females. Now, Scott Pletcher, a geneticist at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues have shown that sexually unsatisfied fruit flies give up the ghost faster that usual. The researchers played a dirty trick on some male fruit flies, housing them with other males that had been genetically altered to exude female pheromones, or scent molecules. Normal males woo these she-males but can't mate with them. Pletcher and colleagues report online today in Science that the sexually thwarted males pined away. Their stored fat dwindled, their ability to endure stress declined, and their life span shrank by more than 10%. The researchers also measured a reduction in female flies' longevity if they hobnobbed with macho females that released male pheromones. © 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Link ID: 18986 - Posted: 11.30.2013


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August 30th, 2008
The Kindness of Strangers
The Marrying Kind movement — a boycott of the marriage economy– is in its infancy. The boycott will continue until equal federal marriage rights are granted to same-sex couples. The challenge, at this early stage, has been how to spread the word and get others to join me in this fight.
How exactly do I get the attention of people and explain to them that refusing to attend marriages, as long as they remain segregated institutions, will go a long way in bringing about change? How do I convince people to stop buying wedding presents? How exactly do I, and all those involved in The Marrying Kind, chip away at the profits of the wedding economy and become Williams-Sonoma's worst nightmare?
My web designer, Ping Fang suggested I start a group on Facebook to bring attention to the boycott. I'd been invited in the past to join Facebook, but never really saw the point of spending time online with friends when it seems hard enough to find time to spend with friends in real life.
As I began exploring Facebook, I stumbled upon groups called I love cheese (and I love bacon). There was one called Close your Damn Legs, directed at subway riders who hog seats. These groups, and countless others, each have thousands of members. Amazing.
Millions of people support marriage equality, so I was convinced my group would attract vast numbers on Facebook. The Marrying Kind group offers positive action steps to achieve that goal. Soon, I was sure, The Marrying Kind would be bigger than I Love Cheese. After all, I reasoned Facebook must be filled with people who are lactose intolerant or saturated-fat phobic, or just don't like the taste. How many of its members really want to see gays and lesbians marginalized and disenfranchised?
So I joined Facebook, formed the group and invited fifty or so friends and then I waited. For days it was a group of two: myself and my amazing web designer, Ping Fang. Soon after, my oldest and dearest friend, Alison joined. Within five days we were twenty.
A week later we reached twenty-three members. Even though I hadn't done very much to actively solicit members, despair was setting in. I could not bring myself to check what I was convinced would be the rapidly growing membership of I love cheese. (Could they have reached one million?) Disgusted by the swarms of cheddar-lovers, I decided to eliminate dairy from my diet. Also, I briefly toyed with the idea of starting a group called, I loathe cheese. I abandoned that notion as being a time waste which would do nothing to bring about gay marriage rights.
My morning routine became log onto Facebook, confirm that the group remained a static twenty-three. Then I'd make coffee (fortunately, what with my dairy ban, I drink it black).
Miraculously, one morning while checking on The Marrying Kind group, I saw that we had jumped to twenty-eight members. My friends were coming through for me! Those thirty or so friends of mine who had ignored my invitation finally were having a change of heart. They were joining.
But no. These five new members were not friends of mine, nor did we have friends in common. The new members were all students or alumni from Kent State. Kent State? How did that happen?
Here's how: I received a note and a "friend request" from a woman named Marta Roueiheb. She had come upon the group while searching facebook and immediately responded to my call to action. She told me that she's been with her boyfriend, Jason Byard, for six years, but long ago they decided they would not wed until gay marriage was legalized. She and Jason joined The Marrying Kind. Marta invited over one hundred of her friends.
I was amazed and excited and unbelievably moved that a couple who can legally marry have chosen not to until I can get married too.
Within two days, our membership had passed forty– still a small group. But considering half of the members are friends of one straight couple I've never met, who live in a state I've never visited, it's truly exciting.
I imagine other Marta and Jason's — all over the country, at every university– finding the website or this blog or the Facebook group, and being similarly moved. These people will join. They will tell their friends. They will invite others. And like the old shampoo ad– And So On, And So On, And So On…
I know college years are about, among other things, school rivalries. Surly no university wants to be out done by Kent State on the issue of supporting justice. From Harvard to Berkley, I ask others to follow the lead of Marta, Jason and their friends at Kent State.
Tomorrow, when I wake, who knows. Maybe I'll have a new Friend from Yale.
Please hurry, equality is at stake. Also, I'd love to eat a piece of cheese.
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SPJ Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
April 28, 2001 - San Diego, Calif.
Meeting Date: April 28, 2001
Meeting Place: The Radisson Hotel, San Diego, Calif.
Roll Call:
Board Members Present: 21 | Board Members Absent: 2 |
Ray Marcano Al Cross Robert Leger Kyle Niederpruem David Carlson Irwin Gratz Marcia Biggs Bruce Cadwallader Vicky Katz Whitaker David Aeikens Patrick Dobson Todd Gillman Jay Evensen Oren Campbell Mark Scarp Jamie Gonzales Jim Parker Charles Davis Robyn Eoff Brian Joseph Andrew Marra |
Julie Asher Lisa Rollins |
Staff Members Present: 4
Jim Gray, SPJ Executive Director
Julie Grimes, SPJ Deputy Director
Catherine Davis, SPJ Director of Finance
Stephanie Berry, Development Director
SPJ President Ray Marcano called the meeting to order. Region 11 Director Mark Scarp welcomed everyone to San Diego on behalf of the region and the San Diego Chapter. Marcano explained that he had made the decision to bring the board to San Diego and was pleased with the results.
The group talked briefly about meeting locations and discussed having the Spring Board Meeting at the National Headquarters in Indianapolis.
Marcano told the board that Region 1 Director Irwin Gratz would serve as the parliamentarian for the days meeting. Gratz reminded board members that a motion should be made and seconded before discussion on an issue takes place.
Marcano explained that the agenda was very full and board members should avoid repeating discussions throughout the day.
Approval of Minutes
Motion by Jim Parker to approve the minutes from the October 2000 SPJ board meetings as noted in the board packet. Second by Charles Davis. The motion carried.
Board members noted that they would like to receive drafts of minutes from Headquarters in a more timely manner. Marcano reminded staff and board members that the policy was that a draft of the meeting minutes should be mailed to board members within two weeks of the board meeting. In this case, the date is May 12.
Board Reports
Ray Marcano explained that the SPJ Presidents Report and Executive Directors Report were available in the board packets. Other national committee chairs and regional directors also submitted reports. Those reports were for informational purposes, and Marcano asked for any questions before moving on with the agenda.
SPJ Budget Discussion
Ray Marcano turned the discussion over to Secretary/Treasurer Robert Leger. Leger gave the budget highlights and said he needed motions to raise nonmember entry fees for the Mark of Excellence and Sigma Delta Chi Awards contests, and a motion regarding the continued funding of SPJs IFEX membership. (MOE nonmember fees would be $15 and SDX nonmember fees would be $100).
Motion by David Carlson to approve budget as submitted (included in this budget is an increase in nonmember MOE and SDX fees recommended by the finance committee). Second by Jay Evenson. The motion carried two no votes (Jim Parker and Patrick Dobson).
Discussion Items.
The group discussed the cost of doing business in Indianapolis, and Marcano said it was more economical than in Greencastle. In future budgets, the amount of the volunteer stipends for each position should be broken out in the budget.
Marcano said he would like to see the presidents stipend equal to or exceeding the VPCCA stipend. In his time as president, Marcano estimates a total out-of-pocket cost of $12,000. The board discussed the necessity of securing employer support for SPJ board activities. The SPJ bylaws say board members need proof of employer support. Stipend information and other job expectations should be a part of the new board member orientation during the convention.
The group briefly discussed the need for regional directors to receive all information distributed to chapter leaders. RDs should receive quarterly reports on their regions and copies of all items mailed to chapters.
Returning to budget discussions, Robert Leger explained that the budget was based on holding steady with the current number of active members. As of April 27, SPJ had 9,044 active members, approximately 8,750 of those members were full paid members.
The group discussed the Societys workshop plan for the next fiscal year. Many companies are going to in-house training rather than sending employees out for training.
Motion by Robert Leger to fund SPJs IFEX dues for $1,000 for the 2001-2002 budget year. Second by Carlson. Motion carried with five no votes (Jim Parker, Dave Aeikens, Patrick McKeand, Jamie Gonzales and Al Cross.
The IFEX membership is based on a committee chair recommendation.
Chapter Requests
Motion by Mark Scarp to approve all chapter requests except the Eastern Michigan University request, which will be approved conditionally until SPJ receives the names of the chapter advisers. Second by Kyle Niederpruem. Motion carried.
The group took a 15-minute break.
2001 National Convention Report
President-elect Al Cross referred to his report in the board packet and asked board members to contact him with any suggestions on speakers. He briefed the group on some of the confirmed speakers and other invitations that had been issued. The Seattle planners have done an excellent job, and he feels confident they will meet their fund-raising goal.
The Opening Night Reception will be at Experience Music Project. Cross explained that personal contact would be essential to the success of this convention. There was a discussion about marketing efforts. Jim Gray said the SPJ would arrange an airline discount, and some suggested marketing the convention to Canadian journalists.
Cross suggested that professional chapters consider sponsoring a student to attend the convention. Vice President of Campus Chapter Affairs David Carlson is drafting a letter to pro chapters seeking such support. Copies of that letter should be copied to regional directors.
SPJ Committee Business
Awards and Honors
The board reviewed a recommendation from Awards and Honors chair Guy Baehr to increase advertising for the Societys awards programs.
Motion by David Carlson to table the request until October. Second by Irwin Gratz. Motion carried with one against (Bruce Cadwallader).
Baehr also had suggested an FOIA Hall of Fame. Board members suggested that a discussion take place between Baehr and FOI Chair Ian Marquand.
Motion by Bruce Cadwallader that the SPJ Awards and Honors Committee and National Headquarters investigate the feasibility and costs of moving the SDX Awards presentation to a separate venue outside the convention and come back with a report in October. Second by Kyle Niederpruem. Motion carried unanimously.
The group discussed the award winners participation in the National Convention and the possibility of a one-day workshop when the awards are presented.
Freedom of Information Committee Report
Al Cross nominated for First Amendment awards, Bruce Orwin (attorney) and Laura Cullen (adviser). These individuals were key players in the Kentucky State Yearbook case.
Motion by David Carlson to present the awards. Second by Dave Aeikens. Motion carried.
The group discussed FOI Chair Ian Marquands nomination of Linda Tracy for a First Amendment Award.
Motion by Jim Parker to present a First Amendment award to Tracy. Second Patrick Dobson. (No vote was taken on this motion.)
The group decided this might be more appropriate as an SPJ Sunshine Award for contributions to open government/records and continued access.
Motion by Al Cross to present a Sunshine Award to Linda Tracy. Second by Bruce Cadwallader. Motion carried.
Nominations Report
Kyle Niederpruem, chair of the SPJ Nominating Committee, reviewed the board positions up for election this fall. They are:
President-elect (one-year term) (becomes president the next year)
Secretary/Treasurer (one-year term)
Vice President for Campus Chapter Affairs (two-year term)
Director At-large (two-year term)
Campus Adviser At-large (two-year term)
Student Representatives (Two positions, one-year term)
Regional Directors: 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12 (two-year term)
Niederpruem asked that current board members make their intentions known as soon as possible. The deadline for declaring an intent to run is July 2.
Strategic Planning
Kyle Niederpruem briefly reported on the strategic planning membership committees. Joel Whitaker, chair of the Trade Publications section, submitted a report, available in the board packets. Other committees continue to work on their projects. Steve Geimann, chair of the Governance Committee, was present to discuss his preliminary report, which was available in the board packets.
The report suggested restructuring the current board and offered some possibilities for realignment. Most governance changes must go to the delegates for votes that would require bylaws changes. Geimann explained that the board had existed in its current form since 1960. He proposed reducing the number of SPJ Regions from 12 to eight, eliminating the at-large director positions, cutting one campus representative and one campus adviser-at large, and creating a series of vice president positions to reflect the various types of journalism. These vice presidents would be elected by the delegates at the national convention.
Geimann explained that the current regional alignment was uneven; some regions had many members and many chapters, others were very small. Board members discussed potential problems with eliminating regions. Some of those: members would have to travel further to attend regional conferences, regional directors also would have further to travel, and Mark of Excellence awards changes would have to be considered.
President Ray Marcano said it made sense to reduce the board size because meetings and decision processes became unwieldy. There was some concern about reducing the number of voices and limiting discussion and perspectives, which would not further SPJs work. Others thought cutting the number of regions would be problematic because regional directors already have much work to do, and this would add to their commitment, making the job difficult for a volunteer.
Directors from smaller regions expressed concern that combining regions would leave some smaller states and smaller chapters lost with little encouragement to continue their work. There was a brief discussion about keeping the same number or regions and simply realigning the regions.
The group discussed keeping the same number of regional directors but having them rotate on and off the board. One possibility: a regional director would be elected for a three-year term and would serve on the board for one of those years. Four regional directors would serve on the board each year.
The board members decided to continue the discussion through e-mail. Geimann will take the boards suggestions and develop more specific proposals for discussion during the Executive Committee meeting in July. There may still be time to send a proposal to the delegates for a vote during the Seattle convention. Jim Parker mentioned that any intention to proceed with a bylaws change should involve a fax ballot to the full board of directors.
Marcano thanked Geimann for his work on the project.
Convention Proceeds Sharing
Motion by Robert Leger to increase local chapter (host chapter) incentive from 10 to 15 percent of the net profit from the SPJ National Convention. Second Charles Davis. Motion carried unanimously.
Historic Site
The board considered two proposals for SPJ Historic Sites in Journalism. There were questions about whether an individual could be named a historic site.
Motion to defer consideration of the Solomon Southwick proposal until someone can speak to the issue more completely. Second by Jim Parker. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Todd Gillman to reject The Monroe Watchman as an historic site. Second by Robert Leger. The motion carried with two against (Bruce Cadwallader and Jim Parker).
Joint Regional Conference Discussion
Regional directors discussed the fact that many regional conferences are now jointly sponsored with other regions, SPJ national or other journalism organizations. Mark Scarp encouraged national to consider tying all regional conferences to some type of national workshop and separate the Mark of Excellence Awards ceremony into another event. He said the way the regionals were currently structured wasnt working.
Motion by Jim Parker to refer this to an ad-hoc committee to discuss further and make a recommendation, if necessary. Second by David Carlson. The motion carried.
The committee is chaired by Mark Scarp. Committee members are Oren Campbell, Jay Evensen, Marcia Biggs, Vicky Whitaker, Todd Gillman and Dave Aeikens. The committee should make a report to the Executive Committee
SPJ Member Recognition
Executive Director Jim Gray asked that the board recognize SPJ member Ed Avis of Marion Street Press for his work on behalf of SPJ. He prepared and published a collection of writing columns by Quill columnist Paula LaRocque. Avis approached SPJ and set up a program so that a percentage of any of the books sold by would be donated to the SDX Foundations Quill Endowment. He also established a fund-raising opportunity for local chapters interested in selling the book. Gray proposed that the board present Avis with a lifetime SPJ membership and a resolution of commendation.
Motion by Irwin Gratz to adopt the resolution and present Avis with a lifetime membership in SPJ. Second by Oren Campbell. Motion carried unanimously.
The group took a 10-minute break, and the meeting resumed.
Diversity Discussion
Motion by Jim Parker to direct SPJ Diversity Committee Chair Sally Lehrman to research an SPJ diversity fellowship and report to the Executive Committee in July or the full board at its annual fall meeting. Lehrman and her committee should make any recommendations for establishing SPJs own diversity fellowship similar to the Maynard Institutes Jackson Fellowship approved today by the Foundation board. Second by Al Cross. The motion carried unanimously.
Ratification of the SDX Foundation Board
Board member David Carlson introduced the discussion, making the point that the SPJ board has control over the membership of the SDX Foundation board of directors. The SPJ board should ratify any decision made by the Foundation regarding its membership. That did not take place at the annual meeting in October.
Motion by Robert Leger to ratify current membership of the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation board of directors. Second by Patrick Dobson. Motion carried unanimously.
Ray Marcano said the Executive Committee would be naming additional SPJ board members to serve on the Foundation board during the Executive Committee meeting in July. Anyone interested in serving on the Foundation board should let a member of the Executive Committee know as soon as possible.
Inactive Chapter Policy
Motion by Robert Leger to adopt the proposed policy on inactive chapters and their funds. Second by Dave Aeikens. (This motion was later withdrawn.)
Policy as recommended to the full board:
Upon the dissolution of a chapter, a written report by the president of that chapter, with its treasurer concurring, shall be filed with national headquarters. This report should include a complete listing of the chapters assets, including all funds on deposit in banks, savings institutions or investment firms, and a plan for fund disbursement for SPJ purposes subject to the approval of the SPJ national president and executive director.
Internal Revenue Service regulations prohibit the distribution of exempt organization funds to individuals. In the absence of a legal distribution plan, arrangements shall be made to transfer all liquid assets to national headquarters. Headquarters, in turn, shall hold these assets in trust for one year for the benefit of any chapter that may organize or reorganize in that geographic area. If, at the end of one year, the chapter is not reactivated and no new chapter is organized, title to all such assets of the chapter shall vest in the national organization.
The group discussed the language of the resolution and whether the national policy should include some disbursement of funds to regional accounts. There were questions about whether national would be taking on the debts and obligations of a dissolving chapter. Executive Director Jim Gray reminded board members that this policy would only be enacted if a chapter dissolved without setting up its own method for disbursing such funds.
Board members determined that any decision about this issue would involve a policy change and a bylaws change. The issue was referred to the bylaws committee, which should make a recommendation for delegates. The bylaws committee should report to the Executive Committee at the July meeting.
The motion was withdrawn.
Membership Issues
Executive Director Jim Gray discussed several membership issues. First, he mentioned the spring Membership Phone-a-thon. Gray distributed copies of the materials sent to all professional chapters regarding the phone-a-thon. He reminded board members that this is not a telemarketing scheme. Chapters received a list of lapsed members and were asked to contact them about renewing their memberships. Renewing members on those lists would receive a discounted rate as an encouragement to renew their memberships. This program is focused on professional chapters, Gray said , and a student recruitment program has been planned for the fall.
While all chapters are receiving information, 10 have indicated that they definitely will be participating. Ray Marcano suggested setting up a phone bank during the National Convention. Board members would be asked to make some calls to lapsed members, encouraging them to renew and determining their expectations of SPJ.
Board members asked about how chapters were notified about the project and were concerned that they might have received the materials too late to participate. If the program is repeated next year, membership materials should be available in time for the regional conferences. Board members asked Headquarters to send a list of participating chapters to the full board.
Gray will submit a report on the phone-a-thon to the Executive Committee before its July meeting. The report will be copied to the full board of directors.
Gray pointed out to members the Societys new retention plan. The plan was available in the board packets. Gray said SPJ did a good job getting new members but struggled with membership retention.
Student board members Brian Joseph and Andrew Marra are working on a program to promote SPJ membership to high school students. They plan to promote SPJ membership as a bridge from high school to college to a professional career.
Local/National Dues Discussion
Board members discussed an issue of local chapters that accept local-only membership in their chapters. SPJ bylaws require all local SPJ members to be members of the national organization. There unconfirmed estimates that most SPJ chapters collect local dues from individuals who are not members of the national organization. Board members asked for specific data on chapters where this was occurring. National does not require local chapters to collect national dues, though some do; for those that do not, National Headquarters will invoice all members for national dues. National does require all individuals who are affiliated with a local chapter to first join the national organization.
The board discussed the issue and particular situations in Austin, Texas, where chapters were allowing local-only memberships and in Chicago, where the Headline Club plans to recruit local-only members and submit their names to headquarters for national membership solicitations. SPJ President Ray Marcano plans to visit with chapter leaders in Chicago in May and will be discussing this issue. (Marcano had to cancel his appearance because of a family medical emergency, but President-elect Al Cross is filling in for him.) All agreed that this was a sensitive and important issue that must be addressed by the organization.
Region 5 Director Vicky Katz Whitaker said she had met with leaders from the Headline Club. The club is suffering from declining membership. Whitaker introduced the idea of SPJ establishing a Safe Harbor for struggling chapters. Chapters that show a significant decline in membership during a specific period (specific standards would be set) would be allowed to collect local dues without national dues for a one-year period. Members must be national members by the end of the first year. The idea is to offer the chapter some breathing space and during that year, while National Headquarters provides the chapter with intensive help to re-establish its position.
Board members discussed difficulties in making such exceptions for some chapters and not for others. Determining which chapters received a Safe Harbor classification would be difficult. There were suggestions about setting national memberships at half-price for those chapters during that one-year period. Any kind of Safe Harbor Clause would require a bylaws change.
The board agreed that headquarters must make an effort toward helping chapters better serve their members and that the board should look toward resolving this issue by working with chapters in such situations. We need to determine the real issues, said one board member, and what role National Headquarters has played and how the issues can be resolved.
Specific national concerns mentioned by chapters are the national offices computer system and database. Chapter leaders question the validity of the information they receive from national because that information doesnt always match their chapters separately managed databases. The current dual billing system was mentioned as another cause for confusion between national and local chapters. Chapter leaders also question why its important to be a member of the national organization, What does national do for us? they ask.
Ultimately, said board members, it is essential that the national organization and the local chapters work together to further SPJs mission. To do that, the chapters and national must work together to resolve these important issues. National must work with struggling chapters, while at the same time supporting and encouraging the work of its other chapters.
Motion by David Carlson that the board censure both of these chapters (the Chicago Headline Club and the Austin Pro Chapter) and send a letter stating that unless the chapters come back into compliance, according to SPJ bylaws, their charters will be revoked. Second by Patrick Dobson.
The board discussed the meaning of censure. Carlson clarified that censuring, in his use, meant formally informing the chapters that they were not in compliance. A procedure would be established and followed by the chapters and national to help bring the chapters back into compliance. The focus is on resolution, not punishment.
Each chapter situation is different, and different methods might be appropriate to return the chapters to compliance, said Ray Marcano. Other board members stated that the issue must be addressed by addressing all chapters not in compliance with the SPJ Bylaws.
Ultimately, said board members, it is necessary that all SPJ members support the goals of the organization. The situation is a serious one, but President-elect Al Cross said it also is volatile and doesnt need precipitous action; it needs personal contact. Board members agreed that further board discussion was necessary and a personal discussion between chapter and national leaders and SPJ Headquarters staff was needed. They suggested delaying action on this issue until those discussions could take place in May.
Motion by Al Cross to table the discussion until the July Executive Committee Meeting. Second by Oren Campbell. The motion carried with no votes from Bruce Cadwallader, Patrick Dobson, Andrew Marra and David Carlson.
Motion by Patrick Dobson to direct the Executive Committee to take action on the matter of chapters accepting local-only membership during the July Executive Committee meeting. That action would be up to the Executive Committee, but the action taken by the committee would be sent to the full SPJ board for a vote. Second by Kyle Niederpruem. Motion carried unanimously.
Closing Comments
Secretary Treasurer Al Cross reminded board members that the principle business of board for next few months must be improving membership numbers and services. He has scheduled a working dinner following the meeting for anyone interested to discuss membership issues.
Executive Director Jim Gray recognized the promotion of Julie Grimes to deputy director of the Society. He answered questions regarding the scheduling of the fall board meetings. The meetings will be scheduled, and board members will be informed of the dates and times as soon as possible.
Motion by Dave Aeikens to recognize the work of the San Diego chapter in hosting the board meeting. Second by Mark Scarp. Motion carried.
Scarp will draft a letter of recognition to be sent under Ray Marcanos signature.
Motion by Irwin Gratz to adjourn. Second by Vicky Whitaker. Motion carried.
Action List
SPJ Headquarters
Post the approved October 2000 minutes of the board meetings the SPJ Web site.
Distribute to all board members a draft of the weekend meetings minutes by May 12.
Change all MOE and SDX awards contest information to reflect the increased nonmember rates for the contest.
Renew SPJs IFEX membership.
Notify all chapters that submitted chapter requests to the board about the boards decision regarding those requests.
Work with the FOI Chair to notify First Amendment and Sunshine Award recipients of their selection as award winner.
Change the National Convention budget and planning guides to reflect an increase in the local chapter (host chapter) incentive from 10 to 15 percent of the net profit from the SPJ National Convention.
Collect more information on the Solomon Southwick SPJ Historic Site in Journalism nomination. Determine whether an individual can be named an historic site.
Notify Ed Avis of the boards recognition of his service to SPJ and his receipt of a lifetime SPJ membership.
Establish a procedure to provide board members with copies of all materials distributed to local chapter leaders.
Make an effort to get materials out further in advance of all planned activities and programs.
SPJ Board Members and Volunteers
Refer any convention programming ideas to Secretary/Treasurer Al Cross.
Vice President of Campus Chapter Affairs David Carlson is drafting a letter to pro chapters seeking their support to sponsor a student to attend the national convention.
Awards and Honors Chair Guy Baehr and FOI Chair Ian Marquand should discuss a possible SPJ FOIA Hall of Fame.
The SPJ Awards and Honors Committee and National Headquarters should investigate the feasibility and costs of moving the SDX Awards presentation to a separate venue outside the convention and report to the board in October.
Current board members should notify Nominations Committee Chair Kyle Niederpruem of their intent to seek reelection or run for another seat on the SPJ board. The deadline for declaring intent to run is July 2.
Governance Committee Chair Steve Geimann will take the boards suggestions and develop more specific proposals regarding board structure and governance for discussion during the Executive Committee meeting in July.
The regional conference committee established at this meeting will review and make recommendations regarding SPJs regional conferences.
SPJ Diversity Committee Chair Sally Lehrman should research an SPJ diversity fellowship and report to the Executive Committee in July or the full board at its annual fall meeting.
Anyone interested in serving on the Foundation board should let a member of the Executive Committee know as soon as possible.
The Bylaws Committee should review the proposed policy on inactive chapters and make a recommendation regarding any necessary bylaws change.
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A rough first quarter proved to be Salem's undoing in Tuesday's 55-32 loss to Farmington Hills Mercy in a varsity girls basketball opener for both teams.
The Salem girls lacrosse program is hosting a player/parent information meeting on Wednesday at Salem High School.
The Plymouth-Canton-Salem Penguins varsity girls hockey team are off to a 1-1 start to the season.
The 'Plymouth Trio' cut loose Tuesday night with a catchy number that has Wildcats first-year girls basketball head coach Nick Brandon singing.
Hanna Warren had opportunities to pitch college softball in Florida, Iowa and North Dakota among other places.
If every there was a moral victory, the Plymouth Whalers secured one Friday night at Compuware Arena.
Gerry Vento didn't have to say a word to his Plymouth varsity boys hockey team after Canton tied Wednesday night's game in the third period.
There were too many times last season where 'the first team to 30 wins,' recalled longtime Salem varsity girls basketball coach Fred Thomann with a chuckle.
Kensington Lakes Activities Association rivals already know what to expect when facing the Canton Chiefs.
There's a new coach and new way of doing things for Plymouth's varsity girls basketball team.
Farmington Hills Mercy dominated Saturday's Division 1 varsity girls swimming and diving finals at Oakland University.
Defenseman Dominic Horvath's power-play goal 4:16 into the third period broke a 1-1 tie for Toledo St. John Jesuit High School, which held on for a 3-1 win over Plymouth in Saturday's varsity boys hockey game at Arctic Edge Arena.
The Plymouth Whalers found out for themselves why the Guelph Storm rolled into Compuware Arena Saturday night as the highest scoring team in the Ontario Hockey League.
Could 2013-14 finally be the year where the Salem Rocks get over the playoff hump?
Sparked by Christian Flack's hat trick, the Canton varsity boys hockey team got off to a winning start with Wednesday's 11-4 victory at Chelsea.
Plymouth Whalers backup goaltender Zack Bowman was outstanding Friday night in helping his team hang close to and ultimately defeat host Saginaw.
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When Lindsay Lutton plays softball, she plays with a fierce competiveness.
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Last year was one to forget for Canton's varsity boys hockey team, who finished with a dismal 4-14 record.
Make no mistake about it, Kelsey McDougall is ecstatic about her opportunity to play Division I women's golf at Butler University.
There's always been that 'kid in the candy store' look on Bob Richardson's face the day of another big high school track meet.
Saturday was Hockey Night in Plymouth for a while, with an enthusiastic crowd doing the wave and chanting 'Let's Go Whalers.'
Jordan Nobles still has one more season to wear Canton red. But the 6-8 senior forward already looks pretty comfortable wearing the green of Eastern Michigan University.
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The Plymouth Whalers looked for much of Friday night as though they'd come up on the short end of the stick against Mississauga at Compuware Arena.
With a successful Kensington Conference varsity girls swimming and diving meet in the books, coaches for Salem and Canton are amped up for the Division 1 state meet Nov. 23 at Oakland University.
It is often said that the most important players relative to their sport are baseball pitchers, football quarterbacks and hockey goaltenders.
Plymouth Christian Academy won 25-14 to open Tuesday's Class D girls volleyball semifinal against Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner, but then lost 25-19 in the second set to square the match.
After playing 15 of its first 21 games on the road, the Ontario Hockey League's Plymouth Whalers will play nine of its next 13 games at Compuware Arena, starting with a pair of games this weekend.
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Listen up, fans of high school teams from Plymouth-Canton Educational Park as well as those of the Plymouth Whalers.
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Plymouth Christian Academy senior Jen Malcolm wanted to make sure she wasn't losing her magic touch as far as being on district champion volleyball teams.
Salem's varsity girls cross country team overcame sloppy conditions at Brooklyn's Michigan International Speedway to finish 10th overall at the Division 1 finals on Nov. 2.
Before Wednesday's Division 1 district girls volleyball semifinal between Canton and Northville, Chiefs head coach Steve Johnson knew he had to find a way to keep Symone Abbott from literally hammering his team.
Coming off their first-ever postseason win, the Plymouth Wildcats entered Wednesday's Division 1 district semifinal contest against Novi with plenty of confidence.
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There are two Calidris in the lower right. I'm pretty sure I can see black legs, but, as usual, that could be mud.
Both these images were cropped at the same scale so you can compare sizes. The second one shows an individual with a down-turned bill.
Looked pretty feral. People probably feed them.
Definitely not normal plumage.
Bill seems barely longer than head.


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Following up on my question Should I expect a boy to ask me for permission for prom, I've decided to ask, considering how my daughter hints that he'll ask her within the next week, if he asks me for permission, how should I react? I mean, apart from the yes/no
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I would say ask him to ask your daughter. You are not the person he wants to dance to, after all! And if he doesn't give you good vibes, then ask your daughter in turn to reconsider that decision. And if he seems good enough, ask your daughter to ask his parents whether she can take him to Prom. | |||


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ofc it's 1.11 and nothing else ...Originally Posted by ($able @ Mar. 27 2008,03:53)
the number of players randomly dropping off server is nearly zero w/o BE
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Maj. James Brownlee, public information officer for the 7th Special Forces Group, addressed the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee on April 2 to brief the group about the transition for the 2,000 soldiers now living and working on the Emerald Coast.
"I do travel the circuit as much as I can and everywhere I have been …we have been so welcomed, it's been kind of overwhelming at times," Brownlee said.
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