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apparently google is funding a program to map the great barrier reef. this all goes up in september but they have a sneak peak on this website.
its pretty freakin awesome!
Here are some recent pics of some of my corals. My tank is mostly LPS with a couple of SPS, leathers, shrooms and zoo's
here's a lobo
here's the fungia, which has really gotten fat
some pink/green hammers
the orange monti cap, which measures about a foot across.
My wife received this gift from her parents last year (or the year before), a Nikon D60.
I figured i would put it to good use and have been using these sites,
to try and "learn" photography (i use the term "learn" loosely because thus far have had mixed results).
There are a million different settings and combination of settings
figured i start with a full tank shot. this one is from 1/16/2012. I had just bought a favia and fungia. more pics to follow of those.
I have been at this hobby for the past 8 years (coming up). I have had sucess to varying degrees, which magically corolate with overall interest (aka: Husbandry).
I must admit I am cheapskate (to a certain degree). As well as an advocate for "why pay for something that I can do myself?"
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25-year-old Anthony Janow was booked and released on $60,000 bail.
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Deandre Brackensick looks straight out of a '90s music video with his Janet Jackson-esque curly locks and Fabio-grade chiseled bod. Jennifer Lopezloves herself some Deandre, gushing about his "magic little voice" back when he auditioned forAmerican Idol Season 10. The San Jose-born Brackensick is back for Season 11, and proving to be much more finessed his second time around.
Deandre, just 17, impressed judges in Season 11's Las Vegas round when he sang "It Doesn't' Matter Anymore"with Jessica Sanchez and (now eliminated) Candice Glover. The soft-spoken originally auditioned for Idol because he wanted to overcome his shyness. "Last year just wasn't what I wanted," Deandre explains in his Golden Ticket interview. "I wasn't ready. This year, I'm ready."
Deandre started singing when he was just 2, and realized he was good at it at about age 8 when he started getting compliments from family members. Deandre is super proud of his Hawaiian heritage (and has been known to shred on a ukulele), and credits his family as his biggest inspiration. Fun fact: Deandre was elected homecoming king of his high school. Ladies love Deandre!
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i assume this is filming a video clip or something, but it looks rather disturbing. It is NOT the right look for her!
These look a little better
This one is not recent though.
These are the more recent pictures: again, sexy hot thing not happening
Sheesh! how many of these dancing poses did she do? and only one decent pic of all i've seen.
Just a random afterthought, her legs are kind of really ugly
This is the only one i like:
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lol i liked her for acting not beauty. the actresses that i like for beauty are ella koon, bernice liu, and niki chow.Originally Posted by NetDriftr
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why thank you....i appreciate itOriginally Posted by NetDriftr
Lunar, heed my sound advice buddy - don't eva listen to flip-flop-nutty-who is also a closet admirer of-horse-faced-charlame.Originally Posted by LuNaR
Honey, you're not being consistent. if we're going to play this charade, you have to play your part - that is you're a devoted fan of LYF, our holy goddessOriginally Posted by bellamia
If you don't like my flag, then you can kiss my rebel a55
baby, i've not said anything to betray our goddess. i'm just too sick right now to swallow any more I-worship-goddess LYF-till-death pills.Originally Posted by NetDriftr
lol u are a lyf fan???Originally Posted by bellamia
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Are your scores out of 5?:P j/kOriginally Posted by Sparky
Here's my grade sheet for LYF:
acting-6-7/10--> Based on Story of a Noble Family and ROCH
singing-(live)-3/10-->its just not her thing
looks-7-8/10--> she's actually not THAT pretty to me
sexy look- negative 10 (and that's being generous!)-->its just not her thing
And welcom Leanna, to the neutral-about-LYF group. Consisting of me, Felix, ghost, and you. Yay, one more person found!
Which one? They all look pretty scary to me....Originally Posted by 0-0-0
hu ge, yang mi, yuan hong, liu shishi.
wang luodan, li guangjie.
i smell a liar - based on ur critics u're as neutral as the yankees, mate!Originally Posted by redfirefly124
his scale is pretty neutral. i mean for LYF, theres juss a point where u cant give it a higher rating even tho u are neutralOriginally Posted by bellamia
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you really are being very generous on the sexy look... you wouldn't want to know wat i would give herOriginally Posted by redfirefly124
bellamia, I think you understand that positive+negative=neutral.Originally Posted by bellamia
positive acting+negative image=neutral impression
So right back.
Leanna, what would you give LYF for image??? Negative 1 million? Billion? Trillion? C'mon, tell us....
hu ge, yang mi, yuan hong, liu shishi.
wang luodan, li guangjie.
Netty, be nice to the newbies. Don't scare them away on day one. Be a gentleman for once.Originally Posted by NetDriftr
Hey, I agreed to pretending to be a single mother, but I never said I'd be a high school dropout! Without putting any effort in I could still scrape by with passing grades, even if I'm not valedictorian! I do have a high school diploma, unlike your goddess.
When it comes to acting, there are few Asian actors/actresses I would rate above an 8 so I think my rating for LYF is already generous. They're all there for looks and such...like Guo Pinchao is hot, but his Taiwanese accent bugs me since I'm strict when it comes to pronunciation. Sure, they can cry once in a while, but most actresses are inconsistent and not as good as the Hollywood elites.
Welcome Leanna by the way. Don't take my criticism of Liu Yifei to heart, like some overzealous fanatics (*cough* Net *cough*) do.
I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know? -Ernest Hemingway
ya welcome leanna, dunt take my criticism to heart too, actually this is too every1 cause i criticise almost every actress out thereOriginally Posted by Sparky
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Lately, I've given serious thought to obtaining an online degree in religion — not for a career change, but simply for the pure enjoyment of reading theology. A quick check of tuition stopped me in my tracks, as the saying goes. But, yesterday an opportunity fell into my lap. Here's what happened.
I know a number of people who clip coupons. With the rising cost of groceries, I know I should use coupons. Whenever I come across a coupon for something that I use, I clip it. That's as far as I go — I either lose the coupon, don't have it when I check out at the register, or it's expired. My efforts have been haphazard.
Clipping coupons is no longer called "clipping coupons" — it's "couponing." And couponing's popularity has reached epic proportions and seems to be almost an addictive behavior with some folks.
A year or so ago, I knew someone who spent the better part of her workday online looking for coupons and printing them out. Not good.
Couponing is popular enough to have its own TV show.
I pick up bits and pieces in the news about people who pay $1.50 for $75 dollars worth of groceries. So, when my friend told me how much she saved and how to get started clipping coupons, I couldn't resist at least checking out a few things. My previous hesitancies about the time involved in couponing and the possibility of "couponing addiction" went by the wayside.
Last night, I googled "extreme couponing" and got 4.4 million hits. Curious, I googled "couponing" and received 8.3 million hits. Couponing is alive and well on the Internet, readers.
There are blogs, websites, TV shows, workshops and classes on couponing.
"Couponing 101" caught my eye. A-ha ... the website enticingly lured me by claiming "get your free coupon education."
Excited at the prospect of obtaining an online degree, free, plus instantly saving money on my groceries, was almost overwhelming. Additionally, with advanced education, I could learn how to actually get stores to pay me cash for my groceries.
That's what folks claim on blogs and websites. A shopper actually claimed that she got paid nine bucks and some change for a can of baby formula. Another shopper said she got paid $3 for shopping at Wal-Mart.
I'm naive, but not stupid or naive enough to believe that I can do my weekly grocery shopping and get paid in cold, hard cash.
In all seriousness, though, I see the amount of coupons available and believe I can save quite a bit of money by couponing. Here's the catch.
I can't let couponing consume my life. There aren't enough hours in the day for me to accomplish all I need to do now. There's a possibility that couponing could run my life or ruin my life if I let it get out of hand and rule me. Maybe that's where the "extreme" comes in — highly dangerous, like extreme trekking, extreme logging, extreme skiing, extreme snowboarding and now, extreme couponing.
I'm going to give couponing a try. The prospect of cutting my grocery bill by a considerable amount is appealing. Tonight, I'll begin my education and read through "Couponing 101."
I'll keep track of how much I save — and maybe how much I make. At the end of the year, I'll check in with you, our readers, and let you know whether or not I pass or fail.
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It makes my jaw dropped when the author considers extreme couponing as a sport. Maybe it is really a sport now, where in the players are the coupons addicts, these are the people who always check out newspapers, magazine, etc and when they get to see coupons, they cut it down even they don't actually need those items. I understand it is very addicting and very promising. Imagine you will only pay $2 for a $80 worth of grocery! How convenient. Because of reality television, there has been a lot of media excitement over the practice of "extreme couponing" The idea is the wise and persistent use of coupons can get a large quantity of stuff for a small quantity of cash. As a result, retail organizations are fighting back against extreme coupon use. The proof is here: Retail firms begin backlash against extreme couponing.


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It's 2027 and you've just had your ass handed to you by someone with really awesome looking augmented arms. You awake to find that even though you're the head of security for Sarif Industries, your once "pure" body has been modified with a lot of augmentations. A lot of augmentations. It's now time to find out who pushed your face through a glass wall and killed off all of those you were protecting, including your ex girlfriend. If you haven't heard of the Deus Ex series of games, then it's probably because you are new to gaming or you've been living under a rock. Eidos Montreal has brought back to life a great franchise and with this being the third in the game series, it should make Ion Storm proud of what they first brought to market.
You will be playing as Adam Jensen who is the Security lead at Sarif Industries. Sarif Industries is based out of Detroit and they are making their money producing human augmentation products for both civilian and military use. As recently explained, things got nasty and you'll be running around the world trying to figure out what the hell happened. Once you get outside you realize that everything is as beautifully detailed as it was inside of the building. The level designers did a fantastic job with the games styling giving you a feel that you're running around a Blade Runner like world. A palette of black and gold, you have the feeling you are running around a large industrial area every place you go due to the color hues.
After being awed by the visuals of the game, you will no doubt notice the effective use of sound and music in the game. It sets the mood appropriately as you encounter various areas in the game. It will easily let you know that the situation you are in doesn't require all of your augmented strength to handle it or if you need to go augmented balls out and take care of business. In order to get into these conversations, you will be presented with various tasks or quests as you move along through the game. Whether it be your main objective in finding out who royally kicked your securities ass, or trying to help someone out because they ended up doing something they shouldn't have. It's all entirely up to you and there is no time limit to finish it. Besides walking around in public making your super augmented self stick out like a sore thumb, you can also move around more stealthily.
You can creep around various objects or move through vent ducts to get into and out of buildings without being seen. If you come up onto someone that appears to be in your way, you can either knock them out, which makes less noise, or you can be a mean bastard and poke a bunch of wholes of him. The latter is a bit noisier and if anyone is in the area that hears it, they will come looking to see what the deal is. If you were smart, you would have hacked one of the MANY terminals within the game. These terminals are a sub game within the game and allow you to open up areas that you may not have a password for. Some notable areas are office locks, computer terminals, or security hubs. Security hubs are nice because as you move further along in the game, they will control not only cameras but robots and turrets. Thus, if you are going to be in a pretty nasty situation, you can ease the pain by turning the robot and turrets onto the enemy letting them do the dirty work for you.
If do you find yourself in a firefight, then you'll be happy to know that there are a lot of weapons that are available for use and upgrades. Ranging from a pistol to combat rifle to rocket launcher, they all have their needs and you will find out as you move through the game, you will acquire them as needed. Some weapons, like the chain gun, can be upgraded with a laser sight, faster reload, and quicker cooling. It's super effective, and even more so when you upgrade your augmentations.
Your ability to add to your base level of augmentation is what the game is all about. To do so, you will earn "Praxis Points" and it is with these that you will be able to upgrade your augmentations. You will earn these as you move through the game earning experience, or by buying them for 5000 credits from LIMB clinics. Operated by LIMB (Liberty In Mind and Body) International, you can by various items for sale, like Typhoon Ammo, Cyberboost Energy, and more. When it comes to the Cyberboost Energy, you will come to find that having a good supply of these are nice because certain augmentations require extra battery life, of which you can easily see below your health bar on screen. So if you are looking to use your Typhoon weapon or want to disable an enemy hands on, your battery cells will be drained. Depending on the type of augmentation upgrades you have upgraded such as being able to punch through walls, leg strength, invisibility, skin hardening, or the ability to fall from heights without being damaged when you land, having a good battery recharge and boost is key.
In the end, make sure you perform as many side quests and exploratory functions as you move through the story. That means looking through lockers and searching those you have killed or knocked out. Having extra credits, found passwords on pocket secretaries, and energy bars can be a lifesaver. Literally. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a fantastic game and can really get you into the feeling that you hope the future doesn't turn out to be a fight between "augs" and "pures". The learning curve isn't too steep and the fact that you are totally enveloped by the visual and aural's being thrown at you, you won't mind that you just blew through 8 hours of your life in one sitting looking for that one extra pocket secretary, credit chip, or "Praxis Kit" to make your next augmentation upgrade a full experience. Well done Eidos and Square Enix!
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Season: | Zeo |
First Appearance: | The Shooting Star |
Last Appearance: | Hawaii Zeo |
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Length: | Tank mode: 52 m |
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Height: | Tank mode: 24m; battle mode: 41 m |
Weight: | 570 tons t |
Speed: | tank mode: 300 km/h |
Zeo Megazord is a combination of five Zeozords. Usually in warrior mode with the Zeo V battle helmet, the Zeo Megazord can wear the helmet of the other four Zeo Zords as well. It was armed with the Zeo Megazord Saber, which could charge up for an energy slash. The Zeo Megazord presumably remains in storage in the Zeo Zord holding bay.
The Zeozords are the first zords of the Power Rangers Zeo. Billy Cranston and Alpha 5 worked on these new Zords, which were based on creatures and structures from mythology. They were never destroyed and are likely still laying dorment in the Zeo Hanger on Earth.
Zeozord I
See also: Moa Loader
Zeozord I: Piloted by Katherine, it was based on the Moai. It had a powerful cannon on top and five missile launchers on each side. It was usually pulled into battle by Zeozord III. Formed right lower leg of Zeo Megazord. It was later put into storage in the mountains.Zeozord II
See also: Dogu Lander
Zeozord II: Piloted by Tanya, it was based on the Dogu. It had two top-mounted cannons and a missile on each side. It was usually pulled into battle by Zeozord IV. Formed left lower leg of Zeo Megazord.Zeozord III
See also: Dash Leon
Zeozord III: Piloted by Rocky, it was based on the Sphinx. It had sharp teeth and two laser guns on its forehead. Formed arms and upper torso of Zeo MegazordZeozord IV
See also: Gran Taurus
Zeozord IV: Piloted by Adam, it was based on Taurus the Bull.It launched lightning bolts from the tips of its horns. Formed waist and upper legs of Zeo Megazord.
Zeozord V
See also: Sky Phoenix
Zeozord V: Piloted by Tommy, he was based on the Firebird. He could fly. Formed the head, back and default helmet of the Zeo Megazord.
Battle Helmets
The Zeo Megazord enters different modes depending on which helmet it wears. The Helmets give these powers:
Other Combinations
- Zeo Megazord could combine with Red Battlezord to form Zeo MegaBattlezord.
- The above zords, separated into individual components can be used with Pyramidas to form Zeo Ultrazord.
See also
- Ohranger Robo - Super Sentai counterpart in Ohranger. See comparison page.


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Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius by morning
My hotel room in Naples faced out across the bay of Napoli and Mount Vesuvius, where I could see the sunrise each morning. I always kept my camera charged up just in case there was one of these mornings, and fortunately, there always was. I can't believe my friend Valerio (Valpopando) actually lives there and gets to see this all the time. I hope he appreciates it!
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Really depends on your style of riding. Both are great for rails and buttering because they are so flexible, but from personal experience the Technine will be better off jumps and all aroudn because it's slightly less flexible.
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ya i have the technine jib and ive have used it for one season, and i like it but i got a good deal on the artifact i only had to pay a 100$ on it and i was decideing whether to keep it or sell it. Do they ride completely different cause if its way more flexible and buttery i might want to keep it just so i could switch up boards once in a while but if they close to the same then i might sell it.
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im just wondering if the two boards are different enough so that i could keep them both otherwise it would be pointless because it doesnt really seem like my technine board is that flexible at all, is it way easier to nose press and stuff on the artifact?
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It feels like summer.
After my embarrassing dance party of one, M and I got the van from my parents' place and headed to Fremont.There was a lot of sunbathing.
A lot of driving Hot Stuff's, his mom, new car around Fremont and especially to Super Taqueria where their Super Fish Taco rocked my world.
A lot of yummy summery foods like salad, avocado, salsa, and roasted asparagus. Old School, M's stepdad, even made the boys ribs slathered in sweet-smelling sauce. Tasty.A lot of raucous laughter and teasing from me when I saw M had a huge, previously unnoticed hole in his shirt.
There was also a lapse in judgment. From M. He was in the backyard with a shovel, I was on my lounge chair enjoying life, and suddenly I looked up because he was giving off a suspicious air. Just what was he up to? I was soon to find out. The shovel was for heaving the German Shepherd's land mines over the fence onto a vacant hill/yard space behind M's parents' house. In other words, M's parents had tasked him with cleaning up the dog's backyard mess so to be a good son, M dutifully scooped up dog-patties and flung them up and over.
To put it bluntly, he was flinging shit. Not only did he fling shit over the back fence however, he was feeling feisty. So he FLUNG A PELLET AT ME. I, innocently lying out in the sun, was harassed and terrorized by my boyfriend who threw poop at me. It landed a foot away, but I still stared daggers at him and didn't talk to him for a few hours. How dare he?!
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We started researching family history in 2005. We have learned a lot and determined that we're not the only ones in the family doing the research. Bob, my husband and best friend, and I got involved in photographing some cemeteries in Washington State, but only small ones. Our interest is usually personal, however this is a way for people to connect with lost ancestors. There are States that have made it a priority to read and document all the cemeteries, and we know it is a huge task for any volunteer. We have found in visiting many cemeteries in our travels that once put in the ground, our ancestors are forgotten until we research our genealogy. Enjoy the photos that we post, and maybe you will find one of your ancestors. By the way, we do have family ties in some of the virtual cemeteries we posted. So if you find my posts, chances are you could be related in some way or another. If you would like a copy of our photos, please let us know.
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I am sorry I didn't explain more about not being able to see the picture of the headstone. I have cataracts and cannot see as well as I'd like; I'd had problems for some number of months but wasn't sure about what was wrong (just thought I needed new glasses) until I "lost" my glasses and had to go in & have another exam for new glasses, a few months ago. That's when I found out about the cataracts -- was told to use a magnifying glass, enlarge print, etc. for now. I feel so old! Thank you for your wonderful photos that you contribute to Find A Grave. With All Sincerity,
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I am distantly related to his wife on two different levels. My goal is not to collect memorials but to complete the memorial as much as I can. Thanks!
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Very good answer.
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Dear Bob and Nan
Can you put the address of both, the Zillah
German and the Zillah City Cemeteries so we
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that we put in the names we are looking for.
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I am related to John he is my Uncle from my mothers side of the family I would be happy to manage his and his wife Agnes pages.
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February belongs to the heart. Let this Valentine's Day serve as a reminder to give your own heart the attention it deserves, not only this month, but throughout the entire year.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No 1 cause of death and accounts for more deaths each year then then next seven causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. Specifically, coronary heart disease and stroke (no 4 cause of death) kills nearly, 400,000 women each year. 1 2 Heart disease kills more women than men partly because their symptoms are often unrecognized. The good news is that you don't have to become part of that statistic. You can make small but important changes to your lifestyle that will lead to a healthy heart.
There are several important factors that can increase a woman's chance of developing heart disease. These should be screened for and treated by your doctor:
As a woman, you may experience some of the "classic" signals of heart attack such as chest pain, shortness of breath, pain in the arm and tightness in the chest. However, there are many less recognized signals that women may have like nausea, fatigue and dizziness. Women are more likely to have subtle symptoms of heart attack such as:
Studies of oral contraceptives done on pills that had higher levels of estrogen and progestin than the ones commonly used today show that women who used the high-dosage pills had an increased risk of heart disease, especially if they were heavy smokers. Oral contraceptives were also linked with an increase in risk of stroke in women who had high blood pressure and smoked.
After menopause, women are more likely to have heart attacks than men. Women typically develop heart disease up to 10 years later than men, so it's important to be screened for the risk factors for heart disease (such as diabetes, smoking, overweight, cholesterol, high blood pressure ) regularly.
In the battle to prevent heart disease, knowledge is one your strongest resources. Cardiovascular diseases are diseases of the heart and blood vessels, that tend to have a strong genetic component, meaning that they occur in family members such as parents, grandparents, siblings and aunts and uncles. In order to protect yourself and the ones you love, ask your family questions about their heart health history. Then, you can build a heart health family tree that will help you and your doctor, as well as future generations of your family. To learn how to spot red flags and determine your history, visit the NetWellness feature, Your Family Heart Health History.
Relax Your Way to a Healthy Heart It is natural for everyone to feel both physical and emotional stress. However, studies now show that there is an emerging relationship between stress and heart disease. Experiencing repeated stress might encourage higher blood pressure and cholesterol levels, smoking, physical inactivity, and overeating. By taking a few moments each day to manage your stress, you can reduce the likelihood of doing your heart harm and create a better life environment at the same time. Relaxation is possible; find the tools you need with the NetWellness feature, Reasons to Stress Less.
The foods you eat have a great impact on your overall heart health, and recognizing foods that help versus hurt will go a long way towards having a healthy heart. Ideally, heart smart diet should be balanced. This means choosing foods from all major food groups and emphasizing fruits, vegetables, and grains and avoiding those that are processed. You can track your progress the next time you visit the doctor. Signs of problems in your diet and danger to your heart include high triglyceride and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, low HDL (good) cholesterol levels, and high blood pressure. If signs of trouble emerge, talk to your doctor and consider making changes to your diet. The Diet and a Healthy Heart resources page on NetWellness can help you stay on track with all of your heart smart goals!
1National Vital Statistics Reports, Deaths: Leading Causes for 2009.
2American Heart Association, Statistical Fact Sheet 2012 Update, Women and Cardiovascular Disease.
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The idea that living near high-voltage power lines is bad for your health has been around for many years. Illnesses attributed to power lines include childhood leukemias, other cancers, abnormal heart rhythms, miscarriages, low birth weight, birth defects and other illnesses that might lead to premature death. Despite the conclusions of many studies that find no detectable risk, many people remain unconvinced about the safety of power lines. So, is the notion that power lines are hazardous a myth, fact or, as with many controversies, is there merit to both sides of the argument? Why Is There Concern About Power Lines? High-voltage power lines create electromagnetic fields around them and expose anything nearby to electromagnetic radiation. This is not unique to power lines — microwave ovens, radio and televisions transmitters, and cellular phone transmitters do the same thing, though the amounts of radiation emitted vary. From any source, the amount of radiation falls dramatically as the distance from that source increases (there's a complicated formula involving the square of the distance that describes this). As a result, even power lines that are easily visible from one's home (or from one's appliances or cell phone) lead to radiation exposure that experts consider harmless. That's why there are not more rules and regulations about living near power lines. When laboratory animals have been exposed to radiation of this sort, some researchers (but not others) have been able to demonstrate health problems, including new cancers or accelerated growth of existing cancer. The question is whether any of the potential effects on animals apply to humans, recognizing that we generally are exposed to much lower amounts of radiation in our everyday lives when compared with the animals' experimental conditions. On the other hand, certain occupations, including power-line maintenance workers, may have higher exposures. Scattered, anecdotal reports of a higher-than-expected number (called clusters) of leukemia or other cancers in a neighborhood near high-voltage power lines have been proof enough for some people that there must be a connection. As a result, despite the low amounts of radiation involved and the lack of convincing evidence that power lines are hazardous to humans, the issue continues to raise concern. During the last 20 years, multiple studies have been published reviewing the effect of high-power voltage lines on human health. Among the most recent was a study from England of more than 83,000 workers in the electricity industry. Researchers found no increase in brain cancer or overall death rate when compared with those who did not work around electromagnetic fields. A study in 2012 from Italy compared exposure to high voltage lines among children with birth defects and normal children. They found no increased exposure among the kids with birth defects. Reports from major research centers in at least nine countries have come to similar conclusions:
These results are reassuring, although they cannot completely declare power lines risk-free. In fact, in another study (published in June 2005), children living within 600 meters of a power line had higher rates of leukemia than those living farther away. However, based on limitations of this type of research (including the fact that electromagnetic fields were not actually measured in the homes of these children), the authors of this study were not convinced that power lines truly caused a higher than expected rate of childhood leukemia. Why Is a Definitive Answer So Hard To Find? Researchers trying to prove or disprove a small risk have a difficult job — among the biggest problems are difficulties in measuring the outcome of interest (such as cancer or miscarriage) and the possibility that other factors may affect the results. The challenge is particularly great when considering power lines: The number of outcomes of interest includes many different diseases or conditions, other sources of radiation could affect these outcomes, and the small amounts of radiation are hard to detect. One study found that radiation produced by power lines varies over the course of hours or days, so that simply measuring distance from the lines may not be an accurate way to estimate exposure. Other medical concerns face the same uncertainty: A higher rate of illness or death related to breast implants or cellular telephones has been difficult or impossible to detect. Still, even with reassuring studies, a rare medical problem related to these exposures remains possible. Measuring Small Effects: An Example Consider this example: Imagine that your neighborhood gas station sells you an additive that is supposed to improve your car's fuel efficiency. You are assured that you will save money because you'll need less gasoline, and a neighbor reports improved mileage in his car. You may be skeptical enough to measure how many miles per gallon your car gets before and after the additive is purchased. If you notice no change, perhaps it's because the driving conditions were different — if you drove on the highway before and in the city after using the additive, your mileage could be affected. Or, perhaps the weather changed between measurements — heat, humidity, or use of the car's air-conditioner could affect the results. Finally, how you measure the number of miles driven per gallon of gas may not be accurate or precise enough to detect a small improvement. You might ask, "If the improvement is so small I cannot detect it, why should I buy the additive?" It's a good question. Many who have studied power lines' effect on human health would ask a similar question: If the effect on health is so small that we cannot even be sure it's present, shouldn't we be reassured? The Bottom Line Every day we encounter countless exposures. Some are harmful, some are beneficial and most are probably of no consequence at all. Deciding which to worry about enough to avoid is not easy, especially given the multiple sources of information and advice we all have. It may never be possible to say with absolute confidence that high-power voltage lines, or other common exposures, are harmless. But it should provide some comfort to know that there are researchers continuing to look into it and that some (though not all) of the best evidence shows no significant impact on health. Robert H. Shmerling, M.D. is associate physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and associate professor at Harvard Medical School. He has been a practicing rheumatologist for over 20 years at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is an active teacher in the Internal Medicine Residency Program, serving as the Robinson Firm Chief. He is also a teacher in the Rheumatology Fellowship Program.


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Berkshire Bank, Pittsfield, Massachusetts - permission to establish a branch office at 979 Central Avenue, Albany, New York - approved May 12, 2010.
Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, Lowell, Massachusetts - permission to close a branch office located at 60 Crystal Avenue, Derry, New Hampshire - approved May 20, 2010.
South Coastal Bank, Rockland - permission to close a branch office located at 405 Washington Street, Braintree - approved May 11, 2010.
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Bank of Cape Cod (the "Bank"), Hyannis - permission to reorganize the Bank into a holding company structure pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of February 22, 2010 between the Bank and New England Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation formed to effect the reorganization. Comment period ends June 21, 2010.
East Boston Savings Bank, Boston - notice to establish a branch office at 1981-1985 Centre Street, West Roxbury. Filed May 7, 2010.
Eastern Bank, Boston - permission to close a branch office located at 1690 Main Street, Weymouth. Comment period ended May 26, 2010.
Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, Lowell, Massachusetts - permission to establish a branch office at 45 Lowell Road, Hudson, New Hampshire. Filed May 10, 2010.
Mass Bay Credit Union, Boston - permission to amend its by-laws to expand the associations which qualify persons for membership. The amendment relative to membership eligibility proposes to add membership for all employees and former employees of the new Massachusetts Department of Transportation ("MassDOT"), members and former members of Troop E of the Massachusetts State Police as well as former employees of any agency or authority the functions of which have been transferred to MassDOT. The amendment also proposes to add employees of entities with various corporate relationships with MassDOT, as described in the proposed by law. Comment period ended May 25, 2010.
First Republic Bank, (in organization), California - permission to acquire two branch offices of First Republic Bank, currently a division of Bank of America, N.A. located at (1) 772 Boylston Street, Boston; and (2) 160 Federal Street, Boston - non-objection issued May 11, 2010.
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Fidelity Co-operative Bank, Fitchburg | S | 02/01/10 |
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Weymouth Bank, East Weymouth | S | 01/25/10 |
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Freedom Mortgage Corporation | S | 12/11/09 |
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Braz Transfers, Inc., Somerville, Massachusetts - permission to operate a check casher office at 377 Somerville, Ave., Somerville. Comment period ended September 24, 2009.
Vasquez Check Cashing, Inc., New Bedford - permission to operate a check casher office at 1292 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford. Comment period ended May 13, 2010.
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About half the men in numerous developing nations use tobacco, and women in those regions are taking up smoking at an earlier age than they used to, according to what is being called the largest-ever international study on tobacco use.
The study, which covered enough representative samples to estimate tobacco use among 3 billion people, "demonstrates an urgent need for policy change in low- and middle-income countries," said lead researcher Gary Giovino, whose report was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.
The figures bolster statements by the World Health Organization that while much of the industrialized world, including the United States, has seen a substantial reduction in smoking in recent years, the opposite trend is under way in parts of the developing world.
The WHO warns that "if current trends continue, it will cause up to one billion deaths in the 21st century."
The new study, the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), focused on countries in which smoking is known to be a growing problem.
"The burden of tobacco use is moving," says Giovino, who formerly oversaw the Office on Smoking and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"The tobacco epidemic takes different forms in different countries," he said in an interview with CNN, pointing out that chewing tobacco and other smokeless forms are part of the problem. "But manufactured cigarettes are dominating."
Giovino now runs the University at Buffalo's Department of Community Health and Health Behavior in Buffalo, New York.
The study, conducted between 2008 and 2010, found that across 14 developing nations, 49 percent of men and 11 percent of women used tobacco. Most of them smoked -- 41 percent of men and 5 percent of women.
Numbers were highest in Russia, where 60 percent of men and 22 percent of women used tobacco; China, where 53 percent of men and 2 percent of women were tobacco users; Ukraine, where 50 percent of men and 11 percent of women used tobacco, and Turkey, where 48 percent of men and 15 percent of women used tobacco.
In some countries, smoking rates may now be even higher than they were in 2010, WHO officials say.
"One place where we know it's gone up, unfortunately, is Egypt -- as a result of the revolution," said Edouard Tursan D'Espaignet of WHO''s tobacco control program.
The GATS study found 38 percent of men and less than 1 percent of women smoked in Egypt as of 2010.
However, government regulations limiting smoking in certain places fell apart after Hosni Mubarak's regime was ousted last year, and "the tobacco industry walked in very, very aggressively" to market its product amid the chaos, said Tursan D'Espaignet.
"We are hearing things like 'Smoking is a way to show you're free from the previous regime,'" he said.
The other nations in the new study are India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, and Uruguay.
In general, marketing is a central reason smoking is on the rise in poorer nations, says Tursan D'Espaignet.
"In many countries, particularly eastern Europe and China, the market is probably saturated" among men, he said. "We can see the tobacco industry is targeting young people, and they're targeting women."
While previous studies done in several countries found that women who smoke generally start later than men, the GATS study found the opposite. "Alarmingly, this study shows that -- in most countries we surveyed -- age of smoking initiation for women might now be approaching the young ages at which men begin," the report says.
Still, the overwhelming majority of tobacco use worldwide is by men.
"Industry marketing campaigns traditionally have targeted men," says Giovino. Also, "social norms tend to make smoking socially less acceptable -- and even unacceptable in many countries -- among women."
But tobacco companies have succeeded in breaking those norms in some Western nations, and are trying to do so in low- and middle-income countries, he said.
Big tobacco is also extending its reach into new markets, such as Africa, Tursan D'Espaignet said.
Countries with weaker or poorer governments have a tougher time implementing the steps it takes to stop the spread of smoking.
Tobacco companies are "targeting countries that have less capacity to withstand the onslaught," said Tursan D'Espaignet.


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Make Your Own Beer and Cider
Catalogue Number: VR8-56G5
- Author: Paul Peacock
- Format: Paperback
- Published: 28 October 2011
- Publisher: How To Books Ltd
Less than 200 years ago, beers, ciders and a myriad collection of country wines were generally brewed at home. Beer, whether it was 'best' or 'small' was drunk by everyone in preference to water. Beer and cider nourished, as well as slaked thirst. With just a few utensils you can make your own tax-free beer, cider and country wine. Inside this book you will find recipes ancient and modern, some as simple as dissolving malt extract in sugary water and adding yeast. You can also read the best ways to get really professional results from kits. More than anything you will find really tasty, excellent beers and ciders and home-made wines to quench your thirst for a decade to come. There are recipes for stouts, ales, beers (and the difference between them explained); and for lagers, fruit beers, and ciders of many kinds including rough, orange, scrumpy, perry, natural and yeasted. Also included are the fundamentals of tasty home-made wine-making showing you how to make amazing wine from the contents of your fruit and vegetable garden.
Author's Biography
Paul Peacock is an expert on plants, gardening, preserving, cooking, self-sufficiency - and brewing. He is the author of many books, including Making Your Own Cheese, Chickens, Ducks and Bees, Patio Produce and - with his wife, Diana - Grandma's Ways for Modern Days. Paul writes for The Daily Mirror as Mr Digwell and appears on BBC Radio 4 Gardener's Question Time.
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April 5 - Weekly Rap
By Rick ScottAnother Amgen Tour of California is in the record books. Spring has sprung while the ProTour and NRC are in full gear. Before we get back to covering the racing action, we'd like to do things a little differently this week in the name of love.
Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore
While we don't spill ink on some of the "other" news making headlines in the world of professional cycling, we don't live in Oz or Disneyland either. We know what's going on out there and it breaks our hearts. Allegations, disagreements and other disharmonies have cast a damaging shadow on cycling in the past year, which impacts not just the pros, but anyone who throws their leg over a bike. Cycling is in need of an injection of positivity, which is everywhere if you look past the headlines and into the heart of our beloved sport. We'd like to take a moment to shine the spotlight upon some of the heroes who make our sport the best in the world.
George Hincapie
In the pivotal Amgen Tour of California stage 6, Discovery Channel star George Hincapie went down hard just three miles into the race after touching wheels with teammates Ivan Basso and Tony Cruz. Hincapie got right up and rode back into the peloton. CSC sent Stuart O'Grady into the break and as their lead grew, he threatened to take the overall win away from Hincapie's teammate, Levi Leipheimer. Hincapie rode to the front of the chasing peloton and dropped the hammer. He rode like an impassioned warrior on the front of the race, putting the pain in his wrist out of his mind. Along with his teammates, Hincapie eventually closed the gap, saving the GC win for Leipheimer. After the race, he found out that he rode 102 miles with a broken wrist. Hincapie had surgery the following morning when plates and screws were inserted to put his wrist back together. We ran into him hours later in Long Beach at the final stage and asked how he was able to ride so strongly, pulling the pack back to the break to save the win for his team despite what must have been incredible pain. Humbly Hincapie responded with a smile, "I had no other choice."
Saul Raisin
Last April, Credit Agricole's Saul Raisin nearly died from the brain injuries he sustained in a crash in France's Circuit de la Sarthe. We've covered his extraordinary recovery in previous columns. The young man from Dalton, Georgia continues to defy the odds and amaze the medical community. Initially he wasn't expected to survive. When he did that, they said he'd never walk again. When he did that, they said he would never ride again. When he did that, they said he'd never ride professionally again. Raisin is working hard to achieve that goal, too.
While the second Amgen Tour of California rolled from Northern to Southern California in February, Raisin rode his own Tour de California powered by Gu. He pedaled every stage on his own just ahead of the peloton to raise awareness for those who have suffered brain damage and spinal cord injuries. Raisin lead the Raisin Hope benefit ride in his hometown on March 31st to raise funds for four charities closest to his heart: the Shepherd Center (a catastrophic care hospital), Camp Twin Lakes (a special needs rehabilitation camp), the Brain Injury Association of Georgia and the USA Cycling Development Foundation. The pro cycling community stepped up to donate items for a silent auction including signed jerseys from Credit Agricole, Discovery Channel, CSC, Cofidis, Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie, Thor Hushovd, and Axel Merckx and a custom Raisin Hope bike from Look.
We had the good fortune of meeting Raisin at the race in Long Beach and spoke to him on the phone a couple weeks later. His enthusiasm for life is infectious. He knows he was given a second chance in life and he plans to make the most of it by making a difference in the lives of others. Raisin will race again professionally, but more important, his daily mission is to give hope to others.
Go to www.saulraisin.com to find out how you can help.
Dotsie Bausch
While there isn't an Amgen Tour of California race for women yet, the women's pro cycling world is as fiercely competitive and exciting to follow as the men's. Their season opened in Australia in February at the Geelong World Cup stage race. American Dotsie Bausch surprised even herself by winning the opening prologue at this prestigious event, her best result ever in a high-profile race that featured a field comprised of the best women cyclists in the world, including reigning World Champ Nicole Cooke. Bausch had slipped down to 3rd place overall heading into the final stage, but was only eight seconds away from the GC win. Her Colavita teammates valiantly helped Bausch earn valuable time bonuses during the stage. With her deficit down to only four seconds, Bausch rode upfront with teammate Alex Wrubleski in the final lap when Wrubleski hit the pavement hard. Instinct told Bausch to stop for her fallen comrade, selflessly forfeiting any chance at overall victory. It even cost her a final podium spot in a World Cup race as well. But Bausch knew that there are some things more important than a bike race.
Levi Leipheimer
Amgen Tour of California winner Levi Leipheimer has teamed with his wife, Odessa Gunn, as animal welfare advocates. For years, they've supported A Leg Up and Sonoma County's Forgotten Felines. They are now focusing their energy on Freedom Hill, a fund created to have a greater impact on the protection of animals by creating awareness, raising money and sparking volunteerism. Freedom Hill's vision is a world where all animals can live free, safe and loved and where they are no longer food, clothing or entertainment. The Leipheimer's practice what they preach as they look after a large flock of cats, dogs and other animals that they've rescued.
A peloton of heroes
The peloton is full of heroes. Last December, David Zabriskie (CSC) set the American hour record Eddy Merckx-style (regular road bike) at the San Diego Velodrome to benefit the families of firefighters who had recently lost their lives battling a local blaze. Fast Fred Rodriguez (Predictor-Lotto) provides two $1000 scholarships annually to deserving high school students who go on to universities while continuing to race their bikes. The criteria for selection are scholastic achievement, race resume, commitment to community service and an essay. Tom Danielson (Discovery Channel) is committed to the same cause. Kodak Gallery's Jesse Anthony had his head shaved on St. Patrick's Day to raise money for pediatric cancer treatment as part of the St. Baldrick's Foundation event held in 10 countries and 42 U.S. states, which raised $20 million and shaved more than 26,000 heads. Amgen Tour of California final stage winner Ivan Dominguez rode the Solvang Century last month with teammate Sean Sullivan to benefit Specialized Coronary Outpatient Rehabilitation (SCOR), a recreational bike club that promotes cycling as a method of rehabilitative therapy for heart-related conditions. SCOR will use money raised from the ride to sponsor two summer camps for children with heart problems.
Teams are doing their part as well. Discovery Channel is raising money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Fans can sponsor a team member and donate money for every race mile the rider pedals this season. Saunier Duval-Prodir is planting trees in Africa based upon the number of miles their team pedals along with bonuses given for race wins, which they are earning their share of this season. Their goal is to plant one million trees this year. The Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team is also benefiting the environment by being the first carbon neutral pro sports team. Colavita's women's team is donating $1000 to the City of Hope for every win and one dollar for every race mile, which goes to help women battling breast cancer. There are many other teams and riders making a difference as well.
We're doing our part here at the Amgen Tour of California as well. Breakaway from Cancer is a complementary component to the Amgen race sponsorship. Breakaway from Cancer continues to raise awareness and funds to support valuable service and programs, provided free of charge, to help people living with cancer. Last year, through this initiative, Amgen raised more than $1 million to support The Wellness Community, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free support, education and hope for all people affected by cancer. This year, the initiative supported the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the oldest survivor-led cancer advocacy organization in the country, and The Wellness Community.
Cycling is a sport that is fought on courage, passion, determination and above all, pure heart. These are just some of the stories that need to be told. Remember this next time you read some of the sensational headlines. Be proud of our sport, our athletes, our teams, our sponsors and of our many heroes.
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Rick Scott is president of Great Scott P.R.oductions, an entertainment and sports public relations, marketing and management boutique. He can be contacted through www.greatscottpr.com.


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