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Sunday's Democratic debate reinforced how deeply vulnerable New York's junior Senator is on Iraq.
"The differences among us are minor, the differences between us and Republicans are major," Hillary Clinton declared during Sunday night's Democratic debate in Manchester, New Hampshire. Though any debate this early is unlikely to affect the outcome of the election, the second Democratic showdown provided a glimpse into Hillary's biggest vulnerability in the primary.
The declaration was a continuation of Hillary's so-called strategy of "muddying the waters" on the Iraq issue to make it appear that her position is, practically speaking, no different from those of her rivals. The strategy has included deploying Bill Clinton to criticize the press for portraying her as less anti-war than other leading Democrats and to argue that her vote to authorize the war wasn't the same as voting for the war.
Last night's debate became especially contentious when Edwards blasted his rivals for not being more outspoken before voting against the supplemental funding bill. "They went quietly to the floor of the Senate, cast the right vote, but there is a difference between leadership and legislating," Edwards said. At the prodding of CNN moderator Wolf Blitzer, Edwards singled out Clinton and Barack Obama.
In a response that was uncharacteristically gruff, Obama fired back with his ultimate trump card: "John, the fact is, is that I opposed this war from the start. So you are about four and a half years late on leadership on this issue."
But Hillary's only recourse was to change the subject. "I think it's important particularly to point out, this is George Bush's war -- he is responsible for this war," she said. "He started the war. He mismanaged the war. He escalated the war. And he refuses to end the war."
The fact that Obama's public statements in opposition to the Iraq War in 2002 will continue to pay him dividends and that Clinton's refusal to apologize for her vote to authorize the war will continue to cause her grief was made evident by Edwards' response. He gave Obama credit for being opposed to the war all along. "You were right, I was wrong," he said to Obama. But Edwards then implicitly criticized Clinton by saying that candidates needed to be honest and upfront with the country about their positions on the war.
Edwards may be forced to back off Obama as the campaign goes on. However, he has an interest in continuing to press Clinton to be contrite about her war vote. Given his own vote for the war, it's the only way for Edwards to differentiate himself from her.
This will present problems for Clinton on more than one level. Beyond having to defend a vote that is highly unpopular among the Democratic base, her parsing of the issue will reinforce the image of her as a fake, calculating, politician -- an image that is the root of her high negativity ratings.
She may still be the frontrunner in the polls, but Hillary Clinton's vulnerability on the single most important issue to Democratic primary voters represents a fundamental problem in her bid for the party's nomination.
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As the appeal of labor unions to workers has declined, so has their political strength. That shift has caused unions to try a new tactic: locking in special protections in state constitutions.
The battle is under way in Michigan, a bastion of labor unions, where voters will consider Proposal 2, a constitutional amendment to guarantee collective bargaining rights and prohibit right-to-work laws that prevent citizens from being forced to join unions as a condition of employment.
For union officials to feel that extraordinary constitutional protections are needed, even in labor strongholds such as Michigan, suggests voter sentiment is moving against them. One reason may be the unreasonable stances often taken by unions. For example, opponents warn Proposal 2 may trump a Michigan law making it easier to fire bad teachers, among other things.
Michigan voters appear increasingly skeptical of Proposal 2 despite their historic union sympathies. A recent Detroit News poll showed just 43.2 percent of voters in support and a large pool of undecideds.
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The Brooklyn Nets casually keep a courtside seat warm for Hip Hop royalty. The Toronto Raptors keep a courtside seat open for Drake – so they can plaster his name and likeness on everything. We did in fact, unfortunately, live through Drake night. But, if The Nets can't beat 'em on the court (except maybe […]
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Perioperative anaphylaxis: epidemiology.
ABSTRACT The clinical diagnosis of an anesthesia-related immediate hypersensitivity reaction is a difficult task for clinicians. Anaphylaxis may present as cardiovascular collapse or airway obstruction, associated or not with cutaneous manifestations. Drug hypersensitivity reactions that occur during anesthesia are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality and socio-economic costs. Perioperative anaphylaxis is becoming more common, probably because of the more frequent use of anesthesia and the increasing complexity of the drugs used. However, despite increased awareness of anaphylactic reactions to drugs and compounds used in anesthesia, their incidence remains poorly defined. Moreover, current epidemiological data should be carefully evaluated since the various studies published concerned non-homogeneous populations and gave differing definitions of drug hypersensitivity.
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ABSTRACT: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions are an important cause for mortality and morbidity in anesthesia. The present review considers reports covering epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of these reactions. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions are largely under-reported, adult women being at significantly higher risk than men. The role of sex hormones associated with increased risk in adult women has been demonstrated. Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) remain the most frequently incriminated drugs. Reactions involving antibiotics, dyes, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are reported with increasing frequency, in parallel with changing trends in clinical practice. A recent hypothesis concerning a link between pholcodine exposure and allergic reactions to NMBAs is under investigation. Detailed guidelines concerning skin testing have been provided. The use of several inotropes or vasopressor such as vasopressin is proposed in case of reactions refractory to epinephrine and volume expansion. The use of cyclodextrin to mitigate severe allergic reactions to rocuronium, by specific drug encapsulation, has been proposed. Hypersensitivity reactions remain a major cause of concern in the perioperative setting. Although largely under-reported, their incidence is higher than previously reported. NMBAs remain the most frequently incriminated drug, followed by latex and antibiotics. The number of reactions involving new allergens like vital dyes or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is rapidly increasing. The mechanism of sensitization to NMBAs could be influenced by as yet unidentified environmental factors. The possible role of pholcodine is under investigation. Several guidelines concerning the diagnosis and management of immediate hypersensitivity reactions in anesthesia are now available.Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology 08/2012; 12(4):361-8. DOI:10.1097/ACI.0b013e328355b82f · 3.57 Impact Factor
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The body mass index (BMI) is commonly used as a surrogate marker for adiposity. However, the BMI indicates weight-for-height without considering differences in body composition and the contribution of body fat to overall body weight.
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify sex-and-age-specific values for percentage body fat (%BF), measured using whole body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), that correspond to BMI 18.5 kg/m2 (threshold for underweight), 25.0 kg/m2 (overweight) and 30.0 kg/m2 (obesity) and compare the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in the adult white Australian population using these BMI thresholds and equivalent values for %BF. These analyses utilise data from randomly-selected men (n = 1446) and women (n = 1045), age 20–96 years, who had concurrent anthropometry and DXA assessments as part of the Geelong Osteoporosis Study, 2001–2008.
Values for %BF cut-points for underweight, overweight and obesity were predicted from sex, age and BMI. Using these cut-points, the age-standardised prevalence among men for underweight was 3.1% (95% CI 2.1, 4.1), overweight 40.4% (95% CI 37.7, 43.1) and obesity 24.7% (95% CI 22.2, 27.1); among women, prevalence for underweight was 3.8% (95% CI 2.6, 5.0), overweight 32.3% (95% CI 29.5, 35.2) and obesity 29.5% (95% CI 26.7, 32.3). Prevalence estimates using BMI criteria for men were: underweight 0.6% (95% CI 0.2, 1.1), overweight 45.5% (95% CI 42.7, 48.2) and obesity 19.7% (95% CI 17.5, 21.9); and for women, underweight 1.4% (95% CI 0.7, 2.0), overweight 30.3% (95% CI 27.5, 33.1) and obesity 28.2% (95% CI 25.4, 31.0).
Utilising a single BMI threshold may underestimate the true extent of obesity in the white population, particularly among men. Similarly, the BMI underestimates the prevalence of underweight, suggesting that this body build is apparent in the population, albeit at a low prevalence. Optimal thresholds for defining underweight and obesity will ultimately depend on risk assessment for impaired health and early mortality.
Keywords:Body composition; Epidemiology; Obesity; Overweight; Percentage body fat; Prevalence; Underweight
Globally, obesity has nearly doubled over the last three decades [1]. In Australia, the prevalence of obesity among adults has increased from 11.1% in 1995 to 16.4% in 2004–05 [2] and this upward trend is predicted to continue over coming decades [3]. Global and local prevalence estimates are based on the body mass index (BMI) which provide a guide to obesity levels as recognised by BMI values greater than or equal to 30. Yet the BMI is a ratio of body weight-for-height [4] thereby limiting its usefulness as an indicator for adiposity because no account is made of variations in body composition. Clear shortcomings are evident when the BMI overestimates adiposity in muscular body builds and underestimates adiposity in the elderly [5,6].
The simplicity and ease of measurement have entrenched the widespread use of the BMI as a marker of adiposity, not only for epidemiological purposes, but also in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to measure body fat mass using whole body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and BMI in a population-based sample of men and women in order to identify sex-and-age-specific values for percentage body fat (%BF) that correspond to internationally recognised BMI cut-points for defining underweight, overweight and obesity. This approach extends previous studies that utilised %BF thresholds of 25% for men and 35% for obesity [6,7]. We have previously reported a temporal shift in the distribution of BMI in the population such that the prevalence of underweight women diminished between 1993–1997 and 2004–2007 [8], but that study did not investigate changes in body composition. The aim of this study was to compare prevalence estimates for underweight, overweight and obesity in the adult white Australian population using BMI thresholds for each category and the equivalent sex-and-age-specific cut-points for %BF.
Ethics statement
The study was approved by the Barwon Health Human Research Ethics Committee. All participants provided informed, written consent.
This cross-sectional study was conducted as part of the Geelong Osteoporosis Study (GOS), a population-based cohort study, set in the Barwon Statistical Division in south-eastern Australia [9]. Age-stratified samples of men and women were selected at random from the Commonwealth electoral roll, which provides an ideal sampling frame for epidemiological research in Australia because registration with the Australian Electoral Commission is compulsory for residents aged 18 years and over. In total, 1467 men were recruited 2001–2006 (67% participation, age 20–96 years) and 1494 women were recruited 1993–1997 (77% participation, age 20–93 years). This set of analyses utilises data collected at the baseline visit for 1467 men, and the 10-year follow-up (2003–2008) for 882 women (82% retention of eligible women). A further 194 women aged 20–29 years were recruited 2005–2008 (82% participation), providing a total sample 1076 women for this analysis. The cohort was essentially white; no indigenous Australians participated in the study. Details of participation and non-participation have been described elsewhere [9,10].
Body composition measures
Body weight was measured to ± 0.1 kg using electronic scales, standing height was measured to ± 0.001 m using a wall mounted stadiometer and BMI was calculated as weight/height2 (kg/m2). Based on WHO criteria [11], underweight was identified as BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, overweight as BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m2, and obese as BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2. Measures of body fat mass, lean mass and bone mineral content were provided by whole body DXA using a Lunar DPX-L densitometer (software version 1.31; Lunar, Madison, WI, USA); however, 923 of the men were scanned on a GE-Lunar Prodigy (Prodigy; GE Lunar, Madison, WI, USA) when the DPX-L was decommissioned. No significant differences were detected in lumbar spine or femoral neck bone mineral density measurements when the scanners were cross calibrated on 40 subjects aged 21 to 82 years. The percentage body fat (%BF) was calculated as body fat mass expressed as a percentage of the sum of body fat mass, lean mass and bone mineral content. Individuals without valid whole body scans (21 men and 31 women) were excluded. Anthropometry was performed by trained personnel and the densitometer operators had completed the accredited Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS) Clinical Densitometry Training Course and were licenced through the Department of Health State Government of Victoria to use radiation sources for research.
Statistical analyses
The %BF values equivalent to the BMI cut-points 18.5, 25.0 and 30.0 kg/m2, which are used to identify underweight, overweight and obesity, respectively, were predicted using the following equation [5].
Variables include: sex (male = 1, female = 0), age (years) and BMI (kg/m2) centred around the mean (26.4 kg/m2) to reduce collinearity. The model includes interaction terms between sex and BMI, and sex and age. The equation had been derived previously using a subset of 1299 men and 855 women from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study for whom whole body DXA scans provided valid measures of body fat mass. Details of the development of this equation have been described elsewhere [5].
Individuals were classified as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese according to published BMI cut-points and according to sex-and-age-specific %BF cut-points. A kappa (κ) statistic indicated the level of agreement between categories using the two sets of criteria. Sex-stratified prevalence estimates for underweight, overweight and obesity were determined according to BMI thresholds and the corresponding (calculated) %BF thresholds for age decades 20–79 years and 80 years and older, using mid-decade ages of 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75 and 85 years. Overall prevalence estimates were age-standardised to national age profiles using data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS cat. no. 2068.0 – 2006 Census Tables). A sensitivity analysis that compared prevalence estimates of obesity derived from BMI and %BF criteria was performed after excluding men scanned on the DPX-L densitometer. Statistical analyses were performed using Minitab (version 16, Minitab, State College, PA, USA).
%BF thresholds for underweight, overweight and obesity
Mean predicted sex-and-age-specific %BF values that are equivalent to the BMI values of 18.5, 25.0 and 30.0 kg/m2 are shown in Table 1, where the data are stratified by sex and age-group. The %BF thresholds increased with age and were consistently lower for men than for women across all age-groups. The sex-and-age-specific thresholds for %BF were subsequently used to identify underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese individuals.
Table 1. Mean sex-and-age-specific cut-points for percentage body fat equivalent to body mass index 18.5 kg/m2 (underweight), 25.0 kg/m2 (overweight) and BMI 30.0 kg/m2 (obese)
Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity
Numbers of men and women in the categories of underweight, ideal weight, overweight and obese by age-group are shown in Table 2. Mean BMI and %BF values for men and women by age-group are listed in Table 3. Mean prevalence estimates for underweight, overweight and obesity according to BMI thresholds and sex-and-age-specific %BF thresholds, for men and women stratified by age-group, are shown in Table 4 and presented graphically for underweight and obesity in Figure 1. In women, both methods indicated that the prevalence of obesity increased with age until 50–59 years, followed by an age-related decline. The age-related profile for men according to BMI criteria showed an age-related increase that peaked at age 60–69 years followed by an age-related decline; however, %BF values indicate that obesity was under-estimated in younger men and elderly men than BMI would suggest. For both sexes, the prevalence of overweight was similar for both BMI and %BF criteria. The BMI tended to under-estimate the prevalence of underweight in both sexes particularly for young adults.
Table 2. Numbers of individuals in each BMI category (underweight, ideal weight, overweight and obese) stratified by sex and age
Table 3. Mean (standard deviation) values for body mass index and percentage body fat stratified by sex and age
Table 4. Sex-and-age-stratified prevalence (mean percentage and 95% confidence interval) of underweight, overweight and obesity determined by body mass index and sex-and-age-specific percentage body fat mass criteria
Figure 1. Age-specific prevalence of obesity and underweight using body mass index and percentage body fat criteria. Age-specific prevalence of obesity (solid lines and symbols) and underweight (broken lines and hollow symbols) defined using body mass index (BMI) thresholds (grey lines and square symbols) and sex-and-age-specific percentage body fat (%BF) thresholds (black lines and circular symbols). Data are for (A) men and (B) women by age decades (20 represents 20–29 years, etc.). Data are shown as mean and 95% confidence intervals.
A sensitivity analysis that excluded men scanned on the DPX-L densitometer showed that the age-related patterns based on %BF criteria were sustained and, importantly, significant differences persisted between prevalence estimates based on BMI and %BF criteria for the two age groups 20–29 years and 80+ years obesity: prevalence for age 20–29 years BMI 8.2% (95% CI 4.5, 13.4) and %BF 25.1% (95% CI 18.8, 32.3), and for age 80+ BMI 13.4% (95% CI 8.7, 19.5) and %BF 29.8% (95% CI 23.1, 37.3).
According to age-specific %BF criteria for men, the overall mean age-standardised prevalence for underweight was 3.1% (95% CI 2.1, 4.1), overweight 40.4% (95% CI 37.7, 43.1) and obesity 24.7% (95% CI 22.2, 27.1). For women, the prevalence for underweight was 3.8% (95% CI 2.6, 5.0), overweight 32.3% (95% CI 29.5, 35.2) and obesity 29.5% (95% CI 26.7, 32.3).
According to BMI criteria for men, the overall mean age-standardised prevalence for underweight was 0.6% (95% CI 0.2, 1.1), overweight 45.5% (95% CI 42.7, 48.2) and obesity 19.7% (95% CI 17.5, 21.9). For women, the prevalence for underweight was 1.4% (95% CI 0.7, 2.0), overweight 30.3% (95% CI 27.5, 33.1) and obesity 28.2% (95% CI 25.4, 31.0). Thus, the mean age-standardised prevalence for underweight for both men and women was lower according to BMI. For men, the age-standardised prevalence for obesity was similarly lower according to BMI; for women the difference in estimates of age-standardised prevalence for obesity based on BMI and %BF was not significant. No differences were detected in age-standardised prevalence estimates for overweight in either sex.
Agreement between categories based on BMI and %BF criteria
There was exact agreement using sex-and-age-specific %BF and BMI criteria for categorising underweight, ideal weight, overweight and obese groups for 62.6% men (κ = 0.4) and 73.9% women (κ = 0.6); agreement to within one category was observed for 98.7% men and 99.8% women. Whereas 82.7% of women classed as obese according to BMI were also identified as obese according to sex-and-age-specific %BF criteria, only 68.4% of men classed as obese by BMI were similarly classified by sex-and-age-specific %BF. On the other hand, 80.1% of women and 53.9% of men who were identified as obese according to sex-and-age-specific %BF criteria, had BMI ≥ 30.0 k/m2.
Using sex-and-age-specific cut-points for %BF equivalent to BMI 30.0 kg/m2, we report that 24.7% (95% CI 22.2, 27.1) of men and 29.5% (95% CI 26.7, 32.3) of women were obese. The prevalence estimate for men was greater than the estimate of 19.7% (95% CI 17.5, 21.9), which was based on BMI criteria. The pattern was similar for women for whom the prevalence of obesity according to the BMI was 28.2% (95% CI 25.4, 31.0); however, the difference in the estimates was not significant. For both sexes, the prevalence of underweight was lower according to BMI. Whereas three-quarters of the women were similarly classified into groupings ranging from underweight to obese according to both %BF and BMI criteria, exact agreement was observed for less than two-thirds of the men.
Our approach was similar to that reported by Gallagher et al. [12] who derived %BF cut-points from several diagnostic techniques, including DXA, which corresponded to the published BMI thresholds for underweight, overweight and obesity. Prediction equations for %BF were evaluated for adults (from BMI, sex, age and ethnicity) in order to identify healthy %BF ranges. Similar techniques have been employed by others in order to evaluate the validity of the BMI threshold for obesity in different populations [6,7,13,14]. However, to our knowledge, no other study has utilised sex-and-age-specific %BF thresholds equivalent to published BMI thresholds to compare prevalence estimates of underweight, overweight and obesity.
Our results suggest that 17.3% of women and 31.6% of men who were identified as obese according to BMI were misclassified according to sex-and-age-specific %BF criteria. The inability to distinguish the different contributions to body weight, of fat and non-fat tissue (such as muscle and bone, which have greater densities than fat), explains why the BMI might overestimate adiposity in muscular and lean body builds. On the other hand, only 80.1% of women and 53.9% of men in our study who were classified as obese using sex-and-age-specific %BF thresholds had BMI in the obese range. As a corollary, 19.9% of women and 46.1% men with high %BF were overlooked as being obese according to BMI criteria. The BMI might underestimate adiposity as a consequence of age-related lean tissue loss, particularly skeletal muscle, and accumulation of fat; these are characteristics of sarcopenic obesity seen in the elderly [15,16]. Results from our study support the contention that BMI underestimates adiposity in elderly men (aged 70 years and older). Paradoxically, our study also suggests that the BMI markedly underestimated adiposity in young men (aged 20–29 years). It seems likely that for this group, body fat contributes more, and lean tissue less, to body weight than in other groups. While the reasons for this remain unclear, we might speculate that the fat-to-lean tissue mass ratio is disproportionately high as a result of unhealthy lifestyle choices including sedentary behaviour and poor nutrition. Differences in body composition might also be related to an increasing prevalence of growth hormone deficiency with increasing age, resulting in loss of lean tissue and increases in body fat [17]. These findings have public health implications, as the prevalence of adult obesity as described by the BMI, may be underestimated at a population level, particularly among men.
Both the BMI and %BF identify weight or fat mass relative to the whole body, but this has been conceptualized differently for the two indices. The BMI expresses body weight (kg) relative to stature (height, m2) and it should be noted that adjustment for height in this index is suboptimal [18]. The second order polynomial relationship between BMI and %BF [5] is partly explained by the relative relationship of body fat mass to total body weight; increments in body fat mass result in diminishing increments in %BF. Furthermore, accumulation of body fat in healthy bodies is generally accompanied by a compensatory response from the musculoskeletal system, acting through mechanoreceptors in muscle and bone, as it adapts to better cope with the increasing mechanical load [19]. Adipokines also act as regulatory messengers between adipocytes in fat deposits, muscle [20] and bone [21,22]. However, with excessive accumulation of body fat, the increased loading could exceed compensatory musculoskeletal responses thereby altering the proportions of fat, lean and bone issue. As a consequence, increases in BMI could reflect increased weight-for-height yet mask changes in body composition. Considering the obesity epidemic, a more accurate indicator of body fatness is required to better assess obesity-related health risks.
Our study has several strengths and limitations. The major strength is that study participants were selected at random from a clearly-defined population and this is important when reporting prevalence estimates. Furthermore, body composition was measured using anthropometric values (weight and height) in addition to whole body densitometry which provided a more accurate assessment of body fat mass. In the absence of cross-calibration data between the two densitometers, a sensitivity analysis that restricted comparisons for men scanned on one densitometer alone showed similar patterns to the full dataset. However, we cannot exclude the possibility of differences between the two machines. We acknowledge, however, that DXA measurements may be obscured by increasing levels of body fat. Lastly, our data relate to an essentially white population and the findings may not be pertinent to other ethnicities.
We report that the prevalence of obesity using a BMI threshold may underestimate the true extent of obesity in the white population, particularly among young and elderly men. We also report that for both sexes, the prevalence of underweight using a BMI threshold may underestimate the true extent in the population. We suggest that optimal sex-and-age-specific thresholds be implemented for defining underweight and obesity in terms of body fat and recognise that such definitions will depend on risk assessment for disease, morbidity and mortality.
Competing interest
The authors declare that no competing interests exist.
Authors' contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JAP, KLH, AGD, MAK, LJW, SLB. Drafted the article: JAP. Critically revised the article for important intellectual content: JAP, KLH, AGD, MAK, LJW, SLB. Approved the final version for submission: JAP, KLH, AGD, MAK, LJW, SLB.
The study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia and the Geelong Regional Medical Foundation, but they played no part in the design or conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or in preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. LJW is supported by NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (1064272) and SLB is supported by NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (1012472).
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1) MSTI in the Boston Globe! As if my appearance on KABC's DodgerTalk in May wasn't enough, the MSTI media takeover continues. You can only imagine how much Red Sox fans are breathing sighs of relief that the McCourts weren't allowed to purchase the Sox before coming to LA, and this whole mess only makes their two World Series trophies glow even brighter in retrospect. Anyway, I was contacted by a Globe writer and gave a phone interview, which culminated in this quote from this story in today's paper:
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Starting pitching is always at a premium, and while Halladay will be hotly pursued again, a number of younger starters are also available, including the Dodgers' Chad Billingsley, the Brewers' Dave Bush, the Orioles' Jeremy Guthrie, the Phillies' Kyle Kendrick, and the Twins' Glen Perkins. Billingsley is the most intriguing of the group, as he is just 25 and pitched in the All-Star Game this season. However, he struggled so badly down the stretch that he was taken out of the rotation and left the Dodgers wondering if he might need a new start in another organization.
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Peseshet, who lived under the Fourth Dynasty, is often credited with being the earliest known female physician in ancient Egypt, though another, Merit-Ptah lived earlier. Her title was "lady overseer of the female physicians,"[2][3] but whether she was a physician herself is uncertain.[4]
She had a son Akhethetep, in whose mastaba at Giza her personal stela was found.[5][6]
She may have graduated midwives[7] at an ancient Egyptian medical school in Sais; midwifery must have existed, even though no ancient Egyptian term for it is known. The Hebrew Bible – while not a proven source for historical events prior to the 7th century BCE – refers to midwives in Exodus 1,16:
- "And he (i.e. the king of Egypt) said: ʻWhen ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women and see them upon the stools...'"[8]
Storm Cycle[edit]
Peseshet's history plays a key role in the 2009 novel Storm Cycle by Roy and Iris Johansen, which tells the story of an archaeologist seeking to obtain and sell cures and treatments that the novel's Peseshet is said to have discovered, and of a researcher whose only hope of saving her sister may lie in one of those cures.
- ^ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., p.137
- ^ Plinio Prioreschi, A History of Medicine, Horatius Press 1996, p.334
- ^ Lois N. Magner, A History of Medicine, Marcel Dekker 1992, p.28
- ^ Sheldon J. Watts, Disease and Medicine in World History , Routledge 2003, p.19
- ^ Giorgio Lise, Medicina nell'antico Egitto, Cordani 1978, p.41
- ^ Paul Ghalioungui, Les plus anciennes femmes-médecins de l'histoire, in BIFAO 75 (1975), pp.159-164
- ^ Mario Tosi, La donna nell'antico Egitto, Giunti 1997, p.79
- ^ The Holy Bible, The British and Foreign Bible Society, London 1972


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Shaq's All Star Comedy Jam
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November 16, 2012
Shaquille O'Neal and Jeff Clanagan, through their company, Shaq Entertainment, in partnership with AEG Live, announce dates for the ALL STAR COMEDY JAM tour 2012. The tour will kick-off on Friday, June 15 in Chicago, IL, and will end with a bang on New Year's Eve in Atlanta, GA.
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'Religious Freedom' Backlash Against LGBT Equality Likely to Continue
Last August, the New Mexico Supreme Court handed down a ruling that inflamed the religious right.
In a unanimous decision, the state's highest court found that Elaine Huguenin, co-owner of Elane Photography in Albuquerque, violated state law when she turned away Vanessa Willock and her partner in 2006 on the grounds that photographing the same-sex couple's wedding ceremony would violate her religious beliefs.
Although the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that the state's Human Rights Act, which was amended in 2003 to add "sexual orientation" as a class of people protected from discrimination, does not violate free speech because it does not compel the photographer to either "speak a government-mandated message or to publish the speech of another," the ruling was blasted by conservatives as an attack on religious freedom.
Ken Klukowski, director of the Family Research Council's Center for Religious Liberty, labeled the decision "profoundly disturbing."
"This decision would stun the Framers of the U.S. Constitution, is a gross violation of the First Amendment, and should now be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm the basic principle that the fundamental rights of free speech and the free exercise of religion do not stop at the exit door of your local church, and instead extend to every area of a religious person's life," Klukowski said in a statement.
Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, said the decision was part of an effort by same-sex marriage supporters to force their beliefs on Americans of faith. "People of faith should not be coerced to denying their beliefs or losing their livelihoods," Brown said in a statement.
While attorneys for Elaine Huguenin and her husband, Jon Huguenin, have appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, lawmakers in states across the country have used the case to launch a flurry of "religious freedom" bills that seek to allow business owners to deny service to LGBT people.
The most high-profile example of this backlash concluded earlier this week in Arizona with a veto by Gov. Jan Brewer (R). Describing Arizona Senate Bill 1062 as broadly worded with the potential for unintended consequences, Brewer said the proposed legislation did not address a specific and present concern related to religious liberty in Arizona. "I have not heard of one example in Arizona where a business owner's religious liberty has been violated," Brewer told reporters.
Brewer's decision to veto the bill came after pressure reached staggering levels for a piece of state legislation. Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake, who are both Republicans, urged Brewer to veto the legislation, as did a number of business organizations. Marriott, American Airlines and Apple all expressed their opposition to the bill, and the NFL was reportedly exploring moving next season's Super Bowl from Arizona. At least three state senators who voted for the bill later urged Brewer to veto the legislation and former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney also chimed in, tweeting his opposition to the bill.


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It's not good to color a turkey pheasant purple, and the wonderful wisdom of a 5-year-old who has entered columnist Judie Sutherland's life.
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
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Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about her unique bee handling skills, and the joys of honey in this week's column.
Philadelphia was home to much of this country's early history, as columnist Roy Booth shares this week.
Kirstie Dravenstott's 138-pound market Iamb received a new record bid of $51 per pound during the Wayne County Junior Fair Livestock Auction.
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I've been playing SimCity a fair bit since I got it a couple of weeks or so ago, and have found it pretty fun. Single-player private regions can be quite good, given the need for city specialisations, creating a lot of switching from one city to the next to get all your ducks in a row. In the region I'm currently playing, I'm up to about 8 cities, with two great works completed. I think there are two more great works sites in it, so I'm aiming to have all four different great works up & running in it. The only thing that annoys me slightly is that each great work only seems to affect the subset of cities that are directly linked to it, rather the entire region, even if there are road, rail & ferry connections to other cities. Other effects are regionwide (e.g. city hall annexes), so it's a bit lame to not let the great works affect the whole region. It would unbalance everything, but still, it would be fun.
The bigger issue is the server lag between doing something in one city, and the other cities picking up the effect. This seems to have improved recently (in the same update that finally reactivated cheetah speed), esp. with regard to great work sites updating faster, but things like donations of money are still susceptible to significant delays. I've a couple of cities that generate many millions of simoleans per day and I want the cash to subsidise others that are running deficits, but it can take time for the cash to transfer.
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China is set to advance its reform policies and offer additional opportunities to multinational companies, Premier Li Keqiang told executives of Fortune Global 500 companies in Beijing.
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The executives were present in Beijing to take part in the second annual Global CEO Council, reports the China Daily.
Li said that Economic upgrading and restructuring were the keys to healthy economic growth in China.
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"This discovery, when properly applied by our scientists, brings us closer to our goal of reconstructing genetic history. We now have the picture on the outside of the puzzle box, and by stringing together the pieces of aged DNA, we should be able to reconstruct genes from animals such as the wooly mammoth, giant sloth, saber-toothed cat or even from tissues of the Tyrannosaurus rex that was described last Friday in the journal Science," says Dr. Ensley. Brenda Jarrell, Ph.D., Patent Attorney and Partner at the law firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart remarks, "This is the first patent of its kind to be allowed by the US Patent Office"
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Hoey outlasts Fernandez-Castano
Updated: April 5, 2009, 3:37 PM ETAssociated Press
CASCAIS, Portugal -- Michael Hoey of Northern Ireland earned his first European Tour win by beating Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain on the third playoff hole at the Estoril Open on Sunday.
Both players had finished at 7-under 277 at the Oitavos Dunes course.
Hoey had four birdies in his first 10 holes on his way to a joint-best 5-under 66. Fernandez-Castano had four birdies for a 67.
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