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Fernando Alonso can consider himself lucky to have won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday after he overcame a problem with his tyres and then escaped a penalty for an alleged breach of regulations.
After the race, Ferrari found that that the Spaniard had a cut tyre when he pitted for the fourth and last time on lap 49 although the team did not consider it to be a "serious problem".
"We had the data that the tyre was starting to go down slowly and our strategy was to stop him two laps later," team principal Stefano Domenicali told Autosport. "But in order not to risk anything because we were controlling of course the pace of Kimi (Raikkonen), we decided to bring him in to avoid any stress on certain corners."
Pirelli reckoned that a win for Ferrari would not have been possible if the race was run with last year's compounds.
"If he'd had that type of debris into his tyre last year, it would have deflated," Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery was quoted saying by Reuters.
Alonso eventually went on to take victory in the 66-lap race by just over nine seconds from Raikkonen but the victory wasn't guaranteed just then.
The Ferrari driver was summoned by the stewards for breach of article 43.3 for "receiving an object after the end-of-race signal".
The sporting regulations states: "After receiving the end-of-race signal all cars must proceed on the circuit directly to the post race parc fermé without any unnecessary delay, without receiving any object whatsoever."
Alonso had collected a Spanish flag during his slowing down lap but the FIA saw no reason to punish him for the alleged breach.
"No further action was taken to be consistent with a previous decision made under similar circumstances," read a statement from the stewards, one of whom was former Formula 1 driver and 1980 world champion Alan Jones.


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The king of music-puzzle games returns with its first, all-new instalment in over 5 years. Lumines: Electronic Symphony marks the return of Q Entertainment's landmark puzzle series, bringing together addictive block-dropping puzzle action, an all-new 3D graphics engine, and some of the most significant names in electronic music history.
Lumines on PS Vita Features
- Use special new block mechanics for the first time in the series for additional strategic options. Clear huge block combos using the powerful Chain Block and master the randomising powers of the Shuffle Block.
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- Featuring an all-new audio-visual engine designed specifically for PS Vita, Lumines features HD graphics with stunning sound design, making it a true next-generation instalment in the puzzle game series.
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I really liked G1 Scamper's all-black-cross-between-Sideswipe-and-Sunstreaker-with-platemouth design, but this version looks more like he's actually a part of Metroplex, ala Slammer, so it makes sense.
As for the other stuff on his table, not every Hasbro sales rep can be expected to know too much of the mythos, but if he'd been briefed on what Magnus's "new hammer" was, he could've pitched that alone as being a HUGE selling point for that toy.
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If you thought that keeping the garbage locked up is all you need to keep wild animals out of your backyard, then think again.
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Celastrus scandens (American Bittersweet)
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|Celastraceae (Staff-tree)
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Branching cluster to 6 inches long of stalked flowers, forming at the tip of this year's side branches of older woody stems. Flowers are about ¼ inch across, have 5 green to whitish petals and 5 green sepals, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Male flowers have 5 stamens with yellow tips.
Female flowers have 5 short, non-functioning stamens surrounding a stout style with a lobed stigma at the top.
Leaves and stems:
Leaves are alternate, 2 to 4 inches long and about half as wide, generally oblong-elliptic or sometimes widest above the middle, finely serrated around the edges, hairless, rounded or slightly tapered at the base, often with a long taper to the sharply pointed tip (acuminate), on a hairless stalk about ¾ inch long. Leaves turn yellow in fall.
New stems are green becoming gray-brown and woody with age, the bark lightly textured with scattered grayish pores (lenticels), and peeling or flaking on older stems. The trunk can grow to 2½ inches in diameter. Stems loosely twine around trees and other structures for support, but as a supporting tree expands the vine does not loosen its grip, which can constrict the expansion of the tree but not usually kill it. In more open areas plants sprawl across the ground and become more shrub-like.
Fruit is round, about ½ inch in diameter, initially green, the outer casing turning orange to red in late summer, splitting open in fall to reveal the 3-sectioned, bright red, berry-like fruit inside. Fruits persist through winter.
Similar is Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), a highly invasive species that is a relative newcomer to Minnesota. It is most easily distinguished while flowering (C. orbiculatus flowers are in the leaf axils) or fruiting (fruits have yellow casings); see the Oriental Bittersweet page for more detail and comparative images. Buyer beware: American Bittersweet is available in the nursery trade and some vendors advertise selling it, but it turns out to be Oriental Bittersweet instead. This isn't necessarily intentional, but just shows that those selling it can't always tell the difference, either. Know your source!
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 Review: Ultra Expensive, Ultra Rare, Ultra Fastby Ryan Smith on May 3, 2012 9:00 AM EST
Final Words
Traditionally dual-GPU cards have been a mixed bag. More often than not they have to sacrifice a significant amount of single-GPU performance in order to put two GPUs on a single card, and in the rare occasions where that tradeoff doesn't happen there's some other tradeoff such as a loud cooler or immense power consumption. NVIDIA told us that they could break this tradition and put two full GTX 680s on a single card, and that they could do that while making it quieter and less power consuming than a dual video card SLI setup. After going through our benchmarking process we can safely say that NVIDIA has met their goals.
From a gaming performance perspective we haven't seen a dual-GPU card reach the performance of a pair of high-end cards in SLI/CF since the Radeon HD 4870X2 in 2008, so it's quite refreshing to see someone get so close again 4 years later. The GTX 690 doesn't quite reach the performance of the GTX 680 SLI, but it's very, very close. Based on our benchmarks we're looking at 95% of the performance of the GTX 680 SLI at 5760x1200 and 96% of the performance at 2560x1600. These are measurable differences, but only just. For all practical purposes the GTX 690 is a single card GTX 680 SLI – a single card GTX 680 SLI that consumes noticeably less power under load and is at least marginally quieter too.
With that said, this would typically be the part of the review where we would inject a well-placed recap of the potential downsides of multi-GPU technology; but in this case there's really no need. Unlike the GTX 590 and unlike the GTX 295 NVIDIA is not making a performance tradeoff here compared to their single-GPU flagship card. When SLI works the GTX 690 is the fastest card out there, and when SLI doesn't work the GTX 690 is still the fastest card out there. For the first time in a long time using a dual-GPU card doesn't mean sacrificing single-GPU performance, and that's a game changer.
At this point in time NVIDIA offers two different but compelling solutions for ultra-enthusiast performance; the GTX 690 and GTX 680 SLI, and they complement each other well. For most situations the GTX 690 is going to be the way to go thanks to its lower power consumption and lower noise levels, but for cases that need fully exhausting video cards the GTX 680 SLI can offer the same gaming performance at the same price. Unfortunately we're going to have to put AMD out of the running here; as we've seen in games like Crysis and Metro the 7970 in Crossfire has a great deal of potential, but as it stands Crossfire is simply too broken overall to recommend.
The only real question I suppose is simply this: is the GTX 690 worthy of its $999 price tag? I don't believe there's any argument to be had with respect to whether the GTX 690 is worth getting over the GTX 680 SLI, as we've clearly answered that above. As a $999 card it doesn't double the performance of the $499 GTX 680, but SLI has never offered quite that much of a performance boost. However at the same time SLI has almost always been good enough to justify the cost of another GPU if you must have performance better than what the fastest single GPU can provide, and this is one of those times.
Is $999 expensive? Absolutely. Is it worth it? If you're gaming at 2560x1600 or 5760x1200, the GTX 690 is at least worth the consideration. You can certainly get by on less, but if you want 60fps or better and you want it with the same kind of ultra high quality single GPU cards can already deliver at 1920x1080, then you can't do any better than the GTX 690.
Wrapping things up, there is one question left I feel like we still don't have a good answer to: how much RAM a $999 card should have. NVIDIA went with a true equal for the GTX 680 SLI, right down to the 2GB of VRAM per GPU. Looking back at what happened to the Radeon HD 5970 and its 1GB of VRAM per GPU – we can't even run our 5760x1200 benchmarks on it, let alone a couple of 2560x1600 benchmarks – I'm left uneasy. None of our benchmarks today seem to require more than 2GB of VRAM, but that much VRAM has been common in high-end cards since late 2010; the day will come when 2GB isn't enough, and I'm left to wonder when. A GTX 690 with 4GB of VRAM per GPU would be practically future-proof, but with 2GB of VRAM NVIDIA is going to be cutting it close.
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von Krupp - Saturday, May 05, 2012 - linkNot precisely. That $350 performance point? It used to be a $200 performance point. Similarly, that $350 point will turn into a $400 performance point. So, assuming I maintain the price tier, graphics returns for my dollar are gradually tapering off. I look at the performance I was getting out of my 7800 GT at 1280x1024, and it wasn't worth upgrading to a newer card, period, because of Windows XP, my single core CPU, and the fact that I was already maxing out every game I had and still getting decent frame rates. I think they key factor is that I do not care if I dip below 60 frames, as long as I'm above 30 and getting reasonable frame times.
I also know that consoles extend the life of PC hardware. The 7800GT is a 20-pipe version of the GTX, which is in turn the GPU found in the PS3.Devs have gotten much better at optimization in titles that matter to me. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Saturday, May 05, 2012 - linkYou spend well over $1,600 on a decent system.
It makes no sense to spend all that money, then buy monitors the cards in question cannot successfully drive on 3 year old Crysis game, let alone well over half the benchmarks in this article set without turning DOWN the settings.
You cannot turn up DX11 tesselation, keep it on medium.
You cannot turn up MSAA past 4X, and better keep it at 2X.
You had better turn down your visual distance in game.
That in fact, with "all the console ports" moanings "holding us back".
I get it, the obvious problem is none of you seem to, because you want to moan and pretend spending $1,000.00 on a monitor alone, or more, is "how it's done", because you whine you cannot even afford $500 for a single video card.
These cards successfully drive 1920X1080 monitors in the benchmarks, but just barely - and if you turn the eye candy up, they cannot do it. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Saturday, May 05, 2012 - linkThanks for telling everyone how correct I am by doing a pure 100% troll attack after you and yours could not avoid the facts.
Your mommy, if you knew who she was, must be very disappointed. Reply
geok1ng - Sunday, May 06, 2012 - linkThis card was not build for 2560x1600 gaming. a single 680 is more than enough for that.
The 690 was built for 5760x1200 gaming.
I would like to see triple 30" tests. Nothing like gaming at 7680x1600 to feel that you are spending well your VGA money. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Sunday, May 06, 2012 - linkYou can use cards 2 generations back for that, but like these cards, you will be turning down most and near all of the eye candy, and be stuck rweaking and clocking, and jittering and wishing you had more power.
These cards cannot handle 1920X at current "console port" games unless you turn them down, and that goes ESPECIALLY for the AMD cards that suck at extreme tesselation and have more issues with anything above 4XAA, and often 4XAA.
The 5770 is an eyefinity card and runs 5760X1200 too.
I guess none of you will ever know until you try it, and it appears none of you have spent the money and become disappointed turning down the eye candy settings - so blabbering about resolutions is all you have left. Reply
_vor_ - Tuesday, May 08, 2012 - link"... blabbering..."
Pot, meet kettle. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Sunday, May 06, 2012 - linkThey cost $400 to $2,000 plus, not $150 like the 242 1080p.
Thanks for playing. Reply
hechacker1 - Monday, May 07, 2012 - linkNope, you can already get IPS, 27", 2560x1440 panels (the same that Apple uses) for $400.
They're rare, but currently they are building them in batches of 1000 to see how strong demand is for them.
Sure the 120Hz will sort of go to waste due to the slow IPS switching speed, but it will accept that signal with 0 input lag.
The only problem is that only the 680 seems to have a ramdac fast enough to do 120Hz. Radeon's tend to cap out at 85Hz. Reply
marine73 - Monday, May 07, 2012 - linkAfter checking Newegg it would seem that, unfortunately for Nvidia, this will be another piece of vaporware. Perhaps they should scale the Kepler's to 22nm and contract Intel to fab them since TSMC has major issues with 28nm. Just a thought. Reply
marine73 - Monday, May 07, 2012 - linkI guess I should retract my comments about TSMC as other customers are not experiencing supply issues with 28nm parts. Apparently the issues are with Nvidia's design, which may require another redo. I'm guessing AMD will be out with their 8000 series before Nvidia gets their act together. Sad because I have used several generations of Nvidia cards and was always happy with them. Reply


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"Totoro" R1 DVD Delays Due to Transfer Issues
Nausicaa.net is reporting that the delay in releasing a region 1 DVD of Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro was due to technical problems in the DVD transfer. Originally scheduled for release in February with Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Porco Rosso, Totoro was replaced at the last minute with The Cat Returns. No new release date for My Neighbor Totoro has been set, but one is promised "soon."


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New era begins at Woodbine
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - When a field of six breaks from the gate at approximately 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Woodbine will become just the second racetrack in North America to race over a Polytrack surface.
The Polytrack opened for training on Sunday, and the finishing touches, including the outer rail and timer hookups, will be completed prior to Wednesday's ribbon-cutting.
A total of 84 horses worked over the new surface on Sunday, and another 140 on Monday.
The first stage of the Polytrack project began back on July 4 when the surface of the former dirt track was moved to the seven-furlong Standardbred oval, which has served as a temporary home for the Thoroughbreds here since July 8. There is still more work to be done, said Gerri Kretschmer, project manager for the Polytrack operation.
"Obviously the cushion's new, so we need to continue working it and getting it settled down," said Kretschmer. "We've got some cushion still to install at the end of the walkways and the tunnels. That's all going to happen over the next couple of weeks.
"Plus, we've got to take that temporary Thoroughbred track and get it converted back to a harness track within the next three or four weeks."
By the time the inner track has been resurfaced for the Standardbred meeting, which begins Oct. 9, the overall cost of the Polytrack project will have surpassed $10 million.
Balancing that expenditure will be a significant decrease in track maintenance costs, particularly as the surface will not require watering.
Woodbine officials have said the move to Polytrack was predicated on the well-being of the horse, with a decrease in injuries among the expected benefits.
"It's nice to see technology benefiting the Thoroughbreds directly," said Emma-Jayne Wilson, leading rider at the Woodbine meeting. "This is my first experience with Polytrack, and I've been out on quite a few horses already. I'm very happy with it - it's revolutionary, it's amazing.
"It's everything they said it was going to be. It's a nice, even, consistent surface. Horses seem to skip over it, but they still come back blowing. I think it will get them plenty fit."
Reade Baker, leading trainer at the meeting, and the well-traveled Roger Attfield both are familiar with Polytrack surfaces in Kentucky and agree that Woodbine's seems faster.
Baker trained horses this summer at Turfway Park, which last September became the first North American track to conduct a Polytrack meeting. He also used Keeneland's Polytrack training surface this spring. Keeneland will race over Polytrack for the first time this fall.
"It's quicker than Keeneland or Turfway," said Baker, who had a number of workers over the new surface here Sunday and Monday. "As each track goes, they're refining it. They're probably trying to adapt it to the American game.
"But, the horses do seem to like it. Like when they try turf for the first time, they seem to stride out farther. It puts them in a buoyant mood; it all seems positive."
Attfield, who also is familiar with Keeneland's Polytrack training surface, sent out a number of horses to work over Polytrack here Monday morning.
"It's faster here than Keeneland," said Attfield. "I think it's settled in very well. It looks like they're training very nicely over it. But then, I've never seen a horse train badly over a Polytrack, really. They all enjoy training over it."
Woodbine's version of Polytrack is tailored to accommodate the varying climate at a meeting that begins in April and ends in December. Its color, brown, is darker than the other Polytracks in use, and gives it the look of a regular dirt surface.
"Most of the tracks are done with white silica sand," said Kretschmer. "In our case, we thought it would be beneficial to try to have the track a brown, traditional racing surface color. So, we actually we went out and sourced a sand that was already brown to start with.
"It also helps with the cameras. A white track tends to wash out on film. And with 60 to 70 percent of the business offtrack, you want to have as good a visual product as possible.
"It's good for Woodbine," Kretschmer said. "It sets it apart."


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International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 501638, 10 pages
Body Fat Equations and Electrical Bioimpedance Values in Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Eutrophic and Overweight Adolescents
1Department of Nutrition and Health-CCB II, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
2Department of Rural Economy, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
3Department of Nutrition-Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Nelson Chaves s/n°, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, Brazil
4Department of Statistics, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Received 16 November 2012; Revised 25 January 2013; Accepted 25 January 2013
Academic Editor: Mario Maggi
Copyright © 2013 Franciane Rocha Faria et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The aim of this study was to analyze body fat anthropometric equations and electrical bioimpedance analysis (BIA) in the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors in eutrophic and overweight adolescents. 210 adolescents were divided into eutrophic group (G1) and overweight group (G2). The percentage of body fat (% BF) was estimated using 10 body fat anthropometric equations and 2 BIA. We measured lipid profiles, uric acid, insulin, fasting glucose, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and blood pressure. We found that 76.7% of the adolescents exhibited inadequacy of at least one biochemical parameter or clinical cardiovascular risk. Higher values of triglycerides (TG) (), insulin, and HOMA-IR () were observed in the G2 adolescents. In multivariate linear regression analysis, the % BF from equation (5) was associated with TG, diastolic blood pressure, and insulin in G1. Among the G2 adolescents, the % BF estimated by (5) and (9) was associated with LDL, TG, insulin, and the HOMA-IR. Body fat anthropometric equations were associated with cardiovascular risk factors and should be used to assess the nutritional status of adolescents. In this study, equation (5) was associated with a higher number of cardiovascular risk factors independent of the nutritional status of adolescents.
1. Background
Obesity is a proinflammatory state involving the hypertrophy and hyperplasia of adipocytes related to metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. In recent years, it has become evident that adipose tissue is not a passive receptacle of lipids, but a dynamic organ involved in the process of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, atherosclerosis, dyslipidemia, acute and chronic inflammatory processes, and metabolic syndrome, among others [1].
Obesity is a chronic, complex, multifactorial disease resulting from the interaction of genetics, environment, and lifestyle, and it is considered a public health problem worldwide due to its increasing prevalence in recent decades in developed and developing countries [2].
Obesity in adolescence tends, in 80% of cases, to perpetuate in adulthood and it is associated with high mortality [3]. Excess body fat, mainly located in the abdominal region, is a major contributor to the metabolic changes of carbohydrates and lipids, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and coronary artery disease due to its high lipolytic capacity, decreased sensitivity antipolytic activity of insulin, and secretion of proinflammatory adipokines [4].
On the basis of their body mass index (BMI), normal individuals may carry a high percentage of body fat because the BMI cannot discriminate excess body fat from the fat-free mass (FFM) [5]. However, there are several equations for estimating body fat using anthropometric measurements, carried out according to sex, race, age, which can be divided into specific and generalized, validated in homogeneous and heterogeneous groups, respectively [6]. Only a few studies have combined these equations with cardiovascular risk factors in adolescence.
Identification of body fat evaluation methods that associate to higher number of cardiovascular risk factors is necessary on obesity prevention and treatment, specially during adolescence, to avoid that harmful health effect persists in future life.
The objective of this study was to analyze the body fat values obtained by anthropometric equations and electrical bioimpedance analysis (BIA) in the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors in eutrophic and overweight adolescents of both sexes in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
2. Methods
2.1. Design and Subjects
This was a cross-sectional study conducted between March and October 2010 involving adolescents of both sexes aged 15–18 years from the urban area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The sample size was calculated using software Epi Info version 6.04 based on a specific formula for cross-sectional studies. We considered the population of 5010 adolescents at the age studied, in Viçosa-Minas Gerais [18], prevalence of 50% [19], because aimed to consider as the outcome multiple cardiovascular risk factors, variability acceptable was 7% [20] and confidence level was 95%, indicating a minimum enrollment of 189 adolescents.
The participants were selected by simple random sampling according to the following inclusion criteria: to be postpubescent, for so, it was considered as criterion presence of menarche of at least 1 year for girls and axillary hair for boys; not having participated in studies/nutrition consultations in the last 6 months; to be normal weight presenting BMI/age ≥25 percentile and BMI/age ≤75 percentile or to be overweight, BMI/age ≥85 percentile [21]. Those cut points were established with the aim of characterizing two distinct study groups and avoid possible confounding factors related to anthropometrics. For so, we opted not to include adolescent with BMI/age >75 percentile and BMI/age <85 percentile, as these would be close to overweight and possibly with high % BF.
The exclusion criteria included reports of infections or diagnosis of acute and chronic noncommunicable diseases; use of medications or supplements that might interfere with the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and blood pressure; regular use of diuretics/laxatives or contraceptives for less than 2 months; use of a pacemaker or prosthesis; and pregnancy.
According to the classification of nutritional status [21], adolescents were grouped into the following.(i)Group 1 (G1) (): normal weight, BMI/age ≥25 percentile, and BMI/age ≤75 percentile.(ii)Group 2 (G2) (): overweight, BMI/age ≥85 percentile.
Racial identification was performed using the hetero-attribution method according to phenotypic characteristics, such as hair type as observed by their appearance on the part closest to the scalp, type of nose, mouth, chin, and skin color [22], classified according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics [23]. For analyses, black and brown-skinned participants were grouped together and termed "non-whites," as there were no differences between black and brown skin regarding body fat measurements and biochemical and clinical parameters. The level of physical activity was classified in sedentary, irregularly active, active, or very active according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short version, which posses seven questions concerning vigorous and moderate physical activity, walking and sitting time [24].
The study was approved by the Ethics Committee on Human Research of the Federal University of Viçosa (Of. Ref. No. 084/2009), and all volunteers and their guardians signed an informed consent form before the study commenced.
2.2. Anthropometry and Body Composition
For anthropometric evaluation, weight and height were measured using the techniques proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) [25]. Weight was measured using an electronic digital scale (Kratos-Cas, Brazil) with a maximum capacity of 150 kg and a sensitivity of 50 g, and height was measured using a portable stadiometer with a maximum length of 2.13 m and resolution of 0.1 cm (Altura Exata, Brazil). The measurements were made in duplicate, allowing researchers to derive the mean of the 2 measurements. If the difference between the measurements exceeded 0.5 cm, another measurement was obtained. Those overweight or obese were grouped together and termed "overweight."
The brachial perimeter was measured on the right side, avoiding compression of the soft tissues, with an inextensible, 1.5 m long measuring tape divided into centimeters and subdivided into millimeters [26]. Measurements were performed in duplicate and the mean value of 2 measurements was used.
The biceps, triceps, suprailiac, subscapular, midaxillary, and calf skinfold thicknesses were measured on the right or left, with the subject in a standing or seated position, according to protocol [7–17, 26, 27]. The skinfold thicknesses were measured 3 times by a trained examiner and in the order mentioned with a Lange adipometer (Cambridge Scientific, Cambridge, MA, USA). We obtained the mean of the 2 closest values except for the measurements on the left side, for which the mean of 3 measurements was used instead, according to the protocol of Slaughter et al. [10].
The percentage of body fat (% BF) was estimated by tetra-polar horizontal BIA (Biodynamics 450; Biodynamics Corporation, Seattle, WA, USA) (BIA1), and tetrapolar vertical BIA using 8-point tactile electrode (InBody 230, BioSpace Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA) (BIA2), being all participants fasted for at least 12 hours and undergoing the proposed evaluation protocol [28]; and by body fat anthropometric equations developed by Durnin and Rahaman [7] and Durnin and Womersley [8] (equation (1)); Boileau et al. (equation (2)) [9]; Slaughter et al. (equations (3) and (4)) [10]; Weststrate and Deurenberg (equation (5)) [11]; Guo et al. (equation (6)) [12]; Deurenberg et al. (equation (7)) [13]; Deurenberg et al. (equation (8)) [14]; Houtkooper et al. (equation (9)) [15]; and Ellis [16] and Ellis et al. [17] (equation (10)) (Table 1).
The resistance value provided by BIA1 was used in the predictive equation of FFM. Body fat (kg) was determined by the difference between the body weight (kg) and FFM (kg), and consequently, the value of the % BF was derived from the ratio between body fat (kg) and body weight, multiplied by 100. The % BF was classified according to Lohman [29]. Adolescents classified as overweight and at risk of overweight were grouped and categorized as those with excess body fat.
2.3. Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis
We measured total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and triglycerides (TG) by enzymatic calorimetric method and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) calculated by Friedewald's formula, once no TG value was higher than 400 mg/dL. We measured fasting glucose by glucose oxidase enzymatic method and insulin by electrochemiluminescence method.
Lipid profiles and hyperinsulinemia were classified according to the I Guideline for Prevention of Atherosclerosis in Childhood and Adolescence [30]. Fasting glucose was classified according to the American Diabetes Association [31].
Insulin resistance was calculated by homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Presence of insulin resistance was defined as HOMA-IR ≥ 3.16 [30].
Uric acid was measured by enzymatic calorimetric method classified according to sex, considering adequate values of 2.0–7.0 mg/dL for boys and 1.5–6.0 mg/dL for girls.
Blood pressure was measured and analyzed according to the recommendations of the VI Brazilian Guidelines on Hypertension [32] using an automatic insufflation blood pressure monitor (Omron Model HEM-741 CINT; Omron Healthcare Inc., Lake Forest, IL, USA).
2.4. Statistical Analysis
We used the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test to assess the type of distribution of variables, and Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney test, Chi-square Pearson test, and linear regression to assess the relationship between the cardiovascular risk factors (dependent variable) and the % BF estimated by body fat anthropometric equations and BIA (independent variable), according to the study groups. The variables TG, insulin, HOMA-IR, LDL, TC and the ratios LDL/HDL and TC/HDL were submitted to logarithmic transformation, for not presenting normal distribution. The values of body fat anthropometric equations and BIA that presented coefficient exhibiting significance of in the bivariate analysis were used in multiple regression models adjusted for sex, and in G1, also for normal individuals with excess body fat. The level of physical activity, considered a confounding factor, was not included in the model because it was not associated with risk factors and % BF in the bivariate analysis.
To analyze the fit of the models, we first evaluated the normality of the distribution of residuals, which should be normally distributed, in order to examine the prerequisites of the classical linear regression model. For this, we used the Shapiro-Wilk statistic level of significance . The presence of heteroskedasticity was verified by the White test; when necessary, the consistent variance matrix modified for small samples was used to correct the estimated error pattern [33]. For multiple regression analysis, the variance inflation factor was used as an indicator of multicollinearity.
The data were double-entered in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, and statistical analyses were performed in SPSS for Windows version 13.0 and STATA version 11.0, with a significance level of .
3. Results
The study evaluated 210 adolescents, mean age was 16.8 (±1.0) years, 52.4% () were women, 61.4% () were non-whites, 51% () were actives, 76.7% () exhibited inadequacy of at least one biochemical parameter or clinical cardiovascular risk, 44.8% () had TC ≥150 mg/dL, 24.3% () had LDL ≥100 mg/dL, 43.3% () had HDL ≤45 mg/dL, 15.2% () had TG ≥100 mg/dL, 1% () had uric acid >7 mg/dL, and 3.9% () had systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≥120/80 mmHg. Higher values of TG (), TC/HDL (), LDL/HDL (), insulin, and HOMA-IR () were observed in the G2 adolescents (Table 2), and regarding physical activity level boys were more active ().
After analyzing only the G1 adolescents, we found that they had excess body fat of 10.7–82.1% according to the body fat anthropometric equations or BIA, and 92.1% () of these adolescents had excess adiposity according to least one method of body composition assessment, being more frequent in feminine sex ().
In the simple linear regression analysis for the G1 adolescents, the % BF as estimated by anthropometric equations and BIA was associated with cardiovascular risk factors, except HDL, TC/HDL, and LDL/HDL which were not associated with the % BF as estimated from these methods. Likewise, no association was found for the % BF obtained from (6), (8), and (10) for TG and from (4) for LDL (Table 3). However, when fitting the model according to sex and eutrophic individuals with excess body fat (false negatives), we observed that the associations between the % BF from the 10 equations and 2 BIA and TC, LDL, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and fasting glucose did not remain significant. In multiple regression analysis, only the % BF from (5) remained associated with more than one risk factor, in this case, TG, diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and insulin, the latter with a correlation coefficient of 0.51, which shows that 51% of the changed insulin levels in eutrophic adolescents were explained by the % BF as estimated by the proposal of Weststrate and Deurenberg (equation (5)) (Table 4).
In the G2 adolescents, the majority of the % BF was associated with the dependent variables TC, HDL, insulin, HOMA-IR, and DBP (Table 5). No association was found between the estimates of % BF and SBP, TC/HDL, and only the % BF obtained from equation (3) was associated with fasting glucose (); however, when adjusting the model by sex, this association did not remain significant (Tables 5 and 6). With the exception of equation (10) for DBP, the associations between the % BF and biochemical parameters HDL, glucose, and DBP did not remain significant in the multiple regression analysis. All % BF values obtained in the study maintained their association with TG, insulin, and HOMA-IR, which are components of the metabolic syndrome, with ranging from 0.07 to 0.19 depending on the parameter evaluated. There were higher coefficients of determination in the associations between body fat and uric acid; 39% of the change of this parameter in the overweight adolescents, regardless of sex, was explained by the % BF estimated by equation (10) (Table 6).
Considering the number of risk factors associated with the % BF, we found that the best equation for the G1 adolescents was equation (5), and (9) was the best suited for the G2 adolescents.
4. Discussion
The results of this study are broadly in agreement with the literature [34–36] that reveals the presence of cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents, especially as related to inappropriate lipid profile and high body fat percentage. The BMI alone cannot determine the nutritional status of overweight or obese adolescents, limiting its exclusive use [5], for according to the present study, normal individuals by BMI/age, may carry excess body fat and are metabolically similar to those carrying excess weight [34].
As expected, the frequency of excess adiposity varied according to the body fat anthropometric equations and BIA, possibly due to the peculiarities of each method, which involves characteristics related to the population, age, race, and nutritional status in addition to anthropometric measurements used as independent variables. Excess body fat was more frequent in girls, which may in part be explained by the differences in body composition between the sexes. Although weight gain is also a result of increased muscle mass and adipose tissue in both sexes during puberty, the gain in muscle mass is higher in boys and that for adipose tissue is higher in girls [37]. Another factor evaluated in this study that may have contributed to this higher frequency of excess adiposity in girls refers to the lowest level of physical activity when compared to boys.
As in other studies [34–36], overweight individuals had higher serum concentrations of TG, insulin, and HOMA-IR, the criteria used in the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome as proposed by the WHO [38]. Our results are similar to those of Freedman et al. [35], who found that 58% of obese individuals possessed at least one cardiovascular risk factor, and were 7.1 times more likely to have abnormal TG levels than eutrophic individuals were.
Conversely, there was no difference in blood pressure when comparing G1 and G2 individuals, which was contrary to the findings of Falaschetti et al. [36], who assessed children and prepubertal adolescents in the United Kingdom and demonstrated that overweight individuals were 3 times more likely to have altered blood pressure levels compared to those of normal weight. The present study results may be explained partly by the fact that almost all eutrophic adolescents, according to BMI/age, carry excess body fat, that is, are false negatives, therefore are metabolically similar to overweight or obese individuals. Confirming this hypothesis, Serrano et al. [34] identified the influence of body fat on blood pressure, once there was a difference in blood pressure level between eutrophic adolescents with appropriate and high percentage of body fat, but there was no difference between this last group and overweight adolescents.
The body fat anthropometric equations and BIA evaluated in this study as a method of estimating the % BF are generally associated with cardiovascular risk factors and are good predictors of changes in TG, insulin, and HOMA-IR, mainly in overweight individuals.
These results are relevant and are consistent with the literature, which has reported that metabolic and hemodynamic changes are more frequent in obese subjects [34, 38] and that insulin resistance is the link between central obesity distribution, glucose intolerance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, coagulation disorders, hyperuricemia, and microalbuminuria, risk factors also found in metabolic syndrome [39].
According to the present study results, the % BF obtained by body fat anthropometric equations was a better predictor of cardiovascular risk than that estimated by BIA for both study groups, especially G1, as multiple regression analysis determined that did not exist associations between the % BF estimated by BIA and the cardiovascular risk parameters.
The multiple linear regression analysis performed in the G1 group revealed that the association of the % BF with TG, insulin, HOMA-IR, and DBP remained significant, indicating the presence of cardiovascular risk factors even in individuals with adequate nutritional status. These results are suggestive of the influence of other factors such as high-energy density diet, physical inactivity, and heredity, among others, that may be involved in the changes within these parameters [40].
In this study, equation (5) was associated with a greater number of cardiovascular risk factors in the G1. Similarly, in the study by Burrows et al. [41], equation (5) exhibited a higher correlation with insulin sensitivity (, ). This result can be explained partly by the fact that, unlike the other authors whose equations are analyzed in this work, Weststrate and Deurenberg [11] developed an equation using age and body density for estimating the % BF, variables also associated to the estimative of FFM. According to the literature, FFM density varies with age, sex, ethnic group, and body fat level and physical activity, depending primarily on the proportion of water and minerals included in the FFM [26].
With regard to the G2 adolescents, equation (9) explained 5 of 7 risk factors, followed by (10) and (5). Equation (9) for the FFM differed from the others in that it had as independent variables height, weight, and resistance, which was determined by the BIA equipment and can be related with the best results. Another factor that may explain its association with risk factors is the fact that this equation be specific for adolescents [15]. It is noteworthy that the use of this equation would be restricted to research or services that provide BIA equipment to determine resistance.
Although BIA to be a fast method, of easy utilization, noninvasive, and in this study the body fat estimated by equation (9) was associated with expressive number of cardiovascular risk factors, it is worth noticing this method tends to underestimate % BF, specially in subjects with body fat excess [42], not presenting good prediction power in these cases.
In order to encourage the use of the body fat anthropometric equations in routine healthcare and research, we suggest the use of equations (10) and (5). The advantages of equation (10) are its simplicity and ease of collection of the variables weight, height, and age, and the measurements and information obtained are on an outpatient basis and available to most research efforts; however, this equation was better associated with cardiovascular risk factors only in overweight adolescents (i.e., G2).
Although involving more complex calculations and obtainment of measurements because it uses skinfolds thicknesses, equation (5) has the advantage of being the equation that was most associated with cardiovascular risk factors in both study groups, which means it can be used regardless of nutritional status.
In this study, we found that none of the estimates of body fat was associated with HDL, demonstrating that the variation of this parameter is independent of adiposity, being regular physical activity, dietary habits, and family history of diseases being some of the factors associated with its modification [43, 44].
Many studies have associated cardiovascular risk factors with the BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist/hip and waist/height ratio, and the sum of skinfolds thicknesses as central and peripheral body fat measures, and other parameters [36], but literature regarding the comparison of body composition using body fat anthropometric equations and their association with cardiovascular risk factors is scarce, which justifies the relevance of this work.
5. Conclusions
The present study results are in agreement with the literature and demonstrate that excess adiposity is associated with cardiovascular risk factors, especially those related to metabolic syndrome. As expected, excess adiposity varied according to the anthropometric equations and BIA used in this study, being more prevalent in girls.
Broadly, body fat anthropometric equations and BIA were capable of predicting cardiovascular risk factors in postpubertal adolescents, especially for overweight subjects (G2), once it was verified associations of all equations and BIA to at least one risk factor in this group.
From the results obtained and considering that all body fat anthropometric equations are differentiated by sex, it can be inferred that, in this study, the best anthropometric equation was the one of Weststrate and Deurenberg (equation 5), as it was associated with a higher number of cardiovascular risk factors independently of the nutritional status of adolescents.
Considering the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents, the identification of a noninvasive and inexpensive method, as is the case with body fat anthropometric equations, permits the early detection of excess body fat, allowing for interventions in a period conducive to the reduction of such risk factors.
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding this work.
Authors' Contribution
Contributed actively in data acquisition and transcription F. R. Faria, E. R. Faria, and R. S. Cecon. The statistical analysis was performed by D. A. Barbosa Júnior and F. R. Faria. The righting and discussion was primarily performed by the first author. The authors S. C. C. Franceschini, M. C. G. Pelúzio, A. Q. Ribeiro, and S. E. Priore had important participation as planners, organizers and reviewers. The other authors P. I. C. Lira and P. R. Cecon participated as reviewers.
The authors would like to thank Foundation for Research Support of the State of Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), and Coordination for Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES) for the research grants and financial support. This study was sponsored by FAPEMIG and CNPq.
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TAMPA — The low point for Bucs quarterback Josh Freeman might have come last week, when he attempted only four passes during the first half of a 31-15 loss to the Cowboys.
While the NFL has never been a more pass-happy league — with records seemingly falling from the sky — there's no sign the air raid will come to Tampa Bay any time soon.
"It's definitely frustrating," Freeman said. "You want to go out and have an impact on the game. But … four passes in the first half? You're kind of limited in that situation.
"Part of that is moving the chains. If you move the chains, you get more opportunities. But it's definitely frustrating in … not really being on the field or having a chance to change the game."
It wasn't until their hand was forced last Saturday — trailing 28-0 at halftime — that the Bucs spread the field with three and four receivers and Freeman and the offense got in gear.
Freeman passed for 134 yards during the second half, including a 13-yard touchdown to Dezmon Briscoe. Freeman looked decisive, accurate and in rhythm as opposed to the ground-and-pound attack that produced four three-and-outs among five first-half possessions.
The league's most successful franchises over the past decade — New Orleans, New England, Green Bay, Indianapolis — get the ball out of their quarterback's hand and spread it around in multiple-receiver sets.
Freeman believes the Bucs could do more of that, perhaps beginning today at Carolina.
"We've had success with that, and I think it's because we all have a lot of confidence going into those situations," Freeman said. "When we get into a three-receiver set, we can go out there, spread it around, distribute the ball to different guys and really get the ball in our playmakers' hands."
The problem is because of his limitations as a route runner and in pass protection, running back LeGarrette Blount comes off the field when the Bucs insert a third receiver.
Blount led all rookies with 1,007 rushing yards last season and was a big part of the formula that helped the Bucs win 16 of 24 games prior to the current eight-game skid. But when Blount is in the game, the Bucs telegraph the fact he's running the ball.
"I just feel like in the National Football League, you're going to try to design your offense and defense around the personnel you have," offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. "We felt strongly our chances of winning football games and putting points on the board with this team was to establish a running game with LeGarrette Blount, and we did that a season ago. We have not done that this season, and that's been the frustrating part for everybody."
Nobody is more frustrated than Freeman, whose 18 interceptions are tied for second most in the league and three times as many as he threw in 2010. While it's true Freeman has been guilty of trying to force some throws, especially to tight end Kellen Winslow, coach Raheem Morris believes the receivers simply need time to learn how to read defenses as well as their third-year quarterback does.
"I kind of look at it as a Ben Roethlisberger deal," Morris said. "You remember when Ben Roethlisberger first got into the league? Now the difference for Ben Roethlisberger is that you had the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, and they were unbelievable. They were all old, grisly guys, and they forced people to punt every five seconds. And they ran the football. They'd run the football, throw a 2-yard pass to Hines Ward and watch him turn it into 8, then every once in a while hit a big play.
"Then all of a sudden Ben was in the shotgun 90 percent of the time and he started to get comfortable and in rhythm with the offense. That's kind of what has to happen with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."
But it's also hard to play smashmouth football by asking your quarterback to convert every third down. Running backs, especially Blount, draw six and seven defenders. A receiver can sometimes make one player miss and find a clear path to the end zone.
Freeman, 23, isn't a finished product. He needs to become a more accurate passer and not hold onto the ball as long. But he believes he can do more. Under the circumstances, he said, maybe the Bucs should find out if he can.
"Obviously, as a quarterback, you want to do as much as you possibly can, and I just want to do whatever it takes to win, regardless of what that is," Freeman said.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:HOTR) ("Chanticleer" or the "Company"), a minority owner in the privately-held parent company of the Hooters ® brand, Hooters of America ("HOA"), and a franchisee of international Hooters ® restaurants, announced today its first Hooters ® restaurant in Budapest, Hungary will celebrate its grand opening to the public on August 27, 2012 with a "VIP" opening event set for August 25th. Hooters ® Budapest is located in the middle of Franz Liszt Square, home of the famous Budapest Franz Liszt Academy of Music, one of Europe's oldest and prestigious music academies. The Square is a popular outdoor pedestrian destination, especially during the summer months. The restaurant is situated on a boardwalk nestled between Andrassy Fashion Street and the Kiraly walking street, and is approximately 150 feet away from the Octogon, Budapest's largest thoroughfare - where 3 subway lines, 2 tram lines and 4 bus lines meet. Andrassy Street is known for its high fashion brands from Armani to Davidoff, while Kiraly Street is known for its clubs and bars which cater largely to Budapest's under 30 crowd. Alex Hemingway, CEO of Chanticleer Holdings' European operations, commented, "We are extremely excited to begin our European development strategy of Hooters ® restaurants with the opening of this location in Budapest, Hungary. This leasehold of 7,684 square feet has three levels, two bars, 52 state-of-the-art televisions, and capacity for more than 400 customers, including 150 outside seats. The closest local competitor has less than 10 televisions. We are confident the unique Hooters ® experience will be a success in Budapest." Terry Marks, CEO of Hooters of America, LLC, stated, "The expansion of Hooters into Hungary is a testament to the global attraction of the brand, As a commercial, cultural and transportation hub for the country, Budapest provides the perfect destination for Hooters' great food and iconic hospitality. We are thrilled to open in the beautiful capitol city, marking the 28th international country for Hooters."
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Whoa. We're home, and Alexei is starting to be more comfortable with me. I'm happy about that, but there are consequences. Night before last we were at the motel. I put Alexei in his crate and went to bed myself. He did not make a sound until I woke about ten hours later.
This morning—our first morning at home—he woke me at 4:30 A.M. He needed to go out. NOW!
I quickly pulled on a robe, slid my feet into sandals, and headed out into a dark world. Alexei did need to pee, and he did as soon as he was off the patio. "Good guy," I told him sleepily, and gave him a treat. I was ready to go back to bed; he wasn't.
A couple of bugs were circling under the backyard light, and he had to chase them. Then a woodpecker began hammering at the big Mesquite tree, and Alexei had to check that out. He couldn't begin to reach the woodpecker, but he tried—stretching himself as far up the tree as he could, and trying to dig his hind feet into the bark of the tree to get enough traction to climb the tree. I watched him and wondered. Did I have another tree climbing dog? If I did, could I handle it? My last tree climber, Allie, had been at the height of her climbing adventures in the mid-1990s. I was twenty plus years younger then. Can I still lift a fifty or sixty pound dog out of a tree?
Allie, my little girl Airedale Terrier, was a climber. We lived Lawrence, Kansas in eastern Kansas when she was young. There were squirrels everywhere, and she chased them every chance she got. There was one particular squirrel that loved to tease Allie. The squirrel knew, somehow, that the glass in the front window protected him from Allie. Just outside the window there was a flat-topped bush where he could perch. He could see into the living room, and if he caught sight of Allie he would let loose with a loud chattering sound that drove Allie nuts.
Over time, I became fond of the gutsy little squirrel. It was funny to watch him take delight in teasing Allie. His bright eyes sparkled, his little ears stood straight, and his big, bushy, red tail twitched with excitement. I could imagine how much fun it had to be for him to be able to taunt a big dog in perfect safely.
But it wasn't perfect safety. He was safe when he was on the other side of the window. It was another matter when he encountered Allie outside. That squirrel came close to getting his comeuppance on three occasions, one of which cost me a mess of scrapes and bruises. The first time Allie almost caught the squirrel was happenstance. It just happened that when I opened the side door of the house to let Allie out into the backyard, the squirrel was sitting on the top rail of the six-foot-high wooden fence that surrounded the backyard. Before I could blink, Allie launched herself off the top step of the small porch and wrapped her front paws around the top of the fence.
I heard the squirrel hit the ground on the far side of the fence as Allie's back paws were scrabbling furiously against the fence, and she was making good progress. By the time I grabbed her and lifted her down, she had her chest on the top rail. In a couple more seconds, she would have thrown herself over the fence, and the squirrel, chattering indignantly on the far side of the fence would have been singing a different song.
Allie did not appreciate my interference. She gave me an indignant bark as I sat her on the ground, but
it was too late. The squirrel had gathered his wits and scurried up a tree.
The second time Allie went after the squirrel she really surprised me. We were walking peacefully along the sidewalk a few doors down the street from our house when Allie spotted the squirrel. He was distinctive. He was redder than the other squirrels in the neighborhood, and he had the biggest, bushiest tail I have ever seen on a squirrel. At that moment he wasn't paying attention to anything except the acorn he was busy burying in the neighbor's lawn where it would almost certainly sprout.
There were several big beautiful oak trees in the neighborhood, and there would have been a dense oak grove if those of us who lived in the neighborhood hadn't been vigilant about pulling the sprouts before they got a foothold.
Allie spotted the squirrel, and took off so fast she slid the leash out of my hand. The squirrel heard her coming, and with a flick of his bushy tail he took off. Allie was gaining on him, and I thought the poor ornery squirrel was about to meet a sticky end. But just before Allie nabbed him, he made a giant leap onto the trunk of a tree. He scurried upward with Allie right behind him. She threw herself at the tree, and managed to wrap her front paws around the trunk of the tree about five feet off the ground. With her back feet churning against the tree trunk and her front legs wrapped around the tree, she was making rapid upward progress. I caught her while I could still reach her hips, and pulled her down until I could get a grip around her rib cage and lift her to the ground.
I don't know what she thought she was going to do when she got up the tree. I don't know how she could have gotten herself down. Probably she had not thought that far. She was just single mindedly determined to get that squirrel.
The squirrel, triumphant again, leaned down from a high branch and chattered angrily at Allie. I had to drag Allie away from the tree and the squirrel. Allie wanted to have another go at climbing up to get the squirrel.
The third time was the most exciting. Allie and I were coming home from a nice long walk. We turned into our driveway, and the long leash sagged between us as I let my mind wonder to things like whether I should plant daffodils on the south side of the house for spring—and whether the squirrels would dig them up if I did. I was thinking of squirrels, but not of that one particular squirrel. He was on the ground, planting another oak tree, and he didn't hear us coming. Allie launched herself so hard and fast that when she hit the end of the long, slack leash I was jerked off my feet. In a fraction of a second I went from upright and walking to being horizontal three or four feet above the ground. I landed with a skidding thump, and Allie turned from her squirrel chasing to see what I was doing. She came back quickly, sniffing me anxiously, and trying to lick the bloody scratches on my face, arms and hands.
Later, I found I had a bruise the size of a dessert plate on the front of one hip joint, and both knees and elbows were skinned and bruised. That was the last time Allie took off after a squirrel while on a leash. I think she realized that I had been really hurt, and as badly as she wanted to catch the squirrel, she did not want to hurt me.
I watch Alexei. He has given up on the woodpecker for now, and is stalking a dove that has landed in the yard. I don't think he has a chance of catching it—yet, but just in case I called to him and threw the fake Frisbee I bought for him to play with. Quickly distracted, Alexei chases after the Frisbee as intently as he had been stalking the dove.
It is a beautiful morning. The air is cool—a blessing in summertime Tucson—and the sky above the Rincon and Santa Catalina mountains is a glory of pale pinks and blues. I haven't seen a sunrise in a long time. No doubt just the beginning of the things Alexei will share with me.