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We just got the press release from the company selling off the sons and daughters of jets — and Saab's '07 US lineup has a starting price of $26,915 with a top out at $43,120. Although it may seem it's a few grand higher than the 2006 pricing entry point of $23,710 — it's really about the same, because that was including the 9-2 model, which as the release notes, was discontinued cause the General sold off its share of Fuji Heavy Industries. Sorry kiddies, that means a touch less brand-engineering this year. Despite that
bad good news, we've got the full pricing deets below the jump.
2007 Saab Family of Vehicles: Priced and Ready to Roll
DETROIT - Saab USA has released prices for the brand's family of vehicles for model year 2007. Consumers can step into the entry-luxury vehicle segment starting at $26,915. The line-up tops out at $43,120. Following are the MSRPs, including a $745 destination fee, for the entire vehicle line-up. Included in the overall line-up are seven car variants that achieve 30 mpg, as rated by the EPA, or better on the highway.
Saab 9-3: New interior inspired by classic 900
The biggest news for the 9-3 range is the new interior for 2007. It features a redesigned cockpit with new automatic climate control and infotainment systems, a larger instrument cluster with chrome details and new interior trim. The new interior bears resemblance to the classic lines of the first generation Saab 900, and features a new navigation system as an option.
The Saab 9-3 2.0T Sport Sedan is priced at a very attractive $26,915, while the Aero V6 model takes off at $33,220. Drivers looking for a little more diversity in their vehicle's capacity can get into a Saab 9-3 2.0T or Aero V6 SportCombi priced at $27,915 and $34,120 respectively. Those who long for the open air while cruising around town can opt for the Saab 9-3 2.0T or Aero Convertible, priced at $37,515 and $43,120 respectively.
Saab 9-5: Return of the Aero
The Saab 9-5 line, refreshed inside and out just this spring, begins at $35,115 for the 2.3T sedan, and $36,210 for the Aero Sedan - both representing an excellent value in its segment. Customers seeking more cargo options can hop into a 9-5 2.3T or Aero SportCombi starting at $36,115 and $37,210, respectively.
With its exemplary safety, surprising functionality and standard fuel economy, the 9-5 SportCombi is an excellent option for those looking for a sophisticated alternative to a traditional truck.
Saab 9-7X SUV: OnStar-based Navigation Standard
The Saab 9-7X sport utility vehicle, which made its debut in 2005, is an enticing option for drivers looking for the ride height and versatility of a SUV with sporty sedan-like road manners. New for 2007 is standard turn-by-turn navigation. The 9-7X 4.2i and the 9-7X 5.3i V8 are priced at $39,735 and $41,735 respectively.
For the 2007 model year, the Saab 9-2X has been discontinued as a result of the dissolution of the General Motors relationship with Fuji Heavy Industries.
Fuel Economy: Seven variants at 30 mpg
Included in the overall line-up are seven car variants that achieve 30 mpg, as rated by the EPA, or better on the highway. Those vehicles are the Saab 9-3 2.0T SportSedan six-speed manual; 9-3 2.0T SportSedan five-speed automatic; 9-3 2.0T SportCombi six-speed manual; 9-3 2.0T SportCombi five-speed automatic; 9-3 Convertible 5-speed automatic; 9-5 2.3T Sedan five-speed manual; and the 9-5 2.3T SportCombi five-speed manual.
Saab is a division of General Motors Corp. Saab USA is the importer and/or distributor of Saab 9-3, 9-5 and 9-7X automobiles for Saab Automobile AB, Sweden. Saab offers vehicle warranty coverage up to five years or 100,000 miles. Visit www.saabusa.com for more information.
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Puig takes second in record Final Vote
Dodgers' rookie outfielder grateful for fans' support
LOS ANGELES -- Yasiel Puig didn't win the National League All-Star Game Final Vote, but the Dodgers outfielder was thankful for the support he received from fans in a record-setting turnout.
"It's not what I expected for the team and the city, but you just have to keep on playing," said Puig, hitting .394 with eight doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 19 RBIs, five stolen bases and 27 runs scored in 35 games since making his Major League debut June 3.
Puig was active on social media on Thursday during the final hours of voting, and left a message for fans on his Twitter page after the voting window ended:
"Muchas gracias de todo corazon. Thank you from bottom my heart. Quiero agradecer a la mejor fanaticada del mundo. Thanks best fans in world!"
Muchas gracias de todo corazon. Thank you from bottom my heart. Quiero agradecer a la mejor fanaticada del mundo. Thanks best fans in world!- yasielpuig (@YasielPuig) July 11, 2013
Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was also on the Final Vote ballot, but he pledged his support for Puig from the beginning and finished fifth. Still, Gonzalez said he enjoyed the Final Vote process.
"The support was great, everybody that rallied behind the team was incredible," said Gonzalez, a four-time All-Star. "It was fun. It gets the fans involved."
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Puig wasn't upset with the results.
"The fans voted and he didn't win," Mattingly said. "It's hard to take anything away from Freddie, he's had a good year."
Voting concluded with a six-hour Twitter vote on Thursday as tweets with a player's designated hashtag counted in his overall total. The program drew an average of more than 4,200 tweets per minute, highlighted by a peak of 24,660 at 3:59 p.m. ET, accounting for 13 percent of the total votes cast during the six-hour window.
The leading Twitter vote-getter was #VoteFreddie (Freeman), followed by #VotePuig (Puig), #HighSocksForVotes (Robertson), #RaiseTheBar (Delabar) and #HighFiveCiti (Uehara) in the top five. All of the leading contenders had their hashtags trending in the U.S., worldwide and in their respective local markets.
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
The 2013 All-Star Game will be played at Citi Field on Tuesday. Come to MLB.com for extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 84th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM also will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Mattingly said he envisions plenty of All-Star appearances for Puig in the following years.
"If he continues to do what he's been doing over a full year or season, then we're going to see a lot of Yasiel," the manager said. "I think that's the thing that should be remembered: If you're going to be an All-Star then you're going to be able to continue to do it. How good you are is measured over time."


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A light variation thats a nice counterpoint to the many rich dishes on the Thanksgiving table.
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- Makes 8 to 10 servings
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 3 cups chopped onions (about 1 pound)
- 2 cups chopped celery (4 to 5 stalks)
- 1 pound Granny Smith apples (about 2 medium), peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram
- 1 cup (or more) low-salt chicken broth
- 1/2 cup diced dried apricots
- 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries
- 1/2 cup diced stemmed dried figs
- 12 cups (generous) 1-inch cubes day-old pain rustique or ciabatta bread with crust (about 1 1/4 pounds)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery. Sauté until tender, about 12 minutes. Add apples and all herbs. Sauté until apples just begin to soften, about 3 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to medium bowl, cover, and chill.
- Mix 1 cup broth and dried fruit in bowl. Let soak at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Divide bread between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Bake until bread is crusty but not hard, reversing sheets after 5 minutes, 10 to 12 minutes total. Transfer to very large bowl and cool.
- Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Stir vegetable mixture into bread. Whisk eggs, salt, and pepper in small bowl to blend; whisk in broth and dried fruit mixture. Add egg mixture to stuffing, tossing to combine evenly and adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls if dry. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish.
- Bake stuffing uncovered until cooked through and brown and crusty on top, 50 to 60 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes.


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It's said that robots are best suited for jobs that are dull, dirty, or dangerous. Mopping a floor is without question the first two. I'd argue that when it comes to the expanse of floor beneath my bed—where dust bunnies are allowed to breed unobserved, burgeoning into a colony with the approximate texture and thickness of sheet cake—an element of danger comes into play, as well.
Enter the iRobot Scooba 450. The Scooba is a Frisbee-like device roughly the diameter of a pizza. The little fellow automatically propels himself across your tile or hardwood floors, mopping them on his merry way. First, you fill the robot's tank with water and some cleaning solution. Then you press the start button and scram. The Scooba, unattended, will perform a three-step process, covering the entire floor surface in each stage: 1) light vacuuming to pick up crumbs and such, while laying down a thin sheen of water to pre-soak stains, 2) thorough scrubbing, using a heavier dose of soapy water, 3) squeegeeing it all dry. With a triumphant beep, the Scooba announces he's finished, at which point you can empty out the exhaust tank that the dirty water has been sucked into.
The whole operation takes about 20 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the room. It is remarkable to watch. I popped a beer, hopped up onto my kitchen counter with my feet dangling, and enjoyed the show. You keep thinking the Scooba might miss a big section, but—like its carpet-vacuuming cousin, the iRobot Roomba—it never does. It has sensors and programmed strategies to ensure it coats the whole room. You see it spiral out to gauge the size of the floor, then bump into a wall and redirect itself, and then finally crisscross the open expanses until no patches have been left unscrubbed.
Is this feat worth the $600 it'll cost you to buy a Scooba? Plus the $12.99 for each 32-use bottle of proprietary cleaning solution, which iRobot insists you choose over all other options lest you invalidate the warranty?
There's no doubt that mopping with a Scooba is infinitely easier and less messy, from the human perspective, than using a fluffy-ended stick and a bucket of gray slop water. I mean, your hands stay bone dry. You don't even need to be at home while your floors take a bath.
As for the result? Well, there's the rub. Or, rather, there's not enough rub. Even after the Scooba mopped my kitchen, I was able to—with a wet paper towel and just a modicum of elbow grease—scrub up a few sticky stains that the Scooba failed to dislodge. Same thing when I tried other, less obviously stained patches of floor. The proof was in the dirt the paper towel trapped after the Scooba missed it.
The Scooba's navigational skills aren't flawless, either. The robot mop is supposed to recognize when it hits carpet so it can head the other way. But mine waltzed right up onto a rug and promptly became wedged beneath a nearby wing chair, dumping water there until I kicked it free and it at last trekked floor-ward. If I wanted something to pee all over my carpets, I'd get a cat.
Due to the design of the machine's front bumper, it also had trouble nuzzling right up to walls. It left a narrow, quarter-inch ribbon of floor next to the baseboard untouched. An iRobot representative told me that "most stains, like from dropped food, tend to happen in the middle of the floor, not right at the edge." Which may be true. But I'd be annoyed if I hired a housekeeper and he gave up mopping before he reached the wall.
Which suggests a decent analogy for owning a Scooba: It's like having a lazy housekeeper. One who does an OK job, but you wish would apply himself more. You might find yourself re-cleaning those narrow edges that got missed. You might lament that a more vigorous effort would have beaten that Bolognese stain.
On the other hand, perhaps a lazy housekeeper is better than no housekeeper at all? When I asked Slate colleagues, folks universally—and somewhat ashamedly—admitted that they don't mop nearly as much as they feel they should. As for me: Before I sicced the Scooba on my apartment, I had previously mopped exactly zero times. In two years. Some water, soap, and a mild scrubbing certainly did my hardwoods good—even if a motivated human mopper could have done better.
Depending on how often you mop, and on the going rates for housecleaning help in the area where you live, it may or may not make sense to buy a Scooba in lieu of paying for occasional maid service. But I'll say one more thing about the robot vis-à-vis his human competitors (and I say this with very fond memories of the barely competent, once-per-month cleaning lady who gave our house desultory dustings when I was a child): In both cases, once they hang around long enough, you'll find it hard not to grow attached.
I almost immediately began to look at the Scooba as I would a pet. Its cute proportions, and the peppy way it would bounce into a wall and continue undiscouraged, made me start to root for it. Go, little guy! Look out! Oof! Good recovery!
When it came time to send him into the hazardous zone beneath my bed, I felt like a World War I general sending a trembling trench soldier across a razor-wired Belgian field. The poor Scooba almost seemed to whir louder, in fear, as he encountered dust drifts and paper clips and the stray … I'm not even sure what that was. When he'd finished, he came back out covered in detritus, looking traumatized. But did he complain? Not a beep. His is not to wonder why, his is but to mop my sty.


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Amazon's LOVEFiLM Seals Deal With Miramax
31 Jul, 2012, 09:00 BST
LONDON, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, today announced a Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) deal to give subscribers in the UK and Germany streaming access to titles from Miramax, the independent studio with a renowned library of critically-acclaimed films.
Beginning this summer, LOVEFiLM subscribers in both the UK and Germany will have instant, on-demand access to Miramax films including the Oscar-winning epic drama There Will Be Blood and Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator. Other titles include the dark crime drama Sin City and Quentin Tarantino's cult classics including Kill Bill, Kill Bill 2 and Jackie Brown.
Jim Buckle, Managing Director at Amazon's LOVEFiLM, said: "We are thrilled to bring Miramax films to our customers. This exciting deal will enable us to deliver even more high-quality content to our members and reinforce, once again, our leading position as the first choice subscription service when it comes to exceptional range and unbeatable value for money."
LOVEFiLM Instant is available on the PC, Mac or via Sony Playstation®3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Apple iPad® and a growing number of Internet-connected TV sets and Blu-ray players, giving members immediate access to a huge range of films and TV shows.
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Reba McEntire Won't Return to Host ACM Awards in 2013
Reba McEntire has hosted the ACM Awards more than a dozen times since first emceeing the annual event in 1999, but the music legend admits she has no plans to return for the 2013 ceremony. Instead, the Oklahoma native has found a suitable replacement in a fellow Okie and country music superstar -- her standing co-host Blake Shelton.
"No. [I've] passed the torch to Blake. I'm a huge Blake Shelton fan," said the singer when asked if she would return to the 2013 ACM Awards ceremony, according to Country Weekly.
Shelton is no stranger to the telecast, first appearing alongside McEntire during the 2011 ceremony. The pair's natural charisma and playful onstage banter led to the reigning ACM Male Vocalist of the Year's second-consecutive appearance as McEntire's partner in comedy crime in 2012, which received strong ratings and gave CBS a healthy lead in viewership during its time slot.
No word yet if Shelton plans to tackle hosting duties alone, or if the 'Over' singer is scoping out possible award show host proteges.
Fans distraught over McEntire's ACM retirement can still catch the singer on the small screen on Friday evenings starting in November in 'Malibu Country,' the singer-turned-actress' new ABC series. The new comedy, which co-stars veteran actress Lily Tomlin, is McEntire's first regular television gig since 'Reba' was cancelled in 2007 after a successful six-year run.
The air date for the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards has not been announced, but it has been confirmed that the ceremony will return to Las Vegas for the next two years. According to the Las Vegas Sun, the 50th anniversary of the ACM Awards will be held in Dallas, Texas in 2015.


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Bottoms Up: This Week's Pizza Weirdness
Trattoria Neapolis is an Italian bistro in Pasadena, passion project of Perry Vidalakis, who is so devoted to authenticity that he imported his wood-burning oven directly from Naples (they had to reinforce the floors in his restaurant to support it). According to LA Weekly, as a celebratory nod to Pizza Month, they're currently offering a fairly...unique sounding cocktail alongside their more standard fare.
The "Pizza Cocktail" is a "scarily accurate" concoction, containing tomato water, basil-infused vodka, ghost-pepper infused vodka, porcini powder, muddle basil, and a topping of Parmesan and mozzarella foam. Now, I'm always willing to be proved wrong, but for a gal who likes her drinks simple and her pizza un-liquified...well, I'm not sure I'll be lining up to sample this libation any time soon (their pizza on the other hand looks fantastic).
Across the pond, food safety inspectors (reacting to a recent horsemeat scandal) have begun examining products in earnest. The Daily Mail, reports that one pizza they investigated (brand unknown) contained 35 ingredients from 60 different countries. The results confirmed just how difficult it can be to verify the origins of a single food item in an era of globalization.
In this particular case, the pizza box was labeled "Country of Origin: Ireland". What were the ingredients, and where did they actually come from?
Dough: France, UK, Poland, U.S.A.
Yeast: U.K., Ireland, Germany
Salt: U.K., France, China
Sugar: Brazil, Indonesia, Jamaica, U.K.
Herbs: Greece, Italy, Spain, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Morocco
Tomato Paste: Italy, France, Netherlands
Cheese: Switzerland, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, U.K., Netherlands
Chicken: Brazil, Ireland, U.K., Netherlands, Germany
Anchovies: Peru, Argentina, Italy, Falkland Islands, Spain, Iceland, Denmark
Pepperoni: Poland, Italy, Ireland, U.K., Denmark, U.S.A.
Vegetables: "From a host of Mediterranean countries"
Olive Oil: Italy, Greece, Spain
Chili Peppers: Africa, Asia, South America
This isn't to say that there's anything inherently wrong with importing ingredients (some of the best pies do), but there's something to be said for keeping things simple...also, chicken and anchovies on a single pie?
What do you think? Can you envision kicking back and relaxing with a pizza cocktail and 35-ingredient slice?
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After health policy analyst Kathy Gifford identified a problem with a figure in the Alexander Group's report on Medicaid expansion, several members of the group came to its defense.
The issue revolved around a $575 million discrepancy and a different percentage cited in the report than used in calculations. The rate the Alexander Group used for federal reimbursements decreased the amount of money Maine would receive, thus increasing the cost of Medicaid expansion.
There are five reasons why the defense offered by members of the Alexander Group look rather weak
First, two different members of the Alexander Group gave reporter Mario Moretto two different explanations.
As I'll go through each below, we can leave this point, except to note that the offering of the different explanations casts doubt on what, exactly, generated the figure used. Not providing the same explanation doesn't exactly generate confidence in the defenders' claims about the basis of the figure.
Second, one of the two explanations doesn't make sense mathematically.
Randolph said that because different areas of Medicaid spending receive different levels of federal funding, you can't distill a match rate down to a single number.
"I'm kind of surprised she did it that way," he said. "She should know better that you can't calculate it that way."
However, none of the estimated match rates identified by the Alexander Group in its report dipped below the 61.55 percent traditional Medicaid match rate projected for 2014. That left Gifford puzzled by how the average federal match across all categories could be 60 percent.
Based on rather basic math, you can't average or weight items that are 61.55% or higher and end up with 60%. But that's what Mr. Randolph says the Alexander Group did.
Third, another member of the Alexander Group contended the report lumped non-Medicaid spending into the Medicaid baseline, thus making the combined figure useless for projecting baseline Medicaid funding.
Murray Blitzer, another member of the Alexander Group, suggested Tuesday that the figures in the study included not just Medicaid spending, but also medical services paid for with state dollars only.
"If you look at the baseline, it's coming off the state spending occurring in MaineCare and other related services," he said. "Most Medicaid programs in the states, it's a combination of Medicaid and some assistance that's state-only."
As critic Gifford noted:
"If he's including non-Medicaid costs in there, that would drive [the average match rate] down, I guess." "But you'd have to say that if it's a non-Medicaid program, why is it in there? A state-only program isn't going to grow unless appropriations grow. Those aren't entitlements."
Thus this explanation from Mr. Blitzer, which doesn't match the one proffered by Mr. Randolph, doesn't work either.
Fourth, the second explanation is vague and thus can't be assessed, since the report didn't explain the specifics or even bother to mention that non-Medicaid programs were included.
Regarding Blitzer's explanation:
It was unclear exactly what state-funded services were included — or why they were included at all. Those services would not necessarily grow along with Medicaid expansion.
This lack of clarity is a very poor research practice and makes the explanation sound as if someone just came up with it. A clear rationale is missing. Indeed, no rationale is provided at all. This is highly problematic.
Good research lays out the sources of all data and explains how complex measures were created. This enables others to replicate the findings, to make sure that the research was done correctly. (In fact, replication standards are rising, as an increasing number of academic journals require that all of the data are available for any researcher to run through statistical programs and every step is laid out.)
Fifth, given the conflicting explanations and missing information, it still appears that the reimbursement rate given in the text and the reimbursement rate used in calculations are different.
As I noted in my last post, this is a big no-no. Researchers are obligated to have their description of calculations and the actual mathematical calculations match. If they don't match, the explanation is inaccurate. This goes to the report's honesty and transparency.
Maine legislators and taxpayers deserve better, more consistent explanations than have been offered to date. If they are not available, the report should be withdrawn.


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After Seau findings, what's next for NFL?
Mary Ann Easterling wasn't surprised that the analysis of the brain tissue of beloved Chargers linebacker Junior Seau revealed abnormalities consistent with a form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
The neuropathologists consulting with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discovered abnormal small clusters called neurofibrillary tangles of a protein known as tau within multiple regions of Seau's brain, as Easterling suspected they would.
Tau is a normal brain protein that folds into masses in the brain cells of patients with Alzheimer's disease and a number of other progressive neurological disorders.
Why was she so sure?
Only 13 days before Seau, 43, took his life, Eastlering's husband Ray, 62, a former safety with the Atlanta Falcons, had committed suicide. His tragic act had brought an abrupt end to more than two decades of a living, crazy, confusing hell, as Ray wrestled with insomnia, depression, anxiety, forgetfulness, emotional detachment, mood swings, financial crises and other issues, and she struggled to be his devoted caregiver. Finally, in 2010, doctors connected Ray's erratic behavior to the brain trauma he had suffered while playing football. Three months before his death, he was diagnosed with dementia. An autopsy of his brain revealed CTE.
"While you can't speculate on somebody's life, because the people around Junior were saying that his suicide came as such a surprise, that he hadn't had any documented concussions in the NFL and that the initial coroner's report hadn't seen anything visibly unusual, I thought they'd find CTE," Easterling said. "Why? Because Junior's behavior was just like Ray's.
"But you have to live with somebody to be able to tell they've got it. Football players are so good at covering up, bravado and making things seem like they're not. It's a personality unlike any other. They'll regale you with stories, but at the same time, their families will say, as Junior's kids did, 'But we have to tell him five times when our game was so he'd be there. And he'd still forget.' "
Seau is biggest name
This past week's announcement that the NIH study had found CTE in Seau's brain tissue made him the latest, and most prominent, athlete to be associated with the brain disease, which has haunted the sport of football, and the NFL, in particular, in recent years as mounting research studies have exposed the possible long-term cognitive impact of head injuries sustained on the playing field.
Since CTE was diagnosed in the brain of former Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Andre Waters after his suicide in 2006, the disease has been found in nearly every former player whose brain was examined posthumously. (Currently, CTE can be diagnosed only posthumously.) That includes former Chicago Bears defensive back Dave Duerson, who committed suicide in February 2011, shooting himself in the chest to preserve his brain and leaving behind a suicide note that read, "Please, see that my brain is given to the NFL's brain bank."
Researchers at Boston University, who are pioneering the study of CTE, have discovered it in 33 of the 34 brains of former NFL players they have examined.
The number of former players suing the NFL, in what has been described as the largest class-action suit in sports, has eclipsed 4,000, accusing the League of hiding information that linked football-related head trauma to permanent brain injuries. Also named in the suit is helmet-maker Riddell, Inc.
The Easterlings were the lead plaintiffs in the first class-action suit filed against the NFL in August 2011, seeking damages for seven former players. The Duerson family also is part of the NFL concussion lawsuit. Seau's family said it is still evaluating whether to join the lawsuit.
NFL trying to cope
Meanwhile, the NFL has reacted to the white-hot spotlight on brain injuries in football and the escalating concussion lawsuits in various ways, including by an enhanced focus on the health and safety of players, through rules changes, equipment technology and the creation of NFL Total Wellness, a new program of mental health benefits, including a toll-free number staffed by mental health professionals and suicide prevention experts; by donating $30 million to the NIH for brain injury research, the largest single donation in League history, and by working with the Army to improve awareness of traumatic brain injury and increase research into its causes, prevention and treatment. However, the League also has countered by trying to have the concussion lawsuits thrown out of court.
Because of Seau's notoriety, his CTE finding poses a huge issue for the NFL, Easterling said.
"It's something the NFL is trying to say that they're working on, but throwing money at it and changing a few rules, I don't know if they get it," Easterling said. "Just because of his national persona, parents will sit up and take notice, even more so than they did when Ray and Dave Duerson committed suicide. You think about all those beautiful kids who won't play football anymore. The NFL has just dirtied their diaper."
Dr. Ann McKee, the brilliant scientist who is leading the charge of the small, passionate and relentless team of researchers, friends and family members of former NFL players who are dead, dying or impaired due to brain injury and safe sports advocates, concurs with Easterling.
McKee, a professor of neurology and pathology at Boston University, also is the co-director of the school's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. She has been called "the woman who is trying to save football."
"Junior Seau's CTE finding raises a lot of issues for everyone," McKee says. "He is such a beacon. He was so young when he died. He was an active player for so long. He was such an amazing individual who was well loved by his teammates, and his community. To have such a vibrant individual be affected by CTE, we have to do something immediately.
"We need to get these NFL players help, and we need to get help immediately. I'm tired of all the arguing about what the disease is. We can't debate any longer if performance enhancing drugs impact CTE. It is all splitting hairs to me. Let's just deal with it."
Subconcussive injuries
Perhaps the most troubling aspect of Seau's CTE revelation is the fact that he never had a documented concussion during his 20-year NFL career. He did suffer a concussion when he drove his SUV over a Carlsbad cliff in October 2010, according to Bette Hoffman, the former director of the Junior Seau Foundation.
From the description in the NIH pathology report, McKee said Seau had Stage 2 CTE, which is manifested by headaches, depression, explosivity, aggressive tendencies, attention problems and executive problems such as multi-tasking, all of which his family and friends have said he was suffering from, beginning as early as the late 1990s, in his later seasons with the Chargers, continuing throughout the late-2000s, when he was with the New England Patriots, and accelerating after he retired in January 2010. McKee said Seau "could easily have had an undocumented concussion," and that it is also likely he was impacted by smaller, "subconcussive injuries."
"We think subconcussive injuries may be at least as important as concussions," McKee said. "Subconcussive injuries are brain injuries on top of unrecovered brain injuries."
McKee said that NFL players "probably" sustain subconcussive injuries on every play. Dr. Barry Jordan, the director of the brain injury program at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, N.Y., and a renowned neurologist who studies brain trauma in athletes, said that "NFL players can have at least 1,000 subconcussive injuries during a single season and perhaps never have a documented concussion."
Relief for friends, family
So, where do all of these CTE and brain trauma in football revelations leave Seau's friends and former teammates? Their emotions run the gamut.
A feeling of relief.
"It provides a piece of the puzzle," said Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott.
A new awareness.
"After Junior's death, we were forced to ask, 'How could a guy like that, with all of that, go out like that?' " said former NFL offensive lineman Aaron Taylor. "Unfortunately, now we have the answer. As a friend and former teammate of his, my hope moving forward is that parents, coaches and players on all levels use this information to make safer, more informed decisions about playing the game we all love. Football should never be a life or death decision, but it appears that for a growing number of former NFL players that that unfortunately has been the case."
A refocus on health.
"My first thought, when I heard they'd found CTE was, 'I am not invincible,' " said former longtime NFL linebacker Gary Plummer, Seau's on-field mentor in his early seasons with the Chargers. He estimated that he suffered at least 1,000 concussions during his career, and in the months after Seau's death, he joined the NFL concussion lawsuit. Plummer suffers headaches around the clock, except when he works out, does cardio exercise or tends his backyard garden.
"His CTE finding reaffirmed for me that I must eat right, exercise, do yoga and find things that quiet my brain," Plummer said.
Former Chargers tight end Mark Walczak suffers from headaches, ringing in the ears, vertigo, depression and mood swings for which he has received brain therapy. Diagnosed with sleep apnea three months ago, he now sleeps with a special mouthpiece that has helped cure the disorder. Seau's death has turned Walczak into a motivational speaker about health, currently focused on sleep apnea seminars in the Phoenix area.
"This news about CTE wasn't shocking to me, but it was more hurt," Walczak said. "It keeps bringing the pain back to the surface. I have to heal. I have to be inspired by him, so I can help others. He pulled me out of my dark spots. I owe him that."
And above all else, the news leaves them deeply saddened.
"We all care about him," said former Chargers kicker Rolf Benirschke. "We miss him. He gave and gave and gave, but he couldn't receive in return. The pain he must have been going through is heartbreaking.
"Where the NFL goes from here is critical with research and education. You know the adage, 'Would you let your buddy drive drunk?' Well, 'Would you let your buddy go back into the game when he doesn't know what day it is?' We have got to take care of our brethren."


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The prestigious Moscow City project covers 100 hectares in Moscow's central business district, and is due to be completed in 2010. Often described as Moscow's first "smart building", the 34-storey Tower 2000 complex contains offices, retail stores, restaurants, underground parking and an observation platform that provides spectacular views of the city.
The stylish design of this building – with its glass facade, panoramic exterior elevator and computerised rapid interior elevators – is matched by many advanced-technology facilities. In addition to the latest telecommunication and audio-visual systems, the Tower 2000 complex also features a state-of-the-art central air-conditioning system, exhaust ventilation system, cooling and heating systems, smoke detection and sprinkler system, etc. The Tower 2000 complex is owned by Capital City Development Ltd., and the company has plans for building at least five more tower buildings.
The Grundfos Solution
Capital City Development Ltd. selected Grundfos to supply the equipment necessary to ensure that the different systems installed in the Tower 2000 complex ran smoothly, reliably and safely. These included systems for zone-divided heating, water supply, cooling and air conditioning, domestic water heating, fire-fighting and sewerage.
A special challenge for Grundfos was providing the equipment for the largest rooftop boiler room in Europe, used to heat the winter garden in the Tower 2000 complex. The Grundfos CLM 125-264 pumps used for heating the main building are switched off during the summer months.
Cold water supply:
The Grundfos proposal was to divide the building into three zones. Zone 1 included the area from the basement to the second floor using Hydro 2000 MF 3 CR32-2 PMU; zone 2 covered floors 3 to 16 using Hydro 2000 MF 3 CR8-100 PMU; and zone 3 covered floors 17 to 30 using Hydro 2000 MF 3 CR8-140 PMU.
Cooling and air conditioning:
Grundfos installed three LPD 125-120 pumps in this system, working alternately. These pumps switch off when the coolant gets warm. For pressure holding, Grundfos installed a Hydro 2000 MES CR4-160 unit. This was supplemented by three CLM 200-290 pumps for use in the air-conditioning system.
Fire protection:
The safety of the Tower 2000 complex was naturally a prime consideration, so Grundfos installed two CR 45-8 pumps for the sprinkler system in zone 1; two NK 80 main and stand-by pumps in the fire-plug system in zone 2, as well as a CR 64 sprinkler system; and two CV125 80 main and stand-by pumps in the fire-plug system in zone 3. Two NK 80 main and stand-by pumps were also installed in the fire-plug and sprinkler systems on the basement floors.
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Since the opening of the Tower 2000 complex in 2001, Capital City Development Ltd. has been extremely satisfied with the equipment supplied by Grundfos. "We are currently planning five more tower buildings," said a spokesperson for the company, "and will be consulting Grundfos for advice. Our experience has shown that Grundfos equipment is reliable and energy-efficient, and the company's after-sales service is excellent."
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I recently installed Fedora17, choosing the XFCE distribution
because Genome3 has been said to be a resource hog.
I have been using Linux since 1997 and Unix since 1987.
The first thing I notice about the XFCE defaults is that the
bar which has the phrase "Applications Menu" and is followed by
rectangles representing xterms or other applications, is _on_ _top_
of the screen.
I need to put this bar on the bottom.
Presumably, I need to put the menu that is by default
on the bottom, somewhere else too, such as the top.
Thank you for your help;
Right-click the panel (bar), Panel > Panel Preferences..., uncheck 'Lock panel' and drag it to the bottom.
You will have to remove or move out of the way the panel at the bottom (panel 2).
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Ready or not, here the IRS comes.
Federal prosecutors have charged five-time Grammy winner Lauryn Hill with willfully failing to file income tax returns with the IRS.
Authorities say Hill earned more than $1.6 million during the three years that she failed to file returns. Prosecutors say her primary source of income is royalties from the recording and film industries.
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The 37-year-old South Orange, N.J., resident is scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate on June 29.
Hill got her start with The Fugees and began her solo career in 1998 with the critically acclaimed album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."
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Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls is the latest Action Role Playing Game created by the famed niche Japanese development team "From Software," creators of such franchises as Armored Core, Tenchu, Otogi and Chromehounds, and is published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Thinking about getting Demon's Souls?
What does this game have to offer that any other RPG doesn't?
— have a look at the Concepts page!
All the videos make this more like a hack-n-slash than an RPG.
— have you seen the Classes page? Or the Stats page?
I hear quite a bit about the innovative multiplayer…
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Do the servers have special events?
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That sounds cool, but who else would I play with?
— people on this wiki tend to keep the PSN ID's page up to date
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— the Versions page should help you decide
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It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale), in collusion with Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), vanished into the night. Assuming responsibility for the death of Harvey Dent, Batman sacrificed everything for what he and Gordon hoped would be the greater good. However, the arrival of a cunning cat burglar (Anne Hathaway) and a merciless terrorist named Bane (Tom Hardy) force Batman out of exile and into a battle he may not be able to win.
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
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I got some feedback from user TSCHAKeee in the chatroom that I thought I would reply to here as well:Being more of a sketch than a mock-up at the time being, this thing exaggerates some of the sizes and does not take into account widescreen either, so (1) and (2) will not be a problem. Usually a border is 1 pixel, and that's what I would use. The corners are also way too round because of the size exaggeration.TSCHAKeee also mentioned www.Crestron.com, www.Plutohome.com and www.control4.com as examples of sites that "sold the solution". This makes an interesting point though that we can form in a question; is LinuxMCE a product?I think not. I am a member of several open source projects (distros mainly) and don't consider myself a consumer or customer. When I intend to use LinuxMCE I expect to give something back, though not necessarily in the form of money. Instead, I can test devices and perhaps do some development, documentation or design work. I don't even consider myself a user, but a member.So to me LinuxMCE is an open source project more than a commodity. The philosophy of the project will have to be conveyed on the project's website so this is an interesting debate indeed. I don't want to be stepping on anyone's toes, not at all! But personally I feel that sites like crestron.com target business execs (e.g. the non-savvy consumer) and plutohome.com your average Ikea shopper. They both use Flash heavily which isn't even supported on Free operating systems. People who come to LinuxMCE will (in my mind) usually be either a) Home automation geeks or b) users that are not happy with Tivo/Mythbuntu/Boxee solutions, and the website should reflect this, thus encouraging new developers to join.


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As a family's wealth and fame grow, so does a family's attractiveness as a target for identity theft, fraud, extortion, robbery and a host of other crimes. Why? "Because that's where the money is," as the criminal Willie Sutton reportedly said when asked why he robbed banks. And shady characters of all sorts are finding an increasing number of ways to get at that money, thanks in many cases to rapidly changing technology.
Here are five top personal security risks that families with substantial assets should address:
HNW Risk No. 1:
"Inside jobs" by domestic staff, home contractors, and other people brought into the family's circle of trust
Given their often busy lifestyle, high-net-worth families typically employ a nanny or caretaker and hire contractors to handle major home improvements or maintenance projects. These people are in a unique position to do harm. In 2005, police arrested a painting contractor who had been working on the home of a rich celebrity. The contractor had told an acquaintance that he planned to kidnap and hold for ransom the celebrity's young son. Luckily, the acquaintance called the police, and the plot was thwarted.
But wealthy families would fare better if they didn't depend on luck and rather depended on professional background screens. In the case of the painting contractor, it was discovered that he was a convicted felon.
"More than 90% of Americans never run a background check on the individuals they hire, including people who will spend significant time in their homes, much of it unsupervised," says Mike Guidry, founder, chairman and CEO of The Guidry Group, an international security consulting firm that handles security problems for many of the world's largest organizations. "Few even check references.They're trusting to a fault."
Nor should background screening be considered only at the time of the hiring decision. Families should consider screens every two years or more if security 'indicators' present themselves. Guidry cites the case of a nanny who was employed by a wealthy family to care for their three small children. "The nanny had been with the family for seven years," Guidry says. "During that time, she had undergone an abortion and broken up with her longtime boyfriend, and had turned to drugs and alcohol for consolation. She requested at short notice a week's vacation. It was later determined that her 'vacation' was time spent in jail for driving under the influence of alcohol. She also had been driving the children for quite some time with a suspended driver's license. Periodic background checks would have unearthed this behavior."
HNW Risk No. 2:
Careless online behavior, especially by children
The rapid evolution of social media and online databases has significantly altered the safety and security landscape for families. Careless online behavior allows criminals to easily glean addresses, birthdays, family relationships, images and other personally identifiable information for ill purposes. For instance, in 2010, New Hampshire police arrested a burglary ring that had stolen at least $100,000 of cash and other valuables by targeting the homes of people who had shared their location via social media networks.
Criminals can also use personal information to clone someone's profile and gain acceptance into his circle of friends. Then they use that position to launch various confidence schemes. Other criminals have hacked into personal email accounts and then used the information to direct financial advisors to wire money to fictitious accounts.
Children represent a particular concern given their willingness to share personal details and build large followings as a sign of social status. Recently, a billionaire computer mogul with a $2.7 million personal security detail had to shut down his daughter's Twitter account because she was sharing potentially dangerous details about the family's vacation plans.
To guard against these cyber risks, wealthy families should set clear guidelines about what and when information can be shared online for the entire family. They should also engage a monitoring service that can alert them when privacy policies change and sensitive information becomes exposed online. These services can often help remove such information or spread misinformation to confuse potential criminals.
HNW Risk No. 3:
Routinely providing private information to public organizations
Families must be wary of sharing information not just online but with institutions, too. Even the most well meaning and reputable organizations may have leaky information security practices. For instance, Identity Finder found that nearly a fifth of nonprofits between 2001 and 2006 had needlessly published in their tax returns the Social Security numbers of contributors. These returns are open to the public.
To minimize the potential for identity theft when dealing with schools, hospitals and other organizations, always ask if giving a Social Security number is absolutely necessary and if another identifying numbers, such as an employee ID number, will suffice. Additionally, ask how the information will be used, who else might have access to it and how it will be kept secure.
In some cases, even your name should be withheld. For instance, serious art collectors often choose to shield their identity by bidding anonymously at auctions or letting a dealer conduct business on their behalf. By hiding their identity, they keep their wealth discrete and leave thieves guessing as to the artwork's location.
HNW Risk No. 4:
Robust but impractical home security systems
Modern home security systems can perform amazing tricks. They can detect the slightest air movement, heat change, out-of-place sound, or weight change. They can recognize voices, faces, fingerprints and retinal patterns They can be operated and monitored remotely with a smart phone or remote computer. But none of these capabilities matter if the family neglects to turn the systems on—a not uncommon scenario.
In many cases, a wealthy family aspires to be very security conscious and invests in a state-of-the-art security system, but their day-to-day motivation to operate the system falls short. Perhaps the control panel is too complex or located in an inconvenient part of the home, or perhaps it doesn't match their lifestyle. They may have kids or pets whose curiosity and unpredictability cause false alarms when they venture into areas rigged with motion detectors.
Families would be better served to work with a security expert that understands how to make the system practical as well as effective. The Guidry Group calls this "practical best practices." By asking about the family's habits, lifestyle and concerns, they can recommend small changes, such as putting a control panel next to the bed or in the garage, that ensure the system will be used.
HNW Risk No. 5:
Lack of emergency preparation and drilling
Whether it's the crash of glass as a burglar breaks a home window, an outraged driver within inches of your car, a suspicious vehicle following your child or the sudden takeover of your computer screen, preparing and drilling for emergency situations can make all the difference in the safety of your family.
In many cases, the right actions may seem counterintuitive. For instance, if you suspect someone is tailing your vehicle with malicious intent, slowing down instead of speeding up can be the better course of action. Slowing down can smoke them out and give you more time to make decisions instead of less. But if you haven't trained for this situation, you won't know.
For this reason, we encourage wealthy families to plan for likely emergency situations, and then rehearse the best courses of actions. This could involve establishing a safe room within the home that is protected by extra strong doors and locks and equipped with emergency communication equipment. It could involve setting specific evacuation routes, communication protocols and rendezvous points if family members become separated. These situations should be rehearsed at least once a year to keep memories fresh.
Achieving Balance
Considering the many threats to the personal security of wealthy families, at ACE we often get asked about achieving the right balance between being cautious and living carefree. Nobody wants to go through life constantly thinking about all the bad things that could happen. As part of our insurance program, we try to educate our clients about the risks and then present a range of easy solutions—such as access to professional background screening and identity theft protection services—and let the family decide.
We usually find a few small lifestyle changes can significantly improve their security profile.


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SACRAMENTO (AP) — California has become the first state to ban lead bullets for all types of hunting after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday over objections from firearms and sporting groups.
The Democratic governor said in a signing message that lead ammunition poses a threat to wildlife, noting that the state has prohibited it in eight counties within the California condors' range since 1997.
Proponents of the bill said the ban will protect condors and other wildlife that feed on gut piles left behind by hunters.
"I am concerned, however, the impression left from this bill is that hunters and sportsmen and women in California are not conservationists," Brown wrote. "I know that is not the case. Hunters and anglers are the original conservationists."
He says the final version of the legislation protects hunters by allowing the ban to be lifted if the federal government decides to prohibit hunters from using non-lead ammo.
Brown's action Friday came as he announced signing and vetoing other measures on ammunition and gun ownership, including rejecting a bill that would have banned the sale of most semi-automatic rifles that accept detachable magazines.
Opponents of AB711 argued that non-lead ammunition is more expensive and faces federal restrictions because it is technically considered to be armor-piercing. The California Fish and Game Wardens' Association last week urged Brown to veto the bill, saying there is insufficient data to justify a statewide ban.
A statement issued Friday by the National Shooting Sports Foundation said the new law will amount to a virtual ban on hunting in California. The group says the supply of non-lead ammunition is limited because manufacturers must receive a federal waiver to sell those bullets.
Lead is the leading cause of death for the remaining wild California condors, which can be found in California, Baja California, Arizona and Utah. Supporters say the use of lead bullets not only endangers wildlife but also puts people who eat game killed with the ammunition at risk.
Jennifer Fearing of the Humane Society of the United States, which sponsored the bill along with Defenders of Wildlife and Audubon California, said more than 30 states have limited when lead bullets can be used, such as by season or by geography.
"This common-sense law should serve as an example for the rest of the nation on the urgent need to stop releasing this dangerous toxin into the environment," Fearing said.
Assemblyman Anthony Rendon, D-Lakewood, who carried AB711, said in a statement Friday that the ban makes sense because lead has already been prohibited in paint, gasoline and toys.
The ban will be phased in by July 2019. The new law requires the state Fish and Game Commission to enact regulations by July 2015, which will detail when the ban goes into effect for different types of hunting and in various areas of the state.
Brown said in his signing statement the time between adopting the regulations and requiring the ban to be in full effect will give hunters time to adjust to the new rules. He also said he will direct officials to consider incentives for hunters to make the transition.


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Sasame (ササメ, Sasame) is a young kunoichi of the Fūma clan.
Sasame was a member of the Fūma clan at the time when Orochimaru approached them to help restore their former glory. While Arashi, Kamikiri, Kagerō, and Kotohime were convinced, Hanzaki and the others were not. Ever since then, Sasame has been searching for Arashi.
Little is known about Sasame's ninja abilities, but she is familiar with seals and her clan's secret techniques. Outside of that, her hat doubles as a mask and she appears to be very stealthy.
Part I
Land of Rice Fields Investigation Mission
While stumbling upon Orochimaru's lair during her search, Sasame ended up in a rope trap where she persuaded the three to let her help in exchange for seeing Arashi. She takes part in a fake battle with them to win the trust of Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno, who tend to her after rescuing her, but they do not realise she is a girl because of her mask that doubled as her hat. While she has her clothes off inside a room, Naruto is being shown attempting to peek inside to see what is going on (still not realising Sasame is a girl) until Sakura notices him and hits him on the head. After they come out, Naruto is surprised and wondering who Sasame is, at which time Sakura informs Naruto that Sasame and the mystery ninja they picked up are the same person. Ironically, this causes Naruto to realise that he accidentally groped Sasame when he rescued her before. At that time Sakura strikes him on the head again for daydreaming something perverted and the group is attacked by the previous ninja group, who turn out to be members of the Fūma. After with fighting the other Fūma again, she leads Naruto, Sakura, and Jiraiya to Orochimaru's lair.
Sasame planned on giving Naruto, Jiraiya, and Sakura tea with a drug to make them fall asleep, and handing them over to Kamikiri in exchange for being allowed to see Arashi. However, the plan failed when Kamikiri revealed that he wanted to kill them instead of capturing them, and Sasame was knocked unconscious when she protested against that. Naruto, Sakura, and Jiraiya revealed that they had only pretended to go along with her plan, and defeated the three Fūma ninja. Almost as soon as she regained consciousness, Sasame tried to commit suicide by kunai stabbing, over having failed, but Jiraiya stopped her and convinced her to show them to the hideout. Jiraiya told Sasame to stay behind as she will be given to Hanzaki after their mission.
Despite being ordered to stay behind, Sasame follows Naruto into the hideout and saves him from a slowly flooding room by opening the trapdoor, allowing him to catch up with Sakura. She later saves Naruto from Kagerō, who was disguised as Kabuto Yakushi, by giving Sakura a seal that will free Naruto from her attack. When she met Arashi, she saw what had become of her cousin she decided to help Naruto and Sakura in defeating him. After the incident, she along Kotohime, who had been taken down by Jiraiya, decided to join forces with Hanzaki and the remaining members of the Fūma clan to rebuild the clan's former glory.
- Sasame made a cameo in Naruto episode 161, in the background when Naruto was showing his Shadow Clone Technique to the Lee and Guy impersonators.
- In Naruto episode 168, Sasame can be seen poking out from behind a large line in front of the Ramen Ichiraku. Others in the line include: Temari, Ino, Tenten, Hinata, and Kurenai, who is talking to Anko.
- In the Naruto Collectible Card Game, she's credited as Sasame Fūma.


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"Life" picks up beautifully where "Planet Earth" left off — delivering a sumptuous, high-definition romp through astounding nature footage that quite simply defines the best Discovery Channel can be (and, alas, operates on a plateau its programmers seldom reach). Everyone will have their favorite moments — the darting lizard tongue, the stalk-eyed fly, cheetahs chasing down an ostrich, a Komodo dragon feast — but the most remarkable sequences might be the ones that illustrate the lengths to which the filmmakers went to bring back this footage. They're hunting big game, all right, and they've bagged another veritable treasure trove of it.
The only real drawback to this 11-part series (including a final hour detailing how it was made), and it's a minor quibble, is that the episodic themes are a trifle arbitrary. As such, "Life" plays less like any sort of narrative — as we've come to expect from some nature documentaries — than an assortment of bite-sized snacks, delicious and globe-trotting as they are.
The food metaphor is appropriate, since much of "Life's" best stuff boils down to a very basic theme: The circle of life, for lack of a better term, and adaptive behaviors various critters have developed in the effort to function as predators or, conversely, avoid becoming prey. And parents should be mindful that this science-based mentality is refreshingly unsentimental about who ultimately lives and dies, which includes such things as watching a water buffalo slowly succumb to the poison in a Komodo dragon bite.
Discovery will premiere the episodes in two-hour blocks, starting with the overview "Challenges of Life," before moving on to "Birds," "Insects," "Mammals," "Reptiles & Amphibians," etc.
For those reared on "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom," well, we ain't in Kansas anymore. The imagery is spectacular, and designed to capitalize on the improved visual template created by the high-definition age as well as the burgeoning global TV market.
In an act of conspicuous synergy, Discovery has also tapped Oprah Winfrey — who will launch her own branded network in conjunction with the company next year — to serve as "Life's" narrator.
Take it as praise of the highest possible order that "Life's" jaw-dropping pictures and panoramic scale are enough to overshadow even Oprah's presence.


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Arizona to Fund Grand Canyon Operations Through Oct. 27
Arizona will extend its payments to keep the Grand Canyon open during the government shutdown, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Wednesday.
The state will pay to continue operations at Grand Canyon National Park through Oct. 27, at a cost of $93,000 per day. Last week, Ms. Brewer and federal officials struck a deal for the state to fund operations at the park for a week. Under that deal, the Grand Canyon reopened Saturday.


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Ferrari drop protest against controversial move by F1 champion Sebastian Vettel at season-ending GP after FIA response.
Ferrari dropped their plans to make an appeal against F1 champion Sebastian Vettel's passing manoeuvre at the Brazilian Grand Prix after receiving clarification from Formula One's governing body on Friday morning.
Ferrari were considering an appeal after video footage from Sunday's Brazilian GP appeared to show that Vettel passed Jean-Eric Vergne while a yellow caution light was on.
"The request for a clarification from the FIA came about through the need to shed light on the circumstances of the move, which came out on the Internet only a few days after the race," Ferrari said in a statement.
"The letter to the FIA was in no way intended to undermine the legality of the race result.
"We received tens of thousands of queries relating to this matter from all over the world and it was incumbent on us to take the matter further, asking the federation to look into an incident that could have cast a shadow over the championship in the eyes of all Formula 1 enthusiasts, not just Ferrari fans. Ferrari duly takes note of the reply sent by the FIA this morning and therefore considers the matter now closed."
Vettel victory
If a rules breach had been proven, Vettel would have been hit with a 20-second penalty, moving him from sixth place to eighth in the race and giving Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso the F1 title by one point.
Alonso finished second in the race at Interlagos, but Vettel's sixth place was enough to give him his third straight F1 title by three points. The 25-year-old German became F1's youngest three-time champion.
Vettel appeared to be in big trouble when he was bumped shortly after the start of the race and spun. He dropped to last place before he could turn his car around and began to chase the leaders. He steadily worked his way up the field despite a slightly damaged car and no radio communication.
It was during Vettel's climb back through the field that the alleged illegal overtake of Vergne occurred.
When there is a yellow caution flag or light, it signals danger on the track and drivers must slow down and not overtake. If a driver does overtake, he is penalised with a drive-thru or a 20-second penalty in the final results if the infraction is discovered after the race is over.


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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Facing a depleted group of potential candidates to lead the US national team into a crucial World Cup qualifier on Friday night against Costa Rica, head coach Jurgen Klinsmann will still be able to lean on one of his most experienced players to wear the captain's armband.
Clint Dempsey was named captain on Wednesday for the team's upcoming match, giving the Tottenham Hotspur star the honor the first time under Klinsmann after fellow veteran Carlos Bocanegra was left off the roster due to a lack of playing time with Spanish side Racing Santander and goalkeeper Tim Howard went down a back injury.
Dempsey is the fifth different player under Klinsmann to be named captain, following Bocanegra (17), Howard (3), Jermaine Jones (2) and Kyle Beckerman (1). He's worn the armband just once in his previous 92 caps, donning it in the second half of a scoreless draw vs. Colombia in 2010.
"It's an honor," Dempsey said. "You gotta go out and represent your country, you have more pressure on your shoulders and you gotta step up to the task. I'll do my best to try and help this team get the best result."
READ: With Bocanegra gone, is captain's armband crucial?
Dempsey said Wednesday that his fitness has improved after being out of action for the past two weeks with a calf injury, but that it's unclear what he'll be able to give to the US team on Friday night. He came off the bench and played the final 45 minutes of Tottenham's 1-0 loss to Fulham on Sunday.
"It felt good to get 45 minutes under my belt," he said. "I'm feeling good and working in training now, and I'm ready to go on Friday."
Dempsey said he's "at least 45 minutes fit" for the match against Costa Rica, but didn't assure he could play a full 90 minutes.
"It's one of those things where you gotta play to find out," he said. "I'm more fit now [than the Fulham game] because I have some more training sessions under my belt, and I'm feeling good."
Both Jones and midfielder Michael Bradley were rumored to be among the candidates for the captaincy on Friday night, but the veteran Bradley praised Klinsmann's selection of Dempsey to lead the club.
"When you look at Clint you see a guy who isn't afraid of anything," Bradley said. "He doesn't shy away from a challenge. So when you talk about wanting as many men, as many guys with real character on your team, Clint is certainly first on that list."
"Clint is one of our most experienced players and ready to assume a more vocal leadership role," head coach Jurgen Klinsmann said in a statement. "He has been huge for us in World Cup qualifying so far and is already one of our key leaders. We know he will do a great job for these two important games."
Dempsey's six goals in 2014 qualifying lead all US players, and his 11 goals in 27 qualifying appearances is second all-time.


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While my friends have always rave about how tasty beef noodles are, I was never a fan of this dish until I stumbled across Restoran Kuang Fei at Tangkak. It didn't take me long to find this place as Tangkak is a small town and everyone there know where this restaurant is located.
Apparently, Tangkak is very famous for its beef noodles and even Singaporeans would drive up all the way just to savour a bowl of this mouth watering meal.
Each bowl of beef noodle (RM 6 for big, RM 5 for medium) is served with beef (obviously) and cow stomach.
The sight cow stomach may not appeal many people, but it was certainly tasty.
Word of advice. Do order the big portion as the small bowl is too small and will hardly fill up your stomach.
The kuey teow noodle is noticeably larger than the ones I normally seen in KL. Taste wise, there is nothing I could fault about it. The soup has ample herbal taste with a tinge of salted vegetables flavour.
The meat and cow stomach were moist and easy on the mouth. It is no surprise that this restaurant has earned its reputation as one of the best beef noodle for so many years.
It is also worth mentioning that Kuang Fei set up its kitchen right in front of the shop to show its customers how the meal is being prepared hygienically. Thumbs of for its cleanliness.
If you happened to be driving around the southern region of Peninsular Malaysia, make sure you do give this place a try.
Restoran Kuang Fei
No. 20, Jalan Solok
84900, Tangkak
Johor Darul Takzim
Tel: 012- 6373 768 or 06-9783 768
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Sant Josep de sa Talaia
The main attractions in this part of Ibiza are the quality of its beaches and coves, its beautiful rural landscapes, and its cultural heritage.
San Josep de sa Talaia is in inland Ibiza, just 15 kilometres from the capital, Eivissa. Its name comes from Sant Josep mountain, the island's highest. It reaches 475 metres above sea level and is a spectacular viewpoint. The municipal area has more beaches and coves than any other in Ibiza, with 80 kilometres of coastline. They include famous coves such as Cala Comte, Cala Bassa and Cala Vedella, with crystal clear waters, surrounded by pine groves that reach right to the beachfront.
It is well worth exploring the typical Mediterranean landscapes of the inland area, where small white houses with traditional regional architecture abound. Here you will find both of the island's nature reserves: Ses Salines and Cala d' Hort. Sant Josep's heritage is also very interesting, with many medieval churches to see; there are archaeological sites such as the Phoenician village of Sa Caleta, which has the UNESCO World Heritage designation, as well as defensive towers to be found along the coast. Be sure to visit Cova Santa cave, a beautiful natural grotto. Sant Josep is, in short, a perfect place to enjoy the beach, and to go on outings on foot, by bike, or, if you prefer, on horseback – there are several riding schools in the area. Also worthy of mention are its traditional folk dances, such as the "ball pagés", which is as spectacular as the traditional costumes worn when it is performed.


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The Comeback Kidney: In the Vest family, organs come full circle
For most people, the question of donating organs is hypothetical. Sure, you've checked the little box on your drivers' license, and sure, you get a warm glow thinking about all the lives you could save. But then there's that one little (and most unfortunate) hurdle to leap before others can benefit from your boundless generosity: You have to die.
Or do you?
As the waiting list for cadaver organs grows ever longer– there are currently more than 80,000 people in the U.S. waiting for transplants- doctors are turning increasingly to living people as kidney and liver donors.
The challenge for the recipient is finding a donor both willing– and able– to give. Spouses are the most common living organ donors, but in some cases recipients find donors in parents, friends, and even their own children.
One local woman's life has been saved by donors not once, but twice. Thirty-five years ago, Andrea Vest received a kidney from her mother. But that kidney began to fail. Fortunately for Vest, she has two adult daughters– both eager to donate. Two months ago, the family tradition of giving entered a new generation.
Vest spent much of her early childhood sick. Born with malformed ureters, the long ducts that connect the kidneys to the bladder, Vest says she underwent multiple surgeries to keep her kidneys functioning.
At age 16, her health took a turn for the worse and she was hospitalized at UVA.
In an unusual coincidence, at that time the head of UVA's urology department was Dr. Samuel Vest, father of Vest's future husband, Tonchie. Dr. Vest died that year, and his replacement, Dr. Albert Paquin, was a pioneer of a procedure to rebuild deformed ureters.
"It's just another twist in this story," says Vest, now 59. "He never would have come if my husband's father hadn't died."
Vest underwent that reconstructive surgery, and for seven years her health was good.
Unfortunately, she says, that final surgery simply "bought me some time." At age 23, she went into renal failure and was forced to undergo regular dialysis, a cumbersome- and painful procedure. For four months Vest had shunts in her arm, and every two days, for eight hours at a stretch, she had to sit attached to a machine that did her kidney's work, filtering toxins from her blood.
"Being hooked up to a machine," Vest recalls, "was difficult psychologically. I'd be really wiped out for a day or day and a half, and then it was time to do it again."
She couldn't eat much, and she says she grew "incredibly weak." Her weight dropped to 75 pounds.
Doctors told her and her family that her only chance for a normal life was to undergo a kidney transplant.
Her mother, Phebe Sierck, then 49, offered her daughter a kidney without hesitation, says Vest.
Though kidney transplants using living donors have been done in the U.S. since 1951 (in the earliest days they could only be done between identical twins), by 1968 when Vest was having her first transplant, anti-rejection drugs had improved to the point that more distant relatives could donate. The surgery, however, was "much, much harder" than it is today.
In those days, Vest recalls, doctors removed the donor's kidney through his or her back, making recovery far more painful than recovering from today's less invasive abdominal procedure. Compounding the situation was her mother's low blood pressure, which precluded her taking pain medication.
"She had a terrible time," says Vest.
Despite the pain of the surgery and recovery for both Vest and her mother, the outcome was a complete success.
"I wasn't supposed to live or to have children," says Vest. "It's such a huge gift."
That gift carried Vest through two pregnancies– the first with older daughter, Xannie (short for Alexandra), now 34, and the second with Tarpley, now 31. Vest was there for her daughters' high school and college graduations. And it also allowed her to be a part of Tarpley's September 2002 wedding.
But last spring, Vest got news she'd never wanted to hear again.
At her May 1 appointment at UVA, "the doctor told me, 'Things are looking bad,'" Vest recalls. When he mentioned a transplant, Vest says her heart sank.
"I thought it was so unfair because I'd already had a chance," says Vest, citing the thousands of others who have been waiting for years for an organ.
Her doctor had something else in mind: a second living donor. He sent Vest home and told her to talk to her family and friends about the possibility of giving her a kidney.
Though typically blood relatives are more compatible donors, spouses– according to UVA transplant surgeon Dr. Timothy Pruett– actually make up the majority of donors. Vest's husband could not donate for health reasons, but she didn't have to look much further. Though she says her brother and several "very good" friends stepped forth to offer their kidneys, sibling rivalry of sorts erupted between her daughters. Each wanted to donate.
But asking your own child to undergo the risk and pain of surgery is "very different," says Vest, than asking a parent.
"It was so difficult," Vest recalls. "Tonchie and the doctor helped me phrase it. I was scared to ask them."
Vest says she knows a parent will do anything to save the life of a child. That, she says, made taking an organ from her mother much easier.
"You don't expect a daughter to save your life," she says, "your mother, of course."
Though she had initially struggled with even asking them, once she saw how much both her daughters wanted to donate, she says her mind was put at ease.
"The hard part," she says, "was waiting to see if either one was going to be a match."
Both Tarpley and Xannie say the minute their mother told them about her need for an organ, their minds were made up- despite the legitimate personal risk.
"It's an automatic reaction," says Tarpley, a well known planner with Albemarle County government. "It's a very serious thing to need a kidney transplant, but there's something that can be done about it."
The sisters underwent intensive physical screening, both hoping they would be the one selected to donate. Tarpley proved a better match.
For Xannie, that news was hard to take.
"I really wanted to do it so badly," says Xannie. "It was crushing for me. I still wish I was the one to do it."
While Xannie was coping with her disappointment, Tarpley was undergoing further screening to ensure that she was in "perfect health." A part of that screening process is a psychological assessment to make certain the donor's motivations are healthy ones.
Though live organ donation is not uncommon–- the transplant team at UVA performs about 35 such surgeries each year (about half of all organ donations at the hospital)– it is unusual because for the donor it's an elective surgery that carries legitimate risk and no personal medical benefit.
That risk was highlighted in the 2002 case of Mike Hurewitz, a 57-year-old New York man who checked into Mount Sinai hospital to donate half his liver to his brother. The surgery itself went well, but three days later Hurewitz was dead of a raging post-operative infection. His family claimed he had not been adequately informed of the risks.
The tragedy, says Dr. Timothy Pruett, the UVA transplant surgeon who performed Vest's surgery, and the attention Hurewitz's family brought to the issue, "changed the way we do living donors."
In the wake of Hurewitz's death, a government agency– the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT)– issued a set of guidelines for hospitals to follow when using live donors. Among those recommendations is adding "donor advocates," whose sole responsibility is the well-being of the donor. UVA added a donor advocate team of physicians, a psychologist, and a social worker in early 2002.
Among other donor safeguards is an "escape clause" that allows the donor to change his or her mind– at any time and for any reason. Should this happen, it is the surgeon's responsibility to tell the potential recipient that the donor is not a good match and that the transplant is not possible.
That situation has not arisen locally so far, says psychologist David Waters, the donor advocate psychologist who screens many potential donors at UVA. Waters says most of the donors have put plenty of thought into donating and are doing it for the right reasons.
"Mostly," says Waters, the decision to donate is "on the up and up, noble and good."
In a small percentage of cases, however, "the [donor's] story just doesn't add up."
If there's any sense of coercion, says Waters, the donor should not go through with the procedure. In addition, it's Water's job to sniff out any "nefarious motives." Those include things like "being a hero or being the best Christian ever," he explains. There's also concern about any financial deal in which a donor is paid for his or her organ.
Is the buying and selling of organs a significant issue in the U.S.? Probably not through any hospital, says Dr. Pruett, who believes the overwhelming negative publicity such a venture would garner is enough deterrent to squelch a thriving organ black market.
But, he acknowledges, "Whenever there's a need, there's a chance that will happen."
And for those who cannot find a family member or friend willing to part with an organ, Pruett points out that some other countries don't have the same compunctions about buying and selling organs.
"If you have money," he says, "you can go to Turkey, Iran, or China and get an organ."
Tarpley, like the majority of would-be donors, passed the psychological screening. Surgery was scheduled for January 8.
"I was nervous," she says of the months leading up to the surgery. But for her, she says, "the benefits far outweighed the risks."
For the other members of the Vest family, the day of the transplant was "really overwhelming," says Xannie. Having just one family member in surgery is "so scary," she says. "When there's two, it's mind-blowing."
Tonchie Vest still chokes up when recalling the day he spent outside two operating rooms.
"It was scary," he says. But his belief in the doctors and nurses performing the surgeries carried him through: "I have such faith in those people," he says.
He recalls an upbeat Tarpley joking as she was wheeled into the OR. "I guess this means I've got babysitting for life," she teased her worried dad.
Tarpley's kidney was detached laparoscopically by Dr. Robert Sawyer, a member of UVA's transplant team. Once the organ was separated, Dr. Sawyer removed it through a Caesarian-like incision at the bottom of her abdomen.
In an OR across the hall from Tarpley's, Andrea Vest was prepped and her abdominal cavity opened. As soon as the kidney was out of Tarpley, Dr. Pruett took over and transplanted it into her mother. Unlike a heart or lung transplant, where the organs must be placed in a very specific spot, kidney transplants require only a good blood supply. Pruett was able to place the new kidney at the front of Vest's abdomen right next to the original transplant. Because her mother's kidney is still somewhat functional, Pruett left it in place.
"I'm very unusual to have my mother and daughter inside me," says Vest, who says she's "overwhelmed" by that thought.
Once again, Vest's surgery was a success.
"Tarpley's kidney started working right away," says Andrea Vest. "That's what you want."
Though Vest will have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life, she says that's a small price to pay for continued health and the ability to stay involved in her daughters' lives. Xannie, who lives in New York, is getting married in June, and Vest says she's looking forward to attending the big event in good health.
Xannie took a month off work from a 9/11-based nonprofit, Windows of Hope, in order to care for her mother and sister during their recovery. Although her kidney wasn't chosen, she says she was glad there was a way for her to feel involved. And she says it's hard to believe her mother and sister have just been through major surgery.
"I'll be talking to my mom about trivial [wedding] details," she says, "and I can't believe we're talking about something so minor, and she has the energy to do it!"
Tarpley says she'd do it all again "in a heartbeat," and she hopes others will consider becoming living donors for their own ailing family or friends.
And she says she's not surprised that both her and her mother's surgery and recovery went so smoothly- after all, her kidney first formed while in her mother's womb.
"It seems really normal to me that my kidney would go back to my mom," Tarpley says. "It probably recognized her."
Andrea Vest's mother donated a kidney 35 years ago.
"It's such a blessing," says Andrea Vest, with daughter Tarpley Gillespie, who donated a kidney to her mother.
Andrea Vest with husband Tonchie.
The family poses at Tarpley's September 2002 wedding to Scott Gillespie. Xannie Vest (right) took a month off work to care for her mother and sister. (Tarpley and Xannie both wanted to donate a kidney to their mom.)
Dr. Timothy Pruett performed Andrea Vest's second transplant.


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Wheaton College Assistant Professor of Art History Dr. Matthew Milliner was recently appointed to the Senate Curatorial Advisory Board for the 113th Congress.
The board advises the U.S. Senate Commission on Art on the acquisition, care, and disposition of the Senate's archives and architecture. Milliner was appointed to the board by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Milliner, a 1998 graduate of Wheaton College, teaches courses on the history of art and architecture. His scholarly specialization is in Byzantine and medieval art, with a focus on how such images inform contemporary visual culture. He has also written widely on contemporary art.
"I have an abiding interest in American architecture and art history, so this is a thrilling chance to take part in the stewardship of American art, and to meet people who are also experts in this area," Milliner says.
Milliner, who completed an M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary, then an Art History M.A. and Ph.D. at Princeton University, says his research on the architecture of that campus allowed him to develop an understanding of the architecture of the U.S. Capitol.
"I got to know the early history of American architecture intimately during the nine years I was in Princeton—Its campus is a veritable textbook of American architecture," he says. "All of which, of course, is reflected in the Capitol as well."
Milliner's term continues through January 2015.


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You are alive!!! How is PSD's favorite drinker? How is the little one (If I remember right you did have a little one on the way)?
I personally prefer DRS over all of them, but each of them is horrible by itself, and better when viewed together. Each should be viewed, and each should be taken with a grain of salt, because none of them are perfect. Each has flaws, but you will at least get a decent idea if you view each of the three. I personally think each defensive metric should be used as a round number, and not a specific number. I.e. if a guy is saved to have saved 13 runs defensively. I would say it would be safe to say he saved between 10 and 16. Or for UZR, if a guy is a -3.3 UZR. Then he is probably average to slightly below average.
What part-timer were you comparing to a full-timer? There are a lot of ways to break it down. It just depends the size of the sample size really.
You can use rWAR and divide by PA to get a WAR per PA for a part timer vs a regular if you would like. But WAR wouldn't be a good enough sample size probably to compare two players. Assuming you are talking about in an individual season.
For defense, I would look at three different stats
Baseball-Reference has Total Zone (TZ), which is a good snap shot
And then Fangraphs has two stats
UZR and/or UZR/150, which is what they classify under 'fielding' when you look at the players home page.
And Defensive Runs Saved (or DRS) which is further down under Advanced Fielding.
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Baseball-Reference, Game Logs, top of the page (I sent in another message, did it not go through?)
Most Driven In: Self 44, A Jackson 38, Q Berry 13, A Dirks 12, O Infante 8, B Boesch 7, G Laird 5, R Santiago 3, ...
He drove in Austin Jackson 38 times (most he drove in of anybody).
If you go into Baseball-Reference, under Game Logs (it should highlight) and then you can select 2012. It's in there under information before the first game
How many times did Miguel drive Jackson in specifically?
Just making sure that's what you mean.
Please do
Thanks for posting.
Because the member you quoted was making a direct insult in his post. Since your post had his message, calling someone a moron, it is the way we handle posts that quote deleted posts. Look at the message that was left, it doesn't say every post contained and insult. It says "Insult and response.
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Smoking appears to be associated with an increased risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer, according to a report of a meta-analysis and review of available medical literature published Online First by Archives of Dermatology.
About 97 percent of skin cancers are epithelial (cells that cover the skin) in origin and are either basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) or squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), which are collectively known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). The incidence of NMSC is increasing worldwide with an estimated 2 million to 3 million new cases each year, according to the study background.
The review of the relevant medical literature by Jo Leonardi-Bee, Ph.D, of the U.K. Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, University of Nottingham, England, and colleagues included 25 studies.
"This systematic review and meta-analysis has shown a clear and consistent relationship between smoking and cutaneous SCC, with a 52 percent significant increase in odds," the authors comment. "However, no clear association was noted between smoking and BCC or NMSC. The largest effect sizes for the association with cutaneous SCC were seen in current or ever smokers, with smaller effect sizes occurring in former smokers."
The authors note the results of their work are generalizable because the studies reported results from 11 countries across four continents and most of the studies were conducted in middle-aged to elderly populations.
"This study highlights the importance for clinicians to actively survey high-risk patients, including current smokers, to identify early skin cancers, since early diagnosis can improve prognosis because early lesions are simpler to treat compared with larger or neglected lesions," the researchers conclude.
More information: Arch Dermatol. Published online June 18, 2012. doi:10.1001/archdermatol.2012.1374
Journal information: JAMA Dermatology
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