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2010-09-16 / Obituaries
Henry A. Serpa, 94
Henry A. Serpa, 94, of Chester
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passed away Sept. 2, 2010, at home. He was the devoted husband of Rose (Toaste) Serpa.
Born and raised in Jamestown, he was the son of the late John and Rose (Veiera) Serpa.
Henry was a WWII Navy Veteran. He was the owner and operator of the former Serpa's Getty in Cranston for 30 years before his retirement.
Besides his wife, he was the beloved father of Mary Carlino; William, Henry and James Serpa. He was the loving grandfather of nine and loving great-grandfather of three. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Serpa Peters, and brothers, George Serpa of Jamestown and John Serpa of California.
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It was a familiar look to start the second quarter Friday night — Jacksonville Trinity Christian lined up in punt formation.
JACKSONVILLE — It was a familiar look to start the second quarter Friday night — Jacksonville Trinity Christian lined up in punt formation.
But from the mundane came the thing Trinity Catholic coach John Brantley III dreaded most — the rabbit.
JTC got the rabbit, getting a spark from a fake punt that picked up a first down. The host Conquerors scored on their next seven possessions, driving the Celtics from the postseason with a 46-17 romp in the Region 3A-1 finals.
Brantley didn't want to see quick JTC (10-1) get in gear. Instead, the Conquerors went into overdrive, turning a scoreless game into a 27-3 halftime lead.
"I said we couldn't let them afford to get the rabbit out there, and they got the rabbit out there," Brantley said. "Speed kills. We're used to having the leverage with that speed, but they had that leverage."
As speed kills, injuries hurt. Trinity Catholic running back Johnny Taylor, who entered the contest with more than 1,100 rushing yards, went out midway through the second quarter with a concussion. Leading tackler Ulysees Gilbert was out with a clavicle injury. Receiver Nick Mazzurco was injured as well, and cornerback Dominique Brown was thrown out of school a couple of weeks ago.
But Brantley didn't use those setbacks as an excuse, acknowledging JTC's speed on offense and defense. The fake punt, which upback Kevin Toliver took from the Trinity Catholic 46 to the 36 for a first down, jolted the Conquerors, who were lined up in punt formation for the third time in three drives. Two plays later, they had the game's first score.
"I felt the game turn there," said Toliver, who scored a pair of touchdowns. "We needed to get something going, and that did it."
On five of the next six possessions, it only took JTC four plays or fewer to reach the end zone. Four of the scores came from pass plays of 19 yards or longer, another on a run of 17 yards.
While the Conquerors got moving, Trinity Catholic (8-4) struggled on offense. Taylor was thrown for a loss on five of his eight carries before leaving. Eleven plays went for negative yardage — stunning for a team that had averaged more than 43 points a game over the past six contests.
When the Celtics did move the ball, there was no guarantee the drive would end with seven points. JTC picked off a pair of passes in the end zone to stop Trinity Catholic drives. A bad snap in the first quarter on 4th and 3 from the Conquerors 22 ended another drive, and a 70-yard kick return by Marquis Hendrix put the ball on the JTC 4, but led only to a field goal by Tanner Riggs.
As the Conquerors got the rabbit going, the game was getting away from the Celtics. Both Trinity Catholic touchdowns — a seven-yard strike from Reid Carlton to Richie Denicola and Robert Rivers' nine-yard rush — came after halftime with JTC already in firm command.
"The kids never quit, and we've got a good bunch of kids," Brantley said. "They know what they need to do to close the gap with Trinity Christian, and they'll probably see them in the second round next year. This is a score you can stick on your refrigerator and look at in the offseason."


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While everyone wonders whether we're about to go over the "fiscal cliff," owners of dividend-paying stocks are bracing for what some are calling an "income cliff."
Those who have been counting on dividends as income — often retirees but also higher-end retail investors — could see their tax burden nearly triple if the worst of the "fiscal cliff" is realized.
That will happen if the warring parties in Washington fail to reach agreement on the series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect on Jan. 1.
For dividends, it will mean taking the current 15 percent preferential taxation rate all the way up to ordinary income, currently set at 35 percent for top earners but ready to jump to 39 percent if "cliff" talks fail. (Read More: Obama: Let's Get Fiscal Cliff Deal Before Christmas)
Add on the 3.8 percentage point surcharge for the Obamacare health insurance expansion and those holding dividend stocks stand square in the crosshairs, in danger of getting slammed by an "income cliff."
"Investors are very much mistaken if they think that they have the opportunity to kick the can down the road like politicians do," said Erik Davidson, deputy chief investment officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank. "Investors, particularly wealthy ones, face a higher tax situation, no two ways about it."
Like many others in the investing world trying to parse out the negotiations in Washington, Davidson does not expect a full-scale tumble over the cliff.
Instead, legislators are likely to hammer out an agreement that continues lower tax rates for middle and lower earners, patches up the Alternative Minimum Tax and increases taxes on investments but at a lower rate than the onerous levels prescribed by a full-scale cliff situation. (Read More: Buffett Expects 'Fiscal Cliff' Fix, but Not by December 31)
Still, Davidson thinks it's time for investors to take some cover in other assets. He suggests a mix of real estate investment trusts along with corporate, municipal and emerging market bonds.
"Investors have been happy to do dividends. The S&P 500 has a higher dividend yield than U.S. Treasurys for the first time since the 1950s," he said. "It's a good place for people to go for income. Against this backdrop of an income cliff, investors shouldn't be abandoning dividend-paying stocks, but they need to be diversified among other income-producing investments as well."
Dividends had been doing well through the early part of 2012, but the space has become increasingly volatile as the cliff negotiations intensified.
A chart of the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation exchange-traded fund can be traced in close unison with the progress of the talks, reflecting investor unease over the "income cliff."
"Markets just hate the uncertainty," said Nadav Baum, executive vice president at BPU Investment Management. "That's why you're seeing these names sell off."
The dividend issue is especially ticklish because it affects investors who own high-end stocks like the ones that comprise the Dow Jones industrial average.
Dividends get special tax treatment because they come from corporate profits that already have been taxed.
For seniors living off their dividend income, they don't get a direct hit if their dividend stocks are confined to Individual Retirement Accounts, which already are taxed at ordinary income on withdrawals. The impact comes from the lowered values in the stocks if they are sold off during a "cliff"-type scare.
In an effort to assuage that uncertainty of which Baum spoke, nearly 70 companies have issued special dividend payouts before the end of the year, to get under the wire of the possible federal tax trap. (Read More: Companies Shelling Out Billions to Beat the 'Fiscal Cliff')
"We all know taxes have to go higher. Is it going to go to ordinary income? Who knows?" he said. "The reality is if you're going to be a stock market investor, no matter what the tax bracket is going to be I would prefer to own higher-paying dividend companies."
Investors remain hopeful that the impact won't be that pronounced.
In a recent analysis, Deutsche Bank encouraged the two sides in Washington to raise revenue less by increasing taxes and more by cutting loopholes and growing the base of those who pay.
"We find that the gap between the two parties over taxes in the fiscal cliff debate is not large," the firm said. "Such limits on deductions would be painful for many taxpayers that have grown dependent on them, but the pain of such a compromise would be much less than that incurred in going over the cliff."


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Author and reporter Sonia Nazario to speak Sept. 23
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Sonia Nazario will speak on "Enrique's Journey and America's Immigration Dilemma," at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the Memorial Union Sun Room. The event is free and open to the public.
Author Adrienne Rich to speak, Sept. 22
Adrienne Rich, writer, award-winning author, poet and feminist icon, will speak at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, in the Memorial Union Great Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
ISU student organizations dish up something for every taste
ISU students can climb mountains, ride unicycles, build robots, speak French, study the Bible, dance Celtic, prepare for the Marines, march for peace and walk for AIDS. That's because ISU student organizations have something for everyone. They'll show be showcased at Clubfest "Come See What Happens After Class," 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Memorial Union Durham Great Hall.
'The Scene'
Iowa State was the main sponsor of "The Scene" in Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines last weekend. ISU's Admissions crew (and Cy) gave away T-shirts and applied tattoos at the back-to-school event.
Henry Rollins performs free Sept. 18
Henry Rollins, known as a post-punk renaissance man, will launch his new Recountdown Tour, an election-time talking show, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, in Stephens Auditorium at Iowa State University. The performance is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7 p.m.
ISU study finds link between a mother's stress and her child becoming overweight
A mother's stress may contribute to her young children being overweight in low income households with sufficient food, according to a new Iowa State study that is published in the September issue of Pediatrics, the professional journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Point/Counterpoint: Speakers debate development of a bioeconomy
The annual Biobased Industry Outlook Conference at Iowa State University will feature prominent speakers debating three major issues facing the growing bioeconomy -- food versus fuel, climate change and biomass conversion technologies. The point/counterpoint session will be 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, in Iowa State's C.Y. Stephens Auditorium.
Iowa State University researcher shows proteins have controlled motions
Iowa State University researcher Robert Jernigan believes that his research shows proteins have controlled motions. Most biochemists traditionally believe proteins have many random, uncontrolled movements.
Monsanto pledges $1 million to renovate Curtiss Hall
The Monsanto Company has pledged $1 million to enhance the offices and programs serving students in ISU agriculture and life sciences. The company's commitment will support the planned renovation of Curtiss Hall, the building housing the main offices of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
ISU Financial Counseling Clinic director offers students tips on avoiding credit card debt
Doug Borkowski -- director of Iowa State University's Financial Counseling Clinic, which provides credit management counseling among its services -- says students should do a little prudent planning before using a credit card. He provides students some tips to think about before they swipe.
Past, present and future look at numbers that shape our state
A new book, "Iowa's Numbers: 150 Years of Decennial Census Data with a Glance to the Future," by ISU professor emeritus, Willis Goudy, highlights Iowa population issues and demographic trends.
Iowa State University experts can discuss new FDA produce irradiation rule
Dennis Olson, ISU animal science, and Sam Beattie, ISU food science and human nutrition, are available for interviews on the new FDA regulation that will allow fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce to be irradiated.
U.S. News rankings: Iowa State remains among top 25 percent of public national universities
Iowa State University is among the top one-fourth of all public national universities in U.S. News & World Report's 2009 "America's Best Colleges" annual rankings.
Two writers from The Onion will speak Sept. 4
Chad Nackers and John Harris, writers from the satirical news source The Onion, will explore their unconventional approach to covering current events during a multimedia presentation at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. "The Onion and the World of Fake News" is free and open to the public.
Breaking down the census: Iowa's becoming more diverse, Iowa State experts say
Analysis of census data by ISU's Regional Capacity Analysis Program (ReCAP) found that Iowa is actually becoming more diverse -- particularly among young people. Total minority population grew by more than 32 percent between April 1, 2000 and July 1, 2007 -- increasing by 68,000 to reach nearly 280,000.
Carly Fiorina is fall Mary Louise Smith Chair
Carly Fiorina -- Victory '08 chairman for the Republican National Committee and the former chair and CEO of Hewlett-Packard -- is the Fall 2008 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics and will conduct a free, public lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.
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Bonobos may have greater linguistic skills than previously thought
What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human? The findings, published this month by Iowa State Ph.D. student Janni Pedersen in the Journal of Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, indicate that bonobos may exhibit larger linguistic competency in ordinary conversation than in controlled experimental settings.
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New science is helping biologists understand how some bobcats can thrive in human-altered landscapes. ISU Professor William Clark has studied Iowa's burgeoning bobcat population since 2003. Clark and his fellow researchers from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are learning that the cats are "highly adaptable, expanding their range, and reestablishing populations in more fragmented landscapes."
When will Iowa elect a woman to higher office?
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Iowa is one of only two states to never have elected a woman governor or as a member of Congress. Dianne Bystrom, director of ISU's Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, says that's mostly been an issue of timing. Qualified female candidates have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time.


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Candia man charged in October gas station robbery
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MANCHESTER - A Candia man has been charged with an October robbery at the Elm Street Mobil on the Run after police developed enough evidence to charge him with the crime.
Angelo Kapos, 35, had already been charged with an Oct. 18 robbery at the 7-11 on Bridge Street. The Mobil on the Run robbery occurred the day before, when a clerk said he was robbed of cash by a man with a handgun.
Kapos was arrested at the scene of the 7-11 robbery, but at the time, police did not have enough evidence to charge him with the Mobil on the Run robbery.
Detective Brian O'Leary conducted a follow-up investigation and determined Kapos was responsible for the Oct. 17 robbery as well. Kapos was arrested Monday night and charged with robbery. He was scheduled to be arraigned in 9th Circuit Court, Manchester District Division, Tuesday.
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KALAMAZOO--A Western Michigan University administrator recently received the 2011 Terry Kuseske Education Award from the Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center during the center's Winter Gala.
Dr. Cathryn Bailey, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a professor of gender and women's studies, received the award for her exceptional leadership and advocacy for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender people on WMU's campus and in the broader Kalamazoo community.
The award is named in honor of the late educator Terry Kuseske, a political and gay-rights activist who was elected Kalamazoo's first openly gay city councilman in 2009 and died of pancreatic cancer in 2010. The resource center is a non-profit, charitable organization that has been serving the LBGT and allied community of southwest Michigan for more than 20 years.
Bailey came to WMU in 2008 to direct the gender and women's studies program. She was named an associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2011. In that role, she focuses on interdisciplinary programming, international programming, space allocation, and faculty and student success.
Her work as a scholar has proceeded from a feminist perspective that explores gender, race, class, and sexual orientation. Her most recent research occurs at the intersection of feminism, pragmatism and Buddhism and includes the transgendered symbolism of the Buddhist icon, Kuan Yin (Hypatia); issues associated with animal ethics; writings that explicitly address the confluence of gender, race and anthropocentrism; and rediscovering and reinterpreting the 19th-century African American theorist and activist, Anna Julia Cooper.


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Anita Hill poses for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, in Park City, Utah. Hill made national headlines in 1991 when she testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her. Now, more than 20 years later, director Freida Mock explores Hill's landmark testimony and the resulting social and political changes in the documentary "Anita," premiering Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by Victorial Will/Invision/AP)
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Anita Hill made national headlines in 1991 when she testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had made sexually inappropriate comments toward her, giving prominent exposure to the idea of sexual harassment. Hill was verbally attacked, and Thomas was confirmed.
More than 20 years later, director Freida Mock explores Hill's landmark testimony and the resulting social and political changes in the documentary "Anita," premiering Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival.
"It was the right time for me because I just realized that, since I work with young people at a university, I realized how their orientation was so visual — visual in the sense of moving pictures," Hill said in an interview Friday, "and this was really an opportunity to have a story told in a way that was going to continue and be available and informative to people of a new generation."
Mock said the 20th anniversary of Hill's testimony was the perfect time to "benchmark the event."
"It offered kind of a great bookend to look at the story: Her personal story as well as our country's story, and what's happened socially and politically from what Anita did in terms of raising that issue about sexual misconduct," the director said.
The two women spent more than three years making the film, which goes back further than the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings to Hill's childhood. It also looks forward, exploring the young activists working today to eradicate gender discrimination and promote equality.
Hill's testimony changed the course of her career.
"What ultimately happened was I realized the issue did not just shrink," she said. "Even just explaining what sexual harassment laws are did not shrink the issues. It was almost like it was an onion: You started peeling at one layer and then you realized there were all these different layers."
After receiving a call from a stranger who revealed that he had been sexually abused, Hill was determined to continue the national conversation about sexual discrimination.
"At that point, I realized that this was an issue that resonated with women. It was an issue that resonated with men. It was an issue that was about sexual harassment. It was an issue about sexual abuse and sexual violence, and it just kept going from there," she said. "It did change not only where I worked, but it changed the entire nature of my work."
Hill said she summoned the courage to testify against Thomas because of her love of the law.
"For me it was really about the court, and the integrity of the court was at stake," she said. "And for someone who is a lawyer and a law teacher who is looking at young people every day and saying, 'Believe in the law, it's important, it's significant.'
"Then I realized that it was part of my responsibility as a citizen, as someone who cared about the court, whose life had been changed because of some of the rulings of the court, and you summon up the courage."
She began to develop that courage even as a child, the youngest of 13.
"My parents raised half of their children in a segregated society, so they were really supreme mentors in teaching people how to be dignified in circumstances that really don't respect you, don't respect you as a person, as a whole human being with contributions to make," Hill said. "So I was schooled in that way even before I knew it was happening, because that was they had to do for their children."
Mock said she was honored to make the film and share Hill's story with viewers too young to remember her testimony. And Hill continues to do the work that found her in 1991.
"It's rewarding to be able to commit your life's work to it, but it's also challenging to get a handle on," Hill said. "But it's a challenge I feel privileged to be a part of undertaking."
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My Dad's New Computer
I thought I would share this little story.
My Dad is always keen to use a computer, but is generally pretty useless at it. Often when being told how to do things, he responds with questions like "one click or two clicks?" and refers to the return key as "Bent Arrow"!
Anyway, my parents have had the same laptop for about 7 years now, running Windows XP, which has suited them fine for all that time. Except, that it is doing the windows thing of getting slower and slower and slower, so they decided it was time to consult me about getting a new computer.
I suggested I could show them Puppy, Wary in fact, and see if they like it, rather than spend money.
Dad's comment was, "Everyone only wants Windows. I don't want anything but windows."
Pretty hard against that sort of attitude, so off we went to the computer shop and got a nice new i5 Asus laptop running Windows7.
Now, here's the kinda fun part. We get it home, unbox it and start it up. It wants to go through a (in my opinion) painful process of setting up for the first time, creating users and settings etc. In the meantime, I decide to fire up the old PC with the Wary disc in it to pass the time.
I was up and running with that in about one minute as the new Win7 machine is ticking away trying to get itself to its first boot. That process took nearly an hour btw.
Somewhere along the lines there, Dad took notice that the slow, old computer seemed to be running fine, and quick! Not bad for a celeron 1.6ghz with 512MB ram.
Anyway, the new machine was finally set up, and I left.
A few days later, Dad rang me to tell me about his new computer, and how much better it is than MUM's new computer! Of course, he is using the old one, with its new Wary OS and he is loving it!! He is even talking about how he wants to race Mum on her new computer from button press to the banking website loaded, sure that he'll win!!
After an hour on the phone yesterday, he even managed to install his HP printer via CUPS and get it working. He is pretty happy, and I'm pretty happy that I have converted another happy customer to Linux and Puppy!
Thanks to Barry, and everyone that contributes to this great OS project.
The only thing wrong is Dad now wants to know why he has spent $700 for Mum's new computer. Oh well.
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I hope they later dual boot and keep Ms Windows because
if he ever buy a Smartphone and it wants to install an update
to Android most likely it need a program for Ms win to do it.
Okay not every smartphone use that but awfully many do use
Ms Win for it. And some Cameras wants Ms Win too and other
such gadgets only have drivers for Ms Win and no Wine in linux
most likely don't work for those drivers.
It is a sad situation.
And interesting thing would be if you made a frugal install
of a modern puppy like Lupu 528-005 or Prestige or such
on Mothers brand new Asus and that way got to know if
Ms Win have set the UEFI to need a special key for to boot.
Some of the brand new computers have such restrictions so be prepared.
Does the DVD with Racy boot on Mothers new computer?
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though
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Wot dat?
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sorry the name is http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=03001
Precise and not the other word. Try Lupu or Slacko first.
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p310don wrote:
... my parents have had the same laptop for about 7 years now, running Windows XP, which has suited them fine for all that time. Except, that it is doing the windows thing of getting slower and slower and slower, so they decided it was time to consult me about getting a new computer.
Using a registry cleaner on a Windows OS which has been running for several years is worth a try to speed it up,
[free, I have used V5 without any problems],
but do back-up
before modifying the registry.
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Using a registry cleaner on a Windows OS which has been running for several years is worth a try to speed it up,
I have done that, all the usuals, registry, defrags, cleanups etc. I'm convinced part of windows updates is a slow down feature to purposely slow down the computer. That computer, and a work computer connected to the internet both slowed drastically at around the same time, after a similar update.
Best fix for an old windows pc that is slow, kick it to the kennels.
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What a great story
You have to allow people to do what they want sometimes . . .
I must admit I stopped dual booting when I realised I had Windows XP or 7 on my system and just never used it . . . so it went . . .
New computers are fun because we are moving towards silence and solid state.
tablet / keyboard combo is starting to emerge . . .
It is what I would recommend . . . if it was a little cheaper . . .
This version is £300
Give it time . . . and your parents may upgrade again in another few years . . .
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... we might even get a nod from President Obama...
None, of you 3 fellers should even consider hanging it up on this site, Ya'llare my HERO's
Never thought I would have degenerative spine disease, but there you have it. Nothing personal.
Maybe it's time I quit hanging around here so much.
Well, you bypassed the main board to force it to run, so the symptoms now are a sealed system issue on the FF side. Whether a leak or a restriction, this will have to be determined by a certified refrigeration tech. All of this will cost about 1/3 the cost of replacing this unit.BTW, SubZeros always have access valves or pinch-off tubes to do sealed-system diagnostics from. If the unit is low on Freon or runs excessively, it will cut out. If you don't know what type of refrigerant it has, read the model plate...it says what kind and how much.


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Inez Marie Vetter
September 14, 1957 - June 12, 2013
Inez M. Vetter passed away on June 12, 2013 at the age of 55. She was born in French Camp,
California on September 14, 1957. Inez is survived by her children, Isabel Perez (Juan), Josephine Perez (Ramiro), Veronica, Arturo (Cristina) and Gabriela (Chris). She leaves behind 13 grandchildren (and one more on the way and also one great grandchild on the way). Inez is also survived by her brother, Greg, and sisters, Irma, Barbara, Diana, Helen,
Marie, and Leticia. Her parents, Isabel R. Flores and Filemon Flores, Sr., a brother, Filemon Flores, Jr., and her husband
Kenneth Guy Vetter, Sr., of ten years precede her in death. Inez loved listening to music, dance and decorating every holiday and spent all of her time with her family. Inez will be missed dearly by her family and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2013 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 203 E. Washington Street, Stockton, California.
A Vigil service will be at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at DeYoung Memorial Chapel, 601 N. California Street, Stockton, California.
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'Wonder Woman' No. 13 first look: Brian Azzarello plays with gods
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Wonder Woman has undergone one of the most dramatic makeovers in DC's "New 52" relaunched titles.
Throughout issues No. 0-12, Diana discovers that the story she's been told about her beginnings is a lie. She was not molded from clay by Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons; instead, she is the daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus, and the story was created to protect her from the wrath of Hera, Zeus' wife. Diana suddenly finds herself part of a scheming and feuding family of gods. And in "Wonder Woman" No. 12, the Amazing Amazon removes her iconic cuffs, shows off some new Zeus-like powers and even takes flight.
It's certainly a messier story than previous iterations of Wonder Woman, but writer Brian Azzarello has said that's exactly what the heroine needed; how can a character who's already so perfect progress and grow?
Gallery: A brief history of Wonder Woman
The new take on Wonder Woman, led by Azzarello and artist Cliff Chiang, was met with scrutiny initially, especially from fans who felt betrayed by the altering of her origin, but as the story progressed, critics began to praise the Amazon's newfound agency, relatability and power; her new origins make her both more human and more godly than a mythical creature formed from clay.
For issue No. 13, Azzarello continues his "Wonder Woman" run with artist Tony Akin — who also penciled issues 6 and 8. Chiang drew the cover for the book, which picks up soon after No. 12 left off, showing an Olympus now ruled by Apollo and a closer look at Ares, god of war. The comic also reveals more about the mysterious character whose hand was seen breaking through snow in the last page of issue 12.
Hero Complex readers get a sneak peek at the first five pages of the comic, which hits stores Wednesday. Check out the "Wonder Woman" No. 13 preview in the gallery above, or view larger images using the links below.
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text: Strickingly surprising version of this Xmas Classsic. Set up in the area of latin music, piano, cowbell, cabasa, guiro, but also theremin, all aim at bringing heat, sun, spices and humour to this rather "coldland oriented" composition. This piece will add a comic tone to any video sequence, report, animal documentary, oneman show, that deals with Christmas.


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Have you seen the new bench outside the Richmond Library?
That's the work of The Friends of the Richmond Library. The Friends worked with Murphy Granite Carving, Inc., who offered the Friends a discount on the beautiful piece of granite from India. Local artist Jenny Evens created this design that the Friends loved. According to Friends member Janelle Epple-Peart, the black granite "blends so well with the library."
As seen in this photo, the bench makes a lovely addition to the landscape surrounding Richmond Public Library.


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I'm from Caracas/Venezuela and am self employed in the IT service industry. I run my own small company that assembles ans sells PC and Linux Servers for the SOHO market. I also provide support and service for LANs and WANs, resale web hosting services and design web sites.
I graduated in the Technical University in (west) Berlin/Germany in 1983 with a masters in aero-space engineering and after returning to my country (Venezuela) have been actively involved in different fields of the telecommunications and IT industry (research, design, tech support, sales, etc.).
I have joined AntiOnline to share knowledge with others and to learn more; now that I have spare time for learning since the National Civil Strike was ativated in Dec. 2002.
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Real Arizona Amateurs review
There's really not much to do here in Arizona so me and my friends came up with a good hobby where we can make a couple bucks and get laid at the same time! Like I said, it's pretty boring in here so even the girls are looking for something to do. It's crazy what some girls will do for money!
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Here's some ways your tax dollars are being wasted by Sacramento bureaucrats, this from the Bureau of state Audits:
State employees and agencies engaged in improper activities, including the following:
- Wasted $580,000 by leasing office space left vacant for more than four years.
- Incurred $71,747 in improper commute, lodging, and meal expenses.
- Failed to report 427 hours of missed work, for which the employee was paid $8,314.
- Circumvented state civil service rules by arranging for the selection of a subordinate employee to a vacant position and paying the employee $6,444 for duties that she did not perform.
- Paid at least $1,253 more than necessary on a $4,987 purchase without obtaining competitive price quotes.
- Wasted $3,000 by paying for private consultant services that another state agency could have provided at no cost.
- Paid an employee $1,145 for unearned compensation and travel expenses not incurred.
- Sent inappropriate e-mail messages to other state employees. Management then failed to take corrective action despite noting similar behavior in the past.
- Circumvented state law by protecting a vacant position and preventing it from being abolished.


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Little did I know that just days after my post on "Reid Vapid Pressure," Harry Reid would sink to an all time low, even for him. Yesterday Reid said on a media conference call that Romney had "sullied" Mormonism. Reid said he agreed with a Puffington Host columnist that "[Romney] is not the face of Mormonism."
Normally I do not spend much time evaluating the fidelity of people who belong to other denominations than my own, but I'm pretty sure Reid has this about as arse-backwards as you can possibly get it. I'd like to see Reid's proportional contributions to the Mormon Church (and other charities for that matter) lined up next to Romney's. Say what you will about Romney (and I've been very critical), but the word that always comes to mind when contemplating Romney's public career is grace—which is not a word you'll ever hear attached to the image or memory of Harry Reid. Guttersnipe is closer descriptive of his public conduct. Repulsive human being is probably more accurate. Reid is so awful that substitute NFL refs would look down on him, fergawdsakes.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - *sigh* (a feedback thread) Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "*sigh* (a feedback thread)" MuzmanmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 675Location: Western Australia Posted: Mon Nov 08, 1999 3:05 pm well, it's been a week since I put it 'out there' so to speak. 3dpalette and gameart were silent, this forum also silent on the subject. but I am undeterred. I'm going to get feedback on this pic by hook or by crook. http://fluxion.ii.net/images/dkpic.htm just say something, anything. Back to top imdakingmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 321Location: USA Posted: Mon Nov 08, 1999 3:13 pm WTF........ okay..... hehe.... wierd... anyways... =0 Umm, the hair is extremely well done in my opinion. I also like the bacground.. but the eyes are what draw my attention.. they dont look right.. a little crooked if you will... And the finger... in the mouth..... uh..... okay.... *takes away the crack pipe from Muzman, NO MORE FOR YOU! * the lips look a little strange too... at the top, it looks somewhat flared... or... unfinished. thats my 1.5 cents.... cuz im cheap like dat =) Back to top immimemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 629Location: vancouver Posted: Mon Nov 08, 1999 4:30 pm Overall, i think the image is quite strong. The shading of the face generally looks good, and the background has been sufficiently blurred to fit in well with the portrait, and not look out of place. Although the eyes are a bit large, I like them. Theres something appealing about them. Things that could probably use fixing: next time, make the face a bit more centralised, or have both eyes showing fully. it detracts from the image, to have the right eye cut off. Also with the eyes, try add a bit more colour to them. Maybe some yellows and some browns. Also, you forgot the little pink things(tear ducts?) in the corners of eyes. The flatness is something that steadily detracts from the overall image, basically the the colours are too flat, and plasticy. it kinda looks a bit like a poser model. im still trying to figure this out myself with my images, but i try to airbrush some colours in over the flats which gives it a bit more variety when I dodge and burn. the eyebrows also look strange, and rushed over. More detail like the individual hairs rather than a once over with the airbrush or burn tool would look way better. The lips could use some more gloss and shine, aswell as some fixing up(the part underneath the centre of the nose looks odd) Whiten the teeth aswell. I like where the hair parts, you seem have to (inadvertantly?) captured it quite well. Id put some more shine on the rest of the hair tho. -try flipping the image horizontally, I read this on craig mullins site and it lets you see the image in a whole new way, and enables you to correct it. When I tried this on your image, I found the jaw didnt look symetrical. Anyways, good pic, I hope this criticism was helpful -i will post your pic later with what i did, i gotta put it on a website 1st, so hold on Back to top immimemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 629Location: vancouver Posted: Mon Nov 08, 1999 4:45 pm ok this is what id di whith it. Bare in mind, i it in 10 minutes, and i must have added as many mistakes as i wanted to fix, but anyways. [This message has been edited by immi (edited November 08, 1999).] [This message has been edited by immi (edited November 08, 1999).] Back to top immimemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 629Location: vancouver Posted: Mon Nov 08, 1999 4:47 pm try again [img:df3d90ca46] http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Canvas/8967/untitled.jpg [/img:df3d90ca46] [This message has been edited by immi (edited November 08, 1999).] Back to top chrisk82memberMember #Joined: 16 Jan 2000Posts: 91Location: CO Posted: Mon Nov 08, 1999 4:49 pm The Background looks good. I don't really like the rest though. Back to top MuzmanmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 675Location: Western Australia Posted: Mon Nov 08, 1999 5:20 pm cool it's looking like we (everyone so far and me) are seeing the same stuff. The eyes still bug me too; kinda dead looking. I think that's because the framing of the pic is as if it has been cut off on one side (ie, the vanishing point and framing of the face are somewhat off to the right). I intended it this way but I think it makes the eyes look like they aren't focussed on anything. I may try and move one around a bit. secondly, the jaw is meant to be off centre. It's supposed to be kind of a 'cigar grin', but with a finger, if you know what I mean. She was supposed to be wearing matt lipstick too, so it's a bit dull. I'm not a big fan of whitening teeth either, 'cause teeth aint white. The colouring is a bit funny, but I fiddled with the contrast and levels for a bit to try and get a sort of glare-y yellowy look in a post holocaust kinda way. Maybe it works, I dunno. Some detail has been lost in the reduction and compression; it looks a lot better full size (1979x2800). I was planning on printing it. The background is a hack; I rendered it in Bryce and blurred it. So if that's the best thing about it I'm in trouble. the thing that bugs me still is, as immi says, looking at it side on or from a distance. Stuff starts sticking out that shouldn't. particularly that right cheek. That version immi did has a bit more shading on the low side of it and it makes a huge difference. cool, I was gonna just move on but I'll probably finish it off now. here's a bit of the full pic too; showing some detailed stuff and hacked stuff that's there. but I don't know how to make it prominent at lower res without making it too prominent it's about 45k http://fluxion.ii.net/dkbig.jpg Back to top FunfetusmemberMember #Joined: 26 Oct 1999Posts: 343Location: West Covina, CA Posted: Tue Nov 09, 1999 12:25 am What sticks out at me the most is that the eyes are too HIGH on the head. Try dropping them down so that the tops of the eyes are about where the bottoms of the eyes are now. You may also want to reshape them a bit more realistically. I think the irises are also too large... The nose could also use some work -- the bridge seems far too sharp, and the end lacks form. I've tried to fix it up a bit. I hope this isn't too presumptuous. :P http://www.funhousedigital.com/temp/dk1-nosemod.jpg Good luck with it. ------------------ Funfetus iCE VGA Division http://www.funhousedigital.com Back to top MuzmanmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 675Location: Western Australia Posted: Tue Nov 09, 1999 5:06 pm heh thanks lads, all round. I quite like the nose; it's from a reference and it's spot on. I too also thought the brow line was a bit high, but changing it has little to no effect on anything or makes it worse. unless the shape of the head is completely redone I think it's staying. I think that elongated look is more of a highlight and shading thing, plus cutting the chin back a bit helps too. As it is, I think the tension in the right cheek isn't dramtic enough; the crease isn't far off where it would be if the mouth was relaxed; and the mouth ain't relaxed. it'd stop that right eye from looking a bit bugged out too. 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text: HON 399 - Interdisciplinary Seminar - Tricksters and Troublemakers in Early America Christine Sears and Joe Conway Students will study the many lives of the early American con artist, a national anti-hero who put on many faces, including trickster, pirate, counterfeiter, cross dresser, seducer, petty criminal, and slave. We will examine how this character symbolically represents economic and cultural transformation taking place between the Revolution and the Civil War. As the con artist is a "shifty" character who can never be easily classified, he has much to tell us about the shifting categories of class, race, gender, and national identity that were in the process of forming in the early U.S.


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Inherited Disorders and Birth Defects
Blood Type
Is it possible to have a child with type o blood if both parents are not type O? Thanks.
Yes, it is possible for parents who are not type O to have a child with type O blood.
ABO blood types are inherited. A person's blood type is determined by the inheriting 1 of 3 different forms of a gene (called alleles) from each parent - in this case - A, B, or O.
If a person has 2 A alleles – they have A blood type. If they have 1 A allele and 1 O allele they have A blood type, because A is dominant over O.
If a person has 2 B alleles – they have B blood type. If they have 1 B allele and 1 O allele they have B blood type, because B is dominant over O.
If a person has 1 A allele and 1 B allele – they have AB blood type. AB alleles are co-dominant, so they both show up.
If a person has 2 O alleles – they have O blood type.
Both A and B forms of the gene are dominant over O. If you have a child who has O blood type, then you would expect the parents to be either A blood type (which means the parent has AO genotype) or B blood type (which means the parent has BO genotype). In this case, the parents each have a 50-50 chance of passing on the O genotype. If they child receives both O alleles (one from each parent), the child will then have the O blood type.
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After having a procedure Thursday to reduce the soreness surrounding the tendonosis in both of his knees, Pau Gasol is expected to need 12 weeks to recover before participating in any basketball-related activities.
"Everything has gone well!" Gasol tweeted Thursday. "Now I'll have to rest my knees and start with the rehab. Thanks everyone for your support!"
Gasol plans to have another procedure next week with Dr. Steve Yoon of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Group in Los Angeles, which will entail the Lakers forward receiving stem cell injections to help stimulate regeneration in his tissue. Gasol underwent the so-called "Fast Technique" procedure Thursday, involving a probe going into both of his knees to eliminate scar tissue without damaging the healthy tissue.
Gasol missed 33 games due to various ailments, including knee tendinitis that sidelined him for eight contests in early December. Gasol, who averaged 13.7 points on 46.6 percent shooting and 8.6 rebounds, said the injury lingered throughout the season. Gasol has one more year worth $19.3 million left on his contract.
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In a filing Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J, Kobe Bryant said he never gave his mother permission to sell mementos highlighting parts of his basketball career. That included his days Lower Merion High in nearby Philadelphia and part of his time with the Lakers.
Pamela Bryant received a $450,000 advance from Goldin Auctions to auction off Kobe's memorabilia. Kobe Bryant's lawyers last week wrote to the auction house demanding it cease the sale. Goldin has sued to assert its right to sell.
More movement
The Cleveland Cavaliers asked and received permission from the Lakers to talk with player development coach Phil Handy about possibly joining Mike Brown's coaching staff, said Lakers spokesman John Black.
Handy joined Brown's coaching staff in the 2011-12 season, his first year as the Lakers' coach. When the Lakers fired Brown last season following a 1-4 start, Mike D'Antoni retained Brown's coaching staff while adding his brother, Dan, as an assistant.
Since then, Handy has developed a strong reputation among the Lakers' players for both his engaging on-court workouts and infinite willingness to work with them at all hours of the day.


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Ivan C. Andersen, 66, of Spencer, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at his residence. He was born November 16, 1944 in Scottville, Michigan to Charles and Gladys (Boxell) Andersen. He was a graduate of DeVry Institute in Chicago. Ivan was a troubleshooter for RCA/Thompson in Bloomington. He was a member of the Sugar Ridge Church of the Brethren.
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Average copper content of ground oil-treated Scots pine wood samples (test A, 8 hour oil treatment) after different fixation times of CFWP (first impregnation set with only sapwood)
Durchschnittliche Kupfermenge gemahlener, ölbehandelter Kiefernproben (Versuch A, 8-stündige Ölbehandlung) nach unterschiedlichenFixierungszeiten von CFWP (erstes Imprägnierungskollektiv mit ausschließlich Splintholz)
No significant statistical difference could be seen from the analysis data of copper content from wood samples including heartwood (40–70% sapwood). The copper content for all different fixation times was around 1.75 g Cu/kg dry wood for the wood samples including heartwood and around 3 g Cu/kg dry wood for the wood samples consisting only of sapwood.
Copper content analysed in oil gathered after 8 hours of oil treatment of Scots pine wood samples (test A) with different fixation times of CFWP; % and g/l indicates the copper content in oil and mg/m indicates the copper content in oil related to the surface of the treated samples, 0.0025% copper was detected in fresh oil
Analysierte Kupfermenge in Öl entnommen nach 8-stündiger Ölbehandlung von Kiefernproben (Versuch A) mit unterschiedlichen Fixierungszeiten von CFWP; % und g/l beschreibt den Kupferanteil im Öl und mg/m die Kupfermenge im Öl im Verhältnis zur Oberfläche der behandelten Proben, 0,0025% Kupfer wurde in frischem Öl analysiert
A higher copper content in oil was observed after treatment of impregnated sapwood samples not only due to the high amount of copper in sapwood samples, but also due to the increasing crack formation of the samples during the oil process which leads to a deeper oil penetration and thus to a higher leaching of copper. Cracks developed only on some sapwood samples but not on samples that included heartwood.
The copper content of the condensate water that was vaporising out of the samples during the oil process in the lab scale plant of test A and collected in condensate reservoir, is low and even not detectable for the condensate of samples which have 40–70% sapwood content. The condensate water of sapwood samples leached in oil that were CFWP-treated with a fixation time of 1 hour contained less copper than 0.013 g/l condensate or 50 mg/m 2 wood.
Fixation degree (FD) of Scots pine samples after one, 24, 48, and 120 hours. The samples of test A were treated for 8 hours in hot oil in a lab scale plant. The samples of test B were treated for 2, 5, and 8 hours, respectively, in hot oil in a pilot plant, after a fixation time of 24 hours
Fixierungsgrad (FD) von Kiefernholzproben nach 24, 48 und 120 Stunden. Die Proben aus Versuch A wurden für 8 Stunden in heißem Öl in einer Laboranlage behandelt. Die Proben aus Versuch B wurden jeweils für 2, 5 und 8 Stunden in heißem Öl in einer Pilotanlage nach einer Fixierungszeit von 24 Stunden behandelt
The results of the amount of copper after different fixation times as well as the analysis of copper in oil and in condensate water gave an indication for the fixation time used later for trials in the pilot plant (test B).
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of sex hormones with anthropometry in a large population-based cohort, with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS)-based sex hormone measurements and imaging markers.
Cross-sectional data from 957 men and women from the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) were used. Associations of a comprehensive panel of LCMS-measured sex hormones with anthropometric parameters, laboratory, and imaging markers were analyzed in multivariable regression models for the full sample and stratified by sex. Sex hormone measures included total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (fT), estrone and estradiol, androstenedione (ASD), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). Domains of anthropometry included physical measures (body-mass-index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-height-ratio, waist-to-hip-ratio, and hip circumference), laboratory measures of adipokines (leptin and vaspin), and magnet resonance imaging-based measures (visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue).
In men, inverse associations between all considered anthropometric parameters with TT were found: BMI (β-coefficient, standard error (SE): -0.159, 0.037), waist-circumference (β-coefficient, SE: -0.892, 0.292), subcutaneous adipose tissue (β-coefficient, SE: -0.156, 0.023), and leptin (β-coefficient, SE: -0.046, 0.009). In women TT (β-coefficient, SE: 1.356, 0.615) and estrone (β-coefficient, SE: 0.014, 0.005) were positively associated with BMI. In analyses of variance, BMI and leptin were inversely associated with TT, ASD, and DHEAS in men, but positively associated with estrone. In women, BMI and leptin were positively associated with all sex hormones.
The present population-based study confirmed and extended previously reported sex-specific associations between sex hormones and various anthropometric markers of overweight and obesity.
Citation: Seyfart T, Friedrich N, Kische H, Bülow R, Wallaschofski H, Völzke H, et al. (2018) Association of sex hormones with physical, laboratory, and imaging markers of anthropometry in men and women from the general population. PLoS ONE 13(1): e0189042. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189042
Editor: Petter Bjornstad, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, UNITED STATES
Received: June 13, 2017; Accepted: November 19, 2017; Published: January 11, 2018
Copyright: © 2018 Seyfart et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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. Data are third party, and given the standardized data application process of the central data transfer office, others would be able to access the data in the same manner as the authors. All other relevant data are within the paper.
Funding: SHIP is part of the Community Medicine Research net (CMR) of the University of Greifswald, Germany, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (grants no. 01ZZ9603, 01ZZ0103, and 01ZZ0403), the Ministry of Cultural Affairs as well as the Social Ministry of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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]. Furthermore, the global prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008 [ 1 ]. In Germany, approximately 67% of men and 53% of women are overweight at present [ 2 ]. Between 1998 and 2011, the prevalence of overweight in Germany has not changed, whereas the prevalence of obesity has substantially risen, especially among men [ 2 ]. Previous investigations on health status of the German general population revealed a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity in north-east Germany, the study region of the present investigation [ 3 ].
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]. Also, previous cross-sectional observational studies reported significant associations of sex hormones with anthropometric measures including body-mass-index (BMI) and waist-to-hip-ratio [
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]. Additionally, meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials showed changes in anthropometry in both men and women under hormone replacement therapy, such as a decrease in fat mass [ 9 , 10 ]. However, epidemiological studies to date were mostly sex-specific, or conducted within small, selected study samples only. Furthermore, sex hormones were routinely quantified by immunoassay, instead of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, which offer only limited precision and specificity in the low concentration range in women, and thus further limiting the reliability of previous findings.
Therefore, we addressed these limitations by investigating a population-based cohort of men and women with a comprehensive panel of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-measured sex hormones, including total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (fT), estrone, estradiol, androstenedione (ASD), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in relation to different domains of anthropometry including physical measures such as BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-height-ratio, waist-to-hip-ratio, and hip circumference, laboratory measures such as adipose tissues cytokines leptin and vaspin, and magnet resonance imaging (MRI)-based measures such as visceral adipose tissue and subcutaneous adipose tissue.
Data from the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) were used. SHIP is a population-based cohort study focusing on an area in northeastern Germany. Study design and sampling methods were described previously [
]. 8,826 individuals with an age of 20–79 years with German citizenship and main residency in the study area were invited. 4,420 individuals (2,145 men) participated (response 50.1%) in baseline examinations of SHIP-TREND. Examinations were conducted between September 2008 and September 2012. A subsample of 1001 subjects was used for this study. Of these subjects we excluded men or women with the following conditions (overlap exists): self-reported bilateral oophorectomy (n = 29), intake of testosterone 5a-reductase inhibitors (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification: G04CB; n = 1) or sex hormone antagonists (ATC L02B; n = 4) and missing covariate or outcome data (n = 2). Furthermore, all subjects with missing sex hormone, leptin or anthropometric measurements were excluded resulting in different study populations ranging from 781 to 957 subjects (
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Front Range drilldown
In the fight over oil and gas regulation, local control gains ground.
On a chilly March night, city councilmembers faced an unusual sight: citizens imploring them to increase taxes. They had packed council chambers to plead for a proposed ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, within city limits. Industry and state officials, including Gov. John Hickenlooper, intimated that such a move could get Fort Collins sued for overstepping local authority. Anti-fracking proponents didn't blink at the potential costs of a lawsuit. One told city leaders: "Feel free to raise my property taxes."
Since 2006, the number of oil and gas wells being developed has nearly doubled along Colorado's Front Range, thanks to advances in technologies such as horizontal drilling and fracking (injecting chemical-laden fluids into wells to stimulate production). But the energy boom in a region of 4.3 million people, stretching from Fort Collins to Pueblo, is colliding with the steady growth of cities and farming towns turned bedroom communities. Wellpads and pumpjacks operate close to houses, schools and community centers. Fracking fluid and wastewater spills, air pollution spikes and evidence of groundwater contamination have roused suburban activists who are tired of waiting for state or federal laws to address their concerns.
Despite having less than a dozen active wells in the city, Fort Collins got the message. Councilmembers approved a citywide ban to wild applause and cheers.
The movement to gain local control over drilling and fracking is taking off around the West, from rural New Mexico to Southern California. Using moratoriums and bans, ballot initiatives and referendums, activists hope to win politically, if not officially. They may not halt energy development, but they're already influencing how drillers operate and forcing states to improve industrial oversight.
"We're getting most of the battles where drilling starts to move into areas that haven't seen it before -- where it's almost in some suburban backyards in places," says Bruce Baizel, the Durango, Colo.-based energy program director for Earthworks and the Oil & Gas Accountability Project. "Combine that with a sense that the states are not adequately regulating or enforcing the regulation, and that really sets it off."
Though grassroots groups are clamoring for local action, city and county governments remain handcuffed, because Colorado and other Western states have authority over energy development. Cities can set their own land-use rules, particularly if they have "home-rule status," which enables additional local controls. But both the state and industry argue that local governments cannot prevent an energy company from drilling, since that would deprive it of its mineral-development rights. A 1992 Colorado Supreme Court case struck down a drilling ban in Greeley.
Colorado's Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, a nine-member board appointed by the governor, sets oil and gas rules for the state. That includes establishing measures to reduce and mitigate air pollution, impacts to groundwater and rivers, and nuisances such as dust and noise. When fracking took off in more rural parts of Colorado in the 2000s, the state government, under then-Gov. Bill Ritter, responded to public pressure by creating tougher standards for aquifer protection, waste management and removal, completion and reclamation of wells, and disclosure of fracking chemicals.
Ritter, who now runs the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University and advises other states on energy development, says Colorado's program is a model, even exceeding some federal standards. "When we passed our set of rules, we were the first state across the country to modernize them," Ritter says. But with Front Range development occurring slowly, "we didn't pay the same amount of attention to gas extraction taking place in close proximity to inhabited communities."
That suburban rush has come as technological improvements have made developing shale rock formations, which exist beneath the Front Range and hold both natural gas and oil, more feasible. Fracking has increased domestic natural gas supply so quickly, there's now a glut. Prices have dropped, so companies are targeting oil. The Niobrara shale play, beneath northeastern Colorado, went from producing 83,000 barrels of oil in 2008 to over 4.1 million barrels in 2012, and analysts say the figures could quadruple by 2020.
As drilling has moved into more populated areas, the oil and gas commission has increased drilling setbacks and added several rules, in part because of public concern, says Ginny Brannon, the assistant director for water and energy in the state's Department of Natural Resources. In early 2013, the commission established mandatory groundwater sampling within half a mile of a well before and after drilling. Colorado is the only state in the country that requires post-drilling monitoring, Brannon adds.
This spring, Colorado's Legislature considered several bills to defuse the Front Range fracking battles. Legislation would have enforced stricter groundwater monitoring in the booming Wattenberg Field just north of Denver (which is now subject to less stringent requirements than most of the state), increased operator fines for spills, and tried to reduce conflicts of interest on the oil and gas commission. Several bills moved rapidly through committees, but with Gov. Hickenlooper pressing for their defeat, all of them failed.
On the Front Range, anti-fracking activists find themselves up against a governor whom many of them helped elect. A petroleum geologist-turned-downtown-Denver-developer-turned-politician, Hickenlooper has been a conservation leader on other fronts, but he has surprised environmentalists with his drilling zeal.
"The state is telling local governments to just trust us on oil and gas regulations, but it's difficult for the public to have much confidence when the governor goes to Congress and (boasts about) drinking fracking fluid in front of a Senate hearing" as he did last February, says Mike Freeman, a Denver-based Earthjustice staff attorney.
Instead, with the push for reforms at the Capitol and communities backing local bans, Freeman says a resistance movement is "snowballing on several different fronts."
Jodee Brekke, a human resources manager and single mom raising three kids outside Denver in Commerce City, had never heard of fracking until she saw a wellpad being cleared behind a Starbucks, a quarter-mile from her home, in November 2011. Concerned that her daughters' nighttime nosebleeds and "strange rashes" might be related to drilling underway in the area, she and others questioned local officials about the lack of neighborhood consultation. They wondered whether fracking would trigger the movement of toxic plumes left beneath the nearby Rocky Mountain Arsenal, a former chemical-weapons facility. A committee of citizens, industry and city and state representatives eventually brokered agreements for companies not to drill within a mile of the Arsenal, to notify locals before drilling new wells, and to offer nuisance-control plans. This year's state rule changes took similar steps. But Brekke felt local drilling should be suspended until more studies were done. The process, she says, is "a disaster."
Frustrated, she began networking with moms in other cities, and last summer, they organized several local grassroots groups into the Colorado chapter of the Mothers Project, a national anti-fracking movement. Instead of taking her kids swimming last July 4, Brekke dragged them to Longmont to collect signatures to get a fracking ban initiative on the November ballot. "We're not working for companies," she says. "The only thing we're looking out for is our kids."
The Mothers Project and others have pushed local governments to hit the "pause" or even "stop" buttons on fracking through moratoriums and bans. Allies, including Wes Wilson and Phil Doe, both former government scientists and whistleblowers, have served as technical experts, updating activists on new research linking fracking and health risks. The Pennsylvania-based Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund has worked with people in Colorado, New Mexico and elsewhere to draft local bans and ordinances rooted in recognizing the legal rights of communities and nature.


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The impact of the state�s two leading industries � automotive and agriculture � is undeniable in helping Michigan rebrand itself as �The Comeback State� under Gov. Rick Snyder.
The third-leading industry in the state, however, is a $17-billion powerhouse, and Holland is a major player.
Steve Yencich,�CEO of the Michigan Lodging & Tourism Association, said�the Holland area's unique attributes make it "one of the most notable destinations in the state."
From the Tulip Time festival, which embodies a vacation-destination feel, to Holland State Park's access to Lake Michigan's boating and beach fun as well as nearby camping, Holland has diverse tourism offerings to appeal to broad demographics.
And tourism, fortunately, never goes out of style, regardless of fluctuating economic conditions. It�s why Holland Visitors Bureau Executive Director Sally Laukitis never stops smiling.
�It was a very good year for us,� Laukitis said of tourism in 2013. �The state was at 57.3 percent hotel occupancy last year. We were at�(61.7) percent, which is up over 2012. The average number of rooms occupied on a daily basis in Holland was 5 percent over the previous year.
�If we look throughout the entire year, we�re looking at an average of 730 rooms being occupied every night here,� she said. �Of course, in the summer, we�re running at 90-95 percent.�
It isn�t just hotel rooms, however, that measure the full impact of Holland-area tourism.
�It�s a lot of things,� Laukitis stressed. �There�s such a trickle-down effect with tourism. People tend to think of tourism as someone coming into town and staying in a hotel, and that�s it.
�They�re buying gas, maybe going to Meijer and picking up some snacks, they�re camping, they�re picking up breakfast food, which is probably made in Battle Creek. It�s over-reaching throughout the entire state,� she added. �It�s not just mom and dad and two kids and the car. Everyone�s buying souvenirs and shopping in our stores. So, it has a significant impact.�
In general, Yencich said, every $1 invested by state taxpayers into promotional campaigns, such as the wildly successful Pure Michigan drive started in 2006, nets "$5.76 in new tax revenues to state and local governments that otherwise wouldn't be there."
Seasonal factors that draw people to the Holland area are a huge economic driver for the region.
The annual Tulip Time festival alone is estimated to have a $10 million economic impact on West Michigan, said Tulip Time Executive Director Gwen Auwerda.�
And a�study commissioned by Hope College in 2011 showed that the school contributes $213 million annually to the local economy with its influx of students, staff and visiting parents.
The forecast is for sustained growth in local tourism this year.
Laukitis is predicting a 4-5 percent increase in hotel rooms occupied and dollars spent on local attractions that include Tulip Time, the Lake Michigan shoreline and a thriving downtown.
�We�ve already had a really strong January and February,� she said. �The first quarter of 2013 was up double digits from the previous year, which is significant. �In talking to the area hotels, we�re looking at another strong season. It�ll be interesting to see the first quarter of this year, what happens with all of the snow. It can be bad and it can be good. If people get stranded in Holland, we could end up getting business we didn�t know we�d get.
�I think in my little crystal ball, we�ll be up another 4-5 percent.�
The hotel occupancy rate in Holland hit an 11-year high last year.
�Our occupancy last year was the highest it has been since 2002. And back then, we had far fewer hotel rooms than we do now,� Laukitis said. �We have increased our hotel rooms in the Holland area to 1,525. We�re looking at another good year due to a lot of different reasons.�
The overall health of local tourism seems to be growing, with the Feb. 12 announcement of a new�hotel to be constructed in downtown Holland.
The�proposed upper-midscale hotel situated next to the splash pad on Eighth Street would be a five-story, 130- to 140-room project, which appears to be on schedule to break ground this summer.�It�would more than double the number of hotel rooms in the downtown area.
Laukitis said more rooms meets the biggest need in the principal shopping district.
�People love to be in the downtown area. If downtown continues to remain as vibrant as it has, I think another downtown hotel would do very well.�
Although there are more than 1,500 hotel rooms scattered throughout the Holland area, there are just 106 downtown � 50 at Haworth Inn and Conference Center, 50 at City Flats and six suites at Teerman Lofts on the second and third levels of Teerman�s department store.
� Reporters Peg McNichol, Lisa Ermak and Annette Manwell contributed to this article.
Tourism a growing industry for Holland as area eyes another good year
The impact of the state�s two leading industries � automotive and agriculture � is undeniable in helping Michigan rebrand itself as �The Comeback State� under Gov. Rick Snyder.