Five Questions to Ask A Cancer Patient

January 31, 2013 Dana-Farber

by Michael Buller

Whenever I?ve met people with cancer, I?ve been at a loss for what to say and?which questions to ask.

Now, as a cancer patient, I realize the irony.

Looking back, whatever I said ranged from?ignorant to unhelpful. Or, I would just say nothing. I would talk about anything and everything else, but not about the cancer, being fully aware of the elephant in the room.?

But here?s the thing: the elephant?s not in the room. At least not for the cancer patient; not all the time. To let the topic of conversation be the elephant is to let the disease define the person. And it doesn?t.?

Ever.

So not discussing the topic is always a completely acceptable option. But if you feel compelled by compassion, concern, or curiosity (and assuming your friend is open to talking) here are a few good questions to ask.?I wish I had been able to think of any of these when I was on the asking side. (For some good tips about what to say to someone who?s been just diagnosed, read this post.)

1. How are you??Seems simple enough. But it?s better than: are you okay? Because most cancer patients aren?t okay, by definition. They have cancer. ?Are you okay? asks for a yes or no answer and it?s just not simple.
2. What type of cancer is it??This beats the alternative that I?ve heard asked: ?Is it the good kind of cancer?? There are different types of cancer to be sure ? and all have different outcomes ? so it?s important to know what cancer type your friend may be facing. But there is no good kind of cancer.
3. How?s Stacy??This only works if your friend has a significant other named Stacy. But a cancer diagnosis places a huge burden on spouses/significant others; they?re often the unforgotten partners who bear the brunt of logistical challenges, not to mention the difficult emotional challenges. It?s always good to ask this question. If your friend?s significant other is not named Stacy, improvise.
4. Is there anything I can do??99 times out of 100, the answer will be no. But it lends great support just to ask the question. One of these times, someone will say yes.
5. Want to grab a beer???Or coffee. Or Del?s Lemonade. Or a fruit smoothie. Boredom is anxiety?s playing partner. Just staying busy, I find, offers its own benefit in its ability to keep one from diving too deeply into the often overwhelming overload of information overload; but a beverage and the company of a friend makes it even more valuable.

As I said, these questions and many others have been asked of me. Even more numerous have been the messages of support, prayer, good vibes, positive juju, you name it. All of it ? every last well-meaning word is appreciatively received.

Michael Buller is?director of Editorial and Creative Services at Dana-Farber, and currently a patient.?

Source: http://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/2013/01/five-questions-to-ask-a-cancer-patient/

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Oculus Rift Gaming Headset | Uncrate

You know movies and futurists have for years been promising true "virtual reality"? Well, the Oculus Rift Gaming Headset ($300) can get you tantalizingly close. Currently available for order in developer kit form, the Rift utilizes dual 1280x800 monitors sitting just inches from your eyes to create a realistic, 3D VR gaming experience. Want to look around in the game? Just move your head. It's as close as you're going to get to having a personal holodeck for the foreseeable future.

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Kaley Cuoco Super Bowl Commercial: Wish Granted!

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Ashton Kutcher Hospitalized: Is the Fruitarian Diet Healthy? - Shape ...

Just when I haven?t heard about any crazy diets in a while, another new one comes along. Okay, actually this one isn?t new. If you read the book on Steve Jobs, you already have heard of this one: the fruitarian diet. This diet consists of 75 percent or more fruit and, depending on the individual?s beliefs, may also consist of nuts, seeds, or beans?basically anything that falls off a plant but doesn?t harm it as well.

Jobs was known to eat only one or two foods, like carrots or apples, for weeks at a time. Hmmm? Carrots are a vegetable, but I think for the point of this crazy diet it doesn?t matter. Actor Ashton Kutcher, who plays Steve Jobs in the upcoming movie Jobs, followed this diet right into the hospital recently. Doubled over in pain with abnormal pancreas levels, Kutcher unfortunately discovered that Jobs might have been brilliant with computers but not nutrition.

The bottom line is that this fad diet is basically another restrictive diet in disguise setting one up for major vitamin and mineral deficiencies. It feels funny, as a registered dietitian, to write about fruit in a negative way, but the truth is that fruit provides only carbohydrates and certain vitamins and minerals. You should definitely aim to get two to four servings of fruit per day, however, it by all means does not provide the full package of nutrients that our bodies need, such as protein and healthy fats.?

RELATED: Learn the truth about more celebrity diet trends before you try anything crazy.

The good news though is that Kutcher was not promoting this diet for weight loss. However, that?s not to say that perhaps many of his fans might think otherwise. Whenever a celebrity is connected in any way to a diet, the public seems drawn to it and tempted to try it, even if it comes with a ?warning label? from nutrition experts.

In my dream world, celebrities will start promoting healthy eating only. They will support gradual weight loss, praise portion control, and stay clear of any diet that eliminates food groups. Fitness will be encouraged, but no one will feel they need to move in with a personal trainer. The media will zoom in on the health benefits they are achieving and not just focus on their speedy weight loss or trip to the hospital. I guess one can dream.

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Keri Gans, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., is a registered dietitian, media personality, spokesperson, and author of The Small Change Diet. Gans's expert nutrition advice has been featured in Glamour, Fitness, Health, Self, and SHAPE, and on national television and radio, including The Dr. Oz Show, Good Morning America, ABC News, Primetime, and Sirius/XM Dr. Radio. Follow her on Twitter @kerigans or on Facebook.

Source: http://www.shape.com/blogs/weight-loss-coach/ashton-kutcher%E2%80%99s-fruitarian-diet-another-failed-attempt-healthy-eating

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Japan's Retail Sales Remain Tepid In December As Economy Struggles To Emerge From Recession

The December sales were lower than the 1.3 percent gain witnessed in November. However, it was higher than analysts' expectation of 0.3 percent in December.?

The data released Wednesday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed that Japan?s retail sales, which measure the change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, rose 0.1 percent from November, when it fell 0.1 percent.

Sales of large retailers were flat in comparison to December 2011, after gaining 0.9 percent the previous month. However, the sales grew 0.7 percent, if stores not surveyed last year were taken into consideration.

Japan?s gross domestic product contracted 3.5 percent in the third quarter of last year in comparison to the previous quarter owing to weak global demand and the low domestic consumption indicating a deepening of recession in the world's third-largest economy.?Besides, exports were seen falling for the seventh consecutive month in December.

However, economists are optimistic of a rebound in the economy in the second quarter, as the U.S. and China markets show signs of recovery.

?Japan?s economy will probably head back to a gradual recovery from this quarter as external demand rebounds, while the government?s stimulus may lend support from the second quarter,? Azusa Kato, an economist at BNP Paribas SA in Tokyo, told Bloomberg before the report was released.

In November, it was reported that Japan?s manufacturing activity contracted to a seasonally adjusted 1.7 percent - much worse than the analysts? expectation of a 0.5 percent decrease.

The continued shrinking of the manufacturing activity is seen increasing the likelihood of a sharp contraction in the economy.

Earlier this month, the government announced a 10.3 trillion yen ($113 billion) fiscal stimulus to revive the economy weakened by a soft global demand and sluggish domestic spending.

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/japans-retail-sales-remain-tepid-december-economy-struggles-emerge-recession-1047824

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Portable gaming console uses SSD1289 and Propeller

[Samir] dabbles in hobby electronics and decided to put his skills to the test by building this portable gaming console?(Note: this site uses an HTTPS address which cannot be used through Google Tranlator. It does work for the Chrome browser translator).?The image above is a screenshot from his Breakout-style game. The paddle at the bottom is controlled with the touchscreen. You move it back and forth to keep the ball from traveling past the bottom edge (it bounces off of the red borders on the sides and top).

The main PCB is larger than the 3.2? LCD footprint, but [Samir] made sure to include a lot of peripherals to make up for it. The board sports a Parallax Propeller chip to run the games. It interfaces with the SSD1289 screen (this is a cheap and popular choice) but that really eats up a lot of the IO pins. To control the game the touchscreen can be used as we?ve already mentioned. But there are two other options as well. There is an expansion port which uses a shift register (74HC165) to serialize the input. For prototyping this allowed [Samir] to use an Atari joystick. He also rolled a Bluetooth adapter into the project which we would love to see working with a Wii remote. Rounding out the peripherals are an SD card slot, audio jack for sound, and an RTC chip for keeping time.

There are several videos included in the post linked above. After the break we?ve embedded the game-play demo from which this screenshot was taken.

Source: http://hackaday.com/2013/01/28/portable-gaming-console-uses-ssd1289-and-propeller/

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India cuts rates after 9-month wait, RBI stays cautious

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank lowered its key policy rate as expected for the first time in nine months to support an economy set for its slowest growth in a decade, but signaled there was less room for aggressive cuts in future due to concerns over inflation.

The Reserve Bank of India cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.75 percent, in line with a Reuters poll earlier this month.

The RBI unexpectedly also reduced the cash reserve ratio (CRR), the share of deposits banks must keep with the central bank by 25 bps to 4.00 percent, which will infuse an additional 180 billion rupees into the banking system.

India's headline inflation rate moderated to a three-year low of 7.18 percent in December, and the central bank said there was likelihood that inflation would remain rangebound around current levels heading into 2013/14 fiscal year starting April.

"This provides space, albeit limited, for monetary policy to give greater emphasis to growth risks," the central bank said in its quarterly monetary policy review.

Bond and stock markets were largely unmoved as dealers had already priced in a quarter percentage point rate cut. The 10-year bond yield was flat at around 7.87 percent. India's main NSE index <.nsei> was also flat, with the bank sub-index <.nsebank> up 0.2 percent, paring initial stronger gains.

The Indian rupee strengthened to 53.79 to the dollar from around 53.84 before the decision.

"RBI has not abandoned its cautious stance, stressing on the 'calibrated and limited' nature of rate support (from) hereon," said Radhika Rao, economist, Forecast Pte in Singapore.

"The scale of rate cuts is closely tied to the government's sustained efforts to correct the twin imbalances and moderating inflation trajectory."

The central bank however reiterated its concerns over a bloated fiscal and current account deficits (CAD) adding that its pro-growth stance will be conditioned by the management of the risks posed by them.

"Financing the CAD with increasingly risky and volatile flows increases the economy's vulnerability to sudden shifts in risk appetite and liquidity preference, potentially threatening macroeconomic and exchange rate stability," the RBI said.

Since a 50 basis point cut in April, the central bank had kept interest rates on hold as inflation stayed stubbornly high, ignoring repeated calls from the government for a cut.

Having grown at near-double-digit pace before the Lehman Brothers crisis, the economy has suffered a rapid deceleration.

The RBI cut its GDP growth forecast for Asia's third-largest economy to 5.5 percent for the current fiscal year, from 5.8 percent previously, and lowered its projection for headline inflation in March to 6.8 percent from 7.5 percent earlier.

(Additional reporting by Mumbai treasury team; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/indias-central-bank-cuts-policy-rate-25-bps-054334509--business.html

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Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs Movie Makeup Is Totally Unreal?He IS Jobs

Whoa. We've seen Ashton Kutcher in a scene from early in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, and had an early review of the film as well, but this is the first we've seen of his makeup for the latter day Jobs. And man, it's something. More »

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NFC blows out AFC 62-35 in Pro Bowl in Hawaii

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) of the AFC attempts to chase down Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) of the NFC in the third quarter of the NFL Pro Bowl football game in Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) of the AFC attempts to chase down Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) of the NFC in the third quarter of the NFL Pro Bowl football game in Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Tamba Hali (91) of the AFC and his teammate strong safety Eric Berry (29) tackle Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph (82) of the NFC in the second quarter of the NFL Pro Bowl football game in Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) of the NFC makes a pass during the second quarter of the NFL Pro Bowl football game in Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) hands off the football to Houston Texans running back Arian Foster (23) of the AFC in the first quarter of the NFL football Pro Bowl game against the NFC in Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub (8) of the AFC manages to throw a pass just as Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen (69) of the NFC grabs Schaub during the third quarter of the NFL Pro Bowl football game in Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

HONOLULU (AP) ? A handful of shenanigans and plenty of points ? yet still another ho-hum Pro Bowl.

Whether the NFL's all-star game will return next season is something the league will ponder the next few months after the NFC's 62-35 blowout of the AFC on Sunday.

"It's been an unbelievable week," Seattle rookie quarterback Russell Wilson said, "And the thing was, if you watched us, everybody was competing today and it was really awesome."

Wilson at least got the crowd pumped up in the second half with some nifty scrambles and three passing touchdowns. There was also Houston's sack-happy defensive end J.J. Watt going out for a couple of passes as a wide receiver, and retiring Green Bay center Jeff Saturday snapping to two Mannings on opposite teams.

But while the NFC appeared unstoppable on offense, with nearly each player putting up fantasy-worthy lines in limited play, the AFC had five turnovers and scored most of its points well after the game was no longer competitive.

Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph was voted the game's MVP with five catches for 122 yards and a touchdown.

"Guys were competing, guys wanted to win and guys want to keep the game here," Rudolph insisted. "That was the point before the game. We want to keep this game rolling for future Pro Bowlers."

Watt, who had 20 1/2 sacks for Houston, lined up as a wide receiver on the AFC's third play from scrimmage, but missed a pass from Denver quarterback Peyton Manning. He was targeted one more time, but didn't make a catch.

He later showed a television camera a bloody left pinkie, joking with NBC broadcasters that it was proof that the players were trying.

"Hey, Commish, we're playing hard," Watt said as he showed his finger.

Roger Goodell has said the Pro Bowl won't be played again if play didn't improve this year. Last year, fans in Hawaii booed as lineman were clearly not trying. On one play in that game, Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen did a barrel roll to switch positions with a teammate.

If players were coasting this time around, it was less obvious. The AFC just played poorly. And fans didn't boo much ? the stands were relatively empty even though the game sold enough tickets to lift a local television blackout.

The game was trending on Twitter in the United States early on, but quickly gave way to the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the WWE Royal Rumble.

Saturday, retiring at the end of this season, played for both teams, though he came representing the NFC. He lined up on one play for the AFC to snap the ball one last time to Manning, his longtime former Colts teammate.

Saturday said it meant a lot to him that the Broncos quarterback, whom Saturday called a true friend, orchestrated the stunt.

"He's got a little more pull than I got," Saturday said. "He got it all set up and timed up for me, so it was really nice of him to do that."

Saturday played 13 seasons in Indianapolis, all with Manning ? except 2011, when Manning was out with a neck injury. Saturday then played later in the game for the NFC, snapping to Peyton's brother, Giants quarterback Eli Manning.

Saturday's last play on the field was a passing touchdown by Eli Manning.

Peyton Manning said it was nice for the NFL to allow the play to happen.

"It's something that I'll always remember," he said, "that he'll always remember to kind of get that one, final snap together after the thousands that we've taken together."

Even as the NFC piled up touchdowns, the game struggled for memorable moments after Saturday's momentary switch.

In the second quarter, referee Ed Hochuli drew cheers when announcing a pass interference penalty on Denver cornerback Champ Bailey in the second quarter ? the first flag of the game.

"Yes, there are penalties in the Pro Bowl," Hochuli said, drawing laughs and loud cheers.

Giants wideout Victor Cruz broke a Pro Bowl record with 10 catches. Tampa Bay receiver Vincent Jackson had 91 yards and two touchdowns. Eli Manning threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns.

Cincinnati's A.J. Green had three TD catches for the AFC.

NFL officials said earlier in the week that the league wants to decide the future of the Pro Bowl by the time next season's schedule is released in April.

"We understood exactly what (Goodell) wanted, guys were making plays all over the field," Cruz said. "There was a little bit more high intensity than in years past and we were excited to play."

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Oskar Garcia can be reached on Twitter at http://twitter.com/oskargarcia .

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Mental Health Checks Are Not The Answer To Gun Violence

The current focus by the politicians in their quest for social and human factors solutions to gun violence appears to be two-fold.? First, there is a call for universal background checks.? Even the NRA has?indicated potential approval of this approach?(while there is still vacillation and equivocation within the ranks of the NRA on this issue).? While this is tempting, it won?t solve any problems, and instead it will lead to a national gun registry.

But if there is vacillation on the issue of universal background checks, there appears to be growing consistency in the call for more intrusive and comprehensive mental health checks for firearms ownership.? Progressive and conservative alike, from politician to random interviewee on the street, casting aspersions on mentally troubled people and pointing to mental health screenings as the problem and solution, respectively, is the one area of agreement.

Walter Russell Mead weighs in in the affirmative on this problem ? solution coupling:

Love it or loathe it, legislative gun control is unlikely to have much impact on violence American style. But there is another door to progress: taking care of America?s mentally ill. The good people at Mother Jones recently compiled a study, revealing that of the 62 mass shootings since 1982, 38 were carried out by a person suffering from mental illness (mostly men). Most had displayed signs of paranoia, depression, and other issues with mental health well before reaching for a weapon.

While most of the gun violence in America is committed by the clinically sane, the most horrific massacres are often the work of deranged people whose problems had come to the attention of family, neighbors or work associates.

I have shared before that I have a concealed handgun permit in my county, and in order to get permitted like this, one of the requirements is to sign over authority to examine your medical records to the county Sheriff.? Any admissions to one of five or six regional hospitals for mental health or substance abuse issues would have been reason to have denied my permit.? But I have often wondered, what if I had a recorded admission for some matter in one of the above two categories?? What would that have proven?? Little to nothing, as we will see.

What about the logical contraposition?? I am in a fitness for duty program because I have unescorted access to nuclear power plants.? Does that make me mentally stable?? How about law enforcement officers, since they are in a similar kind of program?? Anecdotal cases demonstrate problems.

Reports of Metro Police Lt. Hans Walters underscore the mental health component of the current gun control debate. Walters shot and killed his wife, a former police officer, and his son and then set fire to their Boulder City home before taking his own life.

Most would agree police departments conduct exhaustive background checks, screening tests, training and safety procedures before authorizing officers to carry and deploy a number of firearms. Yet a former colleague comments to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Walters ?didn?t seem out of the ordinary at all,? adding that ?Cops are pretty intuitive. They can tell when something?s wrong with someone. He seemed totally fine.?

Beyond the anecdotal level, there are problems with diagnosis and with the very nature of psychology.? One clinician weighs in this way.

Clinicians treating patients hear their fears, anger, sadness, fantasies and hopes, in a protected space of privacy and confidentiality, which is guaranteed by federal and state laws. Mental health professionals are legally obligated to break this confidentiality when a patient ?threatens violence to self or others.? But clinicians rarely report unless the threat is immediate, clear and overt.

Mental health professionals understand that, despite our intimate knowledge of the thoughts of our patients, we are not very good at predicting what people will do. Our knowledge is always incomplete and conditional, and we do not have the methods to objectively predict future behavior. Tendencies, yes; specific actions, no. To think that we can read a person?s brain the way a scanner in airport security is used to detect weapons is a gross misunderstanding of psychological science, and very far from the nuanced but uncertain grasp clinicians have on patients? state of mind.

What about diagnoses?

If mental health professionals were required to report severe mental illness (such as paranoid schizophrenia) to state authorities, it would have an immediate chilling effect on the willingness of people to disclose sensitive information, and would discourage many people from seeking treatment. What about depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse or post-traumatic stress disorder, along with other types of mental illness that have some link to self-harm and impulsive action? The scope of disclosure that the government could legally compel might end up very wide, without any real gain in predictive accuracy.

Diagnosis is an inexact and constantly evolving effort, and it is contentious within the profession. To use a diagnosis as the basis of reporting the possibility of violence to the authorities would make the effort of accurate evaluation much more fraught. And what of the families and friends of the mentally ill? Should their weapons purchases be restricted as well? A little reflection shows how unworkable in practice any screening by diagnosis would be.

And more clinicians weigh in?similarly:

?We?re not likely to catch very many potentially violent people? with laws like the one in New York, says?Barry Rosenfeld, a professor of psychology at Fordham University in The Bronx?.

A?study of experienced psychiatrists?at a major urban psychiatric facility found that they were wrong about which patients would become violent about 30 percent of the time.

That?s a much higher error rate than with most medical tests, says?Alan Teo, a psychiatrist at the University of Michigan and an author of the study.

One reason even experienced psychiatrists are often wrong is that there are only a few clear signs that a person with a mental illness is likely to act violently, says?Steven Hoge, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University. These include a history of violence and a current threat to commit violence?.

The next problem is that even if the science was capable of sustaining the load that we want to place it under, it still wouldn?t have the desired effect:

Perhaps most important, although people with serious mental illness have committed a large percentage of high-profile crimes, the mentally ill represent a very small percentage of the perpetrators of violent crime overall. Researchers estimate that if mental illness could be eliminated as a factor in violent crime, the overall rate would be reduced by only 4 percent. That means 96 percent of violent crimes?defined by the FBI as murders, robberies, rapes, and aggravated assaults?are committed by people without any mental-health problems at all. Solutions that focus on reducing crimes by the mentally ill will make only a small dent in the nation?s rate of gun-related murders, ranging from mass killings to shootings that claim a single victim.? It?s not just that the mentally ill represent a minority of the country?s population; it?s also that the overlap between mental illness and violent behavior is poor.

Finally, it isn?t just anecdotal evidence that calls into question the whole notion that mental health professionals can bear the weight of societal violence, or even the warnings of mental health professionals themselves.? Evidence doesn?t substantiate the current emphasis on mental health as the answer.

President Obama has called for stricter federal gun laws to combat recent shooting rampages, but a review of recent state laws by The Washington Times shows no discernible correlation between stricter rules and lower gun-crime rates in the states.

States that ranked high in terms of making records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System also tended to have tighter gun laws ? but their gun-crime rates ranged widely. The same was true for states that ranked poorly on disclosure and were deemed to have much less stringent gun-possession laws.

For example, New York, even before it approved the strictest gun-control measures in the country last week, was ranked fourth among the states in strength of gun laws by the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence, but was also in the top 10 in firearm homicide rates in 2011, according to the FBI.

Meanwhile, North Dakota was near the bottom in its firearm homicide, firearm robbery and firearm assault rates, but also had some of the loosest gun laws and worst compliance with turning over mental health records to the background check system.

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The Times analysis looked at the Brady Campaign?s rankings for strength of each state?s gun laws and at Mayors Against Illegal Guns? rankings for how states perform in disclosing mental health data to the background check system. That information was then matched against the FBI?s 2011 gun-crime rankings for homicides, robberies and assaults.

The results showed no correlation among the strength of laws and disclosure and the crime rates.

For example, Maryland and New Jersey ? both of them populous states with large metropolitan areas ? have tight gun laws but poor mental health disclosure. But New Jersey?s gun-crime rate was in the middle of the pack, while Maryland ranked sixth-highest in homicides involving guns and second-highest in robberies with guns.

Delaware and Virginia, which both ranked high in mental health disclosure and ranked 18th and 19th in the Brady tally of tough gun laws, also had divergent crime rates.

Delaware ranked among the top 10 in number of gun robberies and gun assaults, while Virginia was in the middle of the pack on its measures.

My own view is somewhat more pedestrian and pragmatic.? New programs to empower the government rarely avoid abuse, and man?s evil propensities always tend towards totalitarianism and excessive control.? The innocent who get swept up in the mental health screenings and?refused means of self defense will be considered the price to pay for government control.? With the right administration, simply wanting means of self defense will be justifiable cause for denying such.

With so little good that can come from this emphasis, coupled with such a large chance for abuse, mental health isn?t the answer that the politicians tout it to be.? As I have previously noted, the common element in the high profile gun violence cases (theater, schools, churches and malls) is that they?re all gun free zones.? Glenn Reynolds points out that this causes a false sense of security.? ?Policies making areas ?gun free? provide a sense of safety to those who engage in magical thinking, but in practice, of course, killers aren?t stopped by gun-free zones. As always, it?s the honest people ? the very ones you want to be armed ? who tend to obey the law.?

This is, as it were, the low hanging fruit.? Tackle the easy things and leave the questionable ones behind.

Prior Featured:

What To Expect On Gun Control In The Coming Months

The War To Disarm America

Christians, The Second Amendment And The Duty Of Self Defense

Do We Have A Constitutional Right To Own An AR?

U.N. Arms Treaty: Dreams Of International Gun Control

Source: http://www.captainsjournal.com/2013/01/27/mental-health-checks-are-not-the-answer-to-gun-violence/

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Olu of Warri tasks youths on leadership

The Olu of Warri, HRM Ogiame Atuwatse II, has charged members of Chambers International, JCI, to continue the good work of sensitising the citizenry on self improvement and actualization as a means of getting Nigeria out of its current leadership problem.

The Olu gave the charge when Warri Chapter of JCI and some national executives of the body paid him a courtesy visit as part of activities for the investiture of Josephine Ukah as 2013 Chapter President of Junior Chamber International, Warri.

The royal father enjoined them not to relent in their determination to bring about leadership re-orientation in Nigeria and the world at large. He gave the delegation his royal blessings and promised them his continuous support.

Josephine Ukah, on her part, said the visit was to seek the advice of the royal father on how they could be actively involved in making the community a better place. She said JCI has four areas of opportunities, which include the individual, the community, international and business.

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Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/olu-of-warri-tasks-youths-on-leadership/

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When planning a change about our living room furnishings, hows it to make that look as beautiful as possible by our innovative thinking and new interior design styles? And suddenly we started experimenting with almost each corner of the house and every household so that it perfectly matches with the new ideas. Is not?A good looking quality home takes some thinking about but when done correctly appears great and last for many years, hence a clear but distinct vision in choosing the furniture is of great importance in these regards.

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3 Things to Help You Burn More Calories, Get Leaner and Become ...

By Katalin Rodriguez Ogren, Saturday at 8:35 pm

There are so many trends that come and go.? Fitness professionals relish in the absurdity of products like the shake weight, slender bottom toner and the Hawaii chair.? There are numerous jokes that can be made about them and I believe if it wasn't for their clear sexual overtones, they would not have even had a chance on TV.? You would think the creators double as comedy writers for SNL. ?Unfortunately, these ridiculous fitness products distract consumers who really need help losing weight and gaining strength.?

Three of the most useful products on the market to help you achieve a leaner you, are below.? Of course, I can name many more that are a good use of money.? But right now these three items are helping my clients get to their goals quicker. ? Those with the most weight loss and body transformation are involved in a regular workout regiment that includes mostly interval training, comprised of ?weights, high intensity and core training.

Isagenix sells a wide variety of healthy protein shakes and? supplements that are gaining a lot of attention in the Chicago-land area? It offers a healthy maintenance program (which I follow) and several weight loss and cleanse options.? Their cleanse is not a diuretic and their protein is gluten free and organic certified (there is even a kosher line). ? It is the most superior protein shake (with optional supplements) that I have encountered as a fitness professional.? My clients have been very successful using various products losing weight and ?inches (and keeping it off).? Please note that I currently sell this product and serve as s consultant getting people on the right program along with their current fitness goals.

Fuelband by Nike got a lot of attention last year.? This tool has a cool design which is great because you do not mind wearing it with professional clothing. ?It assists with your weight loss endeavors.? It tracks your daily fitness efforts.? It keeps you informed to the minute of the amount of calories you are burning and how close you are to your goals.? You do not need to log into a site or download anything.? It keeps your 'fuel points'? displayed on your wrist band, along with the time.? You set up your goals online and have the option to join friends using it as well.

Weighted vests are becoming a popular. ?They are an easy way to add an extra challenge to any type of exercise.? They can be purchased with 10-80 pounds.? With the popularity of GORUCKS and even Cross Fit, more and more people are using weighted vests to add a functional aspect to their training.? They are ideal for those who love to hike or want to add intensity to basic body weight exercises like pushups and pull-ups. ? Most styles feature removable weights and the ability to adjust for various size bodies. Unlike the backpacks, the weight is distributed throughout the vest, which I believe will reduce lower back problems.

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David Koechner Talks 'Anchorman 2,' New Web Series (VIDEO)

David Koechner chatted with HuffPost Live on Friday to discuss his new web series "Full On Koechner," a new show from YouTube's comedy channel Official Comedy.

While on the air, he chatted with host Abby Huntsman and HuffPost Comedy deputy editor Ross Luippold about his career in comedy, and gave a few updates on the much-anticipated sequel to "Anchorman," in which he will reprise the role of crass sportscaster Champ Kind.

Check out the clip above for a segment of the interview. Then, click over to HuffPost Live to see the whole thing.

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AP NewsBreak: Harkin won't seek 6th Senate term (The Arizona Republic)

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California natives losing tough battle against invasive species

Invasive species are winning in the battle for survival against some native plants in a California reserve, according to a new study.

The research has troubling implications for plant hardiness, the scientists studying the plants said. While some researchers have believed the invaders merely supplement the native ecosystem, the new findings, published online earlier this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show that a few of the original plants could die out in a few hundred years.

"What we see is a serious invasion, meaning that as one or more invasive species start to become abundant, the native plants shrink down in their habitat," said ecologist Benjamin Gilbert, who did field research during a temporary appointment at the University of California. He is currently with the University of Toronto.

Among other experiments, Gilbert and co-author Jonathan Levine planted plots of several native species, including the native flower Lasthenia californica, at the Sedgwick Reserve in the Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara. Researchers then observed the plants' growth and modelled the long-term trend for the plants' survival based on the experimental results.

In general, Levine and Gilbert noted that the seedlings did not do very well in areas dominated by "exotic" grasses, such as Avena fatua, and that the population sizes of the native species are shrinking to critical levels.

Researchers have found that the number of total species in an area increases as exotics take hold and natives cling on to life. However, the native species are restricted to small "refugia," or isolated populations, located far apart from each other, which could hurt their long-term survival, Gilbert said.

Such isolated patches make the plants are more susceptible to damage frombeing hurt by disease or fire; plus, it's harder for them to disperse seeds.

"The native species are pushed out of the best habitat," Gilbert told OurAmazingPlanet. "The analogy for people is being taken off a really good diet ? it's getting them by, [but] it's not optimal."

Native species that have adapted to more challenging environments, such as rocky conditions, tend to fare better. "In this case, the only reason the natives seem to do well in these patches is it is so crappy for the invasives," Gilbert said.

As for protecting the native species, pesticides sometimes do more harm than good. It might be more effective, Gilbert suggested, to create a "corridor" of suitable habitat between patches of native species, which would help them again colonize larger areas.

One challenge, though, is that most of the native species develop naturally in small areas, although the invasives push them to sites that are much smaller than usual. This makes it difficult to study the impact of invasive species or to encourage the natural grasses and flowers to expand their habitats.

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VIDEO: Interview With Colin Kaepernick&#39;s Birth Mom - Business Insider

One week before the biggest game of his life, Colin Kaepernick's birth mom is doing interviews with Denver-area news reporters and talking about her decision to put Kaeprnick up for adoption. And while the interview seems innocent enough, it could prove to be a major distraction for the 49ers' young quarterback.

Heidi Russo says she gave up Colin for adoption six weeks after he was born. She was 19 at the time. According to Russo, she has kept in touch with Kaepernick's parents, but has only communicated with her son a couple of times. The first came after she found his profile on MySpace.

Of course, Russo says she is not trying to jump on the Kaepernick bandwagon or "share in any of the success." Here's the part of the interview that aired on FOX31 in Denver...

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Venezuela VP: ailing Chavez in 'best moment'

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ? Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's condition has improved and he is now optimistic as he faces more treatment following cancer surgery, his vice president said Saturday.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro said after meeting with Chavez in Cuba that the ailing president is now "in the best moment we've seen him in these days of struggle" following his Dec. 11 cancer surgery. Chavez hasn't appeared or spoken publicly since before the operation, and his government has said he suffered complications including a severe respiratory infection but has recently been improving.

Maduro spoke on state television early Saturday after returning from Havana to Venezuela. He said he was leaving shortly for a summit meeting in Chile with a written message from Chavez.

"We're taking a message prepared by the president, and we're going to turn it over to heads of state who attend the CELAC summit. He makes fundamental proposals," Maduro said, adding that the message was in Chavez's handwriting.

Maduro said Chavez also sent a message for Venezuelans, including that he was "very optimistic" about his treatment. Maduro said Chavez is "hanging on to Christ and to life."

Maduro said Chavez also urged his supporters in Venezuela to be alert about opponents seeking to do harm to his socialist-oriented "revolution." However, Maduro didn't elaborate.

The vice president, whom Chavez designated as his successor before the operation, spoke on television surrounded by officials including Defense Minister Diego Molero and Information Minister Ernesto Villegas. Maduro said Villegas would give a more detailed update on Chavez's health later Saturday.

Chavez has undergone repeated surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment for an unspecified type of pelvic cancer. He has undergone much of his treatment in Cuba.

The 58-year-old president won re-election in October, and lawmakers indefinitely put off his inauguration earlier this month in a decision that was condemned by opponents but upheld by the Supreme Court.

The vice president said that Chavez "has reviewed and evaluated reports on different areas and has made decisions."

He said Chavez evaluated the country's economic situation and budget and made decisions about gold reserves, funding for public housing projects and "social investments and economic development." Maduro didn't give more details but said the actions approved by the president were intended to "guarantee the country's economic growth, infrastructure, housing."

Maduro said that one of the documents signed by Chavez dealt with the selection of his socialist party's candidates for mayoral elections later this year. The vice president showed the signature in red ink on one of the documents.

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Common Painkillers Tied to Kidney Risks for Children: Study - Child ...

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Updated: Jan 25th 2013

FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Children taking the common painkillers known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be at risk for acute kidney damage, particularly when the kids are dehydrated, a new study finds.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (commonly called NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen (brand names Advil and Motrin), naproxen (Aleve) and ketorolac (Toradol) are used to relieve pain and fever.

"The one thing we did see that seemed to be connected to kidney damage was dehydration," said lead researcher Dr. Jason Misurac, a nephrologist at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

For the study, which was published in the Jan. 25 online edition of the Journal of Pediatrics, Misurac's team looked at the medical records of children admitted to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis from 1999 through mid-2010. Over that time, they identified more than 1,000 cases of children being treated for kidney damage.

In nearly 3 percent of the cases, the damage was related to NSAIDs, the study found. Most kids were teens, but four were under 5 years old. All of them had been given NSAIDs before being hospitalized. Since many other cases involved several causes of kidney damage, it is possible some of those also were related to NSAIDs, the researchers said.

Most children who developed kidney damage had been given the recommended dose and had not been taking NSAIDs for more than a week.

In adults, taking NSAIDs regularly for several years has been tied to kidney problems, according to the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Cases involving children have previously been reported but only rarely.

Misurac noted that most of the children in the study hadn't been drinking well and also were vomiting and had diarrhea, all of which can lead to dehydration. When someone is dehydrated the kidneys have a way of protecting themselves, which NSAIDs block, resulting in the damage, Misurac explained.

"Certainly in the way NSAIDs affect the kidneys, it's reasonable to think that dehydration plus an NSAID has more of an effect than just an NSAID by itself," he said.

Often the signs of kidney problems aren't apparent, Misurac said. One sign is a decrease in urine; another is stomach pain. "But most kids who have episodes of acute kidney injury have nonspecific symptoms and there's no one way to tell," he said.

"If kids are dehydrated and not drinking well, then parents should think twice about using NSAIDs," Misurac said. Tylenol (acetaminophen), which acts differently than NSAIDs, might be a better choice for children, he said.

For many of the children in the study, the kidney damage was reversed, Misurac said. The damage, however, was permanent for seven patients and they will probably need ongoing monitoring and treatment for declining kidney function, he said.

All the children under age 5 had to undergo dialysis and were more likely to be treated in an intensive-care unit, the researchers said. They also stayed in the hospital longer.

Although the study showed an association between taking NSAIDs and kidney problems in children, it didn't establish a cause-and-effect relationship.

One expert agreed that NSAIDs can damage the kidneys.

"This is well known. Unfortunately, it is better known among doctors; the public is not as educated regarding this problem," said Dr. Felix Ramirez-Seijas, director of pediatric nephrology at Miami Children's Hospital.

Ramirez-Seijas said NSAIDs are "overused and abused, both by doctors and patients."

For children, most fevers should not be treated; fever is how the body fights infection, he said. "There is a fear of fever that leads to overtreatment," Ramirez-Seijas said.

In addition, children who take NSAIDs for aches after vigorous exercise also are at risk, because they may be dehydrated, Ramirez-Seijas said.

His advice to parents is to be sure children are well hydrated if they are going take NSAIDs. In addition, he believes that even these over-the-counter drugs should only be used with the advice of a doctor.

"Most people see taking a couple of Advil like taking a sip of water, but it's not," Ramirez-Seijas said.

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Crocodile crossing: Thousands on loose in S.Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Afraid of crocodiles? Then you may want to stay away from the South Africa-Botswana border.

About 7,000 crocodiles escaped a crocodile farm when the gates on a dam were opened this week to alleviate pressure created by rising flood waters. About 2,000 have been recaptured, the Beeld newspaper reported Friday.

Video from the scene shows people hunting down the small-ish crocs at night, tying them up and taking them back to the Rakwena Crocodile Farm, in northern South Africa. The farm, which didn't respond to an email or calls seeking comment, used to hold 15,000 crocodiles.

The farm's website shows goods like crocodile-skin purses and hats for sale.

Northern South Africa and neighboring Mozambique have seen massive floods over the last week.

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Chicken wing prices soar ahead of Super Bowl

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Those chicken wings could be pricier this Super Bowl weekend.

By Allison Linn, TODAY

Last summer?s drought has come home to roost in the price you?ll be paying for those Super Bowl party chicken wings.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday that chicken prices were up 6 percent in December, versus a year earlier. That's more than triple how much overall food prices have risen over?the same time.

Food economists had been warning that the price of foods such as meats and dairy would likely rise because of the summer?s severe drought.

In the case of poultry, the drought led to a rise in prices for the grains that are typically used to feed animals such as chickens and turkeys. That, in turn, has pushed up the price of the chickens.

There are other factors that also are making chicken wings in particular?more expensive this year, said Ryan Koory, an economist with IHS Global Insights who specializes in agriculture.

Last year, Koory said there was a glut in supply for chickens that led some farmers to decrease the number of chickens they produced. That in turn started to push prices up.

In addition, he said, in the past year and a half or so consumers have increasingly been turning to cheaper types of chicken, such as dark meat and wings, over pricier parts of the chicken such as chicken breasts.?

All that will likely translate into higher prices when you go to buy your chicken wings for next Sunday's matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers.

The National Chicken Council also said the rise in corn prices resulted in slightly fewer chickens being produced. The trade group is expecting 1.23 billion chicken wings to be consumed on Super Bowl weekend, a 1 percent decline from last year, because of the lower supply.

Despite the higher prices, Koory said chicken remains a better deal than other protein options.

?It?s still the cheapest meat, in comparison to a pork or beef,? Koory said.

Chicken wing lovers who are on a budget could have something to look forward to next year. If the weather cooperates and farmers don?t have to deal with a drought this summer, Koory said chicken prices should start to go down toward the end of 2013.

That means your chicken wings could be cheaper when you host that Super Bowl Sunday party in 2014.

Related: Fingerlickin' good! Best chicken wings in America

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What Birds Know About Fractal Geometry

What? The world has come to this? Instead of how intelligent, strong, or attractive we are, the primary factor is socio-economic status?

Wow, I bet that realisation causes more than a few suicides.

At the level described in TFA(malnutrition leading to visible differences in development persisting into maturity) or similar(doesn't sound like they tested it; but parasite load and certain sorts of environmental pressures probably have the same effect) there really isn't a terribly strong separation of physical factors and socio-economic status(to the degree that birds have that). At the knife-edge-of-subsistence level, the fact that intelligence, strength, and attractiveness are paid for in calories and

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From bombastic to beloved, Joachim Sauer's trip to Wagner's "grail"

BERLIN (Reuters) - In his youth, theoretical chemist Joachim Sauer found the music of Richard Wagner "bombastic". All that changed when he was in his early 20s with a chance encounter with Wagner's 'Siegfried'.

Now the annual Wagner summer festival in Bayreuth is one of the few occasions when the media-shy Sauer is seen in public with his wife, German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

This year, the bicentenary of Wagner's birth, is a special one for the many millions of "Wagnerians" who share Sauer's passion. It was the chance to talk about Wagner's music, and only about music, that prompted Sauer to speak to Reuters.

"If you ask me what is the best good fortune in my life of course I say that I have seen in my lifespan the Wall coming down, the reunification," said Sauer, 63, who grew up in communist East Germany.

"But the second, which comes with it, is perhaps that I now can go to Bayreuth."

Sauer, considered a top expert in his field for his quantum chemical work with catalysts used in the chemical industry, and also in cars, met for an interview in English over dinner recently at the restaurant of the Deutsche Oper in Berlin where he went on to see Puccini's "Tosca".

"They see me all the time at Bayreuth and think I only like Wagner's music and it's not true," Sauer said. He also likes Beethoven, Mozart, some of the Romantic repertoire, even the music of the 20th century, and Verdi's "La Traviata", which he considers a masterpiece.

But what is it about Wagner's music that Sauer, a slender, fit and cordial man whose smiling countenance throughout the dinner of fish and a glass of white wine belied his somewhat dour image in the German press, finds so engaging, if not to say addictive?

His conversion occurred by chance when he came home one day exhausted, he said.

"I was studying chemistry and this is a physically hard job because you are in the laboratory, you work hard and you come home in the late afternoon or in the evening and you always needed a break. So I would stretch out on the sofa, switch on the radio and listen to this special radio program which has a lot of classical music and I was listening to something. I didn't know what it was but I found it very interesting.

"And at the end it turned out it was a piece of 'Siegfried'" - from Wagner's "Ring" cycle. "So I told myself, 'You're an idiot...you should listen to it.' So this was how it started."

"It never ends, it's so rich," Sauer added, speaking of the appeal of Wagner's operas, which include the story of the "swan knight" in "Lohengrin", the 16-hour-long "Ring" and conclude with the quest for the Holy Grail in "Parsifal". "And they are all so very different."

He said Bayreuth, Wagner's purpose-built opera house on the "Green Hill" in Bavaria, is unique in allowing busy people like himself, with a fulltime career as a professor at Humboldt University in Berlin, to get away from their daily routines and pay full attention to nothing but Wagner's operas.

"Many people would be very proud if they had invented it. Therefore I am strictly against any good advice they would give to open it to change, to open it to other composers, to do all types of things. All wrong, because this is a unique thing and don't touch it."

AN UNEXPECTED FAVOURITE

Like many passionate Wagnerians, Sauer more or less throws up his hands when asked how many times he has seen the various operas - regularly since his 20s and at Bayreuth every year since 1990, when East and West Germany were reunited, was his rough estimate.

He said one of his greatest Wagner moments unexpectedly was a 1990s staging by the late Brecht disciple and leftist playwright Heiner Mueller of Wagner's intensely romantic "Tristan und Isolde", in which two unrequited lovers are united in death.

"It was really the best piece I have seen in Bayreuth so far.... I often have trouble with what is called the 'regie theater' where the director takes over but in this case it made sense not only in an intellectual way but also an emotional way," Sauer said, still clearly passionate about a production that set part of the drama in a post-apocalypse world where the moribund lover Tristan, sung by Siegfried Jerusalem, wore dark sunglasses and was covered with concrete dust.

This year Bayreuth will unveil a new "Ring" by deconstructionist Berlin theatre director Frank Castorf, who has been known to dispense with whole sections of text in plays he directs, with the young Russian Kirill Petrenko conducting.

Sauer, who enjoyed the previous Bayreuth "Ring" under Wagner-immersed German conductor Christian Thielemann, is keeping an open mind. Little has been revealed about the Castorf version, apart from snippets on blogs and websites saying it will use a revolving stage and that Castorf is under orders not to make cuts.

"We take the risk. The music is still there," Sauer said, with a wry hint of humor.

(editing by Janet McBride)

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