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28 in 28 #1: Key Buildings from Prehistory to the Present

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<i>February is Book Month on A Daily Dose of Architecture. The "<a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/search/label/28%20in%2028">28 in 28</a>" series features a different book every day of the month.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.laurenceking.com/en/key-buildings-from-prehistory-to-the-present/"><b><i>Key Buildings from Prehistory to the Present: Plans, Sections and Elevations</i></b></a> by Andrew Ballantyne<br />Laurence King Publishing, 2012<br />Hardcover, 320 pages<br /><br /><img alt="28-28_key.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/28-28_key.jpg" title="Book cover" /><br /><br />The first "key building" in Andrew Ballantyne's survey from prehistory to present—in a chapter on "culture-defining moments"—is not a building at all. It is Uluru, familiarly known as Ayers Rock, a landform in Australia's Northern Territory. What follows this first entry is a fairly typical list of buildings—if more international than most architectural histories—most of them from before the Industrial Revolution. So Uluru, and to a lesser degree the rest of the first chapter,  seems primed to provoke. What makes a natural feature a building? Is architecture more than the shelters humans create for themselves? Is there value in a plan, section, and elevation of a large rock?<br /><br />Ballantyne reasons that architectural history should notice cultures that don't produce monuments. In contrasting European colonists and Aboriginals, Ayers Rock was seen as a geological formation, but Uluru was formed by singing or other means during Dreamtime, the age of the Aboriginal's ancestors. By today's (Western) definition of architecture, the orange rock is beautiful and substantial but hardly something to be considered with the Great Pyramid at Khufu, the Parthenon, or the Eiffel Tower. Its inclusion reminds readers that different cultures and epochs have different ways of living, none of which is unimportant. Such is why the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Judge+Harry+Pregerson+Interchange&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=WPn&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ci0LUeLQKMm40gGA_4CoBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&biw=1272&bih=658">Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange</a> in Los Angeles is found at the end of the first chapter. <br /><br />Other distinctions between eras are visible in the drawings that make this volume and <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2009/01/12/key-urban-housing-of-the-twentieth-century/">other "key</a> <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2008/07/book-review-key-contemporary-buildings.html">buildings" titles</a> valuable. Orthographic drawings—plans, sections, elevations—are helpful in understanding space and structure, but they are also technological; they are conventions that architects have used since the Renaissance. Buildings before the Renaissance—Machu Picchu, Medina at Fes, Houses in Burkina Faso, for exampe—are more readily understood in the photographs provided rather than the drawings, which can't capture the complexity of the architecture. But these are the minority, for most of the drawings do a great job in aiding the understanding of some of the most significant buildings in history, all over the world. With drawings on the included CD-ROM, this is a title especially valuable for students of architecture.<br /><br /><b>US: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1856698378/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1856698378" target="_blank"><img alt="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/buy-from-tan.gif" /></a> CA: <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1856698378/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1856698378" target="_blank"><img alt="Buy from Amazon.ca" border="0" height="28" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/buy-from-tan-ca.gif" width="90" /></a> UK: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1856698378/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1856698378" target="_blank"><img alt="Buy from Amazon.co.uk" border="0" height="28" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/buy-from-tan-uk.gif" width="90" /></a></b>

28 in 28 #1: Key Buildings from Prehistory to the Present

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Some service members sleep too little | Body & Brain | Science News

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Some members of the armed forces are strikingly short on sleep, according to a review of medical records of U.S. military personnel.<br /><br><br /><br>The study, which appears online January 31 in Sleep, uses data from active-duty military people who sought out, or were referred to, a clinic because they had a sleep complaint. Even though the study is not a random sample, some scientists believe the low levels of sleep found in the records raise serious questions about the health of the armed forces. Sleep problems in the study sample were often associated with conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety, brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.<br /><br><br /><br>Scientists know that sleep deprivation can affect mood, concentration, reaction time and cognitive function. But little information is available specifically about sleep loss in the military.<br /><br><br /><br>"It's really the first study to take a good epidemiological look at sleep in military personnel," says Alan Peterson, a psychologist at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio who wasn't involved in the study.<br /><br><br /><br>Researchers reviewed the charts of every person who was admitted to Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., in 2010 for sleep-related complaints and underwent polysomnography, a diagnostic test that measures physiological changes during sleep. The 725 people whose records were analyzed served in the Army, Navy or Air Force and had an average age of 36. The vast majority of the medical charts belonged to people who had been in combat, and many had been deployed to war zones multiple times.<br /><br><br /><br>Of the people, 85 percent had sleep problems meriting treatment, with sleep apnea and insomnia the most common. Both can cause daytime sleepiness and fatigue. People who didn't have a sleep disorder mainly snored or had other mild symptoms.<br /><br><br /><br>Nearly 42 percent of the people in the study said they got five hours of sleep or less per night on average, and another 26.5 percent reported only six hours, the reviewers found. "That was the most surprising finding," says study coauthor Vincent Mysliwiec, a pulmonary and sleep physician at Madigan.<br /><br><br /><br>The risks of sleep deprivation in combat might seem obvious but actually aren't well understood, he says. "When you're getting shot at, you just don't fall asleep," soldiers have told him.<br /><br><br /><br>The findings suggest that the military needs to think about sleep as a resource that has value, much like fuel or water, he says. Vehicles need fuel and soldiers need water, and neither is sent into combat without enough, he says. "Sleep should be viewed with the same perspective."<br /><br><br /><br>Instead, soldiers are taught to find downtime to catch up on sleep. "All soldiers need to rest and recover," Mysliwiec says. "How much is possible in a wartime environment depends on the unit you're deployed with."<br /><br><br /><br>Caffeinated beverages such as coffee or so-called energy drinks may contribute to sleep problems as well, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in November. A survey of service members deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 found that those who consumed three or more such beverages per day were more likely than those who drank two or fewer to experience sleep disruption or to fall asleep in briefings or on guard duty – but not while riding in convoys.<br /><br>Researchers have long known about the military's culture of insufficient sleep, say Nita Lewis Shattuck and Stephanie Brown of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., writing in the same issue of Sleep. "For many individuals in the military, sleep is considered a luxury or even a weakness." The new findings highlight the need for policy changes, they conclude.<br /><br><br /><br><a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/347980/description/Some_service_members_sleep_too_little">http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/347980/description/Some_service_members_sleep_too_little</a>

Some service members sleep too little | Body & Brain | Science News

Some members of the armed forces are strikingly short on sleep, according to a review of medical records of U.S. military personnel. The stu...

When you're angry

3:40 AM Tukiyooo 0

<p> There are times we all get angry with students. Not just red but boiling, lava infused, steam producing fury.</p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9js2M5PJHifUaRITFSAFHiNS-pCYGt6xhs0IQv_yY-qrBdfAi2WOIIOkaD_LE51iL9Skg-eWDE3tak3ZsRfx1UJiHXZLNqyhVE8YWgdYaDCBFs6cyNJ8GLT1UpUSl7EN-NuQ5ogrEvxc0/s1024/Photo%252520Jan%25252023%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="clear: right; float: right;  "><img alt="" class="alignright" height="373" id="blogsy-1359719150559.4272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9js2M5PJHifUaRITFSAFHiNS-pCYGt6xhs0IQv_yY-qrBdfAi2WOIIOkaD_LE51iL9Skg-eWDE3tak3ZsRfx1UJiHXZLNqyhVE8YWgdYaDCBFs6cyNJ8GLT1UpUSl7EN-NuQ5ogrEvxc0/s500/Photo%252520Jan%25252023%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" width="500"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was put in our teacher's lounge when our PTO gave us a surprise breakfast recently. We do give kids a great start, but what happens when something they do starts our blood boiling? How do we react and stay professional?</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>I think it is important to be self-aware and determine what you will do when you are that angry. I've developed a method that has helped me from making mistakes. </p> <p>When you're angry, and I'm talking anger at a student here, usually the student has done something very very wrong. You know they are wrong but you don't know their side of the story. <strong>You are furious but you aren't listening</strong>. Now, if you go and say something awful or get so mad that you can't control yourself then you will do something wrong and it will be YOU in trouble.</p> <p>Losing control in your anger is kind of like this. If you've ever had one string loose on a pair of pants, and those pants were, perhaps, a little snug. When that string broke and boom - you realize that you now feel air where no air should be hitting and run to go see what happened (to the bathroom or some other private place.) That is what this kind of anger is like. You're about to expose a part of you that must remain hidden.</p> <p>When I am experiencing britches splitting anger - and it usually only happens about once a year -- but it happened to me recently... I do the same thing I would do if my britches busted wide open -- I run. I get away to a private place so I can calm down and think clearly.</p> <p>I used to stay and confront. </p> <p>That was until I had to reap the consequences of the stupidity and lack of clear headedness I have when I really lose it. </p> <p>Now, I go take a moment.</p> <p>Now, if I have a class and lose it, I stick my head next door to the teacher I know very very well - she's seen me lose it the other 10 times in the last 11 years and knows when I'm unglued -- I will tell her - I'm at my limit, I'll be right back, can she keep an eye on them. Meanwhile, I'll send the student to the office immediately and I'll go to the ladies room in the back and catch my breath and calm down.  I call on other teachers to stand in the gap until I can sew myself back in and gain composure.<br></p> <p>Recently, I lost it with someone but wasn't in class. I said, "I'm sorry, I can't talk about this right now, I'm about to make a scene because I'm so upset. I WILL talk to you first thing in the morning after I can think through this clearly."  I did immediately speak with the principal.</p> <p>The tough thing about this method is that the child will usually realize that he is in trouble and will run home to Mom with a fabrication (if he's smart.) But if I tell the principal while I'm upset - he can understand that this IS a big deal and he can think clearly for me but he can also know and see in my face, a face that is usually smiling and kind, just how mad I am. He needs to know what a big deal it is to me. </p> <p>Again, this DOESN'T happen often and shouldn't. You shouldn't be one of those teachers who comes uncorked ALL of the time. If you are, see someone, talk to someone, try to get at why you're having these problems. Learn to change how you deal with behavior issues so you're able to only rarely be in those flame up moments infrequently.</p> <p>But there are times you will get upset. Very upset. And when you do, <strong>go ahead and think about what you can do to prevent your own words from becoming nails to crucify yourself and your career</strong>. </p> <p>When great educators say dumb things, it is usually in the heat of anger when they are not thinking. But it is still you and you are responsible for yourself. We are adults and there is no excuse for us not having control over ourselves.</p> <p>Plan your escape route and take it. <strong>Plan ahead for when you lose your head or you may just lose your job. </strong>Good teachers do lose their temper, but good teachers know how to keep a bad situation from getting worse. Kenny Rogers sang "you gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em" -- a teacher version of this song  is "you gotta know when to scold 'em and know when to withhold 'em" -- you don't HAVE to say everything.</p> <p>I wonder. What are your tips for when you get really really angry so that you can be a professional, an adult, and do the right thing. It usually only takes me 5 minutes to calm down, but before I did this, I regretted it later. Now, I recover, and can move on and move ahead.</p> <p>Thoughts?</p> <p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Written by Vicki Davis, author - Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds - Posted with Blogsy from my iPad" height="20" src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" />Written by Vicki Davis, author - Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds - Posted with Blogsy from my iPad</a></div>

Teaching When you're angry

There are times we all get angry with students. Not just red but boiling, lava infused, steam producing fury. This was put in our teacher&...

Like Guinness?

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<p>Wanna be a Guinness ambassador? ;-)</p><p>Guests coming to Ireland  in 2013?</p><p>Register for one of 50,000 Guinness Storehouse Gathering Ambassador cards and you'll get free entry and a discount for your overseas visitors.To boot, there's also a chance to win prizes including your very own Gathering party in the Gravity Bar!</p><p>More <b><a href="http://www.thegatheringireland.com/I-Love-Ireland/I-Love-Ireland-Blog/January-2013/Get-the-VIP-treatment-at-Guinness-Storehouse.aspx">here</a></b> </p><p>Pictured is model Jasmine Guinness at the launch of this promotion.</p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyv26MXZ23VuNsKePSDtEHmo5qg05spavycUj21lU3qMRafPSW-4WYPvYL-vq3dZSNSo87QAV3cpDT8fhdnvhzutQtijmAXRGtV57D1QuV5T3ErIp0n7sDsoL6-NPQNChaVWGA-rQ8oOp/s1600/385190_534694223228722_1190896949_n.jpeg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyv26MXZ23VuNsKePSDtEHmo5qg05spavycUj21lU3qMRafPSW-4WYPvYL-vq3dZSNSo87QAV3cpDT8fhdnvhzutQtijmAXRGtV57D1QuV5T3ErIp0n7sDsoL6-NPQNChaVWGA-rQ8oOp/s400/385190_534694223228722_1190896949_n.jpeg" /> </a> </div>

Like Guinness?

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Teachers, ever wondered what takes place at Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Global Forum?

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Gp5xS3sXd4EgDAGXI9BP8nXh5Ynoz3zGZMrsZBnlyx8h3fpTfxin7q0psZ6OmjZblq7APyW8ZvHG33zQii_mhnooqYdLOtKBaU2iNse6IMywQj7jmewU7D_5OYUXlMqyoYCdY_vgGv4/s1600-h/image%25255B64%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfucUmnQWsrAstd9AwvaDJxTX-VXx2CDYVnvt2kxi9T0XY1In4j21Kam7E48blH3Sh_XWjnoXHpOHXfguvLz8iTYyK-hlxJX_IMHSL2vt2XTF7LiXGOU3GvoeRH9t1VIIA_cUGHgI0Yxc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Submitted by Fiona Beal with excerpts from the amazing <em>blog </em><a href="http://bellbulldogreaders.edublogs.org/"><em>Bulldog Readers</em></a> belonging to Julie Hembree of Seattle, a Global Forum finalist from the US. </span></em><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers, it is time to start preparing to enter Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Forum for 2013, best known as the Microsoft Innovative Educator competition. This competition takes place in 119 countries around the globe and culminates in the Global Forum where the world winners are revealed… being a winner in this forum will change your life forever!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To spur you on let me tell you something about last year’s Global Forum where the winners from the various regional events around the world gathered in Prague, Czech Republic from November 28 - December 1, 2012. The theme of the Global Forum was “Your ideas matter”. 500 of the most innovative teachers, school leaders, education leaders, and government officials from 75 countries gathered together for this event and up for grabs were 18 Global Innovative Educator Awards. It must have been a very exciting place to be right then! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Did South Africa have a representative?</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes! We were PROUDLY represented by Charli Wiggil from Durban with his fantastic project<em> Pay It Forward for the Blind. This</em> was a project that had students make Braille Memory cards and educational games, plus record MP3 storybooks and original stories for the blind. They are now used all over South Africa for blind children in their classes. Charlie encouraged as many people as he could to use their 67 Mandela minutes to record these stories for the blind in South Africa, but he also inspired teachers in at least 10 other countries to collect stories on his behalf. You can find out more about this on Charlie’s wiki <a href="http://pay-it-forward-for-the-blind.wikispaces.com/" title="http://pay-it-forward-for-the-blind.wikispaces.com/">http://pay-it-forward-for-the-blind.wikispaces.com/</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />In the photo on the right below Charlie can be seen with Lucille Mahlatsi from Lesotho when they were both regional winners at the Morocco Forum earlier in the year. Lucille represented Lesotho – a country that has always done very well in the Microsoft Forums.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQjO6IaXRT87ViEhfd2MQVHO6H4HX3gMVkdlU1OdqI3AQK7a85cyPia2CT-rncqld8YlHR-Isv8TPNlB2Ll0IdxAJFPzp9K0JdzcXoB0JaLa7drtqhiwpFQ15nW_SooJaeRJEvFtBBq4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="249" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charli Wiggil in Prague</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdWIorzRkdNOLS1vnXrSRYPkYXc4ty3cGsAIoP4nbd37zsyVwu3HbuubuAuSIyIBEpC3dx7MYjGjAynRbvlz8G1k4f94m7M3hRc1Si1oI3IjfvJPVtbtif-sF5Asabwm_ZhpgeGk0ckw/s1600-h/image%25255B60%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="10"></td> <td valign="top" width="189"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJXa2JSV5rhNq_LDtFUKB7FUtKogkP3AcGKQ6CnKhFuhtbDaMzbMf-knbph0D4FOT4Jumca2lldeZEgces5AyAFxxl6TihgAgv2dQ-AzFQbtpYrez523ifJoqqVYFFN-s2iIr619EOX0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="220" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charli and Lucille - winners in Morocco</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sc1Yqt-a-i12zuGDmLXdDt8iyBCeCCmipO8gfMOgmdYZF0bp2ByRObFJZ692hQCnAIW6zTkrtMRfQ0aLAsAXuUAub1_4VtAfbSznHkAQy9kJuXWxxXu0bI-CAFBkSrNZwAzUsAGWRto/s1600-h/image%25255B61%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I should add the link to Charli’s class’s </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaXw0QcoroI&feature=share&list=ULDaXw0QcoroI" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">YouTube video</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> about their project at this point. Unfortunately embedding has been disabled or I would have added the whole video here. To see what a project looks like when it features on Microsoft’s amazing PIL network for teachers (which I will talk about at the end of this post), take a look at Charli’s project </span><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/Resources/LearningActivities/Details/e3f3b4c6-5d17-4c6d-a939-02f5ef60bdae" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here.</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What actually happens at a Global Forum?</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“In the afternoon it was time to set up the teacher booths. Each project had a booth to use for showcasing their work. We hung posters and decorated our spaces so people who walked by could get a quick idea of each project. Our booths were arranged in alphabetical order by country. When you look at the top, you can see the name of the project and then the country of origin.” </span><a href="http://bellbulldogreaders.edublogs.org/2012/12/12/best-memories-of-the-global-forum/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Julie Hembree</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. (<i>I am fortunate to find a wonderful reflection from my blogging teacher friend Julie Hembree from Seattle who was a US finalist at the forum so I’ll be drawing extensively on that.</i>) Here is a picture of Julie next to her project </span><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/Resources/LearningActivities/Details/46a88fab-1323-4e92-9d39-f1d7aff0de05" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘Kid Lit movies – Book trailers for young readers.</a> <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOT-GoWzf1Lvz05KBoCis3wWvdey0llD1u2X5zyZUwd9RMcAfjUghwNrz3jxijr0vwj_T0cEQay5ohkuFV7HHh7FStrnG5-J7mJOae5qZjM7c5Kd2itJaHzVy9Dfto1njCkQDeSpwwqQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="309" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julie Hembree with her Kid Lit Movies project</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv_GyTc6JyicWn4rOXk8jHcgijpusesPeJBioyxbjU0SLqDSdiYzbozsjyELMXG8fX0N0tiuOoZWAwh1D8Fsk_MDQIazrGMBdR_U3wkEoX-OQqf1Evt086Wdaj45YbWIvwBNaEg4AOps/s1600-h/image%25255B19%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is some more about Julie’s Kid Lit Movies project on YouTube</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lhYnYV2qZcg" width="420"></iframe></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We had a welcome reception that evening. Each country wore something to indicate their team. It was a lot like going to the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Some people had team jackets, others had hats, or scarves. We all had our special name tags that we had to wear everywhere we went.(Julie)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Thursday was our first day of competition. Each project was given three judging times over the course of two days. A judge would come to your booth for 15 minutes and ask you in depth questions about your project. I had two judging times on Thursday and then another on Friday. It was a very busy time. When we weren’t being judged, most of us tried to go visit other booths to connect with other teachers and hear about different ideas.” (Julie)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few Literacy projects to note </span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“In <a href="http://www.pil-network.com/Resources/LearningActivities/Details/3cf02fea-e69e-4af9-bd19-ca1554f41238">Let’s Go to the Movies</a><em></em> students in Colombia used Moviemaker to record movies they had written, acted in  and created about life in Colombia.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDRLYQlgwHuWS9d-mGA5_XCQcNCVN6tAeUHvfSfARvHY3n_rAiSkOKAYXc0PUjo6ev9cF69isZieaX8_zD6G09Ns3DlbEnWTg3o7D-igCdhZ0-KrRmo4iRm4-SuZWSixy426ZOz-IhyphenhyphenM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's Go To The Movies</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><br /><em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“What’s Up Egypt?</em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by Mr. LaVogue in Florida had his students combine a news television show with rap music. They created a video show in moviemaker showcasing what they had learned about life in ancient Egypt in the lyrics of the music.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxAazZgVYCqYbox0L86IjfAF97bV7pnTnMdJEnA7QyzYStiZIMrOLGIZCyZUh9umDgB008v3J-NvoAbwydL54j9vWLRTESdy-OU1TD6wsQnebv2q70DPc3EKNThi0mDXqjVq-6qQo9wg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="275" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's Up Egypt?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><br /><em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Fun, Education, Stop Motion Animation</em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> was a project from Macedonia. They made stop motion animated movies for primary aged children about all kinds of subjects, using MovieMaker.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJLyVLFvpggUzxC_jtsJXltYGmKonpdeGSjh87OU2Ef_CiclKmRPZ57fdlVSvRP8t-u2lpoIYVoCT-W0d9lBtSpsDAc9oAsGZ5_63NigmAfGCtn1RWh7605Lt4p2tkRvqNB_9wXfcd4c/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="310" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun, Education, Stop Motion</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><br /><em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Creating Fairytale Radioplays</em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> was a project where teams of students drew scenes from a fairy tale, imported them into Movie maker, added narration and subtitles, plus background music and sound effects. The students wrote their own music and recorded it for the movie. Dr. Froehlich had headsets available so you could watch and listen to the radioplay.” (Julie)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuSMhAC-PC1E2aDVxtPBVkKpPLN0JH_HXtMah0xhXzqcpxlEIVKMZTsLz_RvvSjZVUOwzA8M8hG13I5AbgU2OCDrarXGFDPO8Qa6iMAsFjXhuWZvBBOEiaLSflY9eY4mKZCBz9Kia5xQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="312" /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In <a href="http://www.pil-network.com/Resources/LearningActivities/Details/23e85f7d-5397-45e1-b09a-83a4e81bc465">Flip the Flipped classroom</a> Bram Faens from Belgium’s students solved maths and language problems by creating stop animation videos.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeBR4CXyN7iurY7qaBBnaKL-R5A6Qk3UMFFueyJX4p5RiQpgj7zQpjq13UqmFwqf-PE1WMwvadLeXY4LJqw_9WbkMqx7zsTQ0ri5R648Ha5SUbQAq597-D0xuDduXvz5ssb-UH1Zg_jc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="316" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flip the Flipped Classroom</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Winners at the Global Forum</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The highlight of the last day of the Global Forum was a reception in Rothmayer Hall, followed by a gala dinner and awards ceremony in the Spanish Hall at the Prague Castle…Each country sat together at huge rounds tables underneath the most magnificent chandeliers and stucco decorations I have ever scene. All of us were in awe of the surroundings.”</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFonvYq9ypDHI7tgZqf81VPfg9ELXlrQ5FR_yxEooCo4x_VTWGa8BC1PNEC9aEbH1bFKaNsOruCf1K7XiQfamqLdYpi5jnHw9js1v2Th8AQXwkb8hz-T9kuEf4qTzYJ_bDkOA9UAnMoo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Before long, it was time for the awards ceremony. I have never been to the Olympics, but I think this event closely matched what it must be like at the awards ceremony. As teachers from different nations proudly wore their flags and came to the front for their awards, the rest of the room clapped and screamed in support.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZyywNZC1Phuw3J_S5M2iomQXOFSdS2sghQ3fCtnhAxLQgg0Vzl2jnhI5FbGVS4_Sf439K-zG6zU38nXrrTiQe5NCiX_FaKzUYzU9AhF0OLpa-1lyGE1quDprxHIoURnBF3drwWln3S0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="260" /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It didn’t matter where we were from -where were all part of the “teacher family”. Twenty-one teachers went home with an award recognizing their innovative use of technology in the classroom.” (Julie Hembree)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>    <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwuoXgXRwNlsmgZXoSr3tiMBN244VpeBdJlYZZtXYwBzewJ9bqVaUUldb_MUG0NpR-RwVeBUSVMCgT9gg7jEEKKk1lR_kphdrm5ioHIPuvHV_9qujJomoI9CnbDUqwexXiaHCXgGWGLg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21 winners in total</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love Julie’s conclusion – it truly sums up what happens to a teacher who participates in this Partners in Learning competition and attends the Global Forum, “<i>How I teach and why I teach will be forever changed by what I learned from the other teachers at the forum</i>.”</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a quick look at the final Ceremony in Prague (1’48”)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QkIYxKPrN5E?list=UU6B1qXaCAUcoR_ooSuAs5Rg" width="420"></iframe></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><br /></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Make a start by joining the Partners in Learning Network</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where should you start? Definitely the first place is to start is by joining the PIL network (as we refer to it)! Microsoft's Partners-in-Learning wing has an incredible network that is free to teachers and schools to join - the </span><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Partners in Learning Network</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Among a multitude of other very useful resources for teachers there are thousands of projects, including all of the projects from the Global, US and other country/regional forums there for you to see should you want to see what teachers are up to in different parts of the world. You’ll notice that I have hyperlinked the projects mentioned in this post to their PIL network descriptions.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Take a risk this year…and enter the competition!</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to get involved from South Africa this year and are looking for support and information please contact Megan (at) schoolnet.org.za. Want to change your life forever? To make change involves taking risks – why not take that risk this year and enter a project!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Further reading on the global event at Prague</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheryl Arnott </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cheryl-arnett/the-time-is-now_1_b_2241030.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=1283482,b=facebook" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The time is now</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in The Huffington Post</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alice Leung: </span><a href="http://aliceleung.net/2012/12/05/the-ipony-an-analogy-in-leading-others-to-adopting-innovative-practices/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The iPony, an analogy in leading others to adopting innovative practices</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pauline Roberts </span><a href="http://notjustateacher-pr05bps.blogspot.de/2012/12/unpacking-prague.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unpcking Prague</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bram Faens: </span><a href="http://www.leesvoer.be/en/geen-categorie/partners-in-learning-global-forum-you-moved-me-2/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Partners in Learning Forum you moved me</a><br /><br /></div>

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<ul class="diigo-linkroll">      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3004112/most-popular-podcasts-2012">The Most Popular Podcasts Of 2012 | Fast Company</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">As you recap 2012, here's a listen to 2012 in audio. Sticher put together the most popular podcasts of 2012 and what defined us as a world. Take a listen and travel down memory lane - or play if for your current events class and talk about why these events made the cut.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/2012">2012</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2013/01/connected_learning_versus_blended_learning_new_terms_old_debate.html">Connected Learning versus Blended Learning: New Terms, Old Debate - EdTech Researcher - Education Week</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">If you are a researcher or college professor and you're not reading Justin Reich, Edtechresearcher, you should be. I like Justin because he helps me see clearly the different "sides" in debates and connects it to research. This is totally not my area but he explains the conversation in a way that anyone can understand. In this week's article, he shares the differences and debates between Connected Learning and Blended learning, and no, they are not the same thing. So, educate yourself before using these terms.     "By contrast, advocates of Connected Learning hold more radical beliefs about the inadequacy of fundamental structures of schooling and learning. Connected Learning advocates argue that universal curriculum is a dated concept for an era of infinite subspecialties and a deeper understanding of learner variation. They argue that understanding learning through the activities of schools is far too limited a canvas for the age of lifelong and lifewide learning. They argue that technologies are not best suited to optimizing student pathways through a prescribed curriculum, but for connecting learners with mentors, peers, and resources for learning experiences that tap into students interests and passions and span from school to home to library to cultural institutions to informal learning spaces."</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/research">research</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/connectedlearning">connectedlearning</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/blended">blended</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://azharreflections.blogspot.com/2013/01/etmooc-twitter-in-new-dress.html">Azhar's Reflections: Twitter in a new dress!</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">I love this reflection from Azhar Youssef, an EFL teacher in Egypt who is so passionate and excited. This is what MOOCs are all about - connecting the world and finding the best wherever they are. Hat tip to my friend Lee Graham of #diffimooc who let me know about Azhar's work. This is her introduction video that she used for the Mooc work. I think that all teachers in the near future, are going to need to have an introduction video. Like a resume, you'll need it to use to introduce yourself when you participate in elearning projects. Do you have an intro flyer or video? Isn't it time?  I love her smore flyer.  (via Azhar's Reflections: Twitter in a new dress!)</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mooc">mooc</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform">edreform</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/highered">highered</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a></p>                                        </li>  </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Ron Jeremy Reuters 660.JPG" src="http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/Entertainment/0/371/Ron%20Jeremy%20Reuters%20660.JPG" /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Actor Ron Jeremy attends the premiere of the movie "Finding Bliss" at the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, January 18, 2009.</span><span class="source" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> (Reuters)</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Ron Jeremy won’t be getting back to work soon, according to TMZ. Sources told the website the adult film actor will need to stay in the hospital for at least two weeks. Jeremy is currently still in the ICU, a source added</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">.</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><br /><div class="published updated dtstamp" style="background-image: none; color: #999999; display: inline; float: left; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; padding: 0px 7px 0px 0px; zoom: 1;">Published January 31, 2013<span class="value-title" style="height: 0px; left: -9999px; position: absolute; width: 0px;" title="2013-01-31T16:09:17.000-0500"></span></div><div class="source-org vcard" style="background-image: url(http://global.fncstatic.com/static/v/all/img/bg-marker-4.gif); background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #999999; display: inline; float: left; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; padding: 0px 7px 0px 12px; zoom: 1;"><span class="org fn">FoxNews.com</span></div></div>

Ron Jeremy Hot Links: Ron Jeremy to stay in hospital for at least two weeks, report says

Actor Ron Jeremy attends the premiere of the movie "Finding Bliss" at the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, January...

Jackie Robinson will be the focus of this spring's new biopic '42'

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;">Jackie Robinson will be played by 'The Express' actor Chadwick Boseman. Robinson is famous as the first African-American player to break the color barrier in major league baseball.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">By </span><a class="ui-author" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/About/Staff/Molly-Driscoll" rel="author" style="background-color: white; color: #205d87; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Molly Driscoll</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><span class="ui-staffline" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Staff Writer</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> / January 31, 2013 From: </span>http://www.csmonitor.com<br /><img height="426" src="http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/content/2013/01-31robinson2/14904979-1-eng-US/01-31robinson_full_380.jpg" width="640" /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">As portrayed by the </span><a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Google+Inc." style="background-color: white; color: #205d87; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Google</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> Doodle, baseball player </span><a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Jackie+Robinson" style="background-color: white; color: #205d87; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Jackie Robinson</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> would have turned 94 today, but the biopic coming out in April about his life and his struggle to survive as he played in the baseball major leagues will take its title from a different number – “42,” Robinson’s famous jersey numeral.</span><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“42” stars “The Express” actor <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Chadwick+Boseman" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Chadwick Boseman</a> as Robinson and <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Harrison+Ford" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Harrison Ford</a> as <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Branch+Rickey" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Branch Rickey</a>, an executive in major league baseball who was responsible for bringing Robinson onto the <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Los+Angeles+Dodgers" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>. <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/John+C.+McGinley" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">John C. McGinley</a> of the TV show “<a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Scrubs+(TV+Show)" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Scrubs</a>” will play broadcaster Walter “Red” Barber, “<a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Law+%26+Order%3a+Special+Victims+Unit" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Law and Order: SVU</a>” actor <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Christopher+Meloni" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Christopher Meloni</a> will portray Dodgers manager <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Leo+Durocher" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Leo Durocher</a> and actress <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Nicole+Beharie" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Nicole Beharie</a>(also of “The Express”) will play Robinson’s wife Rachel Isum.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">The best-known adaptation of Robinson’s life before now was the 1950 film “The Jackie Robinson Story,” in which Robinson played himself in the story of how he broke the color barrier in baseball. The second baseman (though he started his time on the Dodgers on first base) starred as himself eight years after the film about <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Lou+Gehrig" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Lou Gehrig</a>’s life, “The Pride of the Yankees,” featured <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/New+York+Yankees" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">New York Yankees</a> <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Babe+Ruth" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Babe Ruth</a>, <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Bill+Dickey" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Bill Dickey</a>, <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Mark+Koenig" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Mark Koenig</a>, and Bob Meusel playing themselves. </div><div class="promotion-tag" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="promotion-tag-p" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">RECOMMENDED: <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Movies/2012/0130/Film-critics-pick-the-50-best-movies-of-all-time/Bonnie-and-Clyde?nav=621741-csm_blog_post-promoLink" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">The 50 best movies of all time</a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“The Express,” the 2008 film in which Boseman and Beharie both acted, was also a sports film, telling the story of African-American <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Ernie+Davis" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Ernie Davis</a>, who played for<a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Syracuse+University" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Syracuse University</a> and was the first black player to win the <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Heisman+Trophy" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Heisman trophy</a>. Boseman portrayed <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Floyd+Little" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Floyd Little</a>, a running back for <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Syracuse" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Syracuse</a>, while Beharie played Sarah Ward, a fictionalized version of Davis’s girlfriend.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“42” will open on April 12, three days before the date Robinson first played for the Dodgers. (April 12 is a Friday this year, a traditional movie-opening day, which may explain the slight difference.)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Boseman said that he met Rachel Isum Robinson early on once he had been cast as the famous baseball player.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“The first thing she said was basically, 'Who are you, and why do you get to play my husband?’” Boseman told the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-sneaks-boseman-20130113,0,2347774.story" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a>. “We were sitting in her office down on [New York's] Varick Street, and she was talking to me and showing me photo albums, and she </div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Z9TJz-vMJq8?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">told me she was a little nervous about me playing him.” </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Robinson later told him that her fears were allayed, he said, but Boseman himself still feels the pressure of portraying a legend.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“It's intimidating because everybody has their interest in who he is," he said. "He's a lot of different things to a lot of different people."</div></div>

Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson will be the focus of this spring's new biopic '42'

Jackie Robinson will be played by 'The Express' actor Chadwick Boseman. Robinson is famous as the first African-American player to b...

Like Tim Hardaway, Chris Culliver may learn error of his words

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Chris Culliver of the San Francico 49ers" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/dam/assets/130131162819-chris-culliver-single-image-cut.jpg" /><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A day after saying he wouldn't want to play with gay teammates, Niners CB Chris Culliver apologized.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />From: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com</span><br /><div style="padding: 0px;">NEW ORLEANS -- I've always felt that if you want to form an intelligent political opinion, you should wait to hear what a backup cornerback who happens to be playing in the Super Bowl has to say. This week, 49ers backup cornerback Chris Culliver came through for all of us, big-time.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Culliver said he would not care to share the gridiron with any homosexual gentlemen, but thanks so much for the offer. I'm paraphrasing there. His actual words, in an interview with comedian Artie Lange, were: "I don't do the gay guys, man. I don't do that. Ain't got no gay people on the team. They gotta get up outta here if they do. Can't be with that sweet stuff."</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Guess what, Chris: I think you would do the gays, man. I think if you had to be with that sweet stuff, you'd deal with it.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">I think we are really close to breaking the homosexual barrier in major American team sports. The Jackie Robinson of gay male athletes is alive, out there, possibly playing pro sports already, and hopefully reading this:</div><div style="padding: 0px;">"If people on teams were to come out, people would get over it and accept it and move forward. I really do think that. Any sport. If one person or two people, whoever, comes out in any sport, that sport will accept it and go from there."</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Do you know who told me that Thursday? Former NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway. Just six years ago, Hardaway was Chris Culliver. In February 2007, he told Miami Herald columnist Dan LeBatard, "I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States."</div><div style="padding: 0px;">On Thursday, Hardaway told me, "What I found out is that everybody should be treated equally no matter what. I do feel that way." And Hardaway thinks if a pro athlete announces he is gay, the story will pass quickly.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">When Hardaway made his comments six years ago, he hadn't given it much thought. He hadn't tried to build relationships with homosexuals or understand them. He took for granted that his views were normal.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">He quickly realized that they were not, and to his credit, he changed his mind.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">The country has changed. The culture has changed. After Culliver made his comments, many in the sports media decided to thoughtfully conduct a Gay Pride parade through Culliver's skull, forcing him to backtrack and say his words were "ugly," and he loves gay people, but wait, not like that, and well, um, uh, never mind, and hey, everybody, do you think Ray Lewis killed those two guys or not?</div><div style="padding: 0px;">I don't know if he changed his mind in a day. But like Hardaway, he can change his opinion over time. Hate is usually borne of ignorance, and on the subject of homosexuality, ignorance fades a little every day.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Chris Culliver might not like gay people. But I bet he likes playing in the NFL. And if his team employed a gay player, he would have to accept it if he wanted to keep playing.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Fans would be at least as hard on a gay-bashing teammate as they would be on a gay player. Public opinion has shifted. In 1996, a Democratic president signed the Defense of Marriage Act, designed to "define and protect the institution of marriage" -- from gay people. The bill prevented the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Now we have a Democratic president who openly supports gay marriage after saying, for years, that his position was "evolving." Whatever you think of this particular Democratic president -- and again, I advise you to talk to at least one backup cornerback in this Super Bowl before forming an opinion -- then understand: his position is mainstream. It is fast becoming the majority in this country.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Ten states have legalized gay marriage. Others are trying. Many others have banned it by state law or constitutional amendment. It is still a divisive topic, for sure ... but whether homosexuals should be allowed to work is not a divisive topic. And that's all we're talking about here: Can a homosexual man do his job if that job happens to be playing in the NFL, NBA, NHL or Major League Baseball?</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Yes. Absolutely. If a player is talented enough, a team would happily employ him. In some markets, an openly gay athlete might even boost ticket sales. There would be a circus for a while, but society is more tolerant than we think. If we can love a linebacker who was once accused (rightly or wrongly) of double murder, why can't we accept a gay athlete?</div><div style="padding: 0px;">This is where you say: "BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LOCKER ROOM?" Well, this is what would happen: The gay athlete would shower and get dressed, and the Earth's rotation would continue.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">It is so easy to hear what Culliver said and think "No way. Too many guys think like that." But the reaction to his comments is far more relevant here. There was a swift public backlash and he had to retreat. He said what he felt he had to say Thursday, but it would not surprise me if, in the next few months, his opinion really does change.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Ask Tim Hardaway.</div><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></div>

Chris Cullive Like Tim Hardaway, Chris Culliver may learn error of his words

A day after saying he wouldn't want to play with gay teammates, Niners CB Chris Culliver apologized. From: http://sportsillustrated.cnn....

Dan Marino love child with Donna Savattere: Fathered a child with a CBS employee in 2005

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="xdm_20130131102255_JPG" height="300" src="http://media2.wptv.com//photo/2013/01/31/xdm_20130131102255_320_240.JPG" width="400" /><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">NY Post says he paid millions to keep it quiet</span><span style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />From: </span>http://www.wptv.com<br /><br /><div class="photos mflMp2Bottom3" style="font-size: 16px; height: 240px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="fontStyle14" style="padding: 0px;">According to the New York Post, former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino had a child with a woman who wasn't his wife and then paid millions to keep it quiet. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Photographer: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></div><div class="fontStyle14" style="padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers are playing in Sunday's Super Bowl. But it's an ex-NFL player who is making headlines before the big game. </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white;">According to the </span>New York Post<span style="background-color: white;"> , former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino had a child with a woman who wasn't his wife and then paid millions to keep it quiet. </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The Post says the woman is Donna Savattere who was a 35-year-old production assistant at CBS Sports when the affair took place. </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The child was born in 2005, according to the Post. </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white;">“This is a personal and private matter. I take full responsibility both personally and financially for my actions now as I did then,” Marino told The Post in a written statement. “We mutually agreed to keep our arrangement private to protect all parties involved. “My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years and have six children together and we continue to be a strong and loving family.” </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></div></div><div class="controlsContainer" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a class="regular" href="http://www.wptv.com/dpp/sports/dan-marino-love-child-with-donna-savattere-fathered-a-child-with-a-cbs-employee-in-2005-paper-says#" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" trackas="tab"></a></div><span style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></div>

Dan Marino Dan Marino love child with Donna Savattere: Fathered a child with a CBS employee in 2005

NY Post says he paid millions to keep it quiet From: http://www.wptv.com According to the New York Post, former Miami Dolphins quarterback ...

Super Bowl 47 Extravaganza

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Hola y’all! It’s Superbowl weekend again and since the pregame show has probably already begun on CBS, It thought I would help everyone enjoy the big day. First let’s settle the big debate though: No, Monday after the Super Bowl should NOT be a national holiday. The game should be played on Saturday to allow everyone the chance to recover. Plus, if you kick it off at 6 pm eastern, people all over the world could watch the game because it would be played either late Saturday night or early on Sunday morning. See? Problem solved. The solution is so obvious and fan-friendly that only a complete fucking moron couldn’t figure out. Like, say, Roger Goodell.<br /><br />Anyway, here are some ideas to help you enjoy Super Bowl Sunday …<br /><br /><b><i>Take one drink every time …</i></b><br /><br />1. Someone mentions that the Harbaugh brothers have always been “really competitive with each other.” <br />2. They mention that replacing Alex Smith as the starting QB was a really controversial decision by Jim Harbaugh.<br />3. They use the word “redemption” while talking about Ray Lewis.<br />4. They mention how unpopular Roger Goodell is and/or “Bounty Gate.”<br />5. They show either of the Harbaugh’s parents.<br />6. They show Archie Manning sitting alone looking sad.<br />7. You hear a player (probably Colin Kaepernick) cuss on the field<br />8. Phil Simms gets the rules wrong.<br />9. Phil Simms calls Jim Nantz “Jeem”<br />10. Phil Simms tries to explain the offense Niners run and gets it wrong.<br />11. A player thanks Jesus and acts as if he really thinks Jesus gives a shit who wins a football game.<br />12. They show an ad for erectile dysfunction<br />13. You see Peyton Manning in a commercial<br />14. You see Aaron Rodgers in a commercial.<br />15. The announcers refer to a white player as "a great competitor" and/or "hard worker" then refer to black players as "great athletes."<br /><br /><b><i>Chug an entire beer if …</i></b><br /><br />1. Beyonce is lip-syncing.<br />2. Beyonce has a wardrobe malfunction. <br />3. Alicia Keys lip-syncs the Anthem.<br />4. Alicia Keys has a wardrobe malfunction.<br /><br />Best snack food options for the Super Bowl are nachos, pizza, meatball sandwiches, nachos, cheese and crackers w/ summer sausage, brats, pigs in blankets, jalapeno poppers, chili and maybe mini cheeseburgers.  But, don't get too fancy and don't go with anything that can't be handled by someone who has been drinking all day.<br /><br />During every Big Bang Theory promo, or if any of the stars of the shows are in the stands, put on safety glasses and rubber gloves and create a new alcoholic concoction.<br /><br />During every NCIS promo women should argue over who is hotter, Gibbs or DiNozzo and the men should argue over Kate or Ziva.  Then, everyone shoot a terrorist three times in the chest and throw back a shot of tequila.<br /><br />If there are any chicks there that have a great badonkadonk like, say Maria Menounos, and they happen to bend over, yell BUTT FUMBLE! Then dive face first into her butt while fumbling a chicken wing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiEiaMLBTkUoh51IN61ECfHfcjOHemt3Q3LYnNvgI_Qdm_26JwgeGDh8Ov3ZYKGEFsDxH5RtcJaUe4EtC-rGXRdfUE-lKPAT-uLipBPu2AiRCKV9VAu4Fsh57O6o7J-8KH30VsiF9JSk/s1600/Maria+Menounos+Ass+Yoga+Hot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiEiaMLBTkUoh51IN61ECfHfcjOHemt3Q3LYnNvgI_Qdm_26JwgeGDh8Ov3ZYKGEFsDxH5RtcJaUe4EtC-rGXRdfUE-lKPAT-uLipBPu2AiRCKV9VAu4Fsh57O6o7J-8KH30VsiF9JSk/s400/Maria+Menounos+Ass+Yoga+Hot.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><br />If you just hate <strike>America</strike> football and want to ignore the Super Bowl then I have these two music recommendations for you:<br /><br />Anything by The Cars who were headed up by Baltimore native Rick Ocasik<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw8L4SQEJa_fzN5RQoB4sftpZ2DSz4x-AmE9IL5FxXNSCnLwcW2QJrshvOF9H7fKNGKvbWb-1virseJeIvPAfqp4hZmgo2ah26FbdKIJ4KAlf5aqyne46u5Ey7KQX0frpaez7X3ZCHIo/s1600/The+Cars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw8L4SQEJa_fzN5RQoB4sftpZ2DSz4x-AmE9IL5FxXNSCnLwcW2QJrshvOF9H7fKNGKvbWb-1virseJeIvPAfqp4hZmgo2ah26FbdKIJ4KAlf5aqyne46u5Ey7KQX0frpaez7X3ZCHIo/s1600/The+Cars.jpg" /></a></div><br />Or<br /><br />The Grateful Dead headed up by San Francisco native Jerry Garcia<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmybmN75MRxNy8UA0ichqKnDVEWwER0kwzyytWp5iCPDZfejAkWn1qYfzPLN9A7pEkbkYVqXXQreVaAs7ZVOOwARXxltZDc9yssnGUzL4Id9ruP20qHl2holg50SIv1VJG9bf99CSkVGY/s1600/GRATEFUL-DEAD-SKELETONS-FROM-THE-CLOSET.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmybmN75MRxNy8UA0ichqKnDVEWwER0kwzyytWp5iCPDZfejAkWn1qYfzPLN9A7pEkbkYVqXXQreVaAs7ZVOOwARXxltZDc9yssnGUzL4Id9ruP20qHl2holg50SIv1VJG9bf99CSkVGY/s1600/GRATEFUL-DEAD-SKELETONS-FROM-THE-CLOSET.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Maybe you’d rather watch some old TV series? Okay then, I have you covered …<br /><br />The Wire (the greatest TV series EVER) set in Baltimore …<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2E8KsLULHakDa1eaxijqnTDFT1IU6Os4po4BW46EEsAsIxdWIX4PumfqhkU43DxWKip5EjdB__x-ac6_gLP_b7PPxzlh1MjBU6dmGGs8sdZIYd3wKNKEUqbzT6rMDgGo4qy57Gj6trZk/s1600/The+Wire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2E8KsLULHakDa1eaxijqnTDFT1IU6Os4po4BW46EEsAsIxdWIX4PumfqhkU43DxWKip5EjdB__x-ac6_gLP_b7PPxzlh1MjBU6dmGGs8sdZIYd3wKNKEUqbzT6rMDgGo4qy57Gj6trZk/s1600/The+Wire.jpg" /></a></div><br />Or<br /><br />The Streets of San Francisco<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxGS6xcvr5ezsqvDhyphenhyphenxkAUscIBv9b8TUZxs8UXicv83oU9P_SoQ3e_-2Mr0S7u2KLK9dsSV_clZID7z9jCnmhFU4IBTfYHzGdfe25q-Ftaedfjdq_xKbzJkUn5b2qdVTCtWBeWBYNBME/s1600/streets-of-san-francisco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxGS6xcvr5ezsqvDhyphenhyphenxkAUscIBv9b8TUZxs8UXicv83oU9P_SoQ3e_-2Mr0S7u2KLK9dsSV_clZID7z9jCnmhFU4IBTfYHzGdfe25q-Ftaedfjdq_xKbzJkUn5b2qdVTCtWBeWBYNBME/s1600/streets-of-san-francisco.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Okay, I guess that covers it. Well, except my prediction:<br /><br /><b>San Francisco 33</b><br /><b>Baltimore        24</b><br /><br />Enjoy the game everybody. Or don’t, what do I care?<br /><br />Jayman<br /><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS </a><br /><br /><br />Be sure to check out the I’m With Stupid podcast! 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Snowmobiler Caleb Moore Dies After Critical Injuries in X Games Crash

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="PHOTO: Caleb Moore, center, watches practice for Snowmobile Freestyle, Jan. 24, 2013, during the 2013 Winter X Games in Aspen." src="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Sports/gty_caleb_moore_tk_130128_wg.jpg" /><br /><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">Caleb Moore, center, watches practice for Snowmobile Freestyle, Jan. 24, 2013, during the 2013 Winter X Games in Aspen. </span><span class="caption_credit" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #888888; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(RJ Sangosti / The Denver Post/ Getty Images)</span><br /><span class="caption_credit" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #888888; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><br /><div class="byline_date" style="float: left; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 490px;"><div class="byline_date_inner" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 485px;"><div class="byline" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/author/lauren_effron" rel="author" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">LAUREN EFFRON</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/LEffron831" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">@LEffron831</a>) From: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/" style="font-size: 11px;">http://abcnews.go.com</a></div><div class="date" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px 0px 0px;">Jan. 31, 2013</div></div></div><br /><div id="sponsoredByAd" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; left: 430px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; text-align: right; top: 419px;"><span id="sponsoredbylogo1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span id="_fw_container_sponsoredbylogo1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Texas snowmobiler Caleb Moore died today after succumbing to injuries he sustained one week ago at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., when his snowmobile flipped on top of him in a violent crash during competition.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">"This morning Caleb Moore passed away," the Moore family said in a statement through family spokeswoman Chelsea Lawson. "He will be truly missed and never forgotten.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">"The family wishes to express their deep gratitude for all the prayers and support they have received from all the fans, friends and family around the world that Caleb has inspired."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">This is the first death as a result of a competitor's sustaining injuries during competition in the 18-year reign of the X Games, which is produced by ABC's sister network ESPN.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">ESPN today released a statement offered condolences to the Moore family and saying it would conduct a "thorough review" into the X Games freestyle snowmobiling event and "adopt appropriate changes" for future X Games.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">"For 18 years, we have worked closely on safety issues with athletes, course designers and other experts," network officials said, adding that Moore was hurt performing a move he had done several times before. "Still, when the world's best compete at the highest level in any sport, risks remain."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/slideshow/notable-deaths-2013-18116446" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">PHOTOS: Notable Deaths in 2013</strong></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Scott Guglielmino, ESPN's senior vice president of programming and global X events, said in an interview today on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that X Games officials followed all medical protocol in treating Moore on site.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">While "trying to mitigate as much risk as possible" is their top concern, Guglielmino said, the "world class" athletes that compete in the event understood the risks. He said competitors also have to provide proof they can perform their tricks before they are allowed to compete at the X Games.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">"We are not equally responsible but we are all responsible for [Caleb's accident]," Guglielmino said.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Moore, a 25-year-old former all-terrain vehicle racer and medaled X Game competitor from Krum, Texas, had been in critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., after developing complications in his heart and brain after an accident last Thursday night during the Snowmobile Freestyle finals.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Moore was completing a back-flip when he came up short and the skis on his sled hit the landing, causing the 450-pound machine to flip end-over-end.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Moore went over the handlebars of the snowmobile and it came crashing down on top of him. He tumbled down the slope for several feet before coming to a stop at the bottom, where he lay on the ground for a few minutes.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Moore eventually got up and walked off the course with help, but he was rushed to Aspen Valley Hospital with a concussion, according to an X Games Medical report. While there, doctors discovered bleeding around Moore's heart and he was flown to St. Mary's Hospital.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">St. Mary's Hospital declined ABC News' request for comment.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Moore underwent emergency heart surgery last Friday and had since remained in intensive care. But on Sunday, the Moore family released a statement through ESPN saying, "his cardiac injury has led to a secondary complication involving his brain."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Moore's younger brother Colten Moore, 23, also competed in the Snowmobile Freestyle finals and crashed during the X Games competition. He was taken to the hospital with a separated pelvis but was released Friday and "will not require surgery," according to Lawson.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">An <a href="http://www.giveforward.com/calebmoore" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">online fundraiser</a> was set up on behalf of the Moore family on Tuesday to help the family pay for medical bills. As of this writing, the fund had raised over $26,500.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Jackson "Jacko" Strong, Moore's fellow X Games snowmobile competitor, is also <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321064269663#ht_500wt_1116" style="color: #336699; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">auctioning off his 2012 Polaris IQ 600R snowmobile</a>, which he rode in competition at this year's X Games, to help benefit the Moore family.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Strong also crashed during last week's X Games competition. During his Best Trick snowmobile run, the 21-year-old Australian native let go of the handlebars and attempted to grab the back of the sled in a midair stunt, but couldn't get a good grip and flew off of it. The snowmobile landed on its skis and raced into the crowd watching on the sidelines. No one was seriously injured.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Both Moore brothers are decorated Winter X Games veterans, who made their debut in competitive snowmobiling in 2010 in Aspen after years of racing ATVs.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 150px;">Caleb, who has four Winter X Games medals, took home the bronze medal in Snowmobile Freestyle at last year's games, and stood next to brother Colten on the podium, who had snagged gold.</div></div>

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Caleb Moore, center, watches practice for Snowmobile Freestyle, Jan. 24, 2013, during the 2013 Winter X Games in Aspen. (RJ Sangosti / The ...

Significant relationship between mortality and telomere length discovered - Science Daily

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<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; " class=""><p id="first" style="font-size: medium; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; " class="">A team of researchers at Kaiser Permanente and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has identified a significant relationship between mortality and the length of telomeres, the stretches of DNA that protect the ends of chromosomes, according to a presentation on Nov. 8 at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting in San Francisco.</p><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; " class="">While a reduction in telomere length is regarded as a biomarker of aging, scientists have not yet determined whether it plays a direct causal role in aging-related health changes and mortality or is just a sign of aging.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">In their prospective study of 100,000 multi-ethnic individuals whose average age was 63 years, the researchers determined that an association between telomere length and mortality existed and persisted even after the data were adjusted for such demographic and behavioral factors as education, smoking and alcohol consumption, said Catherine Schaefer, Ph.D., director of the Kaiser Permanente (KP) Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health (RPGEH).</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">Dr. Schaefer and Neil Risch, Ph.D., director of the UCSF Institute for Human Genetics, are principal investigators of the Genetic Epidemiology Research Study on Adult Health and Aging (GERA). UCSF professor and Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D., led the research on telomere length measurement.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">The telomere research, part of the GERA project, has genotyped over 675,000 markers of 100,000 KP Northern California patients and linked them with health data from their electronic medical records. To obtain DNA for genotyping and telomere measurement, the researchers collected saliva samples from the patients, who volunteered for the project and provided scientists with access to their electronic medical records.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">Two years prior to the saliva collection, the researchers conducted a detailed survey of the patients' demographic and behavioral factors, providing a unique opportunity to address questions of telomere epidemiology and aging.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">"With these data, we examined demographic relationships with telomere length, behavioral influences and relationship of telomere length with all causes of mortality following sample collection," said Dr. Schaefer. "Although we found that shorter-than-average telomeres were prospectively associated with mortality, only those with the shortest telomeres were at increased risk of death."</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">Dr. Risch added, "While this could indicate a direct effect of telomere length on health, it will also be important to examine the extent of pre-existing diseases in these individuals to understand their possible role in the biological connection between telomere length and longevity."</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">Dr. Risch said that he and the other scientists expected to and did find that telomere length was inversely correlated with age, and women had longer telomeres than men except as young adults. All analyses controlled for age and gender.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">Harvard Medical School scientist Cynthia C. Morton, Ph.D., who was not involved in the study, commented, "The GERA study is especially impressive for the large resource of DNA samples and corresponding electronic medical records available from KP patients, and for the outstanding group of scientists collaborating in the research.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">"The intriguing findings on telomere length in the GERA cohort are no doubt among many yet forthcoming, prompting further investigations into the basis for ethnic differences in telomere length such as whether specific oral environmental exposures in ethnic groups might account for differences in telomere lengths in saliva DNA samples," added Dr. Morton, William Lambert Richardson Professor in Harvard's department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">Like several other investigations, GERA detected significantly longer telomeres among African Americans than other groups, but did not reveal a significant difference between European-Americans, Latinos and Asians.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="">According to the GERA results, telomere length was positively correlated with such factors as level of education and body mass index (BMI), and negatively correlated with cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. However, telomere length was not associated with major depression or stress-related disorders, although other studies have reported an association between telomere length and depression and stressful events.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; " class="">Links between shorter telomeres and risks for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some cancers, depression, pulmonary fibrosis, vascular dementia, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis have been detected by Dr. Blackburn, one of three scientists honored with the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and her research group as well as other labs. Telomeres are special DNA sequences attached to the ends of each of the 46 chromosomes in human cells. When telomeres become too short, cells can no longer multiply.</div></div><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121108141018.htm" class="">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121108141018.htm</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; " class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

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A team of researchers at Kaiser Permanente and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has identified a significant relationship ...