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Rich folks eating fish feed on mercury too / 'Healthy diet' clearly isn't
Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer
Nov. 5, 2002 Updated: Jan. 28, 2012 9:39 a.m.
How Mercury Gets to Your Dinner Table. Associated Press Graphic
A study of affluent Bay Area residents who were seeking health benefits by eating lots of fish found that they were also loading up on toxic mercury.
Nearly all those eating big, oceangoing fish such as swordfish and tuna had concentrations of mercury in their blood exceeding a safety level set by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, the study by a San Francisco physician showed.
The findings, published in the current issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, comes when health regulators are grappling with ways to reduce the exposure to mercury, an environmental contaminant that can damage the brain and nervous system.
The study is the first to look at mercury levels among middle- and upper- income people who eat lots of fish for their health.
"We found that if people eat fish, the mercury goes up. They stop eating the fish, the mercury goes down. It's that simple," said the author, Dr. Jane M. Hightower, a doctor of internal medicine at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco who conducted the study.
Hightower conducted the study with her own patients, whom she described as "coastal affluent," a mix of physicians, CEOs, Internet executives, lawyers, winery owners and bankers. She says she would expect the same kind of results in other coastal cities.
"They think they're doing the right thing by eating swordfish, sea bass, halibut and ahi tuna steaks. But they just happen to have the highest content of mercury sold in restaurants and grocery stores," Hightower said.
Eating lots of fish tied to high mercury levels
Jane Kay
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Mercury enters water or air as waste from mines, power plants and solid- waste incinerators. Low levels leach out of natural rock. Mercury accumulates up the food chain, with large fish at the top carrying the biggest loads.
BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN KIDS
The element attacks the brain and affects the entire nervous system, including contributing to behavioral problems and loss of intelligence in children. Recent studies link mercury exposure to impairments of immune and reproductive systems and cardiovascular disease.
Hightower decided to do the study after hearing about a woman who had hair loss and showed high mercury levels.
She screened 720 patients and selected 123 for testing, either because they were eating lots of fish or fish known to be high in mercury, or because they had symptoms of mercury exposure, including fatigue, headache, joint pain and reduced memory and concentration.
Overall, the patients reported eating 30 different types of fish, with canned tuna, salmon, swordfish, halibut and sea bass the most commonly consumed. Some ate nine fish meals a week, and one ate up to 20 cans of tuna a month.
Of 89 people Hightower used for her statistical evaluation, 89 percent had mercury levels exceeding the 5 parts per billion recognized as safe by the EPA and the National Academy of Sciences.
Sixty-three people had blood-mercury levels more than twice the recommended level, and 19 had blood-mercury levels four times the level considered safe. Four people had levels greater than 10 times as high as the government recommends.
The study did not try to compare mercury levels in people eating fish and those not eating fish, or to correlate mercury levels with symptoms, although some of her patients had disturbing symptoms.
Of seven children in the study, all had too much mercury, except one who didn't eat fish.
One child had a blood-mercury level of 13 parts per billion. She was eating two cans of tuna a week, within the guidelines recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Her mother reported that she was lethargic, lost verbal skills and forgot how to tie her shoes.
Hightower instructed her ill and high-mercury patients to give up fish for six months, or eat fish that doesn't accumulate mercury, such as salmon, sardines, sole, tilapia or small shellfish.
Mercury levels fell dramatically in the 67 patients she followed in the study, with some taking more than 21 weeks to see reductions.
STUDY CALLED IMPORTANT
The EPA's top official studying human exposure and health effects of mercury, Kathryn Mahaffey, director of the Division of Exposure Assessment Coordination and Policy, said the study is important.
"We knew there are some ethnic groups that tend to eat fish more than others, including populations of Southeast Asians and Native Americans that fish in urban areas," Mahaffey said.
"But we thought there was another group of urban consumers who would have unusually high mercury exposures because they subsist on fish and aren't limited by income, and choose a large proportion of their protein from fish because of taste preference or pursuit of health benefits.
"Hightower's study confirms that. This is the first study that has borne it out."
Tiburon resident Susie Piallat, a longtime patient of Hightower's, had been complaining for years of a flu-like feeling that she couldn't shake. When tested, her mercury level was 76 parts per billion -- more than 15 times the federal safety number.
"I've been very health-conscious all my life. I read everything on the latest medical issues. I'd been eating eight or nine servings a week of tuna, swordfish, halibut and sea bass, and loading up on mercury," said Piallat, a former Pan American Airlines sales manager.
"It took almost a year for my level to drop. Now I feel so much better," said Piallat.
The FDA advisory already prohibits swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish and shark for women who are pregnant or might get pregnant, nursing mothers and young children, and limits other cooked fish to 12 ounces a week for those groups.
CANNED TUNA PINPOINTED
But four months ago, the FDA's food advisory committee recommended that the agency find out how much canned tuna contributes to the mercury levels in women, as well as better assess the risk for children and put out dietary recommendations based on their size.
Michael Bolger, FDA toxicologist, said he didn't know what more the agency could do regarding monitoring and placing advisories on tuna.
"When we look at canned tuna consumption, people are not eating as much as some think they are," Bolger said. "Children don't eat a lot of fish."
Yet, to get a complete and accurate picture of mercury in fish, the FDA has begun to gather additional mercury tests on 20 species, including red snapper, orange roughy, saltwater bass and freshwater trout, Bolger said.
Hightower disagrees with the FDA that children don't eat fish. "In our community, our children are eating fish. You see young children eating sushi. The federally aided food programs include canned tuna," she said.
Hightower favors updating and expanding mercury testing on commercial fish, as well as more advisories and labeling where fish is for sale.
"If people eat a lot of fish, they need to know. Most of us can probably take in mercury in small amounts" because the body eliminates it. "But we still don't know" said Hightower.
"It's a documented poison. Wherever it's seen, it's been a problem."
MERCURY LEVELS BY TYPES OF FISH
A 120-pound person should not consume more than 38.5 micrograms of mercury
per week, according to the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. This chart shows how much mercury a person is
likely to consume for different types of fish, based on information provided
by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Canned albacore
Fresh tuna     tuna       Swordfish  Salmon
consumption      6 ounces     6 ounces    6 ounces  6 ounces
of mercury          68           35         170       6.46
Sources: Dr. Jane Hightower, FDA, EPA and the National Academy of Sciences
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Kingdon, Danielle (2016) Linking Temperament and Parenting Dimensions to the Co-occurrence of Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence. PhD thesis, Concordia University.
Child psychological disorders co-occur at a much greater rate than would be expected by chance. Comorbidity is known to occur both within and across diagnostic classes, such that even disorders lying at opposite ends of the diagnostic spectrum (i.e., internalizing and externalizing disorders) commonly co-occur. Although patterns of concurrent comorbidity have been widely studied, relatively little is know about how internalizing and externalizing disorders co-occur and influence one another over time.
The overall aim of this research was to investigate patterns of sequential comorbidity in a community-based sample of children, followed longitudinally from age 3 to age 16. Data was drawn from the Concordia Longitudinal Risk Project, a prospective, intergenerational study of children from disadvantaged neighborhoods (Study 1: N = 154; Study 2: N = 143). Three pathways to comorbidity were considered: 1) that symptoms of internalizing and externalizing disorders influence one another over time; 2) that common temperament risk factors are implicated in the co-development of internalizing and externalizing problems; and 3) that disorders co-occur over time because of the high degree of symptom overlap across disorders. Study 1 examined longitudinal patterns of internalizing and externalizing problems, finding an inhibitory effect of internalizing problems on the development of future externalizing problems. Results demonstrated that the presence of common risk factors (i.e., temperamental negative emotionality) best explained the co-occurrence between internalizing and externalizing problems and additionally, unique temperamental risk factors (i.e., sociability, activity) predicted their differentiation. Study 2 examined patterns of sequential comorbidity within the diagnostic class of internalizing disorders (i.e., anxiety and depression). Results from this study indicated a sequential progression from anxiety to depression, but that this association was primarily attributed to symptom overlap among questionnaires used to assess anxiety and depressive symptoms. Instead, the co-occurrence between anxiety and depression (at both the symptom and diagnostic level) was best explained by a common temperamental style characterized by high negative emotionality and low positive emotionality. Additionally, both studies revealed significant interactions between child characteristics (gender and temperament) and parenting in the prediction of children's internalizing and externalizing problems.
The present studies build on previous work linking temperament and parenting practices to the development of specific childhood psychopathologies. Findings of common temperamental styles predicting the co-development of internalizing and externalizing problems across time, however, are novel. More broadly, these findings suggest that temperamental styles explain a large portion of the co-variation in symptomatology, both within and across diagnostic classes. Additionally, other temperamental styles and parenting practices, both separately and in combination, predict the differentiation of problems. These findings highlight the need for future studies to consider both concurrent and longitudinal patterns of comorbidity, as well as multiple potential pathways to comorbidity. This line of research has implications for etiology, intervention, prevention, and classification of child psychopathology.


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Onwards to Durmitor
Posted on May 29, 2012 by AdrianC
Once Kotor disappeared from view, we headed across the mountains (yes, yet again) via what looked like a simple route that cut a corner, avoiding Podgorica. The reality, of course, was slightly different – and the simple route was a series of non-signed meandering back routes that went up and down, round and round. We thought we were probably on the right road, but there was one easy way to find out – pick up a couple of hitch-hikers… An older couple of locals waved hopefully at us in the middle of nowhere, so we stopped for them – their huge beams and effusive thanks reflecting the almost total lack of traffic we'd seen. Yes, it was the right way – and they were heading to the town which marked our junction with the main road north – great, little scope for us to get lost!
By the time we got to the main road, though, it was clear that our intention to stop off at the Ostrog monastery briefly then head on up to the Durmitor National Park in one day was more than a bit ambitious – especially since the van's engine seemed to be running far hotter than normal. We really didn't want to miss out on Ostrog, either. We thought it was going to be a hunt for a half-way decent wild-camping spot, or the guide book mentioned what sounded like a nice restaurant in the village just before the monastery – maybe we could persuade them to let us kip in their carpark in return for eating there? We clearly weren't the first with that idea, as the restaurant was marked with a large camping sign… In we trundled, and yep – camping no problem. Pay now. Please. No, now.
We handed over a crisp €10 note, and were pointed to the restaurant's main car park, with firm assurances that the toilets were going to be available overnight. We parked, fiddled about with the van for a bit to try to figure what was happening with the cooling system – the fan switch seems to have died, a nice cheap and easy job – then headed in to the restaurant. Roast lamb, roast potatoes and a carafe of house red – very reasonable price indeed.
Unfortunately, though, the restaurant staff didn't seem to have got the message about the loos being left open – and as soon as they closed the restaurant down, we were sat in a fairly expensive car park with no facilities at all until the morning. Hmm. Not what we really wanted or expected. Hiho.
Traffic up to the monastery started early, so we barely lingered past relief o'clock before we followed them up the hill. Ostrog's Montenegro's main target for pilgrimages, founded by a seventeenth century monk by the name of Basil. No sooner was it open for business, than he started to get a reputation for miraculous healings. His selflessness in the healing stakes may have been a bit over-enthusiastic, though, as he died only four years after opening for business… Still, it was enough for Basil to become Saint Basil in short order. The monastery itself is in a truly astonishing position – slapped into the middle of what appears to be a sheer cliff face, clearly visible from miles around. As well as that upper monastery, there's a newer lower monastery – absolutely heaving with people coming to pray for health or give thanks for a recovery. So busy that we took one look and headed straight up the cliff face. There's a footpath which follows a reasonably straight route, crossing and re-crossing the roadway as it lurches from hairpin bend to hairpin bend. We might not be particularly pious ourselves, but it would have felt a bit wrong to drive straight there…
When we finally arrived, we felt in need of a bit of a miracle cure, and wandered for a look-see. The first thing you notice is a couple of huge army-style frame tents, with stacks of mattresses and blankets by them, accomodation for those on pilgrimage. After popping in to a small cave, black with soot, hot and fragrant with many lit candles – not quite Fatima, but not totally dissimilar, just on the right side of critical conflagration mass – we joined the line of those heading for the atmospheric and beautiful main church, a tiny room hewn into the rock face, accessed by doorways that had me bending almost double. As we entered, we realised that this wasn't really the right place to just pop into for a peer around – a priest was blessing everybody in turn, as they bowed towards a large and ornate box. As the line inched forwards, we realised that the box was actually a coffin – and that the bowing was praying to the ornately dressed corpse of St Basil himself.
The dilemma – do we try and pass as Orthodox pilgrims, mimicking the elaborate crossing-oneself ritual and risk being immediately spotted as fakes? Or do we just try to fade into the background and dip out of line as we slink out as quietly as possible? We figured the latter was the safer and more respectful option.
Back down at the van, we headed off towards Durmitor. The road seems to have been thoroughly upgraded in the last year or two, replacing the old one's "parlous state" with "many monstrous potholes" which the guidebook warned us of. It's a cracking route, though, winding across mountains and past yet more piles of lingering snow.
Once we arrived at Žabljak, we picked a campsite for no better reason than it was the closest to the Black Lake, one of Durmitor's main beauty spots – a huge figure eight surrounded by soaring mountains and thick pine and beech forest.
The first hot shower for a week was definitely enjoyable… From the campsite, we could quickly and easily pick up a trail down to the lake shore, then circumnavigate it along a decent path – well, apart from the bits where we needed to paddle through waterfalls, anyway. The local bears and wolves kept well out of our way, but a woodpecker seemed to barely notice us as we stood at the base of his tree – rapt as his golden-striped head banged back and forth against the trunk.
A social whirl quickly engulfed us, too – no sooner had we arrived than a pair of cats trotted over to say hello, with one quickly getting her paws firmly under the table, while the black tom wandered around ceaselessly, constantly squawking like a Siamese as he did so. Maël and Morgon, from Brittany, arrived with a friendly big fluffy dog who wasted no time in flopping on the floor outside our van so he could smell our cooking and give us big pleading eyes – the cat, curled up on Ellie's lap, growled gently but didn't seem too bothered.
A phalanx of German bikers had arrived, and were wasting no time in dragging huge great logs and chunks of wood over with the intent of a bonfire. The campsite owner saw no problem in this, and it didn't take much persuasion (a beer seemed sufficient) for him to get his chainsaw out to help prepare the branches for burning. It'd have been rude not to join them, wouldn't it? And so, with the French, we sat around until late in the night as bottles of various spirits were passed around and the chat flowed in multiple languages. Just the thing when you're being collected at half nine for a morning's white water rafting down the Tara canyon, Europe's deepest and bested globally only by the Grand Canyon, eh?
When we'd phoned one of the rafting companies at random, we'd been told that "a friend" might be able to take us out the next morning – and, before we knew it, it was a done deal. Our request for a direct phone number for this "friend" was rebuffed with "he doesn't speak English"… We felt like ringing around a few more, but it all seemed a bit rude to say "Thanks, but we'll let you know". What could possibly go wrong?
In the event, I don't think it would have made the slightest difference who we'd actually booked through – all the companies seemed to publicise the same section of river. When we got to the base station, it started to look as if everybody was just a sort of loose collective of individual rafting one-man bands, doing whatever for whoever. With our heads only just starting to clear, we were sat down for what we presumed would be the formalities and safety briefing. Nope, it was time for a welcoming glass of Rakija. Then it was time for the wetsuits. We were the only people present, so had the raft to ourselves…
After another short van ride, this time with the raft tied to the roof, we arrived at the start point, and manhandled the raft into the water whilst being thoroughly greeted by a dog almost as shaggy as he was enthusiastic – Ellie's comment that he looked a bit like a camel wasn't far off, although she didn't particularly return his enthusiasm – especially when he tried to play-gnaw her hand. Not a smart move, so soon after her previous mauling.
We were off. The raft captain/driver/pilot/instructor's English seemed to be on shaky ground once he got beyond the paddling commands that he quickly ran through with us, but that was probably enough. He seemed a nice bloke, anyway. It wasn't long before we stopped for a quick photo-break (we'd been given a waterproof bag to put the camera in) at the base of a real foaming torrent coming in from one side. A quick trek across some rocks and through some trees, and we had an amazing view of water swirling and leaping and generally being far too active.
Back into the boat, with a suggestion from the captain to just clip the camera's case straight to my life jacket – thanks, but I'd feel happier with it in the waterproof bag. As we neared the amazing Tara bridge, I wished I'd taken him up and put it somewhere easily accessible – then we hit some swirling rapids, and it seemed the right decision after all. The paddling instructions became louder and more frantic as we headed straight towards a large rock in the middle of the river. BANG! We hit it, square on. The bow of the boat pointed skywards, and we thought we were going swimming. We landed right way up, somehow, and the captain explained "Only two in raft is problem" – there just weren't enough paddles to give us the power to fight the current effectively. Oh, well.
Down the river we continued, passing by the picturesque monastery of the Archangel Michael, with the clouds gathering overhead. Then a few drops of rain started, and before long we were wetter from the sky than the river. A crack of lightning was very quickly followed by a massive, rumbling, echoing drumroll of thunder. Then another. We paddled to the side of the river, and sat under a sheer cliff to give us a bit of shelter. Another crack of lightning, followed instantly by the sound of splintering wood, and it started to hail leaves, branches and kindling from way above us. Time to get away from that bank, sharpish, in case there was some big branches – or even a trunk – following. Once we were safely out in the middle of the water again, I glanced back, just in time to see our captain crossing himself repeatedly and enthusiastically…
Before long, we spotted the minibus parked up by a muddy little beach, and the run was over. We dragged the raft ashore, and started to realise the intention was for us to get changed here. Ellie was a bit reluctant – sure, all three blokes (the captain, the bus driver, and another guy as muscle for heaving the raft about) were pointedly looking the other way, but it was still a bit public… No choice, though, and before long we were drily clothed again, with the creaking and protesting minibus being pointed up a ridiculously steep and narrow muddy track for what seemed like miles to the road and back to base.
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4 Responses to Onwards to Durmitor
dovegreyreader says:
OMG the white water river guiding Kayaker would have a fit..in fact perhaps he could do a season here!! Great post as always and love the wet suits x
AdrianC says:
Heheheheh – yep, our old fiend 'elf-unsafety didn't seem to be top priority. Same score with the bonfire the night before – I can't picture many UK campsite owners allowing a bunch of bikers to have a big fire, let alone fire up the chainsaw to help prep the wood!
That's a stunning photo of Blacklake. Makes me want to get the acrylics out and paint… You're both looking well despite a year in a Tin Machine! After the rapids… is it rock climbing, abseiling and potholing next?
Watch this space – but probably Sea Kayaking at Dubrovnik.
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April is just a little more than halfway over, and that means we're heading into Camp NaNoWriMo crunch time. I've been doing pretty well so far, staying about a day and a half ahead of my target despite a lost weekend due to company, and another one coming my way in a few days. I've been hitting 2,000 words per day pretty consistently, which is great, and I may even hit 50,000 before the deadline, knock on wood.
The ride hasn't been this smooth since 2009, when I leaped into my first November with the first draft of The Last Death. Since then, I've worked on The Paper Flower, some untitled mess that will never see the light of day, and spent last year's main event and both of the Camp sessions slogging through The Spoil of Zanuth-Karun to various degrees of success.
This April, for those of you who don't like me on Facebook (like me on Facebook!), I am indeed working on my rollicking seafaring adventure story called Ambergris, which seems to have turned into a young adult coming-of-age Treasure Island knock off…with dragons. Weird for me, right? Right! I mean, come on! But I kind of love it, and I'm having more fun than I ever thought possible with such a tale. And that's what's making the words flow effortlessly.
That's also what was missing with The Spoil, and why it was such an effort to drag myself to the keyboard everyday. I'm not saying it's not a good book – it's a very, very good book, and I'm very proud of it. It's dark and exciting and heartbreaking and full of beautiful, tragic, extraordinary things, just like a fantasy novel should be. But writing it was an obligation, in a way. People were asking for it. The Last Death demanded a prequel. It is/was my sophomore novel, which is a pressure point all on its own. It has to be good, because The Last Death is good. It has to be better.
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EFL Umps officiate in Cambodia (at 2013 Indochina Cup) reports EFL website
November 28th, 2013 posted by dung
The EFL Umps who helped officiate at the 2013 Indochina Cup in Phnom Penh earlier this month.
Melbourne's Eastern Football League's (EFL) website has just run a story about two junior EFL umpires who happened to be in Cambodia at the time of this month's Indochina Cup in Phnom Penh.
The original article has been reproduced below.
A family holiday to Cambodia turned into an opportunity for two young junior field umpires from the Eastern Football League, to help promote the game of Australian Rules in South-East Asia.
Here is their story, penned by their father, Steve Fulton…
On arriving in Cambodia on the 4 November this year, our family friend Phillip Molloy, who is involved with AFL Cambodia, informed Dylan and Ben Fulton that he had nominated them both as boundary umpires in an upcoming tournament the local AFL team was having. Dylan, in his third year as a junior field umpire, and Ben, having just completed his first, both jumped at the chance.
This did mean the family trip to visit the temples of Angkor Wat was delayed by a couple of days. But it's not every week you get to watch a little AFL while vacationing in the northern hemisphere.
The 'tournament' the local team was having was later confirmed as AFL Asia's 2013 Indochina Cup, played between the Cambodian Eagles, Lao Elephants, Thailand Tigers and Vietnam Swans. The games were played at the Cambodian Naval base in Phnom Penh on an oval a little narrower than you'd see in Australia and a playing surface which appeared a little uneven in places.
The games were to be played over two 15-minute halves, due mainly to the 34-degree temperature and near 90 per cent humidity. Two massive Eskies of ice and water were available to all players and officials. Even the umpires had their own waterboys to ensure nobody dehydrated in the heat.
Like many suburban grounds, the scoreboard wasn't electronic. In fact, it was a white sheet with team names and the scores stuck to the front with Velcro. It was the siren, however, which was a real South-East Asian touch. Parked just outside the boundary line was a Tuk Tuk with its rider sitting positioned ready to sound his horn to start the first game.
The first game was between the Cambodian Eagles and Thailand Tigers. Dylan was named as boundary umpire, along with a couple of the local volunteer umpires, while Ben was to run water in the first game with his younger brother Josh. The teams were very evenly matched and in hot conditions the contest was pretty tough. Yet the Eagles came away with the win, much to the delight of the local crowd.
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The Temple of the Incubus
by Ryan Keith Johnson
Ryan Keith Johnson
Shannon is a teenager under a lot of pressure from her mom and classmates. She is having nightmares of an evil entity called the Incubus and it isn't until she and her best friend Tammra and two upper classman Greg and Eddie that they find a chest and unleash a hell never before witnessed. Now there in race against time to try to find a way to escape or risk being apart of the Temple of the Incubus. This story is a horror and a thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end. The author wanted to move away from the fairy tale "The King's Retribution" and the Christian novella "Lion Ascend". They're light, enjoyable stories with powerful meanings. "The Temple of the Incubus" is a dark psychological, thriller and horror that will keep you guessing. You won't know what to expect and its about a teenage girl trying to get love from the world and lose her virginity with the boy she loves, but ends up having nightmares of a demon trying to steal it. Check it out on http: //thetempleoftheincubus.blogspot.com/
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I am Alice Yeonju Jeong. I usually go by Alice Jeong. I am a graphic designer, illustrator, and an entrepreneur.
I do freelance work and manage my online shop - Alice Jeong Studio, where I design and sell my own art work such as greeting cards, art prints, and tote bags.I launched my online shop in 2016 on Etsy. I have had ups and downs with running my shop. I'm still learning from mistakes I make as I go.
Persistence. I make it happen.
What tools are essentials to your life?
My go-to tools to document/sketch my ideas are of course my good old sketchbook and my pen/pencil. I make as many thumbnail sketches as possible before I go to the next stage, which is drawing.
I use tracing paper to edit my drawing/design so I can make changes without directly affecting my originals. This saves me a lot of time because I can simply "undo" the changes by lifting up the tracing paper.
A scanner is another valuable tool since I use it often to bring my drawings to my computer. I mainly use Adobe products such as Photoshop and Illustrator to execute my work. I also can't get any work done without a Wacom tablet.
As a freelancer, I don't have an office space since I work from home. I don't have a designated working station as I tend to move around in the house because I find that switching my work stations refreshing. My "main" desk is set near the window so I can enjoy bright day light. I keep my sketchbook, Mac computer, scanner, and Wacom tablet on my desk. I also like to keep art books around me so I can be inspired when I get stuck in a creative process. Other than digital tools, I also use traditional media such as watercolor, brushes, rollers, and ink, which is tucked away in a little drawer in my bottom shelf.
I usually tune into podcasts or stream YouTube or Netflix in the background when I am working. I work alone at home so I find having someone talking in background oddly comforting.
I decide what needs to be done for the day and break them into smaller tasks so my daily goals seem more manageable. That way, I can focus on one task at a time without getting distracted or stressed.
I find that spending some time away from a desk and doing physical activities like taking a walk or going to the gym really helps. It might feel like a waste of time at first, but in a long run, it increases productivity. I've been going to the gym 3-5 days a week for two years now and it really changed me and my life in a good way. It allows me to stay focus, positive, and have a healthy life style, which all lead to increased productivity in a long run.
Peel apples in a long perfect thin strip lol. Well, on a more serious note, I think everyone is different and unique. We all have different styles, weaknesses, and strengths. I used to compare myself to my peers and it wasn't fun or healthy. My motto is to be a better version of my self than yesterday and I try to make that happen however small baby step I make every day.
"Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself" - "Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen"
"We tend to overestimate what we can do in a short period, and underestimate what we can do over a long period, provided we work slowly and consistently"
Set up a 40-50 min. timer (depending on your attention time span) and do not do anything else but focus on your task at hand before the alarm goes off. And remember to take 5-10 min break and stretch or walk around. It really helps with refreshing your mind.
I start my day with morning stretches and a cup of water. I end my day on Facebook facetime chat with my fiancé who lives in NYC.
My Kindle Fire. I carry this device with me pretty much everywhere I go. I use this device to read books when I'm on a subway or to pass time while waiting for my friends/food to arrive.


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By Randolph J. May. Randolph J. May is a lawyer and writer who lives in Potomac Md.
AMONG the tell-tale signs of the decline of civic responsibility in contemporary society is the increasing lack of respect and courtesy on our roads and highways. It's disturbing not only because of the heightened risks to our safety, but also because of what it says about the way we treat fellow members of our community.
We are all familiar with this new fashion of driving. Indeed, many of us are guilty of popularizing it.
How much more common is it today than only five years ago to witness someone (or some two or three) speeding through a traffic light after it already has turned red? Common enough that there is now almost as much risk in not continuing through on red as there is in stopping. Often the driver in the trailing car assumes we're not going to stop and acts accordingly.
Or how much more common is it to observe someone failing to come to a stop at a stop sign? Or changing lanes abruptly without signaling? Or refusing to let someone in who wants to change lanes?
And what about the U-turns in the middle of the street? Or the mad dash to slip into the just-vacated parking space in the crowded shopping-center lot before someone who has been waiting patiently for the same space?
In addition to the safety hazards, there is often irrational behavior to contend with. For the slightest perceived offense, no matter how inadvertent, we are likely to receive the most awful dirty looks - or worse.
This all-too-common body language is accompanied, typically, by a stream of invective definitely not calculated to promote warm and fuzzy feelings.
It is not surprising nowadays to read about fistfights - or on occasion even gunfights - when a driver feels aggrieved by something, however minor. Resorts to violence are becoming more common in situations that, at most, ought to call for an exchange of insurance information.
In light of the rising number of violent "car confrontations," the police now generally advise that, whenever possible, we should avoid eye contact with people in other cars, so as not to provoke an incident.
Granted, there are other, off-road manifestations of the breakdown of common civility in daily life.
Anyone who stands in lines regularly, whether at the checkout counter or the movie theater, knows that line-breaking occurs more than it used to. So does throwing debris on the field at sports events. And, certainly, vulgarity in everyday language has become routine.
So, isn't it a little silly to focus just on our habits behind the wheel?
Perhaps. It certainly doesn't seem likely that law enforcement resources are available, say, to stem the tide of red-light running. In any event, I would not want our police to be turned into glorified "driving nannies."
But maybe this is a problem we can solve without additional resources. Perhaps the roads are a good place for each of us to pledge a small improvement in the civility of our communities.
The contacts we have while driving generally are random, fleeting, and anonymous. This makes it easier for us to engage in uncivil (and even reckless) conduct. We wouldn't treat people we know the same way we treat those whom we're not likely to see again.
If enough of us made a conscious effort to show our fellow drivers just a little more courtesy and respect by doing common-sense things (stopping for red lights, for starters), maybe a new level of civility would catch on in other areas, too, and make our communities safer and better, not to mention making us happier drivers.
USA Update Road rage is much more common than you think. What can you do about it?


What's a toilet worth to you? Well, to some people, it's worth quite a bit of cash.
Take for example the toilets pointed out by The Most-Expensive Journal and CelebrityNetWorth.com. Many of the same toilets appear on both sites, which shouldn't be too surprising. While most millionaires aren't even willing to shell out thousands of dollars in order to relieve themselves at the height of opulence, these individuals are certainly out there, few and far between though they may be.
The priciest commode on both lists isn't technically for sale to individual homeowners. However, should earthlings ever make their first contact with life from other planets, the aliens may get the impression that the average human is far more well-off than is, in fact, the case. That's assuming these E.T.s stumble across astronauts working on the International Space Station, where the toilet cost a gargantuan $19 million to construct, according to the sources.
The space station's super high-tech facilities haven't always proven to be worth the price tag, however. It's broken down a few times in recent years - in 2008 according to Fox News, and once again in 2009 according to AP. As if living in outer space wasn't stressful enough without having a comfortable place to heed nature's call. And the 2009 fiasco was a particularly sordid ordeal, as the space station was housing more astronauts than it ever had in past. A total of 13 people sharing one bathroom in such closer quarters certainly had to be extremely inconvenient.
Meanwhile, talk about taking an old expression literally - the French-made "Dagobert" toilet, also appearing on CelebrityNetWorth and Most-Expensive, looks quite a lot like it was pulled out of a King Arthur film or some other tale of medieval daring do.
The website of the manufacturer - Herbeau - elaborates that the toilet is adorned with Moustier Polychrome paintings and is advertised to "delight even the most jaded Royal."
Most-Expensive explains that the more than $14,000 toilet was christened in honor of 8th Century Merovingian dynasty ruler King Dagobert, and it plays his unofficial theme song - "Le Bon Roi Dagobert" - whenever anyone pulls open the lid. Upon flushing, a ringing sounds alerts servants - should the owner have any servants - that they've got some extra work to do.


A system that allows a pharmacy to use any prescribed medication.
A limited list of approved medications.
The rate at which inventory is used, generally expressed in number of days.
A list of medications approved for use.
Must be stocked separately in a secure place and require a special order form for reordering. Their stock must be continually monitored and documented.
Pharmaceutical equivalents that produce the same effects in patients.
A system that maintains a continuous record of every item in inventory so that it always shows the stock on hand.
A list of goods or items a business uses in its normal operations.
Minimum and maximum stock levels which determine when a reorder is placed and for how much.
An inventory system in which the item is deducted from inventory as it is sold or dispensed.
In a computerized inventory system, a hand-held device to generate orders.
A collection of information structured so that specific information within it can easily be retrieved and used.
A number assigned to each order for products that will allow it to be tracked and checked throughout the order process.
A system in which medication are dispensed, upon confirmation of an order communicated from a centralized computer system, at their point-of-use.
A package containing a single dose of a medication.
In hospitals and other settings, medications are stocked in units throughout the facility that may also be called supply stations or med-stations.
OSHA required notices on hazardous substances which provide hazard, handling, clean-up, and first aid information.
True or false: The majority of pharmaceutical manufacturer sales are to wholesalers.
True or false: Baker Cells is an example of a robotic device.
True or false: Reorder points are maximum and minimum inventory levels for a product.
True or false: Computerized ordering systems do not allow manual editing.
True or false: Point-of-sale systems adjust inventory as medications are sold or dispensed.
True or false: With computers keeping records, printed copies are not needed.
True or false: Certain hazardous substances may not be shipped by air.
True or false: A closed formulary allows any medication prescribed to be purchased.
True or false: Most drug products should be stored at 50-59 degree.
True or false: Hospitals frequently use drug dispensing units located at points of use throughout the hospital.
Using wholesalers simplifies the drug purchasing process and saves time, effort, and expense.
Why is knowing the turnover rate of a product important?
Turnover rate is the number of days it takes to use the complete stock of an item. Knowing that helps keep stock onhand at all times.
Why are reorder points used?
In order to maintain adequate inventory for their needs. As the minimum reorder point of a medication is reached, most computer systems will generate an automatic purchase order for it.
Why is it important to make hard copy of computerized reports?
In case the system is down or for a hard reference in case of a backup/reset failure.
Why is it important to back up computer files?
Files must be regularly backed-up or copied to an appropriate storage media to ensure information isn't lost.
_____ is an expression for the rate at which inventory is used and is generally expressed in number of days.
a. automated point-of-use storage system.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are required by _____ for hazardous substances and provide hazard, handling, clean-up, and first aid information.
d. point of sale system (POS).
a. to ensure that drugs are available when they are needed.
b. to maintain MSDS sheets.
c. to develop closed formularies.
d. to increase use of wholesalers.
a. the medication may be ordered without obtaining additional permission.
b. the patient must obtain the medication at another pharmacy.
c. the physician must first receive permission to use the medication.
d. the pharmacist is required to choose a therapeutic equivalent.
a. add more quantity of the same product.
b. review safety of older products and evaluate newer products.
c. make room on the shelves.
d. add a product upon request of the manufacturer.
b. review safety of older products and evaluate newer ones.
b. chemically different but with similar actions and effects.
c. the generic version of a trade drug.
d. a drug that a physician must get approval to use.
"Fast Movers" account for approximately what percent of a pharmacy's orders and prescriptions?
Wholesalers who provide medications to hospitals, pharmacies, and other medication dispensers account for about, _____ of pharmaceutical manufacturers' sales.
As an expiration date approaches, the pharmacy technician should be aware that it must be _____ before the expiration date passes.
a. it would be best to have a turnover less than thirty days net.
b. it would be best to have a turnover equal to thirty days.
c. it would be best to have a turnover greater than thirty days.
a. it would be best to have turnover less than thirty days net.
_____ is an inventory system in which the item is deducted from inventory as it is sold or dispensed.
c. by the corporate office.
a. are only needed if there is a computer failure.
b. are not needed since everything is on the computer.
c. are kept for an established amount of time for business and legal reasons.
d. are only needed if there is a power failure.
a. indicates the medication's price.
b. ensures the patient receives the correct medication.
c. keeps count of the medications stocked.
d. includes the product's NDC number.
a. protocols for fire hazards in the pharmacy setting.
b. safety codes by OSHA in the storage of inventory.
c. information concerning hazardous substances.
b. before the end of the current reporting period.
c. before the end of the month.
d. before the end of the week.
a. a number that is used to identify the pharmacy.
b. is the same on all orders from a given pharmacy.
c. is assigned by the FDA.
d. a number used to identify a number.
a. generic name with corresponding trade versions placed next to the generic drug.
b. trade name with the corresponding generic version placed next to it.
a. placement in regular trash.
b. flushing down sink or water system.
c. using a company that meets EPA regulations.
d. selling the medications at a discound.
a. having the same person place the order and check it in.
b. having different people place the order and check it in.
c. having the pharmacy manager check in all products.
d. having anyone available place and receive orders.


The planned closure of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land entered its potentially bloody endgame yesterday after Israel's high court issued a sombre statement, turning down the final legal challenge to the withdrawal.
"These are difficult days. The nation is divided. Fears of violence hang in the air,'' its judges said, shifting the focus of the opposition movement from the law courts to the settlements themselves.
It is a challenge that scores of mainly young, religious settler zealots are willing to accept in Homesh, a natural fortress on top of a hill in the northern West Bank.
Homesh has the air of a last redoubt as its residents stockpile supplies and prepare rooms for hundreds of other supporters promising to join their struggle.
Everywhere there are weapons. There are M16 assault rifles in the Jewish religious school and pistols tucked into the waistbands of labourers building new homes.
But while the community insists that the weapons are only for self-defence against Palestinian terrorists, the potential for violence will be acute when the police and army come later this year to enforce the evacuation.
"No one would ever use their weapon against a soldier or policeman,'' said Asaf Zoldan, 30, a religious scholar from the school. "But we are prepared for the struggle.
"This is the land of Israel and it was given to Israel by God, so nobody else can give it or take it away.'' Mr Zoldan, his left arm strapped with a black leather prayer thong and his forehead crowned with a leather block containing Jewish scripture, repeatedly cited the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament.
"Everyone knows the political leadership of this country has lost its bearings, and forgotten how the Torah says that if Jews do not follow the Torah, then they will lose the land of Israel and go into diaspora,'' he said.
Outside is the sound of drilling and hammering as houses are refurbished for 40 families that have promised to move to Homesh in solidarity against the evacuation. Thousands of other demonstrators have also said they will gather in the settlement, using non-violent confrontation to block the work of the army and police.
Homesh's hilltop position suggests that the protesters will be more difficult to dislodge than in the sandy flatlands of Gaza, where 21 other Jewish settlements are also scheduled for evacuation.
Under the prime minister Ariel Sharon's controversial plan, the 21 Gaza settlements and four in the mountainous part of the West Bank, known historically as Samaria, are due to be evacuated later this summer.
While some of the settlers due for evacuation have accepted the government's offer of compensation and agreed to move, polls across Israel suggest a dip in public support for the withdrawal from 70 per cent last year to 48 per cent in the latest survey.
Although there would still be more than 180 Jewish settlements and outposts in the West Bank, the plan's opponents argue that Homesh and the other three are strategically vital.
It was Homesh's remote position during the intifada that almost led to its closure. Four of its residents were killed on the road that winds through the occupied territories to reach the isolated community.
Half of Homesh's 70 families left because of the security situation but they have been more than outnumbered by the recent wave of new arrivals.
Its original residents were more secular than the incomers, but those that remain are just as committed to keeping Homesh Jewish.
"I have lived here for more than 20 years and I love it because of the sense of space and freedom - it makes me feel like I am on top of the world,'' said Almog Mani, a 29-year-old mother of three.
That sense of freedom was compromised by the intifada, which raised dramatically the cost to Israel of maintaining its settlements on Palestinian land occupied in the 1967 war.
Below Mrs Mani a high security fence snakes around the community's perimeter, along with coils of razor wire and floodlights. A unit of soldiers is permanently deployed to protect Homesh. Mrs Mani needs an armed guard each time she goes shopping.


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One way to start is to find someone who is rude—in writing or in person. A very high percentage of our complaints stem from inappropriate lapses in what you might call "customer service" in any other business.
If rudeness doesn't seem bad enough, find a physio who does not provide a thorough explanation before they touch the patient. Many of our complaints involve concerns about some element of consent. In lots of cases, the patient was hurt or surprised by the touch or the mobilization. In any other context (say at the movie theatre or in line at the bank), that kind of invasion of privacy would be considered assault.
Finally, and you won't have to look far to find one of these, find a PT who has not ensured that both his or her patient charts and billing records are complete and accurate. A good proportion of our complaints come from people who don't believe that physiotherapy was appropriately provided.
In many, many (far too many) of these cases, when we try to line up the billing invoices with the patient charts, we see records that don't include treatment goals, objective progress measures or indication that there was regular reassessment.
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culture / music / Products
The Future of Bandcamp Fridays
[Note–after reviewing my accounting, I realized I double-counted some tip money as also a private lesson payment, so I've adjusted numbers down $50. That caused some minor changes in my calculations. Those should be updated and correct now. —TPP, 18 December 2020]
Regular readers will know that since March 2020, Bandcamp has been waiving its commission on sales through its platform on the first Friday of each month. The company even dedicated a webpage to answering the burning question "Is it Bandcamp Friday?"
The promotion has been a real boon for musicians—myself included—who have seen a major reduction in revenue from gigs, lessons, merch sales, and other sources of income. I just ran the numbers, and I grossed around $4976.18 this year from lessons, gigs (including a play I was in), merchandise sales, streaming payments (only $10.15—and it took five years to accumulate that much!), and Bandcamp sales (around $159.03 after payment processing fees and Bandcamp's commission from purchases not made on Bandcamp Fridays). That's compared to roughly $9099 grossed last year from the same sources, so about 54.69% of the revenue in 2020 vs. 2019. My lesson revenue fell to 45.34% of its value in 2019, from $7465 to $3385 (but I also only drove 1941 miles for lessons in 2020, versus just over 6000 miles for lessons in 2019).
Note that those figures do not include ASCAP royalties payments ($235.61 as of the time of this writing for FY2020), as I calculate them separately when filing taxes (yep, I claim everything on my tax returns, which is painful), but those royalty payments reflect live performances largely from 2019, so 2021's royalty payments will be very low.
That's way better than I anticipated, and it's due in part to the support of readers and listeners like you. Music sales accounted for a small fraction of revenue this year (about 3.15%), but the outpouring of support during the worst of The Age of The Virus meant a great deal to me and other musicians, at a time when we were really struggling. As I noted in another post, playing gigs and teaching private lessons accounted for "nearly 17% of my gross income for the year [2019]." It's not just a hobby or passion for me—it's a major supplement to my main teaching income, most of which goes directly into retirement savings. Teaching pays the bills and keeps the lights on; music puts tires on the car and lets me eat a steak now and then.
So, that's all to say that I was thrilled to see Bandcamp will be continuing Bandcamp Fridays into 2021, the first one being on Friday, 5 February 2021. They'll be continuing them at least through 7 May 2021, so that's four more days to support musicians maximally.
The impact Bandcamp has for musicians is substantial. Here's their breakdown:
If you've started to feel guilty about buying music on any day other than Bandcamp Friday, here's something to keep in mind: on Bandcamp Fridays, an average of 93% of your money reaches the artist/label (after payment processor fees). When you make a purchase on any other day of the month (as 2.5 million of you have since March, buying an additional $145 million worth of music and merch) an average of 82% reaches the artist/label. Every day is a good day to directly support artists on Bandcamp!
Even on normal days, 82% of the money you spend on Bandcamp goes to the artists. That's pretty good. For perspective, my complete complete discography is $15.75 at the moment (although you can always pay more). If you bought it today, I'd pocket $12.92, versus $14.65 on a Bandcamp Friday. Sure, I'd love to have that extra $1.73, but I'm not going to look a gift purchase in the mouth.
Bandcamp has long been a champion for indie musicians, and Bandcamp Fridays are a big loss-leader for them (I suspect they've made it up, though, with increased traffic, and people buying music shortly before and after Bandcamp Fridays). It's great to see them continuing the program through May of next year.
If you'd like to purchase any of my music through Bandcamp, you can do so here: https://tjcookmusic.bandcamp.com/
Thank you again for your support, and Merry Christmas!
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Kadokawa Group Holdings Report Net Loss for 1st Half
posted on 2008-10-30 14:56 EDT by Egan Loo
Kadokawa Shoten, ASCII MediaWorks' parent projects net profit at year's end
Revenues for the first half of the current fiscal year of Kadokawa Group Holdings, the parent company of Kadokawa Shoten, ASCII MediaWorks, Enterbrain, Fujimi Shobo, and other anime and manga businesses, dropped 6.8% from the previous year's first half to 69.575 billion yen (about US$711.3 million). The first half the fiscal year began in April and ended in September. While the company's operating profit was 1.01 billion yen (US$10 million) and its ordinary profit was 1.487 billion yen (US$15.2 million), it wrote off a loss in securities to end up with a net loss of 1.854 billion yen (US$18.95 million). Despite the net loss at the halfway mark, Kadokawa Group Holdings projects a net profit of 100 million yen (US$1 million) at the end of the fiscal year.
The report cites DVD sales of the hit anime Lucky Star (pictured at right), Junjō Romantica (pictured at left), and Chō Gekijōban Keroro Gunso 3: Keroro Tai Keroro - Tenkū Daikessen de Arimasu!, as well as the Blu-ray Disc sales of Full Metal Panic! for cushioning the loss. In manga, the hit titles included Yotsuba&! 8, Lucky Star 6, Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin 17, MPD-Psycho 12, and Shakugan no Shana 5. Kadokawa was also helped by the cross promotion between the Haruhi Suzumiya , The Story of Saiunkoku, Shakugan no Shana, Spice and Wolf, To Aru Majutsu no Index, Toradora!, Kyōran Kazoku Nikki, and Best Student Council light novels and their anime adaptations.
Source: animeanime.jp
Images © Kagami Yoshimizu / Lucky Paradise
© Shungiku Nakamura/Kadokawa Shoten
© 2008 Shungiku Nakamura, Kadokawa Shoten/Romantica Club!!
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It finally hit me, but I just don't have much time for Tecmo anymore. Additionally, I just moved to a new place and I'm having trouble with my internet cutting out every so often. The tech has been over, but it seems like they come once a week and fail to solve the problem. Thanks for having me Lucky, and GLRW everyone.
wow is this for hstl to?
Honestly, I had to look this up, but I don't think that this applies here, maybe HSTL, but not here.
I literally just did a Sports Psych paper on this a week ago in my grad school class. Are you secretly my professor?
Secrets out. AND you get an A!


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Yamiche Alcindor
White House Correspondent
Contact and Booking
Prosecution rests case in Zimmerman trial
USA TODAY, July 5, 2013
Link to video: http://usat.ly/126nvto
By Yamiche Alcindor
SANFORD, Fla. — Prosecutors wrapped their case against George Zimmerman on Friday afternoon after the mother and brother of teenager Trayvon Martin testified Friday that they believed the screams on a 911 call seconds before his death were his, not those of Zimmerman.
"I heard my son screaming," said Sybrina Fulton, who listened to the 911 tape of the final moments of his life on Feb. 26, 2012. Fulton said she had to listen to the tape only once to know it was her 17-year-old son. She also testified that she didn't think Trayvon was responsible for his own death.
The defense began with Zimmerman's mother, Gladys Zimmerman, briefly testifying that it was her son screaming for help on the phone. "That's George's voice," she said.
Friday, O'Mara said he was pleased with Friday's developments. "I'm happy with the way it worked out," he said. "They (the jury) will look at both and say that's certainly what that mom hopes happened."
Gladys Zimmerman's testimony came after medical examiner Shiping Bao, who autopsied Trayvon's body a day after his death, said Trayvon died from a 9mm gunshot wound to the heart. "My belief he was still alive, he was still in pain, he was still suffering" in the moments after he was shot.
He also said he believed that based on his experience Travyon was alive for between one and 10 minutes after he was shot by the weapon, which had "loose contact" with his body.
After Bao's testimony, Zimmerman defense attorney Mark O'Mara attempted to have the case thrown out for lack of evidence and his client acquitted. "There's enormous evidence that my client acted in self-defense," O'Mara said. "There is no other reasonable hypothesis."
O'Mara said prosecutors failed to prove that Zimmerman acted in ill will, spite or hatred, which is needed to convict someone of second-degree murder. "I would suggest there's no direct evidence to support second-degree murder," O'Mara said, adding that the state failed to provide enough circumstantial evidence to prove their case. He referenced multiple conflicting witnesses that by themselves, he said, created reasonable doubt.
Judge Debra Nelson denied the acquittal bid.
O'Mara expects his case will last a few days and that he may re-call some state witnesses to testify. Meanwhile, O'Mara said, he will spend the weekend doing depositions and planning his strategy for Monday morning.
So far, his case has included two witnesses, both relatives of his client. "I wanted to get out the reality that everyone in the Zimmerman family knows that was George Zimmerman screaming," O'Mara said.
Earlier Friday, several autopsy photos were shown of Trayvon's body including a close-up of his left hand, which had a cut with blood still visible. The jury stared at the photos that showed Trayvon's clenched hands, a bent leg and a close-up of his face, his eyes and lips closed. The teen's mother was not in the courtroom when the photos were shown but Trayvon's father sat somberly looking at the pictures.
Bao said abrasions on two of Trayvon's fingers could have been caused before, after or during the struggle with Zimmerman, and could have come from punching someone, scraping against concrete or from falling after he was shot.
That information means Zimmerman's versions of events — that Trayvon punched him and banged Zimmerman's head into a concrete sidewalk — could be supported by the teen's autopsy.
O'Mara pressed Sybrina Fulton about when she heard the tape and whether she hoped the voice was her son's so she would know the teen hadn't caused his own death. "I didn't hope for anything," Fulton said. "I simply listened to the tape."
Trayvon's older brother, Jahvaris, a 22-year-old senior at Florida International University, also testified that after listening to the 911 tape 10 to 15 times, he also believed the screams were made by his brother.
George Zimmerman's uncle, Jorge Meza, also testified that the voice screaming belonged to George Zimmerman. Meza said he heard the 911 call through a television in his home. At the time, Meza didn't know the 911 call was connected to his nephew but as soon as he heard it, he knew it was George Zimmerman, Meza said.
"It was George Zimmerman screaming for his life," Meza said. "I felt it inside of my heart that it is George."
The family members' testimonies could be key to help jurors determine who was the aggressor in the case against Zimmerman, 29, on trial for second-degree murder for Trayvon's death. Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who has pleaded not guilty, has said that he acted in self-defense after he was attacked.
State attorneys, who have called three dozen witnesses, have presented a theory that points to Zimmerman's motivation: frustrated by neighborhood burglaries, he wrongly profiled an innocent 17-year-old as a criminal, followed him, then shot and killed him after a struggle.
Despite the prosecution's efforts, several legal experts say the case against Zimmerman isn't strong and does not overcome the burden of reasonable doubt.
"There are significant weaknesses in the state's case — most importantly conflicting eyewitness accounts which themselves create reasonable doubt as to what happened that night," said Elizabeth Parker, a former prosecutor who is now a criminal defense attorney in Palm Beach, Fla.
Trayvon's death and the speculation that Zimmerman, who is Hispanic, profiled, followed and murdered him sparked protests around the country last year. Zimmerman, who faces life in prison if convicted, has maintained that race did not factor into his actions.
Benjamin Crump, the attorney for Trayvon's family, has maintained that prosecutors have enough to convict Zimmerman. "There is overwhelming evidence that George Zimmerman murdered Trayvon Martin," he has said.
Eyewitness accounts concern Parker however, particularly the testimony from residents who lived nearby the shooting scene who told largely different stories.
Jonathan Good said he saw Trayvon on top of and striking Zimmerman moments before the teen was shot.
Selma Mora, who lived a couple of houses down from Good, said a person straddling on top of another person told her to call police. Minutes later, the same person who was on top, Zimmerman, was on his feet after a gunshot, Mora said.
Meanwhile, two key witnesses, Sanford Police Officer Christopher Serino, the lead investigator on the case, and Rachel Jeantel, a young woman who was on the phone with Trayvon moments before he died, did not significantly help the state, Parker said.
Serino agreed with prosecutors that Zimmerman may have been profiling Trayvon, who was black, but also said he believed Zimmerman was telling the truth when he said he was attacked by the teen he fatally shot. The judge later told the jury to disregard that Serino believed Zimmerman.
"Serino's testimony was frankly terrible for the state," said Randy Reep, a Jacksonville defense attorney. "The instruction from the judge to ignore his views of Zimmerman's honesty was the correct thing for the judge to do, but un-ringing that bell is impossible to do."
The investigator also told the jury no physical evidence or witness statements contradicted Zimmerman's claim of self-defense and that the medical examiner's report supported Zimmerman's version of events.
Meanwhile, Jeantel, 19, told jurors that Zimmerman stared at and then followed Trayvon who tried several times to run away. Trayvon was out of breath when he told Jeantel he had lost the man.
"It was kind of strange that a person kept watching and following," she said. "It was like being stalked."
Later, Trayvon told Jeantel the man was back and behind him, she said. Within seconds, she said she heard a "bump" and Trayvon saying "get off." The phone hung up and there was no answer when she called back.
However, Jeantel and defense attorney Don West sparred during a seven-hour cross-examination that was often contentious. Jeantel admitted during testimony that she had lied twice: She said she told Trayvon's family she was 16 when she was 18. She also said she lied about going to a hospital instead of Trayvon's funeral because she didn't want to see his body.
Jeantel also said when she was first interviewed by a state attorney, it was at Trayvon's mother's house. Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon's mother, was crying and Jeantel didn't want to upset her further, the teen said.
"Rachel Jeantel's testimony was crucial to the state's case," Parker said. "She was Trayvon's voice from the grave."
But Parker thought the high school senior came across as aggressive and hostile and that her version of the truth seemed to lack credibility.
The three most troubling issues with Jeantel were that her accounts regarding what she heard were not consistent, her testimony appeared to be inappropriately influenced by the state, and she didn't appear to take testifying seriously, Parker said.
Daryl Parks, another attorney for the family of Trayvon, said his clients were proud of Jeantel and that the teen stuck to what she heard, that Zimmerman was the aggressor.
"She is not a lawyer," Parks said. "She did her very best."
Other state witnesses testified that Trayvon's fingerprints and DNA were not found on the gun but his DNA was found on the right cuff of Zimmerman's jacket. They also said Zimmerman's DNA was not found under Trayvon's fingernails but it was found on a shirt Trayvon wore under his hoodie.
The jury also learned about Zimmerman's rejection letter from a Virginia police department, his course work for a class that discussed stand-your-ground and self-defense laws, and his application to do a police ride-along.
However, legal experts say prosecutors have not proven Zimmerman acted "imminently dangerous" and demonstrated a "depraved mind without regard for human life" — Florida's definition of second-degree murder.
"What they seem to have proved, instead, is a thoughtless, careless encounter that may have spiraled out of control," said Jules Epstein, a Widener University law professor, adding that the prosecution seemed to take an extreme view of the events.
Contributing: Gary Strauss
Posted in Uncategorized and tagged USA TODAY on August 1, 2013 by Yamiche Alcindor.
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The Eagle's Prophecy (Eagles of the Empire 6)
by Simon Scarrow
IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!
THE EAGLE'S PROPHECY is the powerful sixth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire seires. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Praise for Simon Scarrow's gripping novels: 'Ferocious and compelling' Daily Express
The Adriatic Sea, AD 45. Cato and Macro, centurions of the Roman army, are horrified to learn that they face possible execution after the death of their commanding officer. Fortunately, the Emperor's secretary is willing to offer them an alternative: to join the marines and hunt down a band of brutal pirates who are decimating not only Rome's reputation, but also a critical supply chain.
As they discover the true horror of battle at sea, Macro and Cato must also remember their real mission: to recover from those pirates a set of scrolls that hold secrets vital to the future of the Roman Empire. Rome will do anything to get them back…
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On Sale: 4th September 2008
It's Spartacus meets Master and Commander in this rip-roaring, thoroughly entertaining tale of swashbuckling adventure from one of the most exciting writers in historical fiction
<i>Scottish Daily Record</i>
Praise for Simon Scarrow's novels: 'I really don't need this kind of competition... It's a great read'
Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best
Gripping and moving
A satisfyingly bloodthirsty, bawdy romp...perfect for Bernard Cornwell addicts who will relish its historical detail and fast-paced action. Storming stuff
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Ferocious and compelling
A Rome full of HOUSE OF CARDS treachery... Roman soldiering at its very best - even by Scarrow's high standards - in this winning chunk of historical fiction
Rollicking good fun
A fast-moving and exceptionally well-paced historical thriller


Along with the more common rutile and brookite, anatase is one of the three forms of titanium dioxide. The mineral is usually only sold in its natural form to collectors, but faceted stones are very occasionally also encountered in sizes below one carat. While most crystals are actually brownish or blue, the majority are sufficiently dark in tone so as to appear almost black.
The mineral was named in 1801 after the Greek word for "extension", as its crystals are longer than those associated with its polymorph, rutile. The two minerals can also be differentiated by anatase's lower measurable hardness (5.5-6.0) and density, as well as its distinctive sub-metallic luster. However, when heated to temperatures in excess of 915 degrees Celsius, anatase transforms into the more stable rutile.