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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking at least one aspirin every week is linked to the development of age-related vision loss, according to a new study.
The Australian researchers, however, caution that there's still not enough evidence to say taking the popular pain reliever leads to age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness in older people.
"I don't think the current evidence is strong enough to conclude cause. We still need to accumulate more evidence," said Jie Jin Wang, the study's lead author from the University of Sydney.
Currently, over 100 billion aspirin tablets are consumed every year, Wang and her colleagues write in JAMA Internal Medicine. They add that it's commonly used in the prevention of heart attacks or strokes.
In 2011, a European study found seniors who take a daily aspirin were twice as likely to develop vision loss, compared to those who did not.
Wang told Reuters Health that her team saw that 2011 report and wanted to confirm its findings by using information it had collected on a group of Australians over a 15-year period.
Overall, Wang and her colleagues had information on 2,389 people who were over 45 years old. Of those, 257 said they took at least one aspirin every week.
At the end of the study, 63 people had developed so-called wet macular degeneration - the most severe form.
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In a commentary published with the new study, Drs. Sanjay Kaul and George Diamond caution that the study had limitations and previous studies found mixed results when looking at aspirin use and vision loss.
They write that the evidence is not convincing enough for doctors to change how they prescribe aspirin, especially with its benefits in preventing heart attacks and strokes.
"In the final analysis, decisions about aspirin use are best made by balancing the risks against the benefit in context of each individual's medical history and value judgments," they write.
Wang agreed that the findings are not strong enough to support a change in clinical practice, but she said some doctors may want to keep a closer watch on patients at high risk for macular degeneration who are also using aspirin.
Dr. Jack Cioffi, chair of Columbia University Medical Center's department of ophthalmology in New York, agreed with the commentary and said people should stay on aspirin if their doctors have them on it.
"Even if there is an increased incidence of macular degeneration, it's relatively small," said Cioffi, who was not involved with the new research.
He also added that people shouldn't start taking aspirin for no particular reason, either.
"I think this is a cautionary note, and it reminds us that every medicine has a risk-benefit profile that we have to be aware of - even aspirin," said Cioffi.
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Shield; Runic Weapon: Rune of Might, Rune of Fire; Runic Armour:Rune of Stone; Runic Talisman: Master Rune of Spite
Anvil of Doom; Runic Tasliman: Master Rune of Balance
Runic Standard: Rune of Slowness, Rune of Battle, Rune of Guarding
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Runic Armour: Rune of Stone
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Shields; Musician; Standard Bearer; Veteran
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A city in Central New York.
Summers are marked by hot, humid weather; winters by ice, snow that never melts, and -20 degree (F) weather. Despite its lack of distinguishing features, Utica has several upsides: 1. The recent host of the Simple Plan, Good Charlotte & Reliant K "Noise to the World" Tour 2. The KRock-athon, an annual summer event inviting many of the hottest rock bands for an all day event 3. The Boilermaker, a summer race that attracts hundreds of people world-wide. When any of these events are not taking place, though, Utica remains just another dusty city that America forgot. Most, if not all people, want to leave it. Dude, let's go to Utica!
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The city that God forgot This city sucks, it reminds me of Utica
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A shithole. Located right in the middle of New York State and centrally located 5 hours away from 3 major cities (just far enough to be out of reach). Most people living there are either retarded or want to get the hell out. Did I mention it sucks? Winter's in Utica are proof that hell freezes over
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Like being dead, but without the fun. "I died and went to Utica."
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Often thought of as New York State's Worst City. Debatable, but certainly not out of the realm of possibility. City of about 52,000. Incredibly lame. Often, the people there have an ironic attachment to their dead city. No jobs at all. No skyline. People there don't seem to like to read, either because their library is open for maybe 10 hours each week. "Dude, can we stop in Utica so I can get some insulin?"
"I'm afraid not. Utica is a shithole and it is better for you to die than go to Utica." "You're right." |
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A dying city in upstate New York's rust belt, situated in the verdant Mohawk Valley, just south of Adirondack Park. Utica has a significant population of Italian and Polish Americans and has recently seen a substantial influx of Bosnian immigrants, who have injected a semblance of economic vigor and opportunity to the city. Mouseketeer Annette Funicello was born in Utica. She got out young. Utica: at least it's not Sarajevo!
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Small, once promising Upstate New York City. Now looks like missile testing grounds. Home of the original "Big wig" wanna-bes and wacky, limp politicians that trade offices every election. Site of corruption and future massive power line. Using plywood as window dressing is catching on, as well as being almost totaly jobless. "Utica is relatively equivelent to a banana republic, DON'T move there and if you must drive by on the New York State Thruway, roll up your windows, Close heater/air vents, and lock the doors.


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LONDON (AP) — Here are five things to look out for at the London Olympics on Saturday: ___ 1. GOLD RUSH: It's the busiest day so far, with 32 golds up for grabs. 2. ONE THING MISSING: Usain Bolt goes for a third gold in the 4x100m sprint relay. One thing's proven elusive for him in London — a world record. Tonight, maybe? 3. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: It's the United States vs. France for gold. 4. MEN'S SOCCER: Brazil plays Mexico in the Olympic final at Wembley. 5. RUSSIAN JOY: The Russians won a fifth gold — in the men's 50-kilometer walk — to cement its second-place standing in track and field. The U.S. has eight golds.
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Incredible trophys and story, along with some great pictures!
Thanks for posting your hunt report and wonderful pictures Nathan!
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Nathan, congrats to both of you for a great experience and some very nice trophies !
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The French Pâté Collection Perfect for a cocktail party or appetizers at a family feast, this trio is a perennial favorite and makes a lovely hostess gift.
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High school hockey: University getting solid play at St. Edward tournament (with video and audio)
Any time shots allowed reads in single digits, you know it was time well spent.
Time and again Friday against Dublin Coffman, University was dominant to ensure this one was never in doubt.
Standout senior forward Tyler Dalton had a goal and three assists as the Preppers recorded a 5-1 victory over the Shamrocks to improve to 3-0 in this year's Eagle Classic at Winterhurst.
US (12-6-3) enjoyed a 31-9 shots advantage and controlled the physical tone from the outset.
"I've been really happy so far in this whole tournament," Preppers coach Bill Beard said. "We're playing really well in our defensive zone. We've got good energy in there, and that's something we haven't been very consistent with."
Consistency was not an issue here.
Clarke Jones, who also helped key a strong effort on the blue line, got US off the mark 97 seconds in, snapping a wrist shot from the left side high.
By the time Dalton walked in from the boards on the right side and finished a wrister low with 1:27 to go in the second period to build a 4-0 lead, US fans could safely start looking forward to a showdown Saturday with tournament host St. Edward.
"We were able to get a lot of shots on net, and we got a lot of good puck movement from both the defensemen and also the wings coming up the boards," Dalton said. "One thing we've been really stressing in practice is the wings flying up as the D are coming out from behind the net, and that just shows what hard practice can do." Continued...
Coffman (9-8), which gave the host Eagles all they could handle less than 24 hours prior in a 4-3 defeat, struggled with getting pucks to the net inside the perimeter of its zone, including a stretch of 12 1/2 minutes bridging the second and third periods between shots.
After a 1-1-2 outing at the Padua Holiday tournament last weekend that had its moments, US has been very consistent at Winterhurst, setting up what should be an entertaining encounter with longtime rival St. Edward to close the calendar year.
"I love playing Eds," Dalton said. "I love playing at this rink. Any time you have a chance to take hardware at somebody else's rink against a Red North team, you've got to step up. It's going to be a dogfight tomorrow. I can't wait."
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Celebrate Thanksgiving and fitness! The Atlanta Half Marathon (for ages 14+), sponsored by the Atlanta Track Club, has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition.
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In addition, multichannel recordings offer more options than 2-channelin particular, a choice of perspectives. Mixing engineers can put you in the audience with ambience (room reverb, audience noises during live shows, etc.) in the surround channels, or they can put you in the middle of the ensemble, what AIX calls the "stage perspective." On the other hand, the sweet spot for multichannel is much smaller than for 2-channela point in the middle of the speaker array instead of a line perpendicular to the plane of two speakers.
Which leads me to ask: When you sit down to listen to music, do you prefer 2-channel or multichannel recordings? If multichannel, do you prefer the audience or stage perspective?
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Unfortunately, there are some impediments to the immediate widespread availability of 4K. For example, it costs much more to make a 4K display, which must be very large to take full advantage of the extra resolution, so such products would be a lot more expensive in an era of rapidly falling prices and a weak economy. And even if 4K displays were available and affordable, what about content? Studios routinely scan and archive their movies at 4K or higher, and some now shoot with 4K digital cameras, but there's no delivery system for that much data to the home. A physical medium would need much more capacity and much higher bitrate than Blu-ray currently offers, and online streaming is impossible without a major upgrade to consumer broadband services.
The big question is how long will it take to resolve these issues so consumers can watch 4K content on 4K displays in their homes? When do you think this will happen?
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Such an system sounds remarkable, with smoother pans to the sides and a much more hemispherical soundstage that gives new meaning to the term "surround sound." But during the show, I heard one question asked over and overwill consumers be willing to expand their home theaters to include 11 main speakers? Obviously, this requires a greater financial investment, and very few non-enthusiast spouses would be willing to accept a room crammed with speakers.
Of course, one could even go beyond 11.1I've heard systems with as many as 45 speakers in the walls and ceiling, and the Iosono system (profiled here) places literally hundreds of speakers around the periphery of a theater. So at what point does this game go too far? How many speakers are too many for a home surround system?
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With the rise of iTunes, Netflix, and other online sources of streaming and downloadable audio/video content, many now predict that physical media such as CD, DVD, and Blu-ray will soon go the way of the dinosaurs. According to a recent story in the Los Angeles Times, sales of CDs and DVDs are down 57 and 33 percent, respectively, over the last four years, but Blu-ray disc sales have grown by almost 19,000 percent in the same time frame. Still, there are those who see Blu-ray as the last physical medium in the face of the online onslaught.
Others believe that physical media will never disappear altogether, in part because it's human nature to collect physical objects, and the sense of ownership is greater when you have something to hold in your hands. Additional factors in this argument include physical media's permanencethere's no chance of losing the data in a hard-disk crashand generally superior sound and picture quality.
Which side of this argument are you on? Do you believe that the end of physical media is upon us, or will it survive the rise of online distribution, perhaps with the development of a future technology such as holographic crystals with terabytes of capacity? Or will it become a niche market as vinyl LPs are today?
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Aside from the high cost of active-shutter glasses, one of the biggest complaints about 3D TV is that watching it can make some people physically sick with eye strain, headaches, dizziness, nausea, or even convulsions. This phenomenon has prompted manufacturers such as Samsung and Sony to issue warnings about watching 3D content if you're drunk, pregnanthopefully not at the same time!tired, elderly, or prone to seizures. One possible explanation is that stereoscopic 3D is not the same as what we see in the real world, and the human brain responds differently.
I have never experienced any related symptoms while watching 3D TVs, and I realize that such warnings are mostly to cover the company's legal ass. Also, I suspect the incidence of these problems is greater with active-shutter glasses, which alternately open and close 60 times per second, than with passive glasses that are used in most commercial cinemas.
Still, I don't know how common "3D sickness" really is, so I ask you: Have you ever experienced any of the symptoms listed above while watching 3D content, and if so, under what circumstances?
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Remember the old commercial"Is it live, or is it Memorex?" The question of whether or not recorded music can be indistinguishable from a live performance has been bandied about since the first days of Thomas Edison's "talking machine," when many listeners claimed the recorded sound was identical to the original.
Of course, our modern ears are more refined than that, but so are modern recording and playback systems, so the question remains, and much has been written about it. Stereophile editor John Atkinson documented an interesting experiment in which he recorded a live piano recital and immediately played the recording for the same audience, and Michael Lavorgna addressed the issue in Stereophile here. Steve Guttenberg provides more food for thought in an article for Stereophile and his Audiophiliac blog on cnet.com.
So I ask you: Do you think it's at least theoretically possible for recorded music to be indistinguishable from a live performance, perhaps with a massively multichannel recording and playback system? Or is the question moot, since they are two different things altogether?
Vote to see the results and leave a comment about your choice; I look forward to reading your thoughts on this one.
Anyone who owns a 120 or 240Hz LCD TV has seen frame interpolation at work, though they might not realize it. These TVs create new video frames and display them between the actual frames as depicted above to reduce motion blur. The problem is that this process has an unwanted side effectit makes movies look like they were shot on video, just like soap operas. Most videophiles hate this "soap-opera effect" so much, they turn it off and live with more motion blur.
If you have a 120 or 240Hz LCD TV and aren't familiar with this effect, go into the TV's picture menu and turn frame interpolation on and off while watching a movie clip with some fast motion. (In most such TVs, it's on by default.) In many cases, this control is in a submenu called something like "Advanced," but don't be scared, you can't damage anything. Also, this control often has several settings like Low, Medium, and High; try them all and look for any differences.
The frame-interpolation function goes by different names in different brands; here are the names used by the biggest manufacturers:
- LG: TruMotion
- Samsung: Auto Motion Plus
- Sony: Motionflow
- Toshiba: ClearScan
- Vizio: Smooth Motion
Those who have seen frame interpolation at work usually have a strong opinion about it, so I ask you: Do you think frame interpolation is a godsend for reducing motion blur or the devil's spawn because of the dreaded soap-opera effect?
Vote to see the results and leave a comment about your choice; I look forward to reading your thoughts on this.
Graphic courtesy Steve Guttenberg
Here's an old chestnut for you. These days, analog recordings are available almost exclusively on vinyl LPs, whereas digital audio abounds on CD, DVD-Audio, SACD, and multitudinous online sources. (Okay, "abounds" is probably an overstatement for DVD-A and SACD, but you get the idea.) And music lovers have strong opinions about which sounds better.
Steve Guttenberg cleverly explored this debate in his Audiophiliac blog with two separate entries"Why does analog sound better than digital?" and "Why does digital sound better than analog?"though in both cases, he clearly states that he prefers the sound of vinyl, at least when played on a good system. Of course, as Guttenberg points out, digital beats analog hands down in terms of measureable distortion and noise. But he maintains that analog has a certain je ne sais quoi that reaches the human psyche more deeply, which is why vinyl survives and encourages people to actually sit and listen to music rather than playing it in the background as they do other things.
So which sound do you prefer, the technical "perfection" of digital or the ineffable character of analog vinyl? Keep in mind that I'm talking about uncompressed digital audio hereCD specs or betternot MP3 or other compressed formats.
Vote to see the results and leave a comment about your choice; I look forward to reading your thoughts on this one.
It used to be that all television was delivered wirelessly over the air for freewell, you have to wait through commercials, but you don't pay any money for it. Then cable companies started offering a much wider palette of programming via wires, charging a monthly subscriptionand on many channels, the commercials are still there. Satellite service returned to wireless broadcasting but retained the subscription fee and commercials on many channels.
Now, a fourth delivery system is gaining significant ground. More and more viewers, especially younger viewers, are receiving their TV programming from the Internet. This approach frees you from the strictures of a broadcast scheduleno more Must See Thursday, though DVRs like TiVo remove this limitation from over-the-air, cable, and satellite as well (plus, they let you skip commercials). Even better, some content is free (for example, basic Hulu in standard definition) while premium programming typically requires a subscription fee ($8/month for Hulu Plus in 720p, $9/month for Netflix).
So I wonder: When you watch network TVand I mean all networks, not just ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and Foxdo you receive it mostly via terrestrial over-the-air, cable, satellite, or the Internet? Or do you eschew network TV altogether?
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This debate has been raging since the invention of the transistor over 60 years ago. Tubes are big, hot, and delicate, while transistors and their solid-state progeny, integrated circuits, are small, relatively cool, and robust. Also, tubes are finicky, and they must be replaced periodically, which is becoming more difficult and expensive as the number of sources for these glass throwbacks continues to dwindle. Finally, tube-based power amps typically generate a fraction of the power offered by most solid-state amps, though this isn't really a problem with high-efficiency speakers.
Despite all their apparent drawbacks, tubes have retained a loyal following among audiophiles because of their characteristically warm sound. By contrast, solid-state audio gear is often described as sounding much more "analytical," which many consider to be a more accurate representation of the source content.
Which leads me to this week's question: Which do you prefer, the warmth of tubes or the accuracy of solid-state audio electronics? Keep in mind that I'm talking about analog electronics heremainly preamps and power ampsnot digital or class-D amps, which are a different story altogether.
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This is the perennial question for all TV shoppers. Both types of flat panels have their pros and cons, so you must decide which pros and cons are important to you.
Plasma TVs have inherently sharper motion detail, though 120Hz and 240Hz LCDs narrow this gap, albeit at the expense of creating a "soap-opera effect," which makes movies look like they were shot on video. Also, plasmas have been traditionally cited as having deeper blacks, though LED-illuminated LCDsespecially LED-backlit modelsoften do much better in this regard than conventional CCFL (cold-cathode fluorescent) backlights. The one advantage of plasmas that LCDs can't match is viewing angle. If you move away from the center of an LCD, the picture quality suffers from color shifts and reduced contrast (as seen in the bottom two images above), while plasmas look pretty much the same (as seen in the top two images above).
LCDs have the upper hand when it comes to sheer light output, which makes them better in a well-lit room. Also, many LCDs have a matte screen, which reduces the appearance of reflections compared with a plasma's shiny screen. (Some LCDs, such as those from Samsung, have shiny screens, negating this advantage.) Finally, LCDs tend to consume less power overall, and their power consumption is more constant over time than a plasma's.
So which do you prefer: plasma with its sharper motion detail, often better blacks, and superior off-axis performance, or LCD with its brighter image, often less-reflective screen, and more economical power consumption?
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At the heart of all home theaters is a central signal switcher/processor to which all the source devices are connected and one or more power amps to drive the speakers. These functions can be performed by separate components or combined into one unit called an audio/video receiver (AVR) or, in some 2-channel audio systems, an integrated amp.
Most enthusiasts agree that a separate preamp/processor (or pre/pro) and one or more power amps provide the best possible sound. On the other hand, such a system is more expensive and more complex to set up than an AVR, and the performance of AVRs has steadily improved over the years. On the third hand, if any function of an AVR fails, you must replace the entire thing, whereas a failure in a system of separates means replacing only the defective device. And even if there's no failure, separate components can be upgraded in a piecemeal fashion rather than all at once as with an AVR or integrated amp.
All of this leads me to wonder: Which do you prefer, the convenience and economy of an AVR/integrated amp or the ultimate performance and flexibility but greater hassle and expense of a system based on separate components, and why?
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Most visitors to UAV are into watching Blu-ray or DVD movies on their home-entertainment system, be it a 32-inch flat panel and its internal speakers, a full-blown home theater with front projector and 7.1 surround sound, or anything in between.
If you live alone, of course, you can watch whatever you want. If it's just you and your spouse/partner, you probably have to do some negotiating, but hopefully your tastes overlap at least somewhat. On the other hand, if you have young children, they most likely have the final say and you play a lot of kids' titlesover and over and over ad nauseam.
We are dedicated to providing reviews of Blu-ray movies that help you separate the wheat from the chaff in terms of both content and audio/video quality. To fine-tune that effort, we'd like to know what movie genre you watch most at home. Of course, you probably watch many different genresperhaps a roughly equal number from several genresin which case, please indicate your favorite.
Vote to see the results and leave a comment about your choice. If you vote "Other," please tell us what genre you're referring to.
The effect of cables on sound quality is one of the most contentious debates in all of audiophilia that applies most commonly to analog cables. Manufacturers make extravagant claims about how different cable materials and geometries affect the soundand they charge extravagant prices for these innovations.
One can measure things like impedance, capacitance, inductance, and other electrical properties of cables, but if two different cables exhibit the same measurement results, will they necessarily sound the same? Or might there be unknownand thus unmeasuredproperties that affect the sound?
Of course, most audiophiles don't have access to sophisticated measuring equipment, so they must rely on their own ears to determine if different cables make a difference to the sound for them. Swapping cables in and out of a system is a huge hassle, but many have done it to see if they can hear any differences. Have you heard exotic/expensive cables improve the sound quality of an audio system?
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Blu-ray is the gold standard for video and audio quality, but discs are old school, and the convenience of streaming and downloading A/V content is quite compelling for millions.
On the other hand, streaming video from Netflix, Hulu, and other sources often suffers from softness, macroblocking, and other artifacts of high compression, whereas Blu-ray offers pristine picture and sound. In addition, the best high-def cable, satellite, and over-the-air channels look far better than most streaming media I've seen.
This leads me to wonder: Which is more important to you, the convenience of streaming and downloading A/V content or the quality of physical media and many traditional broadcast sources?
Vote to see the results and leave a comment explaining your choice.
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I loved your words, the struggle was so well captured in your imagery~
I can so relate I have a struggle to face. I have to walk through a door of the past, that was not pleasant.
Fear, makes me want to run...but I can not! Thanks Carrie for so capturing this feeling, in such a beautiful way~ (((Hugs)))
I'm so glad you learned and faced your fear!I love how you wrote this Carrie....and I did the same as you...didn't learn to swim until my late teens. Now I love the water but back then so chicken hearted. Funny that once we manage to come through something it seems so easy we wonder what the big deal was really all about. I also love your header pic. Awesome.


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