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A dramatic rise in obesity has occurred among humans within the last several decades. Little is known about whether similar increases in obesity have occurred in animals inhabiting human-influenced environments. We examined samples collectively consisting of over 20 000 animals from 24 populations (12 divided separately into males and females) of animals representing eight species living with or around humans in industrialized societies. In all populations, the estimated coefficient for the trend of body weight over time was positive (i.e. increasing). The probability of all trends being in the same direction by chance is 1.2 × 10−7. Surprisingly, we find that over the past several decades, average mid-life body weights have risen among primates and rodents living in research colonies, as well as among feral rodents and domestic dogs and cats. The consistency of these findings among animals living in varying environments, suggests the intriguing possibility that the aetiology of increasing body weight may involve several as-of-yet unidentified and/or poorly understood factors (e.g. viral pathogens, epigenetic factors). This finding may eventually enhance the discovery and fuller elucidation of other factors that have contributed to the recent rise in obesity rates.
'Like humans, domestic animals and fish and other wildlife are exposed to contaminants in air, soil, water, and food, and they can suffer acute and chronic health effects from such exposures. Animal sentinel systems—systems in which data on animals exposed to contaminants in the environment are regularly and systematically collected and analyzed—can be used to identify potential health hazards to other animals or humans.'
National Academy of Sciences (1991, p. 1).
1. Introduction
There is a well-documented human obesity epidemic [1]. Although the increase in obesity rates started over 100 years ago [2], there has been an acceleration in the last half-century, with reasons incompletely understood. Although there is a focus on a lack of physical activity and a poor diet as the principal contributors to this recent acceleration, there are apparently many causes beyond the conventional wisdom that contribute to body weight increase either by influencing physical activity or dietary intake, or through other means such as influencing nutrient partitioning or energy metabolism [3–7].
Model organisms have potential value as 'canaries in the coalmines' or 'sentinels' informing us about environmental factors potentially impacting humans [8]. In this light, we compiled data to assess time trends in body weight in mammalian species that live with or around humans in industrialized societies. Such observations might help identify environmental influences that might otherwise go undetected.
From 24 distinct populations (12 subdivided into separate male and female populations), representing eight species (see §2 for inclusion criteria), over 20 000 animals were studied. Time trends for mean per cent weight change and the odds of obesity (see the electronic supplementary material for definition) were tested for the samples from each population at an age period that corresponded roughly to early-middle adulthood (35 years) in human development (see the electronic supplementary material for calculation) because on a per cent basis, in United States adults, 30–39 years is the decade of human life in which obesity has increased at least as much as any age interval during the last several decades (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/overweight.pdf).
2. Methods
(a) Dataset inclusion criteria
We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Agricola and JSTOR online for leads to relevant data and contacted colleagues at primate centres, toxicology programmes, pet food companies, veterinary programmes and authors of promising articles. We sought datasets from (i) mammalian species; that (ii) lived with or around humans in industrialized societies (e.g. pets, laboratory animals); and (iii) contained data spanning at least one decade with at least one data point in the second half of the twentieth century.
(b) Exclusion criteria
We excluded datasets (i) consisting solely of terminal or late-life weights because weight loss often occurs towards the end of life [9], and presages death [10], and population differences in late-life weights are often not representative of population differences in weight during earlier adulthood [11]; (ii) consisting of animals that, during the period considered, were known or were likely to have been exposed to deliberate selection for phenotypes related to weight or adiposity (effectively ruling out livestock); (iii) consisting of animals that were calorically restricted or had their food intake titrated to maintain relatively constant body weights; and (iv) uniformly exposed to suspected toxins or drugs (e.g. the treatment groups from toxicology programmes).
(c) Datasets used
Macaques—Wisconsin. Our sample consisted of 65 (23 males, 42 females) rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta—Indian origin) from the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) measured between 1971 and 2006.
Macaques—Oregon. Our sample consisted of 46 (14 males, 32 females) rhesus macaques (Macaca Mulatta—Indian strain) from the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONRPC), measured between 1981 and 1993.
Macaques—California. Our sample consisted of 77 (30 males, 47 females) rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), primarily of Indian origin from the CNPRC (California National Primate Research Center), measured between 1979 and 1992.
Chimpanzees. Our sample consisted of 46 (16 males, 30 females) chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) that had been born and lived their entire lives at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center (YNPRC). These animals were measured between the years 1985–2005.
Vervets. Our sample included a total of 117 (36 males, 81 females) vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) living in 18 captive social groups at the UCLA-VA Vervet Research Colony, measured between the years 1990 and 2006.
Marmosets. Our sample included a total of 143 (65 males, 78 females) common marmosets (Callitrichix jacchus jacchus) from the WNPRC, measured between the years 1991 and 2006.
Mice and rats (laboratory). Our sample consisted of animals from 106 rat and 93 mouse studies. There was some variation in sample size between studies. For both rats and mice, the majority of studies had sample sizes of 60 males and 60 females. However, some studies had fewer (i.e. 50, 49, etc.) or more (i.e. 70) animals. In calculating our sample size, we decided to use a conservative estimate of 50 animals per study. Body weights for only untreated control mice and rats used in National Toxicology Programme (NTP) studies between the years of 1982 and 2005 were analysed.
Domestic dogs and cats. Our sample of dogs included a total of 2806 (1366 males, 1440 females) animals measured between the years of 1990 and 2002. Our sample of cats included a total of 574 (265 males, 309 females) animals, measured between the years of 1989 to 2001.
Feral rats. Our sample consisted of 6115 (2886 males, 3229 females) wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) that were captured in the central alleys of high-density residential neighbourhoods using single-capture live traps, while rural rat populations were sampled from parklands and agricultural areas in areas surrounding the city [12,13], between the years 1948 and 2006.
More details about each dataset can be found in the electronic supplementary material.
(d) Statistical analysis
Each population sample was analysed separately using the following steps.
For humans, 80 years (78 to be precise) corresponds to roughly the life expectancy at birth in the United States (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr55/nvsr55_19.pdf) and can be taken as an indicator of human 'lifespan'. On a per cent basis, in United States adults (men and women combined) the decade of human life in which obesity has increased at least as much as any age interval during the last several decades was the interval of 30–39 years of age (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/overweight.pdf), suggesting that this would be a good developmental interval to examine for a first cross-species study and that human age 35 is a good midpoint to choose for an interval to study.
For each species, let the age interval studied be: L (35/80) ± 0.025L, where L is the estimated lifespan for the species under study. Lifespan values were obtained from published papers and consultation with expert zoologists, veterinarians and primatologists, and are displayed in the electronic supplementary material, table S2. This gave a roughly 5 per cent interval of the lifespan corresponding to early-middle adulthood for each species.
For each dataset, Yi,j denotes the weight of the ith animal at the jth point in time. Only weights taken at ages within the defined age interval of study for that species were used.
Exclude any value Yi,j if the ith animal died on or before 1 year after time j.
Let W50 denote the median of either (A) the one-third of the Yi,j values recorded earliest in calendar time if the data were obtained roughly continuously throughout the total period of time studied; or (B) during the first interval of data collection if discreet sampling periods were used (e.g. for the feral rats). The Yi,j values used in computing this median include only those recorded during the age interval L (35/80) ± 0.025L.
We let , such that this effectively scales the body weights to be comparable across species by having them represent species-specific ratio increases from median weight during the early period of the data collection.
For each , let the age of the animal at the time of measurement be denoted by Ai,j and let .
Let Ti denote the calendar time (scaled in years/10, i.e. 'decades', for convenience) from the time of birth to the point at which .
Let , where is the mean body weight of the ith animal, and W85 is defined as the 85th percentile of the sample distribution of the . The Oi are indicator variables of overweight or 'obesity' for animals where weight values have different meanings, following the approach used for human children, where body mass index values do not have equivalent meaning across ages.
Primary analysis of mean weight gain. To assess changes in weight over time, a relative weight gain-dependent variable was created in step 6 (). Even with restricted age intervals defined in steps 2–5, many animals had multiple measures in that time frame. To account for the dependency among these multiple observations and to capitalize on the power of repeated measurements, we used a linear mixed model using SAS PROC MIXED. An autogressive lag1 covariance structure was used for the residuals. The basic model used per cent weight gain () as the dependent variable. Age of the animal at the time of measurement (, see step (vii)) was used as a time-varying covariate to control for dependency among multiple measurements. Sex of the animal was used as a stratification factor. The main predictor of interests was Ti, which reflects the effect of time of birth of the animal and assesses whether animals born more recently have higher weights. We also investigate nonlinear trends in the decade variable and potential interactions (e.g. sex by decade).
Primary analysis on obesity prevalence. Since Oi is a dichotomous outcome variable, we used generalized estimating equations via SAS PROC GENMOD to account for the dependency among these multiple observations. As with the statistical analysis in step (x), we controlled for age at the time of measurement and sex of the animal. The main predictor of interest was again Ti. The effects of other relevant covariates and interactions were investigated. In cases where the data were sparse and produced unstable estimates or non-convergent results, we used penalized logistic regression to stabilize the estimates as previously described [14].
3. Results
For per cent weight change, 24 out of 24 time trends were positive (i.e. increasing). The probability of all out of 24 independent trend estimates being in the same direction by chance is 1.2 × 10−7. For the odds of obesity, 23 out of 24 cases were positive (p = 3.0 × 10−6; table 1 and figure 1). When we combine males and females of each species into a single analysis, we find that in all 12 populations, per cent weight change and odds of obesity time trends were positive (p = 4.9 × 10−5, for 12 out of 12 in the same direction). Given these overwhelmingly significant results at the ensemble or meta-analytical level, we describe the results below for samples from each individual population focusing on the magnitude of the coefficients. Standard errors, confidence intervals and p-values are shown in table 1 and figure 1.
We first examined primates living in highly controlled environments with nearly constant living conditions and diets. Across all three macaque populations, meta-analytically averaging the estimates weighted by the inverse of their variances yielded values of 7.7 per cent for the increase in body weight and a 86 per cent increase in the odds of obesity for males, and 7.9 per cent for the increase in body weight and a 144 per cent increase in the odds of obesity for females, on a per-decade basis. In the combined sex analysis, we find a 7.7 per cent increase in body weight and a 114 per cent increase in the odds of obesity. Among colonized chimpanzees, males and females, respectively, experienced a 33.2 and 37.2 per cent weight gain per decade, and a nearly 18-fold and 11-fold increase in the odds of obesity. In vervets, for females and males, respectively, there were 9.4 and 2.9 per cent increases in body weight per decade associated with 83 and 834 per cent increases in the odds of obesity. Among marmosets, females experienced a 9.7 per cent increase in body weight per decade, and a 1.73-fold increase in the odds of obesity. Among males, there was a 9.2 per cent increase in body weight per decade, and a 64 per cent increase in the odds of obesity.
Among mice in control groups in the National Toxicology Programme (NTP), there was a 11.8 per cent increase in body weight per decade from 1982 to 2003 in females coupled with a nearly twofold increase in the odds of obesity. In males there was a 10.5 per cent increase per decade. Among female rats in the NTP, there was a 0.2 per cent increase in body weight per decade, coupled with a 45 per cent increase in the odds of obesity, while among males there was a 6 per cent increase in body weight per decade coupled with a 1.25-fold increase in the odds of obesity.
Among animal species living in less-controlled environments, female cats experienced a 13.6 per cent increase in body weight per decade and an 84 per cent increase in the odds of obesity. Among male cats, there was a 5.7 per cent increase in body weight per decade, however a slight (not statistically significant) reduction in the odds of obesity. Male dogs experienced a 2.2 per cent increase in body weight per decade coupled with a 7 per cent increase in the odds of obesity per decade. Among female dogs, there was a 3 per cent increase in body weight per decade and a 13 per cent increase in obesity.
Finally, we examined a population of animals living close to people but not under their direct control. For the 1948–2006 time period, male rats trapped in urban Baltimore experienced a 5.7 per cent increase in body weight per decade from 1948 to 2006 and a nearly 20 per cent increase in the odds of obesity. Similarly, female rats trapped in urban Baltimore experienced a 7.22 per cent per decade increase in body weight, along with a 26 per cent increase in the odds of obesity. From 1948 to 1986, male rats trapped in the rural area gained 4.5 per cent in body weight, while females gained 5.2 per cent, and the increases in the odds of obesity were, respectively, 19 and 26 per cent. We did not find any evidence of nonlinear changes in weight increase and change in obesity prevalence that was statistically significant in any of the animals considered.
We next examined whether these body weight increases were different for male versus female animals. Recognizing that these analyses should be treated with some caution given that we are pooling across species, we compared the meta-analytically derived (i.e. averaged across all species and weighted by inverse of variances) point estimates, for males and females, and find that female animals experienced greater per cent weight gain and increase in the odds of obesity, but results are statistically significant only for the sex difference in the increase in odds of obesity (Z = 432, p < 0.0001).
Similarly, we examined whether body weight increases were greater for laboratory versus non-laboratory animals. The non-laboratory animals included urban rats, rural rats, and domestic cats and dogs. Again, we compared the meta-analytically derived estimates for each of these groups, and find that the laboratory animals show a greater increase in per cent weight gain and odds of obesity than non-laboratory animals (Z = 5.37, p = 0.003 and Z = 111, p < 0.0001, respectively).
4. Discussion
Our findings reveal that large and sustained population increases in body weights can occur in mammalian populations, just as they have occurred among human populations, even in the absence of those factors that are typically conceived of as the primary determinants of the human obesity epidemic via their influence on diet (e.g. access to vending machines) and physical activity (e.g. less physical education classes in schools). Though results were not statistically significant in every population (11 out of 24 are statistically significant for per cent increase in weight per decade, and 7 out of 24 are statistically significant for odds of obesity), viewed as an ensemble, the fact that nearly all independent time-trend coefficients were in the positive direction for both weight gain and for the odds of obesity, is overwhelmingly statistically significant.
That large population level changes in body weight distributions of mammalian populations can occur even when those populations are neither under obvious selection by predation nor are living with or among humans has been documented [15]. The particular upward trend we have observed towards obesity in multiple datasets of non-human animals has been suggested by anecdotal evidence for some time. A 2008 news report indicated that 'trends in pet insurance are mirroring human healthcare. Obesity… is a growing problem for dogs and cats… (and 2007) saw a 19 per cent increase in claims related to obesity' (http://www.petfirsthealthcare.com/2008/02/07/petfirst-pet-insurance-to-be-more-popular-in-2008/). According to a recent review by German [16], 'Most investigators agree that, as in humans, the incidence of obesity in the pet population is increasing'. Despite this strong sentiment that obesity rates are increasing in pets (note that the United States Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first drug to treat obesity in dogs; Food and Drug Administration, 2007), we were unable to find previously published data actually showing this increase.
Others reported that 19 per cent of horses in a large cohort were obese, even among largely pasture-fed animals. Although a direct comparison with a similarly sampled earlier cohort was not available, the investigators remarked that the levels were higher than a 5 per cent rate observed in an earlier study [17]. Similarly, an increase in body weights was observed among rats used in carcinogenicity studies in France between 1979 and 1991, despite similar husbandry conditions [18]. The authors attributed the increase to the introduction of animals of the same substrain but raised under specific pathogen-free conditions, reinforcing the perspective that the presence of viral or other microbial pathogens [19,20] may affect body weight in populations either positively or negatively, depending on the pathogen. It is also noteworthy that the obesity epidemic has also occurred among children of six months of age and under [21], an age group for which explanations involving food marketing, less physical education is schools, and more labour-saving devices seem questionable.
There are multiple conceivable explanations for these observations. Feral rats could be increasing in weight because of selective predation on smaller animals [22,23] or because just as human real wealth and food consumption have increased in the United States, rats which presumably largely feed on our refuse, may also be essentially richer. But these factors cannot account for the findings in the laboratory animals that are on highly controlled diets, which have varied minimally over the last several decades. These animals are typically fed ad libitum, so if weight increases are attributable to increases in food consumption (which is possible), it is difficult to understand why animals in controlled environments on diets of constant composition are consuming more food today than in past decades. By contrast, one could hypothesize that better veterinary or husbandry care in laboratory and companion animals and better medical care in humans could be contributing to population level increases in body weight, but this cannot explain weight increases in feral rats. Our finding of greater weight gain among laboratory animals could also be explained by changes in animal husbandry standards, such as those imposed by the Animal Welfare Act, over the past 30 years. Though it is certainly not necessary that there be a single explanation for all of these population level increases nor even a single explanation for each individual population, it is intriguing to consider whether there are any factors that could conceivably account for weight increases in all of these populations.
One set of putative contributors to the human obesity epidemic is the collection of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (endocrine-disruptors), widely present in the environment [24]. Another conceivable explanation is obesity of infectious origin. Infection with adenovirus-36 (AD36) leads to obesity in multiple experimental models [7,25] and antibodies to AD36 are correlated with obesity in humans [26]. These observations suggest that AD36 and conceivably other infectious agents could be contributing to obesity within populations. Other explanations may include epigenetic-mediated programming of growth and energy-allocation patterns owing to any number of environmental cues such as stressors, resource availability, release from predation or climate change [27–31].
Increased body weights among laboratory animals have implications for the outcomes and design of the experiments that use these animals. Among several laboratory animals, it is known that calorically restricted individuals live longer and obese animals have shorter lifespans [32,33]. This has had implications for toxicology studies in which some researchers have shifted to controlling for reduced lifespan and increased body weight [34,35].
Our findings have implications for our understanding of the aetiological factors underlying human obesity, and we anticipate that they will lead to more research into the previously under-appreciated causes of the recent dramatic rise in obesity rates. Although dietary practices and physical activity levels are the most thoroughly studied risk factors for obesity, findings in humans and our findings in other animals add to the increasing evidence that other potential risk factors which may work through diet and physical activity or through other means (e.g. nutrient-partitioning, metabolic efficiency) should be incorporated into public health research and environmental medicine.
We thank the Red Bank Veterinary Hospital (Tinton Falls, NJ, USA), and Dr James Herndon at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center for providing data. We thank Dr Steve Kohama at the Oregon NPRC, and Dr John Capitanio at the California NPRC for their contributions to iPAD (The Internet Primate Ageing Database). We thank Dr Kyle Grimes for his helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra for his help with the graphics, and Jelai Wang at UAB and Anand Paleja at the NTP for help with data management. We also thank Dr Mai Elobeid for her encouragement and suggestions on this manuscript. Supported in part by NIH grants T32HL007457 and P30DK056336. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIH or any other organization with which the authors are affiliated. D.B.A. has received grants, honoraria, consulting fees and donations from numerous food and pharmaceutical companies, litigators, and non-profit and government entities with interests in obesity-related matters. Supported partially by NIH grants P30DK056336, R01DK067487, P51RR000165, P51RR000167, P01AG026423 and T32HL007457.
- Received September 2, 2010.
- Accepted November 2, 2010.
- This Journal is © 2010 The Royal Society


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In the Matter of COLIN K. KAUFMAN,
In a letter dated August 7, 2006, to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, respondent Colin K. Kaufman, of Corpus Christi, Texas, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the state of Kansas, voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (2005 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 309).
At the time the respondent surrendered his license, a disciplinary hearing was pending. The hearing was set as a result of the respondent's disbarment in the state of Texas on October 4, 2004. In the Texas proceeding, it was found that the respondent failed to properly safeguard client funds, failed to promptly disburse client funds, charged an unconscionable fee, and engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, deceit, or misrepresentation in connection with a bankruptcy client.
This court, having examined the files of the office of the Disciplinary Administrator, finds that the surrender of the respondent's license should be accepted and that the respondent should be disbarred.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Colin K. Kaufman be and he is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas, and his license and privilege to practice law are hereby revoked.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the name of Colin K. Kaufman from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to the respondent, and that the respondent forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (2005 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 315).
Dated this 30th day of August, 2006.

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Jay T. Harrison will become the new director of the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, the college announced this week.
Harrison, who previously was director of federal programs at Fairfield Technologies Inc., will join the center in August. He also taught European and Latin American history at Hood College in Frederick, Md. He holds a bachelors degree in international studies from the University of Missouri and a masters and doctorate in history from Catholic University of America.
Harrison assumes the position last held by Kevin Britz, who died in 2011 of cancer. Ken Francis, who took over as interim director of the center after Britzs death, is retiring this summer.
After having the opportunity to meet Dr. Harrison, I was impressed with his knowledge of Fort Lewis College and the Center of Southwest Studies, FLC President Dene Thomas said in a news release.
He holds a vision of the future that would define and enhance the centers service to the region and the nation as a cultural showcase and research facility. He also understands the importance of securing sustainable funding for the center. With these things in mind, I am confident that Dr. Harrison is the right person to lead the Center of Southwest Studies into an exciting future, Thomas said.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Second-half substitute Sanna Nyassi scored the only goal of the game in the 61st minute and goalkeeper Troy Perkins made five saves in his Montreal Impact debut as the New England Revolution suffered a 1-0 loss to the expansion side on Sunday night at Gillette Stadium.
Sanna – twin brother of Revolution midfielder Sainey – entered the game following the halftime break and stunned the home crowd 16 minutes later with a spectacular individual goal, completing a solo run with a long-distance blast. It was the second time in less than a month that Nyassi scored the game winner against New England as he did the same in Montreal's 2-1 win on July 18 at Stade Saputo.
The Revs twice hit the woodwork – through Chris Tierney and Saer Sene in the first half – while they had a penalty shout denied in the second half when Impact defender Dennis Iapichino blocked Ryan Guy's right-wing cross with an outstretched arm.
The loss extended the Revolution's winless run to six games (0-5-1), while the Revs (6-12-5, 23 pts.) have now suffered three consecutive 1-0 losses at home. The Impact (10-13-3, 33 pts.), meanwhile, climbed to within three points of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference thanks to a third straight victory.
Honduran forward Jerry Bengtson returned for New England after missing four games while on Olympic duty and went straight into the starting lineup, while both Kevin Alston and A.J. Soares overcame hamstring complaints to join Bengtson amongst the starters.
The Revs had the game's first real chance in the seventh minute when Benny Feilhaber forced a turnover in the attacking third and dished a quick pass to Sene, whose curling drive bounced inches wide of the left post. Lee Nguyen went similarly close in the 30th minute, drilling a 25-yard blast just over the crossbar.
Tierney went closer still in the 36th minute, although unintentionally as his in-swinging cross from the left wing bounced through the box untouched before rebounding off the right post and into the waiting arms of Perkins. The woodwork came to Perkins' rescue once again in the 41st minute when Sene struck the crossbar after a fantastic feed from Nguyen and the teams went into halftime scoreless.
Montreal made one change after the break – bringing on Nyassi for Justin Mapp – and the move paid dividends in the 61st minute when Nyassi broke through. After picking the ball up near midfield, Nyassi surged toward goal on a solo run and finished off the move with a rocket into the upper right corner from the top of the box.
In response, the Revs made a pair of attack-minded substitutions, bringing on Fernando Cardenas (62nd minute) and Kelyn Rowe (66th minute) within five minutes of going behind. Shortly thereafter, Perkins was forced into a remarkable save, reaching to tip Sene's header over the crossbar following another feed from Nguyen.
New England then had its penalty shout turned away in the 74th minute, while a stoppage-time chance from Sene was blocked harmlessly into the outside of the net.
The Revs return to the road next weekend when they visit the Chicago Fire on Saturday, Aug. 18. Kickoff from Toyota Park is set for 8:30 p.m. ET.
New England Revolution vs. Montreal Impact
August 12, 2012 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
Montreal Impact 1, New England Revolution 0
Scoring Summary:
MTL – Sanna Nyassi (unassisted) 61
New England Revolution: Matt Reis, Chris Tierney, Stephen McCarthy, A.J. Soares, Kevin Alston, Lee Nguyen, Clyde Simms © (Diego Fagundez 80), Benny Feilhaber (Kelyn Rowe 66), Ryan Guy, Saer Sene, Jerry Bengtson (Fernando Cardenas 62)
Substitutes Not Used: Tim Murray, Darrius Barnes, Dimitry Imbongo, Florian Lechner
STATS: Shots 17, Shots on Target 4, Corner Kicks 8, Saves 2, Fouls 6, Offsides 5, Passes Completed (percentage) 461 (81.6%), Possession 52.5%
Montreal Impact: Troy Perkins, Hassoun Camara, Dennis Iapichino, Matteo Ferrari, Jeb Brovsky, Patrice Bernier, Collen Warner, Justin Mapp (Sanna Nyassi 46), Felipe Martins, Davy Arnaud © (Lamar Neagle 86), Marco Di Vaio (Andrew Wenger 76)
Substitutes Not Used: Evan Bush, Karl Ouimette, Shavar Thomas, Sinisa Ubiparipvic
STATS: Shots 10, Shots on Target 3, Corner Kicks 1, Saves 4, Fouls 10, Offsides 4, Passes Completed (percentage) 411 (83.7%), Possession 47.5%
* Note that all statistics are unofficial
Misconduct Summary:
MTL – Patrice Bernier (caution) 7
NE – A.J. Soares (caution) 77
MTL – Sanna Nyassi (caution) 86
MTL – Dennis Iapichino (caution) 89
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant Referees: Greg Barkey, Peter Manikowski
Fourth Official: Niko Bratsis
Weather: Partly Cloudy and 82 degrees
Attendance: 12,857
Team Records
New England Revolution: 6-12-5 (23 pts.)
Montreal Impact (10-13-3, 33 pts.)
- With the loss, the Revolution is now 0-2-0 against Montreal in the all-time, regular-season series dating back to the first meeting on July 1New England and Montreal will meet for a third time this season on Oct. 27, at Saputo Stadium
- The Revs are 10-11-6 all-time against expansion teams in their inaugural seasons ... that record includes two draws with the Houston Dynamo in 2006, which was considered an expansion team after relocating from San Jose.
- Since 2005, New England is 9-6-6 against expansion teams in their inaugural seasons ... the Revs went 1-5-0 against the Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion in 1998, just two years after MLS' inaugural season
- The loss extended the Revs' winless streak to six games (0-5-1) dating back to July 14 against Toronto … the winless streak is the team's longest of the season and is the first string of six-winless since a six-game winless streak (0-5-1) in the final six matches of the 2011 season.
- The attacking shutout for the Revs was the team's ninth of the season and third in four games dating back to the 0-0 finish at KC on July 21 … last season, the Revs were held scoreless 10 times in the 34-game seasonThe Revs were held scoreless in consecutive games for just the second time this season … the Revs were shut out on March 10 at San Jose and again on March 17 at Kansas City
- Jerry Bengtson returned to the starting lineup in his first Revolution action since July 14 … Bengtson started four matches and recorded three goals for Honduras' Olympic Team after departing the Revs on July 16


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Store owner confesses to Drum murder
Convenience store owner confesses to editor's murder
Officials: Melvin Roberts gave voluntary statement
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
By Kelly Shackleton
Oxford Eagle
Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department officials report that Melvin "Coach" Roberts, 66, has confessed to the murder of Oxford Eagle managing editor Monica Drum in the early morning hours of Nov. 25.
Roberts is the owner of Melvin's Nite Owl, a convenience store located at the intersection of Highway 30 East and North Lamar Avenue. The store, once a popular hangout for law enforcement in the area, has shown a steady decline in business in the last five years since Roberts was accused, and then acquitted, of rape in 2007.
Officials report that Roberts approached their office late yesterday and said that he had killed Drum because of a series of negative articles on him she wrote after his arrest and during his trial.
According to Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Jones, Roberts confessed that he had plotted for years to kill Drum because the articles ruined not only his personal reputation but also his business. According to a statement from Roberts released by Jones, Roberts believed that the articles "portrayed me as a rapist and I was innocent and I was found innocent."
Roberts was acquitted of raping a 16-year-old babysitter who was staying with Roberts's grandson while Roberts's wife, Candy, was out of town.
The babysitter identified Roberts as her attacker in a line-up, and he had three distinct scratches on his hands and a large bruise on his inner left thigh. Blood tests confirmed Roberts's blood type was consistent with blood found at the scene of the attack.
The case, which Yoknapatawpha County District Attorney R.J. Metcalf felt was ironclad, fell apart when Roberts was able to produce a timecard with a date and time stamp showing that he had been working in his store at the time of the attack. Testimony from another employee and several customers corroborated Roberts's story, and he was subsequently acquitted.
In 2008, officials arrested David Thomas, a neighbor of Roberts's who was a classmate of the girl and who occasionally did yard work for Roberts. Thomas served four-and-a-half years at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman for his part in the attack.
Melvin's Nite Owl has been for sale since 2009 due to the almost non-existent business at the store. Although located at a major intersection that divides the county and the city, many residents refuse to shop at the store because, as one resident of Oxford said when asked, "I think he did it, and I think he got away with it somehow. I'll never give him another penny."
Female residents have contacted police over the last few years claiming that Roberts "leers" at them when they go into his store.
Oxford Eagle city reporter Rick Hughes, who reportedly had a personal relationship with Drum in addition to their professional one, is still being sought for questioning as a potential witness in the case, Jones said.


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Bruce Willis has sold his walled and gated mansion in Beverly Hills for $16.5 million.
The Spanish-style house, built in 1928, has an arched porte-cochere, a swimming pool surrounded by a wide wooden deck and a tennis court on close to an acre of landscaped grounds. An inner courtyard features a fountain.
There are beamed ceilings, glass doors, a screening room, several fireplaces, 11 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms in 10,379 square feet of living space.
Willis, 59, is known for the "Die Hard" film series and the late-1980s series "Moonlighting." His movie credits include starring roles in "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "The Sixth Sense"...


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Our Favorite Kids' Albums of 2011
What constitutes a good kids' album? It should elicit a reaction, whether it makes listeners jump around like maniacs or hunker down on the couch for a snuggle. A truly great kids' album is one that parents will forget to turn off after they drop off carpool or put the kids down for a nap. Here are ten of our favorites of the year, in no particular order:
• Little Nut Tree - Dan Zanes - We have been Dan Zanes fans for a long time, but when he joins forces with Sharon Jones for "In The Basement" he gets the puffy hearts.
• Music Is Awesome 3 - Yo Gabba Gabba - Even if your kids don't watch the show there is plenty on this record to enjoy. My three year old typically asks to skip the character songs in favor of original tracks by The Killers, Devo, The Flaming Lips and The Postmarks.
• Sing Along! - Caspar Babypants- This is Chris Ballew from The Presidents Of The United States Of America, and this album really does get kids and their parents to sing along. Mission accomplished, Caspar Babypants.
• A Life Of Song - Ella Jenkins - When I was a little thing my parents took me to see Ella Jenkins. Decades later I'm happy to take my kids to her concerts. Kids go bananas for Ella Jenkins year after year. This album features Ella's beautiful take on African American standards.
• Flying! - Recess Monkey - Thanks to Recess Monkey for providing the soundtrack to our family's superhero fantasies.
• Mind Of My Own - Frances England - This San Fransisco based folk singer has a spot-on understanding a kid's point of view plus guitars and pretty voice that reminds us a little of Tegan and Sara.
• Strange Dees, Indeed - The Deedle Deedle Dees - This is a totally awesome and weird record that teaches kids about history and rocking out with tracks about Marie Curie and Sacagawea, among many others. It needs to be heard to be believed.
• Outside My Door - Lori Henriques - We love Lori's original songs, beautiful piano playing and pretty voice. Check out the awesome album art by her brother, Joel of Made By Joel.
• Tag, You're It! - The Not-Its - This one really rocks. We especially love "Mathematics," which sings the praises of favorite school subjects.
• The Green Album - Various Artists - We wrote this one up a few months ago and it is still in heavy rotation. Enjoy Muppets classics revisited by Weezer, OK Go, Rachel Yamagata and others.


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Jutanugarn up to 33rd in women's world rankings
Philadelphia, PA – Teenager Ariya Jutanugarn picked up her first Ladies European Tour title on Sunday and that helped her move to No. 33 in this week's women's world rankings.
Jutanugarn improved nine spots from last week.
There was little change atop the rankings. World No. 1 Stacy Lewis was again followed by Yani Tseng, Na Yeon Choi, Inbee Park, Shanshan Feng, Ai Miyazato, Jiyai Shin, Suzann Pettersen, So Yeon Ryu and Paula Creamer to round out the top 10.
Mika Miyazato held steady in 11th and was trailed by Cristie Kerr, Catriona Matthew and Karrie Webb, who remained 12th through 14th.
Azahara Munoz inched up one to 15 and that pushed I.K. Kim down one to 16. Amy Yang and Angela Stanford were 17th and 18th again, while Mi-Jeong Jeon and Sun Ju Ahn exchanged places with Jeon up to 19th.


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Carol D. Andrews Collection
A resident of New Braintree, Massachusetts, Carol Andrews became interested in the work of gravestone carvers when working on the history of her local cemetery. She has subsequently conducted research on the history and production of carvers from central and western Massachusetts during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
The Andrews Collection contains photographs and research notes arranged in alphabetical order regarding the work of identified Massachusetts carvers. Among the names represented in the collection are Abercrombie, Codner, Colburn, Daugherty, Geyer, Hartwell, Hastings, Kenfield, Kilburn, Kinney, Lewis, New, Park, Pool, Pratt, Rankin, Reed, Sikes, White, and Woods. Andrews assembled more comprehensive representations of the work of the Soules (Beza Sr. and Jr., Coomer, et al.), William Young, and Thomas Harmon. The collection also includes some correspondence with Vincent Luti and Robert Drinkwater relating to her research.
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Official journal of the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) to be published by Elsevier beginning January 2013
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce that the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) has selected Elsevier to publish Cytotherapy: The Journal of Cell Therapy effective January 2013.
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A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).
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On Nov. 27, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6328, The Clothe a Homeless Hero Act, which was introduced by Rep. Kathy Hochul.
The legislation will require the Transportation Security Administration to partner with the Department of Veterans Affairs and local charities to distribute unclaimed clothing left at airport security checkpoints to homeless and needy veterans and veterans' families. The bill passed by voice vote with strong support from members of both parties.
"As cold weather approaches across much of the country, this legislation will be a greatly needed help for homeless veterans while we work to end homelessness for good. It is unconscionable that so many of our veterans are homeless, and we must support our returning heroes. I am proud that my legislation to assist veterans passed with the bipartisan support of my colleagues," Hochul said.
According to the VA, approximately 75,000 veterans are homeless on any given night, and about 20,000 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been homeless within the last five years.


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Houston suffers from no shortage of museums, but I've always thought of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, as the grande dame of them all. It was here that I first marveled at the splendor of European masters. As a mother, I've found that my appreciation for art is magnified when I experience it through the eyes of my children. So on a recent sunny day, I set out with my three young children for an afternoon at the MFAH and its companion sculpture garden to see what this Houston art institution has to offer for a family visit.
The Museum of Fine Arts, located in the Museum District, houses the largest art collection in the Southwest, with works ranging from Pre-Columbian gold to contemporary African photography. The museum's two primary buildings straddle Main Street, and we start our visit in the Caroline Weiss Law building, one of only two museums in the world designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, an influential German-American modernist architect.
In the building's basement, we tap a trove of family-friendly resources in the Kinder Foundation Education Center. The kids sit at a table with laminated Picasso prints, vellum paper, and colored pencils, following instructions to trace elements from each print to make their own conglomerated works. While the kids are drawing, I browse the center's library and read aloud to them from a colorful picture book on Matisse.
'As a mother, I've found that my appreciation for art is magnified when I experience it through the eyes of my children.'
Before leaving, we check out two Family Pack activity kits with material to help the children investigate and interpret the museum's collections. Outside the center, we relax on red couches tucked under a staircase and browse through a binder of "art detective cases" in the pack of my two older children, eight-year-old Caleb and six-year-old Madi. Two-year-old Esther's animal-themed activity kit includes toys, a board book by children's illustrator Eric Carle, and laminated cards showing the museum's works featuring animals. Emblazoned on the wall, a quote from Dr. Peter Marzio—the longtime museum director who died in 2010—reveals the reasoning behind these kid-friendly offerings: "The MFAH is and always has been a Place for All People."
After winding our way through the labyrinthine galleries—including a vibrant pink room dripping with golden Balinese crowns that Madi loved—we find the answers to the kids' first art-detective case in the Arts of China Gallery. Here, gunpowder artist Cai Guo-Qiang's ethereal sepia-toned landscape Odyssey lines the walls of an entire room. A video demonstrates Cai drawing with gunpowder before igniting it to create the singed image. The kids gasp at the recorded pyrotechnics (who knew art could be so exciting?) and then try to interpret Odyssey's blurred lines, identifying shadowy mountains, waterfalls, and lotus flowers.
With their detective case solved, the kids begin chanting, "Rainbow Tunnel! Rainbow Tunnel!" meaning they're ready to take the underground passage into the Rafael Moneo-designed Audrey Jones Beck building. We cross under Main Street via the Wilson Tunnel, a work of art itself thanks to James Turrell's neon and ambient-lit installation, The Light Inside. The glowing walls color-shift between shades of blue and crimson, providing the illusion of walking in space. The kids nervously stick toward the middle of the walkway, afraid that one step off the path will send them spiraling into a brightly lit abyss.
Inside the Beck building, we find a dizzying array of antiquities and works by European masters, which transport us from the American West—thanks to Albert Bierstadt's Indian Spears Fishing—to Venice via Francesco Guardi's Regatta at the Rialto Bridge. Looking at the waterlogged cityscape of the latter, which shows the Grand Canal aswarm with gondolas, Caleb puzzles, "How was a city built on water?"
Each child hones in on particular favorites. Esther shouts "Dog!" at Jacques Brascassat's A Bull Fight, which shows bulls with horns locked while a barking dog looks on. Nurturing Madi prefers gentle paintings of women and children like Giovanni Giacometti's Young Mother, an impressionistic rendering of a mother and nursing baby. Meanwhile, Caleb zooms in on battle scenes like Claudio Coello's Saint Michael the Archangel, a bloody scene showing St. Michael with sword drawn over a prostrate Satan.
While we browse, the dozens of docents coo over the children and help them with their art detective cases. While the kids occasionally need reminders to refrain from running and to keep a safe distance from paintings, MFAH policy encourages them to sprawl on the floor anywhere they like to study and sketch the art.
At the Picasso Black and White temporary exhibit, which features dozens of the artist's paintings, drawings, and sculptures, Madi recognizes a piece from her activity in the Kinder Center. "I traced that one. I did those exact same eyes because they're kind of creepy," she says of Picasso's Portrait of Olga in a Fur Collar.
Though we could continue browsing for hours, hunger calls, so we head across the street to the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden, a tranquil acre featuring two dozen sculptures nestled between rolling hills and native trees. Spreading out a blanket, we crack open our lunch from Picnic, a gourmet bakery down the street with a tantalizing lineup of soups and sandwiches. Sitting on the slope of a hill, stately pines shading us from the midday sun, I dig into a brothy tomato basil soup, flavored with just a hint of spice, and a fluffy cheese-laden roll. Madi raves about her sandwich, "This is the best PB&J ever! The bread is so soft."
Polishing off the last crumbs of lunch, we take in the sculptures surrounding us, including the soft curves of a bronzed nude and a welded steel mushroom-like form that seems to grow from the earth. Near four bronze Matisse reliefs, showing the shifting form of a human backside, mothers sit at a collection of patio tables and feed their babies. On the grass surrounding a bronze rope connecting two oversized pearls, an older couple reclines together in the grass. It's evident that Marzio's vision lives on—this is a place for all people.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is at 1001 Bissonnet St. The Cullen Sculpture Garden is at the intersection of Bissonnet and Montrose. For more information, call 713/639-7300.


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Watch The ::God Is Imaginary Videos On YouTube ::
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ummm... I dont see the refutation
Our omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent God has always been, there has never been a moment He did not exist. I'm sure you find this difficult to comprehend, so you'll just dismiss it. I'm not saying I or anyone could comprehend this, it's that I choose to believe what He says.
Im no scientist, but it never occurred to me to even give credence to the something from nothing because we dont have an example of nothing. Perhaps the default is something? If there was ever nothing there probably would still be nothing. Perhaps nothing is impossible.


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Well good for them - Aaron clearly has more staying power than I predicted (in an earlier blog post) when it comes to throwing himself into family life at such a tender age.
And for any of you cynics out there tutting and saying that he is clearly just using her to forward his career/fame etc, I've also been reliably informed by a film biz friend of mine, that they are genuinely mad about each other.
And why shouldn't they be?!
Regular visitors to my blog will know that this is the point when I rant a little bit about the fact that people are so suspicious of any relationship with a significant age difference.. but it still stuns me that any media report I've read of their wedding has used the word Toyboy in the first few words, called their relationship 'controversial' and pointed to the 23-year age gap before the first paragraph has even finished.
Even poor Sam has felt compelled to tell one reporter: "In the old days 'controversial in a relationship meant same -sex or mixed race. Now, it is a woman with a younger man. That would not happen with a man."
And Aaron, bless him, pointed out: "We don't see an age gap, we just see each other."
click here to read the Daily Mail's report of the wedding


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More Nightmare stories on bladders .
Sure Glad i've owned OZONE,from the first LEI's i purchased to now ; i
never had to replace a bladder, (EVER) !!
Tank-You OZONE !!!!!!!!
Only problem i Ever had was sand in a valve, (once).
Your gonna Laugh on this one :
A girl tried helping me ; she deflated all my struts & main bladder, by
placing the plastic thingie into all the valves ...
she turned the kite upside-down in the sand, ((so the air would run out Faster)) !!!
YEA ------------"girls" ----- ; I still Love-em though !!


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Someone Photoshopped Women In Masterpieces To Look Thinner
Have you ever looked at a classic work of art and thought to yourself, "I really like the Birth of Venus, but it looks like she's still packing on that baby weight, if you know what I mean…" or perhaps even, "Odalisque? More like OdaBESE…"? If so, you are a gigantic asshole but kind of charming anyway? Because you're so erudite? Anyway, madcap genius Anna Utopia Giordano decided to digitally slim and tone some of history's most beautiful nude subjects. See the strange changes to Botticelli, Gentileschi and Bouguereau ahead.
Flavorwire got hold of these first (and have more) but they belong to Giordano.[ITPGallery]


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Middleborough (Mass.) Country Store Daybook
Country store in the village of Titicut in Middleborough, Massachusetts, owned by members of either the Clark or Pratt families of the village. Includes goods for sale (groceries, cloth, hardware, and liquor), the method and form of payment (cash, rags, straw, wood, brick, and produce), customers' names, and ways that families and women earned credit (producing braid or carting goods for the owners).
- Subjects
- Barter--Massachusetts--Middleborough--19th century
- Braid--Massachusetts
- Freight and freightage--Massachusetts
- General stores--Massachusetts--Middleborough
- Middleborough (Mass.)--Commerce--19th century
- Titicut (Middleborough Mass.)--Commerce--19th century
- Types of material
- Daybooks


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University of Vermont
2011-12 Online Catalogue
Policies and General Information
Graduate Course Enrollment for Undergraduate Students
Senior undergraduates may enroll for up to six graduate credits at UVM under the following circumstances: courses must be available for graduate credit; total enrollment including the graduate course must not exceed twelve credits in the semester in which the course is taken and the course must not be computed as part of the bachelor's degree. Permission to seek graduate credit must be obtained from the Graduate Dean in writing by the dean of the undergraduate college/school. Graduate credit can be used only at UVM if the course is judged appropriate by the student's advisor for the particular graduate program.


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