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Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (0)341 3550 - 315
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Curriculum Vitae
|Ph.D., Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA
Dissertation: Ecology and Genetics of Color Vision in Callicebus brunneus, a Neotropical Monkey (Advisor: Dr. Lynne Isbell)
|M.A., Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA
|B.S., Biology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME
Research Interests
- Cultural dynamics
- Cultural change in Amazonian indigenous groups
- Behavior, ecology, and evolution of humans and non-human primates
- Ecology, genetics, and evolution of color vision in primates and other mammals
Academic Appointments
|Senior Researcher, Dept. of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture, Max Planck Inst. for Evolutionary Anthropology
|Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture, Max Planck Inst. for Evolutionary Anthropology
|Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington
|Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Anthropology, University of California, Davis (Advisor: Dr. Richard McElreath)
|Investigador Afiliado, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
|Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
|Visiting Prof, Dept. of Folk Studies and Anthropology, Western Kentucky University
|Research Associate, Dept. of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
|Research Associate, Dept. of Anthropology, UC Davis
|Associate-In (Lecturer), Dept. of Anthropology, UC Davis
Grants and Awards
|National Science Foundation: Ethnic Boundaries and Cultural Change in an Amazonian Population. BCS 1227152. PI John Bunce ($143,448)
|University of California Dissertation-Year Fellowship ($31,400)
|UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies Graduate Student Travel Award to XXII Congress of the International Primatological Society, Edinburgh, UK ($1,000)
|UC Davis Institute for Governmental Affairs Small Research Grant: Behavioral Genetics of Color Vision in a Wild Neotropical Monkey ($250)
|UC Davis Department of Anthropology Tuition Fellowship ($6,296)
|Leakey Foundation General Grant: Behavioral Genetics of Color Vision in a Wild Neotropical Monkey ($8,000 + $500 supplemental funding in 2007)
|Wenner-Gren Foundation Individual Research Grant: Behavioral Genetics of Color Vision for a Neotropical Monkey in the Wild ($25,000)
|Sigma Xi Society Grant-in-Aid of Research: Ecological Consequences of Trichromatic Color Vision for Callicebus brunneus, a New World Monkey ($2,000)
|UC Davis Dept. of Anthropology Summer Research Fellowship: Ecological Consequences of Trichromatic Color Vision for Callicebus brunneus, a New World Monkey ($3,000)
|UC Davis UCD and Humanities Graduate Research Award ($1,500)
|University of California Marjorie and Charles Elliott Fellowship ($6,766)
|National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention
|Organization for Tropical Studies Francis Bossuyt Memorial Fellowship: Genotypic frequencies of trichromatic color vision in a wild population of Callicebus moloch ($1,500)
|Sigma Xi Society Grant-in-Aid of Research: The frequency of trichromatic color vision in a wild population of Callicebus moloch, a New World monkey ($2,212)
|UC Davis Department of Anthropology Summer Research Award: The frequency of trichromatic color vision in a wild population of Callicebus moloch, a New World monkey ($2,000)
|UC Davis Department of Anthropology Nonresident Tuition Fellowship ($11,132)
|Howard Hughes Student Travel Grant to the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, USA, January 2002.
|Howard Hughes Independent Student Summer Research Grant: Locomotor and behavioral predictors of escape performance in prey fish
|Bates College Student Research Grant: The effects of soil type on litterfall quantity and composition for mid-elevation spruce-fir forests of the Northeastern United States
|Dana Scholar, Bates College, Lewiston, ME
Membership in Professional and Honor Societies
- American Anthropological Association
- Evolutionary Anthropology Society
- Cultural Evolution Society
- Golden Key International Honour Society (academic honor society)
- Phi Beta Kappa (academic honor society)
- Phi Sigma - The Biological Sciences Society
- Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society
Research Experience
|Research on Cultural Change among Amazonian Indigenous Peoples. Long-term study of cultural change in a population of Mestizos and indigenous Matsigenka people living in lowland forests of the Madre de Dios region of Peru. Conducted 34 months of fieldwork examining the effects of inter-ethnic interactions on distributions of cultural norms and beliefs about ethnic identity, as well as nutrition and growth in Matsigenka and Mestizo communities in 2010-2019. Developed mathematical models of cultural evolution at minority-majority ethnic boundaries.
|Research on Disease/Treatment Perceptions among Mexican Immigrants, in collaboration with Dr. Norbert Ross (Vanderbilt University). Designed, conducted, and analyzed ethnographic interviews with immigrants from Mexico living in Nashville, TN, examining the effects of gender, parenthood, and residence time in the U.S. on perceptions of folk remedies and illness.
|Ph.D. Dissertation Laboratory Research in Primate Genetics in the Molecular Anthropology Laboratory of Dr. David Glenn Smith (UC Davis). Developed DNA extraction, amplification, and sequencing techniques for blood, saliva, and fecal samples collected from wild titi monkeys (Callicebus brunneus) in southeastern Peru. Produced first reported sequence characterization of Callicebus opsin alleles at the X-linked polymorphic gene locus contributing to variable trichromatic color vision in these monkeys. Developed a socio-ecologically-informed matrix population model of color vision gene evolution in primates.
|Ph.D. Dissertation Field Research in Primate Ecology entailing 23 months of fieldwork at the Estación Biológica de Cocha Cashu, Madre de Dios, Peru. Captured (via darting) and radio-collared wild titi monkeys (Callicebus brunneus) to facilitate an intensive nine-month behavioral study of the foraging ecology of five socially monogamous groups of these monkeys. Trained six Peruvian student co-workers and wrote a custom behavioral data collection program for hand-held computers in the field. Collected blood, saliva, and fecal samples for genetic analysis (above).
Teaching Experience
|External Instructor: II Curso Ciencias Sociales para la Conservación (Cocha Cashu Biological Station, San Diego Zoo Global - Perú, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)
La Conservación, Optimización, y Gente Indígena (seminar on conservation from the perspective of optimal foraging theory applied to indigenous Amazonians, for advanced undergraduate and Masters students in Peru)
|Visiting Assistant Professor: Department of Anthropology, Indiana University.
HUBI B400 Complex Problems of Humanity: Controversies in Human Adaptation (senior-year core course in IU Human Biology Program)
ANTH B200 Introduction to Bioanthropology (introductory-level undergraduate)
ANTH B260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology (mid-level undergraduate)
|Lecturer: Department of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University.
ANTH 103 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (introductory-level undergraduate, spring semester and summer session)
|Visiting Professor: Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, Western Kentucky University.
ANTH 366 Primate Ecology and Behavior (advanced undergraduate)
|Course Instructor: Associate-In, Dept. of Anthropology, UC Davis.
ANT 1 Human Evolutionary Biology (introductory-level undergraduate)
|Graduate Teaching Assistant: Dept. of Anthropology, UC Davis. Undergraduate anthropology courses:
ANT 1 Human Evolutionary Biology (4 quarters)
ANT 15 Evolutionary Biology of the Human Life Cycle (1 quarter)
ANT 151 Primate Evolution (2 quarters)
ANT 152 Human Evolution (1 quarter)
ANT 158 Biological and Evolutionary Bases of Sex Differences (1 quarter)
Professional Service
- Manuscript Reviewer for American Journal of Primatology, American Naturalist, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Behaviour, Folia Primatologica, Games, Human Nature, International Journal of Primatology, Molecular Ecology Resources, Primates, Societies
- Grant Reviewer for U.S. National Science Foundation (Cultural Anthropology Program) and the Leakey Foundation
Languages and Computer Programming
- English (native), Spanish (advanced written and oral certification in School of Linguistics, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, 2011), Matsigenka (conversational), German (basic)
- R, Stan, Mathematica, Microsoft Visual Basic


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These are fundamental questions, issues, which will have to be addressed somewhere along the way and all paramount to the process. If you are uncomfortable answering the questions when broached, take prior initiative to get the answers, assume some responsibility in sharing the information. A simple offering during your time in speaking with your Monmouth County Real Estate Agent would suffice.
Your next home purchase will probably be your biggest financial endeavor and responsibility. What should you not only expect but also deserve from a Monmouth County Real Estate Agent representing you as a Buyers agent? Some Buyers prefer to start their home search on the Internet, statistics suggest nearly 90% do, probably more.
Somewhere along the way, most will contact an agent, hopefully a seasoned professional, familiar with not only the inventory but also the quality of life afforded in any given community. A Buyer may then ask for more detailed information, the MLS listing for the home, as a precursor for requesting a showing. This seems easy enough but I disagree. Let's factor your time into the equation along with some intangibles. There are some specifics not always available on the MLS listing for any given home which could have everything to do with whether or not the home, the surrounding will satisfy your desires, your needs.
Here are some questions you might want to ask your agent, some things you might want to consider before you request an appointment, invest your valuable time:
-Are you familiar with the home, the neighborhood and immediate surroundings?
-Have you previously shown the home?
-If you have, do you feel it is something worthy of consideration based on your observations and understanding of my needs?
-Can you confirm the square footage, there's no indication on the listing?
-Does the footage include the basement area?
-There is no indication of taxes, what are they?
-Are they current?
-Is the home located in a wetlands area?
-Do you know if the home is being offered as a Pre-foreclosure, Short Sale or Bank Owned property?
-Was there ever an oil tank on the property? If so and it was removed, was the remediation approved by the EPA/DEP?
-Are there any easements on the property? Is there a Seller's disclosure statement for the home?
-Is the communal complex I'm interested in solvent?
-What is the percentage of primary occupancy?
-Is the complex on an approved lender list?
-Where does the school bus stop?
I think you get it….
Excuse me for suggesting but ask yourself, is there one question, it's answer, which would not have a direct influence on whether or not you would want to invest your time in scheduling an appointment.
Again, most if not all of these questions may not be addressed or answered on the MLS listing. Now that I've empowered you, assume the responsibility in asking the questions. Of course, it is difficult for a Monmouth County Real Estate Agent to be on top of every home on the market but if they don't know, they should say they don't know and offer to get you your answers immediately. I know I do! One thing I have learned, an agent should never waste anyone's time or show someone a home, which they may fall in love with and can't have for one reason or another. When working with your Monmouth County Real Estate Agent, there's a commitment associated with Buyers, Sellers and their agents known as Fiduciary Trust. Simply put, this means working in confidence with which one is representing, a trust based on the nature of the relationship, the individual being a Buyer or a Seller. Another term, which comes to mind, is Disclosure or the revealing of information, which may have been provided in confidence or secretly, also based on trust. Ask your Monmouth County Real Estate Agent to explain your working relationship to you and while you're at it, ask the meaning of Disclosed Dual Agency, Disclosed Dual Agent.
Lastly, a home's current market value is not determined by a Monmouth County Real Estate Agent, not by a Buyer's agent, or a Seller's agent, it is determined by the general public, the consumer, in essence, what someone is willing to pay at any given time, for any given home. Your Monmouth County Real Estate Agent should also be an experienced negotiator, an acquired skill set no less important than any other in the process. Just the fact that I am mentioning this shows I am cognizant of what it takes to present an offer, have a contract accepted. A Buyer's agent should also provide some insight, a best-case representation in comparing equitable, recently Closed transactions, in close proximity to the subject property. Again, agents do not attribute current market value to a property but should provide a window for comparison, usually for the purpose or in anticipation of, presenting, negotiating an offer. This is just one of several considerations when contemplating what to offer on any given opportunity.

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If you missed my last post about the pink silo, please take a minute to read it here
Pure Project # 15: A touch of Fall
If you missed my last post about the pink silo, please take a minute to read it here
50 comments:
- Living It At Home said...
I am sad to see summer coming to an end with school starting up again! However, since we are already experiencing "hints" of fall I am getting excited! I love fall and all it brings. I too love the "crunch" of fallen acorns and leaves beneath my feet. Crisp cool air...ahh! I have had all my windows thrown open, such a relief from AC. I haven't yet done any re-decorating to suit the season, but it is my fav thing to do. Bring some nature in from the outdoors. I especially love Halloween and the wonderful colors of fall. Have fun and I love what you have already done to celebrate fall in your lovely home!
- September 6, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- Michelle @ Sweet Something Design said...
Hi Lauren, I'm so glad I actually had something to link up with you! Your living room looks fantastic, and I love the little table! Thanks for hosting.
- September 6, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- Unknown said...
Your early-Fall tweaks look so great! Really, it's all just so very lovely. Makes me wish I had more of a neutral palette so I could change things up more often.
- September 6, 2010 at 9:11 PM
- kathie said...
Oh my goodness, I LOVE that lamp!! Is it new, or have I just never noticed it?! The table is gorgeous too, love your new fall look :)
- September 6, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- Red Door Home said...
Fall is definitely my favorite time of year. Love the cool nights and sun filled days. It also seems to be the time of year I focus more on my house -rearranging and redocorating. Perhaps it is knowing that I will be spending more time inside. Love the little changes you made.
- September 6, 2010 at 9:20 PM
- Kate Riley said...
Oh, I love the slow transition from season to season! Looks so lovely.
- September 6, 2010 at 9:47 PM
- Vanessa@decor happy said...
I love Fall too and have so many projects around the house that I will be tackling now that the cooler weather is almost here. I love your table and your grandma's fabric looks perfect on your sofa.
- September 6, 2010 at 9:48 PM
- Anna White said...
Looks wonderful Lauren..and that table..Oh my goodness...a fantastic find..love it! x
- September 6, 2010 at 9:51 PM
- Leanne said...
Oh, I love your sofa and that chair by the fireplace is gorgeous. I love the shape of the table. I'm torn, I love Fall but we've had such a short Summer. Could you delete my first "Fallish Mantel" it's the wrong link. Sorry!
- September 6, 2010 at 10:12 PM
- La Petite Gallery said...
Don't changes make a difference. I have to put my winter slipcovers on and can't wait to get my Fall stuff out. Great post as usual.
- September 6, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFanna said...
That sofa with those pillows looks so touchable and cozy!
- September 6, 2010 at 10:57 PM
- Jenny said...
So... How much "storage" do you have? :) I have very little extra space, so I would love some tips on how to change things up without having to put stuff in (or get stuff out) of non-existent storage. :)
- September 6, 2010 at 11:25 PM
- Unknown said...
New to your blog and just wanted to say I love your table and also love, love Lucketts. Was there over the weekend and got a great lamp at the Design House.
- September 6, 2010 at 11:45 PM
- Maillardville Manor said...
First off, Love the table lamp!!! My new favorite lamp!!!
Fall is hands down my favorite season, great idea for a linky party!!
This week at Maillardville Manor we'll be focusing our posts on getting ready for fall. It seems here in BC we've already been hit by fall, summer left us in a hurry.
- September 7, 2010 at 12:56 AM
- Fran said...
Love your new touches!! I agree...very excited for fall, but still a little in disbelief that it is here. Up East, we had a spectacular w/e and spent the entire w/e in the garden. Won't be long until we're able to do that!
So lovely!
- September 7, 2010 at 5:26 AM
- Monica said...
Hello !!
I have been following your blog for some time now and must say I just love it !!
With a great sence of humor , talent ,sensibility and style your blog is absolutely one of the best " out there "
Thanks sooooo much for a top-blog !!
( a Swede living in Rome )
- September 7, 2010 at 5:50 AM
- Room Service ~ Decorating 101 said...
The weather caused me to do the same thing and I made a touch of fall post too. It looks great at your house all the time.
- September 7, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Room Service ~ Decorating 101 said...
P.S. are you selling things on line? If so where do I find it?
- September 7, 2010 at 7:37 AM
- Laura @ LPC Interiors said...
LOVE your new side table! Great find!!
- September 7, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- Karen said...
Here in Australia where waiting for Spring. I have been doing a little re-arranging too. Love your sofa. I have a green sofa too
Kind Regards
- September 7, 2010 at 7:56 AM
- ASHLEY said...
how fun! Love that table
- September 7, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Julie Holloway said...
looks good...I love fall (and quatrefoil!)
I can so tell you are married to an English teacher...oh, the days of teaching Beowulf!
saw an orange door on an add and thought of your lovely home....
- September 7, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Jade @ Flip Flops + Pearls Design said...
Love the new table! Very jealous of your "fall-like" weekend!!
- September 7, 2010 at 10:18 AM
- Donna Lynne Cox said...
I love the fabric on the back of the sofa. What a change, it really makes it very cozy with a rich feel. You are very clever and creative!
Luv ya,
- September 7, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- Aimee@ the Functional Space said...
Lauren! That piece of fabric on your sofa reminds me SO MUCH of the wallpaper in our living room when i was a little girl!
- September 7, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Gwen Driscoll said...
Love to tweak by season too. It's too hot here to not have lots of linen & cotton in the summer months but always need fur and the like for fall & winter. Just doesn't feel right without it. Hope you have a great week.
- September 7, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Teresa Meyer said...
Girl, you make toy blocks scattered on the floor look CHIC! I love the tweaks - particularly that fabric on the sofa - GORGE! I'm feeling the itch to tweak for fall now! Although, it's almost 90 degrees here in CT. Weird. I'm craving open windows and cool breezes!
- September 7, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- katiedid said...
Fall is my favorite season, so a little Fall Decor is right up my alley! So fun to see what you have done. LOVE the table!!!
- September 7, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- The Soladay Family said...
I am always so impressed with people who change their decor with the seasons. YOurs is beautiful!
- September 7, 2010 at 4:35 PM
- Unknown said...
Lot's of tweaking at our house. Not really Fall related but a sprucing regardless!
- September 7, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Michelle said...
I just brought out the winter bedding and the faux fur pillows and throw...I love the way you used colour on the sofa...lovely
- September 7, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- Grace @ Sense and Simplicity said...
I'm always sad to see summer end, but I tried hard to find 10 things I was looking forward to in September. Thanks for hosting the link party.
- September 7, 2010 at 8:01 PM
- Shannon @ Hase Haus said...
I felt the same way this weekend!!! The cool air in the D.C. area got us in the mood for fall...so we decided to reupholster a chair we had in "storage" in a lovely new plaid fabric!
- September 7, 2010 at 8:57 PM
- Tiffini said...
So glad I found your blog! Now off to browse :)
- September 7, 2010 at 11:02 PM
- Michelle said...
Oh that sofa has me twiterpated!
- September 8, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- lisaroy said...
I love your room - so comfy and cozy. And the tweaks for fall look great! love your table :)
- September 8, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Bravehearted Beauty {formerly LLH Designs} said...
I've never linked up anywhere before, but it just so happens that I've been tweaking some around my house, too! Not trying to perfect anything so much as give it a more fresh and personal feel. Fun!
- September 8, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- LindsB said...
I love switching things up for different seasons. Your changes here are making me want to get right home and do my own switch up now :)
- September 8, 2010 at 3:20 PM
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Hi Lauren, love the claw feet.
Don't you just love the warmth of pieces with patina and something interesting about them?
- September 8, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- PC said...
Amazing the change that colors makes in a room - love your decor! Paula in Idaho
- September 8, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- Laura Casey Interiors said...
Love the fall changes Lauren!! looks great.
- September 8, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Fargerike Dagny said...
Wow, that little side table has the most amazing "feet" I think I've ever seen!!
- September 9, 2010 at 3:50 AM
- Kathysue said...
Lauren I am late to the party but I came anyway. I did my porch several weeks ago and I have several post up about Fall decor. I need to get going inside my house now. You are inspiring me to do so, Thank you , Kathysue
- September 9, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Windlost said...
Gorgeous Lauren!! I have been posting lately about some linen furniture I am planning to buy in the next couple of weeks and the weird part is, all I can think about is decorating with colours - coloured pillows - I am thinking olive green, moss green, bright green, crimson, raspberry pink. The current furniture is sage and with a heavily patterned carpet, I have stuck with neutral and beigey or white pillows just to tone it all down. But now I am dying for golden pillows and moss green for Christmas....
So I LOVE your sofa and pillow colour combinations and the new table is PERFECT. We have one of those, or very similar, for a bedside table and I love it also for the wee shelf.
xo Terri
- September 10, 2010 at 1:50 AM
- Theresa said...
I've just recently found you and I'm so glad I did! I love your comment about being able to relax now that you've realized your home will never be finished...and that's okay! I'm the same way, always tweaking something here or there!
Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity to link-up!
- September 14, 2010 at 12:58 AM
- Kiley said...
Hi Lauren! I love your home. It's really fun, eclectic, and beautiful. You truly have an eye for colors and creating a certain mood/tone in each room. I love seeing your work with clients! I live in the same area as you (in Fairfax, to be exact)! It's fun to see your posts on Luckett's and On A Whim because I love those places. It's so fun to drive out there. Anyways, I was wondering if you might reveal where you purchased your cowhide rug? I've been searching everywhere!
- September 14, 2010 at 11:18 PM
I LOVE those pillows on the green sofa. It looks so, so good.!! xoRH
- September 15, 2010 at 12:12 AM
- Sarah Greenman said...
Lauren - your home is so inspiring. Lovely lovely lovely. I'm so glad I found you!
- October 9, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- www.decoratordozen.com said...
Hi Lauren! Love your dining room-
Who is the printer you used to enlarge the print? thank you!! xo
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Spa: Sunday Quotes
Heikki Kovalainen (6th): "A good race for me, even though our overall pace here hasn't been as good as in the two previous races, our strategy worked out perfectly and I was able to overtake a lot of the guys stopping before me. I want to say a big thank you to all the guys in Woking, Brixworth and Stuttgart for all their efforts. Today's sixth place was the result of a strong, reliable car, a great strategy, a fantastic engine and a first-rate KERS - all of which helped me to make up nine places on my grid position today. We still have some work to do to be fully competitive on medium-downforce tracks, but Monza should be a different story as it's a very low-downforce circuit and we are traditionally quite good there. Finally, I'm really happy for Kimi: he drove a great race and I knew he would be a tough guy to beat around this place."
Lewis Hamilton (DNF, Accident): "Some days, when things go bad they go bad - and this was just one of those days. I got a poor start, the anti-stall kicked in and I tried to recover, but got sandwiched at the first corner and lost a bit of my front wing. When Romain Grosjean spun Jenson around at Turn Five, everyone was trying to avoid them, so I slowed down to try and avoid the damage and got taken out by one of the drivers behind me, who was trying to avoid the accident too. A disappointing day, but we'll come back and try to win this race next year."
Martin Whitmarsh, Team Principal: "Heikki drove very strongly from 15th on the grid to sixth at the finish, optimizing a one-stop strategy that necessitated comparatively heavy fuel loads, and nursing his tires judiciously all afternoon. Lewis was tapped by another car at La Source, and was then slammed into the wall at Les Combes by yet another. But that's racing. On behalf of all at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, I'd like to offer congratulations to Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari on the occasion of their first win of the season, and also to Giancarlo Fisichella and Force India on a sensational second place - a refreshing result that is very healthy for Formula 1 in that it demonstrates that the smaller teams are capable of turning the tables on the bigger teams from time to time. Returning to the subject of our team, we'd hoped to be leaving Spa with more than three world championship points - but the reality is that, although our car has been much improved recently, it still isn't as fast as the quickest cars. But we'll analyze that, and we'll work on it, and we'll hope to do better at Monza in two weeks' time."
Norbert Haug, Mercedes Motorsport Director: "Both Lewis and Heikki lost places at the start, Lewis was hit in the first corner and then taken out in the third one in Les Combes. So Heikki's sixth place is the best we could get today and this is not too bad as Heikki started from 15th. Congratulations to Kimi - it must be a big relief for him having achieved his first win for 25 races and compliments to Ferrari for their first victory this season. Well done to Giancarlo for second place and to McLaren-Mercedes' customer team Force India, who showed today, from the start to the finish, that they were a real match for the winner."
Kimi Raikkonen (1st): "A great victory for me and the team. The champagne tastes the same wherever you are on the podium, but the feeling when you win is definitely different. This track has everything a driver could want and it's a pleasure to drive here, however, there's no particular secret to explain why I've won here four times. We wanted to win at least one race and we've done it. Our car was not the best in the pack, but we managed to put everything together and this result comes from all the work done with the team. I got away well, but Rubens was stuck in front of me and I had to avoid him. Then, at the first corner and at the end of the straight, I managed to move up to second. Behind the Safety Car, I thought mainly about keeping the tires and brakes up to temperature to be able to attack Fisichella at the restart, and that's how I managed to pass him quite easily. At the first pit stop, maybe it would have been better to stay with the softer tire but that's easy to say afterwards. In the final part, when it seemed I might not be able to fight off Giancarlo, I slightly changed the way I used the KERS so as to defend myself on the straight at Stavelot and so I managed to stay in front. Monza will be difficult, because our car is not particularly good over the curbs, but we will try and do our best."
Luca Badoer (14th): "Today I did my best. Unfortunately, at the first corner after the start, I flat-spotted the front tires and so I always had strong vibrations throughout the first stint. Once the tires were changed, the situation improved, but the performance of the harder compound was not as good as the soft one. I have upped my performance level yet again and I really want to race at Monza, one of the tracks I know best, along with Fiorano and Mugello. I am very happy for Kimi and the team: this is a fantastic victory, which was just what we needed at this point in the season."
Stefano Domenicali, Team Principal: "We are very happy with this win, which is a reward for all the hard work that the entire team has done during such a difficult and at the same time, dramatic season. I wish to dedicate it first and foremost to President Montezemolo, who celebrates his birthday tomorrow. I don't think he could have asked for a better present. Thanks go to our partners, first and foremost Philip Morris and Shell, who have always stood shoulder to shoulder with us, as have our fans, with their unfailing support. A thought also goes to Felipe who kept in touch from Miami, where tomorrow he undergoes a medical check. Kimi drove an amazing race today: we knew the first lap would be decisive and so it proved. He drove impeccably all race long and the team was at its very best during the two pit stops. In the last four races, we have always got one driver onto the podium and we have picked up a fair haul of points at the highest level, even in unusual circumstances. Today, Luca did the best he could and this win also reflects his contribution within the team: now we will take a few days to evaluate his immediate future, also based on what Felipe's recovery time might be. Now we look to Monza, our home race, where we will do all in our power to continue down this road, even if we know it will be very difficult."
Chris Dyer: "A fantastic result for the team and for Kimi. After qualifying, we knew that we could have a good race if we got a good start. Kimi was fantastic, both on the first lap and then at the restart after the race was neutralized and he managed to take the lead. Fisichella was always right behind him and congratulations also to him for his performance. He and Kimi always pitted together and our guys managed on both occasions to send our driver out on track ahead of his closest rival. In the middle stint, we used the harder tire but, with hindsight, we might have done better to pick the softer one: not only could we not open the gap over Giancarlo but we then had Vettel closing us down. Fortunately, at the second stop, the positions remained unchanged and Kimi did a good job of managing the situation in the closing laps. Today, the F60 was not the best car, but the team work and the talent of the driver produced the win and that's what counts."
BMW Sauber
Robert Kubica (4th): "I managed to make a good start and was second after the first corner. I was surprised to see Kimi next to me going through Eau Rouge. Approaching the fifth corner he braked very late and went off. It is a very tricky place. He came back on the track right in front of me and I played it safe as we saw a lot of accidents there over the weekend. Although we had a slight touch, I was able to continue. At times we lacked a bit of speed but, of course, it is good to be fighting for podiums again. The result means a lot of points for the team and is good. Unfortunately we didn't have the chance to achieve anything better. The result proves we are quite competitive on low downforce tracks, which is a positive sign for Monza. However, we have to analyze why the car was more competitive and felt better during qualifying yesterday."
Nick Heidfeld (5th): "Although it is a good result for the team, I have to admit I'm disappointed. From third on the grid I had higher expectations, but I lost the race on the first lap. My thought pattern before the race went back and forth as to whether I should take the harder or the softer compound for the start. The harder was the quicker one but, of course, not the better one for heating up quickly. Because the sun was shining I went for the harder compound, and paid for it. After the start I tried to out brake Jarno on the inside of La Source, but I lost ground because the tires weren't warm enough. Up the hill to turn five several cars were in the gravel, including me, and that's where I lost more positions. Later at my first pit stop I had to lock up the brakes in the pit lane to avoid crashing into Mark, who I was then able to immediately overtake on the track. In the last stint my pace was really good and I closed the gap to Robert. But, even though I was quicker than him, I couldn't overtake because as soon as you are less than two seconds behind another car you start sliding due to losing downforce in the dirty air."
Mario Theissen, BMW Motorsport Director: "After our best qualifying this was also the best race result of the season. With fourth and fifth we were the only team that managed to get both cars into the top eight, and we scored nine championship points. Nick lost the chance of a podium position on the thrilling first lap. Robert damaged his front wing right at the beginning, but was able to continue. A big compliment to the whole team for this strong performance."
Willy Rampf, Technical Director: "We were all very excited before the start because we expected some action. And this happened exactly as expected. Unfortunately, Nick lost the advantage of his strong starting position in the chicane after the Kemmel straight. After this incident he was able to maintain a very good pace and he finally clinched fifth. Robert had contact with another car right at the beginning and lost part of his front wing. We checked the aero data and decided it would not make sense to bring him into the pits, which turned out to be the right decision. Today's result is the reward for all our hard work during recent weeks."
Fernando Alonso (DNF, Retired/Damage): "Today I missed an opportunity to be on the podium. I had a good start, making up a few positions and the strategy looked good. The car was better than we expected and I was in third position when I came in for my pit stop and it became clear that something was wrong on my left front tire and the team asked me to retire. We now think it was damaged at the first corner at the beginning of the race. Anyway, Monza is in two weeks and I look forward to making up for the disappointment of today."
Romain Grosjean (DNF, Accident): "I made a very good start, moving up to thirteenth place and I was keeping a good pace but then Button took me out at turn five and it was the end for me. It's frustrating because I would have loved to finish the race and learn more about the car on this very special track. Hopefully I can do better in Monza."
Flavio Briatore, Managing Director: "Today we took the decision of retiring Fernando's car although he was very competitive in the first part of the race. It's frustrating also that Romain's race came to an end so quickly. Let's turn the page and move on and concentrate on Monza in two weeks time."
Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering: "Romain's race was unfortunately very short as he was hit by Button on the first lap, which is a pity because this race would have been a valuable part of his learning experience. Fernando's race was ultimately ended by damage sustained also on the first lap. This resulted in a problem at the pit stop and for safety reasons we decided to retire the car."
Remi Taffin, Head of Engine Operations: "Unfortunately for us the weekend has ended in disappointment. On the engine side the weekend has gone very well and we haven't encountered any problems. We always come to Spa well prepared as it is a circuit that presents a lot of challenges. It is the type of track that we simulated over the winter on the test banks and we proved that we had done a good job. Therefore we can now face Monza with the same engines that have performed perfectly here."
Timo Glock (10th): "I made a pretty strong start and was running fourth when the safety car came out so we had a good chance of points. But at my first pit stop we had trouble with the fuel rig which cost me time and positions. The crew did well to quickly change to the back-up rig but nevertheless we lost time. Clearly there was a problem with the fuel rig and we have to analyze what happened and prevent any similar problems in the future. I did my best and the car was quite quick but it wasn't to be."
Jarno Trulli (DNF, Brakes): "I can't say how disappointed I am with that race. I was really expecting a strong result because we were in great shape after qualifying. But at the first corner I was right behind Heidfeld and at the exit I expected him to pull away faster than he did. I'm not sure if he had a problem but I just touched him slightly and that broke the front wing. It was vibrating a lot so I had no choice but to make a pit stop. There was nothing I could do after that and in the end the team saw a problem with brake wear and decided it was safer to stop."
Tadashi Yamashina, Team Principal:
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Sebastien Buemi (12th): "I drove a consistent race, making no mistakes and everything on the car worked well. It's a shame I could not pass Kovalainen, even though I was quicker than him, but at least I tried. Maybe a one stop strategy would have worked better for me. I wasn't involved in the first lap accident, but maybe I picked up some debris, as for several laps my front wing did not seem to be working and I tried driving over the curbs to shake it loose and eventually it got better. Overall, I think I had a good race and I hope that we do so again in Monza running in a low downforce configuration."
Jaime Alguersuari (DNF, Accident): "My race didn't last long. These things happen in racing and you just have to accept it. My start was not too bad and the car seemed to be going well. At Turn 2, Jenson spun and Hamilton had to move to the left to avoid him, moving onto the part of the track that I was on. We collided and my car was too damaged for me to continue. Hopefully we can do better in the coming races."
Franz Tost, Team Principal: "Jaime's race was over at the second corner due to a collision with Hamilton. Sebastien had a good start, lying eleventh on lap 2 and had a good first stint. In the second part of the race, he got stuck behind Kovalainen and we decided to bring him in early for the second stop, but by then the race had got away from us. It proves yet again that it's important to qualify well to get a good race result."
Red Bull-Renault
Sebastian Vettel (3rd): "If you look at the Championship board, today was a good result. Obviously it was not easy to start from the middle of the pack, but the actual start was good. I was maybe too conservative in the middle of the first lap when I saw Nick (Heidfeld) go off the track - very often cars tend to come back on to the circuit spinning; I lost a position to Nico (Rosberg) and had to catch him back up after the restart. I lost too much ground to the leading cars in the first stint, but in the second and third stints the car was fantastic, I didn't make any mistakes and was pushing like it was qualifying on every lap. It was a pleasure to drive the car and we were quicker than the guys in front. We took points out of the Brawn team today, so that's good for the team and it's good to score more points than Jenson (Button) and Rubens (Barrichello) for the Drivers' Championship. A big thank you to the team and compliments to Renault - after everything we've gone through in the last couple of races, it's good to finish a race again. We've proven that we are back."
Mark Webber (9th): "I had a good first lap and laid the right foundations to get some good points today. But, at my first pit stop, I was released in front of Nick (Heidfeld), which I was given a drive through penalty for. After that it was a case of damage limitation. I tried to get back into the points and when we had free air, which was not often, we had good pace, but it wasn't enough. It's very frustrating not to take any points away, I thought I deserved them from that drive, but the drive-through wrecked that. No one's interested in excuses though; that's how it is, so let's get on and look ahead to the next race."
Christian Horner, Sporting Director: "A very strong race by Sebastian today. As soon as he got into clear air, he used the advantage that he had in the middle sector and really closed the gap to the leaders during the second and third stints. Third was a good result for him. Mark had a good start and a good first lap and was unlucky with his drive-through penalty - it was obviously marginal - and he was unlucky to miss out on the final point. Overall we've slightly reduced the gap in the Constructors' Championship and we've reduced the gap in the Drivers' Championship, so a reasonable weekend. Congratulations to Ferrari and also to Force India on a great drive by Fisichella."
Fabrice Lom, Renault: "A difficult race. We started quite far down the grid, but both drivers had good starts. Sebastian made up some places and was very quick in the second-half of the race, getting the fastest lap time. He ended third, which was good, even if it was lower than we expected coming here. For Mark, his race was over with the drive-through penalty, which was unfortunate. We are happy to have made it through this race which is hard on the engines, but we still have five more races to go, so we can't be happy until the last one is complete. Monza will be tough again."
Nico Rosberg (8th): "We got absolutely the maximum out of today and so I am not so unhappy with the result. Even though the car was not good at all on Friday, we moved it forward and had a reasonable qualifying. We built on this with a good start to the race and claimed another point finishing in 8th place. It is more than I could have hoped for at the beginning of the weekend. The car was difficult to drive today and it had a lot to do with the tires. When the sun came out, the tires worked well, especially the soft tires in the final stint. In these conditions, I was able to push more."
Kazuki Nakajima (13th): "We struggled with our pace throughout the whole weekend here and qualifying was especially tough, which of course affected our potential in the race. On balance, the race was slightly better than Saturday, but of course all of our attention will now be on what we can do to be sure of an improved result in Italy in two weeks time."
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Giancarlo Fisichella (2nd): "It's been another great day and it was an amazing result today. Before coming to Spa if you had asked all the team if we would have been happy to finish eighth we would have said it was a fantastic result but second is a dream, just great. Actually if I can be honest I am a little disappointed as I felt we could have won the race. I was unlucky with the safety car when Kimi came past me at the restart and overtook me with the KERS. Actually behind him I was quicker but with the KERS I couldn't get past as it was impossible to be quick on the long straight. But we can't take it away from the fantastic result, both at the track and in the factory to get this result. After yesterday I was pretty confident to score points, it's positive for the championship and for the coming races. A big thank you to everyone."
Adrian Sutil (11th): "It was a great weekend for the team, particularly for Giancarlo. He did a great race today, second position, which is a big achievement for everyone. We have clearly made a very good step and I think today anything was possible and we can look forward to the next race. Personally I am a little disappointed as someone crashed into me at the first corner and the race was over at that point. I think it was Alonso, who went straight into my rear and turned me around and destroyed my front wing. In the end it was disappointing as the car had the speed and I tried to get back in the race but it was frustrating. I am still very happy with the car and for the team as second place is still a very good position. I hope I can get a similar result in Monza."
Dr. Vijay Mallya, Team Principal: "What a result. I am so proud of this race, which will ultimately go down in the history books as India's first-ever World Championship points. It's been a fantastic Saturday, fantastic race and to get our first podium and championship points is just unbelievable. We've worked so very hard to get this with a solid plan of upgrades coming through on the factory. Giancarlo drove a truly outstanding race. We can all be so proud of the entire effort."
Rubens Barrichello (7th): "I have to be happy with seventh place and the two points really after such an eventful race. We should have had far more from today but the problem with the clutch at the start took away any chance of a podium which is frustrating for me and the team. We changed my strategy at the end of the first lap to fuel longer for the first stint which was a good move and gave me the chance to get into the points. I had fun in the race from then on and the move on Mark Webber at the Blanchimont bend was definitely one of the highlights. The oil leak gave us some worrying laps but I was able to manage the pace and bring the car safely home which was a big relief."
Jenson Button (DNF, Accident): "I had a really good start and had made up a few places in the first few corners to be ahead of Lewis and Rubens. I had a good run going down the straight to turn five just after Eau Rouge. I was on the outside of Heikki and turned in for the corner but quite simply Romain outbraked himself and hit my back wheel. That was it for my race today. It's frustrating as I was in a reasonable position having made up some places and with a lot of fuel on board but it's better to have my first retirement here where I haven't been so competitive than when I'm running at the front. We're determined get back on the track at the next race and be more competitive there at a track which should be quite good for our car."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "It was a very disappointing race for us today when there was potential for more. Rubens' car went into anti-stall at the start which left him stranded on the grid which was very frustrating for the whole team. It was a technical problem on the car and we have to get on top of that quickly as it has caught us out too many times this season. When the safety car came out, we took advantage to switch Rubens onto what was effectively a one-stop strategy and he drove extremely well from there. His car had an oil leak with two laps to go therefore we asked him to back off from chasing Heikki Kovalainen and manage the car to the end of the race. Jenson had a really good start from 14th and gained a few places before he was hit from behind at turn five which ended his race. There are important lessons which we can take from this weekend and some hard work to be done back at the factory before the final five races of the season."
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It's fitting that Whitney Houston's funeral service is set be held Saturday in her childhood church rather than in a cavernous arena 1.5 miles – and in some respects, light years – away.
The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark is the humble refuge where Houston first raised the voice that made her one of the greatest singers of her generation. The nearby Prudential Center, reportedly an early choice for the service, represents both the heights and depths of fame in a star-crossed life that ended Feb. 11 at age 48.
Her family's decision to pick the church over a Michael Jackson-like arena spectacle for Houston's final audience marks a promising sign they won't add any more rings to the media circus surrounding her sad demise. If they couldn't protect her from her demons in life, they're at least going to attempt to provide her some dignity in death.
Sure, some big names are expected pack the 1,500-seat church, none bigger than Aretha Franklin, who is expected to sing for her goddaughter, one of the few performers who deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the breathtaking Queen of Soul. And plans for a webcast of the noon service seem a reasonably non-intrusive nod to the millions of fans who remained loyal to Houston during her tumultuous final two decades and deeply mourn a woman most of them never met.
There is, of course, the possibility of new drama spurred by singer Bobby Brown, whose ill-fated marriage to Houston in 1992 coincided with the beginning of her long, hard-to-watch decline. But at least signs are pointing to a service, that unlike the Jackson affair, won't smack of a glitzy concert where everyone but the fallen star of the day performs. The 2009 service for Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles set the tone, in some ways, for the exploitation and family squabbles that have followed King of Pop in death.
He deserves better, and so does Houston, whose mother, Cissy, a noted singer herself, appears to realize that a relatively low-key final homecoming will better serve her troubled daughter – not to mention her 18-year-old granddaughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, who was hospitalized briefly after her mother's death.
Whitney Houston gave her all to her public, both as a performer who lifted us through her music and as a pathetic figure who crashed before our eyes. Her life played out like a reality show – quite literally on the wretched "Being Bobby Brown," in which the unrecognizable foul-mouthed version of Whitney came across as anything but the angelic choir girl who combined gospel and soul with a pop sensibility to become a beloved superstar far beyond the New Hope Baptist Church.
The funeral won't end what's likely to be weeks more of sordid stories about Houston's final days. But the service is one situation in which her family can at least exercise a modicum of control over the Whitney headline-of-the-moment. They're showing some of the greatest love of all by laying her to rest in the state where her talent was born and celebrating her life in the church where her voice first soared.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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HOUSTON - Snack and soda makers that often are blamed for fueling the nation's obesity rates also play a role in educating the dietitians who advise Americans on healthy eating.
Frito-Lay, Kellogg, Coca-Cola and others are essentially teaching the teachers. Their workshops and online classes for the nation's dietitians are part of a behind-the-scenes effort to burnish the images of their snacks and drinks.
The practice has raised ethical concerns among some who say it gives the food industry too much influence over dietitians, who take the classes to earn the education credits they need to maintain their licenses.
"It's not education. It's PR," said Andy Bellatti, a Las Vegas-based dietitian who helped found Dietitians for Professional Integrity, a group of about a dozen dietitians who are calling for an end to the practice.
With two-thirds of Americans considered overweight or obese, the makers of processed foods have shouldered much of the blame for aggressively marketing sugary and salty products. Critics say companies use the classes, which are usually free and more convenient than other courses dietitians can take, as a way to cast their products in a positive nutritional light. Not to mention that companies often collect the contact information of dietitians to mail them samples or coupons, in some cases to distribute to their patients.
Food and beverage companies, meanwhile, say their classes are intended to inject perspective into the public debate over nutrition.
At the annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo, the industry offered several workshops on nutrition for the thousands of dietitians who show up there each year.
In Houston last fall, Frito-Lay explained to dietitians how it removed trans fats from its Lay's potato chips and other snacks. The makers of high fructose corn syrup encouraged them to question a study that ties the prevalence of the sweetener to higher rates of Type 2 diabetes. And the company famous for its Frosted Flakes cereal taught about the benefits of fiber.
"Has anyone tried our new chickpea burgers?" asked an employee of Kellogg, which also makes Special K and Morningstar veggie burgers.
Of course, the matter of corporate influence isn't limited to dietitians. In 1997, the Food and Drug Administration issued guidance intended to address concerns regarding the role of drugmakers in continuing medical education for doctors. The guidance drew distinctions between ads and education, essentially stating that drug companies shouldn't influence the latter.
Those barriers don't exist between food companies and dietitians. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a professional group that's based in Chicago and has more than 75,000 members, governs the path to becoming a registered dietitian and oversees the accreditation for continuing education providers.
Glenna McCollum, president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, said dietitians are trained to question any findings that might not seem sound. "Some of the information provided may need to be challenged," she said. "That's part of the job."
For registered dietitians, continuing education is a requirement, not an option. After earning a bachelor's degree in nutrition, completing an internship program and taking an exam, they must earn 75 credits of continuing education every five years. An hour-long class typically translates to one credit.
Education providers, which must pay a $250 application fee and a $300 annual maintenance fee thereafter, have to abide by certain standards. Classes must be based on relevant subjects, for example, and conducted by qualified personnel. But materials for individual classes are not pre-screened.
A variety of organizations provide continuing education, including universities and professional groups. But the classes can be costly. Meanwhile, the classes offered by food companies are usually online and free.
Deborah Myers, chair of the nutrition and dietetics program at Bluffton University, a small school in Ohio, estimated she spends between $700 and $1,000 a year on continuing education when factoring in travel.
She is reimbursed for professional development costs by her employer. That's not a luxury all dietitians have.
Teaching dietitians isn't a new practice in the food industry. General Mills, which makes Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Yoplait yogurt, Pillsbury dough and Progresso soup, has been an education provider through its Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition for at least 15 years, for example.
But the practice came under scrutiny after a report by public health lawyer and vocal food industry critic Michele Simon last year that detailed the industry's deep ties to the field. Shortly afterward, a small group formed Dietitians for Professional Integrity to call for changes.
A petition by the group on the subject got more than 25,000 supporters on Change.org; the academy provided an audit to the AP that said only 600 of those signatures were by its members.
Others also question the practice.
Bill Dietz, a former director of the division of nutrition and physical activity at the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, noted that an online class by Coke entitled "Understanding Dietary Sugars and Health" was taught by instructors who both had industry ties. One disclosed ties to the Sugar Association and companies including candy bar maker Mars. The other disclosed ties to the Corn Growers Association on the subject of high fructose corn syrup.
At one point during the online class, one instructor said he doesn't think there should be dietary guidelines regarding sugar intake; Dietz noted that viewpoint is in contrast to the positions held by many reputable groups, including the American Heart Association, which recommends women consume no more than 6 teaspoons daily and men consume no more than 9 teaspoons daily.
When classes are approved for continuing education, there's an assumption that the content is essentially endorsed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietz said. As such, he said the academy should be responsible for ensuring they provide balanced perspectives.
Still, he said that doesn't mean companies should outright be banned from playing a role in the education of dietitians.
"It's hard to be black and white about this," he said, noting there are experts on nutrition who work in the industry.
Companies say their classes provide nutrition information to dietitians.
Coca-Cola, which makes drinks including Dasani water and Minute Maid juice, offers about a dozen seminars each year through its Beverage Institute for Health and Wellness. On average, Coke said the live, hour-long classes get more than 5,000 participants. It plans to increase the number of webinars it offers each year.
Ben Sheidler, a spokesman for Coca-Cola, said the company's course materials are based on independent, third-party research. He said Coca-Cola is acting responsibly by working to provide professionals with the facts surrounding its products.
Coca-Cola also said its surveys show the vast majority of participants in its classes find them helpful and "free of commercial bias."
But some say companies would never present information that doesn't serve their interests. Elizabeth Lee, a registered dietitian in Los Angeles and one of the founders of Dietitians for Professional Integrity, noted that the classes typically have a message that supports the company's products.
"It's getting harder and harder to really find something that isn't total baloney," said Debra Riedesel, another registered dietitian based in Des Moines, Iowa.
Part of what makes the issue so thorny is the deluge of research on nutrition, which is rarely definitive and often conflicting.
It's often said, for example, that snacking between meals can lead to weight gain. But a report earlier this year in the New England Journal of Medicine contended that no high-quality studies supported the claim. Underscoring how tangled matters can become, many of the report's authors had financial ties to food, beverage and weight-loss product makers.
"When it comes to research, the truth is somewhere in the middle," said Tina Miller, a registered dietitian in South Lyon, Mich.
For companies, the classes can be a chance to spotlight new products. At culinary demonstrations at the conference in Houston, for example, Kellogg and PepsiCo showcased recipes incorporating their products.
And the educational outreach to dietitians doesn't end in the classroom. Frito-Lay, which is owned by PepsiCo Inc., said more than a thousand dietitians are signed up to receive "SnackSense," a newsletter from its online resource for health professionals. A recent issue highlighted the moderate sodium levels of a new line of Tostitos and offered recipes using the chips.
Several times a year, the company also hosts tours of its plants for dietitians it identifies as being quoted in the media on healthy eating tips, according to a Frito-Lay spokesman.
PepsiCo also recently established the Quaker Center for Excellence to research and promote the benefits of oats. Candace Mueller Medina, a spokeswoman for the company's Quaker division, which makes a variety of products including oatmeal packets, bars and breakfast cookies, said the centre's "first goal is to educate key opinion makers and influencers."
At the convention in Houston, Frito-Lay's booth displayed an ear of corn, a bottle of oil and a small bowl of salt in front of a bag of Fritos; the idea was to illustrate the simple ingredients used in its snacks. Nearby, a Frito-Lay employee explained to a packed class of dietitians during a 20-minute briefing how the company removed trans fats from its chips over the years.
"Another thing I like to remind people about is that not all our chips are that high in sodium," she said, noting that bread is the No. 1 source of sodium for Americans. Later, she invited them to try the company's new barbecue flavoured chips.
Attendees earned a credit for sitting in on three such sessions.
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As you may have noticed Sofia came on board just before the Cannes Film Festival to help keep the site stay updated. She's been doing a great job with adding all the latest info, HQ event pics & magazine scans. Not only that but she also added new HQ pictures of Marion Cotillard's early TV appearances. Thank you! Be sure to check them out!
On December 28, 2002 Marion Cotillard appeared on the first edition of French TV Show "Défis des stars" (Challenges for stars). Directed by Pascal Duchêne and moderated by Nikos Aliagas and Star Academy finalist Eva 20 brave actors, singers and comedians faced challenges that revolved around the circus such as animal training, juggling, magic and cabaret acts. Marion performed using a magic wand. Judging by the screencaps by Erik she was also an assistant in one of the magic acts. Fellow participants included her co-stars from 'Taxi' (Samy Nacéri performed with 4 tigres from Circus Yann Gruss and Frédéric Diefenthal with bears from Circus Phénix) and 'Les jolies choses' (Ophélie Winter performed on aerial silk and Titoff in another act). Elie Semoun, Véronique Genest, Gérard Jugnot, L5, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Grégori Baquet, Anthony Kavanagh, Patrick Timsit and Pascal Sellem were also part of the show.
Moderator Nikos said in advance: "I don't know whether it will work for viewers. But I think it's very nice to see the stars in different roles, to see them in burlesque, funny or dangerous situations. There will be music, entertainment, it will be a party. It's the end of the year, so we will finish it in a good mood, with completely original and magical images." And they succeeded for the newspaper Le Parisien later called it an original evening.
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Scientists have used some new tricks and old dogs to show that thousands of years ago, wolves may have first become man's best friend in Europe.
Researchers extracted DNA from ancient wolf or dog fossils and compared it with DNA from modern dog breeds and wolves. Until recently, labs didn't have the kind of genetic tools they'd need to work with such old dog DNA and do this kind of detailed comparison.
One surprise is that most domestic dogs are more closely related to ancient wolves than modern wolves. "It's these ancient wolf populations, now extinct, probably residing in Europe, that are the direct ancestors of domestic dogs," says Robert Wayne, a biologist at the University of California, Los Angeles.
His team's new analysis, in the journal Science, suggests that European wolves became dogs somewhere around 18,800 to 32,100 years ago, before the start of agriculture.
Wayne says that wolves probably started growing closer and closer to the hunter-gatherers who roamed Europe back then. Perhaps the wolves fed on leftover carcasses, and the hunters found them useful in some way — maybe the wolves were good at finding prey, or could alert hunters to danger.
This vision of hunters who gradually recognized shared interests seems plausible to Wayne, who notes that dogs are the only large carnivore that humans ever domesticated.
"They're very special, I think. They're clearly the oldest domesticated species," says Wayne. "How could we actually take something that could kill us and it becomes our best friend and lives close with us, sleeping on our beds, but in the wild these are aggressive animals that routinely take down prey larger than themselves. So that, I think it is a wonderful puzzle."
It's a puzzle that scientists have been trying to solve for years. And although this new study adds to the debate, it's unlikely to settle the question once and for all.
Previous genetic studies of modern dogs and wolves suggested that domestication might have happened in the Middle East or East Asia. But the oldest known fossils that are thought to be ancient dogs come from Western Europe and Siberia, and date from 15,000 to 36,000 years ago.
For this latest study, Olaf Thalmann from Finland's University of Turku and his colleagues extracted mitochondrial DNA from bits of bone and teeth from 18 ancient remains. Some looked more wolf-like, and some looked more dog-like. "Some of these ancient dogs have very short faces, for instance, and are large, almost Great Dane size, but they clearly are not like modern wolves," says Wayne.
This ancient DNA was compared with DNA from a wide range of modern animals, including 77 dogs from different breeds, 49 wolves, and four coyotes.
Wayne says the dogs can be put into four different groups. "Three of them group with our ancient dog or wolf sequences from Europe. One of them groups with modern wolf sequences but still from Europe," says Wayne. "We really didn't have any other conclusion that we could make except that dogs seemed to be domesticated in Europe."
Elaine Ostrander, a genetic researcher who has studied dog evolution at the National Human Genome Research Institute, says this study is "really the first one to include ancient canines. And it doesn't just have one or two — they managed to have 18. So they are able to build a pretty good statistical argument."
But she thinks the debate will continue, because the researchers only looked at mitochondrial DNA, a small portion of the animals' DNA. What's more, the scientists mostly looked at fossils from Europe and didn't have any from places like China.
"And so I think there probably remain to be found various fossils and ancient DNA sequences to sequence that will certainly fill in pieces that we're missing," says Ostrander. "It's clear that some things were going on in the Middle East and China, but we haven't been able to sort of fit that whole story together yet."
So she sees this study as not an end, but a beginning. "I think we're going to learn a lot more about dogs," she says, "and in doing so, as always when we study dogs, we'll learn more about ourselves."
At some point in the past, wolves started hanging out with humans and evolved into the first dogs. But when? And where? A new study of ancient fossils suggest that wolves may have befriended hunter-gatherers who were roaming around Europe 15 or 20,000 years ago. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce has this report on how scientists used new genetic tricks to look at old dogs.
NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: Dogs were the first animal ever to be domesticated. And Robert Wayne says that's amazing because they're also the only large carnivore we ever tamed.
ROBERT WAYNE: When you start to dream about that and think, well, how could we actually take something that could kill us and it becomes our best friend and lives close with us, sleeping on our beds, but in the wild, these are aggressive animals that routinely take down prey larger than themselves. So that, I think, is a wonderful puzzle.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: Wayne has been trying to figure out when and where those dangerous meat eaters started to become our pals. He's a biologist at the University of California, Los Angeles. He says some people think that Fido first emerged in the Middle East or East Asia. That's what genetic studies of modern dogs and wolves have suggested. But then again, the earliest doggie fossils have been found in Europe.
Recently, Wayne and his colleagues got a hold of 18 samples from dog-like and wolf-like fossils. They were mostly from Europe and go back tens of thousands of years.
WAYNE: Some of these ancient dogs have very short faces, for instance, and are large, almost Great Dane size but they're clearly not like modern wolves.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: His team used cutting-edge techniques to extract DNA from the ancient bits of bone and teeth, then compared that ancient DNA to modern DNA from dogs of different breeds plus wolves and coyotes. What they found is that modern dogs were closely related to either ancient dogs or wolves from Europe or to modern European wolves.
WAYNE: So we really didn't have any other conclusion that we could make except that dogs seemed to be domesticated in Europe because all the mitochondrial DNA diversity that we found in modern dogs derives from European populations of wolves and dogs.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: In the journal Science, they report that the European domestication probably happened around 18 to 32,000 years ago. Wayne says that humans back then would've been hunter-gatherers who hunted large game. Wolf-like proto-dogs might have joined humans on their migrations, eating from carcasses that the hunters left behind and gradually becoming closer and closer to human society.
Elaine Ostrander has studied dog evolution at the National Human Genome Research Institute. She says this study is unique.
ELAINE OSTRANDER: It's really the first one to include ancient canines. And it doesn't just have one or two. They manage to have 18. So they're able to build a pretty good statistical argument. They really are.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: Do you think this is going to put an end to the debate?
OSTRANDER: Well, I think probably not entirely.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: This study looked at only a limited amount of DNA and there were no fossils from China, for example. So Ostrander thinks there's still fossils and DNA to be found that could add to the story.
OSTRANDER: And so I think it's not an end. I think it's a beginning.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: She predicts we'll learn a lot more about dogs and, in doing so, a lot more about ourselves. Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The contemporary approach to the concept of intellectual capital has transformed. The three components (human, relational and organizational capital) are not enough to reflect reality, as the static perspective was replaced by an integrative vision: i ntangible resources, actions and process that contribute to sustainable competitive advantage. However, this theoretical division provides solid ground for explaining the close bond between trust, cultural identity and cooperation, soft concepts, and in tellectual capital in knowledge‑based organizations. Therefore, we consider it is of high interest to identify the nature of the relational and organizational capital, and trust association. Is it first trust and then the two intellectual capital componen ts, or the other way around? Also, we can take one step further and consider the intellectual capital formation process and architectural scheme behind it. This paper aims firstly at offering a theoretical framework for the liaisons between the concepts p reviously mentioned and intellectual capital, underlying specific characteristics for the Romanian educational system, especially for tertiary /higher education. The second objective is to provide new research directions, comparing the findings with situa tions of other cultures, like Japan and USA. The research methodology comprises a thorough literature review of scientific studies and of the 2011 National Romanian Education Law. It focuses on the changes and challenges for the intellectual capital forma tion phase. Also, it involves an empirical investigation of an evaluation of the current intellectual capital formation route. The research instrument is a questionnaire, collecting information for both quantitative and qualitative research purposes. The findings of this paper seek to identify the structure and dynamics of the intellectual capital formation process in the Romanian higher education system. As well, we hope to lead to concrete solutions for improving general dynamics, and acknowledgment of trust, cooperation and cultural aspects as corner stones in education intellectual capital formation area.
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SD-366 Energy Committee Hearing Room 02:30 PMTo receive testimony on the following bills: S. 435, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes, S. 1096, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes, S. 1310, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, S. 1378, a bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to provide appropriation authorization and improve the operations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and S. 1627, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study to evaluate resources along the coastal region of the State of Delaware and to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System in Delaware.
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The Honorable Thomas CarperU.S. Senate
Christopher DoddSenator
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Executive DirectorFarmington River Watershed Association
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