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Aging Hearts and Arteries
Chapter 2: The Aging Heart
"The heart is a tough organ: a marvelous mechanism that, mostly without repairs, will give valiant pumping service up to a hundred years."
Willis John Potts, MD, American Surgeon, 1895-1968
For 92-year-old John Bicknell, this is the best of times. A long-retired English professor, he remains mentally and physically active. In addition to singing in community choirs and performing in local musical theater productions, he continues to mow his own large yard and often walks up to a mile or two a day around his island home in Maine.
As he walks around his property, Bicknell sometimes gathers small twigs and branches for kindling, and makes a mental note of larger deadfall so he and his son-in-law can return later to cut it up and haul it back to the house in a truck. An avid boater, he frequently motors between the island and the mainland. In the summer, he enjoys swimming with his grandchildren in the brisk, but invigorating waters of a nearby cove.
After a recent trip to England and France, he returned home to a brewing winter storm. The next morning, he shoveled 9-inches of snow off his deck and front porch.
He looks healthy; his muscles are strong; he has no excess fat. And while gerontologists now know that John Bicknell's 92-year-old heart is not quite the same as it was when he was 22, it continues to serve him extraordinarily well.
On one level, it's not surprising that an older person who exercises regularly is more physically fit and better able to care for himself than most other people his age. But below the surface of that assumption lie intriguing questions that scientists are just beginning to answer. "We know that older people who exercise regularly can do more aerobic work, meaning they are more physically fit," says Edward Lakatta, MD, who is chief of the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science at the NIA. "But for decades gerontologists have wanted to know what changes in the aging heart and arteries allow this to happen. Fortunately, in the past few years, we have uncovered some remarkable new clues that have clarified how and why these changes occur. At the same time, however, we have detected some intriguing evidence that transforms much of what we once thought of as normal cardiovascular aging."
Many of these adjustments are remarkably efficient, helping the older heart work as well as possible. But some ultimately may be detrimental. In particular, some gerontologists suspect several of these age-related changes may lower the heart's resistance to disease and compromise its ability to respond to increased demands for blood and oxygen during stress.
"Fortunately, in the past few years, we have uncovered some remarkable new clues that have clarified how and why these changes occur. At the same time, however, we have detected some intriguing evidence that transforms much of what we once thought of as normal cardiovascular aging."
Edward Lakatta, MD, Chief of the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, NIA
The Effects of Normal Aging
The emerging methods of studying the heart have led to the growing realization that the many factors influencing the aging heart and blood vessels are interdependent. At least six major factors affect how the heart fills with blood and pumps it out. When scientists first discovered these factors, they thought they operated independently. But as investigators more closely examined these factors, they discovered that these six factors influence each other in various direct and indirect ways.
The diagram on the facing page illustrating their interdependence is deceptively simple. It shows only the six broad categories, but each of these terms encompasses a host of related factors. Many of these factors are the focus of rigorous research, including structural changes in the normal aging heart.
Structural Changes
Then, in the late 1950s, gerontologists began to study healthy volunteers, such as those who participate in the BLSA. Soon afterward, scientists devised new technologies like echocardiography and radionuclide imaging.While x-rays provide a static, shadowy silhouette, echocardiography and other imaging techniques clearly show thickness, diameter, volume, and in some cases, shape of the heart and how these change with time during a given heart beat. Recently, gerontologists have begun using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to get a better look at the aging heart. MRI is a type of body scan that uses magnets and computers to provide high-quality images based on varying characteristics of the body's tissues. The technology allows physicians to noninvasively study the beating heart's overall structure and function continuously in three dimensions.
The thicker left ventricular walls supplied the first clue that the heart might be adjusting rather than simply declining with age. Scientists think that the increased thickness allows the walls to compensate for the extra stress they bear with age (stress imposed by pumping blood into stiffer blood vessels, for instance). When walls thicken, stress is spread out over a larger area of heart muscle.
Heart Filling
Other findings about the left side of the heart soon followed. While at the NIA, Gary Gerstenblith, MD, and his colleagues studied the left ventricle and the left atrium, the receiving chamber into which blood flows from the lungs before passing into the ventricle. Their echocardiograms with BLSA volunteers showed that in addition to the left ventricular wall growing thicker, the cavity of the left atrium increased.
This study also yielded one other finding, a curious one: The mitral valve—the gateway between the left atrium and ventricle—appeared to close more slowly in older people. As the ventricle fills, the two flaps of the mitral valve—like a trap door with two separate panels—float up on the rising pool of blood and come together to close the passage. If this valve were closing more slowly in older people, as the echocardiograms indicated, then perhaps the ventricle was filling more slowly.
To figure out why this occurs and if it makes any difference, investigators turned their attention to the fraction of a second between heart beats. During this momentary lull, called the diastole, the heart relaxes, fills with blood, and readies for the next contraction or systole.
Heart researchers divide the moments of diastole into even shorter periods. There is the early filling phase when blood from the left atrium pushes the mitral valve open, flows rapidly into the left ventricle, and floats the valve shut. This early diastolic filling is the phase that takes longer as people grow older, according to the Gerstenblith study. Then comes the late filling phase, when the left atrium contracts, forces open the mitral valve a second time, and delivers a last surge of blood to the ventricle, just before it too contracts.
Why should early diastolic filling slow down as people age? Could it be because the ventricle wall was not relaxing between heart beats as quickly as it once had?
This possibility intrigued NIA investigators because it fit neatly with another stray piece to the puzzle. In animal studies several years earlier, Dr. Lakatta had learned that rat hearts studied in the laboratory took longer to relax after a contraction when they were from older rats.
Later imaging studies in humans confirmed the animal studies: Between beats, the aging ventricle fills with blood more slowly because it is relaxing more slowly than it did when young.
But now another piece of the diastolic puzzle needed to be fit into place. If the older left ventricle fills more slowly with blood, does this mean it has less blood pooled at the end of diastole and thus less to send out to the body during the next contraction? The answer is no, and the reason was found in another of the adjustments that the heart makes with age. NIA investigators found that the heart compensates for the slower early filling rate by filling more quickly in the late diastolic period.
It happens like this: As the mitral valve slowly closes, incoming blood from the lungs pools in the left atrium, which is now larger and holds more blood than when young. In the last moments of the diastole, the SA node—the heart's pacemaker—triggers the first electrical impulse (the action potential), which will lead to contraction. The impulse spreads across the cells of the two atria.
The left atrium, stretched with a greater volume of blood in older hearts, contracts harder, pushing open the valves and propelling the blood into the ventricle. The late diastolic surge of blood into the left ventricle from the atrium's contraction occurs at all ages but is stronger in older hearts and delivers a greater volume of blood to the left ventricle. As a result, at the end of diastole, the volume of blood in older hearts is about the same (in women) or slightly greater (in men) than in younger hearts. In younger people, about twice as much blood flows into the ventricle during the early filling period than during late filling. But as we age, this ratio changes so blood flow during early and late filling is about equal.
The next step in this chain of events is contraction or systole, and here the puzzle becomes more complex.
Picture the left ventricle at the end of diastole filled with a volume of blood that is equal to or slightly greater than the volume in younger hearts; this is called end diastolic volume. When the contraction occurs, it forces out a certain amount of blood—the stroke volume. However, not all of the blood in the heart is pumped out at once. A portion remains in the ventricle, and this is called the end systolic volume. The proportion of blood that is pumped out during each beat compared to the amount that remains in the heart at the beginning of the next beat is called the ejection fraction. Doctors frequently use the ejection fraction to estimate how well the heart is pumping.
These measurements are important because the links between end diastolic volume, stroke volume, end systolic volume, and ejection fraction make up a complex set of dynamics that researchers had to sort out as they attempted to understand what differences aging makes in the heart's pumping ability. The various cardiac volumes differ according to age, gender, body size and composition, and degree of physical activity. However, keep in mind that the various changes discussed in this section are what occur, on average, in older hearts. As we age, the differences in these measures between one individual and another will vary much more than in younger people. So, for instance, among 65 to 70-year-old women the range of end diastolic volumes and stroke volumes can be quite vast.
Pumping at Rest
When you are sitting in a chair reading a book or watching television, your heart—regardless of age—usually works well below its full capacity. Instead, the heart saves or reserves most of its capacity for times when it is really needed, such as playing tennis or shoveling snow.
In fact, at first glance, healthy young and old hearts don't seem very different—at least when resting. For instance, cardiac output—the amount of blood pumped through the heart each minute—averages 4 to 6 quarts per minute at rest depending on body size and doesn't change much with age. Similarly,while resting, both young and old hearts eject about two-thirds of the blood in the left ventricle during each heart beat.
But on closer examination, there is at least one important difference between a healthy resting young heart and an older one: heart rate. When we're lying down, the rates of young and old hearts remain about the same. But when we're sitting, heart rate is less in older people compared to younger men and women, in part, because of age-associated changes in the sympathetic nervous system's signals to the heart's pacemaker. As we age, some of the pathways in this system may develop fibrous tissue and fat deposits. The SA node, the heart's natural pacemaker, loses some of its cells.
In men, the heart compensates partly for this decline in two ways. First, the increase in end diastolic volume that comes with age, means there is more blood to pump; and second, the greater volume stretches the ventricular walls and brings into play a peculiar property of muscle cells—the more they are stretched, the more they contract. This phenomenon is called the Frank-Starling mechanism and together with the greater volume of blood to be pumped, it helps to make up for the lower heart rate.
In women, end diastolic volume while sitting does not increase with age, so stroke volume does not increase. The difference between the sexes probably reflects their different needs rather than a difference in their hearts' pumping abilities.
But while the resting older heart can keep pace with its younger counterpart, the older heart—even if in peak condition—is no match for a younger one during exercise or stress.
Pumping During Exercise
It's no secret that the ability to run, swim, and exert ourselves in other ways diminishes as we get older. In fact, the body's capacity to perform vigorous exercise declines by about 50 percent between the ages of 20 and 80. About half of this decline can be attributed to changes in the typical aging heart.
During any kind of activity—even moving from a sitting to a standing position—the heart must pump more blood to the working muscles. In younger people it does this by increasing the heart rate and squeezing harder during contractions, sending more blood with each beat. But age brings changes. Heart rate still rises, but it can no longer rise as high. In your 20s, for instance, your maximum heart rate is typically about 190 to 200 beats per minute; by age 80, this rate has diminished to about 145 beats per minute. A reduced response of heart cells to signals from the brain result in a substantial decline in the peak rate at which the older heart can beat. In addition, force of contraction during vigorous exercise increases, but not as much in older people as in younger ones.
As a result, the heart's cardiovascular reserve diminishes. Put another way, a typical 20-year-old can increase cardiac output during exercise to 31 liters/minute, 2-4 times over resting levels. In comparison, by age 80, a person can only muster about two times as much cardiac output as at rest.
Yet the aging heart still must respond to many of the same demands as the younger heart. To do so, it takes advantage of its natural flexibility. The heart, which is composed of elastic-like material, can readily alter shape and size depending on the amount of blood within its chambers.
At rest, only a small portion of the body's blood supply is flowing into the heart at any given moment. But with exertion, your body sends out signals that increase blood flow from the veins back to the heart initially stretching and swelling it. This triggers the Frank-Starling mechanism. In response, the young heart pumps harder. Then the brain kicks in, releasing neurotransmitters that elevate heart rate, increase contraction strength, and boost ejection fraction. In addition, the young heart returns to its small, resting size at the start of each beat. All of these reactions help the young heart work more efficiently. (See When the Brain Talks to the Heart)
But the older heart doesn't respond in the same way. Although the brain still releases neurotransmitters that stimulate the heart to work harder during vigorous exercise, the older heart is less responsive to these signals than the younger heart. And unlike the young heart, it can't squeeze down to a small size at the end of a heart beat. So its ejection fraction increases only slightly from its resting level of about 65 percent during vigorous exercise. In addition, you might recall that the older heart can't increase its rate as much as the younger heart during exertion. So if it can't beat as fast or squeeze down as hard, then how does the older heart respond to the demands of exercise? The answer is: it adapts.
Because its pumping rate increases less during exercise, the older heart has more time than a younger heart to fill with blood between beats. This additional filling time, combined with a lower ejection fraction, causes the older heart to expand to a larger size during diastole than a young heart. As a result, during exercise the older, bigger heart has more blood in its chambers at the start of each beat than a younger heart. This extra blood volume allows the older heart to pump out just about as much blood with each beat as a younger, smaller heart, even though it has a lower ejection fraction. This represents the Frank-Starling mechanism working at its finest. However during vigorous exercise the older heart is still pumping less blood overall because it can't beat as fast as a young heart.
While this adaptation certainly helps the heart meet the immediate needs of the exercising older body, it does so at a cost. As the older heart dilates between beats, wall tension and pressure within its cavities rises. This increases load on the heart and forces it to work harder. In the long run, persistently elevated pressure promotes thickening and stiffening of the ventricular walls. As a result, the ventricles don't fully relax between beats, and this—combined with a greater filling volume—causes end diastolic left ventricular pressure to increase. When this happens the left atrial pressure increases and this pressure increase is transmitted to the lungs. As pressure rises, oxygenated blood has trouble getting from your lungs into the left side of your heart so it can be pumped out to the body. One outward sign of this scenario within the lungs is that you begin to feel short of breath while exerting yourself. How much exercise you can do before you experience this symptom depends, in part, on how much of the left ventricle's pumping capacity has been eroded. Regular aerobic exercise can help diminish the impact of many of these age-related changes.
When the Brain Talks to the Heart: Does Age Matter?
The brain talks to the heart through the nervous system, using the language of biochemistry. Substances called neurotransmitters travel from nerve cell to heart cell, deliver the brain's messages by binding with special receptors on the membranes of heart cells, and set off a chain of molecular events that ends with a faster beating heart, stronger contractions, and faster relaxation between beats. Or, depending on what neurotransmitter is used, the brain can tell the heart to reverse all of these effects.
This heart-brain dialogue occurs through the autonomic nervous system without conscience thought. This system automatically regulates all of the body's processes like breathing or digestion that don't require conscious control. But as people age, some of these lines of communication begin to fray, and the heart doesn't respond to the brain's messages as promptly or as well as it once did.
For years, scientists were puzzled by this phenomenon, but they may be getting closer to understanding how and why these messages get muffled. In particular, investigators are looking at the sympathetic nervous system, the part of the autonomic nervous system that signals the heart to speed up. This subsystem helps regulate the heart beat through a series of signals passed from neurotransmitters to receptors on the membranes of heart cells. One of these important signaling cascades starts when neurotransmitters, such as catecholamines, bind to special protein molecules, called beta adrenergic receptors, on the heart cell membrane. Once activated by a neurotransmitter, these beta adrenergic receptors set off a chain of molecular events that allows more calcium to enter heart cells. Increased calcium within these cells can lead to a stronger and more rapid heart beat.
But as people age, something goes awry in this signaling cascade. As a result, the older heart can't respond to these neurotransmitters, so it doesn't react to stress as well as a younger heart. During exercise, for instance, an older heart is less able than a younger heart to increase its heart rate, augment its contraction strength or boost its cardiac output to meet the needs of the body.
At first, researchers suspected that the diminished supply of catecholamines and other neurotransmitters might be the problem. To test this theory, NIA investigators infused catecholamines into the blood streams of older and younger volunteers to simulate the effects of exercise. As expected, the heart rates of the young men increased. But the older men's rates increased less, even though they received the same supply of catecholamines. So the problem wasn't supply.
Could the problem then be somewhere in the aging cardiovascular system's response to catecholamines? Studies show that this is probably the case. There is a drug called propranolol which blocks the body's response to catecholamines by blocking the beta adrenergic receptors on heart and blood vessel cells. Propranolol and aging have the same effects, according to a number of studies. Older hearts and blood vessels, apparently, have blocked some of these beta adrenergic receptors.
Investigators soon found that with age the number of beta adrenergic receptors on heart cells did diminish. But this reduction was only modest. Instead, studies now suggest that something else about these receptors changes with age: the number of them that are capable of binding with catecholamines, i.e., those in a "high affinity state," seems to decline with age.
The reason for the reduced response could lie anywhere in the cascade of events in heart muscle cells that occurs after catecholamine binds to the receptor. Scientists are finding a host of possible cellular mechanisms that might explain the reduced response. They hope once these mechanisms are better understood, they will be able to find a way to mend the link or prevent it from disrupting messages in the first place. Eventually such findings could lead to new ways to prevent heart failure.

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Friends of ORNL continues the 15th annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series on Oct. 16 featuring Thomas Mason speaking on "Oak Ridge National Laboratory: An Update."
Friends of ORNL continues the 15th annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series on Oct. 16 featuring Thomas Mason speaking on "Oak Ridge National Laboratory: An Update." Mason is the lab's director.
The lecture is free and will be held at the American Museum of Science and Energy, 300 S. Tulane Ave. A reception starts at 6 p.m. — refreshments will be provided by the Soup Kitchen — and the lecture starts at 6:30 p.m.
ORNL has acquired a suite of capabilities for achieving its mission of scientific discovery and innovation for clean energy and global security. Its scientific agenda also includes a strong focus on maximizing the laboratory's impact through technology transfer and through graduate research and education.
Mason is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He majored in physics at Dalhousie University in Halifax, where he met his wife, Jennifer McGillivray, and received his Ph.D. from McMaster University in Toronto.
Mason joined ORNL in 1998 to participate in the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) project. He was named associate laboratory director for the SNS in 2001, leading this $1.4 billion project to completion on time, on budget and on scope with an outstanding safety record. In 2006 with the SNS in operation, he was named associate laboratory director for Neutron Sciences. In July 2007 he became director of ORNL and president and CEO of UT-Battelle LLC.
Mason has authored or co-authored more than 100 papers in the open scientific literature. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society. In 2005, he received the Postma Young Professional Award from the East Tennessee Economic Council, and in 2008 he received the Distinguished Alumni Award for the Sciences from McMaster University.
Mason and Jennifer live in Oak Ridge with their two sons, William and Simon. He serves as chairman of the Oak Ridge Public Schools Foundation, which helped to raise $55 million for the renovation of Oak Ridge High School. He also chaired the board of directors of Innovation Valley Inc. and is a member of the ETEC board of directors.


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This election season, Los Angeles is beginning to look like Sacramento South.
There are now four members of the City Council with Sacramento experience -- Council President Herb Wesson, Councilmen Richard Alarcon, Paul Koretz and Paul Krekorian -- plus Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
And there is no shortage of Sacramento-experienced politicians running for city office in the March 5 primary election. For races where no candidate receives a majority, there will be a May 21 runoff.
The migration to the Los Angeles City Council is due to term limits. The local office offers the chance to extend a political career for another 12 years, plus the opportunity for a better-paying job with less travel. Being a state legislator pays $90,259 a year compared to the $178,790 a year paid City Council members, plus perks that include a car.
While some candidates and observers have argued that so many politicians with a background in the state Legislature could mean more city business being conducted behind closed doors, others argue it depends on the official.
"There are a number of very qualified officials who will fit in with how the city operates," said Dan Schnur, executive director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute at USC.
"If it wasn't for term limits, you wouldn't have so many running for the City Council. Arguably, it's a better job because it pays better, you are one of 15 instead of one of 120 and you don't spend half your life on Southwest Airlines flying back and forth."
State legislators now are limited to 12 years in office, which they can serve in one house or divide between the Assembly and the Senate. Previously, the limits were six years for the Assembly and eight years for the Senate.
On the council, Alarcon is termed out this July 1 from his 7th Council District, and former state assemblyman Felipe Fuentes, is running to fill his vacancy.
Four other current and former legislators are running for other seats.
Among them is Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, in the 3rd Council District and, outside the San Fernando Valley area, there are several others.
In the 1st Council District where incumbent Ed Reyes is termed out, former Assemblyman Gil Cedillo is running against Reyes' chief deputy, Jose Gardea and businessman Jesse Rosas.
In the 9th Council District where incumbent Jan Perry is termed out and running for mayor, there are two Sacramento veterans running to succeed her. They are state Sen. Curren D. Price and former Assemblyman Mike Davis.
That race has drawn a crowded field which includes Deputy Police Chief Terry Hara and Ana Cubas, chief deputy to Councilman Jose Huizar as well as community development advocate David Roberts, who served on the city Redistricting Commission. Also in the race are teacher Ron Gochez and neighborhood council member Manuel "Manny" Aldana.
There are no state legislators running in the three other open City Council seats.
In the 11th District, where incumbent Bill Rosendahl decided against seeking another term for health reasons, his top deputy, Mike Bonin, has been leading the field of candidates in terms of fundraising and endorsements.
The other candidates include prosecutor Tina Hess, teacher Odysseus Bostick and community advocate Frederick Sutton.
For the 13th District seat where incumbent Eric Garcetti is termed out and running for mayor, there are 12 candidates looking to succeed him.
The field includes a broad mix of community and political activists and range from an assistant fire chief, Emile Mack, to a former deputy mayor, Matt Szabo.
Others in the contest include council senior advisor Mitch O'Farrell, business owner Roberto Haraldson, Deputy Attorney General Josh Post, university professor Octavio Pescador, commissioner John Choi, neighborhood council member Sam Kbushyan, senate district director Robert Negrete, small business owner Michael Schaefer, neighborhood council president Jose Sigala and charitable foundation director Alexander Cruz de Ocampo.
In the 15th Council District, Councilman Joe Buscaino is running for a full term after winning a special election to fill the vacancy created with Janice Hahn's election to Congress. He is being challenged by minister James Law.
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NHIAA Roundup: Epping's Stanley nets 1,000th point
January 04. 2013 11:51PM
Senior forward Frank Stanley scored his 1,000th career point with a jumper in the third quarter, and host Epping rolled to a 66-29 home victory against Wilton-Lyndeborough on Friday night. Stanley (25 points) reached the milestone on his final bucket of the night as the Blue Devils improved to 4-2. The Warriors dropped to 0-5 in Division IV.
Nashua South 51, Merrimack 45: At Nashua, Jack Preston poured in 20 points and the Purple Panthers, who led 19-9 after eight minutes, held firm as the Tomahawks attempted several rallying bids. Tim Preston added 10 points for South which remained undefeated at 4-0. Eric Gendron netted 18 points, including a trio of treys for Merrimack which fell even at 2-2.
Bedford 50, Nashua North 39: At Bedford, Jake Capistran hit a flurry of jumpers, including four 3-pointers, and scored 16 points to lead Bedford in Division I play. Sam Thomas had 11 points and Cam Meservey nine as the Bulldogs improved to 2-1. Jordan Lates had 15 points to pace Nashua North (1-3).
Pinkerton 68, Timberlane 31: At Plaistow, Luke Testa and Thomas Glennon netted 14 and 13 points and the Astros picked up their first win of the Division I season. Pinkerton's defense prevented any second-half Timberlane comeback bid as it yielded just 11 points. Mitch McDonald led the Owls with 10 points.
Central 61, Exeter 56: Manchester Central converted nine of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter to edge a tenacious Exeter squad. The Little Green trailed 10-3 in the early going before embarking on a 19-0 run. Exeter hung tough behind 16 points from Tyler Russ and 13 from Max Medley. Central was led by sophomore Brett Hansen with three 3-pointers among his 17 points. Troy Pelletier added 16 points. Central dominated Exeter on the glass, out-rebounding the Blue Hawks by 10. Nick Makris led the Little Green with eight rebounds.
Dover 74, Memorial 62: Josh Cote scored 23 points and Dover (2-2) got 18 points each from Colin Shaughnessy and Mike Wons. Memorial (3-1) was led by Tong Akoc (16 points) and Zoubel Iradukunda (12).
Bishop Guertin 78, Keene 77: Steve Toscano hit a layup with five seconds remaining to give Bishop Guertin of Nashua a win at home. Toscano finished with 14 points. BG (4-0) got 13 from Andrew Williams and 12 from Kyle Gavin. Keene (0-4) was paced by 27 from Brian Boulay in the losing effort.
Newmarket 49, Derryfield 36: At Newmarket, Josh Eisfeller scored a dozen points in a battle of unbeaten teams in Division IV. Christian Hawkins sank seven free throws and chipped in nine points for the Mules (6-0). Chris Rizos and Roger Larrivee combined for 17 points as Derryfield of Manchester dropped to 4-1.
Londonderry 82, Concord 57: At Concord, the Lancers erupted with 46 first-half points. Max Coleman, Cody Ball, Taylor Simpson and Brendan Enwright all managed double figures with Coleman (15 points) leading the way. Concord's Sam Marquis led all scorers with 17.
Spaulding 74, Alvirne 52: At Rochester, Dominic Paradis and Nick MacGregor paced the Red Raiders with 22 and 15 points, respectively. Tyler Brown and Tyler Livingston each scored 10 for the Broncos, who enjoyed a 30-10 advantage in rebounds.
Girls' basketball
Exeter 44, Manchester Central 36:Nika Dracuh scored 21 points to lead the way for Exeter in girls' action Friday night. Manchester Central was paced by Caitlyn Vincent with 12 points.
Campbell 54, Raymond 38: Sophomore Hannah Neild scored 12 points and junior Alex Trevains had 11, leading Campbell of Litchfield to the win at Raymond. Brianna Hardy hit a pair of three and added seven points for the Cougars (6-2). Bobbi Olivier scored nine points to lead winless Raymond.
Londonderry 86, Concord 38: At Londonderry, the Lancers erupted for 32 points in the second quarter to and improved to 5-1 on the season. Eliza Simpson scored 17 points, and Katherine Dzenis sank four treys for 12 points. Concord dropped to 0-6.
Nashua North 55, Bedford 52: At Nashua, guard Taylor Choate spiced her game with a trio of 3-point field goals as the Titans remained unbeaten in Division I play after four games. McKenzie Brown netted 14 markers for the Bulldogs (4-2). The game was tied at 37-37 after three periods. North's Marie LaPlante dropped in a pair of late-game free throws to help the Titans seal the win.
Merrimack 44, Nashua South 37: At Merrimack, Kate Cole and Kelly Watkinson each scored a team-high nine points to help the Tomahawks raise their Division I record to 3-4. South, which dropped to 2-4, received 13 points from Jocelyn Chaput and 10 from Sarah Voorhis.


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Rangers' Berkman says calf strain is no issue
Feb. 20, 2013
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Lance Berkman knows he's being watched with some trepidation while going through spring training with the Texas Rangers.
"Kind of a house of cards deal with me," he said Wednesday.
After all, he is 37 years old with a gray-speckled beard and coming off a season when he played only 32 games with St. Louis because of two operations on his right knee and a left calf strain. He thought about retiring before accepting an $11 million, one-year deal from Texas to be primarily a designated hitter.
Now, a week into spring training, Berkman has a mild strain in his right calf.
He said it's nothing to worry about.
"It's no big deal. I think it's a result of more volume than I've done," Berkman said. "We're taking groundballs, we're running, I haven't been doing that stuff. I've been lifting, and more in a rehab mode, and now I've kind of shifted into the baseball mode and it's not something that to me is that concerning. It's just one of the things that happens to you at the beginning of camp when you start trying to sort things out physically."
Berkman is a .296 career hitter with 360 home runs and 1,200 RBIs in 1,806 regular-season games. He spent most of his career with Houston before being an All-Star in 2011 with the Cardinals, when he hit .301 with 31 homers and 94 RBIs in 145 games and was part of their World Series championship over Texas.
The Rangers need Berkman's bat after losing slugger Josh Hamilton and Mike Napoli and free agency and trading Michael Young to Philadelphia. Berkman likely will fill the No. 3 spot in the batting order that Hamilton had occupied and adds some versatility to a lineup filled with right-handers.
"We're being cautious," general manager Jon Daniels said. "I think Lance understands ... Especially at this stage in his career, he knows where the finish line is. We're not going to do anything to jeopardize that. Not really worried about it, it's the middle of February."
Berkman said the calf started bothering him during a full workout Tuesday.
The Rangers describe him as "day to day" but were already being cautious with him as they planned before spring training started. Even before his calf started bugging him, he wasn't in the lineup for an intrasquad game Tuesday.
"I would phrase it as probably a little, just slightly more than normal muscle soreness," he said. "I think I did slightly strain it, but I don't think it's anything that's anything to worry about. During the workout, I started to feel a little bit, it started to tighten up on me. That's what it was."
He was quick to point out that if he had to play, say in a World Series game, he'd be in the lineup.
"His head is in the right place," manager Ron Washington said. "He really don't have to be ready to play until March 31, so we've got plenty of time."
As for what he'll do now with his calf, the six-time All-Star said he'd "wear a sleeve and do all the hocus pocus they like to do on that kind of stuff."
Notes: The Rangers agreed to terms Wednesday with four players on 2013 contracts. Among them was right-handed reliever Josh Lindblom ($500,100), who was acquired from Philadelphia in December in the trade that sent Michael young to the Phillies. The others were outfielders Craig Gentry ($501,000), Julio Borbon ($496,000) and Engel Beltre ($490,000).


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The Ravens may soon have to make a critical decision regarding their franchise quarterback, Joe Flacco.
If they don't sign the Super Bowl MVP to a contract extension before the March 4 deadline to place the franchise tag on a player, the Ravens must decide if they want to employ the more expensive exclusive tag.
If the Ravens use the exclusive tag, Flacco would be in line to make $20.46 million, the average of the top five salary-cap figures for NFL quarterbacks, during the 2013 season. If they used the non-exclusive tender, which carries a price tag of $14.6 million, Flacco would be free to negotiate with other teams and sign elsewhere.
The Ravens said earlier this month that they have a plan, but did not say which tag they planned to place on Flacco should an extension not be finalized on time. The fact that they didn't come out and reveal their intensions has led to speculation that the Ravens could use the non-exclusive tag and lose Flacco to another team.
Peter King of Sports Illustrated wrote two weeks ago that Flacco "could be stolen by a quarterback-needy and starved-for-relevance team like Cleveland." He suggests the Ravens could let Flacco walk, take two first-rounders from the Browns as compensation, and address that need and others in April's NFL draft.
With all due respect to King, that's the exact same strategy I use every year when the new "Madden" game comes out. I trade an established quarterback for picks to I can start over with a virtual one with a 98 speed rating.
King is not the only one who thinks the Ravens are leaving themselves vulnerable to an offer from another team. Ross Tucker, another NFL talking head I respect and enjoy, wrote about it on Twitter this morning, saying that the Browns should throw a ton of money at Flacco because it would be a win-win situation for them. They could land a top-10 quarterback or, if the Ravens match, force the Ravens to overpay for Flacco.
But there is a key question being overlooked during these Flacco doomsday discussions: Does he actually want to go anywhere?
Yes, for a deal to actually take place, Flacco has to sign on the dotted line with another team. He has to willingly choose to leave Baltimore. Other teams can't just claim him by mailing their picks to 1 Winning Drive. And all indications are that Flacco loves Baltimore and enjoys being close to his family in New Jersey.
You know what else Flacco really enjoys? Winning.
I don't believe Flacco, having just passed the Ravens to the Lombardi Trophy, is the kind of person who would walk away from a great situation in Baltimore to sign with the Browns -- a team he has beaten 10 times in a row -- or any other quarterback-needy, cellar-dwelling team. The money might be a little bit greener if he were to sign elsewhere, but the proverbial grass -- or the proverbial FieldTurf -- won't be as green there.
It would be one thing if the negotiations became contentious and Flacco felt as if he was being disrespected, but the conversations between the Ravens and Flacco's agent have been cordial.
And then there's always the possibility that Flacco could sign with another team to force the Ravens to up their ante, but that negotiating ploy might be equally as dangerous to Flacco if he does want to stay. Before getting in a game of offer sheet chicken with the Ravens, he would have to be cognizant of the fact that if he signed a lucrative offer sheet with another team, there is a slim chance that he might have to go play there.
Like I said, I have a feeling Flacco meant it when he said after the Super Bowl that he is a "Raven for life," and after spending more than a decade looking for a franchise quarterback, the Ravens would be happy to oblige.
It would be risky if they used the non-exclusive tag, but I think they know he doesn't want to be anywhere else.


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Baylor's Pruit Memorial Symposium to Focus on Black Gospel MusicNov. 6, 2013
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WACO, Texas (Nov. 6, 2013) - Baylor University will host the 2013 Pruit Symposium, "Marching to Zion: Celebrating and Preserving Black Sacred Music," on Friday Nov. 8 and Saturday Nov. 9 at George W. Truett Theological Seminary on the Baylor campus.
A panel discussion, "Onward Christian Soldiers: Celebrating Black Sacred Music," will take place in the Piper Great Hall at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The panelists participating in the discussion are Dwandalyn R. Reece, Ph.D., Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American history and culture; Emmett G. Price III, Ph.D., associate professor of music and African-American studies at Northeastern University; and Birgitta Johnson, Ph.D., assistant professor of ethnomusicology and African-American studies in the School of Music at the University of South Carolina.
The panel will be moderated by Robert Darden, associate professor of journalism, public relations and new media in Baylor's College of Arts and Sciences. The author of People Get Ready: A New History of Black Gospel Music, Darden is well known for leading Baylor's Black Gospel Music Restoration Project to identify, acquire, preserve, record and catalogue the most at-risk music from the black gospel music tradition.
Acclaimed soul-stirring gospel group, The Jones Family Singers, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the seminary.
On Saturday, a complimentary continental brunch is open to all at 9:30 a.m. Please make reservations for the brunch at www.baylor.edu/Pruit.
The Bells of Joy concert, featuring the last gospel quartet with two original members from the 1950s, will follow the brunch at 11 a.m.
In 1996, Ella Wall Prichard and the late Lev H. Prichard III of Corpus Christi, Texas, established the Pruit Memorial Symposium Endowment Fund in memory of Helen Pruit Matthews and her brothers, Dr. Lee Tinkle Pruit and William Wall Pruit.
For more information about the Pruit Symposium, visit www.baylor.edu/Pruit.
For more information on the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, visit www.baylor.edu/lib/gospel.
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Stocks are down at midday with hopes dimming that lawmakers will reach a deal to prevent the U.S. from going over the "fiscal cliff."
Just before noon the Dow Jones industrial average is down 43 points to 13,152. The Standard & Poor's 500 index has given up four points to 1,426. The Nasdaq composite is trading 10 points lower at 3,011.
Sen. Joe Lieberman said that it is now "more likely we'll go over the cliff than not," following the failure of a plan by House Speaker John Boehner's to allow tax rates to rise on wealthier Americans.
Failure to agree on a plan to cut the budget deficit by Jan. 1 would lead to simultaneous government spending cuts and tax hikes that could push the economy back into recession.


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Ozarks guest ranch finds expert business assistance from University of Missouri Extension business specialists.
Just like he dreamed many years ago, a river runs through it.
The "river" is Big Beaver in Ozark County. The "it" is a 1,000-acre ranch in the heart of the Ozarks a few miles southwest of Ava. The "he" is Cecil Huff.
Cecil and his wife Sonny have jobs that many people would trade for in a heartbeat. Jobs that many people happily pay Huffs to perform. Cecil and Sonny own and operate the Bucks and Spurs Guest Ranch, nestled among the rolling hills of Douglas County in southwest Missouri. They give people what they want, as long as what the people want involves fresh air, sunshine, horses, campfires, good grub and freedom from the cares of their workaday lives.
The Huffs have been working this particular piece of Ozark paradise since 1988, when they initially leased 700 acres. They knew they had a lot of work to do to convert it to the working ranch they envisioned. For instance the hay fields needed to be cleaned up in order to be productive. The cost, $30,000, is just an example of the many expenses they incurred to get the place in shape.
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities have relaxed a curfew in much of Indian-ruled Kashmir after days of protests over the secret execution of a Kashmiri man convicted in an attack on India's Parliament.
However, the curfew remained in effect Thursday for the sixth straight day in more than a dozen places, including parts of Srinagar, Kashmir's main city.
The region was rocked by violent anti-India protests after Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged Saturday in a New Delhi jail and buried there. Three protesters died in clashes with government forces.
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Barenaked Ladies, move on over. Canada has a new example of something completely awesome.
It comes via the Canadian Football League, where Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Tristan Jackson returned a missed field goal 129 yards for a touchdown in a 23-20 win over the B.C. Lions on Saturday.
No, that's not a typo. Remember, this is Canada. Anything can happen.
The NFL record-holder for longest scoring play is Antonio Cromartie, who had a 109-yard missed field-goal return for a TD in 2007. That's the maximum distance a player can cover in the NFL. Tristan Jackson scoffs at this.
"When I caught it, I was going to take a knee," Jackson said, "but I seen two guys outside, and we had two guys, I always believe in my guys up front."
(A CFL field, mind you, is 150 yards long.)
Jackson's heroics really must have the Edmonton Eskimos second-guessing their decision to let him go after the 2010 season. In a related story, the CFL has a team called the Edmonton Eskimos. I love Canada.


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On July 24th 2010 thousands of people captured footage of their lives and uploaded it to the youtube life in a day channel, Ridley Scott with his team of editors and researchers scoured the footage and made it in to Life in a Day. I saw the film not so long ago and was pretty gutted that I didn't upload any footage. At the time I had the intention of submitting footage but my day just seemed too boring to film. The only thing I did film was me brushing my teeth.
However, they are doing it again this Saturday (12th November) for Britain in a Day. So i'll be sure to film as much as I can! I'll be travelling from Birmingham to London and going out there, so hopefully i'll have some good stuff to film. If your thinking about taking part no matter how boring you think your day is, you should film it and submit it anyway.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. edges toward a possible punitive military strike against Syria, residents of Damascus are stocking up on food and other necessities with no evident sign of panic.
President Barack Obama said on Friday he's weighing "limited and narrow" action, accusing Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people -- far more than previous estimates -- including more than 400 children.
The White House will brief Republican senators in a conference call Saturday at the request of Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell.
The Syrian government says the administration claims are "flagrant lies" akin to faulty Bush administration assertions before the Iraq invasion that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. A Foreign Ministry statement read on state TV said that "under the pretext of protecting the Syrian people, they are making a case for an aggression that will kill hundreds of innocent Syrian civilians."
One resident of Damascus says he's "not afraid from the Western threats to Syria." He says "they created the chemical issue as a pretext for intervention, and they are trying to hit Syria for the sake of Israel."
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THE DAY REPLAYED – Uruguay scored deep into injury time to beat Rwanda 1-0 in Group C, and as they are now assured of at least finishing as one of the best third-placed teams, became the second nation through to the knockout stages of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011.
The section's other match witnessed the indisputable moment of the day, when Canadian goalkeeper Quillan Roberts let his feet – rather than his hands – do the talking by scoring his country's second goal in a 2-2 draw with England. In a remarkable turn of events, not only did the Canucks pick up their first-ever point in 14 matches at the competition, but Roberts became the first keeper to score in the final stages of any traditional FIFA tournament.
And it was also a historic day for Uzbekistan, who defeated the United States 2-1 in Group D, and recorded the nation's maiden victory in the finals of a FIFA-run competition in the process. That result, coupled with the Czech Republic's 1-0 win over New Zealand, leaves all four teams together on three points with all to play for as the third and final group matches approach.
Uruguay 1-0 Rwanda
Canada 2-2 England
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Goal of the day
Quillan Roberts, 87', Canada-England
With the end of the match swiftly approaching, it appeared that Canada's achievement of scoring a rare goal in the FIFA U-17 World Cup – after previously going on a run of 340 minutes without finding the net – would all be for nothing. Then, the North Americans' keeper collected the ball well inside his own half. Roberts then floated a long ball towards the box in the hope of locating the head of one of his team-mates up front, doubtless never imagining what was to happen next. His punt bounced wickedly inside the area and looped over the outstretched left hand of opposite number Jordan Pickford, thereby providing the Canadians with the final say in an entertaining 2-2 draw.
Memorable moments
Better late than never
Rwanda's players experienced first-hand the downside of one of football's oldest cliches: it's not over till it's over. Just as the Africans were preparing to celebrate their first point at this level, a well-placed header from Leonardo Pais in the 95th minute left them empty-handed. And while not necessarily a statistic that will remain in the memory forever, the strike entered the record books as the third-latest goal in the history of the tournament. It is worth noting that the two that were scored later than this one only managed to secure draws.
Mark the calendar
25 years to the day after Diego Maradona slotted home the so-called 'Goal of the Century' against them in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™, England were once again on the wrong end of an unforgettable goal, this time scored by Canada keeper Roberts in the Group C clash. What made this one a little different is that it did not eliminate the English from the tournament, but their fans would nevertheless be forgiven for wanting to remove 23 June from the calendar altogether.
National monument
The 'Cristo de las Noas' sculpture, situated on the Cerro de las Noas hill in the city of Torreon, is recognised as the third largest statue in Latin America, after the world-famous one atop Corcovado mountain in Brazil, and the Concordia statue in Bolivia. This information may well have inspired Czech forward Lukas Julis, the European side's fourth tallest outfield player, who scored his country's first goal of the tournament versus New Zealand.
The stat
50 – the number of FIFA U-17 World Cup games in which the United States have participated. They are the only country to have qualified for every edition of the competition. In the all-time list for this particular category, the Stars and Stripes come second behind Brazil (59 games), and lie ahead of Argentina and Nigeria (49 each).
Up next
23 June 2011
Burkina Faso-Germany (Queretaro, 15.00)
Australia-Brazil (Guadalajara, 15.00)
Panama-Ecuador (Queretaro, 18.00)
Côte d'Ivoire-Denmark (Guadalajara, 18.00)


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By TONI COLLINS
G.L. of Cross City asks, "Last year I had my lawyer revise my Will. She also prepared a Living Will and a Designation of Health Care Surrogate for me. However, I recently heard about a DO NOT RESUSCITATE form. Should I get one of those prepared, too?"
Dear G.L.,
Since 2005 our electric bills from our electric co-op have gone up 60 percent due to higher charges per kilowatt and increases in fees charged on a monthly basis. That is about 10 percent per year when the increase nationally is about 6 percent per year.
By Daniel J. Vance
Over the next two columns, I will be sharing the tragic story of "Joshua," a deaf man in his 40s, and "Cindy," his older sister. It will become obvious why I can't reveal their real names. Cindy has been reading this column over the Internet.
For the past two years the Energy Advisory Panel has been promoting the Weatherization Assistance Program. The mission of the program is to reduce the monthly energy burden on low-income households by improving the energy efficiency of their home. The program is funded by the U. S. Department of Energy and is administered by the Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc. This is a really good program for several reasons; energy savings, pollution reduction and it helps our neighbors that are economically challenged.
H.W. of Cedar Key writes: "Last month, you told me that I have to share the road with bicyclists and pass them just like they were driving a car. If that's true, why can't somebody riding a bicycle while drunk be arrested for drunk driving?"
By TONI COLLINS
Some days back, not that many, the weather chilled off in North Central Florida. This chill followed a couple of showers on the Cedar Keys. Not only did it get cold, it became windy, quite windy here on the Gulf Coast.
Lows were around fifty degrees and mid-day highs were in the sixties for several days. Even though the sun shown through, the winds created a chill that made it unbearable without covering most of the body with layers of clothing.
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American Diabetes Association Announces Bold New Research Initiative
December 11, 2012
With nearly 26 million adults and children in the U.S. living with diabetes, and another 79 million living with prediabetes, diabetes is a physical and financial burden for the health of the nation. To accelerate the research needed to discover solutions and ultimately cure this deadly epidemic, the American Diabetes Association is launching a bold new program, Pathway to Stop Diabetes, an effort to inspire and support a new generation of diabetes researchers. Individuals supported through this program will focus on innovative ideas and transformational approaches that lead to discoveries in diabetes prevention and treatment, and ultimately change the face of diabetes.
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"Today, one in 12 Americans has diabetes, and if our current course as a nation continues, by 2050, one in three American adults will have diabetes. Although this is one of the greatest public health crises our country is currently facing, diabetes research is severely underfunded. This disparity has a limiting effect on innovations and breakthroughs — in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and ultimately, needed cures," said Karen Talmadge, PhD, Chair of the Board-Elect and Vice Chair, Research Foundation of the American Diabetes Association. "The American Diabetes Association's Pathway to Stop Diabetes will transform diabetes research by discovering brilliant scientists and providing them with the resources needed for breakthrough discoveries."
Despite the fact that diabetes has reached epidemic proportions, research for the disease is still critically underfunded. Twice as many Americans have diabetes as have cancer, and diabetes is more than 20 times more prevalent than HIV/AIDS; yet, funding for diabetes is substantially less than either cancer or HIV, particularly when compared on a per patient effected basis. Funding is vital to making substantial progress and although researchers have made significant strides against the disease, a focused effort is needed to address a complex disease and discover prevention methods, treatment options and ultimately, a cure. With a goal of funding a minimum of 100 researchers over the course of the next ten years, Pathway to Stop Diabetes will provide the crucial support needed to achieve this goal.
Founding corporate support, totaling $20 million, was received to launch the initiative. This included a $7.5 million sponsorship each from the program's Visionary Sponsors Sanofi and Novo Nordisk Inc. Additionally, the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation has made a $5 million grant as a Benefactor Sponsor of Pathway to Stop Diabetes.
"This partnership between Sanofi US and the American Diabetes Association will allow us to combine our expertise and resources to ultimately better help people living with diabetes," said Dennis Urbaniak, Vice President and Head of U.S. Diabetes Division, Sanofi US, whose company made the initial corporate sponsorship to help launch the program. "Through Pathway to Stop Diabetes, we are proud to continue to support the advancement of science and development of innovative, integrated and personalized solutions to help people better manage their disease."
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About the American Diabetes Association
Nearly half of American adults have diabetes or prediabetes; more than 30 million adults and children have diabetes; and every 21 seconds, another individual is diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is the nation's leading voluntary health organization whose mission is to prevent and cure diabetes, and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. The ADA drives discovery by funding research to treat, manage and prevent all types of diabetes, as well as to search for cures; raises voice to the urgency of the diabetes epidemic; and works to safeguard policies and programs that protect people with diabetes. In addition, the ADA supports people living with diabetes, those at risk of developing diabetes, and the health care professionals who serve them through information and programs that can improve health outcomes and quality of life. For more information, please call the ADA at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit diabetes.org. Information from both of these sources is available in English and Spanish. Find us on Facebook (American Diabetes Association), Twitter (@AmDiabetesAssn) and Instagram (@AmDiabetesAssn)


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Last Friday, in a column about economic policy, Paul Krugman focused on "moral collapse" at the White House -- "a complete failure of purpose and loss of direction." Meanwhile, President Obama flew to Afghanistan, where he put on a leather bomber jacket and told U.S. troops: "You're achieving your objectives. You will succeed in your mission."
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By the end of the weekend, a deal was just about wrapped up between the president and Republican congressional leaders to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
On the spin-cycle agenda this month is yet more reframing of the president's foggy doubletalk about Afghanistan. Strip away the carefully crafted verbiage and the picture is stark -- with plans for a huge U.S. war effort in that country for many years to come.
At the end of a year with massive U.S. military escalation in Afghanistan, parallels with the Johnson administration's unhinged Vietnam War are hard to miss. Conjectures about an inside-the-Democratic-Party challenge to Obama's re-nomination are now moving from shadowy whispers to open discourse.
Some critics of the Vietnam War hesitated to confront it because of President Johnson's laudable domestic record, which included the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the founding of Medicare and the launching of other Great Society programs. In sharp contrast, what most distinguishes President Obama's domestic record is its series of major cave-ins to corporate power and income inequality.
Ostensibly battling for economic fairness, the president is flying a white flag high over the White House.
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Video: Driving the Badlands of Old Marmarth Road
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The autumn of my years
and Bush sure isnt helping
By Wickham Boyle
I cant stop crying. I thought I was finished with the hormonal storms that preceded my period in youth and seemed to entwine me nearly constantly in the final years of full-blown menopause. And yet here I am, one moment content riding my bike against traffic, pedaling to the gym on a foggy fall day, when without warning the waterworks start.
Its late autumn and the crumpled leaves red, ochres, aubergine and brown cover the sidewalk and sneak into the street, the wind whipping, stirring them in a frenzy. I am filled with emotion.
Maybe its the shorter days, less light; maybe it is not having small children on whom I can lavish attention for holidays, decorations and treats, or maybe I feel all this sadness because I recognize my own personal autumn. Like the calendar, I notice that I have less of my season left than I have already consumed.
Strange to be sad about this, because in the calendar, fall is my favorite season. It is when I was born; it encompasses going back to school, a place I was always so happy; it means cooler weather even shorter days, which I have encoded as longer nights, more time to snuggle and a better time to cook stews, roasts and bake goodies. Why cant my own middle age be this same joyful time?
When I am in an emotionally positive place I can see that when my children grow up and move out on their own, it will be a fine thing. I am proud of their accomplishments that are as different as day and night. My daughter loves social change, my son the personal politics of sports. They are as diverse as their sea blue eyes from the tree brown; from her diminutive self to his stocky, muscular form. When I can envision them as safe, solid and fulfilled I can breathe a little, knowing that I helped them sail on their disparate ways.
When I am in a dark place, I miss the baby children, the needy little ones, the giggling piles of squealing friends wearing costumes, and begging for a half hour more of bedtime. I miss all the questions about the universe, the origins of God, sex or vocabulary. It is a wonderful moment, being a young mother to baby children. It is a time when you have all the answers and the questions are unending. But time marches.
And in autumn, I have a man who loves me, and who really makes an effort to give me what I am whining will make me happier. He loved the round me I was, and the even rounder me that I am in middle age. He works in his chosen field and he encouraged me to take a leap of faith and find my own muse and course. Sometimes when the travel bug bites me we venture forth, but he equally loves to stay home on the couch. He watches more TV than I would and doesnt read books as much as I wish. But beyond that he brings coffee in the morning and ends the night with kisses; what comes in between is immaterial.
On a macro level, I am terrified about my world and the world in which my children and my eventual grand-babies will live. I am frozen, heartsick and stomach churning from the outcome of the recent election. I can no longer watch or listen to the president of the United States; I scream from the other room if the news is on. I have lost my mind with that man, the role he crafted for us in world events and the fear that they have so neatly sewn onto all of us. I have assumed a mini-posture of personal uncertainty that is mirrored, unfortunately by the world.
So I am crying, pulled over to the side of the street with my tears now no longer drippy, sporadic drops but a gushing torrent. I am an autumnal tsunami. I am so filled with a sense of both hope and dread that these waves crash around my shores rendering me immobile in a pile of leaves blown to the side of the street.
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