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Fares Start at Just $44* Each Way
Fall colors are traditionally red, orange and yellow. This fall, American Airlines adds another color to the list -- green -- which you'll save in abundance on trips from South Florida to select destinations in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Latin America.
American and its regional affiliate, American Eagle, are offering great low fares for travel this fall from Miami and Fort Lauderdale starting at just $44* each way to the Caribbean and Bahamas and just $69* each way to Latin America (with required round-trip purchase).
These low fares are available for travel from mid-September to mid-December to the Caribbean and Bahamas and from mid-September to early December to Latin America.
Here are the highlights of American's South Florida sale.
-- Available from Miami and Fort Lauderdale to select destinations in the
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Latin America.
-- Travel either Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Friday, depending on the
-- For Caribbean and Bahamas, begin travel Sept. 12 - Dec. 11, 2007, and
complete travel by Dec. 13, 2007.
-- For Latin America, begin travel Sept. 10 - Dec. 3, 2007, and complete
travel by Dec. 6, 2007.
-- Purchase tickets no later than Sept. 12, 2007.
-- Other restrictions, including embargo dates, apply. For rules and
restrictions, see the terms and conditions below, or visit American's
Web site, AA.com.
Here are American's great low fares from South Florida. Fares are valid for travel either Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Friday, depending on the destination.
Fare Each Way
City Pair Based on Round-
CARIBBEAN/BAHAMAS Trip Purchase*
Miami -- Nassau, Bahamas + $44
Miami -- Kingston, Jamaica $64
Miami -- Marsh Harbour, Bahamas + $64
Miami -- Montego Bay, Jamaica $64
Fort Lauderdale -- Port-au-Prince, Haiti $69
Miami -- Port-au-Prince, Haiti $69
Fort Lauderdale -- San Juan, Puerto Rico $74
Miami -- San Juan, Puerto Rico $74
Miami -- George Town, Bahamas + $79
Miami -- Grand Cayman, Cayman Is. $79
Miami -- Providenciales, Turks & Caicos, Is. $84
Miami -- Curacao, N.A. $99
Miami -- St. Croix, U.S.V.I. $119
Miami -- San Jose, Costa Rica $69
Miami -- Belize City, Belize $149
Miami -- Lima, Peru $149
* Fares shown are each way based on round-trip Economy Class travel
purchased on AA.com, and are in U.S. dollars. Travel Monday-Thursday
or Tuesday-Friday, depending on the destination. To/from the
Caribbean and Bahamas, fares are valid for travel beginning Sept.
12-Dec. 11, 2007; complete travel by Dec. 13, 2007. Travel is not
valid Nov. 14 - Nov. 27, 2007. To/from Latin America, travel is valid
Sept. 10-Dec. 3,2007; complete travel by Dec. 6, 2007. Fares do not
include all government-imposed taxes and fees.
+ Service operated by American Eagle.
In addition to great low fares, customers on American Airlines enjoy a list of amenities including the ability to check up to two pieces of luggage of 50 pounds or less each at no additional cost, complimentary non-alcoholic beverages, and food on many flights. Customers also have the opportunity to earn and redeem AAdvantage(R) miles.
American offers an extensive schedule as well. No one flies to more destinations from South Florida than American and American Eagle. Travelers can check schedules and fares and book flights by visiting http://www.aa.com/. Book travel and purchase your ticket on AA.com and earn AAdvantage bonus miles. There are no online booking fees. In addition, on AA.com you'll find the absolute lowest fares available for American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection(R) flights -- guaranteed. For details about the AA.com bonus-mile offer and for full details on our Lowest Fare Guarantee, visit http://www.aa.com/benefits.
For an additional $10 per ticket, travel arrangements can also be made by calling American's reservations number at 1-800-433-7300 (en espanol 1-800-633-3711) within the United States. Outside the United States, call the local reservations number. For an additional $15 per ticket, travel arrangements can be made at an American Airlines Travel Center or Airport Ticket Office. Tickets may also be purchased through a travel agent. Travel agents may impose a service charge for ticketing.
A "Fly Now, Pay Later" deferred payment option on American allows holders of the American Airlines Credit Card(SM) account to enjoy six months of no payments and no interest for tickets purchased on AA.com. For terms and conditions and more details, visit http://www.aa.com/paylater.
AmericanAirlines Vacations(SM) has a number of exciting and affordable travel packages available throughout the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Latin America. For more information, visit http://www.aavacations.com/.
American is a founding member of the global oneworld(R) Alliance.
*Fare Sale Terms and Conditions
Fares shown are each way based on round-trip Economy-Class travel purchased on AA.com, and are in U.S. dollars. Fares shown to the Caribbean and Bahamas are valid for travel Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday, and from the Caribbean and Bahamas Wednesday-Friday. Fare shown between Miami-St. Croix applies only on nonstop flights. Nonstop service between Miami-St. Croix does not operate on Wednesdays from Sept. 12-Nov. 14, 2007. Fares shown to/from Latin America are valid for travel Monday-Thursday. Fares are subject to change without notice. International fares are subject to government approval.
Fares do not include (a) a federal excise tax of $3.40 per U.S. domestic flight segment, defined as one takeoff and landing, of a passenger's itinerary; (b) up to $18 per round trip in local airport charges; and (c) September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport. For international/Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands destinations, government taxes and fees of up to $180, varying by destination, are not included and may vary slightly depending on currency exchange rates at the time of purchase.
Tickets must be purchased at least three days prior to departure or within one day of making reservations, whichever comes first, but not later than 11:59 p.m., Sept. 12, 2007 (Central Daylight Time).
Fares shown to the Caribbean and Bahamas are valid for travel commencing Sept. 12-Dec. 11, 2007 and travel complete by midnight, Dec. 13, 2007. Travel to/from the Caribbean and Bahamas is not valid Nov. 14-27, 2007. Fares shown to Latin America are valid for travel commencing Sept. 10-Dec. 3, 2007 and travel complete by midnight, Dec. 6, 2007. A two-day minimum stay is required and a 30-day maximum stay is allowed for the Caribbean and Bahamas. A three-day minimum stay is required and a 120-day maximum stay is allowed for Latin America.
Advertised fares are valid only on American Airlines, American Eagle, and AmericanConnection(R) and do not apply to other codeshare flights. Seats are limited. Fares may not be available on all flights. Schedules are subject to change without notice.
Fares are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Changes to your ticket may be made if you meet the restrictions of the new fare and pay up to a US$100 fee plus any fare difference. Changes must be made before your ticketed flight's scheduled departure time. If you cancel your flight prior to the scheduled departure time, the ticket will be valid for one year from the date of issue for an unused ticket or one year from travel origination for a partially used ticket. If you do not cancel your flight prior to the scheduled departure time, the ticket has no value.
A portion of or all travel booked on American Airlines may be operated by American Eagle. American Eagle is operated by American Eagle Airlines, Inc., or Executive Airlines, Inc, which are wholly owned by AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines.
To purchase tickets on AA.com you must use a credit card with a billing address in the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, the United Kingdom, or select Latin American and Caribbean countries.
AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AAdvantage, AmericanAirlines Vacations, and AA.com are marks of American Airlines, Inc. oneworld is a mark of the oneworld Alliance, LLC. American Airlines reserves the right to change the AAdvantage program rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers at any time without notice and to end the AAdvantage program with six months' notice. For complete AAdvantage program details, visit http://www.aa.com/. For details about the AA.com bonus-mile offer and for full details on our Lowest Fare Guarantee, visit http://www.aa.com/benefits.
About American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:AMR) .
SOURCE: PRNewswire.com


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BERLIN (Reuters) - Peer Steinbrueck, set to challenge Angela Merkel as German leader next year, criticized her centre-right government on Saturday for letting arms exports surge and vowed to end that if his centre-left opposition wins power.
The former finance minister, nominated to lead the Social Democrats (SPD) into September's election against Merkel, said it was a scandal that Germany has become the world's third largest arms exporter on her watch.
Arms exports are a sensitive issue in Germany due to its Nazi past and the role arms makers such as Krupp played in stoking 19th and 20th century wars with exports to both sides.
After World War Two, successive West German and later united German governments placed tight restrictions on arms exports, especially to regions where there were armed conflicts or where human rights were poorly respected.
"It's a scandal and extremely dangerous that Germany has become the world's third largest exporter of weapons," Steinbrueck, who hopes to form a coalition with the Greens party, told the Passauer Neue Presse newspaper on Saturday.
"An SPD-Greens government led by me would change that," said Steinbrueck, 65. "We're even exporting weapons to regions in conflict and to areas where human rights aren't respected."
The SPD and Greens would win a combined 43 percent of the vote, according to an ARD TV opinion poll by the Infratest dimap institute published on Friday. That is more than Merkel's conservatives but not enough to form a majority coalition.
Merkel's conservatives would win 40 percent. Her Free Democrat (FDP) allies would win 4 percent, failing to clear the 5 percent hurdle needed for seats. The Left party would win 7 percent, according to the poll. If so, the SPD-Greens bloc would need 48 percent of votes to secure a parliamentary majority.
As a result, many analysts see a repeat of the 2005-2009 grand coalition of Merkel's conservatives and the SPD as a likely election outcome.
In 2001 Germany was the world's sixth largest arms exporter with $925 million sold abroad, behind the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Italy.
Germany now trails only the United States and Russia after exporting $2.476 billion in 2010, according to latest available data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Germany ranks ninth in the world on its own defense spending.
Steinbrueck's pre-Christmas attack on Merkel for the increased arms exports is not likely to figure as a major election issue in 2013. But it reflects his fighting spirit on an issue that is important for some leftist voters.
It also aims to deflect criticism from Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, an FDP leader who last week blamed the SPD-Greens' government from 1998 to 2005 for the increase in arms exports. He said many recent weapons deliveries to the Middle East were set up under the SPD-Greens government.
Steinbrueck, facing an uphill battle against the popular Merkel, said he was not afraid to criticize her government's foreign policies, adding he would rely on advice from his friend, former Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
"I've been around in the world quite a bit," Steinbrueck told the newspaper. "At the appropriate time, I'll be making comments on foreign policy on the campaign trail."
The arms issue has made it into the headlines amid a recent report in Der Spiegel magazine that Saudi Arabia wants to buy several hundred armored fighting vehicles from Germany.
Der Spiegel suggested the vehicles could be used in combating possible demonstrations. According to other media reports Germany gave pre-approval for the export of 270 Leopard 2 tanks to Saudi Arabia in 2011. The government has declined to comment.
Reporting By Erik Kirschbaum, edited by Richard Meares

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Star Wars is no longer science fiction
The prospect of Earth being ruled from space is no longer science-fiction. The dream of the original Dr. Strangelove, Wernher von Braun (from Nazi rocket-scientist to NASA director) has survived every US administration since WW2 and is coming to life. Today the technology exists to weaponize space, a massive American industry thrives, and nations are maneuvering for advantage.
PAX AMERICANA tackles this pivotal moment. Are war machines already orbiting Earth? Can treaties keep space weapons-free? Must the World capitulate to one super-cop on the global beat?
With startling archival footage and unprecedented access to US Air Force Space Command, this elegant, forceful documentary reveals the state of play through generals, space-policy analysts, politicians, diplomats, peace activists, and hawks.
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Space Weaponry in focus as US Air Force Launches X37B Space Plane
The U.S. Air Force's second mysterious robotic mini spacecraft, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, blasted off from Cape Canaveral, carrying classified payload. Soon after the launch a media blackout shrouded the mission in secrecy, fueling speculation about its possible military purposes. read
Prompt Global Strike: Hit Anywhere in the World in an Hour
It was carrying the prototype of a new weapon that can hit any target around the world in less than an hour. The Prompt Global Strike is designed as the conventional weapon of the future. It could hit Osama bin Laden's cave, an Iranian nuclear site or a North Korean missile with a huge conventional warhead. read
"Missile Defense Needed Against Irrational Players"
NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen says NATO must work toward nuclear disarmament, but must also have missile defense against irrational countries and players with nuclear weapons. read


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Tenofovir/Emtricitabine for PMTCT in Africa and Asia (ANRS 12109 TEmAA) (TEmAA)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00334256
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 7, 2006
Last Update Posted : December 5, 2011
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infection Pregnancy
|Drug: Tenofovir (TDF) Drug: Emtricitabine (FTC)
|Phase 2
Single-dose nevirapine (sdNVP) is the option of choice for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV-1 in countries with limited resources. However, the use of sdNVP results in resistance mutations with an estimated frequency at of least 15 to 70% in women at W4-W6 postpartum. These mutations could compromise the success of subsequent treatments of mother and child with antiretroviral combinations that include NVP. Pre-clinical and clinical studies suggest that a combination of TDF and FTC, drugs with interesting pharmacokinetic properties that may be a useful alternative or complement to sdNVP.
The objectives are to study the pharmacokinetic properties, safety and viral resistance pattern of the combination of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate {TDF, 600 mg} and emtricitabine {FTC, 400 mg}) in HIV-1-infected pregnant women and their newborns, with a view to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV-1 in Africa and Asia.
Phase II trial, multicentre, open-label will be conducted in two steps with 30 mother-infant pairs per step and with a balanced allocation in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), Soweto (South Africa) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia):
Step 1: administration of TDF/FTC to the mother; Step 2: administration of TDF/FTC to the mother and the newborn.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|72 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase II Trial, Multicentre, Opened Label Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics and the Safety and Toxicity of the Tenofovir-Emtricitabine Combination in Pregnant Women and Infants in Africa and Asia
|Study Start Date :
|October 2006
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2009
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2009
- Pharmacokinetic parameters of TDF and FTC in the mother and child [ Time Frame: during labor and first 72 hours of life ]
- Safety of TDF + FTC in pregnant women [ Time Frame: during labor and 2 months after delivery ]
- Safety of TDF + FTC in children [ Time Frame: 2 months after birth ]
- Frequency of viral resistance to TDF and FTC in the mothers and in the infected children [ Time Frame: at D2 and W4 postpartum/postnatal ]
- Effect of the antiretroviral combination on maternal viral load [ Time Frame: D2 and W4 post-partum ]
- Estimation of the mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission rate (exploratory study) [ Time Frame: D3, W4, W6 ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women received voluntary counselling and testing and knows her serological status
- HIV-1 or HIV-1+2 infection whose serological diagnosis is confirmed by two samples
- Aged 18 years or over on the day of the inclusion
- Ongoing pregnancy of between 28 and 38 weeks of gestation from the day of the inclusion. This estimate will be based on the date of the last menstruation, or ultrasound scan, or uterine height measurement
- Indication for antiretroviral treatment in the Prevention of Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT), in line with international or national recommendations in force: WHO's clinical stage 1, 2 and CD4≥200/mm3or stage 3 and CD4≥350/mm3 (No indication of antiretroviral treatment)
- Haemoglobin over 8 g/dL in the month preceding inclusion
- Blood creatinine less than three times the upper limit of normal values
- Creatinine clearance > 49 mL/min
- Transaminases (ALAT or ASAT) less than five times the upper limit of normal values
- Neutrophils ≥750/mm3
- No hypersensitivity to emtricitabine, tenofovir, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, zidovudine, nevirapine or to the excipients
- Signed informed-consent form by the woman and, by the father of the child to be born
- Planned delivery in a hospital setting and stay for at least 72 hours afterwards
- Agreement to take no other medication during the trial without telling the investigator
- Naïve to all antiretroviral treatment and to antiretroviral prophylaxis for PMTCT during a previous pregnancy
- Permanent residence close enough to the study centre to enable follow-up as stipulated in the protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under 18 years of age
- Infected by HIV-2 alone
- One of the two parents (father) refuses to sign the consent to participate (available only for Abidjan and Phnom Penh) or the mother ( for the Soweto site)
- Indication for antiretroviral treatment (stage 4 or CD4 <200/mm3 or stage 3 and CD4 <350/mm3)
- Has already taken antiretrovirals, including any exposure to previous treatment or prophylaxis for PMTCT, before inclusion in the study
Use of drugs which can interfere with the study such as :
- nephrotoxic drugs amphotericin B, ganciclovir, valganciclovir or cidofovir, foscarnet, aminosides, pentamidine, cisplatin
- anticoagulants (heparin)
- Regular use of drug or alcohol
- Health problem requiring systematic treatment or hospitalization
- Severe pregnancy disease (pre-eclampsia) that is life-threatening for the mother, the infant, or for both
- Severe vomiting preventing ingestion of tablets
- Refuses to give birth at a study site and to stay in hospital for at least 72 hours afterwards
- Renal insufficiency defined by blood creatinine more than three times the upper limit of normal values
- Creatinine clearance under or equal to 49 mL/min
- Hepatic insufficiency defined by transaminases (ALAT or ASAT) more than five times the upper limit of normal values
- Neutrophils <750/mm3
- Haemoglobin <8 grams/dL in the month preceding inclusion
- Hypersensitivity to emtricitabine, tenofovir, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, zidovudine, nevirapine or to the excipients
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00334256
|Calmette Hospital
|Phnom Penh, Cambodia
|Côte D'Ivoire
|Centre de Prise en Charge et de Formation ACONDA
|Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
|South Africa
|Soweto, South Africa
|Study Chair:
|François Dabis, MD, PhD
|Université Bordeaux 2
|Principal Investigator:
|Didier K Ekouevi, MD, PhD
|Programme PACCI Abidjan
Additional Information:
Publications of Results:
|Responsible Party:
|French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00334256 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
ANRS 12109 TEmAA
|First Posted:
|June 7, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 5, 2011
|Last Verified:
|December 2011
Keywords provided by French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis:
HIV infection
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immune System Diseases
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Anti-HIV Agents


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- missing persons/ missing friends
- people who had had items stolen
- criminals who had been apprehended
One of the aspects of the NSW Police Gazettes that is so useful for anyone who ever had ancestors in NSW is that the information is provided about "the lives of people on both sides of the law". In other words, people who had committed crimes as well as people who were victims of crime.
Here are a couple of references I found to my ancestors under the "Missing Friends" section:
24 March 1926:
Missing, since the 13th instant from her home, 7 Connemarra-street, Bexley, - LUCY NORTHCOTE, 50 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, medium complexion, black hair, turning grey, blue eyes; dressed in a striped Fuji de luxe dress, black hat and black shoes and stockings; has been despondent of late. Information to her husband at the above address.
Missing since 2nd August 1925, from his home, Murralong-avenue, Five Dock, - ALFRED JAMES NORTHCOTT, 50 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, medium build, fair complexion, brown hair, and moustache, grey eyes; dressed in dark tweed trousers, double-breasted navy-blue coat, dark nigger-brown boots and a brown felt hat; a labourer; a bachelor. Informration to his mother, Margaret Northcott, at the above address.[apologies for the politically incorrect description of Alfred's boots]
The Police Gazettes can be accessed and searched through Ancestry.com.au. If you don't have paid subscription access to Ancestry, you can access it through computers at some libraries, archives offices and family history centres. Or, you can buy them from Gould Genealogy for about AUD$40.


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Maradona: Messi would make Bayern unbeatable
Diego Maradona believes Bayern Munich would be unbeatable if they were to sign Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
Bayern clinched a 24th national title on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at Hertha Berlin, which moved them into an unassailable 25-point lead with seven games to spare.
The Bavarians have now won six trophies in under two seasons, with former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola - who replaced Jupp Heynckes in the close-season - responsible for their successes in the league, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Guardiola's men are still in contention to retain the UEFA Champions League title they won last year, and will add Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski to their ranks at the end of the campaign.
Argentina legend Maradona expressed admiration for Guardiola and feels that the addition of compatriot and Barca superstar Messi would make Bayern impossible to defeat.
"I would like to work for a week with Guardiola to watch him in training. I would be very happy to visit Bayern Munich," he told Sport Bild.
"(Robert) Lewandowski and Messi? Then everyone else would play for second place. In every competition, in every league."


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Q. I've often been perplexed on trouble calls when I find a main fuse blown instead of a 15A or 20A fuse, and I find nothing wrong. I check every branch circuit in the panel with a multimeter and find no problem. Can anyone tell me why? —R.A.M.
A.Each panel is probably loaded to within 80% of its main fuse size. Under this condition, a "small" short-time simultaneous increase on more than one of the branch circuits will push the total panel loading past the "minimum melting time" limit of the main fuse, causing it to blow. This is particularly true if the branch-circuit fuses are of the time-delay type, and the main fuse(s) are not of this type. The loading on each branch circuit always remains below its respective fuse "minimum melting time." You can't detect it using a multimeter, so R.A.M. should connect a recording ammeter to each line-side phase conductor feeding the panel, for at least one week, to see this effect. —F.M.P.
A. Here are some reasons a main fuse (say 100A) blows instead of a branch fuse (rated at 15A, for instance):
1. The two fuses' time current characteristics curves aren't coordinated. This could be the case with dual-element, time delay, 15A fuse and renewable fusible element-type 100A fuse.
2. A high-resistance connection at or near the main fuse heats its fusible element by thermal conduction to its melting point. The heat injected into the fusible element causes it to blow.
3. Consider what happens when a fault occurs to a heavily loaded, heated 100A fuse and to an unloaded, cold 15A fuse. It's possible bigger fuses get a head start in clearing a fault.
4. A history of current surges damages the fusible element of the main fuse, elevating its trip temperature many times too close to the point of melting, resulting in a "softening" of its element, allowing it to blow.
5. All or some of the above.
Coordination of protective devices (fuses and circuit breakers) in power systems is an important engineering procedure that requires a "fault and coordination" study. Most residential systems, with fuse ratings such as those used in the above example, are inherently coordinated by virtue of the fuse continuous current ratings ratios. These can be as low as 2 to 1 (100A main versus 50A branch fuse = 2 to 1). But watch for old installations where connections have deteriorated and/or fuses have been in service for a long time.
A multimeter isn't likely to uncover such problems. Troubleshoot connections while under full load with an infrared imaging instrument to find "hot spots." You can see damaged fuses or loose, heated connections in a thermogram and make repairs. —J.F.F.
A. With more than 40 years of experience in electrical maintenance and construction, I've learned loose and overheated main bus connections often cause such a main fuse problem. Frequently, this problem occurs where fuse blocks plug into the bus. Edison and Type S fuse adapters can cause additional problems if the hot bus screw isn't tight, causing heat to spread or "sink" up the main bus.
I've experienced this many times. In some cases, the equipment was badly overheated. Upon tightening, it got better for a short time before overheating and failing again. When this happened, we replaced the service-entrance panel and most of the existing wiring. Also, to find the trouble, we checked and tightened all wiring connections in the facility. —B.B.
A. A main fuse can blow, leaving the branch-circuit fuses intact, with nothing else apparently wrong. This can happen wherever the combined rating of the branch-fuses exceeds that of the main fuse. For example, if the main fuse is rated at 100A, with 10 feeders fused at 20A each, they could all be loaded to 10A to 15A. This is well below the branch circuit rating, however, together they pull enough to cause the main fuse to blow. This commonly occurs when you add a large load to an existing panel not robust enough to handle it.— P.V.


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LocationRosario, Argentina
Principals In ChargeMark Lee, Diego Arraigada
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MaterialsExposed Concrete, Anodized Aluminum, Plaster, Polished concrete, Polished Terrazzo, Lapacho Hardwood
Area2113.0 m2
Project Year2009
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I've been using this for my daily commute for about a week.
The display is clear and it is a nice little unit, although the transponder mounting instructions are a little confusing, and I had to play around with the fit to get the computer talking to it.
Blackburn's Atom 4.0 is not a bells 'n' whistles, all-singing and dancing computer for those who want to scrutinise every moment of their training runs, or indeed bore their riding companions, friends and family to tears. On the contrary, it's a pared to the essentials, slimline unit with uncluttered display for racers needing a combination of pinpoint accuracy (Speeds measured in tenths of a kph/mph) and crystal clarity. That said; current speed, average speed, maximum speed, trip distance, total distance, 12/24-hour clock, and battery life indicator are pretty comprehensive and the build quality's top notch too.
The Atom employs cable ties for the top mount, which might've seemed bargain basement a few years back but assures a genuinely universal fit on standard and oversized handlebars and stem. In saying that, stem mounting works best with oversized ahead rather than quill or more sculpted designs such as the Woodman it's on in the pictures). Installation is pretty intuitive and takes ten minutes tops, although unlike some, the head unit will not communicate with other brands of fork transponder but the range is excellent and seemingly unaffected by tri bars/other handlebar furniture.
Setting the head unit and navigating through the functions is equally simple so long as you remember the right-handed button selects the modes while the left resets-this led to unintentional data erasure for the first couple of rides but quickly became second nature. Bijous dimensions (23x24mm display) over two lines belie the remarkable at-a glance-in-all conditions clarity. However, a backlight would've been a nice touch-especially in the mid winter gloom. More precise than most, it measures speed to the tenth of an mph/kph and proactively thundering past the ancient Magnox nuclear reactor, power lines and other areas of high interference failed to induce any of the once infamous 99.9mph readings and the lifetime warranty adds further peace of mind.
Bijous computer with extremely clear display and clever detailing but a backlight would earn it an extra point.
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Make and model: Blackburn Atom 4.0 cycle computer
Size tested: Black
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
- Compact design with 2 line display
- Easy to set up and use with the essential features for any rider
Does exactly what it says on the tin.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
12 Functions:
- Bike 1 & Bike 2 settings
- Current, average, and max speed odometer
- Trip odometer
- 12/24 hour clock
- Ride time
- Auto start / stop
- Pace arrow
- Low battery indicator
Wireless with lifetime warrantee, stem of bar mounting claimed weight 34g complete
To Blackburn's usual high standards
Claimed 34g complete (our scales suggest 39g but impressive nontheless).
Very nice, nay intuitive to use.
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The Atom is almost everything you could want in a training/race companion. Light weight, simple, solid construction, clear display with just the right balancce of functions. Measuring speed in a tenth of an mph/kph offers greater precision than most and the pacer arrow really keeps you motivated.
It hasn't missed a beat-even riding through areas of high interference and the head unit passed my bucket of water test so should cope admirably with cross/winter and even mtb duties. The one thing I missed was a backlight- a real boon in winter.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Low weight, sleek, yet practical design, clear display and great build quality.
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Nothing, although a backlight would've been nice.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 36 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
Citing Richard Ballantine and an Au pair as his earliest cycling influences, he is presently writing a cycling book with particular focus upon women, families and disabled audiences (Having been a registered care manager and coached children at Herne Hill Velodrome in earlier careers)


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Sheepshead are being caught from Edgewater to Daytona Beach to Flagler County.
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The calls went out and the information coming through the telephone line was "sheepshead everywhere."
Greg Noel, of Lagoon Bait and Tackle in Oak Hill, put it bluntly: "I'm talking about big sheepshead being caught by everybody."
"We had a guy catch 171 sheepshead over three straight days," Noel said. "He could only keep the largest 15 each day, but that's a lot of fish.
"People are calling me every day telling me 'I got sheepshead, flounder and black drum.' We're loaded down with them in this area."
Noel said the sheepshead are everywhere in the river. He said one particular hotspot was the waters near the Boston Whaler building.
"They are catching them around docks, near rocks, just tons of sheepshead. Most people are using dead shrimp as bait," he said.
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Almost 80 miles to the north, the report was the same from Karen Miles, of Devil's Elbow Fish Camp in St. Johns County.
"We've had a spike in sheepshead up here," Miles said. "Lots of sheepshead."
Miles said the bite in the St. Johns/Flagler waters was strong from blues and flounder.
"And we had a guide catch two keeper redfish on Wednesday," she said. "There's a lot of baby trout. They bite anything. You can catch them but you can't keep them."
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Rhonda Nelson said "whiting are jumping on the Sunglow Pier."
Not literally, but bull whiting are attacking bait near the Daytona Beach Shores institution. Nelson said anglers were getting a nice catch of black drum, pompano and blues.
"We are getting a red here and there, catching some nice flounder and the panish mackerel are in and out; depends on the day," she said, adding that frozen shrimp is the bait of choice.
The Flagler Beach Pier is also heavy on whiting and blues.
Becky Smith, of Inlet Harbor Marina and Restaurant in Ponce Inlet, said surf fishing has been strong with blues, flounder and pompano being caught on a variety of baits.
She said those landing the bigger fish are using 4-ounce weights and sand fleas, clams and finger mullet as bait.
Ponce Inlet & Halifax River
Smith said anglers are catching mangrove snapper shrimp and sheepshead on fiddler crabs at the Inlet Harbor Pier, which is just north of the inlet.
"Snook are starting to move into Spruce Creek," she said. "Bull reds are being caught in large numbers in the inlet using live mullet and pinfish."
Capt. Scott Blanford, of badjujucharters.com, filed this report by email: Most of the flounder have left the basin and backwaters and have headed to the inlet. The jetties and nearby docks are holding lots of them as well as oversized reds, black drum and sheepshead. Netting finger mullet should be easy with the large schools still heading down the river. Also bring either live shrimp or fiddlers to catch a mixed bag.
And Blanford added this about the Halifax: Trout and weakfish continue to hold on the bridges near the channel. Use soft plastic jigs and allow them to sink close to the bottom. The bites will usually come on the fall. If you are working the baits too fast, blues will be a nuisance and constantly bite the tails off your jigs.
In the Port Orange area, Don Parksey, of Don's Bait and Tackle on Sea Bird Island, said "lots of blues, whiting; black drum on blue crabs and trout being caught at night around the bridge lights."
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Blanford said the catch will get better as the water temperature continues to drop.
"Look for scattering schools of mullet to locate hungry fish," he said. "Redfish, black drum and trout are the main targets with snapper, sheepshead and snook also as possibilities."
Jeff Burkehead, of Fishin' Cover Bait & Tackle in New Smyrna Beach, said those braving the open sea are being rewarded with dolphin and amberjack.
St. Johns River
Capt. Rick Rawlins, of Highland Park Fish Camp, said the speckled perch bite is fantastic.
"We are seeing a lot of people reach their limit (25) this week," Rawlins said. "We've seen a lot of beautiful catches this week. It's just great out here."


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Stretching six hundred kilometres from the sub-tropical ranges of Karamea in the north, to the wild and isolated Jackson Bay in the south, the West Coast has some of New Zealand's most spectacular coastal landscapes. Wherever your West Coast accommodation is located, a superb beach will only be a few minutes away. One of the great joys of travel is discovering new and exciting places by accident. The West Coast is no exception and in your travels you will come across some amazing beaches quite by chance. But to get you under way, here are five suggestions for beaches you can visit while your are exploring the West Coast.
Flagstaff Beach
Backed by the rugged, brooding ranges of the Kahurangi National Park, Flagstaff Beach is located a few minutes from the centre of Karamea. This is the end of the road: if you want to go any further north on the West Coast you will have to walk the Heaphy Track. This long stretch of beautiful white sand is in a constant state of change as the Tasman Sea crashes up onto the shore, bringing with it the weathered hulks of trees uprooted from the forests by floods.
This is not a swimming beach. The currents and rips make the water treacherous even for strong swimmers and even though it may look benign on a hot day, you should never swim here. Besides, the great pleasure here is just walking. To the south, sheer bluffs mark the spot where the Karamea and Oporara Rivers meet the sea. Northwards, the bulk of Kohaihai Bluff marks the beginning of the Heaphy Track. Nikau palms growing along the shoreline give the beach a tropical feel and the myriad seabirds will please any birdwatcher.
Punakaiki Beach
A few minutes north of the famous Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki Beach is a narrow strip of black sand between to ocean and the steeply-rising flanks of the Paparoa Ranges. Rocky headlands, eroded outcrops and tiny rock-pools teeming with life are dotted all along the beach and you can spend hours just exploring. Nikau palms, like primordial fossil-trees dot the landscape behind the beach and towering cliffs overlook the ocean here. This is one of the best places on the West Coast to watch the sunset. As the fiery ball of the sun sinks into the Tasman Sea, the beach seems to glow as if lit from within: first bright orange, then purple and mauve, and finally the pale pink of the last light of day. This could easily become one of your favourite places in the world!
Hokitika Beach
OK, so who said you have to disappear into the wilderness in order to find a great beach? Just a few steps away from Weld Street, one of Hokitika's main thoroughfares, beyond a screen of tussocks and flax, this long, peaceful, sandy beach stretches away north into what seems like infinity. In the time it takes to have a couple of sips on your takeaway latte (the bakery on Weld Street can sort that out for you) you leave the bustling urban world of Downtown Hokitika and enter the solitary world at the edge of the ocean.
You can walk for ages if you choose to turn north; but to the south lies the wide mouth of the Hokitika River. This is a haven for bird enthusiasts as many different species gather here to take advantage of the rich fishing the river's water encourages. In addition to avian fishermen, you will often see patient human piscatorialists out here, casting their lines into the swirls and eddies or, if the season is right, dragging their nets in search of the West Coast's white gold: whitebait. Whatever you are looking for, the beach at Hokitika is a beautiful place to go for a pre-breakfast walk. Now for the hard part: choosing a café in which to dine!
Gillespie's Beach
The West Coast is full of melancholy places where the dreams of early settlers were dashed. People came from all over the world to seek their fortunes in the goldfields, coal mines and timber mills of Westland. Many were successful; many weren't. The beautiful and wild Gillespie's Beach, a forty minute drive west of Fox Glacier, is one of those places where you can still feel the sadness of the people who toiled there but ultimately failed to fulfil their dreams. The road to Gillespie's Beach winds through stands of thick rainforest before descending gradually to the coast. There are a few ramshackle huts clustered in the lee of some gnarled old macrocarpa trees; a handful of desultory sheep mooch about amongst the gorsy flats.
This is a place of light and space. The stony beach stretches away to the south, fading into a haze of sea spray and mist. The distant icy ramparts of Mounts Cook and Tasman brood to the east. Twenty thousand people once lived here at Gillespie's Beach, digging for gold in the surrounding countryside. You can still find the remains of old mining machines rusting in the hinterland.
But best of all, hidden in the bracken and fern, a tiny graveyard testifies to the lives of some of the people who came from elsewhere and never left. The gravestones are canted and broken but you can still make out the names, origins and ages of the people buried here. A melancholy place indeed, but also lonely and lovely.
Bruce Bay
Battered by Tasman Sea swells which have gathered their strength across thousands of kilometres of ocean, Bruce Bay is a place on the edge. In this part of South Westland, the rainforest crowds right down to the edge of the land and the elements hold sway over the landscape. This is a spectacular place in any weather. The rainforest trees stand four-square on to the wind and as the sea erodes the land, their roots are undermined and they topple onto the beach. The beach itself is composed of coarse black sand, strewn with rounded greywacke pebbles and chunks of pure white quartz.
If you pick up a random stone you can gaze up a the distant ranges and wonder where it might have come from and the forces of nature which broke it from the mountainside and brought it here to Bruce Bay. Passing travellers have built ornate cairns from boulders and stones gathered from the beach and you can while away some time here constructing your own monument, be-it a modest pile or a stupa worthy of a Buddhist monastery!
Find Your Own Wild Beach
The West Coast is a great place to explore at random. With its long narrow shape, it is hard to get lost and you are never further than a few kilometres from a main road. So while you are travelling on the West Coast, why not choose the occasional NO Exit road leading west towards the ocean? There are hundreds to choose from and every one will yield a new adventure, a beautiful view or a wild and lonely beach where you can imagine that you are the last person on Earth. Explore the dunes at Ship Cove; marvel at the fangs of rock jutting from the ocean at Knight's Point; go beachcombing at the mouth of the Haast River; or watch the emerald green waters of the Arawhata pour into the Tasman Sea at the end of their journey down from the green hills.
It has often been said that "life's a beach." On the West Coast, beaches are part of the life of the Coast, just waiting for you to come and explore them. But don't take my word for it. Set off into the west and find a perfect beach for yourself.


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The Bark's new Summer issue features a celebration of John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley; Summer travel ideas; a profile of biologist Marc Bekoff; canine stories by Bonnie Jo Campbell and Stephen Kuusisto; photography by Dorothea Lange and Deborah Samuel; plus holistic care and behavior, humor, book reviews and much more. Full color, 96 pages + cover.
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I have read most of Dr. Murakoshi's thirty-four research articles of
which I am aware of him publishing during the past ten years. One was in
French and with a couple of others I was limited to only having the article
abstracts. His research primarily deals with the structure of cells, especially
cancer cells, changes in normal cells that lead to them becoming cancer
cells, free radicals and lipid peroxidation, how the immune system fights
against cancer and the role of carotenoids in preventing cancers.
I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Murakoshi in February 1993, and I had
the honor of introducing him from the podium during my NNFA lecture on Carotenoids
in July 1993. I thought that you might like to know more about his research.
Passwater: Dr. Murakoshi, what led you to this line of research?
Murakoshi: The interesting research of Dr. Hoyoku Nishino, Associate
Professor of the Department of Biochemistry at the Kyoto Prefectural University
of Medicine, who is the director of our project.
Passwater: Dr. Nishino has published hundreds of scientific articles.
What particularly caught your interest?
Murakoshi: His exploration of cancer chemo-prevention by minor dietary
constituents such as carotenoids, terpenes, flavones, tannins, curcumin,
and so forth.
Passwater: All of those compounds are interesting. I find that carotenoids
and bioflavonoids are particularly interesting, and that carotenoids are
particularly beautiful. As was pointed out last month, carotenoids are pigments
that give us most of the yellows, oranges and red colors of birds, fish,
crustaceans, flowers, vegetables and fruits. But there is much more to appreciate
about carotenoids when it comes to beauty. For without carotenoids, not
only would there be less color in our world, we wouldn't be able to see
anything at all. Without carotenoids, there would be no vitamin A and thus
no light
gathering pigments in the eye.
Carotenoids and vitamin A both absorb light. The chemical name for vitamin
A and its family are "retinol" and "retinoids," respectfully,
which express their relationship to the retina of the eye. In the rods,
11-cis retinal combines with opsin to form the red pigment, rhodopsin, which
is the primary light sensor in the eye. In the cones, retinal forms the
pigment, iodopsin.
Dr. Murakoshi, you, too, seem to favor the carotenoids over the other compounds
that Dr. Nishino was investigating. What brought your interest to carotenoids
other than beta-carotene?
Murakoshi: When Dr. Nishino and I wished to expand our knowledge
of the anti-cancer activity of beta-carotene, it became apparent to us that
there was little information available on the anti-cancer activity of the
other carotenoids. We were interested in all of the carotenoid constituents
of human blood. Since beta-carotene represents less than thirty percent
of all of the carotenoids in the blood, we needed to know the effects of
the others, which include alpha-carotene, lycopene, and lutein, among others.
I developed the technology to purify alpha-carotene from
the carotenoid mixtures. Palm fruit is especially rich in alpha-carotene
as well as beta-carotene, so we compared the anti-cancer activity of alpha-carotene
and beta-carotene in vitro and found that alpha-carotene had a stronger
anti-cancer activity than beta-carotene in the test system.
Passwater: Other carotenoids have anti-cancer action. At one time,
we thought that the anti-cancer action of the carotenoids was related to
their ability to make vitamin A in the body, and that vitamin A prevented
cancer by maintaining the health of mucous membranes, controlling the maturation
of cells, and of course, acting as a weak antioxidant. This reasoning was
supported by the fact that vitamin A and beta-carotene both reversed
oral pre-cancers called leukoplakia, whereas canthaxanthin, which does not
have provitamin A activity does not reverse leukoplakia.
However, beta-carotene and canthaxanthin both inhibit ultraviolet-induced
skin cancer, whereas chemically-induced skin cancer was inhibited
by beta-carotene, but not by canthaxanthin. This could imply that
protection against chemically-induced skin cancer required beta-carotene
to be converted into vitamin A, but ultraviolet-induced skin cancer protection
did not depend on conversion to vitamin A.
However, epidemiological evidence implies that diets rich in total carotenoids
-- not just the carotenoids that possess pro-vitamin A activity -- were
very protective against many types of cancers, although high vitamin A intake
itself does not appear to be related to decreased risk of cancer.
Moreover, lycopene -- which is not a vitamin A precursor -- was associated
with a reduced risk of lung cancer, and canthaxanthin -- which also has
no pro-vitamin A activity -- inhibited chemically-induced cancer
in animals where vitamin A was not effective.
In cell culture studies, Dr. John Bertram of the University of Hawaii has
found that not only alpha-carotene and beta-carotene -- both of which are
vitamin A precursors -- but also lutein, lycopene and canthaxanthin -- which
are not vitamin A precursors --all inhibit transformation
to cancer cells.
Thus, the preponderance of evidence suggests that the antitumor effect of
carotenoids is independent of vitamin A. The effects may be due to various
actions of the carotenoids in various cancer systems.
Dr. Murakoshi, does your research shed any light on the mechanism of the
various carotenoids? Is it their antioxidant action, antiradical action,
singlet oxygen quenching, gap-junction communication or what?
Murakoshi: We found that not only beta-carotene, but alpha-carotene,
gamma-carotene, lycopene and lutein have anti-cancer activity. We have also
investigated the inhibitory effect of various carotenoids on the proliferation
of human malignant tumor cells, and found that fucoxanthin, from the brown
algae which is common in Japanese food, and halocynthiaxanthin, from sea
squirt, and cryptoxanthin have anti-cancer activity on the growth of human
neuroblastoma GOTO cells.
Although some carotenoids are more effective than others against certain
types of cancer depending on the mechanism of cancer initiation and the
molecular structure of the carotenoid, we cannot explain this relationship
at this time. The structure does determine how efficient the carotenoid
is as an antioxidant, antiradical, singlet oxygen quencher or gap-junction
communication enhancer, but more research is required to properly understand
just how changes in chemical structure and electron cloud distribution of
the carotenoid affects the cancer process.
Table 1 shows how the carotenoids that we tested compare in anti-cancer
activity and Table 2 shows the relative singlet oxygen quenching capability
of some antioxidants as were determined by Dr. Helmut Sies of the University
of Dusseldorf in Germany.
Passwater: In Cancer Research (52:6583-7, 1992) I believe that you
found that alpha-carotene was very protective against spontaneous liver
cancer and two-stage lung cancer in mice, and more importantly, protective
against proliferation of human malignant tumor cells, whereas beta-carotene
was not protective (compared to controls). [1] How do you interpret these
findings? Is beta-carotene more protective against some cancers and alpha-carotene
more effective against others? Or is alpha-carotene always more protective?
Murakoshi: We also believe that beta-carotene is a key cancer preventive
agent, since it is abundant in green and yellow vegetables and has the highest
pro-vitamin A activity. In fact, previous reports showed both beta-carotene
and vitamin A have cancer preventive and anti-cancer activity in-vivo
or in-vitro. However, it should also be noted that beta-carotene
is often associated with other types of natural carotenoids, such as alpha-carotene,
lycopene, lutein, etc. in vegetables and daily food stuffs, and these carotenoids
are detectable in human blood and various tissues.
It is of interest that the qualitative patterns -- the carotenoids present
-- in the different tissues are generally not similar. We believe that each
of the carotenoids has each function -- antioxidant, antiradical, singlet
oxygen quencher, gap-junction communication enhancement -- but with varying
degrees of strength of each function.
In one case, beta-carotene shows stronger cancer control activity, in another
case, alpha-carotene or another carotenoid shows stronger cancer control
activity than beta-carotene.
Passwater: In Oncology (49:492-7, 1992) you describe your research
showing that mixed carotenoids was protective against intestinal cancer.
[2] Did that research involve a different mechanism of cancer promotion?
Murakoshi: In the ENNG-induced mouse duodenal carcinogenesis model,
bile acid (glycocholic acid) is considered to be the tumor promoter. Bile
acid can cause induction of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity. We found
that palm carotenoids have an inhibitory effect on ODC. This ability may
be attributed to anti-tumor promoting activity of palm carotenoids. The
chief carotenoids of palm are alpha-carotene, beta-carotene and lycopene.
Passwater: In the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, you stated
that alpha-carotene was ten times more protective against cancer than beta-carotene.
[3] Was that just against proliferation of neuroblasts or for all cancer?
Murakoshi: Alpha-carotene shows the strongest anti-tumor activity
on human neuroblastoma GOTO cells. Alpha-carotene also shows stronger anti-proliferative
activity than that of beta-carotene on other human malignant cancer cells;
pancreatic cancer (PANC-1), glioblastoma (A172), and gastric cancer (HGC-27).
Passwater: What accounts for this difference? Beta-carotene has two
beta-ionone rings and thus our bodies, with the help of dioxygenase can
split a molecule of beta-carotene into two retinol (vitamin A) molecules.
Alpha-carotene is a very similar structure containing the same number of
carbon atoms (40), the same nine conjugated double bonds backbone, the same
number of ring structures (2), but one ring is a beta-ionone and the other
is slightly different in that the double bond is moved one carbon atom.
A molecule of alpha-carotene yields only one molecule of vitamin A. Why
is alpha-carotene more protective against some cancers than beta-carotene?
Murakoshi: Researchers trying to explain the anti-cancer activity
of carotenoids have focused on the carotenoids' properties as singlet oxygen
scavengers and antioxidant activities. Dr. P. D. Mascio and his group have
reported that the singlet oxygen quenching ability of alpha-carotene is
higher than that of beta-carotene. [4] Dr. Lester Packer's group reports
that the higher the carotenoid content, the higher the resistance of liver
homogenates to in-vitro induced lipid peroxidation, and the values
for correlation coefficients for inhibition of lipid peroxidation in the
order of alpha-carotene to beta-carotene. [5] Thus, it is possible that
the chemopreventive activities of these carotenes remains to be further
Passwater: When we eat fruits and vegetables, we get a mixture of
carotenoids. In natural foods, do we usually find alpha-carotene along with
Murakoshi: Yes. Some foods are particularly rich in alpha-carotene.
They have plenty of beta-carotene as well. As examples, in carrots, alpha-carotene
makes up 33 percent of all the carotenoids, and in pumpkins, alpha-carotene
makes up 42 percent of the total carotenes.
Passwater: Would this be a valid reason for selecting a supplement
that contains both alpha-carotene and beta-carotene ... and even other carotenoids
... as opposed to taking only beta-carotene?
Murakoshi: Many epidemiological studies have demonstrated that increased
dietary intake of both total carotenoids or fruits and vegetables, as well
as elevated blood levels of beta-carotene are consistently associated with
reduced cancer risk. Since beta-carotene has been considered a key constituent
of fruits and vegetables, much of the attention has been focused on beta-carotene.
However, beta-carotene is only one of several major dietary carotenoids,
and represents less than 30 percent of the total amount of carotenoids circulating
in the blood.
In a recent report, Dr. L. L. Marchand and his colleagues suggested that
total vegetable intake was more predictive of reduced risk of lung cancer
in Hawaii than was the amount of beta-carotene estimated to be in those
diets. [6]
Dr. Regina Zeigler's group point out that other carotenoids, other constituents
of fruits and vegetables, and dietary patterns closely associated with fruit
and vegetable intake need to be explored further as alternatives to the
beta-carotene hypothesis. [7] In this context, it is interesting that Dr.
N. V. Hicks and colleagues report a protective association of alpha-carotene
intake against lung cancer that supports our results. [8] Further investigation
of the biological activity, not only of beta-carotene, but also of alpha-carotene
and other carotenoids in daily foods, could be important for cancer control.
Passwater: Did you find that a mixture of carotenoids was more effective
that either alpha-carotene or beta-carotene alone?
Murakoshi: Palm carotenoids were more effective than either alpha-carotene
or beta-carotene alone. This activity may be attributed to either the synergism
of the mixture of carotenoids or to the additional activity of the minor
carotenoid components such as lycopene and/or gamma-carotene.
Passwater: What is the next step in your research?
Murakoshi: We have enough supporting evidence to justify clinical
trials in the chemoprevention of cancer, and that is just what we are going
to do.
Passwater: Thank you for sharing your research findings with us,
and please let us know how the clinical trials turn out.
1. Potent preventive action of alpha-carotene againstcarcinogenesis: Spontaneous
liver carcinogenesis andpromoting stage of lung and skin carcinogenesis
in mice aresuppressed more effectively by alpha-carotene than bybeta-carotene.Murakoshi,
M.; Nishino, H.; Satomi, Y.; et al.Cancer Res. 52:6583-7 (1992)
2. Palm carotene inhibits tumor-promoting activity of bile acidand intestinal
carcinogenesis.Okuzumi, J.; Nishino, H.; Murakoshi, M.; et al.Oncology 49:492-7
3. Inhibitory effects of alpha-carotene on proliferation of thehuman neuroblastoma
cell line GOTO.Murakoshi, M.; Takayasu, J.; Kimura, O.; et al.J. Natl. Cancer
Inst. 81:1649-52 (1989)
4. Lycopene as the most efficient biological carotenoid singletoxygen quencher.Mascio,
P. D.; Kaiser, S. and Sies, H.Archiv. Biochem. Biopsy. 274:532-8 (1989)
5. Distribution and antioxidant activity of a palm oil carotenefraction
in rats.Serbinova, E.; Choo, M. and Packer, L.Biochem. Int. (1993) (In Press)
6. Vegetable consumption and lung cancer risk:A population-based case-control
study in Hawaii.Marchand L. L.; Yoshizawa, C. N.; Kolonel, L. N.; et al.J.
Natl. Cancer Inst. 81:1158-64 (1989)
7. Does beta-carotene explain why reduced cancer risk isassociated with
vegetable and fruit intake?Ziegler, R. G.; Subar, A. F.; Craft, N. E.; et
al.Cancer Res. 52:2060s-2066s (1992)
8. The effect of specific carotenoids on lung cancer risk(Abstract).Hicks,
N. V.; Buffler, P. A.; Mackerras, D.; Burau, K. andChristensen, B. L.In:
Carotenoids in Human Health, San Diego, The New YorkAcademy of Sciences.
(Feb 6-9, 1993)
9. Anti-tumor and anti-tumor promoting activity of alpha- andbeta-carotene.Nishino,
H.; Murakoshi, M.; Kitano, H.; et al.Lipid-Soluble Antioxidants; Biochemistry
and ClinicalApplications. (1992) pp228-42.


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