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Over the years I have developed a set of productivity tips that seems to work well for me. I have shared them with my coworkers from time time with positive results, so I figured that they would make for a good post to get my blog back up and running. Once again, these work well for me. I am not religious about any of these; if you were to shadow me around for a week or two you would undoubtedly find me breaking each of them at one time or another. I have tried to illustrate each tip with an example or two of how I put it to use in practice.
Here's a quick summary of what I have to offer. The tips themselves are described in more detail later in the post:
- All Of Your Minutes Are The Same
- Pay Bills as They Arrive
- Find Joy in Being Productive
- Enjoy Living Life
- Keep a TODO List
- Ensure that Done is Really Done
- Put it On Your Calendar
- Keep a Clean Desk
- Learn and Use Shortcut Keys
- Keep a Worklog and Good Notes
- Re-Read The Fine Manual (RRTFM)
- Don't Lose Your Keys
- Always Be Learning / Charging
- Get Double Value From Your Efforts
- Stay Balanced
- Shape and Customize Your Environment
- Be a Half Step Ahead
All Of Your Minutes Are The Same
I try to treat all of my minutes as the same precious entities that they are. I don't believe that I have "good" minutes when I am productive, and "bad" ones when I am not. In practice, this tip means that I try to take care of little things are they come in to view, rather than setting them aside where they might be forgotten.
Pay Bills as They Arrive
This tip is a direct consequence of the previous one. I still receive a fair number of paper bills in my mail box. I fetch the mail, recycle as much as I can right away, unsubscribe from stuff that I don't want by using the Paper Karma app, put all magazines into my reading pile, and then immediately schedule all bills for online payment. This tip avoids late fees, piles of paper, and makes sure that I am on top of my financial situation.
Find Joy in Being Productive
It is possible to classify a lot of tedious stuff that must be done every day or week as boring. I don't. Instead, I find fulfilment in expeditiously managing all of the routine stuff so that I have more time to be creative.
Enjoy Living Life
A lot of people seem to think that their life will change in some fundamental way if they suddenly or eventually become "successful," whatever that is supposed to mean. They envision days filled with caviar, champagne, and private jets, not realizing that they still need to handle the everyday realities of life. I believe that this attitude leads to long-term dissatisfaction and to a life spent pursuing a fantasy lifestyle that does not actually exist. I try to simply enjoy being alive and doing what I enjoy.
Keep a TODO List
Over the years I have tried and ultimately discarded many different systems and tools for managing my TODO list. I used to track my tasks, calendar, and my days in a large Day-Timer. I used Emacs Org Mode for a while. Today, I keep a long-term TODO list as a draft-mode Outlook message. This list contains items that I want to do over the course of the upcoming hours, days, and weeks. Every morning, I examine the list, adding new items and reordering existing ones to reflect changing priorities. I also keep a handwritten list for smaller items.
I do not obsess over my list, and I know that I will never get to the end of it. I will confess that I have managed to train myself to feel really good about checking off an item from the list. I'll often put a couple of simple (yet entirely necessary) items on the list in order to have something worthwhile to do if I need a break from the bigger items. I also like to break large items into smaller, bite-sized items that I can push forward when I need some quick victories.
Ensure that Done is Really Done
Once again building on earlier items, I don't check something off of the list until it is well and truly done. I don't consider my paper bills to be actually paid until I have deposited them in the mail drop of our community mailbox and filed away the residual paper.
Put it On Your Calendar
When someone asks me to do something, I need to allocate time for it in order to make sure that it will actually get done. For work-related items, I estimate the amount of time required to do the work, and then I reserve that time on my Outlook calendar, marking it as Busy and Important. I also paste the original email and other necessary files into the appoinment to create a nice, self-contained "object" that I can just open up when the time comes to work on the item.
Keep a Clean Desk
I try to rid my desk of clutter and distractions. Besides my computer, my goal is to have my TODO list, one pen, one glass of water, and my phone close at hand. I'm not quite there yet, but that's my goal.
Learn and Use Shortcut Keys
I strongly prefer the keyboard to the mouse, and sometimes tell myself that having to use the mouse is a "bug." I will even navigate through menus using the appropriate keys on occasion. This tip, more than some of the others, is certainly a personal preference, but it definitely works for me.
Keep a Worklog and Good Notes
For long-running projects, it is a good idea to keep a log of what you did, and how you did it. This is great for development projects; you can track successes, failures, obscure commands that took you 30 minutes to discover, and much more.
For my now-dead Syndic8 website, my worklog grew to over 34,000 lines over the course of 11 years. Here's an early entry:
My one-time colleague Mark Dalrymple took my suggestion to heart many years ago; he documented his model in Logs is Logs.
Re-Read The Fine Manual (RRTFM)
When I first started working with computers, my time at the keyboard was often limited to an hour or less per day. In order to satisfy my curiousity, I became an inveterate manual-reader. I would explore interesting commands and functions offline and then plan ahead so as to be able to make the most of my time at the keyboard.
After I learned the language or system, I would always read the manual a second, third, or even fourth time. This allowed me to make sense of more complex features that I didn't understand the first time or two. I have noticed that many people spend all day in their chosen text editor without bothering to learn how to take full advantage of it. Go back and read the manual again!
Don't Lose Your Keys
I hate to spend time looking for my car keys. In general, I try to make certain kinds of things so routine that I don't have to think twice about how do to them.
When I arrive home my keys go into a designated container on my desk (I realize that the existence of this container conflicts with an earlier tip). When packing up after giving a conference talk, I unplug my laptop's power supply, and put it into my messenger bag before doing anything else.
Always Be Learning / Charging
Be curious, and read something intersting every day. Never wonder about things, dig it, search, and figure out what's going on. Take some online courses, learn a new human or programming language, or go back to school.
On a related note, be sure to keep all of your devices charged up. My colleague Scott Barneson refers to this as ABC – Always Be Charging.
Get Double Value From Your Efforts
I have found that it is often possible to do something once and get credit for it twice! I'm not cheating, I am creating interesting synergies between my work, personal, and school lives.
For example, I had always wanted to drive across the United States, stopping in interesting cities and giving AWS talks every night. As I was wrapping my time in the University of Washington's MCDM program, I realized that trip could form the basis for an independent study project. The resulting web site and final report simultaneously satisified my work and school requirements. I also got a lot of first-hand experience with S3 Website Hosting and video processing.
If you are taking on a new work project, see if you can use it as an opportunity to learn a new programming language or framework.
Stay Balanced
My day job (writing the AWS Blog is surprisingly unstructured. Every day, I start out with a blank page and work to fill it with words and pictures that describe our offerings. I have found that I need to balance my unstructured job with other activities that are very structured. Lately, I have enjoyed building advanced LEGO Technic sets containing thousands of pieces. There's something reassuring about being able to follow directions that result in a defined product at the end.
Shape and Customize Your Environment
This tip can take on a variety of forms. For me, it means that I fine-tune the settings on my tools and applications in order to make them work the way that I want. My .emacs file dates back to the late 1980's; the shortcut keystrokes therein are now second nature to me.
Similar recommendations apply to your physical working environment. Fine-tune your desk, car, office, and phone with affordances and tweaks to make them work the way that you want. I suspect that 3D printing will make customization of this time even more commonplace. The trick is to recognize friction points and to see what you can do to work past or around them.
Be a Half Step Ahead
This may very well be my strangest tip; it is definitely the hardest one to describe. The idea here is to anticipate the next step of something that you do, and to do it as early as possible, preferably in conjunction with the prior step. The best example that comes to mind is sitting in my garage! I drive a manual transmission car. After I pull in to my garage and set the parking brake, I shift in to reverse before killing the engine. This leaves my car all set up and ready to go; I can start it up, let the oil circulate, and then let out the clutch to be on my way.
I hope that you have enjoyed these tips, and that you are able to make use of them (suitably adopted).


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Swimming Pool Blog
Rob Cox, March 9, 2012
"When should I change my pool filter media?"
If you've not heard the term Filter Media before, I apologize; it may be more of an Industry term for the material used inside the filter tank to trap the dirt.
For swimming pool filters, we have 3 types of Filter Media: Sand, Cartridges or Grids. Over time, all of these filter media types will need to be replaced.
Here's how to know when that time will be.
Lifespan of Filter Media Types:
Under Normal conditions, for well-maintained pools, Undersized filter systems or poor water balance can strain your filter media. In fact, the large range for cartridge filter replacement depends on how well sized the pool filter is. Larger pool filters, with more filter surface area, require less cleaning and changing of the media.
- Pool Filter Sand: 7-10 years
- Pool DE grids: 7-10 years
- Pool cartridge: 2-5 years
Signs that your Filter Media may need to be replaced:
- Filter requires more frequent backwashing or filter cleanings
- Increased filter runs required for clear pool water
- Reduced water clarity and sparkle
- Dirt or DE powder coming back into the pool
- Filter clogs easily, often during vacuuming
- Skimmer suction is not as strong as before
- Difficulty maintaining water balance or an algae free pool
How to inspect your Filter Media and evaluate it:
- For sand filters, it's hard to inspect the filter sand, because you will need to remove the top dome, with the special wrench, or you may need to cut pipes to remove a top mounted multiport valve. But if you were to inspect your sand filter sand bed, here's how I do it.
After draining the filter tank and gaining access from the top, reach into the sand with your hands (Side mount tanks: move the baffle to one side, out of your way). Run your hands through the top few inches and see how many "mudballs" you come up with (ewww!). Then, run deeper, looking for calcification of the sand, or hardened areas. Although rare, try to spot any channeling of the sand. Inspect the sand under a magnifying glass, if you want to really geek out, sharper edges are good, rounded edges are what happens to worn out filter sand.
If you are thinking about changing your own pool filter sand, it's not so hard to do. We did a video last spring on how to change pool filter sand.
- Cartridge filter elements, get inspected everytime you clean it, right? It's impossible to see the clogging of the pores inside of a cartridge filter; they clog over time, with small minerals and oils. Most filter cartridges are spun Reemay, a type of polyester, and the fibers do a great job of trapping micro-particles, while allowing water to pass through. Over time however, and the fibers loosen, trapping dirt deeper inside, where you can't get to it with your garden hose, or allowing dirt to bypass the cartridge and return to the pool.
Each time you clean a cartridge pool filter, it loses a bit of efficacy, or water filtering ability. The cleanings will become more frequent, and then you may have trouble keeping the water clear, and then comes an algae attack that you can't seem to kill completely. All signs that you need to change your filter cartridges. Even though they aren't cracked, or split, or completely falling apart, they can be doing only half the work of when they were new.
Generally speaking, inspecting a cartridge filter won't tell you if you need to replace it, but paying attention to these other things will. If you are having no water problems at all, and you only need to clean the cartridge(s) every month or two, then you're probably OK for now.
- D.E. filter grids don't really do the filtering; it's the powder, you know. But the powder gets replaced each time we backwash, and the grids will last 5, 10, maybe 15 years. Eventually though, the fabric will wear, the seams will tear, and you will need to replace the filter grids.
To inspect DE filter grids, first shut down the system and open the air bleeder. Remove the tank clamp band and pull off the filter lid. Pull the grid assembly up and out of the tank, to a level area where you can clean it. Hose the grid assembly very thoroughly (this should be done 1-2x per year for DE filters). Inspect the grids and sewn seams as you clean it. Discoloration is not uncommon, and may not indicate that the grids are clogged.
DE Grids can also become clogged with minerals and oils, and if you are having de filter pressure problems, and you are using enough DE powder, you may benefit from giving your filter grids a cleansing bath in our pool filter cleaner chemical. If cleansing the grids very thoroughly does not solve the problem, grid replacement may be in order.
The other time to replace your filter grids is when they start to tear and rip. If the whole set is fairly new, you can just replace an individual grid. Or if you're handy with an awl, de grids can be patched or sewn. If the grids are older than say, 7 years - and some are starting to tear, it may be best to replace them all, with a universal grid set (7 lg, 1 sm). We did a recent blog post on how to replace a DE filter grid set, and get it all assembled again!
Well, that's all I got for now - pay attention to your filter, it sort of lets you know when you need to replace the filter media!


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Feb. 16, 2008
Head Coach Michelle Bento-Jackson
On Sara Majors' game-leading performance:
"Sara played with a lot of energy today and a lot of intensity. Everything that Sara gave us was based off her energy. She was flying into the boards with no one around her and was getting easy layups. It's just her work ethic and that's what makes Sara so special. She just goes and goes and she was a big part of our success today."
On the Broncos' defense:
"Today was a challenge for our players because I was not happy with our defensive performance against Pepperdine. It is something that we talk about all year. Our half court defense has got to be efficient and it's something we relaxed in the last three games. I am so proud of their effort today. To hold a team to 28% is something to really be proud of."
On today's game:
"Our defensive effort took LMU out of their rhythm on the offensive end. We didn't get in sync on the offensive end in the first half either but, in the second half, we took care of the ball much better and got better looks. I knew it was going to go down to the wire. It was one of those games that would go back and forth in the second half. We were down four or five points but our team just kept fighting and came from behind once again to finish a ballgame off."
On the sweep of the week's games:
"The two wins this week were important for our team's morale. Not having a great performance against Saint Mary's and adjusting to our situation, these two ball games were key for us from a conference standpoint, from a team morale standpoint and really just knowing and believing that we can win."
On the key to winning in the last week on the road:
"As always our defense is going to win games for us and we have a great week of practice. There are some things we have to polish up on but we know that every single game left in this conference is going to go down to the wire."
On the win on Alumni Day:
"It was awesome. There were alumni in the house today that have sweated a lot on this court and it's all about pride and tradition and keeping that going with each and every class."
On Jen Gottschalk and the post players performance:
"Jen did whatever she could possibly do to help this team win today. Our post players as a whole - Claire, Maggie, Jen - had a tough defensive assignment today. There was a lot more moving around than they typically do and I think their play was key in our half court defense."


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Updates from Alliance for Childhood
"Race to Nowhere": An Important Film
In this 2010 documentary, filmmaker Vicki Abeles presents disturbing evidence of the price children are paying for America's obsession with test scores, "standards," homework, and getting into the "best" colleges and the resulting narrow definition of school achievement. Interviews with children, parents, and experts like pediatrician Kenneth Ginsburg give voice to what has been until now a silent epidemic of stress, depression, cheating, and self-destructive behavior. At the same time, we are robbing children of time for unstructured play and their natural joy in learning—and coming close to destroying the profession of teaching.
An additional problem is the sleep deprivation experienced by many teens, in part because of long hours of homework. The Race to Nowhere staff is mounting a campaign about this problem. See article in the Washington Post.
Screenings of "Race to Nowhere" are taking place throughout the country. To find one and learn more about the film see www.racetonowhere.com.
Play Coalitions Are Sprouting
The Alliance was instrumental in the founding of the first play coalition in the U.S. nearly five years ago in New York City. And it has helped in the creation of the U.S. Play Coalition at Clemson University, the Alamo Play Coalition in San Antonio, and the new Bay Area Coalition for Play, in partnership with the Mills College School of Education. Our friend Cynthia Gentry has founded the Atlanta Task Force on Play, and other friends are talking about creating similar groups in Chicago, Boston, and Washington, D.C. Let us know if you want to get involved.


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2014 NAIA Women?s Golfer of the Week ? No. 7 (April 30)
By: Chad Waller, Director of Communications & Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second-straight week, Myriam Hassan of William Woods (Mo.) has been named the NAIA National Women's Golfer of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Hassan was selected based on her performance from April 21 - 27 and was chosen out of a pool of conference, independent and unaffiliated group winners. This is the final weekly award of the 2014 season.
Hassan, a sophomore from Newport, Wales, was the individual champion with an even-par 142 (71-71) at the American Midwest Conference Preview at Gateway National in Madison, Ill., on April 22. It was her third win on the year and she bested 20 other individual golfers at the events. She helped the Owls to a first-place team finish.
The sophomore has appeared in 17 rounds this year, earning an average score of 76.41, which is sixth best in the NAIA.
For the complete 2014 Golfer of the Week schedule, click here.
Nominees: Laura Kinsman, St. Andrews (N.C.); Sunshine Powers, Concordia (Ore.); Taylor Thompson, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Leah Miller, Marian (Ind.); Katy Peterson, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Amy Ahlers, Concordia (Neb.); Cassidy Scantland, Campbellsville (Ky.); Bri Tokariwski, Cumberlands (Ky.); Ashley Barnhart, Jamestown (N.D.); Elia Folch, Oklahoma City; Tamina Romer, Indiana Tech.
2014 NAIA National Women's Golfers of the Week
Week 1 (March 19): Heather Shake, Houston-Victoria (Texas)
Week 2 (March 26): Karissa Moreland, Bellevue (Neb.)
Week 3 (April 2): Micaela Johansson, Northwood (Fla.)
Week 4 (April 9): Wiebke Schlender, Indiana Tech
Week 5 (April 16): Erin DeVries, Bethel (Ind.)
Week 6 (April 23): Myriam Hassan, William Woods (Mo.)
Week 7 (April 30): Myriam Hassan, William Woods (Mo.)


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There are so many options out there – freeware and shareware – that it's often hard to find the quality applications. Some applications luck into a great deal of publicity, but too often great apps do not get the attention that they deserve.
This article has five utility apps that I use just about every day but haven't ever read or heard much about. The apps range from a screenshot application to a great touchpad tool that I love. Read on to learn about five of my favorite free apps that you should check out today.


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Aug. 25, 2001
FOXBORO, Mass. - The WUSA's first championship game was heading to a shootout, and former Santa Clara University star Brandi Chastain, who has a little experience in these things, had an inkling about how this one was going to go.
"I knew LaKeysia (Beene) would save one, just like I knew Bri would save one in '99," said Chastain, who along with Briana Scurry was a hero of the U.S. World Cup victory two years ago.
Beene stopped Sun Wen in the first round, then got a boost when Charmaine Hooper left-footed hers wide Saturday as the Bay Area CyberRays won the WUSA title with a 4-2 shootout victory over the Atlanta Beat. Santa Clara featured the most players of any college with seven former Broncos taking part in the game with four on the winning CyberRays.
The game was tied 3-3 at the end of regulation and stayed that way through 15 minutes of overtime.
Chastain, who memorably whipped off her shirt after scoring the winning goal in the World Cup shootout, was on deck for the CyberRays when Julie Murray clinched it. Murray, who also had a goal in regulation, was named the Founders Cup MVP.
"I'm very happy it didn't make it that far," Chastain said. Asked if she had any special way of celebrating planned, she said, "No. Nothing."
Atlanta took a 3-2 lead with six minutes left when Sun Wen, who entered the game as a late substitute because of an ankle injury, beat Beene from close range. The CyberRays answered just two minutes later when Tisha Venturini made a nice move of her own to tie the game.
Sun, leading off the first of five rounds of penalty kicks, kicked the ball to Beene's left, where the WUSA goalkeeper of the year was easily able to corral it and put Atlanta in an early hole. When Hooper missed two rounds later, it put the Beat down two goals.
Venturini, Carey Dorn, Katia and then Murray all beat Scurry to give Bay Area the title.
"It's an incredible way to win," said Scurry, who's save against Liu Ying in the World Cup set up Chastain's game-winner. "But it's also an incredible way to lose."
The game established somewhat of a tradition for new soccer leagues: Major League Soccer also held its first title game at Foxboro Stadium, a rain-soaked overtime affair in front of 35,000 singing fans.
The women's championship, played under puffy clouds and sunshine, drew just 21,078 to a stadium that holds 58,000 for NFL games. Judging from the high-pitched cheers coming from the stands, many of them were the young girls who have formed the sport's fan base since the U.S. team won the World Cup.
Chastain said the thrill of establishing a league and winning its first title surpassed even the World Cup.
"We started out with nothing and we did something great," Chastain said. "... This is the most special moment in soccer history for us."
There was plenty of action in the first half before the teams settled into a more conservative style for most of the second.
The CyberRays took a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute when Katia headed the ball across the goal box and Dayna Smith failed to clear it, instead knocking it out to Kelly Lindsey at the left corner of the box. Lindsey powered a shot that deflected off Chastain into the far side of the net.
Atlanta tied it in the 11th minute when Homare Sawa connected with Nancy Augustyniak and she found former Bronco Kylie Bivens unmarked about 15 yards out. The Beat went ahead 2-1 in the 14th minute when Cindy Parlow led Hooper near midfield and she bumped the ball once with her chest to elude the defense and then broke in on Beene all alone.
Scurry made a nice save in the 30th minute on Lindsey's shot from close range, getting a hand on it to knock it off the crossbar. But the Rays tied it in the 43rd minute when Murray broke away from the defense, slid it past Scurry from right to left and then scored with her left foot.
It was still 2-2 until Sun scored what looked to be the game-winner in the 84th minute, dribbling past the defense and beating Beene. But just two minutes later, Katia headed one into the box to Venturini, who eluded two defenders before scoring.
Former Santa Clara star Nikki Serlanga hit the post on a free kick in the fourth minute of injury time, allowing the game to go into overtime.


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My ride had a purpose on this weekday in Silicon Valley. When most were driving to work, I was out riding, meeting an acquaintance from the bike shop days.
Gebhard Ebenhoech has been a cyclist and bike shop owner most his life, starting in retail at age 13. His life (and mine) has been a rollercoaster of late. After a few dips, he's climbing back and will manage a pro shop opening in Redwood City (more to come).
As we traded stories, it was more about Silicon Valley than about bikes. He knows as many techies as I do. But I'm not surprised. Many techies are cyclists too. The two go together, like wine and baguettes.
Under gray skies, I suggested we ride over Dumbarton Bridge and avoid the rain. We made our way east through Palo Alto and before we knew it we were riding over the bridge, which has a separated bike lane.
Once again, I broke a front brake cable, only this time it was not a disaster. I stopped and moved my rear cable to the front brake. Note to self — change cables annually.
Along the way on the Hwy 84 frontage road, I told Gebhard about my chance encounter with a cyclist here one day in late 1982. We struck up a conversation and before I knew it he was inviting me to his office at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center). I think you know where this is going.
The cyclist showed me his computer. "This is a mouse," he said. He proceeded to show me the intuitive user interface. "We'll all be working this way one day," he said enthusiastically.
Yes, because Steve Jobs saw the same demonstration in 1979 and the rest was history. The Apple Macintosh (and Lisa) was born. I would buy an Apple IIe and later a Macintosh SE, which was the genesis for Bay Area Bike Rides, thanks to MacDraw.


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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with impairment of cognitive function, and improvement is often noted with treatment. Golf is a sport that requires a range of cognitive skills. We evaluated the impact of nasal positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy on the handicap index (HI) of golfers with OSAS.
Golfers underwent a nocturnal polysomnogram (NPSG) to determine whether they had significant OSAS (respiratory disturbance index > 15). Twelve subjects with a positive NPSG were treated with PAP. HI, an Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and sleep questionnaire (SQ) were submitted upon study entry. After 20 rounds of golf on PAP treatment, the HI was recalculated, and the questionnaires were repeated. A matched control group composed of non-OSAS subjects was studied to assess the impact of the study construct on HI, ESS, and SQ. Statistical comparisons between pre- and post-PAP treatment were calculated.
The control subjects demonstrated no significant change in HI, ESS, or SQ during this study, while the OSAS group demonstrated a significant drop in average HI (11.3%, p = 0.01), ESS, (p = 0.01), and SQ (p = 0.003). Among the more skilled golfers (defined as HI ≤ 12), the average HI dropped by an even greater degree (31.5%). Average utilization of PAP was 91.4% based on data card reporting.
Treatment of OSAS with PAP enhanced performance in golfers with this condition. Treatment adherence was unusually high in this study. Non-medical performance improvement may be a strong motivator for selected subjects with OSAS to seek treatment and maximize adherence.
A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 1243.
Benton ML; Friedman NS. Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with nasal positive airway pressure improves golf performance. J Clin Sleep Med 2013;9(12):1237-1242.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by repeated episodes of airway obstruction during sleep, often leading to symptoms such as daytime sleepiness. The severity of this condition is typically determined by factors that include the frequency of the respiratory disturbances (respiratory disturbance index, or RDI, which is comprised of the average number of apneas, hypopneas, and respiratory event-related arousals per hour of sleep), often associated oxygen desaturation, and overall negative impact on restorative sleep and sleep continuity. Optimum treatment of moderate to severe OSAS (RDI > 15) usually incorporates nasal positive airway pressure (PAP).1
OSAS is a risk factor for hypertension, cardiac disease, stroke, and death.1–3 It also has negative effects on neurocognitive performance, including memory, concentration, and executive function.1,4–8 Regular use of PAP reduces the frequency of respiratory disturbances and hypoxemia, and improves overall sleep quality.9 PAP compliance is typically defined as a minimum of 4 hours of use per night for at least 70% of the nights,9–11 although some studies indicate that the use of PAP for 6 or more hours per night may be more clearly associated with improvement in sleepiness, daily functioning, and memory.12 PAP devices commonly incorporate software that measures and records adherence data such as the number of days and duration that the PAP device is used as well as its efficacy, allowing for more accurate assessment of success with treatment. The impact of treatment on daytime sleepiness can be assessed with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), a validated questionnaire that can be administered before and after starting PAP therapy to measure changes in daytime sleepiness.13
Current Knowledge/Study Rationale: OSAS is an extraordinarily prevalent medical condition, and there is strong evidence that successful treatment with CPAP positively impacts quality-of-life and many associated morbidities. Achieving high rates of treatment adherence remains challenging, and we felt that investigating the impact that CPAP had on a real-life outcome that has not previously been assessed, golf performance, could offer a unique insight into the potential benefits of therapy.
Study Impact: Demonstrating that CPAP treatment improves golf performance may serve as a motivator for selected patients to seek and accept therapy for OSAS when they might otherwise remain untreated. Future studies investigating the beneficial impact that treatment of OSAS and other medical conditions has on day-to-day acitivites may help us in our efforts to reach more patients successfully.
There is conflicting evidence regarding the effect of PAP treatment on the neurocognitive deficits associated with OSAS, ranging from significant benefits to no improvement.14–16 In these studies the severity of OSAS, the degree of cognitive impairment, the optimal length of PAP treatment, and the specific areas of cognitive improvement vary, making meaningful interpretation of the data difficult. The impact of OSAS and its treatment has been extensively investigated with regard to motor vehicle accidents, medical risks, and academic performance in children.2,3,9,17 Surprisingly, a relative paucity of data has been published regarding the impact of this condition on athletic and recreational performance.
Golf is an internationally popular sport in which performance is largely dependent on physical and cognitive factors, including concentration, endurance, decision-making and mood control, along with hand-eye coordination and the athleticism of the participant.18 In this study we used the individual subjects' handicap index (HI) to measure changes in their golf performance. The HI can be used to measure an individual golfer's skill, and it can be used to allow golfers of differing skill levels to compete with each other adjusting for differing skill levels.
In the United States, most avid golfers are adult males, 40-70 years old, which coincides with the population most likely to have OSAS.1,19 The United States Golf Association (USGA) defines an avid golfer as someone who plays 25 or more rounds of golf per year, and most surveys indicate that approximately 80% of avid golfers are male. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of PAP treatment on the neurocognitive and motor functions, stratified by their playing ability, of avid amateur golfers with moderate-to-severe OSAS. Given the known benefits of PAP therapy to OSAS patients, we expected all golfers to experience an improvement in their HI over the course of this study.
Patients were considered for candidacy for the treatment group of this study if they played ≥ 20 rounds of golf per year, had undergone an NPSG that demonstrated an RDI > 15, and had never been successfully treated for OSAS. Between April 2007 and August 2008, a total of 24 participants were enrolled for and completed this study: 12 participants were identified with moderately severe or worse OSAS (RDI > 15; Table 1). Twelve subjects who were matched for age and HI (Table 2) were selected as non-OSAS control subjects. All of the control subjects had either undergone an NPSG demonstrating a RDI < 15 or were felt to be at very low risk for OSAS based on a detailed evaluation by a board-certified sleep physician prior to their enrollment in the study. The original study design called for 2 control groups, with one group assessed to be at low risk for OSAS, and another group documented to have OSAS but refusing therapy or non-adherent with PAP treatment. The second control group never materialized, as all OSAS patients enrolled in this study were very compliant with their PAP therapy for the duration of the study. Most participants for this study were recruited directly from a busy sleep practice in a non-randomized fashion, with some individuals responding to flyers sent to local golf clubs and/or a newspaper article that was published during the enrollment period. All services were provided using standard outpatient treatment protocols. Billing for all services and equipment was done through healthcare insurance, and no stipends or other inducements were provided for study participation. The Atlantic Health Institutional Review Board approved this study, and all subjects signed an informed consent form at the time of their entry into this study.
Descriptive statistics for clinical variables among OSAS group (n = 12)
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Descriptive statistics for variables in OSAS and control groups
Each study consisted of a complete NPSG with a digital sleep system using the international 10-20 electrode placement for recording EEG, EOG, EMG from the chin, ECG, respiratory effort, oximetry, body position, airflow, snoring, and limb movement. During PAP titration studies standard algorithms were utilized to guide changes made in pressure level and modality. Studies were manually scored by a registered sleep technologist and then interpreted by a board-certified sleep physician.
After the subjects signed informed consent, all participants were emailed the initial set of questionnaires. These questionnaires contained queries regarding medical and golf demographics, the ESS, a sleep questionnaire (SQ) developed by the authors to assess sleep-related quality-of-life in an online format, a golf questionnaire (GQ) developed by the authors to assess subjective assessment of golf performance, and a golf score template to allow score and other relevant data entry of the first 20 rounds played after treatment initiation. Participants from the OSAS group were titrated onto PAP per Sleep Lab protocol, and received all sleep care under the direct supervision of a board-certified sleep physician. They were seen by the sleep specialist at the time of treatment initiation, 4-6 weeks into treatment, and again 3-6 months afterwards. During each visit subsequent to the initiation of PAP, data card download was acquired when available, and treatment adherence was monitored throughout the duration of their participation in the study. After a total of 20 golf scores were submitted, subjects again completed the ESS, SQ, and GQ.
In order to participate in this study, each individual was required to maintain a handicap with the Golf Handicap and Information Network (GHIN), which is a service of the USGA that calculates and maintains golfer handicaps. The HI is a very complex and specific arithmetic formula that estimates how many strokes above or below par a golfer is likely to score based upon their 10 best scores out of the last 20 rounds that they have played. A number of factors are incorporated into the calculation: the actual number of strokes the golfer reports for each hole of each round that they play, the course rating, the slope rating, and other structured adjustments that are made to player scores that assure that the handicap index reflects playing skill regardless of the actual courses played during each round of golf. The course rating of each course played is a measure of golf course difficulty for scratch golfers, who are skilled golfers likely to score par on each hole played. The slope rating of each course that is played is a measure of difficulty for each golf course for bogey golfers (one more stroke than par per hole) relative to the course rating. Each participant's HI was submitted by them at the time of entry into the study, and it was confirmed at the GHIN website. We utilized templates during the study to collect relevant information from the golfers about each of the 20 rounds that they played, including the dates they played and their scores, along with the slope rating and course rating of each round they played. We used an on-line handicap calculator to determine their HI at the end of their participation in the study, and we then confirmed that the HI was correct by rechecking their HI on the GHIN website after 20 scores had been submitted.
Comparisons between pre- (initial) and post-PAP (final) in terms of total score from SQ, ESS, and HI were made using the paired t-test for normally distributed differences and the nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test for non-normally distributed differences. The same statistical comparisons were analyzed in a subset sample including subjects with HI ≤ 12. A p-value < 0.05 was considered significant.
A total of 41 participants, all male, completed consent forms. Of that total, 24 participants met the criteria for participation in the OSAS group, and 12 of them completed both sets of questionnaires and submitted 20 consecutive golf scores. There were 17 subjects who met the criteria for participation in the control group, which included undergoing either an NPSG that did not demonstrate OSAS or a formal assessment by a board-certified sleep physician identifying him as being at very low risk for having OSAS. Twelve of those participants completed both sets of questionnaires and submitted 20 consecutive golf scores. All subjects who dropped out of this study cited the inconvenience of filling out the questionnaires or submitting the scores, or that they were not playing golf frequently enough to meet the 20-score criterion. All subjects completed this study within 6 months or less of enrollment without seasonal breaks. Three of the 12 golfers in the control group and 2 of the 12 golfers in the OSAS group received golf lessons during their participation in this study.
The 12 control subjects demonstrated no change in HI, ESS, or SQ throughout their participation in this study (Table 3B, 4B, Figure 1). The active treatment group demonstrated a significant drop in average HI (12.4 ± 3.5 to 11.0 ± 4.7; p = 0.01), average ESS (11.8 ± 6.6 to 5.5 ± 3.6; p = 0.01), and average SQ (14.3 ± 7.5 to 3.1 ± 3.1; p = 0.003) (Table 3A, Figure 1). Among the better golfers (HI ≤ 12), the average HI dropped from 9.2 ± 2.9 to 6.3 ± 3.0 (p < 0.001) and the average SQ from 10.8 ± 1.9 to 2.8 ± 2.6 (p = 0.004). The average ESS among these golfers did not drop significantly (Table 4A, Figure 2).
Paired comparison between initial and final total scores from two questionnaires and handicap index in OSAS group (A) and control group (B)
Subjects with handicap index < 12: paired comparison between initial and final total scores from two questionnaires and handicap index in OSAS group (A) and control group (B)
Subjects with handicap index
Bars represent handicap indexes as reported by each of the OSAS subjects (n = 12) and control subjects (n = 12). Averages ± standard error are shown.
Comparison of initial and final handicap indexes across all subjects. Bars represent handicap indexes as reported by each of the OSAS subjects (n = 12) and control subjects (n = 12). Averages ± standard error are shown.
Bars represent handicap indexes as reported by all golfers with an initial handicap index of 12 or less, both in the OSAS group (n = 5) and in the control group (n = 6). Averages ± standard error are shown.
Comparison of initial and final handicap indexes among skilled golfers. Bars represent handicap indexes as reported by all golfers with an initial handicap index of 12 or less, both in the OSAS group (n = 5) and in the control group (n = 6). Averages ± standard error are shown.
Of the 12 subjects with OSAS, digital compliance reporting was obtained from 9 subjects. The remaining 3 participants had PAP devices that did not include digital compliance software, and they all reported 100% compliance with treatment. However, this data was not included in compliance calculations. Throughout the duration of their participation in the study, the average utilization of PAP was 91.4% of the nights, for an average of 6.3 h per night, as measured by digital compliance reporting (Table 1).
Improvements in the ESS and SQ in the OSAS group reconfirm that with successful treatment, patients enjoy substantial reductions in daytime somnolence. The post-treatment questionnaire scores of our subjects with OSAS were similar to those without OSAS (Table 3).
The HI dropped significantly following successful treatment of OSAS (Table 3, Figure 1). The majority of improvement was seen in the better golfers (HI < 12; Table 4, Figure 2), with the average HI dropping 32% during the first 20 rounds played after the initiation of PAP therapy. Many of these golfers were in their late 50s and early 60s, at an age when they would be more likely to experience an increasing HI due to the age-related deterioration of their physical skills. Our findings suggest that better golfers have maximized their golf skills, and that the drop in their HI concurrent with treatment of their OSAS was due to enhanced cognitive functioning. Successful treatment of OSAS, therefore, could lead to improved concentration and endurance, along with better decision making, all of which are likely to improve golf performance and lower the HI. These factors were clearly cited by golfers who participated in this study.
It is estimated that over 80% of Americans with OSAS have not been diagnosed or effectively treated.20 For most patients with significant OSAS, PAP is the most effective modality of treatment.12 Treatment adherence rates with PAP in clinical practice have been measured to range between 40% and 70%.10,11 Clinicians who treat OSAS devote substantial resources to improving patient adherence, often with poor results. These measures include the addition of heated tubing and humidification, flex technology to reduce peak airway pressures, auto-titrating PAP devices, and aggressive management of nasal congestion. The effectiveness of these and other interventions are widely debated throughout the recent sleep literature.21–25 Most of the newer PAP devices incorporate sophisticated compliance and efficacy-reporting software, with detailed reports routinely available at the time of office visits as well as via real-time wireless transmission. Some practitioners have developed and implemented comprehensive compliance-enhancement programs with encouraging results. Unfortunately, these efforts are time-consuming, expensive, and not reimbursed by payers, all of which serves as a disincentive to institute programs of this sort.
Avid golfers often go to great lengths to lower their golf scores, often channeling vast amounts of time, money, and effort into those endeavors.18 Over the last ten years there has been a proliferation of programs available to enhance physical and/or psychological fitness as a means to improve golf performance. Less commonly are those efforts directed in ways that could improve their neurocognitive and motor skills. Identifying and treating OSAS in avid golfers allowed us to measure the impact of treatment on golf performance, which is a real-life outcome that certain patients can relate to.
Treatment adherence was unusually high in our subjects with OSAS despite the absence of specific adherence-enhancement techniques during this study (Table 2). It is possible that the potential for improved golf performance may have served a motivational role in increasing treatment compliance. In a number of cases, the participants in this study had previously refused or failed earlier attempts at treatment with PAP, citing a variety of reasons for their unsuccessful experiences.
Major limitations of this study include the small sample size and the fact that patients were not enrolled in a randomized and blinded fashion. However, the 24 subjects who completed this study comprise a representative sampling of avid golfers (most commonly defined as middle-aged, male, playing 25 or more rounds of golf annually, with handicap indexes ranging between 4.9 and 21.4) in the United States. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale, a validated questionnaire that is commonly used to measure reductions in sleepiness, was used in this study. It has been the experience of the authors that when used to track treatment response to PAP use in OSAS patients, the ESS frequently does not correlate with the clinical assessment of the patient's status. Because of this, we developed a simple 16-question survey (SQ) that can easily be filled out without assistance in an online format, and it contained many of the questions that we routinely ask when assessing response to PAP treatment in our patients. The answers to the SQ correlated with PAP response to a higher degree of statistical significance than the ESS did in this study, particularly in the low HI subjects. We developed a golf questionnaire in an effort to determine if there were specific aspects of playing golf that improved in the OSAS subjects with treatment. No statistically significant findings were observed, but it is possible that a modified version of that questionnaire might yield valuable insight in a larger study. To our knowledge, there are currently no validated questionnaires that investigate the details of playing golf.
The original study design included a second control group which was to consist of subjects with OSAS who either declined treatment with PAP or were found to be non-adherent with therapy during the study period. Due to the small study size and the fact that all of the OSAS subjects exceeded compliance benchmarks, we were unable to include this control group in our data, and this represents another major factor that impacts the interpretation of the data derived from this study. In future studies, it would also make sense to wait one month after PAP therapy has been initiated before assessing the impact of treatment, as many patients need to undergo a period of acclimation and adjustments before the treatment is optimized. Despite these limits, we believe our findings are relevant in the context of OSAS treatment and have strong clinical implications.
This pilot study demonstrated a novel positive treatment outcome that some patients may identify as relevant and important as it pertains to the decisions that they make related to their healthcare. The possibility of improving golf performance may have contributed to high rates of adherence with PAP therapy in this study. Non-traditional methods of motivation could prove successful in convincing patients to seek evaluation for and accept treatment of certain medical conditions, in addition to improving treatment adherence. Enhanced performance in sports, hobbies, social, and professional endeavors should be investigated as possible motivators to improve receptiveness to and adherence with treatment.26,27 Golf performance, as defined by the HI, appears to improve in a number of subjects related to treatment of their OSAS. It is possible that other discrete aspects of performance enhancement, particularly in work and social environments, may be realized when OSA is successfully treated. Developing tools to assist in the measurement of performance in these areas may facilitate the efforts of providers to more actively engage some of their patients in the evaluation and treatment process.
This was not an industry supported study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest. There was no off-label or investigational use. Work Performed at the Morristown Medical Center and Atlantic Sleep & Pulmonary Associates, Madison, NJ.
Author Contributions: Dr. Benton had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Dr. Benton contributed to the original idea for the study, subject recruitment, data collection and analysis, manuscript draft and editing. Mr. Friedman contributed to the original idea for the study, data collection and analysis, manuscript draft and editing.
The authors are indebted to Laura Benton and Alison Kole for their help in editing the manuscript, along with Sherin Ibrahim for her contributions to study design. We also thank Rami Bustami for his assistance in statistical analysis, along with Mark Rosen and Christopher Ritchlin for their critical review of the manuscript.
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Early Action FAQ's [1]
- What is Early Action?
- What is the difference between "Early Decision" and "Early Action?"
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of applying Early Action?
- What are the deadlines?
- How will you know that I want to be considered for EA?
- I'm interested in applying to a major (e.g., music, dance, art, architecture) which requires an audition or a portfolio. Can I still apply under EA?
- Can I change to EA after the November 1 deadline?
- What are the possible admission decisions under Early Action?
- What can I do to enhance my chance of being admitted if I am deferred from Early Action to Regular Decision?
- If I am admitted under Early Action, will financial aid information be included with my admission material?
What is Early Action?
The Early Action (EA) option is designed for those freshman applicants who have strong academic records and wish to receive early notification for the following fall semester. Students who believe that a favorable admission decision may depend on their senior grades or on subsequent test scores typically apply under the Regular Decision option, which has a later deadline.
What is the difference between "Early Decision" and "Early Action?"
Early Decision plans are binding. If you are admitted to a college or university under Early Decision, you must withdraw all other applications. UMass Amherst does NOT offer an Early Decision option.
Early Action plans are not binding. Under Early Action (which is the only plan offered by UMass Amherst) you may apply to and be considered by other colleges. If you have been admitted to UMass Amherst under Early Action, you can choose to send your enrollment fee immediately or you can take additional time to consider your options up until the Candidates Reply Date of May 1.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of applying Early Action?
The primary advantage of applying Early Action is that you will receive an admissions decision sooner and can then plan the rest of your college search process accordingly. There is no difference in terms of admission standards, financial aid /scholarship awards, housing, or admission to Commonwealth Honors College or to a selective major.
The disadvantage of applying under EA is that your application must be completed and filed sooner, which means we will not have your senior grades or later test scores to consider during the review process.
Admission Rate
The admit rate for EA applicants is slightly higher than for Regular Decision because EA applicants tend to have stronger academic records.
Early Action
High school grades through the junior year will be included in the review process.
Regular Decision
Senior grades (if submitted) will be included in the review process along with all prior high school grades.
Standardized test scores
Early Action
SAT and/or ACT test scores taken through October 31 are part of the file review.
Regular Decision
SAT and/or ACT test scores taken through January 30 are part of the file review.
What are the deadlines?
Application deadline
Early Action
November 5
Regular Decision
January 15 is the priority deadline; applications received after January 15 will be marked "late" and will be considered as space allows.
Supporting documentation deadline
(this includes official transcripts, standardized test scores, and at least one recommendation from a person who can assess your academic performance)
Early Action
November 20
Regular Decision
February 1
Admissions decisions mailed and posted online
Early Action
By mid January
Regular Decision
Beginning first week of March and continuing through mid-April
Deadline to submit FAFSA (financial aid)
Apply by February 15 to ensure that your application arrives by the March 1 priority deadline.
Financial aid awards mailed
Beginning about March 15
Candidate Reply Date
May 1
How will you know that I want to be considered for Early Action?
We will know your intention because you will have checked the relevant box on your application. You can confirm that your application is being reviewed for EA admission on our Application Status Check web page, where you will also be able to see which required credentials have arrived and which are still missing. You will be sent an admissions ID and password to access this page, normally within ten days of when you submitted your application.
I'm interested in applying to a major which requires an audition or portfolio review. Can I still apply Early Action?
The Music and Dance departments have established audition dates which accommodate Early Action applicants. The Studio Art and the Architecture departments are also able to accommodate portfolio review for Early Action applicants. Please check the specific departmental web sites for additional information.
I applied under Regular Decision but I meant to apply for Early Action (or I changed my mind and would now like to be considered for Early Action). Is it possible to change to EA after the November 1st deadline?
While we understand that people make mistakes or subsequently reconsider their decision, we cannot move an applicant to Early Action once they have been classified as a Regular Decision applicant.
What are the possible admission decisions under Early Action?
There are three possible admission decisions for Early Action applicants:
- An offer of admission for the upcoming fall term (contingent on successful completion of the senior year).
- Deferral to the Regular Decision applicant pool, either because the student's record was not as strong as others or because the application was incomplete. We will reexamine these students in the context of the entire pool, taking into account mid-year grades and other new academic information. Final decision letters for these students will be sent in late March or early April.
- Denial of admission for students whose academic records are not competitive within the overall applicant pool. Applicants who are denied under Early Action will not be reconsidered under Regular Decision but may reapply after completing one year of collegiate study at another institution.
What can I do to enhance my chance of being admitted if I am deferred from Early Action to Regular Decision?
Applicants who were deferred from Early Action will receive a second review at the end of March. Make sure that any new academic information (mid-semester grades, higher test scores, etc.) has been sent to us by March 1. Please do not send duplicate information or additional recommendations. Visiting or contacting the Admissions Office will not enhance your chance of being admitted.
If I am admitted under Early Action, will financial aid information be included in my admission material?
If you are eligible for a non-need (merit) scholarship, this information will be included in your EA admission packet. Need-based (financial aid) awards are mailed in mid-March (provided you filed your FAFSA by February 15). Please note that you must include your Social Security number on your application in order to be considered for financial aid.


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Thursday, 06 November 2008 10:33 AM
WASHINGTON — Flush with a tidal wave of campaign donations, Barack Obama spent $250 million on television ads in his presidential campaign, outflanking John McCain and the Republican Party by as much as $80 million , a leading political ad-monitoring firm said.
Obama took full advantage of his decision, which McCain criticized, to become the first presidential candidate to forgo public financing for the general election campaign, despite an earlier pledge to limit himself to $84.1 million in federal funds.
Beginning in early June, he amassed about $364 million for the fall campaign, Federal Election Commission records show. Obama's campaign reports already show that he raised a record-shattering $668 million since entering the race last year, with some donations yet to be disclosed.
He had enough cash to "play hunches" and make expensive TV advertising forays in long-held Republican states, including Florida , Georgia , Indiana , Montana , North Carolina , North Dakota and Virginia , said Evan Tracey , president of the Virginia -based Campaign Media Analysis Group .
Obama's campaign even advertised in Alaska before Republican rival McCain picked its governor, Sarah Palin , as his running mate, he said.
"At the end of the day, he was able to make this race all on Republican turf, and he was able to do it by applying leverage via these dollars," Tracey said.
On Tuesday, Obama captured half a dozen states that Bush won in 2004: Colorado , Florida , Iowa , Nevada , New Mexico and Virginia . Two others, Missouri and North Carolina , remained too close to call on Wednesday.
Obama spent roughly $31 million on TV networks, resurrecting an option that had been "more or less given up for dead in presidential politics," and using it for half-hour infomercials.
His ad spending smashed President Bush 's 2004 record of $188 million on TV ads, Tracey said, even though Bush began advertising for the fall campaign in March of that year, three months earlier.
The Obama campaign made large TV buys in cities such as Chicago , whose stations beam into northwest Indiana , and in Washington , where they reach northern Virginia , helping him capture the state.
Obama held net TV advertising advantages over McCain of $1.6 million in Denver , $2.6 million in Charlotte, N.C. , $8.9 million in Miami , $7 million in Tampa, Fla. , and $1.7 million in Chicago , Tracey said. The campaign spent $1.7 million on Chicago stations, though only 13 percent of their viewers live in Indiana .
In contrast, McCain spent more than $100 million in private donations over the summer, but was limited to $84.1 million in public money beginning in early September. The Republican National Committee narrowed the gap, amassing more than $200 million to assist McCain.
Tracey said that McCain's campaign spent about $135 million on TV ads, and the RNC kicked in more than $40 million for coordinated or independently produced pro-McCain or anti-Obama television ads.
Harder to measure is how much the TV ad wars affected the outcome.
Larry Sabato , a University of Virginia political scientist, said he thinks that "the fundamentals of the election year were so favorable to Democrats that Obama would have won even if McCain had outspent him."
However, he said that Obama's extra cash might have helped him "expand his Electoral College map and add some . . . votes in very closely contested places like Indiana and North Carolina ," building a margin that "gives the new president the feel of a mandate."
Tracey said he suspects that Obama's prime reason for rejecting public financing — a model he repeatedly endorsed in the past — out of fear that he would face an onslaught of damaging attack ads from outside groups, as Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts did from the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth when he challenged Bush in 2004.
Tracey and Sabato agreed, however, that Obama's decision takes away any incentive for congressional Democrats to pass legislation strengthening the public financing law.
Tracey said that any Republican seeking to challenge Obama in four years "will have to look in the mirror and ask the question, 'Can I raise $600 million ?'"
Sabato predicted that federal funding "will remain as a safety net for underfunded 'populist' candidates," but won't be an option for those who want a serious chance of winning.
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