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Effects of Moderate-Dose Omega-3 Fish Oil on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Mood After Ischemic Stroke
A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Background and Purpose— Fish-derived omega-3 fatty acids have long been associated with cardiovascular protection. In this trial, we assessed whether treatment with a guideline-recommended moderate-dose fish oil supplement could improve cardiovascular biomarkers, mood- and health-related quality of life in patients with ischemic stroke.
Methods— Patients with CT-confirmed stroke were randomized to 3 g/day encapsulated fish oil containing approximately 1.2 g total omega-3 (0.7 g docosahexaenoic acid; 0.3 g eicosapentaenoic acid) or placebo oil (combination palm and soy) taken daily over 12 weeks. Serum triglycerides, total cholesterol and associated lipoproteins, selected inflammatory and hemostatic markers, mood, and health-related quality of life were assessed at baseline and follow-up. The primary outcome was change in triglycerides. Compliance was assessed by capsule count and serum phospholipid omega-3 levels (Australian Clinical Trials Registration: ACTRN12605000207617).
Results— One hundred two patients were randomized to fish oil or placebo. Intention-to-treat and per-protocol (>85% compliance) analyses showed no significant effect of fish oil treatment on any lipid, inflammatory, hemostatic, or composite mood parameters measured. Adherence to treatment based on pill count was good (89%) reflected by increased serum docosahexanoic acid (P<0.001) and eicosapentaenoic acid (P=0.0006) in the fish oil group. Analysis of oil composition, however, showed some degradation and potentially adverse oxidation products at the end of the study.
Conclusions— There was no effect of 12 weeks of treatment with moderate-dose fish oil supplements on cardiovascular biomarkers or mood in patients with ischemic stroke. It is possible that insufficient dose, short duration of treatment, and/or oxidation of the fish oils may have influenced these outcomes.
Some controversy surrounds cardiovascular protection and encapsulated omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) derived from fish.1,2⇓ Although long chain PUFAs docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n−3) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5n−3) have long been associated with decreased cardiovascular disease,3,4⇓ not all trials have been supportive of clinical improvement.1 Trials such as Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto miocardico (GISSI)- Prevenzione,4 the largest prospective omega-3 trial to date, and the first Diet and Reinfarction Trial (DART)5 showed benefits after myocardial infarction as did the recent GISSI-HF.6 However, the second DART trial of >3000 men with stable angina showed an unexpected increase in cardiac deaths after advice to supplement with encapsulated oils, albeit lessened with oily fish.7
Most studies of fish oils have involved patients with coronary artery disease. Less is known of effects in patients with stroke in which epidemiology shows modest beneficial effects of fish/fish oil capsules, more commonly for prevention of ischemic rather than hemorrhagic stroke,8–10⇓⇓ but in which the evidence is inconclusive.11,12⇓ In ischemic stroke atherosclerosis is a common underlying etiology, and adverse lipid profile and arterial inflammation are important risk factors for recurrent events. Total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are important determinants of atherosclerotic plaque formation, and even moderately raised triglycerides may increase cardiovascular risk. Low-density lipoprotein particle size (LDLps) is also a key factor in the genesis of atheroma13 with small, dense LDL particles having a greater rate of flux into the arterial wall and greater susceptibility to oxidation.14 Triglycerides play a central role in regulating LDL subfractions and can lead to catabolism of protective high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and generation of small, dense, highly atherogenic LDL particles. Fish oils may decrease triglycerides and redistribute LDLps toward larger, less dense particles characteristic of the low cardiovascular risk "pattern A" phenotype,13,15⇓ although they may also adversely increase concentrations of LDL-C.16 Other putative mechanisms for fish oils include antiarrhythmic, anticoagulant, and anti-inflammatory effects17,18⇓; antiatherosclerotic effects on triglycerides and small dense LDL-C13,19–21⇓⇓⇓; and blood pressure-lowering.22 Hence, fish oil supplementation is recommended in high-risk patients and is popularly used across the general community for broader health benefits.
There have been no large intervention trials investigating effects of fish oils in patients with stroke. An early pilot study showed no effect of fish oils on cholesterol fractions or platelet function.23 The aim of the Fish Oils in Stroke (FOILS) study was to evaluate cardiovascular effects of moderate-dose (1 g DHA+EPA) fish oil supplementation as recommended by American Heart Association guidelines for patients with established coronary artery disease.3 Indicators of mood and quality of life were also assessed given that stroke-associated depression is common and fish oils have been associated with improvement in mood.24
Study Protocol
The FOILS study was a randomized, double-blind trial to investigate the effect of moderate-dose (3 g/day) encapsulated fish oils on cardiovascular risk and mood in patients with ischemic stroke. The trial was undertaken at a single hospital site in Auckland, New Zealand, from July 2004 to March 2006 with the first and last patients randomized on July 29, 2004, and December 23, 2005, respectively. Treatment was a 12-week intervention with encapsulated fish oils (approximately 1.2 g/day omega-3 PUFA) or matching placebo (palm and soy oils25–27⇓⇓). The randomization was a blocked (varying block sizes), unstratified design sequence. It was implemented using treatment packs blinded for treatment with sequential allocation of packs to patients after confirmation of inclusion criteria and was generated using an automated Internet-based system held at the Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland. Participants were dispensed capsules with instructions to take 3×1-g capsules each morning with food, to abstain from other fish oil supplements, and maintain their habitual diet. Outcomes at baseline and 12-week follow-up included anthropometry, hematology, biochemistry, blood pressure, questionnaires to assess health-related quality of life and mood, compliance, and adverse events (AEs). Blood samples were collected fasted. Compliance was assessed by capsule count and through analysis of serum phospholipid fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). Telephone contact was made at 6 and 11 weeks. The trial was approved by the Auckland Human Ethics Committee X, Auckland, New Zealand, and all participants provided written informed consent.
Participants were aged >45 years, clinically stable, and with a history of CT-confirmed first-ever or recurrent ischemic stroke of probable noncardioembolic etiology >3 months before registration. Exclusion criteria included intolerance/hypersensitivity to fish/fish oils, current use of fish oil supplements, malabsorptive bowel diseases, or participation in a concurrent clinical trial. Stroke was defined using World Health Organization criteria of "rapidly developing clinical signs of focal (at times global) disturbance of cerebral function lasting more than 24 hours with no apparent cause other than of vascular origin."28 Recruitment was predominantly by hospital admissions with one patient recruited from newspaper advertisements.
Fish Oil and Placebo Supplements
The 3-g/day fish oil supplement contained approximately 1.2 g/day total omega-3 PUFA. Table 1 outlines the fatty acid composition of the fish oil and placebo. The fish oil was made from processed Hoki liver oil, a southern ocean fish found in waters surrounding Australia and New Zealand. Random samples of fish oil and placebo capsules were stored at ambient temperature and later analyzed for fatty acid profile to confirm randomization.
Outcome Measures
The primary outcome was change in serum triglycerides between baseline and 12 weeks. Secondary outcomes included parameters of lipid profile TC, LDL-C, LDLps, HDL-C; inflammatory markers, including high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, liver function tests, white cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and ferritin; fibrinogen; and blood pressure. Mood was assessed using a 28-item General Health Questionnaire,29 and mental and physical health-related quality of life were assessed using the 36-item Short Form questionnaire (SF-36).30
Analytical Methods
The fatty acid composition of the fish oil was verified using gas chromatography methodology after generation of fatty acid esters (MIRINZ Centre Analytic Laboratory, Hamilton, New Zealand). Blood lipids, inflammatory, and hemostatic markers were analyzed by a diagnostic laboratory (Lab Plus, Auckland, New Zealand). LDLps was measured by Skylight Biotech Inc (Akita, Japan) using a high-sensitivity duel-detection lipoprotein-profiling high-performance liquid chromatography separation system.31 High-performance liquid chromatography with gel permeation columns was used as an alternative method to ultracentrifugation for classification and quantification of lipoproteins on the basis of particle size. The method quantified 20 lipoprotein subclasses from both cholesterol and triglyceride components within the major classes of chylomicrons (>80 nm particle size), very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) (30 to 80 nm), LDL (18 to 30 nm), and HDL (8 to 18 nm) fractions. Subclasses of relevance were large LDL, 28.6 nm; medium LDL, 25.5 nm; small LDL, 23.0 nm; very small LDL1, 20.7 nm; very small LDL2, 18.6 nm; and very small LDL3, 16.7 nm.
FAME analyses of serum phospholipids provided a qualitative assessment of treatment compliance and were extracted and analyzed using standard methods.32
Statistical Analyses
Initial sample size calculations indicated that 220 participants would be required for 90% power to detect a 15% difference in change in serum triglycerides between treatment and placebo groups. However, on the basis of a blinded interim analysis during data safety review of AEs of the first 50 randomized participants, lower than predicted variance in the primary outcome serum triglycerides led to 102 participants randomized into the trial. Data were analyzed using intention-to-treat in which no dropouts were replaced and all randomized participants were included in analyses. Missing at follow-up data were imputed using last value carried forward. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to deal with potentially unbalanced baseline data. A blinded analysis prereview was performed to determine required adjustments for potential confounders and to establish rules for the per-protocol analysis. Probability values as presented in data tables were calculated from ANCOVA for the difference between fish oil and placebo treatment over time adjusted for 3 factors: baseline measurement, gender, and age. The blinded prereview included examination of adjustments for factors such as concurrent medications and years since ischemic stroke performed as exploratory or sensitivity analyses to ensure the robustness of estimates in the primary analysis and for which all were shown to have no effect on the trial outcomes. A per-protocol analysis was also performed based on >85% compliance. Distribution of continuous end points was assessed for normality; however, there was no requirement for transformation. No adjustments for multiplicity were carried out for secondary end points, AEs, or other end points. P<0.05 level of statistical significance was used. Analyses were carried out using SAS Version 9.1 (SAS Institute Inc, Cary, NC) and SPLUS (Insightful Corp, Seattle, Wash). Data are mean±SD.
One hundred two participants were randomized into the trial with 51 participants allocated to each treatment group (Figure). Seven participants withdrew consent or were lost to follow-up at 12 weeks and hence 95 participants completed the intervention. There were 42 AEs (fish oil: n=22; placebo: n=20) of which 6 were serious AEs (fish oil: n=4; placebo: n=2), including one participant randomized to placebo who died as a result of an acute myocardial infarction. Serious AEs in the fish oil group were chest pain, palpitations, congestive heart failure, and elective hip replacement, none of which were assessed as related to treatment by the principle investigator.
Baseline Characteristics
Participants were predominantly overweight, older men (n=72) and women (n=30) with central adiposity with an ischemic stroke approximately 1 year previously. Across treatment groups, participants had similar serum lipids, including triglycerides of 1.6 mmol/L, and other cardiovascular biomarkers (Table 2). In both groups, approximately 80% (n=40, n=38) of participants were on therapies for serum lipid-lowering, including statins, 60% to 70% (n=30, n=37) on blood pressure-lowering therapies, and 8% to 16% (n=8, n=4) on oral hypoglycemic agents and/or insulin for diabetes mellitus. Body weight was stable over 12 weeks.
Compliance to treatment as assessed by return capsule count at 12 weeks was approximately 90%. This was reflected in a significant increase in circulating omega-3 PUFA over 12 weeks with higher DHA (P<0.001) and EPA (P=0.0006) in the fish oil group compared with placebo (Table 3).
Serum Markers of Cardiovascular Disease
There were no significant effects of treatment on serum lipids, including the primary outcome variable serum triglyceride, or on inflammatory or hemostatic markers (Table 4) or indicators of mood (Table 5). It is notable that there was no decrease in serum triglycerides in this trial; rather, there was an unexpected increase on fish oil treatment, albeit nonsignificant, and a decrease on placebo of +7% and −3%, respectively. The absence of triglyceride-lowering was confirmed on per-protocol (>85% compliance to treatment) analysis and with the exclusion of one participant with an outlying extreme triglyceride value (9.0 mmol/L) in the fish oil group at 12 weeks, which normalized after the end of the trial. Also notable alongside the lack of triglyceride-lowering was an absence of AEs on LDL-C. Table 4 also shows mean LDLps to be unchanged from baseline as were circulating concentrations of large, medium, small, or very small LDL-C. Blood pressure was also unaffected by fish oil treatment.
The fish oil treatment had no effect on health-related quality of life. The 28-item General Health Questionnaire total score was significantly different between treatments, a consequence of a decrease on placebo (fish oil: −0.8 units, placebo: −2.3 units, P=0.04; Table 5). Similarly, of the 28-item General Health Questionnaire components, only social dysfunction differed between treatments (fish oil: −0.8 units, placebo: −2.0 units; P=0.027) with no effect on somatic symptoms, anxiety, insomnia, or depression. It is unlikely that these small changes in mood scores are of clinical significance.
In this trial of patients with ischemic stroke, there was no evidence that treatment with moderate-dose, encapsulated fish oils over 12 weeks improved cardiovascular markers, including triglycerides and LDLps, inflammatory and hemostatic parameters, blood pressure, health-related quality of life, or mood. The absence of triglyceride-lowering was particularly unexpected because this cardiovascular biomarker has the strongest evidence base as summarized in a recent systematic review, which concluded that most studies assessing triglycerides have shown a decrease of at least 15% with fish oils.19 It is notable, however, that Balk and colleagues19 concluded that supplementation with fish oils is associated with lower rates of cardiovascular mortality and sudden death but not stroke. Similarly, GISSI-HF has recently shown lower rates of cardiovascular death, sudden cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and hospital admission but not stroke in n-3 PUFA-treated patients.6 Although evidence of cardiovascular protective effects of fish and/or fish oil capsules in patients at risk of ischemic stroke has been shown in some epidemiological studies,8–10⇓⇓ not all are confirmatory.11,12⇓ Skerrett and Hennekens33 showed consistency of evidence between consumption of fish/fish oils across ecological, cross-sectional, and case control studies but inconclusive in prospective cohort studies. No consistent relationship between fish consumption and stroke was again shown in a recent European cohort study.12 Although some inconsistencies may be due to differences in study design, it has been suggested that different types of fish consumed and/or methods of preparation (eg, baking, frying) may play a role12 as may consumption of encapsulated oils rather than dietary fish. A randomized, placebo-controlled intervention is the most reliable way to assess effects of fish oils.
There are several possible explanations for lack of efficacy in our study. First, 1 g/day DHA+EPA may have been too low a dose, although similar doses were used in GISSI-Prevenzione4 and GISSI-HF6 in which low–moderate-dose fish oil was cardioprotective and led to guidelines recommending approximately 1 g/day DHA+EPA for patients with documented cardiovascular disease.3 Certainly trials have shown triglyceride-lowering with modest dose fish oil,27,34⇓ although higher doses may result in greater effects.19 The proportion of DHA:EPA may also be important, but although they cannot be regarded as equivalent, there is no consensus over the optimal ratio.21,35–37⇓⇓⇓ We cannot attribute lack of effect to poor adherence, which was good when estimated from capsule counts and serum phospholipids. Other potential explanations include the relatively short 12-week intervention period and the moderately elevated baseline triglycerides. Higher baseline levels may be associated with greater triglyceride-lowering.19 Approximately 80% of participants in FOILS were prescribed statins, which lower TC by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, stimulating LDL receptors, and increasing clearance of LDL-C from circulation. Statins, however, have less effect than fibrates or niacin in decreasing triglycerides, and it has been shown that 3-month treatment with DHA-rich fish oil can improve lipids in patients taking statins.38 Another factor is sample size, which may have been too small to detect more modest beneficial effects of fish oils, which, when applied widely across whole populations, may have important public health implications but have arguably questionable benefits in the management of individual patients.
It is possible that lack of efficacy is a true effect. There are clear differences between increasing fish consumption in which fish replaces other animal proteins, and supplementation with fish oil capsules in which omega-3 PUFAs are added without the parallel benefit of decreased saturated fats. Much of the epidemiology showing protective benefits in patients with stroke has identified relationships between fish and morbidity/mortality, only sometimes accounting also for encapsulated oils. Another factor with encapsulated oils is the propensity for oxidation and rancidity over time.39 Fish oils are easily oxidized during processing and after encapsulation. High numbers of double bonds render DHA and EPA more susceptible to lipid oxidation than other fatty acids with rapid formation of hydroperoxides (HPODE), the initial degradation product in free radical-catalyzed lipid oxidation. Whether oxidized fish oils are less efficacious for cardioprotection is not known, but there is evidence of adverse effects on lipid and chylomicron metabolism from circulating oxidized products such as conjugated dienes (a marker of lipid hydroperoxides) and adverse changes in hemostatic clotting and endothelium-dependent vascular dilatation. It is possible, therefore, that oxidation of fish oil during the study may have influenced the results.
This study is one of few clinical trials to investigate fish oil supplementation after ischemic stroke. Contrary to other studies in different cardiovascular risk populations, there was no evidence that a moderate-dose encapsulated fish oil improved cardiovascular biomarkers in this high-risk group. Insufficient dose and oxidation of encapsulated oils are potential explanations for lack of cardiovascular improvement. Until results of large-scale studies of fish oil supplementation in poststroke populations such as the ongoing SU.FOL.OM3 (SUpplementation with FOlate, vitamin B6 and B12 and/or OMega-3 fatty acids) trial40 are available, these factors may need to be considered when formulating guidelines and public health policy regarding health benefits of fish oil supplementation in patients with ischemic stroke.
Appendix of Investigators
Sally D. Poppitt, PhD, fundraiser, trial steering committee, trial design and interpretation, senior author; Colin A. Howe, PhD, trial steering committee member, trial manager, trial design and interpretation, coauthor; Fiona E. Lithander, PhD, trial steering committee member, trial design and interpretation, coauthor; Karen M. Silvers, PhD, trial steering committee member, trial design and interpretation, coauthor; Ruey-Bin Lin, MSc, biostatistician; John Croft, trial steering committee member, provision of treatment (n-3 PUFA, placebo) oils; Yogini Ratnasabapathy, MBBS, FRACP, patient recruitment, clinical oversight. Robert A. Gibson, PhD, head, analytic laboratory; Craig S. Anderson, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, fundraiser, trial steering committee chair, trial design and interpretation, coauthor.
We thank Dr Ajay Kumar, Mrs Helen Walter, and Ms Francie Birch for the clinical aspects of the study; Roxanne Portolesi for the FAME analyses; and Michele Barlow, Simon Pink, and John Fa'atui for database management. We also thank the participants of this intervention trial.
Sources of Funding
The Health Research Council of New Zealand provided funding for this intervention trial. The Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust, New Zealand, funded the LDL particle size and FAME analyses. Sea Dragon, New Zealand, provided the fish oil and Nutrition Laboratories, New Zealand, provided the placebo treatment and encapsulated the oils.
J.C. has a consultancy relationship with Nutrition Labs New Zealand.
- Received April 8, 2009.
- Revision received June 11, 2009.
- Accepted July 7, 2009.
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Diatomaceous earth, Kieseliguhr.
Diatomite consists almost entirely of the siliceous skeletons of fossil diatoms.
Geographical source:
It is found in UK, Virginia and California in the UDA, Germany, North America, Denmark, Scotland, and Kenya.
Collection and preparation:
The deposit is usually mined in open quarries and large blocks, containing from 20-40%. The blocks are next crushed in mills and powdered is graded by special machinery, usually by air- separators of the cyclone type, into products of different fineness. For pharmaceutical use the powder is digested with dilute HCl, thoroughly washed and dried.
It is a light brownish grey powder or after treatment with acid, a white powder; smooth, but not slippery, adherent to the skin when rubbed; tasteless and odourless it is highly absorbent and is unaffected by incineration. It is insoluble in all acids except hydrofluoric acid but is soluble after fusion with alkalis.
Natural diatomite contains from 70- 93% of silica together with 1-6% aluminium oxide; 0.2-1.6% calcium oxide; 0.3- 1.5% of magnesium oxide and small amount of iron oxide. The brownish grey tint is due to presence of iron oxide.
1. It is used for the filtration of oils, fats, syrups, etc. and in the form of Berkefeld filter for sterilization.
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Make/Model: 2003 MINI Cooper S
Class: D
Upgrades: Stock
Tuning: None
Notes: This is the one that started it all. I created this car the first two nights I had Forza 2 on a rental, just fell in love with the livery editor. I've sold 40 of these for $50k each to finance car and upgrade purchases. I really need to get her kitted out and tuned for Class D competition.
Make/Model: 1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR
Class: C
Upgrades: Strictly handling upgrades
Tuning: Followed this thread which is a great resource for getting an older muscle car up to C and on to B.
Notes: As bad as I want it to be, this car just isn't competitive outside the classic era. However, if anyone wants to get some pre-'70's action on, I'm game! I also have a B variant that I just love but it gets killed in the corners against the newer cars.
Make/Model: 2005 BMW M3 E46 Coupe
Class: B
Upgrades: Mostly handling, with light engine work.
Tuning: Used online calculator from Agreschn's links
Notes: Love this car, still adjusting the tuning as I get the hang of things, and working on keeping the back end in place with the 360 wheel.
Make/Model: 2004 Lancer EVO VIII GSR
Class: A
Upgrades: Primarily race handling, kinda random engine upgrades as well
Tuning: Used a calculator, happy with the results but she's just not competitive in A.
Notes: I'll try this buid again in class B where I think I can make it more competitive, I need to balance a bit more toward top end speed, handles like a dream.
Make/Model: 2002 BMW M3 GTR
Class: A
Upgrades: Mostly handling, with moderate engine work.
Tuning: Used online calculator from Agreschn's links
Notes: Again, just love the M3, also again, trying to keep that back end in line. I think this one could be competitive but I'm still getting owned pretty bad with it.
Make/Model: 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena
Class: A
Upgrades: Race Brakes, and most handling, light engine upgrades
Tuning: Just calculator for now
Notes: I think this is where it's at for me in Class A so I hope to nail down the tuning and get my technique under control
Here's my repository of Forza 2 links for now. There's a few links to calculators in there and they should have matching threads as well.
I'll try and get some pictures of my cars up soon. Nothing too special. I have one idea for one that I really really want to do, I just need to find the time to work on it now!
Is the new Alfa 8C in the game? Perhaps?
Here's the complete car list, no Alfa models at all, actually.
the 8C makes my brain hurt it's so beutiful. I love swoopy coupes like that.
Finished my rally car.
Generally speaking, I'm not impressed with Forza 2's graphics. But then...
... holy shit!
I'll say again, Juan, that Samurai Jack Mini is hot. It's one of the cars that is making me drool to get an XB360 so I can play this game.
I hope you'll save one for me! (#138, if possible - Andara will squee over it)
Absolutely, #138 is reserved. I'm trying to get traction on the next car in the series but a lot of RL nonsense is getting in the way!
Juan: Is that neon in the wheels of the 2004 Lancer EVO VIII GSR?
Heated up glowing warm brake discs, actually. Sorry to disappoint, Neko.
Oh, I'm not disappointed... I know that ricers like to trick out their cars every way possible, like with neon undercarriage assemblies. If anyone could figure out how to do working neon in wheels, it'd be them.
But I just didn't think it was possible (well, reasonably practical) with today's technology, and I'd be surprised to see a game like Forza, which touts itself on realism and accuracy, putting in something that is pie-in-the-sky fantasy. I'm glad that there's a rational explanation for it. =^_^=
They already do that, with either glowing valve stems to make a circle or an LED bar that makes a full image as the wheels turn, can't find the video for those, but here is a still.
That IS spiffy... LED lights to "draw" a pattern, and wireless connectivity to provide the data (and, I would assume, the power for the LEDs?)... I bet it's really expensive at this point, though.
A real pimp provides (and BTW – these go for $12,500 - $19,500 depending on rim size).
And slightly less offtopic – I really want Forza2 and since I'll spend july in the US, I'm considering buying it over there (with current prices and exchange rates that'll save me 20-30$). Would there be any problems with that?
OT: Wireless power transmission is a thing of science fiction. The few 'real world experiments' supposedly proving it's possible are just transformers with very large air gaps, extremely low efficiency, and high levels of interference that wreak havoc on anything you'd be trying to power with them.
I'd swear I'd seen some studies that involved wireless power transmission over short distances (6 inches is all that would be required here, really), but I can't recall where or when.
So how would you power the LEDs in the wheel, short of a battery pack that would have to be replaced frequently? The LEDs don't need much juice, granted, but it has to come from somewhere. And running power from a nonmoving surface to a spinning surface has ever been an engineering challenge.
The only other method I can think of would be borrowing inertial power from the tires, in much the same way that "battery-less" watches borrow from the inertia of a swinging arm.
The link says they run off the cars electrical system. Some sort of brush system I would guess, like the little electric motors you make in gradeschool with tin foil.
Less talk mope pictars plz!
Got spun out by M. Rossi and then hit by every single car behind him. Was able to move to this position barely. Rossi got around me the next time around but not the second guy.
I have like 20 cars upgraded and tuned, need to slim down my choices I guess
Here are a few. Guess which maker I prefer
Corvette ZR-1, B-class
Ferrari 360 Modena, A-class
Ferrari Dino 246 GT, D-class
Ferrari F355 Challenge, S-class
Ferrari F40, S-class
Ferrari GTO, B-class
Lamborghini Gallardo, A-class
Porsche Carrera RS, C-class
Yeah, you're jealous.
If Forza wasn't such a driving sim (I'm more of an arcade racer myself. I loves the pretty, but don't know much about the tuning and dislike having to really pay attention to my driving ).
PGR4 is slated for September though, and it has pretty weather effects coming. Pre-order = yes.
I have to stop looking at these threads.
I can't afford a 360. Even if I bought one and Forza2, I don't have an HDTV.
Stop, looking...
Here's what's been keeping me busy for the past few days... a C-class Dino which eats up the short tracks. I've got it in the top couple hundred lap times for a handful of tracks, with that damned Elise being the only car that can consistently beat it.
I finally stopped racing long enough today to give it a proper outfit. It drives like a dream with no assists and a manual tranny... my new favorite ride.
These are two cars I bought last night off the auction house. This first one is an Evo I got for a song. Like less than the stock car. The flame paint is wonderfuly subtle. I purchased it as a U-999 car, but I haven't tested it. It's acceleration rating is 10, though.
This here is my pride, though. A 'rally' WRX with a bad-ass custom paint job. Ended up getting it off the auction house for just under 70k. I've tuned it up to be my AWD A-class car. I love driving it.
My B and C class cars need some repaint work before I display them, and I'm not sure what I'm even going to use for a D class yet, but I might have to buy one of those awesome MINIs.
IGN got a bunch of reader submissions.
Some of them are sorta 'meh' IMO, and other's are drop dead gorgeous. I think the best one is the Xbox360 themed one on page 3 (IIRC). It's got the RRoD on the door of the car. I thought that was hilarious.
That mud-splatter effect is fantastic! I just love the thought of that thing sitting on the tarmac lined up with a field of pristine exotics
This morning's project: My A-Class 360 Modena, or as it stands now... the iFerrari #G5
I think I might leave this one pretty clean rather than cluttering it up with other decals.
Oh yah. And it's kills off the line. Last night I was sitting off the back of the pack and just warned everyone, "look up the middle if you wanna see mud."
Got lots of good responses. I just put together a D-class Scion I actually kinda like. I think I'll paint it up. (Really wish they added the xB)
How are you guys taking these great screenshots?
Isn't this a 360 game?
If you pause the game there is a "take photo" option, gives you control of the camera to take a photo from any angle, then gives you the option to name it, save it, and upload straight to Forza community site.
Pretty cool.
That mud splatter is hilarious!
I'm working on a made up scheme for a Peugeot rally car.
This page fell waaaay off the front page! I need more incentive to go buy that XB360 and Forza 2! =^_^=
Someone said they wanted to see a CHP car?
My first attempt at this car paint editor, so I know it's a bit janky.
Wow you guys sure do some amazing work. I have no clue how I would even begin to try and do a masterpiece like the ones shown here. I really want a Black Label Society car too. How much would somebody charge to do one for me?
Heres my try at a second rally car. getting better.
Wow. Some great looking cars in here. Put this together tonight for unimental's 4th of July pre-70's muscle throwdown.


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What the question says. Have you ever dated 2 girls at the same time before?
Now I'm not trying to cheat on both of them. When I went out with both of them, I was trying to decide who was better, who was more compatible. It might not been too smart of me to do it with two of them at the same time, but I wouldn't have known if they were compatible with me if I hadn't. I needed to way to compare and balance both of my feels for each of them.
Anyway has this happened to you before?
What happened in the end? How did you choose one girl over the other? How did you plan to reject the other girl, do you think it'd been less hurtful to tell a partial lie like say you just don't feel the spark, or tell her the truth that you chose another girl?
And of course, has it EVER backfired when you realize you made a wrong choice; the other girl is better and you want her back?
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I've dated 3 girls at a time. No, you're not likely to get caught unless you talk about it. 2 of them weren't interested in me after we dated and the last one became my gf at the time. It's a pretty wise thing you do, for example, you don't just get married like old times, that probably explains why more and more are getting divorced. You have to experiment first, and what better experimentation than by finding out if you're compatible or not with as many girls as possible? You're on the right track, not only should you measure the feel, for that's the 'problem of induction' as David Hume would say (past experiences cannot ensure future outcomes). Judge their body language etc, see how they approach conversation; they don't have to talk about themselves for you to create a mental picture of what goes on in their head. That in my opinion is the most important thing one can do when dating.10|10|0
A really hard thing for me is that, I can't choose between the 2 girls. Not at the same time.
If I dated them separately, say, after I broke up with one of them then started dating with another, that's good. But both at the same time is so difficult. Especially when they are both as desirable, and everytime I go out with either of them it becomes harder and harder for me to objectively say who is better. I'm afraid of getting too attached to them that I can't make a logical decision anymore.
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@northernligths: don't girls get jealous and upset when they find out?
Not if they keep it between them and I. Oh I sure crave a 3some right now.


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Just a quick post to write up an bash alias I just created to list the sites enabled on a server and each sites location.
After reading Randall Degges excellent post How I learned to Program, I decided to give creating a screenshot program a try. It's always a bit of work to take a screenshot, upload it to the web and then grab its permanent
I am a big fan, user, and tinkerer of Scuttle: the Open Source Social Bookmarking System.
I have a large mysqldump backup file of all databases on a server but I need a sql backup for a single database. So I wanted to break up the dump file into smaller pieces. This is one solution I came up with using vim.


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Please summarize "Clutter," by William Zinsser.
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"Clutter" is chapter three of William Zinsser's highly influential book On Writing Well, in which Zinsser explains some principles of clear and effective writing and illustrates his advice with many examples.
In "Clutter," Zinsser urges readers to avoid unneccessary words. He urges them to write prose that is crisp, clear, and clean. He asserts that cluttered writing is both a symptom and a cause of many problems in contemporary American society.
Zinsser notes that often we add unnecessay prepositions to verbs, as in "head up," "face up to, "free up," and other such phrases, in which the verb alone is sufficient and more effective.
He notes that we also often add unnecessary adjectives to our writing, as in such phrases as "personal physician" or "personal friend," in which the noun alone is sufficient and more effective.
Zinsser also criticizes over-use of the word "experiencing," as in the question "Are you experiencing pain?" rather than the simpler, clearer, "Does it hurt?"
He also attacks "ponderous euphemisms," and he suggests that corporations, the government, and the military, in particular, find it useful to employ cluttered language.
Professional jargon is also censured by Zinsser, as are long words when shorter words would suffice. Likewise, he advises against using faddish words. He concludes the main part of his essay with a striking summary of all the bad word choices he has criticized:
They are all weeds that will smother what you write. Nor are all the weeds so obvious.
He advises writers to do as he did when he taught at Yale: when reading writing, bracket any unnecessay words. Eventually, doing so will become a habit, and writers will mentally bracket unneeded words when they go back to revise their writing.
A reader with an ironic eye might suggest that Zinsser himself sometimes violates his own advice (a charge he would probaby admit, since no writer is perfect). For example, he uses the word "locutions" when a simpler term might do. He also urges writers to avoid phrases such as "I might add," but Zinsser himself began the previous paragraph with the phrase "I could go on . . . ." Finally, in his next-to-last paragraph he once again gives advice he has already offered throughout the essay, this time using eight sentences (including highly similar questions) when perhaps four might have done the job.
Ultimately, though, few could argue with Zinsser's final bit of advice: "Simplify, simplify." (Note, however, that the same word is repeated when it might have been enough to say simply: "Simplify."
Zinsser uses Thoreau's command, "simplify, simplify" as the capstone of the chapter—and would probably justify his repetition of the word as necessary because the concept is so important.
Zinsser notes in this chapter how easy it is for unneeded words to enter into our writing, as weeds do into a garden, and notes that we must prune them ruthlessly. Our task as writers is to make life as easy as possible for our readers. Otherwise, they will not keep reading. We make life easier for them by not forcing them to wade through mountains of confusing prose.
Zinsser advises his writers to be grateful for every word they can get rid of. He warns against jargon and euphemism, advocating instead that writers get rid of clutter by writing as plainly as possible.
Despite the recurrent "updates"—I am looking at the 30th anniversary edition—the book suffers from not being revised sufficiently. For instance, it still uses examples of bureaucratic language from the Vietnam era. Nevertheless, the advice Zinsser offers in this chapter remains direct and relevant.


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Never Underestimate the Power of an Old Family Recipe
How many times have you heard the phrase "from an old family recipe"? It tends to strike a powerful emotion. After all, we identify with great cooking that has stood the test of time. Particularly if it's a special dish or preparation that originates from the family kitchen several generations back, handed down over the years. If we can establish that we're cooking from an old family recipe it has to be authentic. The real deal for sure!
We certainly treasure our own family recipes that have been handed down from one generation to the next. We tend to honor home cooking as better, more wholesome food. Somehow, nothing else can quite measure up to the flavor and taste of that old family recipe.
And the old family recipe makes us feel connected to our family's prior generations. It gives us a sense of duration and permanence. Pretty good family endurance if you can say that you've been preparing a special dish in your family the same way for 150 years.
Sometimes an old family recipe is so good it becomes the basis for starting a company. A commercial food venture based on an old family recipe can leverage a powerful marketing message. For some, it may even come off as a ploy, trying to take advantage of our emotions. After all, if your family recipe is so good that my family will want to feast on your family's cooking, it must be some spectacular food.
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Most of us have a fond memory of a home-cooked meal at mom's house. And when the family gets together, how much time do we spend hanging out in the kitchen? Food plays a major role in our lives, and the time we share around the family meal, usually a pleasant experience, brings us together. Makes us feel connected to our family. Which is why I think we cherish our family recipes. Our family recipes define our family tradition in a large way. What do you think? If you have a moment, leave me a comment below. Let's talk about it.
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The Canadiens came up short Friday against the Penguins, falling 5-4 in a shootout.
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The win was clinched by Evgeni Malkin, who beat Peter Budaj in a shootout to gain the extra point in the standings for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh got goals from Dustin Jeffrey (2), Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang in the victory. Letang opened the scoring at 4:02 of the first period.
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A week or two ago I wrote about a link between certain forms of marriage and cultic experience. I have since thought further about dysfunctional relationships. I noted the existence of narcissism in the situation of a dominating husband with a subservient wife and to see this allows us to have insight into the way that dominating control in many other relationships works. Over the period that I have been writing about abuse issues and the church, it has become increasingly clear to me that a desire to control is sadly far too common in almost any type of human relationship. To summarise what I have to say here, the use of control or abusive dominance in a human relationship involves treating a person as a thing or an object rather than as a fellow human being.
Over the past week, I have pulled down from my bookshelves a book which I have owned for two years but not yet read. It has the off-putting title Traumatic Narcissism by Daniel Shaw. This is not a title which will cause it to fly off the shelves, but the book was recommended to me at the Cultic Studies conference two years ago. I want to share with my readers a few of the helpful insights which this book contains, in spite of the author's using, what is sometimes, rather technical language.
I have in the past used the word 'narcissistic' to describe the particular way of relating that a cult or dominant leader uses to exploit and abuse his followers. Such behaviour, involving abusive power and control is part and parcel of the larger-than-life grandiose style that we meet in many religious or cultic leaders. Narcissism involves both dominance over others alongside a sometimes almost pathetic need to receive the attention and approval of the followers. These followers will have their own distinctive set of needs and it is these needs that have brought them into a subservient relationship with the cult leader. The book I referred to above by Daniel Shaw helps by describing this exploitative relationship very clearly. I want to go on, cutting through the psychoanalytical jargon, to indicate how he understands the way a narcissistic individual, including a cultic leader, uses his power to harm those who have the misfortune to come into his sphere of influence.
A book which influenced me a long time ago was one by Martin Buber with an intriguing title, I and Thou. This book explained how there are two ways of relating to another person. One is to treat them as an object (I-it), the other as a person (I-thou). In our relationship with God, we are to see him always as a person, never as a thing. The same thing goes for our relationships with other people. There is always a need for us to respect their personhood, their subjectivity. Daniel Shaw is also talking about this same process when he uses the word intersubjectivity. This word simply refers to the importance in all relationships to respect another person's experience and their right to have feelings and opinions of their own. The 'traumatizing narcissist', on the other hand, is an individual who will not or cannot respect the inner subjective life of the other person. All he or she is interested in is the way that the other person can fulfil the needs of the narcissist, such as found in the typical cult leader. It is also clear to see how sexual violence and power exploitation of any kind will be the outworking of the narcissistic behaviour of an individual who is concerned solely for his or her needs. This narcissist will, in psychoanalytical thought, normally be regarded as a victim, of parental neglect. He or she will have suffered from a failure by carers to respect their growing identity and personality.
A few years ago these ideas were novel, even revolutionary to my thinking. It never occurred to me that one could describe and account for power abuse using such models provided by psychoanalytical research. The insight that people who abuse their power are also people who have profound needs inflicted on them by inadequate or needy parents, is profoundly helpful. Out of this reading I have been provided with a possible interpretation of many abusive scenarios, whether in a church-based context down to a dysfunctional relationship between two people.
The ability to understand and interpret what may be going on in a situation of abuse does not in itself solve any problems. The power hungry narcissist will still exploit his victims, whether they be congregants, pupils in a school or members of the family. But there is the hope that every time the insights, such as those provided by Daniel Shaw, are shared, an environment of understanding is created where fewer people are able to get away with this kind of dehumanising and exploitative behaviour. In summary the problem I have been describing is that of treating people as objects. Everyone knows that, when this happens, and it can happen in many, many situations, there is likely to be the potential for profound trauma. The concern of this blog is to highlight the needs of those who suffer as the result of abuse carried on in the context of Christian belief and practice. When a psychoanalyst like Daniel Shaw writes so cogently on the topic of cultic exploitation, I feel that I need to study his writings and bring some of the conclusions to the attention of my readers. I may well have cause to return to this remarkable book as I have only begun to share the numerous insights of his study. It is a book that has already taken its place among classics of 'cult studies'. Sadly too few people in the UK read this literature, and it may be a decade before Shaw's ideas penetrate the thinking of professional therapists, few of whom seem to understand the 'cult' dynamic that exists in a whole variety of settings. I shall continue to read and to share with my followers what wisdom I can extract from literature that comes my way. Meanwhile I want to finish with a thought. How wonderful it would be if we could be protected from the depredations of narcissists because people had learnt to spot them long before they had the opportunity to create havoc and harm around them. As a society and members of religious communities, we need to be far more vigilant and alert than we are.


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Kenton district still manufacturing magic
By Kathy Eaton
with photos by John Butenschoen
"As Swift went, so did Kenton," according to Alta Mitchoff, author of the book, History of the Kenton Neighborhood, published in 1997.
Kenton was a company town built in 1909 by the Swift Meat Packing Company. Kenton was home to manufacturers including Monarch Mill, Pacific Tank and Pipe, Ajax Auto Traction, and Pacific Coast Safe and Vault Works, along with Nicolai Door Manufacturing and Durable Roofing. The neighborhood was mostly blue-collar in the 1920s, and still is.
Kenton Firehouse
Dedicated in 1913, the Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N. Brandon Ave., was built as a joint venture between the city of Portland and Swift Packing Company.
In 1920, Company No. 30 fought a fire in the Swift stock pen yards and was the first to respond to the Vanport flood in 1948. Like other historic Portland firehouses, the second renaissance revival style building shuttered in 1959 and was designated a historical landmark in 1976.
The building was restored and re-purposed to serve the community by housing offices for North Portland Neighborhood Services and meeting space for neighborhood and business association meetings. The building serves as a model of environmental stewardship with a solar system, geothermal heating, and rain gardens to absorb stormwater.
Construction is underway to build an annex for Kenton's Tool Library, the first one in Oregon, according to Tom Griffin-Valade, NPNS director. For more information: See npnscommunity.org.
Preserving history
Siblings Preston Browning and Rachel Browning opened Salvage Works in Kenton in 2010, but soon outgrew the space they needed for a yard, shop and retail.
In 2014, they negotiated a long-term lease for 25,000 square feet at 2024 N. Argyle St.
"Preston is the quintessential lumberjack," said Rachel, general manager for the company's staff of thirteen. Clients include homeowners for do-it-yourself projects, contractors and customers who commission Salvage Works to build unique pieces. The majority of lumber comes from deconstructed houses or barns in Portland and surrounding areas. "Salvaging timber is a way to preserve a piece of history, whether it's from a craftsman bungalow in Alameda or a barn in Troutdale," said Rachel.
Salvage Works shares the provenance of the materials (the history of when it was built and where) with the consumer. "We re-purpose materials and give old growth new life," said Rachel. For more information: See salvageworkspdx.com or call (503) 899-0052.
Figure Plant, 8411 N. Denver Ave., a full-service engineering design and fabrication studio, is located next door to Salvage Works. In spring 2010, David Frederickson, the owner/founder of Figure Plant, began leasing the building that once housed Kenton Machine Works. He negotiated a long-term lease with Portland Development Commission and uses Salvage Works to source reclaimed materials.
While seeking space for their company, Frederickson said it had to be large enough to create a double-decker British bus. In 2007, he reconnected with John Ceniceros, the company's director, whom he initially met while attending Lewis and Clark College in 1985. Their staff "fabricates dreams in three-dimensional story-telling," including building a 22-foot unicorn. "If you wondered who built that, it may have been Figure Plant," said Frederickson. For more information: See figureplant.com or call (503) 289-2070.
The parking lot shared by Salvage Works and Figure Plant houses four newly installed food carts, two of which are operational: Killa Dilla and Dehomis Japanese Food Cart, 8419 N. Interstate Ave.
Swift and Union
In 2012, Ken "Zig" Naffziger planned to open three restaurants within five years. He opened Tabor Tavern, 5325 E. Burnside St. on July 13, 2012 and three years later, opened Swift and Union, 8103 N. Denver Ave. He persuaded Donna Lambeth, owner of the Kenton property, to lease the building to him by offering her a gift card to Tabor Tavern. After a meal of fish and chips, not only did she agree to lease the building to him, she offered additional space to accommodate a walk-in cooler and office.
Mike Duggan manages Swift and Union and shares Naffziger's passion for Kenton's history. Naffziger kept the original "for lease" sign posted to the storefront window and discovered a 1942 calendar advertising Blue Ribbon Market and Delicatessen housed in the building he now leases. He collaborated with his wife, Kristen Siefkin, an interior designer, to honor Kenton's roots as a cowtown. Joel Hope, a local metal and lighting artisan made pendent lights to hang from meat hooks. The bar top was made by Salvage Works.
"I'm getting the itch again to open another restaurant," admitted Naffziger, "but July 13, 2017 isn't far away." For more information: See swiftandunion.com or call (503) 206-4281.
Paint Paul
Kenton Neighborhood Association treasurer Angela Moos is spearheading a community fund-raising effort to collect donations to restore Kenton's iconic Paul Bunyan statue. Sponsored by Kenton businesses and neighbors, the grassroots campaign has raised almost $21,000. According to Moos, they'll begin a citywide campaign to help reach the $80,000 needed to complete the full restoration by late summer 2017. For more information: See paintpaulpdx.org.


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Your online identity is a big part of who you are these days. A phenomenon that started with so called geeks in the bedroom has now spread so far that even in big business you have to have an online identity. Being online is part of the way that we network now and that is not going to change any time soon. If you want to be able to meet people in your industry or in any industry that might be able to help your bottom line then you have to be online. Even if you do not have the latest social networking account then you at least have to have an email address. And this is not going go away any time soon. As the years go by your online presence is only going to become more important. So you need to make sure you are able to control as much of it as you can. And there is one place that you have to start to be able to do that.
And that place that you have to start is with your password. Your password is the key to keeping your online identity safe. There are a lot of bad guys who like to get into online accounts and take control of them. There are a number of reasons why they do this and most of them end in making money somehow. But there are a lot of bad guys out there who do not care about making money. There are some people out there who just want to be able to break into your online account just so that they can get information about you. They want to be able to know private details about you and so that means they will do whatever they can to break into your online accounts. You see this happen in celebrity cases a lot. Just recently we saw someone who broke into the mobile phone of actress Scarlett Johansson get ten years of jail time for releasing nude pictures of her. But do not think that this is only a problem that happens with celebrities. This type of thing is happen to a bunch of people these days. And that is why you need to be sure that you are safe when it comes to your password.
If you have more than one online account then you should be sure that you have more than one password as well. It does not make sense in this day and age for people to still be using the same password on all of the sites that they belong to. I know that it is easier this way but it is also a lot more dangerous. There have been warning after warning for people to not do this but yet you still see it being done. The bad guys online are hoping that you do this. You make their job a lot easier than it normally would be. All they have to do is find one of your accounts access points and then they have them all. But if you have a single password for each account that you belong to then they have to take the time to break into each one of them.
Most people have two identities these days. They have their online identity and they have their offline identity. Make sure you are able to protect your online identity with the use of the proper password usage. If you do not then you might find that the bad guys have more access than you believe.
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Bohemian Rye Bread
Lori Borgmann
I lost my mom when I was only 35. This brings back fond memories of my mom's love for rye bread! She would always spread butter on a slice and drizzle honey on it. I, too, acquired her love of this bread!
- 2 1/2 c
- potato water
- 2 pkg
- yeast
- 1/4 c
- sugar
- 1 Tbsp
- salt
- 2 Tbsp
- caraway seeds
- 2 Tbsp
- butter
- 3 c
- rye flour
- c
- 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cups of white flour
How to Make Bohemian Rye Bread
- 1First of all, in case your wondering, potato water is the water that is left over after boiling potatoes! Dissolve yeast into the potato water.
- 2Mix together all of the dry ingredients EXCEPT 2cups of the white flour. When the yeast is dissolved gradually mix dry ingredients into the potato water and yeast mixture. Gradually add butter. Turn on floured board and knead. Shape into 2 round loaves. Let rise about 1 hour. Just before baking you may brush with beaten egg and milk. Sprinkling additional caraway seeds on top just before baking is optional. (I did not.) Bake 40 to 45 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
- 3Mom and I enjoy this most when the bread is still warm. Spread with soft butter and drizzle honey on a slice and enjoy!
About Bohemian Rye Bread
Course/Dish: Savory Breads, Other Breads
Main Ingredient: Bread
Regional Style: American
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In an Ancient Mexican Tomb, High Society
by JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Last month, in their second season at the site of an ancient settlement in southern Mexico, archaeologists digging into the ruins of a pyramid came upon a row of large, flat stones — the wall of a tomb. Inside, they found skeletons of a prominent man, possibly a ruler, and two human sacrifices. Another apparently elite adult was on a landing just outside the tomb.
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