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Study: Experimental Brain Pacemaker May Ease AnxietyFox News Thu, 13 Nov 2008 6:33 AM PSTThe same kind of deep brain stimulation used to treat some patients for Parkinson's disease also helped a few people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, French scientists reported.
Catholics Pray For Stolen Tabernacle's & Eucharist's Return Nov 16 7:06 AM EST MIAMI -- Archbishop John C. Favalora is asking for an $8,000 stolen sacred tabernacle to be returned. The custom-made, Spanish-imported jeweled box was stolen late last week
Coping with PerfectionismPsych Central Sun, 16 Nov 2008 9:34 AM PSTLabeling someone a perfectionist is a judgment call, with one person’s “high standards” another person’s “perfectionism.” But at high levels, “you know it when you see it,” said Martin Antony, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto, who talked about strategies to deal with perfectionism on Friday at the 42nd annual [...]
Face to face with John Van Eenwyk: Treating cycle of traumaThe Olympian Sun, 16 Nov 2008 6:22 AM PSTIt's not merely goodness of heart that motivates the Rev. John Van Eenwyk to work with victims of torture. It also is a fascination with the psychology of evil.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/breakdowns-a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young--by-art-spiegelman-1017472.htmlIndependent Sat, 15 Nov 2008 4:14 PM PSTArt Spiegelman is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus, the intensely moving 300-page graphic novel that's as much about Spiegelman's difficult relationship with his father, an Auschwitz survivor, as it is a vicarious memoir of the Holocaust. More recently, In the Shadow of No Towers stood practically alone as a valid artistic response to 9/11. Just turned 60, Spiegelman is in danger of ...

Across U.S., Big Rallies for Same-Sex MarriageNew York Times Sun, 16 Nov 2008 5:13 AM PSTIn one of the nation?s largest displays of support for gay rights, tens of thousands of people across the country turned out in support of same-sex marriage.
The real deal on Pablo BanilaPhilippine Daily Inquirer Sat, 15 Nov 2008 8:07 PM PSTNO, he’s not a cyber-stalker. Or a group of psychology students doing a project. Or the government in disguise. Pablo Banila is a real person, but he’s not the crazy lowlife that people thought he was.

Police: Man in wheelchair robs Merritt Island bankThe News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USAPolice say a man in a motorized wheelchair robbed a Space Coast Credit Union on Merritt Island this afternoon and was arrested minutes later more than 500 ...See all stories on this topic

Uh-oh. New Report Suggests Alcohol Shrinks the BrainNBC Philadelphia Sun, 16 Nov 2008 1:18 PM PSTWell, this is alarming news! Turns out a few too many weekly cocktails can actually lead to brain shrinkage! Now, it should be pointed out that a little brain shrinkage is normal as you age,...

Fear, frustration felt over ‘implied threat’The Shawano Leader Fri, 14 Nov 2008 3:48 AM PSTA week after being gathered together by the FBI to be told they were the potential victims of an unspecified crime, many of those who were notified are still working through a range of emotions.

Panel: Gulf War syndrome research lackingAP via Yahoo! News Thu, 13 Nov 2008 2:58 PM PSTA research panel has concluded that federal research has not adequately tackled finding treatments for veterans afflicted by a collection of symptoms commonly called Gulf War illness. This even as potentially hundreds of thousands of veterans continue to suffer nearly two decades since the end of the conflict.

Crimes by air marshals raise questions about hiringUSA Today Fri, 14 Nov 2008 6:20 AM PSTIn case you missed this story in yesterday's USA TODAY, ProPublica writes that "since 9/11, more than three dozen federal air marshals have been charged with crimes, and hundreds more have been accused of misconduct, an investigation by ProPublica, a...

Seve Ballesteros close to leaving intensive care three weeks after brain surgerySports Illustrated Fri, 14 Nov 2008 6:58 AM PSTMADRID, Spain (AP) -- Seve Ballesteros is improving following brain surgery on a malignant tumor and is likely to be released from intensive care next week.

Brain 'pacemaker' may hold promiseThe Toledo Blade Fri, 14 Nov 2008 2:12 AM PSTNEW YORK - The same kind of deep-brain stimulation used to treat some patients for Parkinson's disease also helped a few people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, French scientists reported. The study involved only 16 patients, but in four of them, symptoms nearly disappeared. But many patients had serious side effects, including one case of bleeding in the brain. The treatment involved an ...
Brain abscess patient needs medicinesPhilippine Daily Inquirer Fri, 14 Nov 2008 2:09 PM PSTMANILA, Philippines – Amanda Garcia had never been in hospital all her life, until she was told by doctors that she had a brain abscess.

Detroit's new top cop: Leading by inspirationDetroit News Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:20 PM PSTJames Barren ran a psychology clinic before becoming Detroit police chief last month. Now, instead of tending to distressed patients, he's trying to cure a troubled police department. During his 31-year career, Barren has had an intimate view of the problems that have plagued the force for decades, culminating in the text message scandal, which involved the Police Department and derailed the ...

CIA chief: Bin Laden alive and 'isolated'San Diego Union-Tribune Fri, 14 Nov 2008 3:10 AM PSTWASHINGTON – Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is alive and “largely isolated,” said CIA Director Michael Hayden, who added that U.S. intelligence had disrupted a terrorist attack that “would have rivaled the destruction of 9/11.”

Survey: Unprotected sex common among teensMSNBC Fri, 14 Nov 2008 6:52 AM PSTMore than 10,000 teenage girls and young women took part in an anonymous survey over the summer on TyraShow.com, the Web site of “The Tyra Banks Show.” Brace yourselves, parents: You may not like what the survey results reveal about girls and sex.

CIA Director: Al-Qaida Still Number-One ThreatNPR Fri, 14 Nov 2008 4:04 AM PSTSeven years after the 9-11 attacks, the CIA has updated its official assessment of the al-Qaida terror network. Agency director Michael Hayden says al-Qaida remains the most present danger to the U.S.. Hayden spoke Thursday in the midst of the presidential transition, the first during wartime in 40 years.

SCIENCE IN BRIEF: Switch found for tamoxifenAtlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USAThe same kind of deep brain stimulation used to treat some patients for Parkinson’s disease also helped a few people suffering from obsessive-compulsive ...See all stories on this topic
Sharp-witted elderly shed insight on dementiaReuters UK - UKWhile tau protein accumulates inside brain cells, forming fibrous tangles that eventually cause the cell to burst, beta-amyloid plaques accumulate outside ...See all stories on this topic
Tiny Sacs Released By Brain Tumor Cells Carry Information That May ...Science Daily (press release) - USA"Glioblastomas release exosomes in sufficient quantities to pass the blood-brain barrier. We were able to isolate them, analyze the RNA transcripts and show ...See all stories on this topic
Proof's in the brain scan: Romance doesn't have to fadeUSA Today - USABy Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY The honeymoon doesn't have to be over just because you've been together for years, new research suggests. ...See all stories on this topic
';Insight' deficit may explain denial in drug addictionGenetic Engineering News (press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USAAlthough "denial" is often considered to be a form of deception, emerging research suggests that it may be due to a specific brain dysfunction similar to ...See all stories on this topic
Researchers identify toehold for HIV's assault on brainEurekAlert! Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:31 AM PST( University of Rochester Medical Center ) Scientists have unraveled in unprecedented detail the cascade of events that go wrong in brain cells affected by HIV, a virus whose assault on the nervous system continues unabated despite antiviral medications that can keep the virus at bay for years in the rest of the body.

WellCare Shares Plunge as Insurer Seeks New Funding (Update2)Bloomberg Thu, 13 Nov 2008 2:02 PM PSTNov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- WellCare Health Plans Inc., the U.S. managed-care provider being investigated for possible fraud, lost more than half its value in New York trading after saying it hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Crystal Ball for Brain AneurysmsHealthCentral Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:23 AM PSTLOS ANGELES, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors describe it as a ticking time bomb that can explode unexpectedly. Brain aneurysms impact up to one in 15 Americans and carry deadly consequences. Those who are fortunate to spot the warning signs early now have a new line of defense.

Study bolsters link between Parkinson's disease, pesticideThe Fresno Bee Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:18 PM PSTFor years, researchers have suspected commercial pesticides put people at risk for Parkinson's disease. Now evidence in the San Joaquin Valley suggests it's true.
Parkinson's association presents Spirit of Life AwardNorth County Times Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:45 AM PSTLA JOLLA ---- Affection and respect enveloped Parkinson's disease specialist Dr. Ronald M. Kobayashi as 220 members and extended family of the Parkinson's Disease Association of San Diego gathered in The Pavilion at Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines to see him receive the sixth annual Parkinson's Spirit of Life Award on Oct. 26.Â
Dance for the Cure: Tango improves Parkinson’s, study saysStudent Life Mon, 17 Nov 2008 1:22 AM PSTAna Rossell, of Newport Beach, California, dances tango with Argentine artist Guillermo Alio in the traditional tango district of La Boca, Buenos Aires. Researchs have concluded that tango helps patients with Parkinson’s disease improve their mobility and balance.
Cell Phone/Brain Tumor Connection Remains Inconclusive - But They Pose Neurological Health RisksNewswise Fri, 14 Nov 2008 8:26 AM PSTThere has been much speculation over the last few years about whether cell phones increase the risk of developing a brain tumor. While the cell phone/brain tumor connection remains inconclusive, the AANS cautions that cell phones present plenty of other risks to people's neurological health.
Brain 'pacemaker' may hold promiseThe Toledo Blade Fri, 14 Nov 2008 2:12 AM PSTNEW YORK - The same kind of deep-brain stimulation used to treat some patients for Parkinson's disease also helped a few people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, French scientists reported. The study involved only 16 patients, but in four of them, symptoms nearly disappeared. But many patients had serious side effects, including one case of bleeding in the brain. The treatment involved an ...
Brain tumor awareness effort hits the floorThe Delaware Business Ledger Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:11 AM PSTThe Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation (KHG) launched its first public awareness campaign for brain tumors with billboards, bus signs, radio spots, magazine ads, aerial advertising and, for the first time ever, a floor-graphic at the Wilmington train station.

Hawaiian islands host Super Bowl of surfingMiami Herald Sun, 16 Nov 2008 0:43 AM PSTYou're on Oahu's North Shore at the Banzai Pipeline, the most famous big wave on the world's most famous big wave surfing coastline. You set up not 50 yards from the wave's rising peak, so close you feel the shivers as its water wall shakes the shoreline.
Super Bowl of surfing comes crashing down on islandFort Worth Star-Telegram Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:04 PM PSTVans Triple Crown of Surfing in Oahu offers thrills for spectators, too.

Dude, Surf For A TrophyHartford Courant Sat, 15 Nov 2008 4:35 PM PST"If you've never been to a surf competition in Hawaii, it's as if you took the space shuttle to the moon and got off into this very surreal experience," says big wave rider Dan Moore of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing contests that begin here this week.
Surfing: Patacchia advances at Reef Hawaiian ProHonolulu Advertiser Fri, 14 Nov 2008 8:45 PM PSTThe waves got smaller, but the names got bigger on the second day of the Reef Hawaiian Pro men's surfing contest today.

Occy beaten in HawaiiAustralian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 15 Nov 2008 3:18 AM PSTRetired former world surfing champion Mark Occhilupo has been eliminated in his third round heat at the World Qualifying Series event at Hawaii's Haleiwa Beach.
Downsized surf in Hale'iwaHonolulu Advertiser Sat, 15 Nov 2008 3:03 AM PSTThe waves got smaller, but the names got bigger on the second day of the Reef Hawaiian Pro men's surfing contest yesterday.
Caption OnlyWindsor Star Sat, 15 Nov 2008 2:16 AM PSTColour Photo: Reuters / WIPE OUT: A surfer crashes while surfing in Solana Beach, Calif., on Friday. While unseasonably warm temperatures bring high fire hazards to California, the beach has remained a popular place long after summer has past. ;
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From the Wright's Law Newsletter:
November 11, 2008
ISSN: 1538-3202
Issue: 461 Subscribers: 65,452
In This Issue:
Be a Hero...To a Hero
Military Family Month13th Annual Celebration
HR 3690: Military Family Autism Equality Act
A Lifeline for Military Families
Operation Gratitude

HR 3690: Military Family Autism Equality Act
Retired military families who have children with autism will have their health care benefits protected if bipartisan legislation introduced by Virginia Congressman James P. Moran (D-8) and Florida Congressman Jeff Miller (R) is enacted into law.
"Our soldiers risk their lives on the battlefield in service to their country. It is incumbent upon us to care for them and their families when they return home.
For retired military families with an autistic child, this benefit is a lifeline for their child's future and the family's financial future," Moran said.
A Lifeline for Military Families
Designated as the Military Family Autism Equality Act, HR 3690 will provide retired military families who have children with autism with the same health care benefits as families of active duty service members with children with autism. Department of Defense statistics indicate there are an estimated 8,784 retiree families that will benefit from this legislation.
Serving the Children of Those Who Have Served Active duty service members who have a child with autism have access to benefits through TRICARE which provides $2,500 a month (a max of $30,000 per year) for Applied Behavioral Analysis, a proven treatment for the symptoms of autism. Unfortunately, the day an active duty military person retires, their dependents lose access to the ABA benefit, according to Moran and Miller. This loss occurs if the retirement is voluntary or is forced at the end of their career obligation.
Military Retirement Shouldn't End Autism Coverage - Letter of Support for this legislation from Congressman Miller and Congressman Moran.
Read A Lifeline for Military Families by Chuck Hagee in the Mount Vernon Gazette. For more information, go to Health and Special Education Services for Military Children with Autism
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HATE CRIME STATISTICS 2007: Inside a National Scourge
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Innocence Lost Sting II Another 47 Kids Rescued A second national sex trafficking sweep nets 73 pimps and 518 prostitutes and rescues more kids from the sex trade.
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To Save a Child Inside a Prostitution Sting FBI agents partner with local police in an effort to rescue underage victims of prostitution as part of a nationwide sweep.
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12:00 PM EST MondayWinn-Dixie donates $400k to fight breast cancer 2:33 PM EST MondayCoggin Pontiac to lay off workers 9:30 AM EST MondayCircuit City files for bankruptcy

Grape seeds may combat Alzheimer's DiseaseTelegraph.co.uk - United KingdomEating grape seeds may help combat degenerative brain conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. ...See all stories on this topic

The brain-gut connectionMacleans.ca - Toronto,Ontario,CanadaOther research, looking at how activity is transmitted from the gut to the brain, is focusing on a hormone called corticotropin-releasing factor or CRF, ...See all stories on this topic
Neuroimaging of Brain Shows Who Spoke To A Person And What Was SaidScience Daily (press release) - USAHowever, the findings from this study imply a less hierarchal processing of speech that is spread out more across the brain. The research was partly funded ...See all stories on this topic
UCLA Medical Researchers Report Brain Injury After Cardiac Arrest ...MarketWatch - USAThe research included a blood conditioning process employing a leukocyte (white blood cell) reduction filter, the LeukoGuard(R) BC Filter* from Pall Life ...See all stories on this topic

StalkingBellaOnline Sat, 08 Nov 2008 4:23 PM PSTStalking defined is a repeat pattern of unwanted attention. Stalking is a crime that affects over one million people each year. Every year approximately one million women and 400,000 men are victims of stalking. Do you know how to stay safe?
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Device lets blind people 'see' with soundsTelegraph.co.uk - United KingdomProf Blakemore, who is the former chief executive of the Medical Research Council, believes that further study into how the brain adapts to use audible ...See all stories on this topic

In Hawaii, the Super Bowl of surfingLos Angeles Times Sun, 09 Nov 2008 2:22 AM PSTEvery year, the world's best surfers flock to Oahu's North Shore for the sport's Triple Crown. The waves are phenomenal -- as long as the weather cooperates. You're on Oahu's North Shore at the Banzai Pipeline, the most famous big wave on the world's most famous big wave surfing coastline. You set up not 50 yards from the wave's rising peak, so close you feel the shivers as its water wall ...
Get an all-girl intro to surfing in MexicoNew York Daily News Sun, 09 Nov 2008 1:26 AM PSTSo you say you want to surf? Las Olas surf safaris for women in Mexico will quash any reservations or excuses that have held you back from splashing around in the waves in the past.
Surfing Cunninghams embrace the sportBeaches Leader Sun, 09 Nov 2008 4:11 AM PSTComments ( No comments posted. ) "No wind,” thought Shealyn Cunningham, 9, as she looked at the still trees outside her bedroom window in Ponte Vedra.
A Rooster's reinventionMilton Ulladulla Times Sun, 09 Nov 2008 5:20 AM PSTMick Fanning credits it as the reason he became a surfing world champion. Craig Fitzgibbon's certain it's why he's about to slip into a Kangaroos jumper again.
Slater's brothers: Same wavelengthFlorida Today Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:42 PM PSTEver wonder what it's like being one of the brothers of nine-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater? Not really a big deal, according to older brother Sean, 39, and the younger, 30-year-old Stephen, better known as "Skippy."
Haleiwa's Bonga Perkins wins world longboard titleHonolulu Advertiser Sat, 08 Nov 2008 4:15 PM PSTBonga Perkins of Hale'iwa is the 2008 world champion of longboard surfing. Perkins, 36, clinched his second career world title by winning the Oxbow World Longboard Tour contest today at San Clemente, Calif.

Something, anything to stop the painBoston Globe - United StatesFor him, as for some of his peers, drugs meant to comfort patients became his refuge and his undoing. ''My take on Brent [above] was he was a very smart ...See all stories on this topic

FDA Approves Magnets on Brain to Treat DepressionThirdAge Sat, 01 Nov 2008 7:59 AM PDTWASHINGTON - The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression -- a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull. Emotionally needy risk depressionThe Times of India Sat, 01 Nov 2008 0:14 AM PDTTORONTO: Emotionally needy individuals are at greater risk of recurring depression, says a new Canadian study. Myriam Mongrain, who is associate professor of psychology in York University here, studied graduate students with a history of depression, rating their levels of emotional dependence.

Brain imaging study supports the 'cognitive reserve' hypothesisEurekAlert! Mon, 10 Nov 2008 1:31 PM PSTIndividuals with higher education levels appear to score higher on cognitive tests despite having evidence of brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Brain scans demonstrate link between education and Alzheimer'sEurekAlert! Mon, 10 Nov 2008 1:01 PM PST( Washington University School of Medicine ) A test that reveals brain changes believed to be at the heart of Alzheimer's disease has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of the disorder.

Strokes: Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost DexterityMedicineNet.com Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:23 PM PDTTitle: Strokes: Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity Category: Health News Created: 10/31/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/31/2008

L.I. stab slay a hate crimeNew York Daily News Mon, 10 Nov 2008 1:27 AM PSTA gang of white teens prowling for Hispanic victims stabbed an Ecuadoran man to death on Long Island in a brutal attack cops described Sunday as a hate crime.
The US has begun transferring more than $500m in Libyan compensation money to the families of American victims of the ...The Herald Mon, 10 Nov 2008 6:56 AM PSTRelatives of victims of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people responded to the execution of three Indonesian militants for the crime by saying they do not believe justice has been fully achieved.
SF Crime Study: "Today's Shooter Is Tomorrow's Victim"Bayinsider Mon, 10 Nov 2008 4:45 AM PSTSAN FRANCISCO -- A UC Berkeley study has found that nearly half – 47 percent – of the 98 homicides in San Francisco in 2007 were gang-related and that the vast majority of the victims were men who were either African-American or Latino.
7 LI Teens Accused Of Murder In Racial Bias AttackWCBS-TV New York Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:35 AM PSTSeven Suffolk County teenagers charged in a brutal apparent hate-crime killing in east Patchogue will be arraigned on Monday. They drove the streets, according to police, looking for trouble. And late Saturday night, the white gang members found it. A murder is never trivial, but according to Suffolk County Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick, Saturday's murder was especially disturbing. "The victims ...
Small Town Stunned After 8-Yr.-Old Boy Charged With Premeditated MurderCityNews Mon, 10 Nov 2008 5:30 AM PSTThe victims included his father and his co-worker, and cops allege the youngster confessed to carefully planning the crime.

The Psychology of FearThe Facts Sat, 01 Nov 2008 9:20 AM PDTYou’re home alone when you hear the crash of breaking glass. Did a dish fall off the kitchen cabinet? Or might it have been a window smashing as an intruder breaks in? You won’t know unless you look.

Sex not great, but so what, women reportChicago Sun-Times Sat, 01 Nov 2008 2:04 AM PDTSex is painful, uninteresting or unsatisfying for four of every 10 U.S. women, yet just 12 percent say they feel distress because of their difficulties, a survey by a Harvard University researcher found.


Undetectable data-stealing trojan nabs 500k accountsThe Register Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:49 PM PDTSinowal's evil genius A well-organized crime gang has stolen credentials for more than a half-million financial accounts in less than three years using a sophisticated trojan that remains undetectable to the vast majority of its victims, a report published Friday warns.…
Protecting Yourself Against CrimeKOAT Albuquerque Thu, 30 Oct 2008 5:25 PM PDTWith armed robberies in Albuquerque on the rise and perpetrators taking aim at a wider population of victims, many are left wondering if they're next and what they should do if they are.
You Decide: Proposition 9FOX 11 News Los Angeles Fri, 31 Oct 2008 3:10 AM PDTProposition 9 has been referred to by some as a 'bill of rights' for crime victims. If it passes, it will amend the California Constitution to add provisions regarding victims of crimes. As Phil Shuman reports, Prop 9 is an emotional issue for its supporters.
Strasbourg court to consider appeals on WWII Katyn massacreRussian Information Agency Novosti Fri, 31 Oct 2008 4:33 AM PDTMOSCOW, October 31 (RIA Novosti) - The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to consider pleas from two Poles demanding that Russia recognize those killed in the WWII Katyn massacre as war crime victims, and grant access to documents on the massacre.
Falsely accused try to rebuild their livesWIS News 10 Columbia Thu, 30 Oct 2008 5:21 PM PDTIf you never thought you could be falsely accused of a crime, these stories may make you think again. Two people in the Midlands went from being suspects to victims, and now their lives have never been the same.

Ballesteros confirms he faces brain tumour fightIndependent Fri, 31 Oct 2008 8:23 AM PDTSeveriano Ballesteros will undergo a biopsy tomorrow after the five-time major champion confirmed last night that he has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. The 51-year-old, whose fame transcends the game of golf, was admitted to La Paz hospital in Madrid on Monday after briefly losing consciousness following a "partial epileptic fit" and spent until Friday night in intensive care as he ...
Balance In The Brain Is Found To Be Key In Study Of Learning Disabled MiceMedical News Today Fri, 31 Oct 2008 8:10 AM PDTA new study in the October 31st issue of Cell, a Cell Press journal, has revealed the molecular and cellular underpinnings of one of the most common, single gene causes for learning disability in humans. The findings made in learning disabled mice offer new insight into what happens in the brain when we learn and remember.
Brain’s "hate circuit" identifiedVietnam Net Fri, 31 Oct 2008 3:07 AM PDTPeople who view pictures of someone they hate display activity in distinct areas of the brain that, together, may be thought of as a "hate circuit," according to new research published in the latest issue of U.S. online journal PLoS One, available here on Thursday.
Hap LeCrone: Our defense mechanisms can protect us or do us harmWaco Tribune-Herald Sat, 01 Nov 2008 3:23 AM PDTDEAR DR. LeCRONE: My sister regularly practices amateur psychology on her friends and family, and she claims that I am over using my defense mechanisms. I’m not about to give her the satisfaction of asking her what she means. Can you please tell me what she may be accusing me of or is she just making up psychobabble? — A reader in New York
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It's Not Chocolate And Another Radionic Nightmare

Entry for November 10, 2008 It's not Chocolate. It is Radionics. (A Rewrite)

Summary: It’s not Chocolate
I used to chase the mosquito fogging truck in Puerto Rico, where I was a third, fourth and fifth grader. It was called “Smokey Joe” and layered out a thick white fog behind it as it moved at about five miles an hour through the neighborhood. A lot of us did that. It was like cloud walking. The military police that trailed Smokey Joe in their blue pickup trucks lazy twirled their red cop lights into the fog. It scrimmed the area red. It was an eerie flip over for a little angel caught in the devils wind.
I researched it a couple of years ago. The Air Force did not use DDT in the base housing areas during that time periods. I still need birth control.
We didn’t listen to anyone then. It was summer in summer land. After dinner we were out the door into the maze of hedges, on the streets and cliffs above the ocean and all over the place.
We played in the flooded streets during the monsoons too, the brown waters lapping at our doorsteps.
I think it was in that first year that I met some of our neighbors.
They spoke Puerto Rican more than English.
There was Humberto and his little sister, who was two or three years old.
We were talking.
Someone offered Humberto’s sister a cat turd.
He held it in the palm of his hand. It was brown as a Tootsie Roll.
Humberto held his breath.
“It’s chocolate” the boy said.
The little girl looked at it.
“No” she said. “Es caca.”
“No” the boy insisted. “It’s chocolate.”
“Es caca” she said.
They did not play with us again and oved shortly afterwards.
The Broadband Becomes As White as Smokey Joe
I came across the two news stories below this week. I had some questions about them.. They are about opening a broader spectrum of frequencies to the public, so that more people have greater access to the internet and information.
I am all for that. The novelist in me works overtime though, he/she or it likes to thicken plots.
One of the things I have been talking about quite a bit is in this blog isVibrational Medicine.
That is that everything that is, vibrates and has a frequency.
Things can be activated or shut down based on the phase of those frequencies, the combinations they come in and the wave form that organizes them.
You can open up or close down organs and circulation as well as activate glands and deactivate viruses and diseases. It’s clear that what is called “Rife Frequencies," as flawed as they are, may be a cure for the herpes virus. If used correctly they may fulfill the Star Trek model of a sonic medicine. The salt shaker Dr. McCoy used to hold over people while the sound oscillated at various speeds may very well be the tool of the future. I see a future where a doctor greets you with an electronic cello instead of a stethoscope or twaps a tuning fork and sticks it up your nose instead of taking your temperature.
He or she gives you sound advice.
I am curious about what I would call bio-available frequencies, that is electronic frequencies at phase that are harmonic and distonic with the body and environment. We know that binaural sound has a dramatic impact on the body and mind. Trinaural and pryamiding frequencies also have impact. A broad band system with infite possibilities and combination of possibilities presents problems and opportunities of a large degree.
Along with the opportunities to educate and liberate, there is also the possibility of sabotage and harmful manipulation.
In the 1920s the Fisher Radio Company began mapping frequencies and the impact on the human body. It is from that research that radio stations were assigned their frequencies. The harmful frequencies were not assigned.
If you look in my index you’ll find other entries along this line.
My concerns are in the area of vibrational and environmental impact.
It has always been the Federal Communications Commission’s job to monitor these frequencies for the impact they might have on humans. That duty should extend to the animals, physical environment and atmosphere as well.
It’s hard to say much about will happen and who will be involved.
Despite the Big Island experiments of a decade ago in Hawaii, there are still areas that are basically unknown iareas in the science of radionics and broad band broadcasting. We have never used a saturation frequency before.
Like many people in my culture we have been brought up to believe that the fundamentals of creation are in the sound. In the beginning there was the word.
Then came editors.
Being vibrational sensitive I think about these things.
I am also concerned about privacy and civil liberty issues as we all become more vibrationally accessible, as we define ourselves in the electronic environments we hang out in.
As you know I feel this is a national security nightmare.
Here’s The News.

On the cusp of a new wireless revolution?
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The Federal Communications Commission this week decided to free up the little-used “white space” spectrum between television channels. That spectrum slice will no longer be needed when the U.S. ditches analog TV broadcasts early next year.
Backers of the move believe it could usher in the age of a faster, universal wireless Internet. Broadcasters and mobile phone carriers have opposed the move, arguing new devices running in the white space could cause interference.
Guest: Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOm

November 6, 2008
Obama to push for universal broadband?
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Today we feature an interview with Jonathan Taplin of the USC Annenberg School for Communication, who recently analyzed the tech policy platforms of the presidential candidates. We talked about President-elect Barack Obama’s positions on broadband, net neutrality, and electronic privacy.
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A Pocket Full Of Poison/Eye-Balled News (Rewrite)

A Pocket Full of Poison
This is just a small addendum to the madness I’ve been describing around the tainting of my food. Someone was putting crap in my curry and it wasn’t me. It was a toxic shooter to the already deadly carpet fumes and anthrax that I had been cursed with earlier in the year.
My enemies were in my face on my spoon.
The evil rose like mercury in a thermometer in the ass of a turkey in the oven.
These food fights are annoying enough. There was never any peace. The unknown nasty crackers who were doing this to me were with me twenty four hours a day. Every time I took a drink out of the bottle they pissed on me.
My fiancée looked at me with pity. She shook her head.
She survived the Mexico City bombing (as she said) or earthquake in the 1970s. People were eating hubcaps off of smashed automobiles during that crisis.
“I’ve had worse” she said. And you know she had.
It’s such a basic thing, the trip to the refrigerator to find something to eat.
When it is messed with it completely changes your world. Your shopping habits and your sense of safety get scrambled up like duck eggs.
It is a basic and insidious form of intimidation.
Your jelly isn’t safe in its jar.
It teaches you that your castles are made of Play Dough.
You live in a condo with walls as thin as Japanese paper. Everyone has a key. Or a match.
· You begin to hate leaving home and become isolated.
· When you do go shopping you buy only what you need.
· You pack up the basic vulnerable items and take them with you. With tremendous malaise you leave the pickle in the jar and the R.C. in the can.
· You are more aware of tastes, sensation and smell in the things you leave behind.
· You have a heightened awareness of both evil in the world and the fragileness of human existence. Every bite bites you back.
· You learn in the most basic of ways to watch your back and cover your ass.
· You start buying lemons and lemon juice because they can detoxify most poisons. You have to look at the skins for needle marks of course if I read my spy novels correctly. They could be vaccinated with Chernobyl Vodka. I had just about enough of vaccines, too.

I suppose some of those changes are positive.
You end up appreciating things more.
I look at the above list and think to myself; “Hey, for the most part this is a better way to live, except for the flashbacks, fear and hyper-vigilance.”
Freedom, as the band the Who sang, “Tastes of reality.”
The freedoms I’ve know usually tastes like they belongs there. In this case, freedom tasted like roasted poop on a stick with a hound dog glaze.
I thought of the book “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss.
I do not like this. Sam I am.
You also have to be aware of tainted health and beauty products, particularly those products that deal with the eyes, mouth and lungs. There are many things that can be squeezed into your toothpaste and dumped in your mouth wash.
This all may sound paranoid to the extreme to you, but in 1998 I was just beginning to learn about the cloud I lived my life in. The safety I had created had the quality of a daydream. The rules I lived by were as arbitrary as the trade winds in late summer and so were the institutions I depended on for justice, safety and ethical reinforcement.
I could get hurt.
That was some kind of news for a mother’s son.
It was a grand pain in the ass.

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Catastrophic New Foreign PolicyThe Cowl Fri, 07 Nov 2008 1:13 PM PSTLast Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates stated that the United States would hold “fully accountable” any country or group that aids in the acquisition or use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. As The New York Times reports, this last statement is the most expansive so far in Post 9/11 deterrence policies, as the previous policy justified overwhelming military force against ...

Pennsylvania Hate Crime Shocks CommunityFOX 40 Binghamton Fri, 07 Nov 2008 7:56 PM PSTA hate crime in a small Pennsylvania community. The victims are speaking out after finding a burning cross on their front lawn. When you drive up to 1552 Bowbridge Road near Little Meadows in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, the smell of burnt wood still hangs in the air. It’s remnants of a hate crime that happened in the front yard of Archie Johnson and Ruth Cohen’s home. “Surreal, can’t be ...

Ballesteros talking to family after brain surgery - hospitalAFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:57 AM PSTSpanish golf legend Severiano Ballesteros is conscious and talking to his family after undergoing three operations last month to treat a brain tumour, the hospital caring for him reported on Monday.

Judge seeks U.S. wiretap memosThe Philadelphia Inquirer Sun, 02 Nov 2008 1:28 AM PSTWASHINGTON - A judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce White House memos that provide the legal basis for the Bush administration’s post-9/11 warrantless wiretapping program.

SCIENTISTS SLAM FBI ‘THRAX PROBE IN BID TO CLEAR BUDDY ‘DR. DOOM’New York Post Sun, 02 Nov 2008 1:01 AM PSTIt was an open-and-shut case, the FBI said. But three months after agents pinned the post-9/11 anthrax mailings on Army scientist Bruce Ivins - who committed suicide as the FBI closed in on him - his former colleagues have approached a lawyer to...


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Can Your Heart Handle Sex?ThirdAge Sun, 02 Nov 2008 2:30 AM PSTLove can cause heartache and even heart break. These are mere figures of speech, but what about people who have had a heart attack or heart surgery? Can someone with heart disease safely have sex ?


Aussie Taj Burrow impressive in BrazilThe West Australian Sat, 01 Nov 2008 6:22 PM PDTAustralian Taj Burrow produced a stand-out performance to reach the fourth round of the men’s world surfing tour event in Brazil. The No.2 ranked surfer amassed the highest heat total of the event so
Court battle to keep brain-dead boy aliveThe Times of India Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:08 PM PSTWASHINGTON: The Orthodox Jewish parents of a boy whom doctors have ruled “brain-dead” are fighting in court to keep him on life support, arguing that their religion considers him still alive. The hospital wants to discontinue care for the boy.

JMAR Technologies Joins Homeland Security Effort to Create ...MarketWatch - USASMART will use state-of-the-art spectral decomposition analysis techniques to efficiently differentiate the common background of the image against anomalies ...See all stories on this topic

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Lawyer wants psychologist dropped from N.L. registryDaily Gleaner Sat, 08 Nov 2008 2:14 AM PSTA former Newfoundland psychologist who allegedly exploited the trust of two clients to satisfy his sexual appetite should be expelled from province’s registry, a lawyer for the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board told a disciplinary hearing Friday.


Now, a new study from the University of Michigan adds a new twist todopamine’s fun-loving reputation: pain.Using sophisticated brain-scanning and a carefully controlled way ofinducing muscle pain, the researchers show that the brain’s dopaminesystem is highly active while someone experiences pain—and thatthis response varies between individuals in a way that relatesdirectly to how the pain makes them feel. It’s the first time thatdopamine has been linked to pain response in humans.

Sex, lies cost doctor license for two yearsDayton Daily News Sat, 08 Nov 2008 6:00 AM PSTDr. Timothy J. Heyd, a Centerville osteopath whose license was suspended briefly in 2005 because he had an affair with a patient, has lost his license again after the state Medical Board learned he had sex with two other patients and lied to the board about his behavior.

The cheapest way to eat nutritiouslyLos Angeles Times - CA,USABy Karen Ravn How can you eat as cheaply as possible and still get all the vitamins, minerals and calories you need? These days, a lot of people might like ...See all stories on this topic


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Pregnancy diabetes doubles the risk of language development problems in childrenNews-Medical-Net Fri, 07 Nov 2008 1:32 PM PSTChildren born to mothers with pregnancy-related diabetes run twice the risk of language development problems, according to a research team directed by Professor Ginette Dionne of Université Laval’s School of Psychology.
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Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others’ PainHealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 07 Nov 2008 9:03 AM PSTFRIDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Bullies may actually enjoy the pain they cause others, a new study using brain scans suggests.

Brain, spinal cord injuries could be helped by nerve re-growth techniqueScientific American Fri, 07 Nov 2008 9:02 AM PSTScientists got nerve cells in mice to regenerate by knocking out genes that halt cell growth, a possible step toward treating brain and spinal cord injuries, according to new research. [More]

Rain, Autism, and MercuryHuffington Post - New York,NY,USAA new study out of Cornell University says that children growing up in the rainiest or snowiest areas of the country seem to have a higher risk for autism ...See all stories on this topic
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Study: Counties with more rainfall have higher autism ratesUSA Today - USABy Rita Rubin, USA TODAY An analysis of data from three states suggests that counties with higher precipitation levels also have higher autism rates, ...See all stories on this topic

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Rainfall autism theory suggestedBBC News - UKIncreased rainfall, or something linked to it, may be connected to the development of autism, scientists say. The theory is based on child health and ...See all stories on this topic
Can rainfall trigger autism?Seattle Post Intelligencer - USAA new study published today offers evidence of an environmental trigger for autism that should send shivers down the spines of Seattle parents. ...See all stories on this topic
Rainfall, Autism May Be LinkedWebMD - USA3, 2008 -- Children living in areas of high precipitation may be more likely to have autism, according to a new study, but the researchers caution that the ...See all stories on this topic

Moment Surfer Takes on 40-Foot Wave Caught on FilmFox News Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:47 AM PSTIt was a ‘dark, evil wave’ that almost killed him, but for Australian surfer Kerby Brown, riding this 40-foot monster in his own backyard was one of the highlights of his surfing career.

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Poison

The Twelve Tastes of Poison

Poison is a remarkably evil form of murder.
It has a cast of ancient or medieval witchiness about it. It is alchemy gone twisted bizarre. It is nurturing turned inside out as the art of cooking becomes sinister. It’s the most premeditated of crimes.
Anthrax exposure and the earlier exposure of people to a toxic work environment are examples of the extremes of this story. To knowingly send people into a hazardous environment or situation takes a kind of denial or stone cold narcissism that is hard for an ordinary person to imagine.
People can be damned malicious.
I wrote a couple of days ago that in Hawaii I was poisoned at least nine times. But the truth is it has been more. If you find this fact hard to believe then the rest of this story will not make any sense to you.
Toxic substances, from cleaning fluids to HIV laden body fluids are simple enough to mix into somebody’s drinks or food. It’s like date rape drugs. They go down easily and do their damage without much of a whisper.
In my own case, I have survived an attempt to chemically castrate me. It took me about a year and a half to recover from that one. I can talk about the opposition to an inter-racial relationship as the reason for that, or the more traditional desire to unman a perceived powerful adversary, to make him less of a man.
In civil rights cases or revolutionary political situations this is common.
My case has elements of both.
Though I would never claim folk hero status, the situation was open enough and talked about enough to involve more than one issue. It involved sexual assault in the community, the toxic environment, RICO activities and technological advantage protected like secrets to stop others from competing with the power base in the small town.
My food has been pissed it, fecal matter and bugs have been thrown into it like seasoning, and other more traditional poisons, including snake venom has been used to either build up tolerance for poisons or as poison itself.
Despite this, eating has remained one of the great joys of my life.
I’m very interested in ingredients and their impact on biology.
I have worked my whole life on finding the right dietary combinations to help me deal with the ADD and autism I talk about. I like the impact of cooking on romance, libido and energy as well.
I try to taste everything as well as smell it.
It is a grand meditative tradition, contemplative cookery.
I am no super sloth like Sherlock Holmes. I make mistakes. I may very well die from one of my mistakes. But there it is. Despite the denial food is one of the things I have to deal with.
It’s insidious, because carefulness with food can seem pathological to people eating pepperoni pizza and joking about the weather.
“What’s wrong Mike?”
I may be looking at a slice of pepperoni like it has been dyed (it probably has) with a deeply cancerous red dye and sprinkled with fat that is laden with embalming fluid and hormones.
Like most people I am usually in denial about this sort of thing.
In this country people do not like being reminded that they are killing themselves with mutated chemical wastes.
It’s a party for Christ’s sake. Enjoy.
I am not one to lecture someone about their diet or dwell on contents that are fused into the food by corporate coop. There is something innocent about murder by cup cake. It takes a long time and a lot of cup cakes. You enjoy every bite and lick the icing off your upper lip like it’s the elixir of the Gods.
Certain Cola’s will take the rust off bolts.
I like that cola.
It’s a paradox.
My doctor tells me a single grain of salt can kill me.
Our bodies is the very temple of God which we gaudy up with tinsel and poison to make ourselves feel good for the seconds it stings the tongue with pleasure and becomes part of the slabby fat that festers in the walls of our temple.
Hey dude. It’s my temple.
Yes. It is.
So when I tell you my stories believe this much. Some substances will kill you. Some people will give you those substances without much thought, especially if they want to make you sick or dead.
It may be intimate but it is also has a cold distance to it.
It is murder just the same.

I had to report these crimes to the police. The last time the officer did not take a sample because the city did not have the forensics to chemically analyze it.
We should fund that.

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ELECTIONS: Voters approve crime victims measureNorth County Times Thu, 06 Nov 2008 0:48 AM PSTLOS ANGELES—California voters approved a measure to write crime victims’ rights into the state Constitution.

Impulse control area in brain affected in teens with genetic vulnerability for alcoholismEurekAlert! Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:01 AM PST( University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences ) A new study suggests that genetic factors influence size variations in a certain region of the brain, which could in turn be partly responsible for increased susceptibility to alcohol dependence.It appears that the size of the right orbitofrontal cortex, an area of the brain that is involved in regulating emotional processing and ...


New protocol to help in testimony of child victimsEurekAlert! Thu, 06 Nov 2008 8:31 AM PST( University of Montreal ) Psychology professor Mireille Cyr has adapted an interview protocol from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development that will enable child victims of sexual abuse to provide better testimony in Quebec courts.

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ELDER FALL PREVENTION EVENT TO BE HELD IN COCOA BEACH

COCOA BEACH, Fla. – A presentation on fall prevention for the elderly will be held on Tuesday, December 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Freedom 7 Community Center in Cocoa Beach .
The event, which is targeted for seniors and their families or caregivers, will feature a health fair, a complimentary lunch, and door prizes. There is no cost to attend.
It is sponsored by Florida Department of Elder Affairs Communities for a Lifetime Bureau, Community Services Council, Brevard County Housing & Human Services Department, Brevard Commission on Aging, Health-First Aging Institute, Parrish Medical Center , Wuesthoff Health Systems, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Cocoa Beach Fire Department .
To reserve your space, contact Tammy Harris at 321-633-2007 or tammy.harris@brevardcounty.us.

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An Exploration Of ‘The Migraine Brain’NPR Tue, 04 Nov 2008 9:09 AM PSTNeurologist Carolyn Bernstein, co-author (with journalist Elaine McArdle) of The Migraine Brain , estimates that 30 million Americans suffer from migraines — and that most sufferers don’t realize they have the condition.

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Brain cancer treatmentWHOI Peoria Tue, 04 Nov 2008 8:57 AM PSTBy Jen Christensen Tuesday, November 04, 2008 at 10:51 a.m. Glioblastomas A brain tumor can originate in the brain (a primary brain tumor) or spread to the brain from another location in the body (called a metastasis).

Brain recognises verbal ‘Oh-shit’ wavePhysOrg Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:02 AM PSTIt seems that our brain can correct speech errors in the same way that it controls other forms of behaviour. Niels Schiller and Lesya Ganushchak, NWO researchers in Leiden, made this discovery while studying how the brain reacts to verbal errors. This research can contribute to improvements in the treatment of people who have problems with speaking or in understanding language.

The Circadian Rhythm’s Role in OvulationUC Newsroom Mon, 03 Nov 2008 6:29 PM PSTNarrator: This is Science Today. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are studying how the brain’s internal clock affects hormone cycles in the body. In particular, Lance Kriegsfeld, a professor of psychology and neuroscience, is looking into how the body clock controls ovulation.

Heating and DepletingNew York Times - United StatesVitamins and minerals vary in their sensitivity to environmental factors. Vitamin C is water-soluble and is sensitive to oxygen, light and heat, ...See all stories on this topic

Signs of elderly abuse not always easy to seeThe Conroe Courier Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:31 PM PSTThe two times in our lives when we are most vulnerable are when we are young and when we grow old. We rely on others to take care of us and keep us safe. In many cases, however, there are those who exploit the elderly and disabled for their money, property, or assets.

Forgery of antiquities is big businessToronto Star - Ontario, CanadaIn a narrative befitting the intrigue and mystery surrounding the shadowy world of antiquities and archeology in Israel – the only country of origin in the ...See all stories on this topic

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MULTI-PURPOSE SURF REEF FEASIBILITY
PRESENTATION SCHEDULED


VIERA, Florida – In response to significant community interest, Brevard County commissioned a feasibility study for constructing multi-purpose surfing reefs to reduce beach erosion, improve surfing conditions and increase associated recreational opportunities. Study results will be presented to the public on Wednesday, November 19 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Florida Room at the Viera Government Center , 2725 Judge Jamieson Way , Bldg C, Viera.
Presenters will include Michael Walther, P.E. of Coastal Tech, with over 30 years experience in coastal engineering and management in Florida , and Mike Slotkin, PhD of Praecipio EFS, an economic, financial and statistical consulting firm. Coastal Tech led a collaborative effort of five firms to examine the engineering and economic aspects of the proposed project. Additional firms who contributed to this study include ASR America, Continental Shelf Associates, and Surfbreak Engineering Sciences.
The study began with a literature review of all existing surf reefs constructed or under construction. The literature was supplemented with interviews of people in Australia , New Zealand , England and California who were directly involved in the planning, design, construction and/or management of similar innovative reefs.

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Coastal Tech led the team in identifying and ranking optimal reef locations in Brevard County . A reef configuration, refined by ASR America, was selected by the team for the purpose of analyzing its potential for Brevard County . Surfbreak Engineering performed a wave analysis to predict the number of additional surfing days per year that could be generated by the reef. Continental Shelf provided a preliminary assessment of environmental impacts pertinent to federal and state permitting requirements. ASR America contributed to an opinion of probable costs; Coastal Tech estimated erosion control benefits; and Praecipio analyzed recreational benefits. Coastal Tech concluded with a Benefit/Cost analysis and review of federal and state cost-share eligibility.
The full report can be downloaded at ftp://coastaltechcorp-ftp.com. The username is “Brevard ASR” and there is no password. Please note that some of the files are quite large.
The cost of the team’s engineering analysis was split between the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners and an innovative technology grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Praecipio’s assessment of recreational benefits was financed with marketing funds from the Brevard County Tourist Development Council.
After the formal presentations, elected officials and the public will be invited to pose questions to the presenters and/or County staff. For more information about this presentation, please call the Brevard County Natural Resources Management Office at (321) 633-2016 ext. 52435.

Legion Launches New GI Bill Web SiteCentre Daily Times Fri, 07 Nov 2008 8:25 AM PSTThe American Legion has launched an informative new Web site to help veterans and their families understand the Post 9/11 GI Bill, which takes effect Aug. 1, 2009, and how it compares with other federal education benefits for veterans.

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Amendment banning same-sex marriage in Florida passesMiami Herald Wed, 05 Nov 2008 5:24 AM PSTAn amendment banning same-sex marriage in Florida will be enshrined in thestate’s Constitution after winning overwhelming support from voters.

Innovative course provides Kabbalah-based toolsCommunity Press & Recorder Wed, 05 Nov 2008 8:42 AM PSTThis November, the Goldstein Learning Academy Jewish Learning Institute (JLI)is proud to launch Soul Maps, an ancient yet innovative approach to humanpsychology.

Seizures Following Parasitic Infection Associated With Brain SwellingScience Daily Wed, 05 Nov 2008 8:29 AM PSTA new study provides strong evidence associating seizures with areas of braintissue swelling in people infected by a parasitic tapeworm. The swellings,called perilesional edemas, form around dead, calcified cysts that result whenlarvae of Taenia solium tapeworms lodge in the brain. The illness caused by T.solium infection—neurocysticercosis—is the most common cause ofadult-onset ...

Five Ways Brain Scans Mislead UsScientific American Tue, 04 Nov 2008 9:16 PM PSTOver the past few hundred years, as scientists have grappled with understandingthe source of the amazing processing power in our skulls, they have employed anumber of metaphors based on familiar technologies of their given era. The brainhas been thought of as a hydraulic machine (18th century), a mechanicalcalculator (19th century) and an electronic computer (20th century). Today,early in ...

Fetal Brain Can Be Programmed To Induce Adult-Onset Obesity When Mother IsObeseMedical News Today Wed, 05 Nov 2008 5:08 AM PSTResearchers at the University at Buffalo have found that fetuses of obesemother rats were programmed in utero to develop obesity in adulthood. Moreover,they have shown for the first time that the metabolic programming occurs in thefetal hypothalamus, the area of the brain responsible for maintaining thebody’s energy homeostasis (body weight) throughout life.lder dads have higher risk of children with autism?Seattle Post Intelligencer - USAAutism causes are in the news these days, and one group of researcherssuggested a link between older dads, and possibly their aging sperm, ...See all stories on this topic

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Chicago Tribune Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:20 AM PSTWhite substance was brought to police station, where Patrick Swayze is filming‘The Beast’ A visitor carrying a box leaking white powder arrives at asuburban police station. Cocaine is ruled out, leading cops to suspect it mightbe anthrax. Five people are quarantined.Anthrax examination begins on dead drum-maker’s homeGuardian Unlimited Wed,

05 Nov 2008 2:25 PM PSTHealth officials will today examine the home and workshop of a drum-maker whodied after inhaling anthrax as he handled imported animal skins. Fernando Gomez,35, from Hackney, east London, had been in the intensive care unit of HomertonUniversity hospital since falling ill over a week ago. He died there yesterdaywith his wife and family around him. His flat was sealed off by the Health ...Voters Approve Prop. 9, Crime Victims MeasureCBS 2 Los Angeles Wed, 05 Nov 2008 3:17 AM PSTCalifornia voters approved a measure to write crime victims’ rights intothe state Constitution. Proposition 9 had 53 percent in favor and 47 percentopposed, with 86 percent of precincts reporting. The measure makes it moredifficult for criminals to be paroled and requires state and local officials toavoid releasing inmates early as a way to ease crowding.The novelist, journalistand psychologist Girls go surfingMilton Ulladulla Times Tue, 04 Nov 2008 5:37 PM PSTUlladulla Surf School and Rip Curl are, once again, excited to be hosting the2008 Girls Go Surfing Day as it enters into its 18th consecutive year! The eventwill take place nationwide on the weekend of November 15 and 16 and will only beheld at Narrawallee.

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