http://www.heroesrevealed.com/interview/new-heroes-for-season-2/

i guess its good news...now im PRAYING that the show continues to be complex and take risks with the writing/storyline...its so far one of the BEST shows on TV

 

Secondhand Smoke Boosts Risk for Alzheimer's

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Dementia 30% more common in those with long exposures, researchers say

By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Breathing in secondhand smoke could raise your risk for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, a new study finds.

It's the first study to link secondhand smoke to this form of mental deterioration, said lead researcher Thaddeus Haight, a research statistician at the University of California, Berkeley.

"There have been studies that have shown that exposure to secondhand smoke is related to subclinical cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiovascular disease," Haight noted. "There also have been studies showing that atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries, is related to an increased risk of dementia."

The current study completes the loop by showing that inhaling someone else's smoke increases the incidence of dementia, he said.

"This study attempts to look at the relationship between cardiovascular disease and dementia and also looks at the independent, direct effects of tobacco on the nervous system," Haight said. "There is an alternative pathway other than cardiovascular disease with potential neurotoxic effects. Secondhand smoke could affect the neurodegenerative process behind dementia and may lower the threshold for dementia-like symptoms."

Haight was scheduled to present the findings this week at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, in Boston.

In their study, the Berkeley team evaluated data on more than 3,600 participants enrolled in a long-running study of cardiovascular health. They compared 985 never-smokers with no cardiovascular disease and no dementia to 495 people who reported an average of 28 years of lifetime exposure to another person's smoking.

A six-year evaluation revealed that elderly people exposed to secondhand smoke for 30 years or more were about 30 percent more likely to develop dementia than those without such exposure, the researchers said.

"We're now looking at how smoke affected dementia directly and are also attempting to separate out the effects of secondhand smoke that occur through clinical vascular disease," Haight said.

Analysis of the data showed that the combination of long-term exposure to secondhand smoke and the presence of cardiovascular disease nearly doubled the risk of dementia. Long-term exposure to secondhand smoke alone increased the risk of dementia by about a third.

The study also found a greater incidence of dementia in people who were not diagnosed with cardiovascular disease but who had detectable abnormalities of their carotid arteries, the main arteries to the brain, on ultrasound images. People exposed to secondhand smoke who had those abnormalities (such as narrowed carotid arteries) were 2.5 times more likely to develop dementia as those with no carotid abnormalities and no secondhand smoke exposure.

The study results provide support for efforts to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, such as bans on smoking in restaurants and bars, Haight said.

"It's reasonable to suppose that anything that is bad for your heart is bad for your brain, so it is no great surprise that secondhand smoke could be responsible for development of carotid artery disease and dementias of all kinds," said Bill Thies, vice president for medical and scientific affairs at the Alzheimer's Association.

The exact degree of danger is somewhat unclear, because the data in the report are not complete, but the danger does exist, Thies said.

"This study is an important addition to the overwhelming evidence of serious health harms from secondhand smoke," said Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "It underscores the need for all states to pass comprehensive smoke-free laws covering all workplaces and public places."

More information

Find out more about the hazards of secondhand smoke at the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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i dunno about everyone else, but i will *choose* to believe this report. 

man SMOKERS everywhere are so doing an injustice to everyone else because at LEAST they get the FILTERED portion of it, leaving the toxicity and garbage for everyone else to breathe into their lungs...that is the most **INSENSITIVE** and **SELFISH** shit i can think of...hey, if i can smell it, its gotten to my air-space, ya heard?!!! add to that the pollution of the city air.  no wonder ppl get sick in general so quickly

but yeah...and for those who do not believe that Secondhand Smoke will affect u negatively, well i guess keep being in the presence of smokers on an average basis and think nothing will happen to you...keep taking that disgusting smell and UNFILTERED crap into the air ur breathe, into ur lungs and bloodstream...ill just pray that you stay healthy into ur old age and don't develop complications in the longterm...

Any sort of internal deterioration cannot be possibly GOOD for anyone.

"you only are as old as you feel...or think u are."

"the day came, it went...NIIIICEEE.

Now onward toward living LIFE."
- me (at age 34, year 2007)

Its so funny how having a birthday can affect people in different ways. For many ppl its a constant reminder of how they cannot be as carefree as they used to be. And its considered a great loss that they lament for days on end.

I think I kind of stopped really caring awhile ago...call me absentminded but it took me up to age 23 to realize that I had passed a "signficant" age (21 to be exact) hahah. Well then again, at age 23 I had graduated with a bachelors from UBuffalo, having done 2 internships back to back completing Aug 1996 as well as a very hands-on strategic business/marketing simulation mimicking executives in the workplace, obtaining my first real world job 2 months after and then to my first postcollege apartment in Jersey City (granted $900 a month back then and I had a roommate but I was still holding my own with rent, bills, etc). All in less than 4 months... I dunno y - I guess I could not wait to grow up back then, to establish my own life...

I would say that's something worth cataloguing in life. And that's how life SHOULD be remembered, not by every passing year but by how much you have LIVED...or rather how intensely and motivated u have devoted ur time to pursuits worth taking on. Anything other than that, u are wasting ur time and is it any wonder so many younger ppl in this generation r bored off their ass and not able to become self-sufficient/self-motivated earlier in life because of lack of goals of foresight? Even I knew to make some sort of 5 year plan at that tender age.

And these days I *almost* forget how old I really am. No seriously. Besides the obvious, that my circle of friends and confidants are indeed 5-10 yrs younger, I am also more motivated, optimistic and energetic than I was back then. My work ethic however has never wavered since high school, nor my approach toward the type of potential career/lifestyle/crowd and educational goals. That is something you pick up as you go thru life and the people you surround urself with. Wallow within the *ghetto*, always stay within the *ghetto*. Haha but its all tru. People who stay in the small towns they've known all their lives *stay* small in all respects...those who are meant for bigger things/journeys - leave/explore broader horizons/.make different friends, etc etc. Its a selfawareness some just end up developing cuz its meant to be

And not everyone is so lucky. Most ppl would rather just develop a routine and not think about taking risks cuz it is so much safer.

Predictable.

INTUITION. Eventually YOU KNOW if u are meant to be somewhere or NOT...Simple as that.

But I digress...anyway bdays should really just serve as a marker of how much u have existed on this Earth, but more importantly, serve as a reminder to make each year as fulfilling as possible to better urself. To experience something new, the more the better. There's no time to dwell on the past cuz there are too many things to do at the present and lookin onward toward the future.
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"Everything has to do with mentality and keeping an open mind/attitude". People who are afraid of growing up write their own self-fulfilling prophecies with each passing year -- mostly negative. Don't call it "growing up", rather call it "maturing and living ur authentic life.". Let the stupidity and lessons of yesteryear open up the possibilities of a better tomorrow. Grow thyself mentally otherwise there is really NO POINT to any of this and wasted time/effort.

Those that embrace each bday as a chance to develop themselves further with everything that they have achieved thus far are the ones who succeed in the end and can truly be content - no matter where they r financially or in life. Don't be afraid to grow up cuz it is then where u stand to be able to make ur dreams come true.

NOTE TO ALL attending Ferry Corsten at Pacha 420 and who signed up on guestlists ( particularly Jason Jollins List): There may be a change in pricing for guestist ($25) - I am confirming with Jason and Made Events atm. Just to broadcast in advance. Will update once we know for sure.

No matter what, it will still cost less than at door. But hopefully will try to keep pricing at $20.

Thanks,
*Lyss*

Events@jasonjollins.com <--- guestlist email

Currently temping at citigroup downtown...bad weather today got caught in the rain and all

But sall good - glad to be in an office again. I get along with everyone. What a DIFFERENCE a great work environment makes!! If only I could find that in a permanent job now. I need to LOVE my work as well as my supervisor(s). I guess I made it hard on myself cuz I did have jobs in the past where the work was BS and so I fucked around but I was getting paid comfortably. But my pride is in having a job I am proud of and one which ties to my ideal identity...and just sitting around, surfing on the net or slacking does not appeal to me. I need to go around actively SOLVING PROBLEMS. so I guess it just gonna take some time...well I'm DEF gonna take the time now. Only doing temp and temp to perm assignments indefinitely till I find the right fit. Right now as a temp I AM solving problems...so I couldn't be happier
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As for my personal life, things really couldn't be better. Love my baby <3 turns out my next two to three months are full - including a possible trip down to VA in two weeks, Atlantic City for cinco de mayo weekend, maybe a trip to Philly, and a getaway for me, and friends in mid-June up near catskills/hudson valley

Also a somewhat big reunion with some friends at Ferry Corsten at Pacha 4/20

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This evening I am meeting friends up for a belated bday bubbletea meetup heheh soo make that my bday prolonged to a month now hehe.

**update 11:12pm the new movie to my DVD collection - The 2 Disc version of MEMENTO (btw whoever has NEVER seen this movie...ill just say...you have to be FUCKIN KIDDING ME!!!   erf?   puhleeze, this is one of the movies that made Christopher Nolan GREAT (director of Batman Begins, The Prestige, Insomnia - also a great movie back in the day)

omg i can't fuckin wait to watch this and all the extras... omg my friends are fuckin awesome to remember i wanted this movie for soo long, ur awesome.  Particularly Albie (thank u babez )
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Life...is SWEET.

Super8 And DJ Tab - Needs To Feel (Wippenberg Remix)

Mike Koglin vs POS-Untitled Audio (Nitrous Oxide remix)

Lange Vs Gareth Emery-Another You Another Me (Terranova And Austin Leeds Mix)


a few more seconds of the above song...

ID 4

HEAVEN SCENT (up to 4 minutes)

ID 5

ID 6

Arctic Monkeys vs Interstate-Remember The Sun Goes Down (First State mashup)