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A 'Heart Healthy' Diet And Ongoing, Moderate Physical Activity May Protect Against Cognitive Decline
Eating a "heart healthy" diet and maintaining or increasing participation in moderate physical activity may help preserve our memory and thinking abilities as we age, according to new research reported today at the Alzheimer"s Association 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer"s Disease (ICAD 2009) in Vienna.

Drop In Access To Abortion Would Reward Antiabortion-Rights Violence, Opinion Piece Says
After the murder last month of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, "there is a very real danger" that the availability of abortion later in pregnancy "will end in this country -- not after public deliberation, legislative debate and majority vote, but because antiabortion absolutists on the fringe have intimidated and blacklisted doctors and successfully threatened violence against them," Jim Buie, author of the blog The Buie Knife, writes in a Newsweek.com opinion piece. Buie writes that his parents in the early 1950s chose to institutionalize his three-year-old-brother, who was born with severe Down syndrome, after their attempts to care for him left them with "severe emotional distress" and unable "to meet the needs of their healthy children."Buie continues that he "cannot say that the option of a late-term abortion would have been the right one for my parents." However, "some of the arguments advanced by pro-life forces disturb me," he says, especially a "tendency to romanticize, sentimentalize and idealize life with a cute, forever-young Down-syndrome "angel child."" Buie adds, "It"s an argument I find off-putting, especially when it"s espoused by people who have never been through the wringer trying to care for a child whose disability level is on the most severe end of the scale." He continues, "At the same time, it is very disturbing that until recently, the majority of Down-syndrome fetuses were aborted without expectant mothers receiving proper information or support."Because of Tiller"s murder, it is "possible there won"t be any doctors in the country willing to perform" abortion later in pregnancy, "even if prenatal tests indicate severe retardation," according to Buie, who adds that this would mean that "domestic terrorism could win." He concludes, "It would mean that parents like my own would no longer have a choice, and would instead be forced to endure the same harsh realities that were present in the 1950s" (Buie, Newsweek.com, 6/17).
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National Organization for Women Establishes Kansas Abortion-Rights PAC To Fill Void After Death Of Abortion Provider Tiller
The Kansas chapter of the National Organization for Women has formed its own political action committee to replace ProKanDo, a PAC founded in 2002 by abortion provider George Tiller that was closed after his murder in May, the AP/Hays Daily News reports. ProKanDo spent more than $1 million over the last four years to advocate for abortion rights, assist candidates who support abortion rights and oppose antiabortion-rights candidates. The organization had more than 6,400 contributors but received between one-third and one-half of its annual funding from Tiller, according to former Director Julie Burkhart.NOW has scheduled a conference in Wichita on July 25 to discuss legislative strategy and Kansas elections. Marla Patrick, coordinator of NOW"s Kansas chapter,÷ said that although the new PAC will not have the same financial support from Tiller that ProKanDo received, his death has invigorated grassroots support. She added, "I think that can be every bit as effective, if not more so, especially in light of all the recent events" (Hegeman, AP/Hays Daily News, 7/18).
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Navitar Optics Used In Military Applications For Over Sixty Years

Navitar, Inc."s cutting edge optical technology dates back over 60 years when the company"s founder, David Goldstein, pioneered his way into the optics industry. Originally forming Elgeet Optical in 1946, Goldstein set out to make innovative optics for the most revolutionary applications and industries. His decision to develop and manufacture optical technologies for Military applications was fundamental in establishing the Navitar name brand. Today, Navitar continues to develop product lines to meet changing technological advancements and is one of the most recognized and respected names in the optics industry. Mr. Goldstein first launched the Navitar brand in 1954 with the Elgeet-Navitar 259 mm lens designed for use by the United States Navy"s CZR-1 missile tracking camera. Using the 259 mm lens, the CZR ribbon frame camera tracked the missile during the first 1,000 feet of launch and provided photographs of the missile along a predetermined flight path. CZR-1 cameras were used for years in ballistic missile testing programs and were still being used in 1986 by NASA to compile photographic data on the Space Shuttle Challenger accident. In 1960, the Elgeet-Navitar 8 mm f/1.5 wide angle lens was introduced. The 8 mm lens was produced exclusively for TIROS-1, the world"s first Television and Infrared Observation Satellite designed by NASA and the United States Department of Defense. Satellite pictures of the Earth revolutionized the science of storm prediction and opened up vast possibilities for the use of aerial surveillance for military purposes. Today, Navitar, Inc. is comprised of a network of companies that design, develop, manufacture and distribute precise optical and electro-optical technologies and systems. All three divisions, Navitar Machine Vision, Navitar Presentation Products and Navitar Special Optics, produce optics widely used for military, defense and homeland security applications. Below are just a few examples of these: - The Metric Zoom, originally developed by Navitar"s Special Optics division, is a 750 mm to 3800 mm ultra-long range surveillance lens which provides a continuous motorized zoom for tracking objects at a distance from 0.7 km to over 100 km. The lens has the ability to image high speed events and conditions at locations that are far removed from the observer and is used for weapons testing, shuttle tracking, missile tracking, and homeland security applications. - Navitar"s low magnification NMV video lenses are integrated into inspection systems used to test goggles and special glasses for Military use. - Navitar"s SWIR lenses are used with InGaAs cameras for night vision, laser tracking, aerial surveillance, and target and facial recognition applications. - High Definition ScreenStar conversion projection lenses are used in training and flight simulators to provide a large field of view and high resolution images. HD ScreenStars are also incorporated into Rapid Tactical Operations Centers to project the widest images possible within a small, confined area. - NuView Replacement projection lenses, which provide pixel to pixel resolution and highly detailed images, are used to project geographical maps, tactical data and training presentations for homeland security efforts. - Custom optical systems have been developed for 360 degree panoramic surveillance, UAV and military robotics applications, just to name a few. Jeremy Goldstein, Co-president of Navitar, comments, "My brother Julian and I are proud to carry on the legacy of innovation created by our father and without a doubt, Navitar will stay progressive and continue to provide leading-edge optical technologies to the US Military and commercial companies well into the next generation". Navitar, Inc.


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