Vol. 81, No. 49 December 5 — December 11, 2013 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents

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DCLaunches New Traffic CameraIt’s the nuclear option. The District ofColumbia is vastly expanding its ar-senal of automated enforcement traf-fic cameras throughout variouscorridors of the city. Bewildered mo-torists have been reporting sightingsof the new-flanged cameras. Now,100 next-generation traffic cameraswill be unleashed Community, Page A3

Breakfast in Combating Hunger Parents and community leaders fromMaryland, Washington, D.C., andVirginia joined education officialsand national and state based anti-hunger advocates to discuss the im-portance of school breakfast incombating hunger and preparing stu-dents to learn and how to improveparticipation in this program.Commentary, Page A4

Business Conference & ExpoCounty Executive Baker, III and specialteenage speaker, Gabrielle J. Williamswowed more than 500 attendees withtwo riveting speeches at the 2013Prince George’s County Business Con-ference & Expo last week at theSamuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on thecampus of the University of MarylandCollege Park.Business, Page A5

Movie Review ‘Charlie CountrymanCharlie Countryman is the kind ofcharacter Shia LaBeouf should keepplaying, and Charlie Countryman isthe sort of movie he should keepmaking, even if this particular oneisn’t very good. It suits The Beef be-cause it’s free-spirited and uncon-ventional — the very opposite of theTransformers series.Out on the Town, Page A6

Earth TalkDear EarthTalk:I hear there’s a greener form of frack-ing for natural gas and oil that usescarbon dioxide instead of water to ac-cess underground reserves. Is this re-ally better for the environment?

-- Jason Burroughs, Erie, PA

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INSIDE

ANNAPOLIS - This fall,about 10,250 student-athleteshad baseline concussion test-ing in Montgomery County,where mandatory testing wasintroduced this year, continu-ing a trend of Maryland schoolsystems taking youth concus-sions more seriously.

The test being used, Imme-diate Post-Concussion Assess-ment and Cognitive Testing(ImPACT), began at the sug-gestion of the Pittsburgh Steel-ers’ front office in 2002 andhas spread across the entireNFL, as well as the NHL,MLB and much of the NCAA.

Now, it has even spread tolower levels of competition.In addition to MontgomeryCounty, Anne Arundel andCharles Counties are in theirsecond years of ImPACT test-ing, while Howard County hasbeen doing it since 2007.

Amy Knappen, Chief Cre-ative Officer at RighttimeMedical Care headquartered inCrofton, said that many highschools around the country areusing ImPACT. Knappen isalso the program advisor ofRighttime affiliated HeadFirstSports Injury and ConcussionCare, which has eight loca-tions in Maryland that offerImPACT testing.

Knappen said ImPACT wascreated because the Steelers

COLLEGE PARK - ANorthwestern University pro-fessor is taking a stab at makingactivity recording apps onsmartphones more accurate—by employing more sophisti-cated math.

Apps like Moves or Argusthat track exercise and move-ment are more popular than ever,

but don’t capture data all that ac-curately in certain situations.

Most movement-trackingapps lose a bit of accuracy whenthe smartphone is carried in abag or a pocket. Konrad Kord-ing, an associate professor atNorthwestern University, andcolleagues have developed amore accurate algorithm for ac-tivity recording apps.

The algorithm allows apps topredict the location of a smart-

phone throughout the day—beit on a belt, in a bag, or in yourhand—which increases the ac-curacy of health tracking apps.

“We wanted to see how wellactivity recognition could toleratewhat people did in their everydaylife,” Kording said. While the al-gorithm wouldn’t be integratedin current app technology in theimmediate future, it should helpimprove the accuracy of thesehealth monitoring apps.

Kording’s research is a partof the Center for Behavioral In-tervention Technologies(CBITs) at Northwestern Uni-versity. Opened in 2011, re-searchers at CBITs work to de-velop apps for a variety of techplatforms, including smart-phones, websites, text messages,even virtual reality.

While a more accurate app mayaid in the fight against inactivityand obesity, it is just a small step.

Despite the state’s efforts tocurb rising obesity rates, Mary-land adults continue to getheavier — 24.9 percent ofadults were obese in 2006,while 27.9 percent were obesein 2010. However, Maryland’sobesity rate has yet to hit thenationwide 35.7 percent, ac-cording to the Centers for Dis-ease Control.

New data shows AffordableCare Act helped Seniors save$8.9 billion on prescriptiondrugs nationwideIn total, Seniors in Maryland

saved $129,642,297 on theirprescription drug costs since Af-fordable Care Act was enacted

WASHINGTON, D.C. --Seniors and people with disabil-ities with Medicare prescriptiondrug plan coverage saved $8.9billion to date on their prescrip-tion drugs thanks to the Afford-able Care Act, according to newdata released today by the Cen-ters for Medicare & MedicaidServices (CMS). In Maryland,45,932 seniors and people withdisabilities saved $42,084,486,or an average of $916 per bene-ficiary, during the first 10months of 2013. Overall, sen-iors in Maryland have saved$129,642,297 since passage ofthe Affordable Care Act. At thesame time, these seniors will befree to use more of their SocialSecurity benefit cost of livingadjustment on what they choosebecause the Medicare Part B

premium will not increase in2014, thanks to the health carelaw’s successful efforts to keepcost growth low.

Since the Affordable CareAct was enacted, more than 7.3million seniors and peoplewith disabilities who reachedthe donut hole in theirMedicare Part D (MedicarePrescription Drug Coverage)plans have saved $8.9 billionon their prescription drugs, anaverage of $1,209 per personsince the program began. Dur-ing the first 10 months of 2013,nearly 3.4 million people na-tionwide who reached the cov-erage gap -- known as the“donut hole” -- this year havesaved $2.9 billion, an averageof $866 per beneficiary. Thesefigures are higher than at thissame point last year, when 2.8million beneficiaries had saved$1.8 billion for an average of$677 per beneficiary.

“Protecting seniors from thedreaded donut hole and highprescription drug costs is an im-portant Affordable Care Act re-form that Medicare beneficiar-

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Professor Combats Obesity with Better MathBy KATE ANDRIESCapital News Service

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ConcussionTest for StateHigh SchoolAtheletesBy ZACK WARDCapital News Service

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESPresident Barack Obama, happy in the Oval Office.

COLLEGE PARK - Abeloved Baltimore cookie maynever taste the same if the FDAhas its way with a proposed banon trans fats.

Berger Cookies, cake-likecookies topped with a thick slabof fudge, have been preparedwith the same basic recipe sincethe 1800s in Baltimore.

But two of the cookies’ keyingredients—margarine andfudge—contain partially hydro-genated soybean and cottonseedoil, a source of trans fat.

Earlier this month, the U.S.Food and Drug Administrationannounced its intention to banthe use of partially hydrogenatedoils because of their link to coro-nary heart disease.

The FDA will make a finaldecision on enacting the ban af-ter a 60-day public commentperiod ends Jan. 7. If the ban

goes into effect, food manufac-turers will no longer be allowedto sell partially hydrogenatedoils or products that containthem without special approvalfrom the FDA.

In the past two weeks, theBerger Cookie bakery has madetwo attempts to produce the

Berger Cookies Could Disappear with Proposed FDA Trans Fat Ban

Your Phone is Talking Behind Your Back --to Your Doctor

CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE PHOTO BY KIRSTEN PETERSEN

Several boxes of Berger Cookies are sold at Magruder's of DC,a grocery store in Chevy Chase. This iconic Baltimore dessertcontains one gram of trans fat per cookie and could be pre-pared with a new recipe if the FDA bans partially hydro-genated oils, a source of trans fat.

By KIRSTEN PETERSENCapital News Service

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By White House Press Office

Data Shows Affordable Care Act Helped Seniors

COLLEGE PARK - Yourphone knows everything aboutyou—how much you walk, talkand what level of Candy Crushyou’re stuck on—but soon itcould be spilling secrets toyour doctor.

More and more physiciansare prescribing apps that helptrack their patients’ illnessesthrough information collected bytheir smartphones.

“[The trend] just seems to beexploding,” said Seth S. Martin,a Pollin cardiovascular preven-tion fellow at Johns HopkinsHospital in Baltimore. “With thewidespread use now of smart-phones, it’s a really exciting op-portunity to help people livehealthier lives.”

Apps like Ginger.io andthose developed by the Centerfor Behavioral InterventionTechnologies (CBITs) at North-

western University collect datathrough smartphones and webactivity and relay that informa-tion to healthcare providers—without the patient needing tolift a finger. This, they argue,enriches the healthcare processby integrating technology andprimary care.

This is most apparent withthe app Ginger.io, which is cur-rently invite only—it’s beingtested in larger hospital systemsbefore it expands to the public—and deals with a small numberof specific diseases like diabetesand ulcerative colitis.

According to their website,Ginger.io “works in the back-ground to collect data about yourmovement, call, and texting pat-terns. Once the application hasgathered enough data to under-stand your behavior patterns, wewill provide you with health in-sights and alerts.”

These alerts range from con-dition-specific health tips to in-

sights into the patient’s ownhealth patterns.

“It forms an automated diaryof your life,” said Anmol Madan,co-founder and CEO ofGinger.io. “The idea is to providesupport to patients and families.”

By collecting two forms ofdata—nicknamed passive andactive—Ginger.io attempts topaint as full of a picture as pos-sible from the data collected bya person’s phone. The app askspatients to fill out condition-spe-cific surveys about their symp-toms and well being (this is ac-tive data) while also collectinginformation from the sensors inthe phone regarding calling andtexting patterns as well locationdata (this is passive data.)

This data is then sent to a pa-tient’s primary care physician.They use the collected data tomonitor a patient’s day-to-day

By KATE ANDRIESCapital News Service

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Congresswoman Donna F.Edwards (MD-4) respondedto a new report by the Coun-cil of Economic Advisers thatfound the lowest health caregrowth rate on record.Thanks in part to the Afford-able Care Act (ACA), real percapita health care spendinghas grown at an estimated av-erage rate of just 1.3 percenta year since 2010 – the low-est rate on record for anythree-year period.

“Today’s report by theCouncil of Economic Advis-ers highlights the importantrole the Affordable Care Actis playing in curbing the risein health care costs,” saidCongresswoman Edwards.“Since the ACA became lawin 2010, we have seen theslowest rate of growth onrecord, putting individuals ontrack to save $1,400 a year inthe next ten years. These sav-ings are critical for familiestrying to make ends meet,businesses working to createjobs, and the overall strengthof our nation’s economy.”

“We already know that100 million Americans nolonger experience lifetimelimits on coverage, that 30million women have accessto free preventive services,and that more and moreAmericans are signing up foraffordable, quality healthcare every day. We nowknow that the AffordableCare Act is curbing healthcare costs, too. Republicansshould stop trying to disman-tle the Affordable Care Actat every turn, and work withDemocrats to strengthen alaw that is working forAmerica’s families.”

County CouncilUnanimously ApprovesLegislation EstablishingPublic Input andNotification Process forRedevelopment AuthorityProperty and Projects

CB-35-2013 Increases Op-portunities for Public Inputduring Redevelopment Author-ity Decision Making Process

The Prince George’sCounty Council, during ses-sion on Tuesday, November19, 2013, unanimously ap-proved Council Bill 35-2013, establishing a publicinput and notificationprocess for disposition ofRedevelopment Authorityproperty and projects.

Legislation sponsor, Coun-cil Member Karen R. Toles(D) – District 7, says CB-35increases opportunities forresidents to play an activerole in the growth and devel-opment of their communities.

“We want our citizens tohave every possible oppor-tunity to weigh in on thetypes of development proj-ects that come to their com-munity. Many times, resi-dents find out about a projectmuch too late in the processand CB-35 addresses theneed to encourage early citi-zen involvement and moretransparency. Working col-laboratively with residents,positions the RedevelopmentAuthority to bring the typesof projects to PrinceGeorge’s County in whichresidents can take pride.”

Under the legislation, theRedevelopment Authoritywill conduct one communitymeeting, including all inter-

ested parties, to review anddiscuss the vision and scopeof a property or project priorto the release of any requestfor proposal (RFP). Addi-tionally, prior to the releaseof an RFP, the Redevelop-ment Authority will sendwritten notice to the CountyCouncil and Council Memberwhose district the property orproject sits.

The Prince George’sCounty Redevelopment Au-thority is responsible for thedevelopment, redevelop-ment, revitalization, andpreservation of targetedcommunities with an em-phasis on promoting work-force housing and economicdevelopment in support ofCounty Executive prioritiesfor community develop-ment, transit-oriented devel-opment, and affordablehousing. The agency’s pri-mary objective is to de-crease the number ofblighted commercial andresidential structures withina half-mile radius of exist-ing transit centers and im-prove the quality of life forthe residents of PrinceGeorge’s County.

Hoyer Meets withCongressional AwardRecipientsConstituents from Bowieand Huntingtown ReceiveCongressional Awards

WASHINGTON, DC –Congressman Steny H. Hoyer(MD-5) met with recipientsof Congressional Awards,constituents Trevor Jacksonof Bowie and Ian McClain ofHuntingtown. The Congres-sional Award program honorsthe accomplishments ofyoung Americans throughoutthe country. The program isopen to all 14 to 23-year-oldsand participants earn Bronze,Silver and Gold Congres-sional Award Certificates andBronze, Silver and Gold Con-gressional Award Medals bysetting and accomplishinggoals in four program areas:Volunteer Public Service,Personal Development, Phys-ical Fitness, and Expedi-tion/Exploration. Both Trevorand Ian were Bronze Medal-ists. Trevor is a junior at De-Matha Catholic High Schooland Ian is a first year studentat the University of Mary-land, College Park.

“I congratulate Trevor andIan on being awarded with

Bronze Congressional AwardMedals in recognition of theirservice in the Fifth Districtand commitment to personaldevelopment and wellness,”stated Congressman Hoyer.“Not only did they dedicatetime to improving their com-munities through volunteerwork, but they also focusedon increasing their participa-tion in physical fitness, de-veloping new interests andskills, and immersing them-selves in a new experiencethrough expedition and ex-ploration. I commend Trevorand Ian, and I thank the Con-gressional Award program fortheir commitment to recog-nizing the contributions of somany well-rounded youngpeople in Maryland andacross the country.”

Prince George’s CountyHealth Department andDoctors Community Hospi-tal’s Joslin Diabetes CenterCelebrate the Collabora-tion of Offering Free Dia-betes Screenings andEducation to Residents

ON THE ROAD DiabetesOutreach Program

LARGO, MD --As health-care leaders in PrinceGeorge's County, both thePrince George's CountyHealth Department (PGCHD)and Doctors CommunityHospital (DCH) are commit-ted to empowering commu-nity members to improve thehealth and quality of theirlives. In April of 2013, thePGCHD in collaboration withDCH's Joslin Diabetes Centerlaunched the "On the Road"Diabetes Outreach Programto raise awareness about theimportance of diabetesscreenings, management andprevention. To celebrate theparticipants’ achievements,there will be a holiday eventon Tuesday, December 3,2013 from 4:30pm to6:30pm. at the PrinceGeorge’s Sports & LearningComplex on 8001 SheriffRoad, Town Hall A/B in Lan-dover, Maryland 20785.

The theme is “TakingKnowledge to Action.” Inaddition to cooking demon-strations, holiday dining tips,fun fitness activities and ex-citing gifts, attendees will beinspired by testimonialsfrom others who are success-fully managing their dia-betes. “This is a communitybased approach that bringsdiabetes education directlyto the residents that are im-pacted the most,” saidPamela B. Creekmur, HealthOfficer of Prince George’sCounty Health Department.“This partnership with therenowned Joslin DiabetesCenter at Doctors Commu-nity Hospital allows us toserve our residents wherethey live, work and play.”

BADEN COMMUNITYCENTER

Join us for “Kids Day In” onJanuary 17, 2014 (1328717)New Year of New Things, Feb-ruary 14 (1328917) SweetTreats of Love Day and March28 (TBA) Trip to the Carnivalat Hillcrest CC. 9:00 AM-4:00PM. The cost is $25.00 perchild ($35.00 if w/in 7 days ofprogram date). The Center alsooffer Before Care from 7:00AM-9:00 AM = $2.50 and AfterCare 4:00 PM-6:00 PM= $2.50.Open to any and all children ofthe community ages 5-12. Sendlunch and drink. We have qual-ified staff leaders and offer allGames, Activities, Art, Sportsand Outdoors.

Pre-registration required oneweek in advance to avoid priceincrease. The address is 13601Baden-Westwood Road Brandy-wine, Maryland 20613. If youneed additional information call301-888-1500, TTY 301-203-6030 or visit our website atwww.pparks.com.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

Westphalia United MethodistChurch Christmas Celebration

will be Saturday, December 21,2013 at 6:00 PM. WestphaliaUnited Methodist Church, Rev.Dr. Timothy West, Pastor is lo-cated at 9363 D’Arcy Road, Up-per Marlboro, Maryland 20774.Visit our website at www.west-phaliaum.org if you need addi-tional information.

THE LIVING CHRISTMAS TREE

Come out and enjoy five ex-citing performances Friday, De-cember 13 at 7:30 PM, Saturday& Sunday, December 14 & 15at 1:30 and 6:00 PM. The eventfeatures a choir in a 30-foot tree,live orchestra, thousands oftwinkling lights and a heart-warming holiday drama.

Tickets cost $12 ($10 Sen-iors/Children 10 and under).Live nativity opens one hourprior to each performance.Group pricing is available, re-served seating, tickets limited.You can purchase tickets on lineat www.livingtreetickets.com orcall 301-249-9111. Save $2 onan adult or child ticket (use codeLCTVP) when ordering on lineor by phone. The address isRiverdale Ministries located at1177 Largo Road Upper Marl-

boro, Maryland.

LITTLE TREASURES DAY CARE

Education is the key to suc-cess. Little Treasures Day Careprovide Parents night out, full-time, part-time, drops-ins, before& aftercare and summer pro-grams. Contact number is 240-244-5607 or visit www.trea-surechildren.com.

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTSDon’t miss the 27th Annual

Winter Festival of Lights Friday,November 29, 2013 throughWednesday, January 1, 2014from 5:00 PM- 9:30 PM(nightly). This spectacular holi-day drive-through event hasmore than one million twinklinglights. There will be new dis-plays this year including Santaflying a helicopter and driving afire truck.

The location is Watkins Re-gional Park 301 Watkins ParkDrive/Route 193 Upper Marl-boro, Maryland 20774. Visithttp:www.pgparks.com/Festi-val_ of_ Lights.htm for addi-tional information.

60 years ago Pastor Carr ded-icated 10-ton Jimmy

Sixty years ago this weekJimmy came to town. The Morn-ingside Volunteer Fire Depart-ment announced that Jimmy (asthey called him) was their“bouncing new 10-ton baby,” ared-and-white GMC fire engine.It was dedicated Sunday, Dec.6, 1953, 2:30 p.m., at the Morn-ingside Baptist Church, by Rev.Joseph Carr. An Open House fol-lowed at the firehouse.

The Morningside-SkylineBulletin & Advertiser reported,“The new truck has just passedthe Fire Underwriters test withflying colors.”

NeighborsSuitland Road Baptist Church

(formerly, Morningside Baptist)is offering Advent Bible StudyClasses on Wednesdays, 7 to 8p.m. All are welcome.

Gerry Bailey, of Greenbelt,is proud of her granddaughter,Alexis Paige, of Morningside,who made the Honor Roll atWilliam Beanes Elementary,in Suitland.

Condolences to my next-door neighbor, Stacie Smith,on the death of her sister,Norma Britton, of Washingtonon Aug. 15.

My son Brian McHale wasin town on weekends in No-vember. But on weekdays hewas at the Patuxent Naval Basetesting the original Air Forceversion of the Osprey (V-22),the aircraft that takes off like ahelicopter and flies like aplane. Last week he said good-bye to that Osprey as it wasflown to the National Museumof the USAF at Wright-Patter-son AFB near Dayton. Andthen he said goodbye to me ashe headed home to Fort WaltonBeach, Fla., where he contin-ues to work with another ver-sion of the Osprey.

Changing landscapeCounty Executive Baker cut

the ribbon for the Tanger out-

lets Grand Opening at NationalHarbor last week. Then the 80outlet stores opened, and trafficjams ensued.

Bed Bath & Beyond is host-ing its Grand Opening inRitchie Station, Forestville. It’sopen Monday thru Saturday,9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday,11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Roses Department Store hadits Grand Opening Celebrationat the revitalized ForestvillePlaza Shopping Center on Nov.21. I visited the store where Ifound long lines at the check-outs, customers happy with thediscounts. Rose's Stores, Incwas founded in Henderson, N.C.in 1915 by Paul Howard Rose.Long popular in the South,Roses has spread north. Cur-rently there are about 122 stores,several in the Metro area.

CancelledThe 2014 Joint Service Open

House –also known as the An-drews Airshow—has been can-celled. This decision will savemore than $2 million in tax dol-lars, according to Col. BillKnight, 11th Wing/Joint BaseAndrews commander. The deci-sion about future airshows willbe made at a later date.

FYIOn Thanksgiving Eve County

Executive Rushern Baker sentout an email, wishing “a won-derful, safe and enjoyableThanksgiving” to the 900,000residents and the 27 municipali-ties of Prince George’s County.I could never have guessed thosenumbers. Could you?

May they rest in peaceEverett Lamont Tucker, a

barber at Dee’s Barbershop, onSuitland Road in Skyline, diedNov. 5. A Washington native,he attended D.C. Schools andfell in love with his life’s pas-sion—barbering. He has been“cutting the latest trends andstyles in the heads of hisfriends, family and long time

customers for over 25 years.”He enjoyed fishing, spendingtime with family and friends,and playing cards at VFW Post9619. Survivors include hisparents, Everett & MaddieTucker, son Damont Wright,three grandchildren, a sister andfour brothers.

Dorothy J. Brooks, 80,Princeton Elementary Schoolcafeteria manager for more than20 years, died Nov. 24. She wasthe widow of Oliver Brooks,mother of Anita and MichaelBrooks, grandmother of six andgreat-grandma of one. She isburied at Cedar Hill.

Baltas Eugene “Gene”Birkle, 83, a graduate of theold Maryland Park HighSchool and the University ofMaryland, died Nov. 18. Hehad lived in District Heights,Suitland and Temple Hills,served in the Korean War, be-came a C.P.A. and began hislong career at the General Accounting Office where herose to the post of Deputy Director of the Resources,Community and Economic Development Division. He was an active member andtreasurer of Corkran MemorialUnited Methodist Church andgirls’ softball coach for theTemple Hills Rec Center. Hewas a member of MasonicPatuxent Lodge #218. His wife Hattie Lee Birkle prede-ceased him. Survivors includethree children and three grand-children. He is buried atEpiphany Episcopal ChurchCemetery in Forestville.

MilestonesHappy birthday to Virginia

Rosch, Dec. 6; Sandra Mickeyand Brian Doyle, Dec. 7; CharlesBoxley, Dec. 8; Beth Shipman,Dec. 9; Sharon Fowler, Dec. 10;my favorite hair-cutter Diane(Miller) Zirkle, Dec. 10; andMichelle Anderson, Dec. 11.

New Report Documents ACA’s Role in LowestHealth Care Cost Growth Rate on Record

Rep. Donna F. Edwards

Left to Right: Trevor Jackson, Congressman Hoyer, and IanMcClain

HappyHanukkah

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Watch Out for Potholesin Your Car Insurance

Would you be surprised tolearn that if your laptop getsstolen during a car break-in,your automobile insuranceprobably won't reimburseyou for the loss? Don't be.

Many people have only avague idea of things like:what their car insurance doesand doesn't cover; how theymight accidentally void theircoverage; or that even if anaccident isn't their fault, their own insurance may not payfor damages if they don't have the right kind of coverage.

Common car insurance exclusions include:Named driver exclusion. This is an agreement between you

and your insurance company to exclude a specific person fromcoverage for liability or physical damage caused when drivinga car you insure. You might choose it if, for example, the in-surer is threatening to cancel your policy because a familymember has an unsafe driving record or a suspended license.

Such drivers should never be allowed to drive cars fromwhich they've been excluded; it's the same as driving uninsuredand you both could be held personally liable for any damages.

Interestingly, some policies will cover friends and/or familymembers when they drive your car, provided they don't live inyour household. Coverage levels in such situations may beless, so check your policy carefully for details.

Car rental insurance. Car rental agencies offer their owncollision, liability, theft and other insurance coverage. Con-ventional wisdom says you should avoid buying it if your owninsurance – or benefits available from your credit card – pro-vide similar coverage for rental cars. However, first contactyour insurance company and credit card issuer to make sureyou are fully covered.

Replacing stolen items. Most car insurance policies won'treimburse you for items stolen from your car that are not per-manently installed (like built-in sound systems). These mightinclude cellphones, computers, wallets, luggage, etc. However,homeowners or renters insurance generally covers your per-sonal property, no matter from where it's stolen.

Business use restrictions. You must maintain a business carinsurance policy if you use your personal vehicle for businesspurposes, whether you deliver pizzas part-time, participate ina ride-sharing service (like Lyft or Sidecar), or even run busi-ness errands for your boss. Otherwise, you may not be coveredin an accident or theft and may even void your coverage. Askwhether your employer's policy covers you; if not, add businessuse to your own policy or use a company car.

Other coverage shortfalls to watch out for:If your car is stolen or damaged, most insurers cap pay-

ments for a loaner car at specific daily and total usage rates,so if you want a nicer loaner car or your vehicle needs ex-tensive repairs, you might have to pay out-of-pocket forsome expenses.

If your car is stolen or totaled, the insurer will reimburseyou for what the car is currently worth (Blue Book value),which, if you're leasing or paying off a loan, may not beenough to cover what you owe. In that case, consider gettinggap insurance.

Don't skimp on uninsured motorist coverage, which pro-tects you if the other driver is at fault and isn't insured. It'srelatively inexpensive compared to the collision coverageyou take out in case you're at fault, so why tempt fate?

Policies generally won't provide liability coverage for in-juries or property damage that were caused intentionally.

Even if you drive a clunker, it pays to have adequate carinsurance. Just make sure you fully understand what is andisn't covered.

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New Generation of AutomatedEnforcement Cameras Activated

WASHINGTON, D. C.November, 2013) — It’s thenuclear option. The District ofColumbia is vastly expandingits arsenal of automated en-forcement traffic camerasthroughout various corridorsof the city. Bewildered mo-torists have been reportingsightings of the new-flangedcameras. Now, 100 next-gen-eration traffic cameras will beunleashed in the District, start-ing tomorrow, Saturday, No-vember 23, according to theMetropolitan Police Depart-ment (MPD).

Motorists will now run thegauntlet of stop sign cameras,intersection speed cameras, andcrosswalk cameras. Truck driv-ers, bus drivers, and commer-cial vehicle drivers will have tovie with “oversize truck” cam-eras. And all drivers will stillhave to contend with red lightcameras, mobile speed cam-eras, portable speed cameras,and fixed speed cameras.

“It gives a new meaning tothe phrase ‘all over the map.’Motorists will encounter aplethora of automated trafficenforcement cameras in everyquadrant and quarter of themap and streetscape of thecity,” said John B. TownsendII, AAA Mid-Atlantic’s Man-ager of Public and GovernmentAffairs. “The city is nowawash in automated trafficcameras, including red-lightcameras and speed cameras.The new cameras will nab driv-ers who fail to yield to pedes-trians and cyclists. In addition,a battery of newfangled inter-section speed cameras willticket motorists who speed upto beat the traffic light. What’smore, gridlock cameras willthrow the book at motoristswho ‘block the box.’”

For the next 30 days theMPD will only issue warningcitations to motorists caughtred-handed by the new trafficenforcement cameras. Afterthe grace period ends on De-cember 30, errant drivers willbe slapped with a hefty fine.To prepare motorists for thenew regimen, the Metropoli-

tan Police Department lists100 new camera enforcementlocations around the city. Thelist includes:

•  32 new portable stop signcameras located near schools.

•  24 intersection speed cam-era units that target driversspeeding through an intersectionto beat traffic signal. The finesrange from $50 to 300, depend-ing on the clocked speed.

•  20 gridlock camera unitsto identify vehicles that “blockthe box,” and fail to clear theintersection.

•  16 pedestrian right ofway or crosswalk cameras toidentify vehicles that fail tostop for a pedestrian.

•  Eight oversize vehiclecameras that ticket truck andbus drivers who drive vehiclestoo large to drive legally on aresidential street, such as the1100 block of 4th Street, NE,the 1300 block of IndependenceAvenue, SE, and the 2100 blockof Queens Chapel Road, NE.

The District implemented itsphoto red light enforcementprogram in 1999. Currently, thecity has 47 red-light camerasdetecting the glow of taillightscaught in the intersection at1,500 traffic signals 0.1 secondsafter the light turns red. What’smore, the District currently has43 mobile, portable and fixedspeed cameras and it has 149speed camera enforcementzones that non-fixed and fixedcameras can be placed, accord-ing to the MPD. On top of that,this past March the city de-ployed 21 new automated speedcamera locations and sites in thecapital city.

The MPD has dubbed itsnext-gen automated enforcementcamera program “DC StreetSafe.” Police officials say it isdesigned to utilize “new photoenforcement technologies tocombat aggressive and danger-ous driving habits that endangersome of our most vulnerableroad users, such as pedestrians,bicyclists, and other vehicle driv-ers and passengers.”

Even before the launch of thenew generation of automatedenforcement camera, the Dis-trict is already issuing tickets ata record-breaking pace and rak-ing in record revenue amounts.The city generated $91 millionin cold hard cash from auto-mated traffic camera tickets dur-

ing Fiscal Year 2012, as opposedto the earlier reported amountof $84.9 million, notes AAAMid-Atlantic.

During 2012, the city issued91,550 red-light camera ticketsand it generated $12,979,448 inred-light camera revenue.Yet inits FY14 proposed budget, theMayor’s office announced pol-icy initiatives designed to in-crease the city’s General Fundrevenue by $75.1 million in theupcoming budget cycle. Morethan a third of that total, $31.7million, will come from addi-tional automated traffic cameraenforcement revenue the cityhopes to rake in by expandingits network of traffic cameras.

Ticket fines are $50 for mo-torists caught violating a traf-fic law on intersection cam-eras, or gridlock cameras.However, motorists chargedwith a violation based on aninfraction caught by a cross-walk camera will be charged$75. While the traffic ticketfine for running a red light inthe city remains $150, theSafety-Based Traffic Enforce-ment Amendment Act of 2012,which went into effect on April1, 2013, limits the dollaramount for the tickets capturedby the latest traffic cameratechnology, including gettingstuck in the intersection. Suchfines are as follows, accordingto the District Department ofMotor Vehicles (DMV):

•  Failure to clear intersec-tion – $50.

•  Failure to come to com-plete stop before making a rightturn on red – $50.

•  Violation of “No Turn onRed” sign – $50.

•  Failure to stop and giveright-of-way to pedestrian inroadway – $75.

However, fines for traffic vi-olations captured by automatedphoto enforcement are exactlythe same as the fines for viola-tions issued by a police officer,explains the MPD. For example,drivers caught by the intersec-tion speed cameras will facefines ranging from $50 to 300,depending on the clocked speed.The ticket fines are $250 or morefor an overweight commercialvehicle. Drivers caught on cam-era violating the overweightcommercial vehicle restrictionswill be fined $250 or more. Still,the automated enforcementticket for driving a truck on a re-stricted route is $150.

So far this fiscal year, thecity is reportedly issuing trafficcamera tickets at a record clipand collecting profits from suchtickets at a record pace, ob-serves AAA Mid-Atlantic. Thecameras will issue warningtickets from November 23 toDecember 29, according toMPD. Fines will be assessedbeginning two days before thedawn of the New Year, startingon December 30. The new cam-era locations are “based on avariety of criteria, includingsites with crashes and injuries,calls for service, high speedvolume, near schools, or inzones prohibited for use by cer-tain commercial vehicles,” ac-cording to MPD.

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PHOTO BY Motorists will run the gauntlet of stop sign cameras, intersec-tion speed cameras, and crosswalk cameras. And all driverswill still have to contend with red light cameras, mobile speedcameras, portable speed cameras, and fixed speed cameras.

behavior, flare-ups and unusualpatterns in communication—areyou making longer calls?Maybe not moving around asmuch as normal?

This allows for faster and moreaccurate intervention should ahealth condition head south.

Similar to Ginger.io, CBITsworks to develop apps for smart-phones, websites, text messagesand even virtual reality.

“There’s so many things thattechnology makes available tous,” said Jennifer Duffecy, asso-ciate director of intervention de-velopment at CBITs.

Many of the apps in develop-ment at CBITs involve mentalhealth—especially making surepeople with mental illnesses stayon their medication. One de-

scribed by Duffecy dealt specif-ically with antidepressants.

Patients often feel no imme-diate effects when starting anSSRI—a common anti-depres-sant that changes the balance ofserotonin levels in the brain—and stop taking it.

The app from CBITs trackswhether or not the patient tooktheir medication—adding an ac-countability aspect—while alsotracking any side-effects felt bythe patient.

While their focus is mainlyon mental health, Duffecy said,other research has looked atapps for insomnia, chronicpain, cancer survivorship andvarious transplants.

CBITs is also developing anapp specifically to monitor andimprove veterans’ ability to copewith stress. The app is specifi-

cally tailored to veterans withserious mental illnesses whoseek care in community-basedmental health agencies.

“The most effective way touse [health tracking apps] is tointegrate these systems withothers—linking information inreal time with feedback that isdesigned by the patient’sphysician or a specialist. Butdoing this in a very reputableand patient friendly manner,”Martin said.

Martin and colleagues atJohns Hopkins University plan tobegin a study later this year thatuses smartphone apps and blue-tooth data to monitor patients.

However, in the deluge ofhealth-tracking apps available,few have undergone any mod-eration to ensure the validity andreliability of the science behind

the app, Martin said. Few studieshave been conducted that ana-lyzed the effectiveness of appslike Ginger.io that employ totalintegration of technology andprimary care.

“Hopefully the clinic of thefuture will be very much app-based,” Martin said. “There willbe some optimal combination ofapp-based, home based carewith actual face-to-face clinicvisits. [But] right now it’s way,way too early to make any de-finitive statements.”

Most important, Duffacynoted, is the need to ensure thatpeople who download any healthrelated apps actually integratethe technology into their every-day life.

“Apps only work if peopleuse them,” Duffacy said.

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Seabrook Schoolhouse 6116 Seabrook Road, Lanham, MD 20706?301-464-5291; TTY 301-699-2544The Seabrook Schoolhouse was built in 1896 by the residents of the Seabrook communityand provided education for grades one through eight until the early 1950s. This one-roomschoolhouse is one of the few surviving one-room schoolhouses in Prince George's. The build-ing is unique in that it was built to resemble the Victorian Gothic architectural style of thecottages that were originally built in the community. The schoolhouse has been restored and continues its legacy of education. It is open for toursby appointment and features a multi-faceted, overall program that includes interpretive ex-hibits and artifacts and programs. For further information, call Marietta House Museum at301-464-5291.

“It should be clear by nowthat a nation can be no strongerabroad than she is at home. Onlyan America which practiceswhat it preaches about equalrights and social justice will berespected by those whose choiceaffects our future. Only anAmerica which has fully edu-cated its citizens is fully capableof tackling the complex prob-lems and perceiving the hiddendangers of the world in whichwe live.”

These are words from Presi-dent John F. Kennedy’s “Unspo-ken Speech” he was on his wayto deliver at the Dallas CitizensCouncil’s annual meeting whenhe was assassinated in his mo-torcade on November 22, 1963.

I was a brand new law schoolgraduate in my first months ofwork with the NAACP LegalDefense and Education Fund inNew York City on that fatefulNovember day fifty years ago. Ihad begun the day visiting ayoung Black male death rowclient in a rural Georgia prisonaccused of killing a Whitefarmer and had returned to At-lanta where I was sitting in acourthouse library researchinghow many Blacks and Whiteshad been executed in Georgia’shistory. When a White man burstin grinning and shouting loudly,“Hot damn, they got him,” ittook me a moment to realize hewas talking about PresidentKennedy. I rushed with othersto the nearest television set tosee the news and could barelyget away quickly enough fromthe hateful glee of some of theWhite citizens surrounding me.The memory of their celebrationstill makes me sick.

So much of the deep lingeringsadness over PresidentKennedy’s assassination is aboutthe unfinished promise—unspo-ken speeches, unfulfilled hopes,the wondering about what mighthave been. So many Americansfelt inspired to do more and bebetter by the youthful optimismand challenges of the young Pres-ident’s words, only to find himso incomprehensibly and sud-denly silenced by violence andhate. I met President Kennedy

only once, on the White Houselawn in the summer of 1961 aftermy first year of law school whenI and many other young leadersparticipating in CrossroadsAfrica, a precursor to the PeaceCorps, gathered to hear him andReverend James Robinson,Crossroads Africa’s visionaryleader, give us a send off to asummer of service in Africa.

Although the kind of venomI witnessed in Atlanta surround-ing his death was stunning,many Black Americans felt hisloss especially deeply becauseit was hostility we recognizedand had often felt in our dailysegregated lives in the South.And as we have seen over andover, President Kennedy wouldnot be the last leader or citizenwho stood up for equal justiceto be slain. His death and othersthat followed remind us that ourdreams and commitment to jus-tice cannot depend on a singleleader or be destroyed if one, afew, or many are lost to acts ofhate and violence. The CivilRights Movement continued.We must always refill and en-sure there is a critical mass of

leaders and activists committedto nonviolence and racial andeconomic justice who will keepseeding and building transform-ing movements. When oneleader passes many more mustbe ready to step up to the plateand keep working to ensure amore just America and world.

When President Kennedy waselected, many Black Americans,like so many Americans, werecaptivated by his youth and en-ergy and promise and were es-pecially hopeful that he mightmove the country in a new di-rection on civil rights. In an eradominated by the Cold War, theFreedom Rides and the Birming-ham nonviolent direct actionmovement challenging racialapartheid in one of America’stoughest Southern cities seemedlike a worrisome distraction tothe new Administration. ButPresident Kennedy grew as hesaw the massive violent resist-ance to change of some SouthernWhites unfolding before him thatwould not go away and realized

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“I read ’Twelve Years a Slave’ and thought,this is the Anne Frank diary of America.”

Steve McQueen, Director of the movie, 12 Years a Slave.

There have been a handful of books recounting

the first-hand experiences of 17th and 18th centuryNorth American slaves. These include, “The Nar-rative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an Auto-biography,” first published in 1845; “The Kid-napped Prince, the Life of Olaudah Equiano,”1789; and “The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly aSlave,” 1849. While not a first-person account, Iwould add to that list Alex Haley’s ground-breaking1977 historical novel, “Roots: The Saga of anAmerican Family.” All of these books offer per-sonal accounts of the immoral capture, selling, en-slavement and mistreatment of human beings ofAfrican ancestry here in America. But, a recentlyre-discovered autobiography, “Twelve Years aSlave,” by Solomon Northup describes a particu-larly heinous aspect of the slave-trade – the 1841kidnapping and selling into captivity of Northup,a free black man who had been living with hiswife and children in relative comfort in New York.The book has become a highly-acclaimed moviethat has left both audiences and critics shaken byits unflinching depiction of the physical and psy-chological cruelties of slavery. I saw the movieduring a premiere screening (during which severalpeople were so disturbed that they walked out ofthe theater), was similarly moved and feel com-pelled to offer some thoughts on both the historicaland present-day relevance of the film.

Many may feel that there is no longer a needto revisit a time in our history that was so full ofbrutal hatred. But by looking the viciousness ofslavery squarely in the eye, “12 Years a Slave” re-veals much about the legacy it left behind and theresilience and humanity of the black and white

heirs of this awful crime against humanity. Forexample, is it not possible that sub-standardschools as well as the achievement gaps that persistin so many minority communities can be tracedin part to the fact, as depicted in the movie, thatfor centuries American slaves were forbidden toread or write, punishable by beatings and worse –or that for another century after slavery ended,legislated segregation fostered a separate and un-equal society? Could it be that some of the fearof slave rebellions that overseers and plantationowners had in the time of Solomon Northup laidthe foundation for a lingering fear of Blacks heldby some throughout our nation’s history? Is thatfear at the root of racial profiling or police brutalityagainst black males? Is that fear behind the 2012killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin or the No-vember 2 killing of 19-year-old Renisha McBride,who was shot in the face by a white Detroit home-owner after she knocked on his door late at nightseeking help after a car crash? This attack againstRenisha McBride recalls the heart-breaking in-dignities endured by black women slaves as shownin the movie, from routine rapes and beatings atthe hands of their “masters” to auction-block sep-arations from their children.

The brilliance of the filmmakers is that theymade no attempt to spin or varnish the harsh truth.Just as “The Diary of Anne Frank” has becomemust-reading for generations seeking an authenticlook at the daily life of a Jewish fugitive duringthe reign of Nazi Germany, “12 Years a Slave” is araw and real depiction of what life was like forAmerican slaves. It is a brutal and uncomfortable,yet necessary, look at a part of our nation's historythat has had an incalculable impact on our social-ization as a country. Students, journalists and any-one seriously interested in American history shouldsee this movie.

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12 Years a Slave: A Harsh Truth We Dare Not Forget

Parents and Community Leaders ComeTogether to Strengthen Breakfast Programs

By Michael J. Wilson,Director, Maryland Hunger Solutions

Parents and community leaders from Mary-land, Washington, D.C., and Virginia joined edu-cation officials and national and state based anti-hunger advocates to discuss the importance ofschool breakfast in combating hunger and prepar-ing students to learn and how to improve partici-pation in this program. The summit was cateredby Prince George’s County Public Schools Foodand Nutrition Services.

At the School Breakfast Summit for Parentsand Community Leaders, participants discussedexisting local school breakfast initiatives, imple-mentation strategies for future programs, andways to engage parents and increase communityinvolvement in the expansion of school breakfast.Attendees discussed plans to administer schoolbreakfast and to organize alternative breakfastserving models. These plans are designed to in-crease participation in school breakfast through-out the region.

Breakfast in the classroom, as well as otheralternative ways to serve breakfast, emerged asone of the core ways to get more children eatingthis important meal, which has benefits for edu-cation and health. Research shows that eatingbreakfast improves math grades, vocabularyskills, and memory. Children who participate inschool breakfast eat more fruits, drink more milk,and consume a wider variety of foods than thosewho do not eat school breakfast or who havebreakfast at home.

“For the last several years Maryland HungerSolutions has worked closely with partners likeMSDE and now Action for Healthy Kids to in-crease the number of children participating inbreakfast,” said Michael J. Wilson, director ofMaryland Hunger Solutions. “By promoting, ad-vocating for, and providing technical assistancewith implementation of alternative serving models,tens of thousands more children are eating schoolbreakfasts in Maryland. But there are tens ofthousands more kids who can benefit from break-fast in the schools. We have a responsibility tohelp them have a good start too.”

Speakers also discussed a new national report(pdf) from the Food Research and Action Centerand The National Association of ElementarySchool Principals Foundation (NAESPF) that sur-veyed principals in 15 school districts, includingPrince George’s County. This study found that 78percent of principals would recommend Breakfastin the Classroom programs. Principals noted anincrease in breakfast participation, fewer reportsof student hunger, fewer tardy students, improvedstudent attentiveness, and an improved school andclassroom environment.

The School Breakfast Summit was hosted byAction for Healthy Kids, with additional supportfrom Maryland Hunger Solutions, the Food Re-search and Action Center (FRAC), the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture, and the Maryland StateDepartment of Education.

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How To Survive Holiday Parties

The holiday season leaves many people feeling anxiousand nervous as they receive invitations to holiday office par-ties, family gatherings and other social events that they wouldrather avoid. That’s understandable. While such events canbe a great time to socialize, they also can lead to disaster.

We’ve all heard, or experienced, the office party wheresomeone did permanent damage to his or her reputation. Orthat family gathering where Uncle Louie had one drink toomany and told everyone what he really thought of them.

If upcoming holiday celebrations have you feeling tense andseriously considering not attending, here are some suggestionsto help make such events less stressful and more enjoyable:

- Keep the visit short. Whether an office party, familygathering or a neighborhood get-together, it’s good for youand your reputation to make an appearance. At the veryleast, show up early in the party, stay for short time, thenthank your host and leave. That’s better than being a no-show and you may just find you're enjoying yourself andwant to stay.

- Skip the alcohol. Even one or two alcoholic drinks canaffect your judgment, and poor judgment leads to most partydisasters. Stick to juice or soft drinks and lessen your chances oflooking foolish or saying the wrong thing. If an alcoholic drinkis "forced" on you, say thanks but don't feel obliged to drink it.

- Plan ahead. Nervous about what to wear? Find out howothers will dress and you’ll feel less anxious about your ap-pearance. If there will be gift giving, check out what giftsand dollar values are appropriate. Don’t do gag gifts that willbe embarrassing or risque.

-Avoid being critical. Negative comments at a party, evenif made in confidence, always get repeated later to all thewrong people. Venting frustrations at office parties almostalways produces negative results.

- Mind your manners. Don’t overeat at the buffet table.Do remember to thank your host.

- Avoid problem people. If you and a co-worker alwaysclash, instead spend time with people you enjoy. If a relativealways argues with you, simply refuse to respond and excuseyourself politely.

There’s no reason to fear or avoid the holiday party. Itshould be an enjoyable event, even when you feel “required”to attend. Just plan on staying sober, being polite and sociable,and you may just find it a pleasant experience.

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Grand Opening Celebrationof Tanger Outlets National Harbor

Upper Marlboro, MD – Prince George's County ExecutiveRushern L. Baker, III was joined by Council Member ObiePatterson (D-District 8), Steven B. Tanger, President and ChiefExecutive Officer, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., andMilt Peterson, Chairman, Peterson Companies at the grandopening of the Tanger Outlets National Harbor. Tanger OutletsNational Harbor will consist of over 80 high end retail outlets.This is the first outlet shopping center in Prince George’sCounty and the closest Tanger Outlet Center to any major U.S.city in their national chain. “Voice” of the Washington footballteam Larry Michael and WJLA’s Jummy Olabanji were emceesfor the event.

“Tanger Outlets National Harbor is going to be a huge at-traction that will bring people into Prince George’s Countyfrom all over the region and around the county,” said PrinceGeorge’s County Executive Ruhern L. Baker, III. “For yearsour residents have expressed a strong desire for more high-end retail in the County and the Tanger Outlets will be a won-derful addition to our retail mix. Tanger’s decision to locate anoutlet in Prince George’s County demonstrates to visitors, cit-izens, and business leaders that there is tremendous opportunityhere and I applaud the company for its vision. It will be greatto have people coming to Prince George’s County to shop.”

Tanger Outlets National Harbor represents a private invest-ment of almost $100 million dollars. It is one of the largestretail economic development projects in the County and createdan estimated 600 jobs during construction and approximately1,000 full and part-time retail jobs. The center is estimated tocreate an additional $6.5 million dollars in annual sales taxrevenue for the State of Maryland and approximately $1 millionin propert tax revenue to Prince George’s County.For the opening day festivities of Tanger Outlets NationalHarbor, the Prince George's County Police Department's(PGPD) Special Operations Division (SOD) handled trafficmanagement. To help drivers prepare for an expectedturnout of 20,000 shoppers, PGPD provided up-to-the-minute traffic and parking information via Twitter from@PGPDNews using the hashtag #OperationOutlets.

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County Executive, Teenage Entrepreneur ‘Wow’Attendees During County’s Business Expo

wanted to “prove in black andwhite what was actually meas-urable for a concussion,” sothey turned to the Universityof Pittsburgh Medical Center,which came up with the test.

Dr. Gerard Gioia, directorof the Safe Concussion Out-come Recovery & Education(SCORE) Program at the Chil-dren’s National Medical Cen-ter in Washington, D.C., saidthe model of baseline testinghas been around for about 20or 25 years.

The ImPACT tests havecome with their fair share ofcomplications, but to Knappen,Howard County is the most ontop of its game.

“It is mandated [in HowardCounty] before you try out fora sport that you have to haveyour pre-participation sportsphysical and the ImPACTtest.” Knappen said.

“For Montgomery County,they just brought trainers inthis year. They did a line itemin their budget to accommo-date for ImPACT testing. Thatfirst year is always historicallyvery tumultuous, trying to getit up and running,” she said.

Montgomery County isspending $99,140 to give theImPACT test to student-ath-letes, according to Dana Tofig,the director of public informa-tion for Montgomery CountyPublic Schools.

ImPACT is designed to testmemory skills, both verbal and

visual, as well as reaction timeand attentional skills. The firstsection shows the athletewords on a computer screenand then later asks them tolook at a new set of words anddetermine which ones were inthe original set and which werenot. The same process is thenfollowed for shapes, to accountfor the visual memory portion.Later in the test, athletes areasked to press a key if they seeone color and another key fora different color to test reac-tion times.

For all of these sections, it’snot a red flag if an athlete’s scoreisn’t perfect. Knappen saidsometimes results that are ex-tremely good correlate to thetype of sport or position the ath-lete plays. For example, ahockey goalie might score aboveaverage in the reaction section.

The point of the baselinetest is to see where an athletestands under perfectly normalconditions, when they have notbeen impaired by a concus-sion. Student-athletes then takea follow up test if they sustaina head injury. Doctors comparethe results to the baseline todetermine when the athlete issafe to return to competition.

In Montgomery County,about 60 retests have beengiven this fall, a figure that ac-counts for some athletes whohave taken the test more thantwice, according to Tofig.

“I definitely think there isa benefit to baseline testing aslong as the testing is done

well,” said Dr. Stacy Suskauer,director of Brain Rehabilita-tion Programs at the KennedyKrieger Institute in Baltimore.“It is not always done well.We’ve been told about student-athletes who have taken thetest at home while they’rewatching TV and not reallypaying attention.”

It is for that reason thatHeadFirst strives to provideathletes with a quiet test-takingspace, free of distraction.While the assessment may notbe perfect, Knappen said thetest is smarter than any studenttrying to sandbag it.

“There was anecdotally alot of talk about athletes com-ing in and deliberately tryingto do poorly on the test so thatthey would have a lower base-line,” Knappen said. “Andtherefore, if and when theysustained a concussion, theywould not have to try as hardto get back to baseline.

“But the test is like playingchess on a computer … It knowswhen you’re trying to throw itand it will kick out an invalidresponse,” Knappen said. “Weget those from time to time,there’s no doubt about it.”

More imperfections includethe fact that taking the test toomany times can can create whatKnappen calls a “familiariza-tion process,” where it becomestoo easy for the athlete, and thefact that it is difficult to man-date for every sport.

Although all athletes weretested in Montgomery County

this fall, other school systemsmight test football players, butnot other athletes. For exam-ple, girl’s soccer players inAnne Arundel County weren’ttested last year, despite theirsport being the second leadingcause of sports-related head in-juries in the United States.

In addition, Dr. KevinCrutchfield, who works forLifeBridge Health and is the in-dependent neurological consult-ant for the Baltimore Ravens,stressed that ImPACT tests donot diagnose concussions.

“It’s good to know sometype of baseline function, butit has extreme limits as well,”Crutchfield said. “You’re onlylooking at certain functionsthat the brain does and see ifthey become dysfunctional af-ter some type of event. Butthere are other things that causedysfunction of those functionsother than a brain injury.

“The test is sensitive inpicking up that there might besome kind of problem after theinitial test was taken. But is ita concussion? And that’swhere the issue comes up. Itis not specific enough,”Crutchfield said.

However, Gioia remainshopeful that working to im-prove baseline testing is worththe effort.

“If the information is madeavailable to clinicians whoknow how to use it, it can beone of the more importanttools that we use,” Gioia said.

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COLLEGE PARK, MD –Prince George’s County Execu-tive Rushern L. Baker, III andspecial teenage speaker, GabrielleJ. Williams wowed more than500 attendees with two rivetingspeeches at the 2013 PrinceGeorge’s County Business Con-ference & Expo last week at theSamuel Riggs IV Alumni Centeron the campus of the Universityof Maryland College Park.

“Today’s conference is aboutthe opportunity for you to be apart of Prince George’s County’sgrowth. We want to expose youto the people, agencies and de-partments that are procuringservices,” said Baker. “We wantto expose you to each other soyou can develop strategic part-nerships with other small busi-nesses and major corporations.My administration is committedto helping you grow your busi-nesses so we can march towardsuccess together.”

The 2nd Annual PrinceGeorge’s County Business Con-ference & Expo was a phenome-nal event for corporate, local,small, minority, disadvantagedand veteran-owned businesses.“Opportunities Knocking at YourDoor,” the theme of the Expo,was focused on showing compa-nies how to access capital, propeltheir businesses, and build primecontractor/subcontractor relation-ships and learn about future busi-ness opportunities.

Morning breakout panels in-cluded Procurement Opportuni-

ties Around the Region, Accessto Capital and Resources, Leg-islative Updates – A Global View,and a "Meet The Primes" forum.There was also an afternoonBusiness 2 Business Matchmak-ing Exchange, exhibitors’ galleryand networking sessions.

Our exciting luncheon pro-gram was headlined by The Hon-orable Rushern L. Baker, III,Prince George’s County Execu-tive and a very special speaker,Miss Gabrielle J. Williams, a 13-year-old entrepreneur and Ama-zon #1 Bestseller of “The Makingof a Young Entrepreneur.”

"I am grateful for the oppor-tunity to speak to many of Prince

George's County's most success-ful business people during thePower Luncheon. I did not expectto receive such a great responsefrom my speech and my book,”said Williams. “I think it is veryimportant that today's businessleaders are there to mentor youngentrepreneurs by helping themidentify their unique value inbusiness and in life. I'm guessingattendees agreed by their re-sponse. Thank you for invitingme."

This conference was madepossible because of a host ofsponsoring partners including:MGM National Harbor, WellsFargo, Washington Suburban

Sanitary Commission, CSAGroup, and Corvias Solutions.

The 2013 Expo was streamedlive on the web for those whowere unable to attend. You canaccess the prerecorded version ofthe opening session and powerluncheon on the web atwww.breasiastudios.com/stream-ing/streaming.html.

Video streaming was spon-sored and provided by BreasiaProductions, located in Laurel,Maryland.

For more information onBreasia Productions, you can visitwww.BreasiaStudios.com.

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Movie Review “Delivery Man ”

Delivery ManGrade: DRated PG-13, some profan-

ity and sexual dialogue, vulgarreferences1 hr., 43 min.

In a way, “Delivery Man” is anawe-inspiring achievement: amovie that is 100% disconnectedfrom reality, without a single plau-sible moment or believable char-acter. And I’m not even talkingabout the premise, which is that anirresponsible man’s many dona-tions to a sperm bank 20 years agoresulted in 533 offspring, 142 ofwhom have filed a lawsuit to learnhis identity. I mean, no, that prem-ise doesn’t make any sense. ButI’ve seen movies with unlikelierscenarios succeed better than “De-livery Man,” which disastrouslytries to squeeze real sentiment outof its inane plot when it can barelysqueeze a laugh out of it.

Vince Vaughn, trying to be sin-cere and likable instead of thethings he usually is, plays David, adebt-ridden, commitment-phobicdelivery driver who learns of theaforementioned offspring from alawyer who breaks into his apart-ment at 3 in the morning. (This isnot explained.) Somehow his do-nations were used hundreds oftimes (not explained), and now 142of those kids, all around 18 yearsold, want to know his name. Whythey want to know and why Daviddoesn’t want to tell them are notexplained. I mean, it’s not likethey’re demanding child support,and it’s not like knowing the nameof the guy who fathered them willtell them anything useful. Butarmed with a list of their names,David starts going around NewYork City (they all live in NewYork City, I guess) and doing ran-dom acts of kindness for them, act-ing as a “guardian angel.” He thusingratiates himself into the lives ofhis children as nothing more thana well-meaning stranger, testing the

waters to see if he is capable of be-ing a father (or even a grown-up).

Meanwhile, his fed-up girl-friend, Emma (Cobie Smulders),has just revealed that she is preg-nant. “You don’t have the skills tobring up a child!” she told David,to indicate to us what the moviewas going to be about. (See also:David’s married brother hanging upthe phone after a child-related con-versation with his wife and admon-ishing David, “Never procreate!”ZOING! If he only knew!!) Whenthe news media pick up the storyabout this anonymous man who fa-thered 533 children via sperm do-nation – hello, obligatory Jay Lenomonologue cameo! – Emma is oneof many people who find the guydisgusting and creepy, as if he per-sonally went into that lab and puthis semen in 533 women.

In addition to living in NewYork, another coincidence about all

of David’s children is that they don’thave parental figures in their lives.Their mothers got inseminated,gave birth, then ditched ’em, Iguess, because they need guidancenow and have no one to give it tothem. We see most of them onlybriefly, in vignettes, but some of theones David gets to know include awould-be actor, a suicidal girl, andan obsessive vegetarian.

The 142 litigants have regularmeetings as “children of Starbuck”(that’s the pseudonym he usedwhen he donated), including an ac-tivity day in Central Park. Food,games, and fun, all for people whoonly know each other because theyare co-litigants and share someDNA. One of the signers is awheelchair-bound 18-year-old withsevere physical and mental handi-caps who cannot read or speak.This enables the film to includedreadfully maudlin scenes of David

being kind to him, but it also raisesthe question of how he came to beinterested in joining the lawsuit.

The one interesting thing about“Delivery Man” is that it was writ-ten and directed by Ken Scott as aremake of his own French-Cana-dian film called “Starbuck.” Ihaven’t seen the original, but I’mtold the remake is practically iden-tical except for being in English.Does this mean that Ken Scottmade the same terrible movietwice? Or was “Starbuck” some-how better despite being the same?I’m almost curious enough to watch“Starbuck,” which at the very leastwill not subject me to the sight ofVince Vaughn desperately trying tomake people like him.

(Note: Chris Pratt earns a fewlaughs as David’s mildly compe-tent lawyer friend, but don’t seethe movie just for him, come on.)

The Edge of Sportsby DAVE ZIRIN

Oh, the drama of itall! New York Yankeethird baseman Alex Ro-driguez, facing a 211-game suspension andthe effective end of hiscareer, chose to displaya unique defense strat-egy at his arbitrationhearing. He slammeddown his hands and shouted, “This is ridiculous!” Then thethree-time MVP leveled what is being described as a “streamof profanities” at Major League Baseball’s chief operatingofficer, Rob Manfred. After all of this, baseball’s last greatdiva topped it off by storming the hell out with a promise tonever return.

The official word from A-Rod and his small army oflawyers was that he was enraged that league commissionerBud Selig would be neither present at his hearing nor requiredto testify. Whether this was in fact a case of spontaneouscombustion or ham-handed choreography, it was mere dinnertheater compared to what happened next. A-Rod then jour-neyed to the last locale in New York City where his word issacred and his character is above reproach: the radio studioof Sports Radio WFAN’s Mike Francesa.

In the forty minutes that followed, we were treated to thespectacle of what it sounds like when someone who has led aremarkably charmed life suddenly perceives himself to beJean Valjean, the honest man being mercilessly persecutedby powerful people enflamed with vengeance. In A-Rod’smind, his Javert, the man with a “vendetta” who “hates [his]guts”, is even more frightening than a singing Russell Crowe:80-year-old Commissioner Bud Selig.

There is the old expression that a liberal is a conservativewho has been to jail. A-Rod, who supports Republican polit-ical candidates like an honorary Koch brother, was a born-again radical in Mike Francesa’s radio booth, raging against“injustice”, and railing against “the system.” Mike Francesabacked him up, saying, “This is not about a rogue player. It isabout a rogue sport.”

What was remarkable about the interview is that it waspossible to be disgusted by his self-serving sense of vic-timization, to remember the lies he told to the face of KatieCouric, to roll your eyes at the tenderly asked questionsof Mike Francesa and still agree with the overwhelmingthrust of what he was saying. The most honest part of A-Rod’s interview was when he said to Francesa that peopleon the street stop him and say, “I hate your guts and you’rebeing railroaded.”

You could not find a more dubious messenger, but themessage is not necessarily wrong. Major League Baseballpromised mountains of evidence that Alex Rodriguez wasnot only prescribed performance-enhancing drugs by AnthonyBosch’s Biogenesis clinic but also “obstructed justice” by at-tempting to buy evidence from Bosch and keep witnessesfrom testifying. Yet all evidence of this that we have seenthus far is rooted in the testimony of Bosch himself. A-Rod’steam alleges that Anthony Bosch has been paid as much as$150,000 by Major League Baseball for his testimony, alongwith promises that he would not be prosecuted by the Floridaattorney general’s office for distributing contraband pharma-ceuticals. There are witnesses who have come forward to saythat, yes indeed, Major League Baseball brought out thecheckbook to acquire his allegiance.

“Vendetta” is a strong word, but Rodriguez is probablyright that Bud Selig looks at him and licks his chops. The211-game suspension is in flagrant violation of the collectivebargaining agreement with the union, but MLB is determinedto push this through. This is Selig’s opportunity, one year be-fore his own announced retirement, to look like someonewho helped clean up the sport. The same Bud Selig who saton his hands and looked the other way during the go-gosteroid 1990s; the same Bud Selig who along with his fellowowners became unimaginably wealthy as the balls went flyingout of the park; the same Bud Selig who has been subject towithering books, news exposés and documentaries about whyhe chose to do nothing as locker rooms became all-you-can-inject pharmacies, wants A-Rod’s pelt to be part of his legacy.Instead of “Bud Selig, steroid enabler,” he becomes the manwho stood up to the union and cleaned up the game.

Meanwhile, here is Alex Rodriguez, the speed bump onthe way to Bud Selig’s retirement, on Mike Francesa’s radioshow sounding like Norma Rae, saying that he will fight thisto very end. “I have no regrets,” he said. “It’s the system thatis wrong.” He may be right, but waging and winning a fightagainst Major League Baseball would require an outpouringof solidarity from his fellow players and trust that this is notall a self-serving smokescreen. Solidarity and trust: for allhis hundreds of millions of dollars, these are two things hehas never been able to attain. A-Rod may try to sell himselfas baseball’s Jean Valjean, but that may be beyond even hisown dramatic powers.

Les Miserables of Alex Rodriguez

BALTIMORE (Nov. 25, 2013)– As cold temperatures continueto affect central Maryland thisweek, Baltimore Gas and ElectricCompany (BGE) encourages allcustomers to visit bge.com/Win-terReady for tips and informationon saving energy, even on the cold-est days. Customers can also findinformation about “winterizing”their homes and preparing theirfamilies for the winter heating sea-son. BGE offers customers a va-riety of low-to-no-cost ways tomake their homes more energy ef-ficient, saving energy and money.

“During the colder months,heating systems typically accountfor more than 40 percent of cus-tomers’ energy bills because ex-treme weather generally triggerssignificant increases in energy useat home,” said Carol Dodson, vicepresident and chief customer offi-cer for BGE. “Even when the ther-mostat is kept at the same temper-ature, heating units must workharder to maintain the set temper-ature. Without taking steps to saveenergy during these times, energybills will reflect additional usageand will likely be higher than inmonths when temperatures aremore moderate. We encourage allcustomers to think about simplesteps they can take in their hometo save energy each day, no matterthe temperature outside.”

Customers who heat with oldermodel electric heat pumps are es-

pecially vulnerable to sharp in-creases in usage when auxiliaryheating is activated during coldweather. Customers are encour-aged to set the thermostat to 68degrees or lower. For every degreebelow 73 during the coldermonths, customers may save twoto four percent on heating costs.Customers who heat with naturalgas should consider setting thethermostat to 68 degrees duringthe day and 65 degrees at night.

“While colder temperatures arethe primary driver for increased en-ergy use during the heating season,there are many other contributingfactors, some of which may not beas obvious,” said Dodson. “Whenit’s bitter cold outside, many fami-lies spend more time at home,cooking, watching television, andusing computers and other elec-tronics. While we can’t control theweather, customers can controlhow they use energy, even duringperiods of extreme temperatures.”

Shopping for a competitivethird-party supplier, combined withthe offerings of BGE’s Smart En-ergy Savers Program®, providescustomers with many options forreducing their energy bill and bettermanaging energy costs this winter.In addition to rebates for qualifyingenergy-efficient appliances andprice mark-downs on energy-effi-cient lighting, customers shouldalso consider scheduling a QuickHome Energy Check-Up, which

consists of a visual inspection ofthe home to determine its level ofenergy efficiency and recommen-dations for improving its efficiency.BGE provides tools and informa-tion to help customers prepare forcolder months.

In addition, BGE holds smartenergy management and energyconservation workshops in com-munities throughout the year. Formore information on upcomingevents, visit bge.com. BGE alsoprovides customers with its Con-sumer Reference Book, which ismailed to customers by request andis also available on bge.com.

The WinterReady section onbge.com is specifically designedto help customers weather the coldtemperatures that affect centralMaryland each year. The followingare steps that all customers cantake to reduce energy consumptionand lower heating bills:

• Have the furnace checkedby a licensed professional to besure it is operating efficientlyand seal any leaks in furnaceducts. BGE offers rebates forthese and other home efficiencyimprovements through the BGESmart Energy Savers Program®.

• Consider BGE’s Quick HomeEnergy Check-up or Home Per-formance with ENERGY STAR.

• Change the furnace filterregularly. A dirty filter forces thefurnace to work harder.

• During the winter, for sys-tems other than heat pumps, setthermostats at 68 degrees F, ifhealth allows. This can help cus-tomers see a 3-4 percent de-crease in energy use.

• Natural gas customersshould consider setting the ther-mostat to 68 degrees during theday and 65 degrees at night.

• Consider a programmablethermostat, which can save 10-25 percent in energy costs allyear when programmed to lowertemperatures when no one ishome in the winter and highertemperatures when no one ishome in summer.

• Install an approved insula-tion blanket around the waterheater and insulate the first threefeet of water pipe (keep insula-tion at least 6 inches from theflue on gas water heaters).

• Lower the temperature onyour water heater to 120 degreesF and conserve hot water whenyou can. Heating water is thesecond largest energy user inyour home in the winter months.

• Caulk and weather stripwindows and doors to keep coldair out.

• Check/add attic insulation toreach a level of R-38 or 12 inches.

BGE Provides Tips to Customers on Ways to Save Energy During Colder Weather

ROTTENTOMATOESFrom DreamWorks Pictures comes "Delivery Man", the story of affable underachiever DavidWozniak, whose mundane life is turned upside down when he finds out that he fathered 533 chil-dren through sperm donations he made twenty years earlier. In debt to the mob, rejected by hispregnant girlfriend, things couldn't look worse for David when he is hit with a lawsuit from 142of the 533 twenty-somethings who want to know the identity of the donor. As David struggles todecide whether or not he should reveal his true identity, he embarks on a journey that leads himto discover not only his true self but the father he could become as well. (c) Disney

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First Tuesdays At Abraham HallDate & Time: Monthly, First TuesdaysDescription: Abraham Hall, constructed in 1889, is the bestexample of an African American benevolent society lodge in PrinceGeorge's County. Located in the community of Rossville, it is thefirst African American historic site in the county to be fully restoredusing public funds. Home of M-NCPPC's Black History Program,please call the number listed below for more information about theFirst Tuesday program.Ages: All ages Location: Abraham Hall7612 Old Muirkirk Road, Beltsville 20705 Contact: 240-264-3415; TTY 301-699-2544

14th Annual Gingerbread House Contest and ShowDate & Time: Friday-Sunday, December 6-8, andFriday-Sunday, December 13-15, 12 noon-5 pmDescription: For a sweet treat, come and view an amazingdisplay of edible gingerbread houses. No nibbling allowed! Visitorswill have the opportunity to vote in the Viewer’s Choice AwardCompetition. No reservations necessary.Cost: $1/person Ages: All agesLocation: Darnall’s Chance14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro 20772 Contact: 301-952-8010; TTY 301-699-2544

27th Annual Winter Festival of LightsDate and Time: Friday, November 29, 2013-Tuesday, January 1,2014, 5-9:30 pm (nightly)Description: Bring a little twinkle to your holidays at the 27thAnnual Winter Festival of Lights! Don’t miss this spectacular hol-iday drive-through event of more than one million twinkling lights!Please bring a canned good to donate to local food banks.Cost: $5/cars & vans; $15/mini-buses & limos; $25/buses;$10/multi-visit passes for cars & vans. The festival is FREE onDec. 25 Ages: All agesLocation: Watkins Regional Park301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro 20774Contact: 301-699-2456; TTY 301-699-2544; Linea en Español:301-445-4509

Holiday Hayrides at Watkins Regional ParkDate & Time: December 7, 8, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 & 28, 7-8:30 pmDescription: Enjoy a hayride through the 27th Annual WinterFestival of Lights and a visit to Watkins Nature Center. Warm upby the fire, enjoy refreshments, see the center's live animals andvisit the gift shop. Space is limited. Reservations are required.Cost: $5/personAges: All agesLocation: Old Maryland Farm301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro 20774Contact: 301-218-6770; TTY 301-699-2544

Home for the Holidays Gospel BrunchDate & Time: Sunday, December 8, 2013 12 noon-3 pmDescription: Whether you're looking for spiritual enlighten-ment or just want some foot stompin', hallelujah moments, comelisten to the area's best gospel acts featuring Professor Wilbur Bel-ton with Excel Productions. Enjoy tasty omelets, Belgium wafflesand more by Appeal Caterers.Cost: Resident $25; Non-Resident $30Ages: All agesLocation: Prince George's Ballroom2411 Pinebrook Avenue, Landover 20785Contact: 301-341-7439; TTY 301-446-6802

December Holiday Teas at Montpelier MansionLaurel, MD – Warm up your winter day with afternoon tea inMontpelier's elegant South Wing. Montpelier Mansion (9650Muirkirk Road, Laurel 20708) will be hosting holiday teas on Fri-day, Saturday and Sunday, December 13, 14 & 15, 2013 at 1 pm.Enjoy a prix fixe menu of fine finger sandwiches, scrumptiouscakes and pastries, buttery scones, and your choice of two qualityloose leaf teas, all served on imported English china and silvertiered stands.Reservations and advance payment required; to make yours, pleasecall staff at 301-377-7817. Price – $29/person, $25/Friends ofMontpelier members – includes gratuity and self-guided tour of themansion, which will be decorated for the holidays in traditionalgreens.For more on classes and activities offered by the Department ofParks and Recreation, see www.pgparks.com and stay connectedon facebook.com/pgparks and twitter.com/pgparks.

‘Tis the Season at Surratt House MuseumClinton, MD – With the onset of winter, how did Southern Mary-land families prepare for the season and celebrate the holidays? OnSaturday, December 14, 2013 stop by the historical Surratt HouseMuseum (9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton 20735) to get your hol-iday season started and learn about holiday celebrations from thepast. This program runs from 12 noon to 4 pm. For good little boysand girls of all ages, our special guest, Father Christmas, will behere to share in the holiday cheer. Cider punch and cookies willbe served. Take advantage of museum shop discounts.The fee for this event is $3/person. For additional information, callstaff at 301-868-1121; TTY 301-699-2544.

Sugar and Ice: Holiday Social at Upper Marlboro Community CenterUpper Marlboro, MD – Those ages 6 and older are invited to comeout to Upper Marlboro Community Center (5400 Marlboro RaceTrack Road, Upper Marlboro 20772) on Saturday, December 14,2013 from 2 to 6 pm for the Sugar and Ice Holiday Social.Enjoy ice skating outdoors (on a synthetic rink) and sweet treats –hot chocolate, apple cider and more. There will also be crafts andgames to enjoy.The fee for this event is $5/residents and $6/non-residents. For addi-tional information, call staff at 301-627-2828; TTY 301-203-6030.For more on classes and activities offered by the Department ofParks and Recreation, see www.pgparks.com and stay connectedon facebook.com/pgparks and twitter.com/pgparks.

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Dear EarthTalk:

I hear there’s a greener form offracking for natural gas and oilthat uses carbon dioxide insteadof water to access undergroundreserves. Is this really better forthe environment?

-- Jason Burroughs, Erie, PA

Hydraulic fracturing (knownas “fracking”) is a method ofcausing fissures in undergroundshale rock formations to facilitatethe extraction of otherwise inac-cessible natural gas and oil. In atypical fracking operation,drillers inject a mixture of pres-surized water and chemicals un-derground to fracture the rockand free up the gas and oil. Notwidely employed in the U.S. un-til less than a decade ago, frack-ing has quickly become a majorplayer in the U.S. energy scene.The resulting influx of cheap do-mestic natural gas—cleanerburning than the oil and coal ithas replaced—is at least partlyresponsible for the fact that theU.S. has reduced its greenhousegas emissions to the lowest levelssince 1992.

Fracking has been good foroil companies, the economy andeven our carbon footprint, but itdoesn’t come without environ-mental cost. A typical frackingoperation pumps some five mil-lion gallons of water and chemi-cals underground to break up theshale. About half the water is re-moved during the oil and gas re-covery process, leaving the otherhalf underground where it cancontaminate aquifers and de-grade soils.

Enterprising petroleum engi-neers have been hard at work try-

ing to find ways to frack withoutwater. One promising alternativeinvolves using carbon dioxide(CO2) to break up the under-ground shale instead of water.“Fracking with carbon dioxidehas a number of potential advan-tages,” reports Kevin Bullis in theMIT Technology Review. “Notonly would it eliminate the needfor millions of gallons of waterper well, it would also eliminatethe large amounts of wastewaterproduced in the process.”

He adds that CO2 may alsoyield more natural gas and oilthan water, given the dynamicsof how it works underground.Also, CO2 used in fracking canbe recovered and used repeat-edly. And once a well is doneproducing, it can be sealed up,sequestering the CO2 under-ground where it can’t add toglobal warming.

Researchers at the Universityof Virginia estimate that frackedsections of the Marcellus shalein the eastern U.S. could storeover half of all U.S. CO2 emis-sions from power plants andother stationary sources over thenext 20 years, with other shaleformations providing significantadditional storage.

Right now CO2-based frack-ing is uncommon, given theabundance of water in ourbiggest fracking regions and thelogistical challenges in trans-porting a compressible gas towell sites safely and cheaply. Butas fracking expands into politi-cally charged areas, or arid re-gions where water is scarce, wa-terless fracking could becomemore common.

Already, nearly half of thefracked wells drilled across theU.S. in 2011-2012 are in water-stressed areas, according to the

sustainability-oriented non-profit, CERES. And a recentstudy from the consulting firmWood Mackenzie concluded thatmany of the countries with thegreatest promise for developingshale oil and gas through frack-ing suffer from water shortages.

Bullis says that one of thelargest shale gas resources in theworld is in China underneath115,000 square miles of desert.“Piping in water would strain al-ready tight supplies,” he says, butadds that China’s major use ofcoal-fired power plants means thecountry has plenty of CO2 itcould be capturing and using.

CONTACTS: MIT Technol-ogy Review,

www.technologyreview.co;“Estimating the Carbon Sequestra-tion Capacity of Shale FormationsUsing Methane Production Rates,”http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es401221j.

EarthTalk® is written andedited by Roddy Scheer andDoug Moss and is a registeredtrademark of E - The Environ-mental Magazine

(www.emagazine.com). Sendquestions to:

earthtalk@emagazine.com.

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cookies without trans fat, saidowner and president Charles De-Baufre, Jr. The result was dis-couraging, he said.

“We’ve tried it and trust me,it is nasty. It doesn’t taste right,”DeBaufre said. “The texture’s notthere. It’s an entirely differentproduct.”

Trans fats are essential to thetaste and flavor of the cookie, De-Baufre said. If the ban goes intoeffect, he said he would apply foran exception. If the bakery is de-nied an exception, he said hewould continue to test out newrecipes or “go out of business,one of the two.”

“I’m not going to go crazyabout something that may not evenwork,” he said. “There may not bea solution and spending thousandsof dollars to get it to work doesn’tmake sense, does it?”

Food manufacturers across thecountry would be required to altertheir recipes if the trans fat bangoes into effect. Many varietiesof doughnuts, microwave pop-corn, crackers and canned frostingdepend on partially hydrogenatedoils for their texture or flavor.

“More reformulation wouldneed to be done and additionalsubstitute ingredients would needto be developed if partially hy-drogenated oils were removedfrom the processed foods that stillcontain them,” FDA spokes-woman Theresa Eisenman saidin an emailed statement.

Manufacturers would havetime to change their recipes to meetFDA regulations if a trans fat bantakes effect, Eisenman said.

“The FDA recognizes thatthis would take time, and hasmade clear that if this prelimi-nary determination were to befinalized, it would include ade-quate time for producers to re-formulate their products so asnot to result in market disrup-tion,” she said.

In Baltimore culinary lore,Berger Cookies share the samepedestal with National Bo-hemian beer and Old Bay. Thecookie has inspired desserts likeDangerously Delicious Pies’Baltimore Bomb Pie—filled tothe crust with Berger Cookies—and new drinks like Full TiltBrewing’s Berger CookieChocolate Stout, which debutedlast week.

While some loyal BergerCookie fans hope the bakery willcomply with the FDA, otherswould rather not see the FDA en-force a trans fat ban at all.

Berger Cookie enthusiast LizLane, 21, of Ellicott City, saidshe would not support the ban be-cause she does not want the FDAto control her diet.

“I know to pace myself andnot indulge myself too much. Iunderstand that they’re tryingto make us healthy, but I don’tknow if I need them to tell mehow and what to eat,” Lanesaid, adding that she would notbuy Berger Cookies preparedwith a new recipe if they tasted“too different.”

Lane grew up eating BergerCookies, often polishing off abox of cookies with her familyin one night.

“Now I have to limit it to atreat. I could not eat them asmuch as I used to or I would dieof a heart attack,” Lane said.

When the Berger Cookiebakery temporarily closed ear-lier this year for operating with-out a food service license, ac-cording to the Baltimore Sun,Lane was devastated.

“I cried. I was so sad. Ithought I was never going tohave them again,” she said.“When I heard they were goingto fix the problem and reopen, itwas a sigh of relief. It’s such astaple for people in Baltimoreand Maryland and it’s just a partof life.”

Samantha Blee, 25, of Arling-ton, Va., also a Berger Cookie en-thusiast, said she wouldn’t mindeating a Berger Cookie with anew recipe, as long as it tastedsimilar to the original.

“I can see big Berger Cookiefans getting upset about it but Iwould hope that people takehealth into consideration first,”Blee said.

DeBaufre said he has heardfrom devoted cookie fans whohope the recipe will not change.He said he told them that it’s notup to him, but that he will dowhat he can to keep the originalcookies on the shelves.

“We’ll go to the lengths thatwe can without destroying the in-tegrity of the product,” he said.“I don’t want to be in the con-versation, ‘Berger Cookies usedto be so good.’ I don’t want to bea part of that conversation.”

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ies have come to depend on,”said CMS Administrator Mari-lyn Tavenner. “Today’s datashows that the law is alreadyhelping millions of seniors savebillions of dollars off theirneeded medications.”

For many people enrolled inMedicare Part D, the Medicare“donut hole” is the gap in theMedicare prescription drugbenefit before catastrophic cov-erage for prescriptions takes ef-fect. Without Affordable CareAct assistance, Medicare bene-ficiaries would pay out-of-pocket for the entire cost ofprescription drugs once they hitthe donut hole, until they reachcatastrophic coverage. But un-der the discount program in theAffordable Care Act, in 2010,anyone with a Medicare pre-scription drug plan whoreached the prescription drugdonut hole got a $250 rebate.

In 2011, beneficiaries wholanded in the donut hole beganreceiving discounts on coveredbrand-name drugs and savingson generic drugs. Next year,Medicare Part D participantswho fall into the donut holewill receive savings of about53 percent on the cost of brandname drugs and 28 percent onthe cost of generic drugs. Thesesavings and Medicare coveragewill gradually increase until2020, when the donut hole willbe closed.

News on the continued sav-ings on prescription drugs comeson the heels of new informationshowing historically low levelsof growth in Medicare spending.For example:

CMS recently announcedthat the Medicare’s Part B pre-mium will not increase in 2014,and that the last five years havebeen among the slowest periodsof average Part B premiumgrowth in the program’s history.

The Part B deductible willalso not increase, having de-creased in 2014. The Part Bpremium and deductible for2014 are 15 percent belowwhat was projected in 2010,the year the Affordable CareAct was enacted.

Also as a result of the Af-fordable Care Act, MedicareAdvantage and PrescriptionDrug Plans remain stable andstrong. Earlier this year, CMSannounced that the averageMedicare Advantage (MA)premium in 2014 is projectedto be $32.60. CMS also esti-mated that the average basicMedicare prescription drugplan premium in 2014 is pro-jected to be $31 per month,holding steady for 4 years in arow. The deductible for stan-dard Part D plans will declineby $15 in 2014, to $310. Sincethe passage of the AffordableCare Act, average MA premi-ums are down by 9.8 percent.

Since enactment of the Af-fordable Care Act, the life ofthe Medicare trust fund hasbeen extended by nearly tenyears, till 2026.

For state-by-state informa-tion on savings in the donuthole, please visit: http://down-loads.cms.gov/files/Summa-ryChart2010_October_2013.pdf

For more information aboutMedicare’s prescription drugbenefits, please visit:http://www.medicare.gov/part-d/.

The Annual Open Enrollmentperiod for health and drug plansbegan on October 15 and endson December 7. For more infor-mation on Medicare Open En-rollment and to compare bene-fits and prices of 2014 Medicarehealth and drug plans, includingstate-by-state fact sheets, pleasevisit: http://www.cms.gov/Cen-ter/Special-Topic/Open-Enroll-ment-Center.html.

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A typical fracking operation pumps some five million gallons ofwater and chemicals underground to break up the shale. Abouthalf the water is removed during the oil and gas recoveryprocess, leaving the other half underground where it can con-taminate aquifers and degrade soils.

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Stephen L. Wright, Sr., Pastor5018 Lakeland Road

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Sunday School 9:30a.m.Sunday Worship 11a.m.

Holy Communion 1st SundayWednesday Bible Study 7-8p.m.Wednesday Prayer Service 8p.m.

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Sunday School (Adults & Children) - 9:30 A.M.Worship Service - 11:00 A.M.

Wed. Prayer Service & Bible Study - 7:00 P.M.

Office (301) 839-1166Fax (301) 839-1721

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that the pent-up demand for free-dom also would not go away.The burning of a Greyhound busin Alabama and attacks not onlyon Freedom Riders but on a fed-eral government official forcedhis hand. And he, like so manyother Americans, was repulsedby the scenes that flashed acrosstelevision screens of police dogsand fire hoses attacking Blackchildren and youths who chal-lenged Bull Connor’s and theBirmingham establishment’s JimCrow policies. We saw and mustnot forget how courageous andsustained actions from ordinarycitizens fed up with injustice caninspire, provoke, and push po-litical leadership at the top.

President Kennedy re-sponded to the movement’s per-sistent and sacrificial actionswith passion and major actionof his own. He made an eloquentspeech to the nation on June 11,1963 and sent a landmark civilrights bill to Congress one weeklater. The nationally televisedspeech he gave introducing thebill once again inspired manyAmericans to share his visionthat America could and must bebetter. His tragic death createda political climate that, com-bined with President LyndonJohnson’s masterful politicalleadership, resulted in enactmentof the Civil Rights Act of 1964and the Voting Rights Act of1965 – the latter pushed by civilrights demonstrations in Selma.

Fifty years later, and after thedeaths of Medgar Evers, MartinLuther King, Robert Kennedy,Andrew Goodman, JamesChaney, and Michael Schwerner,and countless other nonviolentwarriors for justice, the fightagainst intolerance, violence, andhatred in America is far fromover. It’s not over for childrenwho are killed or injured by gunsevery half hour, or Black boyslike Trayvon Martin who can befelled simply for walking whileBlack, nor for our youngest whocan be slain as they sit in theirclassrooms or even bedrooms.But the message President Lin-coln, President Kennedy, RobertKennedy, Martin Luther King,and many others have given theirlives to ensure is that Americacan and must become the nationenvisaged in the Declaration ofIndependence sullied by NativeAmerican genocide, slavery, andexclusion of all women and non-propertied men, even White men,

from the democratic process.So I hope, as we remember a

young President who asked usnot to ask what our country cando for us but what we can dofor our country, that we will re-new our commitment to build-ing with urgency and persistencea just America where every childis valued and enabled to achievetheir God given potential regard-less of the lottery of birth. Andwe must determine not to let ourchildren and grandchildren haveto fight again the same battlesfor the soul and future of Amer-ica that earlier generations did.We must join together to squashthe resurging racial and eco-nomic apartheid that threatensto slide us backwards into a sec-ond post Reconstruction Era.And we must rededicate our-selves to move America forwardto realize our founding princi-ples that all men—andwomen—and children—are cre-ated equal. Our true remem-brance to President Kennedy isin our actions to honor the un-spoken words and finish the un-finished work today and tomor-row and for as long as it takes.

Marian Wright Edelman isPresident of the Children’s De-fense Fund whose Leave NoChild Behind® mission is to en-sure every child a Healthy Start,a Head Start, a Fair Start, aSafe Start and a Moral Start inlife and successful passage toadulthood with the help of car-ing families and communities.For more information go towww.childrensdefense.org.

Mrs. Edelman’s Child WatchColumn also appears each weekon The Huffington Post.

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