Adam Wirth ? Blog Archive ? Seasonal Affect Disorder:

Wikipedia defines ?seasonal affect disorder? (SAD), as a mood disorder?in which people that have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive?symptoms in the winter or summer.? Most common in the winter and largely caused by a lack of sunshine, the disorder can be described as winter depression.? I was surprised to see that 9.7% of people living in New Hampshire suffer from seasonal affect disorder, the highest reported percentage in the US.

I don?t know if it because we have 300 days of sunshine here in Boise with plenty of fun winter activities, but I love the winter season and this year I really embraced it.? I am sure if I lived in the North East and it was dark, cold and grey for 5 months I would be picking up the Boca Raton real estate news paper, but I don?t live in the NE and for me any slight winter depression symptoms are smashed out with a little fun winter training.

With Mac on both the Nordic and Alpine ski teams and Lucy skiing every weekend, I decided to take a step back from the early season triathlon training and do some fun training that would allow me to be around the kids as much as possible.? The jury is still out and I might be a slow old man this summer, but I am hoping the winter training translates into fitness I can use this summer.? The focus was completely different than what I have done in past years; I have always skied in the winter but it was secondary to getting in my running, swimming and riding.? This winter I wanted to pick a couple fun winter races and some fun trips into the mountains just enjoying the change of season with a change of focus.? This would mean running on, ?maybe two times a week, riding in the snow, nordic/alpine skiing, ski mountaineering, and most importantly swimming at most once a month.? I picked a local Nordic ski race and the Winter Triathlon National Championships as training and I would make the Pole Pedal Paddle in Jackson the winter objective.

The winter started off with a great December and January.? I had some excellent high mountain trips in the Tetons and the Sawtooths and I got to ski some fantastic terrain.? The backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering is really fantastic all-around training.? You not only get an excellent workout with significant elevation change at altitude, but it is also fantastic for your mental state.? Being in the high mountains releases something in your soul.? Don?t get me wrong, I love to race and be competitive, but it doesn?t compare to the enjoyment I have with a day with friends/family in the mountains.? Here are some photos from my experiences:

From the summit of Albright Peak.

Looking forward to keeping up with these two for at least the next couple seasons.

Lucy and I enjoying some sun after a fun day.

As far as racing goes, I was really pleased how this part of the year turned out.? I had a good race in Montana at the Winter Triathlon National Championships with a 3^rd place podium finish.? The event was held at the Homestake Nordic Lodge which is an amazing facility and very worth checking out if you are a Nordic skier.

Winter doesn't mean you can't ride outside; here is the setup I used for Winter Tri Nationals and throughout the winter.

Podium for Winter Triathlon Nationals

And as mentioned above, the goal for the winter season was the Pole Pedal Paddle in Jackson.? Last year I finished 2^nd to super-mountain-man Spencer Morton and I wanted to give it another go.? The race is a crazy combination of a 4,000 foot giant slalom from the top of the Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, a 10K skate ski (shortened a bit this year due to a low valley snow year), a 19 mile time trial on the road, and finished with a 9 mile downriver paddle.? The event is in its 37^th year and it offers a passage from winter to spring with a combination of these events into one of best races I have ever done.? I should also mention that it takes place during Spring Break with much of the racing/awards at the base of the resort so you have large crowds, bands and parties that make this a fantastic all around event.? In the end it was a super tight race and I still am having a hard time believing I edged Spencer out by just 37 seconds for the win.? I have to give huge props to my wife and Mac as the race/transition managers.? With the gear and logistics of this race, your support team is crucial and they did a fantastic job.? I also have to thank the Jackson Hole Ski Club.? They do an unbelievable job putting on this event and with a variety of team and individual classes it is a race everyone should come and do.

Some tough racing against Spencer Morton and Dave Bergart.

As the flowers bloom and the grass turns green, I can say that I am getting excited for the summer riding and training, but it was fun to mix it up this winter and spend more time on the snow.? I have no idea what it will do for my fitness and summer racing, but I certainly had a great time and my mental attitude is the best it has ever been.?? There is still snow up high and I might be able to sneak in a couple more days before it is all gone.

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Report: There's Going to Be a Lot of Jony Ive in iOS 7

With Jony Ive in the driver's seat for iOS 7, the scent of change is on the breeze. Change itself is inevitable, it's just a question of how much. And according to 9to5Mac's sources, the answer to that question is "a lot."

According to several unnamed sources who have been briefed on the upcoming iOS 7, the vibe is "flat." And we're talking really flat; one source went so far as to compare it to Windows 8 Modern UI-grade flatness. In addition to the unsurprising banishment of skeumorphism, word is all elements of gloss and shine will disappear as well.

Rumored to be codenamed "Innsbruck," iOS is shaping up to be a pretty big departure from the stitching and lined paper of iOS past. And although the changes may be slightly alienating?or if nothing else, a little surprising?to long-time users, they should make things more usable going forward, freeing apps from their leather shackles and velvet curtained cells. And what's left is rumored to still be "familiar," though how that will manifest exactly remains to be seen. The core fundamentals of iOS are said to remain unchanged.

The first hints of this evolution have already shown up in the recently modified Podcast app, and it's likely that's only the beginning. We'll have to wait for WWDC in June before we get a peek at what exactly is in store. It's bound to be interesting. And, hopefully, refreshing. [9to5Mac]

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Police: 4 people stabbed at Albuquerque church

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ? A man jumped over several pews at an Albuquerque Catholic church and stabbed several members in the choir area just as Mass was ending Sunday, Albuquerque police said.

According to authorities, Lawrence Capener, 24, walked up to the choir area at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church and stabbed church-goers just as the choir began singing its final hymn. The man continued his attack until others raced to subdue him, police said.

Four church-goers were injured in the attack but their wounds weren't life-threatening, Albuquerque police spokesman Robert Gibbs aid. Among those stabbed were the church choir director Adam Alvarez, flutist Gerald Madrid and two other parishioners before he was tackled by several other churchgoers, Gibbs said.

All four were being treated at hospitals and listed in stable condition, police said late Sunday.

Three church members also were evaluated by Albuquerque Fire Department on scene and didn't go to the hospital, investigators said.

It was not immediately known what sparked the bizarre attack at the church on the city's Westside. Investigators don't yet know whether Capener had ties to the victims or whether he regularly attended the church, Gibbs said.

Several church members, including an off-duty firefighter and others at the church, held Capener until police arrived.

Madrid told KOB-TV that he tried to stop Capener by placing him in a bear hug but was stabbed in the neck and back.

Police described the stabbing scene as chaotic as parishioners screamed as the attack unfolded.

The choir's pianist, Brenda Baca King, told KRQE-TV that the attacker was looking at the lead soloist. "I just remember seeing him hurdle over the pews, hurdle over people and run (toward) us and I thought, 'Oh my God, this is not good,'" Baca King said.

Capener was interviewed by police and was expected to face felony charges, Gibbs said.

It's not yet known whether Capener has an attorney.

Archbishop of Santa Fe Michael Sheehan released a statement Sunday afternoon saying he was saddened by the attack.

"This is the first time in my 30 years serving as archbishop in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and as Bishop of Lubbock, that anything like this has occurred," Sheehan said. "I pray for all who have been harmed, their families, the parishioners and that nothing like this will ever happen again," Sheehan said.

The church didn't immediately return calls seeking comment on Sunday afternoon.

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Sniffing out schizophrenia

Apr. 29, 2013 ? A debilitating mental illness, schizophrenia can be difficult to diagnose. Because physiological evidence confirming the disease can only be gathered from the brain during an autopsy, mental health professionals have had to rely on a battery of psychological evaluations to diagnose their patients.

Now, Dr. Noam Shomron and Prof. Ruth Navon of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine, together with PhD student Eyal Mor from Dr. Shomron's lab and Prof. Akira Sawa of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, have discovered a method for physical diagnosis -- by collecting tissue from the nose through a simple biopsy. Surprisingly, collecting and sequencing neurons from the nose may lead to "more sure-fire" diagnostic capabilities than ever before, Dr. Shomron says.

This finding, which was reported in the journal Neurobiology of Disease, could not only lead to a more accurate diagnosis, it may also permit the crucial, early detection of the disease, giving rise to vastly improved treatment overall.

From the nose to diagnosis

Until now, biomarkers for schizophrenia had only been found in the neuron cells of the brain, which can't be collected before death. By that point it's obviously too late to do the patient any good, says Dr. Shomron. Instead, psychiatrists depend on psychological evaluations for diagnosis, including interviews with the patient and reports by family and friends.

For a solution to this diagnostic dilemma, the researchers turned to the olfactory system, which includes neurons located on the upper part of the inner nose. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University collected samples of olfactory neurons from patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and a control group of non-affected individuals, then sent them to Dr. Shomron's TAU lab.

Dr. Shomron and his fellow researchers applied a high-throughput technology to these samples, studying the microRNA of the olfactory neurons. Within these molecules, which help to regulate our genetic code, they were able to identify a microRNA which is highly elevated in those with schizophrenia, compared to individuals who do not have the disease.

"We were able to narrow down the microRNA to a differentially expressed set, and from there down to a specific microRNA which is elevated in individuals with the disease compared to healthy individuals," explains Dr. Shomron. Further research revealed that this particular microRNA controls genes associated with the generation of neurons.

In practice, material for biopsy could be collected through a quick and easy outpatient procedure, using a local anesthetic, says Dr. Shomron. And with microRNA profiling results ready in a matter of hours, this method could evolve into a relatively simple and accurate test to diagnose a very complicated illness.

Early detection, early intervention

Though there is much more to investigate, Dr. Shomron has high hopes for this diagnostic method. It's important to determine whether this alteration in microRNA expression begins before schizophrenic symptoms begin to exhibit themselves, or only after the disease fully develops, he says. If this change comes near the beginning of the timeline, it could be invaluable for early diagnostics. This would mean early intervention, better treatment, and possibly even the postponement of symptoms.

If, for example, a person has a family history of schizophrenia, this test could reveal whether they too suffer from the disease. And while such advanced warning doesn't mean a cure is on the horizon, it will help both patient and doctor identify and prepare for the challenges ahead.

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Lawyer: Former ricin suspect's home is unlivable

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) ? Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office about repairing or replacing the man's house after an intensive search left it uninhabitable.

Christi McCoy, an attorney for Kevin Curtis, a 45-year-old Elvis impersonator, said Monday that she and another attorney had spoken with authorities about the process to go through to get their client's property repaired or replaced.

She said she was encouraged by their response to a letter she sent U.S. Attorney Felicia Adams demanding that Curtis be provided temporary housing and that the government repair his Corinth, Miss., home and possessions. She also wants the government to pay his legal bills.

"We feel like the letter was well-received and we'll be working with the FBI to get all his property returned and get his property repaired," she said Monday night.

McCoy contended that Curtis couldn't return home after investigators searched it but failed to find evidence of the deadly poison ricin.

"To be specific, Mr. Curtis' home is uninhabitable. I have seen a lot of post search residences but this one is quite disturbing. The agents removed art from the walls, broke the frames and tore the artwork. Mr. Curtis offered his keys but agents chose to break the lock. Mr. Curtis' garbage was scheduled to be picked up Thursday, the day after he was snatched from his life. A week later, the garbage remains in his home, along with millions of insects it attracted," the letter says.

Curtis was once charged in the mailing of poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and a Mississippi judge, but the charges were later dropped. The investigation shifted last week to another man who had a falling out with Curtis, and that suspect appeared in court Monday on a charge of making ricin.

Though attorneys for Curtis say their client was framed, McCoy believes whoever sent the letters had a primary goal of targeting the public officials. Curtis has said that he feuded with the man now charged in the case, 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke.

"I think Kevin was just an afterthought or a scapegoat," McCoy said.

Some of the language in the letters was similar to posts on Curtis' Facebook page and they were signed, "I am KC and I approve this message." Curtis often used a similar online signoff.

Had damaging Curtis been the point of the scheme, McCoy said she believes that whoever set up her client could have done a better job of implicating him, such as planting evidence at his home.

McCoy said in an interview Monday that she still believes the FBI acted on the best information available at the time, but it's time to make her client whole. The letter said Curtis' life was "ruined."

Curtis was arrested April 17. The charges were dropped six days later and Curtis was released from jail.

A message left seeking comment about McCoy's letter at the federal prosecutor's office in Oxford, Miss., wasn't immediately returned.

After Curtis was released, the focus turned to Dutschke. In court Monday, a judge ordered that Dutschke be held without bond until a preliminary and detention hearing Thursday. More details are likely to emerge at that hearing, when prosecutors have to show they have enough evidence to hold him.

Dutschke made a brief appearance wearing an orange jumpsuit with his hands shackled. He said little during his hearing other than answering affirmatively to the judge's questions about whether he understood the charges against him.

Dutschke (pronounced DUHS'-kee) has denied involvement in the mailing of the letters, saying he's a patriot with no grudges against anyone. He has previously run for political office and was known to frequent political rallies in northern Mississippi.

An attorney from the public defender's office appointed to represent Dutschke declined to comment after Monday's hearing. Another attorney of Dutschke's, Lori Nail Basham, said she will continue to represent him in other matters but not in the federal case.

Dutschke's house, business and vehicles in Tupelo, Miss., were searched last week, often by crews in hazardous materials suits, and he had been under surveillance.

He faces up to life in prison if convicted. A news release from federal authorities said Dutschke was charged with "knowingly developing, producing, stockpiling, transferring, acquiring, retaining and possessing a biological agent, toxin and delivery system, for use as a weapon, to wit: ricin."

He already had legal problems. Earlier this month, he pleaded not guilty in state court to two child molestation charges involving three girls younger than 16, at least one of whom was a student at his martial arts studio. He also was appealing a conviction on a different charge of indecent exposure. He told The Associated Press last week that his lawyer told him not to comment on those cases.

Earlier in the week, as investigators searched his primary residence in Tupelo, Dutschke told the AP, "I don't know how much more of this I can take."

"I'm a patriotic American. I don't have any grudges against anybody. ... I did not send the letters," Dutschke said.

Dutschke and Curtis were acquainted. Curtis said they had talked about possibly publishing a book on a conspiracy that Curtis says he uncovered about the black-market sale of body parts. But he said they later had a feud.

Curtis's attorney Hal Neilson said the legal team gave authorities a list of people who may have had a reason to hurt Curtis and Dutschke's came up.

The Mississippi judge who received one of the letters, Sadie Holland, is part of a family that has had political skirmishes with Dutschke. Her son, Steve Holland, a Democratic state representative, said his mother encountered Dutschke at a rally in the town of Verona in 2007, when Dutschke ran as a Republican against Steve Holland.

Holland said his mother confronted Dutschke after he made a derogatory speech about the Holland family. She demanded that he apologize, which Holland says he did.

Dutschke's MySpace page has several pictures with him and Wicker, though he's never worked for Wicker's campaign. Republicans in north Mississippi say Dutschke used to frequently show up at GOP events and mingle with people, usually finding a way to get a snapshot of himself with the headliner.

"He would always hand his camera to somebody to get his picture made," longtime Republican Mike Armour of Tupelo said by phone Monday.

A woman described by a neighbor as Dutschke's wife arrived at their home Monday afternoon but covered her face and did not respond to a reporter as she walked from a green minivan into the house.

Rory Key lives just down the street from Dutschke's house. He said Dutschke came to his house while the FBI was searching the suspect's home asking for a drink and a snack.

He said the suspect was more upset than nervous. Key said he doesn't believe Dutscke committed the crime. He also said he didn't know him that well because Dustchke kept to himself.

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Associated Press writer Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Miss., contributed to this report.

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Celtics hoping revived offense has life in Game 5

BOSTON (AP) ? It started with a 3-pointer by Avery Bradley 16 seconds into the game. It ended with a layup by Jason Terry with 6.5 seconds left.

Yes, the Boston Celtics finally got their offense going.

"It's coming," Terry said. "You can feel it."

It was there on Sunday ? for much of the game, anyway ? when the Celtics beat the New York Knicks 97-90 in overtime to avoid being swept in the opening round of the playoffs.

But if it's not there on Wednesday night in New York, the Celtics will have a very tough time forcing a sixth game Friday night in Boston.

The Celtics scored fewer than 20 points in six of the first 10 quarters in the series. They managed a meager eight points in the fourth quarter of the opener ? one less than Terry scored by himself in the last 1:32 of overtime on Sunday. They scored 78, 71 and 76 points in the first three games after scoring fewer than 80 just five times during the regular season.

"We've got a lot of basketball in us," Terry said, "but there's always something like one quarter that holds us back. So if we can put together four quarters of great Celtics basketball, ball movement, getting out in transition, then this series is going to be a long one."

The Celtics made 51.3 percent of their shots in the first half Sunday after averaging 39.5 during the first three games. But they dropped to 25 percent (4 for 16) in the third quarter when the Knicks cut a 59-39 deficit to 68-65 entering the fourth.

And they finished with just three offensive rebounds ? and only two second-chance points ? in 53 minutes. The Knicks got five offensive rebounds from Tyson Chandler and four from Iman Shumpert.

But Boston managed to win when New York's own shooting woes continued in overtime with only two field goals in eight attempts. Carmelo Anthony hit just one of four shots in overtime and finished at 10 for 25, despite leading all scorers with 36 points.

"We didn't shoot the ball well," Anthony said, "and we still put ourselves in a position to win the basketball game. There's an upside to that."

The downside for him was the Celtics' defense, particularly that of Brandon Bass. Before fouling out with 4:27 left in the fourth quarter, he guarded Anthony tightly, contested shots and kept the NBA's leading playoff scorer from getting hot. Anthony missed all seven of his 3-pointers and got 16 of his 36 points on free throws.

Boston coach Doc Rivers praised Bass' performance.

"He was the star of the game," Rivers said. "He just defended and did it over and over and over again."

The Knicks got back in the game after Anthony picked up his fourth foul with New York trailing 65-51 with 3:35 left in the third quarter. With Anthony on the bench, Raymond Felton scored 11 points in a 14-3 run that cut the deficit to 68-65.

"The fact that we came back from a 20-point deficit in that building shows a lot about our team," Felton said.

When they get to their own building, they'll have their second leading scorer back. J.R. Smith, the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, was suspended for Sunday's game for hitting Terry with an elbow in New York's 90-76 win in Game 3. Smith is averaging 16.3 points per game in the series.

Felton helped take up the slack with 27 points, but Smith's perimeter shooting will put more pressure on the Celtics' defense and, perhaps, open up the lane for the Knicks' offense.

"You just don't know what the impact was" of Smith's absence, Rivers said, "but guarding one less guy can't hurt."

Smith's return may be too much for the Celtics, especially after their best players put in a very long day with 35-year-old Paul Pierce playing 49 minutes, 51 seconds and 36-year-old Kevin Garnett going 36:57. They're hoping that two days between games will be enough time for them to recover.

But the Celtics need a lot more than their veteran stars. Terry proved that on Sunday.

"He's got to be our X-factor," Pierce said. "Guys are going to load up to me, load up to Kevin, and he's got to be our X-factor and we depend on him for that."

On Sunday, the Celtics played beneath 17 NBA championship banners hanging from the rafters. Before the game, the video board above the court showed past Celtics greats ? Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Larry Bird and others.

Getting swept would have tarnished that tradition.

"There's just so much pride when you look around," Pierce said, "the banners, the crowd and everything going on with the Boston Celtics history."

That will be missing in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.

Just one more victory and the Knicks will celebrate their first playoff series win since 2000, when they reached the Eastern Conference finals. And no NBA team has ever won a series after losing the first three games.

"We played all year to get homecourt advantage and if you get one (win) on the road, that's a major plus," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "We just have to go home and handle our business."

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Mad Men, Season 6

I was pretty certain the MLK assassination would happen this season. I might have predicted it would occasion an episode about race. Instead, the show went small: A national tragedy became a platform for characters to ponder domestic themes. They turned inward to huddle with kin, fret over family.

Pete Campbell wants to go home when he hears the news, or he wants to utilize the news to strong-arm Trudy into taking him back. But Trudy won?t have it. And so Pete is driven to weirdly declare that the important thing to consider here is the fact that Dr. King had four children.?

Ginsberg hears the radio report while out on a date. And then flees home?though it seems he might soon ditch the odd-couple routine he?s been trapped in with his father. I think the love of a good woman might well soothe Ginsberg?s neuroses. And tidy up his wardrobe. Not the suavest first-date moves from the kid, but sometimes a fellow can evince so little game that it somehow turns into a weird form of game. (Meanwhile, this schoolteacher is fetching times four, and I am firmly in favor of her taking Ginsberg?s virginity.)

For Peggy, an attempt to purchase a house (her agent?s theory: when there?s blood on the streets, buy property) is paired with consternation over what kind of home it might be. When Abe abandons her to cover potential riots in Harlem, Peggy is left standing alone in the lobby of the Ad Club awards show?looking on enviously as Megan is comforted by Don. Later, she fears Abe?s checked out of the home-buying process entirely. But it turns out Abe not only cares, he has very specific requests: No to the UES. Yes to the UWS. Diverse neighborhood, please. And?putting a dazzle in Peggy?s eyes?Abe would like to have kids! I?ve never seen Peggy happier. I am eager to follow her quest to have it all (mom, breadwinner, supporter of starving journalist) as well as her real estate hunt. She?s already missed on a 2BR/1.5BA on York with outdoor space for under $30K. I?m seeing a brownstone in her future.

At the Francis abode, Henry is disenchanted with Mayor Lindsay and ready to strike out on his own as a state senator. Meanwhile, Betty is again bringing the dramz. Her response to a political assassination is to try on cute dresses and nurture her husband?s urge to up his public profile. When Bobby picks at his bedroom wallpaper, she launches into a???Why are you destroying this house?? rant. It can?t be easy for Bobby. People are burning down buildings all over the country, yet he?s the one accused of property destruction.

I?ve sensed brewing?Mad Men?backlash this season. Some whine that the plots are slow. Some argue that the advancing era doesn?t lend itself as well to stylish art direction. But the most common complaint I?ve heard is that Don Draper has failed to progress as a character and is congealing into a grim, awful man. I actually find that a fascinating development?I?m impressed by a show that, steadily over the course of several seasons, manages to turn a sexy pop culture heartthrob into a figure both reviled and pitied. And in this episode, I felt, we saw Don evolve in unexpected ways.

First, there was the remarkable,?Philip Larkin-esque?soliloquy in which Don alludes to his horrific childhood and, thanks to a double dose of?Planet of the Apes?(a movie which hinted at concerns over the kind of world 1960s adults would be handing to their kids), discovers that he actually loves his own son. Don?s feeling pretty good about himself?in a narcissistic way. Then he realizes the father figure in his boy?s life is in fact Henry Francis, a man who may not be important enough to get shot but sure is important to Bobby. We close on some Batman-level brooding, Don on his balcony in the dark night, sirens wailing. Thank goodness "Cat?s in the Cradle"?wasn?t released until 1974, or I fear it might have been our fadeout tune.

How do you two rate the handling of this major historical event we?d been anticipating? Still seemed to treat race rather obliquely. I thought it was interesting that Joan?so socially adept in the past?was given that cringemaking, white guilt moment in which she hugs Dawn, unsolicited.

And what was going on with the tweaked-out insurance guy? At first, I thought?Ethan fromLost?had shown up to make more cryptic pronouncements. But it seems even insurance guys are getting groovy these days, questioning the whole property thing, man.

You maniacs, you blew it up,

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Why the Anatomy Lab Remains a Fixture of Medicine

NEW YORK ? For hundreds of years, physicians have been dissecting the dead to learn about the inner workings of the human body.

While the subject matter itself hasn't changed much, the study of anatomy has been steadily advancing ? both in terms of the tools available to clinicians and the ways in which educators and students approach the material. Yet amidst these changes, there's no replacement for the hands-on experience of the anatomy lab, physicians say.

Many people think the purpose of the anatomy lab is for students to simply learn the nomenclature for the parts of the body, said Todd Olson, an anatomist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. This is certainly part of the purpose ? "anatomy is the foundation for the language of medicine: the language health-care professionals use for communicating about patients," Olson said. But it's not the only reason. [Image Gallery: The Oddities of Human Anatomy]?

One of the most valuable aspects of the anatomy lab experience is gaining an appreciation of human variability, Olson said. "I've been teaching and studying anatomy for over 40 years, and I've never seen a live or dead person that looks like an anatomy book, because every picture in an anatomy book identifies the 'average' condition," he said. "But none of us are 100 percent average." These differences include those between the old and young, between men and women, and from person to person.

Whereas the anatomy lab remains a cornerstone of medical education, other parts of medical teaching have changed in recent years. As the amount of medical knowledge grows ? for instance, with vast advances in medical imaging ? medical curriculums must grow to keep pace, which ultimately means less time for each concept. Many medical schools have reduced the amount of time spent in the anatomy lab, and some even provide predissected cadavers (called prosections) so students don't have to spend time doing it themselves.

Technology plays an increasing role in the lab these days, too. At NYU School of Medicine, for example, students use a digital 3D software program called the BioDigital Human as a complement to their manual dissections. Technology can be helpful in anatomy education, Olson said, but it?s not going to replace dissection. "Dissection is something that is very real. It is happening to the remains of a once-human being, it is not something that is easily replicated on a computer screen." [Ready for Med School? Test Your Body Smarts]

Also in recent years, anatomy educators have pushed to focus on only the most clinically relevant aspects of anatomy ? what doctors will use in the real world. Rather than having medical students learn every structure in the human body, it's more important they learn about how different parts relate to medical conditions, Olson said. The American Association of Clinical Anatomists, of which Olson was the past president, was founded in order "to bring together anatomy educators around the country who are part of this revolution in how anatomy is presented to health-care professionals," he said.

Hands-on clinical experience

At most medical schools, students take an introductory gross anatomy course in their first year. But at Einstein College of Medicine, some students return to the lab several years later, during their medical residency. Einstein runs an anatomy lab for residents in the physical rehabilitation program of nearby Montefiore Hospital ? a kind of refresher course, as well as a chance for residents to augment their clinical experience.

"I think more and more schools and hospitals are realizing that they want to add this kind of additional education for residents," course director Sherry Downie, a professor of clinical anatomy and structural biology at Einstein, told LiveScience.

During the course, the residents study the musculoskeletal system of six major body areas: wrist and hand; shoulder; head and neck; lumbar spine; hip; and knee and ankle. They spend several sessions reviewing the basic anatomy, and then they have a chance to practice clinical tests on medical student volunteers acting as patients. This allows the residents to see how the various body systems function in living humans, then go back to the cadavers to gain an internal view of the relevant body parts.

For example, the resident might want to test for carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful condition caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist. The resident could perform "Phalen's maneuver," a diagnostic test for this condition, on the living volunteer patient, and then look at the nerves themselves on a cadaver. "We'll see something in our patients and we'll say, 'Why is this happening?' We'll go straight to that organ or that joint and we'll inspect it on the cadaver and find out what's going on," said third-year Montefiore resident Antigone Argyriou, one of the students in the anatomy course.

In the clinic, you can see that patients are in pain, but you can't see what's going on underneath the skin, Argyriou said. Having the cadavers is "like having X-ray vision," she said, "because then you can see the physics and see exactly why the pathology is painful."

The course also gives the residents a refresher of their basic anatomy knowledge. "I haven't dissected since medical school, and that was years ago, so it's nice to come back here and see it all over again now that I have a better understanding of it," Argyriou said.

The anatomy lab experience is very different as a resident than as a first-year medical student. First-year students are mostly focused on identifying structures from their textbook, whereas residents are interested in how the anatomy has clinical value, said fourth-year resident Sugym Kim.

For Kim and other residents who are returning for their third or fourth year, the lab is also a valuable teaching opportunity. It helps the junior residents understand why they're learning the anatomy, and how a musculoskeletal exam works, Kim said. And like Olson, he doesn't see the course going out of style:

"Anatomy is the basic foundation of medical science," Kim said. "It's just a basic, fundamental course you can't avoid or substitute with anything else."

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Black Voters Are Key to a Colbert Busch Win in South Carolina

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. ? South Carolina?s 1st Congressional District is known for the churning Port of Charleston, growing suburbs to the north, and stately homes with wrap-around porches from Beaufort to Mount Pleasant. The white, well-heeled voters who dominate the district favored Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney by 18 percentage points.

This coastal strip is also home to a more blue-collar, solidly Democratic population; about one out of five of the district?s residents are African-American. Their turnout in the May 7 special congressional election is key to an upset by the Democratic nominee, Elizabeth Colbert Busch.

Inside her campaign office here, having come straight from church in their Sunday best, Dot Brown and Ethel Campbell are planning an afternoon of phone banking and door knocking. Local television stations aren?t carrying the only debate pitting Colbert Busch against her Republican opponent, former Gov. Mark Sanford, on Monday night.

?Most people we come across tend not to understand the importance of a special election, so you have got to get out and let them know,? said Brown, 67 years old, dressed in a marigold suit and bright pink scarf.

Campbell, 62, who immediately kicked off her pumps once she sat down, said she tries to explain to voters that electing another Democrat to Congress will help President Obama. ?I say, ?You had his back in 2012. Do you have his back in 2013?? "

But Colbert Busch has flaunted her independence from a president who is unpopular in most of the district, assailing his budget plan for raising taxes, not cutting enough spending, and meddling with Social Security. ?Not only does President Obama?s plan fail to put our finances back in order, it would cut benefits for our seniors, which is wrong,? she said in a statement. Colbert Busch also declined to say whether she would have supported Obama's economic stimulus plan in his first term. ?She?s trying to be all things to all people,?? said Sanford campaign spokesman Joel Sawyer.

Interviews with black voters on Sunday found few knew much about the businesswoman and political novice -- beyond the fact that she?s the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert. If they vote, disgust with Sanford is more likely to be the driving force. The governor left office in 2011, over a year?after admitting he disappeared from public view for several days to visit his girlfriend in Argentina.

?We don?t need people like him who set a bad example,? said 78-year-old Virginia Rosemond, her wide-brimmed, red hat shielding her from a drizzly rain as left the Baum Temple AME Zion Church. Will she vote for Colbert Busch? ??If I get a ride,? she responded.

Fellow churchgoer Charles Logan, 67, said he ?might? vote for Colbert Busch. ?I?m not messing with him,? he said of Sanford. ?He left his wife. He left his office. What makes you think he won?t go to Washington and do the same thing??

Colbert Busch?s campaign did not respond to e-mails and phone calls about its outreach to African-American voters. Appealing to moderate Republicans and independents is also crucial to her success, so there is a political risk in appearing eager to court black Democrats. When she campaigned at historically black Burke High School in Charleston last week, the event was billed as a rally for women voters.

But the campaign?s radio ad linking Sanford to allegations of voter suppression makes her intentions clear. With Isaac Hayes? soundtrack from Shaft, the 1971 movie about a black private detective, as backdrop, the ad assails a new South Carolina law that requires voters to show photo identification. A federal court blocked the law from going into effect until after the 2012 election. ?Somebody doesn?t want African Americans to vote, and it doesn?t take Shaft to figure out who,? a narrator says in the radio spot. ?Tuesday, May 7th,?is your chance to show them they can?t get away with it.?

The spot doesn?t mention that the ID law was signed after Sanford left office by Gov. Nikki Haley. Sawyer released a written statement when the ad first aired earlier this month that called it a ?negative radio ad with some very unfortunate overtones.?

Jaime Harrison, vice chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, defended the spot.

?Voter ID has been a very hot-button issue in the African-American community,? said Harrison, who if elected chairman next month would be the first African American to lead the party in South Carolina. ?Many folks who grew up in the civil-rights movement have called it modern-day Jim Crow. The ad will help to pique the awareness of African-Americans in that district.?

Sanford is not opposed to the law, Sawyer said, but he did not recall the ex-governor ever speaking publicly about it. Sawyer also noted that Sanford appointed a record number of African-Americans to his Cabinet and joined the state Supreme Court?s chief justice in 2006 in calling for more diverse appointments to the bench. In 2003, Sanford offered an official apology for the ?Orangeburg Massacre,? the 1968 shootings by South Carolina highway patrol officers that killed three black students protesting a segregated bowling alley.

The uncertainty of black turnout in the special election comes on the heels of an Associated Press analysis that found African Americans nationwide voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and largely surpassed white turnout for the first time. If black turnout had matched 2004, Romney would have won in 2012.

In one of Colbert Busch?s only campaign events aimed at African Americans, she spoke at a black history celebration in February at Summerville High school. ?I give her credit for that,? said Ava Graham, a 44-year-old child care worker whose daughter sang with her church choir at the event. Colbert Bush spoke about the impact of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy on her life. ?I hope the black community comes out,? Graham said, ?because the Republicans want this seat and are going to do what they have to do.??

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story contained incorrect information about the end of Mark Sanford's tenure as governor. Sanford left office after his second term ended in January 2011; he did not resign from office after the scandal hit.

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S&P 500 reaches new high, led by tech

Specialist Meric Greenbaum, left, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 29, 2013. A pair of encouraging economic reports helped propel the stock market up in early trading on Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Specialist Meric Greenbaum, left, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 29, 2013. A pair of encouraging economic reports helped propel the stock market up in early trading on Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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NEW YORK (AP) ? Technology companies led the Standard & Poor's 500 index to an all-time closing high Monday.

The stock market has recovered all the ground it lost over the previous two weeks, when worries over slower economic growth, falling commodity prices and disappointing quarterly earnings battered financial markets.

The S&P 500 index rose 11.37 points to close at 1,593.61. The 0.7 percent increase nudged the index above its previous closing high of 1,593.36, reached on April 11.

"The market has had a terrific run," said Philip Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors, noting that the S&P 500 is up 12 percent since the start of 2013. "At the beginning of the year, I thought we were going to 1,660 (for the whole year). We're only about 5 percent from that."

A pair of better economic reports gave investors some encouragement. Wages and spending rose in the U.S. last month, and pending home sales hit their highest level in three years.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 106.20 points to 14,818.75, up 0.7 percent. Microsoft and IBM were among the Dow's best performers, rising more than 2 percent each.

IBM, which rose $4.84 to $199.15, accounted for a third of the Dow's increase. The index is just 46 points below its own record high of 14,865 reached on April 11.

Tech's popularity Monday was a change from earlier this month, when it lagged the rest of the market. Concerns about weak business spending and slower overseas sales have cast a shadow over big tech firms, said Marty Leclerc, the managing partner of Barrack Yard Advisors, an investment firm in Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Revenue misses from IBM and other big tech companies have highlighted the industry's vulnerability to the world economy. But Leclerc thinks tech companies with steady revenue and plenty of cash look appealing over the long term.

Information technology stocks rose the most of the 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 on Monday, up 1.6 percent. It's the only group that remains lower over the past year, down 2 percent, versus the S&P 500's gain of 14 percent.

Federated's Orlando thinks tech stocks could continue to rally as investors shift money from companies that pay big dividends and have rallied recently -- utilities, healthcare and consumer staples. "They've been buying these companies, but four months into this year they've gotten expensive," Orlando said.

The Nasdaq composite rose 27.76 points to 3,307.02, an increase of 0.9 percent. Apple, the biggest stock in the index, surged 3 percent, or $12.92, to $430.12.

The Nasdaq remains far below its record closing high of 5,048.62, hit March 10, 2000, before the dot-com bubble popped.

The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes reached the highest level since April 2010, according to the National Association of Realtors. Back then, a tax credit for buying houses had lifted sales. In a separate report, the government said Americans' spending and income both edged up last month.

A handful of companies reported earnings on Monday. Eaton Corp.'s quarterly net income beat Wall Street's estimates, helped by its acquisition of Cooper Industries, an electrical equipment supplier. But the manufacturer's revenue fell short. Its stock climbed 3 percent, or $1.63, to $60.28.

Eaton's results followed a larger pattern this earnings season. Of the 274 companies that have turned in results, seven of 10 have beaten analysts' estimates for earnings, according to S&P Capital IQ. But when it comes to revenue, six of 10 have missed estimates. That suggests companies are squeezing more profits out of cost cutting, instead of higher sales.

The stocks of Moody's and McGraw-Hill, which owns Standard & Poor's, surged following news that the ratings agencies settled lawsuits dating back to the financial crisis that accused them of concealing risky investments. McGraw-Hill gained 3 percent, or $1.45, to $53.45, while Moody's jumped 8 percent, or $4.57, to $59.69, the biggest gain in the S&P 500.

In the market for government bonds, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note slipped from 1.67 late Friday to 1.66 percent, close to its low for the year.

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AP Business Writer Bernard Condon contributed to this report.

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Chris Brown?s Father Has Some Sense

Hey, sometimes you have to turn to your old man for some wisdom. In this case, I doubt Chris Brown will, but maybe he should. Even his own father is admitting that it’s a terrible idea for Brown and Rihanna to get back together. I like this guy already. If you’re like me, and you almost threw up your dinner when you read that Chris Brown and Rihanna were considering giving their relationship another try, this article is soothing. Let’s call it Chicken Soup for the Celeb News Junkie’s Soul. That’s right, everyone online has been writing mean things about Chris Brown from the minute he was arrested for beating Rihanna. He has not been in the good favor of any news source from here to New Zealand — and for good reason! He was found guilty, and didn’t show remorse until it was literally wrung out of him. So why…in…the…hell would they get back together?! It’s very frustrating. Here is what the elder Brown had to say: “I personally really didn?t want him and Rihanna back together…You have to have a balance in a relationship. You have to have someone who is spontaneous and whimsical but you also have [...]

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Dem, GOP senators work on background check deal

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Senate aides say a Democratic and a Republican senator are working on a compromise expanding required federal background checks to gun shows and to online firearms sales.

If an agreement could be completed, it could represent a significant breakthrough in the effort by President Barack Obama and his allies to restrict guns in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., that killed 26 first-graders and staff last December.

The aides said the potential deal is being worked on by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. Manchin is a moderate with an A rating from the National Rifle Association, while Toomey has solid conservative credentials.

The aides spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose private negotiations.

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A Family Home Since 1822

William and Arlene Taggart purchased this house in New Jersey?s Tewksbury Township in 1981 for $500,000, according to the local tax assessor?s office. The federal-style home, its exterior pictured in this listing photograph, is believed to have taken five years to build and was completed in 1822. Two large trees, an elm and a Norway Spruce, frame the stone wall at the home?s entrance. Photo: David Groul

Here, the foyer. Mr. Taggart, 79 years old, and Arlene, 76, have five children and fifteen grandchildren. Mr. Taggart is an investor and helps to turn around underperforming companies. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

The staircase is pictured. The home is three levels with a full attic and has only been owned by three separate families since it was built, according to a history of the home written by local town historian Christina Wall in 1996 and given to Mr. Taggart. The property originally stood on 175 acres, and the first family to build and own the house passed it down through four generations, according to Ms. Wall. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

The home?s formal dining room is pictured. The Taggarts knew the last owners and were familiar with the property, Mr. Taggart says. ?We had a marvelous place before this one, but this is in such a special location with this view,? he says. ?When it came on the market it was a very easy decision.? The home overlooks the village of Oldwick, which was founded at the turn of the 18th century. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

The family spent 2 ? years restoring the property ?to its natural beauty? says Mr. Taggart. Over time, the eat-in country kitchen has become the favorite part of their home. The kitchen windows look out onto the countryside and sits next to a large dining area. ?It is a large room where we do most of our entertaining, especially for holidays and events where the whole family can gather,? Mr. Taggart says. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

The dining area next to the kitchen has a 14-foot wide brick fireplace flanked by two Dutch ovens and believed to be the original cooking fireplace of the home. Writes Ms. Wall: ?When the ovens are at their hottest temperature, meats are cooked; at less hot temperatures, bread and pies, and while still warm the ovens were used to dry fruits.? Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

Here, a sun room off the kitchen.The family have taken advantage of the large property over the years, hosting the wedding receptions of their two daughters with approximately 250 guests. They put a tent over the outdoor tennis court and hired an orchestra. ?They turned out to be very lovely affairs,? says Mr. Taggart, who says the guests enjoyed the views offered by the property. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

Here, the home?s original kitchen and now a pantry. In the renovation, the Taggarts insulated the house, replaced much of the wiring and plumbing and restored many of the home?s historical details. ?We were very enthusiastic about the project,? says Mr. Taggart, despite the cost and length of time it took to complete. ?We were enthused by the home and the location and the view.? Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

A sitting room is pictured. Mr. Taggart says: ?We?ve been rewarded many times over [from the renovation] with what has become our homestead.? Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

A bathroom in the home is pictured. The house has five bedrooms, four full-baths and two half-baths. There is also a carriage house on the property, renovated five years ago, with a one-bedroom studio, full bath and kitchen, according to Beatrice Daggett of Turpin Realtors, which holds the listing. The slate roof was also recently redone. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

Here, the master bedroom with handpainted floral panels and one of the home?s nine fireplaces. The Taggarts split their time between Florida, New York and Maine and after 30 years in the home, they felt it was time to down size and sell. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

Here, the master bathroom with whirlpool tub set in marble platform. The master bedroom suite has his-and-her dressing rooms and bathrooms. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

One of the home?s five bedrooms are pictured. Carvings in the home, such as those on the home?s fireplace mantels, took a craftsman one year to restore, according to Mr. Taggart. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

?We were very careful integrating the modern conveniences that created the home while maintaining the integrity of the historical property,? says Mr. Taggart. Three quarters of the property is under farm assessment and corn and hay are farmed on part of the property by local farmers. The land is also surrounded by 50 acres of conservation easement. Photo: Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal

The garden was maintained by Mr. Taggart and is pictured in warmer months in this listing photograph. The property was first listed in 2009 with Beatrice Daggett of Turpin Realtors with just under 50 acres for $6.8 million. A portion of the land was sold, and the property and its remaining 36 acres is now on the market for $3.195 million. Photo: David Groul

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Mobile Miscellany: week of April 1st, 2013

If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week, Samsung introduced a new crop of smartphones for China and India, the Lumia 520 hit store shelves and Verizon introduced an LTE router... of all things. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that's happening in the mobile world for this week of April 1st, 2013.

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Kansas lawmakers pass sweeping anti-abortion legislation

By Jeff Black, Staff Writer, NBC News

Kansas lawmakers approved sweeping anti-abortion legislation on Friday that says life begins at fertilization, forbids abortion based on gender and bans Planned Parenthood from providing sex education in schools.

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In addition, the measure requires women to learn about fetal development before having an abortion.

The measure now goes to the desk of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, who opposes abortion, and is expected to sign it.

The House passed the bill 90-30, The Associated Press reported. The Senate approved it by a 28-10 vote, according to Reuters.

Republicans have large majorities in both houses.

"This fulfills the legislative intent to create a pro-life state," Kathy Ostrowski, legislative director of Kansans for Life, told Reuters before the House vote.

Thirteen states, including Missouri, have similar language to the Kansas bill in their laws, the AP reported, citing the National Right to Life Committee.

The Kansas legislation is the latest in a push by national abortion opponents for new restrictions on the procedure. Those limits are seen as a direct challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973 that legalized abortion.

Late last month, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed the nation?s strictest anti-abortion measures into law. One statute bans abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

An Arkansas law approved over Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe?s veto prohibits most abortions after about 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Abortion rights groups say they will challenge the new abortion laws in court.

Though the Kansas bill defines life as beginning at fertilization, it does not ban abortion from that point.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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Sweeping anti-abortion bill goes to Kansas gov.

Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick, right, a Stilwell Republican, watches the chamber's electronic tally board as it approves a sweeping anti-abortion bill, Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kan. To Merrick's left is Majority Leader Jene Vickrey, a Louisburg Republican. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick, right, a Stilwell Republican, watches the chamber's electronic tally board as it approves a sweeping anti-abortion bill, Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kan. To Merrick's left is Majority Leader Jene Vickrey, a Louisburg Republican. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Sen. David Haley, left, a Kansas City Democrat, debates anti-abortion legislation with Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, a Shawnee Republican, Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Haley opposes the bill's new restrictions on abortion providers, while Pilcher-Cook supports them. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas abortion-rights lobbyists Elise Higgins, left, and Holly Weatherford, watch the Senate's debate on anti-abortion legislation from the gallery, Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Higgins represents the Kansas chapter of the National Organization for Women and Weatherford, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, right, a Shawnee Republican, confers with state Rep. John Rubin, left, another Shawnee Repulbican, in the House chamber, Friday, April 5, 2013, in the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kan. Pilcher-Cook is a leading advocate of a bill banning sex-selection abortions, and Rubin also supports it. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, right, a Shawnee Republican, talks to state Rep. John Rubin, left, another Shawnee Republican, in the House chamber, Friday, April 5, 2013, in the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kan. Pilcher-Cook is a leading advocate of a bill blocking tax breaks for abortion providers, and Rubin supports it as well. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ? Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins "at fertilization" while blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and banning abortions performed solely because of the baby's sex.

The House voted 90-30 for a compromise version of the bill reconciling differences between the two chambers, only hours after the Senate approved it, 28-10. The Republican governor is a strong abortion opponent, and supporters of the measure expect him to sign it into law so that the new restrictions take effect July 1.

In addition to the bans on tax breaks and sex-selection abortions, the bill prohibits abortion providers from being involved in public school sex education classes and spells out in more detail what information doctors must provide to patients seeking abortions.

The measure's language that life begins "at fertilization" had some abortion-rights supporters worrying that it could be used to legally harass providers. Abortion opponents call it a statement of principle and not an outright ban on terminating pregnancies.

"The human is a magnificent piece of work at all stages of development, wondrous in every regard, from the microscopic until full development," said Sen. Steve Fitzgerald, a Leavenworth Republican who supported the bill.

Abortion opponents argue the full measure lessens the state's entanglement with terminating pregnancies, but abortion-rights advocates say it threatens access to abortion services.

The declaration that life begins at fertilization is embodied in "personhood" measures in other states. Such measures are aimed at revising their constitutions to ban all abortions, and none have been enacted, though North Dakota voters will have one on the ballot in 2014.

But Kansas lawmakers aren't trying to change the state constitution, and the measure notes that any rights suggested by the language are limited by decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. It declared in its historic Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 that women have a right to obtain abortions in some circumstances, and has upheld that decision while allowing increasing restrictions by states.

Thirteen states, including Missouri, have such language in their laws, according to the National Right to Life Committee.

Sen. David Haley, a Kansas Democrat who opposed the bill, zeroed in on the statement, saying that supporters of the bill were pursuing a "Taliban-esque" course of letting religious views dictate policy limiting women's ability to make decisions about health care and whether they'll have children.

And in the House, Rep. John Wilson, a Lawrence Democrat, complained that the bill was "about politics, not medicine."

"It's the very definition of government intrusion in a woman's personal medical decisions," he said.

Brownback has signed multiple anti-abortion measures into law, and the number of pregnancies terminated in the state has declined 11 percent since he took office in January 2011.

The governor said he still has to review this year's bill thoroughly but added, "I am pro-life."

This year's legislation is less restrictive than a new North Dakota law that bans abortions as early as the sixth week of pregnancy and a new Arkansas law prohibiting most abortions after the 12th week. But many abortion opponents still see it as a significant step.

"There is a clear statement from Kansas with respect to the judgment on the inherent value of human life," said Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Chairwoman Mary Pilcher-Cook, a Shawnee Republican and leading advocate for the measure.

The bill passed despite any solid data on how many sex-selection abortions are performed in Kansas. A 2008 study by two Columbia University economists suggested the practice of aborting female fetuses ? widespread in some nations where parents traditionally prefer sons ? is done in the U.S. on a limited basis.

But legislators on both sides of the issue said the practice should be banned, however frequent it is.

The bill also would require physicians to give women information that addresses breast cancer as a potential risk of abortion. Advocates on both sides acknowledge there's medical evidence that carrying a fetus to term can lower a woman's risk for breast cancer, but doctors convened by the National Cancer Institute a decade ago concluded that abortion does not raise the risk for developing the disease.

The provisions dealing with tax breaks are designed to prevent the state from subsidizing abortions, even indirectly. For example, health care providers don't have the pay the state sales tax on items they purchase, but the bill would deny that break to abortion providers. Also, a woman could not include abortion costs if she deducts medical expenses on her income taxes.

"Every taxpayer will be able to know with certainty that their money is not being used for abortion," Pilcher-Cook said.

But Jordan Goldberg, state advocacy counsel for the New York City-based Center for Reproductive Rights, called the tax provisions "appalling and discriminatory."

"It's probably, if not definitely unconstitutional, and it's incredibly mean-spirited," she said.

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The anti-abortion legislation is HB 2253.

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Associated Press Writer Maria Fisher in Kansas City, Mo., also contributed to this report. Follow John Hanna on Twitter at www.twitter.com/apjdhanna

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