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With fat: What’s good or bad for the heart, may be the same for the brain

Posted on May 19, 2012 by undatay

Friday, May 18, 2012

It has been known for years that eating too many foods containing “bad” fats, such as saturated fats or trans fats, isn’t healthy for your heart. However, according to new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), one “bad” fat?saturated fat?was found to be associated with worse overall cognitive function and memory in women over time. By contrast, a “good” fat?mono-unsaturated fat was associated with better overall cognitive function and memory.

This study is published online by Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society, on May 18, 2012.

The research team analyzed data from the Women’s Health Study?originally a cohort of nearly 40,000 women, 45 years and older. The researchers focused on data from a subset of 6,000 women, all over the age of 65. The women participated in three cognitive function tests, which were spaced out every two years for an average testing span of four years. These women filled out very detailed food frequency surveys at the start of the Women’s Health Study, prior to the cognitive testing.

“When looking at changes in cognitive function, what we found is that the total amount of fat intake did not really matter, but the type of fat did,” explained Olivia Okereke, MD, MS, BWH Department of Psychiatry.

Women who consumed the highest amounts of saturated fat, which can come from animal fats such as red meat and butter, compared to those who consumed the lowest amounts, had worse overall cognition and memory over the four years of testing. Women who ate the most of the monounsaturated fats, which can be found in olive oil, had better patterns of cognitive scores over time.

“Our findings have significant public health implications,” said Okereke. “Substituting in the good fat in place of the bad fat is a fairly simple dietary modification that could help prevent decline in memory.”

Okereke notes that strategies to prevent cognitive decline in older people are particularly important. Even subtle declines in cognitive functioning can lead to higher risk of developing more serious problems, like dementia and Alzheimer disease.

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Thanks to Brigham and Women’s Hospital for this article.

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Choose Professional Residence Security Options To Fit Your Needs …

Posted on May 18, 2012 by undatay

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Payroll software, accounting software – EzPaycheck Payroll System …

Posted on May 18, 2012 by undatay

EzPayCheck payroll software?s new feature speeds up payroll for varying groups of employees and contractors by avoiding unnecessary changes to settings.

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Tweet This New updates to ezPayCheck 2012 payroll software include a “Duplicate Company” feature that makes writing checks for 1099 contractors more easy and efficient than ever. Other updates include improvements to the data export capability.

The Duplicate Company feature permits customers to create a new paycheck account with just a few clicks of the mouse. Multiple paycheck accounts are useful for businesses and organizations that need to write checks for multiple groups of employees or contractors with differing tax and withholding needs. For example, since taxes aren’t withheld for 1099 contractors, the easiest way to set up checks for these payouts is to create a new account.

Since all the business and banking information is most likely the same, ezPayCheck 2012 payroll software now streamlines the process by duplicating a company’s information into a new account with one click. From there, users simply set the tax and withholding parameters required for that account, enter recipients’ information, and start printing checks. A recent post to the Halfpricesoft.com help blog explains how to use the feature: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/business-blog/post/2012/04/18/How-to-Handle-Payroll-Tasks-for-Both-W2-Employee-and-1099-Contractors.aspx

“Helping small businesses streamline their accounting tasks is at the heart of the Halfpricesoft.com mission,” said company founder Dr. Ge. “We are continually adding great features like this that take the burden out of payroll and other accounting tasks, so businesses can focus on their mission.”

Version 3.2.8 of ezPayCheck is now available online at Halfpricesoft.com. The updated version is free for customers who have already purchased ezPayCheck 2012. Users of ezPayCheck 2011 can purchase the 2012 update package that includes all of the most recent updates.

Recent updates to this popular payroll software also include enhancements to the export capabilities that enable ezPayCheck payroll software users to generate 1099 tax forms more easily. While ezPayCheck supports printing of W-2 and W-3 forms, it does not support printing Forms 1099 and 1096. The new data export enhancements make ezPayCheck easier to use with Halfpricesoft.com’s ezW2 or other software for printing Forms 1099 and 1096.

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Business owners and payroll managers can try ezPayCheck without charge or obligation to ensure the software meets their needs. EzPayCheck trial version, which includes a sample database for easy test-driving, can be downloaded for free at: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp. To activate the software for unlimited use, customers purchase a license key for just $89 per installation.

EzPayCheck’s many time- and money-saving features include:

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Japan Jan-March GDP up 1.0% on quarter

Posted on May 18, 2012 by undatay

Japan‘s economy grew by a faster-than-expected 1.0 percent in the latest quarter, figures showed on Thursday, as rising domestic demand and a boost in exports kept it on the recovery path.

Economy Minister Motohisa Furukawa said the world’s third-biggest economy, hit hard by last year’s quake-tsunami and a surging yen, was likely to see further expansion in April-June, but warned growth could be hampered by turmoil in Europe.

Preliminary figures from the Cabinet Office showed 1.0 percent growth in January to March gross domestic product from the previous three months, slightly above expectations for a 0.9 percent rise.

It marked the third straight quarter of real GDP growth for Japan, also buoyed by government reconstruction spending following the devastating quake-tsunami in March 2011.

On an annualised basis, Japan’s economy grew 4.1 percent in the January to March period, the data showed, also beating expectations for the economy to grow 3.5 percent.

“Our country’s economy is continuing its upward movement,” Furukawa said.

“Gradual growth is likely to continue in the April-June period and afterward, as reconstruction demand will underpin the economy,” he added.

However, Furukawa also warned that “we need to be mindful of risk factors such as re-intensification in Europe’s sovereign debt crisis” amid increasing worries that debt-hit Greece will leave the 17-nation bloc.

At the weekend, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda cited Europe as the “biggest downside risk factor for the Japanese economy” along with a strong yen, which makes exporters’ products more expensive overseas.

Worries over Europe — a key market for everything from Japanese televisions and DVD players to cars and machinery — remain at the top of policymakers’ list of concerns.

The Japanese currency remains strong but has fallen off record highs against the dollar reached late last year.

A key driver in the quarterly growth data released Thursday was public investment, which rose 5.4 percent, amid strong reconstruction spending, while exports rose 2.9 percent on quarter.

Government subsidies for environmentally friendly cars were likely a key factor behind a boost in domestic demand, said Yasuo Yamamoto, senior economist at the Mizuho Research Institute.

“Looking forward, growth will be spurred by continued reconstruction demand and domestic demand,” he said.

On Wednesday, Japan’s core machinery orders fell 2.8 percent in March from the previous month, although they rose 0.9 percent in the January to March quarter from the previous three months.

Machinery orders are seen as a leading indicator of corporate capital spending and watched for movements that may reflect the outlook for the broader economy.

Homes and businesses in Japan are getting set for what could be a summer of power shortages after the nation switched off its nuclear reactors following its atomic crisis, with industry being asked to make deep energy cuts.

All 50 of Japan’s nuclear power plants have been switched off following routine maintenance checks after last year’s tsunami, which swamped reactors at Fukushima and sent them into meltdown.

Japan’s economy was also hit by severe flooding in Thailand in late 2011, disrupting global supply chains and the production capability of Japanese manufacturers, particularly electronics and automakers.

The March 2011 quake-tsunami disasters smashed complex supply chains and shuttered factories as well as leaving more than 19,000 people dead or missing along the northern Pacific coast.

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Art of X-Men The Last Stand: From Concept to Feature Film …

Posted on May 17, 2012 by undatay

The only book on the creation of the blockbuster movie?a fabulous visual companion to the final chapter in the X-Men motion picture trilogy from 20th Century Fox.

This lavishly illustrated filmbook boasts more than 360 illustrations, including striking movie stills and unique set designs, concept drawings, costume sketches, and storyboards, appearing exclusively in this edition. Beginning with an introduction by director Brett Ratner, text includes commentary about the production of the movie, along with an original history of the X-Men by Peter Sanderson, the comics historian and author of X-Men: The Ultimate Guide, illustrated with archival Marvel comic-book art.

In X-Men: The Last Stand, a ?cure? for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and become human. The opposing viewpoints of mutant leaders Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who preaches tolerance, and Magneto (Ian McKellen), who believes in the survival of the fittest, are put to the ultimate test?triggering the war to end all wars. The old cast returns, including Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Halle Berry as Storm, along with newcomers Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut, and Ben Foster as Angel. 360 photos and illustrations.

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Five people found dead in Florida home, authorities say shooter among them

Posted on May 17, 2012 by undatay

Officers patrol a Port St. John neighborhood were five people were found dead early Tuesday.

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(CBS/AP) PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. – Deputies called to a Florida home because neighbors heard gunshots found a person shot dead in the front yard, then found more people fatally shot inside the house, authorities said Tuesday.

Lt. Tod Goodyear of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said that when deputies first found the person in the front yard, they set up a perimeter around the home in Port St. John.

After setting up the perimeter, officials saw someone at the door. That person went back inside, and then more gunshots were heard, Goodyear said. When officers went inside, that’s when they found the other four bodies.

Goodyear said deputies believed that the shooter was among the dead and that a person was not running loose outside.

“The investigation is ongoing and very sensitive with five fatalities,” Brevard County sheriff’s Maj. John Mellick said in a statement,?CBS affiliate WKMG?reports. “The scene is secure and there is no further threat to the community.”

The names and ages of the dead had not been released because relatives had not yet been contacted. But Goodyear said all five people either knew each other or were related. A motive also was not disclosed.

Deputies had been at the home a few weeks ago on a domestic call after a neighbor called 911.

Port St. John is about 15 miles west of Cape Canaveral in an area known as the “Space Coast” because it is the home of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, home of numerous famed shuttle launches.

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Man sets himself on fire outside Breivik trial

Posted on May 16, 2012 by undatay

An unidentified man is stretchered to an ambulance after setting fire to himself Tuesday May 15, 2012 outside the Oslo, Norway courthouse where right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik is being tried on terror charges for a bombing and shooting massacre on July 22, 2011. Police operations leader Finn Belle told The Associated Press that the man doused himself in a flammable liquid and set himself on fire outside the entrance to the building. (AP Photo/Berit Roald / NTB scanpix) NORWAY OUT

An unidentified man is stretchered to an ambulance after setting fire to himself Tuesday May 15, 2012 outside the Oslo, Norway courthouse where right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik is being tried on terror charges for a bombing and shooting massacre on July 22, 2011. Police operations leader Finn Belle told The Associated Press that the man doused himself in a flammable liquid and set himself on fire outside the entrance to the building. (AP Photo/Berit Roald / NTB scanpix) NORWAY OUT

A man who set fire to himself outside the courthouse in Oslo Tuesday, May 15, 2012, where the trial of Anders Behring Breivik is taking place, is taken into an ambulance. He was overpowered by security and police personnel as he was running towards the entrance to the courthouse. He was stripped of his burning clothes and is reported to be in a serious condition. (AP Photo/Scanpix, Berit Roald) NORWAY OUT

Anders Behring Breivik between 2 police officers prior to taking his seat after a break in the courtroom in Oslo Tuesday morning May 15, 2012. When the trial opened, the self-styled anti-Muslim crusader pleaded innocent to terror charges _ even though he admitted to the facts of the case _ saying he didn’t recognize the authority of the court. (AP Photo/Stian Lysberg Solum, Pool)

Anders Behring Breivik between 2 police officers prior to taking his seat after a break in the courtroom in Oslo Tuesday morning May 15, 2012. When the trial opened, the self-styled anti-Muslim crusader pleaded innocent to terror charges _ even though he admitted to the facts of the case _ saying he didn’t recognize the authority of the court. (AP Photo/Stian Lysberg Solum, Pool)

RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATIVE CROP An unidentified man is stretchered to an ambulance after setting fire to himself Tuesday May 15, 2012 outside the Oslo, Norway courthouse where right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik is being tried on terror charges for a bombing and shooting massacre on July 22, 2011. Police operations leader Finn Belle told The Associated Press that the man doused himself in a flammable liquid and set himself on fire outside the entrance to the building. (AP Photo/Berit Roald / NTB scanpix) NORWAY OUT

OSLO, Norway (AP) ? An unidentified man was seriously injured in a self-immolation Tuesday outside the courthouse where right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik is being tried on terror charges for a bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people on July 22.

Police said the man didn’t appear to have any connections to the trial, which has been under way since mid-April in the Oslo District Court.

Before the incident the man had stopped by the office of Norwegian lawyer Bente Roli, where he dropped off an envelope with “confused” notes, Roli told The Associated Press.

“He was disturbed. Very much. He has nothing to do with the July 22 events,” Roli said.

A video clip of the incident posted on Norwegian newspaper VG’s website showed the man setting himself on fire before stunned witnesses. He walked up to police with flames shooting up from his sweater and hat, and appeared to yell “shoot me, it hurts” in a Scandinavian language with a foreign accent.

He then ran toward the security checkpoint outside the court but turned right just before the entrance and slumped to the pavement. The man shouted in pain as police officers rushed up to him and tore off his burning sweater.

“There were police officers on site and the fire was put out quickly,” police operations leader Finn Belle told The Associated Press.

Roli said she wasn’t in the office when the man came in but her secretary met him.

“He was psychologically unstable and thought he was the victim of a conspiracy,” she told AP. “He thought everyone was after him because of the social problems he has.” She said the man was 49 but didn’t name him.

The man was taken to Oslo University Hospital where he was to undergo surgery early Wednesday for serious, but not life-threatening, injuries, police said. They described him as a Norwegian citizen of foreign origin, and with no apparent links to the Breivik trial. “Not as far as we know,” police spokeswoman Unni Turid Groendal said.

Nouni Mohsen, a witness who works in a restaurant across the street from the courthouse, told AP that police came in asking for water.

“I didn’t have anything but small bottles. They wanted to have a lot of water because there was much fire on his body,” Mohsen said.

Breivik has admitted to setting off a car bomb that killed eight people outside the government headquarters in Oslo and then killing 69 people in a shooting rampage at the Labor Party’s annual youth camp. The self-styled anti-Muslim militant has shown no remorse for the attacks, saying the victims had betrayed Norway by embracing multiculturalism.

The self-immolation was the first incident outside the court since the trial began. Inside the court, an Iraqi man whose brother was killed in the massacre threw a shoe at Breivik on Friday, hitting one of Breivik’s defense lawyers. That incident briefly interrupted the proceedings, which had been conducted without disturbances until that point.

Prosecutors said the proceedings were not interrupted by the drama outside the courthouse Tuesday.

The trial is scheduled to run until the end of June.

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Associated Press Writers Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Louise Nordstrom and Karl Ritter in Stockholm contributed to this report.

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World of Art Showcase Announces Eight Dynamic Artist Participants …

Posted on May 16, 2012 by undatay

WORLD OF ART SHOWCASE ANNOUNCES EIGHT
DYNAMIC ARTIST PARTICIPANTS

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The Entertainment Capital of the World Becomes a Visual
Arts Mecca with the Debut of this Event at The Wynn Las Vegas
December 20-22, 2012

Bringing to the Las Vegas Strip a long overdue celebration of the visual arts and artists, the World of Art Showcase is holding its inaugural event at the renowned? Wynn Las Vegas Hotel December 20-22, 2012.

Presented by Jerry?s Artarama, World of Art Showcase is pleased to announce the addition of eight new, dynamic artists to the event. Receiving First Honors in the Portrait Society of America?s 2011 International Portrait Competition as well as certificate of excellence the previous year, former graphic designer Casey Childs (www.caseychilds.com) has received notoriety and recognition for his work nationwide and is collected both publicly and privately.

Cuban-American Cesar Santos (www.santocesar.com) studied at Miami Dade College and the New World School of the Arts before traveling to Florence, where he rained at the Angel Academy of Art under the tutelage of Michael John Angel, a student of Pietro Annigoni. He has been the recipient of numerous accolades including a first place award in a competition sponsored by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Lauri Blank?s (www.blankstudio.com) sense of ?Romantic Figuratism? brings a sense of peace and reflection to the modern day world. Having appeared on numerous magazine covers, Blank in 2002 was selected as the artist for the Grammy Awards; her ?Post 911? Grammy work symbolized the patriotism of a nation blended with our love of music.

Exhibited widely across the U.S. and many international exhibitions in Europe, Leon Oks (www.leonoks.com) is able to retrieve the sweetness and ignore the bitterness of his years in the Ukraine, under suffocating Soviet bureaucracy. The women in his paintings are vessels of creative power and span the range of human emotions?she is Nature, Mother, Joy, Sorrow and Struggle.

Marcelo Daldoce, who once studied and lived at the Nucleo de Arte art school in Brazil, began his career as an intern in an illustration and design studio before working in advertising agencies. For six years, he worked from his own illustration studio, Macacolandia, with three partners.

English artist Mario Parga, Executive Director of the World of Art Showcase, is known equally for his virtuoso guitar music (www.marioparga.com) and his twenty-five years as a painter (www.marioparga-art.com) specializing in portraiture, figurative, landscapes and still lifes in the contemporary and classical realism styles. He has painted numerous high profile portraits for private collections around the world, painted murals (including all the murals at Chingle Hall, England, build in 1260 AD, as featured on a BBC documentary), exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters at the Pall Mall Galleries of London and had one of his Old Master copies (Bouguereau) auctioned by world renowned fine art auctioneers Bonham?s of London. Mario is a member of the Portrait Society of America.

After graduating in 2002 with a BFA in illustration from Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City native Ryan S. Brown (www.ryansbrownart.com) furthered his education by attending the Florence Academy of Art (FAA) in Italy. In addition to teaching at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art between 2004-2006 and opening up his studio to students for several years, he was the top award winner of the John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship in 2004; won a Fellowship to the Hudson River School for Landscape; and won ?Best Painting of the Year? at the Florence Academy of Art in 2007 as well as the President?s Award. Ryan has recently been on the faculty of the First Annual Plein Air Conference in Las Vegas in 2012, as well as the Portrait Society of America Conference in Philadelphia in 2012.

In 2005, Southern California native Tony Pro?who received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design from Cal State Northridge and studied with famed illustrator Glen Orbik, was awarded the highly coveted Best of Show award at the 14th Annual Oil Painters of America Show. That year, Pro, a signature member of the California Art Club as well as an honorary member of ACOPAL and an adjunct professor of art at Cal Lutheran University, was one of the Top Ten finalists of the Portrait Society of America show in Washington, DC.

The groundbreaking vision of David Goldstein, COO of Jerry?s Artarama?one of the world?s most loved art material supply companies?the World of Art Showcase is very much a cause to reestablish the arts to their rightful place within society. It is an exclusive show for professional artists from across the U.S. and around the world to sell their art and make important personal connections with art buyers, collectors and galleries. Click here to view the video promo.

Fashioned as a harmonized presentation of the finest original contemporary paintings, the exhibition is fast establishing itself as a world class cultural event. Its primary goal is to promote the most talented contemporary painters in America, with work ranging from classical to modern.

Collectors are encouraged to view, compare and reserve favorite paintings on the World of Art Showcase online gallery, and then later at the show meet the artists/galleries who painted/represent the works and make purchases directly from them. The show is also open to potential art collectors and general visitors who may have thought about investing in art but need guidance. Goldstein and Parga see this as a completely new way of viewing and buying art, reflecting the start of a completely new age for the arts

Goldstein, a passionate art collector, and Parga, a musician, professional artist and Las Vegas resident, chose the Wynn Resort as their desired venue for World of Art Showcase for its amazing style and luxurious atmosphere as well as owner Steve Wynn?s reputation as one of the world?s top 10 private art collectors.

The prestigious presentation of artwork on display in the two vast ballrooms at the Wynn is the centerpiece of a multi-faceted three-day ?Celebration of the Senses? that includes live music, dance, boutique bourbon, fine wines, handmade chocolates, pastries, gourmet food and culinary arts.

Additional exhibitors will be announced in the coming months. For more information, visit www.worldofartshowcase.com or download the digital brochure here.

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The World of Art Showcase is an exclusive event for professional artists to sell their art and make important connections with art buyers, collectors and galleries. Taking place December 20-22, 2012 at The Wynn Las Vegas, this unique ?Celebration of the Senses? combines a prestigious presentation of paintings with music, dance, high end bourbons, fine wines, gourmet food and culinary arts. To learn more about the World of Art Showcase or for more information on exhibiting, please visit www.worldofartshowcase.com

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Florida State University president: Move to Big 12 would have its drawbacks for Seminoles

Posted on May 16, 2012 by undatay

The president of Florida State University says moving the athletic program from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big 12 has several drawbacks to be considered.

FSU president Eric Barron sent an email to those who have asked him about the possibility of the Seminoles switching conferences. The email was obtained by The Associated Press and several other news organizations.

He writes that negotiations between the school and the conference are not taking place. While he lays out both possible pros and cons for a move, he makes a strong case for staying in the ACC, where the Seminoles have competed since 1992.

For about the past two weeks there have been several more reports about Florida State leaving the ACC. Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman recently told the Orlando Sentinel the school was committed to the ACC. But Florida State board of trustees chairman Andy Haggard told Warchant.com, a website that covers FSU sports, that the board ?would be in favor of seeing what the Big 12 might have to offer.?

The ACC has 12 members and will be adding Pittsburgh and Syracuse as soon as 2013. The Big 12 has 10 members after it replaced Texas A&M and Missouri, which are headed to the Southeastern Conference next season, with West Virginia and TCU.

?I want to assure you that any decision made about FSU athletics will be reasoned and thoughtful and based on athletics, finances and academics,? Barron wrote. ?Allow me to provide you with some of the issues we are facing:?

Barron outlined four points made by those who support a move:

  • The ACC is more of a basketball conference than a football league.

  • The ACC is too North Carolina centric and the conference?s TV contract gives the stronger basketball schools an advantage.

  • The Big 12?s powerful football schools are a better match for Florida State.

  • The Big 12?s impending new TV contract might make Florida State $2.9 million more per year than the ACC?s new deal and Florida State needs the money.

Barron countered that the ACC shares its football and basketball revenue equally. The only revenue that is not shared equally is certain media rights for women?s basketball and Olympic sports, and that is to Florida State?s benefit.

He also said Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas A&M have left the Big 12 over the past two years because the conference does not share revenue equally. The Big 12 is on the way to changing that. Its members having agreed in October to start sharing equally revenue from its most lucrative media rights deals. The Big 12 does allow its members to hold some media rights and run their own networks, such as Texas? Longhorn Network.

Barron wrote the Big 12 is at least as Texas centered as the ACC is North Carolina centered and that the Texas schools are expected to play each other. He wrote that the ?most likely scenario? leaves Florida State playing Kansas State, Kansas, Iowa State and West Virginia.

Florida State already has problems selling out its home games. Barron wrote that playing those schools would not cure that problem.

He also writes that the possible financial gains the Tallahassee-based school could make under the Big 12 TV contract might not be enough to make up for the cost of competing in that league.

Other FSU sports teams would have to make longer road trips and that could eat away any of the financial benefits of a better TV deal in the Big 12.

Barron also stated a move to the Big 12 could cost the school its rivalry game against Miami. Plus, ?It will cost between $20-$25 million to leave the ACC ? we have no idea where that money could come from.?

Lastly, he added: ?The faculty are adamantly opposed to joining a league that is academically weaker … ?

?I present these issues to you so that you realize that this is not so simple (not to mention that negotiations aren?t even taking place),? Barron writes. ?We can?t afford to have conference affiliation be governed by emotion ? it has to be based on a careful assessment of athletics, finances and academics. I assure you that every aspect of conference affiliation will be looked at by this institution, but it must be a reasoned decision.?

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