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This undated photo provided Tuesday, April 3, 2012, by Luke Collins shows his parents, Helen and John Collins. Luke told The Associated Press Tuesday that his 80-year-old mother had little flying experience and knew her husband had died after he fell unconscious at the controls of their small plane, yet she remained calm as she landed the aircraft at a northeastern Wisconsin airport on Monday. (AP Photo/Luke Collins)
This undated photo provided Tuesday, April 3, 2012, by Luke Collins shows his parents, Helen and John Collins. Luke told The Associated Press Tuesday that his 80-year-old mother had little flying experience and knew her husband had died after he fell unconscious at the controls of their small plane, yet she remained calm as she landed the aircraft at a northeastern Wisconsin airport on Monday. (AP Photo/Luke Collins)
MILWAUKEE (AP) ? With her husband stricken in the pilot's seat of their small plane, an 80-year-old woman assumed the controls and spoke to aviation officials with remarkable calmness as they guided her to the ground, according to an audio recording released Wednesday.
Helen Collins can be heard saying repeatedly that she's low on fuel and needs to land quickly.
"You better get me in there pretty soon," Collins says matter-of-factly. "I don't know how long I'm going to have gas."
The 45-minute recording released by the Door County Sheriff's Department reveals a woman who sounds perfectly in control, even though she didn't have a pilot's license and knew her 81-year-old husband had just died. She occasionally conveys a sense of urgency, but always in a strong steady voice that doesn't hint at any fear.
Collins made national news Monday after her successful landing, in which she suffered a cracked rib and back injury.
Her husband, John Collins, had an apparent heart attack less than 10 minutes before he planned to land at Cherryland Airport in Sturgeon Bay, about 150 miles north of Milwaukee, said James Collins, the couple's son.
On the flight recording Helen Collins doesn't say much about her husband, focusing instead on her location and speed. She tells airport officials she's doing fine but that her fuel is extremely low.
As she neared the airport, pilot Robert Vuksanovic scrambled a small plane to join her in the air and guide her to the ground. At one point, Vuksanovic's wife came on the radio to let her know Vuksanovic was on his way.
"It's a hell of a place to be," Collins said of her situation.
"I know, but it sounds like you're doing great," Vuksanovic's wife replies.
Collins had plenty of experience in a small plane, spending hundreds of hours by her husband's side in the air. Although she never got her license, she did get take-off and landing lessons some 30 years ago at her husband's urging in case of just such an emergency, James Collins said.
Vuksanovic can be heard encouraging Collins, telling her she's doing fine and guiding her to adjust her speed and pitch. At one point he confirms that her landing gear is down and says, "Very good. Good, good."
"I don't feel good," Collins replies.
"No, you're doing good," he says.
Vuksanovic stayed by her side as they circled the airport and slowly descended. At one point he asks someone to make sure a road was closed.
"Don't you have any faith in me?" Collins asks.
"I do. I don't trust the drivers on the road," he says.
He positioned his plane behind her Cessna twin-engine plane and they prepared for their final approach. His commands grew more urgent: "Turn left. Turn left. Left turn, Helen, turn left. Bring the nose up. That's it, that's it."
She told him her right engine was out. He told her she was doing fine, then guided her lower.
"Nose down. Nose down. Turn right a little bit. Turn right. Nose down, nose down. Come on, get down. Get down," he said. Then, rapid-fire, almost shouting: "Bring the power back. Power back. Power back. Reduce the power, over. Reduce the power. Nose down, over. Helen, do you read me?"
After a tense second of silence she replies calmly, "I read you."
Her plane bounced hard off the runway, then landed and skidded down the runway about 1,000 feet.
"Great job, Helen, great job," someone says over the radio, with muffled cheers in the background. "Outstanding, Helen."
James Collins said he was grateful he didn't lose both parents that day. He described his mother's actions as unbelievable.
"Everybody is proud of her," he said. "I think she is a local hero for sure."
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Audio recording: http://www.doorcountysheriff.org (click on Press Releases)
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Associated Press writer Carrie Antlfinger contributed to this report.
Contact: Michele McDonald mmcdon15@gmu.edu 703-993-8781 George Mason University
Brain games, exercise and diet help prevent cognitive slide
Exercising, eating a healthy diet and playing brain games may help you keep your wits about you well into your 80s and even 90s, advises a new book by researchers at George Mason University.
"These are all cheap, easy things to do," says Pamela Greenwood, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology on Mason's Fairfax, Va. campus. "We should all be doing them anyway. You should do them for your heart and health, so why not do them for your brain as well?"
For the past 20 years, Greenwood and Raja Parasuraman, University Professor of Psychology, have studied how the mind and brain age, focusing on Alzheimer's disease. Their book, "Nurturing the Older Brain and Mind" published by MIT Press, came out in March. The cognitive neuroscientists geared the book to middle-aged readers who want to keep their mental snap.
"We know that if we can put off dementing illnesses even by a year or two through lifestyle changes, that will reduce the number of people with Alzheimer's disease, which is reaching epidemic proportions," Parasuraman says.
Not everyone's brain declines when retirement age hits. "You can look at a group of 65-year-olds some are in nursing homes, and some are running the world," Greenwood says.
Now that more workers are staying on the job longer for economic reasons and because countries are upping the retirement age, keeping the mind agile becomes paramount, Parasuraman says.
For the book, Parasuraman and Greenwood examined only scientific studies, theirs and others, ranging from neurological to physiological. A few surprises leaped out of the data.
"Several old dogmas were overturned," Parasuraman says. "There's the tired old joke that we're losing brain cells as we age maybe starting as young as 20 or 30 and it's all downhill after that."
Not so, new research reveals. Not only are some 60-year-olds as sharp as 20-year-olds, but their brains still create new cells. Brain cells may not grow as fast as bone or skin cells, but grow they do, particularly in the hippocampus. "It's the area of the brain that's very important to memory and is affected by Alzheimer's disease," Parasuraman says.
Novel experiences and new learning help new brain cells become part of the circuitry. Parasuraman points to a study of terminally ill cancer patients whose brains were still forming new neurons. "If a person who's in a terminally ill state can generate new neurons, then surely healthy people can," Parasuraman says.
Brain games and new experiences may build up "white matter," which insulates neurons as they carry signals, Greenwood says. In older brains, this white matter insulation develops holes and signals go awry.
Older adult gamers are winning skills to help them move through life, Parasuraman says. "We are looking at everyday problem solving," he says. "Are you better at balancing a checkbook? Are you better at making decisions in a grocery store? We're finding you get better at those tasks (after playing the video games in the study)."
Moving large muscle groups also builds brain matter. In one study detailed in the book, older, sedentary people began walking or did stretching exercises for 45 minutes, three times a week. "Those people actually became smarter over time," Greenwood says. "You don't have to be running Ironman marathons. You can just walk briskly three or four times a week."
Another best bet for an active mind is a nutritious diet that limits calories to the minimum amount needed to keep a body healthy. No starvation diets, though.
"The strongest evidence we have is not very pleasant, which is dietary restriction, reducing calories," Parasuraman says. "That clearly improves longevity and cognition. The evidence in animals is very strong. Such dietary restriction may never be popular. But perhaps every-other-day fasting as an approximation to it is something people would tolerate: You eat normally one day, and the next day you don't."
Popping supplements won't fill a nutritionally deficient diet, Parasuraman says. "A lot of people think, 'I can eat junk food and then take a pill.' No. You have to eat fruits and vegetables, leafy vegetables. It has to be part of the regular diet because otherwise it's not absorbed."
Fat cells help make up cell membranes. The unsaturated fats found in fish and olive oils may boost flexibility in these membranes. The more flexible membranes are, the better they may work, scientists theorize. Saturated fats such as butter have to go because these fats vie with healthy fats for a place in the cell membrane, Greenwood explains.
Greenwood and Parasuraman want people to know that getting old doesn't mean getting senile. "The bottom line message of the book is really a hopeful one," Greenwood says. "There are lots of things that you can do (to keep your brain healthy)."
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About George Mason University
George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., Mason provides students access to diverse cultural experiences and the most sought-after internships and employers in the country. Mason offers strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering and information technology, organizational psychology, health care and visual and performing arts. With Mason professors conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as climate change, public policy and the biosciences, George Mason University is a leading example of the modern, public university. George Mason UniversityWhere Innovation Is Tradition.
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Contact: Michele McDonald mmcdon15@gmu.edu 703-993-8781 George Mason University
Brain games, exercise and diet help prevent cognitive slide
Exercising, eating a healthy diet and playing brain games may help you keep your wits about you well into your 80s and even 90s, advises a new book by researchers at George Mason University.
"These are all cheap, easy things to do," says Pamela Greenwood, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology on Mason's Fairfax, Va. campus. "We should all be doing them anyway. You should do them for your heart and health, so why not do them for your brain as well?"
For the past 20 years, Greenwood and Raja Parasuraman, University Professor of Psychology, have studied how the mind and brain age, focusing on Alzheimer's disease. Their book, "Nurturing the Older Brain and Mind" published by MIT Press, came out in March. The cognitive neuroscientists geared the book to middle-aged readers who want to keep their mental snap.
"We know that if we can put off dementing illnesses even by a year or two through lifestyle changes, that will reduce the number of people with Alzheimer's disease, which is reaching epidemic proportions," Parasuraman says.
Not everyone's brain declines when retirement age hits. "You can look at a group of 65-year-olds some are in nursing homes, and some are running the world," Greenwood says.
Now that more workers are staying on the job longer for economic reasons and because countries are upping the retirement age, keeping the mind agile becomes paramount, Parasuraman says.
For the book, Parasuraman and Greenwood examined only scientific studies, theirs and others, ranging from neurological to physiological. A few surprises leaped out of the data.
"Several old dogmas were overturned," Parasuraman says. "There's the tired old joke that we're losing brain cells as we age maybe starting as young as 20 or 30 and it's all downhill after that."
Not so, new research reveals. Not only are some 60-year-olds as sharp as 20-year-olds, but their brains still create new cells. Brain cells may not grow as fast as bone or skin cells, but grow they do, particularly in the hippocampus. "It's the area of the brain that's very important to memory and is affected by Alzheimer's disease," Parasuraman says.
Novel experiences and new learning help new brain cells become part of the circuitry. Parasuraman points to a study of terminally ill cancer patients whose brains were still forming new neurons. "If a person who's in a terminally ill state can generate new neurons, then surely healthy people can," Parasuraman says.
Brain games and new experiences may build up "white matter," which insulates neurons as they carry signals, Greenwood says. In older brains, this white matter insulation develops holes and signals go awry.
Older adult gamers are winning skills to help them move through life, Parasuraman says. "We are looking at everyday problem solving," he says. "Are you better at balancing a checkbook? Are you better at making decisions in a grocery store? We're finding you get better at those tasks (after playing the video games in the study)."
Moving large muscle groups also builds brain matter. In one study detailed in the book, older, sedentary people began walking or did stretching exercises for 45 minutes, three times a week. "Those people actually became smarter over time," Greenwood says. "You don't have to be running Ironman marathons. You can just walk briskly three or four times a week."
Another best bet for an active mind is a nutritious diet that limits calories to the minimum amount needed to keep a body healthy. No starvation diets, though.
"The strongest evidence we have is not very pleasant, which is dietary restriction, reducing calories," Parasuraman says. "That clearly improves longevity and cognition. The evidence in animals is very strong. Such dietary restriction may never be popular. But perhaps every-other-day fasting as an approximation to it is something people would tolerate: You eat normally one day, and the next day you don't."
Popping supplements won't fill a nutritionally deficient diet, Parasuraman says. "A lot of people think, 'I can eat junk food and then take a pill.' No. You have to eat fruits and vegetables, leafy vegetables. It has to be part of the regular diet because otherwise it's not absorbed."
Fat cells help make up cell membranes. The unsaturated fats found in fish and olive oils may boost flexibility in these membranes. The more flexible membranes are, the better they may work, scientists theorize. Saturated fats such as butter have to go because these fats vie with healthy fats for a place in the cell membrane, Greenwood explains.
Greenwood and Parasuraman want people to know that getting old doesn't mean getting senile. "The bottom line message of the book is really a hopeful one," Greenwood says. "There are lots of things that you can do (to keep your brain healthy)."
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About George Mason University
George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., Mason provides students access to diverse cultural experiences and the most sought-after internships and employers in the country. Mason offers strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering and information technology, organizational psychology, health care and visual and performing arts. With Mason professors conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as climate change, public policy and the biosciences, George Mason University is a leading example of the modern, public university. George Mason UniversityWhere Innovation Is Tradition.
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The newest addition to the California wine merchant's exclusive collection of specially bottled spirits
When David Driscoll of K&L Wine Merchants happened upon an experimental barrel of gin at Alameda, CA-based distillery St. George, one sip prompted a special request to add it to the Faultline series, a small collection of spirits bottled exclusively for the liquor retailer.
Driscoll teamed up with St. George's Dave Smith and Lance Winters to bring to K&L the special gin, which is characterized by the addition of a few macerated ingredients and some extra filtering. The collaboration also led to the new Faultine Gin label on the run's 900 bottles. The imagery on the label is inspired by vintage botanical textbooks drawings and features a layout similar to a vintage certificate or bank note.
Faultline Gin stays with the herbaceous flavor profile of St. George gins, though not as overtly botanical as Botanivore and not as savory as the Mt. Tam. Driscoll notes the gin's harmonious flavor in a well-mixed martini, giving credit to St. George distiller Dave Smith for this latest iteration of the classic spirit.
"Driscoll has the nasty little habit of skulking around distilleries with a crazy straw," says Winters. "He's been a great supporter of what we do at St. George. While we were in the process of developing our St. George gins?Botanivore, Terroir, and Dry Rye Gin?Dave would come by the distillery and sample to see how things were coming along. It was on one of these visits that he fell in love with one of the gins that we made to test out some of the botanicals and asked if there might be away to convince us to bottle it for K&L."
The name Faultine evolved from the desire to connect K&L's northern and the southern California stores. The K&L spirits team carefully selects each spirit to offer their customers the unique opportunity to taste some their rare discoveries.
The St. George gin comes as the third Faultline limited release by K&L, following a Little Mill 21-year-old single malt found in a warehouse on Islay and a Paul Marie & Fils cognac.
Faultline Gin 750ml is now available exclusively at K&L for $35. Keep an eye out for the next Faultline, a 20-year-old Cragenmore single malt, that will be available soon.
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Having trouble remembering Samsung's ST200F? You're forgiven as it was announced during the feed-busting monster that is CES, and alongside three other (arguably more interesting) Sammy WiFi-enabled shooters. No matter, as today the company's jogged our memory by letting us know the 16 megapixel shooter will soon soon grace Korean shelves for ?249,000 (or around $200). Those buying will also be granted to a 10x optical zoom, 802.11 antennae and 720p video recording. And best of all, a quick perusal of online retailers reveal it's already up for preorder and will likely ship stateside in mid-April. Considerably later than the previously promised "February" ship date, but beggars can't be choosers. Right?
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