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June 21- June 27,2007 Vol. 25, No. 1290
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Photos by Deborah W. Moody
According to Britannica
Encyclopedia, Graffid is a form
of visual communication, usu
ally illegal, involving the unau
thorized marking of public
space by an indiviiual or group
and is widely considered a form
of antisocial behavior per
formed in order w gain atten
tion or simply for thrills. There
has emerged a new form of
graffiti, known as ‘tagging’,
which enails the repeated use
Consumers cheated, perhaps
exposed to harm by bogus ingredients
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -
American consumers are being
ripped off and their health pos
sibly put at risk because of
bogus ingredients slipped into
imports ranging from tooth
paste to dietary supplements.
Suppliers who substitute
cheaper ingredients for the real
thing seldom get busted
because the government and
private labs review few of the
products flooding in.
Recent bouts of bad ingredi
ents in pet food and toothpaste
showed how suppliers can fool
the limited safety checks.
Fad-driven supplements are
particularly vulnerable — a rush
of demand for a pill with an
expensive key ingredient such
as chondroitin can present a
quick-buck opportunity.
Much like anti-doping officials
tasked with ensuring that ath
letes are clean, by the time sci
entists spot how their tests are
being cheated, suppliers have a
new trick.
“People want low prices and
they want quick turnaround
time,” said Jana Hildreth of the
Analytical Research Collective,
a group of scientists advocating
better dietary supplement test
ing. “And whats the one thing
Accolades for John Mc Clinton Tutt
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eer. Jotlvnho M. Tutts.lfh\c late
ucator who played such a
role in the educational and atk}?
letic development of countess
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bestowed upon m He was
inducted into the Georgi
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nation, was held at the City
Auditorium in Macon. Geor
gia.
Last Wednesday (June 12)
M. Tute was again honored by
the Lucy Laney Museum of
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of a single symbol or series of
symbols to mark territory.
Tagging has arrived to
Augusta. What's more, our
community must take an
aggressive approach to wiping
out this form of graffii. Not
only must we protect our
buifdings from this degrading
act, but also it is 4 matter of
deferring the impending decay
and hopefully steering possible
career cniminals from immi
you cut? Well, quality control.”
Ingredient substitution is not
a priority of the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, unless
officials conclude consumers
are being exposed to harm. As
a result, regulators only tke
action after problems surface.
Such complications are
underreported. Companies
haven had to relay incidents tp
federal regulators, though new
tracking requirements begin in
December.
Multiple private labs that test
supply quality have in recent
years found a hodgepodge of
pills lacking advertised ingredi
ents, including chondroitin,
saw palmetto, bilberry and
coenzyme Q-10. Each is rela
tively expensive and many are
supplied by China, a country
with a long tradition of herbal
remedies and a history of poor
The products are supposed
to help with joint pain, prostate
health, vision and the heart,
though federal law prohibits
most claims that supplements
treat or cure illness.
That has hardly hampered
the industry. Last year, Ameri
cans bought an estimated $1.4
billion worth of those four sup
plements alone, an increase of
28 percent over four years,
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Betty Beard presents Christene Betts on behalf of the museum a
citation declaring June 12, 2007 as ‘Uohn M. Tutt Day.”
nent calamity.
One can tell by the photos
above that tagging and graffid is
rapidly spr?:fi;nlg. The delin
quents are leaving their marks
virtually everywhere in an effort
to get noticed. However, this
comes with great disrespect for
the property of others and the
historical landmarks in the
community.
We must nip it in the bud.
Graffiti is categorized as a
according w Nutrition Busi
ness Jonrnal
An example of how
unscrupulous suppliers can
swoop in to exploit a situation
came after hurricanes thrashed
Florida in 2005, derailing saw
palmetto production.
To fill the void, Asian suppli
ers began hawking “Chinese
saw palmetto” for S6O per
pound. It was an obvious scam:
The saw palmetto plant grows
in the Southeast. The extract
being peddled was based on
palm oil, which is worth less
than $1 per pound and which
no one claims has medicinal
properties.
Despite the rip off, suppliers
were not held accountable.
James Neal-Kababick, direc
tor of Oregon-based Flora
Rescarch Laboratories, said his
firm routinely finds supple
ments with problems. One
issue, he said, is anticipating
what hot product will be doc
tored next.
“Atsome point, theres going
to be a shortage, and thars
when you're going to see the
adulteration,” Neal-Kababick
said. “It can be dangerous or it
can just be a rip oft.”
The dietary supplement
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“Gateway crime,” because it
skates by on the “offense
meter.” Studies confirm that lit
tle criminals committing minor
crimes generally escalate to
handcnu% criminals commit
ting heinous crimes.
Let us help our community
by reporting graffiti anytime it
is disoowm? and exposing pos
sible ‘taggers’ 1o law enforce
ment by contacting 706-821-
1080. It you witness it happen
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Neely Lovett demonstrates the making of a man through the
unalterable bond of commitment, friendship, and fatherly love.
Black History here in Augusta.
Attending the event, arranged
by Mrs. Christine Betts, the
Laney Museum Director, were
representatives from the Geor
gia Sports Hall of Fame, former
student-athletes, former stu
dents and a host of friends,
admirers and supporters.
Mirs. Betty Beard, Commis
sioner from District 1 of Rich
mond County, bmu.%:t
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ted a citaton declaring
une 12, 2007, “John M. Turx
in Georgia.
Earl Wright, a member
and Vice-Chairman of the
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
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ing, call 911. Moreover, if the
perpetrators strike, paint over
the filth immediately. Some
establishments will even donate
free paint to cover the graffit.
Deal with this looming
predicamient one step at a time.
Let us reinforce values in our
children that teach the impor
tance of respecting the property
of others. Lets start todav.
Board of Directors who resides
and practices dentistry in
Augusta, and Mr. Allen Robin
f)onl,lghthc GSHF bceuhfi;ori
rought greetings on o
the organization. l.Dr. anl’xtf
was highly complimentary of
Mz Tiix g his rick peither
tion to the region, nation, and
world and noted how much
Mr. Tuts induction enriched
the stellar membership of the
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Other persons at the lunch
eon who uxlz of Mr. Tut's
lofty contributions included
Hawthorne Welcher, Dr. James .
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