ROUND-UP: ELIMINATION OF STEROIDS IN SPORTS (continued)
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**1. J. NADINE GELBERG, Ph. D., president and founder of GETCHARGED, a non- profit foundation that encourages people to be physically active and intellectually challenged through a series of fun and creative programs: "With baseball's spring training right around the corner and new nanotech golf balls being introduced sometime in the near future, now is the time for sports governing bodies take a stand to clean up the steroid debacle and regulate technology in order to maintain the integrity of the games we love and protect the challenges of the sports we cheer for. The steroid issue corroborates the urgency for policies to be set to define what is and is not allowed. Governing bodies must be accountable for the well-being of their sport and crackdown on abuses -- leave regulation out of the federal government's hands."
**2. BRIAN KILMEADE, co-host of the "FOX & Friends" and author of "The Games Do Count," commends Major League Baseball for their tough stance on steroids in baseball, and says the trend threats to ruin the credibility and integrity of America's favorite pastime: "It's a start, but there's still a long way to go to rid baseball of steroids. The world's greatest game has been threatened by a few selfish individuals who lack respect for the game, and it is time to develop a policy to rid the game of these cancers and bad seeds."
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**1. ENTERTAINMENT: SOPHISTICATED MOVIE PIN-UPS CREATES BUZZ FOR FILMS. STAN ANDERSON, associate professor of graphic design at GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY: "Film posters are the first line of advertising attack for creating 'buzz' for a film long before it's released. They serve as visual foreplay to the premiere. As we become more sophisticated about how we're manipulated by media, Hollywood has taken note that old poster design formulas don't work like they once did. New designs must quickly distinguish a film from the barrage of others. It's branding -- like going to the grocery store and on the top shelf there are so many different kinds of canned soups that it becomes a barrage of pattern and color. Who can break that pattern so the viewer will stop and look at a specific product?"
**2. HOME: ARE WE REALLY LEARNING ANYTHING FROM HOME DECORATING SHOWS? DEBORAH LOTZ, master framer/home decor specialist for JEWEL BOX FRAMES/JEWEL BOX PLATINUM: "Has this overload of how-to shows and glossy magazine features made us numb to our own creative ability? Have these experts really made us more savvy decorators? If so, why are we still turning to them for help? Why are we afraid to take the time to find our own style by playing, experimenting and having fun with different principals (like Feng Shui or shabby chic elements) to create a look that is all our own and that truly fits us and our lifestyle?"
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