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Smoke Signals, March 13, 1986 Feeling Good Incorrect Calorie Counts Counting the calories but keeping on the pounds? It may not be your fault. According to a survey of 21 packaged food items by the state Consumer Pro tection Board, 15 contained more calories than packages claimed, said CPB executive director Richard Kessel, The federal Food and Drug Ad- ministrati;on allows such claims to be within 20 percent of the actual caloric count, ■'As somebody who has always been on a diet, this study gives me the excuse I've been looking for," Kessel said "It's not my fault. It's the food’sfault." Kessel charged the 20 percent rule gives manufacturers too much leeway and could t>e dangerous to consumers. "Persons who must restrict their caloric intake for serious medical reasons arc gamblling with their health when they consume inaccurately label ed food," Kessel said in a petition to FDA Commissioner Frank E, Young, In a survey conducted by an indepen dent laboratory for his office, Kessel said, 15 of 21 products that were tested exceeded the calorie count listed on their packages by at least 6 percent. Four of these 15 products had 21 per cent more calories than claimed, an ap parent violation of the federal stan dards. Five products had fewer calories than they claimed, and only one had ex actly as many calories as were listed on the package. Kessel demanded the FDA im mediately require food manufacturers to disclose that their calorie counts may vary by as much as 20 percent. In the long run, he said, he would like to see the FDA lower the margin to about 5 percent. "'The main point we're trying to make is not that the food industry is trying to rip off the consumer but that the regula tions lead to excess, " he said. "We don't dispute that there should be some variance given to the manufacturer. Where we disagree is over the extent of the variance." Kessel said he had discussed the fin dings of ths survey with FDA officials. "They were interested in it," he said. "They understand the problem. " Relief for Eye Fatigue from CRT Coatings by Dr. Robert M. Currin, optometrist A large percentage of today’s workers use computers. Many of these individuals spend eight or more hours a day in front of their video display terminals and find that after extended periods, the play of natural and flourescent lighting in the work environment combined with the phosphorus light emmitted from the video display screen may result in acute eye discomfort and fatigue which can lead to decreased productivity. The new CRT coatings are designed specifically to overcome the occupa tional problems related to exposure to video display screens. CRT coatings combined a UV blocking lens with a broad-band anti-reflection coating and special tints to create a product that significantly reduces glare and reflec tion in the video display terminal en vironment and improves contrast bet ween characters of the screen and the screen itself. The special combination of the UV blocking lens, A-R coating and the col ored tint is responsible for the coating’s ability to create a comfortable optical envirorunent for the computer wearing CRT lenses. Much of the ocular discomfort ex perienced by computer operators is directly related to the amount of glare present in the video working environ ment. This glare often stems from fluorescent and natural light as well as reflections from metallic or glossy ob jects in the video terminal environ ment. CRT coatings successfully com bat the problems presented by an abun dance (rf glare in the video terminal en vironment by significantly reducing the intensity of the light sources and by eliminating 99 percent of surface glare and reflections surrounding the com puter operator, even from behind. CRT coatings also absorb 99 percent of ultra violet light which can cause the eye a great deal of discomfort after extended periods of exposure. These coatings are available on tint- able polycarbonate and CR-39 lenses for both prescription and non- prescrip tion eyeware. Math Lab Negotiation Workbook Quarreling roommates can be a pain. Entire floors can be disrupted. Academic work suffers. Room reassignment requests multiply. Retention rates (both housing and academic) plummet. Fortunately, Hood College, Frederick Md., has found a better way of settling roonrunate disputes. The “Roommate Negotiation Workbook,” which Hood gives to students during orientation, offers a step-by-step guide to preven ting disputes and to resolving disagreements when they do arise. The workbook teaches students the same techniques used by pro fessional negotiators and is part of a larger program aimed at teaching students practical social skills they will need throughout their lives, according to Dr. Barbara Engram, Hood’s director of counseling. Engram, who wrote the workbook, explains that when a disagreement arises, students must use negotiation before re questing a room change. Most importantly, the negotiation training works. Introduced campus- wide last year, the training has led to a dramatic drop in the number of requests for intervention and midyear roommate changes. “The workbook provides a list of issues—such as neatness, noise, smoking, leaving messages—that both roommates rank as important, minor or of no concern. “The important thing,” Engram says, “is for students to iden tify areas where they may disagree and to come up with mutually acceptable solutions. They will have to continue to negotiate some areas but the workbook gives them some very practical guidelines for keeping communication open.” Together, the students compare their rankings and make a list of items that should be negotiated. Any issues ranked as at all im portant are discussed using the workbook’s instructions. Exercises are provided to help roommates understand each other’s viewpoints, to generate solutions in potential problem areas and to develop contracts on written agreements. Fill-in-the- blank contracts are provided and a special brainstorming exerise is included to help the roommates become more creative in solv ing problems. “What many people don’t realize is that freely, sharing ideas and opinions and negotiating ways of handling situtions don’t re quire that people like each other,” Engram says. BEAtSLmisiiiaiiui If you're within 30 days of your 18th birthday, you must register with Selective Service «t the posfcoffice. It oiilj^kei' five minutes to fill out the card. And don’t worry, there hasn’t been a draft since 1973. The country just needs your name in case there's ever a national einer,(jency. Selective Service Registration. It’s quick. It’s easy. And it’s the law. .\ |)ut)lii' it this piihlu jititin. \ —Smoking— Tips on Quitting • Try the “buddy system,” and ask a friend to quit too. • Hide all ashtrays, matches, etc. • Lay in a supply of sugarless gum, carrot sticks, etc. • Drink lots of liquids, but pass up coffee or alcohol. • Tell everyone you’re quitting for the day. • When the urge to smoke hits, take a deep breath, hold it for 10 seconds and release it slowly. • Exercise to relieve the tension. Woodsy Owl for Clean Air Give a hoot. Don’t pollute. Forest Service, U.S.D.A. Purpose: To help any Chowan College student with mathematics. Time: 2-5 Mondays and Wednesdays 2A Tuesdays and Thursdays Place: Camp Hall 104 Monday: Mr. Shrewsbury and student worker (2-5) Tuesday: Dr. Owens (2-4) Wednesday: Mr. Wooten and student worker (2-5) Thursday: Mr. Harden (2-4) ‘‘An investment in icnowledge pays tlie best interest.” Your Government has published thousands of books to serve America. And now the Government Printing Office has put together a catalog of the Government’s “Bestsellers”—almost a thousand books in all. Books like The Space Shuttle at Work, Starting a Business, U.S. Postage Stamps, and National Parks Guide and Map. I daresay there’s even information on one of my favorite subjects—printing. Find out what the Government has published for you—send for your free catalog. Write— New Catalog Superintendent of Documents Washington, D.C. 20402 Attention College Students: DO you HAVE THE WRITE STUFF? presents The llth Annual College Journalisin' Competition. Sponsored by i SMITH CORONIV ROLLING STONE and Smith Corona are proud to announce the 11th Annual College Journalism Competi tion, recognizing excellence among today's college writers. The category winners will receive $1,000 each from ROLLING STONE and electronic type writer products from Smith Corona, At the judges' discretion, a Grand Prize of $1,500 plus a Smith Corona product may be awarded, ROLLING STONE editors will judge the entries. Categories are: ► Enter tainment Reporting (profiles and news features on music, film and personali ties); ► Investigative Reporting_(an article or a series that has had a tangi ble impact on the college campus or surrounding community); and ► General Reporting (any subject). All entries must have been published in a university or college newspaper or magazine between April 1,1985 and April 5,1986, Each entrant must have been a full- or part-time student in an accredited university or college during the school year in which his or her entry was published. Entries must be received by June 1, 1986. They cannot be returned. The winners will be announced by July 1986 and will be notified by phone or mail. The names of the winners will be published in a future issue of ROLLING STONE. We rese/ve the right not to grant an award when the judges deem it unwarranted. There is a limit of one entry per stu dent in each category. All entries should be accompanied by an entry form (see below). This form may be duplicated. To facilitate judging, please mount tear sheets of your articles from the magazine or newspaper in which they appeared, on cardboard or poster board. Entries should not exceed 9" X 14". Larger tear sheets may be folded or reduced. On the front of the envelope containing your submission, mark the category or categories that you've entered. Note on the entry form the address where you will be living when the contest results are announced. Mail entries to: College Journalism Competition, ROLLING STONE, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151. 1986 Entry Form Category Entrant Age Birth Date . 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