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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>I came across an interesting web site
in my aimless wandering through the internet maze. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2><A
href="http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/head.html">http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/head.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>With the type fighting we do on a
weekly and daily bases I thought it might be helpful to bring it to the
attention of my SCA family. It is something serious to keep in mind when
playing our game. The subtitles that jumped out at me were: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Personality
Changes</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Head Injuries in
Sports</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Football Players – Multiple Concussions -
Study</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Head Injury Links to
Violence</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Neural Circuit Damage and Violent or
Aggressive Behavior</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Most Vulnerable Area of the Head –
Prefontal Cortex</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Anyway, there it
is. I</FONT> <FONT face="Bookman Old Style">hope this helps us all to play
safer and identify problems early. If anyone has more information on the
multiple concussions topic I, for one, would love to see it.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>In service to The Barony and the
SCA,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Pax,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Andy size=3>MARIVS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>"For what shall it profit a man,
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>if he gain the whole world
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>and suffer the loss of his soul
?"</FONT></DIV>
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