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Career Center 6:00p.m. - 209 Koldus ► October 7- “Adventures in Education” Teacher Certification & Graduate School Preparation 6:00pm - 106 PSYC ► October 10- “Been There..-Done That" Student Panel: Study Abroad/Work Abroad, Internships 6:00p.m.-106 PSYC ♦Attend 3 out of 4 nights to be eligible for a drawing for a DVD player ♦Door prizes and refreshments every evening Sponsored by College of Liberal Arts, Career Center, Student Counseling Service, and Liberal Arts Student Council 6A Thursday, September 26, 2002 AGGIEllj thk battali) [at ION he batt Hong Kong to Hollywood International star Chan performs his own stunts SAN FRANCISCO (KRT) - Jackie Chan may have a hole in his head from a miscalculated leap - “Touch it!." he says, placing my hand on his scalp _ and he may play the affable stooge on screen, but he’s nobody’s fool when it comes to his appeal. He knows his public wants to see him, not some stunt double, tailing from high places, jumping between speeding buses, narrowly avoiding Ninja death blows. “When I do a stunt there’s so many problems now,” says Jackie (no one calls him Mr. Chan), in San Francisco to promote The Tuxedo, a secret-agent spoof that opens Friday. “Security guy on the set. Safety captain. Two insurance men. Sometimes I do a stunt; sometimes they use a double and just cover his lace. On DreamWorks’ $70 million The Tuxedo - starring Jackie as a meek chauffeur who gains superpowers when he dons the suit of the title — there were at least seven stunt doubles and lots of laz- zle-dazzle cutaways and sound effects to make it seem as if the star were taking a punch. Jackie, who once promoted himself as the only action hero to do all his own stunts, is somewhat embar rassed by this. He understands how fans might view this as a cheat. “But what can I do?” he laments. “I don't have final edit on my stunts. The director and the studio do. That s the American way. Such is the dilemma when you're the world s reigning action hero, a martial-arts legend who combines the agility ot Bruce Lee with the timing of Buster Keaton. He's huge in Asia, especially his native Hong Kong. But since going Hollywood with the Rush Hour buddy comedies, he’s had to contend with unions, insurance agencies and increasingly elaborate pyrotechnics and sound effects. The closest Hollywood has come to making a true Jackie Chan movie - with the star himself frequently risking life and limb - is the MOUNT ,^P) — upcoming Shanghai Knights, says Jackie in heavily accentedEnJL zens 0 f ca “On that one, I had almost total control. But on some of Ko,000-acn mov ies 1 do here, I get really angry. < M course the audience, theyB. omp ted mi know. I say, 'Why you use that angle? 1 hat's the wrongan^e."'M reac i a cro Jackie likes to improvise. His best gags, such as the chair:Bo S Angeles in First Strike, grow out of the setting and situation. ThahW The fire h when your budget is less than $3 million. But when it’s $70*the natior lion to $ 100 million (the projected budget of Around the ffoMg, equal t< SO Daws, his next movie), everything, down to the positionr.jbaze was oi an ashtray, has to be agreed upon in "meeting, meeting, met Wednesday, meeting ... MEETING!” ■ The fire v "I have two audience - one for Asia, one for American-Bi Californii kt_»t," continues Jackie, a still-boyish 48. I hey are so proeBeres in a pm me in lb" fhey I to Hollywooi® structure; Jackie, go!’ But they don’t like my Hollywood films. They.p as P era them, but the reviews always bad. They didn’t like KigIi/:] Too slow. Nobody understand the jokes. That hurts me. Buni can I do?” Jackie’s solution: Make two big studio movies, thentwoa er Hong Kong movies. The former pay the bills (he’s rumor;: command upward of $20 million), the latter provide artistic; trol. The irony, not lost on the star, is that smaller, often (w dubbed movies, feature his best stunts and sight gags. Ir bravura sequence in last year s Hong Kong-produced Acriiii Spy, he’s chased from bathhouse to street market, where h<s whatever’s handy to cover himself. It’s funny and charmini classic Jackie. “That’s situation comedy — running around with theioue says. “When I see that. I think, 'I’m a genius to create thisto thing.' Sometimes I’m proud of myself for choreographic kind of action. Stunts are easy. Everybody can do. Choreogrs action is difficult.” The PG-13 The Tuxedo, which is bound to please Jad young fan base, came about when a project called Koseblttu delayed for script revisions. He was set to play a window»• who foils terrorists at the World Trade Center. With Nosebleed on hold (it'll be shot next year in Chic Jackie was free to do The Tuxedo. "Steven Spielberg calledro We had a meeting at DreamWorks. He tell me the idea, then! him feedback. He just sit there laughing — ha-ha-ha - the The blaze wn doublet refighters ' Jain and ten ligh 90s. I A fine la) in several S; in the eas prompting a warning. I PHILAD Ixposed to louse medi lannot sue I |ederal appe A three-j lin Tuesday stands up and says. 'Make this movie a first priority. Hnmates wai Though a lot slicker and more heavily plotted than iheavcnH In most c Jackie vehicle. The Tuxedo does occasion.tll\ place thej mui filed by harm’s way. He battled for the right to slide down a 120-foc. HThe experin and then dangle from a bridge. He wound up w ith the worU* I he e\| string pull of his career. “1 do it by myself. But tor the widea where you don’t see my face, they use a stunt double. _ Hollywood’s favorite leading men John Wayne and Cdfimply not i Gable, among them — often relied on stunt doubles, but they we instructed to lie about it. T . ;don'tthe pns ff long ago - .prison activ |he mid-19'7 suits in the Ithe facts urn ling suit.” , Courtesy of KRT Campus Martial arts star Jackie Chan on the set of his new movie The Tuxedo. “No, no, no — when I do the stunt, I do the stunt do a stunt if 1 don’t. Why would l lie to my fans?” And when it comes time to back off from the really stuff, he’ll be open about it. He’s already thinking abouttevbg adventures and romantic comedies, maybe even straightd®- This is where Around the World in 80 Days, which could'' 1 Hugh Grant, and a proposed Pink Panther movie come in “Sometimes I watch a movie like Indiana Jones and I wy should be the one in this.’ When I see James Bond. 1 say. ^ e ' should be the one who’s the Chinese James Bond.’” Jackie's dream collaborator? Taiwan's Ang Lee. Jackie''- out of his way to meet with the director before he did Crowi Tiger, Hidden Dragon. “But then he calls me and says, I better not because this is a woman's movie. I'll think of and movie for you.' It’s strange. He wants to do action; 1 want'' 1 drama. Totally opposite.” Jackie can also see himself in something like Spy ^ Kramer vs. Kramer and Gladiator. But parents needn t tt01 Jackie won’t do R-rated movies. He takes his position as a model very seriously and continues to turn down lucrativel' 1 and cigarette endorsements. “No dirty jokes. No dirty words. No gunfire - BOOM! the eyeball comes out and blood around. I see this in Amen- movies. I hate this kind of movie. Only positive things in ^ Chan movies. I do this, I say, 'OK, I’ve done my job. book "Acre For deca gists led by Ma LAKEW charged a 2 < murdering f he weekend victims wen Michael pg statem nested Tu elated to police Chie STU i -i-H sj Contraceptive InjGCtion corvtr-ol ae»ourt jus-t ■< a ))e.ar: medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension DEPO-PROVERA ■’ Contraceptive Injection (medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension. USP) This product is intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases. What is DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection is a form of birth control that is given as an intramuscular injection (a shot) in the buttock or upper arm once every 3 months (I 3 weeks). To continue your contraceptive protection, you must return for your next injection promptly at the end of 3 months (13 weeks). DEPO-PROVERA contains medroxyprogesterone acetate, a chemical similar to (but not the same as) the natural hormone progesterone, which is produced by your ovaries during the second half of your menstrual cycle. DEPO-PROVERA acts by preventing your egg cells from ripening. If an egg is not released from the ovaries during your menstrual cycle, it cannot become fertilized by sperm and result in pregnancy. DEPO-PROVERA also causes changes in the lining of your uterus that make it less likely for pregnancy to occur How effective is DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? The efficacy of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection depends on following the recommended dosage schedule exactly (see "How often do I get my shot of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection?"). To make sure you are not pregnant when you first get DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection, your first injection must be given ONLY during the first 5 days of a normal menstrual period; ONLY within the first 5 days after childbirth if not breast-feeding; and. if exclusively breast-feeding. ONLY at the sixth week after childbirth. It is a long-term injectable contraceptive when administered at 3-month (13-week) intervals. DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection is over 99% effective, making it one of the most reliable methods of birth control available. This means that the average annual pregnancy rate is less than one for every 100 women who use DEPO-PROVERA. The effectiveness df most contraceptive methods depends in part on how reliably each woman uses the method. The effectiveness of DEPO-PROVERA depends only on the patient returning every 3 months (I 3 weeks) for her next injection. Your health-care provider will help you compare DEPO-PROVERA with other contraceptive methods and give you the information you need in order to decide which contraceptive method is the right choice for you. The following table shows the percent of women who got pregnant while using different kinds of contraceptive methods. It gives both the lowest expected rate of pregnancy (the rate expected in vyomen who use each method exactly as it should be used) and the typical rate of pregnancy (which includes women who became pregnant because they forgot to use their birth control or because they did not follow the directions exactly). Percent of Women Experiencing an Accidental Pregnancy Method Lowest Expected Typical DEPO-PROVERA 0.3 0.3 Implants (Norplant) 0.2* 0.2* Female sterilization 0.2 0.4 Male sterilization 0.1 0.15 Oral contraceptive (pill) 3 Combined 0.1 Progestogen only 0.5 IUD 3 Progestasert 2.0 CopperT 380A 0.8 Condom (without spermicide) 2 12 Diaphragm (with spermicide) 6 18 Cervical cap 6 18 Withdrawal 4 18 Periodic abstinence 1-9 20 Spermicide alone 3 21 Vaginal Sponge used before childbirth 6 18 used, after childbirth 9 28 No method as 85 ■ any df its other DEPO-PROVERA Source: Trussell et al. Obstet Gynecol. 1990:76:558-567, *From Norplant" package insert. Who should not use DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? Not all women should use DEPO-PROVERA. You should not use DEPO-PROVERA if you have any of the following conditions: • if you think you might be pregnant • if you have any vaginal bleeding without a known reason • if you have had cancer of the breast • if you have had a stroke - if you have or have had blood clots (phlebitis) in your legs • if you have problems with your liver or liver aisease • if you are allergic to DEPO-PROVERA (medroxyprogesterone acetate ingredients). What other things should I consider before using Contraceptive Injection? You will have a physical examination before your doctor prescribes DEPO-PROVERA. It is important to tell your health-care provider if you have any of the following: ‘ a family history of breast cancer an abnormal mammogram (breast x-ray), fibrocystic breast disease, breast nodules or lumps, or bleeding from your nipples kidney disease irregular or scanty menstrual periods high blood pressure migraine headaches asthma epilepsy (convulsions or seizures) diabetes or a family history of diabetes a history of depression if you are taking any prescription or over-the-counter medications This product is intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not protect against transmission of HIV (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis. What if I want to become pregnant after using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? Because DEPO-PROVERA is a long-acting birth control method, it takes some time after your last injection for its effect to wear off. Based on the results from a large study done in the United States, for women who stop using DEPO-PROVERA in order to become pregnant, it is expected that about half of those who become pregnant will do so in about 10 months after their last injection; about two thirds of those who become pregnant will do so in about I 2 months: about 83% of those who become pregnant will do so in about I 5 months: and about 93% of those who become Prcg™ ,l 'ftwm do so in about 18 months after their last injection. The length of time you use DEPO-PROVERA has no effect on how long it takesyou to become pregnant after you stop using it ' What are the risks of using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? I .Irregular Menstrual Bleeding The side effect reported most frequently by women who use DEPO-PROVERA for chan g e . [ n ^ heir normal menstrual cycle. During the first year of using DEPO-PROVERA, you might have one or more of the following changes: irregular or unpredictable bleeding or spotting, an increase or decrease in menstrual bleeding, or no bleeding at all. Unusually heavy or continuous bleeding, however is not a usual effect of DEPO-PROVERA s, J ou _,? hould s fr e y° ur hea 't h -care provider right away. With continued use of UEFO-PKOVERA, bleed ingusually decreases, and many women stop having periods completely. In clinical studies of DEPO-PROVERA. 55% of the women studied reported no menstrual b ceding (amenorrhea) after I year of use. and 68% of the women studied reported no menstrual bleeding after 2 years of use. The reason that your periods stop is because DEPO-PROVERA causes a resting state in your ovaries. When your ovaries do not release an egg monthly, the regular monthly growth of the lining of your uterus does not occur and. therefore, the bleeding comes with your normal menstruation does not take place. When you stop using DEPO-PROVERA your menstrual period will usually, in time, return to its normal cycle 2. Bone Mineral Changes Use of DEPO-PROVERA may be associated with a decrease in the amount of mineral stored in vour bones. This could increase your risk of developing bone fractures. The rate of bone mineral loss is greatest m the early years of DEPO-PROVERA use. but after that, it begins to resemble the normal rate of age-related bone mineral loss. 3. Cancer ^' ho have used different forms of contraception found that women who used UEFO-PKOVtRA for contraception had no increased overall risk of developing cancer of the f i^?b < ^ a D : &^v e /no S, A Cervix, ° r . l,ver . How even women under 35 years of age whose first exposure to UtPO-PROVERA was within the previous 4 to 5 years may have a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer similar to that seen with oral contraceptives. You should discuss this with your health-care provider 4. Unexpected Pregnancy Because DEPO-PROVERA is such an effective contraceptive method, the risk of accidental p/^gnancy for women who get their shots regularly (every 3 months [ I 3 weeks]) is very low. Wh'le there have been reports of an increased risk of low birth weight and neonatal infant death or other health problems in infants conceived close to the time of injection, such pregnancies are uncommon. If you think you may have become pregnant while using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception, see your health-care provider as soon as possible. 5Allergic Reactions s °me women using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection have reported severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions, bymptoms include the sudden onset of hives or swelling and itching of tn« 6.Other Risks WomenAwho use hormone-based contraceptives may have an increased risk of blood clots or ,f a ^ onl J' a £ e P t ' VG rnethod fai, s. there is a possibility that the fertilized egg will begin to (Jcvefop outs.de of the uterus (ectopic pregnancy). While these events arc rarrbyou should c provider if you have any of the problems listed in the next section rr»«v, problems while using DEPO-PROVERA i injection tell your health-care p. ^v.ujci ■■ yvju nave What symptoms may signal Contraceptive Injection? of d(pO-PROVERA- pr ° vider imrnedlate| y ' { a "y ofsthese problems occur follow.ng . ' j? "lung) pain ' coughin S U P of blood ' or sudden shortness of breath (indicating a possible clot • sudden severe headache or vomiting, dizziness or fainting, problems with your evesiaht or speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg (mdicatfng a posable sVn^ke) ^ * • severe pain or swelling „, the calf (indicating a possible clot in the leg) • unusually heavy vaginiH bleeding • severe pain or tenderness in the lower abdominal area .■.JL e, '2' stcnt .£ a ' n ' P us ’ S r bleeding at the injection site IWolh, r cJ^ e POSSlble side ef,ects of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? laree studv who uspH r>FPO prc ">\/i ra o..- -> ^ weig t after the first year NA/omcn in one who continued for 6 years gained an average |Tc te J£ 3 ^ P° un ds per year. Women ap^roximate^.75 pounds plr year. 8 0ta ' ° f 16 5 pounds ovcr those 6 years, or In a clinical study of over 3,900 women who used DFPO-PRO\/fra fx.- ..r^ -7 DlpcHpR^E^: 1 In^uhirmin^'^ -y-t ^^^Sed^ ^Vs^f cramps, dizziness, weakness or fatigue. dec'reased'sexuar^eMrc 3 )^' nervousness ' abdominal discharge or inflation, breast swelling and tenrie.^l? hfU? cramps, nausea, vaginal backache, depression, insomnia, acne, pelvic pain no h nr orrnlrl?'o° f ^ t 3 and5 °. r ' eet - flashes, and joint pain. Other problems were ,oDo?ted hS^!, ff excess's* hdlr | oss rash hot trials, but some of these could be Ter"'!^ fheTo inr^de r^l i ° ,he women ,n the clinical infections, allergic reactions, fainting, paralysis, osteoporos!^ lack Sf S ret?im ,a to n< r' C f. ur ^ ar y tract thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, breast cancer or cervicaUancer If thes2U° f t '!', , . y ' dee P vein occur during your use of DEPO-PROVERA Hkn.cc C3 ri5 et: ’ . es . e . or an y oth er problems Should any precaution* »— «-Y. dl . s . < ^ b 2 tham . wl ^ your health-care provider Contraceptive Injection?" 3 followed during use of DEfJo-PROVERA 1 .Missed Periods During the time you are using DEPO-PROVERA for contrarentior, vc,, i. penods may stop completely If vou hive heer. °,:^ ace P tlon 'y°u , T ia y skl P a penod, or your regularly every 3 months (I 3 weeks), then yo^are prababh! 8 nof DreSsant M^^^r' nieCt L° n . S that you may be pregnant, see your health-care niovidei- ' Pgt However, if you think 2 Laboratory Test Interactions RiDR" ap ^^^^ le ^ r ^' l °*'^ a<1 ®P^°'' 0r ^-®^^o t b| l (}c3 J te^tf , are :a aff< ^ DEPO-PROVERA. Qoa tests are affected by hormones such as 3. Drug Interactions Cytadi en (aminoglutethimide) is an anticancer druo thr,* rvs-., t effectiveness of DhPO-PROVE'RA if the two drups am fi^ h m dy significantly decrease the 4. Nursing Mothers gS 3re 8,ven durin g th e same time. Although DEPO-PROVERA can be passed to the nursinp infant in u effects have been found in these children DEPO PROVP&A n 5 nt n the t>reast rn,lk « no harmful producing milk, so it can be used by nursinp mothers n . 0t prevent lhe breasts from DEPO-PROVE RA that is passed to the infemin the t< L-T' n,m ' 2 « the a ™ount of 6 weeks after childbirth before you start using DEPO PRrTvrRA 3 ^ 1 ^ y° u should wait until How often do I get my shot of D EPO-^ROVER AContran ^nfraception. I he recommended dose of DEPO-PROVERA is I 50 Contrace Pt' v © Injection? single intramuscular injection in the Luttock or uppei arm 8 -fo make sllre th\ ( ' 3 weeks > R iven in a at the time of the first injection, it is essential that thn in.o^tin u Sure th ^t y°u are not pregnant 5 days of a normal menstrual period. If Ssed foHowfol ^enp^LY during^thl first DEPO-PROVERA MUST fie^n with “s da^fte 8 r cHldbi^h7r^ ^ '"Jection of 6 weeks after childbirth if you are exclusively breast-feed,na 'if fy ' lre , not breast-feeding or (13 weeks) between injections, or longer than 6 weeks a3 JV 00 wa,t lon ^ r than 3 months should determine that you are not pregnant before giving you £ur7nj£ct^ Rx only CB-7-S difficulties, and a drop in blood pressure. ,e skin, breathing Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Kalamazoo. Ml 49001. USA Pharmacia & Upjohn Highway dedicatee to Andy Griffith MOUNT AIRY, N.C. ( AP j. Andy Griffith is coming 3 Mount Airy. 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