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Ka Leo O Hawai‘i FEATURESEditor: Arturo Solis | (808) 956-3218 | [email protected] Thursday, June 13, 2002 | Page 3 Caffeine, the drug of choice Doctors say caffeine addictive, cause of some ailments How wired are you? By Jaslyn Hanamura up, but then I end up feeling tired Among its other effects, caffeine Ka Leo Contributing Writer again, so I have to drink more,” has been linked to cancer, heart dis- Amount of caffeine in milligrams per item said Hashimoto. “It’s like a vicious ease, birth defects, and osteoporosis, Admit it. You’ve used it. We all cycle.” Dooley said. have. Hashimoto consumes approxi- Caffeine is also rumored to be • Caffeine pills, 100-200 mg. Caffeine. Some of us need it to sit mately 300 milligrams of caffeine a a performance-enhancing drug for • Espresso (single shot), 100 mg. through those finals, write that 10- day, exceeding the national average athletes and has thus been banned page paper, or sit through a lecture. by 100 milligrams. She said that by the International Olympic • Coffee (12 oz.), 100 mg. Others just need it. when she doesn’t have her coffee, Committee, said Dooley. But did you know that caffeine she feels exhausted and experiences But before you throw away your • Red Bull (energy drink), 80 mg. is an addictive drug that stimulates headaches; common symptoms of coffee maker and cans of Pepsi, you the brain and surprisingly shares the withdrawal that could last for a few should know that beverages con- • Jolt JC (energy drink), 72 mg. same mechanisms as amphetamines, days or as long as one to two weeks. taining caffeine have been found to cocaine and heroine? Other side effects of caffeine reduce asthma and colon cancer and • Iced Tea (12 oz.),70 mg. Almost 90 percent of Americans consumption are anxiety, increased to treat attention deficit disorder. consume caffeine in one way or heart rate, insomnia, and increased Caffeine is also known to be a • Excedrin tablet, 65 mg. another, making it the most popular urination said Dian Dooley, a UH good source of potassium and as a drug in America. professor of human nutrition, food topical treatment of atopic dermatitis • Midol Max Strength tablet, 60 mg. Krislyn Hashimoto, a University and animal sciences. Dooley said (a kind of skin disease). of Hawai`i junior, prefers her that because caffeine is a drug, it is With all this in mind, before you • Pepsi (12 oz.), 38 mg. caffeine in the form of coffee. possible to develop a tolerance to it. take the plunge into America’s caf- • Coca-Cola Classic (12 oz.), 34 mg. Hashimoto admits to having a dou- “I’ve drunk coffee for much of feine culture or if you are already an ble-shot of espresso in the morning, my life, so I guess I am quite tolerant active participant in it, consider the • Milk Chocolate (1 oz.) 1-15 mg. following it up with a cup of coffee to its effects. I can drink coffee right risks involved and remember that, in the afternoon. until bedtime and still go to sleep like everything, the key is modera- • 7-Up (12 oz.), 0 mg. “I drink coffee to wake me easily,” said Dooley. tion. ‘Windtalkers’ movie captures truth, history Real explosions made filming dangerous, luckily no one was hurt By Michelle Kung actors were pretty close to the Harvard Crimson action. I don’t like cheating ... so (Harvard U.) all of the explosions are real. In fact, I especially like using the (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. real thing because it helps capture — In director John Woo’s upcom- real expressions on the actors’ ing movie “Windtalkers” (opening faces. I let everyone know exactly June 14), the Hong Kong film- how many bombs are around maker makes his foray into the them, and how big they are, so historic action genre. I’ll get a real feeling from them. Woo Having already proven that Fortunately, no one got hurt. he can do action like no other, in JW: I remember when this film films such as “Mission Impossible AB: Yeah, we especially knew that was first pitched to me; I cried and 2,” “Face/Off” and “Broken the finale was going to be big. I was impressed and deeply moved Arrow,” he now lends his choreo- remember Nicolas Cage and I pre- by the story. As an American citi- graphed touch to an action drama paring ourselves, and just hearing zen, I felt as if it was my duty to set in the Pacific during World “Run, run, run!” at the end. tell this story. War II. Starring Nicolas Cage and Q: Since the film is based on a Q: Are any comedies on your Adam Beach, “Windtalkers” true story, what special prepara- radar? brings to light the relationship tions did you take for its produc- between the top secret Navajo tion? JW: I like humor and I definitely code talkers recruited during the want to make a romantic com- war, and the Marines assigned to JW: Well, the story about the edy. I’m just looking for the right protect them — or more specifi- code talkers was very close to script. cally, the code they possessed. actual historical events, and our A bulk of the film was shot in writers did a lot of research on Q: How did you first become Hawai`i in 2001. the subject. Overall, I highly involved with the film? The Harvard Crimson recently admire these men, and felt as if had the opportunity to talk to both their story should be told. What AB: I was called in to read the Woo and Beach at a roundtable struck me was the loyalty of the script, and after I met with John, interview. Navajo leaders; they are proud of that was it. their country, and were willing Q: So how dangerous was the to do anything. Given the tone, JW: We wanted to use real Navajo actual shooting of “Windtalkers”? I changed my usual style a little in the film, so we interviewed bit to make the film more seri- over 400 Navajo men. Although JW: Pretty dangerous, but we were ous. I also tried to focus more on they had the passion, they didn’t quite careful. We really care about the relationships and friendships have the experience. So after we all of our actors, stuntmen and between the two different cultures hired Adam, we consulted with extras. But there were certainly a represented. the Navajo again. They are a very lot of explosions; one particular interesting, happy people, with shot had over 200 bombs! We also Q: What made you want to direct real character. used a lot of gasoline to make this film? the scenes more real. Overall, the See Woo, page 7 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i OPINIONSPage 4 | Thursday, June 13, 2002 Editor: Jeremy Pippin | (808) 956-3214 | [email protected] Restructuring council will help to restore trust Given recent developments THE ISSUE: Under a new in our City Council — the loss resolution, the City Council of Andy Mirikitani and Rene will be restructured. The Mansho due to corrupt practices resolution, which was signed the time is long overdue for a by Duke Bainum, Darrlyn little bit of a shake-up. Bunda, John DeSoto, John The City Council is an orga- Henry Felix, Steve Holmes, nization to be watched; it holds and Jon Yoshimura, will some legislative power over the switch certain chairmanships. city, but without the checks and Duke Bainum will replace balances. A handful of people Romy Cachola as Zoning have a substantial amount of Committee Chairman. control over city ordinances, Darrlyn Bunda will replace city contracts, city policy, etc. Bainum as Transportation It would be very easy to abuse Committee chairman. that power. Steve Holmes will replace As such, we have to keep a Bunda as Public Works and close eye on our City Council Environment Committee members; it’s simply a mat- chairman, and Jon Yoshimura ter of temptation. So when we will replace Holmes as Parks see an act like this — an act and Public Safety Committee that uproots current commit- tee chairs and replaces them chair. with new ones — we have to Ann Kobayashi, Gary applaud the effort. And we Okino, and Romy Cachola have to ask ourselves why three did not sign the resolution. Council members would not sign. Granted, the measure will Will Bush ever wake up force a short period of adjustment for the City Council; new chairper- sons will have to become better acquainted with their committee affairs. But the City Council has been dealing with these committees for a long President dismisses EPA report on global warming time; we have faith they’ll adjust to their new positions. And Bainum, Bunda and Holmes seemed comfortable enough to sign over their cur- The Lantern make Bush’s 2000 campaign con- of up to 82 percent of their water rent committees to other council members. (Ohio State U.) tributions top an unprecedented supply. However, Tuesday morn- The resolution brings new blood into City Council affairs; it’s an $191 million, and you’ve got a lot ing everything was put back into important step to keep committees from stagnating under the same (U-WIRE) COLUMBUS, Ohio of angry millionaires. place, our hallucination complete. chairperson. But more importantly it serves as a show of self-monitor- — Earlier this week, we almost How could Bush be turning President Bush promptly dismissed ing. That’s an important message to send to a city that is becoming thought the Bush administration his back on his corporate pals and the claims of his own EPA, claim- increasingly skeptical about its council members.