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It's IHRSA time again! (OK, the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association annual convention and trade show…whew!)
As this week's show in Las Vegas drew nearer, the requests to visit vendors and attend parties began rolling in with a head of steam. Two weeks ago, we here at Club Industry weren't seeing a lot of action (regarding the IHRSA show—that's what I was referring to). Within the last week to 10 days, however, it's been no holds barred. By email or by the traditional phone call, booth visit requests began piling up. So have the schedule change requests, one of which occurred while I was posting this very item.
My favorite emails were not really booth visit requests but more promotional pieces on behalf of vendors, emails that hit my inbox over the weekend. It's almost as if Saturdays and Sundays were deemed the best times to give a shout-out to industry media. I can just imagine those strategy meetings:
IHRSA Exhibitor Executive (to staff): "We really need to get our new product out there. What's the best time and day to promote it?
Staff Member No. 1: "How about 2:30 on Saturday afternoon?"
Staff Member No. 2: "I think noon on Sunday works best."
IHRSA Exhibitor Executive: "Genius! You're both getting raises!"
And yes, we're back in Las Vegas. For most of us, it's been a long five months since we were last in Sin City for the Club Industry show. A few of you were just in Nevada for the NIRSA show.
While the recent run of Las Vegas shows has been fun and all, like all good things, it will come to an end. Our show is heading back to Chicago in October. (Operators are standing by. Or, just register on our show website.) IHRSA has announced its next three shows are in San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. NIRSA's next four shows are in Nashville, Dallas, Orlando and Washington, DC. Athletic Business will hold its show this year in San Diego and its next two shows in Orlando and New Orleans.
So, I hope to see you this week at IHRSA! Actually, that's more wishful thinking on my part than a real heartfelt desire. IHRSA said last year's show attracted almost 12,000 industry professionals from 80 countries. What are the odds that I'll see you this year? With those numbers, slim, at best.
Regardless, I do hope to see you at IHRSA. Just be glad the show will be over before the weekend. My inbox could use a rest.

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Last season had its ups and downs for Zalgiris Kaunas, but it was destined to go down as a memorable campaign once hometown hero Sarunas Jasikevicius took over as head coach. Zalgiris started the season with Gintaras Krepikas at the helm and he led the team through the regular season. Helped by a road win at FC Barcelona Lassa, the club's 5-5 record was good enough for fourth place in Group C. However, two games into the Top 16, management decided it was a time for a coaching change and handed the reigns to Jasikevicius, who was serving as an assistant coach. With big men Paulius Jankunas and Ian Vougioukas as the main contributors, Zalgiris beat Olympiacos Piraeus and Brose Baskets Bamberg on its home floor, but finished with a 2-12 record in one of the toughest-ever Top 16 groups.
Zalgiris Kaunas is a synonym for basketball in a country that lives and breathes the sport. Zalgiris was founded in 1944 by the best basketball players in Kaunas and the club needed just three years to win its first Soviet title. It became Soviet champion four other times – in 1951 and from 1985 to 1987, with the latter period going down as the team's first golden age. With legends Arvydas Sabonis, Sergejus Jovaisa, Rimas Kurtinaitis and Valdemaras Chomicius taking charge, Zalgiris twice came within a game of a European trophy, but lost the 1984 Saporta Cup final to Barcelona, and in the 1986 Euroleague Championship Game came up short against Cibona Zagreb and Drazen Petrovic. Following independence for Lithuania in 1990, Zalgiris gave its basketball-loving fans plenty to cheer about. While the club won the first nine Lithuanian League championships, thus creating a dynasty, it also lifted its first-ever European trophy, the Saporta Cup in 1998, by downing Adecco Milano in the title game behind 35 points from Saulius Stombergas. A year later, Zalgiris shocked the continent by winning the 1999 Euroleague title. With a fun-to-watch offensive style, a cast of stars including Tyus Edney, Stombergas, Anthony Bowie, Eurelijus Zukauskas and Jiri Zidek, was led by Coach Jonas Kazlauskas to Europe's top. Zalgiris has competed in the Euroleague every year since then, but the closest it came to Euroleague glory again was in 2004 – Sabonis's retirement season – when it lost in an epic fashion a do-or-die Top 16 finale in overtime against eventual champ Maccabi Tel Aviv. The club also continued its dominance at home by winning 12 Lithuanian League titles this century. Zalgiris also lifted a Baltic League crown in that competition's inaugural 2005 season and won triple crowns – Baltic League, Lithuanian League and Lithuanian Cup – in 2008, 2011 and 2012. In each of the past seven seasons Zalgiris has reached the Top 16, a feat accomplished by only six other European powerhouses. Also last season, Zalgiris continued its reign at home. It did lose the Lithuanian Cup finals against archrival Lietuvos Rytas, but finished the season strong, sweeping Pieno Zvaigzdes, and Juventus in Lithuanian League playoffs, before downing Neptunas Klaipeda 4-1 in the final series to lift its sixth consecutive and 21st Lithuanian League crown.


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Navistar International Corp. today (Dec. 19) announced a fourth-quarter 2012 net loss of $2.8 billion, or $40.13 per diluted share, compared to fourth quarter 2011 net income of $255 million, or $3.48 per diluted share. Current quarter results included increased non-cash tax expense of $2 billion, or $28.59 per share, for the increase in deferred tax valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets.
Fourth-quarter results also included pre-tax charges of $149 million in additional pre-existing warranty expenses primarily related to EPA 2010 big bore engines, $73 million for cost reduction actions, $16 million in charges for the restructuring of North American manufacturing operations and engineering integration and $14 million in non-conformance penalties (NCPs).
The company, which produces recreational vehicles through its Navistar RV division, reported a pre-tax loss of $566 million in the fourth quarter 2012 versus a $275 million pre-tax profit in the fourth quarter 2011. Revenues in the quarter were $3.3 billion, down 24 percent from the fourth quarter of 2011. The loss was reflective of lower sales, as well as the adjustments to pre-existing warranties and the charges related to the cost-reduction actions.
The company exceeded its fiscal year 2012 guidance with $1.5 billion in manufacturing cash and marketable securities. Contributing factors in the fourth quarter included $363 million improvement in working capital and net proceeds of $192 million from an equity offering.
"We continue to make significant progress on our turnaround and the complexity of this quarter's results is reflective of the actions necessary during this time of transition," said Lewis B. Campbell, Navistar chairman and CEO. "The team has delivered numerous successes, including exceeding our cash guidance, launching the ProStar with the ISX 15-liter ahead of schedule and moving forward with several opportunities identified during our ROIC-focused business reviews. Additionally, with the improvement to our manufacturing footprint by closing our Garland, Texas, manufacturing plant and the completion of work force reductions in North America and South America, we are positioned to exceed our goal of reducing structural costs by $175 million.
"Unfortunately, we saw a spike in warranty spend in late October and early November for the few remaining engine issues and the cost to take the proactive actions to support our customers and fix those items is higher than we anticipated," Campbell continued. "However, the fact is that customer feedback and positive three- and nine-months-in-service data show today we are delivering the highest quality trucks since the 2010 launch, and quality will continue to be our top priority."
The net loss for fiscal year 2012 was $3.0 billion, or $43.56 per diluted share, versus net income for fiscal 2011 of $1.7 billion, or $22.64 per diluted share.
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by Stephen Downes
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1. What do you think will be the long-term effects of tools like Cousera and Udacity, as well as the online material posted by such schools as Stanford and MIT? Could these tools, combined with the increasing cost of higher education, lead people to follow an alternative model of higher education that does not require attending a four-year college or university?
I just saw an announcement today http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19505776 to the effect that these institutions will be offering 'real world' exams in a global network of invigilated test centres. This does not surprise me at all, and has long been one of the predictions I've made about the future of education. What the net effect of such a development will be is to separate the functions of teaching and testing. I discussed this many years ago here: http://www.downes.ca/future/accreditation.htm
I am not so certain about the speed (it could be very rapid, especially in Asia and South America) but I'm confident of the end result: the fragmentation of educational institutions. At a certain point, there will be pressure on colleges and universities to open testing to any person who wishes to attempt it. When this happens, this will create competition for learning, and people today paying large tuitions will look to less expensive providers. It's hard not to predict the layoff of thousands of academic staff, beginning with the lowest paid graduate assistants and adjuncts, ultimately reaching professors themselves. It is possible institutions will consolidate and close.
There is substantial commercial pressure for such a reworking of the system; indeed, they envision it reaching right down into the public school level, with testing allowing the proliferation of private schools, charter schools, home schooling, and other non-public school offerings. This is the reasoning behind such initiatives as Common Core. This creates an especial challenge for governments and school boards if these testing centres are privately owned and managed.
To my mind there is no evidence that attending a 4-year college or university is a necessary condition for obtaining the degree of expertise indicated by a degree. However, I do think that this expertise consists of more than what is simply tested, and that a wider range of certification mechanisms will be required, including ultimately the evaluation of a person's entire online data trail. This is already the mechanism employed in various fields, at least to a degree – journalism, graphic arts, and computer science spring to mind as instances where student portfolios are evaluated.
So, yes, these new models are harbingers of much more sweeping changes to the education system.
2.What, if any, distance learning tools or ideas do you think are overrated? What tools should we pay the most attention to?
I think the idea of blended learning is over-rated. To my mind, blended learning is a concept that allows sceptics to hold on to traditional learning. But I see blended learning as a bit of an anchor, holding back people who are ready to thrive in an online environment.
I think learning analytics, as currently conceived, are overrated. Most such are based on tracking access and length-of-time on LMS pages, checking test and quiz scores, and the like. There may be some predictive value to these, but I think analytics needs to look at wider and more varied data, and especially, data outside the LMS. Systems that can analyze data online inside a walled-garden will have to my mind a short lifespan. The future is in network-wide analytics, using non-structured data, to support dashboard functions for learners themselves.
3. If you were placed by your government in charge of an initiative to promote wider adoption of online learning, what actions would you take?
Government will play three major roles in education going forward: infrastructure, promotion of the public good, and accreditation. Additionally, with respect to the post-secondary system, government will continue to be a major promoter of research and development.
- I would begin to design and deploy an open public education infrastructure. This in the first instance refers to the physical assets to a large degree already developed and deployed, such as fibre-optics to the schools. I would extent this and ensure wide community access, not just in-school access, in order to support lifelong learning. Also related to physical infrastructure, I would put in place measures and incentives to improve choice in access providers, preserve network neutrality, and ensure portability.
In terms of application infrastructure, I would make available tools to all educators, including private citizens who wish to offer educational opportunities (to me, 'educational' refers to anyone who want to teach, not just formal institutions of learning). This includes support for and deployment of open access educational support software, such as conferencing environments, simulation software, and the like (I don't want to prescribe a precise list because in my view the community should to a large degree determine its own needs here).
- There is a public dimension to education, which is to promote the public good and preserve social order. To a large degree, this is reflected in curricular and pedagogical decisions made at school boards across the country. To a significant degree, communities should have autonomy in decisions regarding education. Nonetheless, in order to promote the public good, the federal and provincial governments should be primary providers of open access learning resources. These have the primary role of ensuring that every citizen has free of *very* affordable access to a quality education; accordingly these resources consist not only of digital content and services, but also a network of support centres (formerly known as schools) where learning professionals are available to meet specific individual education needs.
Therefore I would approach this from two directions: first, to create a mechanism for the authoring and deployment of high-quality digital educational content and services (recognizing that this is not a one-time investment but most likely an on-going process). This isn't simply a case of hiring publishing companies to create content; it is a process of mobilizing communities to contribute to, create and support educational resources, employing vendor support where needed. For example (this is only an example of process, not necessarily what I would do), in a given domain a domain wiki would be established, where an ISP would manage the technical aspects, where individual experts would be hired to set up content, and where registered members of the community could make changes, add resources, request additional features, etc., where the wiki would be open and accessible to learners, and employed by learning professionals in support of educational activities.
In addition, I would put into place a mechanism for defining, educating, evaluating and accrediting educational professionals.
- This feeds into the third major element, the maintenance of mechanisms to ensure educational services and resources are meeting the interests of public good and social security. This in the first instance entails the creation of an office of 'education inspectors', analogous to health inspectors, who review and rate educational content (ie., any content offered for sale or distribution publicly or privately). It is imperative that a more open educational community avoid incidents such as the 'baby genius' scam (where educational products are sold which have no educational value at all). Additionally, education provided must not be harmful to students or society – while wide latitude in content is desired, education which leaves wide gaps in knowledge or skills, which deliberate propagates fictions, or which inculcates violent and unlawful behaviour, needs to be curtailed.
I would not develop a 'Common Core' approach as in the United States – that's like using a 200 pound anvil when a scalpel is required. But beginning with broad and widely accepted definitions of what is agreed to be harmful or useless, educational inspectors can draw on scientific research and community consultation to provide an ongoing monitoring and accreditation of educational resources and practices.
4. What schools or organizations are creating a model of best practices for distance learning?
Hm. Google?
The best practices are being developed outside educational institutions by communities that are sustaining and informing themselves.
I would direct the bulk of my activities toward these communities, rather than toward either educational institutions, or existing corporate entities.
5. What do you think of the argument that even well-developed online courses are inferior to face to face courses?
I think it oversimplifies what is a complex discussion. It presumes that education ought to take the form of 'courses', that these must be 'developed', that there is some common measure by which some could be classed as 'inferior', and that these are actual alternatives in the educational sphere. People who are still debating this question have not to my mind taken the time to learn about the nature and needs of specific educational environments.
Things about playing football, for example. The question would read, "are even well-developed online football courses inferior to face-to-face football courses." My first reaction is to ask, why do you think there should be football courses? Most people learn football by playing it; instruction is usually in the form of coaching. But people who become serious about football soon turn to other media as well. There is, for example, the playbook to be created, read, memorized and practiced. Is a face-to-face playbook better than an in-person one? The question makes no sense. Then football players also spend time reviewing videos. Need these games be re-enacted by people, or will digital copies of the games be sufficient? Learning football is a complex task. Almost none of it involves 'courses'. I content that most disciplines are like football, but that we teach them very poorly. When our practices catch up, questions like this will be obsolete.


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Luck O' the Irish: Time to Invest in Ireland?
St. Patrick's Day is a lucky day for the Irish, but would investing in the Irish economy bring investors luck? IDA Ireland executive vice president Patrick Howlin looks at Ireland's economy and the prospects for profits at the end of the rainbow. Photo: AP.
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I he's recognize that we've made significant progress and indeed achieve significant momentum in beginning to turn the situation around ... the Dutch economy has returned to modest growth in indebted GDP growth of maybe one to two percent ... exports are really strong growing up I five to six percent from a more on track to achieve two percent of budget deficits ... that were ... on track to get back into the bond market ... so I think there's there's there's tremendous walked on in in in terms of getting us back on on the right track what ... they referred to as vocal where were we are not complacent about the re issue of recovery and the ... rate of progress ... in all there is the isthe SIC if there's a lot going on more to do this I'm obviously there's still some some difficulties to be overcome ... it's a snow Paulson some some sections of of of the arch people are still ... in awe in some difficulty and suffering throughout the the the post of the we have ... a concrete plan ... to actually come out the other and ... yet ... now EIX Portuguese team engineering words they've been coming back multinationals are there and ... everyone was so it seems that religion after ... all a ... lot of the Proms in Ireland or Proms other countries faced ... by the ... high unemployment rate is still out of the struggling housing sector ... to tidy transfer that the surge in export industry ... to the domestic economy ... I think it's and it's a combination of of of of a number of things called ... I think one of the cornerstones ... in our time for a recovery ... that I'm one of the cornerstones of our kind of economic policy is based around ... a trade and investment by the trade data security around the key exports and we talked with exports growing ... book is also significant Investment ink and face the same time ... his investment by the government and the education and skills that provision and we've always invested in in education since since the nineteen sixties ... I've that is investment in the ... infrastructure defeated in the country critique Lee for example right now ... the communications infrastructure on all the items ... and is mobilized into the economy that's that's by confirm ... the significant investment for example going into I'm researching development in science and technology recently ... I've government announced goals to half a billion ... dollar investment in industry and academic research collaboration ... so this is a whole lot of investment like that that is the isthe is needing to ... add the creation of jobs ... and the FDI sector though not chair ... in all do with something like twelve Matthew thirteen thousand new jobs created in that sector bets on a small part of the economy but still it's progress in terms of of of employment creation ... I know and when you when the crisis going on in the ... plan the village was a lot of great being from your neighbors across the pond there ... about your corporate tax rates very low rate they wanted you receive you resist resist it ... his daddy told because I think anyone is inching in investing in a market that is at a closed issue in terms of whether or not Ireland would raise the corporate tax rate ... guesses as far as we're concerned at the ... if you all of our corporate tax rate ... is one which is a agreed amongst our our EU partners is recognized ... in the OECD and and and on throughout the international ... community ... one thing it is fair to say why there's there's there's frequently a lot of focus on the twelve ... percent grade for four on and ... it's not really the only reason why companies invest in Ireland ... in fact its don't be it's on the pecking order in terms of of due diligence that that that that companies would do and looking for an international commission ... on the drivers around investment in Ireland ... are all full we called the four keys ... there is the product availability ... if that's one of the key pieces in terms of all four companies would need to co operate their business ... there is a significant track record on foreign investment in on going back over forty years in the softest of companies there ... that have found this to be a profitable and successful location for investment over many years ... as is the editor on we invest significantly in technologies of companies have access to the dentist acknowledged ... authority in many ways one goals things tackle and postings are are in line with what the company needs for new investment ... at the track section eight comes into play at that point in time ... so it is a key part of all the ... gardens value proposition one which reported in India and will always defend ... what it's not the only reason why why companies are coming for iOS Corps and interfering in the years since ... 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The term IBS is used to describe chronic colon problems that occur in the absence of an identifiable medical cause. Common symptoms include alternating diarrhea and constipation, excess intestinal gas, intestinal cramping, uncomfortable bowel movements, abdominal discomfort following meals, and excessive awareness of the presence of stool in the colon. Despite all these distressing symptoms, in IBS, the intestines appear to be perfectly healthy when they are examined. Thus the condition belongs to a category of diseases that physicians call "functional." This means that while the function of the bowel seems to have gone awry, no injury or disturbance of its structure can be discovered. (The analogous problem in the stomach is called
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Because the cause of IBS is not understood, conventional medical treatment of IBS is highly inadequate. One drug that had shown promise, Zelnorm, was withdrawn from the market for safety issues. Another, Lotronex, was temporarily withdrawn, and then re-approved, but only under strict limitations. Other medical treatment approaches for IBS include increased dietary fiber, drugs that reduce bowel spasm, and drugs to address constipation or diarrhea as needed. In addition, various forms of psychotherapy, including hypnosis, have been tried, with some success.1-6
Peppermint oil is widely used for IBS, and the evidence suggests that it is probably useful. A majority of
placebo-controlled studies have found peppermint oil to be more effective than placebo.7-12,34,49,64,67
However, most of these studies are small.
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full
Numerous double-blind trials indicate that various
probiotics ("friendly" bacteria) may be helpful for IBS.15,16,25,27,28,35,47,50,51,54-56,61,69,70
For example, in a 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 274 people with constipation-predominant IBS, in which constipation is a more significant symptom than diarrhea, use of a probiotic formula containing
Bifidobacterium animalis significantly reduced discomfort and increased stool frequency.50
Another study examined the effects of 4 weeks of treatment with
L. plantarum on intestinal gas in 60 people with IBS. This study found benefits that persisted for an entire year after treatment stopped.15
In a review of 3 randomized trials,
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG was associated with improvement in symptoms, especially a reduction in abdominal pain, among 393 children with IBS.72
In another randomized trial, 266 women with constipation who consumed yogurt containing
B. animalis and the prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharide twice daily for two weeks experienced significant improvement in their symptoms compared to women consuming regular yogurt as a placebo.60
And finally, a 4-week randomized trial involving 122 people with IBS found evidence that
B. bifidum improved symptoms and quality of life compared to placebo.78
Benefits have also been seen in other smaller, double-blind trials, as well, using
Lactobacillus plantarum,25, 27L. acidophilus,16,55L. rhamnosus,47L. salivarus,51,63
B. infantis,51 as well as proprietary probiotic combinations including various strains.28,35,54,62
One such combination, called VSL#3, contains
B. longum,
B. infantis,
L. acidophilus,
L. plantarum,
L. casei,
L. bulgaricus, and
Streptococcus thermophilus. In a double-blind,
crossover trial, 59 children aged 5-18 years old were randomized to receive VSL#3 or placebo for 6 weeks.69
After a 2-week "wash-out" period, the children were switched to the other treatment. VSL#3 was associated with a reduction in symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, and gas.
Of course, not all studies have supported the use of probiotics as a treatment for IBS.26,36,57
One randomized trial involving 90 people with diarrhea-predominant IBS found
Saccharomyces boulardii to be more effective than placebo at improving quality of life.70 But, the probiotic did not seem to improve the actual symptoms of IBS. Two studies that pooled previous randomized trials on the use of probiotics for IBS came to similar conclusions: probiotics appear to offer some benefit, most notably for global symptoms and abdominal discomfort. However, these two studies were unable to determine which probiotic species were most effective.58,59
Lactobacillus plantarum 299v failed to provide significant improvements in abdominal pain, bloating, or quality of life when compared to placebo in a randomized trial with 81 adults over an 8 week period.83
Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Escherichia, and
Streptococcus (alone or in combination) were evaluated in a review of 37 randomized trials. Priobiotics were associated with fewer global symptoms, abdominal pain, bloating, and flatulence when compared to placebo. There were no differences found in urgency-related symptoms. Although probiotic therapy appears effective, the right combination of strains remains unknown.82
For more information, see the full
In a double-blind study, 55 people with chronic constipation caused by IBS received either ground flaxseed or psyllium seed (a well-known treatment for constipation) daily for 3 months.17
Those taking flaxseed had significantly fewer problems with constipation, abdominal pain, and bloating than those taking psyllium. The flaxseed group had even further improvements in constipation and bloating while continuing their treatment in the 3 months after the double-blind study ended. The researcher concluded that flaxseed relieved constipation more effectively than psyllium.
For more information, see the
Chinese herbal medicine is traditionally practiced in a highly individualized way, with herbal formulas tailored to the exact details of each person's case. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 116 people with IBS were randomly assigned to receive individualized Chinese herbal treatment, a "one-size-fits-all" Chinese herbal formulation, or placebo.29 Treatment consisted of 5 capsules 3 times daily, taken for 16 weeks. The results showed that both forms of active treatment were superior to placebo, significantly reducing IBS symptoms. However, the individualized treatment was no more effective than the "generic" treatment. Similar results were seen in another study as well.44
In a review of 19 randomized trials with 1,510 people, Chinese herbal medicine was associated with a greater cure rate, and reduced recurrence of constipation-dominant IBS compared to traditional Western treatments. The Chinese herbal medicines focused on the liver and were given over a period of 3-12 weeks. However, there were many biases in the trials, which makes outcomes less reliable.80
Chinese herbal medicine significiantly improved symptoms in people with constipation-related IBS in one randomized trial. Extracts from seven herbs (or placebo) were given to 125 adults in a randomized trial and taken for 8 weeks. However, the improvement in IBS symptoms faded during the 16 weeks follow up period after treatment was stopped. There were no differences between those who took the herbal medication or the placebo in the follow up.85
For more information on this complex medical system, including important safety issues, see the
Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
One study found evidence that pancreatic digestive enzymes (including
proteolytic enzymes plus other enzymes called lipases) might be helpful for reducing the flare-up of IBS symptoms that may follow a fatty meal.30
Three small studies suggest that use of the supplement
melatonin might reduce symptoms of IBS;38-39,46
it has been suggested that the hormone melatonin may have an effect on the nervous system in the digestive tract.
An herbal combination containing
matricaria flower,
peppermint leaves,
licorice root, and
lemon balm has shown some promise for IBS.37
In one double-blind trial, a combination of
lemon balm, spearmint, and coriander showed some promise for reducing symptoms of diarrhea-dominant IBS.45
The herbs
Coleus forskohlii
slippery elm
as well as the supplement
are also sometimes recommended for IBS, but there is no meaningful evidence as yet that are helpful.
One double-blind study failed to find either the herb fumitory or an herbal relative of
turmeric helpful for IBS.40
One randomized trial with 120 patients found that anise oil significantly improved IBS symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, fatigue, and quality of life compared to peppermint oil and placebo. Anise oil capsules (200 mg) were taken 3 times a day for 4 weeks.86
The prebiotic supplement
fructo-oligosaccharides has been advocated as a treatment for IBS. However, research results are currently inconsistent at best. For example, a s6-week, double-blind study of 105 people with mild irritable bowel syndrome compared 5 g of fructo-oligosaccharides daily against placebo, and returned conflicting results.52
According to some measures of symptom severity employed by the researchers, use of FOS led to an improvement in symptoms; however, according to other measures, FOS actually
worsened symptoms.19 Conflicting results, though of a different kind, were also seen in a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 98 people.41 Treatment with FOS at a dose of 20 g daily initially worsened symptoms, but over time this negative effect wore off. At no time in the study were clear benefits seen, however. On a positive note, one study did find benefit with a combination prebiotic-probiotic formula.42
Food allergies may play a role in IBS, and diets based on identifying and eliminating allergenic foods might offer some benefit.18-24,48
Hypnotherapy has shown some promise for IBS.31,75,76,77 In one trial, 90 people with IBS were randomized to receive hypnotherapy provided by an experienced psychologist or supportive therapy.75 In a second related trial, 48 patients were randomized to hypnotherapy with a less experienced psychologist or to a waiting list. In both trials, which lasted three months, those who received hypnotherapy showed an improvement in their IBS symptoms. In another trial, the addition of hypnotherapy to supportive talks and usual care improved IBS symptoms when compared to supportive talks and usual care alone in a randomized trial of 100 adults suffering from severe IBS. Over 54% of patients receiving hypnotherapy had symptom improvement for up to 15 months compared to 25% in the control group.79 In a review of 5 trials with 278 patients, hypnotherapy was associated higher levels of symptom improvement when compared to a control group or usual care. There were some biases in the studies, but hypnotherapy has been shown to be a beneficial for people with IBS.81
Hypnotherapy has also been studied for IBS in children.76 Fifty-two children with IBS or functional (unknown cause) abdominal pain were randomized to hypnotherapy or standard care . After 3 months of treatment, those in the hypnotherapy group reported less pain. A follow-up study found that these effects lasted for almost 5 years in about 2/3 of the children.77
Relaxation therapy may also be helpful.53,54,66
,68 For example, in a randomized study involving 75 women with IBS, those who participated in mindfulness meditation therapy experienced more of an improvement in their symptoms compared to those who participated in a support group.71 A review of 6 trials with 255 patients found relaxation therapy had higher incidence of some improvement. In these trials, relaxation therapy was compared to a control group or usual care. Although the results were not conclusive, the review found relaxation therapy to be beneficial.81
Acupuncture has been proposed as a treatment for IBS. However, a number of studies, including 2 systematic reviews, have not found strong evidence to support the use of acupuncture for this condition.32,33,43,65,73,74 The most recent review included 17 trials involving 1,806 people that compared real acupuncture to a range of control groups, such as sham acupuncture, psychotherapy and medication, among others.74
In the 5 trials that included real versus sham acupuncture, there were no significant differences between the two treatment groups on IBS symptoms. Other trials without a placebo control showed more of a positive effect, though. For example, people receiving acupuncture treatments reported more symptom relief compared to those receiving psychotherapy or medication .
A review of 11 low-quality randomized trials compared moxibustion or moxibustion with acupuncture to drug therapy. Moxibustion (the use of heat to stimulate acupuncture points) was associated with improved IBS symptoms when compared to drug therapy alone. However, the quality of the sutdies may have influenced the outcomes. Researchers in all acupuncture trials listed above highlighted the need for more studies.84
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Silver congratulations, Deb. This was a perfect concept and execution.
It reminds me some mythical creature too, can't quite recall its name.
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Investment product manufacturers could regain some of the market share they lost to other distribution channels by offering product innovations that appeal to more sophisticated investors, according to a report by Hearts & Wallets.
For example, the report noted that in the last 15 years, consumers have accessed target-date funds through their retirement plans or broker-dealers instead of going straight to the provider. Manufacturers could offer improved products by de-emphasizing the date in target-date funds, Hearts & Wallets said.
The firm found a "sizable share of the population" doesn't have a retirement date in mind either because they don't feel comfortable with the variables that could affect their retirement savings like the increasing health care costs, inflation and longevity, or simply because they like working.
"Many investors, aside from pensioners, have no idea at what age they'll stop working altogether, if ever," Chris Brown, Hearts & Wallets principal, said in a statement. "They are very clear about wanting control of their work/life balance as they grow older."
The problem for product providers is that target-date funds are "not nearly as attractive outside of a qualified plan as they are inside one," Brown said. "In the future, compelling product innovation will feature different approaches to asset allocation, as well as addressing the ways in which people actually take income once they have stopped full-time work. Determining how to do this is the area of product development that is most exciting and potentially highly differentiating."
One way providers could enhance TDFs to make them more appealing to more sophisticated consumers, according to Hearts & Wallets, is to base on the investor's needs instead of age. "Many investors prefer to customize risk exposure instead of having a product that automatically reduces market exposure," according to the report.
Simplifying the transition from accumulation to distribution is another differentiator, Hearts & Wallets found.
"Consumers will pay more for added value, such as making the transition from accumulation to income easier," Laura Varas, Hearts & Wallets LLC principal, said in a statement. "Our research shows that by adding value to investment products manufacturers can improve sales and charge a premium for products that meet a need. That is critical given today's intense focus on fund expenses."
The report concluded that providers must also be able to offer multiple products, as respondents aren't considering single income solution products. "Even if the right product is created," according to the report, "it's likely to only attract a portion of one's portfolio. Few […] are interested in putting all of their eggs in one basket."
Hearts & Wallets surveyed people ages 40 to 64 in March, excluding respondents who were within five years of retirement. Respondents had at least $250,000 in investable assets and were employed full-time.
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California kid who likes the slow-pace style of life, baseball
doesn't seem to be any different for the talented Jack Flaherty.
The easy-going infielder is comfortable in the spotlight, and maybe
that's because he's constantly in it.
Perfect Game National Showcase is just the first of many events
Flaherty hopes to be a part of this summer. "I'm going to the
Tournament of Stars (after this) and then we'll see what happens,"
said Flaherty. "Hopefully I'll make this (Perfect Game)
All-American game."
and collected, Flaherty looks at this event as just another
opportunity to do what he loves.
just trying to go and have fun," Flaherty added of his experience
playing in the Metrodome. "I'm not trying to put too much
pressure on myself. I'm just gonna do my best, (and) whatever
happens, happens. It definitely makes me raise my game. It makes me
play to the best of my ability playing with some of the other top
with the best of the best is just what Flaherty does. During the Game
3 of the first day of the event on Thursday, Flaherty showed just
what he can do when he drilled a ground-rule double to center field
that hopped right over the 408 ft. mark. That was the highlight of a
great all-around game for Flaherty.
PG scouting report read:
showed soft hands while charging in on a ball and make the throw
across the diamond all in one action. He also showed very good bat
speed and power, driving a ball to right-center field for a ground
rule double."
also ran the second fastest 60-yard dash yesterday, clocked at 6.37
is a member of the Harvard-Westlake varsity team, which finished its
season ranked No. 1 in the nation of Perfect Game's High School
Team Rankings. Flaherty (31-for-86, .360 AVG) was a regular starter
for the nation's best high school team, playing third base.
is also a member of the travel team, SGV (San Gabriel Valley)
Arsenal. "There's a bunch of guys there that are going places,"
Flaherty said. "It's a great program. Those guys out there do a
great job."
will continue to play the game on baseball's biggest stages long
after high school. PG's No. 10 prospect in the 2014 high school class
has verbally committed to the University of North Carolina in Chapel
Hill. That is, of course, if he doesn't go pro out of high school.
sophomore year we went out there (North Carolina) to play in Cary and
we had the opportunity to practice on their field (UNC)," Flaherty
of his decision to commit to the Tar Heels. "From the moment I
stepped on that field I kind of felt like I belong there."
Flaherty, his mom, found it somewhat funny that Jack felt so
comfortable on the other side of the country.
just really happy in the state of North Carolina. (He) really loved
the coaches, loved the philosophy, loved the pace of the South."
has been going through the process of finding his future home on the
diamond since the start of his sophomore year. It has been quite a
journey for him and his family. Traveling to Minneapolis this week
with Jack, Eileen is proud to see her son take the field in the
Metrodome for the PG National Showcase.
there are times that I look up and I'm thinking, 'Is this really
happening to our family and to Jack?'," Flaherty's mother added.
"We feel really lucky to be part of PG and for Jack to be
recognized. I think he's worked really hard to be at this point and
at the end of the day he's a really great kid and that's what's
really important to me.
of the things I said to him when he was young was, 'Create
opportunities for yourself so that you can make choices versus having
choices made for you.'"
must have taken that advice to heart. He has paved his own path
through his hard work and dedication and has cemented himself as one
of the best players in the country for the class of 2014. Flaherty's
approach to the game will have him playing at high levels for years
to come.


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So I lied a bit in my last post. I was under the impression we were attending dinner last night at the ambassador's house. Apparently, he was busy. Instead, we attended a reception at the Deputy Chief's house (he's the second in command). It was a very nice affair, with lots of diplomats who are very good at making small talk. The Deputy's name is Luis Moreno and you can see here that we've become fast friends. Deputy Moreno gave a nice short talk on the embassy's support of a two-state solution, and emphasized his security background, noting that his embassy is one of only four in the world that employ a full-time security staff and don't just hire a local private firm to do security. Speaking with some of the local consulate members (people who give the thumbs up or down to visa applications, for example), I found that they very much enjoy it here, but are asked to obey some simple security rules. They can't ride the bus or train, and there are a few cities they're asked not visit. They can't go into the Old City after dark. In terms of industry types, perhaps the most relevant person I met was Guy Zuri, the business development manager for security, safety and Homeland Security at the Israeli Export & International Cooperation Institute. He works with the likes of NICE, Verint, Mate, and other Israeli firms, looking to export Israeli technology to the rest of the world. He'll be hosting a technology demonstration/mini trade show for us on Thursday. He's a good salesman, too. By the end of the reception, he had convinced the Deputy to attend.
Dinner at the embassy
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These books I've been making lately have been a good format for aesthetically cataloging the little worlds and movies I think I see sometimes, all the images and stills and songs and clothes and passages of writing that somehow make sense together. I used to try to embody each world in an outfit, but now I just want to dress like I'm actually in the world, so my outfits lately have been more simple…like when I got into Twin Peaks, I would wear my Laura Palmer pin, now I'd rather dress like Laura Palmer, if that makes sense.
Anyway, these are the spreads I'm printing for my next one. You know how you can feel totally underwhelmed by an album the first few times you hear it and then something happens, either an actual event or just in your changing person that you are, and it suddenly sounds completely different? That happened to me with Galaxie 500's On Fire when I was listening to it a couple weeks ago (in a tree house! In Chicago! In March! I don't know about this whole "global warming" thing, but I like what it's doing for my obsessive compulsive Abed-from-Community tendencies to try and live movie moments in real time!). I felt really ~*~inspired~*~ and wanted to make a little book of all the pictures it made me see or whatever but realized that I couldn't relate their music to a specific decade or place or season the way I do with all those other books because it kind of sounds like it exists outside of time or space. It makes me think of this diary entry I wrote a couple months ago in an old travel brochure:
Anyway, I guess disappointment is kind of eternal ("YOU'RE WELCOME" -my prophecy), so in that way it makes sense that these images aren't specific to one time or decade. And I did mention California but I think it's because the California I've experienced (just LA, really) is such an exaggeration of the dreams that are stored everywhere else, these suburban houses that are NEON, and giant gold churches, super tacky and cheaply decorated motels and psychics with huge signs…and Salvation Mountain is a whole world of its own…
Oh, and there are a lot of sources I couldn't find and Google Images got really slow for me so please email me if you know what any of the unknowns are! I'd like to be able to credit people properly and all.
clockwise from top left corner: darling dindon, unknown, jesse varner, internet k-hole, vincent j. stoker, luigi ghirri, unknown, claire milbrath for the ardorous, galaxie 500, and two unknowns
autumn de wilde, two unknowns, beck by spike jonze for interview
kim gordon by mark borthwick, three from internet k-hole
galaxie 500, unknown, mike mills for miranda july
galaxie 500, beth hoeckel, two unknowns
both unknown
jerry de wilde, fruit of paradise, unknown, shelley duvall with mystery 70s man, creatures of the wind headpiece
two unknowns
joseph cornell film still, angela
unknown, mariam sitchinava, rodarte at yellowstone by todd cole for pop magazine
rodarte at yellowstone by todd cole for pop, internet k-hole
all unknown! wahhhh
70s skater girl, petra collins, unknown, wim wenders
luigi ghirri, galaxie 500, turned out by maya, luigi ghirri
luiggi ghirri, unknown, luigi ghirri, sonic youth
internet k-hole, kurt cobain by unknown photographer, george plemper, tim walker's the lost explorer, internet k-hole
sonic youth and bruce davidson
unknown, galaxie 500, the pixies
unknown, galaxie 500, still from the trailer for mike mills' beginners, galaxie 500
swedish hasbeens, two unknowns, dean wareham of galaxie 500
Creatures of the Wind's fall 2012 collection kind of felt like the physical clothing embodiment of all of these ideas for me. Sheba described it as being from the past and future at the same time, and that's exactly it…it at once appears to have an untraceable origin, time and place-wise, but also contains so many tiny references and motifs, fuzzy sweaters and soft flannels and liberty prints in '60s colors and quotes from The Last Unicorn and Mexican tweeds and patchwork, that all together make up something so familiar. Images related to the '60s or the Southwest have always felt like old memories to me, even though I was obviously not alive in the '60s and when we visited my grandparents in California when I was little - my only experience in the Southwest - we spent the whole time inside their house. They did have a great little hill in the backyard with grapefruit trees on top, and I liked to go up the stone path and pretend I was looking out on the whole world even though it was literally just the rest of their retirement community. God, that's depressing. But that's what I'm saying! Where did that delusion GO? And where did it COME FROM? Maybe I traveled throughout the Southwest in the '60s in a past life or something. Maybe I'm tired and still delusional! Wah wahhhhh.
Basically what I'm trying to say is, I think this might be my favorite collection of all time. Seriously. I wish I had never complimented anything else before in my life so that this would all have a stronger effect. It has a perfect feminine/masculine balance, there are all those little details that have MAGIC in them, but the pieces don't feel too fantastical or out of reach, they're still comfy and practical and made for a woman and not a little girl playing dress up. And the fabrics are from all over…the patchwork is made from bags from the '30s that Chris and Shane got at a thrift store, the lace overlay on this skirt is from a couturier in France, but the fabric underneath is from the '80s, thrifted.
God. LIFE, AMIRITE? Here's a playlist I made for all this too.
Parking Lot - Galaxie 500
Broken Dreams Club - Girls
Do You Love Me Now - Breeders
I'm Not There - Bob Dylan
Ceremony - New Order
Wish Fulfillment - Sonic Youth
Used To Be - Beach House
Army Dreamers - Kate Bush
Walking the Cow - Daniel Johnston
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Here - Pavement
When Will You Come Home - Galaxie 500
It's such a satisfying feeling when things make sense together this way.