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Voyage 3. IBERIA'S ODYSSEY
"IN REMOTE TIMES, EVEN PRIOR TO THE 6TH CENTURY BC, the Greeks colonised what is now Portuguese territory, exploiting mines, founding and fortifying towns, especially along the coast and in the basins of the larger rivers."
We have begun with a historical flashback from Augusto Mascarenhas Barreto's bilingual (in Portuguese and English) book on Fado / Origens Líricas e Motivação Poética (Lyrical Origins and Poetic Motivation). It is the starting point of the first chapter (Identity and Origins), just after the preliminaries about fado: Portugal's urban folk song was born in two of its oldest cities, Lisbon and Coimbra (with a distinct form in each); it's Provençal in origin with Arabic melodic and poetic influence; it's a way of life (like rebetiko, flamenco, blues, tango, or any other authentic folk mode of expression, however "humble", or even "marginal", it is considered in origin); it's dominated by nostalgia, by saudade, a keyword in fado coming from the Arabs, as well, and found corrupt elsewhere: it is Cape Verde's sodade characterizing its nostalgic song, morna.
The Hellenes, says Mascarenhas Barreto, "mingled with the aboriginal inhabitants and with the Iberians, who inherited from them certain ethnic and cultural characteristics. It is presumed that the Iberians were a people originating in the East of Europe. Iberus was the ancient name of the River Ebro, in Spain."
These homonymous toponyms are quite strange, indeed. It is not only the Ἕβρος (Hebrus or… Maritsa) in Thrace, the river dividing Greece and Turkey; it is also Caucasian Iberia, west of Caucasian… Albania (in today's Azerbaijan), i.e. Georgia, in the hinterland of ancient Colchis, Medea's homeland, with the Golden Fleece and Jason's Argonauts. Logic says the Iberians' cradle should have been there – but, on the contrary, most scholars show to the direction of North Africa, or the eastern Mediterranean.
Among the cultural characteristics the Greeks bequeathed to Iberia (the Iberian Peninsula), the Portuguese researcher, writer and poet points out the Moeras:
"The Hellenic Moira is to be found in the spirit of Fado… The word fado, derived from the Latin fatum, means fate, destiny – what has been foretold by the Oracle and which nothing can alter… Later, Moira became allied to Arab Fatalism."
"The Hellenic Moira is to be found in the spirit of Fado".
(Mascarenhas Barretο)
The foreigners, you see, attribute to Greeks cultural characteristics that the latter claim they are due to 400 years of Ottoman yoke…
MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE is what Portuguese mythology says about the Iberian adventures of that "man of many ways", "man for wisdom", "of many wiles", "of many turns", "of twists and turns", "of much resource", the "skilled", "ingenious" and "very resourceful" man,(a) Odysseus. Among others, they say, he founded and walled Lisbon (see Chronicle 16: Iberian "El Dorado"):
"Legend", Barreto says, "attributes the building of the ancient walls of the city [of Lisbon] to the great Greek hero of antiquity, Ulysses, king of Ithaca and conqueror of Troy, who is supposed to have given the place the name of Ulissea – whence the word Ulissipo.(b) Anyway, what is certain is that Lisbon was inhabited by the Phoenicians about 600 BC, and they named it Alis Ubbo, meaning 'Calm Bay'. It was certainly visited by Greeks and Carthaginians, who established trade relations with the primitive peoples inhabiting the country. These tribes, who had mingled with the Celts and the Iberians, formed an ethnic sub-group: the Celtiberians."
"Legend attributes the building of the ancient walls of Lisbon to
the great Greek hero of antiquity, Ulysses", i.e. Odysseus (Barretο)
● Ulysses' Ulissipo is a "legend", according to Barreto, but the Phoenicians' Alis Ubbo is a "certainty": it is the "classical" historical… science fiction. But how can he combine this conclusion with his starting point that "in remote times, even prior to the 6th century BC, the Greeks colonised what is now Portuguese territory"? Well, "what is certain is that"… if we are based on facts, neither the Hellenes, nor the Phoenicians or even the Punics ever settled in Portugal. This land could not compare with Andalusia that magnetized all the above due to its mineral wealth and strategic importance. The only area of Portuguese interest that drew their attention was the also mineral-rich Galicia. (By the way, I mean, of course, Galicia of Iberia and not that of Eastern Europe!)
Alis (Allis) Ubbo (Ubo) is generally also interpreted as "Safe" (or "Pleasant", "Enchanting", "Serene", "Delightful") "Harbour" (or "Port", "Haven", "Gulf", "Cove", "Shore", "Inlet"): all versions describe a good anchorage and, therefore, all have something to do with the sea. Demetris Michalopoulos, in an article about Mycenaean presence in Sardinia, wrote, inter alia:
"In ancient times, Cagliari, the current capital of Sardinia, was called Caralis. In all likelihood, the toponym derives from the Semitic word car, which means 'white rock'".
We assume that Caralis meant Bay (or Harbour, etc.) with a white rock, a toponym the omnipresent Phoenicians have certainly given. Can we associate the Semitic alis with the Indo-European root sal– (e.g. the English salt, and the Greek ἅλς (hals), meaning both salt and sea)? If so, Indo-European and Semitic languages should have had some common ground – at least on matters of common interest like navigation: this common ground was possibly formed through loan words from Mediterranean languages, such as the Minoan Cretan…
"During the Punic Wars – between Rome and Carthage – the Iberian Peninsula was invaded by the Romans and, in 205 BC the town – then called Olissipo – was raised to the category of a Roman municipium. In 100 AD it was named Felicitas Julia, in honour of Julius Caesar, and the name was a promise of good fortune. In the year 376, the Visigoths invaded the peninsula. In 404 the territory was still occupied by Romans and barbarians, but in 522, after the departure of the Romans, a single Visigoth kingdom was formed, and the town came to be known as Olissipona. In 711 the Arabs invaded the peninsula from North Africa and occupied the town, to which they gave the name Lissibona… In 1147 Lisbon was re-conquered by Dom Afonso Henriques."
That's how we "arrived" to Lisboa, the current capital of Portugal. But this is not the end of Barreto's story. There's more to it:
"Santarém, [which] stands looking over the River Tagus… is believed to have been founded in the 10th century BC by Abidis [Habis],(c) of Greek origin, who gave it the name of Esca-Abidis. This prince, grandson of Gregoris [Gárgoris], king of the Iberian Peninsula, is said to have founded towns in Spain, too. According to legend, he was also the son of Ulysses. Betraying the trust of Gregoris after having been given Alis-Ubbo (Lisbon), Ulysses secretly espoused Calypso, daughter of the peninsular king, who rushed with his army on Lisbon. Ulysses fled by sea, abandoning his spouse"…
"Santarém is believed to have been founded in the 10th century BC
by Abidis, of Greek origin," son of Ulysses and Calypso. (Barretο)
Consequently, Calypso was not a nymph on the Isle of Ogygia, as Homer says. Deviating from the greatest of the rhapsodes, the Lusitanians adopted Calypso as a princess of Iberia and daughter of Gregoris-Gárgoris, not Atlas. Note that we remain in the same places that Heracles had toured earlier for the golden apples of the Hesperides and Geryon's cattle. It is assumed that Ogygia must have been nearby the Pillars of Heracles, since Odysseus had to travel for 18 days in an easterly direction to reach Scheria, the Phaeacian island, which many identify with Corfu. There's a chance that Ogygia was one of the Pillars, today's Spanish Ceuta on Moroccan soil, opposite the other Pillar, the Rock of Gibraltar. Although it is not an island now, it may have been one in the days of Homer.
According to Hesiod, the conqueror of Troy – and also of numerous… women (for he was so "skilled", "ingenious" and "resourceful") – had in total 16 sons and a daughter from six women. But in his long list, he includes no Abidis, Habis, or what. Odysseus had three sons from Penelope, one from the daughter of Thoas the Aetolian, eight sons and a daughter from Circe, two sons from Calypso, one from Callidice, the queen of Thesprotia, whom he later married, and another from Euippe, daughter of Tyrimmas, king of Dodona in Epirus. Note that, if we accept Hesiod's genealogy of Odysseus, with nine children from Circe and two from Calypso, we must reverse the time he lived with the two nymphs, according to Homer: one year with Circe and seven with Calypso.
With such a "proliferation", of course, Odysseus was in danger of falling by the hand of some… close relative – something that did happen in the sequel of the Odyssey, in the Telegony or Thesprotis, the Epic Cycle's final episode, attributed to Eugammon of Cyrene or Cinaethon of Sparta. Circe's son, Telegonus, so the story goes, while searching for his father, landed on Ithaca where – according to the favourite custom of the era – started plundering and slaughtering, among others, also his genitor. Overwhelmed with remorse, when he realized he had become a patricide, he collected Odysseus' body and, accompanied by his half-brother, Telemachus, and Penelope, voyaged back to the island of his mother, who turned them immortal. The "saga" ends there with a happy end worthy of… a Greek film of the '60s: with the marriages of Circe with Telemachus and Penelope with Telegonus! Finally, only poor Odysseus was enveloped by murky darkness!
A similar end awaits our hero in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. The father of Italian poetry presents a traditional variation of the Homeric version, in which Odysseus himself says that he never returned to Ithaca. From Circe's island, Aea, Aeaea, or Aeaeë,(d) he passed through the Pillars of Heracles into the Atlantic, crossed the Equator, sailing in the southern hemisphere for five months, until he reached a high mountain. Then a tornado had the ship spin three times and sink. They all drowned there. But where? In the "underworld", or in the "new world", America? Logic, based on today's knowledge about the world, makes us draw wrong conclusions. Moreover, the narrative takes place in Dante's Inferno (see also Interlude. Synopsis 10*. Sailing to Rio de Janeiro!)
The Lusitanians, however, didn't bother to… "set out for Ithaca" with Cavafy, nor cared about Odysseus after he had escaped leaving Calypso behind. Naturally, they were concerned about what was going on "at home"; thus they paid much more attention to Abidis-Habis:
"When Abidis was born," according to Barreto, "Gregoris ordered him to be thrown in a cave to be devoured by wild beasts. In answer, however, to the entreaties of his daughter, he consented that the child should be delivered to Fate, according to primitive custom, and the boy was put in a basket and taken away by the current of the river [Tagus].(e) A hind adopted him and when the child was later found in a wild state by some huntsmen, his mother recognised him by a mark. Gregoris forgot his former anger and gave him schooling, so that he could succeed him in the government of the peninsula. The name Esca-Abidis (Escalabis) in Greek means 'food of Abidis',(f) in memory of the place where he was reared by the hind.
"As regards history, the Romans rebuilt the town in 153 AD and called it Scalabis-castrum. Julius Caesar raised it to the status of a capital – one of the four in Lusitania… In the year 500 when the Visigoths came to Lusitania, the barbarians and Lusitanians formed in that region a single people. In 632 the town of Tomar was the scene of the martyrdom of Irene… a nun. Her body, thrown into the river, was carried down as far as Scalabis… Nineteen years later, King Recceswinth, who was Catholic,(g) changed the name of Scalabis to Santa Irene. When… the Arabs occupied the town (715), they called it Chantireyn" – and that's how we "arrived" to Santarém.
GRAECO-IBERIAN TIES, clearly suggested by Portuguese mythology, date back to much earlier times than the Trojan War, to the pre-Hellenic era of Minoan thalassocracy in the Mediterranean: they were Creto-Iberian. A common cultural characteristic of the Cretans and the peoples of Iberia was bull worship and Bullfighting: Minoan bull-leaping (ταυροκαθάψια, taurocathapsia; see also Chronicle 12. Minoan Cretan Thalassocracy).
Creto-Iberian ties due to Minoan thalassocracy in the Mediterranean.
A common cultural characteristic was bull worship and bullfifhting.
GRAECO-IBERIAN TIES, clearly suggested by Portuguese mythology, date back to much earlier times than the Trojan War, to the pre-Hellenic era of Minoan thalassocracy in the Mediterranean: they were Creto-Iberian. A common cultural characteristic of the Cretans and the peoples of Iberia was bull worship and Bullfighting: Minoan bull-leaping (ταυροκαθάψια, taurocathapsia; see also Chronicle 12. Minoan Cretan Thalassocracy)(h).
In his Memoriae Historicae, Strabo, geographer and historian of the Roman era, who was born in Amaseia of Pontus (64-63 BCE) and died probably in Rome (24 CE), referred to the Lusitanian equestrian bullfight ("…the peoples of the coastline, who are fond of meeting, on horseback, the fierce Hispanian bulls", he wrote).
Apart from bullfighting on horseback, there was also the pega – from the verb pegar, which means catch, seize… the bull by the horns! In one kind of pegas, the so-called forcado was not only completely unarmed, but had nothing to fool the attacking bull (e.g. cape). He should withstand the initial impact (the tremendous weight of the animal plus speed), and also the subsequent shaking of the bull's head so as to get rid of an unwelcome rider on his neck.
There were more forcados, usually eight, as assistants in the pega to master the bull. It is the picture we have from the Minoan bull-leaping in an extant fresco of Taurocathapsia dating back to the 15th century BCE. Isn't it impressive? Even more if we take into account that these Cretan "forcados" included women!
Arriving at the other side of the Mediterranean, we can find the earliest known description of such a bullfight in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the legendary hero of Mesopotamia, whose name became associated with his futile struggle to obtain immortality. The epic, dating back to ca 2100 BCE, describes how the hero and his companion, Enkidu, kill the Celestial Bull that the goddess Ishtar has sent to punish Gilgamesh for spurning her advances:
"Enkidu seizes the celestial bull by the horns", while Gilgamesh "approaches it slowly and jumps on its back; then grabs it by the tail"…
"The pegas", Barreto concludes, "probably originated in the Neolithic ritual hunts. We may wonder whether the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula learnt this from the Cretans of the 3rd millennium BC, or if they themselves may have been the teachers, since the bulls were taken from their natural habitat in the peninsula to the island of Crete."
But if you talk about so extensive exchanges going on five millennia ago – whether it is bull-leaping, or even bull shipments from Iberia to Crete – how is it possible to be concerned about trivial "problems", as to who were the initiators of this practice?
● Bull-leaping was a Minoan ritual connected with bull worship where the bull was not killed, contrary to bullfight. When it passed to the Mycenaeans, it was called in Greek ταυροκαθάψια; from ταῦρος ("bull") and κάθαψις, a rare noun composed of the words κατα- ("across") and ἅπτομαι ("touch, reach"); thus, literally, "touching of the bull". Representations (frescoes, statuettes, seals, etc.) of the ritual, outside Crete or Hellas, have been found in Asia Minor (Smyrna, Hattusa), in Canaan, Egypt, Bactria, and the Indus Valley.
● Non-violent bull-leaping (taurocathapsia), practiced in Spain, was called recortes. The recortadores competed at dodging and leaping over bulls without cape or sword. Some used a long pole to literally pole-vault over the charging animal, which was not restrained by any guiding rope or similar safety device. The recortes were common in the 19th century. Etchings by painter Francisco Goya depict these events.
- ● In neighbouring Portugal, the bullfight's second stage, called pega ("holding"), was the one referred to by Barreto. The so-called forcados challenged the animal directly without protection or weapon of defense. The front man provoked the bull into a charge to perform a pega de cara (face grab), secured its head and was aided by his fellows who surrounded and subdued the animal. The bull was not killed in the ring, in the audience's sight, but by a butcher. After an exceptional performance, some bulls, were healed, released to pasture until their end days and used for breeding.
● A 'safer' style of this ritual practiced in French Gascony used young cows instead of bulls, which were furthermore guided by long ropes attached to their horns, so that they ran directly towards the sauteurs ("leapers") and écarteurs ("dodgers"), and were restrained from trampling or goring them should they miss a trick.
● In faraway South India, in Tamil Nadu, there was a related ritual, the jallikattu, as part of the harvest celebration. The participants tried to leap onto a bull, reaching for the money packets tied to its horns as a prize. The event has been depicted in rock art dated at least to the 3rd century BCE.


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A pair of studies relating to honey and bumble bees found that pesticides which affect the insects' nervous system could be in danger of wiping out entire colonies.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
4DSLR's Zoom H4N Cradle Review
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Frugal Clamp 1.5
For those of you that built the Frugal Clamp (think cheap Manfrotto Super Clamp) awhile back, you may have noticed that there was still an unresolved issue. The rubber chair tip was still getting a hole bored into it by the 3/8 screw from the lighting clamp. This led to constant replacing of the chair tip so you wouldn't scar up whatever the clamp was attached to (like your tripod). Today's video addresses this, thanks to a viewer who made a great suggestion and saved the day.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Nuclear Explosion Effect!
Dave's back with another episode of Quick FX, one of his best ever. This particular episode embodies everything I love about Knoptop's style. It begins with a great, unique video tip (how to easily simulate a nuclear blast), followed by a thorough explanation. He then throws in some very funny humor and then a production tip. The end of the show is capped by a bit of clever whimsy. I love this guy!
Monday, June 25, 2012
Recap Q&A: How Do You Raise Money?
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Tripod Dolly
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Monday, June 18, 2012
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
$1 Budget: Arm, Clamp, Couple!
This week we take another look at some $1 finds, probably for the last time. By "last time", I mean that due to popular demand, the budget for items featured on this show will increase (probably to $10). That way, my options will open up for more diversity, and hopefully I will get more input from those watching that may have a good suggestion or two. I'm not sure if I will be able to feature as many items as I have in the past, but it should open things up a bit.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Should I Raise the $1 Budget?
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
Tip: Tripod Tricks
In this Tip episode, I make a slight departure and looks at a few ways that I've used my tripod in an unconventional way. A tripod's typical job is to hold your camera steady while you pan and tilt. What if you could turn it into a floating, short-range dolly? A limited-space crane? A carpet slider?
All these methods (and I give credit where credit is due) are examined as I show some examples from past projects as well as some new test footage. I hope you find these tricks useful in your own projects.
Monday, June 4, 2012
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What's Knoptop Been Up To?
If you are a fan of Knoptop and his YouTube show Quick FX (as I am), then you'll be happy to know about his latest video. In it, he shares his new point & shoot camera and its video quality, his experience as an extra on a real film shoot and gives us a link to another show web show he participated in. So don't fret, Dave's been busy and promises more projects in the near future.
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A whopping 41 million people receive speeding tickets annually, according to a site called Statistic Brain, which lists the Highway Patrol as their source. What's more, $6 billion is paid out in speeding tickets each year. That's a lot of scratch, America.
But these numbers are not divided equally between states. Some states are more ticket-happy than others, and the average cost of a speeding ticket can range from $50 to $2,500. It seems that where you drive really can influence your chances of getting a ticket.
Not only can these tickets cause an immediate burden on your wallet, they can impact your insurance rates as well
Top 10 ticket-happy states
Here are the top 10 states where you're most likely to see flashing lights in your rearview mirror:
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- California
- Texas
- Georgia
- Virginia (sorry, lovers)
- North Carolina
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
Average cost of speeding tickets by state
The total cost of the average speeding ticket is $150, but maximum fines for speeding vary by more than $2,400 between states. Interestingly, some of the states where you're most likely to receive a ticket also have the highest fines.
Most expensive states for speeding tickets
Virginia and Illinois have the most expensive speeding fines, with the maximum set at $2,500. Following that are Georgia and Nevada, with maximum fines at $2,000. Ouch.
Least expensive states for speeding tickets
Tennessee, in contrast, is the cheapest state in which to get a ticket, with a maximum fine of $50. Idaho, Kentucky, and Colorado are the next cheapest with their $100 maximum fines.
Speeding ticket stories
And now … for your internet-surfing pleasure, here are a few noteworthy tidbits of speeding ticket trivia:
- Who's afraid of Virginia patrols?
In March 2010, Virginia proved itself worthy of being the number 7 spot on the ticket-happy list by issuing 7,016 traffic tickets in a single weekend. Of those, 3,536 were for speeding.
- Getting less ticket-happy in Massachusetts
As the ninth most likely state to hand out tickets, Massachusetts reported a 35 percent decrease in tickets in recent years. According to Boston.com, 60,000 fewer speeding tickets were issued in 2011 than in 2008.
- Speed checked by radar? You betcha.
During August and September of 2012, Wisconsin State Patrol planes circling the Madison sky resulted in 2,197 traffic stops and 1,662 total citations — 1,324 of these tickets were issued for speeding.
- The most tickets in one day
In 2009, Elvis Alonzo Barrett scored himself 50 traffic tickets in a single day. Among the traffic crimes he committed were not wearing a seat belt, hitting parked cars, and yes, speeding.
- Fastest speeding ticket in the world
The fastest speeding ticket ever was issued to the driver of a Koenigsegg CCX (a fancy Swedish sports car) for driving 242 mph in a 75 mph zone. Of course, it happened in Texas. Of course.
How to avoid tickets
Whether you live in a highly ticketed state or not, there's one simple thing you can do to avoid the major bummer that comes with getting a speeding ticket: don't speed. It's pretty much as simple as that. But far as other reasons to get pulled over, there's more to consider.


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Favourites: men's class is wide open - anyone of Croatia, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Poland and Romania could win. On the women's side it's basically Russia and Norway.
Format at the games is two groups of six with four going through to knock-outs, so the group stage is basically meaningless as the non-European sides should be eliminated. Hopefully Egypt and Korea can put up a fight. What's good about the format is plenty of rest for the best players, in most other major national tournaments they're knackered by the end as they're expected to play a game a day.


text: Friday, May 10, 2013 Oregon Removes Restrictions to Patient Access to Physical Therapist Services New Oregon legislation eliminates the 60-day time restriction tied to treatment for services provided by a physical therapist without a physician referral, granting unrestricted patient access to the services of a physical therapist. Oregon Gov John Kitzhaber signed House Bill 2684 into law yesterday. "This is a significant achievement for Oregon, and we are pleased to see it happen," said APTA President Paul A. Rockar Jr, PT, DPT, MS. "This law removes an arbitrary time limit that was an unwarranted and unnecessary barrier to the continuum of treatment by a physical therapist." "Oregon has a proud tradition of pioneering change in health care, which was recently demonstrated through 2 large projects that steer patients directly to a physical therapist for treatment of low back pain," said Chris Murphy, PT, president of the Oregon Physical Therapy Association (OPTA). "Removal of the unnecessary restriction on access to a physical therapist is a welcome improvement for our patients and aligns perfectly with the goals of health care reform to foster improved collaborative care with each professional working at the top of his or her scope of practice." Patient direct access, for which OPTA vigorously advocated, initially was introduced in the state in 1993. This was a win for OPTA and the profession, but the original law imposed a 30-day time limit for treatment without a physician referral. In 2007, the Oregon Chapter again achieved success, with legislation that extended the time limit from 30 to 60 days. HB 2684 completely removed restrictions that prevented patients from receiving unhindered treatment from a physical therapist. The legislation will take effect on January 1, 2014. Comments Heartfelt "Congratulations!" to my colleagues in Oregon from a California neighbor with similar aspirations for my State; hopefully common sense will prevail over zealous political posturing! Posted by Lise McCarthy on 5/10/2013 3:07 PM South Carolina desperately needs to follow suite! "An ounce is worth a pound of cure"- Benjamin Franklin It's more cost effective & the right thing to do. Posted by Steve Avinger on 5/10/2013 4:06 PM Absolutely fantastic! Congrats to Oregon for leading the way! Chris is so correct that this is aligned with where health care reform is going. Very inspirational change! Posted by Craig Johnson -> @JX]C on 5/10/2013 5:37 PM Congratulations to the Oregon chapter , I hope more states will follow. Posted by Nachum Loss on 5/10/2013 5:39 PM Interesting. Work in eastern Oregon for 6 years. Didn't know a thing about this legislation. I just went into private practice in Idaho because my Oregon hospital employer said I could no longer see Direct Access in the hospital's outpatient rehab department. Seems the national headquarters for the hospital corporation decided that Medicare rules apply to all patients. I was the guy that fostered passage of Direct Access in Idaho in 1987. I say baloney. Seems there is still work to do in Oregon and with Trinity Healthcare. Posted by Lynn Johnson on 5/10/2013 5:44 PM Congratulations to the OPTA! Posted by Dan Jenkins on 5/10/2013 5:59 PM Hello California, Is anyone listening at CPTA, unrestricted direct access. If you only get to change your practice act every 50 years, you had better go all the way; and don't allow referral for profit! • Patients should have the freedom to access Physical Therapy services directly without encumberments or regulatory schemes that require physician visits. • Patients should be protected from fraudulent abuse that arises from referral for profit business arrangements. • PT's should have the freedom to practice in any ethical setting they choose, which requires Physical Therapy corporations be majority owned by Physical Therapists. Posted by Jeff Fairley on 5/10/2013 6:21 PM I have an outpatient Physical Therapy clinic in Arizona and we have had direct access for quite some time, but the catch 22 is that only a few insurance companies will reimburse w/o a referral from a physician. Our next big push as a profession needs to be providing research data that validates the cost savings and evidence that confirms just how effective Physical Therapy as a first option provider would be. Posted by Garry W. Branson, P.T. DPT on 5/10/2013 11:46 PM Congratulations!!!!! Now we must push hard towards furthering our autonomy and pride in our profession by eliminating physician owned practices as well as the right of chiropractors to advertise that they offer and perform physical therapy! All this boils down to educating the current generation and new grads about the catastrophic consequences to our profession if this is not firmly eliminated! Bottom line is that without the actual physical therapists accepting to lower themselves as professionals, sabotage their own profession and work for physician owned practices there will not be any physician owned practices!! After all whats the point of receiving a "Doctor of Physical Therapy" title if we are not recognized and respected as such in all the systems of healthcare delivery! Posted by Blerim Dibra PT, DPT, LMT on 5/11/2013 9:48 AM A sincere congratulations to all those involved in making this vision a reality. Thank you to all...your efforts are much appreciated. I'm one of many happy Oregon PTs! Posted by Karl Kolbeck, PT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT on 5/11/2013 10:19 AM Texas is way behind Posted by Please help on 5/11/2013 9:38 PM Congrats Oregon! We need your help in our fight in Michigan Posted by Melanie Wells on 5/12/2013 8:23 AM Way to go Oregon! Nice job Chris Murphy, PT our fearless president and the legislative action committee! Posted by Heather Goodell, PT on 5/12/2013 10:20 PM Congrats to Oregon! A great legislative victory. Now its time for the big boys to step up to the plate. California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Illinois are the most populous states, but have horrible practice acts....... Posted by Ryan Grella on 5/13/2013 12:57 PM Congratulations! I hope this means the tide is turning and other states will be able to remove some of their limitations to full direct access. Posted by Aaron LeBauer on 6/4/2013 12:02 PM


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"Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, 'Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.'" – Luke 2:34-35
This week, many in the world will celebrate the birth of God's Son and our Savior, Jesus. It seems as long as you keep Christ in the manger, people are willing to talk about Him. As long as they see Him as a plastic doll in a nativity scene, He isn't threatening to them. But, the moment you go forward from the manger, people begin to get uncomfortable.
Simeon here looks forward from the manger. As He holds the Christ child in his arms, he is reminded of the Word God had given concerning Him. In the Messiah, Simeon sees "the fall and rising of many". That is, some will be benefitted as they are lifted out of their sins by this One. Others will be condemned for their hatred against God's Messiah. Because of their unbelief, many will fall because of Him.
Nothing has changed. Jesus is still "destined for the fall and rise of many". This has extended far beyond the borders of Israel. Paul said of his ministry in the Gospel, "For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life…" (2 Corinthians 2:15-16). That is, when the Gospel of Christ is preached…the Gospel of that same child that Simeon held in his arms…some, by God's grace, believe while others do not. To those that believe, the Gospel is "the aroma of life leading to life". To those that reject, the Gospel is "the aroma of death leading to death". In essence, Simeon declared the same.
Jesus is "a sign which will be spoken against". The fact that Christ is so hated in the world today is a fulfillment of the prophecy here spoken by Simeon. Every time we hear of persecution against believers around the world or those that seek to eradicate any bit of Christianity from our society, we should be reminded of these words spoken by Simeon. Jesus is God's Son. He surely lived a perfect, sinless life. There is nothing in Him which should be hated. But yet, He is.
Finally, through the message of Jesus, "the thoughts of many hearts [are] revealed". You will see the heart of men quickly when you mention Jesus to them. They may turn angry and lash out at you. They may begin to ignore you or avoid you. They may quickly change the subject to something less condemning. In all of these instances, their heart is revealed. Or, you may get a very different response. They may graciously begin to share in conversation with you about Jesus and Who He truly is to them. In this also, their heart is revealed. The words of Simeon are still true today.
Remember, Jesus said, "And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19). And again, "I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness" (John 12:46). The Message of Jesus has an effect on people. Simeon prophesied of that. It still rings true today. How does the Gospel of Christ affect you?
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When it comes to staying healthy in the winter, many of us grew up listening to our well-intentioned parents recite adages like 'Feed a fever; starve a cold,' or 'Drink hot fluids to soothe a sore throat.' In fact, you may find yourself passing these pearls of wisdom on to your own kids. But are they true? Learn what the experts say to help you separate fact from fiction.
You lose most of your body heat through your head
Myth. In an article published in the British Medical Journal, researchers at the Centre for Health Policy at Indiana University in Indianapolis argue that if this claim were true, people would be just as cold if they went without a hat as they would without trousers. "Patently, this is just not the case," they write. Dr. Bruce Minnes, staff physician at the Hospital for Sick Children agrees: "A child won't get hypothermic solely because they went out without a hat on." He adds that the larger risk is frost-bite especially where the skin is more at risk – nose, ears, fingers or toes. This is why it's important to dress appropriately for the cold.
Cold weather makes you sick
Myth. The only way to catch a cold is by picking up a virus. Misconceptions about the cold winter air causing sickness are not uncommon. A study conducted in the journal Pediatrics found that between 40% and 50% of parents believe that cold temperatures, going outside without enough clothes on, or going outside with wet hair all cause colds. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), colds occur more often in cooler seasons because children are in school, indoors more, and in closer contact with each other. This allows viruses to spread more easily.
Chicken soup helps a cold
Fact. Chicken soup may have potential anti-inflammatory and mucus-thinning effects, which may soothe the misery of having a sore throat or a cold. A team of researchers at the University of Nebraska tested 13 commercial chicken soups in the lab (in vitro). They found chicken soup and many of its ingredients help slow down infection-fighting cells, called neutrophils, which trigger the release of mucus. This was evident even after testing a batch of chicken soup made by the wife of one of the researchers – a medley of chicken, onions, sweet potato, parsnips, turnips, carrots, celery stems, and parsley. Similar outcomes were not seen in vegetable or vegetarian soups.
The flu shot will make your child sick
Myth. Flu shots are made from dead (inactivated) viruses. It is impossible to catch the flu from a dead virus. Vaccines do not cause infection, but they do trigger an immune response. As a result, potential side effects include "flu-like" symptoms, such as mild fever, aches, and soreness. But these are temporary. They are a reaction to the shot, not a sign of infection. The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends the flu shot for adults and kids older than 6 months. This includes both healthy people and those with chronic medical conditions.
Feed a fever; starve a cold
Myth. Most health experts agree that this old adage is more fiction than fact. Feeding and hydrating the body with nutrients and fluids during any illness is actually beneficial. It replenishes nutrient and energy stores, giving the body more energy to fight an illness. Healthy foods like vegetables, fruit, and warm broths. However, it is important to follow your child's cues. Do not force feed a child who is not hungry. Most children with a fever will likely have lost their appetite, but if they feel hungry they should eat. Offer small amounts frequently throughout the day. "Slow and steady will get your child through the illness," says Dr. Minnes.
You can treat a cold with antibiotics
Myth. If you believe this, you're not alone. In a study that looked at parent perceptions of colds, about two-thrids of the almost 200 parents asked believed that bacteria cause colds. Not surprisingly, many parents also believed that antibiotics are needed to treat a colds. In reality, colds are caused by viruses and antibiotics do not fight viral infections. Overusing antibiotics encourages antibiotic-resistant bacteria to grow. The body's immune and defense system will fight most viral infections. The best advice on helping your child get through a cold? "Focus on maintaining comfort, nutrition, and hydration," says Dr. Minnes.
The temperature of the fluid you drink during a cold matters
Myth. Some people believe that if you have a sore throat you should not drink anything cold. Others think you should not drink anything warm or hot. In fact, the temperature of fluids likely has little local effect on an infection. Once the fluid is swallowed, it quickly becomes the same temperature as the body. "It really makes little, if any, difference - it's more about what makes you feel better, improves comfort, and is easiest to swallow," says Dr. Minnes.


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