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First-in-Human Evaluation of a Novel Robotic-Assisted Coronary Angioplasty System
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- Received September 29, 2010
- Revision received December 13, 2010
- Accepted December 26, 2010
- Published online April 1, 2011.
Author Information
- Juan F. Granada, MD⁎,‡,⁎ (jgranada{at}crf.org),
- Juan A. Delgado, MD†,
- Maria Paola Uribe, MSCE†,
- Andres Fernandez, MD‡,
- Guillermo Blanco, MD‡,
- Martin B. Leon, MD§ and
- Giora Weisz, MD§
- ↵⁎Reprint requests and correspondence:
Dr. Juan F. Granada, Skirball Center for Cardiovascular Research, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, 8 Corporate Drive, Orangeburg, New York 10962
Objectives We aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a robotic angioplasty system in delivery and manipulation of coronary guidewires, balloons, and stents in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Background A remote-control, robotic-assisted angioplasty system is under development to address some of the procedural challenges and occupational hazards associated with traditional PCI.
Methods Patients with coronary artery disease and clinical indication for elective PCI were enrolled. The coronary angioplasty procedure was performed with the CorPath 200 robotic system (Corindus, Inc., Natick, Massachusetts). The system consists of a remote interventional cockpit and a multicomponent bedside unit that enables the operator to advance, retract, and rotate guidewires and rapid exchange catheters. The primary endpoint was device clinical success (≤30% residual stenosis) without in-hospital major adverse cardiac events. Technical success was defined as the ability of the system to complete all the planned angioplasty steps on the basis of procedural segments. Patients were followed up to 30 days after angioplasty procedure.
Results A total of 8 patients were enrolled in the study. The primary endpoint was achieved in all patients (100%). The technical success of the robotic system was 97.9% in completing 47 of 48 planned steps. There were no device- or procedure-related complications and no in-hospital or 30-day major adverse cardiac events. The operators rated the robotic system performances as equal to or better than manual procedures in 97.5% of the cases. The operator radiation exposure was 97% lower than the levels found at the standard table position.
Conclusions Early clinical experience with a robotic-assisted angioplasty system demonstrated feasibility, safety, and procedural effectiveness comparable to manual operation. In addition, the total operator exposure to radiation was significantly low. A larger study is warranted to verify the safety and effectiveness of robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention.
The current practice of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) still presents potential hazards for patients, operators, and the catheterization laboratory personnel (1–3). With the increasing complexity of the treated lesions and procedures, both patients and laboratory personnel are subjected to longer procedural duration and radiation exposure (3). From the operator perspective, the long hours of standing while wearing a lead apron commonly leads to orthopedic injuries that frequently results in reduced performance and loss of workdays (1).
A remote-control, robotic-assisted angioplasty system was developed to address some of the procedural challenges and occupational hazards associated with traditional PCI in addition to enhancing the degree of precision and control for the interventional procedure. We report the first-in-human experience with a novel, robotic system for PCI. The objective of the study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the system in delivery and manipulation of coronary guidewires, balloons, and stents in patients undergoing elective PCI.
This first-in-human study was designed as a single-arm, open-label, prospective investigation of a robotically assisted angioplasty system among patients undergoing PCI. All procedures were performed at the Corbic Research Institute (Corbic Institute, Envigado, Colombia). The study protocol was approved by the local ethics committee and the Ministry of Health of Colombia, South America.
Study population
Patients with angiographic documentation of obstructive coronary artery disease and evidence of myocardial ischemia were enrolled in the study. All patients had a single de novo coronary target lesion, up to 25 mm in length, in vessels ranging from 2.5 to 4.0 mm in diameter. Major clinical exclusion criteria included planned coronary artery bypass graft surgery or PCI within 30 days of target procedure, congestive heart failure or left ventricular ejection fraction of <30%, recent (<72 h) myocardial infarction, and recent stroke (<30 days) or bleeding diathesis. Angiographic exclusion criteria included prior stent within 5 mm of the target lesion, ostial or bifurcation lesion, total occlusion, and severe tortuosity or calcification. All patients were individually followed for clinical events for 30 days after procedure.
Robotic PCI system
The CorPath 200 System (Corindus, Inc., Natick, Massachusetts) is a novel robotic system that was developed for coronary and endovascular procedures (Fig. 1). The system consists of 2 major components: the interventional cockpit and a bedside unit. The interventional cockpit is a radiation-shielded mobile workstation that can be positioned anywhere in the catheterization laboratory. It allows the interventional cardiologist to perform the PCI procedure remotely from the control console while sitting at the cockpit unit. The robotic system is an open-architecture system that is compatible with 0.014-inch guidewires, rapid exchange catheter systems, and other standard catheterization laboratory hardware and imaging systems (Fig. 1B). The system allows manipulation of the guidewire, balloon, and/or stent catheter with 1 hand with the possibility of operating the automatic contrast media injector with the other hand. Manipulation is achieved through the designated joysticks at the control console (Fig. 2A). The fluoroscopy and electrocardiography and hemodynamic monitors are "slaved" to duplicate monitors inside the cockpit, enabling visualization from a closer distance (Fig. 2B). The bedside unit includes the bedrail-mounted articulated arm supporting the robotic drive with the attached single-use cassette. The robotic drive is connected to the control console with a communication cable.
Robotic-assisted angioplasty procedure
Baseline angiograms and the suitability of the target lesion for robotically assisted PCI were analyzed before intervention. The procedure was started by obtaining vascular access through conventional percutaneous catheterization techniques. A standard guiding catheter was manually introduced, and the target coronary artery was selectively cannulated by the operator with standard interventional techniques. The guide catheter is manually connected to the Y-connector, which—in its turn—is placed manually into the Y-connector holder of the cassette. A part of the guide catheter between the Y-connector and incision site was supported by the adjustable robotic extension arm. The coronary guidewire was manually introduced through the Y-connector into the guiding catheter and loaded the distal end of the guidewire into the cassette. From this point forward, the operator, via the control console joysticks is capable of controlling the cassette, which offers linear and rotational motions, so the devices can be advanced, retracted, and rotated. After coronary guidewire introduction with the robotic system, the operator loaded a rapid exchange coronary angiography balloon into the system and advanced the device with the robotic system to perform pre-dilation of the target lesion by a standard technique. Thereafter, the angioplasty balloon was retracted with the robotic system and then exchanged for a rapid exchange stent delivery system. The procedure for stent insertion, deployment, and retrieval was performed with the robotic system in a similar fashion. Final angiography was performed from the cockpit to assess the efficacy of stent implantation and rule out the presence of any associated complications.
Study endpoints
The primary endpoint was device clinical success, defined as <30% final diameter stenosis after using the robotic angioplasty system to deliver a balloon and deploying a stent to the target lesion, and successfully retracting the delivery system without in-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Major adverse cardiac events were defined as cardiac death, Q-wave or non–Q-wave myocardial infarction, or clinically driven target vessel revascularization. Technical success was defined as the ability of the system to complete all the planned technical steps on the basis of the number of procedural segments required to complete the introduction and retrieval of all devices. Radiation exposure to the operator at the cockpit and at the procedure table—a site of traditional operator—was monitored with the electronic direct dosimeters (EDD-30, Unfors, Billdal, Sweden). The robotic-system procedural attributes were recorded immediately after the procedure and were rated by all operators as better, equal, or worse than manual separately for the guidewire, balloon catheter, and balloon/stent catheter in 5 performance categories: introduction, tractability, pushability, crossing lesion, and withdrawal.
Statistical analysis
Data were manually entered in Excel spreadsheet (Microsoft, Redmond, Washington), and with Excel software, the following values were calculated: average (mean), SD, and median. The radiation exposure for the operator at the interventional cockpit and at the procedure table as well as creatine kinase-myocardial band values from before and 24 h after procedure were analyzed with Wilcoxon paired nonparametric test, due to a small sample size (n = 8).
A total of 8 patients who met inclusion and exclusion criteria and had signed the informed consent form underwent PCI with the robotic system. Table 1 summarizes the demographic and baseline characteristics of all included patients. The left anterior descending artery was treated in 1 patient (12.5%), the right coronary artery was treated in 4 patients (50%), and the left circumflex artery was treated in 3 (37.5%). Six selected lesions were classified as type A, and 2 were classified as Type B1 lesions, in accordance with American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association grading criteria. The mean lesion length was 11.4 ± 6.1 mm, mean reference vessel diameter was 3.0 ± 0.74 mm, and the mean diameter stenosis was 63.1 ± 15%. All procedures were performed with a 6-F guide catheter and a single type 0.014-inch balanced middleweight wire (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California). Pre-dilation was done with the monorail Maverick2 balloon (Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts). The stents used were either bare-metal (Liberté, 75%) or the everolimus-eluting stent (Promus, 25%) (both Boston Scientific). At the end of the procedures, all patients had final residual stenosis of <10% with Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction flow grade 3.
All PCI procedures were completed with the robotic system without any periprocedural complications. An example of the lesions treated is shown in Figure 2B. The mean procedure time was 43.0 ± 18.6 min with mean robotic-system procedure time of 26.5 ± 8.0 min and with a mean fluoroscopy time of 11.5 ± 3.7 min. In all patients the robotic-assisted procedure included successful navigation and crossing the target lesion. The advancements of the guidewire proceeded smoothly, without any dissection or perforation. In all patients the pre-dilation balloon was successfully delivered to the lesion, inflated as clinically indicated, and successfully retrieved by the robotic system back into the guiding catheter. In all the patients the stent was successfully delivered to the lesion by the system. After stent deployment, in all patients, the stent delivery system was successfully retrieved into the guiding catheter. In all but 1 patient, the guidewire was successfully retrieved into the guide catheter. In 1 patient, the guidewire was retrieved by the robotic system to the distal part of the guide catheter, but because of a partial system malfunction, the rest of the retrieval was performed manually. This conversion to manual operation was immediate and not associated with myocardial ischemia, hemodynamic compromise, or any other complications. In summary, 100% of the interventional components were successfully delivered, and 95.8% (23 of 24) were successfully retrieved, for an overall technical success rate of 97.9% (47 of 48). There were no clinical adverse affects related to the use of the robotic system. Thus, the primary endpoint defined as device clinical success (≤30% residual stenosis) without in-hospital MACE was achieved in all 8 patients (100%). At 24 h after procedure, no patient had increase in the creatine kinase-myocardial band levels (mean levels changed from 14.6 ± 3.2 at baseline to 16.1 ± 3.6 at 24 h, p < 0.35). There were no instances of in-hospital MACE, and at 30-day follow-up, all patients remained asymptomatic with no MACE. Total radiation exposure to the operator at the cockpit was 97% lower than at the procedure table (1.81 ± 1.93 μGy vs. 61.57 ± 54.95 μGy; p < 0.012).
The robotic system performance during PCI procedure was rated as equal to that of the manual procedure in 92.5% of the cases for all devices and procedural steps. In 2 cases, the guidewire advancement/retrieval was rated as better than manual, and in the single case of guidewire retrieval failure, it was rated as worse than manual.
In this study we report the first-in-man experience with the CorPath 200 System, a novel robotic-assisted angioplasty system. The system achieved a technical success rate of 97.9%, completing 47 of 48 procedural segments, and there were no MACE or any other adverse events associated with the system. All patients were discharged home within 24 h after intervention. In 1 case, at the end of the procedure after successful deployment of the stent and at the time of the final wire retrieval, there was a recoverable cassette failure, and the operator decided not to complete the procedure with the robotic-assisted system and removed the remainder of the wire (approximately 2 cm) manually. This system malfunction was considered minor and did not compromise the overall performance and safety of the procedure at any given point. Except for this 1 case, the operators consistently scored the robotic-assisted system at least equal to manual operation. All the patients completed the 30-day follow-up without MACE.
Robotic systems have been suggested to enhance the precision of cardiovascular procedures with increased accuracy (4–10). One of the technical features of the robotic system is the capability to control and accurately position (1-mm steps) the stent delivery system. The recent STLLR (Stent deployment Techniques on cLinicaL outcomes of patients treated with the cypheRstent) trial highlighted the impact on clinical outcomes of geographic miss and stent misplacement (11). Although endovascular imaging guidance is likely necessary to improve the precision of stent placement, the robotically assisted system facilitates the positioning of the stent delivery system with a high degree of accuracy. In addition, robotic systems have been suggested to reduce radiation exposure (12,13). The RELID (Retrospective evaluation study of lens injuries and dose) study revealed that interventional cardiologists have cataract-type eye opacities 3 times more often than age-matched controlled group (2). The mean fluoroscopy time from this study compares favorably with the results of the study of 9,650 patients undergoing single-vessel PCI (11.5 min vs. 18.3 min) (14) and with a sub-group of 7,242 patients whose fluoroscopy time was ≤23 min (11.5 min vs. 12.7 min) (14). Shorter fluoroscopy time translated into reduced radiation exposure for the patient and the operator and reduced contrast fluid usage. In our study, 1 of the most important findings was the significant (97.1%) reduction in radiation exposure to the operator performing the robotic PCI procedure. The patient radiation exposure was within the normal reported limits: 2.1 Gy versus 1.9 Gy (14). Also, although the study was not designed to show differences in contrast volume usage, the total volume of contrast agents used in this study seemed to be less, compared with what has been reported in other clinical series (14). The lower contrast usage might be attributed to the complete procedure control enabled by the interventional cockpit environment (Fig. 2). Another subjective but still important finding was the level of technical "comfort" expressed by the operators. Although no specific measurement of this variable was used in this study, both operators perceived this system to be more comfortable compared with the typical technique used for coronary intervention. Most of the cases were performed under a controlled environment, in which the operator had the opportunity to focus on the performance of the procedure, having a close proximity of the monitors and not distracted by the physical strain of the lead apron and standing position.
Despite the significant evolution in interventional device technologies, the actual procedural methodology and workflow in the catheterization laboratory has remained unchanged in the last 25 years. As the current practice of interventional cardiology evolves into more complex PCI procedures, interventional cardiologists, the professional societies (15), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and International Atomic Energy Agency called for enhanced catheterization laboratory safety by reducing radiation exposure to both patients and operators (16–17) and making the overall catheterization laboratory environment more ergonomically friendly through technological innovations (3). Incorporating a remote-control, robotic-assisted PCI system into the catheterization laboratory might address some of the procedural deficiencies and occupational hazards associated with traditional PCI in addition to contributing to a higher degree of precision and control for the interventional procedure.
In this early clinical experience, the use of the robotic system seems not to reduce the overall periprocedural times compared with manual PCI of single lesions (14). However, we believe that, as this technology underwent initial clinical evaluation, the rigor of the study procedure in addition to the time required to register the data added additional procedural time. In addition, from the operator point of view, there was an initial learning and technology adaptation curve that we believe will improve over time, leading to shorter procedural times. However, this study still represents an early feasibility study in a small cohort of patients, and the use of this technology in more challenging anatomies including the presence of severe tortuosity, severe calcification, or interventions requiring multiple wires and balloons needs to be further studied. A larger, prospective, multicenter pivotal clinical trial designed to test the robotic angioplasty system in a larger number of patients is underway.
The authors have reported that they have no relationships to disclose.
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- major adverse cardiac event(s)
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- Received September 29, 2010.
- Revision received December 13, 2010.
- Accepted December 26, 2010.
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Let's see- Rabbitry goals for 2012.
Keep the herd to no more than 35 animals. I have happily cut down on the size of the herd this year and I'm liking the smaller numbers. I don't want to go above 35 animals (although that number may fluctuate as litters are born).
Take a BIS. I finally got my Reserve in Show. I want to bump it up a notch and take a Best in Show in 2012. I feel like I have several animals that are deserving of that honor, it just all depends on what they look like on any given show day. Fingers crossed.
Keep the website updated. For this one to work, first I need to get the website updated. It's my goal to get new pictures of the rabbits up and keep them updated in 2012.
Take a Top 5 in Sweepstakes Points. This goal is going to be more difficult. I was so close in 2011 but close doesn't count. I'm hopeful, but at the end of the day, this is probably the least important of my goals.
I think rabbitry goals are important. Every year I sit down and think of where I have come from and where I am going. I was blessed this year to cross off everything on my list. It was a big year for rabbits and for me- I sent two rabbits overseas, took a class and opposite of group at Convention, won a BRIS with a homebred wooly, placed 6th in Sweeps and worked through a terrible tragedy, including the loss of my beloved Tryon. I hope that 2012 brings more joy and bigger accomplishments.
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Rabbitry Goals 2012
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Good objectives! May 2012 bring you many success! Hugs and Luv from Malaysia!
- December 31, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- Hendricks Hearth said...
Wow, you had a great year and your new goals are awesome! Happy New Year!
- December 31, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- Keep said...
Thank you both! Happy New Year :D
- December 31, 2011 at 2:45 PM
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Actor has denied the claims
The sexual harassment allegations facing Michael Douglas have been detailed in a newly written account.
The actor recently spoke out to preemptively deny the accusations before they had been published. He said at the time: "This is a complete lie, fabrication, no truth to it whatsoever".
Now, in an account published by The Hollywood Reporter, a former employee of Douglas', Susan Braudy, claims that she endured "sexual harassment by Douglas" that "included near-constant profane and sexually charged dialogue, demeaning comments about her appearance, graphic discussions regarding his mistresses and more".
Braudy also alleges that Douglas once masturbated in front of her, which the actor has denied. "I was humiliated," Braudy said of the alleged incident. "I realised he thought he could do anything he wanted because he was so much more powerful than I was."
Of Douglas' denial, Braudy says: "I believe this is part of the problem, as is his pretext of victimisation. These are some reasons why so many women don't come forward with their stories — Lord knows it's taken 30 years and a movement for me to gather my courage."
Douglas previously said of the allegations: "It's extremely painful. I don't have skeletons in my close, or anyone else who's coming out or saying this."
Adding that he is "so supportive of the women's movement", Douglas said: "The part that hurt the worst is having to share something like this to your wife and your children. My kids are really upset… [they] have to go to school worrying this is going to be in some article about me, being a sexual harasser. They're scared and very uncomfortable."
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When it comes to medical memoir, Martha Weinman Lear literally wrote the book — her devastating, widely acclaimed "Heartsounds" was published in 1979, well before frank public discussions of illness and health care became routine. The story of her first husband's slow death from intractable heart disease set a bar for the genre so high that few of the thousands of similar books published since have come close to duplicating its power.
Ms. Lear now returns to the territory with a small book that is not precisely a sequel to "Heartsounds" so much as a rueful epilogue, a brief account of her own recent skirmish with heart disease. She had the same illness as her husband, Dr. Hal Lear, and was cared for by the same doctor in the same hospital, but of course the decades have transformed both cardiac care and Ms. Lear into new versions of themselves.
A journalist whose long career included stints writing and editing for The New York Times, Ms. Lear can still tell an emotional story with humor and precision. Missing from the new book, though, is the cold fury that animated the first one as she skewered the medical system of the 1970s for ineptitude large and small. Granted, the essential fault for Hal's death at 58 lay in his genetic stars and his ever-present pack of cigarettes, but the sometimes brutally dreadful medical care he received didn't help.
"Heartsounds" was an indictment of a system in dire need of reform, and promisingly enough, when Ms. Lear is wheeled into the emergency room with her own abnormal cardiogram, the ambience has definitely changed. People introduce themselves. They say, "How do you feel?" and "Don't worry, we're taking care of everything." Quite a difference from the distant, impassive authority figures of the past, she notes: "They must be teaching bedside manners in medical school."
The difference persists on the inpatient cardiac ward, where Ms. Lear often finds herself the recipient of a studied optimism that is almost as startling as the callous disregard of the past. A nurse practitioner named Carla is programmed to cushion bad news in good: " 'You seem much better this morning,' Carla said. Happy face. 'But' — serious face — 'we need to see you free of pain. Now, let's hope' — smiling again — 'by tomorrow...'" (What Carla is trying to communicate is: Sorry, your heart is still in trouble and you are not going home today. But she does offer Ms. Lear the option of an in-house manicure to lift her spirits.)
The hospitals of the 1970s did not stock nail polish, and their technology was clunky and primitive. Cardiac catheterization is less onerous now, and echocardiography more accessible and informative. Unfortunately, the infuriating errors and uncertainties that repeatedly upended Hal's final years persist. Ms. Lear's heart soon becomes the least of her problems — having more or less strolled into the hospital in good general health and high spirits, she is quickly laid low by a bad infection from an intravenous line, and sudden hip pain so severe she cannot walk.
Everyone offers kind commiseration and reassurance, and Ms. Lear gets to stay in the hospital for an extra month for intravenous antibiotics and physical therapy, but no one actually apologizes for this contretemps, and the "mystery of the naughty leg," as she terms the hip problem, resolves but is never completely explained. Clearly some of the problems of contemporary medical care, particularly that of treatment begetting illness, haven't budged in 35 years.
At bottom, Ms. Lear's subject in this new book is really neither health care nor the anatomic heart, but healing and the metaphorical organ. Now heading past 80, she is happily remarried, to a man named Al. For years, she writes, she called him "Albert" because any word that sounded like "Hal" hurt too much. As Al pushes her wheelchair along corridors where she once pushed Hal, a tsunami of bad memories overwhelms her, but just as she survived the initial bad years after his death, she survives this new onslaught from the past.
A consummate writer like Ms. Lear would never dream of enunciating the obvious moral, but the message is that like the body, the heart and the mind can be amazingly resilient.
"Echoes of Heartsounds" is a fine coda to Ms. Lear's story, with the caveat that it recounts enough of the substance of "Heartsounds" with too little of its passion to stand alone. Some familiarity with the fury and anguish of the earlier book is necessary to appreciate the overall serenity of the new one.
That said, anyone at all interested in the problems of modern medicine should probably keep "Heartsounds" on an accessible shelf and reread it every decade or so. It is a book for the ages, offering a revelatory perspective on how much in medical practice has improved since we last looked, and how much more remains to be addressed.


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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola claims worst season in his career will be useful learning curve
The struggling boss has never finished outside the top two of his domestic league and City currently sit fourth
PEP GUARDIOLA says he has learned important lessons from his worst-ever season as a manager.
The Manchester City boss has had a tough baptism in English football after glittering spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Pep failed to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in his career after a last-16 defeat to Monaco last month.
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He has also never finished outside the top two of his domestic league — and City currently sit fourth.
He officially chucked in the towel on his Premier League title hopes — with almost a fifth of the season still to go.
Never before has he lost six games in a league campaign as his team have now — or lost six consecutive matches as happened in the autumn.
Yet Guardiola hopes the campaign can still have a happy ending.
And he is convinced he will come back stronger for his experiences.
Asked how he will respond to the season, he said: "I will be better. This season was a lesson for me.
"It's normal when you have eight or nine years as a manager to have a season where you don't have as much success as before.
"It can happen. You learn about that. Our problems in the penalty boxes don't solve themselves.
"Maybe that is what I should do in advance — correct that — but it is part of our growth.
"I never could imagine in Barcelona, Bayern or when I arrived here knowing absolutely everything.
"I tried to adapt the players as much as possible and I feel we're better.
"So this is a more interesting year for me as a manager to grow. I didn't complain, I didn't give up.
"I was disappointed this week but I saw what we have done to improve."
City could still salvage the season by winning the FA Cup — otherwise it will be his first campaign without silverware.
Pep, whose side host Hull today, added: "I've enjoyed the season but we have a lot of beautiful things left to fight for.
"Getting to the Champions League is so important. Qualifying will be a huge success from my point of view. And of course we have the FA Cup."
To be fair, he has been hampered by the late arrival and then injury to Gabriel Jesus — and the fitness problems of Vincent Kompany.
But even when they scored six against Steaua Bucharest in August's Champions League qualifier, he feared goals would be a problem — and Sergio Aguero has struck 27.
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He said: "Normally, that Steaua game would have been 12-0.
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We have all been familiar with pinewood and its wonderful traits making it a great material for children's toys and furniture. This is also the reason why we sourced local pinewood for our rainbows. Conscious of forest denudation and the Philippine government's efforts to stop illegal logging, we made efforts to find out more about our wood sources.
Pinewood is a fast-growing softwood that thrives in temperate regions, mostly in the Northern hemisphere. Our very own Benguet pine, known for its abundance in Baguio, indeed grows fast, but is it abundant enough in our tropical country? We then searched for abundant trees in our country with similar characteristics as pine that is also widely used for toys and, fortunately, we found one!
Meet the local Gmelina aka Malaysian beechwood. This species is widely found in the Philippines and was introduced in our country from Central America to be used for reforestation because it grows fast. In 2016, according to the latest published Philippine Forestry Statistics of the Forest Management Bureau, out of the 790,096 cubic meters of logs produced, 80,266 cubic meters come from Gmelina arborea. The wood itself has a similar creamy color as pinewood, very smooth to touch when sanded. The grain is a little finer on Gmelina, the weight a little heavier as it is considered a lightweight hardwood - making it also easier to work with in terms of shaping curves, tough and resistant to breakage, termites, and decay.
We love our pinewood, but we don't want to denude our forests further of our beautiful Benguet pine. We are committed to source sustainable wood options such as Gmelina beechwood. What's great about this is they are strikingly similar except for a slight difference in weight and hardness. We are excited to share that our next batch of rainbows starting from Batch 2 will be made in Gmelina wood.
Notice the similarities in color. Grain pattern is slightly different as Gmelina has finer grain.
Above: Prototype of our Classic Rainbow in Gmelina wood
1. 2016 Philippine Forestry Statistics. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Forest Management Bureau.
2. The Philippine Star. Government reforestation program: planting the right trees. 12 Feb 2017. http://www.philstar.com:8080/agriculture/2017/02/12/1671459/govt-reforestation-program-planting-right-trees


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Rilington Announces Phase 5 Release at Domani - Gates open at 7:45 a.m.
Due to strong buyer demand, the Rilington Group is releasing and opening sales of Phase 5 at Domani, an exciting new gated community. On Saturday, May 19, Domani will open its gates to interested buyers at 7:45 a.m. Since Domani's preview opening in February 31 homes have been sold. It is anticipated the 12 homes released in Phase 5 will sell quickly. "We are very excited with our upcoming Phase 5 release, as we have several hundred people on our interest list waiting for certain floorpans that sold out in previous phases," noted Casey Erickson, Domani's Community Sales Manager.
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By Ashley Sharp
Today, it seems that when it comes to issues of homosexuality and singleness, the Church has more questions than answers, and often we don't know where to go to find them. That's why the Worldview Initiative hosted Dr. Christopher Yuan, an author who has written about his struggle with homosexuality and becoming a follower of Christ, to answer some of the burning questions that the population of Bryan College had. Because of time, Dr. Yuan didn't get to answer all our questions, but I will attempt to answer just a few of the questions that the Church needs answered if they are to engage properly those inside her walls and in the greater culture.
Question 1: How do we address homosexuality in the Church? /Why do Christians Tend to view homosexuality as worse than heterosexual sin?
The question of how the Church should handle questions of homosexuality is in the back of every Christian's mind, as we desire to love people unconditionally, but not bend on biblical teaching about homosexuality. Kevin DeYoung, writer for The Gospel Coalition, lists "The Ten Commitments" that every Christian should make before engaging with people inside and outside of the Church on the topic of homosexuality:
1. We will preach through the Bible consecutively and expositionally that we might teach the whole counsel of God (even the unpopular parts) and to avoid riding hobby horses (even popular ones).
2. We will tell the truth about all sins, including homosexuality, but especially the sins most prevalent in our communities.
3. We will guard the truth of God's word, protect God's people from error, and confront the world when it tries to press us into its mold.
4. We will call all people to faith in Christ as the only way to the Father and the only way to have eternal life.
5. We will tell all people about the good news of the gospel, that Jesus died in our place and rose again so that we might be set free from the curse of the law and be saved from the wrath of God.
6. We will treat all Christians as new creations in Christ, reminding each other that our true identity is not based on sexuality or self-expression but on our union with Christ.
7. We will extend God's forgiveness to all those who come in brokenhearted repentance, everyone from homosexual sinners to heterosexual sinners, from the proud to the greedy, from the people pleaser to the self-righteous
8. We will ask for forgiveness when we are rude, thoughtless, or joke inappropriately about homosexuals.
9. We will strive to be a community that welcomes all those who hate their sin and struggle against it, even when that struggle involves failures and setbacks.
10. We will seek to love all in our midst, regardless of their particular vices or virtues, by preaching the Bible, recognizing evidences of God's grace, pointing out behaviors that dishonor the Lord, taking church membership seriously, exercising church discipline, announcing the free offer of the gospel, striving for holiness together, and exulting in Christ above all things.
As is evidenced here, the Church's approach to homosexuality is multifaceted, and takes time and willingness on behalf of believers. Every confrontation and every conversation must be done in love as we always remember how we are all sinners saved by God's grace.
With regard to the second half of this question, why do people consider homosexuality worse than other sin, Stoyan Zaimov, a writer for The Christian Post, interviewed John Piper in regard to this very question. When asked if homosexuality is worse than other sins, Piper answers that homosexuality is no more deadly than any other sin, and is certainly not more widespread than sins of anger, selfishness, greed, pride, etc., they are just easier to hide, and therefore don't get as much attention. So Zaimov asked the obvious question, why do people seem to think homosexuality is worse than other sin? Piper says that the answer is threefold: First, Piper says that it isn't Christians who put homosexuality in the headlines. The media has made homosexuality a hot topic and "Christians are drawn to explain our position in public through preaching and writing as often as we do these days because the media have made the issue so public that we feel we need to serve Christians with careful, biblical answers, and we need to clarify for non-Christians how we think." Second, homosexuality, more than probably any other sinful behavior, has powerful and outspoken people who advocate and dissent on issues of "gay rights" which draws a great amount of attention and scrutiny from all sides. Piper's final reason is that homosexuality goes against nature, and that's why it has earned an "unusual status in our moral discourse." In other words, it wouldn't be hard for us to believe that someone is prideful or angry, but when we see a man attracted to another man and vice versa, it's unnatural, not the way things are supposed to be, so we give more attention to it and are quick to condemn that sin more than others. Piper makes the clarification that although homosexuality is not more deadly than another, sin itself leads to death, and in no way should ever be minimized. He ends with this hope: "We all need the same Savior, and the blood of Christ is sufficient to wash away every sin and remove all judgment and bring us to everlasting healing and joy."
Question 2: How, as a married couple, can we help the Church celebrate singleness? /What do you think about Genesis 2:18? How is it good if God says it is "not good?"
In regard to the first half of the question, writer for The Gospel Coalition, Jennifer Grisham, wrote an article entitled "5 Things Singles Wish Married People Knew," which contains wise practical advice for married people who have a desire to reach out to their single friends in a healthy way. Grisham's first point is that married people should deliberately welcome single people into their families, based on Psalm 68:6, which says "God settles the solitary in a home." Married couples should invite their single friends to eat with their families, and attend special events with them. Single people often feel like outsiders, and many of them long for their own families, and their married friends can help provide that. Grisham's second point is that while marriage is sanctifying, singleness is as well. She says "Marriage paints a picture of Christ's love for the church; singleness paints a picture of Christ's sufficiency and the joy of a life that accepts the Father's will, as Jesus did when he prayed, "Not my will, but yours be done" (Luke 22:42)." Therefore, singles are not "lagging behind" in their spiritual growth because marriage is somehow the ultimate tool for sanctification, but they are simply being sanctified by the same God in a different way. Her third point is that married people can help singles remember that they are defined by the blood of Christ, not their marital status. Whenever we feel that we don't fit in, our response is typically to overcompensate for the real or perceived differences, which can be a very dangerous road. Single people need to know that they are not societal outliers that need to conform, a.k.a be married or in a relationship, in order to be considered part of a community, in this case the Church. The Church should celebrate our unity in Christ rather than emphasizing these differences that divide. Her fourth point is that the Church needs to recognize how much single people are lied to, inside and outside her walls. Our culture of self-indulgence and "freedom" tells single people that if they are not busily pursuing sexual intimacy, or constantly looking for a relationship, they are not living their best lives, and should adjust accordingly. Christian culture loves to tell us that "if we're content enough, or if we stop looking for a spouse, then God will finally pull back the curtain to reveal the spouse he's handcrafted for you. (Seriously, people say things like this.)" Both these perspectives are harmful, because one assumes that if we are not relentlessly pursuing fulfillment and intimacy then we are wasting our lives, and the other asserts something that is unbiblical, and uses contentment in God as a means to an end. Grisham says is best when she concludes "Offering suggestions about why God hasn't given marriage is empty, but resting in him brings fullness and joy (Ps. 16:11)." Grisham's fifth and final point is for married couples to not expect their single friends to get married. Almost every single person has a God-given desire for marriage. But sometimes, God chooses not to fulfill that desire, and married people should recognize that and not push their single friends toward marriage, or act like it will definitely happen. Married people can be a wonderful instrument of God's love to the single person, and it isn't an insurmountable undertaking, and following these pieces of advice will certainly help.
As for the second half of the question, we must keep in mind that Genesis 2:18 says "It is not good that man should be alone." Writer for The Gospel Coalition Drew Hunter says this when commenting on Adam's loneliness "While marriage was the immediate answer for Adam's solitude, the story of Scripture shows friendship and the family of God are also his provision. Not everyone needs marriage, but everyone needs friendship. The single man is not to be a lonely man. Friendship is an often underappreciated necessity of life." Singleness is not equivalent to loneliness, and the Bible even speaks of singleness as a gift. In 1 Cor. 7, and Matthew 19:11, singleness is described as "a gift for those to whom it is given." Singleness is certainly a difficult road to walk, but those who are single can take courage and find rest in the fact that God loves them and knows their desires, and that we will be part of a heavenly marriage one day, single in this life or not, that will fulfill every longing of our hearts.


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This blog looks deeper into increasing project performance through 'Adopting the correct Cost Control Philosophy'. In the first blog, we discussed how the usual project KPI's, such as CPI and SPI, are related to the Triple Constraint Triangle and the importance of the correct cost management tool in applying the correct cost control philosophy, together with an introduction to Work Breakdown Structures. In this blog, we dig more into the WBS to understand how it helps in applying the correct cost control philosophy.
A well-defined work breakdown structure (WBS) is the foundation of every high performing cost control department. However, due to the terminology, WBSs are often confused with other breakdown structures like Resource Breakdown Structures or Cost Breakdown Structures. This results in poorly defined Work Breakdown Structures, having far-reaching project consequences as the entire project execution is effected.
A WBS is a hierarchical structure in which the total scope of work is decomposed in such a way that it represents the deliverables as work packages. After creation, the structure is agreed upon by all stakeholders and serves as the backbone for scheduling and cost management of the project.
Work Breakdown Structure: The backbone of scheduling and cost control
The advantages of Work Breakdown Structures
The advantages of a strong WBS become obvious when it is combined with other breakdown structures, like the Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS). Together they allow for assigning the work-packages / deliverables to the responsible body via a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM). RAM has shown to be an important tool as it helps increase project communications and track work progress (Earned Value Management). Both communication and EVM have proven to be strong influencers of KPIs like the CPI and SPI.
Additionally, a work breakdown structure may serve as an overview of the required resources per work-package, which is extremely useful in providing insight on resource allocation. Through high end resource allocation it is possible to reduce resource waste and improve project efficiency.
How do I create a well-defined WBS?
To ensure a high-quality WBS, it helps to follow a consistent work procedure. Doing so helps greatly with recognizing mistakes and justifying specific choices made. An approach in defining the WBS could be as follows:
- Decompose project scope of work into deliverables
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- Represent the entire project by a specific "project block"
- Specify the appropriate level of detail the WBS should contain
- Branch out beneath the project block into several levels and components which are equal to the total project scope when combined
- Review and refine
It is important to use a proper coding and labeling for the WBS so that others are aware of how to use the breakdown structure, which activities to expect at the project completion, as well as to recognize where to allocate resources during scheduling. A cost control software may simplify this process by automating the assignment of cost accounts to breakdown structures.
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Fader's Strippers & Hired Guns Workshop - Las Vegas, December 2013
Result: night 1: 1 stripper number. Night 2: 2 stripper numbers and 1 waitress number
Fader has been such a huge influence on students of Love Systems, and in this element, his element, he shines. This seminar is everything advertised, and extremely helpful to your game in general. Watching him work in the club is like watching a master. I was shocked at its effectiveness and you have to see it live in action. Not only was I shocked at his mastery, I was hugely impressed, and relieved, about how it worked for me.
In night one, at Sapphires, I was able to correct things in field based in Fader's guidance that led to saving my primary target set and getting her number. In night two, at Spearmint Rhino, it was a much more comprehensive understanding, and just applying some of the theory worked. It short circuited their programming and the effects were interesting, in two girls causing massive attraction. Spearmint Rhino had the top talent I've seen anywhere, including Sapphires, and Fader noted that that's why we do it in night two - it's the Super Bowl of strip club talent, and very tough to game in. I felt very prepared for such an environment. In night two, a stripper said she saw me at Sapphires the night before but didn't approach because the girl I was with (number close) looked so in to me. Several of the girls noted that we were dangerous. One girl (number close) was exasperated and kept saying "I'm not making any money here, but I keep hanging out with you guys." Fader said, "he doesn't need money to get girls", she replied, "I know I can tell he doesn't. I need guys that need money to get girls, who should I target? (asking for my advice)" Thank You Fader. A super benefit of S&HG is that guest star appearances happen, and in night two we got to meet and hang out with Starlight. If you know who he is you know this is a great opportunity to meet a great person who knows Love Systems and is also someone who can help your life become super successful. I was honored to hang out with him and game together
The seminar is so jam packed you must bring a computer, and you will be typing constantly for hours. In typical Fader fashion, we went longer, and he talked, fast, the entire time. It's a lot to digest. I had a highlight sheet and was copying lines onto it that I could use in field that night, then I emailed the highlights to myself to have in field. This was big in applying it immediately. The specific highlights were the things that resulted in my success.
Fader also helped us with normal Love Systems concepts and gave us a ton of reading material. Don't miss his seven "must read" books - I can't wait to get in to them. We were discussing sexualization and a few other elements of game that came out of Super Conference, and he helped break them down for us. It was awesome not only that Fader is the master of strip clubs, but he is an amazing instructor in general that has helped so many Love Systems students (50 marriages to his credit ). I get a lot from every interaction I've had from Love Systems instructors because it's not only game help, but life and self-actualization help. Fader is really a student of the path of success and the psychology involved. I feel energized for my work as well as game.
A key element is that if you apply game as directed in general, you will fail. Two of the Love Systems Triad legs, when applied in their normal fashion, will cause you to fail. You have to follow specific things Fader says, and also tweak the third leg in accordance with S&HG psychology. The good thing is that if you follow these rules, it is relatively simple, and it works.
Some things he stresses you need to practice, and it will take some time and practice. Your stories / attraction / routines and qualification game comes to the forefront here. This is versus regular game where having lots and lots of material is less emphasized these days. If you run out of things to say, it can go downhill, making them take control (they will), and sending them back into stripper / customer mode. The good news here is two things: it really helps you practice your game for other venues with beautiful women, and it helps you with approach anxiety. You are interacting with the most beautiful women which makes normal interactions easier.
I stayed another day and had back and forth texts with the gals but couldn't close. I was starting to get back to my normal-ish schedule and they were set to go out late until til 7 AM or whenever. The waitress was down for a phone chat, but turned out to live 45 minutes away and thought I was a local she wanted to date for real (just got out of a long distance-based marriage). A let down but also an ego boost. Hopefully the logistics and meetup management will improve with practice.
Based on this seminar I will definitely go to strip clubs and practice game. Knowing Fader's strategies gives me a lot of comfort in these foreign battlefields. It will help me a lot with regular interactions with both men and women (story telling practice), and it has the added benefit of actually closing strippers! As well, it gives you a lot of self esteem. You succeed gaming the hottest women in the world - that's a huge lift. I really appreciate Fader's efforts. Well done!
"I can't go back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." - Alice
Fader Strippers & Hired Guns - Las Vegas, December 2013
The following is my review of Fader's 'Strippers & Hired Guns Workshop'. For anyone who is also interested in taking Fader's bootcamp, please see my previous review located here: http://www.theattractionforums.com/l...il-2013-a.html
I. Introduction
II. Workshop Structure
III. Concluding Thoughts
I. Introduction
This weekend was an elucidating one. It made me realize how work done infield will always trump all the theory in the world. Building up a database of reference experiences is definitely key to succeed in all styles and forms of game. As such, with unnecessary fat trimmed out, all tactics and theory field tested over the course of time, everything present and taught within the course was pulled directly from Fader's personal experiences.
Much like Fader's bootcamp, this workshop was knowledge overload. To give an idea of how much information was taken in, my original bootcamp notes were approximately 7,438 words or around 23 pages. This workshop, while only being two days of seminar, the amount of notes transcribed came out to be around the same amount as above. With that being said, here's a breakdown of the program:
II. Workshop Structure
The workshop was broken down into two days of seminar alongside their corresponding infield portion. Allotted seminar portion for both days was 5 hours on each day w/ an infield portion of 4 hours each, but Fader graciously extended the seminar portion of each day by 1-2 hours on each day, and conducted infield went way past the allotted 4 hours which ended up being around 5 - 6+ hours a night.
Seminar (Day 1): A myriad of topics was cover on the first day, dealing with female psychology, inner game, strip club dynamics, hired gun vs. stripper psychology, advanced and other relevant misc. tactics.
Why Learn Stripper Game? :: The seminar began with an introduction on how the course was put together and discovered. Fader reviewed 10+ reasons on how learning exotic dancer game can be a great benefit to one's current skill level some of which include:
- This style of game quickly attenuates one to get comfortable w/ beautiful women while at the same time eliminates some of the root causes of approach anxiety.
- Takes and tests your conversation, teasing, qualification, frame control, and all other skillsets applied in the field to the breaking point.
- As an additional side effect of the above, it bolsters and strengthens your attraction game. When it comes down to it, you're playing w/ the dancer's opportunity cost of making money, thus to be successful, controlling their reality and the pace of the interaction becomes essential.
- Easiest way to get girls who are sexual and or bi-sexual
Inner Game :: This portion of the course was spent on the proper mindsets needed succeed at this style of game. A thorough discussion took place on the essential need and importance of being 'process' vs. 'outcome' orientated. Dancers are masters of reading people; crack in voice, false statements, conflicting body language are immediately picked up.. hence why it is essential to have solid self-esteem, beliefs, and inner game.
Female Psychology :: This portion of the seminar took an in-depth look behind the psychology of females, specifically females who are deemed physically attractive. Topics that were covered pertaining to 'hot girl' psychology included:
- Hot Girl Abuse Theory.
- Psychology of growing female teenager and why girls who specifically get positive reinforcement for the way they look become the way they are.
- Top 5 reasons why women have sex, which turned out to be pretty mind blowing because it was definitely not what I expected.
Hired Gun vs. Dancer Psychology :: As the above discussion came to an end, we spent an extensive amount of time specifically on the psychology of hired guns and dancers. This portion of the seminar was invaluable due to the fact much of the dynamics discussed here can only be attained through reference experiences infield. Luckily Fader poured on the knowledge from his personal experiences; these include:
- Top 4+ reasons behind why hired guns do the work they do.
- Complete breakdown of the belief systems of a dancer, the work they do, and extrapolation of the many variables they encounter throughout their lives that lead them to this kind of work.
- Major difference between regular girls and dancers; 6 categories or 'boxes' regular girls will put you in vs. the unique 2+ very specific categories dancers will typecast you in while you game them.
- The importance of why and how being a dancer at a strip club is a lot like being in jail.
- How to crash stripper programming by feeding them bad data.
Dancer Blueprints & Strip Club Dynamics :: Categories of dancers, different strategies pertaining to each blueprint of dancer and their associated pros/cons was discussed in great detail. One of the many analogies I took away with me during this workshop was that entering a strip club is basically like entering a warzone. As such, a lot of time was spent drilling us on how the strip clubs are set up and their general intricacies to help bring success during time spent in there. List of topics that were covered include:
- Strip club dynamics and layout in addition to 6+ categories and classifications of club types.
- How to identify the different rules and pitfalls to every strip club, alongside pivotal list of items that one must map out.
- Brief introduction and outline of an attraction model for strippers
- Stage rotations and pitfalls of the VIP area.
- Fader's personal algorithm he uses to calculate at any given time whether the club favors the dancer, or the player.
- Special attention to a list of all strip clubs personnel & cast of characters (over 15+) was discussed in great detail with strategies for winning each class of character over. Some of these include the 'Den' mother, DJ, general manager, bouncers, long term waitresses, cracked out meth heads etc. etc.
Scams :: "Strip clubs are NOT your friend homie" – Fader. Oh so many ways to get duped. Luckily Fader was there to come to the rescue and had a comprehensive list of what to watch out for to keep oneself from getting swindled. Over 10+ scams were covered some of include:
- The horror that are ATM machines.
- Faux alcoholic beverages being served and the manipulation of drink prices.
- Cover charges and associated fees club personal try to upsell.
- Dancers being bold faced liars and lying about the cost of dances.
Advanced & Misc. Protocol(s) :: Both hired gun and stripper game have unique characteristics that differ from gaming regular girls. Fader spent a sizable portion reviewing all of the tweaks and intricacies one needs to make to adjust to the strip club environment. Over 50+ bullet points explaining these said nuances were taken down by me, some of which include:
- Answers to the most common questions dancers ask you when they are trying to game you and how to stay off of her routines.
- How to adjust body language and eye contact initiate approach invitations.
- Specific times within a 24 hour period and the associated level of difficulty of picking dancers up during those time periods.
- Numerous strategies of shutting down their 'stripper' personality.
- The dangers of leaving silences in conversation, and the detriments of doing so.
- How to restructure DHV stories when interacting with dancers to make them more subtle due to the fact that dancers are exponentially more adept at picking up subtext than normal girls.
- Why talking about the club is a huge detriment for beginners.
- Why going to club of the dancer you're dating is a horrible idea.
Infield (Day 1): First night of infield was 'officially' from 12 AM to 4 AM and took place at Sapphire's. Of course in normal Fader fashion, it went on till' around 6 AM. This was my first time in a strip club, and it was an experience. Upon arriving, Fader led us around and situated our opening sets in one of the prime high traffic locations. Fader went right to work, got warmed up, and started making initial corrections for the students in set. After being utterly lame the first 5 minutes, a quick course correction and scolding by Fader set me straight; 3 minutes later I successfully hooked an older dancer from the Czech Republic, and held that interaction for nearly an hour. Throughout the rest of the night I rotated from watching Fader and the other students run their game, Fader correcting the students' game, and went around the venue myself to experiment with a chunk of the concepts I learned during seminar. I got to experience every type or blueprint of dancer Fader outlined during class, including a 'lifer' who smacked me across the face with her weird ass purse for wasting 10 minutes of her time.
In the book "Incognito", a large portion of the introductory chapter talks about tennis players and how these said players respond to shots on the court that are well over 100 mph. Through thousands of past reference experiences and ingrained muscle memory, their brain have the ability subconsciously and instantaneously calculate where the ball will land even though the ball is travelling almost faster than the eyes can see. The above is the case for Fader when it comes to watching him game dancers. His able to see into the (social) 'matrix' is astounding, and his interaction with dancers and ability to control their reality is smooth like jazz or 25 year old scotch. One of the definite highlights of the night was standing next to him and watch while he shut down two dancers by berating them for over 10 minutes (indirectly framed the blond as prostitute when she wouldn't leave). In the middle of their retort, the best part was him walking away, and them watching him walk away while being greeted and hugged by another dancer he knew 10 seconds later. The expressions on their faces were priceless… as the look of hatred, turned into confusion, then jealousy, and finally good old attraction as their brain proceeded to short circuit. All in all, an excellent and fun night.
Debrief (Day 2):The second day of seminar began with a debrief of the night before. Fader spent around an hour and a half for all of the students going over questions, pros, cons, strategies, and areas for improvement. Major sets were talked about, and his observations and insights were attached on what could be done to improve. The following is a sample of notes taken during the debrief:
Weaknesses :: Problems that I exhibited throughout the night:
- My sub-communications were off beginning of the night; my facial expressions at times were too soft.
- Oftentimes would let the conversation lull, which sent the dancers back into 'stripper' mode.
- Did not move interactions forward, go for a number even though there were many windows of opportunity to escalate which the signs and signals I did not see especially on sets that went 30 – 40+ minutes or more.
- Not nearly enough push-pull or breakage of rapport; no emotional impact behind things I was saying.
Strengths :: Things I did well throughout the night:
- Jotted down notes on my phone after the end of every single interaction like an OCD person; recorded the length of time I spent with each, conversational topics, what I thought I did wrong or correctly.
- Good use of eye contact and open body language to create approach invitations from different parts of the venue to being the dancers over.
- Ran seated sets much more efficiently and better than standing ones near the bar.
- Was very somehow adept at opening the dancers up to the point where they would reveal their real names, talk about their past, family history, aspirations of what they would do once they or if they quit dancing, and other personal stories about themselves.
Seminar (Day 2): The second day of seminar covered all of the outer game tactics needed to be successful at picking up hired guns and dancers. A full breakdown of attraction and information on hired guns was discussed.
What makes students successful? :: Fader spent the beginning of the seminar after debrief talking about this topic. While He went back to all of his students he taught that were extremely successful in regular game and life, and boiled down a roadmap future students could use to achieve success. Items discussed within this roadmap include:
- Importance of forging an identity and planning out what you want the girl to know about yourself that defines you as a person to paint said identity.
- Having a specific plan that gets implemented on a daily basis.
- Why it is essential to do at least 50 random approaches a week to get good at pick up.
- Getting wings or finding peers who are as good as or better than you.
- Tracking results, visualization, testing ideas that seem impossible in field, and small chunking.
- How to not fall into the 'victim mentality', and much more.
Attraction :: Majority of day two was spent on attraction since having an extremely solid attraction game, while being able to deliver it in an 'high octane' fashion is an essential skillset that is required to be successful at picking up dancers and hired guns. The amount of material covered was rather massive, and breaking down each section would take up at least 3+ pages, thus here is a simple outline of what was covered:
- Teasing – This topic was covered in great detail. Four major mistakes in how people tease was explained alongside 8+ special categories teases were covered including old school NEG's that specifically modified for dancers. Examples were given for each class, and suggestions were given on how to develop your own material was given.
- Cold Reads – One of the requirements of being good at 'stripper' game is the ability to flawlessly integrate cold reads into conversation. Fader went over various ways on how to set them up, and discussed different vehicles of delivery for each type of cold read.
- Push Pull, Hot Cold – Having an emotional pull and effect on dancers (and very attractive women in general) is another major requirement to successfully picking them up. This module was spent on all things dealing with breaking / creating rapport and further managing a dancer's emotional state. In addition, the frequency, proper structure, timing / delivery, and different methods of injecting this skillset into the interaction was discussed.
- Story Telling – This was one of the most comprehensive modules on story telling I have encountered. By the end of it, I was pretty sure I had the tools to write out a film script Alfred Hitchcock style. Much time was spent on concepts such as proper integration and ratio of DHV spikes / open loops, extensive character development and themes, storytelling differences when employing different styles of game ('stripper' vs. regular vs. SNL etc.), and how best to ground your stories to make them relatable to the girl.
- Sexual Tension – Somehow (most likely due to my penchant for asking random questions at random times), the topic of lecture was steered toward 'sexual tension' and its relevance in 'stripper' game. Fader briefly discussed female sexual theory / history and went over 14 different ways to create sexual tension in alongside a 3 tier structure on how to compliment properly.
- Attraction Switches – We are the product of all of the combined experiences we have picked up throughout our lives. Each woman has her own blueprint on what she finds attractive in man. As such, Fader discussed all of the attraction switches dancers gravitated towards in depth. Over 10+ different categories of switches were discussed which from Fader's personal experiences were highly efficient and effective at hooking the dancer type blueprint.
Advanced Tactics :: For the final leg of the seminar, Fader went over advanced tactics that he had accumulated throughout the years to help extract a dancer out of the club environment much easier. Topics of discussion included:
- Full breakdown on how to seed for the pull, how to pull, and the best possible times for initiating a pull.
- Topics of conversation to avoid once you're out of the club with a dancer to avoid shooting yourself in the foot.
- The practicality and usefulness of throwing other dancers under the bus to create drama.
- Examples of 'super' NEGs one can use to make dancers cry if used correctly.
- How to manage dancers who are crying, shut down the crying, and using last resort hugs to mitigate them from wrecking the area.
- The proper time to deploy 'anti throw out' game alongside numerous tactics and strategies that can be used on the bouncers to keep oneself from getting thrown out for making dancers cry.
- Most efficient time during the interaction to 'get' the dancer's number.
Hired Gun Game :: For the last portion of the seminar, Fader outlined and gave a brief primer on strategies associated with 'hired gun' game which included tips and tricks for taking down bartenders, waitresses, and hooters girls. Topics of discussion included:
- How to prepare for and mitigate other bartenders who try to 'cock block' you.
- Social Circle vs. Hired Gun vs. Feeding Frenzy vs. Cold Approach (w/ caveats) styles of gaming, their differences, and when to use each style of game.
- Discussion of real vs. fake IOI's for waitresses and bartenders.
- Methods to quickly spike pre-selection in bartenders you're trying to take down.
- Specific routines effective in gaming Hooter's girls.
- How to introduce sexuality when interacting with hired guns or Hooters girls.
Infield (Day 2): Second night of infield took place at Spearmint Rhino's. I generally have high scale when it comes to a woman's physical appearance, and hot damn, every single girl at that place was gorgeous in addition to them being sharks with wicked game. Other than the women, for anyone future patrons, Rhino's also has ridiculously good quesadillas... definitely ended up dismissing a couple of dancers in the beginning as I was too busy basking in the deliciousness that were the quesadillas. Unfortunately, I only stated about 1.5 - 2 hours of the infield and left early due to falling sick. Within that time frame, I did get the pleasure to try and work over a ridiculously sexy and very cocky Australian.
The interaction went well over 30 minutes, a lot of banter ensued and the fervent use of the word 'cunt' was directed towards each other at numerous times. I'm sure I was able to bring her out of work mode, but due to my inexperience she took control of the conversation, started making fun of the other dancers, and proceeded to go on a rant on how she was the best and pretty much every single girl at the club was an amateur compared to her. Finally during the closing minutes of that set, when I refused to buy a dance, she imploded, started inquiring numerous times why I didn't find her attractive, and then proceeded to grab my crotch while calling me gay. Luckily, at that point I was delirious with fever and just smiled back at her when she finished throwing her tantrum, which pretty much caused her to go bat shit and storm off in a fury. The entire spectacle was hilarious and definitely the highlight of the night.
III. Concluding Thoughts
I would highly recommend anyone who wants to strengthen their game to take this workshop and start practicing 'stripper' game. It is fast paced, cut throat, brutal, and I absolutely loved it. During all of my interactions with dancers, it felt like I was walking on the thinnest of lines that would either leading to glory, or total annihilation. And while at my current skill level I wasn't able to do it consistently, at times it was blew my mind that I was somehow able entrap the dancers reality and full attention solely through the use of words once her 'stripper' personality was turned off.
During this weekend, I fortunately came to the realization that my skills for normal cold approach needed massive amounts of improvement. This workshop is 'advanced' for a reason, and to get exponential and instant improvement, I really think you need to have the fundamental skills such as teasing, qualification, storytelling, etc. down pat. I had no-where near the needed amount of reference experience, and missed many opportunities and windows of escalation (especially in two interactions where the dancers were practically telling me to take their number for later). Definitely felt like I was looking through frosted glass in many of my interactions.
In summary, the best of part of the workshop was getting blown out and just experiencing dancers run game on me. Especially at Rhino's, where I got to experience what it was like to get conversationally dominated, re-framed constantly, and got to examine the dancer's efficient and flawless use of physicality and sexuality to try to coax me out of twenties. All in all, a great weekend where I learned a lot not only from Fader, but the other students as well (what up Pentagon and J!). I know for sure Fader will only be teaching this workshop a maximum of 2 more times this year, and space will be limited, thus for all those interested, I would definitely grab the opportunity before the the flame flickers away forevermore.
Last edited by Fader; 10-10-2014 at 01:00 PM.
I cant believe this was 2 years ago. #rip the 2 day workshop but we had a great run while it lasted. I am not teaching that workshop anymore (I think the information is too valuable to give away) but I do teach 1 day workshops at SC & in NYC & Vegas.
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