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The mission of the Integrated Brain Health Clinical and Research Program (IBHCRP) at Massachusetts General Hospital is to advance clinical and research practice through development and testing of cutting-edge skills interventions with three main goals:
The IBHCRP carries out this mission through clinical care and research in direct partnership with patients. In addition, the IBHCRP provides integrated, multidisciplinary training for postdoctoral fellows, predoctoral clinical psychology interns, undergraduate interns and medical residents.
The IBHCRP also partners with primary and specialty care doctors, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists and genetic counselors to facilitate integrated, patient-centered care that suits the needs of each individual patient.
The IBHCRP provides clinical services to patients and their family caregivers. We also offer many opportunities for care through our ongoing clinical research programs. IBHCRP serves individuals anywhere on the spectrum of health to illness, including:
The brain is the most malleable organ of the body. It is the hub of emotions, behaviors, cognition, socialization and spirituality. The brain influences the development and progression of illness and determines how we cope with stress, injury or illness and defines quality of life and well-being. In turn, illness, coping styles, quality of life and well-being influence the brain.
Brain health encompasses all possible relationships between our minds, bodies, behaviors and environment.
The Integrated Brain Health Clinical and Research Program (IBHCRP) provides integrated clinical care either in person or virtually to patients who:
The IBHCRP also provides services to caregivers for patients facing a chronic illness or recovering from an acute injury or surgery.
My Healthy Brain is a 12-week program that teaches specific skills and strategies for optimizing and preserving brain health. During the program, you will learn about the connections between lifestyle behaviors, physical functioning, emotions and brain health, along with skills to help set and achieve healthy living goals that will last a lifetime.
Topics include:
Dates: Ongoing dates, contact us to learn moreLocation: 1 Bowdoin Square, Boston, MA
For more information, please contact the McCance Center for Brain Health Coordinator at 617-726-4881.
The skills taught in Individual Lifestyle Sessions will be tailored to meet your individual lifestyle needs. You will have two to six sessions with one of our psychologists.
Skills taught include in Stress Reduction Sessions include:
You will have two to six sessions with one of our psychologists.
The IBHCRP collaborates closely with a variety of programs within the Department of Psychiatry and across Mass General to provide timely clinical care.
Our collaborators include:
The Integrated Brain Health Clinical and Research Program (IBHCRP) at Mass General conducts clinical research consistent with our mission of optimizing health and well-being through brain health. Our research is funded by federal and foundation grants and through the generosity of donors who wish to advance brain health science and clinical care. If you wish to support our work, you can donate online.
We are currently enrolling participants in the clinical trials listed below.
Primary investigator: Ana-Maria VranceanuCo-investigator: Ethan LesterProject director: Sofia DiStefano Funding source: Department of Defense
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of two stress management programs tailored for patients with neurofibromatosis on multiple dimensions of quality of life, distress and pain.
For more information please contact Sofia DiStefano (email@example.com).
Primary investigator: Ana-Maria VranceanuCo-investigators: Ryan Mace and Ethan LesterProject director: Sofia DiStefano Funding source: National Institutes of Aging
The aim of this study is to adapt a mind-body intervention to target chronic pain in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We will conduct focus groups and use the information from the focus groups to develop 2 new programs for this population.
Primary investigator: Ana-Maria VranceanuFunding Source: National Institute of Nursing Research
The aims of this study are to examine the feasibility, credibility, satisfaction and proof of concept of the "Recovering Together"dyadic resiliency skills program in improving emotional distress in dyads of patients with acute neurological illness and their family caregivers.
For more information, please contact Melissa Gates (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Primary investigator: Ana-Maria VranceanuFunding source: Childrens' Tumor Foundation
The aims of this study are to establish the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a videoconferencing-based resiliency program in improving quality of life for adults with NF2 who are deaf.
Primary investigator: Ana-Maria VranceanuCo-Investigator: Jonathan GreenbergProject Director: Sofia DiStefanoFunding source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
The aim of this study is to adapt a mind-body intervention to increase physical activity among patients with chronic pain. We will then test the feasibility, credibility and acceptability of the mind-body intervention.
For more information please contact Ann Lin (email@example.com).
Primary investigator: Ana-Maria Vranceanu
The aims of this study are to examine the effects of a skills training program delivered via live videoconferencing and optimize recovery after orthopedic fractures.
Primary investigator: Ana-Maria VranceanuCo-investigator: Emily L. Zale, Jessica L. McCurleyProject director: Jessica L. McCurley
The aims of this study are to identify modifiable psychosocial risk factors for depression and post-traumatic stress in patients with stroke and their primary caregivers and to develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of a novel mind-body intervention for patient-caregiver pairs.
This study aims to identify predictors of depression, post-traumatic stress and quality of life among patients admitted to the Neuroscience ICU and their primary caregivers at three, six, 12 and 24 months post-ICU admission.
Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD, is the founder and director of the Integrated Brain Health Clinical and Research Program. She is also an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Vranceanu is the former director of behavioral health integration for the Behavioral Medicine Service at Mass General, where she led efforts to integrate behavioral health within primary and specialty medical practices. Dr. Vranceanu is a member of the Promotion Committee and Psychology Steering Committee within the Department of Psychiatry. She is the chair of the Pain Special Interest Group for the Society of Behavioral Medicine and serves as a board member for the Acoustic Neuroma Association. Dr. Vranceanu is an expert in developing, testing and integrating in person or live video brief skills interventions for patients, caregivers or patient-caregiver dyads, aimed at promoting recovery after injury and optimizing management of chronic illness. She founded and co-leads a mentoring group for junior women and mentors postdoctoral fellows within the Office for Women's Careers. She has over 120 publications, has edited one book and has served as the principal investigator on more than 10 federal or foundation research grants that developed and tested skills interventions delivered in-person or through virtual visits. In collaboration with her mentee Dr. Zale, Dr. Vranceanu developed the "Fundamentals of Behavioral Health Interventions" course through the Mass General Psychiatry Academy, which launched in October, 2017. Dr Vranceanu is faculty on a T32 Postdoctoral Training Program in Recovery and Restoration of CNS Health and Function.
Dr. Vranceanu emigrated from Romania as a genetics university student to pursue a career in psychology. In her free time, she enjoys running and being outdoors, preferably with her husband, son, and friends.
See Dr. Vranceanu's publications.
Clinical Research Program Manager
Sofia graduated from Boston University with a BA in health science and public health and received her master's degree in health and wellness management from Merrimack College. She is passionate about public health topics, including women's health, global health concerns, nutrition and environmental issues. She enjoys working on clinical research project management and hopes to work as a public health project consultant or in public health policy in the future.
In her spare time, Sofia loves taking spin, boot camp and barre classes. She enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Clinical Research Fellow
Jonathan Greenberg, PhD's work focuses on development of mind-body interventions for various clinical populations, as well as on the cognitive, affective and neural effects of mindfulness training. Dr. Greenberg is interested in mind-body approaches to treatment of chronic pain as well as in the mechanisms underlying the efficacy of mindfulness practice in treating and preventing depression, enhancing cognitive functioning, improving emotion regulation and promoting well-being.
He was awarded the AlterMed Research Foundation grant to study cognitive mechanisms of clinical improvement in depressed individuals. Dr. Greenberg's background is in clinical psychology and treating primarily individuals dealing with mood and anxiety related conditions. He has been personally involved in mindfulness practice since 2003 and has since integrated his interest in mindfulness into his clinical and academic work. In his free time, Dr. Greenberg enjoys spending time with his family and attending live music concerts.
Clinical Fellow in Psychology
Ethan G. Lester is a PhD candidate of clinical psychology at the University of North Texas in Denton. Ethan has served as a student clinician, a teaching fellow, and an academic advisor for his psychology department. He has taught eight semesters of adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and vipassana meditation to students and staff at the university. His master's thesis examined the acquisition of mindfulness meditation-based skills using behavior analytic research techniques (i.e., matching-to-sample task). His dissertation is examining the effects of mindfulness and acceptance-based practices for older adults using an experimental design.
Starting in the summer of 2017 until May of 2018, Ethan worked at Baylor University Medical Center conducting inpatient interventions and consult/liaison services, neuropsychological assessment for adults and older and brief outpatient psychotherapy. His current clinical interests include interventions addressing psychosocial adjustment to aging, health anxiety, neurological illnesses and the mood disorders that accompany and affect medical illnesses.
When Ethan is not working, he enjoys playing music, exercising, cooking, and spending time with his family. He is currently finding new ways of improving his bread making skills through trial and error learning.
Practicum Student
Ryan Mace is a clinical psychology doctoral candidate at Suffolk University in Boston. As a practicum student, he provides evidence-based psychotherapy for adults facing chronic conditions and comorbid mental illnesses. Ryan's research evaluates psychosocial interventions for dementia and identifies brain–behavior determinants of mental health. He has co-developed a system of screening instruments to optimize the assessment of mood and cognitive functioning with advancing age. Ryan is increasingly interested in the role of psychology in promoting positive lifestyle changes. His dissertation is an analysis of the brain health benefits of cardiovascular fitness in aging from a neuroimaging perspective.
The culmination of his research and clinical experiences have instilled a view of neurocognitive functioning as a "vital sign" in mental health, particularly for older adults. He hopes to advance clinical psychology research and practice by incorporating data science methods. In the meantime, you can find him cooking, running, weight lifting, and exploring New England.
Ann graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a BS in biopsychology. Ann's interests in mind-body medicine and integrated brain health include interrelations between neurobiology and behavior and the role of psychosocial factors in critical care medicine. She is interested in working with both patients and caregivers after traumatic injury or critical illness. Ann received an Undergraduate Research Award from the American Heart Association and is currently conducting a study investigating gender differences in resiliency and depression among caregivers of patients admitted to the Neuroscience ICU.
She hopes to integrate biopsychosocial aspects of recovery into healthcare and medicine and to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in health, especially in women and children. Ann intends to pursue a career in medicine, and is interested in specializing in neurology and/or pediatrics. She loves working with kids and served as a Strong Women Strong Girls college mentor helping to empower young women living in local underserved communities. In her spare time, she enjoys taking road trips, visiting national parks, dancing, kickboxing and attempting to cook.
Melissa graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA in psychology and minors in Spanish and family studies and human development. Melissa is interested in behavioral interventions, emotional distress and mind-body medicine. She is also interested in seeing how dyadic interactions influence health trajectories.
Melissa intends to apply to clinical psychology PhD programs for fall 2020, with the long-term goal of integrating her research into her clinical practice. In her free time, Melissa can be found traveling, going to concerts and sporting events, and trying new restaurants with friends. She enjoys yoga and Netflix binges.
Jennifer Ann Burbridge, PhD is a staff psychologist in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program in the Department of Psychiatry. She holds a faculty appointment as an instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Burbridge received her PhD from Washington University in St. Louis with a specialty in neuropsychology. She completed her clinical internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Mass General/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Burbridge also has a private practice in the greater Boston area focusing on CBT and behavioral medicine interventions for anxiety, depression, ADHD and related conditions. Her clinical and research interests include using CBT/behavioral medicine interventions with individuals who have neurological conditions, ADHD, as well as behavioral medicine interventions for women's reproductive health. Dr. Burbridge has been a psychologist at Mass General since 2006.
Michelle Jacobo, PhD, is the chief psychologist of the Inpatient Psychiatric Service and director of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program at Mass General. She is also the assistant director of training in the Psychology Internship Program and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and co-director of Mass General's Clinical Psychology Internship. She provides clinical services and supervision throughout the hospital and teaches mindfulness and DBT. Dr. Jacobo serves as a lead clinician on several research projects aimed at improving outcomes in medical patients. She also works in palliative care, helping residents and physicians work on resiliency training.
She collaborates with IBHCRP in two main ways: she is the clinical supervisor of the Neuro-ICU rotation as part of both the BMED and IBHCRP tracks and is a co-investigator on the Recovering Together program for dyads of patients with stroke and their informal caregivers.
Jamie Jacobs, PhD is a psychologist at Mass General Cancer Center and an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is currently conducting a study funded by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health to develop an intervention to improve symptom management, distress, and adherence to endocrine therapy for breast cancer survivors. She is also a co-investigator on a study testing a psychosocial intervention for caregivers of patients undergoing stem cell transplant. She teaches the Mind, Brain, Behavior seminar course "Fighting Cancer with the Mind" at Harvard University. Dr. Jacobs sees patients during treatment for cancer and cancer survivors for individual cognitive-behavioral therapy in the Psychiatric Oncology Service at the Mass General Cancer Center.
Lara Traeger, PhD, is a psychologist at the Mass General Cancer Center and the Behavioral Medicine Program, and an assistant professor in psychology at Harvard Medical School. She is the associate director of the Qualitative Research Unit and a member of the Cancer Outcomes Research Program. Dr. Traeger specializes in the care of adults with chronic medical conditions. Her research focuses on improving health behaviors and quality of life in adults affected by cancer. She also conducts research on stress and resilience in oncology clinicians. Dr. Traeger is a member of the psychology intern selection and training committees. She provides clinical supervision to psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows, and clinical research mentorship to interns, fellows and junior faculty.
Visiting Resident & Fulbright Scholar
Julia Blackburn is a resident in orthopaedics visiting from the UK for 6 months. She has a research MD and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to work with Dr. Vranceanu. Her study will look at a decision aid (DA) and mind-body skills intervention to improve pain and functional outcomes in patients with de Quervain's tenosynovitis (a condition causing wrist pain).
Julia enjoys walking and having hiked a small part of the Appalachian Trail in the White Mountains, is keen to explore more of the beautiful area of New England.
Pediatric Psychologist
Katia M. Canenguez PhD, EdM is a bicultural/bilingual (Spanish) pediatric psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at MassGeneral Hospital for Children and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical interests and expertise revolve around the practice of pediatric behavioral medicine. In her clinical work she has been actively involved in providing treatment for patients of diverse backgrounds afflicted with anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment issues, with comorbid medical conditions. Her research interests are in the areas of behavioral health disparities, resilience, community mental health, global health, evidence-based interventions to promote well-being, and research for policy change. Dr. Canenguez is interested in the intersection of health, mental health and education with a focus on developing evidence based effective prevention and intervention programs that are culturally sensitive.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, volunteering in youth programs (especially mentoring), and spending quality time with friends and family.
Grants Administrator
Alesandra Giuggio is a grants administrator at both McLean Hospital and Mass General. At IBHCRP she handles primarily pre-award administration.
Senior Lab Manager
Christina Kourkoulis primarily handles post-award administrations within IBHCRP, including administrative, safety, regulatory and financial duties.
Medical Student
Emma graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in neurobiology and behavior. She is currently an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School with plans to pursue a residency in neurology after graduation. Prior to starting medical school, Emma was immersed in the world of critical care neurology as a clinical research coordinator in a neurosciences ICU. Now, she is working to understand the psychosocial dynamics at play in the neurocritical care setting by studying emotional distress in patients with acute neurologic injuries and their family caregivers. She hopes to incorporate medical humanities, narrative medicine, and a biopsychosocial approach into her practice as a physician.
In her spare time, Emma can be found cycling, exploring the outdoors, visiting museums, reading fiction, and writing about life inside the hospital, life outside the hospital, and where those two worlds meet.
Visiting Research Psychologist
Jarry Porsius, PhD, has a PhD in medicine from the Vrije Universiteit in the Netherlands. He currently works on a project aimed at optimizing recovery in patients undergoing hip replacement surgery. He has expertise and interest in the nocebo effect, whereby people experience negative responses due to negative expectations of treatment. Jarry plans to spend one year in the US and is accompanied by his wife and young baby.
Gregory L. Fricchione, MD, is the Associate Chief of Psychiatry at Mass General and serves as the Gary Gottlieb, MD Partners HealthCare Chair in Global and Community Mental Health. He is also the director emeritus of both the Division of Psychiatry & Medicine and the Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship at Mass General, the founding director of the Chester M. Pierce Division of Global Psychiatry, and the Director of the Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine. Dr. Fricchione is also a Harvard Medical School professor of psychiatry in mind body medicine.
Dr. Fricchione collaborates with IBHCRP on mind body research in brain health.
Grant Iverson, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and the director of the MassGeneral Hospital for Children TM Sports Concussion Program. He also serves as the associate director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Program at Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program. Dr. Iverson is a licensed psychologist with a practice in neuropsychology. He is a leading proponent of a biopsychosocial model for conceptualizing both good and poor outcomes from mild traumatic brain injury in athletes, civilians, active duty military service members and veterans. He has published more than 370 articles, reviews and book chapters.
Dr. Iverson collaborates with IBHCRP on projects aimed at increasing brain health and quality of life in veterans, college students and general TBI patients through adaptations of the Toolkit for Optimal Recovery for the needs of these populations.
William Taylor Kimberly, MD, PhD, is the associate director of the Neuro-ICU and associate chief of the Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Medicine. Dr. Kimberly's research group studies metabolomic and neuroimaging biomarkers of stroke and cerebral edema. The overarching goal is to identify novel biomarkers and candidate therapeutic targets for secondary brain injury. A key focus is to design and conduct multicenter clinical studies targeting brain edema, applying biomarkers to probe pharmacologic mechanisms and guide the development of novel therapeutic agents in stroke.
Dr. Kimberly collaborates with IBHCRP on projects focused on using metabolomics methodology to identify a biomarker for risk for PTSD in caregivers of patients admitted to the Neuro-ICU.
Karestan Koenen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She does research and teaches trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She is particularly interested in how genes shape risk for PTSD. She investigates how trauma and PTSD influence weight gain and alter long-term physical health, including chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes. She also documents the global burden of trauma and PTSD through her work with the World Mental Health Surveys. Dr. Koenen's work uses research findings to advocate for evidence-based prevention of PTSD and response to trauma survivors, particularly victims of sexual violence.
Dr. Koenen collaborates with IBHCRP on projects focused on prevention of chronic PTSD among patients with critical illness and their caregivers.
Ron Kulich, PhD is a professor of psychology at Tufts Medical School. He is also a clinical psychologist and has responsibilities including development and management of opioid risk assessment protocols for the Mass General Pain Center and Facial Pain/Headache Center at Tufts School of Dental Medicine. He dedicates his clinical time to the evaluation and treatment of patients with persistent pain conditions, with activities that include screening and psychological evaluation for chronic opioid therapy, screening for interventional procedures and cognitive behavioral interventions. Therapeutic goals include improvement in patient coping skills, maximizing adherence and managing disability associated with chronic pain. Dr. Kulich coordinate a time-limited educational pain group program, focusing on short-term, cost-effective strategies for the management of pain.
Dr. Kulich collaborates with IBHCRP on project aimed at developing and testing nonpharmacological treatments for patients with chronic pain.
Eric Macklin, PhD, works in the Mass General Biostatistics Center and has an academic appointment in the Harvard Medical School Department of Medicine. His work focuses on biostatistical aspects of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disease research and on the development, design and analysis of clinical studies evaluating complementary and alternative medicine. His current work in neurology includes serving on the executive committee for the Parkinson Study Group, as study statistician/steering committee member for clinical trials in Parkinson's disease and as lead statistician for clinical trials in ALS, autism and Down syndrome.
Dr. Macklin is a biostatistician collaborator with IBHCRP on several projects focused on improving outcomes for patients with chronic pain, critical illness and neurofibromatosis.
Jessica L. McCurley, MPH, is a PhD candidate at the San Diego State University/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. As a doctoral student, she completed an MPH with a concentration in epidemiology at San Diego State University. She is interested in developing interventions to improve psychosocial adjustment to chronic medical and neurological illness and to prevent and manage chronic cardiometabolic conditions. Jessica completed her dissertation in Tijuana, Mexico, has expertise in cultural issues in health, and now works to reduce socioeconomic and ethnic/racial disparities in healthcare. During her graduate training, Jessica received a predoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular epidemiology and received a Fogarty Global Health Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. She received additional funding from the University of California Global Health Initiative of the Americas and Fogarty International.
In her spare time, Jessica loves hiking, biking, yoga, being in nature and traveling. Prior to coming to Mass General, Jessica worked in Guatemala, Tennessee, Washington, DC, and California.
David Ring, MD, PhD, is associate dean for comprehensive care and professor of surgery at the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Ring was professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School and chief of hand surgery at Mass General. His interests include trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction in the arm, quality and patient safety, common arm illnesses and psychosocial aspects of arm illness. Dr. Ring has increased the appreciation for both nontechnical skills in orthopaedic surgery and the psychological and sociological influences on musculoskeletal illness.
Dr. Ring collaborates with IBHCRP on projects aimed at improving care for patients with orthopedic illness.
Jonathan Rosand, MD, MSc is a co-director and co-founder of the Mass General Institute for Brain Health, professor of neurology at Harvard, the J. P. Kistler chair in neurology and a neurologist at Mass General, where he is chief of the Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology. A clinician-scientist with expertise in prevention of cerebrovascular diseases and preservation of brain function following stroke and brain injury, he brings the most advanced techniques of personalized medicine to his practice. In his laboratory within the Mass General Center for Human Genetic Research, Dr. Rosand directs a world-class research program in genetics that continues to discover new genes that influence susceptibility to and recovery from stroke.
Dr. Rosand collaborates with IBHCRP on projects aimed at improving brain health for patients at risk for brain diseases or those who are recovering from brain disease.
Rudy Tanzi, PhD, is the director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit and vice chair of Neurology at Mass General. He is the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School. He co-discovered the first Alzheimer's disease genes and directs the Alzheimer's Genome Project. Dr. Tanzi has published over 500 papers, received the Metropolitan Life Award, Potamkin Prize, Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award and was on the 2015 Time 100 Most Influential People in the World list. He has co-authored the bestsellers "Super Brain" and "Super Genes" with Dr. Deepak Chopra.
Dr. Tanzi collaborates with IBHCRP on developing novel methods to improve brain health across the lifespan.
Emily L. Zale, PhD is project director on two federally-funded clinical trials testing mind-body skills interventions for patients with neurofibromatosis and chronic pain. During her doctoral training at Syracuse University, she was awarded a National Research Service Award by the NIH, and her research has received recognition from the American Psychological Association and the Society for Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Zale is interested in conducting clinical translational research and developing novel psychosocial interventions that can be applied in medical practices. She utilizes a biopsychosocial approach to understanding health and well-being, with an emphasis on incorporating cognitive-behavioral and mind-body skills into treatments for all patients. Dr. Zale's areas of expertise include tobacco smoking and prescription opioid use among persons with chronic pain; optimizing recovery after injury—including TBI, stroke and orthopedic fracture—and lifestyle changes for optimal health.
In her spare time, Dr. Zale is an avid CrossFitter and enjoys Olympic weightlifting. She also loves listening to podcasts – everything from news and educational shows, to advice columns and comedy.
The Integrated Brain Health Clinical and Research Program accepts one intern each year in the Integrated Brain Health elective within the Internship in Clinical Psychology at Mass General.
Mass General's predoctoral internship in Clinical Psychology is open to matriculated doctoral students enrolled in clinical or counseling psychology programs. The internship helps develop professional psychologists who exemplify the scientist-practitioner model and offers interns seven different tracks of specialization.
Successful interns may transition into a T32 Postdoctoral Training Program in Recovery and Restoration of CNS Health and Function under Dr. Vranceanu's mentorship.
Learn more about the internship
The Integrated Brain Health Elective provides interns with both clinical and research training. This elective is designed to launch careers in psychology with a focus on the integration of mind, brain, body and behavior through comprehensive, multidisciplinary training.
Learn more about the elective
The mission of the Integrated Brain Health Clinical and Research Program is to advance clinical and research practice by developing and testing cutting-edge skills interventions. We work toward reaching our goals of preserving brain health and preventing chronic illness while also optimizing management of chronic illness and promoting recovery after injury or surgery as it relates to brain health.
We work to improve the lives of patients through our research and clinical care.
Your charitable donations can help us reach these goals. We appreciate donations of any size. These contributions help us reach our mission to improve the lives of our patients through cutting edge research and clinical care.
If you wish to support our work, you can donate online.
For clinical services, including new appointments, please call the Mass General Psychiatry Access Line and request an appointment with a provider in the Integrated Brain Health Clinical and Research Program.
Psychiatry Access Line: 617-724-7792
One Bowdoin Square, 1st Floor, Suite 100Boston, MA 02114
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What. The. #%@*.
If business hasn't already ground to a halt due to this free-falling economic crisis, it surely is slowing rapidly in the waning weeks of 2008 and the imminent onslaught of the holiday season.? But just because none of us can afford to travel, buy gifts for our loved ones, or even ship the re-gifts we've scrounged from the back of the closet, it seems as though the world at large has been nipping the egg nog a little more often than usual.? Scapegoating and a crashed fighter jet, a prison sentence that some are calling long overdue, corruption (rather: more corruption) in the state of Illinois, heinos terrorism in Mumbai, while through it all our lame duck president has become lamer and our beacon of change is stagnant. WTF.
Here in California two recent stories have found a near-permanent loop on the lower-third ticker tape.? The first is that of the fate of Los Angeles Schools Supt. David Brewer agreeing to have his contract bought out by the state, effectively removing him from his position.? LA County schools have most certainly had their share of hardships — steadily increasing class sizes, a gross lack of funding, and declining test scores over the past ten years — but LA County schools have also begun to turn around in more recent years.? However, Supt. David Brewer's lack of such intangibles as being able to deal with the media, the beauracracy, or instill hope for the schools in the public has placed him in a position to be removed from his post.? This quote from the Los Angeles Times explains that Brewer does not want to turn this into a racially driven argument:
"As an African American, I've experienced my share of discrimination," he told reporters, school board members and district employees Monday. "I know what it looks like, smells like, and the consequences."
"Although this debate is disconcerting and troubling, it must not become an ethnic issue. When adults fight, it can manifest itself in our children," said Brewer, the district's second African American superintendent. "This must not become an ethnic or racial battle that infests our schools, our campuses, our playgrounds. This is not about settling an old score; this must be about what is best for every LAUSD student."
However, many civil rights activists are crying foul, saying Brewer is being used as a scapegoat, that a decade's worth of problems can not be expected to be solved overnight, that one's race can not be overlooked.? I suppose it really is one step forward, two steps back.
A more tragic story occured Monday when a disabled F/A-18D fighter jet crashed and exploded in a residential area in San Diego.? After losing power to one engine and then losing power completely, the pilot ejected safely from the spiraling plane.? Upon impact with the ground, the jet ignited into a massive fireball, destroying two homes and killing a grandmother, mother, and young child.? Another child is still missing.? The Marine Corps. has yet to comment on further details of the malfunction.
OJ Simpson became plastered on the news once again, thirteen years to the day since his heavily-debated acquittal.? This time, Simpson was tried and found guilty on 12 charges, conspiracy to commit a crime, robbery, assault and kidnapping with a deadly weapon stemming from a September 13, 2007, incident at Las Vegas' Palace Station hotel and casino garnering him a sentence of up to 33 years in prison and the possibility of parole after 9.? Although the Honorable Judge Jackie Glass stated that the circus of thirteen years ago played no part in either her or the jury's conviction, it's hard to imagine something as ingrained in the public consciousness could not play some part.? Simpson's apology was heartfelt and laden with emotion, but it was brushed aside by Judge Glass who simply stated the sentence without much regard for the emotion.? Of course, protestors and denouncers alike gathered outside the Nevada courthouse, and for some Simpson got what had been thirteen years coming, for others, well, he's still just a victim.? However, it turns out that the evidence did fit this time around.
The appalling acts of terrorism seen in Mumbai from November 26th to the 29th are still being sorted out.? Although many signs are pointing to Pakistan as the terrorists' country of origin, the evidence remains far less than concrete.? This trajedy continues to unfold its gloom, an attack killing at least 188 people and injuring at least another 290.
And most recently in the wave of WTF inducing events is the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich of the state of Illinois.? This morning, at around 6:30 AM Blagojevich was taken into FBI custody after wire taps in his home and campaign office led to enough evidence for corruption charges.? Most horrific of the alleged corruption charges involves the selling of the Senate seat vacated by President-Elect Barack Obama.? Illinois has long been said to be the most corrupt state in the U.S., and it's stories like this that continue to solidify its position as such.? Perhaps the look and feel of Chicago came in second when Christopher Nolan, director of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, chose to use the city as the location of the notoriously corrupt (and fictional) city of Gotham.? Perhaps it was the very real political seediness that made the decision a no-brainer.
And all the while the economy continues to be volatile, bail-outs are being proposed and given and denied, even the Screen Actors Guild is on the verge of strike in Hollywood.? Is there any good news?? Well, at least the rapper Common feels that Barack Obama will help to change the face of hip-hop — a face showing a more positive outlook with more hopeful themes.? That's good news, right?? How about the gas prices?? They're approaching a five-year low!? Good news?? Good news is hard to find when so much of the 24 hour news cycle is dominated by WTF inducing stories.? My suggestion: turn it off for a while, enjoy the holidays, enjoy your family, friends, fellow humans.? Make your own good news, because the world at large sure isn't going to without all of us pitching in.? Happy holidays, all.Tags: current events, politics, world affairs


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Pause and Feel – Volume One: A True Connection
"Patience is also a form of action" – Auguste Rodin
"Do you teach Vinyasa?" the tourist asked me, as she entered my tropical island yoga studio – my labour of love, custom-built from the ground up. I replied, "Well, the word Vinyasa simply means, CONNECTION, so in essence, I am practicing Vinyasa right now, standing here talking to you, simply by the act of breathing and being conscious and appreciative of it. There is a connection of my lungs expanding and contracting. There is a connection of my heart pumping blood in and out, therefore I am alive". This response was met with a blank stare. Although there are definitive styles of yoga I have studied and can trace a distinct lineage of my teachers, I really do not like to qualify what "type" of yoga I teach with trendy buzzwords, so I use the very broad term "Hatha", which is on all my promotional materials. The tourist then said, "I've never practiced Hatha Yoga before". I explain, "Well, Hatha simply means the body – the cuerpo – so if you have practiced any type of yoga that utilizes and moves your body then you have practiced Hatha Yoga". For the record I teach $6 drop-in yoga classes, so I see no need to negotiate what I have to offer. You either want it or you do not. Give it a try and it is guaranteed to blow your mind. What do you have to lose? $6 and a little over an hour of your time. My list of qualifications and the teachers/paths I have studied under are found on my teacher biography here, if anyone cares to dig deeper into what "type" of yoga I teach.
What the tourist above was really asking me is do I teach a fast-moving, fast-flowing, hard-core, "power" yoga. No. I do teach a very powerful class where the core-muscles are quite engaged, yet here is the paradox – to truly get into your essence and to truly connect with yourself, one needs to PAUSE and FEEL. In today's fast-paced society where every human whim and pleasure seems to be derided by a sense of instant gratification, when one is forced to pause and feel, it can be uncomfortable. People who are coming from a "rat-race" way of living, come down here to this slow-paced Caribbean island and crave the fast "Vinyasa" because it is nothing more than a distraction from themselves and considered nothing more than a "work-out", seeking superficial results. There is no time to pause and feel. There is no time to hear your breath, or feel your heart beat. When one is moving so fast, one gets to mentally DISCONNECT which, for me is the opposite of yoga. Yoga means to unite, or to yoke, with one's true self, so to truly unite with yourself, one needs to pause and feel. Embrace the paradox – the balance of effort and surrender. That is life.
One can pause and feel in the most challenging of poses (asanas). When one is in a pose, even the most seemingly "simple" pose, one can go very DEEP. With optimal alignment I can instruct you into a let's say "downward facing dog" that will leave you with sore muscles the next morning. One of the reasons I show my body is that…well, not only is it very hot and humid where I live, and the feeling of little clothing just feels freeing, is that at age 46, I feel my body is my best advertisement for the yoga that I teach, when people are looking for just the superficial benefits (the benefits go a lot deeper then superficial appearance, but let's face it – visual is usually the first impact on people). For tourists half my age to even be doubtful that I can give them an effective practice, look at my body. Does it look like I am not getting enough core strength? Does it look like I do not have muscle? Conversely, does it look like I am not flexible? Fifteen years ago I was thirty pound heavier than I am now, on this 5'4″ frame – quite a bit heavier, so do not even assume this body comes naturally. I work for it…and all I do is practice comparatively "slow" yoga. I absolutely do nothing else (unless you count creating recipes, reading books, listening to music, or watching Netflix as activities). I don't run, I don't bicycle, I don't lift weights, I don't surf. All I do is this and I am content. There is no need to drive, drive, drive…push, push, push. If I never get into a handstand in the middle of the room I do not feel my life is any less complete either.
Actually, now that I write this, I realize that literature, music, and watching the British Version of "Netflix" ARE activities for my learning post-brain-injury. Words, language I have had to teach myself again, and still to this day, over two years after my near-death experience, I have difficulty following a train of thought reading or watching something. Talk about humbling – when my Kindle Fire tells me I am reading at "learning to read" rate, and then even eventually turns itself off because I stare at a page so long. Music, singing along to lyrics I learned decades ago, practicing harmony, helps jog my lack of memory since my accident. Music connects me to memory, the past, as a fair amount of amnesia has occurred (I measure this my significant anecdotes my family tells that I have absolutely no recollection of). Whereas watching TV Shows such as my latest addiction Stephen Fry's "QI" is educational, yet in a funny, not boring way, which connects me to the present. Which takes more discipline, effort and hence the greater reward? – physical activity or re-wiring the brain? Ha. And the tourists say they want "power". My memory impairment thankfully has kept in tact all the yoga teacher training I did up until my accident, but sadly the juicy, fun, new stuff that I spend a lot of money, time, travel and effort into learning (Sridaiva Yoga if you're interested) is forgotten. Thankfully my teachers are posting videos that help to jog the memory and with each successive workshop, muscle memory takes shape. I travel to Europe for these workshops, as traveling back to the States seems like a regression of sorts. Travel to new lands/cultures is in itself a learning, growing, brain-enhancing experience.
Does one "do" yoga? No, one practices yoga. It is a life-long practice of curiosity of oneself, and getting to know oneself. It's becoming self-aware…a blossoming of sorts. Turning inwards, seeing oneself – both dark and light – and learning to love and have compassion for oneself. This is a life-long journey, where we are all students until the day we die. THIS is why I yearly go to study under my teachers. It is not like we ever reach a point where we are "masters" of life. To pause and feel means embracing a certain amount of humility. Turn inwards, be humble, recognize that the fact that there is breath and blood pumping through your body at as faster rate, while you are in that strong pose, is the universe manifesting itself in you, and that is something worthy of AWE. Yes, you simply standing there, engaging your core, with soft skin, with your spine in an optimal position, your feet to the earth, with your head slightly titled upwards gazing upwards – this is a reason to be awestruck. You yourself connect Earth and Sky. Yes, I can teach you how to do it so that even standing will kick your ass, if that is what you want. Yet, how many people have the patience to even stand still these days, without the crutch of a smart-phone to look into? When life is minimalized into so many characters per "tweet" or text-message, how many people will have the patience to read this entire article? What is the breath of your scope of vision? Maybe it's time to broaden horizons. To feel part of something bigger than yourself is somehow liberating. Snorkeling is one activity I do enjoy, yet I hardly get the chance to do, ironically giving that I live in an archipelago. The reason I love snorkeling is one truly does get to feel part of something bigger than oneself – the vast ocean, at home with the marine life, and all you hear is your own breath.
Here is the beauty of yoga and connection. It always, invariably transfers off of the mat and into our daily lives. On the mat we put ourselves into challenging poses, learn to be in them and with each breath there in an expansion. To be able to keep from falling over we need to engage our core. Therefore to be in a pose requires not only strength, but a softness…an openness. When in a challenging, strong pose, often the most effort goes into maintaining a calm facial expression, and a relaxed jaw. If we can react with calm acceptance to even falling on our arse, onto the mat during yoga class gracefully, then this is often an indicator of how we react out in the "real world" to difficult circumstances. Do we curse, shout, get angry and shake our fist at the sky…..or do we accept we are human, be grateful that we have learned where our "edge" is, get back up and try again? One can not be afraid of making a fool of oneself. We all fall – it's human. How we get up is the key to even attempting to figure out this mystery of how to traverse this life with a relative amount of dignity. This is why it is called "practice" because every single day there is a new "edge". The very definition of "Flow" is that you can never step in the same river twice. Every day we give it our fullest potential, whatever that is on any given day. When you take time to pause and feel, and really listen not only to the cuerpo (the body, muscles, bones, etc.) but to your emotional/mental state, check your mood, then you become more aware of yourself. Aware of your capacity to grow, to be enhanced, to tap into your pure state of awesomeness. Aware of your capacity to be courageous. Aware of your willingness to look like a fool, and not care. Aware of your strength and flexibility. Most importantly aware of the compassion you so desperately deserve. Perhaps this loving acceptance and compassion is not something you were given as a child. Does that mean we should be resigned to a life without it forever? Should we keep punishing and shaming ourselves forever, and living in a state of guilt and self-blame for traumas we've incurred? Or should we take the bold, not always easy, step to learn how to give forgiveness and love to ourselves, and then armed with that gift, we are even more powerful when we give loving acceptance and compassion to an other.
Take time to turn inside and learn to love what you see. Easier said than done, I know, I know all too well – again this is why it is a life-long quest. Anyone seeking instant gratification is going to be disappointed. In an era when faster is better, it is all the more needed to slow down. One can slow down and still be powerful and effective. The faster one moves on the mat, I would remiss if I did not point out, the more likelihood of injury. With fast motions on the mat, one doesn't have time to really focus on optimal alignment of the body, or feel if one is pushing too hard or opening too much. Injury can occur if one does not pause and really feel what the fuck is going on. Again, this transfers off the mat and into life. I see a lot of injuries walk in my door, from various sports. It is not to say those sports are "bad", but without mindful awareness injury is likely to occur. There is no real health-care on this island so all the more reason to take care of ourselves.
You can apply this to your mental state as well – when one is constantly mindlessly moving forward the next goal, or conversely numbing oneself from feeling by using alcohol or other substances that keep one from really feeling, then we are likely to get ourselves into reckless situations that end up causing us grief in the long-run. This is what is key – the long-run, even if you were to die tomorrow. What is the point of pushing oneself so hard, you're going to be injured and have pain for the rest of your life? I have injuries from my exotic-dancing days (hips and knees injured). In that job, for five years, I pushed my physical and mental limits, and numbed myself with Vicodin to get through a working day/night – this was obviously not healthy. I do not regret that job – it taught me a lot, and yes, that job went to build my yoga studio and current dream job, but I have permanent injuries as a result dancing that hard. Yoga manages the injuries to a point I am actually physically pain-free now (and Vicodin free). Only if/when I push myself beyond my limits on the mat, do the injuries flare up. When they do flare up, I don't curse them (anymore – there were times I cried into my mat) – I simply accept them now, and have learned where my "edge" is, and therefore am more in-tuned as to how to play that delicate edge.
Connection in interpersonal relationships is an ongoing exploration, as well. In dealing with family and friends, are you quick to react in the same conditioned way you have your whole life? Or are you willing to explore patterns that have been buried in the subconscious in an effort to experience something higher, something deeper, something more meaningful? Are you able to set healthy boundaries (being able to say no to negative influences), at the same time be open-minded to new, positive possibilities?
In sexuality, this same notion of to pause and feel can also be applied. Hey, of all people I admit, in the past I have been "fast". Thanks to my natural state of paranoia I have made it through three decades of sexual activity without an unwanted pregnancy or an STD, however my otherwise reckless abandon has led me into some very precarious situations in the past, in ways that were not honoring myself. Hurtful situations. Toxic situations. Complicated situations. Even quite dark, dangerous, life-threatening situations. These were hard, yet great, learning experiences, as they taught me what I no longer want or deserve. When I woke up from a coma, in the very "third world" hospital wearing nothing but a diaper, having no identification, no money, no phone, jewelry stripped of me, and no family around me, it changed my view on how I need to treat myself. Now, after all this time, managing of the depths of depressions, to have tasted something sweet when it comes to a loving sexual relationship with another person, I have no tolerance for anything less.
We see in Hollywood movies new lovers rush into each other – quite contrived and faking it – rushing, grinding, banging up against the wall as soon as they see each other. I think this is what society deems as "passion", and yes, that has it's place. I do still love me some kink and some up-against-the-wall on occasion. However, now, for me to reach that point, it takes time to really connect with someone, to learn how to love myself and then another, and only THEN be able to truly appreciate some heated no-holds-barred sex. There is a level of trust and understanding that needs to occur before true freedom arises. Take time, in bed, to pause, and really look, feel, listen, taste, touch, smell – utilize all your senses in order to truly appreciate the connection between you and your lover. Yes, people who cleanly TASTE better. I now treat my body like a temple with whatever I allow to go into either end – only the best will do, because at long last, I deserve it.
It is no coincidence that at age 46, that after reaching some level of self-acceptance and going through some severe growing pains with my partner and I getting to know each other, that I was able to "achieve" my first vaginal orgasm. No I will not say "achieve" like it is some illustrious goal. We need to move away from this goal-oriented pursuit of life. I will say "experience". I am grateful I got to experience my first vaginal orgasm this year and I do believe with 100% conviction that it was a result of what I have learned about myself on the yoga mat. Being able to attain that balance of courage and vulnerability. Of strength and flexibility. Taking time to feel one's breath and beating of heart with the magnificence of awe. Of being with oneself – in the dark and the light – and coming out the other side more self-aware and full of compassion. To be humble enough to recognize one's partner also deserves love, respect, understanding and compassion is also a very big endeavour….a ongoing exploration of body, mind and spirit. Two bodies vibrating and pulsating as one. My lover and I live on separate continents, yet I feel more connected and in "relationship" than ever before. THIS is true CONNECTION. This is true growth and transformation for the higher. This is true "Vinyasa". Is it fast and easy? No. Is the patience and practice worth it? YES.
If you – male or female – are interested in learning how to go about this, or want to learn a deeper level of self-acceptance, or simply have an objective, non-judgmental ear to listen to you, or a shoulder to cry on (so to speak), I do offer professional, private nude-yoga lessons either in my studio, or viaSkype. However the focus in on YOU, as it should be for any yoga class. Same with the massage I offer. The focus is you, not me. It is your time to receive. Your time to share deepest secrets and/or fears in order to release them. No shame. It is YOUR time to pause and feel…yourself.


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The mayoral election in Sochi on April 26 marks a serious turning point in Russian politics. This contest is already proving to be more public, more intense and more competitive than the perfunctory, lackluster regional and municipal elections held nationwide on March 1.
Sochi is a key site on the Russian political landscape. Not only is it the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but it also essentially serves as the summer capital city for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Both Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev have focused many of their personal projects on Sochi, and they frequently hold meetings and negotiations in Sochi. What's more, Sochi is the site of the Kuban Economic Forum, second in status only to the St. Petersburg forum.
Sochi is entangled in problems. Local authorities are miffed over government land grabs to put up buildings and sites for the Olympics, and this has caused prices to climb even higher in what was already an expensive city. Not only has the crisis hurt Oleg Deripaska and Vladimir Potanin, both of whom already had big investment projects in Sochi, it has also cut heavily into the Sochi businesses built around the tourist industry. Adding to the problems, local authorities can't work in unison to address the city's economic problems.
Sochi has had four mayors in the past year alone. The game of musical chairs began one year ago when Mayor Viktor Kolodyazhny was appointed as president of the Olimpstroi state corporation, charged with managing the city's development projects for the Olympics. Taking his place was Vladimir Afanasenkov, who was hastily elected in June and then stepped down in October, citing health reasons. Afanasenkov left amid heated conflicts between municipal, regional and federal authorities over the mismanagement of Olympic projects.
After Afanasenkov's departure, it took the authorities a long time to announce the city's new election. But it was not possible to carefully orchestrate the election the way that the authorities did a year ago. Moscow's handpicked candidate, who received 85 percent of the vote, competed against the local Communist Party leader only -- and a couple of unknowns who were thrown in to make the race look more legitimate.
But in this mayoral election, opposition leader Boris Nemtsov announced his candidacy. A host of other colorful figures from show business, sports and politics also threw their hats in the ring -- although most of them dropped out in the past few weeks. This includes Andrei Bogdanov, the former head of the now-defunct Democratic Party of Russia, who quit on Monday, and billionaire and opposition candidate Alexander Lebedev, whose candidacy was ruled invalid by a Sochi court.
The authorities would have had difficulty annulling Nemtsov's candidacy since his registration fell under the old election law, which allows a candidate to register by leaving a security deposit with the election authorities. Nonetheless, Nemtsov was denied the opportunity to rent space for stump speeches, and he had trouble buying advertising space in local newspapers. Furthermore, his campaign brochures were seized by the police under questionable pretexts.
The Sochi election campaign has already set a political precedent in Russia. It is certain that the United Russia's candidate will win, but the authorities must still play by different rules now than they did only a few months ago. This campaign has shown that public politics are returning to Russia and that competition -- both from the opposition and from within the party of power -- is becoming more intense.
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My Hub World
Hi there, my name is Thomas. And I'm going to talk about the hub space in my mind. This might be a bit difficult to explain but try your best to follow along and understand.
The Me's:
The Hub space in my mind is an area of what I've thought up for a while, but the area itself was only created this year. I mostly go there to hangout with the alternate versions of myself, of which there are many.
These alternate versions of me are created by putting myself in already made up worlds of fiction. For example, if I was in Spongebob, I could make myself a turtle or even a squid. And over time I could change or improve my character. So since I know a lot of fiction worlds, you can guess that there's a lot of me to go around.
The ones that I associate with the most are the first three I've ever made who are also the strongest of them all. I'll start with the 3rd, then the 2nd, and lastly the 1st. (I want to save the best for last.)
The third one is based off of the YouTube series "RWBY". I've given him the name, Thomas Schnee. We will call him Schnee for now. In the world of RWBY, there are creatures known as Grimm. Their goal in life is to kill all humans. To combat against them, people were taught how to unlock very special abilities within them and were given the name "Hunters". Schnee wants to be the strongest Hunter so he can impress his dad and his eldest sister. And with what he's been through and what he's achieved, he deserves that title.
The second one is based off of a very mature anime "Kill La Kill". This one goes by my name, Thomas, so we'll call him Five because of his nickname, "The Five Star Student".
The story takes place in a school named Honnoji Academy, which is where Five attends. During his time there he receives a Goku Uniform. These uniforms give special powers to whoever wears them. Later that same year, a girl named Ryuko comes for the Council President, Lady Satsuki, who she accuses of killing her dad. During that time, Five tries to help Ryuko any way he can.
The first and final one is a combination of multiple series but is mostly based off of "Steven Universe". For this guy, we'll call him Turquoise, Turk for short. Turk is the most powerful of all the three and the whole Hub alone. He has magical alien powers that he received at the age of ten and has used them to defeat corrupted alien monsters. Turk is also the leader of his own team, "The Crystal Gems'.
These three were the first alternate versions of myself that I've made and are proud of. There are many more versions of me, but I think it's time to talk about the Hub itself.
The Hub:
When you enter The Hub, it looks relatively like a mall with a circle in the middle. All the walls, floors, and pillars are completely white, except for the circle in the middle with a four-angled white star over a red circle. There are three separate floors. The bottom/main floor is where all the food and beverages are, including all the fictional ones. It mainly has all the food and drinks that I like. The second floor contains areas to visit such as a theater, a zoo, a gaming lodge, a ski resort, even an island paradise/beach. The second floor also contains galleries of different kinds of objects such as weapons, clothes, and even music.
The third floor is considered to be the grand floor because of its only room, "The Battle Room." In the Battle Room, different versions of me and fictional characters from other worlds fight because fighting to them is exciting and it is great entertainment to the other Thomas's. The arena and the other opponents are all randomized and chosen from different worlds so the fights will always be entertaining and different. If someone were to supposedly die, they'd respawn to get another chance to win. In fact, no one can die in The Hub at all. The closest thing to dying is to be forgotten by their creator, me.
- Thomas, age 16


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For those who can't download the plugin. It seems that certain DNS providers are not able to correctly resolve DNS for http://www.komplex.com.au/. Try setting Google Public DNS (18.104.22.168) as your alternative DNS provider; this helped me. See guide here: http://code.google.com/intl/en/speed/public-dns/
Please, stop saying it is fixed. The download server is broken now, and has been broken for many months. It filters out certain IPs (no idea on what principle) and replies with 404. The fact that you can download it doesn't mean that I can download it (yes, I checked it few seconds ago, again, as I have been doing for few months already). The only viable solution is to mirror the plugin somewhere else.
Download link still doesn't work. Can anyone finally make another mirror for this package? I've been trying to get it for few months already, without any success! "www.komplex.com.au cannot be found" error, doesn't matter what browser or download manager I use. Maybe it filters out certain countries IPs?
Can you, please, make a mirror for the package? Soon it will be a month since I began attempts to download it...
Trying to download it, but "www.komplex.com.au not found". Is there any mirror?


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My mom is so wonderful and created welcome bags that were placed in each of our rooms full of things that would come in handy throughout the week!
We can't, nor will we ever, smile at the same time...someone always has to have a face and it's usually the one on the left.
Forever is not long enough with this sweet boy! He was constantly making us laugh and has figured out exactly how to be the center of our attention.
My sisters and I always create friendship bracelets on our vacations. It is a tradition that we have had since our first beach trip when I was in elementary school. My mom probably started it because it would distract us for hours in the long car ride, but, almost 20 years later, we still end up with an arm full of bracelets by the end of the week.
This year my aunt and uncle came to stay for a few days and brought glass to create mosaics.
We went kayaking in the ocean and on the bay, which proved to be rather dangerous as the many bruises will show...we can't do anything half way.
Family vacations are the perfect opportunity to rest, relax, and reconnect. As we get older, we spend less time playing together and {for some reason} focus more on work and grown-up things than enjoying each other. A good vacation will create memories, a lot of laughter, and remind us of the precious things in life -- family. What is your favorite vacation memory?


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Chess And Your Macintosh
January 12th, 2000
This week we show how your Macintosh can help you explore the world of chess. Since Richard Fowell suggested this topic, I asked him to write this section. Richard is a former tournament chess player who has used Macintoshes for over 12 years. Spurred by disparaging comments about Macintosh chess in popular chess books, Richard has made it his hobby to improve and promote Macintosh chess software.
Whether you are interested in teaching chess to your grand kids, learning it as a hobby, or simply find the time to further your interest in chess, this column should help you. We'll mention several free programs you can download to your Mac. Downloading is usually fully automatic once you click a download link in your Web browser. You should see a file or folder in addition to files ending in .hqx or .sit. If you only see the latter, you need to manually use Stuffit on these files - see the column from Dec 16, 1998.
Learning Chess with your Macintosh
There are several wonderful chess tutorials on the Web that require only your Web browser. One of the nicest is Chess Corner (click on the "Learn" button once you get there). Chess Corner was created by Janet, a full time primary school teacher at a London girls' school. Janet runs a chess club for the children during lunch time break. Several similar sites are linked at Chess Beginner's Guides. The full, official rules of chess are also available on the Web. These rules may be viewed at, or downloaded from: FIDE Laws of Chess. Articles 1-6 are all you usually need.
The "Chess Mates" CD-ROM (US$15) is a very entertaining and engrossing commercial chess tutorial. It runs on Macs and PCs, and teaches chess to absolute beginners, ages 9 and up. It uses animated characters and digitized voice. You learn the rules, elementary tactics, and win printable certificates when you beat the computer. You can see screen shots and system requirements at Mac Game Database: Chess Mates. Chess Mates is available from the United States Chess Federation (USCF) at (800) 388-5464. I've recommended it to several parents, and they have all reported that their kids were happy with it. For those who want to go further, there is a similar Mac/Windows hybrid CD-ROM aimed at teens and up called "Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess" - see Mac Game Database: MATCH. Early versions of this program were PC-only, so make sure you get the Mac-capable version. I saw it at "Your Move Chess & Games" (US$25, 1-800-645-4710). Other places listed it for less (US$16-US$20), but were out of stock.
Chessmaster 6000 ($40) is an "all-in-one" package with tutorials going from absolute novice to intermediate play combined with dozens of computer opponents from beginner to senior master. If you buy only one commercial package, this is the one for most people.
Playing other People over the Internet
You can play chess with your friends across town, or even on another continent, using the Internet, whether they have PCs or Macs. There are many ways to do so. The most popular are the "Server" sites like the Internet Chess Club (ICC) and the "Java" sites like Excite. At the ICC, you can go to ICC Newcomers and play an anonymous game right away, or download the free "Fixation" interface software and sign up for a free trial membership. At Excite, you can open a free account at Excite Games and play chess. See A Review of Excite Chess and Yahoo! Chess vs. the Chess Servers to learn more about these options.
A Superb Free Macintosh Chess Program
Any Macintosh owner interested in chess should download Sigma Chess Lite 4.02. This is the nicest and most generally useful free chess program for the Macintosh, with tasteful graphics and sound. Sigma Chess was written by Ole Kjaer Christensen with help from Kaare Danielsen. The Sigma Chess Home Page includes download links, an online manual, screen shots, and links to other Macintosh chess sites. The symbol in front of "Chess" at the top of this page is the Greek letter, "Sigma".
You can download Sigma Chess to your Mac simply by clicking on Sigma Chess Download Link. Sigma Chess Lite runs on any Mac sold since 1992 ( details: requires 68020 or higher CPU, System 7 or higher, 640x480 monitor resolution with at least 16 colors/grays, 4Mb free RAM and 10 MB free hard drive space).
The download should produce a folder whose title contains "Chess 4.0.2 Lite". In the folder is a file called "Rules of Chess" and one called "Online Manual". If you double-click on "Rules of Chess", then select "Collection: Print Collection" from the menu bar at the top of your screen, you can print an 18 page chess tutorial to your printer (if you have one). You may also view it on screen in any case. The diagrams promised in the tutorial are not actually displayed - you may want to begin with the Web tutorials mentioned above, and just use the printed Sigma "Rules of Chess" as a reference.
The "Online Manual" file can also be printed, viewed on your screen, or read using your Web browser online by clicking the link titled "View Manual Online" on the Sigma Chess Home Page. The manual is about 42 pages long. Don't let this intimidate you - if you already know how to play chess, you can simply double-click on the "Sigma Chess 4.02 Lite" application icon, go to the "Level" menu, and, under Novice, pick "Absolute Beginner", "Beginner" or "Apprentice". (If you think you are good, then just pick "Leisure"). You can start the game as White by dragging a piece forward with your mouse.
You can toggle between the flat "diagram" set and the perspective "three dimensional" set by holding down the cloverleaf key (or Command Key, also called the Pretzel Key) on your keyboard and pressing "W". Sigma provides realistic sounds of the pieces moving. If this is annoying, turn it off using the menu item "Analyze: Sound Effects". Similarly, the little menu icons can be disabled with the "File:Preferences:Menu Icons".
Sigma Chess lets you: save your game for later review, replay your game using the keyboard arrow keys, have Sigma Chess analyze the game, type in your own notes and commentary using the "Annotation Editor", and print out your game for later review in two-column format with diagrams at points you select.
Other Macintosh Chess Software
There are dozens of other Macintosh chess programs. The Macintosh Chess Software Index is a comprehensive index to Macintosh chess sites on the Web, and Free Macintosh Chess Sites is a good list of downloadable Macintosh chess software.
Richard Fowell may be reached at [email protected]. Since Richard sent me this column by e-mail I am reminded once again of what a great little application textSOAP is. It took only seconds to line up Richard's e-mail so that it fit nicely into my AppleWorks document. For information on using textSOAP you can refer to the December 29, 1999 column.
Have you been following the Mac Observer's coverage of the MACWORLD convention and trade show? It has been very interesting to me to see how they can send us back instant information that even includes movies. This was my first opportunity to actually view a QuickTime movie and I really do like it. Think how much fun it would be to make a movie of a new grandchild and send it to grandparents living far away. See, this would work because the grandparents don't have to know all the technical stuff necessary to make a movie, they just have to know how to view it. If it is always as easy to do as what is currently in The Mac Observer, then even novices could participate. I realize that thousands of people have probably already done this, but I think it is important to mention it so that recipients will not be afraid to try.
I received a letter this week from Patrick Clark who works for Light & Sound Design, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee as an ICON Electronics Supervisor (http://www.lsdicon.com). Patrick was responding to my offer for introductory guides for brand new Mac users from last week's column because he teaches new company employees how to use Macs. I asked Patrick for more information and he told me that his company's entire moving light system is based on the Macintosh 68k processor, and that most of the moving lights you see at concerts, on television, etc. are run by a Mac!! Why am I not surprised? For those of you who may be into the technical side of using Macs, Patrick noted that: "Our moving lights, the ICON(Registered), the Washlight(Trademark) and the new M-Series(Trademark) all use the Motorola 68000 Microprocessor for its onboard logic. Our control console uses either the 68020 or the 68040 processor for its logic. We also send out PowerBooks (145, 160, 180 and 190 series) as well as 7200 Macintosh computers for Tech/Backup."
Next week's column is going to discuss ways to encourage computer usage among those who did not grow up with computers and who are tentative in their approach to using them. I have some ideas from readers, but would love to include more and encourage you to e-mail me your thoughts.
If you have any tips, suggestions, or other comments about this, or any other Mac topics, send them to me so that I can share them with other readers.
Copies of Nancy's book Tips, Hints, and Solutions for Seasoned Beginners Using Apple Macintosh Computers With OS X are available in PDF download versions for US$9.57 and in print version for $18.15 plus $4.00 shipping. To view sample pages and get ordering information visit the September 14, 2004 column.
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Nancy has a Master's degree in Human Services Administration and prior to her retirement she worked for almost 30 years in field of mental health and mental retardation. She has been a Mac user for 11 years, and has recently developed an avocation of teaching basic computer skills in both group and one-to-one settings.
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The four partners will participate in the Government Computer-based Patient Record (GCPR) project that VA and DOD began earlier in the winter. The team plans to release a final statement of objectives this summer after receiving vendor comments, said Lt. Col. Rosemary Nelson, deputy program manager for the Composite Health Care System II.
The group wants to move fast on the project and award a contract to build a GCPR infrastructure as soon as Oct. 1. But the four partners have not decided on common tools or bidders, Nelson said.
"We could use object-oriented, relational or virtual databases," she said. Standard data elements will be necessary, however, so each patient in the system will have comparable identification tags.
A common system would make the transition from active-duty service to veteran status easier for soldiers and their dependents. Because DOD and VA have different systems, and as many as 20 percent of DOD Health Affairs' records are on paper, the Veterans Health Administration must recreate records for veterans instead of using DOD records, Nelson said.
It would be premature to estimate how much money a GCPR approach would save, Nelson said, because "we don't know the technology that will be deployed."
"We're putting out targets and not requirements," said Robert Kolodner, VHA's associate chief information officer for business enterprise solutions and technologies. "We're still in the process of defining parameters when we need to do something difficult like worldwide deployment."
The central tools for the patient record system will have to follow common communications, data, open systems and security standards, Nelson said.
"We won't have 50 pages of specifications," VHA CIO Dave Albinson said. "We're giving broad guidelines, which include patient needs and compliance with certain protocols and working across platforms."
To speed up the development process, the GCPR team will select a contractor from DOD's Defense Medical Information Management/Systems Integration, Design, Development, Operations and Maintenance Services II contract, Nelson said.
The Defense Supplies Services'Washington plans to select D/SIDDOMS II vendors this year.
As long as the participants in the GCPR project have a common patient record, they can design their own program applications, such as a note-taking system for nurses, Nelson said.
The Defense Health Program will provide appropriations for DOD Health Affairs' share of the project. Legislative funding and money from the three other partners should finance the rest of the GCPR project, Nelson said, but the amount each partner will contribute is undecided.
Some money will go toward setting up the common data elements and file structures for record information such as name, address and marital status.
Health care organizations with proprietary systems will have to decide whether to abandon them or make them "speak with the central tools through retrofitting," he said. "It won't be as cumbersome as it appears."
Defense's Health Affairs serves 8.4 million beneficiaries and runs 115 hospitals and 471 clinics with 147,000 employees in 13 regions. Veterans Affairs has 172 medical centers that handle more than 28 million visits from veterans each year.
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