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All four gospels record the 'cleansing of the temple,' when Our Lord expelled from the temple in Jerusalem people who had turned it into a place of commerce (Matt. 21:12-13; Mk. 11:15-17; Lk. 19:45-46; Jn. 2:13-16). Beyond the specifics of that incident, there is a broader equivalent. Recognition of that equivalent does not distort its comparatively narrow root.
The money-changers and the sellers of pigeons and livestock were using the temple for purposes which were illegitimate in such a place. In so far as they did so, they had no right to be there. As members of the public they were entitled to enter the temple, but were abusing their freedom to do so. They were distracting and detracting from the religious purpose which was the proper purpose of the temple. Put more broadly still, but no less truly, they were abusing their power.
Is this too general an introduction to engage your interest? Are you about to 'switch off' and look for something more interesting or stimulating? Wait a moment. Perhaps the next sentence will seem so odd that your curiosity will be aroused.
The outcome of the May 2015 Irish referendum on same-sex 'marriage' is a reversed modern equivalent of Our Lord's cleansing of the temple. The law (in this example, the Republic of Ireland's law, but the same can be said about other law embodying Christian principle) represents the temple; in other words, just as the proper function of the temple was to foster and sustain observance of religious duties, a proper function of law is to embody Christian principle and thereby foster virtue (see St. Thomas Aquinas's "Summa Theologica," Vol. 28, Qu. 96, 2:2; Thomas Gilby, O.P., Blackfriars, 1966, page 125). The use of the law for the contrary purpose is an abuse of power, because Christian principle should be paramount and "there is no human activity which can be withdrawn from God's dominion" ("Lumen Gentium," paragraph 36). The 21st-century 'temple' of the law is in various ways occupied by counterparts of the people whom Our Lord expelled from where they should not have been operating.
Whereas He expelled them, their modern counterparts are repeatedly succeeding in expelling Him in the sense of overthrowing basic Christian morals, both in principle and in practice. Voting in favour of putting same-sex relationships on a legal par with genuine marriage is a serious abuse of power, but has been done by legislators in a still-comparatively-few countries, including Britain (in which most likely readers of this reside). According to journalists, the Republic of Ireland is the first country in which the subject has been put directly to public vote. The winners will present this as another validation of the result. A fraction more than 62 per cent (1.2 million) of participants voted in favour. Years ago, a similar number of Scots opposed the Scottish Executive's wish to remove the ('section 28') legal ban on the promotion of homosexuality by local authorities. The Scottish Parliament ignored this opposition, and removed the ban. Democracy is not necessarily government by the people, and not always an unlimited benefit.
Enthusiasts for caricaturing a Sacrament have had great success by invoking the word 'equality.' It has been such an asset to them because many people have lost (if they ever had) a correct moral 'compass' and are unable to deal with 'new interpretations' of familiar words. Consequently, morals become equated with changeable individual opinions of what liberty means, or should mean.
The alleged equality and liberty are, however, illusions. When incompatible ideas confront each other, and a decision between them has to be made, one of them is awarded supremacy. Supposedly-permissive laws thereby become coercive. 'You must not impose your views on people who disagree with them' becomes 'We will impose on you a duty to submit to what other people want.' Theoretically, that can, of course, 'work either way,' but the dilemma (if such it can be called) proves that someone's views have to be imposed. The interpretations of words and the decisions taken indicate the priorities which are prevalent, and there is now a clear line of cases in which people who have refused to obey legally-supported defiance of Christian principle have suffered for it. Courts enforce secularism. Plenty of examples are obtainable from, for example, The Christian Institute and from Christian Concern.
It should not be surprising if such people and their supporters regard this as persecution. There arises a question of their response. Should they fight back in so far as possibilities to do so exist, or merely wait for time to heal their wound, or accept it calmly and without a sense of grievance, or even regard it as a 'blessing in disguise'?
Persecution of Christians is a multi-form and multi-national phenomenon. In the 'advanced' countries of 'the West,' it is mild by comparison with the situations elsewhere such as in parts of Africa and the Middle East. For instance, according to a May 2015 report from Aid To The Church In Need (www.acnuk.org.), in just one diocese in Northern Nigeria the attacks on Christians by "Boko Haram, the Islamist terror group" have had the following results:
5,000 killed; 100,000 (including 26 of the 46 priests in the diocese) displaced; 350 churches and presbyteries destroyed, in many cases more than once; 4 out of 5 convents deserted; 22 out of 40 parish centres and chaplaincies deserted; and 32 out of 40 primary schools deserted (for more details, www.acnuk/nigeria).
Should such circumstances be regarded as thoroughly bad, or as proof of need for practical action to nullify the power of the attackers, or as spiritually-advantageous for the victims?
Our Lord said that people who are persecuted because of Him should "rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in Heaven" (Matt. 5:11-12). Even if 'part' of them rejoices because of that, another 'part' could justifiably be alarmed by the terrible spiritual plight of their persecutors and the possibly-dire consequences of it. That should not be matter of indifference ("pray for those who persecute you" – Matt. 5:44; Lk. 6:28; "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" – Lk. 23:34).
A priest of that Nigerian diocese said that "our faith has been purified through persecution." The diocesan bishop said that "we must love our enemies and those who persecute us." It is true that persecution can intensify the faith and fidelity of the persecuted. That has been recorded by histories of penal times in England (with effects somewhat like those in Northern Nigeria now). It is true also, because Our Lord said it (Matt. 5:43-44; Lk. 6:27-29, & 35), that we must love our enemies and persecutors. That cannot mean making it easy for them to do as they wish. In this particular context, it cannot mean that we should stand aside and allow them to remove all legal and cultural affirmations of Christian doctrine and morality with statements disguised as 'equality' rooted in worship of man-centred 'choice' rather than the true God.
Catholic social teaching calls explicitly for the exact opposite of such surrender, but that teaching tends noticeably to be voiced (if at all) only in forms which avoid challenging assertively-dominant contra-Catholic attitudes. Probably to by-pass the fact that the Church is 'on the ropes' and 'on the run' from rampant secularism, we are encouraged to present a cheerful and 'easy-going' image, attracting people by an 'always-look-on-the-bright-side' demeanour and highlighting the 'positive' and 'hopeful' aspects in any or all situations.
The "Catechism of the Catholic Church" (paragraph 312) acknowledges, indirectly, the existence of this strategy by commenting on the worst situation of all – Our Lord's suffering and execution: "In time we can discover that God in his almighty providence can bring a good from the consequences of an evil, even a moral evil, caused by his creatures… From the greatest moral evil ever committed – the rejection and murder of God's only Son, caused by the sins of all men – God, by his grace that 'abounded all the more', brought the greatest of goods: the glorification of Christ and our redemption. But for all that, evil never becomes a good."
That should be kept in mind by all who, applying loyally the magisterial teachings of the Catholic Church, recognise evil but who, dallying with temptation to 'rationalise' it or to take refuge in a cultivated 'positive' outlook, are susceptible to suggestions that we should not be over-concerned by it. Whatever 'positive' factors can be salvaged from the ruins of the "Catholic theocracy" which was Ireland, they should neither compensate for the successes of the demolition-squads nor erode the counter-revolutionary activity of (seemingly-few-and-sluggish) religious re-builders.


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Buying a home can be an emotional, time-consuming, and complex process. There are a few things that you can do to help make the process go as smooth as possible:
1. Check your credit.Before you apply for a home loan, regardless of your credit, it's a smart idea to obtain a copy of your credit report from the three major credit bureaus and review the information. If there are errors or things that need to be addressed, it's easier to address them before you have found a house, than after you have found a house and are trying to close your loan.
If you know that there are a few blemishes on your credit, let your lender know what they are, why they are there, and why you are a still good credit risk. Lenders look at your credit to determine how likely you will pay back the loan. If you had extenuating circumstances - like a loss of a job or medical bills - let them know so that they understand that it is not likely to happen again in the future.
2. Get approved before you buy.An approval means that a lender has reviewed your credit history, verified your assets and employment, and has approved your loan before you have found a home to purchase. As long as the home appraises for at least the purchase price, the loan should close.
Getting approved also gives you an advantage over other buyers. Your firm approval makes it easier for you to negotiate on the price of a home, than a person who is not approved or is pre-qualified.
While getting pre-qualified may sound official, it is really just getting an idea of what you can afford. Its having a person plug in a few numbers that you give them - your monthly income and your monthly debt - and getting an approximate payment calculated. From the payment, the calculator can approximate the house price range that you can afford. No information is verified. Because your assets, income or credit is not verified, a pre-qualification has little value when purchasing a home.
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A buyer's agent's job and fiduciary responsibility (meaning legal duty) is to you, the buyer. Before working with an agent, establish if they are a buyer's agent or a seller's agent. After spending a lot of time with a Realtor, it's natural to feel like you're a team. But if they are not negotiating for you, then they are not on your team.
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Targeted implementation of the PJSC TATNEFT's environmental measures and technologies has ensured significant reduction of both the man-induced impact on the environment and the consumption of primary resources.
As a result of the air protection measures the total emissions of pollutants into the air from the Company's stationary sources have decreased by 1.6 times for the last 20 years.
Implementation of the hydrocarbon vapor recovery technology has allowed reducing carbon emissions by 3.5 times in comparison with 1991. Currently, the number of operating vapor recovery units at the facilities of PJSC TATNEFT amounts to 44.
All the emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere from the Company's stationary sources are within the standard specified maximum permissible limits.
According to the laboratory test results the water quality in the main rivers in the areas of the Company activities is stable. Thanks to the implementation of large-scale environmental measures the content of chlorides, oil and petroleum products in the dissolved and emulsified condition in the rivers and in the overwhelming majority of springs does not exceed the approved maximum permissible concentrations of harmful substances in the waters of fishery water bodies and sanitary standards of maximum permissible concentration (MPC). Their concentrations in the groundwater are constantly decreasing at present.
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Dry: Excellent dry performance, not the Best tire ever but definitely amongst the top Tier. Id much prefer a PS4 on car but these do well.
Wet: Didn't do great, i felt like they slightly had a mind of their own. handled puddles and water pools poorly, but definitely not the worst.
Snow: Kept them on and drove around at about -5°C with 2mm of snow, Nightmare. for the love of god DONT drive these in the cold or snow.
Handling: It did well, nothing to really complain about other that some unusual characteristics i suspect are from the side wall.
Comfort/Noise: the weren't great, not bad but not great. its the kind of comfort you'd expect for a sports tire. a little stiff but nothing unbearable. noise wasn't too bad. some noise but again...far from the worst i've heard.
Treadwear: Sucks... 15,000KM and i've got about 3mm left. these will not last me 2 years/30,000km. Worst part is...i'm not even driving them that hard. and my vehicle (Audi B8S4) is AWD.
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Vehicle: 2012 Audi S4 4 Dr Sedan Base with 15000 KM of Tire Wear
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Great looking tires and ride reasonably well. However, these things follow every crack, tar snake and rain groove in sight. Just plan on near constant steering adjustments when just going straight. The tread wear rating on these (the front) are 220, so they won't last long
Size: 255/40R19
Vehicle: 2013 Ford Mustang 2 Dr Coupe GT with 1770 KM of Tire Wear
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I'm just coming to the end of my first set of Invos- which replaced a set of NT830's. I've found them to be utterly predictable in both wet and dry (although when pushed they will slide in both conditions)
I have to say they are the coolest looking tyres ever, they make a delicious "fizz" noise on the road, and will equal or better any comparable tyre from michelin, pirelli, bridgestone etc whilst costing half as much. I drive an Evo X with close to 500hp atw, the only issue I have is their quicker than average treadwear.
Size: 245/40R18
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I've driven my car on just about every kind of surface with these tires on and they've never disappointed. When I went to Dallas to see my gf, it snowed a little bit and these tires performed just fine. I live in Galveston now and drive on the beach here and there and the tires take the sand like a champ. Dry and wet performance are amazing of course, but I feel that goes without saying for these tires. Not only are they good for spirited driving, but they're good for everyday driving under any conditions whatsoever, as long as you're careful and know what you're doing. Plus who doesn't love that tread design? Overall I love these tires and would more than likely get them again.
Size: 285/35R19
Vehicle: 2013 Ford Mustang 2 Dr Coupe Base Automatic with 20917 KM of Tire Wear
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These tires are fantastic. Tremendous grip, quiet ride and nearly double the life of the crappy OEM Bridgestones.
Size: 245/40R19
Vehicle: 2006 Infiniti M45 4 Dr Sedan Sport 19" option with 64360 KM of Tire Wear
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Motorkhana is the ideal introduction to motorsport as it is conducted at low speed (1st gear), with no requirement for helmets, and with lots of help and support.
The Mazda MX-5 Club of NSW arranges motorkhanas at Sydney Motorsport Park skidpan. Our motorkhana days are designed to cater for drivers who are inexperienced in car control and to provide them with a fun set of motorkhana style challenges to test and develop their skills, as well as offering some tricky bits for more experienced drivers. We accept entries from drivers as young as 12 years under parental supervision - these events are a great option for kids learning to drive.
The Sydney Motorsport Park skidpan is a large flat concrete area which provides plenty of space for any mistakes, and the surface is watered throughout the day to ensure a low grip surface and so minimise wear and tear on cars and tyres.
A number of experienced club members are on hand to provide one-on-one support to the participants.
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Life Skills: a Course in Applied Problem Solving.
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This paper describes a Life Skills Course developed by Saskatchewan Newstart Inc. The course represents an attempt to integrate educational and psychotherapeutic principles and techniques for the development of personal competence in many aspects of life among the disadvantaged. It provides the student with competence in the use of problem solving skills in the areas of self, family, community, leisure, and job. Learning groups are formed which contain approximately ten students and their learning guide who is called a coach. Students participate in about 65 lessons and there are four main sources the coach encourages the students to exploit in their search for meaning and behavioral change. These include: (1) the skills and experiences the students bring to the learning group; (2) the coach's experience and training; (3) community resources; and (4) written materials containing the content and course objectives. Selected candidates for coaches go through a training program designed to prepare the learning guide as a leader of a Life Skills Group, a trainer in the application of problem solving and social skills and a resource person to his group. (RSM)
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I've just got back from my Stop Motion workshop with Ann. I worked with Rozi and Hugh.
It was really good fun and we got to do two animations, the first was under Ann's instruction, we had to make our Puppets touch their toes:
(I animated the puppet on the right, Hugh the middle and Rozi the left).
As we had 45 minutes of the session left, Ann wanted us to come up with our own idea to animate. We chose to have the puppets scratch themselves (it makes you itchy to look at, but hopefully will make you chuckle as well):
It was good fun, even though the puppets creeped me out a little to begin with!
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Lebanon's telecoms network has seen great change in recent years as it experiences the benefits of modernisation following the traumas of war. Ronan Shields speaks to Rula Abu Daher, the chief technical officer of the second of Lebanon's two mobile operators, MTC Touch, about delivering service even in some of the darkest periods of the country's history.
As one of the two mobile licensees in the Lebanese telecoms market, MTC Touch, a wholly owned subsidiary of the MTC Group, has built a body of expertise in maintaining the day-to-day management of network operations in conflict stricken areas.
The operator successfully bid for a four-year contract granted by the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications in November 2004 to manage part of the country's telecoms infrastructure on a 'build-operate-transfer' basis, claiming the networks lacked proper maintenance in the four years prior to MTC Touch's involvement. MTC Touch took over management of the GSM network from LibanCell, which was backed by influential members of Lebanon's political establishment and is now a part of the Comium Group.
MTC Touch chief technical officer Rula Abu Daher has held the position since June 2005 and leads and manages the operator's technical department, a position from which she oversees the operations, maintenance and planning of the expansion of the GSM network. Daher is also charged with exploring and preparing the company's infrastructure to accommodate new technologies and services. "Our initial activities, back in late 2004 and early 2005, centred around securing an adequate budget to profile the market needs, formulate an execution strategy and to finally implement the programme through the Ministry of Communications," recalls Daher.
"As you can imagine this required the purchasing, installation and maintenance of a lot of equipment in order for us operate a network capable of handling the increase in end-user demand. Our primary target has been to establish and maintain a network infrastructure that will adequately service the needs of the market," she adds.
Daher also explains that in addition, the operator also had to look at the requirements of integrating new data and networking platforms into the system and MTC Touch's operations became so successful that by mid-2006 the cellco was able to provide end-users with new data services such as MTC Touch roaming and Blackberry.
MTC Touch counted 560,000 subscribers at the end of 2006, representing a market share of approximately 50%. Growth in subscriber numbers at the operator during the course of 2006 represented a rate of 10%. Mobile penetration in Lebanon stood at just under 30% at the end of 2006.
Not many female chief technical officers exist at telecoms operators in the region - or across the globe for that matter - and Daher relishes the challenges the position presents her. "During the aggression on Lebanon in July last year, Daher guided her team and demonstrated leadership under crisis," comments MTC Touch general manager. Mohammad Shabib.


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Cuba's Communist daily published new photographs of ailing leader Fidel Castro on Monday, showing him in bed on his 80th birthday during a visit with his brother Raul and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
The official Granma newspaper posted the six photographs on its online edition, one day after the Communist Youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde published the first images of Castro since the Cuban leader announced two weeks ago he had undergone intestinal surgery and was temporarily ceding power to Raul, the defense minister and No. 2 in the government.
Chavez's visit came the same day Castro sent a message to the Cuban people, warning them that he faces a long and difficult recovery after his surgery.
In all of the most recent pictures, Castro is in bed, wearing what looks like a red sweatshirt. In a seventh photograph, Raul Castro is shown embracing Chavez when he arrived in Havana on Sunday. It was the younger Castro's debut appearance as acting Cuban president.
"An Unforgettable Afternoon Among Brothers," Granma said of the afternoon visit by Chavez, who is Castro's closest friend and political ally in Latin America.
The lead photo shows Chavez and Raul Castro standing at Fidel's bedside — all three smiling — next to a large portrait of the Cuban leader on an easel. The newspaper said Raul Castro gave Chavez the portrait, which formerly hung in his office and was painted in 1959 by famed Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros.
Castro and Chavez shared "more than three hours of emotional exchange, anecdotes, laughs, photos, gifts, a frugal snack and the happiness of close friendship," Granma said.
The newspaper quoting Chavez as saying, "This is the best visit I've ever had in my life." Expressing surprise at his recovery, Chavez reportedly commented: "What kind of human being is this? What material is it made of?
"It is, as you people say, made of caguairin," Chavez reportedly said, using the name of the tropical hardwood tree that Granma has used to describe Castro in recent days.
The images indicate real affection between the men, with them smiling at each other, clasping hands and in one, drinking what looks like a milkshake. Cuban officials have not disclosed where Castro is being treated.
It was the first report in Cuban media about the visit. Venezuela's state news service ABN reported Sunday that Chavez gave Castro a dagger and a coffee cup that had belonged to South American independence fighter Simon Bolivar.
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Raul's first appearance as the President of Cuba
Raul, Fidel and Hugo Chavez stand near David Alfaro Siqueiros painting
Very candid shot of two leaders
Chavez giving Castro the dagger… as a present. I think this photo is pretty symbolic. When would Castro let anyone, especially a foreign leader let them look more powerful then he. If Castro can't stand for this photo AND let's these frail pictures of him to be officially released by Granma, I would have to say that he won't be back to work for a long time. And, the longer he is away, the more the new leaders will change the country.
Okay conspiracy theorists, were these photos only for the private use of Hugo Chavez and Raul leaked them to the press to show just how frail Castro really is thus giving Raul more power?
Castro doing some light work as Alarcon said
I would have to say that this is the most candid shot of Fidel that I have ever seen.
On August 26, 2008, Richard Neva wrote:
These two esteemed leaders of the free world of Latin America put the donkey warmonger Bush to shame and every politician in America. Viva la Revolucion, Viva la Chavez, Viva la Castro, Viva la Bolivar, Viva la Che and on and on, they put our so called heroes to shame!
On August 26, 2008, manfredz wrote:
richard ...what planet are you living on?
The heroes, which they were at the time they overthrew Battista (in my eyes) , have shown themselves to be more a liability than an asset to Cuba's modern development.
On September 02, 2008, Richard Neva wrote:
manfredz, you are a reactionary blivot! What are you doing on this site anyway? You have absolutely no historical perspective on the situation to comment. What an embarrassment you are. Ugh!
On September 02, 2008, publisher wrote:
If you are serious about having a discussion about the issues, please present your case WITHOUT propaganda or personal attacks.
On September 02, 2008, manfredz wrote:
i stand by what i said.
I believe that the Castros were an asset to Cuba when they took over the country from Battista and brought up the standard of living for the majority of people, got the masses education, health care etc they never had before. I believe however it could have done without as much bloodshed that happened after the revoution was won, as well as the de facto forcing into exile of so many people.
The later 60s through into the early 90s, I see as the good that the Castros did as being cancelled out by the harm then did to the country.
From the early 90s, however, I feel the Castros to be a liability to the island. Whereas other (most former) communist countries changed both their economic and political systems (to varying degrees) and enjoyed varying degrees of better political freedom of their population as well as a better economic level for most of their populations, Cuba stayed stagnant, with only a very very small percent of their population enjoying a better standard of living (mainly those who had direct or indirect access to CUCs). And to this day that has not changed.
Its still to early to see if Raol will take those necessary steps or be willing to step aside to let someone who can, do so. If he does either, I'll move him back to the "hero" side.
That's how I see things - I'm sure extremists on both sides will disagree strongly with how I see it, but then thats what opinions and debate are all about.
If you care to, Richard, I'd like to hear your reasoning behind your statements.


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I love that stuff...but you have to have good rapport with the people to get in their face like that...I know you are probably friends with all of those people, so you have an advantage.
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Jan 08, 2013 13:00 | #16
I love that stuff...but you have to have good rapport with the people to get in their face like that...I know you are probably friends with all of those people, so you have an advantage.
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AZAlphaDog wrote in post #15461717
I know this is not going to be very popular but, I gotta say John, I have been very disappointed with your last few posts. Reading your article on the photoshelter blog about motorsports photography and looking at some of your extensive back catalog of images from years past I kinda feel cheated by some of the post here. The images lack that dynamic lighting, inspirational composition, and the story telling abilities I have come to expect from a set of John Thawley images.
Really, simple panning shots? Cars center in an image, really? John, are you having an intern post your seconds or even thirds for you?
I'm sorry if my expectations are so high from you but, you set the bar very high with your article and some of the images I have seen on your website.
I understand when you get flat-light and cloudy days you will not get that magical light and working with nighttime racing leaves little opportunity to "chase the light" as it were but in the past even in the worst of conditions your images did not disappoint.
Honestly eight panning shots wherein almost every one the car is basically centered in the frame and it kind of makes me feel like you are just practicing panning and these aren't even your best panning shots.
I'm sorry, but I expect so much more quality and variety from you that this set feels like a bit of an afterthought.
Hey... if that's how you feel, you're entitled to your opinion.
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John Thawley wrote in post #15461765
Hey... if that's how you feel, you're entitled to your opinion.
However, your comment "Really, simple panning shots? Cars center in an image, really? John, are you having an intern post your seconds or even thirds for you?" is simply rude and ridiculous.
Like I said... you're entitled to your opinion and if you have genuine technical suggestions, I'm happy to listen.
Well color me rude and ridiculous, I'm OK with that.
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I don't see how you guys do those...I can go down to 1/30, occasionally 1/20...but 1/10, I get nothing usable...no matter how much I work at it. And I have worked at it...
Have to experiment and try. First time will you nail it? Probably not. I have stuff down to 1/5 of a second. Obviously will have throw away images from the set and attempts. It can be discouraging trying to get a certain image but keep at it and enjoy the attempts... or the 'ride'
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I love that stuff...but you have to have good rapport with the people to get in their face like that...I know you are probably friends with all of those people, so you have an advantage.
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Jan 08, 2013 17:13 | #20
dinanm3atl wrote in post #15462792
Run through the 8 people images again and you will notice they are candids. Only one shot is a 'fun' image that required any type of rapport. John is very good at the candid photos of people/pits. This normally leads to better photos and better end results.
Don't be afraid to go for candids. Use the available light in the pits at night. Enjoy the challenge of creating a mood.
While many drivers might "recognize" me, the only two I actually "know" (in this group) are Alan McNish and Scott Sharp. But these were all candid ... other than saying "Max!" to get him to look up..... he was holding a die cast looking down. I grabbed the shot as he looked up to see who called his name.
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Jan 08, 2013 22:42 | #21
Unfair, amazing skills on the track and shooting people ? Share some of the talent pool their my friend !
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John Thawley wrote in post #15462900
But Halston is right... Be polite and patient and get in there and do it. They realize you're doing a job.
I think this is more important, that the drivers/crew etc realize you are just working, everytime I have tried to do pit lane stuff the people always stop when the camera is pointed at them.
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Jan 09, 2013 11:23 | #23
JT nice set of images. I especially like your set of candids. You are a great photog to learn from and trust me I have, thanks.
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Awesome!....This will be my first Rolex in a few weeks. We've been to the Daytona 500 about a dozen times and spoke about attending for a few years. A few weeks ago we booked flights and bought tickets.... if I can come away with a thimble of those captures I'll be in heaven. I've read your article a few weeks ago JT...I'll give it my best. Thank you for posting.
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Jan 09, 2013 18:38 | #26
Fantastic work, Sir, and thanks so much for the expert tips !
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Jan 11, 2013 07:12 | #27
Great work again John! I must have seen you at the Petit Le Mans pit area - I doubt there were many other photos holding a Leica at the time!
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Amazing pics, #3 of the first set really grabs me. I love the behind the scenes, pits pictures.
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John Thawley wrote in post #15461679
I like to use the lower center grouping for the most part. The lower group will force you to keep the lens up and push the car lower in the frame... where it belongs.
Sometimes, if I'm after something that's harder to track, I'll go to the center group since the autofocus is a bit quicker and weighted more to the middle.
BTW... I just checked the focus point on the GAINSCO car shot (#2). That shot seemed to be caught just between the front wheel and A pillar... so right along that imaginery line I was talking about. That was with my 500mm at 1/30th sec. ... so I'm sure I was scrambling to keep up with it. LOL
John, I've read your article and been practicing for quite a while now. Are you hand-holding the 500mm at 1/30th? My arms get tired and shaky after a day with my 100-400mm on my 7D. I cannot imagine lasting a day with an extra 4 or 5 pounds of glass, I guess I need to head to the gym. Do you ever use a monopod while panning? I've tried it and cannot get the hang of using one to pan. Thanks for any insight you can share.
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Candid portraits of athletes is easier said that done. That is one thing I am doing more.
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This article relies on information from the "National Immigrant Law Center", (a support organization for immigrants), which in turn relies on the "Westat Report". The Westat report gets a great deal of usage by the "U.S. Chamber Of Commerce", (a non-governmental lobbyist for big business). The Westat report is used far and wide to smear the E-Verify system by many groups, but the thing you should realize is that it is not worthy of quoting. The Westat report clearly states that it is based on "assumptions and guesses". The Westat report is further compromised by the fact that it applies these assumptions and guesses to the mechanics of the system as they were in 2008. Numerous reports show extensive improvements since then. The accuracy of E-Verify based on facts can be found on the USCIS web site.
The "U.S." Chamber of Commerce, (and allies), promotes many claims of high costs from enforcement of our labor laws, and I don't disagree, but they always avoid any mention of the tremendous cost savings and boost to revenues any time an unemployed citizen returns to the workforce, pathetically weak claims that citizens cannot or refuse to work notwithstanding.
Now here's the trade-off that is always left out of the conversation:
There is a long standing problem in the U.S. of poor income distribution that has finally hit the fan. That damn 30 year trickle has finally woken us up. How exactly does anyone think wages will climb while there is not only a glut of workers, but also millions of undocumented, hence vulnerable workers? A virtually unlimited supply of undocumented workers if employers are not policed and prosecuted?
Lamar Smiths bill includes greatly increased employer fines with mandatory prison sentences. He is an R, in an R controlled House, so enforcement may be hamstrung by amendments, but the foundation would be there, once again. (Senator Jeff Sessions(R) introduced companion legislation.)
As far as E-Verify is concerned, it is only a streamlined process for employers to do what they've been required to do for decades - verify eligibility to work. I'm a native citizen and have had to produce several extra documents and straighten out errors with the SSA and the DOD and the State of Tenn. for every job I've landed since 1977. The SSA has my SSN misfiled under an assumed name I used in the service. The DOD put a typo on my DD 214 (discharge document). The State of Tenn. put a felony charge into my file that was supposed to be in another file. I was never charged, and never had a warrant in my name. All of that requires me to keep many extra documents on hand and a phone call must be made by every employer to verify my legal status. E-Verify flags me, but it is little trouble and employers are used to it. They have all said so.
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Find out why Mum's are spoiled on March 11
Mum's across the UK will soon enjoy a delicious breakfast in bed. Then, whilst glancing every now and then across at the beautiful bouquet of flowers they were given by their doting children and loved ones.
Why all the fuss on Mother's Day? There are different stories…
Back in the 1600s, Mothering Sunday was celebrated each year on the fourth Sunday of Lent in honour of Virgin Mary. Servants, apprentices and other employees living away from their homes were encouraged by employers to visit their mothers and bring them gifts such as fruit cake or flowers.
Another story is that it originated in Boston. Here, writer and feminist Julia Ward Howe wrote an appeal for women to unite for peace in the world entitled "Appeal to Womanhood". In 1872, Howe asked for the celebration of a "Mother's Day for Peace" on 2 June of every year, but she was unsuccessful. In fact, the modern day Mother's Day was established by Anna Jarvis years later, when she held a memorial ceremony to honour her late mother and all mothers at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in West Virginia. In 1914, inspired by Anna Jarvis's efforts in the United States, Constance Penswick-Smith created the Mothering Sunday Movement in the UK and in 1921 she wrote a book asking for the revival of the festival. By the 50s, Mothering Sunday was celebrated across all the UK.
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When things get tough I tend to shy away... but not this time! I'll be honest... I am struggling with the fabrics. I'm barely staying afloat in this little world of fabric selling. Each day I hope to at least sell one yard. Today a friend gave me some good advice. He said, "make a business plan." I know that sounds like common sense, and yes, I have heard this before... but now it's time to get serious.
I just got 5 new bolts of fabric from Westminster Fibers and am expecting 5 more any day now. Since I have new inventory I need to:
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4. Search Etsy and add 5 new favorite sellers per day! Perhaps convo someone and tell them how much I love their stuff. Let's face it... Etsy has some crazy, TALENTED users.
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As parents of a 20 month old, we rarely go out to eat anymore. After much research, screening and work, I found 2 babysitters for us. One younger, who is so far 99% unavailable when we need a sitter (ok, she's younger, she has a life, I get it). One a young Grandma type. Mr. RNR had reservations about regularly booking someone older since the things we usually want to go out to now are later night, such as seeing friends' bands, but she has been the one more available so we've gone with her a couple of times so far. In an attempt to give her a chance to get to know little RNR, we booked a super early dinner tonight. Note that our kid is one who is very schedule-dependent Or Else, so time was important. Booked her to arrive at 3:30, we had reservations at 4 at a restaurant about 25 mins away. 3:30 came and went and nothing. Finally at 3:40, I called her. "Oh," she said, "what time is it?" I told her. She said she had gotten wrapped up with something and would leave right away, it would take her 15-20 to get to our place. She arrived at 4. Meanwhile, when I got off the phone with her at 3:43 or so, I called the restaurant to ask if we could change to 4:30. They said, "Well, can't you get here any sooner? We have some other reservations at 4:30." I explained what happened with the sitter so they'd know we weren't just lollygagging for no reason, and said if you can't take care of us, I understand, just say so and we will try to come another time. They said no, I'm sure we can accommodate, sorry about the sitter and c'mon over. This is a mid-sized Midwestern town. Even places that are booked are not often so booked that they don't take walk-ins. Plus hello, 4:30. Sitter arrived, we gave brief instructions for din, headed out. Got to restaurant at 4:26. Guy remembered talking to me on the phone, said don't worry about the sitter, relax and enjoy your meal and we were sat.
I will note here that the orig reservations were made by me through Open Table and I mentioned that this was our joint B-day celebration, which it was (we were born 8 days apart so we celebrate them together, aw).
We were sat and ordered champagne and mr. RNR gave me a card. Server disappeared for awhile and was gone long enough and we were worried enough about the new sitter, that when he finally came back and asked if we were ready to order, I said yes and we ordered an app and 2 entrees, and I said if you could please, order everything together, fire entrees when app is placed, thinking the app (whole artichoke) would come out first and then little to no delay when entrees were ordered. When I ordered my entree, which was the listed special for a Saturday (beef bourg), the server looked at his WATCH. I was like oh, is it too early to order that dish? and he was like no, it should be fine. Mr ordered the duck legs confit. Waited and waited and finally, app and entrees arrived together. Very little room on our tiny, 2-top table for all the plates (the choke came with an extra plate for the hard stuff) but we made do. My beef bourg had hard potatoes and carrots. I didn't mention it as I am extra-non-foodie about things being cooked all the way through (no crunchy broccoli for me, thanks) but when we switched entrees halfway through (standard for us), Mr. also noted the carrots and potatoes seemed underdone. I'm thinking, if the dish wasn't done, why are they serving it when they're open for dinner and this is the advertised dinner special for the night? But whatever.
Meanwhile, our server avoided our table like the plague, and the girl in the adjacent station kind of took over waiting our table. We heard her reciting specials to arriving guests and realized nobody told us of any specials (yes, there were 2 opportunities and yes, I would have ordered 1 of them, especially after the watch-check, I would have changed my order). This new server guided us on some dessert choice and dessert wines and I also ordered a coffee at that time, and asked for the check. When she finally brought the check, it was after our dessert and dessert wines were gone and I never got the coffee. Not only was the coffee on the check, but also a hot chocolate, which we didn't order. I brought her back over to the table and said yeah, this coffee and hot choc should come off, these are not ours and she said oh, my mistake, and left.
Mr had a $50 Visa gift card and presented that with credit card for the check to yet a 3rd server. Told this girl there was $50 on the card and put the remainder on the credit card. The original server finally reappeared with the charge slip, and said I don't know how much the gift card was for, but we put $25 on it, and here are the 2 charge slips, one for the gift card and one for the remainder. I was livid and explained about the $50 and how that had been explained to whomever took the check. He said that she said (he said that she said? Really?) she tried to run it for $50 and it was declined so they just DECIDED to run it for $25. I'm sorry, but if you present a card and it's not approved for, say, $100, do you just decide to run it for $90 instead and bring it back? They should have asked. I would have known there must be a $4.95 fee with the card (many have this now) and would have said oh, can you please try running it for $45 instead of 50, it will probably go through, and problem solved. Yes, our fault for not reading the fine print on the card but I just didn't think of it. Honestly, with the gift card, we ordered a lot more than we would have without it, like the whole dessert course, and it was a frustrating end.
They were very busy and we had to get back to the sitter, so I did not want to bother the MOD at that time and decided to write separately. But then I thought, maybe we don't have any right to complain about anything, because we changed the reservation. But if they couldn't provide good service with the time change, I think they should have said so. And the server switch mid-meal, the lack of telling us about specials and zero acknowledgment of an obvious special occasion, plus the credit card thing at the end have left a bad taste, no pun intended. I know my CHers will have some input. What is it? Is it ok to complain?


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Kennedy Estelle, a former offensive tackle at Texas, was dismissed by Charlie Strong last season after violating team rules on multiple occasions. Estelle may be getting a second chance at Alabama. According to 247Sports' Colt Barber, it may only be a matter of time before the former five-star OT calls Tuscaloosa home.
Alabama, who will likely start Cameron Robinson and LT and Dominick Jackson at RT, are in need of more offensive tackles. Similarly, back in May, it was announced that another former Texas offensive-lineman, Darius James, was going to play at Auburn.


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WASHINGTON COUNTY — Republican Alex X. Mooney poured close to $400,000 into his unsuccessful run for another state Senate term, according to 2010 campaign finance reports reviewed by The Herald-Mail.
In his bid for a fourth term, Mooney lost to Democrat Ronald N. Young, but outspent him nearly 7-to-1 — about $385,000 to $57,000.
Those totals are based on expenditures detailed in four state campaign finance reports that candidates and political organizations had to file during 2010.
Those reports cover the bulk of 2010 — minus the first two weeks, which are folded into an annual recap of 2009, and the last six weeks, which will be part of a 2011 annual report due later this month.
Among the local state delegate candidates, Republican Michael Hough and Democrat Brien J. Poffenberger were the top spenders.
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Happy weekend!
"Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them right out, just as they are."– Dinah Maria Mulock
With the weekend here and we are all weary from a hard work/school week…time to get ready for some rest. Time to get our comfy clothes on…linger over morning coffee…cuddle with the kids/ spouse/ buddy or pet…maybe make a blanket fort and stay in jammies all day…grap the stack of O magazines you haven't gotten to or the (dare I say) trashy novel to "escape" into another place or time.
Whatever brings you peace, rest and a comfortable state of mind or body…Go For It! May this weekend bring you time with those special people that embrace you just the way you are….jammies ( aka yoga pants), no make up and all. Peace out for now.


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The Atholton Reds improved to 3-0 in the Metro Conference on Saturday with a sweep of the Yankee Rebels B team at Burdick Park in Baltimore. The Reds won, 8-5, and, 16-4.
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Introduction to research
What is research?
More knowledge is required in all areas of healthcare in order to gain a clearer understanding of disease and how it is managed. We need to conduct studies to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treatments which in turn will lead to improved prevention, earlier and better diagnosis as well as more effective standards of treatment.
Research is not just about testing new medicines – it involves all studies that could improve care quality and experience for our patients. There are a variety of studies within the trust that you may be able to take part in. This may range from simple questionnaires or surveys, to new treatment options and medicines. Participation may include providing blood/urine samples, taking new medications or being observed with on-going illness.
Our motto is that "today's research is tomorrow's care". Research is essential, and all current treatments are the result of research in the past. As a trust, we are committed to offering our patients opportunities to participate in, and get involved with, research.
Who is research for?
Research is for everyone! We offer research opportunities across a wide range of clinical specialties at the Trust, and further information is available on this website about research studies currently open to recruitment. Participants in research are normally patients who have existing health conditions, but we also recruit to studies that require healthy volunteers.
We passionately believe that all patients have the right to participate in relevant research studies. As routine, our patients are contacted about relevant research opportunities. However, it is OK to ask your healthcare professional for relevant information.
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Homemade Yogurt in the crock pot
I attempted to make homemade yogurt in the crock pot last night, it came out pretty good. My daughter likes it alot. The link for the recipe I used is below. If you really do want a yogurt with the consistency that you find in stores, you should follow the geletin tips at the bottom. Otherwise, it tastes great and I'm going to make some frozen yogurts for the kids too!
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Sunshine Place is a tree-lined suburban enclave that families from all corners of the world can easily call their home. With prime residential lot cuts, tastefully designed homes, and well-crafted amenities in place, every experience becomes more meaningful in this safe and alluring haven. Indeed, everybody finds their place in this world-class community.
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As globalization has escalated over the years, interest in studying the differences and similarities between child care in a range of countries and cultures has also increased. This chapter focuses on the characteristics of the Danish/Nordic child care tradition. The OECD report "Starting Strong" (Starting strong II: early childhood education and care. OECD Publishing, Paris, 2006) describes two general trends within child care policy - an English/French tradition emphasizing the child care centers as preschool and the Nordic tradition, which has a socio-educational approach. The present chapter highlights what characterizes the special Danish/Nordic tradition in everyday child care practices. This has been studied partly through observations conducted by foreign researchers, and partly through our "own eyes," i.e., a Danish study on the differences between Danish and American child care cultures. With these starting points, the article sums up the special qualities that are found to characterize the Danish/Nordic child care culture - the homely atmosphere, the informality and personal relationships between pedagogues and children, and the children's freedom to play and influence everyday life. The article explores how these special characteristics are closely linked to historical developments in the Nordic region, from industrialization to today, when growing democratization has also given children a voice in society. Topics discussed include, e.g., German philosopher F. Fröbel's thoughts on the importance of children's free play in natural surroundings, the Danish reform pedagogy, and developmental psychology and their influence on the values and conventions that are part of the Danish/Nordic tradition. Finally, the various aspects of the Danish/Nordic tradition are discussed in relation to English/American child care.
CRRU's online documents database contains thousands of resources relevant to ECEC policy and practice in Canada and internationally. CRRU's website allows the user to quickly search or browse the database of documents.
Research, policy & practice materials include: scholarly research, policy studies and briefs, government and NGO reports. Child care in the news is an archive of news articles about ECEC in Canada and abroad.
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The online document database is continually growing. New materials are added to the database each week and featured on the homepage as what's new online this week and child care in the news.
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You may have heard the rumors. You may have noticed the delicious aromas is in the corners of Union Square or across from the Lincoln Center. You may have spotted our yellow truck buzzing around town...or you may even have tried a tasting. It's true. We're up and running. The official Belgian Wafel truck, sent to NYC by the Belgian Ministry of Culinary Affairs, made its debut in NYC in October. We're here to bring back the original Belgian Waffles, imported from Belgium, served by Belgians. Can it get any more Belgian than this?
So far, we've had some really great reactions. Clearly, there's waffles, and then there's wafels - from the wafels & dinges truck. We love the way New York has reacted and we're going to bring some good stories in the next weeks! Keep waffling!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
It's true
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I had one this morning and it was great. I think I will make it a Sunday fixture. Thanks
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The Bredesen Protocol is a new, exciting possibility for the treatment of Alzheimer's. It is defined as a multi-factorial lifestyle and nutrition based approach to treating and reversing the disease. In terms that you and I would understand, this means the programme involved almost exclusively dietary and lifestyle intervention.
But what exactly does this mean, and how is it different to traditional approaches to Alzheimer's ? First, we need to look at how Alzheimer's affects the brain and understand why it is so important to treat it early on.
What is Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disease of the brain that is the most common cause of dementia. It leads to a host of debilitating symptoms ranging from memory loss to struggles with cohesive thought, language and problem solving.
These symptoms are the result of brain damage caused by the build up of proteins. The proteins cause "plaques" and "tangles" inside the brain, blocking the connections between nerve cells and causing the cells to die – gradually killing the brain tissue.
Alzheimer's also causes shortages of certain chemicals that are essential for the transmission of electrical signals across the brain (also known as neurotransmitters). A shortage of these chemicals means that signals chant be effectively transmitted from one part of the brain to another, which unsurprisingly can lead to a variety of different problems for individuals.
The number of cases of Alzheimer's has grown rapidly over the last few decades, and the disease has affected almost all of us through friends or family members that have suffered or died as a result of the disease.
It is estimated that 30 million people suffer form Alzheimer's across the globe, and this number is expected to rise to 160 million by 2050. Alzheimer's is the third leading cause of death in the USA and is the leading cause of death in women in the UK (second leading cause of death for men). Understandably, Alzheimer's is feared by many of us.
Aside from the shocking statistics, there are two main reasons that Alzheimer's is a particularly scary disease.
- Firstly, it is degenerative. This means that over time more and more parts of the brain become affected, making symptoms become exponentially worse.
- Secondly, it has long been considered an untreatable, unpreventable and irreversible disease – although as we will see the Bredesen Protocol challenges this idea.
Is Alzheimer's a single disease or three different ones?
Before we look at the Bredesen Protocol's approach to treatment, we need to consider a major distinction that it makes from traditional medicine. Namely, that Alzheimer's actually comes in three different sub-types, rather than being a single disease. These are:
- Inflammatory – which sees an increased numbers of biological markers such as C-reactive protein, and an increase of the ratio of serum albumin to globulin. Both are biomarkers of systemic inflammation.
- Non-inflammatory – neither of the two biological markers are increased, but there other measurable metabolic abnormalities. This is also referred to as 'cold alzheimer's' and is usually linked to low vitamin D levels and high homocysteine.
- Cortical/distinctly different – this sub-type most commonly affects younger people. It is generally distributed more widely across the brain than the other sub-types. People who suffer from cortical/distinctly different Alzheimer's are always deficient in zinc – usually to toxic levels.
Alzheimer's needs a networked approach rather than a single approach
The Bredesen Protocol argues that traditional drug treatments or other therapies that target Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases with a single approach have simply failed. After all, hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent developing such treatments, and yet there is currently no effective treatment for the disease.
This argument is based on recent genetic and biochemical research that has given us a glimpse into the various molecular interactions that work together during the onset of Alzheimer's. With this logic, the Bredesen Protocol claims that a make networked approach is more likely to be effective than a single one.
According to Professor Bredesen, who revolutionised the approach, we need to target Alzheimer's by bringing together a number of different biological processes, each one designed to improve cognitive functioning. He argues that any single-approach therapy does nothing more than provide marginal and temporary improvements to the symptoms of Alzheimer's, rather than having an effect on the progression of the disease.
The professor uses the metaphor of a roof with many holes to describe his approach. Single-approach drug therapies tend to plug just one of these holes, having little effect on the problem as a whole. Conversely, the Bredesen Protocol aims to simultaneously plug dozens of the holes in an attempt to control the overall condition.
A multi-approach treatment for Alzheimer's
The Bredesen Protocol aims to tackle Alzheimer's in this way by targeting a range of its symptoms simultaneously. The approach aims to identify and address the various areas of imbalance within the brain by making a range of positive changes to the sufferer's diet and lifestyle. These include getting regular exercise, minimising stress, optimising sleep, and stimulating the brain at regular intervals.
Which symptoms does the Bredesen Protocol target?
The dietary and lifestyle changes that together form the Bredesen Protocol simultaneously address a number of symptoms of Alzheimer's, including:
- Brain tangles
- Inflammation
- Metabolic issues
- Hormonal imbalances
- Toxicity
- Gut health and microbial balance
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Genetic errors
- Insoluble and soluble beta-amyloid (also known as brain plaques)
The Bredesen Protocol in clinical trials
Much to the excitement of the medical industry, the Bredesen Protocol has shown positive signs in a recently-published study. The treatment was shown to successfully reverse cognitive decline in people suffering from the early staged of Alzheimer's and its precursors.
Nine of the ten patients showed objective or subjective improvements from the treatment, from symptoms including memory loss and cognitive impairment. Six of the patients who had given up work were also able to return to their jobs without difficulty.
What Does the Bredesen Protocol Involve?
- Diet: Optimize diet: minimize simple carbohydrates, minimize inflammation. Patients given choice of several low glycemic, low inflammatory, low grain diets. Fast for 12 hr each night, including 3 hr prior to bedtime.
- Sleep: Optimize sleep. 8 hr sleep per night; melatonin 0.5mg po qhs; Tryptophan 500mg po 3x/wk if awakening. Exclude sleep apnea.
- Exercise: 30-60 minutes per day, 4-6 days per week.
- Stress: Reduce stress. Personalized (yoga, meditation or music, etc.)
- GI Health: Repair if needed; prebiotics and probiotics
You can read the whole protocol in the original published paper here. Dr. Bredesen describes a 36 point intervention that includes such things as optimising blood chemistry and mitochondrial function, keeping homocysteine below 7, increasing ketogenesis, keeping A1c below 5.5, optimizing vitamin D levels, and adding sources of good fat for the brain like coconut oil.
Interestingly, the recommendations of the Bredesen Protocol are very similar to what those of us who are fans of "paleo" recommend – avoid simple (refined) carbohydrates, eat a low grain diet, aim for 8 hours sleep per night, exercise and reduce stress.
Two books we can highly recommend that deal with neurodegenerative diseases and the brain are Dr. Perlmutter's books – Grain Brain and Brain Maker.
Coconut Oil for Alzheimer's
In 2008, Dr Mary Newport published a report entitled "What is there was a cure for Alzheimer's Disease and no one knew" In this report she discusses the role that coconut oil can have in helping halt the progression of Alzheimer's. Her interest arose because one of the drug's being used to treat Alzheimer's was based on MCT oil (the type of fat found in coconut oil). Since she could not get her husband onto the clinical trial for this drug, she tried giving him virgin coconut oil instead.
While coconut oil alone is unlikely to be able to treat/reverse Alzheimer's disease, it is something that merits further research.
With these encouraging results it seems that the Bredesen Protocol could revolutionise the treatment of Alzhmeimer's disease, and turn what has traditionally been an incurable disease into something that is manageable (and maybe even reversible). We are excited to see how the next round of clinical trials will progress.
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