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This is a very interesting analysis and the largest and...
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This is a very interesting analysis and the largest and most definitive study to date. The results make clear that
1. some genetic effects are shared between BPD and schizophrenia;
2. some genetic effects are unique;
3. some environmental effects are shared;
4. some environmental effects are unique.
What is not known is which G or E effects validate diagnostic class. And whether all the effects are small, and apply to subgroups, and, therefore, may be more useful in resolving syndrome status than suggesting BPD and schizophrenia are one disease. The one-disease-or-two debate only has meaning if there are two diseases at most. More likely, we have two syndromes with some overlapping subjects, some overlapping psychopathology, some overlapping phenotypes.
The key question is whether to have the two syndromes as the unit of analysis for most studies. This can lead to new information on unique and shared effects, but the heterogeneity of the syndromes will confound this approach.
An alternative approach is the "domains of pathology" approach, which presumes that shared features related to psychopathology common in both syndromes (e.g., depression, reality distortion, cognition impairment) and unique features may relate to psychopathology usually not shared across the syndromes (e.g., avolition in schizophrenia, episodic mood pattern in BPD, differential developmental pathways, overall illness pattern, phenomenology of thought disorder). Domains of pathology also permit within syndrome studies (e.g., BPD with and without psychosis, deficit versus non-deficit schizophrenia).
Strauss JS, Carpenter WT, Bartko JJ. The diagnosis and understanding of schizophrenia. Part III. Speculations on the processes that underlie schizophrenic symptoms and signs. Schizophr Bull. 1974 Jan 1;:61-9. Abstract
Carpenter WT, Heinrichs DW, Wagman AM. Deficit and nondeficit forms of schizophrenia: the concept. Am J Psychiatry. 1988 May 1;145(5):578-83. Abstract
Carpenter WT, Buchanan RW, Kirkpatrick B, Tamminga C, Wood F. Strong inference, theory testing, and the neuroanatomy of schizophrenia. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1993 Oct 1;50(10):825-31. Abstract
Buchanan RW, Carpenter WT. Domains of psychopathology: an approach to the reduction of heterogeneity in schizophrenia. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1994 Apr 1;182(4):193-204. Abstract
The results of the family/adoption study by Lichtenstein...
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The results of the family/adoption study by Lichtenstein et al. (2009) and our twin study (Cardno et al., 2002) are remarkably similar. Using a non-hierarchical diagnostic approach, the genetic correlation between schizophrenia and bipolar/mania was 0.60 in the family/twin study and 0.68 in the twin study. The heritability estimates were somewhat lower in the family/adoption (~60 percent) than twin study (~80 percent), but can still be said to be substantial and similar for both disorders.
When we adopted a hierarchical approach, with schizophrenia above mania, we found no monozygotic twin pairs where one twin had schizophrenia and the other had bipolar/mania, but with their considerably larger sample, Lichtenstein et al. (2009) were able to confirm a significantly elevated risk for bipolar disorder in siblings of probands with schizophrenia (RR = 2.7), even when individuals with co-occurrence of both disorders were excluded.
I think there is a potentially interesting link between the family/adoption and twin studies focusing mainly on non-hierarchical diagnoses: Owen and Craddock's (2009) commentary on the family/adoption study, where they advocate a dimensional approach, and Will Carpenter's SRF comment regarding the value of domains of psychopathology. The non-hierarchical approach (where individuals can have a diagnosis of both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder during their lifetime) could be viewed as a form of dimensional/domains of psychopathology approach, with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder each having a dimension of liability, and there is now evidence from family, twin, and adoption analyses that these dimensions are correlated, i.e., that there is some overlap in etiological influences.
If schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share some causal factors in common, what might be the implications for the unresolved status of schizoaffective disorder? Our twin study suggested that the genetic (but not environmental) liability to schizoaffective disorder is entirely shared with schizophrenia and mania, defined non-hierarchically (Cardno et al., 2002). If so, and if schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share some genetic susceptibility loci in common, while other loci are not shared, then risk of schizoaffective disorder (or perhaps the bipolar subtype) could be elevated either by the coincidental co-occurrence of non-shared susceptibility loci, or by the occurrence of loci that are common to both disorders.
In this case, any loci that influence risk of schizoaffective disorder (bipolar subtype?) should also increase risk of schizophrenia and/or bipolar disorder, and this model would be refuted if any relatively specific susceptibility loci for schizoaffective disorder were confidently identified.
Some further outstanding issues:
Cardno AG, Rijsdijk FV, Sham PC, Murray RM, McGuffin P. A twin study of genetic relationships between psychotic symptoms. American Journal of Psychiatry 2002;159:539-545. Abstract
Lichtenstein P, Yip BH, Björk C, Pawitan Y, Cannon TD, Sullivan PF, Hultman CM. Common genetic determinants of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in Swedish families: a population-based study. Lancet 2009;373:234-9. Abstract
Owen MJ, Craddock N. Diagnosis of functional psychoses: time to face the future. Lancet 2009;373:190-191. Abstract
PRIMARY NEWSLarge Family Study Links Genetics of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder


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DALLAS (December 11, 2012)—A meeting evidently set up for a drug deal ended with one man dead of a gunshot wound and another in critical condition, charged with capital murder.
Police say the two men met Monday just before midnight near a Dumpster at a north Dallas apartment complex.
At some point the men, Garrett Branch and Sean Green, exchanged gunfire and Green was hit several times, police said.
Green died at an area hospital.
Several people took Branch to another hospital, police said, and before entering, Branch gave a loaded magazine to a witness and a pistol to another person, who left it near some bushes by the emergency room.
Police later found the magazine and the gun.
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Sr. Simone Campbell on Bishops, Romney, Ryan
The most recent issue (Nov. 22) of Rolling Stone has a great story on the nuns' bus tour this summer and their recent struggles with the Vatican ("The Sisters Crusade"). I don't think it has been posted online yet, but here's Sr. Simone Campbell (executive director of Network) on the bishops:
"You've got to realize that any crowd that took 350 years to figure out Galileo might be right is not noted for rapid change," she says. "The sadness is that the bishops are coming at it from the perspective of rules, and spiritual leadership is soooo much deeper than that. We work too much with the poor? We don't pick up their particular pet political issues? Give me a break! This is about a cultural clash between monarchy, in which the monarch is always right, and democracy, where everybody has equal dignity, responsibility and opportunity -- women and men. The whole idea that we live in a pluralistic society is news to these guys."
And on the similarity between the bishops and Romney/Ryan:
For Campbell, there's not much difference between the bishops, most of whom have had extremely limited pastoral experience, and politicians like Paul Ryan or Mitt Romney. "Their lives are very simplified," she says of the bishops. "They've been in academics, they've been in Rome, but they've never had to walk with people with horrible struggles." Romney, she says, is "a lost human being. He has never had experience with people outside of the one percent. He can't be expected to know what it's like for other people. But if he wants to lead this nation, he ought to know."
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Romney, she says, is a lost human being. He has never had experience with people outside of the one percent. He cant be expected to know what its like for other people. But if he wants to lead this nation, he ought to know.
Totally unfair!Romney was/is a leader in his church and as such has had exposure to people living in difficult circumstances and has, PRESONALLY, attended to their needs. He does not wear it on his sleeve in a pharisaical manner so the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. And isn't that exactly the way Jesus said it should be?
Romney's experience as a Mormon bishop hardly qualifies him as someone who has "PERSONALLY" dealt with the anxieties of people in the kinds of straights Sr. Campbell is talking about. If he'd truly experienced that world, he could never have spoken as glibly as he did to that roomful of rich people about some "47 percent" of Americans who, he said, are content with their government handouts. That's the attitude of a very sheltered human being. Unfortunately, Mormons can live their entire lives taking care of their own, as they do, without ever experiencing life beyond the shelter of that faith.
If only things were that simple. Sister Simone should be wary of not becoming a tool for the left, but with statements like this, it may be too late. There is not a whole lot of charity in this, but maybe she was misquoted.
"There is not a whole lot of charity in this."Maybe not, but it is also the sisters who lives were being scrutinized and criticized; Sr Simone's Network, was specifically singled out, wasn't it? I could understand if she were a little angry.
I agree that the investigation was and is wrong-headed. The sad reality is that while the work women religious have done (and continue to do) in this country has been truly incredible--in every sense of that word--their time is passing away. And the Vatican should not be doing this ridiculous investigation with the vast majority of American nuns elderly and in their declining years. But this tit-for-tat is getting kind of tiresome. Maybe Sister could try to elevate or even change the conversation. But all I see is more "us vs. them."
George, Romney could have written a VERY large check to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy disaster relief, especially since the Red Cross always asks specifically for money after a disaster. Sorting donations of clothes and canned goods takes volunteers' time away from more important work.Perhaps if the Red Cross were owned by the LDS Church, Romney might have written that check. Instead, his campaign issued a press release asking for donations of the very items that the Red Cross doesn't want, and his aides went to a Walmart and bought up $5,000 worth of supplies. Then at a campaign rally the next day, the aides gave them to Romney supporters who arrived empty-handed and instructed them to give them BACK to Romney so that he could be photographed loading them onto a truck. I'd call that wearing his heart on his sleeve--unfortunately, his heart is all about winning the election, not about disaster relief.
Sr. Simone for President! . . . or Pope!
There are not always opposite sides that are equal. Sr. Simone has right on her side.To be elected Pope she needs to be made a Cardinal first. All in favor say "Aye."Aye.
I agree with Anthony that the elderly nuns should not have to go through the scrutiny they have had recently from the church. I also agree that Sister's statements are somewhat simplistic. And I also agree that Romney should write a personal check for the disaster victims through the Red Cross.On another church topic, I'd like to say that I was stunned Sunday evening when I went to church and the homily was about voting for the candidate that is the right to life candidate. The message was clear that the priest felt we had a moral obligation to vote for Romney and he harped on this theme for 20 minutes. So much for the separation of church and state. No one believes in abortion, including the 2 candidates. However the right to choose it is the debate. I feel that other topics are fair game here and to base one's opinion on one aspect of a candidate is simplistic.
I think Joe Biden, a man who contributes virtually nothing to charity, should write a check to the Red Cross. Barack Obama, who contributes only a little more than Biden does, should pony up, too.
Thorin: may we presume that you are without sin and therefore can cast these stones?
Mr. McCrea,Why didn't you ask that question of those suggesting that Mitt Romney should write a check to the Red Cross? Romney, it should be noted, contributes substantially more of his income to charity than does either Obama or Biden.
The sad thing is that a simple internet click shows the actual facts:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/obamas-gifts-to-ch... - 14%Hardly parsimonious.
And as a percentage, Obama contributes more than Romney. Amazing things, these facts.
Denise, Had a similar experience at my church where the very young parochial vicar told the congergation that if we voted for anyone other than the so called "pro-life" candidate that we would be committing grevious sin----and he would increase the hours he was hearing confession to accomodate all us sinners who vote wrong.
Should Obama win and right now the chances are good, the US bishops will continue to sink. The Republicans might even ask them not to endorse them next time.
I don't know, I think Obama's earlier contributions- before he ran for President- were pretty underwhelming.
Thorin, absent the evidence of Romney's tax returns, we know only that he tithes to the LDS Church. He may call that a charitable contribution, I call it membership dues. Non-Mormons can't enter Mormon temples (that's "temple," not to be confused with a church or a tabernacle), but even some Mormons can't enter a temple unless they have a pass called a "temple recommend." A temple recommend is valid for only one year at a time, and tithing is one of the requirements. With Romney being a Mormon bishop and one of the highest-profile Mormons in the whole country, it would have been embarrassing if he weren't a good enough church member to earn a temple recommend. I've heard many stories about Romney's generosity with his time and money, but if he's ever extended any of that generosity to non-Mormons, I've missed it.
Irene, Obama's charitable contributions before he ran for president may have been affected by the fact that he and Michelle owed hundreds of thousands in student loans after attending Columbia, Princeton, and Harvard. He has said that only his book royalties enabled them to pay them off as early as they did.
This supposed "Catholic" nun speaks negatively concerning the bishops's perspective of rules. When you are in love with someone and are planning the menu for your anniversary picnic you will most likely not pack a meal of strictly peanuts if you are aware the person you love is deathly allergic to peanuts. One could say "Thou shalt not bring peanuts on an anniversary date" is a rule...but that is not the case to the lover who is planning the meal...because not packing peanuts is an act of love and is not considered as a harsh injustice to their descision making process. The "rules" of the Catholic church were give to her by Jesus Himself or atleast that is what Catholics believe. These "rules" are not harsh demands but were put in place so we may love in a better and fuller way. We accept the church's teachings not because they are rules but because its is obvious we should follow them for we believe they will help us love God better. I am merely a Catholic appualed by the corrupt misrepresentation of this so called sr. simone campbell. I hope I can make aware to others that her views do not coincide with the church's teachings and she should not be considered a viable Catholic source. If you wish to observe a Catholic nun who worked with poor and truly represents her church, take a gander at the life of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She set an example to the whole world what true charity looks like and what the church truly teaches.
In determining Romney's donation, one would have to exclude the mandatory 10-12% he is obligated to give to his church to remain a member in good standing. That said, he still did better than Joe Biden, who is faithful to the average Catholic habit of giving 1-2% of their money to their church. And as for charit? Don't know.
Oh yeah - while nobody should listen to the USCCB, simply Everyone should hang on every word uttered by Sr. Simone and company!Ugh -
Sr. Simone for bishop of Rome!!!!!Yaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...................(can't come soon enough)
Like many polemics, this article in Rolling Stone (couldn't find it online) has a compelling central point but obscures some nuances. To wit:1. The subheading on the magazine cover, "Sisters against the Pope", is hyperbolic and misleading. I doubt these "radical" nuns oppose the Pope altogether, just some of his hardline positions, the extent of his authority, and perhaps the fact that the role can only be filled by a man.2. The Vatican is unmistakably browbeating these American nuns, but where are the American bishops in all this? The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed healthcare reform, but also blasted Paul Ryan's budget. Are American bishops, on average, truly more rigid and abstract in their positions than the nuns? They at least seem more moderate than the Vatican.3. American nuns may have a long history of working in the trenches with the needy, but many are undoubtedly more conservative than the likes of Simone Campbell. Are these types of nuns--practical humanitarians who place lower priority on promoting absolutist positions from the Church hierarchy--a substantial percentage of all U.S. nuns, or are they on the fringes? (Personally, I'd bet the average nun is more vocally pro-life than Simone Campbell, but does much more than the average pro-lifer to help mothers and children, both in terms of direct service and policy advocacy.)Any informed insight on these unaddressed issues would be welcome!


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Goodbye coffee, hello green tea
January 18, 2012
Wow I haven't posted in nearly two months – sorry for that! Things have been crazy and busy and…challenging. I'm still recovering from my ankle surgery in October and I've actually been suffering through a pretty bad flare-up for the last 2-3 weeks. BOTH ankles have been really painful making it difficult to walk or be on my feet much. My hands and wrists have also been bothering me during this time, so I'm fairly confident it's the RA flaring up and not something else. But who knows. My next Remicade infusion is Jan. 27th so hopefully that will help get rid of it. I also finally managed to speak with my rheumatologist's nurse today and she told me that my doctor wants me to go on prednisone again for the next couple weeks until I see him on Jan. 26th. Great, PREDNISONE. I've been trying so hard to stay off this drug; I haven't taken it since August. Before that I was able to be off of it for an entire year before a bad flare-up forced me to go back on it again. The thought of taking it now is very depressing and makes me feel anxious and kind of sick inside. But what can I do? The pain and swelling in my ankles is driving me crazy – it can't go on like this.
Anyway, I started a new temp job at the end of December working for a large non-profit healthcare system located at the University of Minnesota. I actually worked here four years ago in the exact same department and I'm filling in for the same woman who is out on maternity leave again. It's good to be back, for the most part. The hours are pretty flexible, which is really important, and, well, I need the money. Progress has been made, but I'm still working hard to pay bills and get rid of the debt that seems to keep holding me back from moving on in life.
The good thing about this job is that it forces me to get up and move around and to get more exercise. The bad thing is, well, the same. I'm pretty sure that all of the extra walking I had been doing when I first started here is what has caused the flare-up in my ankles. Also since starting the job, I've been consuming large quantities of Diet Coke and coffee all day, which makes me suspicious that the caffeine/coffee might be the culprit as well. So! I stopped drinking coffee and delicious lattes and gave up my Diet Coke addiction cold turkey at the end of last week. Has it helped? I'm not sure, but I think so. My left ankle seems to be somewhat better however the right one is still throbbing constantly. Hopefully the prednisone and staying off caffeine for a good length of time will help calm down the RA and inflammation. Of course no doctor will ever tell me that he/she thinks caffeine or coffee would cause arthritis flare-ups, which is frustrating, because I always want immediate answers. However there seem to be no real answers to any of the questions and mysteries that surround this disease. I'm dying for a coffee right now, but my instinct is telling me to stay away from it. I've been trying to drink more tea, especially green tea, but it's just not the same.
So there you go! That's basically what I've been up to in the last couple months. I'm still trying to be patient while my right ankle is going crazy with inflammation. Oh, I'm also thinking of doing some physical therapy in the warm water pool at Courage Center. I know that would be a really wonderful thing to do – I just have to get over my horror at the idea of wearing a swimsuit in public. Maybe I can wear a sweatsuit in the pool? That would look attractive, I'm sure. Ok, I'm ending this now before I start rambling about how I was traumatized in middle school when we had to take swimming for gym class. Nobody wants to hear about that.
Thanks for reading!
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February 2, 2012 at 1:19 pm
Hi I am aware of your pain my mum was diagnosed with R.A 18 months ago and boy have we been on an emotional roller coaster when she first saw her doc she was put on steroids which increased her wait got her depressed and then the pain was still there.
She then went to a specialist and was told she had to have this needle every two weeks which she could do herself which after the third time of having the needle she was very sick and the side effects to this med was scary.
dont want to bore you with to much but if you would like to hear more please contact me.
February 3, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Hi Angela,
I too believe that caffine causes my arthritic flairups. In fact I stopped eating chocolate and drinking caffinated tea or coffee after a particularly bad flair up over Christmas. Everything has settled down quite well, but I went out lunchtime today and had 2 caffinated coffees at the cricket club (big mistake) this evening my hands are feeling swollen and tender with inflammation and the finger and thumb joints are hurting again.
I have started keeping a spreadsheet of all my daily activities, food, drink, medication, weather condtions, weight etc., in fact anything that might trigger a flair up. This keeps me in control and you never know I might find my answer to eliminating or at least minimising flair ups.
Thanks and keep your chin up. (Sorry British expression)
February 26, 2014 at 1:55 pm
Same here, Every time i take any caffeine i get flare ups, my hand and finger joint hurts. Also fried food makes me sore after a few hours…
February 15, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Hi, my name is Robyn and I am feeling very alone and confused with my diagnosis of RA recently. I wonder if my symptoms are usual symptoms or if I am just crazy. I know my job feels like I am faking everything and have stopped using my intermittant fmla as much and just go into work in pain, but that is getting hard. My family doesn't understand I expend all my energy at work and I have none left for them. It makes me feel sad and angry that I am not the mom I want to be. What's sad is that I am a nurse and get no understanding from my peers, I feel judged and discriminated against. I have been looking for some sort of support locally, but have found none. I guess I just want a place that I can vent and have some understanding.
February 16, 2012 at 12:00 pm
I have been resaerching into R.A as my mum w
has been diagnosed with this over 18 months ago and it hit her hard energy levels where an issue for her to.
March 27, 2012 at 4:14 pm
I use to be an ER nurse, and just resigned a position after only one month. Three weeks into orientation I went into flare mode and have been there now for three weeks with no end in sight. Doc advises no more ER jobs.
I have been in critical care for 20 yrs and am too young to retire, and was denied disability because I could still do adl's. I began the same symptoms with the same severity last year at this time, and also have throat/vocal cord involvement. I too am frustrated and would like someone who isn't judgmental to talk with.
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March 4, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Hi there, I was diagnosed with RA in 2006 and have been taking plaquinil and humira since. This year (54 years old) decided to try strong probiotics (14 strains, 80 billion) for "leaky gut syndrome" and stay away from wheat. Have had GREAT RESULTS!!!! Now only have a bit of pain in a couple of fingers and wrists, I could hardly walk before – feet, knee, elbows, hands make it hard to just get out of bed – pushed myself hard everyday as no other choice. Am also now learning about connective tissues and am trying to release tension with balls and handheld massage machine and it seems to be working. Works first day after but second day pain but still sooooo much better than even in December. Interesting is that tension release for hands is also in elbow, upper outer arm and top back of shoulder. Not easy staying away from wheat as it is in everything and I love bread, but know it is a problem. Also read should stay away from soy, corn, sugar, eggs, dairy and peanuts for 3 weeks and new reasearch about tea – I also love tea – figures! There is hope, as new research finally being done regarding these things, although my rheumatologist initially told me not related – I KNOW IT IS!! and am seeing results weekly. Don't stop doing your own research – I believe different food sensitivities are related for each of us. Also check out Dr. Oz – reporter cured her son of Juvenile RA in 6 weeks of probiotics show was a couple of weeks ago. Take care!! Hope this helps.
November 22, 2013 at 6:27 pm
Hi…I recently started having pain in my middle left upper finger. It started swelling and it would go away but but the bone felt like it was growing a little crooked. I was drinking at least 3-4 of cups of coffee with creamer and the swelling and pain sometimes can be unbearable. I got blood work today and they have told me that now they want me to get a X-ray next week. I will keep you posted if it's RA. But yes…my finger would swell a lot and now researching about RA inflamation of the joints…I have only recently started drinking coffee and creamer. I will stop as of today and see if the will help stop the swelling and pain and keep you posted.
March 20, 2014 at 12:41 am
Enjoy reading your messages my knee and my hip is giving me problems I don't want surgery I heard a lot about surgery you will be in worse shape before you had it so I am trying any thing else. I need relief I want to go back to work soon can you help me out of this jam.thanks in advance.


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WHEELING - As a missionary in Africa, Wellsburg native Jacob Schwertfeger has endured a roving and hungry lion, getting lost in the bush and being shaken down by crooked cops for money.
But it has all been for a good cause - to serve the Lord by helping people in dire need of basic necessities such as clean water wells.
Schwertfeger and his wife, Jessi (Hall) Schwertfeger, both 2002 graduates of Brooke High School, decided to pursue becoming missionaries after graduating from college. Seven years later, they have ministered to and helped thousands in Zambia. The couple has three children: Sunda, 7, who they adopted from an orphanage in Zambia; Kya, 3, who is their first child together born in South Africa; and Noah, 8 weeks old, born in Pittsburgh.
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''I had a rebellious season of my life coming out of a Christian home in high school,'' Schwertfeger, the son of Norm and Jeanie Schwertfeger, said. ''The Lord spoke to my heart and my senior year of high school is when I made an all or nothing commitment to Jesus.''
During their senior year of high school, Schwertfeger and his then-girlfriend Jessi Hall decided together they wanted to become missionaries after first pursuing college degrees. While at West Virginia Wesleyan College, Schwertfeger began attending the Way of Holiness Church, which gave him his first opportunity to see Africa through a ministry called Sons of Thunder. With a group of 15 other students, he ventured on a three-month mission to Zambia - the country where he and his future wife decided to begin dedicating their lives to helping others.
After taking a year off after college to raise money for their mission trip, the couple married in 2006 and six weeks later joined Sons of Thunder in Zambia. When they arrived, however, there were problems with the existing missionaries and many were sent home. The couple, new to Africa and the job at hand, had to take over the entire operation.
''There was an orphanage with 54 children under age 5 to manage. There was a 10,000-acre farm with 50 families doing various farming projects. There was a Bible school and primary school and clinic,'' he said. ''It was sink or swim. ... That first week, one of the children died that was really young in the orphanage. That was our first reality check of, we're really here and this is Africa - not everything goes as planned.''
During their two years with Sons of Thunder, the couple and their daughter, Sunda, whom they adopted from that same orphanage, would perform outreach missions, living in a tent for two weeks at a time.
''During that time our hearts really grew and longed for real neglected areas of Zambia. ... We realized people needed to get out into these places. We were watching 70-year-old women carrying 20-gallon buckets of dirty water for two and three miles to bring back to their home,'' he said.
They eventually joined a new group, Overland Missions, in 2008 and were able to stay in Zambia. He noted Zambia is one of the most hospitable areas of Africa despite the residents' hardships.
''We take for granted the ease of turning on a faucet. ... The basic things we expect in our lives are not provided,'' he said.
Nearly two years ago, someone donated a drilling rig to Overland Missions, allowing the group to start drilling water wells. Well kits are installed and the people are taught how to maintain them. To date, about 20 holes have been drilled, though the demand for clean water is greater than they can keep up with.
''That provides clean water to an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 people,'' Schwertfeger said of the wells.
Since Overland wants to reach more areas, Schwertfeger was asked to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola and develop a new sector. Last year he made three trips to the Congo. He does not take his family with him during such trips, but he does use interpreters.
''Day one getting in we were grabbed by police and put into a building, interrogated for a number of hours, told we needed to pay various fines and fees and get shots - which we already had. It was all just a scheme for money,'' he said of his initial foray into the Congo.
Several times in the Congo while riding his dirt bike, police stopped him and took his keys until he gave them money, he said.
''Another occasion we were sleeping in a pastor's home, and at midnight we could hear this commotion. It was soldiers who had surrounded the compound, chanting and screaming. That was probably the most danger we had been in because it was a rebel group called the Mai Mai,'' Schwertfeger said. ''That group has been around for a long time. I've just received word that group has taken over the village we were in a few weeks ago. The pastors contacted someone who was able to (contact) me and say, 'Just pray for us because our village is overrun and they have taken over.'''
Schwertfeger said he does have trips scheduled in that area this year and he plans to be very careful. He noted he believes his family will continue to live in Zambia because it's a strategic location that allows them to reach other countries that one can't necessarily live in at the moment because it's too dangerous.
''It's a lifelong commitment in our hearts. We'll have to see how it all plays out. You never know - governments can get overturned and overthrown quick and then it's a whole other situation,'' he said.
While Zambia is relatively safe, their home was broken into once and items stolen. Schwertfeger said the deed was committed by people coming from neighboring Zimbabwe, where the political climate is much less stable.
Before building his home, the family lived in a tent on a concrete slab. Eventually, he bricked in the concrete slab and then about a year ago, Schwertfeger finished building their present home. It has electricity, but since the power often fails they have a back-up generator. They also have an Internet feed from the tourist town of Livingstone.
"When I first got to Africa, we arrived with so much excitement and zeal. You have this hero mentality of meeting the needs of the people. And very quickly you find the need is overwhelming," he said.
The family also periodically must deal with native wildlife. For example, early on a stampede of about 90 elephants came through the village, eating all the crops. Other elephants have tried to charge their vehicles. And while most big cats live on game reserves, a lion once escaped and decided to make its home near Schwertfeger's home.
Before a five-day hunt, the lion ended up killing two cattle. They were able to tranquilize the beast instead of having to shoot it. It took 12 men to lift the animal into a pick-up truck.
"It was a monster," he said.
Hyenas also enter their camp, but are easier to scare away. There also are a variety of snakes that live in Africa. And since Schwertfeger has no fear of the serpents, he often is called upon to take care of them. He estimated to date he's killed 60 snakes including spitting cobras.
"At first we were humbled, that this is far bigger work. The lesson I've learned - we've had to be reliant on the Lord. I believe God gives us creativity and supernatural genius at times to meet certain needs. I'm a nobody. My ability to meet anyone's needs comes through Jesus Christ. ... Millions of dollars have been thrown into good intentioned projects," he said of other groups or companies. "But if we don't impact the heart of the people, the projects are useless. It's people we value, not projects. ... My reward is seeing the people who have been changed, who now live with hope."
Schwertfeger said while he sometimes misses the Ohio Valley, he feels as though Zambia is his true home.
''Seven years in, Zambia is far more home. ... There are certain things you can't talk about here because people don't get it,'' he said. ''My parents have visited us. ... I think they're definitely committed to trying to come as often as they can.''
Schwertfeger said before picking an area to explore, they use Google Earth to spot a village new to them. He then uses GPS navigation to reach the area on his dirt bike and stays in a tent on site, learning what the needs of the people are. They typically also choose a village that already has a church or pastor established.
He added while most of his old friends know he is a missionary and enjoy hearing his tales when he comes back to visit, some people are amazed that he lives in Africa.
"To this day, there still are people who don't believe me," he said, noting he has pulled out his Zambia dirt bike license as proof.


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To the Editor:
Dr. Mark Paulsen's recent article regarding substance abuse from an emergency room perspective was both timely and enlightening. It could have been written decades ago as well, if not centuries.
Many an actor, musician, celebrity has found out too late that drugs and alcohol don't mix. Names like Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Jones, Moon, Belushi come to mind. People from a time before the word "party" was used as a verb.
Less known were the everyday folks: students, waiters, athletes, cooks, carpenters, wives, husbands, girlfriends, children, whose names you wouldn't recognize, or maybe you would. Not to mention the suicides and hopelessness that can arise in people who have made getting "high" their first love.
Living in tourist towns as we do, people come here to be entertained: to ski, to eat, to drink, to socialize, that's all well and good. However, the old joke was, "Come to Grand county on vacation, go home on probation." Let's not encourage that.
My mother (now in her 80s) told me years ago that the heavy drinker/smoker types drop like flies in their 50s. She was right. What was fun to them when they were young turned into a monkey on their back, and in some cases a gorilla. All their talents - music, athletics, professions progressively got "one upped" by something else.
To some, Grand County is the end of the road; a good place to drink and drug themselves to death as any. To others, we're here because we love it, with our friends, families, and lifestyles.
Bruce Knight
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Sochi Olympics: Japan's Hanyu Wins Men's Figure-Skating Gold
Chan of Canada Gets Silver, Ten of Kazakhstan Wins Bronze
Sochi, Russia
Yuzuru Hanyu won Japan's first Olympic gold medal in men's figure skating Friday, in a competition that showed how new countries are emerging as skating powers as the demands of the sport loop ever higher.
For the past 30 years, the highest podium in men's skating has been owned mostly by skaters from the U.S. and Russia. But neither of those countries figured in the medals on Friday. Instead, Patrick Chan of Canada won the silver medal, and Denis Ten of Kazakhstan emerged as the surprise winner of the bronze—bringing his country its only medal of the Games so far.
At 19, Japan's Hanyu is the youngest man to win Olympic gold in skating since American Dick Button won at age 18 in St. Moritz in 1948.
The results came after a night of skating programs packed with big jumps—and some big falls, showing how the demands of the sport are rising and programs are becoming harder to pull off. A new international judging system incentivizes skaters to include quadruple jumps rather than not trying them at all—a change that some critics say has made skating less artistic and marred programs with stumbles and falls.
Hanyu and Chan, the chief rival for the gold, made mistakes in their free skates. The race between the two turned into one of who messed up least. Hanyu fell on two jumps in his skate to "Romeo & Juliet," but Chan, skating to "Four Seasons" and "Concerto Grosso," made errors on a quadruple toe loop, a triple axel and on other elements. That made it impossible for him to overtake Hanyu and grab Canada's first men's skating gold.
"Of course it's a chance missed," Chan said.
The mistakes also reflected some Olympic-size nerves.
"We're all human," he said. "Even Shaun White makes mistakes. Unfortunately I made one too many."
Chan's coach, Kathy Johnson, said he stumbled because he lost focus. "At this level, when something goes awry, it's not physical," she said. "It's a mental loss of focus."
Hanyu said he had trouble shaking off negative thoughts after his early mistakes. "I was trying not to think about winning a gold medal, but I couldn't deflect the pressure, which was massive," he said.
"I'm upset with the performance I had, but I left everything I had out there," he said.
Despite the stumbles, Hanyu's win shows how Japan is emerging as a skating power. The country has a deep bench of top-ranked men and women's singles skaters. Three of the top six finishers Friday were Japanese men, and next week the country's top-ranked woman, Mao Asada, will challenge longtime rival Yuna Kim for the gold in women's singles' skating.
Until now, the only male skater from Japan to win an Olympic medal was Daisuke Takahashi, who won bronze in 2010. He finished sixth on Friday.
Chan, 23, continued Canada's hard-luck tradition in this sport, becoming the third Canadian to win silver. Brian Orser—who is Hanyu's coach—won silver in 1984 and 1988, and Elvis Stojko won silver in 1994 and 1998. Canada has also won two bronze medals in men's skating in past years.
The surprise of the evening was the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, which fielded not one but two skaters. One of them, Denis Ten, emerged as the bronze medalist two hours after he skated. He waited as eight other skaters who had scored higher in the short program took the ice. "This is my gift to my compatriots," Ten said.
Russia's only hope for a medal, Evgeni Plushenko, withdrew at the last minute Thursday with an aggravated back problem—a move that has caused controversy in Russia.
And this year, no American skater was close to the medal stand. But the U.S. showed promise in 19 year-old Jason Brown, who finished ninth overall after winning over yet another audience and set of judges with his free skate to "Riverdance"—a program that has gotten nearly four million hits on YouTube. Brown's weakness is that he lacks a quadruple jump, and so he can't amass the points that his competitors can with their turbocharged programs. But his coach, Kori Ade, has said he is working on a quad.
The other U.S. competitor in the men's program, Jeremy Abbott, executed a clean free skate, but finished 12th overall after a disastrous fall in his short program.
—Louise Radnofsky contributed to this article.
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It's that time of year again—the time of year when someone links me a Space Jam mash-up and I fall into a terrifying black hole of WELCOME TO THE JAM again. I'm dragging you down with me this time, dear reader. I'm so sorry (...wait, no I'm not). This had to happen.
Here's a collection of video game related Slams, which prove the eternal axiom: Quad City DJ's Space Jam goes with everything (as I'm sure some of you are already aware—this isn't a new meme!)
If you've heard a good Slam, make sure to share—I'm sure I've missed many!


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Photo: 2013 De Anza scholar-athletes, coaches and staff members. See recognitions and awards.
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(22 out of the past 32 years and 9 years in a row)
It serves the needs of everyone interested in competing at a higher level of athletic competition.
Our comprehensive all-sports program includes:
See our sports listing on the left for program overviews, coaching staff and all team schedules.
For more information,contact Athletics Director Kulwant Singh at 408.864.8745 or e-mail singhkulwant@ deanza.edu or Assistant Athletics Director Jason Damjanovic at 408.864.8743 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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It is not often that the concept of statistical significance reaches the status of headline news. But such was the situation after March 22, 2011, when the United States Supreme Court announced its decision in Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano (1, 2). In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that the lack of a statistically significant association between Matrixx's product Zicam and reports of adverse-drug events could not be used as justification to withhold important information from stockholders. The pharmaceutical industry has questioned whether the Matrixx decision will have broader implications for drug products. The authors summarize the statistical and regulatory implications of the Matrixx decision on pharmaceutical quality and manufacturing.
Matrixx is a securities-fraud class-action suit filed by investors against Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and three of the company's executives, for violating federal securities laws by failing to disclose reports of a potential link between its leading product, Zicam Cold Remedy, and anosmia (i.e., loss of smell) (3). The investors alleged that Matrixx's past statements to the market, in which the company predicted revenue increases between 50 and 80%, were misleading in light of information available to Matrixx regarding the risk to its main revenue-generating product (4). While providing optimistic sales estimates, Matrixx allegedly failed to disclose adverse-event reports regarding consumers who had lost their sense of smell after using Zicam Cold Remedy (5).Procedural history. On Dec. 15, 2005, the US District Court for the District of Arizona granted Matrixx's motion to dismiss the suit based on the investors' failure to properly plead the elements of a "material misstatement or omission" and knowledge of wrongdoing (6). In reaching this decision, the District Court relied in part on a ruling made by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case In re Carter-Wallace, Inc. (7). The In re Carter-Wallace decision affirmed the dismissal of a securities-fraud class action suit based upon the investors' failure to sufficiently allege knowledge of wrongdoing on the part of the pharmaceutical company due to the absence of a statistically significant connection between the targeted drug and aplastic anemia (8).
Seizing on the language in In re Carter-Wallace, the District Court in Matrixx noted that, "courts have found adverse information related to the safety of a product is not material unless such reports provide reliable statistically significant information that a drug is unsafe" (9). In September 2003, a study conducted by the University of Colorado School of Medicine identified 11 Zicam users who suffered from anosmia (10). According to the investors in Matrixx, not only did the pharmaceutical company fail to disclose the University of Colorado study, but it continued to make positive public statements regarding the product's growth potential and safety (11). Nonetheless, the District Court held that the investors "failed to present evidence of a statistically significant correlation between the use of Zicam and anosmia so as to make failure to publically disclose complaints and the University of Colorado study a material omission" (12).
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, however, reversed the District Court's decision in favor of the investors, stating that the District Court erred in requiring statistical significance to establish materiality (13). Relying on the Supreme Court's rulings in Basic Inc. v. Levinson and TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc., the Circuit Court rejected the "bright-line" rule (i.e., a simple or straightforward judicial rule of decision) to determine materiality in favor of fact-specific inquiry in which an omission is material "if there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable shareholder would consider it important in deciding how to vote" (14–16).
Thus, based on the factual allegations, the Circuit Court held the investors had sufficiently pleaded materiality to survive Matrixx's motion to dismiss (17). Thereafter, Matrixx filed a petition for certiorari, which was granted by the US Supreme Court.


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6 Man-Made Natural Disasters Just Waiting to Happen
#3. Mumbai and Bangkok are Ticking Flood Bombs
Cities are one of mankind's greatest accomplishments - we somehow manage to cram millions of people into a few hundred square miles without suffocating them all to death or driving them stabtastically insane. All it needs to keep running smoothly is decent public service and running water.
Pictured: public service, running water.
Which brings us to the densely populated cities of Mumbai and Bangkok.
We'll start with Mumbai. In ages past, the city used the surrounding mangrove forest to drain off excess water during times of high tide and flood. Sadly, the expansion of the city as a result of the current continuing population explosion has resulted in clear-cutting those forests, building over the natural drainage. They have a man made back up system, but it's a century old and currently clogged worse than the toilet Elvis Presley died on. It also has only three outfalls (places where it dumps into the sea) that have floodgates, leaving the other 120 outfalls to welcome rising tides with arms wide open.
This doesn't include the northern suburbs that were put together with no drainage plan, whatsoever. Being that the coast is to the south of the city, this means that all the flooding and run-off they generate just effs Mumbai in the B even harder. Yes, everyone living there has basically made their home on the Titanic.
Bangkok's problems are a bit different. On average, the city sits only three and half to five feet above sea level, with many parts of the city resting well below that. Considering Bangkok is the major population center of Thailand, if a major hurricane hits, the whole joint is going under the sea, leaving Thailand pretty much screwed. Also, it's fucking sinking.
See, Bangkok is build on clay instead of bedrock, so every time a new building gets thrown up or another baby gets popped out, it increases the amount of weight on the substrate the city is built on, sinking it further. Also, the people of Bangkok need to pump subterranean aquifers in order to have drinking water, which weakens the ground beneath the clay, which, as you may have already guessed, sinks the city even more. Altogether, this ship is going down at about four inches per year, with some estimates giving it another 15 or 20 years before it gets completely submerged.
"Soon, Bangkok. Very soon."
But hey, it's not like their whole nation will wind up under water, right? So at least the people will have a place to move to. We can't say the same for...
#2. The Doomed Island of Tuvalu
Tuvalu is a small island nation halfway between Hawaii and Australia in the tropical Pacific, and it looks like this:
Not a word, Jimmy Buffet. Not one damn word.
It is practically the definition of "island paradise", except for the fact that the county's maximum elevation is 15 feet above sea level, which is roughly the size of Shaquille O'Neal standing on his own shoulders. From the previous entry, you can guess where this is going.
First, the people of Tuvalu have been clear-cutting their meager forests for years to provide the nation with fuel. Oh, and they've been using sand as a building material for a long time, which has caused a large portion of the beach to erode away, though to be fair there aren't exactly a ton of other options.
"Really, the sand is all we've got."
So already you have issues with erosion shrinking the island. But all of that pales in comparison to the fact that since sea levels are currently rising thanks to global warming. All that adds up to the fact that Tuvalu is inevitably going to vanish completely under the Pacific ocean.
Honestly, it's only a matter of time before the people of Tuvalu cannibalize their island until it's roughly the size of a postage stamp or the rest of the world melts the ice caps enough to drop the island below the surface like a sand castle wiped away by the tide. We're totally creating a new Atlantis here, people.
#1. Chernobyl and The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
Chernobyl may seem like old news, but in recent years it's been staging a Mary J. Blige-esque comeback in the form of a continuing nuclear meltdown.
Back in the 1980s when the reactor blew and irradiated everything in a 150 mile radius, the Russians decided to clean up the mess by building a giant concrete shell over top of it (the shell was dubbed the Sarcophagus without a single bit of irony whatsoever). That seemed like a great idea, until they realized that normal wear and tear on the Sarcophagus coupled with the intense heat of the radiation trapped beneath it would eventually cause the whole thing to collapse and reopen the festering radioactive sore within.
Also, the toxic material is sinking into the ground, so the fear is that should the superheated radioactive material hit groundwater, it would cause a steam explosion that would be worse than the original catastrophe.
"So... so do we put a shell on top of that?"
Then there is the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Japan, which is the largest nuclear power plant in the world based on the amount of energy produced.
Because Japan sits on more than 40,000 fault lines [citation needed], the KKNPP was built to withstand powerful earthquakes, up to a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale. Pretty solid, except that a quake registering 6.6 on the Richter scale hit just off the coast.
We should cut Chernobyl a little slack, since the sarcophagus was built hastily as radiation was being vomited all over the landscape. And honestly, if you asked most people at the center of a meltdown if pouring a shitload of concrete onto a nuclear disaster is a good first step toward fixing it, you'd probably hear a lot of "yes, do that immediately" mixed in with the agonized screaming.
The KKNPP, however, is apparently run by a dubious bunch. The plant was shut down for a year after it came out that data about the plant's output had been falsified. Then the earthquake hit and caused a bunch of shit like spilling toxic waste into the Sea of Japan and tipping over 400 drums of radioactive waste.
Furthermore, the KKNPP may very well be ON a fault line, so it doesn't take a lot of guesswork to imagine what would happen if that decided to let loose. But the company that owns the plant assures us that the potential fault line is 12 miles below the surface, so at least the ground won't just crack open under the plant.
You sure about that?
Thankfully, some steps are being taken in both cases. The KKNPP is being reinforced to resist even stronger earthquakes in the future, although if the fault line below it grows, it will all be horribly, radioactively moot. In the Ukraine there is a project underway to build an even bigger and better sarcophagus around the old one, so when that thing collapses into a pile of shit, it will at least be a contained pile of shit. That is, until it sinks all the way to the Earth's core. Then we're probably fucked.
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Kenneth J. Beckmann, 88, of Burr, died at Good Samaritan Center – Syracuse on Nov. 23, 2012 He was born Nov. 26, 1923 at Sterling to Otto and Alma (Schulte) Beckmann.
He is survived by cousins.
He was preceded by brothers Merlin and Darrel Beckmann and sister Irene Parde.
He was a carpenter and worked for Neeman Construction. He later was a bank courier for Countryside Bank in Burr.
He enjoyed fishing trips with friends and his daily visits in Syracuse for coffee.
Funeral service is Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church – Burr with Rev. Jim Hallgren officiating.
Visitation is Monday, Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Pallbearers are Bill Haeffner, John Stilwell, Orlin Moss, Larry Paulsen, Don Schmit and Delton Panko.
Burial is at Hope Lutheran Cemetery – Burr.
Organist is Dianne Riensche .
Memorials are suggested to his church.
Fusselman Allen Harvey Funeral Home, Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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New Surgery for Lip Augmentation May Be Done at Same Time as Facelift
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
WebMD Health News
Neck Muscle Graft Can Pump Up Lips
March 16, 2010 -- Want pouty lips? A new study shows that a lip implant with skin and neck muscle grafts may bring good results.
The surgery can be done at the same time as a facelift, making lips appear fuller and less stretched. Results last at least two years, say Anurag Agarwal, MD, and colleagues at the Aesthetic Surgery Center in Naples, Fla.
Their study is published in the March/April issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.
"Since ancient times, women have used plant dyes and colored clays to enhance their lips," but the quest for permanent lip augmentation "has been fraught with challenges," they note.
As people age, the lips flatten and lengthen, decreasing the amount of pink tissue that shows.
These changes often lead patients to seek lip-augmentation procedures. But lip procedures can lead to asymmetry, the formation of cysts, and an unnatural feel or appearance.
Plumping Lips With Muscle
Agarwal and colleagues say in a news release that they achieved good results in 25 lip-augmentation patients by using parts of the women's own muscles that run along the side of their necks, as well as the connective tissue, called fascia, that overlies it.
The women had follow-up at one year or later to check for changes. After an average of two years, the amount of visible pink tissue increased 20%-24% for the upper and lower lips, the researchers say.
Also, the average projection of the lips increased about four one-hundredths of an inch. Patients in general were pleased with the results, the researchers say. However, one patient wanted additional augmentation with an injectable gel.
The surgeons say the tissue used in the implants can be removed during a face-lift with few complications, leaving no deformities in the contour of the neck, limitations in head movement, neck pain, or nerve injuries.
"This postoperative recovery [from the surgical technique] is straightforward," the researchers write. "After the first month of lip swelling, the patient should expect that the lips will be slightly swollen."
The researchers conclude that "with careful patient selection and surgical technique," the new method may be "a valuable tool when treating the aging lip."


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Car-Show Judging And Other Mysteries Of The UniverseWritten on May 29, 2013 2013 Grand National Roadster Show
There are plenty of mysteries within hot rodding, but none so vast and bewildering as car-show judging. In roadsterlandia, there is no event so steeped in tradition as the Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS), where the coveted "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" (AMBR) crown is the Holy Grail. And just as the Grail is mysterious, so, too, is the process by which the AMBR is judged. For 2013, HOT ROD was allowed into the inner sanctum of the show's secret judging to witness how the honor is conferred, pledging not to reveal the parties involved and what methods of provocation were involved.
GNRS history dates back to 1949 in Oakland, California's Exposition Building, where Al and Mary Slonaker assembled an international car show. Though primarily made up of foreign makes, sharing the floor were a dozen or so hot rods. By the end of the show, it was apparent that spectator interest mostly centered on the rods. Score one for the home team. Later that year, the newly christened National Roadster Show was being touted in the Oct. 1949 HOT ROD, and a two-page, editorial-looking advertisement for the show ran in the Jan. 1950 issue. The show was a success, according to HOT ROD's Mar. 1950 coverage and the almost 30,000 spectators who paid to see it. Bill Niekamp's track-nose 1929 Ford won the first AMBR title and was featured in the same issue.
Through the years as entries grew, new award classifications were created, dividing the field into groups of similar types of cars and making the judging more intricate. In 1958, Richard Peters' Ala Kart hit the floor and won the AMBR title for the first of two consecutive times; its level of detail, design, and finish changed the game, pushing out homebuilt, street-driven roadsters and creating more points-driven, professionally built contenders. The trend continued in the 1960s, with roadsters becoming more complex and imaginative. Fiberglass and aluminum construction allowed builders to create ever more exotic bodies that at times bordered on excessive, but creativity has no bounds, and the spectators loved it. Points were accumulated in five categories: show appeal (craftsmanship and how the car was displayed), safety (roadworthiness), condition (overall paint, engine compartment, interior, and chassis), workmanship (fit and finish), and innovation (design, ideas, and component selection).
By 1972, Al Slonaker's failing health caused him to sell the show to Harold "Baggy" Bagdasarian, a fellow car-show promoter from nearby Sacramento. He had a partnership with customizer Darryl Starbird—and later with Don Tognotti, who bought out Starbird's share—and the AMBR winner was determined by them and them alone. They would huddle with confidants throughout the 10 days of the show, but ultimately they made the pick. How the choice was made has always been somewhat of a mystery, though looking through the past AMBR list, it's hard to fault the winners. But, as the show progressed, the judging became far more like a Detroit-type show, so a little background on that is necessary.
The so-called Detroit style of judging dates back to 1961, when famed car-show promoter Bob Larivee developed the standards for his new International Championship Auto Shows circuit. In 1963, he used them for his International Show Car Association, and they were adopted the same year by the Detroit Autorama show (which dates back to 1953 and which Larivee's companies have operated for decades). Larivee devised a method of judging that used a point system based on three criteria, starting with the most important: design, engineering, then fit and finish. Over the years, the criteria have flipped, with fit and finish being the main focus of show judging. That's understandable considering that how a car or component is finished and assembled is the easiest measure to quantify. Design, on the other hand, isn't. Can you define in words why a 1965 Mustang is considered one of the best-designed cars of the era while a 1965 Fairlane sedan isn't? Same builder, same year, but a completely different design expression.
So the Detroit awards came to honor cars with the highest level of fit and finish for individual components combined with how expertly they are assembled. This method of judging gained momentum as Larivee expanded his car show empire into other markets, making it the easiest and best method in the country, and no alternative guidelines were ever deemed necessary. Though different in nature, the Detroit Autorama and GNRS continue to be the most significant shows in the country today.
In the same time frame, the GNRS—not being part of Larivee's domain—always had its own method for picking winners. It had the reputation of dealing more in the sum total of the components, with an emphasis on how pleasingly they jelled as a car—what some would say is more of an old school or traditional approach. Judging gave ample consideration to the ever-narrowing fit and finish category, but the contender still had to have "the look."
In the 1970s, as disco waned, Detroit-type judging gained at the GNRS. First came highly modified roadsters, then roadster bodies created from scratch, aiming to score extra points in the degree of difficulty category. Interestingly, the first such roadster rendered almost unrecognizable for the sheer amount of modifications came from HOT ROD's own Tex Smith and his XR-6 AMBR-winning entry in 1963. A project chronicled within HOT ROD, it was based on a 1927 T roadster body, but the Steve Swaja design was barely identifiable as such. The trend of non-OE-appearing bodies has ebbed and flowed throughout the years, hitting its peak over the last 20 years. Bodies were being created with an emphasis on being unpredictable and with less concern for how "beautiful" the car actually was. Or wasn't. But the award was still for the "most beautiful roadster." And just like in the Detroit show, you scored extra points for your display—even if the radiant roadster twirling on the display was a polished turd.
Ultimately, if the paint was puckered around chassis bolts from being too fresh during assembly, or you missed wiping a bit of rubbing compound off of the hidden portion of a component seen only by a judge with a pocket mirror and flashlight, it could mean the difference between victory and defeat. Points for perfection trumped stance, and it didn't matter if body lines were eliminated to the point that the car took on the look of a rolling egg. The beauty of the roadster became secondary—or tertiary.
As the GNRS approached its 60th year, those in the know didn't know what to make of the show, or of the AMBR award. Despite having changed ownership a few times and moving from its motherland in NorCal to SoCal in 2004, the show was still deep in hot rod tradition but was becoming less relevant as the years progressed. It was a Superpower show with only Third World results. Many felt the judging focused too much on points and not enough on how the roadster actually looked—that flash and cash trumped panache. A group of individuals got together with current promoter John Buck to express their concerns and offer a solution that could be rolled out in steps from year to year in the hope that it would bring back some significance to the whole proceedings.
The new judging concept would start with a group of 10–12 industry experts ranging from builders to painters and from magazine editors to car designers, and with at least two "Detroit" judges to add their expertise and influence. Originally, the idea was to change the group each year, but after the first run-through in 2011—with the back and forth that took place for the judges to be clear on the criteria and process—it was realized that getting up to speed would be lengthy for each succeeding new group. Instead, the decision was made to cycle in and out one or two judges a year, keeping the core together to streamline the process just a bit.
Each car would be driven onto a stage where the judges could take in the whole of the car—how it sits, how it sounds, how the driver fits within the car, how well the tires fit within the fenders, and whether there was crap hanging below the visual scrub line, to name a few areas of focus. Judges could view the car at a distance, then talk to the owner to get some of the backstory and learn about the important aspects of the build. If the roadster could not be driven the few yards required for judging, it was disqualified. This did away with "pushers" (cars that can't run) and things like chrome-plated brake rotors—which might have gotten you extra points in a regular show, but were deemed non-op by the new rules. Some have suggested taking this a step further and gathering the cars Saturday night for a five-mile hop to the local In-N-Out Burger to prove they can actually be driven. The judges are free to look at details of the car during the show, but the first viewing is meant to judge the cars closed up, on the ground, as a real car is observed—not doors and hoods akimbo, jacked up on a flashing, mirrored display like a flying dragon. That typical way of displaying a show car can hide a multitude of sins and makes it nearly impossible for anyone to assess how the car looks and visually feels.
What the judges see and how well they feel the car conveys roadster righteousness determines points. Is the driver sitting up in the air like a cartoon dog in a bubble car? That weighs more negatively than whether a door gap is a millimeter off. Are the wheels centered nicely in the fenders? This weighs more positively than a handmade top that climbs as it transitions forward.
The overall judging is complete by Saturday night, when the knives come out. At a secret location, the judges meet to hammer out who will win, much like the selection of a new pope. However, there's no pope-piety. Each judge brings the positive and negative aspects of a car forward, one at a time, concluding with a winner. By the time the last judge is done, the field has been stripped down to two or three contenders. Those consensus cars are then discussed in more detail, and that's when whatever subtlety and tact a judge may possess disappears. Each judge at the table gives his or her vote. More than a simple majority is required before the winner is determined. If two or more cars are too close to call, the judges might go out to the show floor and discuss them further before heading back for a final tally. The winner is not announced until Sunday night after the show closes to the public.
Has it worked? Buck and the judges think so. Public opinion varies, as can be expected, for beauty is perceived so differently from one person to the next. The consensus seems to be that something had to be done, and it looks like this new way to judge is working, and if anything, enthusiasts will give it some time to season before labeling it a winner or failure.
Judging by the many blogs in Weblandia, there have been zero complaints with this year's winner. That's pretty impressive, because as the saying goes: For every beauty, there is an eye somewhere to see it. Hot rodders know that saying as, "There's an ass for every seat.".
The 2013 America's Most Beautiful Roadster
The 2013 AMBR is the second winner in a row that had been in the works for a couple of decades, having been started by one person and one shop and eventually being owned and finished by someone else. The roadster started as a Kelly Brown project—as in '78 Top Fuel Champion Kelly Brown. He took his parts and ideas to tin-bender extraordinaire Steve Davis, who created the distinctive aluminum nose, hood, and bellypan. From there, it went to So-Cal Speed Shop in Pomona, where building slowed down then stopped due to funding. The roadster sat at SoCal for ages.
San Francisco's John Mumford, a longtime Roy Brizio customer, came to Roy wanting to build a '27 highboy. Roy knew about the Brown roadster and talked John into taking the plunge. John's only stipulation was that the roadster be spun by one of two sets of Ardun overhead conversions he owned for the diminutive V8-60. There were only 8–10 sets ever made, and John wanted just the right car for the rare speed parts, which also included a complete set of four Kinmont disc brakes and a Model A quick-change rearend.
Darryl Hollenbeck handled the stock '40 Ford maroon, and Sid Chavers did the saddle-leather interior.
The roadster looks so simple, with nothing appearing to have been produced after 1952, which makes it hard to compete against shotgun motors and handmade bodies, but that gets back to the premise for the award. Leonardo da Vinci once said, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
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01] To avoid the judges getting a glimpse of the roadsters before their time on the stage or being distracted by the last-minute activity, the cars are lined up and hidden behind a curtain. As each roadster is finished in the judging area, the next one fires up and drives onto the stage. If a roadster is unable to fire, it is disqualified.02] After the judges have gotten a chance to view the roadster from a distance, they swarm around to check the details up close. Owner Chick Koszis is on the left in the black Stroker cap.03] Koszis messes with the hood prop while the judges soak in the 392 Hemi and details. This is the opportunity for the owners to highlight special details or building information they want to emphasize to the judges. In most cases, a judging book is available with buildup photos and detail or chassels shots to aid the judges' understanding of the car.04] Joe Cane from Sydney, Australia, discusses the eight-year build of his '28 Ford phaeton. Yes, phaetons and tourings are eligible, as they are open cars with no windows and separate windshields. The difference is they have four doors instead of two. Bob Sbarbaro's '23 touring won in 1976, and Larry and Judy Murray's '33 phaeton took the trophy in 1985.05] Every contender must drive to the judging stage under its own power, which was not a problem for John Mumford's '27 T running a V8-60 with a rare Ardun overhead conversion. The Roy Brizio–built roadster from San Francisco was crowned Americas Most Beautiful Roadster for 201306] This is Jim Farley's roadster being scrutinized by the judges after coming all the way from the East Coast. The AMBR competition attracts roadster enthusiasts around the world—even catching the attention of major car companies. Farley is the GVP of Marketing and Sales at Ford.Saturday night in the judges' chambers, a dozen pairs of eyes focus on this makeshift board with 8x10s of the 12 AMBR contenders, to help identify the cars. From this point forward in the judging process, the roadsters are referred to by numbers so as not to sway opinion based on names. The winning car is number 912 to the extreme right.This is the setup, with the cars entering from the draped area to the left onto the stage a distance from the judges' table, where contenders are viewed and scored based on numerous criteria. The view from a distance gives everyone a good idea of how the lines flow, how wheels center in the fenders, whether engine components are hanging below the frame, and much more. When the roadster rolls up, the judges can see how the driver fits within the car, or if he is sitting ridiculously high like you see in cartoons.Cole Wolfswinkel's Squeeges Rod Shop–built Deuce roadster was always considered a contender, as owner/builder Cole's '33 roadster won the AMBR in 2011. From this view, you can see the sagging frame/pan and the rear tire that does not match the radius of the fender detail. Since this was a handbuilt body, it was said that the judges felt these faults should not have been designed into the roadster. Also, note that the hood side was removed to allow viewing of the Ford shotgun engine.


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Discussion in 'Locked / Outdated Analyses' started by Shurtugal, Feb 3, 2013.
yes it does, because it achieves the same KOs as HP ice and frees up a slot for another hidden power
Just thought of another idea. Anyone ever think of a Physical Keldeo? It does learn Swords Dance and has a massive Physical movepool. Base 72 is somewhat usable.
I once thought about it, because SD Aqua Jet is actually pretty cool, but base 72 Attack is just not acceptable.
With just one Swords Dance, it reaches around 544 Atk. I believe if completely maxed out which is more than enough.
This is not the time or place to discuss Swords Dance Keldeo. Discussion is reserved for the set in the OP and that's that.
What is the op? Anyway isnt this a thread to discuss Expert Belt Keldeo sets?
No, only the EB Keldeo on post one, original post (OP)
Having just discussed with the QC team, there seemed to be a consensus (Pocket + shrang + others) that Life Orb needs to be represented in this analysis.
Life Orb gives you more overall power than Expert Belt; Expert Belt is honestly pretty weak. Yes, you can bluff a Choice item, but your attacks really don't pack as much of a punch. I've used both variants extensively, and there is no reason Life Orb shouldn't be slashed. The power really is that helpful.
An interesting Hidden Power I used was Flying; it lets you win against opposing Keldeo, Celebi, Toxicroak, and Amoonguss, and always OHKOes Breloom. It deserves an AC mention for sure.
The only thing to be determined is the placement of Life Orb's slash, but there seems to be a split opinion on that, so just do this for now.
LO can be mentioned in any of the Specs, CM, or Expert Belt sets. Either in the Set Comments or in the AC. I personally believe that it fits better to the nature of the Specs set, which aims to be a wallbreaker. The EB values a lot the surprise factor, while the CM set has some sweeping potential, and it would be a shame to put those to waste by using 4 attacks + LO.
tl;dr slash LO with Specs and add a sentence in the AC about LO.
Nah, alexwolf, LO is more appropriate slashed with EB than with Specs. The latter is just at an entirely different level when it comes to nuke power, and plays differently from non-choiced Keldeo variants. Plus, iirc QC staff agreed that "surprise value," should never be the only reason to publish a set on-site.
With that said, though, does LO clinch any significant KOs that EB misses out on? If yes, slash it with EB. If no, make it an AC mention.
Regardless, rename this set to "All-Out Attacker."
Yeah i see your point, and this is the issue that shrang kept mentioning before. It is a reasonable concern so ok. Let's see some calcs and if they are good enough with LO, then slash LO with EB. If not put it in AC. Basically what Pocket said.
Sure, here's some calcs.
Let's start with Icy Wind:
vs. 0/0 Garchomp
Expert Belt: 92.71 - 110.36%
Life Orb: 100.56 - 119.32%
vs. Offensive Pivot Landorus-T
Expert Belt: 94.85 - 111.92%
Life Orb: 102.98 - 121.13%
Secret Sword:
vs. Offensive Heatran
Expert Belt: 98.14 - 115.78%
Life Orb: 106.19 - 125.69%
It's the same deal for SubTran, btw.
Hydro Pump (outside rain):
vs. standard Gengar
Expert Belt: 94.63 - 111.87%
Life Orb: 122.98 - 145.59%
vs. Specially Defensive Heatran
Expert Belt: 84.15 - 99.74%
Life Orb: 91.16 - 108.05%
vs. Offensive SD Scizor
Expert Belt: 83.27 - 98.22%
Life Orb: 108.18 - 127.75%
vs. Physically Defensive Skarmory
Expert Belt: 78.44 - 92.51%
Life Orb: 102.09 - 120.35%
vs. Standard Forretress
Expert Belt: 74.01 - 87.28%
Life Orb: 96.32 - 113.55%
vs. Standard Lucario
Expert Belt: 92.9 - 109.57%
Life Orb: 120.92 - 142.55%
Hydro Pump (in rain):
vs. OTR Reuniclus
Expert Belt: 82.15 - 96.82%
Life Orb: 106.84 - 125.91%
vs. Choice Scarf Jirachi
Expert Belt: 85.33 - 100.58%
Life Orb: 110.85 - 130.79%
vs. Specially Defensive Skarmory
Expert Belt: 81.13 - 95.5%
Life Orb: 105.38 - 124.25%
vs. Swords Dance Breloom
Expert Belt: 84.35 - 99.61%
Life Orb: 109.54 - 129.38%
vs. Offensive Deoxys-D
Expert Belt: 80.91 - 95.02%
Life Orb: 104.97 - 123.65%
vs. Bulky Swords Dance Scizor
Expert Belt: 80.23 - 94.47%
Life Orb: 104.36 - 122.67%
I could get more on stuff that becomes a 2HKO but this stuff should suffice.
Thanks, p0078; many of those are convincing calcs. I support slashing LO with EB
yah just slash secondary slash lo and mention how it can't lure shit but it gets important kos
Pls take calcs that are both w/ or w/o LO ohko'ed AFTER Rocks
I'm going to make a case for Life Orb to get slashed first on this set.
[14:05] <jc104> I absolutely refuse to have LO slashed AFTER ebelt
[14:05] <jc104> because that puts what is the second best keldeo set and slashes it behind the worst
If Life Orb isn't going to be folded into offensive CM (which it probably should, they play very similar), then it should absolutely have the first slash on this set. The amount of power it brings to the table is enormous, a glimpse of which is shown by the calcs in my other post. With Life Orb, Keldeo can do way more damage to the opposing team. Sure, Expert Belt can bluff, but it has zero power compared to Life Orb. For the Pokemon it hits super effectively, sure, it hits them pretty hard, but every neutral hit is pitifully weak compared to one backed by Life Orb. Bluffing a Choice item does not the bring the same results as pure power, plain and simple. If Life Orb must be put on this set, it should be slashed first.
I have used both variants extensively and have been faced with numerous situations where running Expert Belt on Keldeo lost me the game where Life Orb would have won it.
Hidden Power Flying also needs to be included in AC. As I said in a previous post that included the topic, it allows Keldeo to always win mirror matches against opposing Keldeo and hits Celebi, Toxicroak, and Amoonguss, as well as always OHKOing Breloom.
LO an EB are such different sets. I don't see why I should mention it when they both have different jobs. I'll mention it when I get time since it seems the community disagrees with me.
I meant above that numerous amount of those calcs are KO'd with EB Keldeo anyway after a small 6% damage from SR like Piviot Landorus-T for example (seriously not going to mention that LO gets the KO when after SR, EB also KOs. Ridiculous!)
A 30% difference on keldeo's most powerful move is enormous. I can't see why you think you need to see calcs to confirm that. Unless Keldeo just OHKOes everything, there will always be a time when a boost that large makes all the difference (it's probably about 30% of the time lol!).
I entirely agree that LO and EBelt play quite differently and I don't want them slashed together. However, if they are going to be slashed together, I want the better one slashed first.
What? I'll slash LO after EB but not before. EB and LO don't hit the same things so you can't say LO or EB is better than the other. I will recognize LO's utility and slash it AFTER EB.
I will accept the calcs, I was just pointing out that 1/2 of those are bs because of the fact that SR also nabs those KOs but I do see where LO would be beneficial.
When I used LO I was disappointed. Sure it was a lot more powerful, but I wasn't luring any counters and LO + hazards easily wears it down to nothing. It couldn't RD like the EB set could and it simply lost to things that the CM set does, plain and simple. Put LO on the CM set imo, if its going on this set it will not be the first slash.
If that is going to be the case, then it's probably better to just fold Life Orb into offensive CM.
I'll do that should it become the case.
Using LO goes entirely against the point of this set (to bluff choice), but I don't see why you can't emphasize that in AC. LO should get a slash on the main set, with an AC accompanying AC mention that explains why you would use it in the first place.
I was looking through this a bit, and I noticed you provide a bit too many examples compared to most other analyses. Some of them are really shaky imo and aren't too necessary.
Hm? Sure, you can hit him with Icy Wind, but what else? If it has Specs, Latios easily OHKOs Keldeo with Psyshock, Thunderbolt, or a Draco Meteor. If it has a Scarf, it 2HKOs with all these moves, and Icy Wind doesn't help because you can't OHKO it with anything unless you predict the switch, use Icy Wind, and then follow it up with another Icy Wind, a feat that could be accoplished with Specs just as easily. You need to use Hidden Power Bug to secure the 2HKO, which can be an issue.
A calc to prove that this is nowhere close to the KO you need
252 SpAtk Expert Belt Keldeo Icy Wind vs 0 HP/0 SpDef Latios: 44.52% - 52.49% (2-3 hits to KO)
Against Latias you are doing pathetic damage. Assuming its offensive, its still avoiding the 2HKO thanks to that Special Defense and it ends up similar to specs Latios - dead.
252 SpAtk Expert Belt Keldeo Icy Wind vs 252 HP/0 SpDef Latias: 31.59% - 37.36% (4 hits to KO)
You can't hit Toxicroak for more than 40% damage with your best move against it, Hidden Power Electric (if it has absolutely no investment in defenses). Toxicroak in return 2HKOs you with a Life Orb Drain Punch and recovers enough HP (especially in the Rain) to make it as if Keldeo wasn't even there in the first place.
Keldeo is destroyed by Amoonguss. It can't do anything to it and Keldeo gets 2HKOed with Giga Drain (which means Amoongus just heals itself)
252 SpAtk Expert Belt Keldeo Icy Wind vs 252 HP/228 SpDef Amoonguss (+SpDef) : 28.24% - 33.8% (4-5 hits to KO)
28 SpAtk Amoonguss Giga Drain vs 0 HP/0 SpDef Keldeo: 50.15% - 59.44% (2 hits to KO)
This is mostly a personal thing, but why is the specific set invluded? It really seems like ANY Dragonite could expect the Choice set, whether it be the Choice Band, the Dragon Dancer, the Hurricane spammer, etc., and same with Gyarados. Including two (three?) Landorouses seem incredibly redundant - if it counters one, it should likely counter the other one easily
Landorous also doesn't learn Dragon Dance.
A Pokemon that is weak to both STABs would never even think about switching in, even if it has a coverage move incoming. In my experience, 90% of the time a Keldeo is going to use Hydro Pump, Surf, or Secret Sword, and if it relies on a coverage move to take out the foe, it usually doesn't go in the battle and do it. Terrakion isn't really needed imo.
Forretress isn't a counter - it hits far too weak and can't do anything back to Keldeo. It also takes a considerable amount of damage from both STABs, and all it can really do is set up hazards... which isn't very much. And, as mentioned, Keldeo with a Choice set will usually be using a STAB move, so Forretress probably won't switch in.
Venusaur gets hit hard... that is true, but Keldeo has no buisness even attempting to take it on. A Life Orb Giga Drain OHKOs just too often - around 30% of the time with a Timid Nature and all but 6.25% of the time with a Modest Nature (Modest Venusaur is more threatened by Scarf Keldeo because its faster.
Politoed seems sort of like an afterthought if anything, but I personally wouldn't switch in Politoed considering it powers up Hydro Pumps, which in turn could do incredible damage if backed up by a boosting item like Specs (which the opponent may believe that you have). Secret Sword isn't exactly kindly either, and Politoed can't do much back to it.
Finally, this is pretty minor, but try not to abbreviate Lati@s in analyses. Also, as aforementioned, the chances of taking a hit from LO Latios is slim, and Latias will usually come out on tip,
In AC, I don't see how Breloom deals with Thundurus-T at all, or why taking out Feraligatr is necesary (its rare and can't do anything back to it that is threatening). Breloom can only do 40% with Mach Punch at best to Thundy-T while it gets OHKOed easily by Hidden Power Ice. Also, []s are not needed around the Hidden Power types, so remove those.
You don't need to implement all this but this is just for thought I guess
1. SR guarantees 2HKO on Latios
2. HP Psychic and Flying, though they are in AC so should I not mention those? I'm new so I apologize ;~;
3. I meant RP Landorus-I, I'll fix that. I just mentioned Pokemon that normally set up on choice locked Keldeo, those are what came to mind.
4. Those aren't counters. RD Keldeo beats Venu (Giga from Timid foes 83% to Keldeo, meaning 100% keldeo can set up RD ftw lol). It lures all of those in and can beat them. Again, RD is AC so same as #2
I'm not on the QC team, but you should hold up on Life Orb for now. I've talked with numerous QC members and we're not so sure what to do with it (what set to put it under, and the implications doing so would have).
You haven't mention HP Flying at all yet. Oh, and yes, you can mention them basically to say that Keldeo doesn't need support to remove whatever Pokemon are in question if it has whatever move hits it that is in AC.
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