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Southern Entrance: | From Marinette, Wisconsin at the City of Menominee via the Interstate Bridge over the Menominee River |
Northern Terminus: | 2½ miles east of Copper Harbor at the Horseshoe Harbor Rd turnaround |
Length: | 278.985 miles |
Maps: | Route Map of US-41 |
Notes: | The northern terminus of US-41 is not at another highway or in a city or town, but at a cul-de-sac 2½ miles east of Copper Harbor in remote Keewenaw County. A gravel logging/forest access road leads away from the end of the highway, which has a monument and sign signifying the northern end of a highway which begins in Miami, Florida. |
When examining a highway map of the Upper Peninsula, one might wonder just why US-41 "tees" into US-2 from the south at Powers instead of running directly between Menominee and Escanaba. In the 1920s and even into the 1930s, the State Highway Department had long-range plans to continue US-41 directly north of US-2 at Powers on new alignment through northern Menominee and southern Marquette Cos to the Gwinn area, then northerly via the present-day M-553 corridor into Marquette. Thus, the "eastern detour" through Escanaba, Gladstone and Rapid River was intended as a temporary routing which became the permanent route when the Powers-to-Marquette route was never built. | |
US-41 follows a somewhat convoluted routing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, first running northerly, then easterly to Escanaba, then northerly again to Marquette. From there US-41 runs westerly for 56 miles, until heading northerly again toward Houghton and Hancock. On the Keweenaw Peninsula, US-41 slowly bends to the east before ending east of Copper Harbor. Also, the shortest and quickest route between Menominee and Escanaba is not US-41, rather M-35 follows the more direct route along the Green Bay shoreline. | |
Marquette's BUS US-41 routing is no longer. Since the designation of M-553 along what had been Co Rd 553 from the southern portion of Marquette to Gwinn in 1998, MDOT had been attempting to negotiate with the City of Marquette to transfer the last "missing link" portion of McClellan Ave in order to bring M-553 to a logical northern terminus at US-41/M-28 west of downtown. Until 2005 the City seemed unwilling to negotiate when WLUC-TV 6 reported the City was in talks with MDOT to trade McClellan from the northern end of M-553 to US-41/M-28 in exchange for the state turning over jurisdiction of all of BUS US-41 through downtown as well as M-554 over to the City along with a $2.5 million lump sum. These jurisdictional transfers became official on October 10, 2005 and BUS US-41 ceased to be a state trunkline highway, ending a 42-year existence. | |
In "State Trunkline Needs, 1960–1980," a set of maps prepared by the State Highway Dept's Office of Planning, Programming Division in 1960 showing possible additions, upgrades and improvements to the state trunkline system over the ensuing twenty years, MSHD staff recommended many changes to the route of US-41 during that timeframe, including:
History: | 1918–1925 – During the first half of the 1920s, prior to the creation of the U.S. Highway System, the route of US-41 in Michigan is desginated M-15 in its entirety, from Menominee via Powers, Escanaba, Rapid River, Marquette, L'Anse, Houghton, Hancock to Copper Harbor. Interestingly, the southerly continuation of M-15 into Wisconsin at Menominee-Marinette is designated STH-15 (Wisconsin State Trunk Highway 15). It is unclear if one of the states designated their "15" first, or if the joint designation was planned. |
1926 – With the debut of the U.S. Highway System, all of M-15 in Michigan is redesignated as US-41 from Wisconsin at Menominee to its terminus at Copper Harbor. | |
c.1930 – US-41 is extended easterly from Copper Harbor to Fort Wilkins State Park and possibly past that to its present-day northern terminus. | |
1932 – A new US-2/US-41 bypass of the community of Wells and much of Escanaba opens. Official maps of the time, however, show the old route being retained as a state highway until 1935. It is unclear whether the old route continued on with the M-35 designation or was an unsigned state highway. By 1935, however, the former route is turned back to local control. | |
1932 (Oct 29) – US-41 is rerouted in Houghton County's Franklin Twp onto new alignment. The former routing from Lower Pewabic through the community of Boston via present-day Boston Rd is turned back to local control. | |
1934 – Previously, M-28 and US-41 used on separate alignments from a point three miles west of downtown Marquette into Negaunee. The M-28 designation is transferred from present-day Co Rd 492 to run concurrently with US-41. The former M-28 is turned back to local control. | |
1936–37 – Several changes to US-41 in this timeframe, specifically:
1937 (Aug 30) – US-2/US-41/M-35 is realigned in downtown Gladstone. Formerly heading north from Lake St (present-day Lake Shore Dr) via Central Ave (present-day 10th St) to Wisconsin Ave, then east one block via Wisconsin to 9th St where it turned notherly via 9th, the new route continues via Lake St (Lake Shore Dr) via new curve leading directly into 9th St where it now proceeds northerly to the former route at Wisconsin Ave. The former route is turned back to city control on this date. | |
1938 – An additional four miles of US-41 are realigned north of the seven miles re-routed in 1937 north of Rapid River. US-41 now runs due northerly from Rapid River to Trenary. | |
1940 – A realignment of US-41 bypasses the community of Carlshend in Marquette Co., subtracting three miles from the route with the former alignment turned back to local control. | |
1948 – US-41/M-28 is realigned from Nestoria westerly to jct US-141/M-28 in central Baraga Co onto a more direct routing. | |
1949 – The realignment completed in 1948 (see above) is extended with new roadway from jct US-141/M-28 northerly to Alberta completed. The former route is turned back to county control. | |
1949 (Nov 7) – A short, new 0.996-mile alignment for US-2/US-41 on the north side of Gladstone is completed and opened to traffic, cutting across a small inlet on Little Bay de Noc via landfill shortening the route by 0.2 mile. The new alignment runs along present-day N 9th St from Court St northerly, continuing via Lake Shore Dr to Buckeye Ave. The former route along Buckeye Ave southwesterly to Bay Dr is turned back to local control. It is assumed the portion from Bay Dr southerly parallelling the Soo Line Railroad to 9th St at Court St is also turned back to local control and remains open, although this portion of roadway would be abandoned and partially obliterated by the construction of the US-2/US-41 expressway between Gladstone and Rapid City in the early 1960s. | |
1952 – The final two short gravel-surfaced segments of US-41 are paved in Baraga Co, as is a several mile stretch in central Keweenaw Co. US-41 in Michigan is now completely hard-surfaced. | |
1953 – The M-35 designation is routed concurrently with US-41/M-28 from Negaunee westerly to Baraga, forming a three-way concurrency, to connect the two previously discontinuous portions of M-35. See the article "M-35: The Highway Henry Ford Stopped" for more information. | |
1957 (June 17) – A slight realignment on the south side of Chassell 'smoothes out' a sharp turn in the highway. The segment of former US-41 bypassed by the new alignment is largely turned over to local control on this date. | |
1957 (Nov 25) – A new alignment of US-41/M-28 is officially determined as a state trunkline along its present-day routing from Heritage Dr/JAD in Neguanee to Northwoods Rd/HIA west of Marquette. The former route along Heritage Dr/JAD, Forest Cir/JB, CR-502/Midway Rd, Co Rd JPC-HPB and Northwoods Rds/HIA is turned back to local control, although the new alignment is not yet completed and opened to traffic. | |
1958 (July 3) – Seven miles of divided US-41/M-28 highway from Marquette westerly to Negaunee are opened to traffic. | |
1959 (Dec 20) – The Houghton-Hancock Lift Bridge opens to traffic, replacing the old swing bridge completed in 1905. The following taken from "Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan" by Charles K Hyde (1993, Wayne State University Press, ISBN 0-8143-2448-7):
The state of Michigan completed the present bridge in 1959 at a cost of $13 million... The Houghton-Hancock Bridge is a double-deck structure, with a fout-lane roadway on the upper deck and railroad tracks on the lower deck. The bridge has a total lengh of 1,310 feet, with a lift span 268 feet long, supported by twin steel towers 180 feet tall. When trains use the bridge [which hasn't happened since the 1980s- CJB], it remains in its lowest position, and highway traffic uses the automobile level. When the railroads are not using the bridge, the operator leaves the structure in an intermediate position, with vehicular traffic using the railroad deck, allowing small boats to pass underneath. For the passage of large ships, the main span can be raised to provide clearance of 104 feet. Portage Lake is part of the Keweenaw Waterway, which bisects the Keweenaw Peninsula and offers Great Lakes vessels a sheltered passage from storms, especially the gales of November. |
1962 (Sept 10) – A limited-access expressway (no private driveway access, but featuring intersections at select crossroads) US-2/US-41/M-35 bypass of downtown Gladstone is completed and opened to traffic. It runs from Lake Shore Dr southwest of downtown Gladstone to a point just north of jct M-35/4th Ave to the north where it merges back with the former route at the intersection of present-day Rains Dr. The former route of US-2/US-41/M-35 through downtown Gladstone via Lake Shore Dr and 9th St—as well as the one block of former M-35 along 4th Ave from 9th St to the new bypass—is turned back to local control. | |
1963 (Nov 22, 12:00 Noon) – A new US-41/M-28 bypass of downtown Marquette is completed and opened to traffic. The route is a partially-limited access expressway, with access only at select crossroads. (Other intersecting roads are either closed off or are grade-separated via overpasses.) The former route of US-41/M-28 through downtown along Front St & Washington St becomes BUS US-41/BUS M-28. | |
1968 – With the redesignation of M-35 as M-38 between Baraga and Greenland, the concurrent M-35 designation along US-41/M-28 in Baraga and Marquette Counties is removed. | |
1969 (Oct 26) – At its regular meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, the U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee of the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) defers action on a request from the Michigan Dept of State Highways to also designate the BUS M-28 routing at Ishpeming-Neguanee as BUS US-41. This would indicate that this route had never been officially designated as BUS US-41 before this time. | |
1970 (July 1) – US-41 is realigned on the east side of the City of Houghton to bypass the central portion of the campus of Michigan Technological University to the south. The former route of US-41 along College Ave through the heart of the Michigan Tech campus is transferred to local control on this date. (The July 1, 1970 date comes from MDSH Trunkline Establishment Maps, while MDOT Right-of-Way maps indicate the abandonment date for Old US-41 to be two years earlier on Mar 18, 1968. The reason for the discrepancies in the date is yet unclear.) | |
1970 (Nov 6) – Following up on its previous meeting, at the regular meeting the U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee of the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) at the Shamrock-Hilton Hotel in Houston, the group officially denies the MDSH request for a BUS US-41 designation along BUS M-28 at Ishpeming-Neguanee. No reason for the denial is given in the official record. | |
1971 (Nov 15) – A new limited-access "expressway" routing of US-2/US-41 is completed and opens between Gladstone and Rapid River. The new highway has access only at key intersections, no driveways or intersections with lesser roads. In fact, this "expressway" had originally been intended to be a full freeway, according to State Highway Department sources. With the completion of the US-2/US-41 expressway alignment from just north of the M-35 jct in Gladstone (near present-day Rains Dr) and Rapid River, the former route of US-2/US-41 is turned back to local control. | |
1977–81 – Concerning the BUS US-41/M-28 routing through downtown Marquette: According to the 1978-79 Official Highway Map, the business route designations through downtown (both BUS US-41 and BUS M-28) were completely removed. On the 1980 Official Highway Map, though, the former routing was again displayed as it had been on before 1978. On the 1981 map, the concurrent BUS M-28 designation was shown removed and only the BUS US-41 designation remaining. Whether some of these changes were mapmaking errors or actual changes to the state highway system is unclear. Regardless, it can be assumed the route remained a state trunkline even if signage was removed for a short period. | |
1994 – The 18-mile stretch of US-41 from Central to Copper Harbor is designated as the state's first Scenic Heritage Route. | |
2002, 2004 – Much of the remainder of US-41 in Keweenaw Co, from Mohawk to Central, is also designated as part of the Scenic Heritage Route in 2002. The portion of the route from Houghton northerly to Mohawk was tacked onto to the Scenic Heritage Route in the spring of 2004. | |
2004 (Nov 1) – The Interstate Bridge spanning the Menominee River and carrying US-41 from Marinette, Wisc into Menominee, Mich is closed and demolition begins. This 75-year-old structure is being completely removed and replaced with a brand new bridge on the same location. The new bridge is scheduled to open to traffic by December 1, 2005. [MDOT Press Release] | |
2005 (Sept 22) – The route of US-41 from Houghton to its northern terminus at Copper Harbor is designated as a National Scenic Byway. | |
2005 (Oct 10) – Negotiations between MDOT and the City of Marquette result in several jurisdictional transfers today, including the transfer of the route of BUS US-41 through downtown to local control. Also transferred on this date are all of unsigned M-554 to the City of Marquette and McClellan Ave from (former) M-554 northerly to US-41/M-28 west of downtown to MDOT as part of M-553. | |
2005 (Nov 22) – The US-41 Interstate Bridge connecting Menominee with Marinette, Wisc is opened to traffic today, having been closed for nearly 13 months. The final details will be complete in the next few weeks and a ribbon-cutting ceremony is to be held in early December. | |
2005 (Dec 3, 3:30pm) – The US-41 Interstate Bridge connecting Menominee with Marinette, Wisc is officially completed today with a ribbon-cutting held at the center of the bridge. This wraps up a 16-month project which saw the complete removal of the 1929 structure and the construction of a brand new bridge from the ground (er, water) up. Additional work was performed along US-41 through downtown Marinette, Wisconsin. According to the late Dick Lund's excellent photo-essay of the construction, the Honorary Ribbon-Cutter at the ceremony was Mrs. Catherine (VanCamp) Anderson, "who, as a girl of 12 was a holder of the ribbon which was cut to open the previous Interstate Bridge in a 1930 ceremony." | |
2010 (October) – A 1.2-mile long segment of US-41 was relocated away from the Keweenaw Bay shoreline by approximately 100 feet due to ongoing erosion of the cliffs along the shoreline. The segment is approximately 5 miles north of Baraga near the community of Keweenaw Bay, beginning at the Old US-41-Jurmu Rd intersection to a point approximately 0.7-mile north of the Sturgeon Rd intersection. The old roadway was obliterated. | |
Controlled Access: | No portion of US-41 is freeway. |
Expressway: Two segments of US-41 exist as expressway:
Circle Tours: | Lake Michigan Circle Tour in two segments: |
Lake Superior Circle Tour in two segments: | |
Pure Michigan Byway: |
Copper Country Trail Scenic Heritage Route & National Byway: From Houghton to the northernmost jct with M-26 in Copper Harbor. |
NHS: | From the southern entrance at the Wisconsin state line at Menominee to jct M-26 in downtown Houghton. |
Business Connection: | FORMER BUS US-41 – Marquette. Formerly from east jct US-41/M-28 on the south side of downtown to west jct US-41/M-28 on the west edge of the city. |
Photographs: | |
Continue on: | US-41 into Wisconsin - via the Wisconsin Highways website |
Weblinks: |
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Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) and in particular Article 13(1) thereof,
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In the digital society standardisation deliverables become indispensable to ensure the interoperability between devices, applications, data repositories, services and networks. The Communication from the Commission entitled 'A strategic vision for European standards: moving forward to enhance and accelerate the sustainable growth of the European economy by 2020' (5) recognises the specificity of ICT standardisation where ICT solutions, applications and services are often developed by global ICT Fora and Consortia that have emerged as leading ICT standards development organisations. |
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Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 aims at modernising and improving the European standardisation framework. It establishes a system whereby the Commission may decide to identify the most relevant and most widely accepted ICT technical specifications issued by organisations that are not European, international or national standardisation organisations. The possibility to use the full range of ICT technical specifications when procuring hardware, software and information technology services will enable interoperability, will help avoid lock-in for public administrations and will encourage competition in the supply of interoperable ICT solutions. |
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The ICT technical specifications that may be eligible for referencing in public procurement must comply with the requirements set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. Compliance with those requirements guarantees the public authorities that the ICT technical specifications are established in accordance with the principles of openness, fairness, objectivity and non-discrimination that are recognised by the World Trade organisation in the field of standardisation. |
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The decision to identify the ICT specification is to be adopted after consultation of the European multi-stakeholder platform on ICT standardisation set up by Commission Decision 2011/C 349/04 (6) complemented by other forms of consultation of sectoral experts. |
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On 2 October 2014, the European multi-stakeholder platform on ICT standardisation evaluated 27 'Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise' (IHE) profiles against the requirements set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and gave a positive advice to their identification for referencing in public procurement. The evaluation of the 27 IHE profiles was subsequently submitted to consultation of the eHealth network established by Article 14 of Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) that confirmed the positive advice to their identification. |
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IHE develops ICT technical specifications in the field of healthcare information technology. The 27 IHE profiles are detailed specifications developed over a period of 15 years within the committees of IHE that optimise the selection of well-established standards describing the different layers of interoperability (i.e. protocol communication, technical, syntactical, semantic and application levels) with a view to find interoperability solutions for exchanging or sharing medical data. |
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The 27 IHE profiles have the potential to increase interoperability of eHealth services and applications to the benefit of patients and medical community. The 27 IHE profiles should therefore be identified as ICT technical specifications eligible for referencing in public procurement, |
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The 'Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise' profiles listed in the Annex are eligible for referencing in public procurement.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
(1) OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12.
(2) COM(2010) 2020 final of 3 March 2010.
(4) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe COM(2015) 192 final of 6 May 2015.
(5) COM(2011) 311 final of 1 June 2011.
(6) Commission Decision 2011/C 349/04 of 28 November 2011 setting up the European multi-stakeholder platform on ICT standardisation (OJ C 349, 30.11.2011, p. 4).
(7) Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 45).
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IHE XCPD: Cross-Community Patient Discovery; |
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IHE XCA: Cross-Community Access; |
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IHE XCF: Cross-Community Fetch; |
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IHE XDR: Cross-Enterprise Document Reliable Interchange; |
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IHE CT: Consistent Time; |
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IHE ATNA: Audit Trail and Node Authentication; |
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IHE BPPC: Basic Patient Privacy Consents; |
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IHE XUA: Cross-Enterprise User Assertion; |
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IHE PRE: Pharmacy Prescription; |
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IHE DIS: Pharmacy Dispense; |
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IHE XPHR: Exchange of Personal Health Record Content; |
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IHE XD-MS: Cross-Enterprise Sharing of Medical Summaries Integration Profile; |
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IHE XD-SD: Cross-Enterprise Sharing of Scanned Documents; |
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IHE PIX: Patient Identifier Cross-Referencing; |
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IHE PDQ: Patient Demographics Query; |
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IHE XDS.b: Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing; |
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IHE XDS-I.b: Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging; |
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IHE XD-LAB: Laboratory Reports; |
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IHE XDM: Cross-Enterprise Document Media Interchange; |
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IHE SVS: Sharing Value Sets; |
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IHE SWF: Radiology Scheduled Workflow; |
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IHE SWF.b: Radiology Scheduled Workflow; |
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IHE PIR: Patient Information Reconciliation; |
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IHE PAM: Patient Administration Management; |
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IHE LTW: Laboratory Testing Workflow; |
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IHE LCSD: Laboratory Code Sets Distribution; |
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IHE LWA: Laboratory Analytical Workflow. |


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(used with a sing. or pl. verb) Waste matter eliminated from the bowels; excrement.
Origin of feces
Middle English, from Latin faec&emacron;s, pl. of faex, dregs.feces
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- Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from the bowels; excrement.
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August, 2006, Vol. 06, Issue 08 Off the Beaten PathBy Vivian Madison-Mahoney, LMT After much thought, I finally decided to share with you some history of massage & insurance billing and some of my own personal history. You will see & know as you read this, if I could do it so can you!! Auto Accident - Ultimately Leads Me To You I was involved in a rear-ended auto accident in 1979 that left me with constant & severe neck, thoracic and shoulder pain for many years. I was lost and depressed because there seemed to be no way out, physically, emotionally or financially. At this time I knew nothing about chiropractic or insurance let alone massage therapy. My daughters laugh when they reminisce that they used to fight over who sat in front with mom so they didn't have to "rub" mom's neck when we were driving down the road. (One is now an LMT)!!Saved by a Chiropractor After months of pain, a friend led me to a Chiropractor who treated my condition, helping me to be able to hold my neck and head up more than 20 minutes at a time without pain and weakness. After my auto insurance benefits were exhausted this Chiropractor hired me to work for him. It was here I learned the ropes of running a medically oriented office from front desk, appointment setting, selling homeopathic products, developing x-rays, ultrasound, electrical stimulation and traction. In addition I kept the office clean, did the laundry and transported his son to & from school along with delivering health food products etc. to his wife's Oriental health food store 55 miles away. I also performed phlebotomy in his blood laboratory, consulting patients on the results of their food sensitivity tests, (I became a FL Licensed Nutritionist), All of this for $4.00 an hour and no benefits! (How I wish I could locate him today to thank him for all he taught me and for my successes because of him). This Chiropractor eventually became involved with a massage school just opening in Palm Beach County. He informed me he was sending me to this school to become a massage therapist. I was NOT a happy camper. All I needed was for him to tell me one more thing to do! Massage Therapy School I attended massage school in the evenings (one of six students). After working from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm at the office I was so tired I could hardly hold my head up. My magnificent massage instructor, Alex Spassoff who many of you know, will tell you, "Vivian learned it all by osmosis". He says, "Vivian was the most UNLIKELY to succeed." At least in massage school I received massage therapy, which soon totally relieved all the years of pain and weakness. This all took place while raising my three daughters. Luckily I remained close friends with my ex- husband who helped with them in the evenings. Time went on, school ended, I took the exam, scared to death to be the only one to fail. But I passed with flying colors, receiving my license in December 1984. Money in the Mail Less than a week after receiving my license, the office was closed, I was driving away when a lady drove up, stopped me, got out of her car and asked, "are you the massage therapist?" I answered affirmatively and she proceeded to show me a prescription for massage therapy for 3 times a week. She said, "I have my own doctor and do not want to come here but want to know if you could come to my house, give me my massages and bill my insurance for payment?" I was flabbergasted. I told her I had no clue how to do it or if I could even bill her insurance for massage let alone be paid for it. But I decided right then and there to never turn down an opportunity. I told her I would give it a try. (The one thing I refused to do for $4.00 an hour was to bill the doctor's insurance cases.). She was my last out of 7 to 9 treatments a day, seeing her three times a week from 9:00 p.m. to sometimes 11:00 at night. Due to her injuries, she was one of the most difficult patients I have ever worked on. After my first session with her, I went home & sat in the middle of my bed with a claim form. I worked on that form until about 2:00 a.m. trying to get it ready to send to State Farm. I finished to the best of my ability, mailed it in and low and behold in about three weeks I was paid the $45.00 charge for my first insurance case! In the meantime I did the rest of her treatments on faith until I knew the insurance would pay. I was so excited!! I had always wanted to be in some sort of business where I could receive money in the mail! I was on my way. After this, she referred me to her mom, another auto accident case, and more money in the mail! From there my insurance business grew and grew. My first big goal was to have a place of my own where I could have a telephone instead of just a beeper, traveling from school to school, house to house, motels to hotels and beauty shops to tanning salons. The Beginning of Insurance and Massage I located a place of my own and as time went on I ended up with more than 175 physicians from all specialties referring to my facility. Of course I had to hire other therapists to help with our growth. Over the years we grew from 600 square foot to 3,900 sq ft. facility, treating and billing up to 500 patient visits a month (averaging 28 to 32 patient visits daily), nearing half million a year and on fees as low as $35.00 to $75.00 per hour for years. There were no rules, no guidance, no one else doing this to my knowledge, especially not on this scale and definitely no one taking on Workers' Compensation cases. I learned it the hard way, one step, one error and one success at a time. The Florida State Massage Therapy Association President and Legislative Chair, at the time, asked me to serve as Insurance Committee Chair as they learned of my successes. To this day I'm still happy to be serving in that capacity. I am also proud to say that since then I've been able to be instrumental in helping others on this path today. The Soap Opera Begins "Edge of Night" On 7/11/87, tragedy struck our family. My 16-year-old daughter was in a horrendous auto accident where she remained in intensive care in a coma, unrecognizable for 3 months. The driver died 2 weeks after and she too was not expected to live due to her collapsed lungs and severe brain damage. "General Hospital" Daily I was at the hospital to be with her, working on her to keep her body from curling into the fetal position, keeping her legs and arms straightened out, trying to constantly stimulate her to awaken. Her sisters, Darlene & Lori and my granddaughter Ashley all stood by her side every waking moment, as did her dad and two of my very closest friends. Thank God I was now a massage therapist. The neurologist said to me, "she would not be in as good of condition as she is if it were not for what you are doing for her." "As The World Turns" During the time she was at the hospital the engine went out on my automobile in the parking lot of the ER where it stayed until I had time and money to get it fixed two weeks later. To top this off my children's father developed a visible swelling on his throat. We took him to the VA Hospital to be checked out. They diagnosed him with Squamous Cell Carcinoma, cancer of the neck and tongue. We had to admit him in the VA Hospital in Miami, about 75 miles south of us, daily making this trip as well. After nearly two months of one test and one operation after the other the doctors released Cecil from the VA hospital. On the day of release we asked if the cancer was cleared only to have the doctor say, what cancer? He never had cancer!! Hey, does it ever end? Then after Dawn's 3 months in intensive care she was transferred to a traumatic brain injury rehabilitation center in Bradenton FL, 173 miles west of us. Here she remained in a coma for 9 months before awakening on Easter Sunday. For the first year we traveled this route three times a week and two times a week for the next year to be with her. Patients, friends and family made those regular trips with me. To say the least, hotel bills and auto expenses were overwhelming. All this time I was still running my office from my pager, the hospitality phone in the intensive care unit and pay phones. Thank God for my loving family, patients, very close friends and all of the wonderful therapists who worked for me. It actually got to the point when people asked how things were going, I could only laugh & say, "I'm waiting for the next soap opera episode." Make no mistake there is no way in heaven or hell I would have made it through all of this without all of these wonderful people including my daughter Lori who did all of my billing, collecting and running the office while I was away. Thank God for my successful massage therapy business!! I tell you all of this to say that you never know when something may happen that will take your job away from you or you away from your job if you do not have something or someone to back you up in an emergency. If it had not been for our successes in the massage therapy & insurance related business I would never have had the time or money to be with my family members in this dismal time. Another Major Setback In 1991 our insurance company that covered my daughters medical bills decided to pull out of the State of FL leaving us with no coverage. If it were not for my success with massage insurance patients she would have been placed in the horrible county home versus staying home with private CNA care which I personally paid for to the tune of $4,600 to $6,200 a month, for nearly 2 years until we were fortunate to have access to the Federal Med-Waiver Program due to her injuries prior to age 18. We got through it all. Not unscathed by any means. Each of us still has to deal with it, each in our own way each in our own time. Dawn is still very disabled, unable to do anything for herself, speaking in soft whispers or spelling each sentence one word at a time. But we are all so thankful for her super personality, fantastic memory and outstanding sense of humor, always making those who care for her laugh and enjoy her company. Her blonde hair, blue eyes and super sweet smile & expressions take her a long way with everyone she meets. (Her massage therapist is amazingly patient, helping her to write letters to mom after her massage session). Helping Others Through It All Through all of this I continued to work, trying my best to help massage therapists with insurance related issues & questions. Presenting seminars and working with the FSMTA to help change rules & create laws to help massage therapists to be able to continue to bill and be reimbursed by insurance companies. Writing the very first insurance billing manual for massage therapists and becoming approved to provide insurance seminars I had my retirement days in mind, hoping that my career, in spite of every negative event would eventually lead to a pretty good retirement from the office while continuing to help others. A Different Kind of Trauma Strikes Then what we consider another heartbreaking, traumatic event took place in our lives. That was the appearance in my office of a certain male individual. This person came into my life asking for help with his documentation software program. I trusted him; he had charisma and a great sense of humor. I finally agreed to assist by using our therapists and myself to beta test his program for a few weeks, guiding him on certain aspects of this program with my insurance & documentation knowledge. With 12 therapists at the time and myself we thought we could help him to complete what he said was "his creation" because it sounded like what I referred to as the "missing link" in our business. Little did I know at the time that he would eventually plagiarize my original manual of 18 pages (mostly my forms) to jump-start himself with his own insurance billing manual and career. The deception, false and misleading information that followed in massage magazines and in our industry has been so devastating to me, my business and my hopes of retirement that I had planned to have solidly built by this time in my life. No, competition is not a problem; it certainly helps but only when it is candid and sincere and not self- serving. What's Our Future With Insurance? I find it discouraging lately with so many therapists working so very hard being ethical, reliable and fair while others are beginning to take advantage of patients, insurance companies and other massage therapists, this includes some chiropractors, massage therapists as well as others who exploit our profession for personal and immediate gain. I'm afraid to say that if we don't get a handle on it, pull in the reigns, fight for our rights and stand together for what is right and fair, all that we have worked so hard for, all the grounds we have gained will be a thing of the past. I say this because I keep a steadfast eye on the entire insurance industry nationwide and have always had a good sense of trends and directions. I now see us teetering on a fence. Which way do we want to go? Where I Stand Now So for now I will continue to stay in the game, answering questions, trying to resolve problems and provide information to massage therapists on a nationwide basis in hopes that some will realize that it is as important to make a minimal investment in insurance billing materials and supplies (as a sub business of their massage career) as it was to invest in their schooling and massage tables, etc. to become a massage therapist in the first place. To do it right is to protect you from delays, denials, reductions, losses & aggravations, to turn challenges into rewards. It has gotten to the point recently that therapists call me for a code, a form, or a question that leads to a half hour or more on the phone (which I am truly more than glad for) but then there are those who tell me they know all about billing and all they need is the massage code. Then they do not want to make a minor investment to purchase a manual or whatever is needed to get comprehensive straightforward information. And yet that same person will take courses that often cost hundreds to thousands of dollars from someone else, then call me for help because they didn't or couldn't get the information from those whom they took those expensive courses from. YOU CAN DO IT, I want to let you know once again, if I could do it in spite of all the negative events in my life then YOU CAN DO IT TOO! But you must be willing to invest in yourself and in your future. I will then be more than delighted to go the extra mile to hold your hand for as long as it takes and for no charge. To all of you who have been super supportive & appreciative I want to say a very special thank you from the bottom of my heart. You're the ones who make it all worthwhile; you are the reason I'm still here! And I hope this continues for a long time to come! 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Flavour is arguably the most fascinating aspect of eating and drinking. It utilises a complex variety of senses and processes, that incredibly work together to generate a unified, and hopefully pleasurable, experience. The processes involved are not just those involved in tasting at the time of eating, but also memory and learning processes — we obviously shun those foods of which we have a negative memory, and favour those we enjoy. Our understanding of the science of flavour has improved in recent years, benefiting psychology, cuisine, food science, oenology, and dietetics. This book describ ... More
Keywords: eating, drinking, senses, tasting, memory, learning, cuisine, flavour perception, multisensory processing, obesity
Print publication date: 2009 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199539352 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: February 2010 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199539352.001.0001 |


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Case of a Bus Driver Who Suffered from Panic Disorder in the Course of Treatment for Depression
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Case Study
disorder, psychosomatic therapy (medication, autogenic
training and counseling) was tried for the complaint.
Case of a Bus Driver Who Suffered from
Past history: He had been suffering from hypertension
since his thirties and had taken ? blocker (atenorol, 25
Panic Disorder in the Course of Treatment
mg a day); since the age of 47 he had been taking
for Depression
psychosomatic therapy for depression.
Family History: His 42-year-old wife had suffered
Eiichi UCHIDA1, Fumika OKAJIMA2, Hirono ISHIKAWA3, Chihiro
from autonomic imbalance for 15 yr, and recovered 4 yr
SASAKI4, Taisaku KATSURA1 and Tetsuro OKINO5
ago. His 10-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter were
1Department of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine, LCC Medi-
Physical examination and Clinical data: Height 170
cal Institute on Stress, 2Department of Nutrition, Kagawa Nu-
cm, Weight 65 kg. Clinical laboratory findings (blood,
trition University, 3Department of Health Sociology, Graduate
urine, biochemical data) in the patient were within the
School of Health Science and Nursing, University of Tokyo,
normal range. Nutritional condition was good. Blood
4Department of Psychology, Ochanomizu University and
pressure 125/80 mmHg, pulse pate 64/min, regular.
5Mitsubishi Material Co.
Electrocardiogram: no specific finding.
Birth and occupation: He, the youngest of three
Key words: Depression, Panic disorder, Hypertension,
brothers, born in Chiba prefecture, was apt to behave
Stress, Psychosomatic therapy, Bus driver, Comorbidity
like a spoiled child and to depend on others. After
graduating from high school, he got a job in a railway
The comorbidity of psychiatric disorders with chronic
company and became a bus driver. His personality was
health conditions has emerged as a topic of considerable
happy-go-lucky, but he became punctual in his work.
clinical and political interest, in part owing to the evidence
Recently, he began to feel stress after hard and long
that anxiety disorders are associated with depression.
driving hours related to restructuring of the company.
Nevertheless, the implications for health-related quality
His wife had suffered from autonomic imbalance, but
of life that result from anxiety disorders, which are
recovered and had taken care of him. His blood pressure
comorbid to chronic medical or psychiatric illness, are
had been unstable. He has continued to be treated for
not well understood, especially in primary care samples1).
depression for 5 yr. He had taken medication, and got
There are few clinical studies of depression and panic
along without trouble in driving.
disorder comorbidity in occupational health. From the
Mental test: The Score of Self-rating Depression Scale
epidemiological point of view, major depressive disorder
(SDS); 57 points (>50) implied depression2). Manifest
and generalized anxiety disorder frequently co-occur with
Anxiety Scale (MAS); 28 points (>26) revealed high
panic disorder, with estimates ranging 20% to 50% for
anxiety. The Cornell Medical Index (CMI) Score showed
each disorder2). In this report, we discuss the association
a IV area (Fukumachi Method) which meant a nervous
between depression, panic disorder and hypertension in
personality. Self Grow-up Egogram (SGE); Critical
a bus driver.
Parent (CP) showing a personality critical of others: 12/
Case Report
20 points, Nurturing Parent (NP) revealing kindness and
helpfulness: 12/20 points, Adult (A) indicating mature
A 49-year-old male bus driver, who had been working
decision: 10/20 points, Free Child (FC) representing
in a railway company for 21 years, visited our clinic to
cheerfulness and positiveness: 9/20 points, and Adapted
receive psychosomatic therapy. He complained suddenly
Child (AC) manifesting being cooperative with others:
of acute palpitations, vertigo, breathlessness, dizziness,
16/20 points (highest score). Therefore he seems to have
anxiety, phobia, restlessness, numbness of left hand,
high adaptability, and may even overadapt himself to the
nausea and headache. Before onset of the symptoms, he
had been treated for depression and hypertension,
Personality: He is a serious type of man and cannot
complaining of depression, loss of volition, stiffness
refuse other's requests. In fact, he is emotionally unstable,
(especially in his shoulders), sleep disturbance, general
but forced to adapt himself to surroundings. In addition,
fatigue, asthenopia, nephelopia and loss of appetite. In
he tended to require himself to be perfect and punctual
the course of his treatment, he felt that the present
because of his job (bus driver).
complaints were different from previous ones, and wanted
Clinical course: Figure 1 and Fig. 2 show his clinical
another course of treatment. On a diagnosis of panic
course and treatment. Around October, 1996, he was
treated for depressive mood, loss of volition and appetite,
Received Jan 5, 1999; Accepted June 8, 1999
sleep disturbance, shoulder stiffness, nephelopia,
Correspondence to: E. Uchida, Otsuka · Eiichi Clinic, Kinseido-
building 401, Minami-otsuka 3–46–10, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-
asthenopia and general fatigue. After work, he felt fatigue
0005, Japan
and had unstable blood pressure, so he had been careful
J Occup Health, Vol. 41, 1999
Fig. 1. Clinical course and treatment of a case of depression, a
bus driver aged 49 years.
Treatments in Figure 1 are as follows;
Fig. 2. Clinical course and treatment of the case in Fig. 1 from
Treatment (1): clomipramine (75 mg, 3x), amitryptyline
the onset of panic disorder in July, 1997.
(150 mg, 3x), bromazepam (15 mg, 3x),
Treatments in Fig. 2 are as follows;
piperiden (3 mg, 3x), triazolam (0.25
mg, 1x v.d.S), estazolam (2 mg, 1x
Treatment (5): alprazolam (2.4 mg, 3x)
v.d.S), chlorphenesin carbamate (750
Treatment (6): alpraxolam (6.4 mg, 3x), imipramine
mg, 3x), atenorol (50 mg, 2x)
(50 mg, 1x), oxprenolol (60 mg, 3x)
Treatment (2): amitryptyline (50 mg, 1x v.d.S),
Treatment (7): alpraxolam (3.2 mg, 3x), imipramine
bromazepam (15 mg, 3x), piperiden (3
(50 mg, 1x), oxprenolol (120 mg, 3x)
mg, 3x), atenorol (50 mg, 2x)
Treatment (8): alpraxolam (3.2 mg, 3x), imipramine
Treatment (3): amitriptyline (50 mg, 2x), bromazepam
(150 mg, 1x), oxprenolol (120 mg, 3x)
(5 mg, 1x)
Treatment (9): alpraxolam (1.2 mg, 4x), imipramine
Treatment (4): amitriptyline (30 mg, 1x v.d.S),
(100 mg, 4x), oxprenolol (80 mg, 4x)
bromazepam (5 mg, 1x v.d.S),
Treatment (10): alpraxolam (0.8 mg, 4x), imipramine
methylphenidate (30 mg, 2x)
(40 mg, 4x), oxprenolol (80 mg, 4x)
of his work condition. With the medication in Fig. 1-
headache had continued. When he had frequent fits, he
(1)–(4), his condition was becoming stable, and the
took alprazolam 1.6 mg and oxprenolol 40 mg. In August,
quantity of medicine was gradually decreased, but since
1997, he often had headaches, acute palpitation,
the middle of July, 1997, his present complaints have
restlessness, dizziness and nausea. In the same month,
been different from previous ones. He often felt anxiety,
we decreased the dose of drugs as shown in Fig. 2-(6).
phobia, sudden acute palpitations, restlessness, numbness
His blood pressure changed little. In September his
of the left hand, nausea and headache. On the other hand,
condition was still bad, so he required one or two weeks
loss of appetite, sleep disturbance, general fatigue,
off from the company with a medical certificate. On 4
asthenopia had been gradually disappearing. In July, 1997
Sep. he had an electrocardiogram, but there was no
he therefore asked for another treatment; medication was
specific finding. His physical symptoms continued.
changed on the diagnosis of panic disorder (from DSM-
Because he had frequent acute palpitation, we changed
IV)3). At the time, medication for his depression had
his prescription as in Fig. 2-(7). In October, his
continued as in Fig. 1-(4). For his severe complications
prescription was changed again as in Fig. 2-(8), because
caused by anxiety and phobia of panic disorder, he took
his phobia had not disappeared. In November physical
20–30 min of counseling and autogenic training at every
symptoms decreased, so we made the prescription as in
visit and brought his mental pattern causing the symptoms
Fig. 2-(9). In January, 1998 since his condition had been
to his awareness. Medication for depression had been
stable, we changed the prescription as in Fig. 2-(10).
effective since 15, July, 1997; medication for panic disorder
was added to the previous treatment as in Fig. 2-(5). We
decided to decrease medicines for depression and observe
The results of the present study support the diagnosis
his condition. His agoraphobia was not reduced, and
of comorbidity among depression, panic disorder and
besides headache continued, and he felt pain in the whole
hypertension; headache may commonly imply the three
neck, but made an effort to go to job. His anxiety was
diseases. The patient had been working as a bus driver
reduced, but acute palpitations, shoulder stiffness and
for 21 yr. Before he visited our clinic in October, 1996
Eiichi UCHIDA, et al.: Comorbidity between depression and panic disorder in a bus driver
he had been suffering from hypertension since his thirties
gradually, taking 6 to 12 months. And the work schedule
and had been treated for depression for 5 yr. His primary
should be adjusted appropriately with agreement of
complaints were general fatigue, headache and so on. In
superiors under the direction of an occupational physician.
July, 1997 his complaints changed, and he was now
The recent study, carried out in a neurology headache
diagnosed as having panic disorder.
clinic, showed that the major associations of headache
From the viewpoint of occupational health, the authors
were with current anxiety disorder, especially panic and
pointed out the following problems:
related conditions5). Moreover, another recent study
(1) When the patient drives a bus, the symptoms
observed no differences in the prevalence of panic,
which make driving impossible, such as sudden
anxiety and depression between patients with resistant
palpitation, anxiety and phobia, shivering, chest pain,
hypertension and non-resistant controls. On the other
nausea and dizziness, may cause traffic accidents leading
hand, the prevalence of panic disorder and panic attacks
to damage; it is too late to avoid damage when the panic
were remarkably high in both groups patients attending
disorder has already occurred. As in this case, panic
a hospital hypertension clinic6). The characteristics of
disorder seems to appear comorbid with other symptoms.
the patient resembled those in the report.
The partial symptoms of panic attack should also be
From the psychological point of view, he was a serious
checked at screening for hypertension and depression to
type of man and overadapted himself to the surroundings;
detect attacks in the earlier stages.
the Self Grow-up Egogram score showed his high
(2) It is to be expected that driving, which requires
adaptability. In addition, he tended to require himself to
continuing tension without talking, causes great stress in
be perfect because his job required punctuality. The stress
such workers as bus drivers. Depression, due to
caused by high adaptability and punctuality may be
hypertension and cumulative fatigue in concentrating on
related to depression, panic disorder and hypertension.
driving for hours, is supposed to be not as difficult to
Other research reports indicated that primary care
detect in regular medical examinations and mental tests,
clinicians should be aware of the possible coexistence of
but the symptoms of panic disorder are rarely checked in
anxiety disorders (especially generalized anxiety disorder
the field of occupational health. Panic attack is not
[GAD]) in their patients with chronic medical conditions
difficult to detect in a brief medical interview; it should
(hypertension), but especially in those with current
be looked for in regular medical examinations.
depressive disorder. Among primary care patients, those
D e p r e s s i o n a n d h y p e r t e n s i o n n e e d l o n g - t e r m
with chronic medical illness or subthreshold depression
pharmachotherapy. The symptoms depend on the case,
had low rates of lifetime and current panic disorder, but
and the patient often recovers after getting worse and
those with current depressive disorder had much higher
better several times. Frequent health checks are needed
rates. Concurrent phobia and GAD were more common,
if he is to continue to work as a bus driver. When a
especially in depressed patients. Depending on the type
driver feels a panic symptom such as palpitation, a self-
of medical illness or depression, 14% to 66% of primary
reported health check is essential before driving.
care patients had at least one concurrent anxiety disorder7).
(3) When taking a long time off from work, the decline
Another study repeated that anxiety disorders co-
in physical strength and driving technique may become
occurring with another disease (medical illness or
serious; it is considered to be necessary for the treatment
depression) increase the need for counseling and the use
of depression and panic disorder to let the patient go back
of psychotropic medication in the general medical sector8).
to daily work gradually, taking 6 to 12 months. The work
This research showed the importance of primary care
schedule should therefore be adjusted appropriately with
including occupational health; it seems necessary to
agreement of superiors under the direction of an
conduct advanced research on the comorbidity of the
occupational physician.
diseases (disorders), treatment and the occupational care
Balls S.G. et al. reported that the majority of patients
(employment and support) of these patients. And more
with panic disorder complained of at two or more
study should be directed at increasing cooperation
depressive symptoms. These symptoms met the DSM-
between occupational health (primary care) and
III-R definitional criteria for significance; subdiagnostic
psychosomatic internal medicine (psychiatrics)
levels of clinically significant depressive and generalized
concerning depression, panic disorder and hypertension.
anxiety symptoms in patients with panic disorder4). Past
epidemiological and clinical research has identified
depression as the most common psychiatric disorder,
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Deanna made the talk-show rounds Thursday to promote her new book "The CURE for the Chronic Life" – as she and pastor Shane Stanford share their life struggles. She is a breast cancer survivor. Stanford is a hemophiliac who contracted H.I.V. through a blood transfusion. Intended to be read over a 40-day period, the book is broken into 10-day sections: Compassion, Understanding, Response and Encouragement (CURE).
Deanna appeared on the shows "Fox and Friends" and "Good Morning America" Thursday to promote the book, interviews that were set up long before the Jenn Sterger allegations were made public.
As expected, Deanna wasn't able to avoid questions about the current investigation being undertaken by the NFL. Asked to respond, she declined, saying that struggles in life come as they do and that her spirituality is what has helped her through past struggles as well as the current discord in the lives of her family brought on by the allegations.
While she wouldn't specifically address the allegations, she said, "I can tell you that faith, obviously I'm a woman of faith, has gotten me through many different struggles. It will get me through this one and that's the reason Shane and I wrote the book."
To her credit, with media trying to get every salacious news bit or quote at a time when Brett is remaining mum and giving similar answers to every question, Deanna showed a lot of class and dignity Thursday. It would have been easy to simply cancel the interviews and avoid the potential for embarrassment and being connived into answering questions that Brett has refused to. Instead, she was able to dance around the mine field of personal questions, stay on point and let cancer survivors know that there is hope – the crux of the book's message.
In the end, she was able to get the message she had hoped she would get across through the interviews.
"We are treating this circumstance seriously and gathering all the facts. Workplace conduct is the main focus," Goodell wrote. "Each of these cases are looked at individually and we have to be thorough and fair. We also are working hard on the development of our workplace conduct training program for all teams. We are working with experts in the field and expect to roll it out to our teams by the end of the season."
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Recent News
Friday, February 24th, 2017
New York, New York (February 24, 2017) - The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will showcase the virtuosity of big band drums and rhythm during the Buddy Rich Centennial: Celebrating the Jazz Drum, April 7-8. The drums are the engine of a jazz band, setting the pace and energy for any piece of music. The program will be led by drummer Ali Jackson, and include the world premiere of his Living Grooves: A World in Jazz Rhythm, an extended piece written in the spirit of jazz drum greats like Buddy Rich. Jackson will also arrange the music of Buddy Rich with his knowledge of jazz styles that range from American drum cadences to ragtime, marching bands, West African traditions, Brazilian music, Detroit jazz tradition, and Afro-Cuban styles.
Thursday, February 16th, 2017
New York, New York (February 16, 2017) - Michael Feinstein, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Director of the Jazz & Popular Song series, brings back American Songbook classics for the sixth consecutive year with three unique programs in The Appel Room this spring - The Unforgettable Nat "King Cole (April 5-6), The Music of Mel Tormé (May 3-4), and Ella On My Mind (June 7-8). Joining Feinstein on stage will be the Tedd Firth Big Band and a star-studded guest roster of talent from the Great White Way and beyond, including Denzal Sinclaire, who joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis' 2015 Big Band Holidays tour; frequent Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola headliner Loston Harris; Grammy Award winner Billy Stritch; 2016 Broadway World New York Cabaret Award nominee Ann Hampton Callaway; and 2013 Soul Train Award winner Nicole Henry. Tony Award winning actress Jessie Mueller will join Feinstein as a guest vocalist for Ella On My Mind, marking one of the few New York City appearances the vocalist will make after her departure from the musical Waitress in March.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly announces the 15 finalist bands that will compete in the 22nd Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world at Jazz at Lincoln Center's home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, on May 11 - 13, 2017.
Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
Blue Engine Records Announces: "The Music Of John Lewis"
Honoring the legacy of the Modern Jazz Quartet's maestro, John Lewis, Blue Engine Records announces its newest release: The Music of John Lewis by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste, available March 24.
Tuesday, February 7th, 2017
New York, New York (February 3, 2017) - Joshua Redman and his newly formed Still Dreaming quartet will make their Jazz at Lincoln Center debut with four performances, March 31 " April 1, in Jazz at Lincoln Center's The Appel Room. Redman, one of the best know saxophonists in the world, convenes trumpeter-cornetist Ron Miles, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade - three notable voices in contemporary jazz " for these special engagements. The Still Dreaming quartet will interpret works by Old and New Dreams, the quartet of the 1970s and '80s, which featured Ornette Coleman alumni including Joshua Redman's father, Dewey Redman. Still Dreaming Quartet will also perform new works by members of the band.


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Sunday, July 11, 2010
A New Era Begins with Agent Provocateur
This new era (B-man's term) - without our cat, Leo - begins with a new perfume, Agent Provocateur. It also includes our sheltie, Paige, officially crowning herself as the 'Queen of the Universe.'
This was only mildly unclear before.
Bloody Frida (read here) piqued my interest in AP awhile ago. Then, I missed the opportunity to order it in the last Killer Sale. Not to be defeated, I purchased it last week and it is now, finally, in my posession.
The great thing is, it's working for me. AP is not the sillage monster that some claim, and it changes throughout the drydown, which is precisely what I was hoping for. An olfactory road trip.
Metallic rose is the first note that greets my senses, bringing Fembots to mind (pausing for mental digression...). Soon after, saffron emerges, gracefully assuming a leadership position. We all know who's in charge now.
No, Paige, not you.
Saffron holds court for some time before vetiver steps up for a challenge. Leather clad homeys hang back, ready to step in if vetiver gets his ass kicked. Saffron simply chuckles, pulls out a deck of cards and offers everyone a beer. Their co-mingling creates the weirdly pleasant mustiness of a damp cellar.
Finally, after the sweaty boys have gone home, AP changes once more with a drydown infused with cardamom. Herbal and musky with just a hint of spice.
Agent Provocateur is comforting only in the fact that it seems in control of itself. Unabashedly metrosexual, it exudes 'elegant butch,' which is surprisingly sexy.
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I really like AP, especially in winter. I am also partial to Strip (though that took a few attempts to appreciate on account of the honking geraium note). Maitresse smells a bit more commercial/crass, but occasionally I am in the mood for it too.
Sadly, I think my cute little AP mini may have turned, as it seems dirtier than I remember. I would almost say there was civet in there, or something earthy and disagreeable that I swear wasn't present before.
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Steyr's SSG Carbon Is Now Available in the U.S.
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BESSEMER, Ala. (July 21, 2015) — Steyr Arms has announced that its newest SSG rifle—wearing an advanced carbon-fiber stock—has landed in America. Initially introduced at the 2014 SHOT Show, the exceptionally accurate, innovative and moderately-priced SSG Carbon rifle was met with an unprecedented number of orders from the law enforcement community that took the last 16 months to fill, but the latest shipment of rifles now makes the SSG Carbon available throughout the U.S.
Unlike conventional carbon-fiber stocks made from woven carbon fabric that often suffer from side-strike structural failures, the SSG Carbon's stock is made using the same "chipped-carbon" Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) construction used to create load-bearing structures in Formula 1 racecars and high-performance aircraft. The SSG Carbon's chipped-carbon flakes combine thermally with the binding agent to form the SMC for a distinctive appearance to the stock, but like the spirals on the rifle's cold-hammer-forged barrel, they aren't just there for looks. The carbon chips interlock with each other to create an unparalleled tension net that is superior to steel in every direction, yet weighing a fraction of steel and aluminum.
Due to the unique recoil absorption properties of its SMC technology, the SSG Carbon is surprisingly lightweight, and its recoil absorption is unmatched. Utilizing the same barreled action and muzzle brake as the famed SSG 08, the SSG Carbon is based on Steyr's Safe Bolt System (SBS) action, and it utilizes its direct trigger, legendary for its crisp, clean and repeatable break. A detachable box magazine functions either as a constant-feed magazine or it can be placed in a second position that acts as a magazine cutoff to single-feed the rifle over the top of a loaded magazine.
The stock of the SSG Carbon has multiple mounting points for sling attachments. It also features an adjustable cheek piece, an adjustable butt plate, rubber-wrapped pistol grip, a heavy bipod and an integrated finely adjustable rear-elevation pod. The cold-hammer-forged barrel measures 20 inches and features a twist rate of 1:10.
The suggested retail price is $3,695. To find a dealer near you, visit the Steyr website at www.steyrarms.com.
Established in 1864 in Steyr, Austria, Steyr Arms is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious firearms manufacturers. Steyr's comprehensive lines of premium hunting rifles and precision sporting and tactical firearms are technically mature, and their subtle elegance also communicates the harmony between appearance and substance. Steyr's legendary SBS actions and cold-hammer-forged barrels are distinctive and unparalleled. For more information, contact Steyr Arms at 2530 Morgan Rd., Bessemer, AL 35022; call (205) 417-8644; or visit www.steyrarms.com.
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Steyr Arms Rifle Specifications
Model: | SSG Carbon |
Purpose: |
Long-Range Target Shooting, Tactical |
Manufacturer: |
Steyr Mannlicher GmbH |
Importer: |
Steyr Arms, Inc. |
Operation: |
Bolt-action repeating |
Caliber: |
.308 Winchester |
Magazine type/capacity: |
Polymer double-stack detachable box/10 rounds |
Action material: |
25CrMo4 steel |
Barrel: |
20- and 22.4-inch cold-hammer-forged heavy barrel |
Rifling: |
4 Grooves, 1:10 RH Twist |
Sights: |
20-MOA Picatinny rail |
Finish: |
Mannox® |
Safety: |
3+1 Position Safety |
Trigger type: |
Single-stage |
Pull weight: |
3 pounds, 8 ounces (user adjustable) |
Stock material/type: |
SMC carbon fiber |
Length of pull: |
14.25 inches min. (0.33-inch inserts available) |
Comb Adjustment: |
2.25 inches vertical adjustment |
Drop at heel: |
+1.07 to -3.8 inches vertical adjustment |
Recoil pad: |
Elastomer; 0.8-inch thick |
Sling swivels: |
Two removable push-and-turn style |
Pistol grip: |
Polymer with interchangeable rubber inserts |
Checkering: |
None |
Weight, empty: |
11 pounds, 2 ounces |
Overall length: |
43.4 inches |
Included accessories: |
Owner's manual, HD bipod, continuously adjustable rear-elevation pod, one detachable box magazine, hard travel case, sling swivels |
$3,695 |
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CYBERHATE: WHO CAN SLAY THE HYDRA? From the USA, David Goldman, founder of the recently closed down HateWatch and now running Paragraph175.org joins Michael Whine, author of "The Governance of Cyberspace: Racism on the Internet" and "Cyberspace : A New Medium for Communication, Command and Control by Extremists" to look at the rise of websites that advocate and practice racial and ideological terrorization. Topics discussed include: Sophisticated organizational structures and technologies used by Neo Nazis and "extreme right (don't you "hate" that term?) groups." Past and current examples. Can current laws cope with the problem? The dangers of censoring the web. Some non-government, free market solutions. Modern trend towards direct action and emotionalism. Can one combat stupidity and prejudice? How education can help. How young people should approach the internet Special thanks to Colin Rubenstein from AIJAC for his assistance. Click the above iLOVEprodos.COM banner to check for the latest, exuberant, uplifting, inspirational merchandise - and money-making opportunities!