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F07 Gran Turismo (2010 - 2017)
The 5 Series Gran Turismo - 535i, 550i and 550i xDrive model.
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Thinking about a GT... but have a few qualms
Hello all,
This is my first post but I've definitely used the forum to research questions over the past 4 years. I currently have a 2008 328xi coupe... the first car I ever bought brand new. I love the car but with a new addition to the family due in the next few months, it's time to upgrade to a bigger, 4-door vehicle.
I went to the dealer a few fews ago to check out CPO 5-series. We walked by a new GT and pointed out the styling to my wife. I had never even considered the GT before but I really liked how it looked in person compared to online. We ended up taking a new 535xi GT out for a test drive. First off, I loved the interior space and gadgets. However, once I started the drive, I felt a little underwelmed. I don't know if I'm just used to driving a smaller, lighter car but it felt a little sluggish from a dead stop (or maybe I was driving a little more cautiously with my pregnant wife in the back seat of a car I was unfamilar with). The dealer just had me take a main route to the highway and back... no real winding curves or backroads.
I guess my concern is that I'll be a little disappointed with the agility compared to the handling I'm used to. A 550 is out of the question due to the price and the MPG. I'm also concerned about having luck searching out a CPO GT (which are few and far between compared to standard 5-series).
Did anyone else feel this way when they first drove a GT after driving a smaller car? Since I'm looking at a CPO, are there any major differences between the model years?
Maybe I just need to go back for a more aggressive test drive.
Took delivery a few weeks ago (European Delivery) of a 535 xi GT. No remorse here -- I thought it handled very nicely, especially for such a big car. To be fair, I'm going from an E60 535, though, so the size and weight difference aren't as much as moving up from a 3 series.
With that said, I do have to say that when I've driven a 3 series loaner, I've had the opinion that they are too skittish / not firmly planted on the road. So, for me, a 3 series would be a hard sell.
Maybe in the final analysis, it really boils down to the size and weight of the car you are used to driving. I'd encourage you to go back for a much more aggressive test drive, and see if you can get comfortable with the 5 GT.
I drove both and ultimately decided that the engine in the 535GT was laboring too much for this car. I wound up going with the 550 instead and I've been completely satisfied. There's nothing quite like driving a heavy car that hauls ass. The GT weighs almost 2 tons and to me felt "built" for the V8 vs the 6, but there are a lot of folks who find the 6 perfectly adequate. Just individual preference.
I know you said the 550 is out of your price range, but if you can find a 2012 550GT in stock somewhere, they are offering some pretty terrific deals. I wound up getting $9k off the sticker for my 2012 which made the price almost identical to a comparably equipped 2013 535 and the discount helped offset the additional fuel premium the V8 requires.
The car is quiet, gets decent highway mileage (my 535x-drive has seen over 30mpg on an extended drive over several tanks of gas - over 500 miles per tank). It's faster than many cars out there, but isn't as fast by any means as the 8-cylinder. For me, it's more than fast enough - it cruises easily at over 100mph as experienced in Germany after pickup there and still was getting over 20-mpg. It'll merge easily. Mash the peddle, and the 8-speed transmission is decent. I'm happy with mine. ED got me a decent price and a pleasant vacation...well worth it.
A new one will be a little tight, and the transmission logic takes a bit to learn your driving style. It gets faster after a few thousand miles, but it's not a huge difference. It is a heavy car, but for interior size and the flexibility of the trunk/hatch and rear-seat room, you'd be hard pressed to find a better cruiser. Took three adult women on a 700-mile trip and their luggage...it was tight in the trunk, but we made it with no complaints.
My 535 is a different car in Sport mode. I came out of an E46. My test drive felt similar but my perspective changed drastically when I threw it in Sport mode.
Picked up my brand new 535GT in Munich on 9/12, and I LOVE IT. Returned home to my 328 sportwagon...which certainly lacks the comfort of the larger GT. Not as smooth a drive (but I'm keeping it anyway).
My dealer mentioned on Friday that BMW will begin production of a 3-series GT. You might want to inquire about it before making a decision.
Some More Food for Thought
Further to the other fine responses to your post, I have had my 2011 535xi GT for 6 months and about 7,000 miles (which includes 3 long trips). I just love the car and do not understand the detractors (amateur or media) that have chimed in in various ways since the models introduction for 2010. You probably notice if you peruse the F07 forum that those who have them like them a lot. Once you actually have one you appreciate, with time, how much the vehicle has to offer.
The powertrain is excellent and the vehicle is surprisingly good on gas. The wheelbase makes the ride perfect for me and I too like to have fun with the Sport or Sport+ modes. (Yes, you should return for a more aggressive test drive if you did not get a chance the last time to test either mode with both engine and suspension selected as configuration). I agree it makes it a totally different car from the Normal setting and the apparent power lag when proceeding from stopped. See if you can get on a highway and feel the power available from 1500-5000 RPM which is nearly a flat torque curve. You should also see how smooth it runs at just 1800-1900 RPM at about 70-75MPH. It will run all day like that but when you need more power (in the Normal, Sport or Sport+modes) it is effortlessly there.
As for your fear about availability near you, I live in Canada and if you see a BMW from another BMW dealer anywhere in Canada (except the other BMW dealer in town), my dealer will bring that car in without charge if you buy it. This applies to CPO vehicles as well. I see that you are in CT so you may wish to inquire from your dealer if the same principle applies in the US should you spot on in the national inventory list available through www.bmw.com. A quick check of the inventory shows only 5 of the CPO x-drive models (all 2011) but if you are familiar enough with the vehicle and the types of packages you would like, you may see one that you like and the dealer should get it for you. That and the fact that it is a CPO should lessen any risk that you may feel.
As for the suggestion about a 3- series GT, there is some information about it here:
but since you were in the 5-series market to begin with for roominess purposes, the room provided by the GTs 7-series short wheelbase plus the dual hatch/trunk provides a great ride with versatility, which was a large part of the design intent in the first place and made the vehicle (for me as an ex-SUV owner) such a neat idea.
I hope you are able to find the right GT for you and think that you are wise to consider x-drive only as you get a lot of the same winter fun that I get ( I am due west of you in Ottawa, Ontario).
Good luck and keep us posted on your outcome.
I echo the comments of fish23. I also have a 2011 535 gt xdrive and though i have only owned it two weeks i am more than happy. It drives smaller than it is esp after you get used to the backup camera. Blindspots have not been an issue as i expected they might be. Friends of mine have driven it and had the same kinds of comments. They all love it. Sport mode is a blast. Loking forward to trying it out during the ontario winter.
FWIW, I opted to get some Michelin PA2 RFT winter tires/wheels for mine (complete with TPMS) from Tirerack.com. I've liked the Michelins better than the factory choice of Dunlops. We didn't have all that much snow last winter, so they didn't get a real workout to test their capability. I will say that on dry roads, they appear to be quieter than the stock Goodyears! The softer rubber compound does diminish the peak handling, but not by much. I also fitted the mudflaps both f/r, and that does help keep the sides cleaner when the going gets messy. They aren't hard to install, but you need to get them painted first - they only come in primer which is not a great long-term top coat. It was a little tricky figuring out how to attach the inner and outer pieces together, though!
The only other major add-on I made was an Invisihitch so I could carry a recumbent trike (it would fit inside, but it was close and chain lube on the ceiling is not easy to clean off!). Hassle is, the PDC can only be turned off when you have the trailer wiring harness and either an emulator or lights hooked up, which is a pain. Haven't solved that yet.
I did get an OEM BMW trailer harness given to me, but it is a version designed for an F07 that has the factory prep for it installed...those sold in the USA don't have a factory trailer hitch option, so those plugs needed are not in the harness, and there's no wiring diagram to make your own easily available (I'm still looking).
I also opted to get the windows tinted with 3M's top of the line ceramic coated material. It stops nearly all UV, and as much or more IR that the competators darker tints, and still lets 70% of the visible light through. It hardly looks tinted, but the interior is significantly cooler when parked in the sun. That tint is the only one certified by the American Cancer Society for skin cancer protection, and is often the one chosen for things like ambulances, etc. Really hi-tech stuff - over 200-layers of coatings in the film. It's a little harder to find a certified installer than some others, but was worth it IMHO.
Happy to help...
I can't agree more with what's already been said. As for 6 v 8, there are only a few times where I wished I had the 8. Normally those times involve a young kid driving a GTI or WRX and they want to race off the line. However, to me I value the 28 MPG that I get when I drive my GT from CT to NC. Once you are off the line, you will not lack for power.
Feel free to send me a PM. I am in central CT and would be happy to let you take a closer look at my GT.
As someone mentioned, driving in SPORT mode does make a pretty big difference with respect to power delivery.
When I switched to the GT, it was in part due to the endless positive comments in this forum. You have to look hard to find someone that isn't completely satisfied.
I took my 535i xDrive GT to car wash near Munich airport last week, and I thought it was going to have a heart attack as we drove through the washer. What a hoot! Rear camera worked great in the tight parking lots in Germany.
I hope you end up getting one, you'll love it!
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Update... with some highs and lows.
So I have an update to my original post. I got an email from my local dealer on Thrs touting a dealer invoice sale on everything in stock before end of the fiscal year. I went after work to re-test drive the 535xi GT. Told the dealer I wanted to drive some back roads with some twists and turns. We ended up driving the same vehicle as the last time. Turns out the car was actually a 2011 but was still new, not CPO, with only 200 miles, dark graphite exterior w/ black interior. After a better test drive, I had some particular numbers in mind for my trade, financing etc. Dealer came back with $3K less than dealer invoice (saw the actual invoice) and we had a deal.
Picked up the car on Saturday AM. I was a little sad to trade in the coupe, but seeing the detailed gleeming GT made it much easier. Took the car home (blowing by cars before noticing the speedometer over 95... this could be dangerous) before driving about 30 minutes to watch the UConn football game. After the game a few hours later, I was leaving the parking lot and it felt like the car was idling a little rough, but was acting fine at the low speeds leaving the lot. However, when I tried to accelerate to the highway onramp, the car just wouldn't respond. The check engine light came on and the idrive flashed "Drivetrain Malfunction: Full drivetrain output not available - Drive Moderately". I was barely able to accelerate and the transmission felt like it was slipping/shaking the whole time. I was barely able to crack 2000 rpm and 60mph. I drove right to the dealership and asked for a manager immediately.
The manager and salesman were not happy to see me back 5 hours after driving out the door as you can imagine. The manager jumped in the car and took it for a spin with the same results. He said that Service would look at on Monday AM and gave me a loaner X3. He speculated that it may have something to the fact that the car was a 2011 and may have had some battery drain that messed w/ the on board computer from sitting so long. Another manager did not seem as optimistic. I checked the Bimmerfest boards and seems like others have had this problem and it ended up being a transmission. I'm not jumping to conclusions but I'm also not optimistic. I really did like the car in the brief time it was working, but this is not the way I wanted 3 different BMWs in my garage in 1 day. Now I'm just sitting in limbo until tomorrow. Has anyone ever experienced this malfunction?
Do a search in this forum on "Mechatronics". You will find my "Deja Vu" thread. This seems very similar to what happened to my GT at the 500th mile mark. The good news it has been trouble free since then! Now at 7500 miles.
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England's Lake District
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The Lake District is a compact glaciated upland landscape of radiating U-shaped valleys, many containing long narrow lakes. Rocky mountain tops, open fell pasture and heather-covered slopes contrast with native woodland, exotic plantations and stone-walled fields in the valley bottoms. The dominant use is upland pastoral farming which reached a peak of prosperity in the 17th and 18th centuries. The resulting landscape has aesthetic unity marked by contrast in detail: mountains, moors, lakes, woods, streams, fields, stone walls, farms, villages and small scale industry, reflecting its relative geographical isolation and gradual development.
In the medieval period, fields in the valley bottoms were separated from the open grazing on the fells and this basic pattern continues. In the 18th century the Lake District became a must visit destination for those in search of the Picturesque while the farming landscape and its community provided inspiration to the Romantic Poets, Wordsworth, Coleridge and others. The perceived relationship between farmers and the environment led the Lakes Poets to an early formulation of the concept of human ecology. The threat of industrialization sparked a popular movement to protect the Lake District's landscape beauty. This played a crucial role in the formation of the National Trust in the late 19th century and developing the case for National Parks in the 20th century.
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value
The OUV is expressed in four principal themes: rural landscape and farming traditions; development of the Picturesque aesthetic; the cradle of Romanticism; and the landscape conservation movement. The special significance of the Lake District lies in the interaction between social, economic, cultural and environmental influences. This significance results from an alliance between the aesthetic appeal of its natural environment and unique character of its farming culture inspiring the writers and artists to show how the landscape could appeal to the higher senses and be open to all. This led to the development of a conservation movement to protect this cultural landscape.
The fusion of aesthetics and practical land management triggered a cultural and political movement based on two strands – the power of working cultural landscapes to inspire, and the idea that a partnership could be created between those who work the landscape and those who take their leisure in it so that future generations can continue to benefit from this special place.
The unique role played by the Lake District in the development of ideas and beliefs about landscape formed the pattern both for valuing this type of cultural landscape and the political movement for their conservation. This has had a strong and continuing international influence on approaches to landscape conservation. While aspects of this process are evidenced elsewhere, no single other place was so influential as the Lake District and nowhere else where the physical lineaments of this process can be so seen more clearly.
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(ii) The design of the Lake District landscape exhibits an important interchange of human values not only because of the impact of a significant agricultural tradition but also because of important influences resulting from the picturesque, aesthetic and the early conservation movement. The moves to protect this highly-valued cultural landscape have subsequently had a world-wide influence in two ways: the development of landscape stewardship through responsible ownership (the National Trust model) and landscape protection through special measures of public policy (the Protected Landscape model).
(vi) The Lake District is associated with ideas as well as artistic and literary works. Its special significance was launched by a remarkable alliance between the aesthetic appeal of its environment and unique character of its farming culture with the output of writers and artists, such as William Wordsworth, who showed how it could appeal to the higher senses and be accessible to all.
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Integrity: The proposed boundaries include all the attributes of Outstanding Universal Value. The integrity of the Lake District has been maintained by the adaptive farming communities supported via agri-environment schemes and an emphasis on native woodland rather than commercial forest. The stonewalled field systems dating from the medieval period to the end of the 18th centuryare also largely intact, as are vernacular farm buildings. The villas and landscapes of the Picturesque have largely survived as do many residences and places associated with the Ropmantic poets and later conservationists such as John Ruskin and Beatrix Potter. The landscape features attesting to the landscape battles of the 19th and early 20th centuries largely survive, while the creation of the National Park in 1951 is evidence of modern environmental protection.
Authenticity: The farming landscape of the 18th century with its distinctive farmhouses, barns, field walls and native woodland survives along with the remains of important local industries. The tradition of upland farming based on the indigenous Herdwick sheep survives to the present day. There are a number of important examples of villas and designed landscapes built following the Picturesque interest in the Lake District. The farming landscape and stunning natural features which inspired the Romantic poets have survived alongside a number of key residences associated with them, for example Wordsworth's Dove Cottage. The successes and failures of early environmental battles to protect the Lake District can be seen in the present day landscape. The National Trust owns and manages 25% of the National Park which includes some of the Trust's earliest acquisitions. The 1951 Park boundary encompasses and buffers all the attributes which exemplify OUV and all the features which formed the basis of our 1980's WHS nominations also survive.
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Analysis in 2009 of over 850 World Heritage properties, other sites, and other upland areas of Britain revealed the unique role played by the Lake District in the development of ideas and beliefs about landscape.
Unlike some other mountainous landscapes, on the World Heritage List, such as the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the Italian Dolomites or the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, the Lake District is not being proposed for inscription because of its natural grandeur. Its natural landscape beauty stems from its intimate combination of mountains and water, which are strongly influenced by the impacts of past glaciation. In this it shares attributes with some Scandinavian World Heritage Sites such as the Vega Archipelago, the Swedish High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago and the Laponian Area. Unlike them, however, the Lake District is not being proposed as a natural or mixed site but as a cultural site, because it is the interaction of humans with the landscape, through human usage and embellishment, that most strongly characterises the Lake District. As a mountainous landscape preserving the cultural traditions of distinctive forms of upland farming, the Lake District most strongly resembles the Causses and Cevennes World Heritage Site, but with an agricultural system suited to more northerly and Atlantic climes. In its cultural association with art and philosophy, and the associated physical embellishments of the landscape, it shares features with the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhan in China, though the Lake District's cultural associations are western rather than eastern The Lake District shares attributes with a number of existing World Heritage Sites but it does so in a combination that is uniquely its own and in the association of its landscape with the birth of the conservation movement it is entirely distinct.

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Food, eating, and mealtimes are important parts of life. Food gives us life-sustaining nourishment and contributes to good health, eating satisfies our hunger and stimulates our senses, and mealtimes can be important sharing and social times with family and friends. Many of our favorite experiences and memories—preparing and sharing holiday dinners with family members, celebrating birthdays and other life events with special meals, and getting together with friends for lunch or dinner, for example—involve eating and food.
When a person has Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia, though, the ability to prepare meals and eat independently may diminish, and mealtimes can become challenging, frustrating encounters for both the individual and the caregiver. Often, too, the person with dementia may be experiencing changes, such as decreased appetite, that are part of normal aging. Combined, these changes can lead to malnourishment and dehydration, increasing the risk of infections, poor wound healing, abnormally low blood pressure, and other problems.
Good nutrition cannot always prevent weight loss in people with Alzheimer's disease, nor will it slow the progression of dementia. However, continuing to eat a healthful diet can promote overall health, improve the person's ability to cope, help prevent some physical and behavioral problems, and most of all, contribute to higher quality of life. Family members and paid caregivers of people with AD play an important role in both encouraging eating and identifying eating-related problems that could be resolved. This article discusses some of the eating-related challenges associated with the middle stages of AD and related dementias, and suggests mealtime strategies and tips for at-home caregivers.
As people age, their interest in eating and mealtime enjoyment can change. Some older adults find that their senses of taste or smell decrease, making food seem less appealing than it did in the past. Others eat less because of difficulties chewing or digesting as they get older. Medicines can also affect appetite, and constipation may increase with age or medication use. When a person has AD or other dementia, these problems can become more pronounced, and mood, behavioral, and physical functioning problems may affect eating as the disease progresses.
"When the brain is involved, as in dementia, any part of seeing, thinking, or moving can be affected—from problems seeing the food clearly to difficulty planning the movement of scooping with a utensil and bringing food to one's mouth. These problems can take the pleasure out of eating," explains Sue Coppola, MS, OTR/L, BCG, clinical associate professor of occupational therapy and core interdisciplinary team member with the Program on Aging at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Coppola and other dementia-care experts stress the value of caregivers not only understanding the degenerative nature of dementia but also recognizing that dementia varies from person to person. In the early stages of AD, challenges may be limited to the person skipping meals or forgetting to eat or forgetting that he or she has eaten. However, other eating-related difficulties and patterns—from not sitting down long enough for meals to spitting out food or refusing to eat—can arise in the middle and late stages.
"All of a sudden, the person might not eat, but it's not because he or she is being difficult on purpose," says occupational therapist Carol Bowlby Sifton, BScOT, founding editor of Alzheimer's Care Quarterly and a care and staff training consultant at King's Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Nova Scotia. "Caregivers need to understand that it's the same person as before, but because of the complexity of the process of eating, the person may be confused and embarrassed, and thus refuse to participate. It might be easier for the person to withdraw from the activity than to make mistakes."
For people with AD and related dementias, eating-related challenges can result from:
Assessing the mealtime situation can help caregivers identify and resolve problems and understand what is happening from the care recipient's perspective. "The caregiver should take time to sit back and watch—really observe—what is going on when the person attempts to eat," Coppola suggests. "As you're observing, think about what is happening with all of the senses. Ask yourself which part of the task might be difficult and what the person is feeling. Is the person enjoying the meal, and if not, why not?"
When observing the situation, family members and other caregivers can assess:
For everyone, nutritional needs shift as a person's activity level changes. Therefore, it is important for the caregiver to note whether the person is eating and drinking enough, or, in the earlier stages of the disease, eating too much. The caregiver should monitor the person's weight and eating habits to assess the care recipient's nutritional intake and any nutrition-related issues. Caregivers should pay particular attention to:
This information can be shared with the physician to determine whether the person is eating and drinking the right amount, relative to his or her activity level. The physician may recommend keeping a daily food and hydration diary. The information can help identify new physical or medical problems that may not be related to dementia but cause weight changes. "Assess the situation before moving to the next step," Coppola says. "It's important to know how much the person is really eating and how active he or she is before worrying or making changes."
Dementia-care experts acknowledge that mealtimes can be stressful for caregivers and care recipients alike, but say that some of the typical challenges can be overcome by viewing eating as an opportunity rather than a task to "get through."
"Mealtimes are one of the most important temporal anchors that people with Alzheimer's have, marking morning, mid-day, and evening each day. Unfortunately, some caregivers dread the challenge of 'getting the person to eat,' and as a result, the experience for everyone can become negative and confrontational," Coppola says. "Rather than being akin to a 'medication time,' mealtime can be seen as opportunities for a successful experience for the person because it's an activity that is familiar, is overlearned, and can be modified in many ways."
Mealtimes are opportunities for people with dementia to make choices, to have their identities reinforced, and to be affirmed for past accomplishments through statements such as "Mom, you make the very best biscuits!" or "You taught me to make pie."
"Mealtime provides a time to be with other people," adds Coppola. "Caregivers often have busy lives, and meals bring people 'in the moment,' creating a time to connect with each other." For instance, caregivers can help create a pleasant, social dining environment by talking about the food or reminiscing about family traditions and celebrations.
Experts further recommend integrating people with dementia into the entire mealtime process by encouraging them to help prepare the food, set the table, pull out the chairs, or put the dishes away. Doing so helps the care recipient experience eating in a larger social context and as part of daily activity, rather than as an isolated task. Moreover, participating in the mealtime process helps the person maintain functional skills and feelings of personal control.
"Think about the mealtime-related activities the person did in the past and modify them as needed so he or she can continue to contribute to the family. Keep your eye on the process, not the product, because it's the activity, not the outcome, that counts," says Cynthia Epstein, ACSW, a clinical social worker at the New York University Silberstein Aging and Dementia Research Center.
Caregivers can use a variety of strategies to promote independence during mealtimes. For example, if the person lives alone, the caregiver might call and remind the person to eat a meal, write down simple step-by-step directions about how to prepare a particular meal, or organize the kitchen so that items needed for a simple meal are in view.
If the care recipient has difficulty using utensils, replace some foods with finger foods such as small sandwiches, cheese, hard-boiled eggs, and fresh fruits and vegetables. Simple adaptive eating tools also can help some people remain independent and maintain a sense of personal control while dining. These include items such as plates with large rims, cups with lids and wide bases, flexible straws, utensils with large or built-up handles, and non-slip placemats or suction cups to keep dishes from moving on the table. Adaptive tools that look familiar can help trigger the person's memory for eating.
In addition, visual, verbal, sensory, and physical cuing can promote independence, especially when the cues are based on lifelong habits. Coppola recommends starting with visual cuing, which can be as simple as eating with the person as a reminder that it is mealtime. Place utensils in the positions in which they will be used. Dishes that are different colors from the food help the person distinguish the food.
Clear, easy-to-understand verbal prompting may also be needed. Depending on the person's language ability, this may mean giving very specific, step-by-step directions, or it may mean offering simple choices, such as "Do you want peaches or apples?" or "Would you like cream in your coffee?" Verbal prompts, such as "Do you think the beans have enough salt?," can focus the person's attention on the food.
Sensory cues, especially those involving smell, can let the person know it is time to eat. Sifton notes that nothing 'says' mealtime and triggers the appetite more than aroma of soup or stew simmering on the stove or something baking in the oven. Even the smell of toast can help.
People with more advanced dementia may also need physical prompting to initiate the process of eating or to continue eating. For example, the caregiver might place a finger or hand under the person's grasped hand on the fork and guide it to the mouth. After getting help with initiating eating, the person may then take over.
However, Sifton notes, while physical cuing often can help, caregivers should not step in too soon. Doing so can diminish the care recipient's sense of personal control and independence. "When the person starts to have difficulty doing things, it's often too easy for the caregiver to take over, rather than finding ways to involve the person," she says.
Change can be difficult for a person with AD, so preserving familiar routines and rituals, and respecting lifelong preferences and eating habits can make mealtimes easier. Many caregivers have found that maintaining a sense of normality adds to mealtime pleasure, provides reassurance, helps maintain the person's dignity, increases food consumption, and eases the tension that often arises during mealtimes. "Follow the person's normal routine to the extent that you can," suggests Epstein. "That makes the person more relaxed, and because it's predictable, he or she will feel more in control knowing what's going on."
Routines and rituals provide important cues that it is time to eat and trigger the familiar actions involved in feeding oneself. Experts suggest a variety of ways to maintain lifelong habits and routines:
In time, familiar routines, rituals, and food choices may need to be adapted to meet the day-to-day needs of the person with dementia and to address changes that occur as the disease progresses. For example, a family custom of serving appetizers before dinner can be preserved, but higher-calorie items might be offered to help maintain the person's weight. Likewise, if the family typically has cocktails before dinner, non-alcoholic drinks can be served to avoid the appetite-suppressing effect of alcohol or other possible safety problems associated with alcohol consumption.
If care is being provided by an aide or other paid professional, the family should educate the caregiver about food preferences and familiar eating routines and rituals. "A baseline for providing good care is knowing the person you're caring for, but paid caregivers very often are at a loss," Epstein says. "They don't know the person unless they've worked with him or her for a long time, and family members often don't know what they need to tell the paid caregiver. This can be very frustrating for everyone."
"Family members definitely need to communicate with the caregiver about what the person likes to eat, the person's style of eating, and whether he or she prefers that the caregiver sit down to eat with the person or just serve the food," Epstein adds. "In this way, the family can empower and direct the caregiver and minimize frustration, which benefits everyone involved."
Bowlby Sifton, C. (2004). Navigating the Alzheimer's Journey: A Compass for Caregiving. Baltimore: Health Professions Press, Inc.
Hellen, C. R. (2002). 'Doing Lunch': A Proposal for a Functional Well-Being Assessment. Alzheimer's Care Quarterly, 3(4);302-315.
Petersen, R. (Ed.) (2006). Mayo Clinic Guide to Alzheimer's Disease. Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2005). Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, 6th Edition [1].
Unless they have dietary restrictions because of hypertension, diabetes, or other reasons, most people with early and mid-stage dementia need not eat a special diet. Rather, it is best to encourage them to eat a variety of foods that are rich in vitamins, minerals, protein, other nutrients, and fiber, and to consume adequate calories. Sources of reliable information about good nutrition include:
Age Pages: Good Nutrition: It's a Way of Life and Dietary Supplements: More Is Not Always Better, available from the NIA at: www.nia.nih.gov/health [2]
How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label [3], available from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Finding Your Way to a Healthier You [4], available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
From the earliest stages of AD, many people tend to lose weight, despite the best efforts of caregivers to provide high-calorie, nutrient-rich meals and snacks, and to remind the person to eat regularly. Some people with AD also advance to a condition known as cachexia, a general wasting effect that involves unexplained weight loss, as well as fatigue, weakness, and significant loss of appetite.
The underlying cause—or causes—of weight loss and cachexia associated with AD remain unclear, however. Some scientists have suggested that abnormally high daily calorie use (from pacing, for example), combined with lower-than-normal daily calorie intake, results in the drop in body mass. Others hypothesize that weight loss results from loss of the initiative to eat; loss of the sense of smell; or atrophy or other changes in the brain that alter the person's metabolism, appetite, or behavior.
While decreased body mass is a well-accepted part of AD, recent studies funded by the NIA also suggest that unexplained weight loss actually precedes the measurable cognitive impairment and other signs of the disease—often by years. For example:
"Unexplained weight loss is well-recognized as part of the clinical constellation of Alzheimer's disease symptoms. Now, a growing body of evidence suggests that weight loss can actually begin before the signs of cognitive dysfunction appear," says Marcelle Morrison-Bogorad, PhD, director of the NIA's Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging Program. "The jury is still out on whether weight loss is part of or a result of the Alzheimer's disease process, but these findings do suggest that even subtle decreases in weight might be a clinical predictor of AD."
Buchman, A.S. et al. (2005). Change in Body Mass Index and Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease. Neurology, 65(6);892-7.
Johnson, D.K. et al. (2006). Accelerated Weight Loss May Precede Diagnosis in Alzheimer Disease. Archives of Neurology, 63(9):1312-7.
Knopman, D.S. et al. (2006). Incident Dementia in Women Preceded by Weight Loss by at Least a Decade (presented at the 10th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders; Abstract P1-207). Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2(3);S156-S157.
Stewart, R. et al. (2005). 32-Year Prospective Study of Change in Body Weight and Incident Dementia: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Archives of Neurology, 62(1):55-60.


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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are engaged!
(Yahoo!) - It looks like Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are ready to take their relationship to the next level.
The couple of nearly two years is engaged, a source confirms to Yahoo.
Kunis, 30, was spotted shopping with her mother at The Grove in L.A. on Thursday sporting a noticeable sparkler on her ring finger.
A wedding will make for a storybook ending for the lovebirds, who first met in 1998 when they played dating teens Jackie and Kelso on TV's "That '70s Show." He was 20 and she was just 15, so young that when a scene called for her to share a smooch with Kutcher, it was actually her first kiss ever!
Kunis and 36-year-old Kutcher — whose divorce from Demi Moore was finalized in November 2013 — kept their romance on the down low at first, but eventually couldn't contain themselves any longer. Nowadays, the couple is lovey-dovey in public and seem to have a pretty cozy relationship. They've even started their own cute traditions.
"We have a thing called white T-shirt night and it's when you wear jeans and a white T-shirt and you go on a date," Kunis told Cosmopolitan this month. "Nothing fancy, it's just something that you love to do. And whether that's bowling or dinner or going to a cheese shop and have some wine or walking around. I think that's just the best thing to do — and sometimes it's just nice to stay home.
Kunis seemed to have confirmed the happy news herself earlier this week when she posted a sweet shot of the pair on Instagram along with the caption: "I love you @kutcher78."


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Jul 04, 2011 03:27 AM|mike7510uk|LINK
Bit of a problem that I cant get my head around.
I have on my page a div that has a fixed width and height. Inside the div I have a table, 2 rows, 1 column. I need to get from my Access database an image which is to be displayed in the tables 1st row (and sized to fit) and get some text which is to be displayed in the tables 2nd row (label or textbox which i think i can do). At the moment the image is stored in the DB, i know that this isnt good practice but need to do it for time being before i move to storing just the url
Any help guys?
Jul 04, 2011 03:50 AM|kedarrkulkarni|LINK
good approch is creating separate image handler file .aspx, .ashx etc.
which takes imageid as parameter and return image as response object...
now, u can call this handler file as imageurl of image whenever u want to display image...
read this link for more details
u can set fixed height and width of <asp:image ... > control to restrict size of image being displayed on page...
hope this helps...
Jul 06, 2011 02:59 AM|mike7510uk|LINK
Hi, thanks for the reply. Yes I can see how that works. I have had to change this slightly now, instead of 1 column, i need 2 (still 2 rows) col 1 row 1 needs image 1 col 2 row 1 needs image 2. Is this possible in gridview?
If i can bind image to img control and use a dynamic table i should be able to display all the images i need in the table?
Jul 06, 2011 03:26 AM|mike7510uk|LINK
sorry, that wasnt very clear, here is some code to show how i need this layout...
html etc...

so img1 and img2 as well as txt1 and txt2 is pulled from Access DB. If I then had img 3 / 4 etc, they would appear on another table row.
Can a gridview do this?
Jul 06, 2011 04:46 AM|kedarrkulkarni|LINK
for the scenario explained by you... repeater is best suited control instead of grid.
if u have data in the format
img1 img2 txt1 txt2
img3 img4 txt3 txt4
in single row then try to use repeater control like this
<asp:Repeater ID="rptImagea" runat="server" > <HeaderTemplate>

  Images

 <HeaderTemplate> <ItemTemplate>

  <asp:image id="img1" runat="server"> 	  <asp:image id="img2" runat="server"/>

  <asp:label id="lbl1" runat="server"/> 	  <asp:label id="lbl2" runat="server"/>

 <ItemTemplate> </asp:Repeater>
Jul 06, 2011 05:07 AM|mike7510uk|LINK
yes that seems more like it, but how do i populate it all from DB (images)
Jul 06, 2011 05:09 AM|mike7510uk|LINK
also, my data is more...
img 1 img 2
txt1 txt 2
img 3 img 4
txt 3 txt 4
etc etc
Jul 06, 2011 07:27 AM|kedarrkulkarni|LINK
if your getting data from database in following format
image1col image2col text1col text1col
image1 image2 text1 text2
image3 image4 text3 text4
then use repeater control as posted earlier... then
u have to retrive this data in dataset and set datasource of repeater like this
rptList.DataSource = ds;
all records from dataset will be displayed in template format we have set for repeater... for more info about using repeater control read this
hope this helps...
Jul 06, 2011 10:38 AM|mike7510uk|LINK
ah I see, the data in database is stored like this..
client_id, img, txt
so, if i had 2 rows in the data base i need it to appear on screen as..
img client_id1 img client_id2
txt c_id1 txt c_id2
does that make any sense?
52658 Points
Jul 06, 2011 10:40 AM|mudassarkhan|LINK
Jul 25, 2011 07:34 AM|mike7510uk|LINK
I am having problems with the "Content type" part of this. I dont have that field in my DB table and dont want to limit the user to only being able to upload .jpg for example.
How can we let the user upload any image type and then display them in this way?
Jul 25, 2011 08:09 AM|mike7510uk|LINK
Here is my DB table structure..
ID - autonumber
adtext - text
imagename - text
imagevalue - OLE Object
I have sorted the image upload and it works well. I now need to get the image from the table and display it in a image controller (not gridview or anything)
how can i do this?
Feb 28, 2012 10:21 PM|TFA|LINK
For anyone needing to do what I needed here is what I did
I needed to limit the image size by that i mean limit the max heigh and max width (resize) and display here is the code that works fine for me, there is probably a simpler way but this works
'This is for resizing the image
Dim MaxHeight As Integer = 200
Dim MaxWidth As Integer = 800
Dim newImage As System.Drawing.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(Server.MapPath("images/" & YourImageFileName))
Dim originalH As Integer = newImage.Height
Dim originalW As Integer = newImage.Width
If originalH > MaxHeight Then
'Need to resize
Dim HDiff As Integer = originalH - MaxHeight
Dim PerChange = 1 - (HDiff / originalH)
'Now we need to check if the new width is still bigger than max
Dim newWidth = originalW * PerChange
If newWidth > MaxWidth Then
'now we need to resize again
Dim Wdiff = newWidth - MaxWidth
Dim WPerChange = 1 - Wdiff / MaxWidth
Me.imgQ.Height = MaxHeight * WPerChange
Me.imgQ.Width = MaxWidth
Me.imgQ.Height = MaxHeight
Me.imgQ.Width = originalW * PerChange
End If
ElseIf originalW > MaxWidth Then
'now we need to resize again
Dim Wdiff = originalW - MaxWidth
Dim WPerChange = 1 - Wdiff / MaxWidth
Me.imgQ.Height = MaxHeight * WPerChange
Me.imgQ.Width = MaxWidth
'otherwise we are ok just set the image size
Me.imgQ.Height = originalH
Me.imgQ.Width = originalW
End If


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If youve ever used LockHTML in the past, then youll be delighted to hear about LockHTML2 by iOS developer Bushe, which has just been released. LockHTML2 is a complete re-write of the tweak; the new version includes new features and it will be a free upgrade for all that own LockHTML already. If you don't own it yet, you can grab it from the ModMyi repository.
LockHTML2 comes with one widget already called LS Air (above on the left), however third-party developers can create their own widgets and host them in Cydia for you to download as add-ons for LockHTML2. The widget above on the right is one of said third-party add-ons called LS Reventon by d3stroy.
With the above two widgets having to do with weather, youll want to point them to your location. To do this, youll need to navigate to /var/mobile/Library/LockHTML/THEMENAME/ and find the JavaScript file associated with that widget. Once there, you can find the locale line and edit it so that it shows your Zip code. You can do this through iFile:
The tweak isnt only an HTML widget tweak, but it is also a lock screen customization tweak. This is a great all-in-one solution for people trying to make their lock screen look good with the widget that they choose to use. Below are a few examples of the things you can customize on the lock screen that might compliment your widgets:
Everything that you hide or show, and all the widget you choose to enable on the lock screen, can be configured in the Settings application under the LockHTML2 preferences pane:
In the top section of the preferences, youll find all of the following options:
- Enable or disable the HTML widgets on the lock screen
- Enable or disable a smart lock screen clock hiding feature
- Enable or disable moving with controls
- Choose to hide or show the widget when charging the device
- Choose to always show the background wallpaper or not
- Hide or show the time in the Status Bar
In the middle section of the preferences, youll find all of the following options:
- Hide or show the slide or unlock bar label text
- Hide or show the glassy slide to unlock background
- Hide or show the slide to unlock bar
- Hide or show the Camera Grabber
- Enable or disable a custom slide to unlock bar
- Enable or disable a custom slide to unlock knob
In the bottom section of the preferences, youll find all of the following options:
- Customize the height of the lock screen battery
- Hide or show the lock screen battery
- Enable or disable always showing the lock screen battery
- Choose the HTML widget that you want to appear on the lock screen
You can check out the tweak in action via the video below compliments of the developer:
For a mobile-friendly video link that works with our app, tap on the video link below:
YouTube Video
If you love lock screen widgets, this tweak is for you. Youll find LockHTML2 in Cydias ModMyi repository for just 99¢; however, its a free upgrade if you own LockHTML already.
Name: LockHTML2
Price: 99¢
Version: 1.0-1
Repo: ModMyi
Developer: bushe
Editor's Rating: / 4.5/5


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Nice m1k3,
seems like a good tool can't wait to review the source and test it out. Thanks for the post.
Hey guys,
a while ago I've postet the first release of a small script for auditing webservers ... now the 2nd release with some small improvements and some bugfixes is available.
It's a bash script which automates the basic metasploit (wmap) auditing stuff for a huge number of webservers ... quite nice to work with on a pentest where you are fighting with some more webservers ...
The script is quite easy but in my opinion very usefull on pentests with lots of servers ...
# Webserver version:
Metasploit Auxiliary Mode: auxiliary/scanner/http/http_version
# Webserver options:
Metasploit Auxiliary Mode: auxiliary/scanner/http/options
# write access
Metasploit Auxiliary Mode: auxiliary/scanner/http/writable
# searching for directories:
Metasploit Auxiliary Mode: auxiliary/scanner/http/wmap_dir_scanner
# searching for files
Metasploit Auxiliary Mode: auxiliary/scanner/http/wmap_files_dir
# analysing ssl ciphers
Metasploit Auxiliary Mode: auxiliary/scanner/http/wmap_ssl
# Nikto webaudit
have fun and feedback would be great ...
Download: basic Webaudit script v0.2 | www.s3cur1ty.de
Nice m1k3,
seems like a good tool can't wait to review the source and test it out. Thanks for the post.
bostonlink - OSCP
m-1-k-3 Thanks for posting this script will come in handy and be very useful. Cannot wait to test it out.
has anyone had a chance to check out the source and test this yet? just curious to know how this ended up turning out.
what a nice freshly idea,,, good work m-1-k-3... keep onward and upward...


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Another Cocoanuts production to stay away from. Curious to see how the "very soon" concept is going to apply in real life this time. Less announcements and more facts, preferably before bringing new (pricey) stuff to the market. Futfill your promises before trying to cheat more ppl.
Maybe it is a lil bit pricey prefer to the Protube Tweaks(1,99) but i never was disappointed with a Cocoanut Tweak. The most User load it anyway as cracked Version, so they don't care about the Price. The Devs must live from there work, so 4,99 is okay when the Tweak is bugfree. They took a many time in the Projects and the JB Com lives from new tweaks/versions.
Is it possible to Download only the Audio with Yourtube 6? Never used a older version.
I guess they are updating their tweaks for iOS6, but they have removed all the iOS5 versions from the repo http://apt.cocoanuts.co before the new ones are ready! As a paying customer of theirs who restored his iPhone only a few days ago, I found these missing files:
Celeste 1.1g-2, Gremlin 2.0i-2 & YourTube 3.1b-4 very inconvenient.
Lets hope the replacements arrive soon.
Is yourtube better than protube app cydia?
The major selling point of ProTube Extension for YouTube at this time is an ad-blocker for streamed videos. The major selling point of YourTube at this time is accelerated downloads and built-in support for importing videos to the media library.


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