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In the historical context of American psychiatry, the concept of boundaries is a relatively recent development.1 Freud reportedly analyzed some patients while walking along the river Danube, gave patients gifts, and was known to share a meal with a patient. Jung was said to have had an affair with his patient, Sabina Spielrein, who later became a therapist herself. Ferenczi took the daughter of his mistress into analysis, and both women knew the role the other played in his life.2 There were no negative consequences for these founders of the analytic movement.
The picture has changed remarkably for today's practitioners. Not only actual boundary transgressions but even perceived or misperceived ones can cost therapists their licenses, their reputations, and their professional standing.3 How did this all come about?
Let us begin by attempting to define a boundary in the therapeutic context. A boundary is a line in the sand that represents the edge of professional conduct at a certain point in the therapy and in relation to the therapeutic context and contract. This edge has been referred to by Langs4 as part of the therapeutic frame. Therapists who cross the line risk vitiating the therapy, harming the patient, and violating their own standards.
A common error made in discussions about boundaries is to consider boundaries to be bright lines, subject to clear and unambiguous observation and understanding. Instead,
Where the boundary line actually falls, or is perceived to fall, depends on the type and stage of therapy and may be subject to judgment and interpretation. Therapeutic boundaries are not hard and fast. Rather, they are movable and context-dependent, and their placement depends on a number of factors in the clinical situation.2
Countless clinical consultations, as well as the role of experts in lawsuits and complaints to professional boards and ethics committees, attest that major misunderstandings, misjudgments, errors, and anxiety stem from a failure to adequately consider the centrality of context in evaluating a particular incident or behavior.
As an extreme example, consider the following situation: a therapist directly and intentionally follows a patient into a public restroom. Such conduct would be highly questionable for a classical psychoanalyst, but it would be fully appropriate if this occurred in line with informed consent from the patient and as a late stage of a behavioral therapy paradigm for the treatment of paruresis.2
As this example illustrates, the therapeutic paradigm, the role of informed consent, and the subject of treatment may all represent relevant contextual factors, along with the stage of therapy, the patient's diagnosis, the external social setting, as well as many other considerations.2
Historically (eg, in the middle of the past century), boundary violations were defined narrowly to mean sexual intercourse with a current patient. Over time, clinicians realized that other interactions short of intercourse posed similar problems for the value or efficacy of the therapy and posed the clear risk of harm to patients; these other interactions are the focus of the present article. Before analyzing this development in so emotionally charged a subject, it will be useful to establish some axioms.2,5
Three axioms
First, mental health professionals must abide by a professional code of ethics and regulations, whether formed by a professional organization or as statutes from the legislature; patients have no such constraints. This represents a significant asymmetry: it is the professional, not the patient, who is ultimately responsible for setting and maintaining the professional boundaries.
Thus, although the majority of boundary transgressions are initiated by patients, only the therapist can be held liable for the transgression and considered unethical or (in some jurisdictions) criminal.2 An extension of this axiom eliminates controversy over who is at fault: it is always the professional's duty to refrain from initiating and being a party to a boundary violation.
Second, because in most cases both patient and therapist are competent adults, each may be held accountable for his or her conduct; as in any dyad, the actions of both persons contribute to the result. However, according to the first axiom, this cannot be parsed to mean that the patient is blamed or the therapist should be exonerated. This accountability may or may not prove relevant in the patient's subsequent therapy.
Third, to study the therapeutic dyad as a 2-person psychodynamically interactive field—to understand how boundary issues and problems arise with the aim of averting harm—is neither to blame the victim (the patient) nor to exculpate the therapist.
Crossings versus violations The complexity of boundary transgressions other than sexual intercourse was articulated in an article by Gutheil and Gabbard in 1993.1 A clinically and conceptually useful definition that emerged from that discussion was the distinction between boundary crossings and boundary violations—a distinction that has been widely cited and used by decision makers such as courts and professional boards.
Boundary crossings are minor deviations from traditional psychotherapy that neither harm nor exploit the patient and may even advance the alliance or the therapy. Examples include offering a tissue to a weeping patient or helping a patient who has fallen get up. Neither of these interventions constitutes classic psychotherapy but clearly the effect, in most circumstances, is benign.
In contrast, boundary violations do harm the patient, usually by some form of exploitation, whether it be psychological, sexual, financial, emotional, or based on the patient's dependency needs. In any case, the violation serves the therapist's wishes, goals, and desires, not the welfare of the patient.
Both these concepts are fundamentally defined and influenced by the context in which they occur. Identical behaviors in one context might represent a benign crossing and in another, a harmful violation.
Although some behaviors can occur as actual or incipient boundary issues (phone calls or use of first names), decision-making bodies—often the professional boards—take the approach described as the "list of forbidden acts" paradigm. Without attention to context, the regulatory agency automatically decides that certain behaviors are violations and punishes accordingly. This empirical observation prompted a follow-up article in 1998, "Misuses and Misunderstandings of Boundary Theory in Clinical and Regulatory Settings."3 Indeed, a significant portion of forensic work in this area can be described as going around explaining to various agencies the difference between crossings and violations.
Boundary crossings
A boundary crossing constitutes a benign departure from the structures and procedures of traditional psychotherapy (dialectical behavioral therapists may identify these crossings as "in-session behaviors"). This departure is often defined in terms of the physical, verbal, and psychological distances between the parties.2 Both this term and its management can be visualized most clearly in the following example.
Case Vignette
Having spent the entire day indoors, a therapist leaves his office for the day and notes that during the day a heavy but unexpected blizzard has dropped a large amount of snow on the city. Taking comfort in his high-riding sports utility vehicle with 4-wheel drive and winter tires, the therapist begins the drive home. A short distance away he sees his last patient of the day, apparently caught unawares by the sudden snowfall, slogging gamely on foot through deep drifts that the wind has thrown up on the roadside.
The therapist ponders whether to stop and give his patient a ride, either home or to public transportation but worries that to do so is to create a problem with boundaries. However, having the patient possibly die of exposure is not in the service of the therapeutic alliance; thus, the therapist offers the patient a ride and the patient accepts.
1. Gutheil TG, Gabbard GO. The concept of boundaries in clinical practice: theoretical and risk management dimensions. Am J Psychiatry. 1993;150:188-196.
2. Gutheil TG, Brodsky A. Preventing Boundary Violations in Clinical Practice. New York: Guilford Press; 2008.
3. Gutheil TG, Gabbard GO. Misuses and misunderstandings of boundary theory in clinical and regulatory settings. Am J Psychiatry. 1998;155:409-414.
4. Langs RJ. The Bipersonal Field. New York: Jason Aronson; 1976.
5. Gutheil TG, Gabbard GO. Obstacles to the dynamic understanding of therapist-patient sexual relations. Am J Psychother. 1992;46:515-525.
6. Appelbaum PS, Gutheil TG. Clinical Handbook of Psychiatry and the Law. 4th ed. Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; 2007.
7. Norris DM, Gutheil TG, Strasburger LH. This couldn't happen to me: boundary problems and sexual misconduct in the psychotherapy relationship. Psychiatr Serv. 2003;54:517-522.


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An Ambien outing is when someone doesn't follow this sleep prescription medicine's warning to take right before going to sleep! To do otherwise is to risk falling to sleep while you think your doing something else. AKA: Sleep walking !
Guys did you hear about Tom's Ambien Outing ?? Yea, he went through McDonald's drive through... literally! Blew out a tire and then called his cousin in the middle of the night for help, all while fast asleep.
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10751998Born-again Christian Worthy Redeemed has been found guilty of manslaughter after three people were killed when he grabbed the wheel of a car and steered it into the path of an oncoming bus.I'm sure he's all forgiven 'n stuff. He's repentent, for sure.
Believing Jezaih was possessed by a demon, the women gathered all their children in the living room of their apartment on Hobson Road. Each of the children was given a concoction of olive oil and vinegar. The older children threw up after drinking the mix, but Jezaih fought every effort to get him to swallow it, according to testimony.According to court documents, Hawkins held the toddler's legs and said a prayer while Latisha Lawson poured it down his throat, holding his mouth closed so he couldn't spit it out.
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It's always a pleasure to sample sweetriot at Zabar's, one of our original customers. Nina and I spent the day after Thanksgiving in our 'lemonade stand' - the Zabar's gift center. I went back on the weekend for even more sampling.
If you haven't been to Zabar's, it's a New York classic. Zabar's has an endless coffee selection as well as olives, smoked fish and just about any specialty item you could ever imagine. Hopefully we'll see you soon at one of our sweetriot instore riots! Thanks to Scott for always being there and to Pete Lubell and his fiancee for stopping by too!


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Food for thought.
Food for thought.
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Very interesting indeed. I had no idea it could be as serious as that. Thank you John.
Another way to die real easy:
Attended an HSE get every one in , if you don't turn up we will visit you.
They were using and elderly loader tractor belonging to the racecourse where the event was being staged.
Interestingly all the hoses for the loader spools were routed through the cab, mentioned it when HSE rep was applying the gimlet eyes to impress on us the other safety issues.
No Brownie points for that one.
In fact I think I left with a Brownie point deficit that day.
Bit of an aside....NFU offer insurance against an HSE investigation......HSE charge their time to you if you have a work place accident, it will be for a minimum of two inspectors.
It rather goes against the ethos of the nation that you are innocent until proven guilty. The notion that you should pay not only for your defence but also your prosecution appears to me to be contrary!
And some people think they are just big black donuts!
Yup, back in day we often welded cleats, 3 or 5, into the back wheels of tractors.
We were taught to knock the tyre off the rim & drive hardwood wedges between the rim & the tyre.
Did dozens this way, had I realised the dangers probably would have thought twice !
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Student to receive National Science Foundation Graduate FellowshipUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Outreach Spec, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology
Posted: May 14, 2010
UH Mānoa undergraduate student Amanda Timmerman has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship that includes a $30,000 stipend and a $10,500 tuition allowance per year for up to three years.
Timmerman, graduating this weekend with a Global Environmental Science (GES) degree, will be continuing her graduate education at UH Mānoa's department of oceanography.
As part of the application process for this highly competitive program, Timmerman had to prepare a very detailed application for the fellowship, including a proposal explaining the value of the research she plans to pursue. For her graduate work, Timmerman plans to look at the nutrient supply to thin layers in the ocean. She will be working with Oceanography researchers Margaret McManus and Kathleen Ruttenberg.
"The foundation of Amanda's NSF proposal came from both her undergraduate GES thesis, as well as a paper that she wrote for a GES course (Biogeochemical Systems (OCN 401)) under the guidance of Dr. Kathleen Ruttenberg," explains McManus. "I am very proud of Amanda, and I look forward to working with both Amanda and Dr. Ruttenberg throughout Amanda's graduate career."
Dr. Ruttenberg agrees, "Amanda's willingness to explore a truly new topic in marine biogeochemistry for her research paper in OCN 401, that of understanding processes that supply nutrients to thin layers in the coastal ocean, really set her apart as that unique undergraduate who has the drive, intelligence, and boldness to explore new ideas. This bodes well for Amanda's potential as a scientific researcher, as clearly the reviewers of her proposal at NSF agreed."
Timmerman is thankful to UH Mānoa for the experience she has had thus far, and looks forward to starting her graduate career. "Having been a UH Mānoa undergraduate, I have had many educational opportunities that have allowed me to explore different disciplines. I feel that UH Mānoa's Oceanography Department is the right fit for my educational goals as I pursue my graduate degree," says Timmerman. "This scholarship will allow me to pursue my research interests without having the need of external employment to support myself. I am excited to see my ideas come to life through the scientific method."
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in the U.S. and abroad. For more information about the program ,please see the GRFP website http://www.nsfgrfp.org/.


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DCCADV's membership includes 16 District of Columbia nonprofit organizations with programs and services dedicated to eliminating domestic violence:
DCCADV's membership includes 16 District of Columbia nonprofit organizations with programs and services dedicated to eliminating domestic violence:
Ayuda's mission is to protect the rights of low-income immigrants in the DC metropolitan area. We are the region's leading provider of multilingual legal and social services for low-income immigrants in the areas of immigration, human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual assault.
Teen dating violence is an urgent, silent epidemic. One in three teens will experience abuse in a dating relationship and more than two-thirds of them will never report it to anyone.
Break the Cycle believes everyone has the right to safe and healthy relationships. We are the leading, national nonprofit organization addressing teen dating violence. We work every day towards our mission to engage, educate and empower youth to build lives and communities free from domestic violence.
The mission of the District Alliance for Safe Housing, Inc. (DASH) is to ensure access to safe and sustainable refuge for victims of domestic violence through the development and management of safe housing and related services, while increasing the capacity of other community-based organizations to expand housing for victims throughout the District of Columbia.
DVRP is a non-hierarchical organization which is built upon mutual respect, shared responsibility, trust and equality, and is supported by a collaborative style of leadership. DVRP strives to foster collaboration with all people and communities to end various forms of oppression.
Deaf Abused Women's Network (DAWN) envisions a diverse community whose members interact free of fear and violence in all aspects of their lives. In this community, each person has access to information and justice and the opportunity to embrace their own cultural values and world values. In the place of domestic violence (DV) and sexual violence (SV), we see equitable and healthy relationships that support everyone's pursuit of happiness.
Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project
DV LEAP provides a stronger voice for justice by fighting to overturn unjust trial court outcomes, advancing legal protections for victims of domestic violence and their children through expert appellate advocacy, training lawyers, psychologists and judges on best practices, and spearheading domestic violence litigation in the Supreme Court
Every day at House of Ruth, more than 600 women and children work hard to learn the skills to live independently so they can eliminate homelessness and abuse from their lives. House of Ruth provides housing and services for 63 families and 109 single women; supportive services to 11 families housed in apartments throughout the city; developmental day care to 76 children and supportive services for their parents; and free counseling for more than 400 women a year who are dealing with or recovering from domestic violence.
Mary's Center, founded in 1988, is a Community Health Center that provides health care, family literacy and social services to individuals whose needs too often go unmet by the public and private systems. Mary's Center uses a holistic, multipronged approach to help each participant access individualized services that set them on the path toward good health, stable families, and economic independence. The Center offers high-quality, professional care in a safe and trusting environment to residents from the entire DC metropolitan region, including individuals from nearly 50 countries, through 8 locations.
My Sister's Place, Inc. (MSP) is the largest and oldest non-profit agency exclusively serving battered women and their children in the District of Columbia. Annually, thousands of victims of domestic violence find sanctuary from abuse in our residential programs and supportive services. Currently our programs consist of emergency shelter, transitional housing, the region's only transitional housing for immigrant victims of violence, the Emergency Services Center, and our 24-hour crisis hotline. Combined with our community outreach and education initiatives, My Sister's Place is committed to providing safe refuge for families in crisis.
Ramona's Way was inspired by the life of Ramona, a domestic violence survivor, who was chemically dependent and unable to flee an 18-year abusive relationship. Due to lack of services, she and her children were trapped in a physically and sexually violent situation. Unfortunately, women in these circumstances are often blamed for the violence that is inflicted upon them because of the abuse of substances, and their options are limited. Her daughter, a childhood survivor, social worker, and domestic violence advocate, founded Ramona's Way to provide options for battered women like her mother.
SAFE, Inc. provides crisis intervention and advocacy services to over 5,000 domestic violence victims each year in the DC Metro Area. Our mission is to ensure the safety and self-determination of domestic violence survivors in Washington, DC through emergency services, court advocacy and system reform.
The DC Volunteer Lawyers Project is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide high-quality, free legal services to low-income District of Columbia residents in family law cases. Our volunteer lawyers provide pro bono legal representation to domestic violence survivors.
La Clinica del Pueblo is a non-profit, federally qualified health center that serves the Latino and immigrant populations of the Washington, DC metro area. Our goal is to provide culturally appropriate health services, focusing on those most in need.
Domestic Violence in our world has to come to a halt. We at Becky's Fund are doing everything we possibly can to fight this issue and make many aware of its dangers to our world. See our People, Programs and Partners helping us to play our part in this worldwide issue.
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Well, not the real Star Wars character, just a surgery tech who happens to share the same name. The 39-year-old Darthvader Williamson worked at a Tennessee and was named after the legendary Sith Lord.
During an interview with St. Francis Hospital-Barlett, Williamson told the cameras that it was his father's idea to give him that name. In the interview, he states "When I was born, my mother wanted me to be named Junior, which was after my Father, Anthony Lee Willamson. But with him being a 'Star Wars' buff, he was enamored by the character Darth Vader, he was like , 'this would be one bad name for our son."
Darth Vader is Alive and Working at a Memphis Hospital
Darth Vader is alive, well and currently working as a surgery tech at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Darthvader Williamson could have been taken by the dark side but instead he used the light side of the force to do good by starting a career in healthcare.
He also revealed that his father was more than likely to give him the name of his choice because his mother was under general anesthesia. Allegedly, when he mom was less loopy, she looked at the birth certificate and wondered what she had done.
According to the Tennessean, he "used to get in fighter because [him] name was Darth Vader." DarthVader went on to say that "I used to be made fun of, 'hey space boy, come here." It was not until recently that she changed his first name from two words, to one.
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If Darthvader Williamson isn't a hand surgeon then the Universe is out of sync. 😀
Other boys may have been jealous of his name, but he always found that girls took it as a conversation piece. His popularity with the ladies made him "grew to love it from there."
Since Star Wars continues to be a major part of popular culture, DarthVader noted that having the name has helped him out recently. In an interview with the Tennessean, he said that he has gotten out of traffic tickets and was even invited to Star Wars related events. Sometimes, he is even asked for his autograph as well as pictures!
Having this name, you would think that Williamson was a huge Star Wars Fan. However, he has never seen the movies past 'Return of the Jedi'. He told WCVB News that if he were to pick a favorite character in the franchise it would be Boba Fett. His reason? "Darth Vader is always talking. Boba doesn't do much talking. When you see him, you know it's going down."
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Welcome to The Telegraph the largest circulated English daily in Eastern India.
The Telegraph was launched on the 7th July, 1982, published by the ABP group of publications. The Telegraph in its short life span of 26 years has become the largest circulated English daily in the eastern region published from Calcutta.
The Telegraph is the only English newspaper launched in post independent India which has overtaken the established market leader in the region.
The reason for this success can be attributed to constant value addition to the product.
In keeping with this philosophy The Telegraph has introduced a eight-page colour section called Metro devoted solely to Calcutta and its people. This appears from Monday to Sunday. Apart from local news the Metro also reports on the social and cultural events in the city.
The Telegraph is also published from Guwahati ( to cater to the entire northeast), Siliguri ( for North Bengal and Sikkim), Jamshedpur, and Ranchi ( for Jharkhand).
The Telegraph today offers, in addition to its extensive national, international, and business news a wide variety of reading material on special interests.
This internet edition is a part of the ongoing exercise of trying to reach more people interested in India and specifically the eastern part of the country.


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NH news from around the web - Updated 5/7
Illegal immigrant crackdown coming to New Hampshire
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to enact its Secure Communities program in New Hampshire starting on Tuesday.
Police ID victims of triple fatal on I89
According to State Police investigation, Jason Potvin crossed the median into the southbound lane and struck a 2002 Chevy Silverado driven by John Hill, a 46-year-old Concord, N.H. man.
UNH class organizes computer donation event
State to repair portions of East Conway Road
"This comes from working with DOT," he said. "We have about $4.5 million worth of work throughout the state that wasn't going to get done."
Beth-Anne Bryar: Foster and adoptive homes needed in Carroll County
New Hampshire Man Writes Letter a Day to Mom for 30 Years
NH has lowest workplace fatality rate in nation says AFL-CIO
Forget Fast Lane, just call it E-ZPass in Mass.
BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is launching an overhaul of signs at toll plazas on the turnpike, Tobin Bridge and airport tunnels to improve safety and meet federal highway guidelines.
Durham businesswoman buying N.Y. life jacket maker for $1.5M
Despite high per capita, no NH company makes Fortune 500
Northeast Utilities earnings call - Northern Pass update
"Where we are right now is in procuring the last 40 miles of the right-of-way, and I can tell you we are making very, very strong progress in lining up there right away. I think we're on half for the middle of the year, approximately August timeframe to have the right-of-way secured and then to be prepared to file with the DOE the root and then start the environmental sampling process that is required, it's a two season process, so it's kind of a spring and fall process, spring, fall, winter, so we'll be ready to go and should we stay on that schedule we would be ready to have the project go in service in late 2016. So we continue to work with HQ around the issues and technical aspects of the project, continue to line up the land, we continue to do outreach in the communities, particularly in the northern New Hampshire we continue to meet with other key stakeholders in New Hampshire to continue that influencing process around the project."
WaPo: D.C. business keeps a stable of Segways for employee use
"It makes the city smaller," said Mason, a product engagement manager at CoStar Group. "It's nice to have an expanded range during lunch time."
NHPR StateImpact: Federal handouts for green incubator dry up
C&S Wholesale Grocers wins award for supporting service members
Wear it 9 to 5: Office-Appropriate Perfume
The idea of employees being stopped at the door because they've doused themselves in No. 5 or getting fired because of a devotion to Angel may seem far-fetched. But in January, perfume prohibition took on a new momentum when New Hampshire State Representative Michele Peckham sponsored a bill to ban state employees from wearing scent to work. "It came about because I received a letter from a constituent who had a seizure she believed was caused by the fragrance worn by a state employee," says Peckham. "I did a lot of research and I thought it was a valid point."
Helping elderly dad give up the car keys
Photo: World's tallest flower blooms at Niagara Parks
The Amorphophallus titanum was a gift from Louis M. Ricciardiello of Gilford, NH
Irving channels 'Garp' with transsexual wrestler
Ellen O'Donnell, 7th and 8th grade science teacher at Deerfield Community School, named NOAA Teacher at Sea
The NOAA Ship Delaware II conducts fishery and living marine resource research in support of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center's (NEFSC) Woods Hole Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. The ship's normal operating area is the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and the continental shelf and slope from Southern New England to Cape Hatteras, NC. T
More Thoughts On Bartlett v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co.
The First Circuit decided Bartlett v. v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., No. 10-2277, slip op. (1st Cir. May 2, 2012) today - suggesting that it is the dangerous court of appeals in the country for defendants in prescription pharmaceutical product cases.
NHPUC: Freedom Ring Communications complaint against Verizon regarding access charges - Order on Motions for Reconsideration <<< FairPoint motion to reconsider denied.
NHPUC - Tiago River Water Com,pnay rate increase approved to recover costs
Leahy bill would maintain grants for bulletproof vests
BENNINGTON -- Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy introduced legislation Monday to re-authorize a federal grant program that helps provide bulletproof vests to local and state law enforcement agencies.
NH woman taking charge in Aroostook County, Maine towns
Jon R. Frederick of Derry, N.H., as the new town manager for the three municipalities.
The Washington Times - Abortion opponents foiled as federal funds flow to Planned Parenthood
"I stand with the majority of Americans who oppose the use of taxpayer funds for abortion." - Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer
The Hill: Union cash floods states to combat Republican agendas
Obama campaign launches its first positive ad in battle for White House
The ad, which represents a significant media buy for OfA will air in targeted markets in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, giving those of us that watch these sorts of races an idea of where Obama thinks he's competitive this Fall.
Hard vs. soft swing states
William Marvel on Conway sewage pipeline
I'm afraid I don't share the euphoria of others over this watershed event. Of course it has for decades been the secret dream of local development gremlins to connect the two sewer systems. First
Judd Gregg: Vote in French presidential election should be a warming to America
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Democrats Say: Arrest the Messenger!
Most voters grasp this basic point, so evidence of laxity such as that gathered by O'Keefe is devastating to the Democrats' position. So how do the Democrats respond? As the large majority of voters would wish, by tightening up procedures to prevent fraud? Of course not! They blame the messenger; and in New Hampshire, they may be trying to arrest the messenger.
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The other day a suspicious email in junk folder was accidentally opened. Hoping a quick reaction time, anti-virus software, and computer scans averted my laptop from coming down with some nasty infection. Of course, now every "hiccup," slow to load page, makes me nervous, and wondering if there is still something lurking among the bits and bytes.
I react much the same way to the potential/perceived arrival of unwanted health guests. Is this a shifting or morphing of current conditions, just a brief encounter with a bug, or opening the portal to a longer affair?
Seasonal allergies, for example, have morphed from sneezing and itchy eyes into a persistent sore throat; just like the one that precedes colds, and can be a side effect of two current medications.
Feeling extra foggy-groggy, lethargic, headachy, and nauseous can subside after a few days or might indicate stocking up on kleenex, saline nasal spray, hot beverages, Dramamine (gravol) and comfort food would be a wise decision.
When is feeling exceptionally fatigued a reaction to medication, a shift in the chronic state, or an incoming infection? With no working internal thermostat, sensations of feeling hot or cold, skin feeling sweaty or clammy are ordinary, so when to get out the thermometer? Feeling more achy could symbolize a "flare," over-exertion, or the flu. Depending on your "normal" body temperature, a reading of 98.6 could indicate a mild fever. Nausea and whooziness, feeling weak and shaky can mean the onset of the flu, or manifestations of chronic health conditions.
Not as hyper-vigilant as the above sounds; the blending chronic condition symptoms, potential uninvited guests and side effects come "naturally" now. I even have seasonally adjusted colds: the springtime one that open morphs into a sinus infection; in summer comes with a nighttime, keep-me-awake cough; an especially achy fall version; and a winter holiday cold where I bring kleenex along with the presents.
And, by the way, what is an "uncommon cold"?
Welcome any suggestions, and your experience with chronic illness and bugs, viruses, and nasty germs.


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Your Favourite Halloween Movies?
Posted 30 October 2003 - 02:28 PM
my favorite spooky films of all time:
1. Beetlejuice
2. Nightmare Before Christmas
3. The House of Wax (w/Vincent Price)
4. Ed Wood (not really spooky, but...)
5. Dracula (Bela Lugosi version)
6. Nosferatu
7. Shadow of the Vampire
8. Army of Darkness
9. (John Carpenter's) The Thing
10. Night of the Living Dead (the original, of course!)
Posted 30 October 2003 - 05:13 PM
2. The Haunting (1963, bw version)
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original version, of course!)
4. Night of the Living Dead
5. Suspiria
6. The Beyond
7. Children Shouldnt Play with Dead Things
8. Lisa and the Devil
9. Dellamorte Dellamore
10. Lets Scare Jessica to Death
Posted 30 October 2003 - 06:59 PM
2 to mention, but any classic horror! :o
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 31 October 2003 - 05:35 AM
Sixth Sense (Love the spooky ones!)
The Exorcist (Always find this scary no matter how many times I see it!)
Poltergeist (The one with that horrid man in it who wears a black hat, he FREAKS me out!)
There was a programme on over here in the UK last week with the top 100 most scary TV moments. Here's the link, take a look for inspiration this Halloween http://www.channel4....ts_80-71_1.html
Posted 31 October 2003 - 06:13 AM
1. Its the great pumpkin Charlie Brown
2. All of the Scooby Doo ones
3. Disneys Halloween shows
4. Cartoon networks Halloween shows
I just enjoy watching the cartoon Halloween specials. I am not much on watching scary movies. The kids dont want to watch them anyways. I just watch what they want to look at.
Posted 31 October 2003 - 06:21 AM
I love fun Depp movies.
Posted 31 October 2003 - 06:41 AM
depp was *AWESOME* as hunter s. thompson in "fear and loathing in las vegas..." (also not a halloween flick, but defiinately strange!
Posted 31 October 2003 - 06:54 AM
So many, so little time and space!
Here are some of my favorites that spring to mind...
1. Dracula - Lugosi (because it's classic)
2. Dracula - Langella (because he was so HOT!)
3. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
4. Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
5. House of Dark Shadows
6. Night of Dark Shadows
7. The Others
8. Sixth Sense
...and for comic relief...
9. Young Frankenstein
10. The Great Pumpkin (not to be a copy cat but I saw this the other night and remembered how cool I thought it was when I was a kid!)
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."- Ghandi, In Philosophy
Posted 31 October 2003 - 06:59 AM
Posted 31 October 2003 - 07:09 AM
Sleepy Hollow
Interview with the Vampire
Finally any and all halloween cartoons that are on ;D
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 31 October 2003 - 09:03 AM
And i liked "From Dusk til Dawn" with George Clooney.
And all of the above!
Posted 31 October 2003 - 10:13 AM
include with that the ENTIRE series... i'm going broke accumulating the DVD collections... it ensures that halloween happens EVERY DAY!
go barnabas!
Posted 31 October 2003 - 06:29 PM
Nightmare on Elm Street (The Original)
Tales From the Crypt
Interview With A Vampire
Any of the Dracula Movies
From Dusk Til Dawn
Rocky Horror Picture Show...not a horror...but a classic
Posted 31 October 2003 - 07:53 PM
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Eagles middle linebacker Omar Gaither will have Lisfranc surgery on his injured foot this week, Eagles coach Andy Reid said. The surgery will almost certainly end Gaither's season, although the team has not officially placed him on injured reserve. Gaither went down late in the fourth quarter against the Raiders.
Reid said he was not sure what he would do to fill Gaither's roster spot, once Gaither is officially done. A wide receiver could be a possibility, because Kevin Curtis is getting a second opinion on his sore knee. Curtis has missed the last three games.
The Eagles traded for linebacker Will Witherspoon from the Rams earlier this week, and he becomes the instant starter in the middle, with Jeremiah Trotter playing behind him. The Birds had to send rookie wideout Brandon Gibson to St. Louis, along with a fifth-round draft pick. Given Curtis's situation, the Eagles obviously would have preferred to keep Gibson around.
After practice, Witherspoon said he will take a crash course in Sean McDermott's defense; which is similar to what he ran in St. Louis under former Eagles assistant Steve Spagnuolo -- but Witherspoon noted he was playing weakside in St. Louis, not the midddle.
"I don't really say it's that difficult; the defenses are fairly similar, there's a lot of similar communication. But at the same time, changing positions makes it a little bit different," Witherspoon said. "I think I'll get a good grasp of things by the time I get to the game."
Witherspoon is helped by the fact that the Rams played the Redskins in Week 2, losing 9-7, so Washington's tendencies are fresh in his mind.
Trotter said he was "excited about" the addition of a proven veteran to a young linebacking corps.
Trotter empathized with Gaither, whom he noted was "looking to have a big year this year" as a platform for offseason free agency.
"O.G., he's a tough guy, he'll bounce back," Trotter said.
*In other injury news, Reid said Todd Herremans will work in at left guard against Washington in his season debut after Aug. 28 foot surgery. Herremans said he assumes he is starting, though he needs to get through the practice week first.
*Defensive end Victor Abiamiri has a knee sprain and won't play this week.
*The Eagles also made two practice squad moves, adding wide receiver Dobson Collins and bringing back guard/center Dallas Reynolds. They replace Mike Gibson, who was signed to Seattle's 53-man roster, and Stoney Woodson, who was released.
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Their 52-27 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday ended any realistic visions of squeaking into the postseason.
"That was an embarrassment today," Saints interim coach Joe Vitt told The Star-Ledger after the game. "... Here's the key, we can't have four turnovers in a game, especially on the road against a good football team. We can't allow them to have the returns that they had and score touchdowns on returns and have a chance to win on the road against a good football team."
Vitt has done a serviceable job in suspended coach Sean Payton's absence. One can argue the Saints would own a better record with Payton in the mix, but many of the problems that haunted New Orleans on Sunday are systemic issues that speak to an aging roster with deep flaws on defense.
"This was a pounding today," Vitt acknowledged.
It's been a rough year for the Saints and their fan base. The dream of playing a Super Bowl in The Big Easy was tarnished early by the ugliness of a scandal-filled offseason that gave way to the awkwardness of an interim-interim coach teeing off the season for an interim coach. None of them Payton. None of them able to do what Payton has done with Drew Brees and this once-unstoppable offense.
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A service of the ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
Practice Area Newsletter
Vol. 7, No. 2
By Thomas A. Haunty
It is time to treat "yourself" like your most important client and begin to construct a framework for turning your retirement dreams into a realistic retirement lifestyle. As a lawyer, you spend your days advocating for your clients' needs, yet may lack the tools or knowledge to begin addressing your own retirement planning goals. In particular, solo or small practice lawyers enjoy many benefits and freedoms, yet when thoughts of retiring from that practice arise, planning can seem burdensome. You have not represented yourself very well financially, whether this is a result of a lack of time or knowledge, so for too long you have put off addressing your inevitable need for retirement income planning. This article will give you a general blueprint to get your financial house in order and help you focus on the most important remedies to maximize your retirement wealth.
Building retirement financial security starts with making an honest assessment of where you are today. You have to collect and assess the materials you have to work with before building your retirement plan. The first tool to help build your retirement financial security is a net worth statement, which is just a snapshot of what assets you have accumulated to date. Just list your assets less liabilities to show what you would be worth if you sold everything you owned today and turned it into cash after paying off all your debts. The goal of your planning is to grow your net worth—your financial house—so that your assets are far greater than your debts. Your net worth is an important way to keep score, and it is a key measurement of your financial progress. Your net worth represents your financial security and, ultimately, your financial independence because it has to be enough to cover the 100 percent drop in income you will face when you fully retire. So, of course, the closer you are to retirement, the higher your net worth should be. You should measure your progress by annually recalculating your net worth to see if it has grown or not. That way you can make adjustments to make sure you stay on track toward growing your assets.
One question I often get is "Do I include my personal residence as a retirement asset?" Unless it is going to be used to provide retirement income, I suggest not counting your home as a retirement asset. I do not see very many lawyers selling the home they love when they retire, buying a much cheaper double-wide trailer to live in, and investing the difference for retirement income. Even if they do sell their homes, they end up spending more than what they sold it for to purchase their new retirement condo! Renting out your home to make it produce income, reverse mortgages, or tearing off a wall and selling it to pay bills are also not preferred options. Yes, you can borrow against your home to access the equity, but that produces debt at a cost that erodes rather than builds retirement wealth. Take the same approach with your practice value. It is prudent to be conservative here and not delude yourself into thinking that you will be able to sell your practice for a large sum at retirement. The types of assets you need to accumulate are those that can be easily converted to a retirement income stream.
The second financial tool you must develop is your monthly budget (income less expenses) to help you avoid spending more than you earn. Whatever system you use, its main purpose is to produce a monthly surplus for you to add to your assets. This is a critical strategy, since the vast majority of lawyers develop retirement assets by earning an income from their practice, spending a portion of that income to live on today, and saving and investing the rest each month toward their future goals. Generally, from running numerous retirement projections over the years, I have found that you need to be saving between 15 to 20 percent of your gross (before tax) income to potentially avoid running out of money during retirement. The more serious you are about being able to retire, the more focused you will be on saving the most you can from your income.
If you find that you cannot save very much at the moment, start somewhere, at any amount, and set it aside each month. A critical strategy is to then find ways to gradually increase the amount you save and invest over time. A major goal for you should be to increase what you save every year. You have the potential to accumulate substantial retirement assets as long as you stay committed to increasing your investment contributions each and every year.
Here are some key budgeting habits to implement that can help you save more each month:
The most common vehicle in which to accumulate retirement assets are tax qualified retirement type accounts. One main advantage they offer is an income tax deduction now on annual contributions so it will cost you less to contribute to them. Another advantage they provide is tax deferral of earnings so you do not have to pay income taxes on the money in these accounts until the funds are withdrawn. The most popular plans include traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs), SIMPLE IRAs, simplified employee pension IRAs (SEPs), pension and profit-sharing plans, and 401(k) plans.
Traditional or deductible IRAs allow you to invest up to $5,000 (2011) as long as you do not have another qualified plan or make a Roth IRA contribution. If you are over age 50, you can add an additional $1,000 "catch-up" amount (2010), and you may be able to make a contribution for your spouse as well. Be aware: there are income limits and other caveats that may limit or prevent you from making deductible IRA contributions, so it is best to check with your tax advisor as to your eligibility.
If you can afford to save more than the traditional IRA limits, you may want to consider setting up a SIMPLE IRA plan for yourself or your firm. A SIMPLE IRA allows for any owner or employee to contribute up to $11,500 (2011). If you are over age 50, you can add an additional $2,500 "catch-up" amount (2011) as well. The employer must also choose a matching contribution of 1 to 3 percent per year or a flat 2 percent contribution for any eligible employees. The match is immediately vested.
If you can save still more and want to control contributions somewhat, you may want to set up a profit-sharing plan. These are qualified plans where employers can make discretionary contributions that may vary from year to year. Each employee usually receives the same contribution percentage, unless the plan is designed to take advantage of permitted disparity rules. These permitted disparity rules allow you to allocate a higher percentage of the dollars to the older or more highly compensated people (partners and associates) in a firm. The maximum deductible employer contribution that can be made to a profit-sharing plan is 25 percent of "eligible" compensation, up to a maximum of $49,000 (2011).
You can also add a 401(k) component to your profit-sharing plan, which allows employees and owners to make tax deductible contributions from their own paychecks. The maximum annual deferral is $16,500 (2011). If you are over age 50, you can add an additional $5,500 "catch-up" amount (2011) as well. Employers then often add matching contributions to encourage employees to help fund their own retirement and may impose a vesting schedule with respect to the employers' matching funds. Still, the limit together of employer and employee contributions each year is $49,000 (2011).
For smaller practices, many choose to do a SEP IRA instead. SEPs are very similar to a basic profit-sharing plan and the employer-only contribution limits are essentially the same. However, you are not allowed to put a vesting schedule on a SEP IRA. You must also contribute for all employees that have worked for you during three of the last five years.
You may also consider investing in a Roth IRA if your income is below $122,000 (single tax filer) or $179,000 (married). You do not get a current tax deduction today, but under current law, all the growth is tax-deferred. The big advantage to Roth IRAs is that you receive all withdrawals tax-free when you take the money out at retirement. Their contribution limits are the same as deductible IRAs. Be aware: 401(k) plans now allow the addition of "Roth 401(k)" (after-tax) deposits, which may make Roth IRAs accessible for more lawyers.
Just because you have made the maximum contribution to the above plans in some fashion does not mean you are necessarily saving enough for retirement. You may also have to make additional contributions to other investment areas, such as nonqualified annuities; life insurance cash value; real estate; and individually owned stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.
With all the focus on building up assets, you still need to protect those assets from some other common risks that could significantly deplete them.
The greatest asset you have for most of your law career is your ability to earn an income. You cannot build retirement wealth without it. You should maintain sufficient personal disability income insurance to mitigate this potential loss throughout your career.
Since the assets in which you invest force you to take various risks, you must have an overall investment plan to earn sufficient returns for the risk taken. Investments will fluctuate, and when redeemed may be worth more or less than when originally invested. The first step then is to set an investment objective or model allocation that fits your risk profile and timeframe. Then mix your assets across the asset classes of stocks, fixed income, and cash, including the sub-styles within them. For example, if you invest $1,000/month, and you invest $600 in stock mutual funds and $400 in fixed income funds, you create an asset allocation strategy of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent fixed income. By properly diversifying, some assets will go up to offset others that might go down, smoothing out the volatility. Then at least annually, you should rebalance your mix back to your model to make sure that it stays on track with your risk profile. Keep in mind, diversification does not guarantee against loss, but is a method used to manage risk.
Keep in mind that contributions and earnings to traditional IRAs will be taxed at ordinary income rates when withdrawn. Distributions must begin after age 70½ or a penalty (50% of the amount that should have been distributed) will be assessed. There also is a 10 percent penalty for early withdrawals before age 59½. Roth accounts do not have required minimum taxable distributions; however, Roths must be held for at least five years or until age 59½ to avoid a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty. Roth IRA withdrawals prior to age 59½ are income taxed as well (on earnings only). Allow these accounts to grow untouched for the longest period of time you can. Always roll over these accounts and prior pension plan balances to avoid paying these taxes and penalties.
The most incalculable concern today is how to pay for the cost of potential medical and long-term care expenses in retirement. These costs can force very large withdrawals that can significantly deplete retirement capital very quickly. Besides having proper powers of attorney for medical and financial needs and establishing a revocable living trust, you should consider securing long-term care insurance to protect your assets. If designed right, these policies can cover almost any type of care you need at home or in a facility. One affordable policy design used today is to secure a larger monthly benefit for a shorter period of years on you and your spouse. That benefit can be inflated at compound interest each year (while the premium stays the same), and each spouse can access the other's policy benefits if left unused. For example, a $5,000 per month, five-year duration plan is about $300,000 of coverage, $600,000 accessible to both spouses. The amount of coverage will also grow over time with the inflated benefits feature to protect even more of your assets over time.
As a general rule, try not to withdraw more than what your investments earn each year. If you do, you will deplete the principal. Too many years of withdrawing more than you earn just hastens the time when you will run out of money.
Rather than focus only on "the number" you need to have at retirement, I have outlined some key remedies (habits and strategies) you need to be implementing to make your money last as long as you do. An easy way to remember them is to look at the four overall choices you have:
Save and invest enough money from your current income as soon as possible.
Increase the potential rates of return by reallocating investment assets.
Delay retirement: work longer.
Live on less during retirement.
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Sources told the gossip site that Los Angeles authorities are investigating death threats, though its unclear whether the callers said anything more specific.
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Resistance (I know, not your "department.") ( BLIPS, 2009)
Apr 25, 2009
Dear Dr. Frascino, I know that drug resistance is not your official "department" here at The Body, but the Drug Resistance Expert here no longer takes questions, and I am very anxious about my situation. I tried asking my question to the "Understanding Your Labs" Forum, but they did not respond. You are so knowledgeable about all areas of HIV and AIDS, I am wondering if you could help me understand what is going on in my case.
To put it as briefly as possible, I was diagnosed in July, 2006 with a tcell count of 90, and a viral load of 5,000. I was immediately put on Truvada/Sustiva, plus a prophylaxis agains PCP. Within a month or so, my viral load was undetectable, and my tcells started (slowly) rising: By July 2007, tcells had risen to 190, by July 2008, to 225. I just had my labs done this week (April 2009, obviously), and my tcells are up to 325.
My viral load has been undetectable for this entire period. Until this week's labs. Now, however, the viral load has risen to <184.
I have been completely adherent to my regime since I started taking meds. I have never missed a dose EVER. My only deviation is that I fly internationally for work frequently, to far flung places like Sydney, Singapore, and various places in Europe (from where I live in San Fran.) My doctor told me to always take my meds at bedtime, in whatever time zone I am in. This means, on travel days in some directions, that there is sometimes a 5 to 12 hour delay in the time I would have usually taken the meds. But I followed his instructions.
I should add that one year ago I was switched from Sustiva/Truvada to Atripla.
I am terrified that this rise in my CD4 tcells is signaling the start of drug resistance, and I am so upset as I have tolerated the meds with no side effects whatsoever. I should add I have also never had an opportunistic infection.
I am part of a program, and so see a different doctor on various visits. My current doctor is not one for explaining things very well, and when I asked about the viral load rise to 184, he just shrugged his shoulders, and said "We'll see what it is in 6 months." And left the room. He did not add "Don't worry, it's nothing."
So I am very confused, and very upset. Don't have a clue as to whether this is a blip (and if so, why now?) or if I am starting drug resistance. (And if so, did I cause it by my travel schedule?) Any information you can impart would be appreciated so very much. And if I am indeed developing a drug resistance, what would this mean to my overall prognosis? Would the alternative therapies be less effective? Are they likely to cause more side effect? I wish I understood what is happening here.
If this is happening, could it have been the switch from Sustiva/Truvada to Atripla which caused the rise in viral load? Could it be the deviation in medication timing caused by my international travel?
Thank you so much again for your help. Again, I fully realize that this is not under the "brief" of your particular site, but I would be so appreciative for your help.
It would be lovely if my own doctor would answer some of these questions, but they just seem to shrug. Straight men, what are you going to do with them.
Thanks so much -- Geo
P.S. I'm so sorry, but two other questions: Why am I still taking the antibiotic to prevent PCP? I thought that should have stopeed at tcell 200, but I'm still on it. Also, my tcell rise over 2 and 3/4 years seems slower than a lot of people seem to experience. Is going from 90 to 325 in 2 years and 8 months a reasonable outcome, or is this slow?
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hi Geo,
Glad to help.
First, I should mention I'm certainly not impressed with a healthcare program that makes you see a different doctor on each visit. Nor am I impressed with Dr. Shrugged-shoulders! What's up with that? That you are receiving such suboptimal care in a city like San Francisco is all the more shocking! Generally speaking we have excellent HIV care in San Francisco.
Let me try to address your many concerns (which should have already been thoroughly addressed by any competent HIV specialist!)
1. A rise in HIV plasma viral load to 184 copies after more than 2.5 years of being consistently undetectable on combination antiretroviral therapy is not at all uncommon. Most likely this is indeed a transient rise in viral replication, a "blip," which will subside spontaneously. Blips can be caused by a number of underlying conditions ranging from an intercurrent infection to a recent vaccination. See below.
2. Is this the start of drug resistance? Most likely no, it is not for several reasons. First, your viral load is extremely low (184 copies). Second, you've been "completely adherent . . . never missed a dose . . ." and you've had an undetectable viral load for over two years.
3. Could it be caused by your travel schedule? No, this is not likely. An occasional delay of 5 to 12 hours due to your travel schedule should not affect this regimen. Sustiva in particular has a very long half life.
4. Would drug resistance, if you did develop it, affect your overall progress? No, as long as you could be switched to another completely suppressive regimen. (You still have many options, as Atripla (Sustiva/Truvada) is your first regimen.
5. Would alternative therapies be less effective? No.
6. Would alternative therapies cause more side effects? Every drug has its own unique side effect and toxicity profile. If someone developed resistance to one regimen and needed to switch, this would not change the side effect profile of the drugs in the new regimen.
7. Is your blip the result of changing from Sustiva/Truvada to Atripla? No. These are identical combinations. Atripla merely combines the three drugs into one tablet.
8. Why are you still taking the antibiotics for PCP prophylaxis? Good question! Probably because you are seeing so many different doctors and no one is paying close enough attention to what's going on with you! The updated guidelines clearly indicate primary prophylaxis for PCP should be discontinued in adults who have responded to combination antiretroviral therapy with an increase in CD4 count to greater than 200 for longer than three months. Clearly you have met these guidelines criteria for quite some time. You might want to point that out to whomever you see at your next visit. Better yet, why not find a health plan that allows you to consistently see the same HIV physician?!
9. Is your rise in CD4 count slower than anticipated? This is a difficult question to answer, because there is great variability from person to person for a whole variety of reasons involving both the virus (viral strain, viral fitness, etc.) and the host (genetics, immune integrity, concurrent infections, medication adherence, etc.). It is true some folks respond more dramatically and quickly than others. Your rise from 90 to 325 (essentially tripling) is significant and encouraging. How high will your counts go and over what period of time no one knows. We are learning it's far better never to let the CD4 cells drop to low levels, because we can't always bring them back. Even when we do manage to increase their numbers, we still aren't certain these new cells function as effectively as the ones HIV initially wiped out. This realization is one of the factors that are driving us to begin treatment earlier and earlier.
Good luck. I'm here if you need me (even if it's not my "official department," OK?).
Finally, as for "straight men, what are you going to do with them?" Well, I suppose we could give them a queer-eye makeover for a start, eh?
Dr. Bob
blips Sep 6, 2008
Are frequent blips in VL (under 2000) common? I've had about 4 now after 6 years of being undectable. Wondering why this occurs as I am very adherent to taking my meds. Thanks fo your help.
Response from Dr. Frascino
It's a bit difficult to give specific advice on "blips," because different folks define them differently. For instance, if your blips approach 2,000, that's fairly high. Most are in the hundreds. In general, a blip is a very transient rise in HIV plasma viral load from undetectable to low-detectable levels, which returns to undetectable levels quickly (within weeks). There are different theories as to the cause of blips, including:
1. release of virus from reservoirs or protected sanctuaries in the body where replication of drug-sensitive virus continues at a low level;
2. drug-resistant virus;
3. Immunological events, such as a concurrent infection or vaccination, which suddenly increase the number of infection-susceptible immune cells and result in a viral feeding frenzy. This subsequently causes a transient blip; and
4. variations in drug levels in a person hovering on the margins of total viral suppression.
Whatever the cause, most studies have suggested that there is no association between blips and loss of virologic control or disease progression. That said, if indeed you are blipping over 1,000 copies/ml, I'd suggest you get a resistance test (genotype/phenotype) at the time of your next blip, as you've now had four blips following a six-year period of being undetectable. The resistance test will let you know if you've developed any resistance to your current drug regimen.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
Blips (part 2) Sep 10, 2008
Dr Bob, I think i may have worded my last question wrong. You answered it last week. I have had 4 blips during the 6 years I've been undectable. These did not occur concurrently and a few have only been in the hundreds. My doctor does not seem concerned but again, I was curious as to why I've had so many. Also does the VL have to be at a certain level for an accurate geno test? Thanks in advance.
Response from Dr. Frascino
May have worded your last question wrong???? There is no "may" about it! (See below!)
I concur with your HIV specialist. Four "blips" over six years is not all that uncommon and not worrisome. You can read more about "blips" in the archives.
As for genotype and phenotype resistance assays, generally the HIV plasma viral load must be above 500 copies.
Be well.
Dr. Bob
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Beautiful Macarons...
There were plenty of macarons at the Paris Salon du Chocolat and I painted many more in my hotel room. We won't discuss how many I ate...
Chocolate was there for sure, but all flavors were represented. I bought a bag of 10 and forgot to protect them from the chocolate bars and boxes in my bag opening night. When I got home I had 1 big mushed mac :) This HUGE book was for sale at the Paris choco salon - showing macs bigger than your head! Called, Un Amour de Macaron. Everyone LOVES macarons.
I spotted this postcard on a Paris street. It made me think of macarons... Macs on the mind !
The macaron colors can be so pretty not to mention the flavors...
At the NY Chocolate Show, Mad Mac NYC was happy to provide us with plenty of macarons.
This is my Paris hotel bed/worktable. I more or less slept on the floor so the paintings could dry. I have lots more ParisBreakfasts watercolors to show you!
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I thought macaroons had coconut but these don't look like that...are they different? Kind of like baked meringue? Love your work and your blog...thanks!!!ReplyDelete
your blog takes my breath away. just seeing your art amidst paris and chocolate leaves me in awe as i take in all the colors and flavors.ReplyDelete
coming from the suburbs off san francisco, i visit your blog for a peek into the whimsical, sophisticated, and delicious cosmopolitan shot-in-the-arm we all need once in a while.
thanks for sharing your pretty, pretty world.
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Beautiful paintings. Technical question: Do you photograph your still lifes and then paint them or are you painting them directly from life. I spy a photo up in one corner of the bed. Seems like a photo would be a great help in capturing light, etc.ReplyDelete
Beautiful work. Now I need to find come of those lovely cookies......
I really wouldn't mind sleeping on the floor for some of these paintings :-)ReplyDelete
Am I the only one who hasn't had a macaroon? That's it, when I'm Paris I'm definitely gonna try some.ReplyDelete
I am speechless...thankfully, my fingers are still working to type. I am experiencing a sensory overload just looking at the photographs and reading your words. I see the other comments calling for more of your own art...but I don't know if I could have stood more. I look forward to coming back.ReplyDelete
I just discovered macaroons on my last visit to Paris...so many years wasted! But now I know...
So I've begun this day with excessiveness...macarons and chocolate. Still there is more to try as today Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arrivé! At least with you, I've only overindulged visually. May the rest of the day continue in a similar vein...
Meilleurs vœux!
Slept on the FLOOR! Now that's dedication to one's craft!! *~Yummo*~ these macaroons look delactable!ReplyDelete
I discovered macaroons a few months ago. There is a chocolatier in Geneva that makes THE best chocolate macaroons. I fell in love immediately and I've tried others but nothing like the taste and texture of these ones. I must got to Paris and do some further extensive research...!ReplyDelete
I see you know how to find the better Macarons in Paris ;-)ReplyDelete
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The economy is clearly on the mend. Millenials who've spent years working in coffee shops and living in their parents' basements are finally forging our on their own and staking their claim on their American Dream, however delayed.
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- Don't be afraid to job-hop. If you lost a decent-paying gig and had to take a lower paying job, that is life. But when things start to improve, look out for yourself. A higher paying job is out there now. Test the waters. It used to be that job-hopping was a sign of instability, but when everything around you is unstable, you have to shake things up a bit.
- Consider a career detour. I know a few young men who've hung up their college degree for a year and gone off to work in the oil fields in North Dakota - some of them are making 100k a year. There's nothing wrong with that, and it may help you appreciate your hard-working pioneer ancestors a bit more. You can pick up where you left off at a later date.
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- Quit having your parents do everything for you. I am starting to receive resumes from parents of young professionals instead of young professionals. NOT COOL.
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It would be hard to argue against the need to promote a culture of compromise in our current political atmosphere, and American history is certainly filled with noble and notable examples. The Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787, however is not among them.
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Towards the end of 2012, politics seemed to dominate news cycle. This could hardly be surprising in an election year, but this increased public awareness generated a lot of questions, and almost every media outlet had something to contribute. Steven Spielberg's film "Lincoln" fit quite easily into this discussion, even though Spielberg insisted on waiting until after the election to premier his film (link).
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Vogue 8211: Misses' Coat: Close-fitting, lined, below mid-knee flared coat has sleeve and collar variations, shoulder pads, side pockets and snap closure.
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