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Stadium should not be the deal-breaker for Big House Big Heart
Like many, I was saddened to learn that the Big House Big Heart race was canceled. When the event was introduced six years ago, I applauded the innovation.
Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com
I had worked with many nonprofits which used small running events to raise funds for charitable purposes. Time and again I heard concerns about the resources required to produce even a small run, and the relatively modest payoffs for the charities. BHBH offered the opportunity to raise funds without the burden of actually producing a race. Others would do that for them. It's not surprising how popular this event became among local charities.
What is surprising is the cancellation of this event — apparently based solely on the decision by the U-M Athletic Department to withdraw access to their stadium as the finishing line.
Some have compared athletic director Dave Brandon to Scrooge for this decision. I'll reserve judgment on that. But if the analogy is apt, then, like Scrooge, he has taken away the trappings of Christmas. He has taken the tree.
But that is all he has done.
Dr. Seuss made a more important point. On Christmas morning the good people of WhoVille gathered around a tree that was no longer there. It was not the tree that caused Christmas to come - it was the hearts of the people.
I know many runners, and running event organizers. I know most of them to be good people, and I want to believe that Michigan Stadium means no more to them than that tree in the Seuss classic. Charities, runners, and the organizers at Champions For Charity would all do well to find another finish line to gather around. The enormous good this event generates in our community demands it.
If upon witnessing that, any hearts grow bigger on South State Street, then maybe someone will bring the tree back.
But if they don't, Christmas will still have come. As a community, we can still make that happen, with or without the Big House.
Jeff Herron is the publisher of Outdoor Athlete Magazine.
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 : 2:58 a.m.
How much does it cost to rent the big house for a wedding these days?
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 : 2:57 a.m.
I have run in charity races all over Michigan and Indiana, and I appreciate that some of the money goes to the charity sponsoring the event. To think that these events could run with no overhead and all charity is crazy, but that's what some of you seem to think. The BHBH gave ample opportunity for local charities to receive much needed funds, including U of M Hospital charities. "Destination" races always attract larger crowds of runners and thus, more dollars to charity. The BHBH was a great destination race with runners from all over the country. Champions for Charity have done a great job running the event, and every event that I have attended. Will I continue to run charity events, of course... However, I am skeptical that Mr. Brandon and the U will ever put this event on again. When the first article came out, Dave Ablauf said, " We evaluated this organizationally. The Big House Big Heart run has become a challenge to fit into our stadium...We are very grateful for the six years we partnered with this group. We definitely hope that they're going to continue to have this run in Ann Arbor." Only after the heat was turned up, did Mr. Brandon talk about the U running this event at some nebulous future date. From that same article... The department, he (Ablauf) said, has to be selective about what events it allows at the Big House because it receives hundreds of requests each year. "We have our own private rental program, we're doing stuff with the Special Olympics and we have a lot of things we do now in the that stadium," Ablauf said." Well, It seems to me that at this point, unless otherwise shown, the BHBH is dead, and Mr. Brandon and his staff killed it, either because it's a "challenge to fit into the stadium" or because, as Mr. Brandon said "we can get more money routed to the charities because there isn't a profit motive" God forbid there be a profit motive, except in College athletics..How much does it c
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 : 12:34 p.m.
I couldn't agree more. U of M's reasons for canceling this race are murky. I seriously doubt they will dedicate the staff and resources to organize a race of this magnitude themselves. I, too, am baffled at why so many folks find the modest profit of $19,000 that CFC earns to be so objectionable. Meanwhile, thousands of runners are disappointed and dozens of charities are cut-off with an economy that will make those counted-on funds difficult to replace.
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 : 2:25 a.m.
I think both sides of this are behaving a bit foolishly. There is not reason why this race could not be held. Take the 7,000 dollars donate it to charity and have the race end in the Diag or something. Would you have a few fewer participants? Maybe, but I think most people are not going to find running into Michigan Stadium to be a huge deal killer. While I understand that the business hosting this only gives 25% of race fees to charity, I imagine the other 75% is split betweem race costs and perhaps a 10-15% profit for the owners (if that.) These races are ridiculously challenging and expensive to put on which is why there are so few race managment companies that do them. Could U of M do it better, more efficently and with a greater percentage going to charity? - Absolutly! But wait.... Its not going to held at all???? Both the race company and the U are acting like selfish little children.
Terry Star21
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 8:56 p.m.
I agree with this article. The original idea of a fundraiser is to help funding for people and sometimes animals that need it the most - that should not be lost. David Brandon has all rights to make decisions like this for the good of the University and other groupd involved. The race should go on, albeit a different name. One simple thought; Why not start and finish at another famous stadium, which pretty much covers the same exact course - 'Ann Arbor Pioneers Hollway Field Stadium'.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 6:58 p.m.
Brandon is showing himself to be very shortcited and not very bright. Brady hoke is not ready for prime time and never will be, now this horrible decision on a needed and growing revenue source for local charity. All about money for this guy and mary sue. I bet they voted for romney too. Not a good fit for this town.
Terry Star21
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 8:57 p.m.
Townspeak...you shouldn't speak or give opinions.....
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 8:19 p.m.
oops, no wonder if continued to look wrong. thanks A2
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 7:24 p.m.
I think you meant shortsighted.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 6:59 p.m.
I meant shortsited
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 3:32 p.m.
Brandon is planning the Michigan Dominos Big House Big Heart Attack Charity Pizza Fling for next spring. Why would you expect more from someone who made millions selling cardboard pizzas?
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 2:58 p.m.
Although I did not condem the Athletic Department for cancelling the BHBH race I understood the big dissappointment epressed by the running community. One happy median is to have one race distance, not two. Too many running events offer two or more races these days such as a 10K and a 5K. The bigger and older races like Dexter to Ann Arbor offer three (5K, 10K and half marathon) while the Crim in Flint has four (10M, 8K, 5K and fun mile). A future BH race might be a 5K run only. That would allow one start time and an event will should last more than 90 minutes. (Hard to imagine taking 90 min to complete a 5K) This would allow Michigan Stadium to clear out a few hours after the start. If the CFC were to put this event on ever again, they would have to agree with the Athletic Department to give a much larger portion to the charities. Maybe thay can donate the sum to the charities the Athletic Department wants. Maybe none of this will happen but is one proposal that would remedy the situation. The BH race should also take place duting the fall (Sep, Oct or Nov).
Rick Stevens
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 2:52 p.m.
I think what David Brandon said here said it all. 'The University's Athletic Department withdrew from the 2013 Big House Big Heart charity run because it would prefer to host a similar event independently in the future, Athletic Director Dave Brandon said in an interview on the 1290 WLBY radio station Wednesday morning. Brandon told WLBY that the race is "a good idea," but monetary donations to charitable organizations can be increased if the University's collaboration with Champions for Charity, the group that has organized the event for the past six years, is ended. "If we can get more money routed to the charities because there isn't a profit motive, we're always going to prefer to go that route," he said. He added that the Athletic Department considers various aspects of a charity's organization when considering a partnership, including management, finances and cooperation with the department.'
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 2:37 p.m.
If someone wants to give money to a corporation, fine. I believe that the organizers should reveal how much of their gross is actually used for charity. Why pay for some executive's second home (or third) just so you can run on to a famous football field. Dave Brandon will get this up and running again with the charities receiving a much larger chunk of the gate.
Elaine F. Owsley
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 2:12 p.m.
I couldn't agree more. If raising money for charities was the focus of this "for profit" race, then you would think they could accommodate the change. I guess the folks who called a halt to the whole thing are not as dedicated as one might have hoped. Do we have a "little girl or boy Who" out there to save the race?
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 2:01 p.m.
Many commentors are criticizing CFC for not having a high enough percentage of revenue going towards the charities. I can't speak to that but what I do know is that I am personally involved with 2 charities who counted on several thousand dollars from this event. They were happy to be beneficiaries and I never heard any complaint about not getting "enough."
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 1:53 p.m.
I'm a longtime runner. Fortunately for us Ann Arborites there are a lot of races throughout the year. What made this race unique was the opportunity to run through the tunnel and onto the football field. Both places are off-limits the rest of the time. Hopefully all the charities will hook up into other races or efforts. Hard to imagine another Ann Arbor location that allows access to a place where almost all of us can't go and would like to go.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 5:43 p.m.
Actually, I've been on the field and in the tunnels plenty of times, and with kids, too. There are several open houses available for that opportunity.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 1:37 p.m.
"The enormous good this event generates in our community demands it." What was it again? I think someone mentioned that only about 25% of the fee actually goes to a charitable cause....the rest is for "administration costs." I mean who knows if that's actually true or not.....we can't find out because they are a FOR-PROFIT company and keep their records hidden. Wonder if that had much to do with the event being canceled....
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 9 p.m.
It's a bit confusing how this has been worded. Of the $36 entry fee, Champions for Charity gave about $9 to charities (that's where the 25% figure comes in). What CFC provided, however, was the structure of the race. So other charitable (and many/most of them nonprofits) would have runners sign up for the race and those runners would use the race as a fundraiser for their own charity. CFC describes this as "100%" of those funds going to charity. So, the idea is if you are a charity and don't want to take the trouble of throwing your own race, you tag along. CFC, in the meantime, makes a profit (you're right - we don't know how big) and that's capitalism. I think there is more than meets the eye with all of this and, although I enjoy the race, I'm not convinced now that a for-profit company is the best manager of it. Perhaps U of M was worried about that perception as well (even if it is not a real problem).
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 1:21 p.m.
You make an excellent point. People flocked to the Big House run because of the uniqueness. Hopefully, someone can plan a race with a different but just as cool feature that will appeal to thousands of runners and draw them from out of state. This news has really been a stunner for local charities, big and small, that are reeling from the loss.


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Maximizing Orthotic Success With Basketball Players
When a foot and ankle specialist is involved as part of the medical staff for a college or professional basketball team, the demands on injury prevention and rehabilitation are significant. This high level of specialized care in the professional and collegiate setting involves several people, including the players, coaches, trainer, other medical staff and management in professional teams. Since treatment can involve the careers of those associated with the team, there is a certain amount of pressure on the treating physician. With so much at stake, two critical factors play an integral role in injury prevention and rehabilitation. Custom-molded orthoses and proper Achilles stretching therapy are of the utmost importance in overall treatment outcomes. The type of orthotic one emphasizes for the elite basketball player, implementation of orthotic use and proper equinus treatment require a well-orchestrated team approach based on education, communication and regular critical evaluation of the treatment plan. There has been little in the way of independent research on basketball specific orthoses to confirm the value of custom-made devices. Most of the literature to date has focused on running orthoses. What little that has been reported in literature regarding basketball devices has been anecdotal and based on personal experience. Recently, however, new independent research from Duke University Medical Center confirming the importance of orthoses in the elite basketball player has been receiving significant coverage in both the medical literature and media outlets. This recent study by Nancy Major, MD, utilized preseason MRI screenings of 26 elite college basketball players and stressed the use of custom orthoses in injury prevention and rehabilitation.1 The MRI screenings focused on bone marrow edema, specifically edema of the fifth metatarsal. Only one of the 26 players exhibited symptoms clinically at the time of the screening.1 However, out of the 52 feet the researchers examined, 19 (36.5 percent) showed bone marrow edema on MRI screenings. These abnormal findings led to treatment with orthoses and therapy, which led to successful prevention of any further stress-related injury with one noted exception of a player who developed a stress fracture before receiving his orthoses.1 Why Basketball Players Are Especially At Risk Several factors place the elite basketball player at risk regardless of the player's foot structure and biomechanics. First, consider the movements that occur on a basketball court and the extreme amounts of resulting stress involved. The quick starting and stopping, lateral movements, linear running and sprinting, and jumping all lead to significantly elevated pressure levels on the forefoot and midfoot. The size of basketball players and the type of playing surfaces also play a role in the increased peak pressures occurring in the forefoot and midfoot. As with any type of elite athlete, the amount of time playing and practicing can additionally lead to stress-related injury. Kevin A. Kirby, DPM, has also found this to be true. "Basketball is a side-to-side sport and, as such, requires that the orthoses be constructed specifically to allow the foot to perform its necessary three dimensional motions relative to the floor," states Dr. Kirby, an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Biomechanics at the California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt College.2 Common lower-extremity injuries with basketball players essentially fall under two types: overuse chronic and stress-related injuries, and acute traumatic injuries. When treating elite basketball players, clinicians often see overuse types of injuries, including Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, posterior tibial and peroneal tenosynovitis, and metatarsalgia. The stress-related injury of primary concern is a stress fracture, which can be a prelude to a true fracture. This type of injury can lead to a substantial amount of missed playing time and may become career threatening. Another consideration one should examine is the relationship of chronic stress-related injures that may lead to an acute traumatic injury. Pertinent Pearls On Orthotic Selection Before discussing basketball orthoses, one must address the current state of basketball shoes for a realistic evaluation of basketball orthoses styles, materials and modifications. In order to make basketball shoes lighter, manufacturers have made them increasingly narrow and form-fitting, making orthotic fit difficult at best. The standard width of an orthosis is often too wide for today's basketball shoe. One tip that I have learned over the years is to send the player's shoes to the lab with the negative cast impressions to have the devices ground to fit the shoe. This makes things go much smoother once the player gets the orthoses. It also removes a potential negative impression in the player's mind that can doom his or her compliance from the start (see "Secrets To Ensuring Improved Compliance With Orthotics" below). The basics of basketball orthoses come down to ensuring adequate shock absorption and shear force reduction while concurrently achieving some form of hindfoot control and midfoot support. This is certainly a difficult task and often involves a give-and-take approach to the device. Most elite basketball players do not tolerate a rigid device and prefer a softer, more accommodative orthotic. Many biomechanical experts or orthotic gurus may differ with this statement but those who have been involved with professional or collegiate basketball players for any substantial amount of time know this to be true. When I have tried to give an elite basketball player a rigid device, it has been my experience that the orthotic rarely makes it into the player's shoe. Granted, there have been exceptions to this and the players whom I have encountered over the years who request a rigid device are players with relatively normal biomechanics and have worn custom orthoses for several years. The majority of the players prefer a semi-rigid (ideally) or an accommodative device (most commonly). Getting a player to wear a semi-rigid device that is indicated clinically when he prefers an accommodative orthotic requires a substantial effort from the medical team. This is where education and communication with the player, trainer and other medical staff are essential to the overall outcome. Through years of trial and error, I have found that combining a semi-rigid shell, such as a 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch polypropylene device, with multiple layers of shock absorbing materials, such as ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) and nylene (nylon covered neoprene), has the best tolerance and acceptance by most players. Graphite can be a substitute for polypropylene. While it offers the advantages of being lighter and thinner, graphite is stiffer and less forgiving than polypropylene. It is essential to make the device full length for basketball. Dr. Kirby emphasizes the importance of a full-length device and top cover materials. "Full-length foot orthoses with vinyl or leather or other shear-resistant topcovers are a requirement to increase top cover durability and to (prohibit) the orthoses (from sliding) within the shoe," notes Dr. Kirby.2 How Modifications Can Bolster Orthotic Success When using a more flexible type of shell, clinicians may employ several useful modifications in basketball orthotic design in order to provide more midfoot support and hindfoot control. A deep heel seat is very helpful in providing more hindfoot control. One of the first things players typically check when they are handed a device is the softness of the heel. I will use an EVA heel post (or similar material) to add further shock absorption for the tremendous forces that occur at heel contact during playing. However, making too much of a heel lift is contraindicated in the basketball device. As Dr. Kirby states, "Excessive heel contact point thickness (i.e., excessive heel lift) in basketball orthoses is contraindicated since this will raise the height of the subtalar joint axis from the floor and increase the mechanical leverage for ground reaction force to cause inversion ankle injuries in the athlete."2 An arch fill with an accommodative material also provides more support to the midfoot while absorbing shock and reducing friction. The concern with this addition is the increased thickness to the device, which may make shoe fit all the more difficult. A more recent addition that I have been routinely using is a reverse Morton's extension made of Korex or Poron. This will not only aid in jumping by helping to engage the peroneal longus tendon but also provides further shock absorption to the forefoot. Metatarsal pads are useful in taking pressure off the metatarsal area and providing more midfoot support. Dr. Kirby has found first ray accommodations to be very helpful in the basketball orthoses. "Forefoot accommodation for plantarflexed first metatarsals is common since plantarflexed first rays are very common among athletes involved in basketball," he states.2 Additional Tips For Orthotic Management Another very important aspect to the overall outcome of orthotic therapy is to address the individual player's foot biomechanics and any clinical deformities. From a correction standpoint, I will usually post the forefoot to the cast measurement and the rearfoot to vertical posting. Regarding rearfoot posting, Dr. Kirby cautions, "Excessive varus correction or medial heel skive in basketball orthoses should be avoided to prevent inversion ankle injuries, unless the athlete also has a significant flatfoot deformity with significantly medially deviated subtalar joint axis."2 Dr. Kirby also relays a point of concern regarding posting and an athlete with a history of chronic lateral ankle sprains. "Athletes with chronic inversion ankle sprains should be treated with orthoses that have a lateral heel skive and forefoot valgus forefoot extensions, and may need additional 'bracing' from high-top shoes or ankle taping before each game and practice," he says.2 Impression techniques are also very important in the fabrication of a custom device. I have tried all types of impression methods and scanning over the years, and have come back to the traditional non-weightbearing, neutral position, suspension casting. One additional technique I have employed that seems to have increased overall outcomes is plantarflexion of the first ray during the impression taking while loading the lateral column. Special Considerations For Dealing With Elite Athletes One must take several considerations into account when treating elite athletes like basketball players. An often overlooked aspect of total care is making a device to be worn during non-playing times. It is important to stress to the player the need for a continuum of care. This is the time for a rigid functional device if indicated. Once an acceptable device is agreed upon and the player wears it, one should keep an adequate supply of devices on hand and monitor the wear of the orthoses being used. Players should replace them on an as-needed basis in order to maintain maximum shock absorption, friction reduction, hindfoot control and midfoot support. Communication is also very important. It can be very difficult to get much information out of elite athletes about their orthoses but their input is very important for adjustments and modifications. Getting them to spend a few minutes discussing their orthoses with the DPM and the trainer can make all the difference in their satisfaction and overall treatment. Secrets To Ensuring Improved Compliance With Orthotics Compliance is another important aspect of orthotic therapy in the elite athlete. This can be very difficult and frustrating for a physician. A common player's error is a lack of a "break-in" period prior to using orthotics in practice and game situations. The typical scenario is for the player to put a new device in his or her shoe and practice or play in game situations immediately. This results in discomfort or pain from the device. The player then takes the devices out of the shoes and gives up on them altogether. Ensuring an adequate "break-in" period is especially important for players who have never worn a custom-made device as they need an adequate adjustment period. It is crucial to discuss this adjustment period in detail with the player and trainer upon dispensing the orthotic. I like to have the player wear the device for one hour the first day in a gym shoe during normal walking and daily activities. Then one can increase this an hour per day so the player is wearing the devices full time by the eighth day. After the player is wearing the orthoses full time, he or she may start wearing them during shoot-around. Once he or she is comfortable with this, the next step is to wear the orthoses in practice. Wearing the orthotics during the game should be the last step in the process. If the player has worn orthoses previously, then there should be no need for this break-in period unless there has been a significant prescription change. Achilles tendon stretching is crucial for orthotic compliance and overall player satisfaction. It is important to educate the team's other medical staff on the correct technique of measuring equinus deformity (i.e. locking of the midtarsal joint to gauge ankle joint dorsiflexion accurately with the knee extended and flexed). Team medical personnel routinely stretch elite players. Therefore, in order to achieve adequate equinus reduction, utilizing a night splint becomes practically essential. Compliance is very difficult for several reasons. Elite basketball players travel quite a bit and may forget to bring their night splint with them on a road trip. This is where the help of the trainer, who also travels with the team, becomes crucial. The trainer often carries things such as extra pairs of orthoses, shoes, etc., with him or her and it should be very little trouble to add a night splint. Trainers also have the ability to monitor the player's use of the night splint while on the road. In Conclusion In summary, clinicians should first know the player's biomechanics and pathology. Then find an orthotic lab that the DPM, the players and the trainer are comfortable with using. This season, I requested a sample basketball device from several orthotic labs and actually went over each sample with the trainer. Semi-rigid devices with multiple layers of shock absorbing materials should be the goal in most cases. Use modifications as needed for each particular case. Send the shoes with the cast to the lab so the lab's technicians can ground the devices to fit the shoe. Evaluate and adequately treat equinus deformity. Discuss an adequate break-in period with the player and the trainer. Maintain open lines of communication about the orthoses and the potential need for adjustments. All of these suggestions can potentially increase the overall success of preventative treatment and rehabilitation of the elite basketball player. Dr. DeHeer is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. He is also a team podiatrist for the Indiana Pacers and the Indiana Fever. Dr. DeHeer is in private practice with various offices in Indianapolis.
References 1. Major NM. Role of MRI in prevention of metatarsal stress fractures in collegiate basketball players. Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Jan; 186(1):255-8. 2. Personal communication with Kevin A. Kirby, DPM. Additional References 3. Arendse RE. A biomechanical basis for the prescription of orthoses in the treatment of common running injuries. Med Hypotheses. 2004; 62(1):119-20. 4. Bates BT, Osternig LR, Mason B, James LS. Foot orthotic devices to modify selected aspects of lower extremity mechanics. Am J Sports Med. 1979 Nov-Dec; 7(6):338-42. 5. Finestone A, Novak V, Farfel A, Berg A, Amir H, Milgrom C. A prospective study of the effect of foot orthoses composition and fabrication on comfort and the incidence of overuse injuries. Foot Ankle Int. 2004 Jul; 25(7):462-6. 6. Gellman R, Burns S. Walking aches and running pains. Injuries of the foot and ankle. Prim Care. 1996 Jun; 23(2):263-80. 7. Gross ML, Napoli RC. Treatment of lower extremity injuries with orthotic shoe inserts. An overview. Sports Med. 1993 Jan;15(1):66-70. 8. Heiderscheit B, Hamill J, Tiberio D. A biomechanical perspective: do foot orthoses work? Br J Sports Med. 2001 Feb; 35(1):4-5. 9. MacLean, CL. Custom foot orthoses for running. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2001 Apr; 18(2):217-24. 10. McClay I. The evolution of the study of the mechanics of running. Relationship to injury. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2000 Mar; 90(3):133-48. 11. McPoil, TG, Cornwall, MW. Rigid versus soft foot orthoses. A single subject design. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1991 Dec; 81(12):638-42. 12. Mundermann A, Nigg BM, Humble RN, Stefanyshyn DJ. Foot orthotics affect lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during running. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2003 Mar; 18(3):254-62. 13. Mundermann A, Nigg BM, Humble RN, Stefanyshyn DJ. Orthotic comfort is related to kinematics, kinetics, and EMG in recreational runners. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003 Oct; 35(10):1710-9. 14. Razeghi M, Batt ME. Biomechanical analysis of the effect of orthotic shoe inserts: a review of the literature. Sports Med. 2000 Jun; 29(6):425-38. 15. Stackhouse CL, Davis IM, Hamill J. Orthotic intervention in forefoot and rearfoot strike running patterns. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2004 Jan; 19(1):64-70. 16. Stacoff A, Reinschmidt C, Nigg BM, van den Bogert AJ, Lundberg A, Denoth J, Stussi E. Effects of foot orthoses on skeletal motion during running. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2000 Jan; 15(1):54-64. 17. Yamashita, MH. Evaluation and selection of shoe wear and orthoses for the runner. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2005 Aug; 16(3):801-29. 18. Weik DA, Martin WJ. Use of soft heat-molded orthoses in sports. A clinical analysis. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1993 Sep; 83(9):529-33. 19. Williams DS 3rd, McClay Davis I, Baitch SP. Effect of inverted orthoses on lower-extremity mechanics in runners. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003 Dec; 35(12):2060-8.


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I am loving all of the new enamel dots from my mind's eye! They add just the right touch of shine without going over the top like a pearl or bling would. I like how you can get the effect of a paint drip without the mess. I had to get these in every color combo. I hope they make them in more colors soon.
Love the shiny look and assortment of colors and sizes!
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A wrench is thrown into the works of their otherwise "normal" lives, however, when, shortly after their silver wedding anniversary, Roy admits the secret he's been keeping for years: gender dysphoria. In other words, he's a woman trapped in a man's body and is no longer willing to live as a male.
Naturally, Irma is upset. At first she assumes her marriage is over, but Roy (later Ruth) insists that while he is transgender, and intends to not only "change pronouns" but go through with a sex-change operation, his love for Irma is unchanged. Irma still loves Roy, too, but is their bond strong enough to survive the upheaval? Roy is happy to finally stop living a lie, but the decision has far-reaching ramifications, not just at home but at work and in the community. It also raises questions such as: What's the correlation between gender and sexual preference? Is Roy gay or straight? And if she stays with Roy, what does that make Irma?
The plot follows Roy through the process of gender reassignment, including both physical and emotional developments along the way, and it's a fascinating and often touching journey. Loved ones wonder how they or others might have impacted Roy's condition. Did Irma emasculate him by being too competent? Was his tough father too hard on him, or his mother and sisters too soft?
And Roy's not the only family member struggling with issues of gender, sexuality and aging. Tomboyish pubescent daughter Patty Anne (Samantha Gorjanc) bemoans the onset of adolescence. For her, becoming a woman is a cross she'd rather not bear, and she finds it hard to believe her father would do so willingly. She struggles with her changing body and sexual identity, and delivers one of the frankest descriptions of the menstrual cycle and its side effects (complete with chart) I've ever witnessed.
Her big brother, Wayne (Tom Doud), has troubles (and a chart) of his own, including some dysfunction in the bedroom. Meanwhile Irma, at age 45, is going through menopause. She's suffering through hormone imbalances, hot flashes and the loss of her fertility. So watching her teen daughter (begrudgingly) and husband (eagerly) blossom into womanhood is like rubbing salt in a wound.
And Roy's elderly parents (Jack Penkethman and Jackie O'Keefe) are dealing with the formidable Roy Sr.'s decline into senility. Roy Sr., we learn, pushed his wife into having Roy Jr. after birthing several daughters because he couldn't imagine leaving his farm to anyone but a son. Back even farther up the family tree, the puckish spirit of Roy's long-lost grandmother Ruth (Bille Harris), appears from time to time to blithely share some revelations of her own, suggesting that gender fluidity is something of a familial tradition.
"Looking for Normal" is, at least in this commendable production directed by Marilyn Langbehn, noteworthy in that every character is quite sympathetic. Irma, Roy and their children seem like a natural, loving (albeit strained) family with realistic relationships. Their pastor (Dave Iverson), while clueless and ultimately hurtful, is well-meaning and earnest. Even cantankerous old Roy Sr., who at first comes across as loathsome, is revealed to be vulnerable and deeply wounded by his past. And Grandma Ruth is a delight, even (or perhaps especially) when confessing to some scandalous actions.
Warm, humorous moments combine nicely with the serious scenes, and the tone never veers too far in either direction. The play is well written, paced and directed, but much of the credit is also due to the excellent cast. It's a rare show in which every player is equally skilled. In this case, that's a good thing.
I have but one complaint: Some scenes were set so far downstage as to be rendered out of sight from my mid-theater seat.
"Looking for Normal" is highly recommended for its edgy-yet-sweet story, and Palo Alto Players executes it splendidly. Though not everyone will go through what Roy's family does, everyone can relate to the theme of challenges worth facing in the name of love.
What: "Looking for Normal" by Jane Anderson, presented by Palo Alto Players
Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
When: Through Feb. 3, with shows Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $29, with discounts for students, seniors and groups.
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| Mission: Defeat Your Rival!
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Mission: Defeat Your Rival! (Japanese: 熱闘!ライバルバトルを勝ちぬけ!! Fierce Fighting! Win Out in the Rival Battle!!) is the 104th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 761st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 29, 2012 and in the United States on March 16, 2013.
|Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
The battle between Trip and Ash continues... Pikachu manages to get up after getting hit by Serperior's Dragon Tail. Before Pikachu could have retaliated, Serperior hits it with Energy Ball and Dragon Tail. Then Serperior uses Wrap and Pikachu is in a tight squeeze. Ash calls out for a Thunderbolt, but Serperior merely passes the electricity underground by burying his tail and using it as a lightning rod.
Ash yells to him, and all the memories of his previous battles come on his mind. Ash quickly hatches a new plan. As Pikachu's tail was outside of Serperior's grip, he commands an Iron Tail which allows him to break free. Once more, the attack is repeated, but Serperior's Dragon Tail once again causes Pikachu to flinch. Ash, to Trip's sheer astonishment, orders Pikachu to gather electricity on his tail and he uses a unique Electro Ball and Iron Tail combo. Serperior counters with Dragon Tail, and a large explosion occurs. When the smoke clears, Pikachu collapses onto the ground, but manages to stand up within a few seconds with faltering steps. Serperior, however, is unconscious, and Trip has been defeated. Their rivalry ends, and friendship blooms its first bud.
With Trip and Ash's battle done, the League goes on to the first round. Cameron is matched up with Bianca, and their battle begins in earnest. Bianca starts up with her Escavalier, while Cameron goes on with Samurott. Escavalier uses Iron Defense several times, but Samurott still manages to beat it. Next up, Bianca sends out Emboar. Cameron thinks that he will win because of type advantage, but Bianca surprises everyone by using Attract on Samurott to infatuate it, and then knocks it out. Now one on one, Cameron sends out his Riolu. Riolu displays quite a battling prowess, and manages to turn hostile situations into an advantage. Riolu finally knocks out Emboar with a Vacuum Wave, giving Cameron the win, and knocking Bianca out of the Vertress Conference.
Major events
- Ash defeats Trip, eliminating the latter from the tournament.
- Ash and Trip end their rivalry and become friends.
- Virgil defeats Ultimo, advancing to the next round.
- Bianca defeats Mikael, advancing to the next round.
- Cameron defeats Kendrick, advancing to the next round.
- Cameron defeats Bianca, eliminating the latter from the tournament.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.
Pokémon debuts
- Ash
- Iris
- Cilan
- Nurse Joy
- Trip
- Bianca
- Stephan
- Cameron
- Virgil
- Freddy O'Martian
- Mikael
- Ultimo
- Kendrick
- Katharine
- Dino
- Antonio
- Emmanuel
- Flora
- Geraldo
- Ramone
- Manning
- Kenton
- Russet
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Axew (Iris's)
- Oshawott (Ash's)
- Pignite (Ash's; flashback)
- Snivy (Ash's; flashback)
- Tepig (Ash's; flashback)
- Audino (Nurse Joy's)
- Serperior (Trip's)
- Snivy (Trip's; flashback)
- Frillish (Trip's; flashback)
- Vanillite (Trip's; flashback)
- Emboar (Bianca's)
- Escavalier (Bianca's)
- Riolu (Cameron's)
- Ferrothorn (Cameron's)
- Samurott (Cameron's)
- Eevee (Virgil's)
- Vaporeon (Virgil's)
- Watchog (Mikael's)
- Crustle (Ultimo's)
- Dwebble (Ultimo's)
- Eelektross (Kendrick's)
- Tranquill (Ramone's)
- Minccino (Katharine's)
- Sandile (Antonio's)
- Foongus (Flora's)
- Blitzle (Trainer's)
- Deerling (Trainer's; ×2)
- Pidove (Trainer's; ×2)
- Patrat (Trainer's)
- Woobat (Trainer's)
- Gothitelle (Trainer's)
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Preview of upcoming episodes and the Unova League Pokémon World Tournament download.
- This episode marks Ash's first victory against Trip.
- Trip's Serperior's use of his tail as a lightningrod for Pikachu's Electric attack is similar to the tactic used by Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout in The Fourth Round Rumble and Winona's Pelipper in Sky High Gym Battle!.
- This is the first time since his capture that Pignite was not used in a battle against Trip.
- This episode was followed by a brief teaser for Best Wishes Season 2: Episode N.
- Iris narrates the preview for the next episode.
- In one of the crowd shots, Woobat's wings are colored blue like its body, instead of black.
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American Scientist magazine reviewed three books about clinical trials in their January-Febriary 2010 issue, now online. One of the books reviewed was my own Chasing Medical Miracles, which they describe as a "page-turner." Although it appears that the book was misunderstood to be a memoir, the review is positive and enthusiastic. The other two books, When Experiments Travel: Clinical Trials and the Global Search for Human Subjects, by Adriana Petryna, and Exploitation and Developing Countries: The Ethics of Clinical Research, edited by Jennifer S. Hawkins and Ezekiel J. Emanuel, are more academic in tone than Medical Miracles but sound like important additions to clinical trials literature. The link to the review is below, along with the full text of the review.
Help, Harm and Human Subjects
WHEN EXPERIMENTS TRAVEL: Clinical Trials and the Global Search for Human Subjects. Adriana Petryna. xii + 258 pp. Princeton University Press, 2009. $65 cloth, $24.95 paper.
EXPLOITATION AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: The Ethics of Clinical Research. Edited by Jennifer S. Hawkins and Ezekiel J. Emanuel. viii + 327 pp. Princeton University Press, 2008. $65 cloth, $24.95 paper.
CHASING MEDICAL MIRACLES: The Promise and Perils of Clinical Trials. Alex O'Meara. viii + 263 pp. Walker and Company, 2009. $25.
Those of you who browse bulletin boards or ride in buses or subway cars have undoubtedly come across posters bearing messages like this: "If you are between the ages of 18 and 35 and have difficulty sleeping, you may qualify to participate in a new study that could help your condition." Such solicitations are now nearly ubiquitous. That's because the clinical trial business has grown significantly over the past several decades, largely in response to the growth of drug development and of global markets in pharmaceuticals. To get new drugs into the marketplace, companies must deliver safety and efficacy data from clinical trials to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is estimated that every year about 2.3 million people take part in clinical trials held in the United States; in 2008, more than 65,000 such trials, sponsored by federal agencies and private industry, were listed in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) database for those trying to locate clinical trials.
Investment in drug development has grown steadily since the 1980s as a result of biomedical advances relating to stem cell research, pharmacogenetics, proteomics and the mapping of the human genome. Recently the drug industry has been spending the money it budgets for research and development on a new generation of cancer drugs. As Big Pharma has investigated these oncologic agents, more volunteers have been needed in clinical trials to evaluate the prospects of various compounds.
Many trials have had difficulty recruiting subjects. According to a 2006 article by Judith M. Watson and David J. Torgerson, "Increasing Recruitment to Randomized Trials" (BMC Medical Research Methodology 6:34), a survey of the corresponding authors of articles published in 2000 or 2001 reporting the results of randomized trials revealed that nearly 60 percent of the trials had either proceeded with fewer subjects than initially planned or found it necessary to extend the recruitment period.
And more recently Sarah Kliff, in an article published online in Newsweek on March 10, 2009, has reported that 80 percent of clinical trials are delayed at least a month because of low enrollment.
When people cannot be recruited for trials in the United States, the world marketplace becomes the stage for medical outsourcing. Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and South America have helped fill the demand for human trial subjects, usually with indigent people who have little or no access to health care. According to a report from Visiongain (a company that provides business information to the pharmaceutical industry), in 2008 the global clinical trial business was worth about $50 billion and was growing at a rate of 10 percent a year.
Three recently published books address the subject of clinical trials from different vantage points. When Experiments Travel, by Adriana Petryna, is an ethnographic analysis of leaders in the new growth industry of Contract Research Organizations (CROs), which provide clinical-trial services to drug developers. Exploitation and Developing Countries, edited by Jennifer S. Hawkins and Ezekiel J. Emanuel, is a volume of essays by bioethicists focusing on issues of global equity and justice in clinical trials that enroll impoverished groups in developing nations. And Chasing Medical Miracles is journalist Alex O'Meara's memoir of his experiences jumping through hoops to gain access to a clinical trial that gave hope of a cure for his diabetes.
In When Experiments Travel, Petryna, an anthropologist at the University of Pennsylvania, explores this question: Why are so many of the clinical trials sponsored by companies in the United States being held in developing nations? To explain the phenomenon known as "offshoring of trials," Petryna analyzes information gleaned from government sources, the Web sites of nonprofit organizations, and interviews with leading scientists and entrepreneurs who have founded CROs. She learns that, as is true of many trends in globalization, government policies play a central role. "In the early 1990s," she notes, "the FDA began to actively promote the globalization of clinical trials, declaring that the search for sites and sources of data is part of its mandate."
After examining the global marketplace for human subjects, Petryna concludes that the norms of protection vary significantly among countries. The book is built primarily on her scholarly, detached presentation of qualitative interview data and an analysis of published statistics. However, she periodically expresses moral judgments such as the following: "The benefits deriving from globalized research are arguably uncertain, and its risks are unevenly distributed and its costs, unjust."
Petryna condemns First World companies and complicit governments for exploiting vulnerable, impoverished patients as experimental subjects. However, many of the complex ethical issues of transnational human trials are left unexplored in her book. Among those are whether desperate people can be both exploited and helped, and what set of humane principles should guide outsourced clinical trials. These are the subjects of the volume edited by Hawkins and Emanuel, Exploitation and Developing Countries.
The essays in this collection are organized primarily around two cases, which serve as the grist for ethical analysis. In the Havrix case, 40,000 school children in Thailand received either an inactivated hepatitis A vaccine or a hepatitis B vaccine in a randomized controlled trial sponsored by the U.S. Army in conjunction with SmithKline Beecham Biologicals and Thailand's Ministry of Public Health. In the Surfaxin case, 650 premature infants in Bolivia who had respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), for which the standard treatment was lung surfactant replacement therapy with one of four approved surfactant drugs, were subjects in a placebo-controlled trial of a new surfactant made by Discovery Labs. In addition, in the introduction to Exploitation and Developing Countries, there is a discussion of trials in sub-Saharan Africa in which women were treated with antiviral agents to reduce maternal-fetal transmission of HIV.
The essayists reflect on a series of moral dilemmas. Can there be informed voluntary consent when the clinical trials are conducted in countries in which people face extreme poverty, illness and desperation? Is it ethical to use placebo controls against a new drug in clinical trials when some form of effective therapy exists for a medical condition and is the standard of care? When is a clinical trial protocol exploitative of desperate human subjects? Should U.S. companies engaged in overseas trials be required to follow ethical and medical standards that are no less stringent than those they would be required to follow in the United States? Or should the moral acceptability of a trial be based on whether the company's actions will improve the lives of the population of the country where the trial will be conducted?
A number of the essays address the complex issue of placebos. Thomas Pogge ("Testing Our Drugs on the Poor Abroad") explores the question of whether it is "wrong to test a new medicine (Surfaxin) for some life-threatening medical condition (RDS) with a placebo-control design when there already exists an effective medicine for this condition against which the new drug could be tested." Pogge points out that if the Surfaxin trial had had an active control design, the lives of more than 280 infants might have been saved; nevertheless, with the placebo-control design, the trial saved the lives of 140 infants who probably would have died if the trial had not been conducted in Bolivia.
The book's contributors examine responses to ethical questions through the lens of a variety of ethical theories: utilitarianism (greatest good for the greatest number), deontology (respect for persons), virtue ethics (accepted standards and norms), Rawlsian justice (the most vulnerable must not be made worse off), situation ethics (contextualized to local conditions) and intuitionism (what feels fundamentally fair and just). The meaning of exploitationin the circumstances discussed remains elusive; nevertheless, the volume's artful philosophical analyses illuminate the issues. Andrew Siegel, in "Kantian Ethics, Exploitation and Multinational Clinical Trials," expresses the paradoxical dialectic:
We must also exercise caution when legislating against exploitation, for the perverse reality is that the best prospect some persons currently have for improving their lives is to submit to exploitative exchanges.
In "Exploitation and Placebo Controls," Jennifer Hawkins proffers a set of conditions that she believes are jointly sufficient to morally justify the use of placebo controls even when participants fail to receive the best care available.
The last chapter consists of a consensus statement obtained from participants at an international conference on research in developing countries. It addresses the question of whether it is unethical to recruit persons in a poor country to be clinical-trial subjects when neither they nor their country will benefit from the medical advance being investigated.
Overall, these are essays of high quality. However, the anthology is limited in one obvious respect: It has no contributions (with the exception of the consensus statement) from ethicists in those parts of the world most adversely affected by clinical-trial outsourcing.
The two books already discussed, which are soberly academic in tone, were written by scholars pursuing broad explanatory themes and universal ethical principles. Alex O'Meara's Chasing Medical Miracles, the first-person account of a clinical-trial subject, is almost breezy in comparison—the book is a page-turner.
O'Meara, a journalist, has type I diabetes complicated by hypoglycemic unawareness that has repeatedly landed him in emergency rooms. He describes the lengths to which he goes to be included in a somatic gene therapy trial that would afford him some hope that his body would begin producing its own insulin. What makes his memoir unique and captivating is that he steeped himself in the culture of clinical trials, entering not as a naive and ill-informed subject but as a fully informed and tenacious advocate of the trial, which he hoped would liberate him from having to wear an insulin pump. His personal story is so compelling that the intervening background chapters feel like an unwelcome intrusion.
The trial involved transplanting pancreatic islet cells from matched donors into the livers of patients with diabetes. To be cleared for participation, O'Meara had to overcome a number of obstacles. To take just one example, an x-ray of his lung revealed a nodule. He volunteered to undergo surgical removal of the nodule, hoping that it would turn out to be fungal, since in that case he would still be eligible for the trial. The surgeon needed 98 titanium staples to close his lung after the surgery. "I saw the little rivets on my x-ray," O'Meara writes. "They were looking great, the surgeon said. And no, he told me, the staples wouldn't set off metal detectors at airports."
If the book has a weakness, it is that the author makes it appear that, to qualify for a trial, a candidate must be in tip-top physical shape (O'Meara was a marathon runner). His case is hardly representative of the way people actually get recruited for trials or of the type of medical screening that usually takes place to ensure that the trial candidate meets the letter of the protocol.
O'Meara's trial was fraught with risks, and things did not go smoothly for him: He experienced multiple complications and got mixed results. Thus his experience left him well qualified to write the book's useful afterword, in which he presents a set of soul-searching questions that anyone who is considering enrolling in a clinical trial would do well to consider.
Chasing Medical Miracles provides a useful counterpoint to the detached, scholarly approach of social scientists and ethicists featured in the other two books. It reminds us that people in desperation over their illnesses seek hope, and that many of them grasp that hope in a clinical trial that offers them an experimental treatment. Taken together, these three books reveal the profound complexity of the task of meeting the needs of vulnerable populations while advancing medical science for the benefit of future generations.
Sheldon Krimsky is a professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University and an adjunct professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is the author of, among other books, Science in the Private Interest (Rowman and Littlefield, 2004) and is coauthor with Tania Simoncelli of Genetic Justice (forthcoming from Columbia University Press).


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Nature Centers
Visit one of Massachusetts' many nature centers, and you'll learn about the fascinating world around you.
Bristol County Natural History Center, south of Boston, enjoy live exhibits, ponds, wetlands, beaches, meadows and forest displays. The EcoTarium in Worcester is an indoor/outdoor museum dedicated to exploring the natural world, with three floors of interactive exhibits, wildlife exhibits, nature trails, ponds and award-winning meadows, planetarium and train ride. The Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Western Massachusetts provides nature trails, field trips, an environmental and natural history library, games, educational activities and more.
For something out of the ordinary, Davis' Farmland and MegaMaze in Central Massachusetts has lots of child-friendly farm animals, and, in late fall, a corn-stalk maze with three miles of pathways and bridges over eight acres.
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Where can you use a screen?
Freestanding, folding screens have many uses in the home:
* Fill an empty corner. Angle your screen across the corner and sit a small can lamp on the floor behind it. The light behind the screen will shine up onto the ceiling.
* Conceal a workspace. Don't have time to clear off your desk before guests arrive? Unfold your screen and sit it in front of your work zone.
* Delineate an entry. Many small homes and apartments lack formal entries. Use your screen to create the illusion of a hallway.
* Dress up your couch. Instead of hanging a large-scale piece of art over your sofa, move your couch a few inches away from the wall and place a colorful screen behind it.
* Create a focal point in your bedroom. If you're worried about art crashing down on you during an earthquake, why not sit a lightweight screen behind your headboard instead?
* Substitute for traditional window treatment. Screens are an easy way to hide an ugly view. Sit a wrought-iron or shoji screen in front of your window. It will allow light to shine through and add to the room's decor.
* Hang it on the wall. Hand-painted Japanese or Chinese coromandel screens can be mounted on the wall in the dining room, or along a long boring wall in your living room to create a bold focal point.
* Add privacy to a sleeping or changing area. If you live in a studio apartment, a screen is a great way to create a room within a room.
Selecting your screen
In choosing the most appropriate screen for your home ask yourself:
* How often will you need to move it or store it? If moved frequently, make sure you purchase a lightweight screen that folds completely flat for convenient storing.
* How high are your ceilings and what is the scale of the room? A too-tall screen can look silly in a low-ceilinged room, and a short screen in a tall-ceilinged room looks sillier still. Wider panels work best in a room with large-scale pieces, and narrow panels work well in a room with a smaller scale.
* What is the expanse of space to be covered? You may need to purchase a four- or five-panel screen or perhaps put two screens together to extend across a large area. If the expanse is short, simply tighten your screen's zigzags.
* How will the screen be used? A solid-panel screen conceals well, but can look bulky. A translucent or cut-out type screen looks airy and decorative, but isn't as good at hiding clutter or providing privacy.
* What about stability? If you're worried about your kitten or toddler knocking it over, go for a screen with wide panels and no legs. Screens with four or more panels also tend to be sturdier.
Make your own screen
Save a little money by making your own room dividers:
Raised panel screen. Purchase two sets of bifold doors and attach the sets together with several double-acting hinges (designed for folding doors). Paint your screen in any color, apply wallpaper to the panels, or stencil on your own motif. Substitute louvered doors for a more tropical look.
Fabric screen. Create three or four open-framed shapes, in the dimensions you choose, using 1-inch by 4-inch or thick floor molding. (Attach the panels to each other as above.) Attach dowels at the top and bottom of each opening. Paint the frame. Using old sheets or leftover fabric, stitch a pocket at each end of the length of fabric for the dowels to slip through.
Lattice screen. Frame tall, narrow sections of garden lattice work. Paint in a color to match the room's decor.
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We have a unique situation where we sell a product on behalf of someone else.
The product is sold by Company "A" and they have a merchant account. We ship the product and would like to charge the customer the shipping charge on OUR merchant account.
So we would need to charge the customers card for the product and then charge the card again for the shipping. On the customers credit card it would list both the company that sold the product and our shipping fee.
I assume this is legal because the card companies would like each merchant to have their own account. From a programming standpoint this also seems rather easy.
Has anyone done this?
I think consumers would surely balk at something like that (being charged seperately for the goods and the shipping fees). I sell items from other vendors who are the ones who actually ship the goods (dropshippers) as I don't want to have to keep physical inventory myself. When I submit orders I get charged for shipping and I pass the fees on to my customers. I don't send in the orders to my supplier until I have been paid first so I don't have any out of pocket expenses for the items I am selling.
Now my situation isn't the same as yours but it is similar. I am assuming your supplier just gives you a certain amount of inventory to sell in their stead without charging you for it or any shipping. That's the only scenario I can think of that would lead you to this type of situation. You should charge the customer the cost of the goods+shipping and then pass on whatever Company A is supposed to get from the sale. That would be preferable to hitting your customers with two charges from two different companies.
I understand what you are saying. However, according to VISA, MC,etc they do not want someone using a merchant account for another company.
The goal by the card companies is that the person who sells the product name appears on the consumers credit card statement.
Of course this is related to the whole PayPal concept, where they use their merchant account to sell products for someone else - that also is against the rules.
This is why Paypal's free options aren't always the best... You can actually do this with a real merchant account. Merchant accounts and a payment gateway come with a Virtual Terminal that allow Post Authorizations in most cases. So (like a hotel), you can actually authorize the card for one amount, then complete the sale for a higher amount. As long as the final amount isn't 20% higher then the first amount you're in the clear to my knowledge (but check with your merchant account provider). But this is definitely doable with a real merchant account and payment gateway that includes a virtual terminal for manual entry - it is called pre-authorization and post authorzation (or force post).
But yes your MERCHANT will have to have this account in their name.
As for charging in someone else's name you can do this if you operate as a payment aggregator - which will require you open a high risk account initially - the percentages are higher for this as a payment aggregator and it's harder to be approved as one because you are being trusted to essentially become your own Paypal. It is doable however as I have set up an aggregator recently for a merchant in an unrelated business.
You need to think about the people who will be buying these products from you. What I don't understand is why you would want them charged by your supplying company for the actual product sale and then you would charge them under your company for the shipping. It just doesn't make sense and no business operates like that because it would look suspicious. Obviously your supplier wants to get paid and doesn't care if its after the sale of the items since they no longer physically have them in their own inventory. It would be better for the end user's piece of mind if you charged your customers the cost of the item and the shipping all at once. If I ordered something from a website and got hit with two charges from two different companies I probably wouldn't shop there again. Also I would wonder why my personal information is being given to this separate entity that I did not authorize. After the sale (or so many sales) you can simply pay your supplier whatever portion they are supposed to get directly as that should your responsibility.


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When two players score more than 50% of a team's points, after being allowed free shot after free shot, then there is no specific culprit for the end result. The coach and the players must bear collective responsibility for what happened out there. I don't care if D'Antoni never mentioned the word Defence, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who needs extra attention. Take Allen and Pierce out of the game and you've taken the Celtics out. They scored Fuc-king 70 of the team's 113 points. Fields, Douglas, and Mason (less so) just kept begging them to score more. Only one player deserves credit tonight and that is Shawne Williams. Well done. Nothing else really needs to be said. The Celtics are laughing at the Knicks and none of the players give a ****. Good to know you rate yourselves.
P.S - wont mind Fields playing some D-League Basketball next year. Any trade value he had has diminished.


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The Commissioner's Initiative on Women and Baseball was established in 1999 as a pilot program in six major league cities. The pilot clubs were chosen based on market size, ballpark age, and geographic location: Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets. Eisner7Sanderson and the polling companyTM, two Washington, D.C.-based firms, coordinated and conducted quantitative and qualitative research for the Initiative among more than 3,000 adult women within the six markets from March through July 1999. The quantitative surveys had a margin of error of +/- 1.8%.
"Baseball has a unique opportunity - unlike any other major professional sport - to build on the inherently positive feelings women have about baseball and to make them - and their families - more active participants in the game," said Allan H. (Bud) Selig, Commissioner of Baseball. "The connection women make between what they want from a family experience and what a baseball game has to offer is not as solid as we'd like, by far, but this Initiative is the first step in a long-term commitment to create stronger relationships with female audiences."
According to the Initiative research, women control the household budget and the family calendar, and also firmly believe in Baseball and say that it surpasses the three other major professional team sports when it comes to being family-friendly, accessible and providing positive role models.
Women are the primary decision-makers regarding most household matters: 81% for consumer purchases; 76% for household purchases; and 58% for leisure activities.
Women say that among the four major pro team sports, baseball is the most family-friendly (6-to-1); most accessible (5-to-1); and provides the best role models (4-to-1).
An overwhelming majority believes baseball games provide a wholesome environment (72%) and give family and friends a positive way to spend time together (90%).
By a 2-to-1 margin, women say that baseball is their favorite among all professional sports to watch on television and to attend in person.
"The research gives us a more detailed understanding of how women live their everyday lives. We had to know what they want and need for themselves and their families before developing a comprehensive strategy to communicate all the positive aspects of the game and the ballpark experience to them," said Wendy Selig-Prieb, Milwaukee Brewers president and CEO and a leader of the Initiative Task Force. "From the outset, this Initiative has approached women as intelligent, savvy consumers whose interest is crucial to the long-term success of baseball."
MLB learned that a majority of women were unaware of discount and family ticket packages offered by most major league clubs, and were largely unfamiliar with club charitable activities and the names of current players. The research also determined that the types of media and other sources that women turn to for news and information are rarely the same as those that contain a significant number of baseball stories.
Learning about baseball, the clubs, and the ballpark has a powerful effect on this audience, according to the Initiative research. A majority of participants said they will be more likely to attend a game and buy team merchandise after learning about discount and family packages, and a plurality said that knowing more about the club's personality, its charitable activities, and ballpark amenities will make them more active fans.
"When I first became Commissioner," said Selig, "I said that one of my goals was to put a bat and ball in the hands of every child. It seems that, for many kids, we first must put the right baseball stories in front of their Moms.
"We need to do more to let women know about such MLB programs as Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities, or RBI, which enables kids in more than 137 cities around the world to play baseball. RBI is one facet of our growing relationship with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, MLB's official charity, through which the league, all 30 clubs, and many players support activities at many of the 2,600 B&GCA centers across the country."
Clubs are working to make the ballpark a destination point for women and families. Many offer special days where Moms and kids can run the bases, batting and pitching cages for fans during games, team-themed birthday parties for kids, and behind-the-scenes tours. Most clubs offer discount packages where a group of four can buy tickets, hot dogs, sodas, and parking for $50 or less. These packages proved very popular in focus groups with working mothers, families on a budget, and women looking for fun double date ideas.
The Initiative report contains a number of recommendations on how MLB and individual clubs can create opportunities to develop better relationships with female audiences. The recommendations address every area of club operations from the front office, marketing and PR departments, and the clubhouse, to ballpark operations, concessionaires, and ticket takers. A collaborative effort between the six pilot clubs, MLB, and the Commissioner generated the final list.
The six pilot clubs incorporated many of the Initiative recommendations into their 2000 season plans. With the report's release, all 30 major league clubs and Major League Baseball are looking at various methods to incorporate the suggested strategies and activities into their plans for the remainder of the year and for future seasons. Several projects already in the planning stages include: a MLB "Father of the Year" Player Award, with club and league-wide winners; an official MLB "Mother's Day Celebration" so players, fans and the entire league can honor Mom; special ballpark nights with discounts, giveaways, and in-park promotions designed to entertain - not patronize - female fans; a "Women's Corner" on the MLB website where visitors can find schedules, ticket packages, driving and parking tips, and fun team facts for all 30 clubs; and a continued pledge to find new and stronger ways to support women and girls in diamond sports.
"We must assume the responsibility of bringing Baseball and the ballpark experience to women," said Drayton McLane, Houston Astros Chairman and CEO, and Chairman of the Major League Baseball Ownership Long Term Planning Committee. "The Initiative will give clubs opportunities to learn from each other and work together to ensure that women and their families feel safe, welcome, and wanted at every major league ballpark."
The Commissioner's Initiative on Women and Baseball is part of an ongoing series of innovations designed to grow and strengthen the game - a goal that Commissioner Selig set for the entire league at the beginning of his tenure. Off the field, other programs have included The Commissioner's Initiative on Ballparks, The Commissioner's Blue Ribbon Panel on Baseball Economics, and the Jackie Robinson 50th Anniversary celebration. On the field, innovations have included the introduction of the Wild Card and Interleague play, and the recent decision to return to an unbalanced schedule for the 2001 season.


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All Vehicles are Electric Vehicles – Here's Why
Critics are often quick to point out that car companies are somewhat disingenuous when they use the phrase "zero emissions vehicle" when promoting their all-electric offerings. The term "elsewhere emissions vehicle" has been suggested as a more accurate description, on the basis that many electric vehicles (EVs) get their juice from coal-fired power stations.
To get around this, sometimes EVs are marketed as having zero tailpipe emissions. Either way, to compare the emissions of an EV with those of a gasoline powered vehicle, it is appropriate to factor in an EV's carbon footprint based on its power generation source. Then we can compare their emissions with those of gasoline powered vehicles over a given distance traveled.
Here's an interesting thought experiment however, one which kind of turns the discussion around. What if we consider all vehicles to be electric vehicles, even the ones we fill up with petroleum products? We certainly should if we are trying to be accurate in our comparison.
First of all, why would we want to look at it this way? Well, the fact is, without the generation of huge amounts of electricity, we don't have gasoline in the first place. Forget about getting crude oil out of the ground thousands of miles away, transporting it by super tanker, storing it, and getting it to the gas station – all of which impacts the carbon footprint too – lets just consider the process of refining it, which itself, directly uses electricity. Bottom line – No electricity, no gasoline. The question is, how much electricity?
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James Harden suggested that he may sit out one of the Rockets' back-to-back games this week, as he recovers from foot, wrist and back injuries.
Harry Giles (knee) has been ruled out for the 2017-18 season.
James Harden (hamstring) will play vs. the Wolves on Thursday.
Joel Embiid said that he's hopeful that he'll play in both games of back-to-back sets by the end of the month.
Blazers coach Terry Stotts said he may tweak the rotation to get Shabazz Napier more minutes.
Bogdan Bogdanovic went off for a career-high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting on Wednesday, adding six rebounds, two assists, one steal and a flawless 6-of-6 mark from downtown.
Willie Cauley-Stein scored a season-high-tying 26 points on Wednesday, hitting 11-of-18 FGs and 4-of-6 FTs with 10 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.
Rodney Hood lit up for 25 points vs. Sacramento on Wednesday, making 9-of-16 FGs and 3-of-3 FTs with four 3-pointers, eight rebounds and two assists.
Hassan Whiteside busted out for season-highs 27 points and six blocks during a 106-101 win over the Bucks on Wednesday, adding 13 rebounds and one turnover.
Donovan Mitchell was sensational throughout Wednesday's road win in Sacramento, scoring 34 points on 14-of-19 shooting with three assists, three steals, one rebound and one 3-pointer.
Klay Thompson torched the Bulls during a 119-112 win on Wednesday, making 12-of-22 from the field for a season-high 38 points with four rebounds, two assists and seven 3-pointers.
Carmelo Anthony lit up the Lakers for a game-high 27 points on Wednesday, going 10-of-15 from the field with four 3-pointers, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 27 minutes.


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In case you or loved ones living in the Pacific Islands or coastal NZ: a large quake has hit American Samoa and a tsunami warning has been issued for the Pacific. On ABC radio, they're now talking about a wave of 2-3 metres.
NZ on alert as major quake shakes Samoa
September 30, 2009 - 7:54AM
At least five people are reported to have been killed after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Samoa on Tuesday, the New Zealand deputy high commissioner to Apia David Dolphin said.
The quake sparked a tsunami warning for a large swathe of the South Pacific although Australia is not expected to be affected.
The quake of up to 8.3 magnitude hit at 6.48am Tuesday local time (0348 Wednesday AEST) midway between the two island groups of Samoa and American Samoa.
There were reports of deaths in American Samoa, although a US official was unable to confirm numbers.
Samoan police also say the tsunami has caused an unknown number of deaths there, the ABC reported.
There were reports that three children had been killed in Samoa, the ABC said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre put the quake's magnitude at 8.3 and issued a general alert for the South Pacific region, from American Samoa to New Zealand.
It said the tsunami generated by the quake "may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicentre and could also be a threat to more distant coasts".
The US Geological Service said the quake struck 35km below the ocean floor, 190km from American Samoa and 200km from Samoa.
New Zealander Graeme Ansell said the beach village of Sau Sau Beach Fale in Samoa was levelled.
"It was very quick. The whole village has been wiped out," Ansell told National Radio from a hill near Samoa's capital, Apia.
"There's not a building standing. We've all clambered up hills, and one of our party has a broken leg. There will be people in a great lot of need 'round here."
The powerful quake jolted people awake.
In Apia, families reported shaking that lasted for up to three minutes.
"It was pretty strong; it was long and lasted at least two minutes," one resident told local radio.
"It's the strongest I have felt, and we ran outside. You could see all the trees and houses were shaking," he said.
Sulili Dusi told New Zealand's National Radio that "everything dropped on the floor and we thought the house was going to go down as well. Thank God, it didn't." Along with neighbours, they fled to high ground.
Another resident, Dean Phillips, said the southern coast of Upolu island had been struck by the tsunami.
"The police are sending everybody up to high ground," he said.
Local media said they had reports of some landslides in the Solosolo region of the main Samoan island of Upolu and damage to plantations in the countryside outside Apia.
A 1.5-metre tsunami wave swept into the American Samoa capital Pago Pago shortly after the earthquake, sending sea water surging inland about 100 metres before receding, leaving some cars stuck in mud.
Electricity outages were reported and telephone lines were jammed.
In Fagatogo, water reached the waterfront town's meeting field and covered portions of the main highway, which also was plagued by rock slides.
A local reporter said three children had been killed in Samoa.
"There doesn't seem to be any damage around the capital although we have been told there have been deaths on the other side of the island as a result of the following tsunami," Australian journalist Russell Hunter, who lives in Apia and works for the Samoa Observer, told the ABC.
"So far we are told three children in a small village on the other side of the island."
New Zealand was expected to be hit by a one-metre high wave about 10am local time (0700 AEST), New Zealand Civil Defence said.
Eastern coast areas were most at risk.
A brief statement issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre, operated by the Bureau of Meteorology and Geoscience Australia, said Australia would not be impacted by the tsunami.
"There is no tsunami threat to the Australian mainland, islands or territories," the statement said.
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SOMC, Dodson Win Telly Award For Veteran VideoPosted on July 23, 2011
Shown with the Telly Award is Chuck Kurtz, technician for SOMC Bio Medical Engineering and veteran of the U.S. Marines (left) and Andrew Dodson (right).
Southern Ohio Medical Center has been awarded a Telly Award for 2011. As part of the 32nd Annual Telly Award competition, a video created by SOMC's Visual Media Specialist Andrew Dodson was selected by the The Telly Awards and Silver Telly Council to receive this prestigious honor.
The Telly Awards was founded in 1978 to honor excellence in local, regional and cable TV commercials. According the Telly website, non-broadcast video and TV program categories were later added, leading to 200 categories for entries. Today, the Telly is one of the most sought-after awards by industry leaders, from large international firms to local production companies and ad agencies.
Dodson created a special tribute video for Veterans Day, November 10, 2010. The touching memoir features SOMC employees who are veterans reflecting on their experiences in while on active duty or at war.
"It was an honor to make this video for Veterans Day," Dodson said. "All veterans are heroes and they deserve to be recognized. I hope this video demonstrates our appreciation for their service."
To view the Veterans Day video, please visit the SOMC YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/somcportsmouth.


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MIIS Professor and Student Win $50,000 Innovator of the Year Award
May 5, 2014
"A supportive culture of innovation exists at MIIS," says Professor Jeffrey Langholz of the International Environmental Policy program, who this weekend won the main prize of $50,000 and title of Innovator of the Year at the Monterey Bay Startup Challenge along with graduate student Maeve Murphy (MBA/MAIEP '15). Their idea is called Water City and it helps make water conservation easy and profitable for the public.
Freshwater issues are a passion for Maeve, who is working on a joint degree in business administration and environmental policy. "This is why I came to MIIS," she says happily, explaining that she has long been bothered by the inefficiencies in the way we handle freshwater. Professor Langholz is also passionate about water issues, and when his colleague Kent Glenzer founded the recent the Institute Community Innovation Challenge for students with a challenge focused on water issues, Jeff started thinking actively of solutions.
When Maeve made an appointment with Professor Langholz in February to discuss career options, he shared his water ideas and they decided to combine their strengths. For Maeve, the challenge came at a perfect time. "It was a real-world situation in which I could apply my education thus far to an idea that I am passionate about. There were countless times I would be in class and would realize that what we were learning that moment I could apply to the Water City project and would pull open my notes or financial spreadsheet and start adjusting immediately." Smiling wryly, Langholz says,"MIIS faculty are in the business of making students' dreams come true."
When MIIS faculty and students put their heads together, the rest of the world benefits. But these two do not want to take all the credit for their success so far. "This may have looked like a single student and a single professor," says Langholz, "but more than 40 people on campus supported the effort – that's how it works at MIIS!"