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Nursing Research and Practice
Volume 2012, Article ID 567058, 5 pages
Nurse Faculty Enrichment and Competency Development in Oral-Systemic Health
New York University College of Nursing, 726 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA
Received 13 January 2012; Accepted 9 February 2012
Academic Editor: Mary George
Copyright © 2012 Maria C. Dolce. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Nurses are positioned to play a significant role in oral health promotion and disease prevention across the life cycle. Oral health has not been a high priority in nursing practice, and educating nurses about oral health has been inadequate particularly regarding the interrelationship between oral health and overall health. The first step for developing a nursing workforce with core competencies in oral health promotion and disease prevention is to prepare nurse faculty with the requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, and best practices in oral-systemic health. The purpose of this paper is to present Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum as a knowledge framework that nurse faculty can use for faculty enrichment and competency development in oral health across the life cycle. A variety of teaching-learning strategies and resources are provided to assist nurse faculty with integrating oral-systemic health into existing nursing curricula.


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Is it really worth paying more to download AIFF, WAV or FLAC or should I just download MP3 music?
Over the last few years there have been many debates within the DJ and club community as to what is the best digital audio format. Whilst two camps sit polarised between analogue and digital, there is also disagreement amongst the wholly digitalists. Compared to vinyl, digital DJing provides a wide variety of options so it is important to understand why any DJ keen to stand out from the crowd investigates the options available to them.
All DJs have several things to consider, whether just playing for personal enjoyment at home or on the circuit as a professional. These are not just what tracks to play and interfaces to use but the audio format and quality. While it might seem fine to play 128kbps files from illegal upload sites and content ripped straight from YouTube, it could be a false economy. There might be a time when you play out on a big soundsystem in front of a paying audience and those cheap rips are not going to cut it anymore. So the rule of thumb is try to get the best quality always if you want to play out live and make a living from your DJing. By doing so, club promoters and fellow DJs will take you more seriously. That said, if you have no aspirations to go public and just want to get more for your money then cheaper, lower quality formats are fine. This also applies to bedroom radio DJ, whilst sourcing great quality audio is great, it is not so essential when broadcasting live to the Web. This is because many of your listeners are likely to be listening on their laptop, tablet or mobile phone. Whilst some internet stations are capped at a certain broadcast quality, so trying to play something at 320kbps may just crash their system.
Does size matter?
There are many arguments around on the web as to the differences between the various file formats. So it is important to understand why they exist and that in reality there is a genuine difference between them. The dominant digital audio format is MP3 and has become so by its convenience as a format. However it is not the best format, just the most popular in terms of consumption, streaming and storage. So it is perfectly fine to have lower quality MP3s for your computer and audio player - as it was designed for those platforms - but not always for playing through a 5k soundsystem at a top venue. With the cost of digital storage, hosting and streaming quite cheap these days, having enough disk space for your music is less of an issue. Nevertheless a legacy remains that means many DJs still try to squeeze as many audio files onto their drives as they can, and that comes at the price of sound quality.
LOSSY audio format
MP3 is a 'lossy' compression format, so the data from the original sound file is made smaller. Compared to uncompressed CD quality which is 1411kbps, MP3 is just a fraction of that. Simple math will tell you that a 128kbps MP3 track will be about a eleventh of uncompressed CD audio, so some of that quality gets lost in translation. Any original, quality recordings - whether on vinyl, CD or digital - will not have been produced in an MP3 format, they just get converted to that later. So this compression involves losing some of the data from the original recording, which in audio terms usually comes from the bassy end of the spectrum.
If you want to hear an example of the kind of audio that gets left out when a track is compressed, listen to this recording of Suzanne Vega's track Tom's Diner
Lossless Audio Formats
WAV has been established for quite a while and was developed by the big hitters Microsoft and IBM. Aside from it appearing as a standard format for anyone owning a Microsoft computer it also reproduces good quality sound and as a result is very popular with many DJs. Many studio producers work in WAV format and it is a good format to chose when disk space is not an issue. On the other side of the fence we have Apple's equivalent and AIFF. This format matches WAV virtually pound for pound but is less adaptable as WAV once you try and play your audio on a different platform, whereas you can play WAV files on a Mac.
The last of the trio of dominant formats in this section is FLAC which unlike the other two is compressed to about half the size of the other two. What FLAC loses in size it makes up in quality, although it is likely that some will state they can tell the loss in quality compared to the other formats. There are other audio formats that are classed as Lossless but are rarely used by DJs.
The difference between MP3, AIFF, FLAC and WAV audio formats, how do they compare?
We have discussed the dominant format of MP3 to some extent as an audio file as it is the most adaptable and convenient for different scenarios. Many DJs play out using MP3, which is fine, but consider the difference in quality between MP3s as it is well worth investing in the higher quality 320kbps files. That said, lower quality MP3s might sound fine on higher end sound systems, but at some point you are likely to get found out when playing on a poorer system. There are other formats available and they like MP3 can vary in size and quality. Other Lossy formats include AAC which was designed to be the successor for MP3, whilst WMA is Windows Media Player format, something you are unlikely to see used by DJs. If you wanted to test the difference between a 320kbps and 128kbps MP3 file visit The Noise Addicts website to take their test. Naturally Mac users will often favour AIFF, Windows users picking WAV. The problem for any DJ making a career arises when you start to a build a collection that is made up of different formats and bit rates. If you have started with one format and like it, stick with it but it is always good to chat to other DJs to discover their preferences.
Tagging your music collection
It is also important to note that as your collection builds you get into the habit of tagging of your tracks. Obviously the majority of legally bought music will come with some kind of metadata embedded into it, but older tracks might not be complete. Also there is the issue of discovering special edits, Creative Commons and netlabel releases and remixes hosted freely that again might not contain all of the data. This is fine whilst browsing through your collection on your laptop but could became a pain when trying to use Traktor or Serato in a club and every other track has no or partial information. WAV files can be tagged with metadata but applications such as DJ mix software may not be able to see this data. A useful resource specifically for tagging WAVs for accessing via other players and platforms can be viewed here. Whilst AIFF files can be tagged allowing Traktor to read them within the software, Beatport supplies AIFF pre-tagged MP3s.
Hosting your own mixes and podcasts
When hosting your own mixes size can matter, especially for DJs with a tight budget. The two most popular DJ hosting sites, SoundCloud and MixCloud offer two different options. SoundCloud is more restricted with their free account capped at three hours of audio, how you use those three hours is up to you. Whilst you are restricted to just a maximum of 100 downloads and very basic stats and of course you do not have to use the download functionality. The Pro account doubles that to six hours and Pro Unlimited to unlimited uploads.
MixCloud has no download options and is more for DJ mixes and podcasts, although some do host just single tracks which is more popular in SoundCloud. Originally uploaders were restricted to just 100mb per upload which impacted on the quality of the audio. 100mb would usually result in a very short mix if the audio quality was 320kbps. This was extended to unlimited file size uploads in 2011, allowing DJs more freedom with the quality of the audio file.
The cost of buying music online
Quality always comes at a price, even if we are talking about individual audio tracks. The better the quality the more you will pay, such is the law of economics. While this might put some DJs off from spending more due to limited budgets, others need to consider quality over quantity. There is that decision whether to buy more tracks or invest better quality audio, the temptation might be to go with the former. So whilst that is OK for the bedroom DJ, their club-based cousin should consider the other option and spend some of that hard-earned money on better quality audio. If we are talking about a dozen tracks per week then this cost will be quite nominal. For example a typical 10 track album will cost between one-two pounds more for the WAV versions over MP3. Whilst a 320kbps MP3 will cost more than a lower bitrate version.
There will always be disagreement between which is the best format to use, WAV versus MP3 versus FLAC, so on and so forth. Where possible always try and get the best quality for peace of mind, if funds are limited then do what makes you feel comfortable. For every person who tells you they can tell difference between the MP3 and WAV versions of a track, there will be one who cannot. Added to that is the variables of the amp, speakers, sound system, sound card, person's ears and perceptions. One tip for club DJs still uncertain as to what really audio quality sounds best for them is to have a controlled experiment before you start your next night. Try playing the same track in a variety of formats on the club soundsystem and see if you can tell a difference in quality. The chances are that everyone will have a different opinion, but that is DJing in a nutshell.Discover music in your chosen format with Trackhunter
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5 December, 2018
Lullaby Phish (and more)
I covered the Rockabye Baby series of cover albums last year. But for some reason, a new series, called Twinkle Twinkle Rock Star, has decided they want to compete with Rockabye Baby in making twinkling-bell covers of music that 30-year-olds like. It wouldn't be worth mentioning at all if they hadn't made a Phish-For-Babies album, but they did.
"Shhh, shhh," the Phish dad says, as his child cries. "Just keep listening. You'll get into it. Trust me. You'll be a Phish-head any day now." He picks up the ipod, clicks around for a moment, and sets it back down. "Phish isn't the only jam band, either, kid. I've got a lullaby version of Widespread Panic that'll really make you twirl in circles in a dirty field for hours."


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Prepare for hours of fun with this adrenaline-pumping river rafting experience in KwaZulu-Natal, complete with zip-lining and rock jumping to finish! Ride the rapids through the Mkomazi Valley under the guidance of expert instructors - the perfect day out to share with friends.
The experience starts at an adventure centre around 22km west of Richmond, where guests will receive a safety briefing, get kitted out in life jackets and helmets, and watch a paddling demonstration. The friendly instructors will then drive the group 6km up the river for some final paddling exercises - then you're off! With no fewer than ten class 2-3 rapids on the way, you're guaranteed a wet and wild adventure as you traverse the flowing water whilst taking in the stunning scenery around you. After a quick snack break you'll continue on for another 3km of rafting, taking on the notorious Mkomazi River Number 1 Rapid... and before you know it, you're back at the adventure centre where you can enjoy rock jumping and zip-lining, with refreshments and showers available.
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Hey everyone. I did the ritual I posted on Tuesday, Day of the Dead, it felt good. It certainly wasn't my first go at that one, which I do at least once a year. Only one month left in this semester, where does the time go? A girl came into my Shakespeare class last week to talk to us about studying abroad in the UK this summer at Oxford. OMG I want to go. All of July and August taking two English courses, one with an ASU professor and one with an Oxford professor, now of course I do not have the funds in place to go but I can dream. For our final paper we are directing a Shakespeare play on paper only, I am excited, the tango music, and Jeanne Hepbuterne, are a hint at things.
I recently had a visitation, November 2, which happens to be my friends birthday. I met her through my best friend Roger. She is a Brazilian beauty and a great gal. Roger was well acquainted with the practices and Orisha's in the Yoruba based religion. Both he and my other best friend were independently of one another, which always sort of blew my mind. I used to joke around about it until they came to me in a dream once, waking me freezing on a very hot night. It was very cheerful and positive but it got my attention. So anyway I am acquainted with them as well now. So on Tuesday night I smell cigar smoke in my house, no open windows, it isn't coming from outside, rather or not I instantly thought Roger is here with Esu, the orisha. It was very comforting, and then I see so many connecting threads, I have acquired a cigar box collection, and have been listening endlessly to tango. Either way it was so nice feeling Roger send me a sign. If not I am pretending he did.
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Got Gothic
The art of
Jasmine Becket-Griffith
Hey everyone. In America we had "President's Day" yesterday, a National Holiday celebrating Washington, and Lincoln's birthdays. Anyways fortunately I got the day off school, so I could do all the homework due on my British Literature 8 week online course on the Romantic Era, primarily, Mary Wollstonecraft (Preeminent Feminist), Jane Austen, and Mary's daughter, Mary Shelley. Doesn't everyone love Frankenstein, one of the best novels of that genre, and period.
I love the story behind the story. In a later edition Mary Shelley, at her publishers request answers the question, "How I, then a young girl, came to think of, and to dilate upon, so very hideous an idea?"
I will share a few excerpts, but if your interested read the entire story at the link.
In the summer of 1816, we visited Switzerland, and became the neighbours of Lord Byron. At first we spent our pleasant hours on the lake, or wandering on its shores; and Lord Byron, who was writing the third canto of Childe Harold, was the only one among us who put his thoughts upon paper. These, as he brought them successively to us, clothed in all the light and harmony of poetry, seemed to stamp as divine the glories of heaven and earth, whose influences we partook with him.
. . . But it proved a wet, ungenial summer, and incessant rain often confined us for days to the house.Some volumes of ghost stories, translated from the German into French, fell into our hands. There was the History of the Inconstant Lover, who, when he thought to clasp the bride to whom he had pledged his vows, found himself in the arms of the pale ghost of her whom he had deserted. . .
"We will each write a ghost story," said Lord Byron; and his proposition was acceded to. There were four of us. The noble author began a tale, a fragment of which he printed at the end of his poem of Mazeppa. Shelley, more apt to embody ideas and sentiments in the radiance of brilliant imagery, commenced one founded on the experiences of his early life. . .
I busied myself to think of a story, —a story to rival those which had excited us to this task. One which would speak to the mysterious fears of our nature, and awaken thrilling horror—one to make the reader dread to look round, to curdle the blood, and quicken the beatings of the heart. If I did not accomplish these things, my ghost story would be unworthy of its name. I thought and pondered—vainly. I felt that blank incapability of invention which is the greatest misery of authorship, when dull Nothing replies to our anxious invocations. Have you thought of a story? I was asked each morning, and each morning I was forced to reply with a mortifying negative. . .
Many and long were the conversations between Lord Byron and Shelley, to which I was a devout but nearly silent listener. During one of these, various philosophical doctrines were discussed, and among others the nature of the principle of life, and whether there was any probability of its ever being discovered and communicated. They talked of the experiments of Dr. Darwin. . .
Night waned upon this talk, and even the witching hour had gone by, before we retired to rest. When I placed my head on my pillow, I did not sleep, nor could I be said to think. My imagination, unbidden, possessed and guided me, gifting the successive images that arose in my mind with a vividness far beyond the usual bounds of reverie. I saw—with shut eyes, but acute mental vision, —I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion. Frightful must it be; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world. His success would terrify the artist; he would rush away from his odious handywork, horror-stricken. . .
I opened mine in terror. The idea so possessed my mind, that a thrill of fear ran through me, and I wished to exchange the ghastly image of my fancy for the realities around. I see them still; the very room, the dark parquet, the closed shutters, with the moonlight struggling through, and the sense I had that the glassy lake and white high Alps were beyond. I could not so easily get rid of my hideous phantom; still it haunted me. I must try to think of something else. I recurred to my ghost story, my tiresome unlucky ghost story! O! if I could only contrive one which would frighten my reader as I myself had been frightened that night!
This piece of writing about the backstory, and Frankenstein's conception is brilliant. I was talking with my good friend, owner of a renowned cat, hint; Not Grumpy Cat, about a movie made of this, Haunted Summer (1988). I haven't seen it in 20 years but I recall liking it.
Los Dias de Los Muertos
😀 Happy Day of the Dead 😀
Day of the Dead
The Day of the Dead is a unique festival that is the result of 16th century contact between Mesoamerica and Europe. Conceptually, it is a hybrid, owing its origins to both prehispanic Aztec philosophy and religion and medieval European ritual practice. Ceremonies held during the Aztec summer month of Miccailhuitontli were mainly focused on the celebration of the dead. These were held under the supernatural direction of the goddess Mictecacihuatl. (1) Both children and dead ancestors were remembered and celebrated. It was also during this month that the Aztecs commemorated fallen warriors. According to Diego Duran, a 16th century Spanish priest, the Aztecs would bring offerings of food to altars in honor of the dead. They would also place small clay images that were supposed to represent the deceased on these same altars. (2)
When the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century, they brought the Christian Holiday of All Soul's Day with them. This was a Roman Catholic holy day commemorating the dead in general as well as baptized Christians who were believed to be in purgatory. Spanish priests were quick to see a correlation between the Aztec and Christian celebrations so moved the Aztec festival from summer to fall so that it coincided with All Soulsâ day. This was done in the hopes that the Aztec holiday, which the Spaniards considered to be pagan, would be transformed into an acceptable Christian holiday.
The result of this cultural blending is an event where modern Mexicanos celebrate their ancestors during the first two days of November, rather than at the beginning of summer. While this modern festival has Christian components, it still maintains its indigenous Native American ones.
Across Mexico, activities associated with Day of the Dead are fairly consistent from place to place. On the first day, families visit the graves of their relatives. During this time, they decorate the gravesite with flowers, earth, and candles. The also hold a kind of picnic at the graveside where they interact socially among themselves and with other families and community members who are all gathered at the cemetery. The stories that are exchanged by the families often feature other people who are also buried in the same cemetery. In this way, Day of the Dead acts as a method of social cohesion between different groups of people. Folks gathered around the graves are there not only to celebrate their ancestors, but to celebrate the role that those ancestors played in a larger community.
The meals prepared for these picnics include tamales and pan de muerto (a special bread in the shape of a person). Many people believe that it is good luck to be the one who bites into the plastic toy skeleton hidden by the baker in each rounded loaf. Sweets are also included in the feast. These include, cookies, chocolate and sugar skulls. Friends and family members exchange gifts consisting of sugar skeletons or other items with a death related iconography. Often times, a gift is more prized if the skull or skeleton has one's own name written on it with icing. As in the case of pan de muerto, when the celebrant takes a bite out of the skull, the person symbolically "takes a bite of death" and thereby, inoculates themselves against the fear of death.
Decoration is not restricted to gravesites. Often times people set up home altars dedicated to the same relatives. These are profusely decorated with flowers (primarily yellow and orange marigolds and/or crysanthemums). These were called cempoa-xochitl and are a clear holdover from Pre-Columbian times. For the Aztecs, the color yellow referenced the autumn—a season when nature begins to die. The arc or arco that forms a semi-halo atop the altar is symbolic of the path taken across the heavens by the dead. As in the case of the gravesides, home altars are also adorned with religious amulets and food offerings. The foods chosen are generally those that the deceased enjoyed during his life. This can run the gamut to different kinds of fruit, to cigarettes, and alcoholic beverages. Mescal is a favorite. All in all, the altar represents a recognition of the cycle of life and death that is part of human existence. There is some slight variation in how Day of the Dead is observed in Mexico. For instance, its celebration in large cities, like Oaxaca, leans more toward the secular than the sacred. Also, foodstuffs and altar construction are, logically enough, dependant upon the natural resources of the area. Nonetheless, what seems to be maintained throughout is the remembrance of the dead and the celebration of the continuity of life and the community.
(1) This deity's name means "Lady of the Dead." She was the female counterpart of Mictlantecuhtli, the lord of the underworld.
(2) See, Diego Duran, Book of the Gods and Rites and The Ancient Calendar. Translated and edited by Fernando Horcasitas and Doris Heyden. Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1971].
I have been to the San Francisco's Day of the Dead with my baby sister.
Pristine Cartera-Turkus
The Crystal Skulls
An old native American legend describes the existence of thirteen ancient crystal skulls, the size of human skulls, with moveable jaws that were said to speak or sing.
The legend tells that these crystal skulls contain important information about some of the great mysteries of life and the universe. They contain knowledge about the past history of our species on this planet, and information about mankind's true purpose and future destiny.
The Cherokee version of the legend says that there were originally twelve planets in the universe inhabited by human life and that there was one skull for each of these planets, together with a thirteenth skull which was vital to reconnecting all of these worlds.
The legend also says that one day, at a time of great need, all of these crystal skulls will be rediscovered and brought back together to reveal their information vital to the very survival of the human race.
But the legend also warns that when that time arrives mankind must first be sufficiently developed, suitably evolved both morally and spiritually, so as not to abuse this great knowledge.
When we first heard this legend, whilst visiting the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala, we considered it merely a colorful story, until we found out that a real crystal skull had actually been discovered on an archaeological dig in Central America, way back in the 1920's.
The Mitchel-Hedges Crystal Skull
Frederick Mitchell-Hedges (1882-1959) was your archetypal British adventurer-explorer; a member of the Maya Committee of the British Museum and a real Indiana-Jones type character determined to make his mark in the twilight years of the British Empire.
He was of the opinion that the cradle of civilisation lay not in the Middle East, as is commonly supposed, but instead he was convinced that Atlantis was a real civilisation which had disappeared after some natural catastrophe.
He believed that the remnants of this Atlantean civilisation could still be found somewhere in Central America, and he was determined to prove it.
To this end, he gathered together a party of explorers who set sail from Liverpool in 1924 bound for British Honduras (now Belize). One day, deep in the jungle, his party stumbled upon some mounds of stone overgrown with moss and foliage, and suffocated by roots and vines.
So they set fire to the undergrowth. When the fire had subsided the ruins of a once great city emerged from the flames.
It was a place known to the local Mayans as 'Lubaantun' or 'The City of Fallen Stones', and it was in this lost city that Mitchell Hedges' adopted daughter Anna found a magnificent and perfect crystal skull, buried beneath an altar in the ruins of one of the great temple-pyramids.
The Mayan helpers on the dig went wild with joy on the emergence of the skull. They seemed to recognise it. They kissed the ground crying, placed it on an altar, and performed ceremonial rituals and dances around it.
But what was this mysterious object and did it have anything to do with the ancient legend?
The crystal skull is a mystery as profound as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Sphinx, the Nasca Lines of Peru, or Stonehenge.
Ever since its original discovery the crystal skull has been the source of much archaeological controversy – nobody seems to know quite how old it really is, how it was made, what it was used for, and where it originally came from.
All that is known for sure is that ever since it emerged from the temple ruins, the most incredible claims have been made about the crystal skull and there have been a whole host of reports of strange and unusual phenomena surrounding the skull.
As mentioned above, Anna Mitchell-Hedges is the woman who first uncovered the crystal skull as a teenager back in the 1920's.
Although the crystal skull was found on what most archaeologists consider to be a Mayan site, Anna Mitchell-Hedges and many others like her believe that it is actually much older than this, and that it belonged to some mysterious pre-Mayan civilization that has now long since disappeared from this Earth.
The crystal skull has been valued at several millions of dollars, but it is far more than just an expensive and exotic ancient artifact.
For, over the years, people have reported all kinds of strange and unusual experiences in the skull's presence. In particular, it is said to have incredible 'psychic' and 'healing' powers.
According to Anna Mitchell-Hedges, who passed away at the age of 100 in 2007, it is thanks to the 'healing power' of the skull that kept her alive. She said that all through her life the skull kept her in good health and happiness.
The skull, she said, 'protected' her and 'communicated' with her all through her long life, and she is not the only person to have reported such experiences.
Anna allowed many visitors into her home and she accumulated hundreds of letters from the many people who came to her house to sit with the skull and who claim to have been 'healed by the skull' or that it somehow 'communicated' with them. Many of those who have spent time alone with the skull claim to have seen or heard things in its presence.
Many say they have seen a gentle glow, like an aura, extending around the skull, or that they have heard sounds, like the soft chanting of human voices, emanating from it, such that it has now earned the title 'the talking' or 'singing skull', just as in the old legend.
Others claim to have seen things inside the skull. When they have sat with the skull for a long time it has started to present them with images, almost like watching a bit of cinema film.
Hundreds of visitors attest to having seen incredible images from the past or the future deep inside its crystalline structure. The reports include images of ancient sacred sites, with ceremonies being performed beneath great pyramids.
Others say they have seen whole periods of planetary history with great shifting of continents, the rising of sea levels and destruction of land masses, and geological cataclysm on a global scale.
One of the most commonly reported images is considered by many to be the holographic image of a UFO appearing within the crystal skull – and this has even been photographed! This image in particular has led many to suggest that perhaps the crystal skull has some kind of strange unearthly origin?
But, just as the ancient legend suggests, this is not the only crystal skull to be discovered. Several other crystal skulls have since come to light. All are of mysterious origin and all are surrounded by claims of strange or unusual phenomena and tales of inexplicable, paranormal powers.
Max, the 'Talking' Crystal Skull
A woman named Joann Parks, who lives in Houston, Texas, also has a crystal skull. She, too, claims that her crystal skull has the power to heal and can communicate with her telepathically.
The story of how Joann Parks came into possession of her crystal skull starts with a very sad story. In 1978 Joann's eldest daughter, Diana, was diagnosed as having bone cancer and the conventional medical doctors gave her only three months to live.
Joann turned to the help of a Tibetan Lama and healer named Norbu Chen. This man owned a crystal skull, and with the help of this healer and his crystal skull, her daughter managed to live for a further three years.
When her daughter eventually died, the healer gave Joann the crystal skull, telling her nothing about it except that he had originally received it from a Guatemalan shaman and that one day Joann would understand it and know what it was for.
Not knowing what to do with it, Joann put the crystal skull in a box in the bedroom closet. A few years later the skull started to appear in her dreams. Then it started "speaking to her," saying that it wanted out of the closet.
She tried to ignore this 'voice' but it started "talking to her" at all times of day, saying "You must let me out of this closet.
I am important to mankind," and "I will be remembered." Joanne thought she was losing her mind and even spoke to her family doctor about it, but the voice just wouldn't go away, and so she eventually found herself sitting in the bedroom closet "talking to this lump of rock" and telling it to go away, saying "Just leave me alone skull!"
She slammed the skull away in a case and pushed it to the back of the wardrobe, but as she ran back down the stairs the skull kept talking to her.
"It was very persistent," explained Joann and it was determined that I take it out of the closet and "tell mankind" of its existence. It even added that, "By the way, my name isn't skull, it's Max!"
And since that time Joann has been showing the skull all over the United States where she says "Max has now spoken to and healed many people."
Where did this skull come from?
The British Museum have always considered their skull to be of Aztec origin. The note accompanying the Smithsonian skull also said that it had once belonged to the mighty Aztecs of Central America.
Anna Mitchell-Hedges and Joann Parks said their skulls are at least as old as the ancient Mayan civilisation of Central America, if not far older and perhaps of extraterrestrial origin.
The ancient Aztec and Mayan people built up highly developed civilizations in an incredibly short period of time. These civilizations appeared as if from nowhere and the Mayan civilization, just as suddenly, mysteriously disappeared.
Many archaeologists are baffled as to where they got their advanced knowledge from and why they suddenly disappeared.
All the evidence that remains of this civilization suggests they were great watchers of the skies and the heavenly bodies. They were great scientists, mathematicians and astronomers. They had a complex calendar based on the movements of the planets and the stars and which they used to predict the future.
They were able to predict eclipses, even ones they could not see and that were happening elsewhere in the world. They even managed to accurately predict eclipses that have happened recently – over a thousand years after their own civilization mysteriously disappeared.
Some researchers claim the Mayan records say their people came from Atlantis and their ancestors before that 'came from the stars'. The Mayan civilization was also obsessed with the image of the skull, which made up an important part of their sacred, divinatory calendar.
Modern Fakes?
Many archaeologists, however, unable to explain the strange phenomena associated with the crystal skulls, claim they are simply 'modern fakes'.
So how old are the crystal skulls and where did they really come from? Are they modern, Aztec, Mayan, or did they come from some other civilization altogether?
In an attempt to try to answer these questions, Anna Mitchell-Hedges loaned her skull to one of the world's leading computer companies, Hewlett-Packard, for rigorous scientific testing.
The scientists in their crystal laboratories were completely unable to determine the age of the skull, as crystal cannot be carbon-dated. But what surprised the scientists was that both the skull and its detachable lower jawbone were made from the same massive piece of pure, natural rock crystal.
As crystal is only slightly softer than diamond, this finding was truly incredible.
The scientists concluded that even with modern diamond-tipped power tools, it would have been impossible to carve such an object without it shattering.
At first they thought the skull must have been made by hand using sand and water to slowly abrade the material over several generations – a process they estimated must have taken around "300 man-years of effort!" But soon they were forced to revise even this conclusion.
For when the skull was examined under intense magnification the scientists were in for an even bigger surprise – they were completely unable to find any evidence of tools having been used to make the skull at all! A fact which led one member of the team to comment:
"This skull shouldn't even exist!"
The crystal skull challenged all conventional opinion. Here was an object that simply defied explanation. It showed no evidence of any existing technology used in its construction, no evidence of tool markings either ancient or modern.
But the scientists at Hewlett-Packard said they were simply not prepared to countenance the only alternative explanation – that the skull had not even been made by humans.
The scientists other interesting discovery was that the skull had been made from precisely the same type of quartz now used in modern electronic equipment. Modern science has established that among the unusual properties of quartz crystal is its ability to hold under control electrical energy and to oscillate at a constant and precise frequency.
In other words, the crystal skull is able to hold electrical energy – potentially a form of information – and send out vibrating impulses – or waves of energy information. This is why quartz crystal is used for the 'brain cells' of electronic equipment such as watches and computers.
The silicon crystal chip inside a computer, for instance, is where the information is actually stored. This finding raised the distinct possibility that the crystal skulls are in fact some kind of information storage system, just as the ancient legend suggests.
But what might that information be, and where do the crystal skulls really come from?
Related: 5D Crystals Can Store Data Virtually Forever, Scientists Say — Crystal Skulls Connections;
The Legend of the Crystal Skulls
Native Americans have long believed in the power of quartz crystal. They refer to quartz crystals as "the brain cells of Mother Earth" and have traditionally used them for healing.
The crystal skulls have long been a part of Native American teachings but until now they have been forbidden to speak about them. Now, they say, the time has come for them to speak out about these amazing artifacts and to reveal their secret knowledge.
Professor Paula Gunn-Allen of the University of California is of Laguno Pueblo origin. She specializes in Native American literature and is well versed in the mythology and oral history of Native America.
According to her the crystal skulls were created by beings "who are not humans like we are." She says the crystal skulls were designed specifically for the purpose of communication with extraterrestrial life.
As she explains, "What they are is transceivers – devices to help us communicate with the other quadrants of the galaxy."
She said that we might think of them "as like telephones" that get you connected with Galactic Central and enable you to stay in touch with "civilizations beyond our little bitty modern world."
Native American medicine woman Jamie Sams says that "the crystal skulls contain information about our own ancestors, about our own past and our own future that will very soon change the whole way we see ourselves, our world, and our true place in the universe."
According to Metis Cherokee medicine man Harley Swiftdeer, the full version of the legend of the crystal skulls says that there were originally twelve planets in the universe inhabited by human life; that there was one skull for each of these planets, and a thirteenth skull which was vital to finally reconnecting all of these worlds.
According to Harley Swiftdeer and other native Americans, the crystal skulls were brought to this Earth as "gifts from the gods" – brought long ago by these beings from elsewhere in the universe.
These crystal skulls contained the wisdom necessary to found civilisation on this Earth and when all thirteen crystal skulls are brought back together again, we will have finally found the key to reconnecting with our brothers and sisters elsewhere in this beautiful universe.
By Chris Morton & Ceri Louise Thomas, New Dawn Magazine;
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"Estrellita" (Little Star) was composed in 1912 by Mexican composer Manual Ponce. It is by far his best known work, and has been performed and recorded by orchestras, instrumentalists and singers ever since it was written.
Despite its appeal, I could find no versions by any instrumental guitar groups like the Ventures or the Shadows.
I decided to rectify the situation.
The Friendly Beasts
"The Friendly Beasts" is a traditional Christmas song about the gifts that a donkey, cow, sheep, camel, and dove give to Jesus at the Nativity. The song seems to have originated in 12th-century France.
I have given the carol a guitar instrumental setting in the style of the early 1960s.
Blue Tail Twist
"Blue Tail Twist" is a rockified setting of the Southern Folk Song, "Blue Tail Fly". Burl Ives had a hit with the song in 1948.
In 1960, an instrumental rock group, Johnny and the Hurricanes, turned it into a rock number called "Beatnik Fly", which reached the singles charts in both the USA and UK. At the time it was fairly popular to use well-known traditional songs as the basis for recordings. Johnny and the Hurricanes had an earlier hit called "Red River Rock".
The Ventures picked up on this trend, including a versions of "Red River Valley" on their 1962 album "The Ventures Play Telstar, The Lonely Bull" and "Blue Tail Fly" on "Twist Party Vol. 2, also in 1962.
My arrangement of "Blue Tail Fly" is in this tradition and style , bit is not a cover of anyone else's version.
Londonderry Air
"Londonderry Air" (Oh Danny Boy) is an air that originated in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is popular among the American Irish diaspora and is well known throughout the world. It was first published in the 1850s. The song "Danny Boy" uses the tune, with a set of lyrics written in the early 20th century.
Duane Eddy recorded the song in 1961, and the Shadows also recorded a very nice arrangement. I have been unable to find a version by the Ventures.
My arrangement is not based on any prior versions; rather I attempted to cast the song as a slow "surf anthem" as it might have been done by the Ventures or an early 60's surf-rock group.


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Santorum: 'We keep coming back'
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Rick Santorum pocketed victories in Oklahoma and Tennessee on Super Tuesday but narrowly lost Ohio to Mitt Romney.
But the performance of the former Pennsylvania senator in the 10 states that voted Tuesday is strong enough to propel his campaign forward into future races, where the battleground will shift South to Mississippi, Alabama and Kansas, which votes on Saturday.
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Santorum, who spoke before the Ohio returns were announced, argued that it was a good night for him and reinforced his position in a two-man race with Romney.
"As it looks right now, we're going to get at least a couple of gold medals and a whole passel full of silver medals," Santorum said.
"We have won in the West, the Midwest and the South and we're ready to win across this country," Santorum told supporters.
Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley, a veteran of South Carolina politics, predicated that Romney will have a "real problem in the South," and can't win Southern states.
"I'm from the South, so I've got some knowledge here. Romney is going to have a tough time in the South. We think we're going to do really well in Texas, obviously in Mississippi and Alabama. We'll be hitting those states over the next couple of days," Gidley said. "There are still 28 states left to go."
But there's no doubt that an Ohio win would have been a crowning victory for Santorum, who worked hard to lure voters in the Buckeye State. Pundits and analysts had repeatedly argued that the former Pennsylvania senator's appeal to white, blue-collar voters would be tested in Ohio and that it was a necessary win if he was to seriously compete with Mitt Romney.
Santorum's speech here relied heavily on an economic message that has endeared him to Rust Belt voters.
"Not too many presidential candidates come to Steubenville, Ohio, much less hold their victory party here in Steubenville, Ohio," Santorum told supporters, noting that he was speaking in a high school gym and using the highschool's weight room as his "war room."
He cast himself as the comeback kid running against Romney, the better-funded candidate who has been campaigning for president for five years.
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As the margin in Ohio narrowed, Santorum chief strategist John Brabender slammed the Romney campaign for claiming a Super Tuesday victory, saying: "I don't know how they declare that anything but a disappointment."
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In the fall of 2019, after 28 years, Evergreen and BCS will finalize reunification. The idea of re-unification has been talked about between the leadership of LC and BCS for close to a decade. A memo of understanding now exists that outlines the reunification goals, including:
o Pursue the realization of a Christian High School in Bellingham. Current families are the key to planting the seed now for this future vision.
o Enhance the vision for more Christian Education in Whatcom County for all ages.
o Increase the excellence of Christian Education
o Centralize financial management for effectiveness and efficiency
o Invest less resources in rent and more towards the future vision
o Share resources including experience, property, staff and purchasing
o Share excellent professional development for staff
o Provide centralized transportation
A plan is being vetted to build 10 new rooms on the current BCS campus. In the interim, all preschool programs and one kindergarten will remain on the Spring Creek campus.
The Spanish Immersion campus will remain at Birchwood Presbyterian Church under the leadership of Lynden Christian.
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GANSEVOORT, N.Y. - The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its student-athlete of the week awards for March 11 and Gallaudet University sophomore Hannah Neild (Litchfield, N.H.) was selected as the NEAC Softball Player of the Week.
Neild led GU last week with a .684 batting average as the Bison went 3-3. The sophomore shortstop went 13-for-19 with hits in six straight games. Neild totaled 10 RBI, eight runs, five triples, four doubles and one inside-the-park home run with a 1.579 slugging percentage. She finished the week with 30 total bases and a .684 on-base percentage while also turning three double plays and picking up 10 assists in the field.
Penn St.-Berks senior Jess Rozick was named NEAC Softball Pitcher of the Week. Rozick tossed three complete games and allowed six earned runs in 23 innings pitched. She recorded 21 strikeouts in four appearances, including a pair of games where she sat down nine batters. The Nittany Lions' senior finished the week with a 1.83 ERA and averaged 6.39 strikeouts per seven innings.
This marks the first NEAC Student-Athlete of the Week honor for the Bison this season and Neild's third honor of her career.
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BOSTON – Behind solid pitching from Taylor Holmes and solid hitting from Jill Pulek and Delaney Sylvester the Suffolk softball team collected an 8-0 shutout win over Boston Commons neighbor Emerson Thursday night at Rotch field. The win marks head coach Jaclyn Davis' 101 on the Rams' bench making the fifth-year head coach the program's winningest in the 33-year history.
SCORE: Suffolk 8, Emerson 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (6-8) | Emerson (4-11)
Suffolk started out early with a 3-0 lead in the top of the first. Ashley Zulla moved Karina Miranda, who led off with a single, into scoring position to third on a double to center field. The sophomore second baseman scored the first run of the day on a passed ball, before a sac fly from Devlin Frost quickly made it a 2-0 Suffolk game. Jill Pulek rocked her third round-tripper of the season and in as many games to stretch the Rams' edge to three runs.
The score stood at a standstill for the next 2.5 innings and Emerson made things interesting in the bottom of the fourth. The Lions loaded the bases with two outs thanks to a single, walk and Rams' error. Holmes kept her composure and got out of the situation, fanning Marisa DeFranco swinging to keep it a 3-0 Suffolk contest after four complete frames.
Pulek put more distance between the Rams and Lions in the top of the fifth. The sophomore designated hitter went yard for the second time on the night, this time bringing in Ashley Zulla with her to stretch Suffolk's advantage to 5-0.
Suffolk escaped another bases loaded, two out situation in the bottom of the sixth. Holmes sat down eighth batter of the day with Micaela Dix going down swinging to keep the Lions off the scoreboard and the Rams' three-run edge intact.
Delaney Sylvester joined Pulek in the homerun club in the top of the seventh with a three RBI bomb over the left field fence, plating Frost and Pulek, who each singled, for the final 8-0 margin.
- Holmes shoved a complete-game, eight-hit, four-walk, nine-strikeout shutout to pick up the win.
- Kodie Cash tossed a complete-game, allowing eight runs, six earned off 12 hits.
- Pulek was perfect at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two dingers to finish with three RBI and three runs.
- Sylvester went 2-for-4 at the plate with one ball over the fence to finish the night with three RBI and one run scored.
- Zulla put together a 2-for-4 outing at the dish and scored twice.
- Evelyn Marquis also went 2-for-4 at bat for Suffolk.
- Frost brought in one run on a 1-for-2 showing at the plate two go along with one run scored.
- Davis' 101 win puts her atop Suffolk's coaching staff all-time, surpassing Elaine Schwagger's 100 total from 2001-05.
- Pulek is the first Ram in the Davis era and first Suffolk player to register a homer in three straight games dating back to 2010-11 season, according to the game-by-game record book, which begins that year.
- Pulek became the first Suffolk player to knock two homeruns in a single outing since Sylvester produced two bombs in a 9-4 victory over Saint Joseph's (Maine) April 24, 2016. The two long balls in one game match a career-high for the Cheshire, Connecticut product.
- The sophomore designated hitter racked up her career total homers to 12, tying Erin McAndrews on the Rams' career annals list for fifth all-time.
- Sylvester's three RBI bomb moves the junior to a two-way tie for third on the Rams' all-time list with Kathleen Tolson (1998-01) with 13 throughout her career.
- Holmes threw a career-high nine strikeouts in the circle, one looking.
- The complete-game shutout is the second of Holmes' career at Suffolk and first seven-inning complete-game cleansheet.
UP NEXT Suffolk opens up GNAC action on the road as the Rams head to Rivier Sunday, April 2. The conference twin bill is set for a 1 p.m. first pitch.


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BENNETT'S WAR (PG13)-After surviving an IED explosion in combat overseas, a young soldier with the Army Motorcycle Unit is medically discharged with a broken back and leg. Against all odds he trains to make an impossible comeback as a motocross racer in order to support his family. Stars Michael Roark, Trace Adkins, Ali Afshar
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Red Cross invites community to commemorate Hurricane Katrina
Constant need for eligible donors to give blood Aug. 29 and 30
BILOXI, Miss. (Aug. 28, 2019) – Disasters can strike at any time and blood donors can help hospitals be prepared should an emergency occur. The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to ensure communities are prepared to meet the diverse needs of all patients. Blood is needed for many different reasons.
WHAT: Blood donors are encouraged to help save lives at the 13th annual Hurricane Katrina Memorial Blood Drive.
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CD reviews
"... pour passer la mélancolie"
Andreas Staier,
rec: Feb 2012, Berlin, Teldex Studio
Harmonia mundi - HMC 902143
(© 2013) (74'52")
Liner-notes: E/D/F
Cover & track-list
Jean-Henry D'ANGLBERT
(1629-1691): Chaconne Rondeau in D [3]; Fugue grave pour l'Orgue [3]; Prélude in d minor [3]; Tombeau de M. de Chambonničres [3];
Louis-Nicolas CLÉRAMBAULT
(1676-1749): Suite in c minor [6];
Louis COUPERIN
(c1626-1661): Suite in F (BG 12,67,68,72,80,81);
Johann Caspar Ferdinand FISCHER
(1656-1746): Ricercar pro Tempore Quadragesima super Initium Cantilenae 'Da Jesus an dem Creutze stund' [5]; Uranie, suite in d minor (toccata, passacaglia) [1];
Johann Jacob FROBERGER
(1616-1667): Suite VI in C (FbWV 612) (Lamento sopra la dolorosa perdita della Real Mstą. di Ferdinando IV, Ré de' Romani etc) [2]; Suite XXX in a minor (FbWV 630);
Georg MUFFAT
(1653-1704): Passacaglia in g minor [4]
: [1] Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer,
Musicalischer Parnassus
, [n.d.]; [2] Johann Jacob Froberger,
Libro quarto di toccate, ricercari, capricci, allemande, gigue, courante, sarabande
, 1656; [3] Jean-Henry d'Anglebert,
Pičces de clavecin ... livre premier
, 1689; [4] Georg Muffat,
Apparatus musico-organisticus
, 1690; [5] Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer,
Ariadne musica neo-organoedum, op. 4
, 1702; [6] Louis-Nicolas Clérambault,
Premier livre de pičces de clavecin
, 1704
The idea of four different temperaments resulting into different human personalities has its roots in Greek antiquity and was incorporated into his medical theories by Hippocrates (460 - 370 BC). Since then it has played a part in Western culture and not the least in music. This disc refers to one of the temperaments, melancholy. It developed into a cult in renaissance England, and found its most eloquent expression in the
Lachrimae or Seven Teares
by John Dowland.
There is a certain dichotomy about the connection between melancholy and music. On the one hand music was considered a way of expressing this state of mind. On the other hand, it was also thought to be able to cure this disease. That also seems to be reflected in the title of this disc which is taken from the superscription of the first movement from the
Suite XXX in a minor
by Froberger which opens this disc. It refers to him crossing the North Sea during which he was stripped of all his possessions by pirates. "He arrived in London wearing nothing but a seaman's shirt. When he went to a concert, his poor clothing led to his being bidden to blow the organ bellows. He did so, but on one occasion forgot to discharge his duties 'ex melancholia' (on account of his melancholy) and was thereupon insulted by the organist and kicked out of the building. He then composed the
in question to recount his experience", Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann writes in the liner-notes. However, the expression "passer la mélancholie" suggests that it was rather written as a cure, to drive the melancholy away.
Melancholy is sometimes specifically referred to, like here, but that is not always the case. In his personal notes to this recording Andreas Staier connects melancholy with the motif of
which is a frequent topic in baroque art and expressed in numerous paintings. It is this - rather than melancholy in the strict sense of the word - which is the thread of the programme of this disc. This explains the inclusion of
: the
Tombeau de M. de Blancrocher
which closes the
Suite in F
by Louis Couperin and the
Tombeau de M. de Chambonničres
which is taken from the
Pičces de clavecin
of 1689 by Jean-Henry d'Anglebert. The
Lamento sopra la dolorosa perdita della Real Mstą. di Ferdinando IV
falls into the same category. The characteristics of such pieces "take this music close to the
memento mori
in its style of writing". He then extends this by including chaconnes and passacailles: "the ostinato conception of the frequent chaconnes and passacaglias may readily be understood as a symbol of ineluctable fatality".
This just shows that the whole concept of this disc is quite personal and that the connection between the music chosen for the programme and the concept of melancholy is to a large extent a matter of interpretation. The danger is that it is extended in such a way that little is left of the strict meaning of melancholy as it was understood at the time.
That said, what we have here is a wonderful collection of splendid music, which includes some of the finest pieces from the harpsichord repertoire of the 17th century. Some of these pieces are quite well-known, and that includes the pieces by Froberger and Louis Couperin. Georg Muffat's
Passacaglia in g minor
is also quite often performed and recorded. The oeuvre of Jean-Henry d'Anglebert and Louis-Nicolas Clérambault is far less common. Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer is the relatively least-known composer on the programme, whose oeuvre is unjustly ignored.
Andreas Staier gives outstanding performances. He has clearly given the interpretation much thought, and he thanks his colleague Skip Sempé for sharing his insights into this repertoire. It shows the thorough preparation of this project which has led into one of the finest harpsichord discs which has recently crossed my path. Staier plays a splendid instrument, a reconstructed and restored harpsichord by an anonymous builder from the late 17th century which underwent a
in 1748. Its brilliant sound suits the music which Staier has chosen perfectly. The recording is excellent.
This is a disc to treasure. No harpsichord lover should miss it.
Johan van Veen
(© 2013)
Relevant links:
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Names and personal information of patients interviewed in this article have been changed to protect their privacy.
Case Studies:
- John is a 52-year-old professional educator. During a rainstorm two years ago, John fell outside his office. Diagnostics from a neurologist and orthopedist revealed one herniated and one ruptured disc, plus complications from previously undiagnosed arthritis. Providers treated him with escalating interventions including physical therapy, anticonvulsants, higher doses of opioids and corticosteroid injections. Eventually, John had surgery for the back problems. He asked all his health-care providers, "If I need higher doses of medicine, won't I have withdrawal symptoms when I stop taking them? Won't that mean I'm addicted?" John's health-care providers had varying responses to his questions about taking pain medicines.
- Marianne, 42, has an escalating and ongoing problem with Crohn's disease. Her physician wants to prescribe an opioid medication in addition to a TNF inhibitor. Her childhood friend, who is in a recovery program for alcoholism, has insisted strongly that she not take the pain medicine. "It is too easy to get addicted to these kinds of medicines, and you really don't want to deal with the problems that will cause."
- Arthur is 66 and in long-term recovery for addiction to opioids that were prescribed originally for low back pain. Last year, he had a bout of shingles, a common viral infection that causes an intensely painful rash. He developed postherapetic neuralgia, a complication that causes ongoing nerve pain. His physician discussed prescribing opioid medicines to treat the pain, but Arthur said, "This is an absolute trigger for me. I've never relapsed and certainly don't want to start these kinds of pain meds again."
These three case studies have a common thread—taking pain medicine (opioids) can result in addiction. While prescription opioid addiction is a common tabloid headline when it sends celebrities spinning out of control, it also plagues those out of the spotlight who grapple with addiction behind closed doors.
Health-care providers wrestle with how best to treat the approximately 116 million Americans who live with acute and chronic pain. Their dilemma stems from the potential risks of long-term treatment, such as the development of drug tolerance, the need for escalating doses, increased pain sensitivity and addiction. Many patients are reluctant to take a prescribed opioid medication for fear of becoming drug dependent.
How common is the problem? Estimates of addiction among chronic pain patients vary widely, from about 3% to 40%. This variability results from insufficient research on outcomes, study populations and measures used to assess abuse and addiction. Addiction to prescription painkillers is widely misunderstood by the general population, which can be dangerous and frightening for patients dealing with pain. Where is the line between appropriate use and addiction to prescription pain medicines? How can patients stay on the right side of that line without suffering needlessly?
The contemporary practice of pain management for individuals follows basic guidelines established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in its standards for pain control, as well as by the World Health Organization in its stepladder approach to pain treatment. In the past, some important terms have been inappropriately used to define the term addiction.
– Physical dependence is the development of a physical withdrawal syndrome following abrupt dose reduction. Physical dependence does not indicate the presence of an addiction but is a normal physiologic consequence of chronic use of medications.
– Tolerance is the normal physiologic response at the cellular level to chronic use of a medication that results in requiring more of the drug to elicit the same physical response.
– Substance abuse is defined as use of any illegal substance or inappropriate use of a controlled substance.
– Addiction refers to the chronic condition of an individual who is currently active in substance abuse that produces harm or dysfunction, or to someone who is in recovery from an addiction. Active addiction is frequently characterized by the presence of maladaptive, drug-seeking behaviors.
The word "pain" comes from the Latin poena, meaning a fine or penalty. It is defined as an unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony and includes both physical and emotional components. The physical nature of pain results from nerve stimulation, known scientifically as nociception, which is the encoding and processing of harmful stimuli in the nervous system. It is the body's private and personal ability to sense and respond to potential harm. Once stimulated, a nociceptor—a nerve ending that registers pain—sends a signal along a chain of nerve fibers via the spinal cord to the brain. Nociception triggers autonomic responses that result in the subjective physical experience of pain.
The emotional and affective experience of pain is described through the term "suffering." In its broadest sense, it is the experience of unpleasantness and aversion associated with the perception of harm, or threat of harm, to an individual. Suffering rests at the opposite end of the continuum from pleasure. Brain structures, physiological responses and psychological processes are involved in both physical nociception and emotional suffering; their overlap creates difficulties and challenges in pain management.
"In my practice, about 30% of pain patients are primarily dealing with nociceptive distress, and the remaining 70% are principally suffering from the impact of the physical pain," said Corey Waller, M.D., director of the Center for Integrative Medicine for Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich. He currently is president of the Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine and Chief of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's Legislative Advocacy Committee. He said most pain specialists will take a pragmatic approach to pain, which he described as a "patient-centered pathway…and treat it as a primary medical problem. The key to interventional pain is held in good diagnostics. With accurate assessment, treatment can be well managed."
The science of pain management has advanced significantly since the 1970s. Research in the last decade has provided the lion's share of neurological findings in the field to the point that providers now can treat more from scientific evidence than from inclination. Medications are chosen based on their ability to afford adequate and rapid pain relief.
In Arthur's case study, when he initially refused the prescribed opioids, his physician educated him on the need for a specific analgesic to interrupt his constant pain. Arthur countered the physician, saying, "I'm afraid of getting hooked and needing to detox. I'm afraid of withdrawal. I fear if I start with an opioid, I can't quit, so I don't want to take this kind of drug for any reason, even though you say I may need it for pain control."
Arthur's physician said, "I will prescribe, and you can take, these medicines for the briefest time needed to create an accurate and long-term treatment plan. Your pain is chronic, and anything less than the right plan will be inadequate to address it. In my experience, undertreating the problem is just as much another kind of problem that might force you to consider self-medicating the pain."
Waller concurred. "Opioids are used to treat nociception for a relatively brief time. The current research says clearly that long-term prescription of opioids is not an effective answer to pain management because of their longer-term side effects. With patients who are prescribed opioids, safety has to be weighed against the physical pain and the impact it has on that person's activities of daily living."
There are pathways of treatment that address both pain and suffering, said Waller. "There are many myths to counter. Pain management requires a practical approach. When I first meet with a patient, we'll talk about what has worked in the past, and if opioids are indicated, I will prescribe for three days to assess the nociceptive response. We'll meet again and get good perspectives for longer term management. There are as many emotional as physical decisions to be made, and these require a great deal of activity from both the patient and provider. We look at contingency management strategies to address symptoms. I want to answer every question a patient has. A drug seeker is easy to spot and easier to address."
"My concern for patients in pain is long-term control that supports autonomy and a good quality of life," he said. "Comprehensive treatment involves multiple avenues, including physical therapy, behavioral health and psychotherapy and physical exercise. The use of opioids is one part of the entire treatment approach to find the patient's 'sweet spot' to effective management."
In John's case study, surgery eventually was indicated for his back difficulties. He said, "I exhausted all other possibilities and courses of treatment. The first neurologist was very good. She said, 'Let pain be your guide.' The pain continued to escalate over time as I moved through all my different treatments. I limited the ways that I could move through the day until I was quite impaired. I was terrified of pain meds and the anesthesia associated with the surgery. The surgeon referred me to a pain specialist immediately following the procedure. I did need the medications, and was able to back off from them quickly enough that I felt OK. I did have some withdrawal symptoms, but got good reassurance from the physician that I wasn't addicted."
Said Waller, "There is no reason for a patient to be afraid to be anesthetized or medicated on an opioid. These drugs are helpful when used the right way. Surgically, pain medications are a necessity. Post-surgically, they just require very careful attention."
What to expect from the treatment process
What should you expect when being treated by a pain management specialist?
"Be ready to be actively involved in the whole diagnostic and treatment planning process," said Waller. "You'll be asked to participate in all stages. While you may be given opioids for a brief time, your physician is going to look for longer-term solutions that will reduce the amount of any addictive pain meds prescribed."
Plans should be made with only one doctor who will prescribe all pain medicines, preferably a physician who is board-certified in addiction medicine. You will be encouraged to maintain stability at home and in the workplace while dealing with pain management. You can expect to be prescribed behavioral and physical health treatments.
"Prescription of pain medicine is contingent on involvement in physical therapy and mindfulness exercise, like yoga," said Waller. "The goal is to keep the patient active and engaged. Share all your questions and thoughts with your doctor; you won't be fired or accused of being an addict."
"A good pain management specialist will have an evidenced-based understanding of toxicology and risk and will be able to help you make informed decisions to reduce the suffering that physical pain causes," he said. "I explain the treatment approach using the metaphor of ocean tides. We look for the rhythms of the tides and medicate storms, not waves. As a pain doctor, I am like the detective Colombo—always looking for the bigger picture and examining what's missing from it."
You also will be asked your goal for treatment. "I want the patient to guide my approach and tell me what changes can be made to help him or her live the best quality of life that can be imagined," said Waller.
He said pain specialists are not afraid to treat patients with opioids, and good pain control can be achieved for most individuals. He reminds patients that there will be a periodic weaning from pain medications to assess the pain syndrome and level of individual functioning, and that there will be a reduction of opioid use to the minimum dose necessary to relieve pain while maintaining an effective everyday life. Patients can expect that nonpsychotropic medications (drugs that have an effect on mental state) will be used whenever possible without sacrificing effective pain relief.
All three case study patients were prescribed opioids in addition to other treatments. Marianne, the Crohn's patient whose friend was opposed to opioids, sought two additional opinions, from a gastroenterologist and an interventional pain specialist, before agreeing to the prescription. Both she and Arthur incorporated pain management, including medication, into their health and wellness routines. John recovered successfully from his back surgery, was discharged from treatment and said, "I've learned my lesson and walk much more carefully on slick sidewalks."
A version of this article was published in the April/May issue of Pain-Free Living. Subscribe.


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magoghair wrote:I told adder and sharlot about this place ,but I havent got a hold of tens yet....and time had truly flown,because I cant believe its so late already...and I need to go to bed...so hopefully you get some more CW buddies over here...and well your vampire buddies should love it as well,because they have TVD as well.
And now you have a place to talk about the walking dead...
So I'm taking off now ,so I'll see ya tomorrow!!!
ReedusChick21 wrote:No way it has a Walking Dead area too!! Sweet I must check it out I love that show as well as Supernatural.
I officially love this joint!!!
Mags it was a good idea to make this thread. We have people's twitter and we gotta tell the peeps how nice the mods are here I mean they actually are nice unlike the cw who just told us to leave and never told us why. Tens and Adder would love it here and I love those two.
P I didn't expect you to be surprised, I finally get to have a Reedus avatar I am not passing that up!!!!
magoghair wrote:I've been looking over what been posted and this place seemed to be at least a month or so inactive,at least in the supernatural area. I think its a great opprotunity for us to make this our home,and not feel like outcast. Though I have to say everyone has been extremely welcoming!!
magoghair wrote:Thanks for the heads up GG!! I stepped out a little yesterday.....and its so nice to see people be so accepting of newbies into the conversation.
So thanks you guys for making us all feel welcome!!
Can anyone tell me if there is an american horror story thread? I looked a little bit in the other show section ,but I havent gone thru all of them yet...
And YAY!! My Buddy Sharlot is here!!! Sharlot is like my fanfic twin sister,and she is an amazing writer you have to read her story the Dark Muse over on fanfic.net....its one of the most well written fanfic stories I've ever read. Its so vivid you can actually picture it in your head.
Its nice to hear that its not as inactive....though its kinda nice that it is at the moment,because its going to take awhile to feel like I fit in...or that i'm like HOME
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