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Until fully controlled, smoke and particulate matter from the fire will downgrade air quality, creating conditions that are unhealthy for sensitive groups such as those with asthma or other respiratory problems.
Al Cady, respiratory therapy department manager at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, confirmed that hospital visits from patients suffering respiratory ailments have been on the rise since the fire began last week.
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Genomic constitution
StY or StStY, the St genome coming from Pseudoroegneria. There are no monogenomic species that have only the Y genome. It has been suggested that it may be derived from the St genome, being modified in such a way that its chromosomes no longer pair with those of the St genome. This is still only a suggestion.
There is evidence of cytological and geographic differentiation within Roegneria
Distinguishing features
Plants perennial with solitary spikelets. Paleas curving to the rather broad, flat, tip (025-1.5 mm wide).
Plants perennial, usually not rhizomatous, not stoloniferous. Culms 20-150 cm tall, lowest internode 0.8-4.4 mm thick.
Leaves 05.5-10 mm wide, flat, involute, or convolute, sometimes convolute only at the edges.
Inflorescence spikelike, erect, nodding, or drooping; rachis tough, terminating in a spikelet, cross section varied, lowest internode from subequal to more than 2.5 times the length of the middle internodes; middle internodes 3-16 mm long; disarticulation below the florets.
Spikelets solitary, tangential to the rachis, pedicels 0.2-0.8 mm, lowest spikelet usually longer than the adjacent internode, sometimes slightly shorter, middle spikelets usually 3 times longer than the adjacent internode.
Glumes 3-16 mm long, sometimes shorter than the adjacent lemmas, sometimes equaling the distal lemma, lanceolate to lance-ovate, membranous, glabrous to densely hairy, hairs stiff to flexuous, sometimes scabrous, often scabrous only over the veins, veins 3-8, tip acute, mucronate, or awned, awns straight, to 7 mm long.
Lemmas varying from smooth and glabrous to scabrous over the veins or their whole surface to hairy over all or part of their surface, usually rounded over the midvein or keeled distally, tips often bidentate, acute, mucronate, or the midvein extending into a straight to reflexed awn up to 45 mm long. Paleas not winged, somewhat rounded to the rather flat tip, tip 0.25-1.5 mm wide. Lodicules lobed, ciliate distally. Anthers 1-3 mm long.
There are approximately 90 species of Roegneria.
Eurasia, with its greatest concentration being somewhat to the south of that of Elymus.
Alternative interpretations
Roegneria is often included in Elymus (see, for example, the Grasses of the Soviet Union, Flora Europaea, Flora of China, and Flora of North America). It is recognized here because it is genomically distinct, seems to be morphologically distinguishable, and has a rather different distribution from other genomic groups.
Type species
Roegneria caucasica K. Koch
Known problems
The description provided here is based on examination of relatively few species and relatively few specimens plus consideration of information in the Flora of China. As the sampling is expanded, it is to be expected that parts of the description will need to be modified.
There are still many species that have not been examined in terms of their genomic constitution. Once it is possible to use molecular markers to detect all the different genomes present in the perennial Triticeae, it will be easier to determine whether the paleal characters cited are a reliable means for distinguishing the StY and StStY species from other genomic groups.
Grasses of the Soviet Union Tsvelev, N.N. 1976. Zlaki CCCR. [Grasses of the Soviet Union]. Nauka, Leningrad [= St. Petersburg], Russia.
Flora Europaea Melderis, A. 1980. Elymus, p. 192-198 in T.G. Tutin, V.H. Heywood, N.A. Burges, D.M. Moore, D.H. Valentine, S.M. Walters, and D.A. Webb (Eds.), Flora Europaea, vol. 5. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.
Flora of China, vol. 22 Pi, Jia and Shu Cao. 2006. Elymus, pp. 400-429 in Wu, ZY, P.H. Raven and DY Hong (eds). Flora of China, vol. 22. Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Flora of North America, vol. 24. Barkworth, M.E., J.J.N. Campbell, and B. Salomon. 2007. Elymus, pp. 288-343 in M.E. Barkworth, K.M.C. Capels, S. Long. L.K. Anderton, and M. Piep (Eds), Flora of North America, vol. 24. Oxford University Press, New York, United States.


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As long as we had cheap fuel for our cars and industry, cheap electrical power for homes and businesses and industry, and cheap religion to tell us there was a better life ahead, people attempted to conserve the status quo. With energy problems, constant warring and draining our human and material resources, we begin to doubt, look elsewhere, and find there are other sources of energy than petroleum, coal, and firewood, that living with the realization that no evidence of god can be demonstrated, and discovering guidance, wisdom, ethics, morals, meaning and purpose within our selves, we no longer have the mind bindings.
Go vegan. Few of us can make our own, less polluting, fuel. We can vote for sounder energy policies. We can live more lightly on the land.
I've been adapting my physiology to maintain comfort in a hotter environment. Adapt or die - soon to become a Natural Law again...
always has been :)
what do you think of the claim that Europe will go into ice age within 10 years if ice keeps melting in Greenland?
Oh Gee! I don't have any idea. I took all the geology I could get in college and the only thing I know for sure is the earth changes, extinctions occur, life returns in new and different forms, with interesting varieties and many of these are now going extinct. The test is, can you and I and our civilization adapt? If yes, then who know what possibilities will become of the human species. If no, then the earth will go on without homo sapiens, maybe without water, and maybe will out life, and one day the sun will burn earth to a crisp and who will know, who will care, who will grieve the losses.
No one! My daughter's sweet little banty hen that gave them an egg a day and roamed along beside the cats and dogs was nothing but scattered feathers, probably done in by a raccoon. We all cried; if we had not been there, would any living thing have cried?
Yes, the earth will one day burn to a crisp. In the meantime, humans can either shorten or extend the remaining time that the earth can sustain us. Can our civilization adapt? I think we can. But, only if humans can use self restraint. Only if we willingly refrain from the excessively destructive practices that are wrecking the joint. Only if we are willing to share our own, human, portion of the fruits of the earth fairly among ourselves.
I have been watching tapes of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)
The highlights of INET's "Paradigm Lost: Rethinking Economics and P...
"Best of Berlin" where they explore different aspects of economic and political thought. There are a few participants and presenters who are of the Classical, Neo-classical, Liberal, and Neo-Liberal schools of economic and political thought and they fight fiercely to defend the capitalist system, even with its Boom-and-Bust nature. The intent of the conference is to move beyond these models and find ways to include labor in its paradigm. There are three days of conference tapes and I find them fascinating.
Very few women and people of color. The planners and organizers have been firmly and harshly held accountable for that foolish error. The women who are presenting do an excellent job, on the most part. But a few duds are to be expected of humans, even women.
I haven't heard that. Got a link?
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I will require solid evidence and/or convincing argument rather than rhetoric.
The public is only beginning to wake up to the reality of Climate Destabilization. I loathe the let the 99% sacrifice approach, and it won't work. Even if ordinary folks turn down the thermostat, use led lights instead of incandescents and cut car trips to the minimum, as long as business has no incentive to stop their massively wasteful nongreen ways, we won't turn anything around.
I think the Occupy Movement has to integrate sustainability into its mission; to force vested finance, military, political, and businesses to live with fair rules rewarding green standards. As long as waste is more profitable in the short term, these interests will throw away the future. If the people of the world rise up and redesign corporations and trade to operate constructively in the real world, instead of outsourcing their waste and risk for free, then future generations might have a chance.
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The Maryland Transit Administration is experiencing "massive delays" on local bus lines and the light rail system, a result of thousands of football fans attending the Baltimore Ravens parade and breaking through barricades controlling their routes through the city.
"We put every available resource we had out on the system today, and the crowds were simply larger than the system could accommodate in the short time frame in which people were attempting to ride," said Terry Owens, a MTA spokesman.
Traffic in and out of Baltimore was severely impacted Tuesday afternoon as thousands of football fans poured out of M&T Bank Stadium downtown and began making their way home following the parade — which left clean up crews with their hands full trying to clear closed streets in the hours prior to the evening commute. As of 3:30 p.m., downtown traffic was completely jammed.
Unlike other major events in the downtown area in recent years, the parade took place on a day when many commuters still had to get to work, making it more difficult for the city's transportation system to handle the crowds, Owens said.
Estimates for when the transit system would return to schedule were not available, Owens said. A disabled vehicle along Interstate 95 South near the Fort McHenry Tunnel also slowed traffic in Baltimore.
Many downtown roads were jammed with cars and light rail stations overwhelmed with people trying to board trains. Commuters demanded refunds for tickets they had purchased after they were unable to board trains, Owens said. He said the MTA's customer service department will provide refunds to those who submit valid claims.
"We saw huge crowds across the system, and as you might expect, those crowds caused widespread delays and diversions," Owens said. "We anticipated both delays and diversions, tried to advise customers of as much in advance, but with something like this it's hard to plan for because you dont know what to anticipate."
Owens said he did not know how long the average delay across the system was at about 2:30 p.m., but said every MTA resource had been deployed and crews were trying to steer a massive stadium crowd toward their desired destinations.
"We've got extra personnel down there trying to get people onto trains and away from the stadium," he said, noting some people were parade attendees and others were just regular commuters. "We sincerely regret the inconvenience experienced."
Certain lines were delayed in part because so many people had broken through barricades along the parade route and stormed onto Pratt Street and other roadways where the light rail runs. A minor accident downtown and a pregnant woman on a light rail needing medical attention further slowed the system down, Owens said.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department also released a statement, asking residents to be aware of an expected increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic throughout portions of Anne Arundel County, specifically in and around the North Linthicum light rail station located at 450 N. Camp Meade Road in Linthicum Heights, the Cromwell light rail station located at 7378 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard in Glen Burnie, and Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The statement also said, affected roads included I-97, I-695, Ritchie Highway (Route 2), Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard (Route 648) and Camp Meade Road (Maryland Route 170).
Other than the large crowd size, Owens said he could not speculate as to why such widespread problems occurred. He said he did not think they were more significant than during other large events downtown.
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The Houston Dynamo came up short in their bid for a third MLS Cup title in six years, losing 1-0 on the road against the LA Galaxy in the MLS Cup championship game Sunday night at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The Galaxy became the sixth team in the 16-year history of Major League Soccer to win both the MLS Cup and the Supporters' Shield as the regular-season champion.
The loss broke a five-game Dynamo winning streak and a nine-game Houston unbeaten streak. The Dynamo finished the season 10-3-4 in their final 17 games, 15-10-13 in 38 MLS games. The Dynamo are now 9-5-3 all-time in playoff games. It was the second time in three years that the Galaxy eliminated Houston in Southern California, having won the 2009 Western Conference final in extra time.
Houston's best chances came with a long-range shot from Danny Cruz in the 44th minute and a header from Adam Moffat that went wide in the 66th minute.
The Galaxy struck for the game-winning goal with their first shot on target in the 72nd minute. Defender A.J. DeLaGarza floated a long ball into the attacking half, and David Beckham headed it toward Robbie Keane. Keane slipped a pass through for Landon Donovan, and his shot with the outside of the right foot tipped off the hand of Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall and rolled over the goal line before Geoff Cameron could reach it. The goal broke the Dynamo's postseason shutout streak at 334 minutes, a new Dynamo record.
For Houston, midfielder Corey Ashe made his 170th career appearance for the Dynamo in all competitions, and defender Andre Hainault made his 95th career appearance in Houston orange. Captain Brian Ching made his 20th career postseason start, ninth among active players. Midfielder Colin Clark came off the bench in the 78th minute to make his first appearance of the postseason and his first playoff appearance since he played for Colorado in 2006.
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Fairfield Warde clinches state tournament with win over New Canaan
NEW CANAAN -- For the 21st consecutive season, the Fairfield Warde girls basketball team is going to the state tournament.
The Mustangs punched their ticket by spoiling New Canaan's Senior Night with a 57-34 road victory while snapping a three-game losing streak.
Despite playing with a cold, Warde's Kaitlin McKenna dropped a game-high 18 points while establishing a strong presence under the New Canaan basket.
"It's good that we got (clinching the state tournament) out of the way," McKenna said. "Not that the pressure's off, but it's a good thing and it will keep our momentum going hopefully. We've been in for 21 straight years and now we keep that going for Coach Danko and our program."
For the Rams, who honored their four seniors (Courtney Rogers, Kelly Armstrong, Georgia Hunsinger and Brianna McEwan), the loss prevented them from clinching a spot in the state tournament, though they will need just one win in their final three games to earn the trip.
"It was a tough night start to finish," New Canaan coach Kim Palmer said. "The kids battled, but unfortunately we didn't have it tonight. For some reason, it looked like we didn't really have chemistry out there tonight."
A strong second quarter by the Mustangs created separation and allowed them to boost their lead from 7-5 after the first quarter to 22-12 at halftime. McKenna opened the second quarter with six straight points.
"We went on a little spurt in the second quarter. They were getting close and we hit a couple shots. We were on a little skid here," Warde coach Dave Danko said. "We had a couple disappointing losses recently and they bounced back. They handle themselves very well."
A late 3-pointer in the third quarter by Rogers helped the Rams to close to within 34-23, but four consecutive points by Warde's Kenzie Burns allowed the Mustangs to take a 38-23 lead into the fourth.
Warde put the game away with a 19-point final quarter, including six more from McKenna and five from Burns.
In addition to McKenna's big night, the Mustangs also received double digit scoring contributions from Burns and Tiara Fountain with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
New Canaan's top scorers were Kelly Armstrong and Rogers, who dropped 12 and nine points, respectively. Armstrong went 10-of-13 from the foul line while Rogers sank a trio of 3-pointers.
"We just have to move forward. We've got three more games left, and we need one more for states and that's what we've got to focus on," Palmer said. "We're running out of time, so we've got to capitalize on every moment."
In addition to the state tournament, both teams remain mathematically alive for the FCIAC tournament, but getting in would require a tremendous finish and a stumble by Darien, Ridgefield or Trinity, which are tied for the 6-8 spots with identical FCIAC marks of 10-4.
"We really came out and wanted to win this one," McKenna said. "We have a lot of history with New Canaan and we wanted to prove to our past seniors that we could still do it."
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Kaitlin McKenna 8 2-4 18, Kenzie Burns 2 7-9 11, Tiara Fountain 4 1-2 10, Michele Treglia 3 2-2 8, Mollie Kerrigan 2 0-0 4, Lejla Markovic 2 0-1 2, Carley Strachan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 12-18 57.
Kelly Armstrong 1 10-13 12, Courtney Rogers 3 0-0 9, Colette Pellegrini 2 2-2 6, Goergia Hunsinger 2 0-0 4, Lindsey Seelert 1 0-0 3. Totals: 9 12-15 34.
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Discus 55.61m – 182'05"
Shot Put 12.36m – 40'06.50"
Weight Throw 17.98m – 58'11.875"
Hammer Throw 58.71m – 192'07.42"
2012-2013: Recorded eight first-place finishes...Set a PR in the discus throw at outdoor Heps, placing second...Named to the All-Ivy Second Team...Nearly broke his PR in the weight throw with a first-place finish at the Yale Collegiate Invitational...Placed first in both the discus and hammer throw against Harvard and against Oxford and Cambridge...Competed at the Penn Relays...Took third in the hammer throw at outdoor Heps...Placed eighth in the weight throw at indoor Heps...James Stack '61 Award recipient.
2011-2012: IC4A qualifier in the discus, weight, and hammer throws…Set a PR in the hammer throw at the Yale Springtime Invitational (3rd place)…Won the weight throw at Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia and Giegengack Invitational; second at Yale Collegiate Invitational and Yale Season Opener; sixth at Heps…Third in the hammer throw at Heps…Ivy League champ in the discus throw…Discus throw winner at HYP, Yale Springtime Invitational and Sam Howell Invitational…Third place in the discus at IC4As, earning All-East honors…NCAA East Regional qualifier…12th place at Regionals…NCAA Nationals qualifier.
2010-2011: Outdoors, NCAA Regional qualifier in discus … Earned All-East honors at IC4As for third-place finish in the discus as well as competing in hammer throw … Won Ivy League title in discus at Heps with season-best throw, earning All-Ivy honors, along with a sixth-place finish and PR in hammer throw, setting No. 11 all-time Yale outdoor record … Also winner in discus at Springtime and Tribe Invitationals … Runner-up in discus at Harvard-Yale …Threw the Bulldogs' farthest mark in the weight throw, in which he competed at indoor Heps and IC4As … Also took third in the weight throw at Harvard-Yale-Princeton.
2009-2010: Took third at Penn Relays Championships division with a throw of 54.41m, a freshman record and No. 3 all-time Yale outdoor record … Qualified for NCAA Regional in discus ... Competed in discus at outdoor Heps and IC4As, won at Harvard-Yale … Placed fifth in weight throw at indoor Heps, breaking freshman record and setting No. 7 all-time (17.98m) Yale record.
High School - Top-ranked discus thrower in tri-state area … League and county champion ... MVP of track team ... Also made all-county wrestling team.
Personal: Pierson College … Computer science.


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Hypnosis For Hot Flashes Among Postmenopausal Women in a Randomized Clinical Trial
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01293695
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 11, 2011
Results First Posted : September 17, 2015
Last Update Posted : August 16, 2016
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|Condition or disease
|Hot Flashes
|Behavioral: Hypnosis Other: Structured attention
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The aging population of the United States and findings from the Women's Health Initiative that indicate a shift in the risk/benefits balance of hormone therapy have created a growing interest in alternative treatments for hot flashes. Hot flashes are among the most severe and frequent symptoms experienced by women during menopause. Over 66% of post-menopausal women experience hot flashes. As a result, there is a pressing need for safe and effective treatments for hot flashes. Hypnosis is one mind-body therapy that seems particularly promising for treating hot flashes.
However, the treatment effectiveness of hypnosis in reducing physiologically measured (i.e. physiologically measured impact) hot flashes with post-menopausal women has yet to be established relative to a Structured-Attention Control. This is a critical step to further investigate the intervention and to determine if hypnosis reduces the symptoms (i.e. the number of physiological hot flashes) or only the women's perception of symptoms.
Also, the physiologic mechanism by which hypnosis may operate in reducing hot flashes is not known. The present study will compare hypnosis to a Structured-Attention Control in reducing hot flashes (perceived and physiologically monitored) in post-menopausal women in a randomized clinical trial.
Innovations of this study are that it will be the first full scale test of hypnosis for hot flashes; one of the first studies to examine both perceived impact and physiologically measured impact of a mind-body intervention for hot flashes using state-of-the-art 24 hour ambulatory physiological monitoring; the first study to examine the effect of hypnosis for hot flashes on cortisol; and the first investigation of the role of cognitive expectancies in treatment of hot flashes in comparison to a Structured-Attention Control.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|187 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Participant)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Hypnosis For Hot Flashes Among Postmenopausal Women in a Randomized Clinical Trial
|Study Start Date :
|September 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|March 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|March 2014
Active Comparator: Hypnosis
Receives 5 weeks of hypnotic relaxation therapy
Behavioral: Hypnosis
Hypnosis relaxation in five weekly sessions
Other Names:
Placebo Comparator: Structured Attention
Meets with therapist for five weekly sessions, but receives no hypnotic relaxation therapy
Other: Structured attention
Meets with therapist for five weekly sessions and receives structured attention/supportive counseling, but receives no hypnotic relaxation therapy
Other Name: Placebo Comparator
- Hot Flash Frequency [ Time Frame: 6 Weeks and 12 Weeks ]The Hot Flash Symptoms Diary was used to measure hot flash frequency. Participants recorded their hot flashes over seven days by daily frequency and severity. This instrument provides a measure of hot flash frequency and hot flash score (product of frequency x severity).
- Hot Flash Score [ Time Frame: 6 Weeks and 12 Weeks ]
Hot Flash Score is a product of frequency of hot flashes × severity of hot flashes, which could range from 0 (best possible outcome) to infinity (worst possible outcome).
Hot flash frequency and hot flash severity were obtained using the Hot Flash Symptoms Diary. Participants recorded their daily hot flashes marking each hot flash (frequency) and rating the severity of each as mild (1), moderate (2), severe (3), and very severe (4).
The values presented represent the average of daily hot flash scores.
- Hot Flash Related Daily Interference Scale (HFRDIS) [ Time Frame: 6 Weeks and 12 Weeks ]This questionnaire is used to measure the effects of hot flashes on women as they go about their daily activities. Answers on the scale can range 0 (Do Not Interfere) to 10 (Completely Interfere). The total score was computed by averaging the subjective ratings over the 10 items. A lower score indicates better outcome.
- Sternal Skin Conductance Monitor Used to Physiologically Measure Skin Moisture [ Time Frame: 6 Weeks and 12 Weeks ]As a secondary outcome, hot flashes were measured using a Biolog ambulatory recorder. Skin conductance was expressed in micro Siemens (0 to infinity) and the final value was obtained by averaging the recorded skin conductance for a period of 24 hours. Lower skin conductance measure indicates less sweating.
- Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) [ Time Frame: 6 Weeks and 12 Weeks ]The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a self-report inventory designed to measure sleep quality. The participants self rate their sleep quality over seven areas of sleep.The questions about sleep quality are answered on a 0-3 scale with higher scores indicating greater sleep pathology. The global score is determined by summing the raw scores of the seven sleep components. The global score can range from 0 - 21 and total scores above 5 are normally considered indicative of poor sleep quality.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
Postmenopausal as defined by:
- no menstrual period in the past 12 months;
- no menstrual period in the past 6 months and a medically documented history of FSH level greater than 40; or
- women who have had a bilateral oophorectomy.
- A self-reported history of a minimum of 7 hot flashes per day or 50 hot flashes per week at baseline.
- Age over 18 years and ability to give her own consent for participation in the study.
- Have discontinued other putative therapies for hot flashes for at least one month prior to enrollment
- Ability to attend weekly sessions.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Receiving other simultaneous treatment for hot flashes.
- Using any CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) treatments for vasomotor symptoms • Any medical or psychiatric condition that in the opinion of the investigator puts the participant at potential risk during the study.
- Currently using hypnosis for any reason.
- Inability to speak or understand English
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01293695
|United States, Texas
|Mind-Body Medicine Research Lab-Baylor University
|Waco, Texas, United States, 76798
|Principal Investigator:
|Gary R Elkins, Ph.D.
|Baylor University
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Gary R. Elkins, PhD, Baylor University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01293695 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
5U01AT004634 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|February 11, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|September 17, 2015
|Last Update Posted:
|August 16, 2016
|Last Verified:
|July 2016
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by Gary R. Elkins, Baylor University:
hot flashes
post menopausal women
skin conductance monitors
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hot Flashes
Signs and Symptoms
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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Over the past two weeks, military lawyers in a Naval Academy sexual assault case have questioned witnesses, battled over testimony and debated medical records. The woman who accused three midshipmen of sexually assaulting her spent about 30 hours on a witness stand.
But the proceeding — called an Article 32 hearing — was not a trial.
Whatever the presiding officer decides about the fate of the defendants will be subject to review by the superintendent of the Naval Academy, who could either dismiss the allegations or send charges to a court-martial that would cover many of the same legal issues.
The sexual-assault case is playing out amid a national discussion about how the military justice system handles accusations before they head to court-martial.
Critics say Article 32 hearings can force sexual assault victims to publicly relive their trauma twice, and they argue that prosecutors — not commanders — should be responsible for decisions about whether to court-martial suspects.
Unlike a civilian grand jury, which is conducted in secret with prosecutors offering evidence to a panel of jurors to evaluate, Article 32 hearings are public. The defendants have a right to be present at Article 32 hearings, and their attorneys can examine witnesses and offer evidence.
The accuser in the Naval Academy case has filed a lawsuit seeking to strip the charging decision from Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller,, a move that comes as Congress debates a bill that would transfer that power to military prosecutors nationwide.
The attorney, Susan Burke, argues that Miller is biased because he doesn't want the academy to look bad and plays favorites with the football team. (All three accused midshipmen were football players.)
Taryn Meeks, executive director of the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, said that commanding officers may not always be partial, may have personal relationships with people involved in the cases and lack legal training necessary to make a sound decision.
Having trained prosecutors make decisions to prosecute would ensure that ugly and embarrassing cases are not "swept under the rug," Meeks said.


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Guys! Got Valentine's Day Problems? This May Help
If you're a young man who is low on funds, procrastinates, or lives in a different city than your significant other, you're probably not sure what to do for Valentine's Day. WSJ's Billy Higgins has some tips for you. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Brigadier General Tammy Smith is the first openly gay flag-grade officer in the US Military. At this rank, she'll have thousands of service members quite literally looking up to her.
The private ceremony included a twist on an old military tradition. Brig. Gen. Smith's spouse 'pinned' her. In other words, her wife slapped the new rank onto her uniform for the first time.
CNN has the story:
Smith received her stars in a private ceremony at the Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, according to a press release from the Service Members Legal Defense Network, an organization promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in the U.S. military.
Friday was also the first day she publicly acknowledged her sexuality, according to a report from Stars and Stripes, and that acknowledgement comes less than a year after the military ended the "don't ask, don't tell" policy under which an active-duty service member faced punishment or discharge if he or she admitted being homosexual."I don't think I need to be focused on that," Stripes quoted Smith as saying. "What is relevant is upholding Army values and the responsibility this carries."
Modesty aside, I'm sure she knows just how important this was. Not just for her, but for countless other LGBT service members. Less than a year ago she would have lost her job altogether. Now, she's open about it – though it's likely she wanted to avoid the appearance of making 'political statements'.
I wonder how her command chaplains are going to react. Some chaplains have been quite receptive to the repeal of DADT. Congratulations on the promotion, Ma'am. Thank you for setting the example for countless others.


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Brady asks Marlena what's wrong, outside the pub. She snaps at him and bumps into Eric. He can see she's not happy. The three go inside and Marlena tells them about the divorce. Brady apologizes but she's not giving up. She wonders how Rafe's doing. Brady hasn't seen him. "Of course not," she snipes. He's busy making a big mistake. Brady tells her to give up on John and she walks out. Eric calls his brother an idiot. Brady sighs. He feels bad he hurt Marlena but when John's name is mentioned it's inevitable. Brady begs Eric to come to the wedding to no avail.
You're An Idiot.
Kristen sets John up, Johnny steals something, and Sami doubts EJ's innocence.
At the park, John asks Kristen if she dumped his son. They play games with each other. They're interrupted by some kids and Kristen grabs a note from her purse. John caresses her arm and tells her Brady doesn't have to know... She drops the note and acts offended. She stomps off and he finds the note is a receipt for a room at Salem Inn. After tonight, she and Brady are finished. At the square, Nicole finds Ciara staring at Kristen and Sy's photo. Caroline and Johnny walk up and the kids go off with the sitter while Caroline and Nicole discuss Rafe's beating. Caroline thinks Eric and Rafe are alike. "They're killer handsome." Nicole gasps in surprise and Caroline calls Sami an idiot for dumping Rafe. Nearby, Johnny and Ciara struggle over her envelope. Caroline comes between them and Johnny grins as he steals it.
Nick meets Vargas in the alley and hands over the 90 grand. Vargas wants to give him a commission. Nick declines and Vargas tells him they're not finished yet.
At SPD, Gabi is interrupted by Sami when she explains that EJ took a call the night of Rafe's beating, asking, "Is it done?" She thinks EJ did it. Sami yells that it's untrue. Gabi reminds her it's not the first time EJ tried to kill Rafe. "How stupid can you really be?" She starts in on Sami bed hopping and then blames herself for asking him to get her those muffins from Martha's. Sami tells her it's not her fault and Hope says there was no bakery bag at the scene. Gabi flashes to Nick giving her the muffin bag and makes a dash for the door.
A nurse at the hospital won't give EJ an update about Rafe's health so he reminds her he's on the board. She tells him there's no change. Mystery man shows up and he and EJ give each other a look. EJ follows him into another room. Nick arrives to find Gabi. EJ finds him and harasses him. He leaves when Gabi arrives. She brings up Rafe bringing her a treat from Martha's bakery and that he was going to talk to her about something important. Nick denies knowing what that could be.
From the cafe, Will and Sonny check their GPS. Nick has a receipt for a garage half-way across town during the time of Rafe's beating. Did he fabricate this? They go off to find Gabi who may know something.
Nicole arrives at the pub to see Brady. She gives him a wedding gift. Brady complains that his family won't attend the wedding and leaves his gift behind when he goes. She decides to get him something better. She leaves. Later, Johnny looks at the photo of Kristen and Sy while Marlena and Caroline go over Kristen's manipulations.
Sonny and Will show up at the hospital and Nick drags Gabi away. Mystery man trashes his flowers and leaves.
Nicole goes to the rectory to ask if Eric's going to his brother's wedding. Eric flashes to his last run-in with Kristen and says he's not going. Nicole works on him.
Brady meets Kristen at home. She has decided to marry him. He's relieved and they kiss. He tells her he saw John and then Marlena in tears. Kristen has nothing but nice things to say about Marlena and thinks the two will reunite soon. Brady goes to a meeting and Kristen says she can't back out or Marlena and John could reunite.
Nick tells Gabi at the square that it's a coincidence that he and Rafe both had the same idea to get her a muffin from Martha's. Mystery man interrupts, "Nick Fallon. It's been a while." Gabi knows him from the pub. His name is Jensen. He threatens them with a gun in his pocket.
Sami is at the cafe doubting EJ. She flashes to Rafe telling her about the Sydnapping. EJ arrives. She asks him to be straight. Did he have something to do with what happened to Rafe?
Hope and Ciara arrive at SPD. Hope takes a call about a prisoner. She didn't receive any word on that!
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Hope learns of Ciara's deception and turns to Vargas.
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Travel on a Budget: Two Days in Prague for Under $100
I recently had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Prague, which, besides being one of Europe's most beautiful cities, is also one of the most affordable. Along with a friend, I spent two days seeing the sights, drinking Czech beer and sampling the local cuisine — all for under $100.
We explored the city from our home base at the Hotel Casa Marcello, tucked into a winding street in Prague's old Jewish Quarter. The rate (about $100 a night) includes breakfast, and from the hotel all the destinations listed below are easily accessible on foot, if you don't mind walking a little. I'm betting you won't — Prague's gorgeous, twisting cobblestone streets are a big part of its appeal. (All prices are given in approximate US dollar amounts and will, of course, depend on exchange rates.)
Day 1:
• Our first stop was Prague Castle, across the river and up (quite a lot!) of stairs from our hotel. Tickets for the short tour (about $12.50) will get you into St. Vitus' cathedral and the old royal palace, where you can view the very window where the famous Defenestration of Prague took place.
• After you're through at the castle, it's a short walk to the Strahov Monastery, where monks have been brewing beer since the 17th century. Lunch and a couple of beers set me back $15. Reservations are reccomended; the brewery can get quite crowded.
• Bonus: The Strahov Monastery, besides serving some delicious beer, is also home to the gorgeous library where one of the dates on this season of the Bachelorette was filmed.
• Later that afternoon, we headed over to the Old Town Square to do some sightseeing and get dinner from a street vendor ($5). On the hour, you can watch the movement of the mechanical figures on the Astronomical Clock. The very ambitious can climb the 172 steps to the top of the tower in the Old City Hall to get rooftop views of Prague, although I passed on this, having climbed what felt like a million steps to get to the castle that morning.
• After dinner, we wandered towards the river to watch the sun setting from the Charles Bridge. Dating to 1357, the bridge is one of Prague's most picturesque spots, and has a great view of the castle.
• Crossing the river, we headed south to the Most Legii, another one of Prague's bridges, from which one can descend via staircase to the Strelecky Ostrov, a park-like island in the middle of the river. There, from a sandy beach (!) in the middle of the river, we watched boats go by — and heard five or six different languages being spoken.
• Later, we enjoyed a few beers ($5) at a beer garden by the river, while listening to live music and watching an impromptu fireworks show.
• Heading back to our hotel in the Jewish Quarter, we stopped by the Absintherie, right next to the town square. After some friendly Britons dissuaded me from ordering an absinthe mojito, I decided instead on a flight of 4 different kinds of absinthe (about $12.50). Some of the absinthes (a few of which contained thujone, an ingredient that's been banned in absinthes sold stateside, due to its supposedly hallucinogenic effects) were better than others. Sadly, I did not get a chance to try the absinthe ice cream.
Day two:
• On the second day, we walked a few blocks from our hotel to the Old Jewish Cemetery, which for 300 years was the only place where Jews in Prague could be buried. In some places, the graves are up to seven layers deep. Admission to the cemetery ($15) also gets you into the Pinkas Synagogue, which has been transformed into a memorial for the victims of the Holocaust in Prague. The names of nearly 80,000 men, women and children are inscribed on the synagogue's walls.
• From the Jewish quarter we headed south to U Medvidku ("At The Little Bears"), a brewpub that has been making beer since 1466. Though they were out of the pub's signature beer, the unusually strong XBeer-33, we did get to try Czech Budweiser (or Budvar), which is entirely distinct from (and in my opinion, much better than) American Budweiser. I especially liked the Budvar dark, which had a chocolately, malty finish. Lunch and a couple of beers at the brewery cost about $15, including an appetizer (the drunken plums — plums soaked in plum brandy and cooked in bacon. Highly recommended.)
• Along the river, just a bit farther south than U Medvidku, is Frank Gehry's famous 'Fred and Ginger' building (or 'The Dancing House'). Since we stopped by on a Sunday, the bar was closed, but on most days, the purchase of a cocktail at the building's bar entitles you to view the city from the roof deck.
• Our next stop (and one of my favorites of the weekend) was a boat rental place on the Slovansky Ostrov, an island in the river just north of the Dancing House. For about $6 per person per hour, we rented a paddleboat and cruised around the river, where we had a spectacular view of Prague from the water.
• Tired from our boating adventures, we headed back in the direction of our hotel, stopping for dinner at Lokal, a beer hall specializing in traditional Czech specialties with a modern twist. While watching the finale of the Eurocup, we enjoyed sausage and Slivovitz, a very popular plum brandy. My friend didn't enjoy the plum brandy much, but we both agreed that the Pilsner Urquell there was the best beer we'd had in the city. The beer comes directly to Lokal from Pilsen, where it's made, about an hour away, and is stored in the beer hall's huge tank (seen in the photo at left), which ensures that it's super-fresh. The best part? Dinner, two beers, and a glass of plum brandy cost each of us only $10.
So there you have it — a weekend in Prague for under $100. If you're planning to be in Europe, why not stop on by? You'll be glad you did.
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Bonnie L. Bedell
Bonnie L. Bedell
Bonnie L. Bedell, age 68, a longtime resident of Paradise, died at her home on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.
Born in Pontiac on Oct. 20, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Will G. and Bonnie Jean (Monk) Bedell. Bonnie graduated from Whitefish Township Schools with the class of 1962. She had work for some time as a CNA in Lapeer but returned to Paradise and worked for several area businesses. She ran the Birch Hill Café for several years and then began her employment with the Whitefish Township Schools as a cook until her retirement. Students will always remember her for her fresh baked homemade bread. Her hobbies included beadwork, and she loved puzzles. She enjoyed her favorite sports teams, the Paradise Rockets and the Detroit Lions. Bonnie is preceded in death by her parents and one brother Floyd.
Survivors include her siblings: Carol (LeRoy) Murley of Fenton, Leon (Janet) Bedell of Lapeer; Donald Bedell of Frankfort; Dennis (Claudia) Bedell of Paradise, Roy (Karyn) Bedell of Rives Junction, Linda Richard, Karen (Alan) Smith, Terry (Tom) Clark and Tammy Bedell all of Paradise, and two special nephews among many nieces and nephews, Jameson and Liam Pigeau.
According to her wishes Bonnie was cremated. The family will be receiving guests on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Paradise Methodist Church in Paradise, A memorial service honoring the life of Bonnie Bedell will be held immediately following at 11 a.m. at the church with Pastor Lowell Peterson officiating.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family with their arrangements.
Death Notice
LINK, MARY "BETTY", age 81, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Bay Mills township. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by C.S. Mulder Funeral Home.


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'Pay for Performance' No Longer a Punchline
Shift Highlights Growing Role of Investors in Shaping Compensation
Company directors say they pay CEOs based on performance. Now the numbers show they mean it.
More than half of the compensation awarded to 51 CEOs last year was tied to their companies' financial or stock-market performance, according to a preliminary review of proxy statements by consulting firm Hay Group and The Wall Street Journal. In most cases, the companies must hit specified targets for the CEO to receive the promised money or equity.
By comparison, three years earlier, in 2009, 35% of the compensation for CEOs at the same companies carried performance conditions, Hay says. The rest of their pay came from salaries and grants of stock and stock options with no performance hurdles.
The shift in how CEOs are paid highlights the growing role of investors in shaping executive compensation—and their push to align pay more closely with corporate results.
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Since 2011, big companies have had to offer shareholders a periodic non-binding vote on executive compensation. Fewer than 5% of companies fail to win majority support, but the fear of a poor showing has prodded companies to alter executive-pay plans, consultants and executives say.
"Investors have more influence over pay than ever," adds David Wise, a vice president at Hay, which analyzes proxy statements for the Journal. "In this environment, the only way companies are increasing pay is by clearly tying it to performance."
The 50 companies included in the survey all had annual revenue exceeding $6.7 billion and filed proxy statements after May 1, 2012. One company has two CEOs. The Journal will report the full survey of 300 companies in May.
At the 40 companies in the preliminary survey where the CEO has been in place at least two years, compensation more closely mirrored corporate results last year.
Median total direct compensation rose 6.9%, to $9 million, close to the median 7.6% shareholder return posted by the companies. Total direct compensation includes salary, all bonuses, and the value of equity at the time it was granted. Shareholder return includes share-price changes and the value of dividends.
As was true in 2011, bonuses generally tracked the companies' annual financial results. Median net income at the 40 companies fell 3.9%, and the annual bonuses of their CEOs fell 7.6%.
Consider Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Earnings per share at the Allentown, Pa., maker of industrial gases fell far short of the company's target of 9% growth, excluding certain costs, in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2012. CEO John McGlade paid the price, with a 65% cut in his annual bonus, to $898,000, from $2.5 million the prior year. Mr. McGlade's grants of stock and stock options shrank as well, reducing his total direct compensation 19%, to $9.1 million.
In a statement, Air Products said "economic trends and slow manufacturing growth" hurt its results and Mr. McGlade's pay. "Our executive compensation is linked to performance against metrics that drive shareholder value, specifically earnings growth, return on capital and stock performance," the company said.
At Smithfield Foods Inc., net income fell 31% in the fiscal year ended April 29, 2012, and shareholders suffered an 11% loss. Directors also changed CEO C. Larry Pope's bonus formula, making it less lucrative. As a result, Mr. Pope's cash bonus fell 64%, to $4.7 million, contributing to a 31% drop in his total direct compensation, to $12.9 million.
Like many companies, Smithfield is also making other changes in its executive-pay plan. The Smithfield, Va., pork producer, which is under pressure from a big shareholder that wants to split the company, won't grant Mr. Pope stock options this year and will tie some of his stock awards to how Smithfield stock fares compared with rivals.
A Smithfield spokeswoman referred to the company's proxy statement, which says Mr. Pope's compensation "moves up and down in proportion to the company's profitability."
The trend toward performance-based pay has been building for a decade and extends beyond the 50 companies in the Journal/Hay Group survey. Pay consultant Farient Advisors says that 64% of the companies in Standard & Poor's 1500-stock indexes attached performance criteria to equity grants in 2011, up from 20% in 2002.
Last week, Johnson & Johnson said it had sliced 2012 bonuses for top executives by 10% to reflect "mixed" results, and Nabors Industries Ltd. rewrote its CEO's contract to eliminate lucrative bonus and severance clauses.
"Companies in the past few years have spent a lot of time trying to align performance and pay," says Rose Marie Orens, senior partner at Compensation Advisory Partners LLC, a New York pay consultant.
The Journal's preliminary survey measures the value of compensation when it's granted. It still isn't certain that the increased use of performance hurdles will reduce actual payouts to executives. At some companies, though, there are hints of smaller paydays.
Applied Materials Inc., which makes machines that make semiconductors, awarded CEO Michael R. Splinter 575,000 shares of restricted stock, valued at $6.7 million, in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2012, accounting for nearly three-fourths of his annual compensation.
But Mr. Splinter won't receive the shares unless Applied outpaces peers' operating-profit margins and shareholder returns through 2015. Applied missed the target last year, so Mr. Splinter hasn't received any shares. He has three more tries. If he does get some, he'll have to wait up to three additional years to sell the shares.
"Applied Materials has pay-for-performance practices that align a significant majority of executive compensation with robust performance objectives," says Mary Humiston, senior vice president, global human resources.
Aecom Technology Corp. , a Los Angeles engineering-consulting firm, took this concept one step further. CEO John Dionisio agreed to add an earnings target to the $2.4 million in stock and options he was granted in 2011. Aecom posted a loss in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2012, so it missed the target, and Mr. Dionisio forfeited the earlier grants.
Directors also cut Mr. Dionisio's annual bonus roughly in half, to $1.5 million, and trimmed the value of his equity grants by 4%. In all, Mr. Dionisio's compensation fell 17%, to $8.1 million.
In its proxy statement, Aecom said the earnings targets were added "to strengthen the pay-for-performance linkage." In a news release, the company said, "Our executive-compensation programs are designed to support our long-term success and embrace the pay-for-performance philosophy."
There are exceptions to the trend, including the highest-paid CEO in the preliminary survey, Oracle Corp.'s Larry Ellison. Mr. Ellison received compensation valued at $94.6 million in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012, the vast majority through seven million stock options valued at $90 million.
The options carry no performance targets. But in its proxy statement, Oracle says the options align Mr. Ellison's pay with company performance because they will have value only if Oracle's stock rises. "When our stockholders are rewarded, our executive officers are also rewarded," the company says.
With more pay linked to performance targets, some investors are turning their attention to the rigor of the targets, says Robin Ferracone, chief executive of Farient, the pay consultant. "The next frontier is not only honing the measurement system but also the goal setting," she says.
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The chief executive of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. is John McGlade. An earlier version of this article incorrectly gave Mr. McGlade's first name as Joseph.
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Why Can't Men Commit?
She left my house at 11:30 A.M. I had some work to do. She had to meet friends. Clean her apartment. Errands. It really didn't matter. J. and I had developed a routine over the past few months: dinner, drinks, fun, sex, sleep. She knew exactly how to touch my back. I knew how hard to bite her lip when we kissed. She knew her way around the apartment. And she knew how to exit.
As she walked down the hall, I held the door open just a crack so my dog, Piano, couldn't run after her and called to her: "Let's hang out this week. If you want." Normally I would hear "Sure, call me!" But this time she stopped, turned around and smirked."It's not really about what I want," she said. "It's always about what you want. And admit it, you have no idea what that is." Then she spun around and was gone.
Ouch. Over the next few weeks, J.'s words tugged at me like a pulled hamstring. Every romantic step I tried to take was met with the vague ache of her critique. Worst part? I'd been here before, many times. Loath as I am to admit it, this is my M.O.: I meet a woman and I crush hard; I pursue her with dinners and all-night parties that start and end at my apartment (for the record, Piano is the best wingman ever). We hang out with each other's friends, spend weekends away, meet family members. Right around then I find cracks in the facade of "us," and I leave. Why? Let me break it down:
I've got need-for-newness issues.
My name is Jake and I'm a date-oholic—I love the new. The most exciting moment for me in a relationship is the first time I see a woman in her underwear. Magic. If you think I'm a jerk, believe me, I do too. I know very well that committed love is better than an uncommitted romp, but I can't seem to put that into action. Instead, I half try to meet The One, but the sex gets routine, and tiny sacrifices start to feel like big messages from the universe that this woman is not right for me. Who wants to learn to be OK with a partner's failings when it means missing out on Someone Else, who has everything the person across the table does but is 35 percent funnier, knows magic tricks and likes pesto as much as I do? Because I love pesto. Sometimes I eat it for breakfast. Secretly, I'm holding out for the woman who does too, and I'm always sure the next one might be her.
I've got fear-of-tears issues.
Another big reason I (and other guys) avoid commitment: abject terror. Of what? The ghosts in our heads. There's K., my first "I love you," who left me in pieces, some of which remain unglued years later. Or L., who cried so hard when we broke up that I could still hear her two floors down as I left. Or S., whose childbearing years she couldn't risk "wasting" on me.
It may seem like a cop-out—sorry, I'm too wounded to be a good boyfriend! But these specters are real to me and cause bad chemicals to explode in my brain when a new friend starts to resemble an old ghost. That's why I wait a little longer before calling her back. Let a few weeks pass between dates. Kill the momentum with anyone who's appropriate. Drive a wedge in rather than risk hurting, or getting hurt, again.
I've got a few dad issues.
Then there's the fear of not measuring up. My father was a giant: By the time he was my age, he was married, had two kids, had set up his law practice, had bought a home. Could I support a family, financially and emotionally? Am I a good-enough guy to be a—gulp—role model?
The thing is, deep down inside, I know I am. I have the genes, for starters. I could step up to the plate and knock it home for the right person, for my right person. Besides, I'm not loving watching my friends get it right and wind up happier than I've ever seen them. And I don't want to be the third wheel at dinners in perpetuity, the person hearing incredulity in the hostess's voice as she says, "There are three of you?" Yes, ma'am, and my friends will be leaving before dessert to go home to relieve the babysitter, and kiss their two gorgeous, adoring children good night, so I'll thank you to adjust your tone. Also, what are you doing later?
So this is my vow to you, readers: I want to find my true partner in crime. I can see my pattern, and I know that in order to find The One, I've got to break it. No more J.s (who realized before I did that she was better off without me). I will fight the urge to duck away when I find something good, something real. It will be a process, and I hope there's a woman out there who can tolerate my learning curve. Because—please take note—behind all my baggage is a good guy who desperately wants the real thing with the right girl. Now I just have to find her.
Jake is a real, live single guy dating in New York City.


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Guest List: Vidya Balan, Anushka Sharma, Bipasha Basu, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, R Madhavan, Kajol, Sameera Reddy, Jiah Khan, Tanisha Mukherjee, Tanuja Mukherjee, Poorna Jagannathan, Atul Agnihotri, Aditya Pancholi, Zarina Wahab, Madhur Bhandarkar, Shraddha Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Gulshan Grover, Ekta Kapoor, Rukhsar, Shivangi Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor, Sachin Joshi, Monica Dogra, Bhagyashree, Himalaya Dasani, Vidyut Jamwal, Abhimanyu Shekhar Singh, Smita Thackeray, Jackie Shroff, Raghu Ram, Kaishav Arora, Deepshikha, Rohit Shetty, Poonam Dhillon, Parineeti Chopra, Ali Zafar, Chirag Paswan, Preeti Jhangiani, Ashmit Patel, Gul Panag, Adah Sharma, Sonu Sood, Urvashi Sharma, Shazahn Padamsee, Aarti Chhabria, Zayed Khan
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
Bollywood celebs Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aparshakti Khurrana, Bhushan Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar Hir...


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Who knows? They never last that long around here.*
The soufflé inspires dread in many a cook, probably because we all grew up with images of soufflé disasters. Chefs bursting into tears because someone opened the oven on their soufflé. Delicate soufflés deflating because someone makes a loud noise. Housewives bawling because the piéce de resistance of their dinner party is a big fat fail. So it is no surprise that soufflés have a formidable reputation as a classic, only achievable by the gifted.
But oh, the French, they are so very good at tricking people into believing their cuisine is complicated, when, in reality, it relies on simple processes that require little technical knowhow. If you read a French cookery book it would bang on about pâte brisée or roux, but you don't need to know about those things. A souffle is nothing more than a white sauce, with some stuff added for flavour, and foofed up with some egg whites. That. Is. All. The best thing about them is you can make the sauce and the egg whites before your guests arrive and assemble the whole shebang quickly after opening the plonk, then drink quite a bit before blowing their minds by serving up something that tastes incredibly luxurious and clever. Which it is, because it is so simple.
Now that I've demystified the soufflé, it's time to share this recipe, which I was asked for after boasting about it on twitter. It incorporates a few tasty tricks I've learned from a blissful year of making soufflés for friends and family. Try it, enjoy it, vary it.
Smoked Salmon Soufflé for four
A bit of polenta, about 100g of butter, flour (gluten-free is fine), a cup of normal or low fat milk, a finely diced onion, four or five finely sliced spring onions (scallions), 70 grammes of grated parmesan, 4 eggs (separated – you only use three yolks), a pinch of cream of tartar, 200 grammes of smoked salmon (shredded roughly) or drained tinned salmon, a tablespoon of chopped dill, chervil or parsley, salt and pepper.
First, prepare the oven and the dish. Heat the oven to 180C and warm the dish. Melt some butter in the bottom of it and spread it around. Tip in a small handful of polenta, flour or semolina, and shake it over the butter so it dusts the bottom and sides of the bowl. This will form a tasty crust later (if you made a sweet souffle, you would do this with sugar).
Second, make le sauce. Put 50g of butter in the bottom of a solid saucepan and get it bubbling gently, but NOT browning. Add two heaped tablespoons of flour or gluten-free flour and stir it all about so the flour cooks (expands) in the butter (gently, no browning – this is called a roux and you can see, it doesn't hurt a bit). Then add a cup of milk. Get a whisk and blend the flour mixture into the milk. Cook it until the whole mess thickens (no lumps!). You just made white sauce. (It's also called bechamel, but you didn't need to know that.) Mix in the parmesan and cook a little more. Now you have cheese sauce. Set it aside and let it cool off a little.
Next, le flavourings. In a separate saucepan gently fry the onion and garlic in butter, until soft. Add the spring onions then add the onion mixture, take it off the heat and chuck in the salmon. Let it all sit. Beat THREE egg yolks into the not-very-hot cheese sauce. Feed the extra egg yolk to the cat or compost it. Mix the onions and sauce together. Taste the mix and add the herbs and some salt and pepper. Take a break and cook the other things you want to eat. Talk to your guests.
Penultimately, ouefs. Get a good clean glass or metal bowl, add the four egg whites and a pinch of cream of tartar and get beating. Make really good stiff peaks with lots of air in them as it's the air that creates the rise and the volume of the soufflé. Let it all sit until you are thinking you would like to eat.
Finally, assemblage: Get a big spoon full of the egg whites and stir it into the cheese/salmon saucy mix. This will 'lighten' the mix. Then tip the mix into the egg whites, and fold it in with a spatula. Don't beat it or the air will leave the whites. You'll end up with a rough looking mix. Cool! Spoon it into the soufflé dish and pop it in the oven. Cook for between 35 & 40 minutes and you'll have a fluffy body with a cheesy sauce; 40 minutes and she will be cooked mostly through, 45 minutes and you'll have a savoury sponge. Connoisseurs like the first option, others don't. It will rise! You can open the oven and slide a skewer in under the top crust, to see how it's going. Do it many times. You'll be right! (Don't bang the door though, at least not hard).
Before serving get everyone to sit down so they can see your majestic, high top creation. As soon as you crack the top with a spoon it will fall into a goopy mess of marshmallowy topping and saucy bits. Your guests will fall on it with ravenous passion. Everyone will be happy. Eat with bread, salad, spuds and other things. Never be afraid of a soufflé again.
* Actually, a soufflé doesn't rise twice but is really good reheated in an oven, with a dollop of cream to make them even more sinful. You can also do this mix in 6 ramekins, which makes them even easier to reheat. Cook for 15-20 minutes only.
** This recipe is easily adapted for use without the salmon. Rule of thumb is one cup of additional flavours, be it spinach, peas, grated veges, herbs, more cheese. I often add paprika.
*** Some would add cream to the white sauce. I don't, but if you do, reduce the milk accordingly.
**** Sweet soufflés are the same, but without the salt, pepper, veges or cream of tartar, and with caster sugar, chocolate etc. If you make one, the white sauce is sweetened, in which case it's called a pate thingummy. Bon appetit!


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Government Contractor Punished Pregnant Women Who Opposed Unlawful Treatment, Federal Agency Charged
BALTIMORE -- A Washington, D.C.-based security services company, DTM Corporation, violated federal law by subjecting employees to pregnancy discrimination and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. DTM is a government contractor doing business for the U.S. Department of Defense at Fort Washington, Md., and has an office in Silver Spring, Md.
In its suit, (Civil Action No. 11-cv-02433) filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, the EEOC charges that DTM violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) by promulgating its corporate maternity policy, which imposes greater burdens on pregnant employees than those imposed on other employees who are similar in their ability or inability to work. The EEOC said the company enforced its policy by mandating suspension of pregnant women pending receipt of a medical release, and also required mandatory medical examinations that are not job-related or consistent with business necessity.
Additionally, the EEOC said that Naima Ashigur, a former DTM employee, was suspended and repeatedly forced to obtain fitness for duty clearances, despite having already received clearances from her doctor because of her pregnancy and required to undergo medical examinations that were not job-related or consistent with business necessity. Further, Ashigur was harassed by being subjected to comments by her supervisor, who would speculate to co-workers about whether she was pregnant; threatened that he wanted her off of the contract because of her child-bearing status; and, that she "better not get pregnant again." The EEOC further contends that DTM denied Ashigur maternity leave, refused to allow her to return to work after she was medically cleared for duty after giving birth, subjected her to heightened scrutiny and disciplined in retaliation for complaining about the pregnancy discrimination and unlawful medical inquiries and examinations.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act provides that an employer may not single out pregnancy-related conditions for special procedures to determine an employee's ability to work and must treat pregnant employees the same as any other temporarily disabled employee. The ADA strictly limits the circumstances under which an employer may ask questions about a medical condition or require medical examinations of employees. Both Title VII and the ADA provide that it is unlawful to retaliate against an individual for filing a charge or opposing employment practices that discriminate. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
"Pregnant employees must be permitted to work as long as they are able to do their jobs and to return to work when medically cleared by their physician," said Regional Attorney Debra M. Lawrence. "The ADA's restrictions on medical inquiries and medical examinations apply to all employees, not just those with disabilities."
During fiscal year 2010, 6119 pregnancy discrimination charges were filed nationwide with the EEOC and state and local fair employment practices agencies, and a record 25,165 charges were filed under the ADA for the same period.
According to its web site, (www.dtmcorp.com) DTM Corporation is a full-services provider of leading-edge security solutions, facility management and automation resources.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the Commission is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.