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Study of Treatment for Adolescents With Bulimia Nervosa
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00879151
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 9, 2009
Last Update Posted : May 25, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents Behavioral: Supportive Psychotherapy Behavioral: Family Based Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa
|Not Applicable
BN is a serious disorder that is characterized by extreme concerns about body weight and shape, dieting, and the disinhibited eating behaviors of binging and purging. There are no published randomized clinical trials of psychotherapy treatment for Bulimia Nervosa in adolescents although it often onsets in this age group. There is evidence that some treatments are effective, but none has been empirically tested. Because Bulimia Nervosa is a serious medical and psychiatric illness it is important to learn efficacious ways to treat this disorder, especially in its early stages. Treatments used in this study are the best known treatments for adults with Bulimia Nervosa. The investigators hope to learn which of two previously studied treatments might be superior to the other, in an effort to guide clinicians in treatment choices. Successfully treating the disorder early on (even in those adolescents with partial BN, characterized by binge eating and purging at least one time per week over a 6 month period) may reduce the number of cases requiring treatment during adulthood, leading to possible reduction in severity of associated psychopathology and lower costs, as well as enable individuals to lead more productive lives.
Given the neglect of adolescent BN in the research literature and the need for information to guide the clinical treatment of this disorder, this study's primary aim is to compare the efficacy of CBT-A to FBT-BN in decreasing binge eating and purging episodes in adolescents with BN and partial BN (defined as binge eating and purging at least one time per week for the past six months).
Participation in this study will last 1 and a half years and will consist of 6 months of treatment and a follow-up session at 6 and 12 months post-treatment. All participants will first undergo baseline assessments, which include interviews and questionnaires about psychological history and BN symptoms, and an Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) interview. All treatment assignments consist of 18 sessions of therapy over the course of 6 months.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|130 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Treatment of Bulimic Adolescents
|Study Start Date :
|January 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 2014
Experimental: Psychotherapy
Patients are randomized to one of three different types of psychotherapy: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for adolescents, Family-Based Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa, and Supportive Psychotherapy. All treatments consist of 18 sessions over a period of approximately 6 months.
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents
The therapist will work with the adolescent to understand triggers to binge eating and purging, such as thoughts, feelings, and interpersonal difficulties. Also, establishing regular eating patterns and eliminating medically harmful behaviors associated with the eating disorder is a primary goal.
Behavioral: Supportive Psychotherapy
SPT focuses on having the patient build a relationship with the therapist and explore their unique individual needs within the context of their life and the experience of having an eating disorder.
Behavioral: Family Based Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa
FBT helps parents to take an active role in guiding their child through eating disorder treatment. In this therapy, the parents are supported in helping their child stop bingeing, purging and engaging in other harmful weight-control behaviors. The way in which the eating disorder has impacted the family and the adolescent's development is also explored.
- Binge and purge frequency as assessed by the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) [ Time Frame: End of Treatment ]
- Changes in the subscale scores of the EDE [ Time Frame: End of Treatment ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants will be adolescents living with at least one of their parents and between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age with a DSM IV diagnosis of BN or partial BN (binge eating and purging at least one time per week over a six month period).
- Males meeting inclusion criteria will also be entered into the study. They must have age-adjusted BMI greater than 17.5, or ideal body weight (IBW) > 85%.
- Family, for the purposes of this study, includes members of the subject's household, including at least one parent or adult guardian. Single parent families, divorced families, step-parents, and other types of families will be allowed to enter the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- psychotic illness or other mental illness requiring hospitalization; bipolar I disorder, depression with active suicidal thoughts and behavior;
- associated physical illness that necessitates hospitalization;
- current dependence on drugs or alcohol;
- current diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or weight less that 85% IBW;
- physical conditions (e.g. diabetes mellitus, pregnancy) known to influence eating or weight;
- currently taking medication for co-morbid conditions for less than 2-months;
- currently taking medications that may induce weight loss, e.g., appetite suppressants such as sibutramine, phentermine, and xenical, unless the participant is willing to withdraw from such medications;
- currently taking medications for symptoms of BN and unwilling to discontinue these prior to initiating treatment in the study
- previous CBT or FBT treatment for BN
- married subjects
- emancipated minors
family members will be excluded from engaging in treatment for the following reasons:
- Current or history of sexual or physical abuse of the patient by family members. Perpetrators of the abuse will be excluded from treatment. Should sexual or physical abuse by a family member occur during the course of treatment, perpetrators will be excluded from ongoing treatment.
- Substance dependence, psychosis, or severe medical illness that would limit full participation in therapy, or that might put the family member at risk for worsening of their condition during treatment. The decision whether or not to allow these individuals to continue to participate in treatment will be made by the therapist in consultation with the treatment supervisor.
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): NCT00879151
|United States, California
|Stanford University School of Medicine
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305
|United States, Illinois
|University of Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|Principal Investigator:
|James D Lock
|Stanford University
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|James Dale Lock, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00879151 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
eProtocol Number 132056
|First Posted:
|April 9, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 25, 2015
|Last Verified:
|May 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bulimia Nervosa
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Signs and Symptoms
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Mental Disorders


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The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
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The ETSU men's basketball team only added to its rich history of success during the 2009-10 season, capturing its second straight Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and earning the program's ninth trip all-time to the NCAA Tournament ... Posting the program's fourth 20-win season in the past seven years, the Bucs overcame multiple challenges during the season before dropping Mercer in the A-Sun finals ... The Bucs were led by a team of "role" players that included forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston), guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.), guard Micah Williams (Manchester), guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa, Fla.), post Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.), and post J.C. Ward (Marietta, Ga.) ... Hubbard finished the year as a second team All ASun player after leading the Bucs in both scoring (13.9 ppg) and rebounding (8.2 rpg), and was named to the league's All-Tournament squad ... Meanwhile, Williams finished the year on a tear, scoring in double figures in 11 straight games, including a 32-point effort against Campbell en route to being named the A-Sun Tournament MVP ... Only losing senior guard Jocolby Davis off the roster from 2009-10, the Bucs will add Smith back to the mix after receiving a medical redshirt a year ago, and a trio of incoming recruits will also add to the talent pool.
The series versus Ole Miss
The Bucs have played the Rebels 12 times, with the teams playing all those games between the years of 1953 and 1995 ... Mississippi holds a 7-5 edge in the tightly contested series, with the the Bucs falling in the last matchup 65-50 back in 1995 at the Super Chevy Shootout hosted by the University of Iowa.
Last time out
STARKVILLE, Miss. (Dec. 11, 2010) - In a game dominated by the ETSU men's basketball team on the boards, it was the Buccaneers' final offensive rebound that truly made the difference in a 63-62 win over Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State inside the Humphrey Coliseum. ... After senior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) missed a potential game-tying free throw with 27 seconds left and the Bucs trailing 62-61, junior forward Curtis Wilkinson (Bude, Miss.) tapped the ball out to senior guard Micah Williams (Manchester), giving the Bucs another chance to take the lead. After a timeout by ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, Williams made good on the opportunity, driving the lane for a banked shot that found the bottom of the net and gave ETSU the one-point edge. ... The Bulldogs, who fell to 4-2 on the year, missed on their final scoring opportunity as Kodi Augustus' baseline attempt missed the mark and Tubbs secured the rebound. ... While Williams had the game-winner and finished with 18 points, fellow senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) posted a team-high 20 points to go along with a game-high nine boards in the victory. Meanwhile, Wilkinson - who was playing in front of his family and friends from Bude, Miss. - started the game and finished with seven points and five rebounds. ... ETSU shot 50 percent from both the field and the 3-point line, and enjoyed a 35-22 edge on the boards for the game. More impressive, the Bucs held a 15-9 edge on the offensive glass. ... The Bucs' effort in the first half was much improved compared to its last two outings. ETSU basically traded baskets with the Bulldogs throughout the first 20 minutes, trailing by no more than six points at any time in the first half and leading on two different occasions. ... Mississippi State had led much of the first half until the Bucs took the lead at 19-18 on a Smith 3-pointer with 9:31 remaining on the clock. After the Bucs took their second lead of the game at 30-29, the Bulldogs would answer once more and regain a six-point edge at 38-32 with 44 seconds left, thanks mainly to MSU guard Ravern Johnson, who scored seven straight points to power the 9-2 offensive spurt. ... After the break, both teams battled through a second half that included eight ties and seven lead changes. No team led by more than four points in the half, and game stayed within a two-point range for the final seven minutes on the clock.
Plans, trains and automobiles await Bucs
The Bucs find themselves in the midst of a month-long road trip that will see the team play a total of eight games away from the ETSU/MSHA Atheltic Center ... Trips to Dayton, Ohio, Charleston, S.C., Starkville, Miss., Oxford, Miss., and Cancun, Mexico await ... In all, the Bucs will travlel 3,776 miles by bus and 1,906 miles by plane during this time ... In total, it will amount to 5,682 miles and 67 hours/33 minutes of travel time.
"Big 3" hitting on all cylinders key to Bucs' success
Coming into this season, the Bucs were counting on quality offensive production from their "Big 3" senior guards in Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.), Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) and Micah Williams (Manchester) ... All three have had double-figure scoring seasons in the past, and expectations were for much of the same in 2010-11 ... However, so far this season, the Bucs' four losses have coincided with poor output from the trio ... In fact, when all three score in double figures, the Bucs have won each of those games (Tennessee Tech, Milligan and Dayton) ... But when one or two is having an off night, the Bucs have lost each of those games. Here is a breakdown:
Game Smith Williams Tubbs
Kentucky 15 7 2
Murray State 10 8 2
Tennessee Tech 26 10 13
Milligan 13 17 11
Dayton 17 16 26
USC Upstate 15 11 3
Charleston 9 16 2
Mississippi State 20 18 8
Bartow among best in the country over last five years
When looking at coaches across the country, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow stands among a select group ... Of those coaches that have been at their current school for at least five years, only 24 have averaged better than 20 wins a season ... That list includes coaches such as Dayton's Brian Gregory, Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, UConn's Jim Calhoun, Florida's Billy Donovan, Michigan State's Tom Izzo, Duke's Mike Kryzewski, Louisville's Rick Pitino, Kansas' Bill Self, Maryland's Gary Williams and North Carolina's Roy Williams ... The list also includes Bartow, who is average 20.2 wins a year since 2005-06.
Defense shines despite offensive woes
While much has been made of the Bucs poor offensive effort against Murray State, the squad's defensive effort was superb and encouraging ... Utilizing a new 3-2 zone, the Bucs held Murray State to just 50 points, which is the second time this "calendar" year the Bucs have held a team to less than 50 -- the last time coming Feb. 25, 2010 at North Florida (61-46) ... The Bucs are currently allowing 65.2 points per game in eight contests, which includes allowing just 60 points against Tennessee Tech and 62 at Mississippi State.
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If the Bucs will be looking for any edge this season, they will find it in the experience department ... All told, the Bucs have 33 years of previous college experience on its 15-man roster, a group that includes players with multiple years of experience like three fifth-year seniors (Mike Smith, Micah Williams and Justin Tubbs), and a fourth-year junior (Isiah Brown).
Smith happy to be back on the floor with Bucs
One year ago, the Bucs were forced to play all put four games without the services of guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) due to an injury � However, Smith is back and brings his 1,282 career points with him � Without Smith, the Bucs struggled to score points last season (69.3 points per game) and relied heavily on its defensive efforts to win games � This year, the Bucs hope to continue to hold team's down offensively, while returning to their normal "high scoring" ways ... In his return game against Kentucky, Smith netted 15 points, and he recently followed up that performance with a career high 26 points against Tennessee Tech.
ETSU duo chasing 1,000-point mark
While senior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) is already a member of the 1,000-point club, two other seniors have outside shots at making it to the group:
Name Current Points
Tommy Hubbard 573
Micah Williams 788
With those point totals, Williams would need to average 10 points a game to reach the mark ... Meanwhile, Hubbard is perhaps looking at a redshirt season after having missed most of the season so far.
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Since the beginning of the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball - marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 - the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to ESPN.com's "Prestige" ranking released back in 2008 ... Since that time, the Bucs have only added to their list of prestigious honors � The Buccaneers, who have enjoyed nine NCAA Tournament trips, one NIT berth, 10 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85, ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun Conference team, as well as former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. In addition, the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as other major programs such as Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson, California and Florida State.

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ILR's competitors were Kate Guydan MILR '14, Royce Lee MILR '13, Lindsay March MILR '14 and Josie Trine '13.
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by MrBlack » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:17 pmSiege #1 Review
Unlike many others, I have really been enjoying much of Brian Michael Bendis' recent work in the Marvel Universe. Of course, I am in the enviable positon of having been out of comics when Avengers: Disassembled dropped, so that might have a lot to do with it. While I did think that House of M could have been executed better, I have enjoyed Bendis' Avengers books, I liked Secret Invasion, and I have loved Dark Reign.
Now we have Siege, which is supposed to be the climax of the story Bendis began with Avengers: Disassembled seven years ago. While the first issue is not without its faults, this still seems like a strong beginning to an exciting event.
The issue begins rather abruptly, with Loki and Norman discussing how to justify a war with Asgard. The reason I found this to be abrupt is because Norman's justification for the attack is rather thin. He clearly believes that it is in his best interest to get the Asgardians off Earth, but why he believes war to be the best option, or why he would trust Loki's judgment on the issue, is not stated. This likely has to do with Norman's increasingly fragile mental state, but again, that is something that is not dealt with in the actual event comic.
As the comic continues, the pair discuss how to best set the stage for war, and decide to set up Thor's BFF Volstagg. They send some members of the Initiative to take on Volstagg, knowing that it will lead to massive collateral damage. Two complaints here. First, I had no idea who the guys sent by Norman and Loki were until someone pointed it out on this message board. It would have been nice to at least name them in the comic. Second, Norman and Loki's plan is very similar to the event at Stamford which set up the superhero Civil War. While I am sure this is intentional on Bendis' part ("See, even allegedly trained heroes can cause huge disasters!") it seems a little too cute. It does not help that he also references the Skrull Queen's justification that God is on her side in the backup material, where Norman makes the same claim. I realize that this is likely included to establish to the reader that Norman's rise to power was a mistake by tying it to other recent tragedies in the Marvel Universe, but, as I said, it is just a little too cute. In any event, the plan works to an extent, and Norman and Co. begin their attack. Even the President is powerless to stop him! Boy is that Norman evil!
Complaints aside, I did enjoy the story. Unlike some of Bendis' other work, the story zips along very quickly, and we get plenty of big moments in the first issue alone. By the end of the story, Bendis has set up the basic conflict in the story, and provided a motivation for the major players to move into position for the second part in the tale. There are also some great moments with the Dark Avengers along the way. We can see that Ares is torn about whether it it right to attack Asgard, and that as badass as Bullseye is, even he has second thoughts about taking on Thor.
Aside from the misprint, the backup material was well done. The Cup O'Joe is a good primer for newer readers, and the Ares War Plan Transcript helps to flesh out some of the less intriguing parts of the story that might otherwise have been left out.
On the art side, Olivier Coipel does an admirable job. The action scenes look great, his characters are fairly expressive, and he adds a good amount of detail to his work. My only complaint is that the panel layouts could have been better. While the introduction to Asgard on pages 13 and 14 is beautifully done, and the fight between Volstagg and the U-Foes is well executed, the actual attack on Asgard looks a bit cramped. Bravo to the creators for showing some restraint with the splash pages, but it might have helped clarify the fight between Thor and the Dark Avengers to free up some panel space by having a one or two page splash of Thor and the Sentry taking each other on.
Overall, I quite enjoyed this issue aside from some minor flaws. I look forward to seeing how the story of Norman's fall bears out over the next three months.
Story: 8
Art: 7
Overall: 7.5
by thefourthman » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:20 pmwhat you can't acknowledge me for making sure everyone knew who the u-foes were?
by MrBlack » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:22 pm
I have a memory like a sieve. My apologies.
by Old Man » Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:07 pm
That's the joy of the Review Club threads.
by Old Man » Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:10 pm
Better get used to it. When the Gulf Stream quits warming you, the snow will come weekly.
by Punchy » Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:57 pm
I'll join the Merry Marvel MAX Marching Society.
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I personally agree with T-foot on this.
Misogyny is a real problem. In a world where rape is still used by militaries to demoralize a country's people, how could this be denied? In a world where girls are kidnapped and forced into prostitution in droves, how could this be denied? In a world where women's struggle for equal pay and reproductive rights are still an issue in first world countries, how could this be denied?
Do some posters online go too far with sexist comments and other stupidities? No doubt. Do some atheist men see women as objects, or what have you? Absolutely. Don't think I'm defending these types. I'm merely suggesting that perhaps we are looking at this and seeing this as the general behaviors when they are in fact the anomolies.
I've been on many atheist forums and chatrooms these past four years. I love it! I've never met such cool people in my life! Our own chatroom here on Think Atheist is awesome! Great company! There is a greater percentage of men than women in these forums, just as we see in society. I've discussed, debated, and shared alot with these guys. Does the topic of sex come up? Duh....we're adult humans. And sex is a fun topic for most of us! But I've never, EVER felt, in the hundreds of forum situations I've been in, that if I felt uncomfortable or uninterested in those types of discussions, I would be ostracized or criticized for saying so. I have found that 90% or greater of atheist men I've encountered online are courteous, gentlemanly, and intellectually engaging. Personally, I find it insulting that these wonderful men are being lumped together and branded sexist, walking penises that only want women atheists around for one thing. And if you can't see the irony in how they are being perceived, then I'm sorry for you.
There are REAL women's issues out there. Feminism is a REAL stance. But I can't even allow myself to consider myself a feminist, who fights for equality and human rights for women worldwide, when feminism is now beginning to mean "how DARE you think I'm attractive as well as intelligent" or "you asked me out on a date because you were interested in me? YOU PIG!". THIS is not feminism....this is stupidity.
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I'm of the belief that if a person feels unsafe, that needs to be dealt with. Obviously, for whatever reason, some women felt unsafe. Those feelings are valid, and need to be explored and I think as a community, it would be good to compromise, or at least talk about why people felt unsafe. However, I don't like the idea of completely de-sexualizing women at these conferences because 1. It makes me feel like I'm back at church camp where I was also made to feel shame for my body and my femininity and sexuality, 2. It makes it sound like men are predators who are always looking for sex and women are silly little girls who just giggle and get fooled into having sex with men, rather than being fully capable human beings who can choose whether or not they want to have sex or flirt, or whatever, 3. What better place to find a like-minded individual with whom you might be able to start a relationship with, than at a conference with a bunch of like-minded people? I'm sure there are other things, too. But mostly I just really don't like how this whole thing has polarized so many people within the skeptic/atheist community, when what we need is compassion for each other. Maybe I sound churchy for saying that, but I believe it's true. If we want to show Christians and other religious folk that we are moral, loving people who care about shit in the world, then we need to at least have understanding and compassion for each other. I honestly feel bad that Rebecca Watson, for whatever reason felt violated or unsafe. Her feelings are her feelings. If she doesn't want to be hit on, or be asked to a guy's room in the middle of the night, that's her business, and she has every right to feel that way. What I don't like, is when people start bullying her for those feelings, or when she starts to make rules for other women and men's behavior. There are wrongs being done on both sides of this argument, in my opinion.


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Warren Buffett's first rule of investing is: "Never lose money." To this, he often adds rule No. 2: "Never forget rule No. 1." Of course, following these rules is easier said than done. But Buffett's done pretty well, so it seems unwise to simply dismiss his advice as the semicoherent ramblings of a man who's read way too many 10-Ks.
I take those rules to heart in my investment strategy. I try to focus my investment dollars on sustainable, undervalued businesses that I can easily understand. Buffett has made more than $40 billion for himself using that strategy, and he's made even more for his partners and shareholders over the years. Do you really need to assume a lot of risk to make more than $40 billion? My answer, and the answer of my colleagues at Motley Fool Inside Value, is "Heck, no!" If I make only $40 billion, I'll be perfectly satisfied.
People spend a lot of time discussing the companies Buffett buys. But in the spirit of not losing money, it's equally worthwhile to understand the types of businesses that Buffett does not buy in order to steer clear of potential duds. I see five main categories:
1. Businesses that bet the farm
In some industries, companies occasionally have to make critically important decisions. If the company makes the wrong choice, it will be dealt a crippling blow. This is terrible for a shareholder, because even if the company makes the right decision one month, it might fail to do so the next.
Shareholders of drugmaker Dendreon
2. Businesses dependent on research
It's quite reasonable to believe that research can be a competitive advantage for certain companies. In fact, one reason Qualcomm
Nevertheless, there is an obvious downside to research and development. Often, innovative companies -- even stalwarts like PepsiCo
For instance, consider the plight of SanDisk. Like many of the huge chip companies, SanDisk has had impressive periods of earnings growth because of new breakthrough products and promising future developments. But for several years now, SanDisk has been languishing. If you live by research -- you can die by it too.
This is in stark contrast to a company like Wal-Mart
3. Debt-burdened companies
In general, Buffett tries to avoid companies with a lot of debt. This makes sense. During the best of times, large amounts of debt mean that cash that could be put toward growing the business or rewarding shareholders is instead servicing the debt. In a crisis, debt greatly limits a company's options and can sometimes lead to bankruptcy.
A more subtle point is that great businesses throw off piles of cash. Great businesses generally don't need to use huge amounts of debt leverage to achieve an acceptable return for shareholders. So, if a company needs debt to achieve reasonable returns, it's less likely to be a great business.
You can see this with Delta and US Airways. Both have billions of dollars of debt because they needed to take on that debt to build out their network enough to compete. While their debt probably won't be the direct thing that does them in, they now have to pay back that money while trying to evolve and compete with other ferocious competitors in the airline industry.
4. Companies with questionable management
Management has incredible power. If executives want to enrich themselves at the expense of shareholders, either directly or by misrepresenting the company's prospects, individual shareholders have almost no hope of stopping them. I strongly recommend avoiding companies where there's even a hint that management lacks integrity.
Some clues to look for here include excessively optimistic press releases, overly generous compensation or options grants, and frequently blaming external circumstances for operational shortcomings. WorldCom and Enron shares may have risen for years, but at the end of the day, shareholders received almost nothing. That's why I think questionable management is the worst flaw a company can have.
5. Companies that require continued capital investment
Over the long term, shareholders make spectacular returns by buying businesses that are able to achieve extraordinary returns on capital. This leads to excess capital that the company can use to repurchase shares, pay a dividend to shareholders, or reinvest in further growth.
Companies that constantly need to make additional capital investment to keep the business going are the antithesis of this ideal -- the main beneficiaries will be employees, management, suppliers, and government.
Take a look at Dow Chemical
Compare that to companies like Amazon.com and eBay
The upshot
All of these characteristics don't necessarily make a company a bad investment. Google
We use similar techniques at Inside Value. With every stock, we cautiously evaluate each of these factors -- focusing on competitive advantages, potential threats, the balance sheet, and anything we can glean from SEC filings -- to determine whether the business is likely to provide a solid return for shareholders in the future. In our initial recommendation of any company, we discuss the risks the company faces and provide updates when new risks appear on the horizon.
By focusing on great businesses and understanding the potential risks of any company, we endeavor to achieve Buffett's first rule -- "Never lose money." To see the companies we've identified, take a 30-day guest pass to Inside Value. There's no obligation to subscribe.
This article was originally published Oct. 7, 2005. It has been updated.
Fool contributor Richard Gibbons has forgotten what rule No. 2 is and owns shares of Google and eBay. Wal-Mart Stores is a Motley Fool Inside Value recommendation. Google is a Rule Breakers selection. Amazon.com and eBay are Stock Advisor picks. PepsiCo is an Income Investor choice. Motley Fool Options has recommended a bull call spread on eBay. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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LONGMONT -- It stands sentry in east Longmont, a relic of the city's agricultural roots, greeting visitors and piquing interest.
That interest is evident by fences strung with barbed wire and signs warning off trespassers drawn to the crumbling sugar factory, looking for adventures, shelter or maybe even items to salvage. Others, apparently, are looking for a little recognition. Graffiti, adventurous and otherwise, are scribbled on some of the walls of the factory.
Two silos north of the factory still tower over the city and are still filled with sugar, but it was not made on site. Instead, it is a storage facility for the Western Sugar Cooperative.
Jim Mitton, who worked two "campaigns" as a bin man in 1974 and 1975, said he remembers when the work of the factory would permeate Longmont.
"There was always this sort-of sweet, semi sweet smell over the city," he recalled. "Most people kinda liked it. I don't remember it being a bad smell."
The work was sometimes backbreaking, he said. He remembers enormous piles of beets, working atop the sugar bins, and helping to fill train cars with sugar to be shipped out.
But mostly, Mitton remembers cleaning because sugar dust is explosive.
"You'd vacuum and vacuum and vacuum to keep it clean," he said.
Now he looks at the old agricultural buildings and, like many in Longmont, wonders what, if anything, will happen to them.Kurt Wimmer, a spokesman for the cooperative, said there are no plans to change anything about the silos. The company needs them.
"It is a well-utilized site," he said.
Sugar rolls in on trains and may leave either on train or trucks to be sold in the Denver markets.
Similarly, the sugar factory has no changes in store in the foreseeable future, according to owner Dick Thomas of Denver.
The site itself is rife with speculation and hope for redevelopment. It is on the list of proposed sites for a rail park, but plans are in flux.
Decades of sugar production at the factory left tons of calcium carbonate on the site. Dick's son Steve Thomas said the site has 17.5 acres of the lime that is 60 feet deep with mounds piled on top and plainly visible south of the Ken Pratt Boulevard extension west of Third Avenue.
He sold 14,000 tons to the Environmental Protection Agency, which used it to neutralize acidic soil for a river revitalization project, he said. However, Steve Thomas said he and his father still have 360,000 tons of the soft, chalky substance on the property and it poses a challenge to redevelopment. While plants can grow on it, it is not a good foundation for buildings.
"It is not hot lime," Dick Thomas said. "It is literally neutral as far as the pH. It is a really good supplement for growing potatoes and mushrooms."
Steve Thomas is researching uses for the lime, including possibly using it in coal mines to reduce the risk of explosions. Still, he said, it would have to be cleaned and strained for that use.
Dick Thomas said his family bought the factory in October 1980 hoping to lease it back to a sugar manufacturer. However, the staple industry collapsed in the 1980s, leaving the Thomases with the factory and few prospects.
The Longmont factory was not the first in Colorado. That honor belongs to Loveland's factory, which began operating in 1901. Longmont's came online in 1903 and joined Great Western Sugar Co. in 1905, according to Times-Call history on the industry. The factory was a major employer and boasted a major role in the city's development, with more than 7,000 farms in three states shipping beets to Longmont for sugar production.
Dick Thomas said the location of the property east of the city's downtown, other pressing redevelopment issues like the Twin Peaks Mall and the Butterball plant, and ongoing questions about environmental cleanup seem to have left the property stagnant for now. Some hopes to develop the area into condos seem stymied by odor issues from the city's wastewater treatment facility west of the factory. Efforts to mitigate the odors haven't totally solved the issue, he said.
"Really, with the economy the way it is, nobody can decide what the uses are," he said of the 110,000-square-foot factory.
Pierrette J. Shields can be reached at 303-684-5273 or email@example.com.


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If you ever run out of things to say to your girl, here are 10 fun sex questions to ask your girlfriend. Don't be surprised if asking these questions ignites a spark that leads you deep into a very long, very hot night.
- "What's your favorite part of sex?" Knowing her favorite part of sex will make you an even better partner and talking about sex will keep her mind firmly where you want it: on you and the debauchery the two of you are about to perform.
- "Which fantasy do you most wish could come true?" Maybe you can't make her fantasy about being the filling in a Brad Pitt/Jude Law sandwich come true, but asking this question will give you good insight about what your girl finds hot and will add more ammunition to your sex arsenal.
- "If I could only touch one part of you to turn you on, which part would it be?" Although this seems like a total no-brainer and might possibly go without saying, when she tells you what part it is, touch her there. And repeat as necessary.
- "What's the naughtiest thing you've ever done?" Only ask this question if you're not going to get jealous about her answer. A better tactic might be to listen to her answer and ask her a follow up: "Would you do that again with me?" If her answer is yes, do everything you can to make it so, buddy. If no, well, at least you got a hot story out of the question.
- "What was the first sexual thing you thought about me?" Reliving those first feelings of sexual attraction will leave you both feeling a little star-crossed and sweaty. Definitely a nice segue to a hot makeout session, which can go any which way you both want it.
- "What's your favorite thing I do to you when we have sex?" This is definitely good information to file away for future encounters. Who doesn't like hearing how awesome they are in bed?
- "What's your favorite place to be kissed/licked?" Kiss or lick her there. Then ask for her next favorite and perform the required oral action. Ask again—work your way through her top ten favorites. If she's not putty in your hands by the time you're done with the first ten, start over from the top. Revisit this list on a regular basis.
- "What's your favorite position?" Be prepared to try it out, but not so frequently that she gets tired of it.
- "What would you do to me if we were alone right now?" When she tells you, play dumb and ask her for a demonstration and pretend like you still didn't understand. Lather, rinse, repeat.
- "Ready for round two?" Pretty self-explanatory. Why are you still reading this article? Go give your girl a pop quiz and grade her on her curves!
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NASHVILLE (Feb. 20, 2012) – Needing to salvage some momentum and regroup for the final week of the regular season, the ETSU men's basketball team will take on Lipscomb in Atlantic Sun Conference action Monday evening at Allen Arena.
Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. (EST).
The Bucs are coming off their largest margin of defeat in over two years, falling by 22 points to first-place Belmont on Saturday evening. Meanwhile, Lipscomb lost in dramatic fashion to USC Upstate that same day, as the Spartans hit a last-second 3-pointer to steal the victory.
For more on Monday's game, click on the game notes link to the right, or read the game notes located below. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2011-12 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
Last time out
NASHVILLE (Feb. 18, 2012) – Consistently victimizing ETSU's zone defense and connecting on 11 3-pointers on the night, the Belmont Bruins handed the Buccaneers an 80-58 defeat in Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball action Saturday evening at the Curb Event Center. ... It marked ETSU's sixth loss in its last nine A-Sun games, and dropped the Bucs to 13-13 overall, 7-8 in conference action. Meanwhile, Belmont improved to 21-7 overall, 13-2 in A-Sun play, and now owns sole possession of first place in the league standings. ... Losing for the sixth time in the last seven trips to the Curb, the Buccaneers suffered an offensive drought midway through the first half and looked on as the Bruins put together a decisive 22-6 run that helped result in a 16-point halftime lead. ... For the first 10 minutes, ETSU held its own with the first-place Bruins and the Buccaneers found themselves tied at 15-15. However, at that point Belmont manufactured its run powered by five 3-pointers – including three from senior guard Drew Hanlen – and ultimately led 37-21 at the break. ... Belmont shot 50 percent from the field in the first half and hit on 46.7 percent of its 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes. Meanwhile, ETSU was 0-of-5 from beyond the arc and shot just 32.3 percent from the field. ... The story did not get better after the break, as Belmont built a lead of as many as 26 points at 51-25 and cruised to the victory. It was the first 20-plus point loss for the Bucs since a 71-50 defeat to Ole Miss back on Dec. 18, 2010. ... For the game, Belmont got a game high 18 points from guard Ian Clark, while both Hanlen and Kerron Johnson pitched in 15. Meanwhile, Scott Saunders and Blake Jenkins added 12 each. ... For ETSU, junior guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) scored a team-high 13 points, while senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) netted 12. The Bucs shot just 37 percent from the floor and 20 percent from beyond the arc.
The series versus Lipscomb
The Bucs are 29-11 all-time against the Bisons, in a series that dates back to 1951 when both teams played at the NAIA level ... ETSU has won 10 of the last 15 meetings since joining the A-Sun, with four of those games going to overtime -- the Bucs are 3-1 in those overtime games ... ETSU lost the last meeting back on
Last time out against Lipscomb
JOHNSON CITY (Jan. 21, 2012) – While ETSU's men's basketball team struggled to make shots, Lipscomb's Jordan Burgason hit nine 3-pointers and scored a career high 33 points to lift the Bisons to a 73-65 win over the Buccaneers in Atlantic Sun Conference basketball action Saturday afternoon inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... While Burgason and the entire Lipscomb team combined to hit 15-of-26 3-pointers (57.7 percent), ETSU shot just 37 percent from the floor for the game and only 20 percent (5-of-25) from 3-point range). ... Even so, ETSU had its chances to win after going on a 17-0 run early in the second half which gave the Bucs a 51-44 lead after having trailed by 10 at 44-34. ETSU junior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) was the key to the Bucs 17-0 run, scoring 11 points during that run and finishing with a career high 18 points in the contest. ... However, at that point Lipscomb hit four straight 3-pointers to regain the advantage at 59-56, and the Bisons never relinquished that edge the rest of the game. ... Lipscomb's 3-point shooting was the story of the first half as well, as the Bisons connected on eight shots from beyond the arc and shot nearly 70 percent from outside. Burgeson led the attack for Lipscomb, hitting five 3-pointers – which included the first three baskets of the game for the Bisons – on way to a game-high 15 points before the intermission. ... The Bucs trailed throughout the first half and had gotten to within three at 33-30 before Lipscomb closed out the half with back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 39-30 at the break. ... For the contest, ETSU had an impressive 24 offensive rebounds, took 18 more shots than the Bisons, and actually hit one more field goal for the game. However, the fact the Bisons had 10 more made 3-pointers negated any of those positive stats for the Bucs. ... Along with Burgason, the Bisons got 17 points from Martin Smith, including two clutch 3-pointers in the final four minutes that helped lift Lipscomb to the victory. ... For ETSU, Jones led the way with his 18, while senior guard Tommy Hubbard (Boston) posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards. Junior guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) pitched in 10 points in the losing effort. ... Despite the loss, the Bucs still have a chance to move even with Belmont in the conference standings on Monday, as the Bruins invade the Dome at 7 p.m. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
Block party for Brown
With a block in last season's finale against Iona, senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) set a new school record for blocks in a single season, swatting away a total of 71 shots on the year ... For his career, he is now second on the all-time list with 180 blocks, but is just two behind the program's all-time leader Zakee Wadood ... In addition to those marks, Brown's six-block performance against Belmont last year also matched the program's single-game record ... At the time, Brown joined six other ETSU players who have had six-block games, including former standouts Brad Nuckles, Eryk Thomas, Jerald Fields, Zakee Wadood, Greg Dennis and Greg Hamlin.
Bucs lead nation in steals, Cooley ranked 11th on list
Key to the Bucs' wins this year has been the ability to swipe the ball from opponents ... Through games of Feb. 12, ETSU ranks No. 1 in the country in steals per game, averaging 10.5 steals a contest ... In fact, in the Bucs' last game, the team swiped 18 steals against James Madison (1/30) ... Meanwhile, junior Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) has been on a torrid pace this season and a big reason for the Bucs' success in the steals category, averaging a conference best 2.5 steals per game ... He currently ranks 11th nationally in steals per game. ... The Bucs have three players ranked in the Top 10 among A-Sun Conference players in steals: Cooley (1st, 2.5), Tommy Hubbard (2nd, 2.0) and Adam Sollazzo (4th, 1.7).
Rembert breaks out
Freshman guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa), who was recruited for his ability to score the basketball, came off the bench to provide valuable minutes in the Bucs' win over Kennesaw State (2/4) ... Going a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from 3-point range, Rembert netted 11 points for ETSU during a critical stretch midway through the game ... Afterwards, head coach Murry Bartow commented how Rembert was probably the player of the game.
Brown sets new career mark
With his 27-point effort in the win over North Florida, senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) set a new career high for single-game scoring ... Brown, who was honored prior to the UNF game for recently eclipsing 1,000 points for his career, put on an offensive show against the Ospreys ... For the 6-foot-8 senior, it was his best game since netting 25 points against Kentucky in the 2010-11 season opener.
Sollazzo stepping up his offensive game
Senior point guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) has found a strong offensive rhythm in recent games ... In his last 22 games, Sollazzo has scored in double figures 18 times, eclipsing 20 points in five of those games ... Over that time frame, he has averaged 16.0 points, 4.1 assists, and 5.3 rebounds, and is shooting 45 percent from the floor. ... Sollazzo currently ranks first on the team in points (14.9 ppg) and assists (4.4 apg), and third in rebounds. (5.4 rpg).
Poderis reaches career mark for rebounds
In recent weeks, junior forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) has become a truly valuable part of the Buccaneers attack ... In the win over Mercer, Poderis picked up a career high 10 rebounds, and that effort came two days after he matched his career high for points with 14 against USC Upstate ... In the win over Kennesaw State, he posted another nine-rebound effort ... For the year, Poderis is averaging 4.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in 20.8 minutes a game.
On their way to 1,000 points
As they began their seniors seasons, ETSU's trio of Isiah Brown, Adam Sollazzo and Tommy Hubbard were all eying the 1,000 point mark for their careers. While Brown has now reached the mark, Hubbard and Sollazzo are still in the hunt. After the Bucs' last game, here is where each stands:
Adam Sollazzo ................................................................ 956 points
Tommy Hubbard ........................................................... 836 points
To reach 1,000, the three would have to average for the season:
Adam Sollazzo............................................ 14.8 points per game
Tommy Hubbard....................................... 14.7 points per game
Getting to the free throw line a key for the Bucs
In recent years, the Bucs have focused on playing stingy defense, but also driving to the basket on offense and trying to get "tough" points thanks to fouls ... One way for the ETSU coaching staff to determine how successful the Bucs have been is charting free throw attempts and makes ... Well if this statistic is a true indicator, then the Bucs did just as the coaches would like ... Last season, ETSU set a school record for free throw attempts, putting up a total of 856 free tosses ... The Bucs also made their share of those attempts, ranking second on the all-time list with 580 makes ... The 2010-11 edition of the Bucs came up just nine makes short of the all-time record, held by the 1991-92 Bucs at 589. ... This season, after starting out the year shooting poorly from the foul line, the Bucs are have improved those numbers and are now shooting 64 percent for the year as a team.
Bucs add to postseason resume
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.
ETSU picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
Since the beginning of the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball – marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 – the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to ESPN.com's "Prestige" ranking released back in 2008 ... Since that time, the Bucs have only added to their list of prestigious honors … The Buccaneers -- who have enjoyed nine NCAA Tournament trips, one NIT and one CIT berth, 14 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85 -- ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun Conference team, as well as former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. In addition, the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as programs such as Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson, California and Florida State.


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Author and Columnist, New York Times
David Brooks became an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times in September 2003. He has been a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly, and he is currently a commentator on "The Newshour with Jim Lehrer." He is the author of Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There and On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense, both published by Simon & Schuster. In March of 2011 he came out with his third book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, published by Random House.
Mr. Brooks joined The Weekly Standard at its inception in September 1995, having worked at The Wall Street Journal for the previous nine years. His last post at the Journal was as op-ed editor. Prior to that, he was posted in Brussels, covering Russia, the Middle East, South Africa and European affairs. His first post at the Journal was as editor of the book review section, and he filled in for five months as the Journal's movie critic.
Niall Ferguson
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Professor of History, Harvard University; and Author
Niall Ferguson is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Oxford.
He has published twelve books. His most recent book is Civilization: The West and the Rest, also a PBS/Channel 4 documentary series. His first book, Paper and Iron: Hamburg Business and German Politics in the Era of Inflation 1897-1927, was short-listed for the History Today Book of the Year award, while the collection of essays he edited, Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals, was a UK bestseller. In 1998 he published to international critical acclaim The Pity of War: Explaining World War One and The World's Banker: The History of the House of Rothschild. The latter won the Wadsworth Prize for Business History and was also short-listed for the Jewish Quarterly/Wingate Literary Award and the American National Jewish Book Award. In 2001, after a year as Houblon-Norman Fellow at the Bank of England, he published The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000.
He is a regular contributor to television and radio on both sides of the Atlantic. A prolific commentator on contemporary politics and economics, Niall is a weekly columnist for Newsweek and a contributing editor for Bloomberg TV.
In 2003 he wrote and presented a six-part history of the British Empire for Channel 4, the UK terrestrial broadcaster. The accompanying book, Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power, was a bestseller in both Britain and the United States. The sequel, Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire, was published in 2004 by Penguin, and prompted Time magazine to name him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Two years later he published The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West, a television adaptation of which was screened by PBS in 2007. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World followed in 2008 and was also a PBS series, winning the International Emmy award for Best Documentary. High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg appeared in 2010.
William Galston
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; and College Park Professor, University of Maryland
William A. Galston holds the Ezra Zilkha Chair in the Brookings Institution's Governance Studies Program, where he serves as a senior fellow. A former policy advisor to President Clinton and presidential candidates, Galston is an expert on domestic policy, political campaigns, and elections. His current research focuses on designing a new social contract and the implications of political polarization.
He is also College Park Professor at the University of Maryland. Prior to January 2006, he was Saul Stern Professor and Acting Dean at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, founding director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), and executive director of the National Commission on Civic Renewal, co-chaired by William Bennett and Sam Nunn. A participant in six presidential campaigns, he served from 1993 to 1995 as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Domestic Policy.
Galston is the author of eight books and more than 100 articles in the fields of political theory, public policy, and American politics. His most recent books are Liberal Pluralism (Cambridge, 2002), The Practice of Liberal Pluralism (Cambridge, 2004), and Public Matters (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005). A winner of the American Political Science Association's Hubert H. Humphrey Award, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004.
Galston has appeared on all the principal television networks and is a frequent commentator on NPR. He writes a weekly column, The Vital Center, for the online edition of The New Republic.
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Host, KQED's Forum
Michael Krasny, Ph.D., is host of KQED's award-winning Forum, a news and public affairs program that concentrates on the arts, culture, health, business, and technology. Forum is one of KQED's most-popular shows and the nation's most-listened-to locally produced public radio talk show.
Before coming to KQED Public Radio in 1993, Dr. Krasny hosted a nighttime talk program for KGO Radio and co-anchored the weekly KGO television show Nightfocus. He hosted Bay TV's Take Issue, a nightly news analysis show, programs for KQED Public Television, KRON television, and NPR, and did news commentary for KTVU television. He has also served as host of NPR's Talk of the Nation.
Since 1970, he has been a professor of English at San Francisco State University and has taught at Stanford University and University of California, San Francisco. He is the author of Spiritual Envy: An Agnostic's Quest, published in fall 2010, and Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life, coauthor of the textbook Sound Ideas, and creator of the DVD presentation "Masterpieces of Short Fiction." He is a widely published scholar and literary critic, a fiction writer, and a guest and frequent interviewer on the City Arts & Lectures stage. He has worked widely as a facilitator and host in the corporate sector and as moderator for a host of major nonprofit events.
Dr. Krasny has interviewed many of the leading newsmakers and cultural icons of our time, including former President Jimmy Carter, Cesar Chavez, Noam Chomsky, Hilary Rodham Clinton, Francis Ford Coppola, Don DeLillo, Newt Gingrich, Vice President Al Gore, Norman Mailer, and Toni Morrison. He, also, interviewed President Barack Obama, Rosa Parks, Nancy Pelosi, Robert Redford, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, John Updike, and countless others.
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Murray has been an AEI scholar since 1990. Prior, he was Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Research Scientist at American Institutes for Research, and a Peace Corps Volunteer and US-AID contractor in Thailand. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his B.A. in history from Harvard University.
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Genetic Low Nephron Number Hypertension is Associated with Downregulation of the Hepatic Insulin-like Growth Factor System during Nephrogenesis
Angeborener Nephron-Mangel ist mit einer Downregulation des Insulin-like Growth Faktor Systems während der Nephrogenese assoziiert
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Objective: Low nephron number may represent a major determinant of human primary hypertension in adult life. This hypothesis is supported by a genetic rat model, i.e. the Munich-Wistar Frömter (MWF) rat, which demonstrates an inherited deficit in nephron number and the development of spontaneous hypertension. Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and -II (IGF-II) are bound to specific insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBP) and receptors (IGF-I- and IGF-II receptor). Their active (unbound) forms exert endocrine and paracrine effects that are required for normal growth and nephron development. We tested the hypothesis that low nephron number is already present during fetal development and expression of important molecules of the IGF-system is altered in MWF.
Methods: We compared MWF and normal Wistar rats during nephrogenesis at day 19 of fetal development (E19) and adult rats at postnatal day 100 (D100). Histomorphometric analysis was performed by stereologic methods. Quantitative mRNA expression was determined by Real-Time PCR.
Results: At E19 glomerular density (-32%) and hepatic mRNA expression of IGF-I (-48%) were decreased, whereas renal mRNA expression of IGF-II receptor (+52%) and IGFBP-3 (+113%) were increased in MWF compared to Wistar (p<0.05, respectively). Systolic blood pressure, urinary albumin excretion, glomerular density, and mean glomerular area were significantly elevated in MWF compared to Wistar at D100 (p<0.05, respectively).
Conclusions: The fetal expression of IGF-system molecules in the MWF model points toward a link between decreased availability of active IGF-I and IGF-II and fetal development of low nephron number with manifestation of genetic hypertension in adult life.


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Kim Banner enters her 12th season at the helm of the Pioneer women's soccer program in 2017-18. She guided the Pioneers to their their first NEC Tournament a season ago. Banner took over the reigns heading into the 2005 season. She continued Sacred Heart's tradition of winning by earning a spot in the Northeast Conference playoffs in her first three seasons, making it eight straight appearances for the club.
Banner, a native of Westerly, RI and a member of the Sports Hall of Fame there, became the SHU head coach after an eight-year stint as a Pioneer assistant under Joe Barroso.
She reached her first Northeast Conference title game as a head coach in 2007, knocking off Central Connecticut State in the semifinals, 2-1. Banner coached that squad to within one game of the NCAA Tournament without the benefit of an All-Conference player. 19 players have earned All-Northeast Conference accolades under Banner, including two first team selections. In Banner's debut campaign Janice Rodriguez was named the 2005 NEC Rookie of the Year. In 2014, Kristin Verrette won the NEC's Golden Boot Award as the conference's top goal scorer.
Prior to coming to Sacred Heart, Banner was a standout on the soccer field, earning All-American status at Mitchell College and the University of Bridgeport. She played one season at Mitchell, where she earned her Associates Degree in business, before moving on to Bridgeport. Banner was a two-time All-American for the Purple Knights while graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in social science in 1996. She later returned to UB and earned her Master's in education.
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The ancient Chinese exercise of Tai chi may improve quality of life for people suffering from heart failure.
Tai chi combines flowing circular movements, balance and weight-shifting, breathing techniques and focused internal awareness. It has already been shown to be helpful with a number of medical conditions, including hypertension (high blood pressure), balance and musculoskeletal diseases, and fibromyalgia, the researchers noted.
"Tai chi training improved important parameters of quality of life, mood and confidence to perform exercise in patients with heart failure," said lead researcher Dr. Gloria Yeh, from the division of general medicine and primary care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
"Maintaining an exercise regimen is important in heart failure, and Tai chi may be a suitable alternative or adjunct exercise for these patients," she said.
Tai chi incorporates low/moderate intensity aerobics with strength training, breathing techniques, relaxation and stress management, Yeh explained.
The report was published in the April 25 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
For the study, Yeh's team randomly assigned 100 heart failure patients to a 12-week Tai chi program or to educational sessions about heart failure.
The researchers found that although both groups had similar oxygen use during six-minute walks, those who practiced Tai chi showed greater improvements in quality of life, which was measured using the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire.
In addition, those taking part in Tai chi also showed improvement in mood and improvement in the number of calories burned each week, compared with those in the education program, the researchers added.
People with chronic heart failure suffer from the inability of the heart to pump blood efficiently to meet the body's needs. The condition causes shortness of breath, coughing, chronic venous congestion, ankle swelling and difficulty exercising.
Dr. Gregg Fonarow, associate chief of cardiology at David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, noted that "heart failure results in substantial impairment in functional capacity, quality of life and mood."
"While traditional aerobic exercise may provide some benefits to patients with heart failure, many heart failure patients have difficulty in engaging and sustaining regular aerobic exercise," he added.
There has been increasing interest in using mind-body exercises such as Tai chi for patients with heart failure, Fonarow said. "It may be more easily implemented, pleasant and have the additional benefit of meditation," he added.
"As a complement to standard medical care, this study has demonstrated that Tai chi enhanced quality of life, mood and exercise self-efficacy," Fonarow said. "Tai chi appears to be a safe alternative to low- to moderate-intensity conventional exercise training in patients with heart failure. Further studies are needed to compare Tai chi to aerobic exercise training, and to determine if participation in Tai chi will have a favorable impact on risk of hospitalization or survival in patients with heart failure."
Another study in the same journal found that HIV patients may be at greater risk of developing heart failure.
In the study, Dr. Adeel A. Butt, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and colleagues collected data on 8,486 veterans, 2,391 of whom were HIV-positive. Over 7.3 years of follow-up, the researchers found those who were HIV-positive had an 81 percent greater risk of developing heart failure than those who were not HIV-positive.
There could be several reasons for the connection between HIV and heart failure, including the infection itself, heavy alcohol use, side effects of antiretroviral therapy, nutritional deficiencies and damage to the heart muscle, Butt's group speculated.
"HIV infection is associated with an increased risk of heart failure after adjusting for traditional risk factors for heart failure," the researchers wrote. "This association persisted even after exclusion of patients with a baseline history of coronary heart disease, heart failure and angina, as well as a coronary heart disease event in the follow-up period prior to the diagnosis of heart failure and a history of alcohol abuse or dependence diagnosis. Ongoing viral replication is associated with a higher risk of heart failure."


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar fell against the Australian dollar and British pound Monday as investors continued to weigh the potential weather drag on recent economic data, and wether or not it could sway monetary policy.
No major economic data were scheduled for release Monday. The dollar had earlier posted slight gains against the euro and pound.
Many investors were waiting for economic data due later this week, including consumer confidence and durable goods in the U.S., and euro-zone consumer prices, said Omer Esiner, chief market analyst at Commonwealth Foreign Exchange Inc.
A major question is if the recent weaker-than-expected data is completely due to the extreme cold. The downside economic surprises include the last two U.S. employment reports, which showed a slowing in the pace of job growth. Economic data play a major role in the Federal Reserve's monetary policy. The Fed at its last two meetings decided to reduce its monthly bond purchases, putting it on a path to eliminate its stimulus by the end of the year and eventually hike interest rates, which would boost the dollar.
For instance, home-builder sentiment and existing-home sales data last week showed "a very marked decline in housing market activity outside of the weather," said Esiner. Still, comments from Fed officials indicate the central bank is still on track to continue reducing bond purchases. Read: Fed's Fisher backs $10 billion taper per meeting
The ICE dollar index DXY, +0.34% which tracks the greenback against six rival currencies, fell to 80.212 from 80.269 late Friday. The WSJ Dollar index BUXX, +0.29% an alternate measure of the U.S. unit's strength against a broader basket of comparison currencies, fell to 73.59 from Friday's level of 73.68.
A clue on the weather impact could come Tuesday from the consumer-confidence data, said Christopher Vecchio, currency analyst at DailyFX, in a note. "This is under the assumption that if weather-related factors are the true causes of recently disappointing U.S. data, then the confidence of consumers is likely to be little impacted," he said.
The British pound GBPUSD, -0.5610% rose to $1.6656 from $1.6629 late Friday, while the Australian dollar AUDUSD, -0.6367% rose to 90.32 U.S. cents from 89.68 U.S. cents.
The euro EURUSD, -0.4490% swung intraday, recently trading at $1.3733 versus $1.3737 late Friday. The German Ifo business climate index rose to 111.3 in February, from 110.6 in the prior month. That was more than economists had expected and marked the fourth-straight monthly improvement.
Separately, Moody's Investors Service lifted Spain's government-bond rating by one notch to Baa2 and assigned a "positive" outlook to the rating. In December, Spain's government bond rating was at Baa3, the lowest investment-grade rating.
Investors were also taking in comments from European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi on Sunday, when he said the central bank's March policy meeting could be crucial in determining whether the ECB will provide more economic stimulus to the euro zone. The comments sparked some speculation that the central bank could cut rates next month.
The dollar USDJPY, -0.26% fell to ¥102.44 from ¥102.62 late Friday. Asian stocks suffered sharp falls on Monday.
The Chinese yuan USDCNY, +0.3764% has experienced sharp declines against the U.S. dollar since last week, amid speculation as to whether China will make a major shift in policy following recent weak economic data and increasing inflows of capital.
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) on Monday fixed the daily midpoint for yuan trading at 6.1189 per dollar, guiding the local currency lower for a fifth-consecutive session.
"We do not expect much CNY (Chinese yuan) depreciation, but the shift away from the previous steady pace of appreciation could unwind 'hot money' inflows," said Tao Wang, an economist for UBS based in Hong Kong.
Analysts from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) also said the recent weakening of the yuan may signal a change in China's exchange-rate policy, with increased two-way volatility.
"Although the CNY is basically still driven by policy makers rather than market forces, the PBoC is keen to move to more exchange rate flexibility and volatility," RBS said in a note on Monday. "This fits in with the reform strategy on monetary and financial policy, and senior PBoC officials increasingly frown upon the merits of further FX (foreign exchange) reserve accumulation."
The bank projected the exchange rate between the dollar and the yuan to end 2014 at around 5.88 Chinese yuan.
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The issue: Helping those in need
Giving comes naturally to most of us as the year-end holidays approach.
This might mean kicking off your holiday shopping for loved ones by taking advantage of Black Friday sales and going online to shop on Cyber Monday. For many Stark Countians, giving also means reaching out a helping hand to people in need.
A perfect example of the latter: the more than 600 volunteers from four local churches who collaborated to prepare, serve and deliver Thanksgiving meals to more than 9,600 people this week.
It is wonderful to see the powerful reach of such partnerships, which invariably start small and grow because generous people see the wisdom of working together for the good of others. In the case of the Thanksgiving meal tradition, the program started 20 years ago at the First Christian Church with just 60 diners.
It's this kind of thinking that also makes United Way of Greater Stark County a good investment in giving.
United Way channels donors' funds to its partner agencies based on a proven need and those agencies' proven ability to meet specific goals. United Way also maintains the 2-1-1 Information and Referral Helpline, which connects those in need to agencies that can help. And United Way's Volunteer Resource Center matches individuals and organizations with volunteer opportunities throughout the community.
The agency and its hundreds of volunteers are working to raise $7.25 million during the annual fundraising campaign, which ends Dec. 13. Please consider magnifying the power of your generosity by giving to this campaign.
To do so, call 330-491-0445, download a pledge form from www.uwstark.org, or send a donation to United Way of Greater Stark County, PO Box 36235, Canton OH 44735.