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The second massive problem in the wake of the Bayh-Dole Act was that every university stupidly thought that it would help make them rich. They bought into the myth of patents and this idea of "tech transfer," and pretty much every research university set up a "tech transfer" office, whose main job was to try to "license" those patents for as much money as possible. University administrators started licking their chops at this potential profit center. But, over the past couple decades, reality has set in. As we've noted for years, ideas are a very, very small piece of the puzzle for innovation. It's the execution that matters. But the folks working in tech transfer offices never understood that and have tried to put ridiculously high prices on their patents, in an attempt to justify their own existence. End result? The exact opposite of the stated goal of the Bayh-Dole Act: less research got transfered into industry, because various tech transfer offices priced it out of the market.
We've pointed out in the past that this expected "profit center" has been a disaster for nearly every university that tried it. With only a handful of exceptions (Stanford, MIT, etc.) tech transfer offices have cost more than they've ever made... while serving to lock up important research, limit collaboration and generally cost the university money that could have gone elsewhere. Oh, and then the trolls came in. We've discussed plenty of times in the past how Intellectual Ventures is the world's largest patent troll, but what few people pay attention to is how it got its patents. That's the nasty secret. The crew at IV saw all the problems with tech transfer offices and saw an opportunity: IV went around from university to university and offered to buy patents in bulk. Desperate tech transfer offices, needing to show some revenue coming in gobbled up the offers, and voila, a giant massive patent troll with tens of thousands of patents was born -- often based on research that was funded by taxpayer dollars.
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And, tragically, almost no one is talking about all of this, even with patent reform being considered. Hopefully that will start to change. A new report from the Brookings Institution doesn't go into all of this background, but does highlight what a complete and utter failure university tech transfer offices have been.
Using tech transfer office expenses information, Valdivia estimates that 130 universities did not generate enough licensing income in 2012 to cover the wages of their technology transfer staff and the legal costs for the patents they file. What is more, with 84% universities operating technology transfer in the red, 2012 was a good year because over the last 20 years, on average, 87% did not break even.In fact, the report notes that just 8 universities made up 50% of the licensing revenue. Basically, you've got a huge number of universities that are a giant cost center whose only job is to hold up innovation.
The report has some suggestions as to how this should change, noting that universities, rather than focusing on patents, should instead focus on helping spin out actual startups. On top of that, Congress should change the law to allow for, at the very least, an exemption for non-profit research or experimentation. Those aren't bad recommendations, but it seems like Congress could and should go much, much further.
Either way, it should be recognized what a complete disaster Bayh-Dole has been for basic research, and how it, indirectly, helped create a massive patent troll. Hopefully Congress will finally wake up to its mistake and fix this.


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GUEST AUTHOR BLOG by Arthur Herman author of, "Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II."
Imagine you're the President of the United States and your top advisors and your gut tell you that you'll probably be at war with the two most aggressive military powers on earth in less than two years– and you have an army not much bigger than Holland's.
"Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II"tells the story of what Franklin D. Roosevelt did when he found himself in that situation in May 1940, as war with both Nazi Germany and imperial Japan loomed on the horizon.
Roosevelt called the president of General Motors, Big Bill Knudsen, and persuaded him to come to Washington to organize a national war production effort.
Knudsen was a Danish immigrant who had worked his way up from the factory floor to become head of Chevrolet and GM. He understood the natural productivity of American capitalism, and organized the war build-up in ways that defied conventional Washington thinking then and now, about how to commit this country to an all-out effort.
Knudsen mobilized the energies and resources of private industry and his fellow business executives–the so-called dollar a year men who left companies like AT&T, Sears, and US Steel to work for an annual Federal salary of one dollar–to organize a bottoms-up, voluntary conversion of American industry from making refrigerators, cars, tractors, and typewriters to making tanks, machine guns, land mines, aircraft engines, and eventually entirely airplanes at plants like Ford's facilities at Willow Run, Michigan.
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19 comments:
- cm said...
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- August 19, 2015 at 10:39 AM
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I, too, am missing them. We hope everything is okay. Y'all are missed. Just wanted to let y'all know.Everyone needs a break now and then.
- August 20, 2015 at 2:17 PM
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Ohhh, thank you, cm and Bunny!! It is so nice of you to stop by and let us know the challenges & DT members are missed!
We will be back the first week in Sept...refreshed and ready to go!!
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- August 20, 2015 at 2:48 PM
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While I agree with your anger towards the "under God" change to the pledge of allegiance, I don't necessarily agree with you about Obama.
Whether we like it or not, "under God" is in the pledge of allegiance and he has a right to quote it, and he also has a right to say "God bless America" if he wants to. It is disappointing that he didn't give a shout out to atheists, but he has in the past. And that's more than most presidents can say.
The bottom line is that Christians have a major influence over politics and they have decided that they will stand against politicians who have anything to do with atheism. Until the attitude of the people changes, it's unlikely that we'll see a president stand up for us.
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WHERE is it written that if you don't like religion, you're somehow disqualified as a legitimate American?........ The word American does NOT mean "you must believe in god." Living in America has nothing to do with what you believe or don't believe, as far as religion is concerned.
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Lakeview Terrace (UK - BD)
Our bourgeois white boy Scott McKenzie moves in next door to Samuel Jackson
LAPD officer Abel Turner (Samuel L Jackson) is a lone father, struggling to raise his children in a violent city after the death of his wife. Then a couple he disapproves of moves in next door and their antisocial behaviour threatens his fragile family life. He has no choice but to take action to ensure his children aren't corrupted. That's one way of looking at it. The other way of looking at it is that a liberal mixed-race couple move in next door to a racist black man who terrorises them to the point when it turns violent. Depends on your point of view I suppose…
It's important to note that Lakeview Terrace opens with Samuel L Jackson dealing with his children. Even though he's essentially the bad guy—a cop who terrorises his neighbours—I'm convinced that with some judicial editing, this movie could easily have turned the tables on the protagonist and antagonist. The point is that both central male characters are flawed and some of their actions are petty, so I was left questioning the motives of both of them throughout the movie.
Where Lakeview Terrace succeeds is in the early scenes and the more subtle moments. The atmosphere is suitably awkward between Abel and Chris (Patrick Wilson) in the first half hour or so and the tension builds nicely until the writers decide to give us a reason for Abel's dislike of white men with black women. Another good touch is the fire sweeping across California that slowly makes its way towards Lakeview Terrace as the movie progresses. It might be a little heavy-handed, but it's a nice metaphor for the growing anger between the two neighbours.
The screenplay veers from decent touches like that into some moments that are so jarring that they feel like they've either been added in at the last minute or put there on purpose because the writers felt like making some kind of point. There are a number of lines that give the whole movie strong racial overtones and in an effort to make the 'good guys' as liberal and sympathetic as possible, the line-up of people at their house party is such a mix of ethnicities that it looks like they're hanging out in a Benetton ad. There are also some devices that make no sense at all. For example, if Chris wants to hide his secret smoking habit from his wife, why does he smoke in the car? Surely a non-smoker would smell it the second she got into the car?
I'd also question the central couple's actions towards each other. His reaction to her big news about half way through left me scratching my head, as did the fact that the escalating troubles seem to push them apart when any normal couple would probably be drawn together in solidarity. All of that aside, the performances from everyone involved are pretty good. Samuel L Jackson was undoubtedly drawn to the movie because Abel is a complex character and he gets plenty of good lines. And let's not forget—from his perspective he's the hero of the movie.
Lakeview Terrace is presented in 1080p and I'm happy to report that the movie looks very good on Blu-ray. As with most recent movies with a decent budget, there are no problems with the source that has been used for the transfer. Colours are very strong and there are no obvious issues with edge enhancement. During later scenes when the fire is closing in, there is a lot of smoke in the picture and I thought this may be the time when grain or compression artefacts may start to appear, however there weren't any visible problems.
In a movie with a lot of talking and shouting, I didn't think my sound system would be given much work to do, so I was pleasantly surprised by the little details that can be found through the surround channels. Even though Lakeview Terrace looks like a nice neighbourhood, we're always reminded of the danger that is close at hand by police sirens and helicopter noise in the background. Other effects like buzzing lights are also used to good effect to increase the tension during key scenes. There are no problems with audio quality—dialogue and music are all at the right level—so while this might not be a disc that will leave your ears ringing, the presentation is very impressive for a movie of this type.
The highlight of the package is the commentary track with Neil LaBute and Kerry Washington. There's a good mix of technical insight into the making of the movie and anecdotes. For example, there's plenty of talk about lighting and the work of the director of photography but Washington balances it out with her story about how a flat tyre nearly stopped her getting the role. There are three behind the scenes featurettes that can be watched in one nineteen-minute long session. They contain the typical cast and crew interviews where they discuss their characters and the story, peppered with clips from the movie.
There are eight deleted scenes that come with optional commentary from Neil LaBute. They're worth watching because they contain some interesting moments that were left out—like Aaron Eckhart's cameo appearance—and the director's commentary tells us exactly why these moments didn't fit the characters. Finally we get trailers for Quarantine, Resident Evil: Degeneration, Terminator Salvation and a promo for Blu-ray.
Lakeview Terrace is definitely worth a watch. There is a lot to like about the movie, especially during the first half, but I thought some key scenes were jarring and overstepped the 'awkward' mark to take me out of the movie and question why the events I was watching were happening. The answer is that the story is purely a construct and even though it looks like a slice of American life to a casual observer, I'd be very surprised if this combination of events would ever happen in real life. The movie looks and sounds great in high definition and while the set of extras does the job in complementing the viewing experience, there's nothing particularly impressive to be found in the special features menu.
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Does this have the same extras as the US disc?
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Haven't seen this yet - it always sounded like a 2 minute idea stretched out to be a feature film....
Oh - how come you haven't scored this one, Scott? Is it due to the new format of the site?
Oh - how come you haven't scored this one, Scott? Is it due to the new format of the site?
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The scores will be coming back, but for now they're not visible. I prefer it actually. People need to read the reviews when there's no short cut
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Worst Nightmare wrote: Haven't seen this yet - it always sounded like a 2 minute idea stretched out to be a feature film....
Oh - how come you haven't scored this one, Scott? Is it due to the new format of the site?
Until the ratings section re-appears...
Movie - 6
Video - 8
Audio - 8
Extras - 5
Overall - 6
Oh - how come you haven't scored this one, Scott? Is it due to the new format of the site?
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Movie - 6
Video - 8
Audio - 8
Extras - 5
Overall - 6
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Disc Details
Release Date: 30th March 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 Catalan, Audio Description, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, English HOH, Finnish, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Extras: Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Behind the Scenes Fearruettes, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Samuel L Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington
Genre: Drama and Thriller
Length: 110 minutes
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The Chisca Hotel ownership group has filed a $17.3 million construction loan to renovate and redevelop the historic South Main Street property.
Main Street Apartment Partners LLC filed the construction leasehold deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, security agreement and fixture filing July 18 through SunTrust Banks.
Carlisle Corp. president Gene Carlisle signed the trust deed as president of Chisca Manager LLC, the managing member of Main Street Apartment Partners.
Terry Lynch is another partner in the $24 million mixed-use project that will bring 159 apartment units and commercial space to the former hotel.
The Chisca comprises two parcels. The 0 S. Main St. parcel is a 292,138-square-foot hotel built in 1913. Its current appraisal is $588,500, according to the Shelby County Assessor of Property.
The 0 S. Second St. parcel is an accessory improvement that is appraised at $278,400.
Source: The Daily News Online & Chandler Reports
– Daily News staff
Shelby County Commissioners approved Monday, July 21, an $18 million widening of Houston Levee Road between Walnut Grove Road and the Wolf River Bridge as well as another $10.3 million to widen Walnut Grove Road between Rocky Point Road and Houston Levee Road, both with grant money from the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
The commission delayed for two weeks a final vote on proposed pay raises for Shelby County Schools board members proposed by Commissioner Mike Ritz and delayed a vote on a $1.1 million school facilities study also until the first commission meeting in August.
The commission voted down a resolution by Chairman James Harvey urging the city of Germantown to release $273,080 in funding for the Germantown Community Television Foundation, the group that funds the television studio at Germantown High School. The high school will remain part of Shelby County schools in the coming school year.
And the commission approved the reappointment of Dr. Karen Chancellor as the county's chief medical examiner.
– Bill Dries
A locally owned boutique clothing store will be the newest tenant at Overton Square. Crazy Beautiful signed a lease on 1,531 square feet at 2111 Madison Ave. in Overton Square, between Breakaway Running and Sweet Noshings.
After nearly a decade of operating in the University of Memphis area, owners are moving the shop to Midtown to join the area's retail resurgence.
"Two years ago, we began looking into moving to Midtown, and have watched the steady growth of the Square," said owner Erika Smith in a statement. "We couldn't be more thrilled about the opportunity to finally be located among other new thriving businesses."
Since its inception in 2004, Crazy Beautiful has offered a select choice of clothing, shoes and accessories, sourcing the latest styles from current and emerging fashion labels. The shop features brand names such as BBDakota, Ark&Company, Flying Tomato, REVERSE and more.
Smith and her staff will operate a pop-up shop in Overton Square at 2092 Trimble Place while their permanent home is under construction. The Crazy Beautiful pop-up shop opens Friday, Aug. 1, and will be open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. The permanent Crazy Beautiful store at 2111 Madison Ave. is expected to open in October.
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Wings Cancer Foundation and Panera Bread will host the inaugural Wings Pro Classic on Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Memphis Polo Club. The event will benefit Wings' programs designed to help underserved cancer survivors across the Mid-South by providing free lymphedema garments, breast prostheses and mastectomy supplies.
The polo match will take place from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the club, 2650 Stinson Drive in Rossville. Individual tickets are $25 to $100. Reserved tables/tents range from $300 to $2,500.
For tickets and more information on the Wings Pro Classic, visit wingscancerfoundation.org/polo or call 322-2984. There is a 10 percent discount on tickets purchased before Thursday, July 31.
– Don Wade
Kazuko Sakata, an assistant professor in the pharmacology department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a two-year grant totaling $147,500 from the National Institute of Mental Health, a division of the National Institutes of Health, to research whether an enriched environment early in life is more effective than later in improving or preventing depression.
Sakata is also studying gene mechanisms in the brain that respond to the enriched environment. The goal is to develop effective interventions that can not only treat depression, but provide resilience in the brain to keep depression from developing.
AutoZone Inc. celebrated the company's 35th anniversary this week at the company's Forrest City, Ark., store to thank the community where the auto parts retailer's story began.
Then known as Auto Shack, the company opened its first store in Forrest City on July 4, 1979. That day, the store rang up $300 in transactions. Since then, Auto Shack has become AutoZone, and the company has expanded to include more than 5,200 stores with 77,000 employees.
AutoZone is a Fortune 500 company and in 2014 was named to the Fortune "Most Admired Companies" list.
– Andy Meek
A judge won't let former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis use his $100,000 public official bond to cover his appeal in a case with the state auditor's office.
The Commercial Appeal reports Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas issued his order Monday. An appeal bond is required when a defendant wants to delay payment of a judgment until his appeal is heard.
Thomas said he could find nothing in state law or court cases that allows a public official bond's to be used as a bond.
In May, Thomas ordered Davis to repay over $73,000 for improper personal expenses billed to the city for trips, expensive dinners, alcohol and clothing. Davis has appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Davis has told the court he is "financially incapable" of posting the appeal bond.
Thomas lowered the appeal bond to $25,000.
"Accordingly, the monetary judgment set forth by this court shall be stayed during the pendency of appeal so long as a $25,000 bond is secured by defendant Davis," Thomas said in his order.
Davis' appeal bond would have been $92,394.
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The Centre Daily Times reports Bianca Jeanty and Felicia Ragsdale entered pleas in Centre County court on Thursday.
Both testified last week in the trial of a third student, Hanif Johnson, who was convicted on summary harassment charges.
Jeanty pleaded guilty to misdemeanor simple assault. Ragsdale pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and harassment.
All three were indefinitely expelled by Penn State; Ragsdale and Johnson were held from graduating in 2012.
A Penn State spokeswoman says Ragsdale and Johnson were permitted to graduate in the spring; Jeanty has been cleared to return to school.
Prosecutors say the victim was slapped, punched and kicked while pledging Omega Essence, a "little sisters" group.
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No reason for Legislature not to do more
Several bills related to brewers, restaurants and bars were recently passed by the Legislature. While all are pushing the rules in the right direction, there is no reason the state should not allow for more freedom on these legal products.
The most significant proposed laws are as follows (all have passed the Legislature nearly unanimously and are headed to the governor):
- House Bill 4709 would "increase the amount of beer microbrewers can brew from 30,000 to 60,000 barrels per year" (up from 18,000).
- House Bill 4710 would "allow one brewpub to have a financial interest in up to five other locations" (up from two).
- House Bill 4711 would "allow a brewer to sell its beer at two tasting rooms instead of just one."
- Senate Bill 650 would "allow very small commercial brewers (ones that produce fewer than 1,000 barrels per year) to sell directly to a retail merchant, rather than being mandated (like larger producers) to sell through one of the regional wholesale distribution monopolies that are protected by current liquor control regulations."
- Senate Bill 505 would lift some regulations the prevented bars and restaurants from allowing advertisements on trays, coasters, napkins, shirts, hats, pitchers, glasses, bar mats, buckets, bottle openers, stir rods, liquor drink menus, patio umbrellas and packaging used to hold and deliver liquor purchased by the retailer.
There's no good reason for the state to limit the amount of beer microbrewers can make or the number of operations and tasting rooms — consuming alcohol is legal and production should be set based on demand. If Michigan businesses are limited, it is likely that the response of consumers is to drink other types of beer, which means capping the brewers serves no purpose other than to hamper successful operations and harm economic growth. And while allowing smaller brewers to avoid the regional wholesale distribution monopoly is a good idea, all enterprises should have the freedom to ship how they want.
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We have covered Senate Bill 505 previously, which is a compromise between the old, Prohibition-era rules that prevented any logos on a variety of bar and restaurant items and the idea that establishments should not be limited by government from these types of agreements. Ironically, the craft brewers lobby, which has long had to fight anti-competitive government restrictions, supports the old rule because it limits their competition. The bill is better than the previous law, but the compromise is still a ridiculous regulation hampering businesses.
From a broader public policy standpoint, there is little reason the state should be standing in the way of the expansion of Michigan brewers. The truth is, none of these laws are about public safety, or any other reasonable purpose.
A 2012 study by Michael LaFaive, director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative at the Mackinac Center, and Antony Davies, an associate professor of economics at Duquesne University in Pennsylvania, found that a state's alcohol regulatory regime has little to do with public health outcomes.
Another study from Donald Boudreaux, a professor of economics at George Mason University, and Julia Williams, with the Regulatory Economics Group, completed in 2010 looked broadly at how tough alcohol regulatory laws were. It found "no statistically significant differences between the 18 control states and the 32 license states (and the District of Columbia) in rates of alcohol-related deaths, drunk-driving fatalities or binge drinking." They also found "similar results for rates of drunk-driving fatalities and binge drinking among youths."
The state is moving in the right direction on alcohol regulation, but current laws still enrich a handful of special interests in the alcohol wholesale and distribution business. The Legislature should do more.
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Ume Plums Juice Project (started on May 28th, 2012)
When was the last time I made ume plum juice this way? Perhaps two years ago...? OK. It was in 2010. Hmmm... so last year was the only year that I didn't give this a try. But I have a confession. The attempt in 2010 was not successful and that was the reason why I didn't feel like trying it again in 2011. In 2010, I used crystallized sugar, which melted very slowly. So before enough juice came out to cover the ume plums, it was already late June and the temperature and humidity rose to an uncomfortable level. As a result, obviously an unwanted process took place in the jar and spoiled the juice.
Well, I can proudly tell you that I've learned a lesson. See? This year I have started this project much earlier and used granulated sugar! Also, I didn't use speckled plums at all this time, because the batch made with speckled ones in 2009 did not taste good. For this first batch, I used store-bought, good green ume plums only.
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Suicide has overtaken combat as the leading cause of death in the Army. July, with 38 suicides among active duty and reserve soldiers, was the worst since the Army began counting.
There are many reasons a soldier will take his own life, but one major factor is post-traumatic stress.
A study of Vietnam veterans 20 years after the conflict found that a quarter of those who served still had full or partial post-traumatic stress disorder. America's current wars may create even more suffering for those who fought them.
Soldiers have been deployed to the Afghan and Iraq conflicts multiple times, and they face a deadly new weapon — improvised explosive devices, which cause brain injuries that also seem to intensify PTSD.
The two treatments in widest use involve a single patient and a therapist: cognitive processing therapy (CPT), where patients learn to think about their experiences in a new way; and prolonged exposure, in which the therapist guides the patient through re-experiencing his trauma, teaching the brain to process it differently.
These treatments help about 40 percent of those who use them. But for many other suffering veterans, these therapies are too narrow.
PTSD is often entwined with other serious problems — depression, sleep disorders, chronic pain and substance abuse. Sometimes these are resolved if the PTSD is, but often they require specific attention that standard PTSD therapies don't provide.
There is another way these treatments need broadening — they need to reach more people.
The military and Veterans Affairs hospitals do not have enough psychotherapists to offer them on the necessary scale. And many soldiers are wary of psychotherapy and afraid of the stigma it carries.
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The military is fighting that stigma with new research and more treatment. The VA has trained or added thousands of mental health professionals and is trying to integrate mental health care into routine care for veterans. Only about 10 percent of those getting mental health care in the VA system, however, are veterans of Iraq or Afghanistan; the vast majority are Vietnam veterans.
But some 2.4 million soldiers have been through Iraq and Afghanistan. The RAND Corp.'s Center for Military Health Policy Research found that one-third of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans surveyed were currently affected by PTSD or depression or reported exposure to a traumatic brain injury; about 5 percent had all three.
Only half of those who reported symptoms of major depression or PTSD had sought any treatment in the past year. The number of newly trained mental health professionals needed, said RAND, is "likely to be in the thousands." Individual therapy is not enough.
Fortunately, there are other ways to treat PTSD. In January, 10 veterans with PTSD sat down in a small, drab room at a Veterans Affairs clinic in New Orleans for a course designed by the Washington-based Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Over the next 10 weeks they drew pictures of themselves, colored in their family trees, danced and shook to music. They learned conscious breathing, meditation, mindfulness, guided visual imagery and biofeedback.
The course is one of perhaps half a dozen different kinds of alternative therapies being tried for PTSD in military and VA hospitals: acupuncture, yoga, mindfulness, Buddhist lovingkindness meditation.
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine's program is the most comprehensive and has the strongest evidence that it works to cure PTSD.
Kosovo high school students with PTSD who completed the 10-week program had significantly greater reductions in PTSD than a control group of students assigned to wait for the course. Other before-and-after studies (with no control group) in Gaza have found an 80- to 90-percent reduction in PTSD with the technique, and those results still held months later.
The center's program is being used at various VA hospitals, military bases and research institutes. The group in New Orleans is part of the first randomized controlled trial measuring the program's effect on PTSD among veterans.
Researchers are still processing the results, but Dr. James S. Gordon, director of the center, said the patients' improvement was "at least as good" as the individual therapies the VA uses, with significantly lower dropout rates.
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If this holds up, then the Center for Mind-Body Medicine's program will be a potentially valuable addition to the VA's limited menu of treatments.
It is built for large scale. Many of its groups are run by lay people who went through a 10-day training; in Kosovo, high school teachers ran the groups. In Gaza, center staff members have trained 420 group leaders and worked with some 50,000 people. The program is also showing success not only with PTSD but also depression, pain, sleep disorders and substance abuse. It is now being used at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to treat patients with substance abuse problems.
Mind-body medicine and the other alternative therapies may be more attractive to soldiers than the individual treatments, which have a 20-percent dropout rate. Both CPT and prolonged exposure ask the patient to relive his trauma — an upsetting prospect. Some veterans avoid psychotherapy because they do not want to be singled out and labeled deficient.
The alternative medicine groups, by contrast, have virtually no dropouts. Members can talk about their past trauma if they wish, but it's not necessary and there is no pressure to do so.
Instead, the groups are centered on the present, helping members to learn practical skills. The facilitator is a participant in the group, sharing skills she might use herself for better sleep or stress reduction. Everyone, after all, can use help dealing with the stress of re-entry to civilian life. Going to a skills group instead of psychotherapy could remove much of the stigma of treatment.
Despite the vast increase in research money, studies of these alternative therapies have been small and isolated. Only randomized controlled trials are persuasive enough to get Washington to adopt a therapy on a wider scale, but these are too few and too slow, and starting new ones now would take years.
It is time to take the most promising ideas and try them with thousands of people, not just a few dozen — and if they work, to expand them further. That is not cautious. But treatment-as-usual condemns hundreds of thousands of soldiers to a tour of duty without end.
Tina Rosenberg is the author of Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World. This piece originally ran in the New York Times.


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The National Resident Matching Program had its largest Match Day ever Thursday, March 19. 15,638 U.S. medical school seniors were assigned to a residency program.
Fifty-six Einstein medical students matched in categorical Internal Medicine internships, significantly increased from prior years (44 in 2008, 48 in 2007, 28 in 2006, 40 in 2005, 45 in 2004, and 42 in 2003). As a fraction of the class size, Einstein students entering Internal Medicine residencies (32%) compares favorably against the national average of 18%. Nine of the 56 students who matched are members of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.
Forty-seven of the 56 Einstein students matched in university programs, including:
The Department of Medicine's house staff programs were strongly matched, readily filling all slots. Thirty-eight students were assigned to the Three-Year Categorical Residency, ten to the three-year Primary Care and Social Internal Medicine Residency, sixteen to the one-year Preliminary Internship (for applicants needing preparation in general internal medicine before entering a specialty residency), and four to the Dermatology Residency Program.
The Categorical Medicine Residency's entering interns come from Albert Einstein College of Medicine (11), Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (2), University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Boston University (3), Case Western University, UMDNJ, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University of Kansas, University of Cincinnati, Drexel University, SUNY Upstate Medical University, New York Medical College, Wake Forest, Sackler School of Medicine, and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Two of these interns will enter the Medical Scientist Pathway, where they will "short track" for two years of integrated training in clinical internal medicine and subspecialties followed by an extended biomedical and clinical research period. Medical Scientist Pathway residents typically go on to entry-level faculty positions and independent research careers in academic internal medicine.
The Primary Care and Social Internal Medicine Residency's entering interns come from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University, Stony Brook University, University of Colorado, Tufts University, University of Minnesota, Rush University, and UMDNJ.
The Preliminary Internship's entrants come from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cornell University, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, University of Maryland, University of South Carolina, Wright State University, Ohio State University, Stony Brook University, Jefferson Medical College, and Wake Forest University.
Einstein-Montefiore made a special effort this year to attract outstanding under-represented minority applicants for all programs. From this pool, two applicants were recruited to the 3-Year Categorical Residency, three to the Preliminary Internship, and two to the Primary Care and Social Internal Medicine Residency.
The Dermatology Residency Program's incomers were ranked in the top 14 of forty candidates, and come from the University of South Carolina; University of California, Irvine; Virginia Commonwealth University; and Boston University.
This year, 376 residency programs across the country offered 4,992 internal medicine categorical positions in the match, representing a slight increase in the number of programs and positions from 2008. Only 25 programs (7%) went unfilled, compared with 31 last year.
Overall interest in primary care residencies has remained flat. All but two of the fifty primary care internal medicine residencies were filled, but the number of positions offered was down from 264 to 247. U.S. medical school seniors filled 155 (63%) of these positions. (In 1997, 608 primary care internal medicine positions were in the match, and 368 U.S. seniors matched.)
The "fill rate" for U.S. seniors is one indication of the overall desirability of a given specialty. In 2009, some of these were:
The national percentage of U.S. graduates entering internal medicine by year is as follows (contrast with Einstein's 32% this year):
Despite national trends, Einstein-Montefiore has established a high level of interest among its student body, and the Department of Medicine's residency programs continue to strengthen each year.
Special recognition goes to Dr. Shirley Levine for unflagging devotion to raising the Department of Medicine's profile at Einstein, and for shepherding students through the winding internship application process. Thanks and congratulations also go to Dr. Sharon Silbiger (Program Director), Anna Manca (Program Administrator), Dr. Nir Barzilai, and Francine Rella for Medical Student Pathway recruitment; Firm and Assistant Firm Leaders; Chief Residents; house staff; the Diversity Affairs Committee; and the many faculty members who gave generously of their time in interviewing applicants. Their collective hard work has maintained and improved the Department of Medicine's residency programs from year to year, contributing to the programs' rich, unique educational experience combining the best of science and humanism, and offering residents direct access to cutting-edge medical research and prestigious fellowships.
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Day 39 - Into the Canyon
I walked 36103 steps on the trail today.
I traveled about 14 miles today.
So many things keep coming together and working out on this trip, it's amazing. I got to the Back Country office for a permit so I could camp in the canyon. Everyone I met said I 'might' get one for the next day, but no way for today. A bunch of people didn't show up to get their permits so I DID get one. Not only that, it was for Cottonwood Camp up the north side so it shaved 1200 feet off the next day's climb.
There was a campsite perfect for me.
I got plenty of water - which I didn't have to filter.
I got to rinse off my shirt.
The big rattlesnake some people startled right by my site didn't bite me.
It doesn't take much to make a hiker happy. :-)
The Grand Canyon is much more than you see from the paved paths on the South Rim. An astounding amount of work has gone into the trails and structure. I did finally discover where all the dust from our vacuum cleaner bags goes - they pour it on the South Kaibab trail to make it soft for the mule trains.
This is me on the bridge at the bottom of the canyon. I rocked going down, and then it was HOT at the bottom. I have a parcel of pics I'll post in a bit.
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Posted: 21:03 04-26-2012 846
Got My Permit
I got my permit for today at Cottonwood so I have a 14 mile hike with a late start. It will probably be the hottest day of hiking down in the canyon. Since I'm hiking more than 10 miles, I had to fill out a waiver with emergency info. I guess a bunch of folks have keeled over in recent years - don't want to be a statistic.
So, I'm waiting for the Disney shuttle bus back to the campground to wash up, pack up, buy some food, and get into the canyon. I have all day so I plan to take it nice and easy.
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Posted: 9:45 04-24-2012 845
A Few Pics
General Springs snow
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Posted: 8:37 04-24-2012 844
Day 38 - the GC
I walked 70000 steps on the trail today.
I traveled about 35 miles today.
Made it to the South Kaibab trailhead by 6:00 this evening. That is the starting down point for the Grand Canyon. Then I took a free shuttle back to Grand Canyon Village to figure out camping or hotel. The silly GC Visitor Center closes at 5pm - how dumb, so no help there. Finally found Mather campground which is just $6/nite for a tent - cool!
I met two guys, each doing their own bicycle tour around the country - one has been going 11 months, the other 13. Makes my 6 weeks seem paltry.
Today's hike wasn't too excitin, but I did see my first antelope and a bunch of elk. Sprinted (well hobbled) into Tusayan and got a chicken sandwich at McD's. Met a couple cool NPS employees at the park entrance and they said, 'Hey, anyone ever tell you that you look like...'
I said, 'Yep, all the time.'
Met a guy from Michigan, a Bulgarian couple living in Chicao, and a couple from Ontario. I'm getting better at starting conversations with strangers, obviously. :-)
Tomorrow hopefully sees me getting a permit to hike the canyon or else I wait here a day.
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Posted: 8:14 04-24-2012 842
First View of Canyon
View from the top of the GrandView lookout tower! I climbed to the top but the trapdoor is locked, so it's not QUITE the top.
There's been a swarm of helicoptors heading east, maybe tours or maybe something more serious. I'm heading to Grand Canyon Village now and should get there this evening.
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Posted: 11:31 04-23-2012 841
Day 37 - Day of Blessings
I walked 80000 steps on the trail today.
I traveled about 40 miles today.
I found out my pedometer stops counting at 65000 steps in a day so I have to estimate for today.
I started my day feeling great, but bummed that my phone wasn't working. With some water left from yesterday, I started at 6:30. By a bit after 9, I reached my cached water which was 10 miles away. Some people cache water and then leave the empty jug. Seems wrong to me, so I packed mine out.
There was no water available all day until I reached Russell Tank 40 miles from my start point! I can't believe I did 40 miles. I got a couple blisters and my legs are very worn out, but I should be good to go tomorrow. I went this far because I decided to reach the Grand Canyon in 3 days from Flagstaff last night when I saw how far along I was. Tomorrow will be a 31 mile day to make it happen.
While hiking, I was hoping for a small cloud to move under the sunbso I could get some shade - it was HOT today. Well, the cloud grew into a thunderstorm but I only got a little wet.
At Russel Tank, there's actually a trailhead with a very clean, large toilet. Guess where I'm sleeping tonight? It's warm, flat, dry, and no critters. Practically a free hotel.
The trail data said Russell Tank is muddy so I was concerned about getting water. But, it is just fine. The water jug I packed out came in handy to scoop water.
It was a long day of challenges that turned one by one into blessings. I even got to wash up in the pond.
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Posted: 11:18 04-23-2012 840
Day 36 - Unplanned Long Day
I walked 63784 steps on the trail today.
I traveled about 30 miles today.
Taking the higher trail, I passed through some stands of aspen. Once I got to Alfa Fia tank for water, the trail was a gradual downhill for the rest of the day - so I just kept walking. I made it to mile 620 which is nowhere.
Whoever laid out this section of trail really felt it was important to experience the forest. About 4 miles meandered all over similar to switchbacks, but with virtually no elevation change. Weird!
I've left my stove behind and will eat only cold food for the rest of the hike, except when I hit a restaurant. Just trying to lighten my pack - lots of candy bars, poptarts, and peanut butter and honey on crackers.
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Posted: 11:17 04-23-2012 839
OOPS and WHEW
I was getting water from Alfa Fia tank at mile 603 north of Flagstaff. It's a beautiful pond with great water and possibly the only good water for about 50 miles.
As I reached out with my 1quart zip-loc to scoop up some h2o, PLUNK went my cellphone from my shirt pocket into the pond. It took me less than 3 seconds to get it out, but that was long enough. I dried it but could not power it off. I opened it and set it in the sun.
Still not able to turn it off and other buttons doing crazy things, I put it in a mesh pocket and kept hiking figuring all was lost. At night, the screen was a weird green color and nothing worked. But, this morning, it was black. I decided to wait until this afternoon to try it, plugged in my solar charger from Northern Star Council and gave it a shot. BAZINGA! It works. Whew! Now I can take pics and blog again.
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Posted: 11:13 04-23-2012 838
Day 34 - A Long Day
I walked 64735 steps on the trail today.
I traveled about 33 miles today.
Mormon Lake to Flagstaff is too far for 1 day. I set a new record for myself - about 35 miles in 10 hours. The flat terrain and cool temps made it possible but I don't plan on doing days this long again. It's too hard on joints, muscles, and feet for a guy my age. I pushed to reach Flag tonite so I can start hiking again on Sat.
There were some great sights today, including a herd of about 50 elk which I'll post tomorrow. This cliff was just coming through a canyon east of Flag.
I never did see another bike rider so I think the guy I saw has it pretty much won as long as he completes.
I'm now at a nice Scouter's home resting after a shower and a terrific dinner at another Scouter's place. Tomorrow is a zero day to get groceries and rest me aching feet. I've got a replacement pair of shoes which I hope help me along.
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Posted: 0:14 04-20-2012 833
Trail Angel
Just as I found my way into Flagstaff I was walking up off the local trail system onto a city street. A jeep pulled up and I thought maybe it was the folks I'm to stay with tonight.
I was wrong. It was David L. who goes to NAU in Flag. He saw my blog and map and came to do trail magic. Out of the blue, for no reason than to make a hiker feel good, he met me with cold water and snacks (and his 2 dogs). How cool is that?! Someone that gives trail magic is often called a trail angel.
It doesn't take much to make a tired, thirsty hiker happy. That cold water was awesome since I just had a couple swallows left.
Thanks, David!
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Posted: 0:01 04-20-2012 832
AZ Trail Bike Race
Kurt S. just passed me on the trail riding north. Scared the beejeebers out of me! He is the lead rider in a race that started Friday at the southern end of the AZ Trail. He expects to finish in 2, maybe 3, days. 9 days to cover what is taking me 7 weeks. :-)
Ride On, Kurt!
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Posted: 12:12 04-19-2012 829
Rails to Trails
I'm following an old railroad grade toward Flagstaff for the next few miles. Logging of huge pine trees has been a key industry in these parts. Just a glorious day this morning with birds, breeze, and a good trail.
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AAPD Appoints New Associate Editor of JDC
September 4, 2012 12:31 PM
CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 - The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the authority on children's oral health, appointed Dr. Marcio da Fonseca as associate editor of the
Journal of Dentistry for Children
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Da Fonseca received his dental degree at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil, in 1987. He went on to the University of Minnesota, for his Master of Science degree and certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, followed by a fellowship at the Denver Children's Hospital. In 1994-95, he did an Oral Medicine fellowship at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle working exclusively with hematopoietic stem cell transplant children. He was a clinical assistant professor and director of undergraduate pediatric dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco (1995-97). At the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1997 to 2005), he was director of the pediatric dental service at the University Medical Center. He was director of inpatient dental care at Nationwide Children's Hospital and a clinical professor at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry (2005-2010) in Columbus. He is currently Law-Lewis Professor and director of the pediatric dental graduate program at the University of Washington Center for Pediatric Dentistry.
In 2005, da Fonseca participated in the first class of the AAPD's Leadership Institute at the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University). He has served as an abstract editor for the AAPD's journal,
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