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Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, laid out a three-point plan Thursday for rescuing the nation from an energy crisis: rein in the speculators; develop "clean" energy; and ramp up domestic exploration and recovery of conventional energy sources such as oil.
We quite agree with two-thirds of his plan. We've never quite understood why some on the right shout "drill, baby, drill," while liberals will brook no consideration of anything but solar, wind and ethanol. Why not do both? Are we so undisciplined, as a country, that we can't have energy gatherers going off in two directions, as prehistoric tribes surely did with hunting or gleaning parties? Or did they assume that if they couldn't bring down a mastodon or whatever, all was lost? Apparently they were able to multi-task; after all, our species is still here.
Reining in the speculators might not be a fruitful enterprise. As Thursday's Hartford Courant succinctly explains:
There is a debate about the effect of speculation on energy prices, with some saying speculators add cost by taking profits, and others saying they lead to lower prices by making the markets more efficient, matching buyers and sellers.


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Richard Barrett has done a superb job transcribing the song for this month's Guitar Techniques, with a brilliant on-CD performance and a note-perfect backing track for you to practise over.
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The AMA has declared obesity a disease. Now what? This turns out to be far from a simple question to answer. If we're lucky, the
good news will that the AMA announcement will result in more patients getting better care, an eventual decline in the current number—about 90 million—who are officially designated as obese and perhaps even an attendant decline in the costs imposed by obesity. The bad news is that the net effects on health spending and public health may well be the opposite of those intended. The ugly news is that these adverse effects may be greatly compounded to the extent that the AMA's declaration stimulates the same sort of regulation by litigation regime imposed on the tobacco industry two decades ago.
It's worth noting that the vote by the A.M.A. House of Delegates contravened the conclusions of the AMA's own Council on Science and Public Health, which had been tasked to study the issue this past year. Admittedly, the council rested its decision principally on the concern that the measure usually used to define obesity (BMI, body mass index) is simplistic and flawed. In contrast, an expert panel commissioned by The Obesity Society in 2008 likewise had recognized the flaws in the BMI measure, but finessed similar concerns by simply defining obesity as an excess of body fat sufficiently large to cause reduced health or longevity. That same expert panel concluded that the question of whether obesity is a disease is ill posed and does not admit an answer from a scientific perspective due to the lack of a clear, specific, widely accepted and scientifically applicable definition of "disease." Instead, they answered the question of "should we consider obesity a disease" largely on utilitarian grounds that the social benefits of doing so will outweigh the costs.
To help clarify the issues at stake, let us use the same standard to evaluate whether the benefits of the AMA's declaration of obesity as a disease will outweigh its potential costs.
The Good: Focusing Attention and Resources on Obesity
The premise of the AMA declaration is that it will focus more attention on obesity; this could increase the amount of research dollars allocated towards obesity, expand obesity-related public health initiatives, and help improve reimbursement and services for obesity counseling and education, drugs, and surgery. From where I sit, all these effects are likely to be modest to negligible.
Obesity-Related Research Funding. First, it's not clear that research funding priorities are going to change much given how late the AMA is to the party. After all, treatment guidelines for obesity issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute declared nearly two decades ago (1995) that "obesity is a complex multifactorial chronic disease developing from multiple interactive influences of numerous factors." Moreover, a decade earlier (1985), "an NIH Consensus Development Conference was held on the health implications of obesity. This conference provided important national recognition that obesity is a serious health condition that leads to increased morbidity and mortality. The Consensus Development Conference concluded that both prevention and treatment of obesity were medical priorities in the United States." By FY 2010, NIH was plowing nearly a billion dollars annually into obesity research and a new Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research, published in 2011, was issued to accelerate a broad spectrum of research toward developing new and more effective approaches to address the tremendous burden of obesity. Today, NIH offers nearly 50 different research funding solicitations related to obesity research: in fact, there are hundreds of NIH-funded clinical research studies on obesity and weight management currently being conducted around the country. Consequently, it is dubious that the AMA's recent declaration is going to appreciably alter this picture since the importance of obesity and research dollars allocated to it already are quite high.
Obesity-Related Public Health Initiatives. The same can be said for the impact of the AMA's decision as it relates to public health. The public health community recognized decades ago that obesity was a major factor contributing each year to huge numbers of premature deaths and avoidable costs. A plethora of public health initiatives to address this problem has ensued in recent years:
- For 3 decades, the Public Health Service's Healthy Peoplereports has established science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans and monitored progress against these quantitative benchmarks over time.
- For example, the 2000 report (issued in 1990) called for reducing overweight prevalence among adults to no more than 20% and among children to no more than 15%.
- The 2020 report (issued in 2010) calls for a 10% reduction in the percentage of adults who are obese.
- Apart from setting outcome goals, the 2020 report also includes concrete process goals for achieving these outcomes, such as increasing by 10% the proportion of physician office visits made by adult patients who are obese that include counseling or education related to weight reduction, nutrition, or physical activity.
- The 2001 Surgeon General's Call to Action on Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity was released in the face of finding that each year, 300,000 premature deaths and $117 billion in direct and indirect costs were attributable to overweight and obesity.
- In February 2009, the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, announced an ambitious national goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation, and has established the "Let's Move" initiative designed to engages every sector of society that impacts children.
- As part of this effort, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum that created the Task Force on Childhood Obesity that reviewed all programs and policies related to child nutrition and physical activity and developed a national action plan to maximize Federal resources and set concrete benchmarks toward the First Lady's national goal.
- The Office of the HHS Secretary established the Healthy Weight Taskforce to ensure that there is communication and coordination across agencies regarding the many initiatives related to obesity.
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has identified obesity related interventions on its innovations website.
Obesity Counseling and Education. In the context of the foregoing, it's disappointing that only 28.9 percent of physician office visits of adult patients who are obese included counseling or education related to weight reduction, nutrition, or physical activity in 2007. Admittedly, things may well be very different today since in 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) first began to recommend "screening all adults for obesity. Clinicians should offer or refer patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions." Similarly, since 2010, the USPSTF has recommended "that clinicians screen children aged 6 years and older for obesity and offer them or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to promote improvement in weight status." As well, under USPSTF guidelines, children may receive Body Mass Index measurements at five different ages between birth and 18. Because both recommendations have been given a USPSTF grade of B, they are automatically covered as preventive health services with no cost sharing under the Affordable Care Act. This means that reimbursement for screening and counseling services already were going to be more than adequately covered under the ACA. The AMA decision will not change any of that.
Obesity Treatment. But what about treatment for obesity? There's two issues. First, the FDA already has begun approving pharmaceutical treatments for obesity, including Qsymia and Belviq approved in the past year. Similarly, FDA regulations for dietary supplements already recognize obesity as a disease and preclude manufacturers from making claims that their products treat obesity (they are permitted to claim products cause weight loss or eliminates risk of weight gain since such claims are structure/function claims. So once again, I don't picture the AMA decision having any influence on what the FDA already is doing. Likewise, the IRS recognized obesity as a disease more than a decade ago, meaning that taxpayers can claim weight loss expenses as a medical deduction so long as they are participate in a weight-loss program for medically valid reasons (i.e., under a doctor's supervision). That said, insurance coverage for obesity treatment varies substantially depending on what kind of coverage you have.
Medicaid Coverage for Obesity-Related Services. For children under age 21 enrolled in Medicaid, the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit already covers all medically necessary services which can include obesity-related services. For adults, states elect which services to provide; in a 2010 report to Congress, Secretary Sebelius reported that all State Medicaid programs covered at least one obesity treatment modality for adults (the experts who conducted this survey assessed coverage for three obesity treatments: nutritional consultation, drug therapy, and bariatric surgery). The survey further found that eight States (DE, IA, IN, LA, MI, SC, VA, and WI) covered all three recommended treatments. As well, the ACA provides for states to design public awareness campaigns to educate Medicaid enrollees on the availability and coverage of obesity and preventive services.
In light of the extreme funding pressures states will be under to bankroll the expected enrollment of currently eligible-but-not-enrolled beneficiaries[2], any expansion in adult obesity treatment will be driven far more by fiscal constraints than the change in the AMA's posture towards obesity. Proof of this is found in how EPSDT benefits have been handled over the years. EPSDT was enacted in 1967 to ensure adequate screening services for children, but it was not until 2004 that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare services deleted language in the official Coverage Issues Manual that explicitly stated obesity was not a disease. While this technically opened the door for reimbursement for obesity screening, as of 2010 only four states included treatment standards for childhood obesity in their Medicaid child health provider manuals and only nine states included details on how to assess for obesity. Consequently, reportedly, "the billing incentive to screen for childhood obesity remains relatively unknown."[3] In short, even though federal rules have permitted states to include obesity coverage for nearly a decade, states have not necessarily leaped to make this happen. It seems dubious to this skeptic that states have been waiting for the AMA to weigh in before making a move.
Medicare Coverage for Obesity-Related Services. Likewise, Medicare already covers a) an initial assessment of eating and activity habits; b) counseling on diet and physical activity; c) education on how to improve diet and changes that will help beneficiaries lose weight and improve health; and d) follow-up visits to monitor your diet and weight loss progress. In short, the prevention/counseling piece of the puzzle. As for treatment, Medicare will cover certain weight loss services and programs a) when weight loss is a necessary part of treatment for diseases such as hypothyroidism, Cushing's disease, hypothalamic lesions, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and hypertension (and others); or b) before surgery, when the weight loss is necessary to reduce possible complications posed by obesity. However, to ensure that these benefits are not misused, Medicare requires the physician to end the program if a patient does not lose 6.6 lbs. after 6 months of counseling. As well, Medicare already covers bariatric surgery but only for those who meet very stringent criteria.[1]
The glaring exception is that Part D of Medicare specifically excludes drugs for weight loss or gain, even if used for non-cosmetic purposes, such as to treat morbid obesity. The reason is that when Part D was enacted, there were no widely‐accepted, FDA‐approved obesity drugs on the market. However, in recognition of the recent FDA approvals of Osymia and Belviq, on June 19, several House members introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to lift the ban on obesity drug reimbursement under Medicare and encourage intensive behavioral counseling. However, if a patient doesn't respond to drug therapy by losing 5% of their weight within 12 weeks—i.e., 11 pounds for a typical mildly obese male--product labeling directs that the patient be taken off the drug (i.e., it would no longer qualify for Medicare reimbursement on "medical necessity" grounds).
Private Health Insurance Coverage for Obesity-Related Medical Services. Only a handful of states require coverage for obesity-related counseling or treatment (including surgery) in the individual and small group market. A larger number permit obesity to be included as a factor in setting premiums (something the Affordable Care Act prohibits) or allow health plans to offer financial incentives up to a limit (e.g., 5% of premiums) to encourage people to voluntarily enroll in wellness programs that could include obesity counseling etc. Since insurers recognized long ago that obesity increases the costs of health coverage (more below), they are rationally receptive to paying for services expected to pay for themselves. However, as we will see, whether obesity-related medical services meet that test is at least an open question.


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MEd in Curriculum & Instruction - English Language Development
The Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction - English Language Development program is designed to provide participants with techniques for teaching students to read, write, and speak English properly. Learn more about this Concordia University Portland online series here.
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Individuals interested in this program may be existing teachers seeking a specialization that could help them instruct native English speakers as well as English language learners. Applicants to this program must have already earned an accredited bachelor's degree with a GPA of 2.8 or higher. Generalized training in grammar, linguistics, or a foreign language may prove helpful. Applicants to Concordia University Portland's programs should be at least 18 years of age and should have earned a high school diploma or equivalent. In addition, applicants must submit two recommendation letters, a letter of intent, and a resume. Some programs may have additional requirements.
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Individuals enrolled in the online Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction - English Language Development program have the chance to examine techniques for maximizing literacy among students of different ages and from varying backgrounds. Courses are designed to explore methods for teaching grammar, phonics, and spelling. In addition, participants will be able to explore methods for creating an effective learning environment, including assessing students and adjusting teaching strategies to meet their needs. To facilitate language development, participants will also be able to explore methods for incorporating technology in the classroom experience.
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- EDGR 502: Developing Character through the Curriculum
- EDGR 535: Theories of Teaching and Learning
- EDGR 595: Community of Learners
- EDGR 602: Contemporary Educational Thought
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- EDCI 509: Essential Linguistics for Language Development
- EDCI 506: A Developmental Approach to Language Acquisition
- EDCI 510: Language Acquisition and Curriculum Development
- EDCI 521: The Language Development Classroom-Activities and Practice
- EDGR 601: Educational Research
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Straehan |
Straehan reflects on the Shaudran, the Shell, and what Naladoria has said...
"I'm going to have to agree with 'Shari here. Nala said that the shell was an artifact and 'locked' in this place. And we know Corborundrum is an extremely rare mineral that 'fossilizes' into Adamantine. I'm willing to bet it was just as rare in the Shaudran days as now and those guys were no fools when it came to magic. My guess is they knew what they were handling and she wasn't overstating the fact that it was literally locked away here for safe-keeping or maybe experimentation. I doubt we are just going to trip over it - which is a real shame."
Scanning the room both visually and magically reveals nothing. It appears to be an empty dormitory.
Jayse |
"Great. Which makes this room more of an obstacle than a destination. I could use my slippers to carry everyone across to the door, if we think this room might be trapped. Though cnsidering the 'traps' thus far have been of the thinking, wall-ignoring sort, I'm not sure if that'll prove much good."
Jofram |
"I'd rather take my chances crossing the room, than have you try to carry us all across every room we come across. It just doesn't seem practical. Though I think it is good to be wary of even the most meager of rooms, here. I doubt those shadowspawn care whether this was a barracks or a throne room."
Bow suddenly in hand, Jofram nocks an arrow, eyes open for trouble.
Jayse |
"Then it's settled. We move in formation. Most of us will do some searching while Jofram and I will keep our eyes peeled for threats."
He nods and makes sure everyone is ready before leading out. "Strae, keep looking for traps as we progress, please. And by that I don't mean let me step everywhere first."
Ushari Velnokal |
Just before the group heads out Ushari slaps her forehead in disgust. "I just remembered something. I still have my Coin of Finding here. Now I don't know if it will work in this ruin, but it is worth a shot, agreed?"
If no one objects, then Ushari will activate the Coin while thinking of the Corborundrum shell.
Jayse |
Jayse looks at Ushari appraisingly, "Now that's not a bad idea. But how do we use it in a way that it doesn't run off into the darkness and get lost?" He looks at the team's spell casters, "Any of you able to grab it arcanically before it gets out of range?"
Anyone have prestidigitation or mage hand available so that Ushari can set the coin on the trail, then that person can "grab" it before it gets out of range? We could do this repeatedly to constantly give us a bearing on the item... at least theoretically.
Jofram |
"We could just surround it. Better odds of catching it - you know, with our hands."
stormraven |
OK, I'm using the rules/limitations for Locate Object on this. Since you haven't ever seen the Corborundrum Shell, you can't visualize it sufficiently for the coin to track it. However, you can concentrate on the more general idea of a shell made of Corborundrum and the Coin will work. You just have to hope that your evil DM hasn't anticipated this possibility and stacked the dungeon with hundreds of trapped shells. >:)
Ushari lets the Coin fall. It wavers for a moment before first rolling towards the West wall and then - seeming to change its mind - it heads briefly towards the East wall. It bounces over some wood and kicks up a little dust before it stops again, wobbles, and then makes a bouncing bee-line for the mineral door at the South end of the room...
I'm going to assume you follow the coin using the defensive measures you mentioned previously.
You pursue the coin, moving carefully, trying to not kick up the accumulated dust of several thousand years. You cross the room safely and catch the coin as it spins against the door in a futile attempt to get through.
Jofram |
"Well, it was worth a shot."
stormraven |
The monk pushes open the door and the team is greeted by a rather bland but well lit foyer. Heading South is a gently curving corridor with smooth walls. (Ignore my crappy rough drawing) Directly off to the right is a straight corridor that takes a 90 degree turn towards the ceiling. (@ the red line)
stormraven |
LOL! Good point. I should have said "...kill my character AGAIN."
Our valiant heroes walk down the empty and slowly curving corridor that is marked intermittently with hanging lamps. 50'... 60'... 90'... 120'...
They go nearly 200' before they hit a wall. This is probably the most disturbing gravity change yet in that it has no lead-up. Jayse and Straehan step onto the wall and immediately above their heads they see their teammates walking towards them like spiders climbing down a wall. (@ the red line) As Orin approaches, they can literally speak with him at right angles to one another. It is wholly unnatural.
They turn their attention to business. Straehan checks out the corridor (as far as he can see) as well as the doors and declares them all free of traps. Jayse stands nears a modest mineral door off to his left. Again, it looks unlocked. Slightly up the corridor and on the opposite wall are a set of larger, thicker, and more elaborate arched doors. They appear to be a matched set and also lack obvious locks.
Perception (Trap Spotting) 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (17) + 18 = 35
stormraven |
You enter the door on the left. It is a large, empty, lightless room. Along the floors, walls, and ceiling are an endless interconnected series of abstract images and weaving patterns. The only thing that breaks the pattern is a small narrow alcove in the far corner. Filling it is a slender, open window. From the window, a thin beam of late evening light creeps into the room.
Curious, you look outside. It is a foreign landscape under a starless and moonless night sky. From nowhere you can name, a small amount of ambient pale light washes across the land casting long and conflicting shadows. The view is strange. You look out upon cracked uneven earth. In the near distance, the earth falls away forming a deep, bone-dry bowl perhaps a mile across. Hanging above the center of the large earth-bowl, nearly at eye-level with you, is a perfect black cube probably 60' across. A freak zephyr puffs through the window. It has the same odd scent you encountered in the first stairwell.
Hand o' Fate 1d100 ⇒ 22
Ushari Velnokal |
Knowledge Planes 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Knowledge Religion 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Ushari shudders involuntarily. "This is a window to the Plane of Shadow, and that cube is the same cube we entered in reflected on that plane." She glances back at the inages but they meant nothing to her. "I doubt the vault is that way, we should return to the corridor."
Straehan |
Straehan looks at the witch speculatively. "Ushari found out that opening your mind in the shadow of a Shaudran structure is a mixed blessing at best. I can't imagine what might happen while we are crawling around inside their pan-dimensional artifact." He smiles, "I admire your pluck. I'll keep watch if you want to attempt it."
Knowledge: Religion 10 + 11 = 21 Scholar: Take 10
Knowledge: Planes 10 + 12 = 22 Scholar: Take 10
You going for it, Orin?
stormraven |
Orin settles himself on the floor and concentrates on the wall patterns...
Orin flies along the passageways, floating above the heads of the two dozen Shaudran monks that call the Fortress of the Serpent home. It is a cleverly created edifice but it shows signs of age, signs of wear. None of the corridors turn up or down. Gravity doesn't shift. Whatever happened to the Shaudran still lurks in their future. Orin doesn't have time to ponder this as he is swept along to the monks' neatly kept dormitory and dining hall. He visits the Star Chamber, the crypt where their dead are interred for the long rest after their work is done. The witch floats along... watching the chief librarian shepherding a group of young monks carrying stacks and stacks of books. They bear quills and ink as well. They have been given the task of preserving the wisdom of their race as their order has done for generations.
Orin recalls some of the research that the gnome shared with him...
What the accounts agree on is that the Shaudran were fixated on cosmology and that penchant was reflected in the construction of their edifices. Circular room represent stars, the size of the room relates to the brightness of the represented star. Corridors run between the circular 'star' rooms in a configuration that mirrors their revered constellations. It is speculated...
The only Shaudran constellations where records have been found to identify their ancient names are:
- The Soul Serpent - the image of a winding snake swallows an egg
- The Night Reaper - the image of a running man with a low sweeping scythe cleaves sheaves of wheat
- The Water Pourer - the image of a woman with an amphora over her shoulder pours forth a cascading stream of water
- The Lord of the Leaden Sky - the image of a strongly built naked man wields dual mattocks and screams at a blank sky
- The First Scorpion - the image of an eight-legged angular black scorpion stands with claws open, its tail poised to strike a setting sun
- The Sea Gate - the image of a massive circular portal sits half submerged in a choppy sea
It all seems so obvious now. The star sizes, colors, and positions in the circular rooms leading away from the Snake passage are a map of the constellation - the Soul Serpent - and each room reflects what the Shaudran knew of those stars - their position, relative size, and color.
Yet another piece falls in place. The Soul Serpent represented wisdom and knowledge. Thus, any structure associated with the preservation of knowledge was cosmologically linked to the constellation and had rooms to reflect it.
Orin has little time to consider this as he is swept from the Soul Serpent corridors back up the first stairwell and through the dormitory. The witch shies away from entering the meditation room, certain that any thought of his body would snap him back to reality. He passes down the corridor, through the book laden novitiates, and flows into and up the second stairway to the Chamber of the Gods. There the Shaudran Gods wait, watching through the eyes of their statues. Orin can't be bothered to look at them with all the construction going on. Mages magically mine a new stairway and corridor, carving the stairway with a wave of their hands. Unfortunately, Orin can't quite understand the conversations between the Mages and the head Abbot. All he can gather is that whatever they are building towards is important. And then, before Orin can spend more time piecing thing together, his body calls him back...
Orin snaps back into his body and finds himself staring into the gnome's eyes closely, his cheek stinging from a slap.
Orin Vanderwhal |
Orin blinks, shakes his head, and focuses his eyes as they readjust.
Of course! How could I forget? The Soul Serpent! This winding corridor, the star colors and locations--it mimics the Shaudran constellation 'The Soul Serpent', which represents wisdom and knowledge. This cube, or at least these rooms connected to the serpent, should be related to the preservation of knowledge. I saw monks with books, the dormitory was theirs long ago. The star chamber was their burial chamber. Back up the first stairwell, thorough the dormitory, up the second stairway was the chamber of the Shaudran gods, who watch through the statues. I saw mages using magic to carve a stairway there. I couldn't understand what they said, but they were excavating towards something important. I think we need to go there.
He studies the faces of his companions to read their reactions, then adds quickly: How long was I out? Anything happen?
Straehan |
The gnome raises an eyebrow at the question and smiles, "How long? I don't know... maybe half a minute. You were out almost as soon as you sat down. Then you started babbling in Shaudran and we decided to cancel your trip."
Orin Vanderwhal |
Hmm, it felt like a lot longer than that. Good, our spells should still be active, then. Thanks for bringing me back. The monks went this way, so the stairway to the chamber of the gods should be up ahead. Might I suggest that, once we arrive at the stairway, we take some defensive precautions with spells and potions before ascending?
Ushari Velnokal |
Ushari nods her head in remembrance of her own journey. She lays a hand on Orin's shoulder in thanks. "Thank you for risking yourself like that for us. I don't think I could...open myself to them like that again." She shakes her head as if chasing a bad memory out of her mind. "I do agree we should be on guard here, and I can certainly call on my divine blessings as well." She turns to Jayse asking him "I think scouting ahead first would be wise, do you?'
Jofram |
[spoiller="SR Only, sorry guys :-)]Blah blah blah... I'm Orin, and I like secret conversations with the DM! Blah blah blah...[/spoiller]
Straehan |
Strae raises a hand in a 'slow down' gesture. "Woah. Let's consider this. We might need to adjust our plans a bit. If Orin is right, we are in a Shaudran Library. These people are the biggest secret of this Age, maybe any Age. They had magic no one, not even the High Elves, were able to fathom. I'm all for getting Naladoria's trinket... but we've got an opportunity to get our hands on possibly the greatest collection of written works ever assembled. Maybe there are magical scrolls tucked in with the rest of the stuff. We've got to go after that." He looks to the witch for support, "You're a man of learning and letters... you have to see the potential of this discovery."
Jofram |
"Potential... profit?'
Orin Vanderwhal |
Ushari nods her head in remembrance of her own journey. She lays a hand on Orin's shoulder in thanks. "Thank you for risking yourself like that for us. I don't think I could...open myself to them like that again." She shakes her head as if chasing a bad memory out of her mind. "I do agree we should be on guard here, and I can certainly call on my divine blessings as well." She turns to Jayse asking him "I think scouting ahead first would be wise, do you?'
Orin nods: I have no fashionable boots, and my magic has been mostly ineffectual against these incorporeal menaces. I have to earn my keep somehow, right?
Orin Vanderwhal wrote:8)[spoiller="SR Only, sorry guys :-)]Blah blah blah... I'm Orin, and I like secret conversations with the DM! Blah blah blah...[/spoiller]
Strae raises a hand in a 'slow down' gesture. "Woah. Let's consider this. We might need to adjust our plans a bit. If Orin is right, we are in a Shaudran Library. These people are the biggest secret of this Age, maybe any Age. They had magic no one, not even the High Elves, were able to fathom. I'm all for getting Naladoria's trinket... but we've got an opportunity to get our hands on possibly the greatest collection of written works ever assembled. Maybe there are magical scrolls tucked in with the rest of the stuff. We've got to go after that." He looks to the witch for support, "You're a man of learning and letters... you have to see the potential of this discovery."
Orin considers the gnome's plea.
Lingering here longer than we have to definitely increases our risk, but the potential reward outweighs it. A discovery of ancient magic could not only bring long-term benefits to help the world, but also could help us complete our quest in the short-term. I agree, a search for such writings is a good idea.
"Potential... profit?'
Yes, I suspect it would be worth a good sum of money, too. Though as far as money-making goes, there are probably safer and more lucrative ideas than searching for tomes in a shadow-infested ruin.
He smiles, and pats Jofram's shoulder good-naturedly.
Straehan |
"Potential... profit?'
Strae smiles, "Play this right and we'll be set for life and they'll name museums after us."
With priorities slightly adjusted, our heroes head back out into the corridor. The passageway proceeds straight for quite a ways before a bend takes the rest of the corridor out of sight. Near at hand, on the opposite wall are a set of elaborate arched doors.
OK, guys, what's the play? Up the corridor to find the Second Stairway and the Chamber of the Gods? Check the doors? Something else?
Jofram |
The gnome's words put a grin on Jofram's face. "Tell me more about this Library..."
stormraven |
You throw open the door on what is possibly the greatest treasure trove in Miir. It may be the only Shaudran library that escaped the systematic purges of the elves. You can almost see it as it once was. Massive shelves line every wall up to the impressive 60' high ceiling. Free standing shelves, flush with books, fill the majority of the open spaces in the rear half of the room. Nearer to hand, rows and rows of writing benches stand, holding crystal and diamond inkwells and Phoenix feather quills. Diligent Shaudran monks labor to copy and store the collected wisdom of their brilliant race and ancient culture. Lovingly, they tend their charges - books, scrolls, folios, librams, and tomes. The numbers are staggering - well over 30,000 documents. Lamps hang everywhere casting light for readers. Dozens of thick and comfortable rugs stretch across the floor, keeping the room quiet. And what exactly is housed in this wealth of books? Information on what brought the Shaudran low in a single night? The history of the Shaudran people? The origins of Miir, now long lost? Shaudran spell scrolls? The codex to unlock the heights of Shaudran magic - a feat no one has managed? Accounts of their travels across the multiple dimensions of existence?
Who can say? None can say... for that image is washed away by the reality that greets our heroes. While the Shaudran Cube has escaped the ravages of time, the library's contents have not. All that remains are the stone shelves and a 5" layer of parchment like refuse, dust and the odd bit of wood from long corrupted writing desks. The vast, incalculably valuable, Shaudran repository of knowledge is gone - rendered to dust.
Straehan |
The gnome sinks to his knees looking for even a single scrap of writing that survived the years. The one he finds, a small page of vellum, pours through his fingers as he tries to gently lift it. As much as Straehan has been beaten, slashed, and wounded in your many adventures, you've never seen him more defeated than at this moment. The library's loss cuts him to the core. Sitting in a heap of dust, his words never rise above a whisper as he regards the devastation around him, "no no no..."
Orin Vanderwhal |
The gnome sinks to his knees looking for even a single scrap of writing that survived the years. The one he finds, a small page of vellum, pours through his fingers as he tries to gently lift it. As much as Straehan has been beaten, slashed, and wounded in your many adventures, you've never seen him more defeated than at this moment. The library's loss cuts him to the core. Sitting in a heap of dust, his words never rise above a whisper as he regards the devastation around him, "no no no..."
Orin puts a consoling hand on the gnome and delicately lifts him to his feet.
Perhaps when we recover the seashell and restore some of Naladoria's power, she can mend some of the works destroyed here. Is this possible?
Ushari Velnokal |
Ushari looks at the empty library with conflicting emotions. While the knowledge lost could have certainly helped the people of Miir (not to mention their own cause) she also knew the vast knowledge gained by the Shaudran had led to their downfall. Knowledge unhampered by wisdom is a frightening thing, she believed.
She walks next to the distraught gnome, a look of sympathy in her eyes, and murmurs, "I wish this store of knowledge had not fallen to the march of time, but perhaps there are ways to recover these records. There may be records elsewhere in this ruin, perhaps even on the Plane of Shadow, if we dare..."
Straehan |
Straehan gets up and dusts himself off. "Maybe more books exist. Maybe Naladoria can help. But this is a tragic loss. We could have learned so much. Hell, maybe there was information about Naladoria here." The gnome takes a calming breath. "So, what now? Sift through the rubble here? Press on?"
What's the play, kids?


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Bank of England leaves rates unchanged
- Associated Press
- January 10, 2013 - 6:15 AM
LONDON - The Bank of England has left its base interest rate and its monetary stimulus program unchanged, as widely anticipated by analysts.
The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee left the key rate at 0.5 percent, where it has been since March 2009, at its monthly policy meeting on Thursday.
The Bank of England's stimulus program, called quantitative easing, was also not increased from its current 375 billion pounds ($604 billion). The program involves purchases of government bonds from banks to increase the amount of money in the economy and favor an increase in lending.
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Ex-Race Horses May Get Second Life
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Aired 8/22/13 on KPBS Midday Edition.
Maureen Cavanaugh
Dawn Mellen, President, After the Finish Line
Karen Groebli, Tijuana River Valley Rescue
The thrills of the Del Mar racing season are in watching the sleek thoroughbreds pound at full speed around the track.
But what happens to them when they are too old or their injuries become too serious to compete? Top race horses may be valued in the millions, but eventually their value diminishes while the cost of their upkeep remains high. Retired race horses often are neglected or even slaughtered.
A local non-profit, After the Finish Line, was founded in 2007 by Rancho Santa Fe resident Dawn Mellen. Dedicated to finding new homes for race horses when their careers are over, the all-volunteer organization has awarded more than $100,000 to 65 rescue groups to transition nearly 300 horses. In just the first five months of 2013, the group gave nearly $60,000 in grants to some 30 organizations to care for aging and injured horses.
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TAP Catheters Versus Intrathecal Morphine for Cesarean Section
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Condition | Intervention |
Abdominal Muscles/Ultrasonography Adult Anesthetics, Local/Administration & Dosage Ropivacaine/Administration & Dosage Ropivacaine/Analogs & Derivatives Cesarean Section Humans Nerve Block/Methods Pain Measurement/Methods Pain, Postoperative/Prevention & Control Ultrasonography, Interventional |
Device: TAP catheter Drug: intrathecal morphine |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Quality of Recovery Following Administration of Transverse Abdominus Plane (TAP) Catheter as Compared to Intrathecal Morphine After Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia: a Prospective, Randomized Trial |
- Quality of recovery after cesarean section [ Time Frame: 48 hours ]To determine whether using continuous TAP catheters would result in a better quality of recovery after elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia as compared to intrathecal morphine using QoR-40 questionnaire
- Incidence of nausea/vomiting [ Time Frame: 48 hours ]nausea scores (0-2) and daily dose of antiemetic
- incidence and severity of pruritus [ Time Frame: 48 hours ]pruritis on 0-2 scale. Daily dose of antipruritic medications
- overall oral narcotic use during the 48 hours post-operatively [ Time Frame: 48 hours ]Postoperative data collection will include pain scores (0-10) and daily oral narcotic use
Estimated Enrollment: | 80 |
Study Start Date: | May 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | February 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: TAP catheter
Indwelling TAP catheter placed at the end of c-section. It will be dosed with 20ml of Ropivacaine 0.5% at that time. Double lumen OnQ C-block pump containing 700 ml of the Ropivacaine 0.2% will be attached to the TAP catheters in the recovery room. The catheters will run at 7cc/hr/side for 50 hrs.
Device: TAP catheter
dosed with 20ml of Ropivacaine 0.5% at that time. Double lumen pump containing 700 ml of the Ropivacaine 0.2% will be attached to the TAP catheters in the recovery room. The time that this occurs will be recorded in the eMAR. The catheters will run at 7cc/hr/side for 50 hrs.
Other Name: On Q pump
Active Comparator: intrathecal morphine
0.3 mg of intrathecal morphine
Drug: intrathecal morphine
0.3 mg
Other Name: Duramorph
Detailed Description:
This study is a prospective, open, randomized study. Subjects will be randomized using a computer-generated table of random numbers into 2 groups. The first group will receive intrathecal morphine as part of a spinal anesthetic. The second group will receive an ultrasound-guided bilateral TAP catheter at the end of the procedure, while the subject is still under the effect of spinal anesthetic. Group assignments will be sealed in sequentially numbered, opaque envelopes that would be opened by an anesthesiologist performing the cesarean section. The research nurse or one of the investigators, not involved with patient care after the subject signed written informed consent, will provide postoperative data collection.
All patients will be pre-hydrated with 1000ml of Lactated Ringer's solution. They will then be brought to the OR and without premedication receive a spinal anesthetic in a sitting position. The spinal anesthetic will be administered at either L3-4 or L4-5 level with 24G Sprotte needle and contain 1.4ml of 0.75% hyperbaric bupivacaine. As per protocol, the first group would receive 0.3mg of preservative-free morphine, mixed in the same syringe. All the subjects then will be immediately placed in supine position with left uterine displacement, and supplemental oxygen 4L/min will be administered via nasal cannula for the duration of procedure. After a successful spinal anesthetic is confirmed by loss of sensation to pinprick, cesarean section will be performed. Intraoperative hypotension will be treated with IV fluids, as well as intermittent boluses of IV ephedrine or IV neosynephrine as needed to keep SBP>100mm Hg. Intraoperative nausea will be treated with IV ondansetron as needed.
At the end of the procedure, the second group will receive ultrasound guided TAP catheter using a linear 6-15MHz ultrasound probe on a portable ultrasound machine (SonoSite, Bothell, WA) as previously described (Hebbard P, 2007). Each catheter will be dosed with 20ml of Ropivacaine 0.5% at that time. Double lumen OnQ C-block pump (I-Flow, LLC, Lake Forest, CA) containing 700 ml of the Ropivacaine 0.2% will be attached to the TAP catheters in the recovery room. The time that this occurs will be recorded in the eMAR. The catheters will run at 7cc/hr/side for 50 hrs.
In the recovery area, the patient will be asked to rate their pain at rest, nausea, and pruritus upon arrival and at regular intervals as per routine care. The pain will be rated on a 0 to 10 numeric rating scale (NRS), where 0 means no pain and 10 is the worst pain imaginable. Fentanyl 50 mg IV will be administered every 5 minutes to maintain an NRS pain score <4 of 10. Nausea will be rated on a 0 to 2 scale (0 = no nausea and vomiting, 1 = mild to moderate nausea or vomiting not needing treatment, and 2 = severe nausea or vomiting needing treatment). It will be treated with 4mg IV ondansetron, if necessary. The presence of pruritus and whether the treatment is desired will be assessed on a 0 to 2 scale (0= no pruritus, 1= mild pruritus not requiring treatment, 2= moderate pruritus requiring treatment or severe pruritus). Pruritus will be treated with IV diphenhydramine 25 mg if the subject weighs less than 150lbs and 50mg if the subjects weighs more than 150lbs. Upon transfer to the maternity floor, the nurses will ask the subjects to rate their pain at rest, nausea, and pruritus as part of usual care, upon arrival and every 4 hours for 48 hours as described above. The answers will be recorded on a data collection too. For the following 48 hours, the patient will be treated as follows: nausea will be treated with 25 mg IV promethazine followed by 4mg IV ondansetron if necessary every 6 hours. Pruritus will be treated with IV/PO diphenhydramine 25 mg if the subject weighs less than 150lbs and 50mg if the subject weighs more than 150lbs every 6 hours if necessary. Pain will be treated with SQ morphine (4mg for NRS pain 3-4, 6 mg for NRS pain 4-7, 8mg for NRS pain >7) every 4 hours as requested and 30mg IV ketorolac every 6 hours until subjects start eating. Once the subject tolerate diet, their pain will be treated with 800 mg PO ibuprofen every 6 hours and a combination of oxycodone 5mg and acetaminophen 325mg PO every 4 hours as requested (1 tab for NRS pain 4-7, 2 tabs for NRS pain >7).
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 45 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients age 18 - 45 years of age undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.
- Ability to read and write English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing other concomitant procedure
- Patients with history of diabetes or chronic steroid use
- Patients with chronic or recent (within 1 week prior to procedure) opioid use.
- Patients without the mental capacity to consent for the procedure/study.
- Patients requiring a translator in order to sign the consent for the procedure/study.
- Patients with a history of allergic reactions to local anesthetics
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01593280
Contact: Vlad Frenk, MD | 203 276-7490 | email@example.com |
United States, Connecticut | |
Stamford Hospital | Recruiting |
Stamford, Connecticut, United States, 06904 | |
Principal Investigator: Vlad Frenk, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Theresa Bowling, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Lance Bruck, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Maureen Burke, MD |
Responsible Party: | Dr. Vlad Frenk, attending anesthesiologist, Stamford Anesthesiology Services, PC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01593280 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
12-0308.01 |
Study First Received: | April 30, 2012 |
Last Updated: | May 7, 2012 |
Keywords provided by Stamford Anesthesiology Services, PC:
anesthesia regional anesthetic techniques: transversus abdominis plane block, pain, postoperative surgery, cesarean section quality of recovery |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pain, Postoperative Pain Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Postoperative Complications Pathologic Processes Signs and Symptoms Ropivacaine Morphine |
Anesthetics, Local Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Analgesics, Opioid Narcotics Analgesics |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017


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There's good news and bad news for people who drive on Preston Road and Legacy Drive in Plano.
The good news is that the city has finally disclosed a time-frame for when it will scrap the experimental and deeply unpopular traffic system at the intersection of the two roads. The bad news is that making the change will likely make traffic in the area even worse.
The system used at the intersection is called a median left turn, or Michigan left turn. It requires people who want to turn left from Legacy Drive instead take a right onto Preston Road and then do an immediate U-turn to go in the desired direction.
The design, as its name suggests, is popular in Michigan and has been shown to reduce congestion and wrecks.
Plano implemented it in 2010, but it never caught on. Because there are no other intersections like it in the region, many drivers were confused. Some ended up cutting through parking lots or taking illegal turns to get to their desired location. Others ended up avoiding the area altogether.
City Council members said negative feedback about the intersection was one of the most common complaints they heard. And earlier this year, they decided to revert back to a traditional intersection.
But getting approval to do that was a long process. They had to file paperwork with the Texas Department of Transportation, which helped pay for the original change, They also hired a consultant to review the update.
That consultant's report, produced by Richardson-based Parsons, came back recently and indicated that the intersection had been a success. Reverting back to the normal system will increase delays for drivers heading south on Preston Road "almost fivefold versus the existing system," the report said.
According to charts included in the report, for example, the average wait at the light for a morning driver going south on Preston Road will increase from 18.2 seconds to 51.6 seconds.
That was concerning for City Council members, who were briefed on the report Tuesday. But not enough to go back on their plans. The group was still unanimous in its support for making a change.
The reason people don't like it, they argued, is that they are not familiar with it. And having only one intersection like it in the region means many drivers never would become accustomed.
"If we are not committed to doing it to other places, it certainly doesn't make sense to have it in one [place]," Mayor LaRosiliere said.
City officials said that reverting back to the original design won't take much work. Crews will just have to take down a few signs and repaint some pavement markings.
But the change likely won't happen until January or February. The city wants to make sure that the adjustment is heavily advertised. Officials don't want people to show up one day and encounter a new system without warning.
And, for the few that like the current system, the U-turn lanes will stay open. Drivers just wont be forced to take them.
"If they want to continue to take the median left turn, they are welcome to do so," said Public Works Director Gerald Cosgrove.


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In the 13 years since the county created the Drug Endangered Children program, 5191 children have been removed from drug-dominated households.
"Thanks to [the Drug Endangered Children program], law enforcement officers no longer have to change dirty diapers. They don't have to comfort screaming and traumatized babies or transport them in the back of a police car, further adding to their distress," was the announcement from county supervisor Dianne Jacob's office.
Now, when law enforcement agencies raid households and find children present they call the Drug Endangered Children team, which then calls a social worker to the scene.
The number of children taken from "meth hell" and other drug dens because of the program has increased dramatically since 2008; that year, when celebrating the tenth year of the program, Jacob and other county officials praised the program for rescuing 2276 children in ten years. In three years, that number has more than doubled.


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Dear ( ehem2 )..,
I don't really know how to tell you this, but ( our romance is over ). ( Last year when you peed your pants ) ( at the Elton John concert ) and I saw you ( pour syrup on ) ( Your 'My Little Pony' collection ). I'm sure you're ( shamed ) enough to understand ( how boring you are ). I'm returning your ( the cut toenails ) to you, but I'll keep ( your glass eye ) as a memory. You should also know that I ( told in my confession today about the moose poaching ) and ( your Cucumber-fetishism is weird ).
( Best of luck on the sex change ),
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Dear (name someone that u love/like/fren),
I don't really know how to tell you this, but (1). (2) (3) and I saw you (4) (5). I'm sure you're (6) enough to understand (7). I'm returning your (8) to you, but I'll keep (9) as a memory. You should also know that I (10) and (11).
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1) What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - I'm in love with your cat
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'm joining the Convent
Black - Our romance is over
Green - Our socks don't match
Grey - You're a leprechaun
Yellow - I'm selling myself for candy
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - Purple hedgehogs want to destroy you
Other - I dislike your eyelashes
2) Which is your birth month?
January - That night you picked your nose
February - When I quoted Forrest Gump
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on peanut butter
May - When I threw up in your sock drawer
June - When you put cuffs on me
July – When I saw the purple monkey
August - When you smacked my ass
September - Last year when you peed your pants
October - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
November - When your dog humped my leg
December - When I finally changed my underwear
3) Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
Chicken - In your car
Pasta - Outside of your office
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad – As you were eating Kraft Dinner
Lasagna - In your closet
Kebab - With Jean Chrétien
Fish - In a clown suit
Sandwiches - At the Elton John concert
Pizza - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a street light
Other - With George Bush and Stephen Harper
4) What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Ignore
Red - Put whipped cream on
Black - Hit on
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - bit of
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the pants off of
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive over
5) What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My boyfriend
White - My father
Grey – The Catholic Priest
Brown – The Montreal Canadian's goalie
Purple - My corned beef hash
Red – My knee caps
Blue - My salt-beef bucket
Yellow - My illegitimate child in Ghana
Orange - My Blink 182 cd
Pink – Your 'My Little Pony' collection
Other - The elephant in the corner
6) What do you prefer to watch on TV?
One Tree Hill - Senile
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Scarred
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Open
Top Model - Middle-class
Other - Shamed
7) Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful you are
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That I get turned on only by garbage men
Angry - That your smell makes me vomit
Depressed – That we're related
Excited - That I may pee my pants
Nervous - The middle-east is planning their revenge on you
Worried - That your Ford sucks
Apathetic - That you need a sex-change
Silly - That I'm allergic to your earlobes
Cuddly - That Santa doesn't exist
Ashamed - That there is no solution to you being a dumb kid
Other - That your driving sucks
8) What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your toe ring
Yellow - Your love letters to me
Red - The pictures from Vegas
Black - Your pet rock
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - Your car
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your nose hair clippers
Grey - Our matching snoopy underwear
Purple - Your old New Kids on the Block blanket
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your Hannah Montana underwear
9) The first letter of your first name?
A/B - My virginity
C/D - Your photo with the mustache drawn on it
E/F - Your neighbors dog
G/H - The oil tank from your car
I/J - Your left ear
K/L - The results of that blood-sample
M/N - Your glass eye
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X – Your suicide note
Y/Z - Your credit cards
10) The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Love your sweet, sweet ass
C/D - Always will remember the pep talks
E/F - Never will forget that night
G/H – Will not tell the authorities that you stole the whale from the backyard.
I/J – Mocked you behind your back constantly
K/L - Hate your cooking
M/N - Told in my confession today about the moose poaching
O/P - Told my psychiatrist about the bruises
Q/R - Always wanted to break your legs
S/T - Get sick when I think of your feet
U/V - Will try to forget that you broke my heart
W/X - Haven't showered in a month
Y/Z – Am better off without you
11) What do you prefer to drink?
Wine - Our friendship is ruined
Soft drink – I'm off to lead a new life as a lemon
Soda – I will haunt you when I'm reincarnated as an Eskimo
Milk - The apartment building is on fire
Water – I'm scratching my butt as you read this
Cider – I have a passionate interest for mice
Juice – You ruined my attempts at another world war
Mineral/Vitamin water – You should get that embarrassing rash checked
Hot chocolate – Your Cucumber-fetishism is weird
Whiskey - I love Oprah Winfrey
Beer – Thanks for the Cocaine
Other – you should stop picking your nose
12) To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand – Warm tingly sensations
Australia - Best of luck on the sex change
France - Spank me
Spain - With tears of sadness
China – You make me sick
Germany – Please don't hurt me
Japan - Go milk a cow
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
USA - Greetings to your frog Leonard


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The Gartner post points out that hitting or missing quarterly sales goals, especially in the B2B world, can come down to whether a few key "new name" prospects inked a deal in the previous three-month period. Those key sales each quarter trickle down to future revenue -- and company momentum in the eyes of Wall Street, media, employees, and beyond.
A Bird in Hand...
As the old clichés say, it's easier to keep an existing customer than to find a new one. And yes, a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
So it stands to reason that marketing to current customers -- to expand the relationship, to ensure customer loyalty -- can be critical to sales success. In fact, Gartner's research shows that technology companies and service providers can increase revenue by as much as 20 percent by taking a systematic approach to marketing to their own existing customers.
Although this particular bit of Gartner research focuses on technology and service providers, marketing to existing customers is just as important for other businesses, as well. It's really just common sense -- Marketing 101.
And yet, many businesses treat customer loyalty and customer experience management (CEM) as the responsibility of the sales and service teams, not the marketing department. While sales and service reps have a customer-facing role, marketing staffers behind the scenes also need to take a serious interest in building customer relationships, assessing customer needs, and optimizing customer engagement to maximize long-term profitability.
Advanced Relationship Building
"Study after study shows that it's easier and cheaper to sell to existing customers than to try to acquire new ones, and loyal, happy customers are key to influencing [new] prospects," Berkowitz writes. That's why marketers need to be "completely engaged" in marketing to their company's own customer base.
Account managers or 'farmers' -- the salespeople looking for new sales leads -- can often do a great job with customer relationship management (CRM) and account maintenance, following through with leads in their CRM database.
However, Berkowitz points out, "they are neither marketers nor product experts. And that's a problem because customers don't just want access to support or basic account management." They may also want "tailored offers, white papers, and other things that should be coming from product marketing and management, rather than [from] sales."
A Four-Step Approach
Gartner's research reveals that a significant number of the 503 buyers of B2B technology and services that it surveyed view marketing as "extremely significant" in terms of building the relationship. And, in turn, building the relationship drives the likelihood of existing customers buying more in the future.
Of course, the company isn't suggesting diving in without thought. Gartner recommends a programmatic approach and offers four steps: (1) agree on marketing's role and objectives; (2) collect, consolidate and correlate to uncover hidden opportunities; (3) map content and activities to the customer's buying journey; and (4) enable the field and partners for selling to existing customers.
In addition, Gartner recommends viewing the customer base as an asset that needs to be protected and nurtured continuously to optimize value. Businesses need to apply the same rigor and effort toward expanding relationships with current customers as they do with cultivating new prospects.
Vendors, Know Thy Customers
We caught up with Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, for his thoughts on the Gartner theories. He expanded on the notion that vendors need to know their customers well enough to be able to ensure ongoing loyalty and keep them satisfied for the long haul.
As far as strategies to accomplish those goals, Enderle touched on the importance of using more sophisticated analytics. For example, he explained, some technology companies like EMC and HP are using NPS (Net Promoter Score) programs to granularly determine what customers want, "so they can, in a more granular fashion, provide it."
In this case, Enderle agrees with Gartner's basic, top-level conclusion -- that businesses need to actively market to their own customers. That's "well proven and accurate" -- essentially just common sense, and not something that requires major analysis, by any means.
What's also key, he points out, is the importance of using analytics to interpret customer data, buying patterns, and trends. The advanced analytics tools on the market today can help businesses "attack the problem with much finer control" than was possible a decade ago.
Take It to the Bank
The bottom line for marketing managers: Don't get so caught up in generating new prospects for the sales team that you inadvertently forget to market to your best prospects -- all those customers already in your CRM database.
Yes, your customers are your target market. They're the best pre-qualified leads your sales team could ever hope to find.
So, don't just leave it to chance that your sales reps will be able to keep them happy. Ask for customer feedback. Assess their needs. Analyze their buying patterns. Encourage customer engagement. Focus on customer experience and customer satisfaction. In the end, you'll build customer loyalty that keeps 'em coming back for more.


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I like how in the NYT today he compares the '60's radicals to the Nazis of his youth...
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United maintain European hopes
Dundee United deservedly overcame Inverness at Tannadice 2-1 to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for Europe.
Jackie McNamara's side continued their recent run of fine form thanks to second-half goals from Ryan Gauld and Ryan Dow, which were enough to give them the points despite substitute Liam Polworth's late strike for John Hughes' men.
It now means they are five points behind second-placed Aberdeen. who they face this weekend, while Caley Thistle's European aspirations look something of a long shot.
However, the visitors began brightest by forging the first real attack inside five minutes.
Josh Meekings fed a pass to Billy McKay, and he had nothing else on his mind but to try his luck from outside the penalty area. The Northern Ireland ace unleashed a left-foot shot which Radoslaw Cierzniak had to look lively to gather with both hands.
That stung the hosts into action and Gauld set up Dow and from 12 yards his effort was comfortably saved by Inverness goalkeeper Dean Brill.
Inverness' Ross Draper was fortunate not to become the first player to enter referee Euan Norris' book for going in late on Gauld midway through the first half.
Soon after Richie Foran attempted to lift things with a speculative shot from distance which was never going to seriously trouble Dundee United keeper Cierzniak.
They did, though, come within inches of taking the lead with a well-crafted move on the half hour.
Greg Tansey's defence-splitting pass was perfect for McKay to run onto inside the left channel. McKay looked like he had claimed his 22nd goal of the season, only for Gavin Gunning to race back in time to clear his effort off the line.
Then, at the other end, United's Nadir Ciftci rifled in an effort from the edge of the penalty area which Brill was relieved so see speed low past his right-hand post.
There was more purpose about the home team after the break and that was rewarded with the opening goal in the 49th minute.
A flowing move saw Andrew Robertson release Stuart Armstrong, whose pass then found Gauld. Gauld's first effort was blocked on the line by full-back Graeme Shinnie, but from the rebound the teenager made no mistake by despatching the ball into the empty net from close-range.
United set about looking to add to their tally and soon after Ciftci saw his curling free-kick just clear the bar.
They did not have to wait too much longer before increasing their lead in farcical circumstances in the 76th minute.
Brill rolled the ball out to Meekings, who gave it back to his keeper. But Brill succeeded in only rattling the ball off Dow, who had the simple task of knocking the ball home from a matter of yards.
Inverness substitute Polworth, pulled one back in spectacular fashion five minutes later, drilling the ball into Cierzniak's top corner from fully 30 yards.
But it was not enough to trouble the hosts towards the end, who deserved their latest victory on the strength of their second half performance.
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United Airlines has put its grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliner back into its flight schedules beginning May 31.
That moves up the airline's projections on returning the Dreamliner to passenger service by about a week, suggesting confidence that Boeing's proposed battery fix will get the new-age jets flying again soon.
"We are in the process of formulating our domestic flying plans and will be making additional schedule changes as we gain visibility to the time line for certification and modification work," United spokeswoman Christen David confirmed Monday to CNN.
PHOTOS: The Boeing 787 flies for United Airlines
Travel website Jaunted.com was among the first to note United's expedited 787 return, spotting 787s in United's flight schedules for some Houston-Denver flights beginning May 31.
David says the airline will make more schedule changes involving the Dreamliner as the airline gets a better idea of when the plane will be cleared to fly.
Bloomberg News notes that "the previous goal was to restart that service with a 787 on June 5, pending U.S. regulators' approval of Boeing's proposed upgrades to the jet's lithium-ion batteries."
United says it expects to resume international 787 flying June 10, when the carrier will launch its postponed Denver-Tokyo service. That route was to begin in May, but was delayed after the aviation regulators from the U.S. and elsewhere grounded the jet. Also on June 10, United will begin deploying some of its Dreamliners on flights between Houston Bush Intercontinental and London Heathrow.
Boeing's proposed fix for the 787's smoldering batteries still needs approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. The fix will then have to be installed on each plane. United, which owns six 787s, is the only U.S. airline that currently has Dreamliners in its fleet.
BUSINESS TRAVELLER: Carriers set dates for Dreamliner return
AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS TRAVELLER: Airlines ready to restart Boeing 787 flights
Other airlines also have begun putting the Dreamliners back into the schedules, though all are cautioning that the schedules remain subject to change, according to Australian Business Traveller.
Qatar Airways, for example, expects to resume Dreamliner flying between Doha and London Heathrow on May 15, though an airline spokeswoman warned Business Traveller magazine that its 787 schedule "remains subject to change."
The Associated Press contributed to this post.
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