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Q&A with Junior Fencer Munira Gesner
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Q-How will competing at the past two NCAA West Regionals as well as last year's NCAA Championships help you this year in the post-season?
GESNER-Competing at those three events has really helped me grow as a fencer. I learn a lot from different opponents, and I take what I've learned and incorporate it into my practices and future competitions. What has really helped though is how to get in the tournament mind set. I know how I have to fence, and I know what I have to do once I am on the strip.
Q-Do you feel more pressure at the Regionals or Nationals? Why?
GESNER-I definitely feel more pressure at Regionals. This is the only chance you get to qualify for Nationals. Once you're out, the season is over for you. So, yeah there is a great amount of pressure put on you at Regionals. There is the pressure to do well at Nationals because you're representing your entire school, but when I went to Nationals, I knew that I was going to be up against the best fencers in the collegiate circuit, and I really had nothing to lose. I felt honored just to be there, and I fenced my best.
Q-Does hosting the Regional, as UCSD will be doing this weekend, offer any advantages
GESNER- , there is that "home-field" advantage. However, there is more pressure to perform your best. Everyone there is rooting for you to do well, and that can be little bit daunting. But at the same time, you yourself want to do better; this is the only chance that you can show everyone how good you are so having that crowd helps you mentally as well.
Q-For the layman, explain how the Regional format works.
GESNER-Regionals works like an individual round-robin tournament. Each competitor has to fence a 5 touch bout ( the first person to score 5 touches on one's opponent wins) with everyone in the event. Each person faces off against their teammates first, and then fences against the other competitors. The top four finishers out of the pool fence off in a direct elimination round. In the direct elimination, the competitors fence 15 touch bouts. The first place competitor gets one of the two spots to go to Nationals.
Q-Can you describe your feelings when you knew last year that you had qualified for the NCAA Fencing Championships?
GESNER-I was extremely happy, and surprised. To be honest, that spot really could have gone to anyone, it was a tough tournament. Everyone wanted to get that spot, everyone fenced really well.
Q-What is your favorite recollection of that trip?
GESNER-My favorite recollection of that trip was just competing against the best fencers in the nation.
Q-This year, one of your teammates and sabre rivals is your sister, Megan. What has it been like having her on the team?
GESNER- I love having my sister on the team. We are extremely close, and it has been really fun having her here with me.
Q-Have the two of you faced off on the strip? If so, how often? Is it a strange feeling? Who wins?
GESNER-We did once at a Bladerunner Tournament. She won that bout. It's not that strange, fencing my sister. It's just like fencing every other opponent. Once you're one the strip, even your best friend becomes another obstacle to your goal. That sounds cheesy, but I think that's the mindset that you have to be in to win. It is fun though. When the bout is over, even if I lose to my sister, I feel happy that she won.
Q-How did the two of you get involved in fencing? What has kept you competing?
GESNER-There was a month long fencing class at our middle school. It was during the same season as track. I was at track practice and really didn't want to be there. Then I saw people fencing in the gym and thought " That looks cool, why not give it a shot," and I fell in love with it.
Q-Obviously, your sport involves weapons, but with the safety equipment in use, how dangerous is it? What's the worst injury you've suffered fencing? What are some "typical" fencing injuries?
GESNER-Fencing is surprisingly one of the safest sports out there. We have so much protective gear on, that the worst injuries are usually wear and tear from overuse of muscles and joint injuries. You see a lot of knee and ankle injuries in fencing.
Q-Explain sabre. What makes it different from epee and foil? As a competitor, why did you choose that discipline? What skills are required to be successful in sabre?
GESNER--In sabre, everything above the waste is considered target area. To score a point you have to strike your opponent in that area. This includes head and arms. Whereas in foil, only the chest is target area, and in epee, the whole body is target area. Sabre also uses "right-of-way" where you can only gain the point if you have priority of attacking.
Q-What kind of pride does the Fencing team take in having won nine straight IFCSC Championships in both the men's and women's divisions?
GESNER-We've taken pride in consistently improving over the years. In past years, we haven't been able to claim first place in all six weapons, both individually and team-wise. But this year we were able to take all top spots individually and team-wise.
Q-Who among your teammates do you feel has the best shot at getting one of the coveted NCAA berths this weekend?
GESNER-The thing about fencing is that every person has a shot at winning. Any day could be someone's good day, or someone's bad day. We could send one person from every weapon to Nationals, but like I said, everybody has their day. My teammates have all trained hard and we are all prepared for whoever's day it's going to be. Even if it's someone else's "good day", we just have to work harder, which we can and will do this weekend.
Q-What is something the average person would be surprised to learn about fencing in general? About the UCSD Fencing team in particular?
GESNER--A lot of people are surprised at how non-violent the sport is. For being a sport that involves a lot of swashbuckling, we are not pirates.
Q-What attribute does Coach Heidi Runyan bring to your team that contributes most to its success?
GESNER-Coach Runyan is very competitive and she organizes the team well. She makes sure that we have our priorities straight. When it's time to fence, she makes sure that that's all we're thinking about. She keeps the team focused on its goal.
Q-When you're not competing, training or doing schoolwork, how do you like to spend your free time?
GESNER-If I could, I would spend all my time at the beach. I love snorkeling, and swimming in the ocean. I also enjoy playing the piano, and I spending time with my friends.
Q-You're an environmental systems major but have your eye on medical school. What kind of long range plans do you have in that area?
GESNER-My dream is to volunteer with Doctors Without Borders. I've always wanted to be a doctor and I never really planned on practicing within the U.S. I want to go out and see the world; volunteering as a doctor is exactly what I want to do with my life.
Q-If you hit the lottery tomorrow, what would be the first three things you would do?
GESNER-Smile, dance, then buy a plane ticket to Siem Reap, Cambodia. I've always wanted to explore Angkor Wat.
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MarcusSamuelsson.com would like to send out a big congrats to our contributor Saira Malhotra for her recent win at the first ever Varli Cook-off! On April 6th, 2012, one day after the Varli Food Festival, Celebrity Chefs and Next Iron Chef competitors Jehangir Mehta and Maneet Chauhan hosted foodies, aspiring chefs, and lovers of all-things-Indian at the Varli Cook-Off competition.
Saira was one of the 8 participants in the fierce two-round competition that was judged by 4 internationally renowned and talented chefs and restaurateurs: Sanjeev Kapoor, Kunal Kapur, Prasad Chirnomula, and Rajesh Bhardwaj. As Saira mentioned, she was quite nervous about competing but her two sons and husband showered her with support all throughout.
The first round was the appetizer round with shrimp as the primary ingredient. Saira prepared an Herb-Crusted Shrimp with Peruvian Salad that got her safely into the next round. In the final round with only four competitors left, she whipped up a Kung Pao-Inspired Chicken dish with Deconstructed Egg Fried Rice that won her first place! As the winning prize, she's being whisked away on a trip to Dubai come next February. Congratulations, again Saira!
Check out Saira's winning recipe below...
Kung Pao-Inspired Chicken and Deconstructed Egg Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients: 1/4 cup of cashew nuts 4 whole red chilies 2 cloves of garlic (chunkily chopped) 2" piece of ginger (chunkily chopped) 1 green pepper, medium dice 6 Scallions chopped (white and green separated) 2 tbsp soy sauce Juice of 1 lime Salt to taste
Chicken & chicken marinade: 1lb, 1" diced pieces of chicken 3 tbsp soy sauce Salt to taste
Deconstructed egg fried rice: 1 1/2 cups rice 4 eggs 1 1/2 tsp mango pickle
Kung Pao Chicken:
- Combine all marinade ingredients and marinade chicken for 10 minutes (I didn't have time for marinating).
- Heat the wok on high, add 2 tbsp of oil, when hot add cashews and sesame seeds and keep stirring. As the cashews and sesame become golden brown in color, remove immediately (approx 1 1/2 minutes) and drain on paper towels.
- In the remaining oil, saute the chicken on high heat and cook for approximately 7 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside.
- Add 2 more tbsp of oil and throw in the chilies, continuously tossing until they turn a shade of burgundy. Add the chopped ginger and garlic and after 1 minute, add the white part of the chopped scallions and then the green pepper. Add remaining soy sauce.
- In a separate bowl, combine: soy sauce, lime juice and salt to taste. Add this mixture to the pan and cook for 4 minutes.
- Add the chicken to the pan and just before serving, toss the scallion greens and peanuts and green pepper.
Deconstructed egg fried rice:
- Boil rice and keep covered on low to make it sticky.
- In a frying pan, saute the pickle on medium heat, evenly distribute on the base of the pan.
- Break four eggs on to the pan and cook until almost done (as egg continues to cook in its own heat)
- Remove eggs and lay over the top of the rice.
Photo: Saira Malhotra
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Cheese and mushroom casserole with chicken
This casserole is simple and delicious, and makes a perfect snack during a picnic (bento anyone?)—you should use it as a basic idea for a casserole, since the pasta sauce is the stable and the most important piece of the meal. It's also a very tweak-able recipe! :-)
Triple-reduced mushroom sauce
This is one of my signature dishes—it's delicious, rich and hearty, and goes well with any kind of base: pasta, potatoes, and rice just taste superb together. My secret to the intensive, flavorful sauce is the triple reduction of the ingredients' fluids, due to cooking in batches and mixing in specific order. It takes some time, but the result is so much worth it! :-)
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Michael J. Zyphur
posted on Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 12:58 pm
does anyone have any input on dealing with ceiling effects by, instead of running censored analyses, using a MAR strategy for the ceiling values? I am modeling GPA data and the ceiling is 4.0. Does anyone have experience with this situation?
The largest issue I can think of is the fact that, because of this ceiling, my intercept and slope factors are very highly and negatively correlated, which may cause improper value imputation. This is bad because the purpose of imputation would be to remove the restriction of range problem.
Any input is appreciated!
posted on Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 6:38 pm
Do you mean replacing the ceiling value with missing data and let MAR kick in? I haven't seen this done. Does anyone have any input on this?
Michael J. Zyphur
posted on Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 11:32 pm
Yes, that's exactly what I mean. One could simply specify the ceiling as a missing value. It came to me the other day and I thought it might be an interesting way to attempt to unrestrict range. Please, if anyone has any thoughts, I'd really like to hear them. If not, I'd love to collaborate on a project that explores this idea.
posted on Friday, June 10, 2005 - 6:46 am
The question is if it is better to know that the observed value is at least ymax - as we do when treating it as censored from above - or ignore this information and infer the value from correlated variables - as we do in MAR. I would guess that the former is better since the y* value that censored works with is a form of an "imputation" of the values above ymax using correlated information as well as the ymax information.
Michael J. Zyphur
posted on Friday, June 10, 2005 - 9:14 am
This is an interesting topic. I wasn't aware that the "uncensoring" process was informed by correlates. If this is true, then is it a good idea to avoid "unconditional models" when working with censored data?
Michael J. Zyphur
posted on Friday, June 10, 2005 - 11:41 pm
Hi Bengt,
I cannot seem to find anything in the technical appendix on the censoring technique employed in Mplus 3.12. Do you know where I could find something on this?
posted on Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 6:00 am
A good source is the Maddala book that we refer to in our reference list on the web. The censored-inflated version, however, is not in there, but it something we came up with.
Callie Burt
posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 3:00 pm
I am about to write up a description of the censored-inflated model (for a multilevel model that is right censored and inflated). I have two questions: (1) I am using the censored-inflated model in a large part because approx 25% of the sample is censored at 75 and the model seems to fit better when I add the inflation component than without. Does that seem ok? I don't know that there is a true always>75 group as the descriptions of inflation models (e.g., Long) seems to imply
(2) As I understand it, the inflation portion relaxes the usual censored requirement that the covariates' influence on the prob of censoring is proportional to the covariates influence on the amount observed when not censored. Is that right?
Thanks, apologies if I am being dense.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 6:40 pm
(1) I don't know that one has to believe that there is a group of always > censoring point. Seems enough that in this case, such a group has manifested itself.
(2) That is true - although it is not as clear-cut as with 2-part modeling. Unlike 2-part, the inflation part does not predict the total probability of being at the censoring point because the regular censored-normal part also contributes to this probability.
Good to have applications of this modeling out in the literature. Let me know how it works out.
Callie Burt
posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 10:39 am
Thanks much for your response.
In the above post from 2005, you noted that there were not any references for the censored-inflated technique which you created. I didn't see any on the site's reference list, but I may have missed something. Have you all written anything on the censored-inflated technique? Or are you aware of anything that has come out since this post?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 10:43 am
No we haven't written on this. We should, but have been to busy creating new things. We came up with the idea and programmed it, but left it at that so far. I don't think anybody has published on this. I am not aware of anything having come out on it since we put it into Mplus.
Callie Burt
posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 10:47 am
One last question. In the above-censored-inflated model, for the inflated portion of the model how would one interpret a positive coefficient?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 10:50 am
See Example 3.3.
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- 1/2 cup water
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In an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, add eggs, 1 at a time, and mix. Continue mixing and add all the flour and water; continue mixing until it forms a ball. Sprinkle some flour on work surface, andknead the dough until elastic and smooth. Wrap the dough inplastic wrap and let it rest for about 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax.
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Source: National Bureau of Economic Research
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Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1885-1903 (2)--Original Data, 1906-1926 (3)--Original Data, 1925-1942. Coverage From 1925 To May 1934 Is Inclusive. Beginning In May 1934, The Data Exclude Semi-Private And Closed Corporations And Include Financial Corporations. The Journal Of Commerce Suspended Its Monthly Computation Of Dividends And Interest With Its Report Of April 1, 1942 Because The Department Of Commerce Commenced To Publish Monthly Data Thereafter. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Journal Of Commerce, 1906-1942.
This NBER data series m08079c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.
NBER Indicator: m08079c
National Bureau of Economic Research, Total Dividend Payments for United States [M0879CUSM144NNBR], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M0879CUSM144NNBR, October 21, 2019.


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As part of Portland State University Earth Week, capstone program students and their teachers traveled to the PSU Learning Lab Garden, across from Lane Middle School in Inner Southeast Portland, to host a springtime celebration on April 17.
Portland Public Schools owns the property, and PSU leases space to run their learning laboratory, where college students learn to teach kids about gardening.
"We've coordinated the number of booths here today," PSU student and event coordinator Liana Harden said. "We have crafts and food, and our psychology department has come out to demonstrate the positive effects of gardening on kids - helping them learn increased self-sufficiency."
Additionally, informal classes were held, including one by PSU faculty member Judy Bluehorse, who runs the senior capstone program called "Environmental Education through Native American Lenses".
During her talk, Bluehorse reminded people that, years ago, the primary source of medicines was plant-based.
"Traditional uses of native plants are for food, medicine, and ceremony," Bluehorse instructed. "Consider lavender: This essential oil not only smells nice, but it's useful for burns and other injuries. The Douglas Fir is great for coughs; and it's part of the formula for 'TamiFlu'."
And did we mention food? Guests were offered many kinds and varieties of natural treats - making the event both educational and delicious!


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Possessing the talent and attitude of a national champion, Amanda Williamson brings a wealth of experience to the King University track & field and cross country programs. She enters her fifth season as the head men's and women's track & field coach and enters her third season as the head coach of men's and women's cross country teams. While knowledgeable in all areas of both sports, Williamson specializes in middle distance and relay events while also coaching those competing in jumps and hurdles.
As has been the custom, the King men's cross country team finished near the top at the Conference Carolinas Championships, taking third in 2016-17. At the NCAA Southeast Regional, Tanner Cook finsihed sixth, qualifying for the national meet where he finished 109th. On the women's side, King took eighth at the conference championships and were led by a third team all-conference performance rom Kaitlin Rivera.
In the spring, the Tornado women's track & field team finished fifth in the indoor conference championships and ninth outdoor while the men took fifth indoor and fourth outdoor. Vincent Okot rewrote the triple jump record book, qualifying for both the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships and the NCAA Outdoor Championships. He finished sixth in the indoor meet, becoming King's first NCAA Track & Field All-American. Okot then finished 10th at the outdoor meet.
In her first year at the helm of the cross country programs, Williamson led the Tornado to a runner-up finish on the men's side at the Conference Carolinas Championship and the women finished fifth at the same event. Tanner Cook earned All-Region from the USTFCCCA and Samantha Schreiber garnered Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year accolades while a total of six Tornado between both teams earned all-conference recognition. In the spring, the men's track and field team finished sixth at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Championships and fourth at the outdoor championships while the women placed fifth during both the indoor and outdoor championships. Three Tornado garnered All-Region honors from the USTFCCCA and eight individuals garnered all-conference honors. Esther Johnson was also named Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year during the outdoor season.
The Tornado had a solid second season under Williamson in 2014-15 as the women finished second at the Mountaineer Indoor Open that featured numerous NCAA Division I teams. King then finished third at Conference Carolinas Indoor Championships with Amelia Martin earning Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year honors and Maegan Henry garnering Field Performer of the Year recognition. In the outdoor season, Henry again was named Conference Carolinas Field Most Valuable Performer while the Tornado finished fourth at the meet. On the men's side, King finished first at the Mountaineer Indoor Open, a meet that featured numerous NCAA Division I teams. King then finished fourth at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Championships and fifth at the conference outdoor championships.
In her first year as head track and field coach, the Tornado women finshed second at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Championships and fourth at the conference outdoor meet. On the men's side, King finished fourth at the indoor conference meet and third at the outdoor meet. Williams helped coach Eliza Parker and Maegan Henry to Conference Carolinas Performer of the Year awards during the indoor season, while Henry earned the distinction again during the outdoor season. Nine individuals won at least one conference championship in the indoor and outdoor seasons during 2013-14. Under Williamson's tutelage, Justin Newring posted NCAA provisional qualifying times in the 200 meter dash during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
As an assistant in 2012-13, Williamson helped Dalon lead the King women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field Conference Carolinas championships. Following the indoor season, Williamson was named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year after helping 12 student-athletes earn All-Region honors. On the men's side, the Tornado won their first Conference Carolinas championship when they captured the indoor title. Seven members of the men's team earned all-conference and All-Region honors while the team won the Conference Carolinas Team Sportsmanship award. During the outdoor season, Jeremy Stamper was named Field Athlete of the Year on the men's side while Meagan Henry earned the same honor on the women's side. The women had five indoor individual conference champions and 20 all-conference performers with 12 earning All-Region accolades. The women also had 10 all-conference performers during the outdoor season.
She helped lead the men's cross country team to their first NCAA Division II National Championhship appearance where the Tornado placed 27th after finishing third at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Three men's cross country runners were named All-Region while Jordan Noe earned Conference Carolinas Runner of the Year honors. On the women's side, Kendra Sokol earned All-Region honors while five member were named all-conference.
Alongside Head Coach Peter Dalton, Williamson helped both the men's and women's track & field teams finish inside the top-3 at the 2012 Conference Carolinas Championships during their first season as a league member. She helped train the conference champion 4x100 men's relay team that broke a Conference Champion record while helping the team to a second place finish. Earlier in the season, Jordan Noe set a school record and qualified for USA Junior Nationals in the 3,000-meter steeplechase before taking the conference championship in the event at season's end. Twelve athletes were named to the All-Conference Team following the Championships, five to the First Team and seven to the Second Team.
With Williamson's guidance, Shelbie Burchfield hit the NCAA qualifying mark in the women's high jump twice in a single season and witnessed her win a conference championship in the event, along with Tia Kiett in the women's long jump. Keitt also set a new school record in the event earlier in the 2011-12 season. Four athletes named to the First Team All-Conference Team while an additional three were placed on the Second Team.
On the cross country side, Williamson's runners broke school records including Spencer Frantom's record-setting 8k run at the 2011 Clemson Open. As the Track & Field teams did in the Spring, both Cross Country squads finished in the top-3 at the Conference Championships and advanced to the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championships.
Williamson's athletes are all over their respective postseason awards lists. All in all, she watched 53 track & field All-Region honors handed out to her indoor and outdoor teams in 2011-12 while 21 athletes were placed on the Academic All-Conference Team. Cross Country featured four Academic All-Conference players and five All-Region honorees to add to their national recognition as a 2011 Scholar Team that hosted four players named to the National All-Academic Team.
In 2010-11, Williamson helped King Women's Cross Country reach NCAA Division II Nationals after winning the regional championship that season, finished 22nd overall in the country.
Williamson competed at an incredibly high level while a student-athlete at King where was a three-time NCCAA National Champion in her specialty, the 400-meter dash. As a senior in 2010, she won the NCCAA indoor and outdoor National Championship in the 400 meters before also sharing the title in the 4x100m outdoor relay event. In 2009 she broke the school record in the 400m and was named a NAIA All-American with a time of 54.84. She was also named a NCCAA All-American for her performances in the 55-meter and 200-meter dashes, and the 4x400m relay.


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Paris St Germain coach Thomas Tuchel admitted his side can no longer be considered clear favourites to beat Manchester United in their Champions League Round of 16 tie.
When the draw was made in December few doubted the Ligue 1 leaders would get the better of a United side labouring under Jose Mourinho.
But since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as caretaker there has been something of a revolution at Old Trafford, while PSG arrived in Manchester with star strikers Neymar and Edinson Cavani sidelined by injury.
Now the Parisiens can no longer be so confident of progressing.
"Over 180 minutes I would say it's 50-50," Tuchel said through a translator. "Tomorrow, with them at home at Old Trafford whether it's 50-50 I'm not sure but we have a second leg in Paris where we are strong and comfortable.
"At this level it's the details. It could be a decision of a referee, a yellow or a red that can make the difference. It's a close game."
Tuchel said he never got as far as scouting Mourinho's United, but he is clear about the challenge posed by the Solskjaer version – still unbeaten with 10 wins from 11.
"They play with a lot of confidence, they score a lot of goals and get a lot of early leads," he said. "It's an impressive run. To play at Old Trafford in this moment against this Manchester United is one of the toughest challenges you can have."
And it is a challenge which only got harder for PSG at the weekend, when Cavani injured his hip after scoring in a 1-0 win over Bordeaux. Neymar has been missing since breaking a metatarsal on January 23 and faces 10 weeks out.
"Would Man Utd miss (Paul) Pogba or (Marcus) Rashford? Of course," Tuchel said. "Neymar is one of our best players and one of the best players in Europe. We will miss him a lot. And now Cavani is out."
But Tuchel said their absence should not change the way PSG play, particularly given they still have one of the best strikers in Europe in their side in the form of Kylian Mbappe.
"Obviously we're going to be missing a couple of key attackers, but you don't change your identity for that reason," Tuchel said.
"We have a tradition, we play attacking football and that is how we're used to playing – to create chances.
"It's in our DNA. That's how we play. To change it is really difficult."
However, Tuchel did say some things about his side have changed – particularly in terms of maturity since their 3-2 defeat to Liverpool early in the Champions League campaign.
"Absolutely, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to draw the game against Napoli under a lot of pressure, nor beat Liverpool in what was a decisive game for us," he said.
"I think we've come a long way. We're a really tight-knit team with a lot of energy.
"We cannot forget the fact we're a big club, we are from Paris, the capital of France. We are capable of playing at the highest level but we don't have a lot of history in the Champions League.
"We haven't played a lot of finals or semi-finals so sometimes it is difficult for us to play Liverpool or Manchester United. There is an energy for these clubs and I believe it really makes it more difficult. That is why we must stay together."
There will be a familiar face in the PSG side with Angel Di Maria set to return to Old Trafford, where his career failed to fire, and Julian Draxler revealed his team-mate was fired up.
"I was asking him some questions about Manchester United," said Draxler. "I won't tell you what he said, but he will be ready.
"He's a big player. He has a lot of respect for the club, there was nothing terrible in what he said, but it was between me and him."


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Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics that describes the behavior of systems on very small length and energy scales, such as those found in atomic and subatomic interactions. The fundamental principle of quantum mechanics is that there is an uncertainty in the location of a subatomic particle until attention is focused on it by observing its location. This insight is essential for understanding certain concepts that classical physics cannot explain, such as the discrete nature of small-scale interactions, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, and quantum entanglement. Quantum mechanics forms the basis for our understanding of many phenomena, including chemical reactions and radioactive decay, and is used by all computers and electronic devices today. In addition, quantum mechanics explains why the Second Law of Thermodynamics is always true.
The order created by God is on a foundation of uncertainty. The Book of Genesis explains that the world was an abyss of chaos at the moment of creation. Quantum mechanics is predicted in several additional respects by the Biblical scientific foreknowledge.
The name "Quantum Mechanics" comes from the idea that energy is transmitted in discrete quanta, and not continuous. Another historical name for "quantum mechanics" was "wave mechanics."
Until the early 1900s, scientists believed that electrons and protons were small discrete lumps. Thus, electrons would orbit the nucleus of an atom just as planets orbit the sun. The problem with this idea was that, according to classical electromagnetism, the orbiting electron would emit energy as it orbited. This would cause it to lose rotational kinetic energy and orbit closer and closer to the proton, until it collapses into the proton! Since atoms are stable, this model could not be correct.
The idea of "quanta", or discrete units, of energy was proposed by Max Planck in 1900, to explain the energy spectrum of black body radiation. He proposed that the energy of what we now call a photon is proportional to its frequency. In 1905, Albert Einstein also suggested that light is composed of discrete packets (quanta) in order to explain the photoelectric effect.
In 1915, Niels Bohr applied this to the electron problem by proposing that angular momentum is also quantized - electrons can only orbit at certain locations, so they cannot spiral into the nucleus. While this model explained how atoms do not collapse, not even Bohr himself had any idea why. As Sir James Jeans remarked, the only justification for Bohr's theory was "the very weighty one of success".[1]
It was Prince Louis de Broglie who explained Bohr's theory in 1924 by describing the electron as a wave with wavelength λ=h/p. Therefore, it would be logical that it could only orbit in orbits whose circumference is equal to an integer number of wavelengths. Thus, angular momentum is quantized as Bohr predicted, and atoms do not self-destruct.[1]
Eventually, the mathematical formalism that became known as quantum mechanics was developed in the 1920s and 1930s by John von Neumann, Hermann Weyl, and others, after Erwin Schrodinger's discovery of wave mechanics and Werner Heisenberg's discovery of matrix mechanics.
The work of Tomonaga, Schwinger and Feynman in quantum electrodynamics led to the modern framework of quantum mechanics, currently applicable in quantum electrodynamics and quantum chromodynamics.
- Every system can be described by a wave function, which is generally a function of the position coordinates and time. All possible predictions of the physical properties of the system can be obtained from the wave function. The wave function can be obtained by solving the Schrodinger equation (or the Klein-Gordon equation for relativistic-quantum mechanics) for the system.
- An observable is a property of the system which can be measured. In some systems, many observables can take only certain specific values.
- If we measure such an observable, generally the wave function does not predict exactly which value we will obtain. Instead, the wave function gives us the probability that a certain value will be obtained. After a measurement is made, the wave function is permanently changed in such a way that any successive measurement will certainly return the same value. This is called the collapse of the wave function.
Collapse of The Wave Function
In quantum mechanics, it is meaningless to make absolute statements such as "the particle is here". This is a consequence of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle which (simply put) states, "particles move," in an apparently random manner. Thus, giving a definite position to a particle is meaningless. Instead, scientists use the particle's "position function," or "wave function," which gives the probability of a particle being at any point. As the function increases, the probability of finding the particle in that location increases. In the diagram, where the particle is free to move in 1 direction, we see that there is a region (close to the y-axis) where the particle is more likely to be found. However, we also notice that the wave function does not reach zero as it moves towards infinity in both directions. This means that there is a high likelihood of finding the particle around the center, but there is still a possibility that, if measured, the particle will be a long ways away.
When the particle is actually observed to be in a specific location, its wave function is said to have "collapsed". This means that if it is again observed immediately the probability that it will be found near the original location is almost 1. However, if it is not immediately observed, the wave function reverts to its original shape as expected. The collapsed wave function has a much narrower and sharper peak than the original wave function.
Collapsing of the wave function is by no means magic. In can be intuitively understood as this: You find a particle at a particular spot; if you look again immediately, it's still in the same spot.
The uncertainty principle
As a result of the wave nature of a particle, certain quantities cannot be known to an arbitrary precision simultaneously. This happens when the operators for the two quantities do not commute. An example is position and momentum. Whenever its position is measured more accurately (beyond a certain limit), its momentum becomes less certain, and vice versa. Hence, there is an inherent uncertainty that prevents precisely measuring both the position and the momentum simultaneously. This is known as the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle:[2]
- is the standard deviation (uncertainty) of position
- is the standard deviation of momentum
- is the reduced Planck's constant
Other examples include energy and time, as well as different components of angular momentum.
The probability a particle is found in a certain region can be described as:
provided that the wavefunction is normalised:
In general, the expected value of a measurement of a quantity can be described as:
where is the operator associated with the quantity . For example the position operator is simply . The momentum operator is:
so that the expected momentum is:
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Lakhdar Boumediene was held without charge at Guantánamo Bay for seven years.
I do not like to think of Guantánamo. The memories are filled with pain. But I share my story because 171 men remain there. Among them is Belkacem Bensayah, who was seized in Bosnia and sent to Guantánamo with me.
About 90 prisoners have been cleared for transfer out of Guantánamo. Some of them are from countries like Syria or China — where they would face torture if sent home — or Yemen, which the United States considers unstable. And so they sit as captives, with no end in sight — not because they are dangerous, not because they attacked America, but because the stigma of Guantánamo means they have no place to go, and America will not give a home to even one of them.
This horrific story follows the recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act that may legalize this type of detention for US citizens suspected of terrorism.
Al Franken has been a vocal critic of the bill, calling it inconsistent with American liberties and freedoms:
As we reflect on what this bill will do, I think it is important to pause and remember some of the mistakes this country has made when we have been fearful of enemy attack.
Most notably, we made a grave, indefensible mistake during World War II, when President Roosevelt ordered the incarceration of more than 110,000 people of Japanese origin, as well as approximately 11,000 German-Americans and 3,000 Italian-Americans.
Franken delivered a similar speech to the Senate, prior to the bill's passing.
Debate about the controversial sections of the NDAA has focused on whether or not American citizens would be subject to indefinite detention. The bill is vague and self-contradictory, left open to the interpretation of President Obama and all future sitting presidents.
It's not hard to see the inherent problem of indefinitely detaining citizens protected by the Bill of Rights. Being held without charge defies due process and habeas corpus. But those legal traditions are not American in origin, from a moral standpoint I don't see why non-citizens ought to be treated any differently.
Holding 171 men at Guantánamo Bay without charge is just as inconsistent with those same American liberties and freedoms Al Franken speaks of. I was frustrated with how little the NDAA was discussed in the weeks before it became law. But perhaps it's for the best. That debate should be framed more broadly; it's about human rights, not just the rights of Americans.


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Hi Everyone,
I just discovered this site recently and thought that some of you guys
might find it interesting.
The project is called 6 Billion Others. It's a collection of portraits of
people all over the world in short video clips.
If you create a free account for yourself you can also upload your own
testimonials or translate ones that have been uploaded by others.
Anyway, here's the link and a short description.
6 Billion Others
In 2003, after The Earth seen from the Sky,
Yann Arthus-Bertrand, with Sybille d'Orgeval and Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire,
launched the project "6 Billion Others".
5,000 interviews were filmed in 75 countries by 6 directors who went in
search of the Others.
From a Brazilian fisherman to a Chinese shopkeeper, from a German
performer to an Afghan farmer, all answered the same questions about their
fears, dreams, ordeals, hopes:
"What have you learnt from your parents? What do you want to pass on to
your children? What difficult circumstances have you been through? What
does love mean to you?…"
Forty or so questions that help us to find out what separates and what
unites us. These portraits of humanity today are accessible on this
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Handy Andy's 6 area stores change hands
Perhaps the oldest competitor in San Antonio's grocery market, Handy Andy Supermarkets, will bid farewell to its hometown after selling its remaining six locations to a small grocery chain based near Houston.
Family-owned Arlan's Market already has begun lowering prices on nearly 23,000 items at three Handy Andy stores in San Antonio and one each in New Braunfels, Schertz and Seguin after acquiring them in a deal last month, said President Ames Arlan. His Seabrook-based company also purchased three City Market stores in Austin.
The acquired stores all will bear the name Arlan's Market, and the company started replacing the signage at its new locations Monday. And though the visible changes officially bring Handy Andy's 86-year history to an end, its memory already had faded for some Alamo City residents.
"They were very unknown," said Ken Murphy, who was vice president for Handy Andy. "I've worked for them for 25 years, and when I go to church I hear, 'You still got stores?' Nobody knew about them."
About 260 employees were employed with the remaining Handy Andy and City Market stores, and they kept their jobs, Arlan said. Their seniority also remains the same, with the exception of a new general manager overseeing the nine acquired stores.
Arlan opened his first store in 1991 and since has opened three more near the company's headquarters. The deal to purchase Handy Andy and City Market's remaining locations more than triples Arlan's store count and represents his first entry into the San Antonio and Hill Country markets.
Arlan said he purchased the stores from Terry Warren, who did not respond to requests for comment. However, Warren was the latest in a series of owners who attempted to resurrect Handy Andy's past success.
"I really like going into some of the older, neighborhood stores and giving them an opportunity to breathe more life into them," Arlan said. "I want to keep growing, (but) a lot of that hinges on how we do with these."
In 1926, the Becker family opened its first Handy Andy store at 1716 Broadway, and by the 1970s the company had peaked with nearly 60 stores across Texas and sales that exceeded $200 million, according to news archives. Company executives once boasted a local market share topping 30 percent, but industry price wars, shrinking profit margins and multiple changes in management cut Handy Andy's numbers after it declared bankruptcy in 1981.
That year, Ohio-based Kroger Co. announced a major entry into San Antonio, with plans to spend $50 million on more than a dozen stores in the city. Shortly after, H-E-B, then based in Corpus Christi, said it would invest $46 million in a San Antonio-centered expansion project, the Express-News reported.
By 1992, Handy Andy had about 20 stores, with sales down from its peak to $148 million. It sold its properties one year later to Arizona-based Megafoods Stores. That company also had purchased all of Kroger's stores as it exited the San Antonio market.
After several more changes in leadership, Handy Andy's store count fell to 14 in 2005 and six in 2010, but Murphy said Handy Andy's small numbers might help it avoid attention from larger competitors.
"If you are too big and draw too much from their customer base, they'll do all they can to keep you from going," Murphy said. "We are unique because we are in areas that they really don't have a big presence.
"It gives you an opportunity to serve the community and not upset the giant."
Longtime customers of the Handy Andy on South Zarzamora, a quaint location sandwiched between a Family Dollar and a check cashing center, are glad the location will remain open and will improve.
"We can't get anywhere else," said Robert Sepulveda, a 28-year-old who shopped at the store Friday afternoon with his 5-year-old daughter and father, who traveled down aisles in his motorized wheelchair.
Without reliable transportation, Sepulveda said it would be hard to get his family to the closest H-E-B on the corner of South Park Boulevard and Nogalitos Street.
"How's (my father) gonna get across the train tracks and through the cars?" he asked. "I'm glad (Handy Andy's) not going to close. We (have) shopped here since I was a kid."
Express-News archives contributed to this report.


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The Duffy 26 hull is molded in solid Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic witha vinylester skin layer and full length longitudinal foam cored stringers; the hull is white gelcoat. The solid fiberglass skeg and full keel protect the propeller. PVC spray rails are through-bolted and glassed on the interior.
The interior deck and seating are a single mold in FRP with foam coring. All deck, step, and seating areas are molded; the surfaces are white gelcoat and the non-skid painted a light gray.
Engine mounting brackets are throughbolted to the stringers. The engine, transmission, shaft coupling, battery/battery box, and high water alarm are installed under a FRP, sound-proofed engine cover vented with a closable fitting. The fixed fire system is also located in this space. The cover tilts forward for maintenance and inspection access. A fiberglass drip pan is installed under the engine. The wet exhaust and muffler exit through the stern.
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CHAMBER, 2014 - March 7, 6 pm
Chamber is a spherical capsule made predominantly of industrial felt. From without, it is a soft polyhedron of felt cells, evoking simultaneously the rigid geodesic domes of Buckminster Fuller, and the supple symmetries of Robert Morris. Inside is a darkened anechoic chamber; the folded felt interior surface defines a soft room with deeply textured walls that inhibit visual and aural means of environmental engagement in favor of the tactile. The sphere is weighted at the bottom but un-tethered, rocking slightly with the movements of its occupants. This movement, limited within a fixed range, intensifies the inhabitants' disorientation with respect to the outside world, adding even gravity to the set of uncertain senses. The internal reorientation - the only possible orientation - relies on imminent, physical, tactile sensorial experience.
Chamber is installed in the Art Atrium. To experience Chamber, see visiting hours posted below. Drawings and models are on view across from the Kibel Gallery in the Architecture Building.
Primitives, a lecture by the designers, will take place on March 7th at 6 pm in the Architecture Building Auditorium (ARC 0204) with reception to follow in Art/Sociology Building Atrium.
Partners: UMD Art Gallery, Department of Art, Honors College, Design | Cultures + Creativity Program.
Interior access begins February 17th.
Chamber is open to users Monday - Friday 9 am - 9 pm. Interior access requires users to visit the Chamber in pairs.
An attendant will be available to assist users with interior access (hours noted below).
Chamber Attendant Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 11am - 1 pm
Tuesday, Thursday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Weekends by appointment: contact Ashley Grzywa at firstname.lastname@example.com
Rules for Use
1. One person in the Chamber at a time.
2. No food or drink in the Chamber.
3. Limit use to a maximum of 30 minutes (10 minutes while others are waiting).
NOTE: Those prone to claustrophobia should not enter the Chamber.
Photography Credits
Assembly Photos: Ashley Grzywa, Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Assembled/Detail Photos: John David Todd, WOJR
Joel LamerePrincipal / Assistant Professor
GLD Architecture / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joel Lamere has been teaching core courses in architectural geometry, design and representation at MIT since 2007. He received his MArch from Harvard GSD, and has previously taught design and research studios at Northeastern University. He has been active in architectural practice in the Boston area, and continues independent research in developable surfaces and the fabrication of complex geometries.
WIlliam O'Brien, Jr.Principal / Assistant Professor
WOJR / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William O'Brien Jr. is Assistant Professor of Architecture at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, and is principal of an independent design practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His practice was recently awarded the 2011 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Designers. Last year his practice was a finalist for the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program, and was recognized as an inaugural winner of the Design Biennial Boston Award.


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Before we get started, we need to clear a few things up. T-Mobile will not be selling the HTC One for $ 99. Our title is blatantly misleading to show you what consumers will see when the walk into a T-Mobile store in April to purchase the HTC One. As part of T-Mobileâs new Un-Carrier strategy, T-Mobile will no longer lock consumers into two-year contracts in an effort to recuperate the cost of subsidized phones.
Plain and simple. No more contracts. No more phone subsidies.
The $ 99 price tag for the HTC One that you see in the title is actually the minimum down-payment youâll have to make when you agree to a 24 month equipment installation plan to purchase the phone. Customers with questionable credit history will be required to increase their down-payment, but their monthly installment will be decreased. The monthly payment gets added on top of your regular bill, but once the phone is paid off, the extra charge disappears.
T-Mobile has not disclosed the full retail price of the HTC One, but we can assume that customers will be asked to pony up $ 20 for 24 months (the same amount T-Mobile will charge for the iPhone 5), bringing the final sticker price to $ 579.
We applaud T-Mobile for its efforts in changing the way service providers do business, but weâre hoping they can find a simple way to educate consumers and show the value of their new pricing structure. Most people would love to pay $ 100 for the HTC One, but we have a feeling that confusion will settle in when T-Mobile reps start telling them that their monthly bill is going to increase.
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Prehistoric painting at the Altamira Cave
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World Heritage, a certification granted by UNESCO.
Prehistoric cave art in northern Spain
17 caves that represent one of the most important ensembles of Palaeolithic art in Europe.
The UNESCO designated Palaeolithic Cave Art of the Cantabrian Coast includes sites in the Autonomous Regions of Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country. Its 17 caves come together with Altamira Cave to conform this World Heritage attraction. The paintings you can see in them have an average age of 14,000 years and represent the pinnacle of Palaeolithic art in Europe. The number of different caves, the diversity of techniques and styles that can be seen and their good state of conservation underline the importance of the Cantabrian coast for Palaeolithic cave art. Peña de Candamo Cavern Altxerri Caves Covaciella Cave Covalanas Cave Ekain Cave Hornos de la Peña Cave La Garma Cave La Pasiega Cave Las Chimeneas Cave Llonín Cave Santimamiñe Cave El Castillo Cave in Puente Viesgo El Chufín Cave El Pendo Cave El Pindal Cave Tito Bustillo Cave Altamira Caves Monte Castillo - Las Monedas Caves
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On Friday I took an opportunity to walk the Detroit -Superior Bridge Viaduct in Cleveland, Ohio.
Closed to the public, it was a private walk for invited artists to discuss art and theatre installations for Ingenuity Fest Cleveland this September.
I missed the deadline to apply for a spot, but there's always next year.
I am inspired by this place.
See for yourself.
The red arrows indicate the Viaduct
(under the main bridge).
Construction of the bridge began in 1914 and was completed the year my mother was born in 1918.
this image is from The Cleveland Memory Project circa 1978
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Looking through the floor you can see the Cuyahoga River
Subway tiles and columns remain
Parts of the old brick floor and trolly rails remain
Sorry for this blurry pic, it shows stairs that have been blocked off with a fence (see it in the shadow). There is a natural spring beneath this section of the bridge and this stairwell was filled with water.
I'd love to dye cloth using that mineral-rich water.
I'd like to take bits and pieces of detritus from the floor of the Viaduct and use them to make marks on fabric. The fabric would be suspended in the art installation area.


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#GrammysSoMale: Recording Academy head asks women to 'step up' after men sweep 2018 awards, faces blacklash
Recording Academy President Neil Portnow is facing criticism for his comments after the 60th annual Grammy Awards ended with only two female winners on stage and lingering questions about the choice of performers.
Following the awards show on Sunday, many music fans and critics questioned whether the Time's Up movement was just given lip service when the only woman nominated for album of the year, Lorde, didn't perform. Instead, multiple minutes on the telecast was given to male artists who weren't nominated, such as Sting and the band U2.
While the red carpet was filled with artists sporting white roses to symbolise support of gender equality, backstage after the show wrapped Portnow was questioned about Lorde's absence from the stage, as well as the fact that only two women were shown on TV accepting awards.
"It has to begin with women who have the creativity in their hearts and their souls, who want to be musicians, who want to be engineers, who want to be producers, who want to be part of the industry on an executive level, to step up," Portnow said backstage after the show. "Because I think they would be welcome. I don't have personal experience of those kind of brick walls that you face. It's us as an industry making a welcome mat very obvious — creating mentorships, creating opportunities for all people who want to be creative, and, really, paying it forward, and creating that next generation of artists who feel like they can do anything, say anything."
Criticism for Portnow's comments was swift. Grammy-winning singer Sheryl Crow tweeted Monday: "I wish the #Grammys would return to female/male categories. Who will young girls be inspired by to pick up a guitar and rock when most every category is filled with men? I'm not sure it is about women needing to "step up", (as said by the male in charge). #GrammysSoMale"
Actress Debra Messing joined in the criticism, writing on Twitter: "This is incredibly dismaying to say the least" in regards to Portnow's comments.
The Recording Academy did not immediately return an email seeking comment Monday.
There were no women nominated in the record of the year category and the only male to be nominated in the best pop solo performance, Ed Sheeran, won. Alessia Cara won best new artist and Rihanna also got to take the stage when she and Kendrick Lamar won best rap/sung performance for 'LOYALTY.'
As for why Lorde didn't get to perform solo, Portnow said, "We have a wealth of riches every year and it's hard to have a balanced show and have everybody involved. Every year's different. We can't have a performance from every nominee. We have over 80 categories. And so we have to realise that we've got to create something that has balance and so on and so forth, and what you saw was our best judgment on how to do that."
As for Lorde, she seemed to address the controversy when she tweeted Monday morning, "If you're debating whether or not I can murder a stage... come see it for urself."
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In October 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Allergan's anti-wrinkle drug Botox-A—properly known as onabotulinumtoxin-A—for the prevention of chronic migraine. As opposed to the more familiar episodic form, chronic migraine implies that the afflicted individual has experienced at least 15 days of headache per month for at least three consecutive months. That makes Botox-A the only FDA-approved treatment for a condition that affects as many as 6 million Americans and is the most common reason for referral to a specialized headache clinic, says neurologist John F. Rothrock, M.D., director of the UAB Headache Treatment and Research Program.
In this video, UAB neurologist John Rothrock explains how Botox injections can treat migraine—and two of his patients discuss their experiences.
In studies conducted while he was on the faculty at the University of South Alabama and now at UAB, Rothrock helped to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of Botox-A as a preventive therapy for chronic migraine. This effort complements his work performed more than two decades ago, when he assisted in the development of self-administered injectable sumatriptan (marketed commercially as Imitrex, Sumavel, or their generic equivalent). Injectable sumatriptan is a safe and highly effective therapy for acute, severe migraine headache, Rothrock says, and its introduction has empowered millions of individuals with migraine to terminate migraine attacks that otherwise would have required a visit to an emergency room (ER) or simply "suffering in silence" at home.
Taking the Sting Out of Migraine
Botox-A for Migraine
• Treatment requires 31 injections involving the face, head, neck, and shoulders.
• The procedure can be performed in as little as five minutes.
• Duration of headache relief varies but lasts an average of three months.
• Studies at UAB and elsewhere show positive response in 40 percent or more of patients.
• Now that Botox-A has FDA approval for treating chronic migraine, insurance companies are more likely to cover treatment costs.
Why does a medication derived from bacterial poison (that's what Botox is, essentially) help with headache? When it is used for cosmetic purposes, Botox relaxes facial muscles and smooths wrinkles. For migraine sufferers, it appears to have a dampening effect on their genetically hypersensitive central nervous systems. Rather than reducing headache by relaxing muscles, Rothrock says, "Botox-A appears to directly inhibit the pathway that produces the clinical symptoms which, taken altogether, are referred to as 'migraine.'"
Rothrock and other neurologists at the UAB Headache Clinic administer Botox by injecting the drug at 31 muscle sites in the forehead, temples, back of the head, neck, and shoulders. Trained physicians can complete the entire procedure in five minutes or less, Rothrock notes.
In studies at South Alabama and UAB, slightly more than 40 percent of patients receiving Botox treatment reported that their headache frequency declined by at least half over a six-month period. Rothrock and his colleagues are analyzing the data from those studies in an attempt to identify which types of patients may be more or less likely to respond to therapy.
Consistency, Side Effects, and Cost Considerations
Most patients with chronic migraine destined to respond to Botox-A will begin do so after the initial treatment, but it can take up to two weeks before patients notice improvement, Rothrock says. Injections initially are repeated at three-month intervals, he explains, and many responders find that each successive treatment leads to an ever-greater reduction in headache frequency and severity. "Although there is some relatively mild discomfort associated with the injections," Rothrock adds, "the payoff in headache relief generally far outweighs that discomfort for the vast majority of treatment responders."
Before Botox-A received FDA approval for the treatment of chronic migraine, insurance companies were reluctant to pay for such treatment, Rothrock says, but that is changing—perhaps to the benefit of insurers as well as patients, he notes. In a recent study, Rothrock and his colleagues found that treating chronic migraine with Botox-A resulted in decreased ER utilization for acute headache treatment, with the associated reduction in direct medical costs exceeding the cost of Botox-A administration.
Side effects from Botox-A are rare, Rothrock points out; the most common is neck pain/stiffness, often in association with transient neck muscle weakness. Patients occasionally experience drooping of the eyelid after receiving Botox-A, but this typically resolves within several weeks, and rarely does this or any other of the treatment-associated side effects pose enough of a problem for patients to discontinue treatment.
One side effect is often welcome: Botox injections for migraine also tend to reduce forehead wrinkles.
—Written by Matt Windsor


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