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Objectives of Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
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1 Objectives of Occupational Therapy in Mental Health I) To help establish an atmosphere conductive to recovery (containing minimal anxiety & maximum support) by utilizing individual & group activity program. A) to establish a feeling that living with others is less threatening & a less forbidding experience. B) To develop tolerance & respect for individual needs & difference. C) To facilitate normal interests & relationships. D) To create awareness that new pattern of behavior & relationships can be learned. E) To support & contribute to the efforts of the total hospital staff in carrying out therapeutic objectives. F) To know & understand oneself & the influence of one s needs & drives, in a relationship. II) To augment or supplement formal psychotherapy &/or therapeutic efforts of the hospital staff on behalf of the individual. A) To provide opportunity for the satisfaction of the basic emotional need for security to be love, accepted, & to belong by means of activities or the relationships developed around activities. 1) to satisfy needs for immature experience or expression such as:- a. dependency b. infantile aggression,destruction or control c. smearing, infantile play. 2) To provide ego support and opportunity for growth through: a. specific encouragement of the development of respect for self.
2 relations to others. 1) To increase awareness of ones value and 2) To provide opportunity for meaningful discharge of responsibilities to oneself and others. 3) To facilitate realistic perception and acceptance of ones assets and limitations. others. B) Creation of situations which provide 1) Narcissistic gratification 4) To create opportunities for attainment of respect from 2) Masculine or feminine identification. 3) Feelings of prestige 4) Creative expansion. C) Encouragement of self-care. 1) To structure situations which encourage the carryover of activities of daily living into the Occupations Therapy situation. 2) To provide opportunity for the patient to practice these skills in relation to activity programs and the group. 3) To cooperate with nursing service. D. To alleviate tensions and anxieties which interfere with therapeutic goals (emotional growth) through, 1) Failure 2) hospitality from others 3) loss of emotional control (set limits) 4) Procedures which provide opportunity for constructive a) Outlets for excess psychomotor energy b) Obsessive compulsive performance c) Symbolization. d) Propitiation of guilt e) Opportunity for control and successful competitiveness.
3 E. To give opportunity to explore new patterns of relationships and techniques for solving the problems involved in more effective living with others. 1. Experience in more effective methods of communication(i.e. creative expression, symbolic uses of product, etc). 2. Group interaction and tolerance of others. 3. Expanded concept of living. a. To increase ability to recognize potential b. To encourage willingness to try it out. c. To improve skill in utilizing opportunity. III To assist patients to undertake appropriate economic and to social responsibilities. A. Activities of daily living at appropriate level B. Acceptable work tolerance and habits. C. Opportunities for reality testing situations such as: 1. Use of initiative 2. Responsibility 3. Response to authority, instruction and criticism 4. Give and take with co-workers. D. Pre-vocational exploration E. A vocational interest which may facilitate social relationships. F. Encouragement of social skills through 1. Orientation in social customs and techniques. 2. Participation in a. Conversation. b. Recreation.
4 diagnosis. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY RESEARCH ACADEMY IV. To provide factual data for use in evaluations and A. Through activities to elicit material which will aid in diagnosis or contributes to better understanding of the patients problem 1. To recognize and select for reporting significant material occurring spontaneously or within treatment structure. 2. Upon request by the psychologist and/or psychiatrist, to structure special situations for the purpose of obtaining material for projective interpretation. B. To observe and report, for use of the psychiatric team the patient s 1. mood 2. relationships 3. method and manner of performance. V. To contribute to and cooperate with other staff members and between hospital and community living. A. To be aware of the social and economic structure of the community. B. To understand fully the social,vocational and economic goals of the patient. C. To utilize opportunities in the occupational therapy situation which will contribute to the attainment of the vocational counselor s and social worker s goals for the patient. D. To provide opportunities for patients to have meaningful contacts with persons and groups in and from the community. 1. Volunteers 2. Patient participation in outside organization. 3. Patient attendance at community events. 4. Special trips.
5 PREFACT TO FORMULATIONS ON PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS These formulations have been prepared as a guide for the occupational therapist treating four selected categories of patients : The Schizophrenic patient. The paranoid patient. The depressed patient, and the manic patient. They should be evaluated in practice and revised as changing concepts and increased clinical experience indicate. The format used was as follows:- Definition This defines the category to be dealt with. Aspects of Dynamics applicable to occupational therapy It was vital to agree upon a working hypothesis. Obviously it could not be in accord with all schools of thought. An effort was made to be electric in preparing these statements but the primary concern was to include ideas which would serve as a useful point of reference to occupational therapists. 1) Basic Personality Structure This describes the kind of person in both his pre-psychotic and psychotic states. The personality structure does not change although at many points it may be at variance with what is seen in the person s behaviour following the psychotic break-through. 2) Emotional Needs Focuses attention on specific problems indicated in the etiology and personality structure. 3) Characteristic behaviour pertinent to occupational therapy
6 Focuses attention on specific behavioural problems with which the occupational therapist must dealt. It indicates limits for what may be possible in the occupational therapy situation just as the emotional needs indicate what is desirable. In practice, the interpersonal relationship and characteristics of suitable activities are very closely inter-related. They have been presented separately to permit a more specific consideration of the factors involved in each. Any attempt to set down specific techniques and procedures in occupational therapy in the treatment of psychiatric illness is fraught with problems since human beings do not exist within a vaccum but are interacting person. The formulations presented here can be meaningful only if certain basic concepts are kept constantly in mind. 1. Each individual brings to any situation his past and present experiences. He brings the part of him which may be said to function normally which perceives and acts upon reality in a more or less constructive, purposeful manner and the part of him which perceives and acts in a more or less distorted or unrealistic way.personality development and pathology have many variables and complexities. The concept of the whole person includes that which is well and that which is sick with all the shades in between.it is particularly important to bear this concept in mind when considering the formulation on the schizophrenic patient. In the process of regression the total personality or the whole of the person does not regress from one developmental stage to the next lower and clearly defined stage or as a total unit. Rather from a certain aspect of the patients feelings, thinking and behaviour may be perceive as operating at various levels with in various stages concurrently i.e. the patient may think, feel and behave partially as an adult while at the same time he may manifest infantile oral needs, and indulge in adolescent sexual acting out. 2. While the formulation describe techniques for modifying or changing behaviour and feelings in apparently clearly defined categories. It must be recognized that these categories or behavioural classification have no clear cut boundaries and that there
7 always exist varying combinations of these although certain behavioural characteristic can usually be recognized as predominating. 3. Every individual has a basic need for the security of being loved, accepted and belonging, frequently this is manifested by other needs more specifically related to the individual s social and object relationships. Anxiety occurs when attempts to satisfy these needs are unsuccessful and the means any person uses to allay anxiety will be determined by the nature of frustration in his interpersonal experiences. Behaviour in this sense then may be said to be the attempts of an individual to allay anxiety, and to secure for himself some measure of satisfaction of his basic emotional need. 4. Behaviour is not always a direct index of feeling and often masks the underlying feelings and needs. The formulations are presented as a guide to the therapist in helping the patient find satisfaction of his needs and possibly to modify or change his felling and consequently his behaviour. In applying the techniques and procedures described one must recognize that for all persons there is a fundamental resistance to change, even for the better. Change is perceived ad a threat to security since it involves a shift or deviation from the familiar concept of the self and therefore is uncomfortable. 5. Occupational therapy has several fundamental functions in psychiatry.although the formulations deal with techniques procedures and concepts related to occupational therapy as a specific psychotherapeutic measure, they are not limit ed to a this use of occupational therapy. They can provide a general frame of reference in situation s where occupational therapy server other functions. 6. The therapist s personality is the most important tool in any therapeutic settings. While the use of activities if is a differentiating make of occupational therapist activities are effective only to the extent that the occupational therapist as an active participant in the treatment situation is able to bring to it a genuine warmth, understanding,flexibility & objectivity. Implicitly in a satisfactory therapeutic relationship between therapist and patient is therapist s awareness and understanding of himself as a human being, with recognition and understanding of his needs and feeling in interpersonal relationship. He must be able to differentiate his needs from the needs of his patients, and meet his needs satisfactorily outside the treatment setting. Since the occupational therapist s feeling are an important factor, treatment formulations cannot
8 be rigid. He must be comfortable in whatever techniques he work within them if they or the situation cannot or should not be changed. 7. For all the patients, the introduction to the occupational therapy clinic has an important bearing on treatment.treatment begins with the first contact between patient and therapist. This initial contact sets the stage for future working together. It is important that this contact or interview be as well planned as subsequent treatment sessions. Such planning requires that the therapist have sufficient information concerning the patient s needs, problems and relationships. Introduction of the patient to the therapist and the occupational therapy situation should be planned for a time when the therapist is free to give him uninterrupted attention and should include a brief explanation of what is expected of the patient as well as what the patient may expect. however the extent of the orientation will depend on the patient s tolerance. While information about the patient is available from many sources, it is essential that both the therapist s objective observation and his intuitive grasp of the patient s feelings and reactions be used to determine the level at which the patient is able to participate in interpersonal and activity experiences. When prior information is not available the therapist must rely on his own observations and examinations concerning the patient s needs and problems. These should be validated with clinical information as it becomes available. Many times the nature and extent of clinical information and interdepartmental planning determine the extent of therapist endeavor. However, lack of such information and planning does not preclude the use of specific techniques and procedures described in these formulations. Also implicit in the formulations is the premise that the structure and function of the occupational therapy situation contribute to the therapeutic occupational therapy situation reflect the personality of the occupational therapist and elicit feelings and response from the patient. Use of the material in the formulations, should personnel ratio, However, it is felt that the structure of the situation must permit the occupational therapist to give adequate individual must permit the occupational therapist to give adequate individual attention to patients during the introductory phases of treatment not be limited by any specific patient/occupational therapy
9 8) Recent developments in the use of drugs for the psychotic patient have brought about many clinical changes in the patients overt behaviour. It is recognized that in many instance some of the exaggerated behaviour indicated in the formulation may no longer be seen. However, while the patient under drugs may no longer manifest anxiety, there is at present no indication that the basic needs and feelings have changed. Since we are dealing with feelings, the techniques and procedures described for dealing with them remain valid although some of the devices for managing exaggerated behaviour may not get necessary. 9) One of the tools which the occupational therapist employs is the interaction of patients. Social interaction cannot be indicated in the artificial breakdown of an outline. Individual feeling and behaviour in response to the therapist have been emphasized since it is felt that understanding of these is the core of understanding group interaction. The use and function of the group as an important psychotherapeutic measure are recognized since group formation and interaction influence patient and therapist response. Using the group to advantage involves understanding of human behaviour as well as skill with group processes. 10) It is important to differentiate between the patient s needs and his style of indicating his needs since frequently there is a dichotomy which is perceived as confliction needs, i.e. the patient may apparently want to be punished but actually need to be supported and reassured, or he may behave in an independent removed manner, and have an need to be dependent in an almost infantile way. Conflicting needs and behaviour make it necessary to determine prescriptions at any given time in the therapeutic process and to adjust the interpersonal situation accordingly. Needs do not exist in isolation. Therefore, while the therapeutic process may at any given time emphasize a particular need, it is implicit that other needs exist and must be dealt with in turn or simultaneously. When activities are used in addition to relationships to help the patient find more satisfying, constructive means for gratifying his needs, the conflicts between needs and behaviour
10 may become more apparent. More than one activity can offer opportunity for the expression of the same needs and drives. Activities must therefore be evaluated in respect to opportunity offered for direct expression or sublimation of a particular need. Activities have many different attributes, some of which are apt to be contradictory from the pint of view of their value to a patient. The extent to which an activity can satisfy a particular need and the extent to which it can at the same time provide opportunity for gratification of more than one emotional need will determine selection. A familiar activity may be contraindicated for any patient because of his emotional association with it. Moreover, previous association with an activity may encourage or perpetuate conditioned pathological responses or behaviour. On the other hand, familiar activities may be used to therapeutic advantage as bridges to new or more constructive experiences. Finally, occupational therapy as a psychotherapcutic measure can achieve maximum effective only if there is the meaningful communication contingent upon a mutual appreciation and under standing between all disciplines in psychiatry. This concept has been basic to the writing of these formulations. It is hoped that its will be basic to their use.
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Human Chameleons: Who Do You Think They Are?
By Harold Markham
"Don't judge a book by the cover." "Beauty is only skin deep." "Not all that glitters is gold." Many of our timeless proverbs indicate that people may not be who we think they are. Someone has well noted that individuals are trinitarian. Each has a persona that he wants others to hold, while he, himself has a self-view to which he adheres, and then there is the truth or reality as God sees people. It is not uncommon for someone to be like a chameleon—blending in with his surroundings. Peer pressure studies have been part of psychological experiments since the early nineteenth century.People may not always be who they seem to be. Shocker—right? People change to try and fit in with the group they want to identify with the most. Life experience, current events and popular music culture all show us the reality of this fact.
"To blend in with the rest of the speaking world, Mary overcame and hid her deafness...."
Most young children are fascinated with superheroes. Clark Kent was really Superman! Dianna Prince was Wonder Woman. No one in the comic universe is as they seem. But that is not unusual. Personal experiences remind of this truth. Consider the true story of Mark and Mary. One day Mary was standing in line at a local McDonald's in Commerce, Georgia. Along came Mark, a friendly young man who observed Mary chatting and laughing with her college friends. While waiting for service, Mark smiled brightly and with all his charismatic charm leaned over close to Mary, introduced himself and said hello just a head space behind Mary. Mark expected a startled smile, some giggles and hopefully a hello in return. Mary did not respond positively. With her eyes fixed straight ahead, Mary continued with her business as if young Mark never existed. Grumbling to himself, Mark concluded that even though Mary appeared friendly and fun she was really stuck up and snobbish. She was not as she appeared. What Mark did not know was that Mary had been deaf since birth and was a skilled lip reader. She had been in a special program in the New York School for the deaf that taught her how to speak and interact with oral communication. Mary was no snob. She was deaf. To blend in with the rest of the speaking world, Mary overcame and hid her deafness with great success. Mark was wrong twice. Mary never responded to him because she never heard him. Mary's integration into the speaking world was so successful that Mark never knew about her deafness. Much to his delight, Mark was informed about Mary's deafness by one of Mary's friends and he eventually wed the sweet chameleon.
Not all stories about false personas are so noble. Take the case of Ernest Addo of Austell, Georgia. Earnest worked as a doctor for Agape Medical for over six months. After treating many patients and practicing his craft he was arrested because he was not even a real doctor! In August 2012 it was discovered that he had stolen the identity of a friend and had used it to gain employment with the medical group (Sada). Perhaps not everyone steals an identity like this thief, but each person is tempted more or less to blend in with a certain group for some potential benefit. Perhaps it is for money, fame, social acceptance, peace, romance or a dozen other motivations. Just think fads would never exist without this type of practice. Birds of a feather do flock together and people change to blend in with the flock that surrounds them.
Are You a Chameleon?
I hide who I really am around certain people.
Consider the lyrics of this song by Mobb Deep (Deep)"
"Gotta find a way, to get accepted by my peers
So now I'm sippin' on beers
Buyin' new gear, nothin' but the best
Forget Levi's strictly Polo and Guess
But how would I make the cash?
It gotta be easy and it gotta be fast
Thinkin' to myself does that make me lesser
Just, dealin' with the peer pressure"
Notice how the author speaks of compromise and the plummet into crime it leads. Peer pressure is real.Popular culture embraces the idea that people will conform to a group. People will lie, conceal, boast, pretend, act, say and generally behave in ways that endear and identity them with their peer group. This is both positive and negative. A culture can keep unhealthy behaviors in check or it can dominate and imprison like a fascist Nazi cult. Some have well observed that what a person really is can be determined by what he would do if there was zero accountability. However, pressure reveals truth and turns coal into diamonds. How much will a person compromise and change determines the strength of his character.
Personal experience teaches that people are not who they seem to be. People have preformed opinions and are led to think things about an individual that may turn out to be very untrue. The news constantly illustrates this fact with both positive and negative examples of people acting in certain ways in order to fit in. Popular culture reflected in our music and songs sing us the sad stories of people wanting to fit in and compromising the truth about who they really are. People may not always be who they seem to be.
Works Cited:
Sada, Abdul. "Fake doctor who treated 500 patients arrested in Georgia" The Giro NBC News. 12 August 2012. Web. 7 March 2013.
Deep, Mobb. "Peer Pressure" http://www.metrolyrics.com/peer-pressure-lyrics-mobb-deep.html, Web. 7 March 2013.
About The Author
Harold Markham is the host of the ER Podcast. He studied to be a pastor and holds degrees in Bible, pulpit speech as well as a Masters in Biblical studies. Click here for more articles by Harold Markham.

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Riley Stoker Corporation
Riley Stoker was a company founded in the 1890s that made boilers and related equipment. The company passed through several hands and was acquired by various other companies over the years and is now a subsidiary of Babcock Power, Inc., a U.S.-based international company that focuses on environmental and energy services.
Because boilers are operated at very high temperatures, Riley Stoker used asbestos in its products for many decades. Although the company never actually manufactured components or parts with the harmful mineral, it did use asbestos-containing materials made by other companies in their products. This put workers at risk of exposure and resulting mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis. A previous owner, Ashland, Inc., spent years battling lawsuits over asbestos exposure before selling the subsidiary.
About Riley Stoker
The Riley Stoker Corporation was founded in 1890 in Worcester, Massachusetts. From the very beginning, the company was a maker of industrial scale boilers and related products and parts. The company has been bought and acquired multiple times over the years, but it is still a maker and designer of boilers and is still headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts. Since its earliest days and continuing today, Riley Stoker has made boilers and firing equipment for use in industrial settings and for a variety of fuels: gas, coal, oil, and waste fuels like wood, refuse, and cellulose.
Before liability over asbestos use in these boiler products was well known, Riley Stoker was bought by Ashland, Inc., a large company that originally dealt in oil, but which now specializes in chemicals of all types. In 1990 Ashland sold Riley Stoker, but not before facing lawsuits over asbestos exposure. Today, Riley Stoker is known as Riley Power and is a subsidiary of Babcock Power, a company that offers services, engineering, equipment, and technology for power generation, steam generators, and heat exchangers. Riley Stoker survived as a subsidiary despite the lawsuits over workers who connected their asbestos-related illnesses to boilers and parts provided by the company.
Asbestos Use by Riley Stoker
Asbestos use in boilers and boiler components was not unusual at the time that Riley Stoker made use of the mineral in its products. Asbestos is a natural mineral that is mined from the earth and that has been recognized for over a thousand years for its unique properties. One of these is the ability to insulate effectively. For this reason, as well as the fact that asbestos is lightweight and flexible and can be molded to a variety of shapes, it was prized for use in high-temperature industries and others. In boilers, the asbestos could be used to insulate and prevent heat loss as well as to strengthen materials that would be heated to very high temperatures.
Riley Stoker did not manufacture its boilers with asbestos, but it did use components made by other companies in its boilers. Some of those parts contained asbestos. In addition to providing insulation for the boilers, the parts with asbestos protected workers by providing fireproofing. Unfortunately what was not known until later was that this asbestos caused more harm than good in many workers. In addition to the boilers of the Riley Stoker brand, the company's heat exchangers, packing materials, and gaskets may also have contained asbestos.
Worker Exposure to Asbestos
Asbestos was long used to protect people against heat and fire, but it was eventually discovered that this mineral caused more harm than it provided protection. The problem is that the mineral is made up of tiny fibers that act like microscopic needles. When inhaled or ingested, these fibers can get stuck in tissues in the body, causing damage over many years that ultimately causes illness in some people. Why this doesn't cause illness in everyone is not well understood.
If asbestos is well contained, it will not cause this harm, but it is easy for the fibers to come loose and to cause exposure. This is especially true for workers who handled asbestos or asbestos-containing materials. Riley Stoker workers who assembled boilers were likely to have handled the asbestos parts and could have disturbed the mineral, causing fibers to loosen resulting in exposure.
Riley Stoker workers were not the only ones put at risk because of asbestos in the boilers. Any who worked with the boilers in other facilities, largely industrial workers, could also have been exposed. Boiler workers and operators, maintenance workers, workers who repaired or replaced the boilers or its parts, were all at risk of being exposed to asbestos. Over time the asbestos in Riley Stoker boilers could have deteriorated and become exposed, at which time, fibers may have come loose and led to inhalation by workers.
Lawsuits over Asbestos and Illnesses
Workers, whether for Riley Stoker or another industrial company that operated Riley Stoker boilers, that were exposed to asbestos were at risk for later developing serious, asbestos-related illnesses. These include not just mesothelioma, but also lung cancer and a progressive lung scarring called asbestosis. Many of these workers were never warned that they were working with a material that could cause so much harm. Getting diagnosed decades later came as a devastating shock and many felt they were owed an explanation and compensation for their medical bills, pain, and suffering.
As a result of the use of asbestos in Riley Stoker products, Ashland, the parent company, first began seeing lawsuits over exposure in the 1980s. Although Ashland was not involved in the making of the asbestos-containing boilers, the company became liable for them when it purchased Riley Stoker. The claims against Riley Stoker were not as numerous as those against some other companies that used asbestos more heavily. Still, Ashland faced hundreds of lawsuits from workers who got sick. The company was successful in having many of these claims dismissed, when evidence of the cause of illness was limited. However, it did have to settle several of them, many of which were not settled until the 2000s. Some claims may still open up as more people get diagnosed with asbestos illnesses.
If you believe that you were exposed to asbestos because of boilers made and distributed by Riley Stoker, you may have a case to make a claim and to get compensation. Contact an experienced mesothelioma and asbestos lawyer to help you determine what step to take next.
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Fabulous singers are not born talented they hone their skills everyday. The accolades and the awards are just the front of a singing career but what lies behind is hard work in its purest form; long hours spent exercising to achieve the perfect tone, melody, pitch and vocal range. So if you want to break into the professional music scene you will also have to put in the diligent effort and perseverance into practicing vocal exercises every day. Here are some vocal exercises that will produce conspicuous results. It is important that you do not hold yourself back just because you think you were not born a good singer. Anybody can develop extraordinary singing skills by practicing the fundamentals. After all singing is not natural but your voice is also an instrument which can be developed. Singing does not come naturally to the human body so you will have to be patient and let your body get used to singing.
The exercises mentioned here will not feel natural at first for instance one of the first vocal exercises involves increasing the size of the mouth cavity this can be done by raising the soft palette but when you normally try to do this the body's reflex is to turn on the swallowing muscles and close the throat and while singing you will have to teach your body to turn off this reflex.
Regardless of the style of singing that you intend to practice if you master the fundamentals you can certainly be a good singer. The fundamental of singing include a good posture, good breathing and proper phonation and the following vocal exercises will help to develop these fundamentals
Good Posture
When people think about a good posture for singing they assume that it should be straight and stiff but where singing is concerned an appropriate post should be one that creates space for breathing and the expansion of the lungs and the diaphragm. To get this posture the weight should be centered between the balls and the heads of the feet. It should be the body's natural center. Rock back and forth and let yourself slowly settle into the correct and natural posture.
Proper Breathing
You can not possible sing well without you master the proper breathing technique. With correct breathing you can handle any singing issues that you may encounter. If you are breathing correctly it will help to raise the soft palate and stretch the diaphragm.
Raise The Palate
Your palate is almost semi circular in shape with the ridge like part behind your upper teeth followed by a hard bony part that lies in the center of your mouth and then further in towards your throat is a fleshy part. This is the soft palate. If you try to hold a yawn you feel this flesh part of your mouth lower and rise. Try sticking your hand between your lips horizontally and breathe. This will raise the soft palate. Stretch the Diaphragm: Close one of the nostrils and take a deep breath you will feel a stretch at the lower part of your lungs. When exhaling use a straw to blow the air out you will feel a resistance at the bottom of the ribs. When you inhale feel the air entering a big space practice by taking a deep breath quickly and with no sound. You should feel the same stretch that you felt when you inhaled through one nostril and exhaled through the straw
Proper Phonation
Once you have practiced the vocal exercises to achieve the first two fundamentals you will need to use the techniques in your sounds. So, start by hissing, it should be a nice, long and steady hiss that stretches your diaphragm. Once you can maintain a long hiss turn the hiss into a slur by buzzing your lips. This buzzing should also be long and consistent. If both these sounds are steady you are producing them correctly. Try going back and forth between the hiss and the buzz both of them being consistent. Increase the pace and then open to a vowel sound like 'e' or 'ah'. You should feel the power of your diaphragm while making the sounds with an almost passive and open throat. Singing should be about using the energy in your diaphragm and not about movement in the throat.
The more you practice the easier it will be and eventually you will start incorporating the techniques without putting in a conscious effort.


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I wrote this as advice to my future self, but figured I'd share it in case it could help anyone else out.
Diagnosis: Impacted stress fracture of 2nd metatarsal, left foot. 6 weeks off running completely and a further 3 of rehab.
Background: Running for 3 years, built up to 65 miles/week. A road/trail runner that dabbles on the fell, 32mins-ish for 10k, 15.50 PB for 5k.
Advice to my future injured self:
1. STOP RUNNING. STOP. NOW. STOP!!!! I had never been injured before, and am ashamed to have said on numerous occasions 'I don't really get injured'. B*llocks. There are two types of runner: Those that are injured and those that will be injured. My naivety contributed to my downfall. If it feels wrong, stop and seek medical advice.
2 2.'Trust me, I'm a Doctor' Get the right diagnosis, see a real Doctor. When you're injured, everyone else seems to suddenly become an expert. Ignore them and seek professional advice. Not a physio, not your mate on Strava who 'once had a dodgy toe so knows how it feels' (guilty as charged). Go to your GP. This is nothing against your mates (or my mates) or physios, but that's what GPs receive 7 years of training for and why they are there. I was lucky enough to be diagnosed quickly by my GP and my timetable for recovery was subsequently confirmed by MRI scan.
3. 3. Get back into your routine. As soon as your Doctor allows, get back into a cross-training routine that mirrors your pre-injury running routine as closely as possible. For me this was 2 'sessions' a week plus a 'long run' on the elliptical trainer, plus steady cycling/aqua running in between. This has two benefits: It helps your mental state by removing the 'lost' feeling from your routine being disrupted, and it also means you hit the ground running (no pun intended) when you're ready to stride again.
4. 4. It's an opportunity. Take the opportunity to work on the parts of your fitness that are often neglected. I'm a better climber now than before my injury, and I put this down to weight training and elliptical work. This gives another mental boost to your rehab knowing that you can come out of the other side stronger in at least one way. I include training your 'running IQ' in this, research why you got injured, plan your rehab, plan your future training and your racing goals.
A combination of the above other advice received has helped me recover well and today I capped my recovery with 2nd place at Orton Fell Race, 9 weeks and 4 days after breaking down.
That's my few pence, hopefully it will help a few people out.


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About Crete
The naturally rugged and stunning island of Crete is the most southerly of the Greek Islands which holds a unique beauty, with sandy beaches, clear blue seas, snow-capped mountains, vineyards and olive-groves. Crete enjoys about 300 days of sunshine a year, allowing you to enjoy some gentle and relaxing warm weather, where Spring and Autumn temperatures average between 19 and 24 degrees and in the Summer, soft sea breezes give you that lovely cooling sensation. As well as the wonderful scenery and views, you may also come across a field of poppies, a sleepy village or a Minoan palace for you to explore.
Travelling with Living Crete Holidays, you will have many opportunities to explore the island at a leisurely pace, on board comfortable transport through some of the most breathtaking scenes. Indulge into the mouth-watering flavours of delicious home-grown Cretan food and drink the fantastic wines whilst enjoying the relaxing warmth of Crete's climate.
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This 11 day tour allows you to take time to experience what makes Crete so special. While enjoying the uniqueness of the East and the West, you will feel truly able to connect with the beautifully rugged island.
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The start of a new year is the time we all, well many of us or maybe just a few of us, look to start something new. Perhaps a new course at the adult education centre: "let's learn a language, that sounds a good idea." What about learning to play a musical instrument or take up playing one again? Or maybe take up jogging, a new hobby or interest - all good ideas.
This all sounds promising but how many have done this in the past and then stuck it out and still do it or actually completed the course? We all start these things with the best of intentions.
I am sure many of us joined things when we were at school - beavers, cubs, brownies scouts and guides or started to play a musical instrument.
Or like these young people who joined the Brighouse Kung Fu Club under the watchful eye of the head instructor Nick Thomas. I remember in the early 60s joining the late Maurice Reaney's Barbell Studio, a weight lifting club in the town centre.
Mr Reaney visited our youth club at St Martin's School and impressed all the lads when he demonstrated how to break six inch nails in half. Quite a few of us all thought: "Well we'll have some of that" and we did. Sadly I didn't stop that long.
Returning to our young kung fu club members in this week's featured photograph, which I believe to have been in the mid 1990s. I wonder how many of these aspiring hopefuls in the Chinese martial art stuck it out and took it into their adult lives? I hope they did better at it than I did at weight lifting and breaking nails in two. Judging from the awards displayed on the front row they have certainly done well.


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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
I am a cheater
I totally caved... I ate oreos today... just being honest!!! I'm going to go walk and drink extra water!!!! GEEZ!
2 comments:
- Libba Lemon said...
Don't sweat it, hon! You're human and can't possibly will yourself to perfection!
- January 10, 2008 at 8:31 AM
- Courtney & Terrance said...
haha... I know, however I think I've cheated quite a few times over the past coulpe of years, so I'm trying to keep myself accountable!!! You know!!! Talking about the good and bad things!!
- January 10, 2008 at 3:42 PM
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Perfect Planning for a Perfect Life and Business
Perfect planning for a perfect life, what does "perfect" mean anyway? We've all got to start somewhere and the one common place most of us fail at is the planning stage. To be honest I always felt overwhelmed at the thought of planning ahead because I put too much thought into the "what if something comes up" rather than focusing on the "what if this works out perfect" which most of the time it probably would.
So how do we plan for a perfect life and business?
First, we Start Perfect Planning
First of all, we start. As I said previously, I stopped still from feeling too overwhelmed to plan just in case. If I had started by planning a small part of the bigger picture, I might have been a lot better at planning a lot sooner.
Even if motivation isn't there, begin and you might find you start to enjoy putting all the puzzle pieces out in front of you. One step at a time is key.
Make a List
I'm not talking about a to-do list here, that will come later. Write a list of what you want to achieve and do. For example, if it is a party you're planning for, list out everything you need and want to do like party games, what food to get, drinks, party guests and venue.
A list will give you a better perspective of what you need to prepare for and how much planning is involved. It'll also help with prioritizing on what needs doing first and so on.
Split that list into two. One list will be things that really don't need doing right now or in the near future and the other will be everything that needs doing to reach your ultimate goals.
Set Careful Goals
Goal setting might seem like a big task when you're not sure what you are meant to set as a goal. It does get easier the more you do it.
Setting goals creates focus and helps to shape the future in a way we can see the bigger picture. It gives us something to work for and towards. Goals for the future help us with the obstacles that may get in the way in our present and it helps us to decide where we want to be, when and how we might go about doing it.
Schedule Wisely
Scheduling is a very important part of perfect planning. If we make lists and set goals, we need to then schedule those things into our days. We only have so many hours in a day. Once you have prioritized your planning by making a list and setting goals for them it's time to schedule them in to make sure you've got time to complete them in the day.
Here's the wise part. Be careful not to add too many things to your schedule. Having fun should always be part of your day no matter what you need to do.
Write a To-Do List
The final part of perfect planning is another list! We've already got a list written out but this list will define what you should be working on during the day. Pick out three to five things from your bigger list so your day will feel more productive.
Try to mix up the harder tasks and easier ones so you keep a variety of challenge and interest in what you need to do.
Planning things out takes a lot of practice to master but anyone can do it. Sticking to them is where a lot of motivation is needed. It does get easier and becomes second nature the more you do what you need to rather than always doing what you feel like.
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October 6-9 Stakes Recap
A recap of non-graded stakes.
October 5, 2017
Q-Racing Journal
Following is a recap of all official American Quarter Horse stakes for the week of October 6-9. For recaps of graded stakes, Bank of America Racing Challenge events, and stakes with purses of $100,000 or more, see the individual recap in the Racing News section. This page will be updated throughout the week.
Ajax Downs
Ruth F. Barbour's Country Boy 123 was a prompt odds-on favorite in Monday's $73,946 Alex Picov Memorial Championship.
Ridden by Cory Spataro for trainer Bryn Robertson on a track officially labeled "heavy," Country Boy 123 defeated Albertt by a neck in :21.710 for 440 yards. The 4-year-old bay son of champion Country Chicks Man returned a $3.80 win mutuel and banked $28,560 for his fifth career stakes victory.
Country Boy 123 was bred in Michigan by Carolyn Bay. The gelding has won 11 of 18 outs and has earned $163,122.
Valiant Stoli Time finished third, a half of a length behind Country Boy 123. Hickerson, Fiesty Icon, One Famous Glass, Steel Patriot, and Alakazaam completed the order of finish.
Also on Monday, fastest qualifier and 3-10 favorite Had To Be Ivory rallied to win the 400-yard, $95,548 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity.
Campaigned by Carol Robertson and Jaime Robertson, Had To Be Ivory reached the wire three-quarters of a length in front of Aj Chick In 15 in :19.940 on a track labeled "heavy." Cory Spataro rode the homebred Ivory James gelding for trainer Bryn Robertson.
Had To Be Ivory was bred in Ontario and is out of Had To Be Fandango, a 9-year-old Oklahoma-bred daughter of Hadtobenuts who won the 2011 Maple Leaf Derby at this track. The gelding has won all five of his outs, including the July 9, 350-yard John Deere Ajax Juvenile Challenge, and he has banked $69,931.
Island Vodka finished third and was followed by Diane Dynamite, Senator Woot, Silky Senator, Express Your Desire, Miss Racy Eagle, and Firing Red Jess. Ninth-fastest qualifier Draggin Wagon was listed as a veterinarian scratch.
Belterra Park
Making his first start in nearly five months, San Ignacio QH Inc.'s One Jess Streakin was a prompt 2-1 favorite in Sunday's $15,000 All American Congress Futurity.
One Jess Streakin went 350 yards on a sloppy and sealed track in :17.337, earning a 105 speed index and his second win in three outs. Oscar Macias rode the sorrel son of One Sweet Jess for trainer Jesus Gonzalez Jr.
One Jess Streakin was bred in Oklahoma by Gerardo Medina Luna, and the colt was coming off of a seventh-place finish in a 350-yard Heritage Place Futurity (G1) trial at Remington Park on May 13. He began his career with a victory in a 330-yard Sam Houston Futurity (G2) trial on April 7.
The $9,000 winner's share of the All American Congress Futurity purse increased One Jess Streakin's bankroll to $10,800.
Blaines Captain finished second, 2 1/2 lengths behind the winner, and was followed by Carolina Sizzler, Del Reyes Leaving You, Fooses Chick, Senorita Tough, Toughdashingangel, Diva Baby, and Holding Secrets.
The same connections, including jockey Macias and trainer Gonzalez, won the 440-yard, $15,000 All American Congress Maturity with the 5-year-old Tr Dasher gelding Tuxedo Waitor.
Racing on a sloppy and sealed track, Tuxedo Waitor covered his quarter-mile trip in :21.532 while defeating 9-5 favorite Bp Tres Seis Policy by a nose. The $9,000 winner's share of the purse from his fourth win in five official outs pushed his bankroll to $27,480.
Tuxedo Waitor was coming off of a Hazel Park summer campaign during which the sorrel gelding won a pair of races against claiming company. He was bred in California by Francisco Colorado, and he is out of Moms, a winning daughter of Jazzing Hi.
Bp Im The Man, Seize The Win, Redhotluie, Girdiron Girl B, Absolut Teller, and Dashin For A Train completed the order of finish.
Century Downs
On Saturday, the field was set for the October 21, $60,646 Canada Cup Futurity (RG3).
Charles G. Stojan's True Copy, a California-bred daughter of Tr Dasher, set the fastest qualifying time with her two-length victory in the last of three 400-yard trials on Saturday. Ridden by Ricardo Moreno for trainer Willliam Leech, the filly clocked out in :19.923 while earning her fourth win in five outs.
True Copy was bred by Edward C. Allred. The stakes-placed filly has banked $11,424.
Click here for a complete list of finalists.
Evangeline Downs
Jess Bein The Hero was a prompt 4-5 favorite in Friday's $20,000 EVD Dash.
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Prepped by Miguel Rodriguez for ownerr Juan Martinez-Labastida, Jess Bein The Hero defeated 9-2 second choice Sweet Bru by a half of a length while covering his 220-yard trip in :11.646 and posting a 104 speed index. Manuel Gutierrez rode the 4-year-old Valiant Hero stallion.
Jess Bein The Hero was bred in Texas by Curtis Crenwelge. Raced exclusively in Louisiana, the stallion has won six of nine starts and has earned $98,553, of which $65,000 has been pocketed this season. His four career stakes scores include a neck victory in the 400-yard, $50,000 Miss Polly Classic Stakes (G3) at Delta Downs on June 24.
Jess Bein The Hero paid $3.60 to win and teamed with Sweet Bru for a $2 exacta dividend of $15.80. Teves, the 6-1 third choice, ran third, 1 1/4 lengths behind the winner, to complete a $27.80 ($1) trifecta.
Pyc First Prize Mia, Scoopies Leaving You, Miss Eagle Dash, First Prize Jet, and The Ram Cartel completed the order of finish.
Indiana Grand
Carolyn Bruce's Stinkin Rich successfully defended his Hoosier Park Classic Stakes title, as the homebred 5-year-old son of One Famous Eagle sprinted to a one-length victory in the $83,600 stakes on Friday.
Ridden by Rolando Pina for trainer Matt Frazier, Stinkin Rich went 400 yards in :19.844 while earning a 95 speed index and his sixth consecutive win. The $45,980 winner's share of the purse pushed the gray gelding's earnings to $433,187 from 17 outs, all at this track.
"He's a wonderful horse to ride," said Pina. "He broke out with the others, and I only touched him one time. He likes to be on the lead, and he's really powerful. Once he gets his eye on the other horses, he takes off."
Stinkin Rich has won 10 races, and his six stakes victories include last year's Hoosier Park Classic. Frazier has trained the gelding for the last three years.
"He's just a dream horse," said Frazier. "He is classy and keeps getting better. He was a little more excited about today's race than he normally is, but it didn't affect him. He ran a great race."
Bruce and her husband, Mickey, have a small breeding operation in southeastern Indiana. Stinkin Rich is out of Miss Scarlet, a winning 11-year-old daughter of the Corona Cartel stallion SC Chiseled In Stone and the 2016 broodmare of the year in Indiana. Miss Scarlet has also foaled multiple stakes winner CB Come Fly With Me, a half sister to Stinkin Rich.
"I just love this horse; I couldn't be more proud of him,," said Carolyn Bruce of Stinkin Rich. "He has such a big heart, and every time he races he gives it all he's got. And, like Rolando (Pina) and Matt (Frazier) said, he likes to be out front, which I like too."
WH Kenny G ran second and was followed by Beach Cartel, Beach Bum Eddie, Fantastic Six Pack, Beach Birde, The Cartel Concept, Pistolpacking Pepsi, and Beach Meter.
Three sets of trials were contested at this track on Saturday. Tommy The Train, a son of Freighttrain B racing for Jon Barley, Brant Barley, and Brad Sharp, set the fastest qualifying time to the October 21, $100,000 QHRAI Derby for sophomores.
Prepped by Larry Sharp, who gave a leg up to jockey James Flores, Tommy The Train won the first of two 400-yard trials by 1 1/2 lengths in :19.795. The gelding, who was bred in Missouri by Duane Murphy, was winning for the seventh time in 11 outs.
Tommy The Train has won two stakes at this track and was a finalist in the Grade 3, March 25 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park.
Click here for a complete list of finalists.
Sharp and Flores teamed up with La Vencedora in Saturday's Governor's Stakes trials, as the Ivory James filly set the fastest qualifying time in the second of two heats.
Racing for Jon Barley and Brant Barley, La Vencedora covered 350 yards in :17.837, and her margin of victory was a neck from second-fastest qualifier Cappy. The filly was bred in Oklahoma by Bobby D. Cox, and her resume includes a victory in the April 22, $1.002-million Remington Park Futurity (RG2) for state-bred juveniles.
Click here for a complete list of qualifiers to the October 21, $100,000 final.
Indiana-bred 2-year-olds took center stage in four 350-yard Miss Roxie Little Futurity (R) trials on Saturday, and the Escondido Beach gelding Beach Treat posted the fastest qualifying time to the $150,000 final on October 21.
Owned and trained by Ronald G. Brown, Beach Treat won the last heat by one length under jockey Harold Collins. The gelding covered his trip in :17.926 while earning his second victory in six races.
Beach Treat was bred Coronet Farm. He has banked $19,463 while racing exclusively at this track.
Click here for a complete list of finalists.
Los Alamitos
Larry Stark's Jess A Cowboy, a homebred 5-year-old son of the First Down Dash stallion Dejon, broke sharply from his rail post and sprinted to a wire-to-wire victory in Friday's 400-yard, $20,000 Blane Schvaneveldt Handicap.
Trained by Matt Fales and ridden by Cruz Mendez, Jess A Cowboy defeated Jess A Lil Fishy by one length in :19.915. The $11,000 winner's share of the purse bumped his earnings to $166,858.
Jess A Cowboy was bred in Arizona, and he was coming off of a half-length win in the 350-yard, $16,000 He Flys Handicap at this track on September 8.
"Jess A Cowboy is in rhythm right now," Fales said. "He's adapted well to this track. We've been running him in good races where he can be competitive.
"His resume continues to grow," the trainer added. "He's been a dream to train throughout his whole career, and he has an owner who is really smart and has manages the horse very well. We try to be genuine and kind to the horse, and he repays us every time."
Jess A Cowboy has won nine of 24 starts, including two of seven at this track. The gelding's seven stakes wins include the Bank of America Turf Paradise Championship Challenge Stakes on April 30.
Justified finished third and was followed by Wilmas Alright Now and Show Me Bofum.
Also on Friday, Stellur made his return to this track a successful one, as the gray son of Stel Corona won the 350-yard, $16,000 Kip Didericksen Handicap.
Racing for Melinda Roche's and Matt Telford's Five Livestock Company LLC, Stellur defeated Buckshot Cartel by a head in :17.845. Cesar DeAlba rode the gray gelding for trainer Monty Arrossa.
Five Livestock Company won last year's Kip Didericksen Handicap with First Prize Chicks.
"Last year we were here (in the winner's circle) with our filly First Prize Chicks," Roche said. "It was wonderful. She got our stakes win and she's (now) actually at home pregnant. Stellur was Matt's pick at the Los Alamitos Equine Sale two years ago. He's been coming on great and maturing."
Stellur was bred in Colorado, and the 3-year-old gelding was coming off of a second-place finish in a 220-yard allowance dash at Elko, Nevada, on September 2. Stellur has won six of 17 starts, and his three wins in seven outs at this track include a pair of claiming races on December 16 and January 14.
"We're from Idaho and we love coming to Los Alamitos," Roche said. "We are 50/50 partners. I'm a veterinarian in Idaho and Matt is a cattle buyer. We got into racehorses four years ago. I had been doing the vet work for Monty Arrossa, and I fell in love with the racehorses. We decided to get our own four years ago and we've had horses every year."
The $8,800 winner's share of the purse increased Stellur's earnings to $34,109, of which $22,562 has been banked at Los Alamitos.
Youre Gonna Mish Me, Alegendinmytime, Kipassured, and Cypress Sally completed the order of finish.
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