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It's a ritual I always look very forward to; the tastings in which we consider possible release schedules for upcoming ATP wines. Why? Because I really, really, really love our ATP program. Want proof? When I was first hired by Ridge, one of the very first things I did to celebrate was to enroll my Dad in the ATP program. Because I really, really, really love our ATP wines. And now, he does too! (Plus, I really, really, really love my Dad! And, my Mom too, but she's not much of a wine drinker …)
Anyhow, the Fall edition of this ATP tasting experience is always particularly enjoyable, as it's generally the tasting in which we conclude by putting forth our first draft of the following year's ATP release calendar.
What this means, is that we taste a short list of ATP wines (already in bottle, but not yet released), to ascertain a) how they're developing in the bottle, b) how soon they'll be ready to release, and c) where on the calendar they best belong.
A number of factors go into making the decisions, but they can be deconstructed down to a pair of key considerations: a) developmental trajectory, and b) seasonality; meaning, how are they aging, and what time of year are the wines best suited for?
The first matter is very important when you take into consideration our approach to the ATP program. These wines are all very small-production, single-vineyard wines, and as such, they are traditionally available only through Ridge; meaning, they are not distributed. Which means there is no distributor calendar to meet. Which means we can release them when we want to. Which means, essentially, that we release them only when we feel that they are beginning to move into the first stages of their early drinkability. Meaning, we do a bit of the cellar aging for you! Which is why assessing developmental trajectory is important; we need to feel confident about how a wine is presenting, before we confirm it for a release date.
The second consideration is vitally intertwined with the first in an important fashion, in that, unlike with some of our comparatively larger-production distribution wines — which we generally recommend laying down for a period of time — we operate under the assumption that the ATP wines are likely to be consumed reasonably close to their release date (given the extent that we hold them in our cellars first), which means that seasonality becomes quite important; as but one example, we wouldn't be likely to release a Petite Sirah in July any more than we'd be likely to release a Chardonnay in January! Though that said, there are always exceptions …
Anyhow, our tasting was set for November 1st, with a roster of 7 wines to assess:
2007 Ridge Vineyards Dynamite Petite Sirah
2008 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Syrah
2009 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Syrah /Grenache
2009 Ridge Vineyards Mazzoni Home Ranch Zinfandel
2009 Ridge Vineyards Buchignani Zinfandel
2010 Ridge Vineyards Carmichael Zinfandel
2010 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Zinfandel
And here are some brief tasting notes:
2009 Ridge Vineyards Buchignani Ranch Zinfandel
Rich, slightly smoky, with a hint of sweetness, offset by a nicely subtle florality
Bright, lifted, great acidity, medium bodyweight; compelling notes of persimmon, dried apple, and black cherry
Taut & lean, showing a smoothening continuation of good acidity
2009 Ridge Vineyards Mazzoni Home Ranch Zinfandel
Plummy, sweet, and concentrated, with hints of cocoa, caramel, and chocolate.
A slight mentholation lifts the otherwise round, voluptuous, and decidedly zin-driven opulence; shows hints of almond extract, medium-sour cherry, and an overall decadence and unctuousness
An emergent mix of black and white peppers invitingly complexilates the rich fruit
2010 Ridge Vineyards Carmichael Zinfandel
Cedar and vanilla/caramel, reserved fruit, some great autumn spice, even a hint of 5-spice
Very focused, quite muscular architecture, tannin-forward, with good acidity and dense mid-tone fruit
Gentle, with mello acidity
2009 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Syrah/Grenache
Dried fruit, Italian Pannetone, sandalwood, lavender and lilac, blackberry and blueberry preserves
Smooth, balanced, integrated; great mix of fruit and spice, on the edge of decadent, but perfectly put together
Pretty intense attack on the finish; short and wide, and an excellently reconciled expression of the fruit and spice balance
2008 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Syrah
Loads of umami; savory to the nth; good ripe fruit with a deep black core redolent of blackberry, briar, and blueberry slump
Nicely weighty, round, fully spread across the palate, with chalky tannins, and a touch of bright cherry
Very tannin-forward, strong architecture, deep and intense, with nice notes of black pepper and cocoa powder
2010 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Zinfandel
Massive amounts of fruit on the nose; powerful, ripe, strong and muscular, with intense notes of blackberry preserves
Fairly lifted, with higher-tone fruit; red apple skin, sour cherry, and cranberry, all mixed into a very rich rendition of Dry Creek briar and bramble
An intense combination of tannin, acid, fruit, herb, spice, etc.; meaning, lots of everything, in copious amounts. A very intense wine
2007 Ridge Vineyards Dynamite Hill Petite Sirah
Coffee, chicory, with an appealing duskiness comprised of, among other components, an air of burr-ground coffee beans
Approachable, not too deep into the black, nice compendium of lo-tone fruit: black cherry and pluot in particular
Good amount of acidity, very focused down the center of the palate, with a nice skin tannin presence lending an appealing mellowness
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was the most important statesman of the twentieth century. He saved American democracy from the Great Depression, led the Allies to victory over the dictators, won an unprecedented four consecutive elections, and did all this with a broken body.
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Verizon Wireless is taking a stand - in the race to deploy 4G LTE mobile broadband service, they don't want to come in second to AT&T or Japan's NTT DoCoMo, the latter of which said it would offer such a network commercially in 2010. According to executive vice president and chief technology officer of Verizon Communications, Dick Lynch, they plan to begin rolling the enhanced network capabilities out by about this time next year, ahead of the original 2010 timetable.
The original plan called for initial rollouts in 2010, with a wide commercial launch in 2011 and true mass availability coming shortly after. But according to an IDC analyst, Verizon's new, more aggressive deployment schedule was likely inspired by the threat of launching after another company. Verizon wants to be first! Can you blame them? They don't have the iPhone...
If you're wondering what LTE is, it's a fourth-generation wireless data system expected to be the next step up in speed and capacity for carriers using the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) platform, which is dominant in most of the world. Like Sprint Nextel's already deployed (in one city) WiMax, it should deliver multiple megabits per second of throughput.
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Adapted from Fany Gerson's My Sweet Mexico, these Coffee-Flavored Corn Cookies combine three unusual cookie ingredients, making for a uniquely flavored and very Mexican cookie. Although shortening or lard can be used as the fat element of this recipe, I'm fairly certain that the original recipe called for lard exclusively and could be easily subbed in for a more authentic cookie. The other two ingredients that make up these crunchy coffee-scented cookies are masa harina, a finely ground corn flour, and freshly brewed coffee.
If you opt to use shortening as I did, be prepared to add a bit more masa or flour, as the dough can get pretty sticky. Once the little cookies are baked they have an almost cake-like texture and the mild flavor and aroma of coffee. Combining coffee and cornmeal gives them a breakfasty feel, sort of like eating a corn muffin with a cup of coffee.
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of My Sweet Mexico to give away this week.
Reprinted with permission from My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats. Copyright © 2010 by Fany Gerson, Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, Berkeley, CA.
- Yield:about 3 dozen cookies
- 1 pound leaf lard or vegetable shortening
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups masa harina
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cups freshly brewed coffee
Beat the lard with a wooden spoon or in a mixer using the paddle attachment until smooth. Add the sugar and mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, then add one-third of the flour. Add about one third of the coffee and continue alternating the flour and coffee in two more batches until incorporated. Scrape down the sides as necessary and beat until thoroughly combined. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until a smooth and uniform dough is formed.
With your hands, roll out pieces about 5 inches wide and 1/2 inch thick, starting in the center and rolling outward so that they are evenly thick. Connect one end of each piece to the other, making a ring, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes.
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Curiosity will launch early in the morning on November 7, developer Peter Molyneux announced on Twitter today.
"Curiosity will be out on 7th November 2012 at 00:22PST 08:22UST," Molyneux wrote. "The development has been a fascinating ride,release will be 10x fascinating."
Curiosity is the first experiment from Molyneux's new studio, 22 Cans. The iOS app lets players from all over the world log in and tap away at a giant cube. Eventually, someone will reach a "life changing" something at the center, and 22 Cans will be there watching not only how everyone played with the cube, but how (and what) news travels when a player reaches the center.
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An address that's quite rare in Saint-Germain- des-Pres. Contemporary design and luxury, without ostentation. This is how people see La Villa Madame, a little jewel of a hotel right in the heart of Paris' Left Bank neighborhood. This Villa is managed by a young director, Elsa Morichau-Beauchant, a Vatel Paris 2011 alumnus. Yes, you heard it right: 2011! A rapid success, but one that's completely logical. Barely the time to snap your fingers: as an intern, she created the Marketing and Web-marketing function; she was hired upon graduation as the Sales and Marketing-Communications Manager, and in August, 2014, went up the last step when she became the hotel's General Manager.
This graduate, who decided to attend Vatel after doing prep school in philosophy and literature, dreamed of "tackling the problems in running a hotel." And here she is! Now she's in charge of operational management, team management, recruitment and training, procurement as well as heading the marketing and communication department, where she has a provable track record.
"The hotel was a recent one that lacked visibility for its client base. My internship allowed me to outline the Marketing Manager function that I was hired for when I finished school," she explained.
Here, marketing has highly strategic stakes: "For a 28 room hotel like La Villa Madame, what's really important for us is not to be devoured by distribution that take a 12 to 25% commission. So your strategy has to target this point, being based on customer loyalty. There are lots of supports and digital strategies and your e reputation are part of them.
So that's why I really worked on raising our on-line presence." She also put in place a room price strategy, assisted by a specialist in yield management. She also excels in her communication policy, with, amongst others, the creation of Secrets de Madame, a monthly event featuring artists who open Villa Madame's doors to Parisians, as well as a blog that spreads the name of this gem of a hotel on Internet. "I feel like I'm the spokesperson for independently owned hotels, and each and every day I learn more about them," added Elsa.
The hospitality industry will continue to thrive in the future with new and exciting challenges: the war between distributors, the craziness of social networking, multi-concept hotels, etc. Independently owned hotels and restaurants and chain hotels or large palaces are completely different." In any case, her story is a testimonial to the fact that Parisian independently owned hotels keep getting better.


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Jill Kelley, the "other woman" in the scandal that cost CIA director David Petraeus his job, has lawyered up, reports Donna Leinwand Leger at USA Today.
Kelley, an "unpaid social liaison" at MacDill Air Force Base, has hired DC superlawyer Abbe Lowell and crisis PR person Judy Smith.
The Petraeus investigation was allegedly triggered by hostile emails from his biographer and mistress Paula Broadwell to Kelley. She felt like she was being harassed by Broadwell and reported the emails to the FBI.
John Cook at Gawker notes that this is some "very expensive firepower," considering that the FBI is no longer investigating and there aren't any criminal allegations being thrown around.
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Even if Kelley simply found it prudent to keep a lawyer handy—why Lowell? It's like hiring David Boies because your friend got a speeding ticket. Lowell is the quintessential Washington power broker. He represented Clinton before the Senate during his impeachment trial. He specializes in disgraced political figures, including John Edwards. He's the kind of guy you hire when you're seriously ******.
As for Smith, she has represented big-name folks like Monica Lewinsky, Larry Craig, Michael Vick and Kobe Bryant.
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I already feel like a restaurateur! Yes, I do! I made this Green Chicken Curry and it drifted that special aroma which used to linger along my favorite restaurant into my living room! Read on to see how you can make a Restaurant Style Green Chicken Masala. The easiest way to make the husband pleased is by trying out different varieties of curries non-vegetarian curries. My followers know that I spoke more about it in the posts Roasted Lemony Chicken Breast and Lemony Mushroom Marinade. This Haree Masala Chicken is a totally different curry than my usual Pepper Chicken Fry or Kozhi Varuval (Masala Chicken Fry). Different because, unlike the other two recipes, the only whole-spice used in this Greeny Chicken Curry is Cloves. Cloves, for this recipe helps in giving a spicy-sweet aroma that can camouflage the raw smell of the meat. When I say, Green… Continue reading »


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Angelov, Plamen and Yager, Ronald (2010) A simple fuzzy rule-based system through vector membership and kernel-based granulation. In: 5th IEEE International Conference Intelligent Systems (IS), 2010. IEEE, London, UK, pp. 349-354. ISBN 978-1-4244-5163-0Full text not available from this repository.
It is widely recognized that the human reasoning can be approximated by fuzzy rule-based (FRB) systems which can be seen as one of the basic frameworks for representation of intelligent systems. During the last quarter of a century two particular types of FRB systems, namely Zadeh-Mamdani (ZM) and Takagi-Sugeno (TS) dominated the field. In this paper we propose an alternative type which is simpler and more intuitive while preserving the advantages of its predecessors, such as flexibility, modularity, human-intelligibility. The newly proposed concept of vector membership (VM) and kernel-based granulation (KG) of complex systems (respectively their mathematical descriptions) we see as the next, more efficient form of system modelling that is widely applicable to a plethora of applications ranging from time-series prediction, clustering, classification, control, decision support systems to other problems where conventional fuzzy rule-based systems are used. The proposed simple FRB based on VM and KG are non-parametric and fully represent the real data. Contrast this to the mere approximation of the real data distributions that is provided by Gaussian (scalar), triangular, trapezoidal etc. parametric types of membership functions that are used in currently existing types of FRB (ZM and TS). Note that even probabilistic models that are usually based on Gaussian distributions or a mixture of Gaussians or other parametric representations provide only an approximation of the real data distribution (it should be noted that particle filters are perhaps the only form of non-parametric representation that is similar in this sense to the newly proposed simple FRB with VM and KG, but they are computationally cumbersome with exponentially growing complexity). The main contribution of the proposed simple FRB with VM and KG is that while preserving all the advantages of 'traditional' FRB systems they avoid the well known problems related to (multiple scalar) membership functions definition, identification and update. They fully take into account and exactly represent the spatial distribution and similarity of all the real data by proposing an innovative and much simplified form of the antecedent part. At the same time, transformations to the 'traditional' (ZM and TS) fuzzy sets expressed by parametric membership functions per variable are also possible. In papers that will follow we will demonstrate on practical examples (including classification, prediction, decision support and other classes of problems) the benefits of this scheme. (c) IEEE Press
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There has to be a better way of drying a wet umbrella than just shaking it silly. This Lawn for Rain concept—where you slide a wet umbrella into the styrofoam grass—might be it.
Those green styrofoam faux-grass fingers strain out the umbrella by soaking out the rainwater. What's especially thoughtful of Lawn for Rain is that it'll use that same water to feed the plants at the base. I'm not sure if leftover rainwater is enough for plants to live off of (maybe if you live in Seattle, it could work), but it's certainly a good excuse to have giant styrofoam fake grass in your house. [Yanko Design]


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text: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 What Belongs in an Annual PT Exam - Tell Us APTA wants member input on standard elements that should be included in an annual physical therapist examination. Per a House of Delegates charge and goals related to the association's strategic plan, a task force is developing templates for such an exam and seeks comments from the APTA membership at large. The deadline for sending comments is July 29, 2013, and member input is valuable, so please review the webpage and consider adding your thoughts to those of your colleagues for this important initiative. Comments Scar tissue assessment. Particularly on abdominal incisions (new or old scars). Posted by Sara on 7/10/2013 8:38 PM Is this for competency? It would be determined by instate legislative regulations, correct? It should remain as basic entry level so that we don't need variations for specialties. A pediatric person may not be able to understand in depth cervical spine questions. A legislative, documentation, and legal component would be a good idea in this climate. Posted by Daphne Ryan, PT, DPT, MS on 7/11/2013 9:14 PM I think and annual exam is a horrible idea, we all ready have increasing CEU responsibilities this would be an undo extra burden. Posted by Derek on 7/12/2013 3:28 PM REALLY?!?!?!?! Posted by John Beauchamp -> ?IY_C on 7/12/2013 9:52 PM Are there other clinicians/disciplines that require annual or even bi-annual exams??? What is the goal for such an exam? Posted by Sarah Flaim on 7/12/2013 11:00 PM We already have the burden of increased documentation requirements including functional reporting and PQRS (combined with reduced reimbursement). We have state mandated CEU requirements. I spend much more time defending charges than I did 15 years ago. ...all this requiring more and more administrative/non-patient care time. We seriously will be required to prepare for and take an annual examination? We will be down to 50% of our time direct patient care and 50% non-patient care. Already I hear of situations where therapists are, under the table, required to do documentation off the clock, 'on their own time' in order to provide 8 hours of direct patient care. This is in the end expected to improve quality physical therapy care? Posted by Gary on 7/12/2013 11:31 PM The info on the webpage provided above makes it clear that the "annual exam" would be an annual check-up of the patient/client and not of the PT's knowledge base. :-) Posted by Victoria Strickland -> BGX[CH on 7/13/2013 8:13 AM I think the APTA is referring to an annual screening for patients not therapists Posted by Walt Lingerfelt -> @FXbCM on 7/13/2013 9:10 AM I think it should have elements to target the various decades of life. For example, women's health might need a screen for 50+ women to target incontinence. There are too many products to treat symptoms but we don't share the news about treating the causes. Posted by Anne Vickers on 7/13/2013 12:51 PM This would be like going to a physician for your yearly physical. The goal would be to go to your physical therapist for a yearly "check-up" that was functionally or specialty based as I read it. Posted by Laurence Greenberg -> @NT` on 7/14/2013 12:39 PM Annual examination for therapist. Who is the originator of this idea?After DPT you get foot in a working place. DPT shows you are in learning mode rest therapist has to develop his own skill. keep this skill sharp it is persons responsibility which he /she can enhance by continue education . putting more research and development program rather than exam Posted by Deepak sardey on 7/15/2013 9:33 AM First,Click on the link before you jump to the conclusion that this is an annual examination of the PT's knowledge! Information is power. Second, because physical activity, or Performance Status, is such a strong predictor of health, and because physical therapists are so highly qualified to assess physical function, the idea does seem to have some merit. But a patient's physcial function is only one aspect of Health. Would the APTA then advocate an annual psychological exam to address other aspects of a patient's health and well-being? And an annual Nutritional assessment? I would like to read the debate that occurred when this was proposed. Posted by Sarah Pedersen on 7/15/2013 10:31 AM At first glance, this seems like a nice idea. After some consideration, however, I am concerned that the information gained from annual client exams may be used as much for legal purposes, (not necessarily in the client's favor), as it is to benefit the client's approach to their health. Posted by Patty Hadley on 7/15/2013 3:16 PM I think that all we should develop is something that touches on basic health issues, surgical histories and specific questions for musculoskeletal issues, so it may trigger physical therapists to consider recommending a physician or other specialist referral as needed. I have been amazed at the number of patients that are not informing their physician of symptoms because the patient does not feel it is a problem. A health systems review form for physical therapists will be consistent with what is being asked of other health fields as we move into patient centered/health focused medicine. Many of our patients are already asked to fill out some sort of health questionnaire prior to PT visits. The APTA form would hopefully replace those already used and become a standardized form used by all physical therapy facilities. If the specialty sections within APTA want to develop questionnaires for patients with specific conditions then this should be a different project. This may be a great standardized way to gather health data on specific patient types and to be able to report this data nationally through the EMR process. Could trigger some great research topics! Posted by Kimberly Wright -> =FUbAG on 7/15/2013 6:38 PM Who do we feel will pay for this yearly exam? I would recommend we work harder to align with referring providers in our region and market our services. Frankly we are infringing into the arena of primary care. We are partners with a clients medical provider. How many people even remember to do or can afford annual physicals for overall health? Will psychologists soon have a lobby for annual mental health screens? The role of the family physician is under valued in our society and within the medical community. A trusted primary care provider should be a patients advocate and know how to access our services when they see a need. And patients ideally should know how to seek us out through effective marketing. Posted by Jayne on 7/17/2013 9:06 PM I in part agree with Jayne that patients ideally should know how to seek out a physical therapist and for what conditions. Marketing is going to be the key! However, in the current healthcare system we can no longer count on patient's primary care provider as our partner's and hope they will send clients for necessary PT service. Our local insurance company is effectively discouraging "primary care providers" or "gate keepers" use of any ancillary services, including rehabilitation. Use of any ancillary service or service not directly in the providers office, drugs not in formulary, unapproved labs or out of network services are considered inefficient. These inefficiencies are tracked and measured through the insurance EMR during the year and are tied directly to the providers reimbursement that can be moved to lower tiers. If that were not enough of a disinsentive, the providers listing in the "insurance providers handbook" will reflect a decreased "star rating" for those providers considered inefficient or "overusers" of services. Clearly in our community the insurance company (A single non-profit(?)has 87% of Hawaii) is in control of all the healthcare providers. Withholding necessary client service is being disguised as cost reduction. Our patient's here have needed to demand PT from their Dr. and make noise if they do not get a referral, so they have to know who we are and what we can do for them. Marketing like pharmacuetical companies would help us out. Let's get more visible. Posted by Betty Fackler on 7/26/2013 12:49 AM Nice idea, but probably wouldn't be very logistically and practically feasible. I believe the concept this is intended to protect is already protected under CEU regulation. Adding an annual exam simply produces more cost, more stress on clinicians, and likely would not actually result in improved quality of care in our practical world. Where would this exam stop? We are adding yet more administrative costs and administrative-type to our already administratively over-burdened healthcare system. Let's leave it at CEUs and professional responsibility. Don't forget all the outcome data companies are collecting now to help patients choose a well-trained therapist as well. Posted by Jenni on 7/26/2013 2:59 PM Including an assessment of body fat percentage would be a vital source of information during an annual examination. A higher percentage of body fat, especially visceral body fat, is linked to a multitude of diseases. Once identified, we can target and quantify the building of muscle and loss of fat that has shown to be so beneficial in almost all populations. Posted by Kathleen Hughes -> ALUc?K on 7/29/2013 12:46 PM wow, i'm surprised so many didn't bother to actually read what the exam was about. Very bad form people. I hope that the poor effort given to have any understanding of the topic does not reflect upon their patient care. All this is about is collecting input on development of an annual PT examination which will help with the physician shortage and provide the best conservative neuromusculoskeletal and functional care for patients to prevent functional decline or injuries. I have observed a ton of people in the community with obvious difficulty in moving and know that if they would have been coming to me on a yearly basis that they would be moving better. In the case of the younger crowd they would benefit in the same way to prevent injuries, e.g. weekend warriors, or even amateur athletes. Please get on the boat and stay current with the profession or just get off and stop holding us back. I'm sorry for those who are jaded, but the majority of us are not. The new generation, and many of the older of us (PTs/DPTs) are very motivated, highly intelligent and capable individuals entry level trained to provide primary care with evidence based skills to rule out systemic conditions out of our scope and refer to the appropriate providers. Let's move forward together here. -John Leschitz, PT, DPT, OCS Posted by John Leschitz -> @OT^DH on 8/20/2013 11:18 AM


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Ulyth 10 years ago on 11/23/09
Equipped: Kato Mask named "More than meets the eye. Bruce Lee in disguse!"
The other thread disappeared, but here's another one! Post your routine, how well you've stuck to it, and other information. Give advice and motivation where needed. GET TO IT!
Lord_BullGod 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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Since I gained about 25 pounds of fat (not even compensating for lost muscle) since the end of August, I really wanna shed those fuckin fats away and look mad sexy again. It's mostly going to consists of a half hour of olypticals (however you spell it), and afterwards a balanced lifting regiment to tone myself out. GETTING HUUUUUUUUUUUUGE.
Oh yeah, and I got my mom an early Christmas present in the form of Wii Fit Plus, so I do about a half hour on that almost everyday (except weekends) to monitor my progress.
Thunderer 10 years ago on 11/23/09
Equipped: Poke-ball named "Hey, kid. Want some ...candy?"
I lots ten pounds this month with light exercise and some pretty heavy diet changes. I'm hoping I can make myself work out even more and make bigger improvements in my lung team.
Izeekial 10 years ago on 11/23/09
Equipped: Vash's Gun named "Vash's Gun is way smaller than my guns"
Goal: Beat everyone and take overall at WA State Iron Man 2010 Bodybuilding in October.
Current off season weight: 250lbs. Goal 260lbs - 270lbs.
On season goal: 210lbs - 220lbs.
Calories approx: 8000 per day with 500grams protein
Training = two lifting sessions a day 5 times a week with zero cardio at this point until April.
Next goal: Crush my enemies, see them driven before me and hear the lamentation of their women.
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RogueSamus 10 years ago on 11/23/09
Equipped: Technique Scroll: "31337 H4CK|NG SK|LLX0RZ" named "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System"
YAY thank you Billy!!
Since I've had this carpal tunnel bullshit, I've been majorly sedentary out of my own stubbornness. Then, they put me on steroids to bring down the inflammation. I weigh more than I ever have in my life now and I can't button my favorite pair of jeans :C
I'm 5 minutes away from my gym when I'm at work. so working out on my lunch hour is a good option for me. I'll tend to do it more often too cause I hate my desk and it's nice to leave.
But what's my best option to just basically shed a few (okay what feels like a zillion) pounds of flab and stay toned? I tend to do more cardio than anything now, because the carpal tunnel really limits the types of strength things I can do, I can't put pressure on a bent elbow. I've been ellipticalling the hell out of 30 minutes, but is it going to do what I want it to do? It feels good and I break a major sweat!
Thunderer 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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Action Bastard said:
HOLY shit I can't type today.
Ulyth 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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RogueSamus said:
As far as losing weight goes (along with your carpel tunnel), stay away from weights for now. What's your resistance on the elliptical? If you're pushing it hard (like level 7+) and fast you should be fine. If that's still not what you're looking for the treadmill is a good alternative. The elliptical will make your butt rounder while running will take off mass, heh. If you really want to lose a gut you should be doing martial art kicks on a bag. They do more wonders than any sit-up.
PS: Also, you can always do rope jumping for a good 30 - 45 minutes. Look up www.buddyleejumpropes.com and get the aero speed rope because it has ball bearings and it swivels around.
All in all, be sure to work hard and break a good sweat. If you can make a sweat angel while lying on the ground, you're good to go. :)
mheart 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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I walk, jog, or run 4x week right now, usually at about 4PM. Coming out of a sedentary period and it's 30 mins on a trail. There's a neighborhood nearby I'm switching to tonight.
PS: Thanks for this thread!
nomad 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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I've been mostly trying to change my diet, basically eat better and less. My work out routine is still 3 times a week with legs/shoulders... chest/upper & mid back...biceps/triceps/lower back.
Getting older really sucks because its really, really hard to stay motivated and you start feeling your workouts getting harder to do and energy diminish considerably. Also, it takes you twice the time it did before to recoup.
RogueSamus 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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Rick I am old too and I am all "i don't wanna work out I'm tired." >:(
Haha Billy I'm scared, I don't know if I want my butt any rounder!! Would switching up elliptical/treadmill on different days be just as good? Is five days a week for 30 minutes too much /too little? I always hear different things about how much and often you're supposed to do. My knees are pretty shady so I always try to be kind to them!
If I still have this muffin top I am NOT wearing my Lilith costume so it has to gooooo
PS: also damn the steroids made me get huuuuuge but not in the good way. except my left boob is like one cup larger than it used to be, i suppose that would be good ... if the right one would catch up!
roscaf 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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mon - 1k intervals
tuesday - 6 mile run
wed - circut training
thursday - 6 mile run
friday - 4 mile run
sat - 4 mile run
sun - rest
Sticking to farily well, helps a lot that I do it with a club, though on night shifts I only manage wed - fri
Aiming to get it up to 10 miles on tues and thurs
cake xplozion 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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I've just gotten into body pump, which is an hour long barbell class which targets all the parts of the body. it's great and addictive. I've basically been trying to do 4x a week and am watching what i eat again since I've been 10 lbs heavier than i like to be for way too long now.
Hopefully by Xmas I'll be back to my goal weight. but I hold no promises.
Moonage Daydream 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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nomad said:
I actually have not found this to be the case. I guess it's good in a way that I always hated exercise, because I don't find it any harder now than I did twenty years ago, but at least now I have the maturity and discipline to stick with it.
I see a personal trainer twice a week. This guy is excellent but pricey; he's not at a gym, he's got his own studio and equipment and everything. But you get what you pay for: each session he gives his total attention and there are no distractions. He's been training for almost 20 years and he's a master at pushing me right to the edge, so I get more out of the session since I don't work out as often as I could. Each session is an hour and includes ab work, cardio (with lots of leg work), strength training (alternating front and back) and stretching. The best thing about him is that he focuses on overall wellness so he tries to get you eating better, managing your stress, etc.
I have actually had to adjust my budget significantly since he costs as much per month as my first apartment! (It wasn't that great an apartment, but still.) On the other hand, I feel better than I have in many, many years and I don't wince when I see myself in the mirror or in pictures.
Now if I could just lose this last fifty pounds...
Mers 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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I've been in a cutting phase as I already have plenty of size. It sucks being an ectomorph. I've been eating super clean following a simple set of guidelines and it's been really effective. I'm trying to view it as a lifestyle change rather than a temporary diet.
I've been battling carpal tunnel as well. They had me on NSAIDs, but I've cut those with the docs permission as the partial numbness is gone. I've stayed on the vitamin b6 though that he advised and found some exercises that have helped more than anything.
I dropped some coin on a gym-quality rowing machine and converted my dining room into a small home gym with a bench and dumbbells too. That way it is always in view, in the living room or on the way to the kitchen, as a constant reminder that I need to exercise more. I'd had it in the basement previously but honestly wasn't using it as much at first. Out of sight out of mind I guess. I chose the rowing machine as it's low impact on my knees. My left knee is mostly scar tissue thanks to football and some asinine things I did in the gym when I was younger and trying to bulk up for the highland games.
Dio 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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Since taking some time off, my strength has increased by quite a bit. I am now using the 45lb kettlebell with ease, the eliptical and treadmill are my bitch.
I start off on the eliptical with level 17 and do about 1.25 to 1.50 miles in about 10-12 mins. Then I go downstairs and do my kettlebell routine with sime finger and knuckle pushups (30 each).
After the warm up I go and my normal routine for the day with my boys. When that is over with I go and run on the treadmill for about 1-2 miles. Go home, try to rest and repeat the next day
Ulyth 10 years ago on 11/23/09
Equipped: Kato Mask named "More than meets the eye. Bruce Lee in disguse!"
RogueSamus said:
Duration depends on your mode of training. Since you're looking to lose weight, 30 to 60 minutes is just fine. If you're that concerned about your knees I would suggest avoiding the treadmill. The elliptical is good in the aspect that it doesn't create impact on your joints, especially your knees. An alternative would be a recumbent bike, which is a stationary bike that sits back instead of upright. The structure of the bike will leave less pressure on your knees than otherwise.
General note to everyone: remember that even though you're working out so much, you might not see a change in weight. That's because you might have lost fat, but gained muscle. What you want to lose is the body fat percentage.
Also, exercise needs to be complimented with a healthy diet. I'm not talking about a temporary fad diet, but a healthy change in overall eating habits. Sure, you can eat what pleases you from time to time, but if you want the best results you need to be careful of what you are taking in.
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Gnarly Sheen 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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Monday, and Fridays is a 5 to 7 mile run, Wednesdays is a ruck march with a 65 lbs pack, between 6 and 12 miles. Tuesday and Thursday generally are generally crossfit days with a bit of light cardio at the end.
HeavyArmsDan 10 years ago on 11/23/09
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What I have the most trouble with, and I'm sure other people do too, is trying to shake off the belly fat. Now I know doing situps/crunches is NOT the way to go, and having a healthy diet and doing cardio is one of the best ways to burn it off. I actually tried doing some interval running on the treadmill and I really felt the difference!
But what about exercises for the core? Like pilates and stuff. I really don't do them, and I really don't hear people talking about them all that much.
Izeekial 10 years ago on 11/23/09
Equipped: Vash's Gun named "Vash's Gun is way smaller than my guns"
Diet and cardio makes abs. All this "core" training is crazy to me just need to lean out. Abs are made in the kitchen.
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Children and adults who have been exposed to unspeakable trauma, as well as those suffering from depression, anxiety, or other serious mental or physical illnesses, can reap enormous benefits from the healing process of art therapy—a therapy which uses paint and paper, glue and scissors, images and colors to symbolically express the depth and intensity of emotional pain. Art therapy can be a way for people with physical or emotional pain to heal.
Defining Art Therapy
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) defines art therapy as an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship.
Although human beings have used art as a mode of expression since the dawn of time, art therapy was not recognized as a distinct profession until the 1940s. Psychiatrists began to become interested in the artwork created by patients with mental illness. At the same time, educators were also paying attention to children's artwork as it reflected their developmental, emotional, and cognitive growth. Within a few decades, hospitals and rehabilitation centers were incorporating art therapy with their traditional psychotherapy programs.
Special techniques are often particularly useful in helping patients express their feelings, develop social skills, solve problems, reduce anxiety or resolve emotional conflicts. In the unstructured approach, patients might select from a variety of materials and media (paint, pastels, clay) and use them however they choose, allowing unconscious material to rise to the surface. Then the therapist might ask the client to draw a family picture, which can help elicit complex family dynamics such as unhealthy patterns of relating or poor communication skills.
Groups of people struggling with other issues, such as cancer survivors, might work together to create a collage or mural that can then be used to stimulate discussion of coping strategies.
Neurologically impaired adults in nursing homes and in senior citizen centers can use art therapy techniques such as free-drawing, mask-making and finger-painting to help even nonverbal patients perform life review, express regrets, resolve unresolved losses, and come to terms with issues such as aging, grief and fear of death.
Where is Art Therapy Used?
Art therapy is based on knowledge of human developmental and psychological theories and is an effective treatment for people with developmental, medical, educational, social, or psychological problems. Art therapists must possess a minimum of a master's degree and undergo a supervised practicum and postgraduate internship. They practice in a variety of settings, including:
- Community mental health centers and psychiatric clinics
- Hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and hospices
- Correctional and forensic facilities
- Nursing homes and senior centers
- Schools and early intervention programs
- Disaster relief centers and homeless shelters
- Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs
Art therapists can practice solo or may be part of a treatment team that includes physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, counselors, and teachers. Art therapy, done in individual or group sessions, can be used with patients of all ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds who have any one of a number of physical and emotional disorders, including:
- Schizophrenia, depression, and other mental illnesses
- Post-traumatic stress disorder caused by natural disasters, upsetting events, or abuse
- Eating disorders
- Substance abuse
- Chronic pain, medical problems, or terminal illness
- Family issues
How It Might Work
The theory behind art therapy is based partially on the fact that creativity and healing may come from the same place.
Art therapy is not merely arts and crafts, or purely recreational. It is multi-sensory and teaches people to use objects purposefully and to communicate their pain with the outside world. Art therapy reduces stress, speeds up healing time, and improves communication.
If you think art therapy may be for you, talk with your doctor about getting a referral. You can also get information on qualified art therapists from the American Art Therapy Association website.
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Michael Woods, MD, FAAP
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Edenmuir Cinnamon Cushion backed with Jedburgh Mushroom – Made in Scotland
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The Country Collection is a range of cushions featuring beautiful designs drawn and painted by our talented artists at Voyage's in-house Design Studio.
Voyage Decoration has built a reputation worldwide with innovative and stylish designs for the interiors market. Their boundless energy, creative focus and expertise allow them to reinvent ourselves each season.
Voyage Maison creates considered and beautifully designed cushions, accessories and furniture for your home. Each piece is individually designed using natural fibres such as cotton, linen, wool and silk.
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Their vibrant inhouse design studio is renowned for creating imaginative designs, each one hand drawn or painted. They specialise in watercolour painting, a style which allows them to express ourselves in a truly unique way. They use print, embroidery, weave, woven velvet and British wool to enhance our look. Designs are printed in their own printworks on natural Scottish linen allowing them to capture every detail and lively hue by retaining the quality of the original paintings.
Voyage Maison cushions and soft accessories are all manufactured in Great Britain. Throughout the Maison range they aim to use as much locally sourced product as possible.
Alongside cushions and throws, Voyage Maison produce an upholstery collection made in Europe on solid beech frames. These are available in any Voyage upholstery fabric creating a unique and personal piece of furniture that is manufactured to order on your behalf.
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Michael Bublé's Wife Wears Two Wedding Dresses
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They say good things come in threes, which must've really be the case for Michael Bublé's new wife, Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre, who donned a trio of dresses for the couple's two weekend wedding ceremonies! For their civil ceremony in Buenos Aires on Thursday, the 23-year-old Argentine TV star wore a flowing violet dress with crystal details. Then on Saturday, the festivities continued with a religious ceremony and reception in the capital city, where 300 guests gathered to celebrate at private mansion Villa Maria Paz, a source tells PEOPLE. Lopilato's father Eduardo, visibly moved, accompanied his daughter down the aisle as she glowed in a dress created by Argentinean designer Sylvie Burstin. The gown featured a satin bodice with a plunging neckline, plus a feminine, tiered skirt, made up of layers of tulle and ribbons with silk thread embroidery. She topped the look off with Christian Louboutin heels. Following the ceremony, the couple joined revelers in a spacious tent for the reception, where the newlyweds danced to Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody." South American singer Ricardo Montaner got the crowd moving with his hit, "Soy Feliz," and not to be outdone, Bublé performed "Haven't Met You Yet," which he dedicated to his bride. Halfway through the party, Lopilato changed into a silk chiffon v-neck Marchesa creation (sketch above), with a delicate embroidered waist and detailing at the shoulders. "The wedding was unbelievably joyous," the source tells PEOPLE. "Crazy dancing until six o'clock in the morning. [The] bride and groom and families and friends had a phenomenal time." And it hasn't ended yet: having finally found each other, the couple wants to keep the celebration going. The newlyweds are expected to have another reception in Vancouver, Canada — not far from Bublé's hometown of Burnaby — in May. –Reporting by Lesley Messer
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Hiroki Kobayashi and the Crimson lead the all-time series against Dartmouth, 42-34-8 (Gil Talbot).
The Game:
The Crimson men's soccer team hosts Dartmouth in the third contest of the current four-game home stretch. The game will be held at the Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Saturday at 4 p.m.
Harvard enters the weekend 2-10-1 and 0-4 in the Ivy, while the Big Green stands at 7-4-2 and 3-1 in the Ancient Eight.
The Matchup:
Harvard leads the all-time series against its Ivy League rival to the north, 42-34-8. The Big Green has taken five of the last seven games between the two teams, but Harvard did win the last game in Cambridge, 2-1, on Oct. 31, 2009.
About Harvard:
Obiajulu Charles Agha and Michael Innocenzi each scored a goal for the Crimson, which held two leads against Princeton last Saturday, but fell, 3-2, last time out.
Brian Rogers (2-0-4) and Agha (2-0-4) are tied for the team lead in points, while Zack Wolfenzon, Scott Prozeller and Innocenzi have also found the back of the net this season.
Austin Harms and Brett Conrad have both started multiple games in net for the Crimson. Harms is 2-7 with two clean sheets and a 1.46 goals-against average, to go along with 33 saves. Conrad has recorded one shutout and made 10 saves. Conrad also owns a 1.07 goals-against mark.
Harvard is outshooting teams, 145-143, while opponents have an edge in corner kicks, 54-44, and goals, 18-7.
About Dartmouth:
The Big Green comes into this match having won three consecutive games and six of its last seven. In addition, Dartmouth holds a plus-eight goal differential dating back to Sept. 23 against Massachusetts.
Leading its recent success is senior forward and co-captain Lucky Mkosana, who leads the Ivy League in goals (nine) and points (13). Mkosana has found the back of the net six times in the last seven games. Kevin Dzierzawski paces the Ancient Eight in assists this year (seven).
The defensive unit has conceded 15 goals this season and only five in the last seven games. In net, Noah Cohen has earned five shutouts, holds a 1.11 goals against mark and has stopped 52 shots this fall.
Around The Ivy League:
In other Ancient Eight games this weekend, Yale visits Columbia, Princeton hosts Cornell and Penn travels to Providence, R.I., to face Brown.
Grab An Eraser:
Austin Harms is now five saves away from tying fifth all-time in saves in program history. In front of him is Steve Kidder '74 with 177 saves. In addition, with 18 clean sheets in his career, the government concentration out of Corona del Mar, Calif., remains just one shutout away from tying Chris Johnson '06 (19) for the Harvard program record. Harms has two clean sheets this season after recording three as a junior, seven as a sophomore and six as a freshman.
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Harvard hosts Colgate Nov. 1 in the final non-conference game of the season before visiting Ancient Eight rival Columbia Nov. 5. The Crimson will then close out the regular season by hosting Penn on Senior Day Nov. 12.


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Instagram: 'Wait, Wait! That's Not What We Meant!'
from the responding-to-the-deluge deptSo, as the deluge of hate towards Instagram got louder and louder concerning its terms of service change, the company has now come out and said that it will change the terms and, of course, that it never meant them to be read the way people were interpreting them, and that it plans to adjust the terms so that people aren't so damn angry at them. On the question of "advertising on Instagram" they note:
From the start, Instagram was created to become a business. Advertising is one of many ways that Instagram can become a self-sustaining business, but not the only one. Our intention in updating the terms was to communicate that we'd like to experiment with innovative advertising that feels appropriate on Instagram. Instead it was interpreted by many that we were going to sell your photos to others without any compensation. This is not true and it is our mistake that this language is confusing. To be clear: it is not our intention to sell your photos. We are working on updated language in the terms to make sure this is clear.I'm sure this won't mollify some, but it is more or less what we had assumed they were trying to do in the first place. The blog post similarly notes that they're not claiming copyright on your images, nor are they mucking with your privacy settings.
To provide context, we envision a future where both users and brands alike may promote their photos & accounts to increase engagement and to build a more meaningful following. Let's say a business wanted to promote their account to gain more followers and Instagram was able to feature them in some way. In order to help make a more relevant and useful promotion, it would be helpful to see which of the people you follow also follow this business. In this way, some of the data you produce — like the actions you take (eg, following the account) and your profile photo — might show up if you are following this business.
The language we proposed also raised question about whether your photos can be part of an advertisement. We do not have plans for anything like this and because of that we're going to remove the language that raised the question. Our main goal is to avoid things likes advertising banners you see in other apps that would hurt the Instagram user experience. Instead, we want to create meaningful ways to help you discover new and interesting accounts and content while building a self-sustaining business at the same time.
In the end, we stand by our initial analysis: almost all of the complaints against Instagram's new terms of service were quite similar to complaints made against other terms of service in the past few years when someone got around to reading the details, which are hard to understand because of the annoying legalese that the lawyers want you to put in. Instagram -- and especially its new owners at Facebook -- should have realized ahead of time what was about to happen. They could have cut off an awful lot of this mess if they had posted a similar blog post before the new terms were released, or with the new terms explaining what they were really trying to do and why. When you let people imagine the worst, they will do so.
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Hey all,
We've created a dedicated Discord server for anyone to join. No strings attached. No rules (aside from spam and illegal content). Seri is setting up IDW game nights where we can play online games together. N1 is doing joint broadcast commentary for his shows. YOU could come up with the next great thing to happen to IDW as we expand beyond Perry's dream.
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Agreed! This worked very, very well during the Anime Expo 2016 AMV Show last Friday, and I will be using it exclusively for future shows. Thank you for setting this up!
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IDW rules do not apply on Discord because it's not the forum.
The only thing enforced on Discord is illegal content, spam, and (I forgot to add this earlier) harassment of any sort.
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The really cool thing about Discord over regular IRC is the voice chat feature option for those that wanna hop-in the karaoke box (k-box in Mejican!), the way it simply integrates & complements online gaming, as well as how lightweight it is on your system's process tasks... Discord runs smooth as butter on the NES!! ~
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dang it Discord is having connection problems to IDW chat room..
oh don't worry its good..its back on..
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That outage had nothing to do with IDW and everything to do with Discord. What people often forget is that Discord is an alpha product and is filled with niggling bugs. Hopefully this will serve as an ample reminder.
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Neurology Research in Bhutan
Sara Grundy, Clinical Research Coordinator
Our time in Bhutan was spent working at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, where we worked on two separate neurology research projects. Bhutan is a low income country in Asia that currently has no practicing neurologists. These studies aim to expand neurological care to Bhutan and other rural, low income countries by providing alternative technologies for diagnosis of neurological conditions.
The primary goal of the trip was to set up, train staff and start recruitment for the study called Optical Parameters in Brain Development. The goal of this study is to establish a correlation between retinal parameters, measured using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) technology, cortical development and cognitive status in children. The use of this technology would provide an alternative method for determining cortical development to MRI, which is more expensive and often unavailable in low income and rural settings. This study had previously recruited patients in Kenya, and we have expanded recruitment to Bhutan.
The OCT scan is a quick non-invasive procedure that involves placing ones head on a chin rest and looking in different directions as the machine takes pictures of the eye. The simplicity of the scan makes this ideal for children. During the trip we recruited our first twenty participants between ages 3 and 9, who were recruited through the department of Ophthalmology and referred for an eye exam by their school. During the time in Bhutan, we also trained local research staff and Ophthalmology residents on how to use the OCT machine, so the project can continue after we left.
In addition to the OCT study, we continued work on the Bhutan epilepsy project, where we recruited an additional 71 participants to come in for an EEG. Many were pediatric patients, who in addition to a normal EEG, received a smartphone based EEG. The smartphone based EEG has the ability to bring epilepsy diagnostic technology to more rural areas where neurological care and epilepsy treatment is unavailable. In Bhutan there are currently no neurologists, and this project aims to alleviate some of the burden caused by epilepsy in the country. Because of the lack of neurologists, we worked with doctors in the Department of Psychiatry, who are depended on to treat epilepsy cases.
We also expanded the project to determine the effects of Doma chewing on brain activity and EEG results. Doma is a drug in Bhutan that is very prevalent and widely available. We recruited six participants with epilepsy who were willing to chew Doma while receiving their EEG.
Each participant is also given a survey on seizure frequency, medication, and how epilepsy impacts their life to determine the economic burden of epilepsy in Bhutan. Women were also given a survey on pregnancy, birth and contraceptive use. In Bhutan, epilepsy is often believed to be contagious and a supernatural disease. One of the participants had his family leave him because they were afraid of his epilepsy. Part of our work therefore also involves raising awareness to the disease so that it will better understand and not feared as it is now.


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Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, both good and bad, but specifically those of micro-organisms or cancerous tumours. In popular usage, it refers to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a cytotoxic standardized treatment regimen. In its non-oncological use, the term may also refer to antibiotics (antibacterial chemotherapy). In that sense, the first modern chemotherapeutic agent was Paul Ehrlich's arsphenamine, an arsenic compound discovered in 1909 and used to treat syphilis. This was later followed by sulfonamides discovered by Domagk and penicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming.
Most commonly, chemotherapy acts by killing cells that divide rapidly, one of the main properties of cancer cells. This means that it also harms cells that divide rapidly under normal circumstances: cells in the bone marrow, digestive tract and hair follicles; this results in the most common side effects of chemotherapy—myelosuppression (decreased production of blood cells), mucositis (inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract) and alopecia (hair loss).
Other uses of cytostatic chemotherapy agents (including the ones mentioned below) are the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis and the suppression of transplant rejections (see immunosuppression and DMARDs). Newer anticancer drugs act directly against abnormal proteins in cancer cells; this is termed targeted therapy.
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NASD Fines Long Island Brokerage Firm David Lerner Assoc. $100,000 for Prohibited Mutual Fund and Variable Product Sales Contests
Washington, D.C.—NASD announced today that it has censured and fined Long Island-based brokerage firm David Lerner Assoc. $100,000 for running sales contests to promote certain David Lerner proprietary mutual funds and selected variable annuity and variable life insurance products, all in violation of NASD rules.
Between Sept. 25, 2000 and March 21, 2003, the firm conducted six sales contests and offered or awarded various prizes to the winning broker-dealer representatives, including three- and four-day trips to resorts in Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Las Vegas and New England. Other prizes included valuable home electronics, such as large-screen television sets, digital cameras and DVD players. The estimated value of the contest awards totaled $700,000.
Two of the contests violated NASD rules because the sales contests offered credit only for sales of David Lerner's own proprietary mutual funds. Four other contests violated NASD rules because the firm's proprietary mutual funds or selected variable products received favorable treatment for contest purposes.
"The sales contests engaged in by the firm increase the potential for investors to be steered into investments that are in the representatives' financial interests instead of the best interests of the customers," said Mary L. Schapiro, NASD's Vice Chairman and President of Regulatory Policy and Oversight. "Our rules are designed to prevent the conflicts of interest that arise when brokers are encouraged to recommend investments based on lucrative awards paid by their employers, rather than on the merits of the investments and the needs of their customers."
NASD also charged David Lerner Assoc. and its Vice President of Compliance, Daniel E. Chafetz, with supervisory violations for failing to have any supervisory systems or procedures in place to detect and prevent the sales contest violations in question. Additionally, NASD charged the firm and its Vice President of Sales, John Dempsey, Sr., with failing to supervise the firm's sales force to prevent the sales contest violations. NASD censured Chafetz and Dempsey and fined each $10,000 for their supervisory violations.
In settling these charges, David Lerner Assoc., Chafetz and Dempsey neither admitted nor denied the charges.
Investors can obtain more information about, and the disciplinary record of, any NASD-registered broker or brokerage firm by using NASD's BrokerCheck. NASD makes available BrokerCheck at no charge to the public. In 2003, members of the public used this service to conduct more than 2.9 million searches for existing brokers or firms and requested almost 180,000 reports in cases where disclosable information existed on a broker or firm. Investors can link directly to the program by going online to www.nasdbrokercheck.com. Investors can also access this service by calling 1-800-289-9999.
NASD is the leading private-sector provider of financial regulatory services, dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary compliance and technology-based services. NASD touches virtually every aspect of the securities business-from registering and educating all industry participants, to examining securities firms, enforcing both NASD rules and the federal securities laws, and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and registered firms. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.nasd.com.