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The Amityville haunting is one of the most well documented and discussed "real-world" hauntings that has ever occurred. The ordeal that the Lutz family endured and their supposed encounters with the supernatural after moving into 112 Ocean Avenue has been spoken of, disputed, proven and denied. The accounts of what happened during the month that the family stayed there has been adapted into a book, books about that book, news articles, TV specials, miniseries, movies and at least one flash animation concerning an irate squirrel and a haunted toaster.
So let's have a look at the 2005 remake of the 1979 adaptation of the 1977 novel and find out what happened at that one spooky house in AMITYVILLE!
The titles clue us in to November 13th, 1974. Some shaggy looking gent in the living room of the big, bad house scribbles a few insane etchings down in his notebook, then stops watching TV to head upstairs and turn on the house's strobelights. Clearly bugged by all of this flashing, the man decides to empty his rifle into his sleeping family. Man, there are like five people in this house and they must already sleep like the dead, considering that the only one to hear any of this is the youngest daughter. She hides in the closet, until Shaggy Shooter kicks in the door, sheds a tear and blows her brains out. Cause the voices said so.
We then cut to the bedroom of the Lutzes, George Lutz being played by Pre-Crisis Ryan Reynolds. He's doing the whole "Stepfather" thing to the gaggle of kids rampaging in and out of the apartment and also trying to dissuade his wife, Cathy, from her constant house-hunting.
During one of said hunting trips, they spot the notorious House from afar and meet up with the real estate agent. That seller is probably my favourite part of the movie, as she escorts them around the place, it's very clear that she knows that shit's haunted. She's constantly distracting them away from creeping shadows or politely lingering upstairs while they inspect the basement or preventing them from opening the fridge and seeing Zuul. Hey, when it comes to real estate, you're either a seller or a loser. Ryan is a contractor in this film and knows for a fact that house this big doesn't come this cheap, but the agent only comes clean after they agree to buy the place. She tells tham about the murders that happened there a year ago, but then quickly yells "no take-backs" and runs off, so I guess they have to buy the place.
I think I've seen this episode of The Simpsons.
Ryan is pretty cool with it, quoting the old National Contractor's Association excuse that "Houses don't kill people, people kill people"
The title card for Day 1 flashes up and the Shining rip offs start to pile together. The Lutz family moves in, with Ryan shooting home movies for the whole thing on a video camera that has to be the size of a sofa. I have to say, we're well into this movie and the only thing that seems even vaguely 70's at this point is the massive collar that Reynolds was sporting a scene ago. Even with the beard, these people just aren't hairy enough. That night, Cathy creeps into bed and these two start to bone, though it doesn't last very long. Reynolds sees the image of a hanging little girl behind his wife, which is probably enough to make him physically retract out of his wife and spoil the mood. Ain't it always the case when kids wander in?
The next day, Cathy checks in on her kids and holy hell, there's actually a daughter too? Maybe I wasn't paying attention, but I was completely blind sided by the existence of this third child. And also, she's played by a baby Chloe Moretz. Hey there kid! Can't wait to think you're cool in Kick-Ass and then think you're hot in Neighbours 2. Man, they grow up so fast.
It turns out the Chloe, or rather, Chelsea, has been talking with the waterlogged ghost girl from last night. Her name is Jodie and she seems friendly enough, though Cathy just writes this off as an imaginary friend. Meanwhile, Reynolds is cutting wood outside and gets a little snippy with one of the kids when he finds a weird metal thingy in the basement.
Things start to get spooky when Chelsea wanders out to the boathouse at Jodie's behest, and the youngest kid has a nocturnal visitor when taking a leak, realizing he's sharing the sink with some guy who looks like he spent way too long in a tanning bed. Ryan wanders the house, shirtless and flexing as hallucinations of himself killing his family stick to his brain. The house actually starts to bleed and Ryan sees Jodie in Chelsea's room. A quick investigation reveals that she's gone, but only because she's getting felt up on the ceiling by some strong, lovin' ghost arms. Okay, shot in the head, drowned and hung? Rasputin wishes he had this girl's resume.
I know that I'm just listing off events as they happen, but really, that's exactly what this movie is, a greatest hits album of various haunted house tropes. Bleeding walls? Check. Creepy ghost girls? Check. Patriarch being driven steadily crazy by extranormal forces until he inevitably tries to murder them all with that woodcutting axe he's so fond of?
Oh, and spoilers.
By Day 15, things are getting tense in the ol' Amityville household. Cathy notices the fridge magnets (oh, check for spooky fridge magnets) spelling out the arc words "Katch 'em Kill em" that the trigger happy murderer from the beginning was fond of writing in his notebook, until Ryan storms in and just pisses all over everyone's pillows. Some rotting six year old was keeping him up all night, the fountains keep spewing blood whenever he tries to shave and he has to work tomorrow DAMMIT. Cathy gets fed up with all this and manages to wrangle him out of the house for a date in his best turtleneck, thinking a change in scenery would do him good. They bring in Lisa, the midriff bearing babysitter and quickly skedaddle. Lisa does as any good babysitter would, inspiring thoughts of prepubescent lust in the older brother, taking a massive bong rip in the bathroom and then telling the kids all about how some other kids that looked JUST LIKE them died in the exact same room as them. Amazing.
It's very easy to avoid pitying her when she gets locked in the closet with the Jodie ghost. Turns out Lisa was the babysitter for the last family as well, and Jodie has some issues with her. She spooks Lisa and then, ew, oh, don't make her finger your brain hole, dude!
The Lutzs return home, and poor Ryan was actually having a pretty nice time before he saw the teenager they paid to look after their kids getting carted off in an ambulance, rambling about brain holes. I suppose the authorities just chalk it all up to the reefer. The kids are justifiably pissed that their parents didn't tell them about all the stabbings that went on in here and Ryan just shouts everybody down. From now on he is flatly terrorizing the rest of the family, having a dream about a hidden room in the basement that contains rows of sacrificial slabs and a bloodletting channel in the floor. He decides to just wash away all the bad feelings and we get to check off another box when something tries to drown him in the tub.
A trip to the doctor states that there is nothing physically wrong with Ryan, so it looks like he's just crazy. They get home to find little baby Moretz hanging out on the roof and barely manage to save her.
It seems that Jodie wanted to keep her on as a permanent playmate. Everybody starts yelling at each other like it's a particularly dark episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and again, there isn't really much of an actual STORY to provide commentary on. It's all just Stuff, Happening: The movie.
Ryan is completely screwed loose at this point, either freaking out his stepchildren or sitting in the basement and gigglecrying at the home movies from earlier, occasionally seeing demon faces leap out at him from the screen. That night, Ryan sees another figure scootching around the boathouse and heads down there, getting scared by some creepman who lunges out at him and ends up chopping the family dog to death, thinking it's one of the tanning ghosts that keep popping up.
Oh, boo. If I can't talk about a story just because this movie doesn't have one, I can at least talk about the various utterly disposable cliches that are on display. Much like the Black Guy never surviving, it seems to be written word of law that the family dog never survives moving to a haunted house. In the end of the first or second act, some unseen force or beastie or deranged Van Wilder will quickly kill the lovable pooch in order to ramp up tension and the threat of danger without actually harming any of the characters. It goes hand in hand with the trope that dogs can sense evil or paranormal forces, so it makes sense that such an asset would have to be removed from the occasion in order to keep the audience guessing. It makes sense from a strictly technical point, but such a trope has become predictable and cliched for decades. God forbid someone try to write something original for once. For heaven's sake, the Lutz family dog actually survived unharmed in real life and the book.
Ryan hides the dogs body and then starts yelling at everyone again until the local priest shows up and tries his hand at a good old fashioned exorcism. Cathy had called him earlier and shared the story with him, and the Padre informs her that the spooky cat doll Chelsea has been playing with the whole time once belonged to Jodie. He knew the DeFayo's quite well, and assures her that the little girl was buried with that doll.
Padre tries his hand at sanctifying the creepy old house with his bag of sacred knick knacks. Holy water hits the walls and floor like paint thinner and not much forward progress is made, until a swarm of flies zitzes the priest in the face and the house actually vocally tells him to piss off. He does so without a word spoken to a yelling Cathy, hightailing it out of there in his station wagon. You're a real dick, you know that preacher?
We get another pointless scene of Ryan Reynolds getting messed with until he is reduced to a fetal position and we zip ahead to:
Day 28.
Deciding to finally fill in this is dirth of plot, Cathy heads to the public library and does the 1970's equivalent of googling herself to investigate the house and the DeFayo family. The following tactless infodump reveals that the oldest sibling snapped 28 days after moving in to the rickety old place and killed his parents and all three of his siblings. Wait a minute, today is 28 days! She continues to belch backstory into our lungs by looking into the history of the old place. At the same time, Ryan finally physically busts down the wall over the hidden room in the basement and wanders into some ghostly fetish dungeon under the house. Get this, Cathy reads that the house was originally built by a crazy preacher called Reverend Ketcham, who's desire to katch 'em all compelled him to round up and torture Native Americans in his murder basement, dumping their bodies in the lake. Ryan wanders around said murder basement, getting freaked out by Gollum's brother who is really in to body modifications and a surprisingly pouty Iroquois Kris Angel dangling around on fishhooks. He walks into the final room, where the ghost of Ketcham sort of winks at him and slits his throat all over Ryan.
Cathy runs home, determined to get her family out of the house. She finds Ryan in the boathouse and they have some minor hijinks with a boat propeller that go absolutely nowhere, then tries to head inside, finding that her husband has become fatalistic enough to build coffins for the entire family. This might have been scary in an "All Work And No Play" kind of way, but receives absolutely build up or foreshadowing. But hey, coffins are scary! Ryan pulls a shotgun out of nowhere and starts chasing them around the house, eventually up the stairs and up to the roof, occasionally summoning or banishing his shotgun to and from the ether depending on whether he needs to use both hands in a fight scene.
Billy gives him a solid booting and Reynolds goes toppling off the roof and into the mud as the wife and kids climb down to safety. But Ryan's back and full on Jack Torrance at this point, swinging away at them with the axe. He's about to axe Billy a question, seeing his entire family as monsters at this point, until Cathy grabs the shotgun. But she just can't bear to shoot that pretty face. Could you?
Instead she rifle butts him in the face, which knocks a couple happy memories of balloons into his head long enough for him to come to his senses. We get a brief fake out scene where he envisions murdering Cathy with his axe one more time for the sake of a cheap scare before the family packages him up and gets in the speedboat, driving off. Oh yeah, leave the murder house and drive off into Corpse Lake. That place is probably much better.
Ryan awakens in the boat, and tells Cathy to keep going. The entire Lutz family survived their ordeal, never returned the house and went on to sue pretty much everyone who tried to adapt their story, including the makers of this film.
This film is pure shlock, the equivalent of walking through a haunted house attraction and getting spooks jumping out at you. Any attempt at cultivating a sense of dread or atmosphere is ruined by the visuals, which cannot resist pulling the trigger on a ghost popping up every ten minutes. The story is that there is no story. Actually no, the story is The Shining. Just go watch The Shining. Many people have lived in the 121 house with no talk of supernatural troubles, and I'm pretty sure that George Lutz never tried to murder his family with a 12 gauge.
I could say that the only real saving grace of the movie is Ryan Reynolds himself, if only because it's just terrible to watch so many scary things happen to someone so handsome. This movie is a wreck. Skip it.
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[…] from the sublime to the ridiculous, there was a battle on the twitters between lawyers and women disaffected by the verdict in the Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault trial. The end result was this representative […]
Bench v. Jury: The Ghomeshi Trial
Mar. 28, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Jian Ghomeshi, a former Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist and host, was found not guilty of five counts of sexual assault against three women in a high profile trial that just concluded in Toronto. The interesting thing about this verdict was that is that it comes as the result of a bench trial, (meaning the verdict is made by the judge, not the jury) which is the norm in Canada for all but the most serious of criminal offenses.
This can be both a good and a bad thing. The typical rule of thumb is that if the defense theory depends on the facts of a case (say, an alibi or an eyewitness), a jury is better. If the defense turns on an interpretation of the law, a bench trial is better.
The reasoning is pretty straightforward: if an acquittal depends upon the jury believing an alibi witness, the defense only has to convince 1 out of 12 jurors to prevent a conviction. On the other hand, if the defense is making a novel or counter-intuitive argument that is nevertheless legally correct, the judge as a trained lawyer is more likely to understand and be sympathetic to such an argument.
For example, take this obscure case from Missouri, in which the defendant (ably advised by his dashing and valiant trial attorney[1]) waived a jury in order to argue to a judge that since the defendant had not behaved in a threatening manner while demanding money from a bank teller, the wording of the robbery statute meant that the defendant was not guilty of robbery but rather the lesser offense of stealing.
His brilliant appellate counsel[2] convinced the Missouri Court of Appeals to reverse the conviction, but was overruled in a split decision by the Missouri Supreme Court. That's not an argument you can make to a jury…even folks you might assume that would be sympathetic, such as the trial counsel's family, tended to roll their eyes at that one.
That said, the threshold matter on getting a good bench trial is getting a good judge. Meaning, one who is willing to approach the case with an open mind and, most importantly, is willing to make a tough call knowing that it might be unpopular with a sympathetic victim or with the general public.
The judge in the Ghomeshi trial, William Horkins, seems to fit that mold:
He's generally respected by the lawyers that have argued cases beneath the glare of his bespectacled countenance. One of them, a criminal litigator named Corbin Cawkell, said that it doesn't get much better than Horkins. He's thoughtful, thorough and meticulous.
Now that Horkins is under what is perhaps the biggest spotlight of his career at the Ghomeshi trial, Sandler and others say such a case is in good hands from a legal perspective. "Everybody would regard him as a balanced guy with good judgment," Sandler said.
His very well-written opinion in the case reflect those accolades. [It's a long opinion but worth reading in full to get an understanding of the case and of the reasoning behind the verdict.] Agree or disagree, Judge Horkins did his homework. To begin with, he recognized at the outset that the case turned on a credibility call:
Each charge presented against Mr. Ghomeshi is based entirely on the evidence of the complainant. Given the nature of the allegations this is not unusual or surprising; however it is significant because, as a result, the judgment of this Court depends entirely on an assessment of the credibility and the reliability of each complainant as a witness.
Horkins proceeds to clearly lay out the reasons that he did not find the accusers credible. With regards to the first complainant, L.R., he noted that L.R. "was unable to describe a clear sequence of events" and described the assault as taking place in a Volkswagen Beetle that Ghomeshi did not buy until seven months after the alleged incident:
In a case which turns entirely on the reliability of the evidence of the complainant, this otherwise, perhaps, innocuous error takes on greater significance. This was a central feature of her assessment of Mr. Ghomeshi as a "nice guy" and a safe date. Her description of his car was an important feature of her recollection of the first date. And yet we know that this memory is simply wrong. The impossibility of this memory makes one seriously question, what else might be honestly remembered by her and yet actually be equally wrong? This demonstrably false memory weighs in the balance against the general reliability of L.R.'s evidence as a whole.
Judge Horkins goes on to consider L.R.'s post-incident conduct, such as some "flirtatious" emails she sent to Ghomeshi after the incident:
It was only after she was confronted in cross-examination with the actual emails and attachment that L.R. suddenly remembered not just attempting to contact Mr. Ghomeshi but also that it was part of a plan. She said that her emails were sent as "bait" to try to draw out Mr. Ghomeshi to contact her directly so that she could confront him with what he had done to her.
I suppose this explanation could be true, except that this spontaneous explanation of a plan to bait Mr. Ghomeshi is completely inconsistent with her earlier stance that she wanted nothing to do with him, and that she was traumatized by the mere thought of him. I am unable to satisfactorily reconcile her evidence on these points.
There's a similar long discussion of the post- hoc conduct of the second complainant, Lucy DeCoutere, in which the judge concludes:
All of the extreme animosity expressed since going public with her complaint in 2014 stands in stark contrast to the flirtatious correspondence and interactions of 2003 and 2004, words and actions that are preserved in the emails and photographs she says she forgot about.
Let me emphasize strongly, it is the suppression of evidence and the deceptions maintained under oath that drive my concerns with the reliability of this witness, not necessarily her undetermined motivations for doing so. It is difficult to have trust in a witness who engages in the selective withholding relevant information. (Emphasis added.)
And the same with the third complainant, S.D.:
[ S.D.]says that she inadvertently heard something on the radio about emails being presented to the other complainants. She realized at that point that everything was going to come out and that it was time to disclose the true extent of their relationship.
S.D offered an excuse for hiding this information. She said that this was her "first kick at the can", and that she did not know how "to navigate" this sort of proceeding. "Navigating" this sort of proceeding is really quite simple: tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Judge Horkins went on to find Ghomeshi not guilty. He did his job, in that he weighed the accusers' credibility and found them wanting. He made the right decision.
[1] Me.
[2] Not me.

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Weekly Wrapup: Auto insurers see satisfaction lift from digital
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The Weekly Wrapup is an analysis of the week's insurance news from the editors of Digital Insurance.
The digital transformation of the insurance industry can appear paradoxical: Carriers are rolling out advanced tech capabilities at rapid rates. Insurtech companies are coming up with new approaches to legacy processes regularly. And every indication from the greater economy indicates that customers are looking for a 21st-century customer experience from all their corporate partners.
But despite the feeling of speedy evolution, actual take-up and transformation takes time. New initiatives have to be ideated, approved, developed, released, and successfully adopted. However, the past several years of hard work by insurers is beginning to pay off.
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The latest J.D. Power & Associates U.S. Auto Insurance Study found that customer satisfaction with that lline of business is at an all-time high, despite rates creeping up. In a line that has been heavily commodfied that has led to premiums hitting a floor and bouncing back, service is becoming the key differentiator. And, says Robert Lajdziak, Insurance Practice Business Consultant at J.D. Power, insurance customers especially are noticing and appreciating the work their carriers are doing to enable self-service digitally for simpler transactions.
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J.D. Power also found that participation in usage-based insurance programs grew 25% this year. While that still only represents one in 10 auto policies, it's still a significant movement for the sector, which had been static at about 8% of the industry for two years. Carriers are doing a good job of changing the conversation around UBI to be less discount-focused and more about the ancillary benefits of signing on, Lajdziak says. Combining it with other digital initiatives could spur even more, quicker growth, since it takes some of the sting and fear out of sharing data.
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How to Make It
Heat oven to 350° F.
Rinse and drain the Swiss chard. Stack the leaves and slice them crosswise into 1-inch-wide strips.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the Swiss chard and squash and stir to coat. Add the wine, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until the squash is tender, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, brush the baguette slices with the remaining oil. Place on foil, sprinkle with the Parmesan, and bake until golden, 15 minutes. Ladle the soup into bowls and float the toasts on top.
Recommended: Large saucepan
To Freeze: Omit the Parmesan toasts. Let the soup cool, then ladle into large resealable bags, filling each one halfway. Store for up to 3 months.
To Reheat: Thaw overnight in the refrigerator or thaw partially in the microwave. Warm in a covered saucepan over medium-low heat for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, make the Parmesan toasts.


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How To Create A Budget
- Download Lesson Plan (docx)
- Download Discussion Questions (docx)
- How To Create A Budget: Handout (docx)
Quicklinks To View Online: Lesson Plan | Discussion Questions | Handout
Format: Classroom
Lesson Objective
Exercise the skill of budgeting
What the students should know at the end of the lesson
- What a budget is, and how to prepare one
Suggested Teaching Method
- Presentation and Interactive discussion
Suggested Material needed to teach subject
- Projector for PowerPoint presentation
Author: Jermaine Johnson
Date: July 31, 2014
Discussion Questions
- How many of you know what a budget is?
- How many of you already know how to budget your money?
- Do you think it's important to learn how to manage your money at an early age?
- How much do you know about credit?
- Do you know what the effects of bad credit are?
- Do you know your credit score can affect you getting a job now?
- Who has a savings account?
- Why is it important to save money?
- What are some things you do save money for (Jordan's, LeBron's, KD's and Foams)?
- Who knows about time value on money?
- Who knows anything about investing money?
- What importance do you have on saving money?
- Who here is frugal (tight) with money?
- Do you have a parent or relative who is frugal with money?
- How do you feel about them?
Learning To Create a Budget
Learning about the basics of financial management at an early age will help ensure that you will be responsible with money later on in life. Here are five personal finance lessons that you should learn as a high school student.
Creating a Budget
To be fiscally responsible now and in the future, you must learn how to create a monthly budget. Creating a budget will help you:
- Itemize and manage your income, expenses, and savings.
- Recognize how you spend your money and how much you spend in given time period.
- Plan the savings you will need for unforeseen expenses or changes in income.
- Make decisions about your money both today and as your circumstances change over time.
In order to create a budget, you will need to identify your sources of income and determine your fixed and variable expenses. Fixed expenses are set figures that don't change from month to month, such as a car payment. Variable expenses will vary from month to month, such as entertainment (movie expenses, etc.). Below is a sample 4-week budget for a high school student.
|Income (+)
|Expense (-)
|$ Available
Part-time job
Allowance from parents
College fund
Cell phone bill
Snack money
Savings for a used car
To be financially sound, it is crucial to spend less than you earn. If your expenses exceed income, then you will need to identify ways to adjust your budget by reducing expenses.
The Importance of SavingAs a high school student, you may not yet realize the value of saving your money. If you have enough money to pay for your expenses, why should you worry about putting any money aside each month? The answer is because you never know what the future holds. Having money in savings will give you financial security in case of an emergency. As a high school student, that emergency could be car trouble. Once you graduate and begin your career, that emergency could be an unexpected layoff. Setting aside money regularly will also help you meet your short and long-term goals (i.e. college tuition, expensive vacation, comfortable retirement, etc.).
Realities of credit cards
Due to credit card legislations, lenders cannot issue a credit card to you if you are younger than 21 (unless you can prove that you can afford payments or you get a parent or other older individual to co-sign). However, the earlier you learn about the realities of credit cards, the better off you will be. Obtaining a credit card has some advantages. It can help you build a good credit score (if used wisely), and it gives you a sense of security in case of a financial emergency (although building a savings fund over using a credit card is recommended).
Obtaining a credit card also has some disadvantages if it isn't used wisely. These pitfalls can include paying high finance charges and accumulating too much debt. The most important lesson to learn about having a credit card is to pay off the balance each month by the due date. If you follow this rule, you reap the benefit of building a good credit score and avoid the pitfalls of accruing too much debt, finance charges, and late payment fees.
The Time Value of Money
This is an important concept to learn as a high school student because time is on your side. The time value of money refers to the relationship among time, money, and rate of interest. It means that if money can be invested to earn a return, then the same amount of money is worth more today than at any point in the future. For example, if you put $100 into a savings account today that pays 5% interest a year, in one year you will have $105 because of earned interest. The key points to take away from this concept are:
- Begin saving/investing your money as soon as possible so it has more time to accrue interest.
- Save/invest as much as possible as your current budget allows (and make adjustments as your situation changes).
- Opt for saving/investing avenues that offer higher rates of interest.
The Worth of Being Frugal
As a high school student, you know that the modern world does not favor frugality. You are bombarded with ads about the latest technology and fashion on a daily basis. While it may be tempting to succumb to those ads and purchase the latest and greatest, you must learn how to live within your means and understand the difference between wants and needs if you want to be financially stable. Learning how to make the most of what you have and how to get a good value on items that you do purchase will only yield financial benefits for your future.
The earlier you learn about personal finance management, the better prepared you will be in your future endeavors. For more information about financial literacy, contact your high school counselor or financial advisor.


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The Lobby for returning soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, headed by Knesset members Shuli Mualem and Amir Peretz, held today (Tuesday) its third meeting in the Knesset.
During the meeting there was a discussion with former senior IDF officials regarding the variety of tools and fulcrums available to the Israeli government to pressure Hamas in Gaza.
Among officials who attended the hearing were Major General (retired) Avi Mizrahi, General (Ret) Noam Tivon, Col. (res) Erez Weiner, and Lt. Col. (res) Dr. Doron Avital.
During the discussion, the Chairman of the Jewish Home faction, MK Shuli Mualem said, "The return of Hadar and Oron is the fulfillment of the basic contract between the State of Israel and its soldiers who fight to protect us all. We must internalize that the goal is to bring our soldiers home and to realize that it must be done while we are engaged in a war against Hamas. We must exert continual and increasing pressure on Hamas prisoners in Israeli prisons and the population in Gaza."
She said, "We must use security, economic, and political mechanisms. It has been previously shown that pressure on the people of Gaza definitely affects Hamas. Israel should understand that keeping the calm in prisons is not the goal, but honoring the basic contract between the state and its soldiers."
Former Defense Minister Amir Peretz (Zionist camp) told the conference "Whoever sends soldiers into battle is committed to bringing them back dead or alive. All attempts to turn activity for bringing Hadar and Oron home into a political issue are invalid and must be avoided. The government mustn't take advantage of the families nobleness and continue foot-dragging on this issue. If we don't hear about any real progress at the next caucus meeting, we'll activate widespread public protest."
The father of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, Prof. Simha Goldin, told discussion participants, "In the last month, two significant concepts have collapsed: The first is that everyday people in Gaza have no influence on the Hamas military. Last month saw a demonstration of the people of Gaza against Hamas, and the Hamas military did not shoot them but made sure that Turkey and Qatar transferred diesel fuel and gas to contend with the cold wave. Also the concept that claimed a distinction between military Hamas and civilian Hamas collapsed two weeks ago when Yihye Sinwar was elected to lead Hamas Gaza."
Former Shin Bet chief, MK Yaakov Peri (Yesh Atid), told the hearing, "I am sure that the subject comes up repeatedly in internal cabinet discussions but unfortunately it does not reach the implementation level. There are opportunities for Israel to bring the boys home without worsening the humanitarian situation in Gaza. I had the pleasure to arrest Yahya Sinwar 22 years ago, he understands what a deal is, and he ran the Shalit deal from inside Israeli jails."
Translated by Mordechai Sones


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Descriptive words that begin with the letter H aren't at all hard to find. That's because H is a common letter in the English alphabet, but also because there are so many great H words. Get a dictionary and turn to the H section. You'll be surprised at how many words you never knew (and how much trouble you can get into if people around you get that dictionary away from you to see what those obscure, descriptive words mean!)
Words that Begin with the Letter H
Does This Make Me Look Fat?
Let's say you're a typical married guy, and your wife decides to try on some skin tight jeans. You know the inevitable question is coming as she squints in the mirror: "Honey, be honest. Do these jeans make me look fat?"
(Okay, so how much do you value your life?)
The first thing you might to do is compliment her taste in habiliment (that is, her taste in her attire.) This avoids the direct problem of truthfully telling her how she looks in the jeans.
If she's a hoyden, chances are she'll look fine. That's because hoydens - more popularly known as tomboys - tend to be athletic and don't tend to have the "junk in the trunk" issues that cause women to despise the current trend in skin tight jeans.
Now, let's say you're incapable of keeping your trap shut, and you absolutely must debrief her on how she looks. Don't be surprised if your wife turns into a harpy or a harridan (both words with similar definitions - an angry woman with a razor-sharp tongue.)
If things get really bad, her head might do a 360 degree turn. Then you'll have a total hyrax (shrew) on your hands.
Descriptive Words that Begin with H
It wouldn't be the first time a man who was too honest for his own good discovered that discretion is indeed the better part of valor.
What are those funny sounds coming from the bathroom? Your wife might be so angry it sounds almost as if she's hylatic (barking in anger.) So let's say you decide to smooth over the trouble. Keep your dictionary hidden, or at least don't tell her a hippometer would help you make up your mind in how she looks in those jeans.
That's because a hippometer is used to measure the height of horses, but she'll never believe that! Don't be surprised if she thinks you're a humgruffin (a terrible person), and cries lustily.
Or, on the other hand, she may just horrent to her heart's content (horrent, as in bristle stiffly at the mere mention of your name.)
Just resign yourself to dinners of cooked haslot (which isn't exactly yummy. Haslot is cooked animal entrails.)
Will You Hora With Me?
If you want to make up and set things to rights, your best bet is to avoid asking her to dance. With your H-word obsession, you might ask her if she feels like a hora, and that's likely to land a frying pan square on your head!
A hora, by the way, is merely a dance with no further implication. But if you start talking about horas, or horology....ummm, is there a plane to Beirut anytime soon?
Like a hora, horology is a perfectly innocent word. It means the manly art of measuring time, as in your wife saying, "It'll be a cold day in hell before I ever talk to you again!"
As horrisonant (dreadful-sounding) as all these H-words are, try to engage in humicubation. No, that won't get you arrested, but it might get you out of the hora-house.
Humicubation merely means prostating yourself on the ground with grief at having wounded your wife's delicate sensibilities (with all those evil-sounding H-words.)
Just coo little hypocorisms (nicknames) into her ear, and pray she's hypobulic (weak-willed.) All your devoted hyperbole (exaggeration) about how wonderful she is may restore you to your happy life again.
Just watch out. Descriptive words that begin with letter H can be very dangerous! Remember the H-bomb!


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Vibrational Review: Amma The Hugging Saint, aka Ammachi
Personal vibration: 200 (Updated value on 6/20/2013)
Why so low? because she has been holding her face to the light. But all the vibrational rise comes from looking at the darkness and transforming it.
The problem with Eastern religions is thus revealed.
The very few high vibration people in the Indian subcontinent do the same thing. Live a lower self, selfish, self-centered life and meditate holding their face to the light, smiling, as if it made a difference.
Crying, grief, frowning: i.e. fully experiencing the emotions caused by the lower inclinations is the path to a higher vibration.
The fact that so many Americans are attracted to the gurus is a sad fact: it comes from the same place as using antidepressants, alcohol, drugs, sex, gossip, etc. Not wanting to experience our shadow side.
But emotions buried alive never die, and will always keep you miserable and low vibration.
About Amma's compassion: it isn't. Why? because compassion is not what she is giving.
Compassion can only be authentically given if and when you
- have experienced what the other person is experiencing (grief, hatred, disgust, desire to kill, sadness, anger, etc.)
- have managed to get to the other side of it (through it, to the light)
- you are willing to give a helping hand to the other to get to the other side of it, not around it, not above it, and definitely NOT comfort.
Amma has kept herself away from those inner torments by keeping her face to the light.
Her meditation is an escape. Her prayer is an escape. And escaping doesn't earn you a high vibration.
How do I know? I have done exactly the opposite of what Amma is doing: fully experiencing all my horrible emotions, through courage to face them. And as an empath, I have also been experiencing emotions that I don't personally feel: your emotions. And I haven't been running from those either: I have been meeting them head-on, with my eyes open, exactly the opposite of what Amma, and probably you have been doing.
Part 2: What is wrong with how we view love today?
Here is a quote from Amma: "If we penetrate deeply into all aspects and all areas of life, we will find that hidden behind everything is love. We will discover that love is the force, the power and inspiration behind every word and every action. This applies to all people, irrespective of race, caste, creed, sect, religion or of what work people do."
This quote is a half truth half lie.
What is love in the original design?
First let us define what is love in the Original Design, or in the Tree of Life
You encounter something that you don't like. Or don't understand. Or feel threatened by.
You are going to react to it, won't you?
Your reaction will be, watched from one particular vantage point, an expression of non-acceptance.
You will run from the thing you don't like. Or you will want to change it. Cover it up. Hide it…
You can't just leave it alone.
That is what no-love looks like.
Love is the state where you can look at something, and feel what you feel, think what you think, and yet: you don't have to change anything. Neither what you feel, nor what's in front of you.
The urge, the compulsion that says: I need to, I want to, I have to, and I should change something (the thing or yourself) is not there as something you MUST act on. Maybe it's there as an emotion, as an urge, but the feeling is viewed as a feeling, not as a command.
So when I am looking at you, from a particular vantage point, from outside of you, I will see you just standing there. No action. No reaction. Just that: you standing.
That is love.
Source, as opposed to the invented gods of humanity, is able to stand there and not blink an eye. Your pettiness, your hate. Monsanto destroying the Original Design that has nurtured life for billions of years. Chemical factories that call chemicals food that they have made addictively tasty for you, destroying humanity's sense of what nurtures them. Medical doctors and pharmaceutical companies convincing humans that they can't take care of themselves. Lawyers telling people that the way to have peace and justice is to fight against each other, there has to be a winner and there has to be a loser.
Source is not blinking an eye.
Do we know what Source is thinking? Do we know what Source is feeling? Not really… but we can be sure of one thing: Source is not going to avenge the evil, and reward the just. Only humans do.
That is no-love.
In order to love the way humans love requires one to hate. Which means, the way you have love spreads hate!
Hate of yourself, hate of another, hate of how it is.
Consider that you are a puppet on a string. It is time to cut the strings.
Beware: someone who is always smiling is not loving, not compassionate, that person is a fake.


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At the heart of Arundhati Roy's remarkably popular and critically favored novel The God o Small Things is a love story, which begins with a forbidden glance. Ammu, divorced mother of two, outcast daughter of a solidly Anglophilic South Indian bourgeois family, gazes upon the "[c]ontoured and hard," highly "[p]olished" body of Velutha, Paravan carpenter, Untouchable family servant (Roy 167). And Velutha looks back. A small thing, the small thing of the novel's title even, but an occurrence that unravels a family, results in a savage beating, multiple deaths, and a lingering malaise. This novel demands that we ask how such a small thing could come to mean so much, and answering that question, along with unearthing the notion of history that saddles such an occurrence with such heavy symbolic freight, is the goal of this essay.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Michell C., "A case study of events and examples : history in Arundhati Roy's The god of small things" (2004). Honors Theses. 325.


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Prominent attorney Steven Brotherton, a respected authority on export controls and economic sanctions, has joined international trade law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. as the firm's Export Controls & Sanctions Practice Leader. He will manage the firm's export practice from ST&R's San Francisco office.
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Android 4.4.2 KitKat comes for all the Samsung Galaxy S3 devices soon
Last week Samsung started to push an update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat for Samsung Galaxy S3 devices from Sprint, and it seems that all the Samsung Galaxy S3 devices will soon receive the update.
After the firmware update was unveiled on Sprint's update support page, the OTA update of Android 4.4.2 KitKat began driving to the Samsung Galaxy S3 variant from Sprint in May 1.
The version of the update is L710VPUCND8 and will come with Linux 3.4 kernel, bringing performance, security enhancements and stability with it.
The Android 4.4.2 KitKat deliverance to Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 variants is a clue that the update will be soon available for all Samsung Galaxy S3 devices from now on, probably first in Europe followed next by other regions.
The Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS of Samsung Galaxy S3 will be replaces by Android 4.4.2 KitKat fixing bugs and making tweaks to the UI, like transparent status bar and white icons,
The update will also make the Galaxy S3 devices run faster requiring less memory.
To check the availability of an update for your device from the home screen tap Apps>> scroll to Settings and tap>>from the More tab>> scroll to and tap System Update>>tap Update Samsung Software>> tap Check now.
We hope you received the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update and enjoy the new performance of your Galaxy S3 device and we look forward to telling us what improvements you noticed.


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Lots of false teeth wearers know about it: stomatitis.
Stomatitis - "denture sore mouth" - is the most common symptom of yeast invasion, where tiny blisters develop on the gums. Other signs are patchy white spots in the mouth, a burning sensation, or a persistent unpleasant salty taste.
It's not all your fault. Your denture has something to do with it.
Prosthodontics with soft liners or those relined with a non-pressure process can harbor troublesome yeasts. On the other hand, pressure-processed dentures (the bubbles are pressed out under heat) are less porous and therefore less friendly to Candida infection.
Two brand-name processes that resist Candida are Ivoclar acrylic and Astron vinyl. If you have recurring denture stomatitis, ask your prosthodontist about one of these processes at your next reline.
If you're not due for new false teeth or a reline, you can take measures to control the growth of Candida at home. Cleaning dentures using the following recipe will help: Soak your dentures for two hours, four times a week in equal parts bleach, dish detergent and water. Follow this by a one-hour soak in half vinegar/half water.
This brew seems to work, but some false teeth materials can lose color - and any denture with metal parts other than gold will suffer.
Even better...The Journal of the American Dental Association recommends using a denture care solution containing benzoic acid that looks effective in killing yeasts with no damage to the prosthodontics. Commercially it's called Oral Safe (Great Lakes Ortho Laboratories, Tonawanda, NY), available through your dentist. There are remedies to "denture sore mouth." Because denture problems are a pain you just don't have to live with.
It's an indisputable fact -- our bodies change as we get older. These changes take different forms in different people, depending on our inherited physical traits, our lifestyle and nutritional habits, and our medical conditions.
Age brings changes in oral health and dental care, too. There are some specific areas where seniors need to pay close attention to protect and extend their oral health and dental care.
Plaque is an invisible layer of bacteria that forms on our teeth, and can trap stains at any age. But as we get older, plaque builds up more quickly and is harder to remove. At the same time, the tissue that lies underneath the tooth enamel, called "dentin," is changing, and those changes can make teeth appear darker. Finally, decades of consuming coffee, tea, or tobacco leave stains that build up over time.
Daily brushing and flossing are important, particularly first thing in the morning and just before bed, to combat the plaque that builds up overnight. You may also want to consult your dentist about using commercial dental care rinses that remove plaque.
Many seniors experience a reduced flow of saliva, sometimes as a side effect of medications such as painkillers or decongestants. For some, the lack of moisture inside the mouth can lead to sore throats, a burning sensation, hoarseness, or difficulty swallowing. In addition, if you leave dry mouth unattended, it can damage teeth, since saliva's natural rinsing keeps bacteria washed away from teeth and gums. Sugar-free chewing gum and hard candy will stimulate natural saliva, and artificial saliva and oral rinses will provide much-needed relief. Ask your dentist which commercial dental care products are the best for you.
If your gums begin to recede, the portion of the tooth that used to be below the gum line is now exposed. Roots are softer than tooth surfaces and are susceptible to decay; they are also likely to be sensitive to hot and cold beverages and food. Most people over age 50 suffer from some form of dental disease. Make sure you take good care of teeth and gums with daily brushing and flossing. A word of caution: your gums may be starting to thin. Brush thoroughly but gently to keep from tearing your gums.
Your fillings are getting older, too. They can weaken or crack, or your tooth may decay around the edges of the filling. As a result, bacteria can seep into your tooth, causing more decay. Regular check-ups will give your dentist the chance to keep an eye on your existing fillings.
Daily cleaning and good nutrition are critical for healthy gums. When gums become infected and diseased, they set off a chain reaction that can result in losing teeth or weakening the jawbone. Either condition creates more problems for your health and increases your medical costs. Contact your dentist if your gums become red or begin to bleed.
What you put into your mouth has a direct impact on the health of your mouth -- and the health of the rest of your body. As you age and your lifestyle changes, keep your nutritional goals in mind. Balanced meals are one the best ways you can contribute to your own good health.
The dentist will check your mouth, teeth, and jaw for any problems. You should also mention any sores, swelling, or pain you might be experiencing. Regular checkups enable the dentist to spot problems early. Early resolution of problems will help you keep your natural teeth.
Good dental care, regular check-ups, and good nutrition are the keys to really keep you smiling in your golden years!


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The gas leaf blower (GLB) resolution passed last week by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) is the first of its kind in the nation. The resolution calls on 1) the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and manufacturers of GLBs to develop guidelines to reduce toxic emissions and noise; 2) state and government agencies to promote the use of nonpolluting alternatives; and, 3) the American Medical Association to consider having its house of delegates do the same. Huntington CALM founder and QC community council member, Bonnie Sager, OD contacted the president of Suffolk County Medical Society, Charles Rothberg, MD to bring the issue to the attention of MSSNY. Allen Dozer, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist and principal investigator for the American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Center at New York Medical College gave testimony at the meeting. Dr. Dozor is a leader in the fight against childhood asthma and lung problems and interested in role of environmental agents in those conditions. He helped create and direct the Children's Environmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley. We are grateful for their efforts and the efforts of others, including QC advisor and pediatrician, Lucy Weinstein, MD, who heads the Environmental Health Committee of the American Association of Pediatrics, Chapter 2.
Recognition of GLBs and other gas-powered lawn and garden equipment as a local source of toxic pollution and noise is long overdue. In the US, GLBs and other gas-powered equipment generate tons of toxic pollution, including ground level ozone and fine particulate matter. GLBs are particularly egregious as they generate large amounts of fine particulate exhaust and surface-sourced materials that can range from herbicides and pesticides to fertilizers to animal fecal material to trace heavy metals. The pollutants produced by GLBs are widely acknowledged to cause or contribute to conditions including cancer, heart disease, stroke, asthma, and premature death. The noise levels are literally deafening and also cause hypertension, learning problems, and other stress-related health conditions. Children, workers, and seniors are particularly vulnerable.
The dramatic proliferation of fossil fuel powered equipment around our homes, schools, and other public spaces is distressing many communities and frankly must be considered not just an environmental issue, but a public health issue. Thus far, the issue has not gained sufficient attention by major medical groups. It is time to change that. Groups including the American Lung Association and American Heart Association need to make this issue a priority. With the body of scientific knowledge they bring to the table, MSSNY and other state and national medical societies have a critical role to play in educating government officials and the public about the connections between environmental hazards and disease, and the actions we can take to reduce risks in our backyards and communities.


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One of the best things about blogging is getting to do weird and wonderful things, that you would never have even thought of!
I embarked on one such adventure not long ago, in Mayfair.
If you're into your cognac, and even if you're not, you may have heard of Louis XIII cognac. It is the crème de la crème, as they say in France!
To celebrate their 140th Birthday, Louis released a special "Black Pearl" edition. I was enlisted to help!
It was my job to deliver one of the very special bottles across London.
Starting with a cognac masterclass at The Connaught.
I sat down with two cognac connoisseurs and a classic car buff to see what all the fuss is about.
This particular hand carved, crystal decanter is filled with glowing nectar that's been ageing and perfecting for over 100 years.
A pipette is used to ensure that no-one spills a precious drop!
The final masterpiece is a blend of around 1200 eaux-de-vie (seriously impressive when you think that regular cognacs only boast a few).
This gives Louis XIII its incredible complexity. Layer after layer of aromas float delicately from the glass
It starts with a sweet, nutty smell. Like candied fruits and Christmas spices, but changes every time you go back to it.
After a few tastes it starts to smell of oak, cigars and perfume.
It's very seductive!
We couldn't resist going back for more…
After the cognac we moved on to cars!
Or one particular car as it happens; a Jaguar XKSS. The world's first Super Car, one of only 16 in the world and Steve McQueen's toy of choice!
Owned by JD Classics, the best of the best when it comes to classic car restoration, it's fair to say I was more than a little excited to go for a ride.
Though I was quite glad not to be driving after all that cognac!
I scooped up my Black Pearl and made a speedy, James Bond style race to the car…
… if James Bond happened to be strutting his stuff for a group of photographers, that is.
Ok, perhaps I'm not quite as cool as Mr Bond.
But all he has is a martini, and I've got cognac.
I snuck in a few snaps of the car and its glorious red interior…
…before nestling my precious cargo inside…
…jumping in…
Matthew Williamson dress // Margiela bow bag // Christian Louboutin shoes
Cashmere wrap // Burberry coat (worn over my knees in the car!)
Killer Highstreet Versions
…wrapping up!…
… and setting off.
We roared away from the hotel and through Mayfair.
Holding on tight!
Quietly crossing my fingers that I would run into everyone I've ever met, so I could shrug and say "oh this old thing?"
But all we met was traffic!
Which didn't bother me one bit, because I'd have spent days in that car given the opportunity!
We pulled up outside the Black Pearl's final resting place (does that make me sound like a pirate? I quite like it).
I carefully (and begrudgingly) handed over the goods to one of the most charming chaps in London.
The photographers did their thing and we chuckled throughout!
We said goodbye and I headed right inside for a good cup of hot chocolate!
If only I could have added a dash of Louis XIII and slurped it in the car…
One day, maybe.


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The natural progression of SMA can be assessed by age- and ability-appropriate motor function scales and electrophysiological measurement of motor-unit health1,2
A number of motor function scales* have been developed that have proven useful in a range of settings, including:2-4
- Assessment of the natural history of SMA in clinical studies
- Establishment of a baseline in order to observe potential functional motor benefits of investigational therapeutic agents in clinical trials
*Below is not a comprehensive list of motor function scales.
INFANTS (2-24 months of age)
The Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) is designed to be a simple and scorable method for evaluating infants from 2 months to 2 years of age. The HINE includes 3 sections containing 26 items that assess different aspects of neurologic function:5,6
- Section 1: Neurologic examination assessing cranial nerve function, posture, movements, tone, reflexes, and reactions
- Section 2: Developmental milestones (head control, sitting, voluntary grasp, ability to kick, rolling, crawling, standing, and walking)
- Section 3: Behavioural assessment (state of consciousness, emotional state, social orientation)
HINE Section 2 (motor milestones) includes 8 items scored on a 5-point scale with 0 as the absence of activity, and a maximum score of 4 points7
- Some items have a maximum score of 2 or 3 points (see table below)
HINE Section 2 scoring chart illustrating the motor developmental milestones7
HINE Section 2 motor milestones achieved in a study of 249 infants without SMA5
Age at achievement
% reaching milestone
Motor milestone
Age at achievement
12 months
% reaching milestone
Motor milestone
Able to maintain head control
Able to stand unaided
Age at achievement
18 months
% reaching milestone
Motor milestone
Stand/walk unaided
Motor milestone achievements are rare in infantile-onset (Type I) SMA
In a retrospective study of individuals (n=33) with infantile-onset (Type I) SMA who were 1 to 8 months of age at the onset of symptoms, none of the more severely affected infants achieved a major milestone such as rolling over, independent sitting, crawling, standing, or walking.7
Motor milestones are rarely acquired in infantile-onset SMA. Infants with the most severe symptoms of SMA (early onset) may show a score of 0 on all 8 items of the HINE Section 2.7
More information about the HINE Scale available here
( ≈4 months to >4 years of age)
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND) may be used to evaluate the motor skills of infants with SMA:8,9
Infants with SMA may score significantly lower on CHOP INTEND than unaffected infants
Kolb et al. conducted a prospective, longitudinal natural history study of infants with genetically confirmed SMA that compared their CHOP INTEND scores with those of healthy infants. Age of onset of SMA symptoms ranged from <1 month to 4 to 5 months.4
Patient type
CHOP INTEND score
Age at enrolment
Age of SMA onset
Patient type
Healthy infants
CHOP INTEND score (average)
50.1 points
Age at enrollment (average)
3.3 months
Age of SMA onset
Patient type
Infants with SMA† (n=16)
CHOP INTEND score (average)
20.2 points
Age at enrollment (average)
3.7 months
Age of SMA onset
<1 month (6/16)
A CHOP INTEND score >40 is rarely observed for symptomatic individuals with infantile-onset
(Type I) SMA who have 2 SMN2 gene copies.11
More information about the CHOP INTEND score is available here.
The Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale—Expanded (HFMSE) is a measure that has been used in several clinical trials to evaluate the motor function of individuals with later-onset (Type II and Type III) SMA
The HFMSE includes 13 clinically relevant items from the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) related to lying/rolling, crawling, crawling/kneeling, standing, and walking/running/jumping:3,12,13
Child depicted in graphic above is ≥2 years of age.
Individuals with later-onset (Type II and Type III) SMA may demonstrate progressive decline in HFMSE scores.3
In one natural history study of SMA, individuals with later-onset SMA declined by 0.56 points (mean) in HFMSE score over 12 months.3
However, in another study of individuals (n=79) with later-onset SMA, motor function appeared to decline in a nonlinear fashion. The mean change in HFMSE scores at 36 months was -1.71 (P=0.01). During the study:14
More information about the HFMSE is available here
The Upper Limb Module (ULM) was developed to assess aspects of function related to everyday life in nonambulatory individuals with SMA. These skills might only be partly captured by the HFMSE in weaker patients.15
The ULM has been validated in the assessment of individuals with SMA (aged 30 months-27 years), including nonambulatory young and weaker children.16
The module includes 9 tasks that can be performed in a brief amount of time (5-10 minutes) using common equipment (e.g., drawing a continuous line with a pencil, picking up a coin and placing in a cup, pressing a button to turn on a lamp, lifting a beverage can to drink, removing the lid from a plastic container, lifting a weight and moving it from circle to circle on pre-printed paper). The maximum score possible is 18.16
ULM scores may remain relatively stable over a 12-month period.15
A study was conducted with nonambulatory individuals (n=74) with later-onset SMA (Type II and Type III); age range was 3.5 to 29 years (mean 10.22, SD 6.15).15
The mean change in ULM at 12 months was 0.04 points (SD 1.17) from baseline (mean 10.23, SD 4.81). Most of the ≥2-point changes in ULM occurred in children who were <5 years of age.15
Changes greater than ±1-2 points in the ULM may be considered clinically relevant.15
More information about the ULM is available here
Revised Upper Limb Module (RULM): The ULM was revised to address a ceiling effect and make the test useful in a wider population of individuals with SMA. The RULM consists of a total of 20 items for a maximum score of 37. Activities are graded from 0 to 2.17
The 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is an objective evaluation of exercise capacity that may be used to assess function in ambulatory individuals with later-onset SMA18
Progressive decline in 6MWT may occur in later-onset SMA.19
One study of ambulatory individuals with later-onset (Type III) SMA demonstrated a reduction
More information about 6MWT is available here
- Compound muscle action potential (CMAP) response is a measure of the electrophysiologic output from a specific muscle or muscle group following stimulation of the innervating nerve21
- Motor unit number estimation (MUNE) is a method that estimates the number of motor units‡ involved in the contraction of a specific muscle22
‡Motor units include motor neurons and the muscle fibres they innervate.23
CMAP may decrease rapidly in some individuals with SMA20
Trend lines represent CMAP declines in individuals with SMA. The shaded area indicates estimated normal values.
Adapted from Swoboda et al.20
In a clinical study, the average CMAP peak amplitude for infants with SMA was 1.4 mV (SD=2.2, n=25) compared with 5.5 mV in healthy infants (SD=2.0, n=27; P<0.01).4
Natural history studies among patients with Type I SMA demonstrate that CMAP amplitude is abnormally low and does not improve after symptom onset24
Green dots indicate children who were identified presymptomatically via genetic testing because a sibling was previously diagnosed with SMA.
Adapted from Swoboda et al.20
1. Finkel RS, et al. Neurology. 2014;83:810–7. 2. Darras BT, et al. Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence: A Clinician's Approach. 2nd ed. London, UK: Elsevier; 2015. 3. Mercuri E, et al. Neuromuscul Disord. 2016;26:123–31. 4. Kolb SJ, et al. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2016;3:132–45. 5. Haataja L, et al. J Pediatr. 1999;135:153–61. 6. Romeo DM, et al. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016;58:240–5. 7. De Sanctis R, et al. Neuromuscul Disord. 2016;26:754–9. 8. Glanzman AM, et al. Neuromuscul Disord. 2010;20:155–61. 9. Glanzman AM, et al. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2011;23:322–6. 10. Spinal Muscular Atrophy Clinical Research Center. CHOP INTEND for SMA Type I score sheet. Available at: http://columbiasma.org/links.html. Accessed November 2017. 11. Finkel RS, et al. Lancet. 2016; 388:3017–26. 12. Glanzman AM, et al. J Child Neurol. 2011;26:1499–507. 13. The Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network for SMA. Expanded Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale for SMA (HFMSE). Available at: http://columbiasma.org/links.html. Accessed November 2017. 14. Kaufmann P, et al. Neurology. 2012;79:1889–97. 15. Sivo S, et al. Neuromuscul Disord. 2015;25:212–5. 16. Mazzone E, et al. Neuromuscul Disord. 2011;21:406–12. 17. Mazzone ES, et al. Muscle Nerve. 2017;55:869–74. 18. Montes J, et al. Neurology. 2010;74:833–8. 19. Mazzone E, et al. Neuromuscul Disord. 2013;23:624–8. 20. Swoboda KJ, Prior TW, Scott CB, et al. Ann Neurol. 2005;57:704–12. 21. Arnold WD, et al. J Vis Exp. 2015;103:1-8. 22. Bromberg MB, Swoboda KJ. Muscle Nerve. 2002;25:445–7. 23. Monti RJ, et al. Muscle Nerve. 2001;1;24:848–66. 24. Finkel RS. Neuromuscul Disord. 2013;23:112–5.


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Brunswick football team travels to Taft for Erickson League showdown
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Brunswick School knew it had to turn the page quickly and get over its loss against Choate Rosemary Hall last week — its first defeat of the season.
While the loss was, of course, disappointing to the Bruins, it was a non-conference game and on the horizon for the squad is a schedule loaded with Erickson League football foes.
The 3-1 Bruins have only played one league game so far and have five remaining, the first of which takes place Saturday against rival Taft School.
The host Rhinos enter Saturday's Erickson League showdown at 3-1 overall and 2-1 in league play. Brunswick is 1-0 in the Erickson League.
"We are running straight through the league schedule now the rest of the season," Bruins coach Mike Hannigan said. "Our crossover games are done. Taft is right there at the top, so this is a huge game for our team."
The last seven meeting between the two squads has seen the Bruins go 5-2, including a hard-fought 33-26 win at Cosby Field in 2018. Brunswick won the last time it traveled to Taft in Watertown in 2017, 34-21. Taft last beat the Bruins in 2016, pulling out a 29-26 victory.
Indeed, the Bruins know their defense, which has been stingy all season, must be in top form against a Taft team that hasn't had trouble scoring.
"Taft offensively is explosive," Hannigan said. "They have gre
"There's just so many guys on their team that can and should, touch the ball," Hannigan said.
The Bruins' first-year coach liked what he saw from his squad following its loss against Choate.
"Our team took the right approach to last week's loss," Hannigan said. "We reflected on it and put it behind us. They didn't stay upset for too long and they are focused on this week now. We had an up-tempo practice yesterday (Thursday) and a high-energy practice."
Brunswick, which struggled to move the ball and sustain drives against Choate in Week 4, will seek to get its offense back on track Saturday at Taft. Whenever the Bruins and Rhinos have met, each game has included numerous big offensive plays.
Senior Jalen Madison leads the Bruins' running attack, while senior Kevonne Wilder is one of the main receivers senior quarterback Nick Winegardner looks to throw to. Wilder is also a threat out of the backfield.
"On offense, I want to see us return to fundamental football," Hannigan said. "We have to focus on fundamentals and execute our assignments and run the ball the way we ran it against Cheshire — with physicality. As an offense, you want to be on schedule, you don't want to get behind the chains and out of rhythm like we were against Choate."
Brunswick's defense, led by senior lineman Howard Powell, senior linebacker Aengus Rosato and defensive back Alex Burdick (senior) has plenty to focus on Saturday.
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Co+op Forest 2014
The holiday season can be a hectic time of year at the co-op and at home. It's the perfect time to take a short mental vacation to the remote, tropical Peruvian rainforest, and learn about the great work co-ops are doing to mitigate climate change. Lean back and relax while you are transported to Co+op Forest, home of the National Cooperative Grocers Association's (NCGA) carbon offset program, to find out what we've accomplished in 2014.
Welcome to the San Martin Biocorridor
Nestled in the lush mountainous landscape of northwestern Peru is an awe-inspiring region called the San Martin Biocorridor. Thought to be one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, this incredible area is home to over 160 mammal species, including South American tapirs, giant anteaters, nine-banded armadillos, and red-faced spider monkeys. More than 300 bird species also call this home, including scarlet macaws, white-throated toucans, and speckled chachalacas. Novel butterfly, amphibian, reptile, and plant species number well into the hundreds as well.
This vital region is currently managed by ACOPAGRO, a cooperative of cacao farmers who believe that preserving the forests around their farms contributes to cleaner water for their community and higher quality cacao. Unfortunately, in a modern twist that has become all too familiar, this old-growth rainforest has been found to contain massive underground petroleum deposits–as such, it is at imminent risk for development. This is one reason why our co-ops and ACOPAGRO have decided to work together to protect it.
Co+op Forest, Phase 2
In these pages a year ago, we introduced you to NCGA's carbon offset program, Co+op Forest. In 2013, we successfully demonstrated that when co-ops join forces, we can do amazing things. In partnership with French environmental collective, Pur Projet, we planted more than 1,000 native trees in Alto Huayabamba, a deforested region in northern Peru. In 2014, we continued to support the original project by planting an additional 1,000 native trees while expanding Co+op Forest to include the rich natural wonder that is the San Martin Biocorridor.
While Alto Huayabamba is a direct reforestation project, the San Martin Biocorridor is a conservation effort. Both approaches have an important role to play when it comes to slowing climate change.
The climate connection
Reforestation of areas such as the Alto Huayabamba is important because trees play a pivotal part in the capturing of greenhouse gases, the kind that lead to global warming. As trees grow, they absorb carbon dioxide from the air and store some of the carbon in their trunks. This effect is known as a "carbon sink." By acting as carbon sinks, forests slow the rate at which carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere. Reforestation projects that plant native trees in tropical areas are especially beneficial because tropical trees reach maturity quickly, allowing them to get to work faster.
On the other hand, conservation projects like the one begun in the San Martin Biocorridor protect old-growth trees from being clear-cut for timber or petroleum drilling in the first place. Protecting these trees is especially critical because their massive trunks are made up billions of tiny carbon atoms; every carbon atom that remains locked up in a tree is one less carbon atom that will otherwise contribute to global warming.
Co+op Forest, growing strong
We are pleased to use our collective strength to benefit Co+op Forest projects that work to mitigate climate change and protect the biodiversity that makes our planet so awe inspiring. In addition to NCGA offsetting air travel and utilities, two NCGA co-ops, Los Alamos Market (Los Alamos, N. M.) and The Common Market (Frederick, Md.) have contributed to Co+op Forest directly in 2014. All NCGA co-ops are welcome to contact Allie Mentzer ([email protected]) for more information about how your co-op can join the effort directly as well.n


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