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This is a topic I've actually wanted to create for a while, but first I think it's best to start off by explaining just what exactly I mean by Super Flying Sex Doll. It's actually something of an in joke between myself and some friends from the forum who tried to decide exactly what we should classify a certain character type as. It actually sprang from the character Inori Yuzuriha from Guilty Crown who was depicted as an almost custom made attractive female that could leap through the air and do all sorts of improbable feats of combat. Feel free to suggest a better term, but I mostly use it because I think it's an emerging trend and I don't know what else to call it at the moment.
Not all characters of the type fit Inori's personality and growth though (in fact they tend to be quiet the opposite) and I've actually come to jokingly apply the term to a type of female character that I feel we're seeing a lot more of lately and am not sure fits directly under the original definition of moe which as I recall has something to do with the feeling of wanting to protect something innocent. These characters tend to be amongst the more capable in the context of whatever it is they are trying to do, tend to be perceived as the most physically appealing amongst fans and even in the show but also as amongst the most interesting character and personality wise, but for all their big seasons showcasing martial prowess or general competence they also tend to get a lot of fan service scenes as well that show off their sex appeal, and development wise it could almost be argued that if viewed from a certain perspective they could be considered to be the actual leading heroes of their shows or at least equal to the male lead. In general they tend to really stand out and be the breakout characters for the series.
The question is is this still an overtly sexist portrayal of women? Are these characters an example of stronger female leads that are independent and interesting in their own right (some complain there's not a lot of these in anime) or does the nature of their costumes and obvious design for sex appeal cancel out these particular qualities. Here are some examples from the past few seasons that I feel illustrate the type of character I'm talking about.
Akemi Homura (Madoka Magica)
Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online
Sakura Ichiko (Binbogami-ga)
Yui Takamura (Total Eclipse)
Kuroyukihime (Accel World)
Morgianna (Magi)
Hakaze Kusaribe (Zetsuen No Tempest)
Layla Malkal (Code Geass Akito The Rebellion)
Most of the female cast of Horizon On The Middle of Nowhere
I'm going to let this topic stand for a while and see where the conversation goes, but personally I'll say I think these are all pretty interesting characters that don't come off as particularly misogynistic or purely fanservice material and that they represent something of an upward trend in the portrayal of female characters at least as far as Action series go. I recognize that sex sells and this holds especially true when it comes to anime, but I don't necessarily think it cancels out anything positive about a character and consider this type something of a trade off. And with that I yield the thread.
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While I agree that the characters you listed are complicated and interesting characters, their clothing, posture, and camera angle do show some attempts to sell them as sex objects as well. If the anime producers wanted, these things could have been avoided and focus could have been given more to the difficult situations and complex state of mind of these characters.
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Thread naming aside, I don't think I have a problem with powerful women. In fact, they are always refreshing when put in a world where men are normally the more powerful ones, particularly in fantasy series. I don't see a problem with them being put in situations wherein they are regarded as sex objects, either. Maybe I'm just used to them, or have accepted that it is normal, or I personally get turned on myself.
Well, IIRC Wonder Woman also got this same treatment in Western comics, right?
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I don't know if "superwomen" really is the right term. TVTropes uses "Action Girl" and has a separate page that analyzes it.
Also check out the Gender Dynamics Index.
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Whatever the name, the fact is that in many recent anime series, there are plenty of scenes that seems to be more about presenting female characters as sexual objects instead of furthering the plot or delving deeper in to consciousness of the characters.
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As for the "sexist" question... I am assuming that the reason this accusation happens for "moe" characters in the first place is because it's felt that they exist as little more than a shell of traits (both physical and personality traits) to be fawned over by the male characters in the shows and the male audience perhaps by proxy. In other words, it's sexist because they're just objects and not "people" (or even fully-developed characters). But I think part of the problem in that regard may be because shounen stories generally revolve strongly around the male protagonist, so all of the female characters exist in context of that protagonist. So even if a female character is strong and capable, they'll inevitably be intertwined somehow in the protagonist's web. So it could be seen as if the female characters have little real value as a character except as they relate to the male lead. I suppose, as wontaek keeps alluding to, the "sexualization" and fanservice do not help if the goal is to not present them as simple objects.
So in the end, I'm not sure how much of a difference this makes. I think the character in my avatar, Corticarte, arguably fits into this category too, but, despite being a terribly powerful fighter in-universe, she: a) requires the male lead to act, b) is the primary love interest for the male lead in her story, and c) is certainly the "victim" of a lot of exploitative character marketing (resulting goods I have dutifully bought, being the sucker that I am!). Probably sexist, yes, though I suppose one might consider there to be varying degrees. I do think that, in spite of it all, Corticarte is an interesting character set in an interesting story and story universe, and is not just an "object" in my view.
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I think it depends how chauvanistic your fanservice is, to be honest.
I don't think that putting an action girl in a costume like Kuroyukihime's weakens her or puts her down at all. On the other hand, you have stuff like Yui's photoshoot scene at the end of Total Eclipse's beach episode. Though I feel that in the grand scheme of things the impact on her character was minimal.
BTW, I think this rule applies to fanservice involving any female character, not just action girl types.
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I prefer women that can participate in the action needed. "Action Girls" are just an exaggerated version of those women (just as 'helpless princesses' are exaggerations in the other direction).
Characters can be quite moe and still kick butt and take names ... absolutely.
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I guess we could pull out Daisy Duke, Wonder Woman, and almost any character in the old Batman series ...
We have seen some progress .... more tomboyish types in bomber jackets or gear that actually protects them.
|2012-10-12, 02:03
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Positive portrayals can be bigoted too, especially if the conversion is to something that is just safe for the male audience, and ultimately consumption.
This doesn't mean a character can't appeal to a audience's taste, but when a strong female character is made strong but then still forced to suit the audience's tastes of femininity it would be sexist.
It's for this reason I despise the "faux action girl" trope, where a strong female character is strong on paper but it's really only to grant a token female position, mostly for fanservice. If a female character is portrayed to be competent, then they better actually be competent in practice, or it's just really a concept of making her still safe for the audience.
Sex appeal isn't inherently sexist either. For example, art in the Nanoha series often depicts Fate Testarossa as having an exceptionally notable posterior and the angles in a lot of pics would draw attention to that. However, this is just a feature of the character. It is not the character. It's ok to show characters as being sexy, but they shouldn't be used for that purpose. (Which is why the Vivid Manga is trash, since it went that way)
Now take Kaioshin's "Super flying sex doll" example. Inori's outfits, at least at the start, seems to have served no purpose rather than to flaunt her assets. Unfortunately it was to the degree where I simply wasn't even paying attention. Now, note, it's not even about how revealing an outfit is-- Fate's typical outfits are quite skimpy as well. I can't go into this without spoiling too much, but she definitely falls under the Rei Ayanami clone, in having very little or constantly changing personality. IMO, the majority of Rei Ayanami clones simply haven't worked for me simply because they try to focus on the sexuality of said characters and their seemingly indifference to it, except Rei was supposed to be creepy. It's not supposed to be moe inducing or for one to do something inappropriate later tonight for.
Overall, this is an pretty sensitive issue to me, since practically every favorite female character of me tends to be under the action girl category. I think they just stand out more in a world dominated by male protagonists. In general, for it to not reach an insulting and condescending portrayal is to have these characters do to fit the bill on paper, and also have a certain will. Essentially, they can't just spend all day doing cool stuff on screen. This is true of both males and females-- I mean sure, MD Geist is badass and all, but he's a terrible character. When I mean will, I mean they aren't just puppets meant to spread appeal to the audience. True appeal works on its own.
I would write a diatribe about each one of my favorite female characters individually but I think we're good for now-- you don't really want to scroll down for a few years, anyone?
But honestly, it seems anime handles this a bit better than say... Hollywood.
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In real life, do people generally prefer to be perceived as physically attractive, or as physically unattractive? The obvious answer, for both men and women, is "physically attractive".
So I don't see any harm or sexism in having an "Action Girl" character that's generally portrayed as being physically attractive, and hence as having "sex appeal".
That being said, nobody (male or female) wants to be seen as "just a pretty face".
But in a way the "Action Girl" characterization combats this at an intrinsic level. At a bare minimum, a reasonably well-written Action Girl is good at, well, action! She's good at kicking ass, to put it bluntly. That clearly distinguishes her from the classic damsel in distress, and shows that she is more than just a pretty face.
Mind you, it is possible to screw this up, and take a portrayal that should be inherently empowering to women and turn it into a sexist caricature.
Do you know why I object to fanservice in action scenes? The main reason is indeed that I find that these two "tastes" (erotic arousal, and thrilling combat) clash nastily for me when they're mixed together. But a very important secondary reason is that I do think that you hurt the image of an "Action Girl", and risk having her come across as a sexist caricature, if her action scenes are fanservice-loaded.
Remember that what makes an "Action Girl" stand out from "the Damsel in Distress" is that the Action Girl is not "just a pretty face". But if you take the Action Girl, and emphasize her sex appeal even when she's doing things that shows that she's not just a pretty face, then that just inherently undermines any perception of her being more than just a pretty face.
Why? Because it shows that even as she is being more than just physically attractive, what is the camera choosing to focus on? If it's choosing to focus on her sex appeal even when she's in action, then the production is basically saying that her sex appeal trumps everything else about her, which does come dangerously close to saying "Yeah, she's just a pretty face".
So in my view a character may become a sexist caricature if their beauty, handsomeness, or sex appeal is overemphasized at the expense of other positive character traits. But sex appeal alone is not a negative character trait - It only becomes one if it starts to override everything else.
Thankfully, that's not the case for just about all of the girls on Kaioshin's list that I've personally watched, so neither one of Akemi Homura, Asuna Yuuki, Yui Takamura, or Kuroyukihime are sexist, imo. In fact, I think that Homura and KYH are two of the least sexist female characters in all of anime, if not in all of fiction. They're very strong and well-developed characters, and KYH is extremely well-rounded.
I haven't seen enough of Zetsuen no Tempest to take a strong position either way on Hakaze Kusaribe, though.
So, tl;dr, most action girls in anime are not sexist. And the basic concept itself is certainly not sexist either. The key, imo, is to not allow sex appeal to override everything else. Sex appeal in and of itself is fine, but it shouldn't define the character. If it does start to define the character, then yeah, we're probably now into sexist caricature territory.
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(That said, I recognize that the mixture of fanservice with other elements in anime is something that a lot of people have a lot of different opinions on. There are some combinations that just bother some people for various reasons, whereas they may be fine with others.)
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7 January 2011
2011 will be great with plenty of MELGES MOMENTUM on several levels. From the outrageous powerhouse of pleasure the Melges 32, the sleek and super agile Melges 24, the all new mini-sportboat Audi Melges 20 to the rockin' hot Melges 17, there is a lot to get excited about!
MELGES 32 - Great things are happening in this class! Key West officially kicks off 2011 with 21 teams and a reschedule Miami Melges 32 Championship! The Miami event is a stand alone Melges 32 regatta happening on March 4-6, 2011 in Miami. Volpe, Delta, Full Throttle, Ninkasi, roXanne, Dark n' Stormy, Yasha Samurai, Celeritas, Samba Pa Ti and Heartbreaker are among those already committed. Please contact the IM32CA Class Admin today with your intention to race, online registration will be offered via Yachtscoring and is coming soon. Three days of racing are planned (4-6, Friday - Sunday, 3-3-2), registration and weigh-in will be just prior, hosted out of Miami Beach Marina. Reserve your slip today by calling direct at 305-673-6000. Stay close to melges32.com as the NOR will be made available shortly!
MELGES 24 - The Melges 24 Worlds happens in the USA for 2011! Anyone who has ever been knows there is nothing quite like it! So if you have not registered, you need to NOW. Key West has attracted 21 teams from all over the world, most of the competition traveling from Europe. Next on the stop is MIAMI — February Winter Regatta AND Bacardi Miami Sailing Week in March! You can bet that the teams competing in just a couple of weeks for one of the World's most coveted titles will be there to! Visit usmelges24.com as all the details are there!
You can now view Melges 24 Classifieds at the official website of the U.S. Melges 24 Class. Also, be sure to bookmark the USMCA Form Appendix.
AUDI MELGES 20 - Brand new and fast becoming a sportboat favorite! On the heels of a very succusseful Miami Winter Series Event No. 1, February and March will be here before you know it! Register for MWS Event No. 2 and Bacardi Miami Sailing Week NOW!
MELGES 17 - This hot little scow is moving forward in 2011 — organized, and ready to race! There is a whole new slate of officers and members involved in promoting the class. Boats are being prepped and rockin' this season. It is still one of Melges' hottest sellers! Questions, comments, suggestions please contact this list of Melges 17 Class Officers and Members!


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First-round opponent still in doubt
OAKLAND, Calif. — Spurs forward Matt Bonner was sitting in his locker at Oracle Arena before Monday's 116-106 loss at Golden State, fiddling with a video game on his iPhone, when an assistant coach ambled up to deliver the bad news.
Bonner would be earning his first career start at small forward.
Not exactly the fleetest of foot on the Spurs' roster, Bonner at first thought he was being pranked.
"You guys suck," Bonner said finally, with mock indignation. "You're just trying to embarrass me."
Welcome to end-of-the-season basketball in the NBA, which can often look suspiciously like preseason basketball in the NBA.
With the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs already locked up, coach Gregg Popovich took the opportunity to sit Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard on the second night of a back-to-back.
With Manu Ginobili and Boris Diaw already back home nursing injuries, and recently released Stephen Jackson getting a head start on an early vacation, it left the Spurs with nine active players to face a Warriors team still scrambling for playoff positioning.
Steph Curry pumped in 35 points and closed in on the NBA's single-season 3-point mark, Klay Thompson chipped in 23 points, and the Warriors beat back the short-handed but scrappy Spurs, who were within 88-87 with 9:29 to go.
The fairy tale ended there for the Spurs. Golden State scored the next 19 points to break the game open.
The victory, combined with Houston's loss in Phoenix, vaulted Golden State (46-35) back to sixth in the West with a game to play — and, for now, out of a first-round meeting with the Spurs.
If the playoffs began today, the Spurs (58-23) would face the Rockets in the first round, but the Warriors and even Los Angeles Lakers remain possibilities.
The Spurs close the regular-season at home Wednesday against Minnesota, with a game Popovich indicated would feature more star-power from his team than Monday's.
"Everybody will play, because it's not a back-to-back," he said.
Before Monday's game, Popovich groused about the way his struggling team, 6-6 in its previous 12 games and without a road win since February, was lurching toward the playoffs.
"We've been playing better most any other year going into the playoffs compared to this year," Popovich said.
Popovich conceded injuries to key players — particularly Parker and Ginobili — have made finding a rhythm difficult.
"That's part of it," Popovich said. "I also think our focus just hasn't been where it needs to be the last three to four weeks. I've been disappointed in our focus."
As depleted as they were, Monday wasn't the day for the Spurs to get their groove back.
Gary Neal provided 25 points off the bench, and Patty Mills added 23, but they simply didn't have the firepower to keep up with the Curry-led Warriors.
The skeleton-crew Spurs led by three at half, before a 14-4 Warriors run — fueled by 10 Curry points in 21/2 minutes to start the third — helped Golden State open up breathing room.
The NBA's seventh-leading scorer at 22.3 points per game coming in, Curry had 24 in the second half. He made 7-of-13 on 3-pointers, pulling within one of Dennis Scott's NBA single-season record (269).
Despite Curry's eruption, the Spurs kept scrapping, and when Nando De Colo swished a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter, it pulled the Spurs within a point.
Warriors coach Mark Jackson could not have been surprised at how long the Spurs were able to hang in with a makeshift lineup. In much the same situation last year, the Spurs closed the regular season with a 107-101 victory at Oracle Arena without their Big Three.
"We've seen this movie before," Jackson said. "They are still the San Antonio Spurs."
The time, the script had a different ending. With Curry and Thompson trading shots, Golden State exploded on a 19-0 run that transformed the game into a rout.
Twitter: @JMcDonald_SAEN
More InformationSpursNation.com: Photo gallery from the Spurs vs. Warriors game.
Wednesday: Timberwolves @Spurs, 7 p.m., FSNSW


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Cisco Unified Presence, Release 7.x -- How to Configure Cisco Unified Presence for Integration with Microsoft Exchange 2003
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Cisco Unified Presence requires a Microsoft Exchange account with special permissions to query end-user calendaring data. The Exchange account must comply with the following minimum requirements:
- Be a member of the "Exchange View-Only Administrator" group.
- Have "Receive-As" permission on the end-user mailboxes. We recommend you to assign this permission at a higher level (such as mail storage group) to enable population of all the mailboxes in the mail storage group.
Note: You may already have an administrator account that is configured on the Exchange server. However, the default administrator configuration may not let you log into other user accounts. We recommend that you create a separate administrator account for Exchange Calendar integration.
Creating a Receive-As Account
Before You Begin
Ensure that you have completed the prerequisites, and understand the requirements for integrating Cisco Unified Presence with Microsoft Exchange 2003.
- Create a new account on the Exchange server.
- Check Delegate Control as Exchange View Only.
- Add Receive Permissions to the account.
Troubleshooting Tips
If the display of Administrative Groups is not enabled, right click Exchange and check Display Administrative Groups.
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What To Do Next
Creating a User Account
Before You Begin
Create a Receive-As account.
- Start Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) on the Exchange server.
- Perform the following actions:
- Right click the Users container.
- Select New | User.
- Enter the naming information for the user account in the New Object User window.
- Click Next.
- Click Next again to accept the default mailbox settings for the user account.
- Click Finish to complete creating the user account.
Related Topics
What To Do Next
Delegating Control as Exchange View Only to the Account
Delegating Control as Exchange View Only to the Account
Before You Begin
Create a User account.
- Open the Exchange System Manager on the Exchange server.
- Navigate to the Administrative Groups folder.
- Select the Administrative Group to which you want to add the account that you created.
- Perform the following actions:
- Right-click the group.
- Select Delegate Control from the pop-up menu.
- Click Next in the Exchange Administration Delegation Wizard window.
- Click Add.
- Click Browse and select the user account that you created.
- For the role, select Exchange View Only Administrator.
- Click OK.
- Click Finish to save your changes.
Related Topics
What To Do Next
Adding Receive-As Permissions to the Account
Before You Begin
Delegate Exchange View Only control to the account.
- Open the Exchange System Manager on the Exchange server.
- Select Administrative Groups > First Administrative Group > Servers > First Server > Mailbox Store.
- Right click the mailbox store and select Properties.
- Perform the following actions:
- Select the Security tab.
- Click Add.
- Enter the name of the account that you want to use in the Enter the object name to select field.
- Select Receive-As to grant Receive-As permissions to this administrator account, and on all mailbox stores against which you need to access calendar information.
- Click OK.
- Perform the following actions to verify that the account that you set up is configured correctly and has full permissions to log in to the mailbox store:
- Configure the Receive-As account to the backend gateway using the appropriate password.
- Select IPPM > Services > "Today's Meetings". If you have configured the "Receive-As" account and certificate correctly, the scheduled meetings for the IPPM user display.
Troubleshooting Tips
If the characters ~, #, %, +, &, |, *, and / are part of a user's email address, then Exchange calendar integration will not work for that user.
If you receive an error message indicating that the Exchange server is down and the certificate is configured properly, then the "Receive-As" account is not configured properly. Recreate the account using the steps in this procedure.
Related Topics
What To Do Next
Configure the the Receive-As account to the backend gateway using the appropriate password. See Configuring a Presence Gateway on the Cisco Unified Presence Server


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A PDF of each conference presentation (where permission has been granted) is listed below.
Kyle Ford, Jon Garrett and Joe Cain
Marian Scanlan and Greville Wood
Paul Rowe and Bridget-Mary McGown
Sharon Sanilands and Patrick Manning
Tania Kemp and Chris Chamberlain
|8.00am - 5.30pm
|Conference registration desk open
|8.30am - 1.30pm
| Rural Hospital Medicine Forum and AGM
Rural hospital medicines update
Division of Rural Hospital Medicine AGM
Venue: Fullwood room, Dunedin Centre
|12.30pm - 5.00pm
|RHAANZ Council Meeting
Venue: The Terrace, Dunedin Centre
| 4.00pm
|Kaumaatua Hui
Venue: Fullwood room, Dunedin Centre
|5.30pm - 7.30pm
|NZRGPN Board Meeting followed by dinner at 7.30pm
Venue: The Terrace, Dunedin Centre
|Workshop one
Trying to avoid it and then dealing with the consequences
Contraception, mirena, and pipelle
Helen Paterson with support from Bayer
First antenatal consult
Dr Celia Devenish
Essential information required by both woman and doctor will be covered in this interactive presentation. The topics covered will range of models of maternity care available to pregnant women, Best Practice at this consultation, including newer fetal and maternal screening options in pregnancy, risk assessment of a pregnancy, dietary and lifestyle choices, and management of common presenting problems.
Case histories will be used to illustrate the optimal individualisation of a woman's care in the context of their needs, with the opportunity for interactive discussion.
Rationale of medical involvement in this important milestone in a woman's and future family's health will be also be discussed, and recognition of pregnancies at risk.Obstetric emergencies
Dr Celia Devenish
Venue: Conference room one, Dunedin Centre
|1.30pm - 4.30pm
|Workshop two
Education for rural practice in rural practice
Under grads and post grads / research
Roger Strasser
When compared to their metropolitan counterparts, rural practitioners may be described as "extended generalists". They provide a wider range of services, sustain a heavier workload, and carry a higher level of clinical responsibility in relative professional isolation. Research evidence shows that the three factors most strongly associated with entering rural practice are: 1. a rural background; 2. positive clinical and educational experiences in rural settings as part of undergraduate medical education; 3. targeted training for rural practice after graduation. Drawing on this evidence, rural education pathways have been developed to maximize potential recruitment into rural practice.
Evaluation of rural clinical attachments has demonstrated that the rural setting provides a high-quality clinical learning environment which is of potential value to all medical students. Specifically, rural clinical education provides more "hands on" experience for students such that they are exposed to a wide range of common health problems and develop a high level of clinical competence.
This workshop will explore models of rural based medical education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels to provide a context for interactive discussions which explore the principles and practice of education for rural practice in rural practice. The workshop will conclude with a summary of the important enablers of success in implementing rural education pathways.
Venue: Conference room two, Dunedin Centre
|9.00am - 5.30pm
|Workshop three
Nurses/multidisciplinary training session
Jean Ross
Otago Polytechnic School of Nursing invites you to a free symposium for rural nurses, learning in the 21st Century.
Come and see new ways, up skill, meet and share with colleagues and friends.
For more information please click here
Note: this is to be held at Otago Polytechnic School of Nursing
Refreshments and lunch are provided
Free of charge
Venue: Otago Polytechnic School of Nursing, Forth Street, Dunedin
|1.30pm - 3.30pm
|Workshop four
Taking a sample patient on a journey through heart disease
Facilitated by Fraser Hamilton, The Heart Foundation
Note: Case based workshop open to all GPs
There will be significant changes to the landscape this year with the removal of More Heart and Diabetes Checks as a Health Target. How can we build on the work done making CVRA sustainable?
The current calculator is overestimating risk and will likely be replaced this year. We will discuss the background of these changes and how it will impact practice, plus look at the current worldwide recommendations for treatment decisions based on risk and discuss whether New Zealand guidelines need addressing.
The importance of early diagnosis, and early reperfusion.
Nearly half of the admissions this year with a cardiac event will occur in people who have previously had an event. We know that a significant proportion of patients do not maintain medication and positive health behaviours a few months after heart attack.
What is the current best practice for Secondary prevention?
What does Cardiac Rehab look like?
What can rural General Practice be expected to provide?
Roughly a third of patients with AF are on appropriate anti-coagulation. Is Atrial fibrillation being undertreated? What is the place of the Novel Non Vit K anticoagulants?
Tools for diagnosis, and emerging therapies.
Venue: Fullwood room, Dunedin Centre
|Workshop five
Making health and safety simple on the farm
Facilitated by Al McCone, WorkSafeNZ Agriculture Programme Manager
Each year, around 20 people die in on-farm work related incidents. Thousands more (about 1 in 6) have medical attention leading to an accepted ACC claim. In addition, an estimated 60-90 persons die of illness related to agricultural workplace activity. This does not count those who attempt self-harm. The impact on families, communities, and the sector as a whole is significant.
WorkSafeNZ, along with ACC, have designed and implemented the 'Safer Farms' programme to introduce a suite of interventions designed to reduce the injury toll on farms. These interventions are being introduced over a period of several years. During 2016, the emphasis will be on building awareness, building leadership across the sector, and building capability within the sector.
2016 also marks the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, which aims to be more accessible than previous legislation. WorkSafe believes health and safety on the farm is not an onerous task and can be met through a number of simple steps. The requirements of farmers when implemented will have a positive effect on both injury rate and business productivity.
This interactive workshop covers the scope of health and safety damage in the agricultural sector, the nature of planned interventions, and seeks answers to questions on further interventions, building capability and supporting and encouraging rural community leaders to stand up. We aim to bust a few myths, and to encourage and support health professionals who are willing to stand up and lead the way in lowering the toll.
Venue: Chesters Lounge, Dunedin Centre
|Doctors' and nurses' dinner
|7.30am – 6.00pm
|Registration desk open
|Official conference opening
Mihi Whakatau
|Keynote address
Distributed community engaged learning: Social accountable education in Canada's rural north
Roger Strasser
|Morning tea
|Minister of Health
|Keynote address
The Importance of Simple Steps in Complex Times
Nigel Latta
| 11.30am
| Concurrent session 1
|Think not what you can do for Work and Income, but rather what can Work and Income do for your patients?
David Bratt, Ministry of Social Development
|Freetown 2015: Social response and direct care provision during the Ebola pandemic
Ryan McLane, Ministry of Health
|TeleHealth - Enabling better access to HealthCare services
Kyle Ford and Dr Jon Garrett, WellSouth Primary Health Network, Joe Cain, Philips Healthcare
Surge Capacity Demands – '0-100km in 60 seconds'Rhonda Johnson and Debi Lawry
Avoiding pitfalls: Diagnostic difficulties and dilemmas in acute maternity presentations
Dr Celia Devenish
Diabetes workshop part 1: Starting insulin in primary care
| 12.10pm
| Concurrent session 2
|What's new on offer? Ambulatory services, day case procedures and HPV screening into the future
Dr Celia Devenish and Rachael McConnell
|Inflammatory, irritable or malignant (the bowel not the speaker)
Jason Hill, Southern DHB
|Foundation standards
Kaylene Holland, WellSouth Primary Health Network
| Myth busting and midwifery: the lived experience of providing remote rural maternity care in a changed maternity environment
Emma Bilous, School of Midwifery, Otago Polytechnic
| Entry to exit - the succession planning conversation
Richard Adamson, Bank of New Zealand
| Diabetes workshop part 2: Diabetes complications
Patrick Manning
|RNZCGP Rural General Practitioners' Chapter AGM
Glenroy auditorium
| 1.50pm
| Concurrent session 3
|Renal function
Rob Walker
|Challenges of dermatitis
Dr David Young
| Career Planning for students: Future possibilities in rural health
Panel discussion
Panelists: Brendan Marshall, Gemma Hutton, Margo Roxburgh
|What happens when you delegate the distribution of rural funding to Clinicians?
Paul Rowe and Bridget-Mary McGown
|What is the role of rural general practice in reducing avoidable perinatal and maternal mortality? Lessons from the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee
Alison Eddy, New Zealand College of Midwives
|A new model of care for General Practice - A Nurse Practitioner and a Primary Health Care Nurse... it works!!
Tania Kemp, Pleasant Point Medical Center
Chris Chamberlain
| 2.30pm
| Concurrent session 4
|Reconfiguring the doctor-patient environment in musculoskeletal pain; what you say, matters
Dr John Petrie
|Results of a primary care based, nurse-delivered, cardiovascular disease medication health literacy intervention trial for Maori people with cardiovascular disease
Dr Sue Crengle
|Lost in Translation? Developing a rural integrated health centre in Golden Bay
Struan Clark, Golden Bay Community Health
|When is an ED not an ED?
Buzz Burell, Renwick Medical Centre
| Smoking Cessation – an integrated model of care
Christine Brears, Piki Taiaroa, Toni-ann Beekmans, Vida Tangihaere, Taumarunui Community Kokiri Trust
Improving Outcomes in Diabetes Care in Rural New ZealandSharon Sandilands, Central Otago Health Services Ltd
Patrick Manning
|Afternoon tea
|Rural nursing discussion- rural pilot research project
Extended Glenroy Foyer
|Keynote address
Midwifery- providing an integrated maternity service
Norma Campbell, Midwifery & Maternity Provider Organisation Ltd
|Keynote address
Unlearning our privilege as a loss: from integration to Whanau Ora
Donna Matahaere-Atariki
|Awards Ceremony
Presentation from Gemma Hutton
|6.00pm - 7.00pm
|Welcome reception
|Student dinner
|8.00am - 5.30pm
|Registration desk open
|6.30am - 8.00am
|Pat Farry Trust fun run and walk (race briefing at 6.30am)
Starting/finishing at the Railway Station, Anzac Ave
Register here
|8.30am - 9.25am
|Breakfast sessions
Aortic Stenosis; diagnosis, treatment options and the need to refer early
Dr. David Smyth, Clinical Director of Cardiology at Christchurch Hospital
Hosted by Edwards Transcatheter Heart Valves, New Zealand
Implementing virtual consults (video) in general practice
Sanjeewa Samaraweera
Hosted by Medtech Global
|Keynote address
One World: One Health: One Life: One Chance
Alison Dewes
| Keynote address
Family violence in a rural setting
Lesley Elliott
|Morning tea
| 11.30am
| Concurrent session 5
|Mental health
|Acute Coronary Syndromes diagnosis and management
Belinda Green
Investing Ideas for a Healthy Portfolio
Sue Stewart, MFAS
|Structure, Organisation, and Services of Rural and Urban General Practices
Susan Dovey, University of Otago
|Models of care as it applies to South Westland
Gemma Hutton
Dr Jo Scott-Jones
| 12.10pm
| Concurrent session 6
|Registered nurse prescribing
Pam Doole, Nursing Council of New Zealand
|Nausea & Vomiting: managing a common symptom without becoming sick to your stomach
Amanda Sommerfeldt, Southland Hospice
|Transport problems and solutions
Mike Hunter
|Patient portals and e-therapy in rural health
Sanjeewa Samaraweera, Medtech Global
|Abstract presentations - Rural inequalities
Presentations from Dave Fearnley, Jenn Keys and Steve Hoskin
| Animals, humans, environment: All roads intersect in rural health
Dr Mark Bryan, New Zealand Veterinary Association
|RHN AGM - Lunch
Conference room 1
| Keynote address
Aid in dying in New Zealand
Matt Vickers
| 2.45pm
| Concurrent session 7
|Managing alcohol and drug addiction in a rural area
Marian Scanlan and Greville Wood, West Coast District Health Board
| Community based attachments in prevocational training
Prof Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Mr Elwyn Eastlake
|Education/ up-skilling for nurses and registrars
Garry Nixon, University of Otago and Tracey Reid
| Cxbladder: New tools to aid in the diagnosis and management of bladder cancer
Brent Pownall, Pacific Edge Diagnostics
|Models of care
Dr Pragati Gautama
|End of life care panel discussion
Chair: John Ayling
Panelists: Matt Vickers, Helen Sawyer and Grant Gillett
|Afternoon tea
|Keynote address
Telehealth and rural broadband – what's been achieved and the next big things
Craig Young, TUANZ and Andrew Slater, Homecare Medical
|Keynote address
Hot issues in rural
'The Dunedin Declaration'
Chair: Bill Nathan
|Conference close
|Medtech conference dinner combined with the wine, adventure and art auction
Sponsored by Medtech Global and in association with the Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust
|9.00am - 12.00pm
|Network breakfast forum
|10.00am - 12.00pm
|Student breakfast forum


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Building a stack
Once the boards are ready to go the next step is to sort thru them and find nine that make a reasonable stack. The boards don't have to be perfectly straight so long as they're all not perfectly straight in pretty much the same way. It's okay if the stack is a bit bowed end-to-end… we'll correct that later. The most important part of selecting boards to form a stack is that they are as similar as possible, so the broad sides are as close to smooth as you can get them. We'll need to make them perfectly smooth later, so the better you start off the less waste there will be later.
Once you have a set of boards ready to go, lay them out on a bench in the order and orientation that you'll be needing them during glue up.
I use 8 pipe clamps, each with 12" wide 2" x 2" oak cauls on each side. I will alternate these on each side of the stack as I clamp it, so I start with half of the clamps on my workbench spaced to ensure that the other half wont overlap them much. I place butchers paper under the clamps to protect the workbench from the dripping glue later.
A fine spray of clean water on the boards helps add a bit of moisture which will hlep the glue cure properly.
I use Polyurethane glue for my stacks because it has a reasonably long working time, and it will take about 15 min to actually get a single stack clamped up. I take the cap off the bottle and pour a bead of glue down the entire length of the first board, then spread it with a plastic spreader the same way I spread epoxy during layup. (I use old bits of base material as a spreader here.) It takes some practice to start to recognize how much glue to apply in a single pass. Start with too little and add more but don't take too much time as there are seven more applications to make. Take the next board and lay it in place on top of the first one, then rinse and repeat. Once the final board is in place you'll have a gooey stack ready to be clamped.
Carefully push the stack over so it lays flat on the bottom set of clamps and adjust the board placement as necessary. Note that the ends of the stack don't have to align perfectly! It's common to have boards of slightly different lengths and that's okay; we'll trim it up later.
Once the boards are aligned, tighten the center clamp on the bottom, then add top clamps on either side and tighten them. Tighten two bottom clamps on either side of those, and so on until you reach the ends. Try to avoid getting any glue on the cauls so you don't glue your clamps to the stack, or take precautions like tape on the cauls.
I usually let a stack dry for3-4 hours so I can make a few stacks per day.
The Woodworking Resources page has a number of articles on proper clamping. These are all worth a read and will help you understand how much pressure you should use in order to get a good glue up.
Preparing the stack for slicing
Once the stack is dry and out of the clamps it need to be prepared to be sliced. The wide sides of the stack will be uneven, since it's almost impossible to find boards that are perfectly straight, and to align them perfectly for clamping. I first pick the side that looks the flattest and remove the excess glue with a scraper. Next, I run that side over a 8" jointer until it is flat. Once that face is flat, I turn the stack 90 degrees and flatten the bottom of the stack using the newly flat face against the fence of the jointer. Now we have one flat wide face, one flat adjacent base and those two surfaces are at 90 degrees to each other. Next, I flatten the other wide face by running the stack thru a planer with the jointed side down. This yields a stack which has two good sides, and one good base. Surfacing the fourth face is optional at this point and I usually skip it. I then take the stack over to my chop saw and trim the ragged ends square.
Finally, clearly mark the bottom of the slice with a few triangles along the length. This will help you identify the bottom of the slices later for book-matching.
The stack is now ready for slicing.
See Also
- Core blank overview
- Wood selection, drying, and prep
- Slicing a stack
- Joining the halves of a core blank
- Pictures of a stack after layup, cleanup, and surfacing.


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Just before Christmas I posted about the CWGC website as one of half a dozen WW1 bias websites that I believe are invaluable for researchers and family historians interested in this conflict.
Next up is The Long, Long trail (www.1914-1918.net). This site is a huge website jam packed with great detail about the British Army of the First World War. It is home to detailed and well illustrated accounts of strategy, the formation of the regular, territorial and new armies, plus histories of corps, regiments and individual units. The site inlcudes descriptions and samples of records, including some transcribed unit war diaries.
The site is also home to the 'Behind the Wire' database, a searchable index of names and information culled from inteviews of escapees and returning prisoners of war, conducted by the Committee on the Treatment of British Prisoners of War in 1918.
A brilliant, brilliant website.


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U.S. bank stocks remain volatile and, as usual, there is a mixed bag of opportunity and risk, heading into earnings season.
Bank stocks reversed course during the third quarter after the sector's "annual" second-quarter decline.
TheKBW Bank Index rose 8 percent during the third quarter, closing at 49.58 Friday, following an 8 percent decline during the second quarter and a 26 percent return during the first quarter. Year-to-date through Friday, the index was up 26 percent, with all but two of the 24 index components seeing gains, with some of the most maligned industry names seeing stellar performance.


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Practical Issues > Health - Index > Vegan Index
Neutralizing Soy-Detracting Nitwits
"It doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people doesn't add up to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Someday you'll understand that. Now, now...Here's looking at you kid." - Humphrey Bogart
Once or twice each day, I receive emails asking for more information on the soy controversy.
The anti-soy geniuses claim that soy consumption will turn men into girly-boys.
The anti-soy intellects claim that soy will give you cancer of the thyroid, breast, and superego.
The anti-soy whiz kids claim that the only safe diet is Paleo, and people should drink raw milk and eat freshly killed animals so that fresh blood will drip down faces rather than cooked gravy. Raw meat is healthy, they claim, and the louder the moo, oink, and woof, the better. Out, damned spot!
Their cry:
Broccoli is Hazardous to Your Health. Soy is Hazardous to Your Health. Do you believe such nonsense?
Soy is bad for you because it contains phytoestrogens. If you accept that, then you must also believe that broccoli is much worse.
So too, for that matter, should you never again eat seeds, whole grains, berries, fruit, vegetables, nuts, or sprouts.
Are phytoestrogens in soy and broccoli really hazardous?
Despite the fact that phytoestrogens (plant estrogens) are not steroids like human estrogen, there are those who would have you induce vomiting if ever you swallowed a soy product containing isoflavones. My advice to you is to not swallow their illogical line of reasoning.
For each milligram of phytoestrogens that she eats from soy products, the average American woman will also consume an additional four milligrams of phytoestrogens from fruits and vegetables. Advice to abstain from phytoestrogens is insanity, and Internet hype and hysteria has infected the good judgment of numerous so-called health advocates. This includes many ignorant physicians, who read one such article and assimilate just enough information to offer erroneous and dangerous health advice to their patients.
The only reason that phytoestrogens are considered to be very dangerous is that the name sounds like estrogen, even though they are not steroid hormones, and even though their mechanisms of action do not mimic estrogen. Beware of phytoestrogens, you are told. Like the "boogeyman," phytoestrogens in fruit and veggies are gonna get you while you sleep.
A publication in the February 2004 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (R. Ziegler, 2004;79:183-4) suggests that women who eat high levels of soy isoflavones have lower rates of breast cancer than those who consume low levels of isoflavones. Dr. Regina Ziegler is a researcher with the National Cancer Institute. She has taught health and nutrition courses at Yale and Harvard Universities. Ziegler writes:
"The daily intake of phytoestrogens in white U.S women has been estimated to be <1 mg, with 80% from lignans, 20% from isoflavones, and <0.1 from coumestans." According to Ziegler, an expert in her field, Americans eat four times the amount of phytoestrogens in fruit and vegetables each and every day as they do from soy products. Ziegler wrote:
"Historically, breast cancer rates in the United States have been 4-7 times those in Asia, whereas isoflavone intake in the United States is <1% that in Asian populations."
You might consider contrary advice. An apple a day does keep the doctor away because of those magical phytoestrogens. So too do brown rice and almonds, broccoli, and fresh sprouts. Go heavy on the soy.
Dead raw flesh and cooked animal parts should not be served with body fluids from diseased animals. Every cell in your miraculous body craves life, not death. Cells and enzymes from carrots and oranges. Green plants containing chlorophyll, and calcium with magnesium in a proportion that is efficiently utilized by the human body. A rose will never become a dead chicken, even if it is so re-named. Neither would a phytoestrogen become a steroid hormone, nor act like one.
"Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning." --Charles Tremper
The March 3, 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that women who consume soy products have a lower risk of breast cancer than women who do not eat soy.
Japanese scientists (Motoki Iwasaki, et. al.) measured plasma blood levels of the most abundant protein in soy, genistein. More than 24,000 women (ages 40-69) participated in this original 1995-2002 study. After an average 10-year follow up, 144 subjects developed breast cancer. Plasma levels of genistein were again measured.
Researcher's conclusion:
"We found a statistically significant inverse association between plasma genistein and risk of breast cancer."
In fact, the scientists found that the breast cancer risk for those eating the greatest amount of soy products (those with the highest level of genistein) was one-third of that for the group with the lowest amount of genistein in their blood.
Unfortunately, the study included only 24,000 people, a tiny sample, and lasted for only ten years, a very short amount of time, so isoflavone critics will doubt the conclusion and continue their unsupported claim that substances in soy, broccoli, and apples cause breast cancer. We know better.
For those who echo soy, broccoli, and apple naysayers: "We need more people speaking out. This country is not overrun with rebels and free thinkers. It's overrun with sheep and conformists." --Bill Maher
Dairy producers see soymilk as the new kid on the block and they are running scared. Their strategy is to spread rumors about soy because it contains phytates. Perish the thought, phytates? Quick, induce vomiting. Call Poison Control. Where's the stomach pump?
By the way--Wheaties cereal also contains phytates.
One bowl of Wheaties (portion size is defined on the side of the box) is equal to: 3/4 cup of cereal and 1/2 cup of milk.
The people who would prefer that you eat raw milk and meat with saturated fat (the Neanderthals) are out there bashing soy and grains. Beware!
If the soy naysayers are correct, and if you enjoy a bowl of Wheaties for breakfast, that single portion of cereal will contain more than 2.5 times the amount of phytates as will the soymilk used to moisten the breakfast of champions.
Dr. Anthony Mercola writes:
"Soybeans are high in phytic acid...It's a substance that can block the uptake of essential minerals... Scientists are in general agreement that grain- and legume-based diets high in phytates contribute to widespread mineral deficiencies in third world countries. Analysis shows that calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc are present in the plant foods eaten in these areas, but the high phytate content of soy- and grain-based diets prevents their absorption."
Sally Fallon director of the Weston Price Foundation echoes Mercola's lack of wisdom (almost word for word):
"Soybeans are also high in phytic acid or phytates....which blocks the uptake of essential minerals-calcium, magnesium, iron and especially zinc-in the intestinal tract. Scientists are in general agreement that grain and legume based diets high in phytates contribute to widespread mineral deficiencies in third world countries. Analysis shows that calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc are present in the plant foods eaten in these areas, but the high phytate content of soy and rice based diets prevents their absorption."
A website registered in New Zealand offers similar disinformation. Soy Online Service (should be re-named Soy Offline Disservice). In a column titled "SoyToxins," they write:
"There's plenty yet that you didn't know about soy! Soy contains several naturally occurring compounds that are toxic to humans and animals...soy toxins such as phytic acid...have the ability to target specific organs, cells and enzyme pathways and their effects can be devastating....As with any toxin there will be a dose at which negative effects are not observed. Soy Online Services have examined the scientific data on the soy toxins and have uncovered several alarming truths...There is no legislation to protect consumers from soy toxins in raw soy products...all soy products, no matter how well treated, contain low to moderate levels of soy toxins; processing cannot remove them all of any of them."
Since soymilk is the bone of contention, I chose its phytate content to serve as a baseline for comparison to wheat products.
Charts contained on pages 30-34 of "Food Phytates" (edited by Rukma Reddy and Shridhar Sathe, CRC Press, ISBN # 1-56676- 867-5) reveal:
The percentage of phytates in soymilk is listed as 0.11%.
Wheat has been called the "Staff of Life."
Durham wheat contains 8 times more phytates than soymilk (0.88%).
Whole wheat bread contains almost 4 times more phytates than soymilk (0.43%).
Wheaties, contain nearly fourteen times more phytates than soymilk (1.52%).
Let's use common logic here. If wheat contains more phytates than soymilk, then wheat should not be eaten either, right? What a silly claim soymilk detractors make. It is completely without merit.
A typical portion of breakfast cereal consists of two ingredients, cereal & milk. The proportions: three-quarters of a cup of Wheaties weighs 22.5 grams. One-half cup of soymilk weighs 122.5 grams. Ergo, the wheaties contain 342 milligrams of phytates. The soymilk contains 135 milligrams of phytates.
Now, let's get to the point of this. In their introduction and summary of the scientific substantiation to follow, the authors of Food Phytates write: "Recent investigations have focused on the beneficial effect of food phytates, based upon their strong mineral-chelating property...The beneficial effects include lowering of serum cholesterol and triglycerides and protection against certain diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, renal stone formation, and certain types of cancers."
So you see, phytates are healthy for you. Phytates represent a prime example of using food for medicine.
Of course, if you happen to believe all of the negative soy hype, skip the Wheaties. Skip the soymilk. You can always have a corn muffin, right? Let's go to the phytate chart. What percentage of corn bread is phytates? Oh, no. Corn muffins contain twelve times the amount of phytates as soymilk, or 1.36%. An extra-large 6-ounce corn muffin (168 grams) contains 228 milligrams of phytates, midway between the (3/4 cup) Wheaties and (1/2 cup) soymilk.
So, take your pick. All of this negative soy rhetoric is either A) serious stuff B) ridiculous propaganda originating from the 'you know who' industry.
Robert Cohen
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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Chris Terry's power-play goal late in the third period lifted the Charlotte Checkers to a 1-0 win over the Abbotsford Heat on Saturday.
Justin Peters made 41 saves to earn the shutout for the Checkers (32-17-5), while the Heat (26-22-8) suffered their seventh straight loss.
With Heat defenceman Chris Breen in the box for hooking, Terry eluded Greg Nemisz at the blue-line and beat Abbotsford goalie Leland Irving with a blocker-side wrist shot to snap a scoreless tie at 15:34. It was his 20th goal of the season.
The Heat boasted a 41-22 edge in shots on goal, but had nothing to show for it due to the flawless play of Peters. One of his best saves of the night came midway through the third period, when he stymied Ben Walter from point-blank range off a rebound.
Irving was also solid, most notably coming up with a stop on Zac Dalpe on a short-handed 2-on-1 break in the second period.
The Heat struggled on the power play for the second straight night. After going 0 for 7 and allowing two short-handed goals in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Checkers, they went 0 for 6 with the man advantage on Saturday.
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Law enforcement agencies that used the most resources pursuing murder suspect Christopher Jordan Dorner may soon be looking at a total tab that could reach into the millions of dollars.
No estimates are yet available and a full public accounting may never be given in what was one of the largest law enforcement operations in recent memory.
Whatever the final costs, they are likely to be so high that Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has already directed staffers to learn whether any state or federal funds could be available to reimburse the city and other jurisdictions.
"We are looking at it kind of like the fire departments do when there is a big regional event," Los Angeles police Lt. Andy Neiman said.
"The chief has directed we look to see if any grants are available for an emergency situation."
From the Feb. 8 morning when Dorner's burning car was discovered in Big Bear Lake to the Feb. 12 afternoon when he likely shot himself to death while surrounded by SWAT deputies in a burning cabin near Barton Flats, the case involved hundreds of officers from an assortment of agencies.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and Los Angeles Police Department respectively led efforts to find Dorner and protect numerous people – police officers and their family members – believed to be at risk during Dorner's self- declared war against the LAPD.
The two agencies were joined, however, by personnel from the Irvine and Riverside police departments investigating the deaths of those whom Dorner is believed to have killed. Other agencies, including the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and state Fish and Wildlife, whose wardens exchanged gunfire with Dorner on the manhunt's final day, also contributed to the search.
A partial list of law enforcement resources devoted to the Dorner case:
• At its peak, 125 law enforcement officers from several agencies worked through snowy weather while on search teams in the Big Bear Lake area.
• Roughly 275 Los Angeles police officers were assigned to protect 50 potential Dorner targets and their family members.
• Two helicopters equipped with FLIR technology, which employs thermal imagery, were used to detect body heat.
• FBI crime lab and profiling resources were also used.
Los Angeles officials are compiling the costs of the Dorner case, which involved hundreds of officers assigned to both protective details for those threatened by him as well as investigators and administrative staffers.
"We all were working extra hours on it and there will be a lot of overtime, either paid or compensatory time off," Neiman said. "Our Fiscal Operations Division is pulling together the figures to determine the full cost."
That full accounting of the LAPD's expenses is still a few weeks away, said Patty Huber, an assistant city administrator who declined to venture a rough estimate.
While the Dorner search was still active, Los Angeles Councilman Dennis Zine said he had not been given detailed estimates but expected the costs to reach into millions of dollars.
"The cost is absolutely expensive, but it's a cost that we need to save lives," Los Angeles Councilman Dennis Zine said last week.
Los Angeles devotes nearly $1.2 billion of the city's $4 billion budget to its Police Department.
Huber said the city's $229 million in budget reserves should be strong enough to weather the costs of the Dorner manhunt in the event the LAPD needs to make a supplemental budget request.
"We're not going to be the next San Bernardino," Huber said.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department may never actually release figures for how much was spent during the Feb. 8-12 manhunt.
San Bernardino County spokesman David Wert said that since the sheriff, usually an elected officer, does not have to answer directly to the Board of Supervisors, it is not customary for the sheriff to provide a detailed accounting of spending beyond his annual budget request.
"We haven't gotten an indication from the sheriff that he's going to ask for additional funding," Wert said.
Sheriff's officials did not respond to requests for comment.
Janice Rutherford, who chairs the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, said she would expect the Sheriff's Department to assess its costs and performance in the Dorner case, but she does not expect results to be known for some time.
"They've spent the past week planning for the funeral and grieving," Rutherford said Thursday.
Dorner is believed to have killed sheriff's Deputy Jeremiah MacKay on the final day of the manhunt. MacKay's funeral was Thursday.
Dorner is believed to have killed Riverside police Officer Michael Crain and an Irvine couple, Monica Quan and Keith Lawrence.
Dorner wrote in an online manifesto to be seeking revenge for his 2009 dismissal from the LAPD. He claimed to have been wrongfully fired for reporting a training officer's abusive use of force, and Beck has announced the LAPD will reexamine his claims.
Staff writer Zen Vuong contributed to this report.