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Roose Bolton
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- "The Lannisters send their regards."
- ―Roose Bolton to Robb Stark before killing him.
Lord Roose Bolton is a recurring character in the second and third seasons. He is played by Michael McElhatton and debuts in "Garden of Bones." Roose Bolton is the Lord of the Dreadfort and the head of House Bolton. He claimed to be fighting for Robb Stark in the War of the Five Kings, but ultimately slew Robb during the massacre at Edmure Tully's wedding at The Twins, and was made Warden of the North as a reward.
He is the head of House Bolton, a vassal family to House Stark of Winterfell. He is the Lord of the Dreadfort. Roose takes pride in his house sigil; the flayed man. Although torture is outlawed in the North his family are famous for flaying the skin from their enemies as a means of torture. Roose fought for Lord Eddard Stark in the civil war known as Robert's Rebellion and proved his worth as a soldier in the Battle of the Trident.[1]
Season 1
House Bolton banners are present among Robb Stark's forces as they assemble at Winterfell and march south to fight House Lannister following the imprisonment and execution of Lord Eddard Stark.[2][3] Robb is proclaimed King in the North by his bannermen following the death of Eddard, although Roose is not seen.[3]
Season 2
Roose fights for King Robb Stark in his decisive victory at the Battle of Oxcross. The following morning Roose reports that they killed five Lannister men for every casualty they suffered. He expresses concern over the volume of prisoners they have taken, saying that they are struggling to feed their own men. Robb insists that the prisoners be treated well and rejects Roose's suggestion that they torture the officers, reminding him that the Bolton's traditional practice of flaying their enemies is outlawed in the North. Roose warns Robb that the high road is pretty but difficult. Robb counters that he is treating his prisoners as he hopes the Lannisters will treat his sisters.[4]
They come across a nurse, Talisa Maegyr, and a silent sister treating a wounded Lannister soldier. The healer is preparing to amputate his leg to prevent a wound infection spreading. The soldier is begging her not to proceed but she insists on the necessity of amputation. Roose criticizes her spending time on the Lannister soldiers and she retorts that the Northmen are not her men. Robb helps to restrain the wounded man as she saws off his lower leg.[4]
He later brings Robb and Catelyn Stark news of Winterfell's fall at the hands of the turncloak Theon Greyjoy. He reports that there is no news of Robb's brothers, but that Ser Rodrik Cassel has been killed. An enraged Robb declares that he must return north to retake his castle and save his brothers, but Roose counters that they have the Lannisters on the retreat, and must continue their offensive. He tells the King that he can have his bastard son, Ramsay Snow, muster several hundred men to retake Winterfell. Robb relents, but orders that the safety of his brothers is paramount. Robb insists that Theon must be brought to him alive so he can inquire as to why he betrayed the North - and so that Robb can execute him personally.[5]
After the Battle of the Yellow Fork Robb's bannermen gather to hear Queen Regent Cersei Lannister's rejection of their peace terms. They complain that the prison cells are overflowing. Robb leaves the camp with a small force to negotiate the surrender of the Crag.[6] Catelyn releases Jaime Lannister, enraging Robb and his bannermen and resulting in her being placed under guard. Roose meets with Robb to discuss the situation of Winterfell. Robb details a plan to offer mercy to Theon's men so that they will abandon him allowing them to retake the castle with minimal bloodshed. Roose is confident that it will work. Their discussion is interrupted by Talisa and Roose leaves them alone.[7]
Season 3
Roose, along with the rest of the Northern host arrives at Harrenhal, finding the ruined castle abandoned and the captives slain, save for a man in maester robes named Qyburn. While Robb and Talisa attend to the man's injuries, Roose discusses Jaime Lannister's escape with Rickard Karstark, and assures him that the dead will be avenged in time.[8]
Messenger-ravens come to Harrenhal bearing news of Hoster Tully's death, and of Winterfell's destruction. Roose delivers the messages to Robb, who charges Bolton with holding Harrenhal with a portion of the Northern army, while he and the bulk of his forces ride for Riverrun.[9]
Roose's minion, Locke, successfully recaptures Jaime Lannister, and delivers him to his Lord at Harrenhal. Roose is visibly angered at Jaime's mutilated state.[10]
Roose negotiates with Jaime and Brienne over dinner. Bolton weighs up his options; bluntly informing his captives that the safest course of action would simply be to murder both of them, and discreetly dispose of their bodies. Although Jaime attempts to sway Roose by reminding him of the consequences of crossing his father, Roose is unperturbed at the prospect of having Lord Tywin as an enemy, as the war is keeping him fully occupied. Ultimately Roose relents, agreeing to release Jaime, and return him safely to King's Landing on the condition that he inform his father that Bolton had no part in the loss of Jaime's hand. He also retains Brienne as a hostage, stating his intention to charge her with treason.[11]
Afterwards, Roose arrives at The Twins to attend the wedding of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey. However, he has been secretly plotting with House Frey to ultimately bring about the downfall of the Starks. During the wedding, Roose stays seated beside Lady Catelyn. She discovers his armor underneath his clothes, and strikes him, telling Robb to run. The Freys turn on the Starks, and begin firing crossbow bolts into the Stark men as well as stabbing several to death, Bolton flees the fall and returns later to stab Robb in the chest. As Robb dies, Roose whispers in his ear, "The Lannisters send their regards".[12]
As reward for his actions, Roose is made acting Warden of the North until Sansa Stark's son by Tyrion Lannister comes of age.[13]
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|Season Two appearances
|The North Remembers
|The Night Lands
|What is Dead May Never Die
|Garden of Bones
|The Ghost of Harrenhal
|The Old Gods and the New
|A Man Without Honor
|The Prince of Winterfell
|Valar Morghulis
|Season Three appearances
|Valar Dohaeris
|Dark Wings, Dark Words
|Walk of Punishment
|And Now His Watch is Ended
|Kissed by Fire
|The Climb
|The Bear and the Maiden Fair
|Second Sons
|The Rains of Castamere
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|Domeric Bolton
- "The high road is very pretty, but you'll have a hard time marching your army down it."
- ―Roose Bolton to Robb Stark
- "In my family we say: A naked man has few secrets; a flayed man, none."
- ―Roose Bolton
- "A touch of mercy is a virtue, Your Grace; too much..."
- ―Roose Bolton to Robb Stark
- "You're in no place to insist on anything. I would have hoped you'd learned your lesson about overplaying your... position."
- ―Roose Bolton to Jaime Lannister
- Roose Bolton: "Lord Walder let me choose any of his granddaughters and promised me the girl's weight in silver as a dowry, so I have a fat young bride."
- Catelyn Stark: "I hope she makes you very happy."
- Roose Bolton: "Well she's made me very rich."
- — Roose Bolton discusses his new wife at the Red Wedding.[src]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Roose Bolton is noted for his practice of having regular leechings, which he believes improves his health and has earned him the nickname of "the Leech Lord". He's also noted for being extremely pale skinned and also soft spoken thus forcing those who listen to do so intently. He is also described as being mild mannered, but cunning, calculating and capable of great cruelty.
During Robert's Rebellion, Bolton joined the rebels and participated in the Battle of the Trident. After the battle he suggested Robert Baratheon to execute the imprisoned Ser Barristan Selmy, who had fought for the royalist army and had been severely injured. Robert, however, recognized Selmy's courage and sent his personal maester to treat him.
Roose had two wives. Nothing is known about his first wife (other than that he apparently had no children by her). His second wife was Bethany Ryswell, sister of Lady Dustin, and mother of Domeric Bolton, who died from a sickness of the bowels. Bethany died of fever two years after her son.
Roose is also the commander of the northern forces at the Battle of the Green Fork, which differed from the TV series' portrayal of the conflict. Roose Bolton met Tywin's host of 20,000 with a diversionary force of 16,000, retreating in good order after their surprise attack had failed and they had bought enough time for Robb Stark's success at the Battle of the Whispering Wood. Northern casualties were relatively light, though several of their lords were either killed or captured.
Roose's army continues to operate independently of Robb Stark's. When Tywin Lannister leaves Harrenhal on his way to King's Landing, Roose quickly marches his army in to occupy the castle. Arya ends up serving Roose as his cupbearer, but was unnerved by his use of regular leechings. She decides to leave the castle incognito instead of revealing her true identity, despite Roose's position as a vassal to her brother.
See also
- Roose Bolton at the Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Stark - Roose Bolton entry
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fire and Blood"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Garden of Bones"
- ↑ "The Old Gods and the New"
- ↑ "A Man Without Honor"
- ↑ "The Prince of Winterfell"
- ↑ "Valar Dohaeris
- ↑ "Dark Wings, Dark Words"
- ↑ "Kissed by Fire"
- ↑ "The Climb"
- ↑ "The Rains of Castamere"
- ↑ "Mhysa"
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The Dreadfort
|The North
|Red King (former) · Lord of the Dreadfort · Warden of the North · Lord Paramount of the North · Lord of Winterfell
|Rogar Bolton
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The Secretary is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section, including those relating to the order of priority in approving applications for projects under this section or to determining the amounts of contracts and grants for such projects.
(h) Authorization of appropriations; availability
There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 to be used by the Secretary to carry out the provisions of this section. Sums appropriated under this subsection for any fiscal year shall remain available for contracts and grants for projects for which applications approved under this section have been submitted wtihin [1] one year after the last day of such fiscal year.
(i) Definitions
For purposes of this section—
(1) the term "educational television programming for children" means any television program which is directed to an audience of children who are 16 years of age or younger and which is designed for the intellectual development of those children, except that such term does not include any television program which is directed to a general audience but which might also be viewed by a significant number of children; and
[1] So in original. Probably should be "within".
Source(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 394, as added Pub. L. 101–437, title II, § 203(a)(3),Oct. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 998; amended Pub. L. 102–538, title I, § 152, formerly § 132,Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3540, renumbered § 152,Pub. L. 103–66, title VI, § 6001(a)(2),Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 379.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 394, act June 19, 1934, § 394, was renumbered section 393A by Pub. L. 101–437and transferred to section 393a of this title.
Another prior section 394, act June 19, 1934, § 394, was renumbered section 397 by Pub. L. 90–129and transferred to section 397 of this title.
1992—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102–538substituted "1991," for "1991 and" and inserted ", $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1994" after "1992".
Termination of Advisory Councils
Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 ofPub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Congressional Findings
Pub. L. 101–437, title II, § 202,Oct. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 997, provided that: "The Congress finds that—
"(1) children in the United States are lagging behind those in other countries in fundamental intellectual skills, including reading, writing, mathematics, science, and geography;
"(2) these fundamental skills are essential for the future governmental and industrial leadership of the United States;
"(3) the United States must act now to greatly improve the education of its children;
"(4) television is watched by children about three hours each day on average and can be effective in teaching children;
"(5) educational television programming for children is aired too infrequently either because public broadcast licensees and permittees lack funds or because commercial broadcast licensees and permittees or cable television system operators do not have the economic incentive; and
"(6) the Federal Government can assist in the creation of children's educational television by establishing a National Endowment for Children's Educational Television to supplement the children's educational programming funded by other governmental entities."
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Wake County's former embattled school superintendent is now taking a job in Gov.-elect Pat McCrory's administration leading North Carolina's Department of Transportation.
McCrory introduced Tony Tata on Thursday while filling out the remainder of his Cabinet. The former Charlotte mayor gets sworn in Saturday.
Tata is a former Army general who arrived in Raleigh to lead the state's largest school system in January 2011. A majority on the board voted to fire him in September. The incoming governor says Tata has skills overseeing large military and education budgets and was involved in transportation projects in the military.
McCrory also named Thursday former state Rep. Bill Daughtridge as the next administration secretary, Sharon Decker of Rutherfordton as commerce secretary and Neal Alexander of Lincoln County as state personnel director.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
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The Second Amendments right to keep and bear arms has been among the most controversialand least understoodrights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Did the Founders intend to safeguard an individual right or a collective right?
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The Founder Institute's four-month curriculum covers everything you would expect from an early-stage startup program, including topics like "Startup Legal and IP" towards the beginning, to "Fundraising" near the end. What makes the curriculum special is the Mentors that teach it, whose passion, feedback and support helps our companies avoid rookie mistakes and set the foundation for a meaningful and enduring company.
The Founder Institute carefully recruits approximately 25 Mentors per Semester, who are normally the CEO or founder of a successful startup. Rather than specialists or consultants, we prefer Founders and CEOs to give our companies "the entrepreneur's perspective." The mentors share their experiences, best practices, and mistakes, while also providing specific guidance and feedback on the Founder companies.
In addition, the Founder Institute's unique Graduate Liquidity Pool allows our mentors to share in the equity of companies formed in each program - and, their share is based solely on the anonymous ratings they receive from the Founders both during, and after the program. In this way, the Founder Institute incentivizes mentors to take a special interest in our startups, and provide as much assistance as possible after the program.
We have a great lineup of Mentors confirmed for the Spring 2013 New York Founder Institute, including many from out of town. See the full list below.
Adeo Ressi
CEO, TheFunded.com
Adeo Ressi is Founding Member of TheFunded.com, an online community of 17,000 CEOs to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide. Adeo also runs the Founder Institute, a mentoring program that helps entrepreneurs launch hundreds of world-class companies each year. The Institute is the eighth start-up that Adeo has founded or built, four of which were acquired and three of which are still operating.
Alexandra Wilson
Founder and Chief Merchandising Officer, Gilt Groupe
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson is Founder and Chief Merchandising Officer of Gilt Groupe. Prior to co-founding Gilt Groupe, Alexandra managed retail operations at Bulgari, and before that she managed Leather Goods Sales Planning for Louis Vuitton North America. Alexandra began her career working for 3 years in investment banking at Merrill Lynch, spending her time between New York, London and Latin America. Alexandra holds a B.A. from Harvard College where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Alexandra speaks five languages. Awards she has received include: Member of the Vogue 100; Ranked #4 of the 2009 Silicon Alley 100; Huffington Post- Named a Huffington Post Style Game Changer Dec 2009; NY Daily News "Fashion's 50 Most Fashionable" Feb 2010; Ernst and Young Metro New York Entrepreneur of the Year Award for eCommerce (2010); Crain's The Next Generation: Emerging Leaders Under 40; Endeavor Entrepreneur of the Year 2010; and Voted in top 10 Most Powerful Moms: Entrepreneurs by Working Mother.
Andrew Lee
Senior Advisor, U.S. Small Business Administration
Andrew Lee is currently a Senior Adviser with the U.S. Small Business Administration where he focuses on high-growth startups. Before his advising role, he co-founded JamLegend, the online equivalent of Guitar Hero, which reached more than 2M users and was later acquired by Zynga, where he worked on flagship game FarmVille. While in college, Andrew created Fantasy Congress, an online political fantasy game that garnered recognition from the NY Times, BBC, NPR, and Time Magazine, amongst others. Before startups, Andrew worked in politics for then U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, and the Environmental Protection Agency. He is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College where he was a Truman Scholar, Udall Scholar, Rhodes Scholar Finalist, and named Student Entrepreneur of the Year. Check out his TedX talk - tiger mothers, startups, and games, oh my! http://youtu.be/iQposu-6rnU
Andrew Beinbrink
CEO, SportsForce
Andrew Beinbrink is the CEO and Founder of SportsForce (www.sportsforceonline.com), a web-based Software/Coach as service for aspiring student-athlete to maximize their recruiting and scholarships opportunities. SportsForce is Andrew's 3rd start-up with sports software companies Trajan Sports and IDV-GMOD. With 10+ years as an Internet entrepreneur, Andrew has a deep passion for helping people reach their goals. He believes business is the ultimate sport and entrepreneurs are the ultimate athletes. His current mission at SportsForce is to "Empower the Next-Generation of Student-Athletes, Parents and Coaches.
Catherine Kaputa
Brand Strategist, Speaker and Author, SelfBrand.com
Catherine Kaputa is a brand strategist, speaker, author and founder of SelfBrand, a New York City-based branding company - www.selfbrand.com. From Madison Avenue to Wall Street to the halls of academe, Catherine Kaputa perfected her ability to market products, places, and companies. She first learned brand strategy from Al Ries and Jack Trout, and then led the award-winning "I Love NY" campaign at Wells, Rich, Greene. For over ten years she was SVP, Director of Advertising and Community Affairs at Citi Smith Barney, and she developed and taught a branding course at New York University's Stern School of Business. Catherine is the author of three books: the award-winning You Are a BRAND! How Smart People Brand Themselves for Business Success now out in an expanded 2nd edition (2012), The Female Brand, Using the Female Mindset to Succeed in Business (2009). Her new book on branding, innovation and entrepreneurship is Breakthrough Branding: How Smart Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs Transform Small Ideas Into Big Brands.
Charlie Kim
Founder & CEO, Next Jump
Charlie founded Next Jump in 1994 in his college dorm room while going through school on financial aid. Next Jump grew through the first dot-com bubble to 150 employees, and survived the dot-com bust atering shrinking down to 4 employees in January 2002. The company became profitable that same year, continued investing aggressively. As Next Jump grew over the years, Charlie began to realize the importance of developing his WHY and how it ties into Next Jump's story. Charlie's main source of inspiration is from his Dad, who is one of the most famous corn scientists in the world, determined to end world hunger. Next Jump is focused on doing many little things that allow others to do the great things they are meant to do. Next Jump is a living example of using the power of business to dramatically impact the world in a positive way. HOW they do it is through cultural investments in Better Me + Better You = Better Us. Programs to continuously develop NxJumpers and programs to help others.
Cindy Gallop
Founder, IfWeRanTheWorld
Cindy Gallop took a risk when she entered advertising, and hasn't stopped taking them since. She began her early career in the UK as a theater publicist, until an audience member declared that she could "sell ice to an Eskimo," and advised her to make the jump to advertising. Four years later, she joined one of the fastest growing agencies in Europe, Bartle Bogle Hegarty. In 1998, she moved to New York, alone, and began building their US branch. Four years after that move, BBH US was named Adweek's Eastern Agency of the Year. After all her success in the agency world, Gallop resigned as chairman of BBH in 2005 to do something different. Today, she continues to work in branding and advertising as a consultant, but is also tending some fascinating projects of her own. She launched MakeLoveNotPorn at TED2009, in an attempt to squash the myths of hardcore pornography and to begin a dialog around how real people have sex. In January 2010, Gallop will officially launch IfWeRanTheWorld, a simple, web platform designed to bring together human good intentions and corporate good intentions, and turn them into collective action.
David Teten
Partner, ff Venture Capital
David Teten is a Partner with ff Venture Capital, Founder and Chairman of Harvard Business School Angels New York, and co-founder and Chairman of Navon Partners, a data mining and research analytics company focused on analyzing private company data. David was previously CEO of Vertical Key (SaaS startup); Founder and CEO of Circle of Experts, an investment research firm acquired by Evalueserve; Founder and CEO of GoldNames, an investment bank focusing on the internet domain name asset class; Founder and CEO of Teten Recruiting, sold to Accolo; and a Bear Stearns technology investment banker. David holds a Harvard MBA and a Yale BA, both with honors. David has received the highest ratings of any speaker at three different conferences, and frequently keynotes at technology and finance conferences.
David Beatty
Managing Director, Golden Seeds
David Beatty is an entrepreneur and Angel investor, currently serving as Managing Director of Golden Seeds- one of the largest angel investor groups in the country. Born in Ireland, David started his career in 1985 as a headhunter in London and was transferred to the USA in 1990. In 1999, David cofounded Gorann, Inc, to invest in and work with early stage company's. Gorann has co-founded a number of companies, including; Healthology, LLC, a health media company sold to iVillage/NBC, Acronym Media, (a leading search engine marketing firm), the Velot Group, a medical outsourcing firm specializing in Radiology business management, and Delta DEPolymerization, Ltd, a company that DePolymerizes scrap tyres into usable material. David is also Chairman of Empire Messaging, Inc., a company he started in 1993 and ran until 2004, which provides enterprise messaging solutions in the USA. David is an active angel investor having invested personally in over 20 early stage companies and is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel investor group in New York.
David Rose
CEO, Gust
David is the founder and CEO of Gust, which operates the standard collaboration platform for over 40,000 early-stage investors. David is Managing Principal of Rose Tech Ventures, Chairman of Egret Capital Partners, and Track Chair for Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economics at Singularity University. He has been dubbed "The Pitch Coach" by BusinessWeek for his work with early stage entrepreneurs, a "top dog in tech"; by Crains New York Business, and "patriarch of Silicon Alley" by Red Herring magazine.
Divya Gugnani
CEO, Send the Trend/Behind the Burner
Food and fashion are my two passions and I am the founder/CEO of both Behind the Burner (tips, tricks and techniques for food, wine, mixology & nutrition) and Send the Trend (personalized fashion accessory etailer). I am a former venture capitalist (Principal at FirstMark Capital- $2 billion under management) turned entrepreneur. I'm a regular contributor to MSNBC; Your Business, NBC Nonstop network in 3 cities (20M+ TV households), The Huffington Post and The Nest. I am also the author of Sexy Women Eat published by HarperCollins. I am on the board of New York Entrepreneurship Week and was recently honored as 50 outstanding Asian Americans in business. As a serial entrepreneur with a strong background in finance (Goldman Sachs Investment Banking and venture capital at FirstMark Captial) I bring a unique perspective to startups bridging both operational skills and investment prowess. I love to teach and mentor entrepreneurs particular fellow female entrepreneurs!
Eric Kuhn
Founder & CEO, FoundersCard
Eric Kuhn founded FoundersCard in 2009, a first of its kind members-only community for leading entrepreneurs and innovators. Prior to FoundersCard, Eric co-founded Varsity Group Inc., an Internet solution provider to education institutions, in 1997 and has served as its Chairman of the Board since its inception. He also served as its Chief Executive Officer and President from June 1999 until February 2006. Under Eric's leadership, Varsity grew to serve over 700 educational institutions nationwide as the official online, on-campus and in-store provider of books and uniforms and become the first e-commerce company to regain National Market listing on the NASDAQ. Eric had been profiled in many publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today. Prior to Varsity Group, Eric practiced law at Greenberg Traurig Hoffman Lippoff Rosen and Quentel P.A and at Kaye Scholer LLP in New York, New York. He received a B.A. with honors from Haverford College in 1993 and a J.D. with honors from The George Washington University Law School in 1996. Eric lives in Manhattan and grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Gabe Zichermann
Author, Speaker, Advisor, Gamification Co
GABE ZICHERMANN is an author, highly rated public speaker and entrepreneur. He is the chair of the Gamification Summit and editor of the industry's leading publication, The Gamification Blog. His most recent book, "Game-Based Marketing" (Wiley, 2010) has achieved critical and industry acclaim for its detailed look at innovators who blend the power of games with brand strategy. His next book, "Gamification by Design" (O'Reilly, 2011) looks at the technical and architectural considerations for designers in this burgeoning field. A resident of NYC, Gabe is a board member of StartOut.org, advisor to a number of startups and Facilitator for the Founder Institute in Manhattan. For more information about Gabe and Gamification, visit http://Gamification.Co
Gary Whitehill
Founder, Numerous
Versatile and proven leader with expertise in strategy, planning, implementation, sales and marketing across verticals with national recognition in small to upper mid-market segments who focuses on opportunities in start-up or turn-around business with special emphasis on complex competitive or customer attainment/retention issues.
Janet Brown
CEO, Cinetic Rights Management/ FilmBuff
Janet is a founding member and CEO of Cinetic Rights Management/ FilmBuff. As one of the largest and most successful suppliers of digital entertainment content, CRM delivers to all of the leading platforms across North America and Europe through its partnerships with cable, satellite and telco companies, game consoles, online retailers, wireless platforms and hardware manufacturers. Janet came to CRM with ten years of experience working the media and entertainment industry in Asia, Europe and North America, and started her career as part of Accenture's strategy consulting practice in London. Janet received her B.A. Joint Honours in Economics and Political Science from McGill University, and her M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Jeff Stewart
Founder & CEO, Lenddo
Jeff Stewart is the Founder of Lenddo, the world's first online community that empowers the emerging middle class to use their online social connections to build their creditworthiness and access local financial services. Jeff is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, having founded over a half dozen companies in his career, which combined to employ over 900 people. Jeff also founded Urgent Group, a company focused on the creation of innovative companies. Jeff is Founder and Chairman of Mimeo.com, the largest service to print, bind and deliver documents directly from your computer.
Jim Spare
CEO, Canesta (acq: MSFT)
Jim Spare has spent his career growing disruptive technology-related businesses through scale and exit, most recently as CEO of Canesta (sold to Microsoft in 2010). Jim has managed complexity from concept stage to $250M in revenue and is agile across technologies with experience in a wide variety of industries including Internet services, software, broadband telecommunications, and semiconductors. Earlier in his career, he honed his skills in business development and product management roles in large companies such as Microsoft and General Instrument/Motorola. The journey at Canesta highlights his key strengths: translating vision into business strategy, building and leading exceptional teams, closing large complex commercial deals, raising capital, and negotiating sale. Jim has an MBA from The Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth and a BS in Electrical Engineering from NC State.
Jim Sherman
Founder, Chairman & CEO, ShermansTravel Media, LLC
Jim Sherman is founder and Chairman of ShermansTravel Media, LLC, an online travel publishing firm that helps travelers to find the best travel deals and provides money saving destination advice by its experts. Mr. Sherman, in 1998, previously founded WestEnd New Media, a leading internet strategy consultancy with a focus on helping publishing and media companies craft and launch new media businesses. He also worked previously as VP/GM of Online at Martha Stewart Living, Director of Corporate Development with Pearson Plc, Corporate Finance Manager at Time Inc, and Consultant, Bain & Company. He received his B.A. (economics) and M.A. (international affairs) from Stanford University, phi beta kappa, and he earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School where he was a FLAS Fellow. Personal interests include the theater, piano, and, of course, travel.
Joseph Jaffe
Founder & CEO, Evol8tion, LLC
One of the most sought-after consultants, speakers and thought leaders on innovation, marketing, new media and social media, Joseph Jaffe is Founder & Partner of Evol8tion, LLC (www.startupsforbrands.com), an innovation agency that matches early stage startups with established brands to partner via mentoring, pilot programs, investment and/or acquisition. Evol8tion launched in January 2012 with Anheuser-Busch InBev and Kraft Foods as founding clients. In 2006, Joseph founded and ran strategic consultancy, crayon, until it was acquired by Powered in January of 2010 and again by Dachis Group in December of 2010. crayon's clients included The Coca-Cola Company, Panasonic, Kraft Foods and H&R Block. Powered, a social media agency, included Target, Verisign, Anheuser-Busch InBev, General Motors/Onstar in its client roster. Before that, Joseph was Director of Interactive Media at TBWA/Chiat/Day and OMD USA, where he worked on Kmart, ABSOLUT Vodka, Embassy Suites and Samsonite. Joseph had written 3 best selling books including "Life after the 30-second spot", "Join the Conversation" and "Flip the Funnel" Joseph is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School, as well as the Society for New Communications Research. He also has lectured at NYU's Stern School, Cornell's Johnson School of Business and Syracuse University.
Lorenzo Thione
Co-Founder, Artify It, StartOut
Lorenzo Thione is the cofounder, President & Chariman of Artify It, – a new SF-based consumer internet startup in the art market, whose subscription model allows affordable, unlimited access to a catalog of original, curated contemporary art that each subscriber can check out, keep at their home/business for an unlimited amount of time, swap out, and/or exhibit for sale. Previously, Lorenzo was the cofounder and Product Architect of Powerset Inc., a semantic search company acquired in 2008 by Microsoft to complement and innovate its search engine offering, which was then relaunched as Bing in 2009. After the acquisition, Lorenzo continued at Bing as Principal Program Manager until October 2010. Lorenzo is also a Tony-nominated Broadway producer currently producing a new Broadway-bound original musical, Allegiance, starring George Takei and Lea Salonga, which premiered to audience and critical acclaim in San Diego, at the Old Globe Theater in 2012. He holds a Master in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and is a named inventor on over 30 pending and issued patents, in the US and worldwide.
Matt Mandell
Director, MandellEnterprises.com
Matt is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of several companies, and currently operates a consulting firm specializing in revenue optimization for mid market B2B and B2C companies. He currently owns SimpleStorage.com, Store4Summer.com and CityCentric.com service companies in the Washington DC area. Matt has directed strategy of a $2.5B strategic procurement company and consults to government and private companies. Matt recently sold DCSnacks.com, a food delivery company. He has operated companies in the food, logistics, technology, entertainment and consulting space. Matt's companies have been widely covered in national and local news outlets. He serves as a board member for non profit and for profit companies and holds an degree in Psychology as well as an MBA from George Washington University.
Patricia Ju
CEO/CTO, Hackerbilt, Inc.
Patricia Ju is CEO/CTO of Hackerbilt , Inc. (creator of the Scrumball project management device), the Associate Director of New Media Technology at Consumer Reports, and Advisor to multiple tech startups in NYC. Formerly, she was CTO of the Belgrave Trust and Founder of MassMind Co. developer of wearable computing solutions. She has over 16 years of experience architecting and developing high-transaction, multimillion dollar Internet applications (Consumer Reports, Nike, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art). PJ is a published author on software architecture and strategic technology management. She's also a composer and singer/songwriter trained at the Juilliard School.
Pavel Asanov
Founder - CEO, PlayFitness.com
Pavel Asanov Serial entrepreneur, engineer, founder - CEO PlayFitness.com- the online fitness portal with live workouts in the comfort of your home. Before graduating with a degree in electronic engineering, he launched his first company – a computer integration and distribution business that focused on microprocessor technology and became Intel corp. distribution partner. After moving from Uzbekistan to the U.S in 2000 because of political instability, he established his new security business in US. The business flourished in a highly competitive environment and grew to thousands of customers including well known brands. Pairing his expertise in technology with his passion for fitness, Pavel launched his most recent business- PlayFitness, which is a unique service that provides tailored workout sessions hosted by skilled trainers.
Rob Principe
Founder & CEO, Scratch Music Group, Inc.
Rob Principe is the founder and CEO of Scratch Music Group, Inc., a venture-backed, high growth music and technology company. Since its founding in 2002, Scratch has built the first and largest national network of heavily screened marquee DJs (900+ members), which it utilizes for thousands of corporate events, tours, weddings, and music festivals each year. Scratch works closely with leading brands including MTV, Saks, Vans, Bloomingdales, ESPN, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ann Taylor, Pepsi, Sandals Resorts, W Hotels and many more. The company also runs the Scratch DJ Academy, the world's first and leading DJ and music production learning center co-developed with Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, with locations in NYC, Miami, and LA. Scratch Music Group has booked DJs for over 25,000 events, entertained over six million guests, and has been featured in press outlets including CNN, MTV, ABC, FOX, The NY Times, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. Rob is also the co-author of On the Record: The Scratch DJ Academy Guide (published by St. Martins Press in 2009), which is widely considered the definitive guide to DJing and DJ culture.Principe holds a B.A. from Duke University where he attended on a tennis scholarship and graduated cum laude.
Sean Flaherty
EVP Strategy, ITX Corporation
Sean Flaherty has founded and grown several profitable companies in many different industries. His most recent accomplishments include the pioneering and thought leadership of key technologies as the EVP of Strategy for ITX Corporation. Sean is an insatiable technophile that helps his clients move, touch and inspire the world with their technology.
Shahab Kaviani
Co-Founder, Chief Entrepreneurs Office, CoFoundersLab
Shahab Kaviani is Co-Founder and CEO of CoFoundersLab, where he pursuits his passion to accelerate business formation by building strong founding teams using an online co-founder matching service. Shahab caught the bug for startups while at the pre-IPO team at Saba Software in CA, later co-founding HyperOffice, a cloud collaboration software business where he led product marketing, and built a high performing sales and maketing organization. Shahab studied Economics at the University of Maryland. Shahab and his family still call the DC Metro area home. Shahab is dedicated to the study and practice of building high performing teams.
Terry Young
Founder and CEO, Sparks & Honey
Terry launched his first digital start up in 1995 at IPG and built it to a top 50 digital agency at the age of 27. He then joined McKinsey & Co. in Greater China to work with the Fortune 500 C-suite and incubate new start ups and internet companies in Asia. In his next move, he took his strategy and digital experience to the top CRM and digital firms at Omnicom (Targetbase and RAPP) and ultimately Epsilon. His deep understanding of digital and CRM experiences, technology platforms and consumer behavior allowed him to architect sparks & honey and a next generation marketing approach called Wave Branding. Terry also spent 27-months volunteering in Uralsk, Kazakhstan supporting micro credit financing initiatives, incubating new businesses and launching programs for the local orphanage.
Vince Scafaria
CEO, DotAlign
Vince Scafaria is founder and CEO of DotAlign, a collaborative relationship management app for professionals looking to get the most value from their social graph. Vince was founder and CEO of DealMaven, a provider of investment banking software that was sold to FactSet (NYSE: FDS), served as Director of Operations for the Investment Banking vertical of FactSet after the acquisition, and was previously a private equity investor with DLJ Merchant Banking. Vince earned a BS Summa Cum Laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Vince has taught financial modeling and valuation to thousands of financiers via online and classroom-based courses, though he has grown to love coding far more than number crunching.


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A recently retired Natural Resource officer says it will cost the provincial government more tax dollars to close the Manitoba Natural Resource Conservation Office in Grandview and amalgamate it with offices in Dauphin and Roblin than they will save.
Doug Maxwell, who worked as a natural resource officer for 35 years across the province before retiring in 2010, said the province stands to save about $6,500 — the overhead costs —by closing the office, but it will cost them more in the form of fuel and loss of services.
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Athens Twilight Criterium
Downtown Athens
Athens, GA 30601
The 37th Annual Athens Twilight Criterium in downtown Athens is a professional cycling event and festival enjoyed by fans, families and racers alike. Held May 6-7, 2016, the Twilight Criterium is a favorite spot on the national cycling tour circuit, both for its unique evening format and the large crowds that gather in Athens' vibrant downtown area.
Founded in 1980 by Gene Dixon, the Athens Twilight Criterium was the first nighttime race in the United States in over 60 years. What began as one race with 40 competitors has since grown to 150 competing cyclists.
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Admission & Fees
See Website Registration Pricing
Facility Amenities
Concessions, Free Parking, Public Restrooms
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Family-friendly, Free Admission
Group Amenities
Suitable for Ages
All Ages
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Luteinizing Hormone
Test Overview
A luteinizing hormone test measures the amount of luteinizing hormone (LH) in a sample of blood or urine. LH is produced by the pituitary gland.
- In women, LH helps regulate the menstrual cycle and egg production (ovulation). The level of LH in a woman's body varies with the phase of the menstrual cycle. It increases rapidly just before ovulation occurs, about midway through the cycle (day 14 of a 28-day cycle). This is called an LH surge. Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels rise and fall together during the monthly menstrual cycle.
- In men, LH stimulates the production of testosterone, which plays a role in sperm production.
Why It Is Done
A luteinizing hormone (LH) test may be done to:
- Help find the cause for a couple's inability to
become pregnant (infertility). LH testing is commonly used to help evaluate:
- A woman's egg supply (ovarian reserve).
- A man's sperm count.
- Help evaluate menstrual problems, such as irregular or absent menstrual periods (amenorrhea). This can help determine if the woman has gone through menopause.
- Determine if a child is going through early puberty (also called precocious puberty). Puberty is early when it starts in girls younger than age 9 and in boys younger than age 10.
- Determine why sexual features or organs are not developing when they should (delayed puberty).
- Determine (usually with a urine sample) when a woman is ovulating. Home urine tests for ovulation are available.
- Monitor a woman's response to medicines given to stimulate ovulation.
How To Prepare
Many medicines, such as cimetidine, clomiphene, digitalis, and levodopa, can change your results. You may be asked to stop taking medicines (including birth control pills) that contain estrogen or progesterone or both for up to 4 weeks before having a luteinizing hormone (LH) test. Make sure your doctor has a complete list of all the prescription and over-the-counter medicines you are taking, including herbs and natural substances.
Tell your doctor if you have had a test that used a radioactive substance (tracer) within the last 7 days. Recent tests (such as a thyroid scan or bone scan) using a radioactive tracer can interfere with LH test results.
Let your doctor know the first day of your last menstrual period. If your bleeding pattern is light or begins with spotting, the first day is the day of heaviest bleeding.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results will mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
How It Is Done
Blood test
The health professional drawing blood will:
- Wrap an elastic band around your upper arm to stop the flow of blood. This makes the veins below the band larger so it is easier to put a needle into the vein.
- Clean the needle site with alcohol.
- Put the needle into the vein. More than one needle stick may be needed.
- Attach a tube to the needle to fill it with blood.
- Remove the band from your arm when enough blood is collected.
- Apply a gauze pad or cotton ball over the needle site as the needle is removed.
- Apply pressure to the site and then a bandage.
For women, more than one blood sample may be needed to get an accurate indication of luteinizing hormone (LH) levels. Several blood samples may be taken in one day, or one sample may be taken each day for several days in a row.
Urine test for ovulation
To determine if you are ovulating, a sample of your first urine of the morning is usually tested. It is important to follow the package directions exactly if you are doing home ovulation testing on a urine sample.
- Place the collection container into the stream of urine and collect approximately 4 Tbsp (60 mL) of urine.
- Do not touch the rim of the container to your genital area, and do not get toilet paper, pubic hair, stool (feces), menstrual blood, or other foreign matter in the urine sample.
- Finish urinating into the toilet.
You may also be given a plastic test strip to hold in the urine stream. The test strip has a color indicator on it that can detect luteinizing hormone (LH).
How It Feels
Blood test
You may feel nothing at all from the needle puncture, or you may feel a brief sting or pinch as the needle goes through the skin. Some people feel a stinging pain while the needle is in the vein. But many people do not feel any pain (or have only minor discomfort) once the needle is positioned in the vein.
Urine test
Collecting a urine sample does not normally cause any discomfort.
Blood test
- You may develop a small bruise at the puncture site. You can reduce the risk of bruising by keeping pressure on the site for several minutes after the needle is withdrawn.
- In rare cases, the vein may become inflamed after the blood sample is taken. This condition is called phlebitis and is usually treated with a warm compress applied several times daily.
- Continued bleeding can be a problem for people who have bleeding disorders. Aspirin, warfarin (Coumadin), and other blood-thinning medicines can also make bleeding more likely. If you have bleeding or clotting problems, or if you take blood-thinning medicine, tell your doctor before your blood is drawn.
Urine test
There are no risks linked with collecting a urine sample.
A luteinizing hormone test measures the amount of luteinizing hormone (LH) in a sample of blood or urine.
LH levels depend on a person's age and stage of sexual development, and, in a woman, on the phase of her menstrual cycle. The urine test to determine whether a woman is ovulating detects only the presence (positive result) or absence (negative result) of LH.
The normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what's normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab. Ask your doctor for normal values of your luteinizing hormone test.
|Menstruating women
Follicular phase:
Midcycle peak:
Luteal phase:
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Luteinizing hormone in urine
Most home urine tests to predict ovulation determine only the presence of LH (called qualitative testing) and not the specific level or quantity. Home urine test results are either "positive" (LH is present) or "negative" (LH is not present).
Many conditions can change LH levels. Your doctor will discuss any significant abnormal results with you in relation to your symptoms and past health.
High values
High luteinizing hormone values in a woman may mean:
- Ovaries are absent or have been removed.
- Ovaries are not functioning because of menopause, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), or damage from chemotherapy.
- Early puberty in young girls.
High luteinizing hormone values in a man may mean:
- Testicles are absent or have been removed.
- Testicles are not functioning because of surgery or damage from mumps, X-ray exposure, chemotherapy, cancer, or injury.
- Klinefelter syndrome .
Low values
Low luteinizing hormone values in a man or woman may mean:
- Anorexia nervosa .
- Pituitary gland failure.
- Damage to a part of the brain called the hypothalamus.
- Stress.
- Low body weight.
What Affects the Test
Results of the luteinizing hormone test may be affected by:
- The use of certain hormones, including those containing estrogen or progesterone (such as birth control pills).
- The use of medicines, such as clomiphene, spironolactone, naloxone, phenothiazine, and those given for seizures (anticonvulsants).
- Diagnostic imaging procedures, such as a thyroid scan or bone scan, that use a radioactive substance (tracer) and were performed within 7 days prior to LH testing.
- Obesity.
- Hyperthyroidism .
- Liver disease.
What To Think About
- If you are taking a medicine that contains testosterone, estrogen, or progesterone (such as birth control pills), ask your doctor whether you should stop taking it for several days before having a luteinizing hormone (LH) test.
- You can buy home ovulation kits at a drugstore to help identify the most fertile days of a woman's menstrual cycle. The kits test for LH in urine with a dipstick or test strip. Other home ovulation tests that measure the amount of LH in urine and display the results on a small computerized monitor also are available.
- Other tests for ovulation include measuring basal body temperature, testing the progesterone level after ovulation in the menstrual cycle, and noting changes in cervical mucus. To learn more, see the topic Fertility Awareness.
- Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
Other Works Consulted
- Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.
- Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Police said they tracked an armed robber to his home after the man stole shoes in the parking lot of a movie theater.
Officials with Greenville police said they got a call to the Carmike Cinemas movie theater parking lot around 10:20 Wednesday night for an armed robbery.
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Officials said that victim was not hurt, but he did manage to recall the gunman's license plate number.
Officers said they tracked the plate, and got the robber's house on Holden Drive within seven minutes. However, officials said they tried to contact the man on the phone while setting up lights, a process that took about an hour.
Under arrest is 18-year-old Ricardo Hardison of Holden Dr. in Greenville. In addition to armed robbery, Hardison is facing drug charges. His bond is set at $250,000.
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Nursing homes around the country are under pressure from the Federal government to reduce their use of anti-psychotics. This powerful class of prescription drug is meant for mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. But they are also being used on people with Alzheimer's Disease at startling rates. New Hampshire Public Radio's Todd Bookman has this look at the efforts inside one New Hampshire nursing home trying to end the use of so-called chemical restraints. Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio reports.
Photo cutline: Dr. Sandeep Sobti is working to lower the reliance on antipsychotic medications in New Hampshire nursing homes.
For Alan Lancaster, the early signs of Alzheimer's disease emerged about a decade ago. He kept forgetting his ATM card in the machine. He started having trouble using the telephone. The disease quickly progressed, eventually stealing his ability to speak.
Then last winter, his wife Constance says, he started having outbursts.
"They began at home," she says. "They were one of the signs to us that something was wrong, because he had always been very mild mannered. Occasionally he would lose his temper and he would break something. Might be a pencil, might be his glasses. Or he might kick the wall. That was frustration - speaking."
Worn down from stress, Constance and her two grown children decided to place Alan in a nursing home in Vermont. That lasted all of three days. The staff said he was too combative, potentially violent. They transferred him to an emergency room, and eventually Alan landed in a hospital psych ward. He received a jumble of medications, including Seroquel, an antipsychotic.
"There were times when he was completely unresponsive. Not even an eyelid flutter," Constance says. "A day that my daughter and her children and I visited, we spent four hours there, waiting for him to respond, and he never woke up."
Alan lost the ability to walk. He came down with pneumonia. After what Constance calls a brutal month, he was transferred to Maplewood Nursing Home, a county-run facility on the banks of the Connecticut River in Westmoreland.
There, Dr. Sandeep Sobti (left), a geriatric psychiatrist, immediately started to wean Alan off the medications. Sobti says the use of powerful antipsychotics on Alzheimer's patients is the equivalent of handcuffing people to wheelchairs.
"That used to be a method that was relied on, the same way we are relying on medications right now to control the behaviors," Sobti says. "It was inhumane and I'm very glad it is in the past. And I hope someday this chemical restraint business will be in the past."
The federal government feels the same way. Last summer, it began publishing the rate of antipsychotic use at each nursing home in the country. Inside Maplewood, about 25 percent of all residents receive an antipsychotic drug. That's on par with the state average, though a wide range exists. Some facilities in New Hampshire approach 80 percent, others less than 5 percent.
Alice Bonner, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, says publishing the data is one way to help drive down rates. But she cautions that a facility shouldn't be judged on this single statistic.
"Just seeing a high rate of antipsychotic use in a nursing home, by itself, doesn't mean that there is a problem in that nursing home. Because, for example, maybe they are not using those medications in people with dementia - maybe they have other types of mental health patients in that facility who really benefit from those drugs," Bonner says. "But it allows the family at least to say, 'Wait a minute, this is something that I want to ask about before I place my mother here.'"
Along with the ethical questions of simply sedating Alzheimer's patients, Bonner says the drugs pose a serious health risk: They increase a senior's chance of falling, of stroke, and risk of death.
At Maplewood, Dr. Sobti has pushed for alternatives to antipsychotics. He urges more patience among staff - more focus on what is causing poor behaviors, not just what medicine can be used to calm someone down.
It sounds simple, but he says caregivers don't get the needed training for behavioral issues. "It cannot be overstated. That issue cannot be overstated," Sobti says. "We need that and we need that a lot. Without that, any attempt at making a meaningful decrease of medications will not work as well as it would with that education."
Along with that better training, Dr. Sobti strongly encourages family to play an active role in treatment. He says they should ask questions, and question the need for each medication.
But figuring out how to better manage behaviors takes time, and that can be frustrating for loved ones. Kathyrn Kindopp is the chief administrator at Maplewood. She says people don't want to see a parent or spouse in distress.
"There is so much pressure to fix something now. And I think society has been pre-programmed, that for every ailment, there is a pill. And it is a quick fix," Kindopp says. "And sometimes we need everyone to be patient as we work through what are the alternatives that can occur."
For Alan Lancaster, it took a few months at Maplewood to get his other medications and care in order. His wife Constance says he had to relearn how to walk, how to eat solid foods.
"I don't fault them. They probably thought it's really important to get him to a point where he never raises a fist at anybody or ever acts out. But he's a human being, and if he is feeling that, it is going to happen," she says. "And it is better, in my assessment, for him to have real emotions and get past it. They wanted him to be perfectly behaved."
Constance says perfect isn't possible with Alzheimer's disease. In the fall, her husband was good enough, healthy enough, to leave Maplewood and move back home.
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LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM (LES), WHICH SERVES Lincoln, Neb., has low electricity rates and a very reliable system. So why are they looking at a smart grid and a one-day event to help explain it?
The world is changing and according to J. Todd Hall, vice president of consumer services, LES needs to design a prudent vision to adapt to the rapidly changing environment. For example, ''people are looking at adding more renewables, and energy conservation efforts are becoming more popular,'' he said. ''There are a lot of things going on that continue to push us to develop a new vision.'' A smarter grid is one of the components LES is considering in this vision, ''but we need to pause to make sure we are being prudent, to make sure we serve our customers well.''
LES is in the process of planning a one-day event in Lincoln to better educate key stakeholders about a smarter grid. ''We need to make sure that we involve the public in the whole idea of the smart grid and what is happening in the energy industry as a whole,'' Hall said. Some things that could be happening in the industry are a little bit more risky for LES—like carbon cap and trade. ''Based on our models, carbon cap-and-trade programs could impact our rates by 30 to 35 percent,'' he said. ''Do we want to go down this sort of path blindly? No.''
Effectively dealing with changes like this requires getting many key stakeholders involved. ''We plan on bringing in knowledgeable industry experts and other Nebraska utilities, along with the public, our board of directors, and national, state and local politicians,'' noted Hall.
However, a key challenge in bringing these disparate groups together to discuss energy issues and a smarter grid is getting them to understand highly technical topics. ''At a Friday afternoon club, you don't typically grab a nice beverage, visit about the week, and then launch into a discussion about the smart grid,'' said Hall. ''People's eyes glaze over—especially when you start talking about the technical issues. So, a key question is: how chief of do we develop a common understanding of highly technical components that can be easily understood by a variety of folks?''
For LES, it starts with the right group of internal people. ''Planning the event is under my guidance, but we have a number of people participating in the effort,'' Hall said. ''We have a cross-divisional group including our energy delivery group and customer operations.'' With this group, LES's strategy is to take the complicated mix of smart grid, energy conservation and climate change, and talk about it in terms of utility industry transformation—all in an easy-to-understand manner. Of course, this will be no simple task, but one that LES feels is important to take on.


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