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The concept of spinal segmental stabilization
has been one of the most exciting advancements in the field of physical therapy.
Specific back exercises that focus on deep stabilizing muscles have proven to
reverse motor control deficits that occur after back injury or degenerative
change. The most significant finding thus far is that people who do not
retrain their deep stabilizing muscles are 12.4 times more likely to have
recurrence of back pain within 3 years.
of the concept development and research performed has been conducted at the
University of Queensland by Paul Hodges,
PT, PhD, Julie Hides, PT, PhD, Carolyn Richardson, PT, PhD, and Gwen Jull, PT,
PhD. They published most of their studies in
LUMBOPELVIC STABILIZATIOn, 2nd Edition. Other prominent
clinical researchers include Mark Comerford, PT and Peter O'Sullivan, PT, PhD.
Specific exercises for the deep stabilizing
muscles for the back and abdominal wall have been
promoted in the United States by Pete Emerson, PT, MMTC who is the owner of Back
& Sports Injury Physical Therapy in Denver and owner of Manual Therapy Seminars
of Colorado and the UK. He has introduced the physical therapists in the
U.S. to experts from Australia and United Kingdom like Paul Hodges, PT, PhD and Mark Comerford, PT who have presented continuing
education seminars here on a yearly basis.
Most rehabilitation specialists prescribe therapeutic
exercise for low back pain that aims to use larger, superficial
musculature in an attempt to stabilize the spine. These
exercises have recently evolved into functional capacity training.
Although this may be appropriate in later stages of rehabilitation
(especially for athletes and those who perform heavy-labor), it is
not the optimal starting point.
Many physical therapists mistakenly believe
that strength is the key to lumbar spine stability. We now
know that motor control coordination is actually the key
to stability. Precision, not strength. Other experts
agree with this assertion...
F. Kermode (who performs research on the deep stabilizing muscles
real-time ultrasound imaging at a physiotherapy clinic in
Western Australia) reports that typical back exercise programs, like
gym-based rehabilitation program, pool therapy, and
Pilates are
too advanced for low back pain patients prior to
retaining the
tonic holding capacity and isolated co-contraction of
multifidus and transversus abdominis.
Well, if you haven't guessed by now... The back exercises I
would prescribe for lower back pain are spinal segmental exercises.
An excellent resource of these exercise is available on a new
DVD-ROM called Rx
Goal. In
the first stage, you need to reprogram the brain to use a separate strategy
control of the inner unit muscles. You will be retraining these
muscles to produce continuous, low-grade forces over long periods of time.
You may also need to focus on reversing muscle atrophy, if present in the deep
back muscles.
The focus of segmental stabilization retraining is to protect and support
the individual segments of the spinal column from re-injury by re-establishing
and enhancing muscle control. Specific exercises have been developed to
retrain the deep stabilizing muscles of the back and abdominal wall. They
directly address the motor control impairments identified in the inner unit.
In the clinic, we expect to teach the patient that "motor control = pain
Ideal Response.
To cognitively activate the deep stabilizing muscles of the inner
as independently as possible from unwanted superficial muscle activation of the
outer unit. "Drawing in the lower abdominal wall" is the specific
motor learning task for the
transversus abdominis (see diagram below).
the deep muscle fibers on either side of the lumbar spine"
is the task for the lumbar multifidus. Contraction of transversus
abdominis must be independent of other abdominal muscles (rectus
abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique). Contraction of deep fibers
of the multifidus must be independent of erector spinae muscles and deep
muscles fibers of multifidus are emphasized over superficial.
Obstacles to success.
From clinical experience, we know that achieving the ideal response
(although easily mastered by individuals with no history of lower back pain) is
practically impossible and for patients with a history of back injury or
degenerative changes. Research has shown that the brain develops a
dysfunctional movement-coordination programming strategy after a back injury or
degenerative changes. The inner unit muscles are impaired
and no longer have tonic-holding capacity; they follow the lead of the outer
unit with a phasic contraction pattern related to movement. On the
contrary, the outer unit muscles are
excessively active during low-loading on the spine. "The result, preferential recruitment and
earlier firing of overactive phasic muscles and a neurological (motor control)
system biased against the recruitment of inhibited stabilizing muscle groups." There is no question that this non-functional activity can be very
frustrating for the patient, but it can also be frustrating for a practitioner
who who has little experience with this exercise program. (I felt like
giving up on numerous occasions as a self-treating patient and as a novice
to success. An assessment by a physical therapist or physician
with specialized training, who would then prescribe specific exercises with
individualized facilitation & cognitive techniques, optimal positioning, neutral
orientation of the spine, and feedback. Another key to success is
practice, practice, practice. Clinical guidelines suggest that a patient
should perform 2-3 exercise sessions each day. It is also recommended that
this skill be practiced at least one time (for 10 seconds) each hour in
functional positions.
Another key to success... the not-so-secret
weapon! All of the prominent clinicians who have published research on
these specific exercises use diagnostic ultrasound imaging.
Sonography is used by a physical therapist to verify his or her assessment and
measure progress. The patient uses real-time ultrasound imaging as a
visual biofeedback tool, and this has been found to be extremely successful
in isolating transversus abdominis. The patient can view the isolated
contraction of transversus abdominis independent of internal oblique.
Precise feedback is also given for the deep back muscles, this ensures that
the patient is activating the multifidus at the affected segment... including
the deep fibers, and the ability to hold the contraction can also be monitored.
Here is a Summary of Keys
to Success...
Focus on one muscle at a time.
Break up the complex orchestration of movement-coordination into the individual
parts and practice until you have an "ideal response."
Initially it is best to focus on one deep stabilizing muscle at a time during
formal motor skill training.
This may includes pictures, written materials, audio tapes and verbal
instructions. An explanation of the specific exercise, function of the
muscle, and anatomy is critical.
Demonstrate the exercise action.
A physical therapist or physician should show what the
contraction should look and feel like by demonstrating the specific activation
to the patient.
Body position.
secret to relaxing the superficial (outer unit)
muscular system while performing an isolated contraction of the transversus
abdominis or deep multifidus is identifying an appropriate position.
Body position may also be used to promote a facilitation strategy, like "gravity
stretch" on the abdominal wall in 4-point kneeling or side-lying. Of
course, the most symptom-free position is preferable.
Neutral orientation of
spinal column. Spinal curves with normal lumbar lordosis and
thoracic kyphosis tend to promote relaxation of excessively activated outer unit
muscles. Obviously, this will help to activate the inner unit muscles,
Cognitive strategies.
Mental imagery is used to focus your attention on the specific motor
learning task. Most patients have poor body awareness, especially in the
lower back.
Visual feedback.
Viewing a real-time ultrasound image of the muscle
activity is an excellent form of biofeedback. Visual feedback may include
using a mirror to see a muscle's activation or a movement involved with a
facilitation strategy. The STABILIZER Pressure biofeedback was
developed specifically for these back exercises. EMG machines may
also be used to detect unwanted global activity of superficial muscles.
Tactile feedback.
Palpation (touching with fingers or thumbs) is used for tactile feedback while
attempting to contract one of the deep stabilizing muscles. There are also
spots to palpate to check for unwanted outer unit substitution. Muscles
are palpated through different rehab strategies to ensure proper firing patterns
without substitution of the phasic system.
Facilitation strategies.
Strategies for the facilitation of inner unit muscle
Facilitation strategies have been described by
various authors. Co-activation of the pelvic floor or posterior fasciculus
of psoas with transversus abdominis or multifidus are examples.
Relaxation strategies.
Strategies for the relaxation of unwanted outer unit muscle
activity are necessary. For
example, it is imperative (at least initially) to be in a quiet room that is
conducive to relaxation with no distractions or disturbances. Verbal
instructions should be given in a slow, relaxed manner.
An excellent reference to this summary of
keys to success is found in
BACK TRAINER Prescription
Tools (Rx Tools). This new book reviews the different techniques used to
facilitate transversus abdominis, multifidus, and posterior fasciculus of psoas.
Once the motor control of the local system is restored then training is aimed at
the integration of the local and global systems. Rx Tools also
contains a broad range of examples of these type of specific exercises.
Sonography. The University of
Queensland group has pioneered the use of
diagnostic ultrasound for
testing, and retraining deep stabilizing muscles for spinal
segmental stabilization.
Real-time ultrasound is used as an evaluation tool by physical
therapists to objectively measure the contraction of transversus
abdominis, multifidus, and pelvic floor muscles. Ultrasound
imaging is a way to measure firing patterns, endurance times,
view the consistency of the muscles, as well as measuring
cross-sectional area. Physical therapists are also using this
technology during retraining as a method of visual biofeedback for
the patient during attempted contraction of local stabilizing
muscles. This helps speed up the rehabilitation process.
Click here for more information about the use of
real-time ultrasound imaging.
electromyography (sEMG). sEMG may be used to monitor unwanted
activity of the superficial muscles of the outer unit. An example of the
proper use of sEMG is monitoring the external obliques or erector spinae for
feedback to the patient of unwanted activity. Because of the depth of the
inner unit, sEMG is not reliable and validity is poor for monitoring deep
stabilizing muscles. Click here for more information about the use of the
EMG Retrainer during
specific abdominal and back exercises.
STABILIZER Pressure
Biofeedback Unit.
The STABILIZER was developed by physical therapists at the University of
Queensland to provide indirect feedback on positional changes of the abdominal
wall, lower back and
This device may be used while assessing the maintenance of the holding patterns
during spinal segmental stabilization training. It has been found that the
stabilizer may be best used after the initial phase of retraining, when an
attempt is made to integration of the local and global systems. Click here
for more information about the use of the
Pressure Biofeedback Unit during specific abdominal and back exercises.
There are ways to suspect deep multifidus and
transversus abdominis dysfunction without the use of advanced ultrasound
imaging. With the prevalence of an altered movement-coordination
programming strategy, the patient will most likely excessively recruit his or
her erector spinae muscles (when attempting to contract the deep multifidus).
This is viewed and/or palpated in the thoracolumbar area. The patient will
also excessively recruit his or her superficial abdominal muscles (when
attempting to contract the transversus abdominis). This is viewed and/or
palpated in the abdominal wall.
Various authors have recommended
their personal philosophy for progressing through the stages of this specific
exercise program. I will provide a review of some a few of these programs.
Peter O'Sullivan, PT, PhD.
He uses a motor learning model to describe his exercise progression. Early
training starts with the cognitive stage. Associative stage is the second
phase, where the focus is on refining a particular movement pattern.
Finally, the third stage is the autonomous stage where a low degree of
attention is required for the correct performance of the motor task.
Paul Hodges, PhD, PT.
He also describes a motor learning model starting with the cognitive stage, then
and the associative stage, and finally the automatic stage (instead of
O'Sullivan's autonomous stage). He states that the "level of feedback
changes as the rehabilitation progresses through stages."
Mark Comerford, PT. He suggests FOUR
PRIORITIES. Although similar to
O'Sullivan's three stages, Comerford brings new insight into the progression of
these specific exercises.
Click link for more information about
Variations in the progression of specific exercises.
The best data on prognosis and
expected treatment times come from specific studies. All research to date
is being conducted by physical therapists who are using ultrasound imaging for
assessment and visual feedback of correct recruitment of isolated muscle
first-episode low back pain. The prognosis is good for patients who
receive training after first-episode lower back pain. In fact, people who
receive no retraining of deep stabilizing muscles are 12.4 times
more likely to have
recurrence of back pain within 3 years. Those without previous history
of lower back pain who present with acute lower back pain needed only 4 weeks of
training for a 70% chance of no recurrence.
recurrent low back pain. Another study was performed on people
with chronic lower back pain (onset of LBP was at least 3 months prior to the
study) with a radiologic diagnosis of spondylolisthesis or spondylolysis.
They received 10 weeks of training with statistically significant positive
results. Specific back exercise training resulted in a decrease in pain
intensity and
disability. (The control group had no significant change.)
Science of Back Exercises
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Deep Stabilizing Muscles
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The Chicago Bears have informed veteran punter Brad Maynard that they do not intend to sign him.
Maynard's career began briefly with the New York Giants but he's spent the last ten seasons kicking for the Bears.
Despite a career that currently makes him the second all-time in the NFL with 407 career punts inside the 20-yard line, he's coming off a disappointing season in which he finished 32nd in the league in punt average (40.1 yards) and 29th in net average (35.2).
Maynard recovered from right hip surgery last season, though the injury clearly affected his punting.
No word on Maynard's future plans but most suspect his best bet would be with an indoor team from here on out.
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In the process of trying to say everything that can be said about the Crisp trade, I'm afraid we've hit a problem. A big problem. Is Crisp really better than Teahen? I know we all think so, but can we twist up some numbers that will look definitive on the subject? If anyone would want to invest time into this, it would be someone here at RR.
The problem stems from three premises:
(1): A player's value is equal to a sum of his offensive and defensive contributions
(2): Teahen and Crisp are roughly equally valuable offensively--perhaps a slight edge to Teahen
(3): The best defensive stats out there (none are great) peg both Teahen and Crisp as slighly better than league average defensively at their respective positions
So if we look at just that, we're pretty much forced to say that Crisp isn't an improvement over Teahen. And we feel cantankerous. But then we remember! Crisp plays center field while Teahen plays right field! And we all know center field is a more premium defensive position!
So we rejoice, and we exclaim, "Yes, they two are even, but Crisp is More Premium!" But then we remember that we wanted a number, and "More Premium" is better suited to meats than cereals.
So now we ask, "How much is average center field defense worth? How much is average right field defense worth?" I know people have asked these questions before. Tom Tango came up with a system of positional adjustments to get at the relative values between positions. I've seen his system used by a few analysts lately, but I'm not a fan. He comes up with his values by looking at how a player's performance relative to the average changes when that player switches positions. For example, if DDJ is 5 plays below the average defense in center field, but 10 plays better than the average defense in left field, this might indicate that the average defense in center field is 15 plays better than the average defense in left field. I don't like it--who's to say DDJ isn't better suited to left? Maybe Maier doesn't call him off flyballs between them because DDJ is also a proven center fielder? I don't like the idea of taking data points exclusively from tweener outfielders who play both CF and R/LF, and generalizing the conclusions derived from that data to the broader population of all centerfielders and left and right fielders.
So those adjustments don't work for me. I don't want say Coco Crisp's defense in CF is X runs more valuable than Mark Teahen's defense in RF because David DeJesus is X runs better in left field than he is in center field. I want something that says Coco Crisp's defense is worth Y runs because if you brought in some AAA CF, he'd surrender Y more runs than Crisp would. We need to know Crisp and Teahen's values over replacement defenders.
Value over replacement player is pretty easy--as far as I know, they just take the league average, and multiply it by about 80%, and bam! that's what Jason Smith can offer you. But defense doesn't seem to be like that. A AAA center fielder won't catch 20% fewer fly balls than Crisp will. Garth Brooks would do better than that. So how is a replacement defender defined? VORP assumes league average defense for the position. Perhaps VORD should assume league average offense for that position? Something tells me our RF replacement defenders who can play league average offense for RF are already in the Majors playing 1B. So how do you define a replacement defender?


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An Atlanta woman said she paid a Henry County man more than $1,000 for a headstone that was supposed to be ready in four weeks, but never arrived.
Joann Glass says her mother was like no other.
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Last spring MaeBelle Glass passed away, devastating her family.
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Joann Glass said she paid Gambrell back in October. She says since then, it's been a steady dose of excuses, when she can get in touch with him.
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It has been 10 months since MaeBelle Glass' death and Joann Glass' grand plans for her mother's gravesite remain unfulfilled.
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CBS Atlanta News contacted Gambrell about the headstone and he promised he would deliver it Thursday.
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From My Window… Hunters keep motels and lodges busy; what next for gas?
Hunting looks like it will be a successful season for the innkeepers, motels and lodges in the Rangely and Meeker areas over the next six weeks as most owners and managers say they are in good shape as far as hunters filling their rooms.
From My Window… Recreation districts a real bonus; Fall Festival for all
I've been around in this business for a long time. I favor some of the old-fashioned ways, but I try to keep an open mind on the new ways of thinking. I left Wyoming in 1987 and returned to Colorado in early 2013 to a different world. Now that I am back in Colorado after […]
From My Window… Pretty sunny outside my window, but gas stinks
Two weeks ago, while driving around Meeker and back and forth between the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials and a few other photos that needed to be taken, the warning light on my car's dashboard lit up, indicating that my car was overheating.
From My Window… Pot sales an issue to ponder; Classic a woolly success
Out my window, I see a few unsettling clouds on the horizon in the form of debate that has the potential to divide the "old school" residents of Meeker and Rangely from what could be described as the "new thought" residents of the two towns.


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LONDON -- Markets recovered some ground Tuesday despite some concerns over the Chinese and U.S. economies.
Stocks around the world have started the new year in lackluster fashion — especially compared with how they closed out 2013 — after surveys indicated a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing and the U.S. services sector, two key parts of the world's two largest economies. That made investors cautious ahead of more indicators this week, particularly Friday's closely watched U.S. jobs report — U.S. stock indexes have suffered a three-day losing streak.
"What we've seen so far this year is most likely just a case of profit taking rather than anything else," said Craig Erlam, market analyst at Alpari. "That said, it has been accompanied by a number of disappointing economic releases, not just in the U.S., but also in other major economies."
By late morning in Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 stock index was up 0.3 percent at 6,753.40 while Germany's DAX was 0.6 percent higher at 9,480.26. France's CAC-40 was up 0.4 percent at 4,243.17.
In Europe, a drop in inflation kept alive the possibility that the European Central Bank might further loosen its monetary policy in coming months, though few expect it to act at its meeting on Thursday.
"While the ECB may refrain from providing additional policy support on Thursday, we expect further action in the months ahead," said Ben May, analyst at Capital Economics.
Wall Street was expected to edge up at the open, recovering from its worst start to a year in almost a decade. The Dow and S&P 500 are expected to rise 0.4 percent, according to futures markets.
The most closely watched economic report of the week will come on Friday, when the Labor Department is scheduled to release its jobs survey for December. That's going to influence the Fed's decision on how fast to reduce its financial asset purchases in the coming months. The Fed announced in December that the labor market has improved enough that it will begin reducing its $85 billion of monthly purchases, starting with a $10 billion reduction this month.
The money created by the stimulus over the past few years has been designed to try and keep long-term interest rates low.
Before then, the minutes to the Fed's last meeting, in December, will be released on Wednesday and scrutinized for clues on the policymakers' thinking.
Earlier, Asian markets closed lower, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 0.6 percent at 15, 814.37.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.1 percent to 22,712.78 while China's Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.1 percent to 2,047.32 after the government said it would allow the creation of five private banks to support economic growth and competition.
In currencies, the euro rose 0.1 percent to $1.3642 while the dollar rose 0.2 percent to 104.44 yen.
The benchmark oil contract for February delivery was up 48 cents a barrel to $93.92 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 53 cents to close at $93.43 on Monday.


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Initial Intake: $20
The initial intake is necessary for acquiring the information to achieve optimal results during treatments.
*Note: The initial intake is only required for standard sessions.
Standard session of acupuncture: $70
The best results for any condition are obtained with this style of treatment, on a regular basis. A full session includes pulse, tongue, and palpatory diagnosis, along with a brief consultation. After the needles are inserted, any number of extra adjuncts (such as cupping or gua sha) may be added to enhance the treatment effects.
Labor and Delivery Support: $150
Acupuncture is a natural, safe alternative for women who wish to maintain optimal health throughout the course of the pregnancy.
Hypnotherapy: $75-125
The first session of hypnotherapy consists of an intake process which allows the practitioner to discover the triggers for negative behavior patterns. During this session, a personalized script is developed for the client. After the script is created, the patient is put into a very deep state of relaxation which allows positive suggestions to implant within the subconscious mind, where all permanent changes take place.
"Hypnoacupuncture" Session: $125-175
Hypnotherapy and acupuncture work amazingly well together to address issues from a mental, emotional, and physical level.
During a cupping session, glass or plastic cups are placed on the skin and suction is applied. It is most often used for neck and back pain and tightness, but is also beneficial for asthma, the common cold, and many other issues. Please note that cupping does leave marks on the skin that may last up to a week. Cupping is incorporated into standard acupuncture sessions if needed, and is included in the cost of the session.
Gua sha
During a session of gua sha, a rounded tool is used to gently scrape the skin, acting as a deep tissue massage. Again, this technique leaves marks on the skin that can last for up to 7 days. Gua sha is incorporated into standard acupuncture sessions if needed, and is included in the cost of the session.
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Frequently Quite Grotesque
In addition to instructional videos and music videos, Tim and Eric spend a lot of time skewering television's worst tendency: to hawk useless and/or destructive products and services. The fictional Cinco Corporation, which seems to take control of the show through its product and service advertisements, provides much of the more traditional sources of humour. Serving a similar function as Saturday Night Live's commercial parodies (though much cruder), Cinco advertisements feature limited-to-zero use products. In season three, many of these products do only one thing (and poorly at that), such as the Ed Begley, Jr.-approved Cinco-Fone, which features only one button, cannot take incoming calls, and requires cooling gel to avoid burning the skin.
Cinco products are frequently quite grotesque, such as Candy Tails, Urinal Shower, and D-Pants, which appear in other seasons. Yet even when they churn the stomach, these things are only a few degrees removed from actual products one would see advertised on television. In real life, companies like Cinco prey on the public's desire for convenience, ease and effortlessness with preposterous, often dangerous products. Tim and Eric spoof the attempts to spin such products as innovative and easy to use.
"Resurrection", the season's first episode, wastes no time arriving at a major product send-up. The show begins with the resurrection of Tim, which is underwhelming for Eric, who "killed" him at the end of season two. It seems that Tim's death and resurrection have given him the power to make tiger figurines appear just by thinking of them, and so he and Eric devise a scheme to produce Tiny Tigers at no cost in order to get rich.
Supernatural mode of production aside, their scheme and product are impossible to differentiate from the offerings of Specialty Merchandise Corporation (SMC), whose own inane infomercials dominated the late night American airwaves a couple years ago. As is the tradition with the show's fake products, Tim and Eric shoot an annoyingly repetitive low-budget commercial ("We sell Tiny Tigers!"), but then they contrast it with another segment shot more like a professional short film. This section imagines the rise and fall of the Tiny Tiger store as a high-stakes drama, narrated in song.
The result of Tim's failure to meet public demand for the tigers is his wasting away. One benefit of the success of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is that somewhat more expensive visual effects are available to the show's creators, and when used here to graft Tim's head on an emaciated body, the effect is startling. The storyline ends with an assisted suicide wherein Eric puts a clothespin on Tim's nose in order to kill him, bringing the narrative of the episode full circle, before Hart announces to the viewers that Tim cannot truly die.
Another product that receives similar treatment is the Griddleman, which is sold on the show by real-life infomercial hostess Cathy Mitchell. John C. Reilly's "Dr. Steve Brule" joins her to sell the Griddleman, and there are some initial moments when it is difficult to know whether Mitchell is in on the joke. As with the previously mentioned middle-aged and elderly male actors, this kind of tension is a cornerstone of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, which doesn't discriminate as it places individuals ranging from the famous to the unknown into absurd, hazily real scenarios. When Mitchell and Brule apply "horse grease" to the Griddleman in order to make a panini, that tension between informed participation and exploitation relaxes a little, because Mitchell must know it is a joke, mustn't she? The audience can never be sure.
One criticism of season three is that the jokes too frequently culminate in violence, as if Tim and Eric couldn't figure out any other way to end the sketches. "C.O.R.B.S"—an otherwise funny take on increasingly tired police procedurals—and "Larry", which continues the tale of Solondzian romance between characters Carol and Mr. Henderson, end with gun murder and gun suicide, respectively. Even the otherwise flawless "Sexual Romance" video ends with another instance of Eric killing Tim. It is unfortunate that the show's creators rely so much on violence, as its impact would be even stronger when used purposefully, as it is in episode "Jim and Derrick". "Jim and Derrick" is the highlight of season three and of the series as a whole. Its synthesis of recurring themes like dysfunctional masculinity and deadly commercialization provides some of the most forceful and intelligent satire in recent years.
Although many of the sketches in the third season of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! use the visual and aural aesthetics of the media being lampooned, "Jim and Derrick" is the only episode that takes place entirely within a single, separate format. The hysterical "Muscles for Bones", also in season three, uses a telethon structure to unite various characters and bits in a unified program, but "Jim and Derrick" entirely abandons the look of the regular series. Tim and Eric transform in to Jim and Derrick in order to attack the extreme sports-playing, energy drink-suckling, breast-ogling, slang-speaking media landscape that exists to dumb down young men and demean young women.
While the Cinco products material serves an interstitial purpose and links sketches, "Jim and Derrick" is an illustration of a form so infected by crass marketing that it's impossible to separate the program from the commercials. In this sense "Jim and Derrick" is what Tim and Eric have been working towards all along—a declaration that TV is inherently limited to its purpose as a vessel for selling products. The episode so closely resembles the emptiness of modern programming that one could easily mistake it for an actual Spike TV original, an energy drink commercial, or some depressing commingling of the two.
Some of the verisimilitude comes from the use of genuine social actors who would likely appear in a real show of this sort. DJ Drez appears as "DJ Drezz" and scratches records throughout the episode. Elisha Cuthbert appears as "Elisha Cuthbert" in an interview segment. Other elements that are recognizable but not authentic are designed and executed with rigorous detail. One recurring motif is "Jim and Derrick" show sponsor Turbo Fuel Maximum Energy Soda, which carries a euphemism-challenged marketing mantra of "Suck, Swallow, Release". The aggressive consumption of the drink is linked to the culture of consumption that supports such a product.
An excellent example of the real/unreal tension that Tim and Eric pull off so well, Turbo Fuel Maximum Energy Soda is believable because other actual products have been elevated to a similar status, even in fictional contexts. For example, Acceptable TV, which aired on VH1 in 2007, initially wrote Amp'd Mobile into sketches as jokes that the company later approved. The official sanction of mascot "Clarity the Amp'd Mobile Dog" and lines such as, "Why is purgatory brought to you by Amp'd Mobile?" added a sense of surrealism and perversion to the product tie-in that would not have been present in either a traditional product placement or a joke at an unconnected product's expense. More recently, the Lonely Island used a similar pattern of development in the song "Dreamgirl", which begins as a jam that extols the virtues of a certain kind of woman but descends into an endorsement of Chex Mix following a passing reference to the snack.
More apropos to "Jim and Derrick" and especially relevant since it occurred in the wake of the episode is the recent use of a real energy drink (Her Energy drink) as a ruse to get contestants to unwittingly appear on VH1's Tool Academy 2. The "tools" of Tool Academy 2, lured by the possibility of becoming the official spokesman of a drink that's for the ladies, are exactly the growing subspecies to whom Jim and Derrick belong and help to propagate.
There is no better, sadder, proof of Tim and Eric's satirical point than the premiere episode of Tool Academy 2. At issue is not whether or not VH1 executives saw "Jim and Derrick", but that the show they allowed to be created and aired is literally indistinguishable from such a ruthless parody. There is a great deal of disingenuousness in identifying these men as tools while relying on their toolishness to sustain advertising and ratings numbers. Tool Academy is deeply dishonest, as it wears the veneer of reform but depends on once and future tools in order to continue as a series.
Jim and Derrick exist in a dizzying rush of brands, slogans, hyperactive edits, unmotivated visual effects/format shifts and all sorts of trendy accoutrements. Sporting eyeliner, piercings, and tricky facial hair, they emptily read/deliver their lines with an emotionless disconnect from the cadences of genuine expression ("that was hella sick funny, you must've been wigging out, man" and "yeah, brah, I really missed you on the ramps, for real").
Pathetically on-the-nose comedy sketches are additionally punctuated with text across the screen that reads "Comedy", "LOL", and "Sketch". This force-feeding of information and the privileging of attention-deficit style over substance is also reflective of the lowest common denominator programming in Tim and Eric's crosshairs. Jim and Derrick are obligated to mention the Turbo Fuel Maximum Energy Soda chug contest throughout the show and they do so as gracelessly as possible, encouraging viewers to text their vote for who will win. A visit to a skate park resurrects the worst visual strategies of MTV Sports, again using on screen text and graphics to express faux subversive messages like "Anarchy" and "Parents Suck" along with more obviously satirical invented language like "Crete Shred" and "Gnar-Bone".
Critically, "Jim and Derrick" acknowledges how Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is perpetually at risk of being misunderstood and misused. In the Vista Fresh Mobile Viral Clip of the Week, a man (Bradley Needlehead) dressed to look like David Liebe Hart performs a puppet act and sings "I'm a weird man, I'm nuts, I'm crazy". His self-consciousness is a symptom of corporately calculated "viral" content, the premeditated nature of which renders it inauthentic.
The wild frontier of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! sets up conditions where one sketch could fall entirely flat and another could catch on, but all sketches originate in the creators' whims and inspirations rather than in studied, focus-grouped models based on what the masses find funny. Yet even a truly unique show like Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is always on the verge of being appropriated by powerful media outlets, who would certainly dull its sharper edges if they thought their variation of the show could make money.
The panoply of product placements builds in intensity as the show continues and the Turbo Fuel chugging contest looms. Browning makes another appearance as a correspondent for a segment called Waz the Damage. She reports from Club Boost and delivers the episode's funniest line—"I got a total Turbo Fuel buzz on"—as she invites Jim, Derrick, and their viewers to the club for Turbo Fuel drink specials. Her segment has its own sponsor, which is Tordo's Xtreeme Flavor Dust, encouraging the viewer to "Lust the Dust".
There are many other ingenious details in "Jim and Derrick", and the cutting pace makes it necessary to watch the episode multiple times to take in all of the jokes and layers of satire. It concludes with the much-hyped chug contest, as a referee blows the whistle and a bikini-clad model begins to spray Turbo Fuel Maximum Energy Soda directly into Jim and Derrick's mouths from kegs on either side of her. She sprays the drink at them, and fairly quickly the men have difficulty swallowing. The camera zooms in on the model's chest and face lustfully as she smiles. This gaze is juxtaposed with images of Jim and Derrick as they suffer from what soon resembles an act of torture.
The show's various superficial enhancements (record scratches, quick cuts, zooms) continue their assault on the viewer, unconcerned for the welfare of the hosts. After this climactic visual frenzy, the camera finally rests on a wide shot that frames the dead bodies of Jim and Derrick as the liquid continues to pour from the hoses. The model maintains her smile for the camera.
To kill off characters in such a disturbing fashion would not be acceptable on most network television sitcoms or in the safer outlets of sketch comedy. Mainstream comedy depends on the audience's recognition of its own flaws and faults, but few audience members want to be subjected to onscreen avatars meeting their death by drowning in energy drink. The macabre suggestion that our culture of convenience is killing us could conceivably be appreciated at a distance, or misunderstood by those who miss Tim and Eric's satirical point. After all, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is not, by and large, a show that carries a strong social message. The series is primarily an absurd comedy.
But season three, and particularly the episode "Jim and Derrick", reveal a serious level of dissatisfaction and an indignation with the way we allow ourselves to be bought and sold by commercial concepts. Perhaps this is the way Tim and Eric choose to respond to fans' expectations of them. Regardless of what inspired the confrontation, their level of passion for the material makes a convincing case for television as a carrier of substantive social commentary. That is the last thing one might expect from a late night sketch show on the Cartoon Network, but maybe the outer limit of the cable lineup is the only place such a message can survive in so pure a form.


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Martin Packer (BA (Hons) Hospitality Management with Events 2009) is the Front of House Co-ordinator at the Motorpoint Arema in Cardiff (formerly the Cardiff International Arena).
We asked him a few questions about his time here at UWIC...
What made you choose UWIC?
UWIC has a good reputation for its long established Hospitality courses, and was offering a new course in Events. Being close to Devon (where I was originally from!) it was a good choice. Also Cardiff was appealing as it was a small / medium city and had all the benefits of a large city on offer, plus still near the coast! Along with studying the course there was a great reputation of Cardiff being a major Event city and hosts some great Hospitality venues.
Which of your lecturers do you remember fondly?
Andy Roberts – Carolyn Richie – Lisa Wright – Elspeth Dale – All the tutors where great and if you needed any assistance or had questions they were always approachable and would help where they could. I have kept in contact with several of the tutors since leaving UWIC and it is great to stay in contact with them.
Do you have any family members who also came to UWIC?
No other member of my family ever attended Uni! I was the first and feel that it differently has improved my knowledge on the industry and benefited me in the present time and I can see my qualification helping me in the future to come.
What has been your career path since graduating?
I carried on working for Live Nation (Music) at Cardiff International Arena (now Motorpoint Arena Cardiff) where I started as a Casual Bar member of staff when I came in September 2006. I then progressed to Hospitality coordinator while still at UWIC in 2008, which I carried on with a couple of additional casual Hospitality jobs when leaving UWIC in 2009. I have now progressed to the Front of House and Hospitality coordinator in June 2011 which I now love and enjoy greatly.
Do you have any advice for this year's graduates?
Anybody thinking of coming to UWIC will enjoy the social aspect of the University campus. I recently visited the new Management building at Llandaff campus, and can say that it is a fantastic site and students will benefit from all the high tech learning systems all within a fantastic setting. Also a must for any student is to push themselves to find a placement / volunteer / or get a casual / part time job in the areas that they want to end up going into. It gives you the help you need with your degree and can be great for assignments, while you never know where it could lead you...
Are you in touch with any other UWIC alumni?
I am still in touch with several students from year, it is great to know other graduates in other areas of work and we can swap ideas and exchange knowledge on the industries as we see them!
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Section 21
This section presents summary data for manufacturing as a whole and more detailed information for major industry groups and selected products. The types of measures shown at the different levels include data for establishments, employment and wages, plant and equipment expenditures, value and quantity of production and shipments, value added by manufacture, inventories, and various indicators of financial status.
The principal sources of these data are U.S. Census Bureau reports of the censuses of manufactures conducted every 5 years, the Annual Survey of Manufactures, and Current Industrial Reports. Reports on current activities of industries or current movements of individual commodities are compiled by such government agencies as the Bureau of Labor Statistics; the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture; the International Trade Administration; and by private research or trade associations such as The Conference Board, Inc., the American Iron and Steel Institute, the Electronic Industries Association, and several others.
Data on financial aspects of manufacturing industries are collected by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the U.S. Census Bureau (see especially tables 997- 999). Industry aggregates in the form of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, analyses of sales and expenses, lists of subsidiaries, and types and amounts of security issues are published for leading manufacturing corporations registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The BEA issues data on capital in manufacturing industries and capacity utilization rates in manufacturing. See also Section 15, Business Enterprise.
Several private trade associations provide industry coverage for certain sections of the economy. They include the Aluminum Association (Table 1006), American Iron and Steel Institute (Tables 1007 and 1008), Consumer Electronics Association (Tables 1014 and 1015), and the Aerospace Industries Association (Tables 1020 and 1022). Machine tool consumption data (Table 1010) is produced jointly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology and American Machine Tool Distributors Association.
Censuses and annual surveys-Thefirst census of manufactures covered the year 1809. Between 1809 and 1963, a census was conducted at periodic intervals. Since 1967, it has been taken every 5 years (for years ending in ''2'' and ''7''). Results from the 1997 census are presented in this section utilizing the new NAICS (North American Industry Classification System). Data from the 2002 census will be released in 2004 and will appear in the next edition of the StatisticalAbstract. For additional information see text, Section 15, Business Enterprise, and the Census Bureau Web site at <http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html>. Census data either direct reports or estimates from administrative records, are obtained for every manufacturing plant with one paid employee or more.
The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM), conducted for the first time in 1949, collects data for the years between censuses for the more general measure of manufacturing activity covered in detail by the censuses. The annual survey data are estimates derived from a scientifically selected sample of establishments. The 1999 annual survey is based on a sample of about 55,000 establishments of an approximate total of 230,000. These establishments represent all manufacturing establishments of multiunit companies and all single-establishment manufacturing companies mailed schedules in the 1997 Census of Manufactures. For the current panel of the ASM sample, all establishments of companies with 1997 shipments in manufacturing in excess of $500 million were included in the survey with certainty. For the remaining portion of the mail survey, the establishment was defined as the sampling unit. For this portion, all establishments with 250 employees or more and establishments with a very large value of shipments also were included. Therefore, of the 58,000 establishments included in the ASM panel, approximately 33,000 are selected with certainty. These establishments account for approximately 80 percent of total value of shipments in the 1992 census. Smaller establishments in the remaining portion of the mail survey were selected by sample.
Establishments and classification-Each of the establishments covered in the 1997 Economic Census-Manufacturing was classified in 1 of 480 industries (473 manufacturing industries and 7 former manufacturing industries) in accordance with the industry definitions in the 1997 NAICS Manual. In the NAICS system, an industry is generally defined as a group of establishments that have similar production processes. To the extent practical, the system uses supply based or production-oriented concepts in defining industries. The resulting group of establishments must be significant in terms of number, value added by manufacture, value of shipments, and number of employees.
Establishments frequently make products classified both in their industry (primary products) and other industries (secondary products). Industry statistics (employment, payroll, value added by manufacture, value of shipments, etc.) reflect the activities of the establishments, which may make both primary and secondary products. Product statistics, however, represent the output of all establishments without regard for the classification of the producing establishment. For this reason, when relating the industry statistics, especially the value of shipments, to the product statistics, the composition of the industry's output should be considered.
The censuses of manufactures for 1947 through 1992 cover operating manufacturing establishments as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC), issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (see text, Section 12). The Manual is also used for classifying establishments in the annual surveys. The comparability of manufactures data over time is affected by changes in the official definitions of industries as presented in the Manual. It is important to note, therefore, that the 1987 edition of the Manual was used for the 1987 and 1992 censuses; and the 1972 edition of the Manual and the 1977 Supplement were used for the 1972 through 1982 censuses. The Manual defines an industry as a number of establishments producing a single product or a closely related group of products. In the manual, an establishment is classified in a particular industry if its production of a product or product group exceeds in value added its production of any other product group. While some establishments produce only the products of the industry in which they are classified, few within an industry specialize to that extent. The statistics on employment, payrolls, value added, inventories, and expenditures, therefore, reflect both the primary and secondary activities of the establishments in that industry. For this reason, care should be exercised in relating such statistics to the total shipments figures of products primary to the industry.
Establishment-Establishment signifies a single physical plant site or factory. It is not necessarily identical to the business unit or company, which may consist of one or more establishments. A company operating establishments at more than one location is required to submit a separate report for each location. An establishment engaged in distinctly different lines of activity and maintaining separate payroll and inventory records is also required to submit separate reports.
Durable goods-Items with a normal life expectancy of 3 years or more. Automobiles, furniture, household appliances, and mobile homes are common examples.
Nondurable goods-Items whichgenerally last for only a short time (3 years or less). Food, beverages, clothing, shoes, and gasoline are common examples.
Statistical reliability-For a discussion of statistical collection and estimation, sampling procedures, and measures of statistical reliability applicable to Census Bureau data, see Appendix III.
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Steve Stricker holds a three-stroke lead over Brandt Jobe through 12 holes, but a weather delay has forced the field off the course until 7 p.m. ET. Stricker sits at 18-under with Jobe at 15-under. CBSSports.com and PGATour.com will stream coverage of the tournament, while the Golf Channel will pick up coverage when play resumes.
Both Stricker and Jobe have been on fire in the fourth round. Stricker made all six of his birdies on the front nine and has made par on the first three holes of the back nine. Jobe has been equally, if not more, impressive by making five straight birdies as part of seven birdies in eight holes. But he's made par on his last two holes, waiting to begin again at the 14th.
Matt Kuchar is one stroke behind Jobe at 14-under and is also waiting at the 14th hole. He remains the only serious competitor after Jobe. Rory McIlroy is 10-under (3-under for the day) through 16 holes.
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Duke vs. Virginia
October 6, 2012
David Helton (leg)
CB Lee Butler (lower body)
QB Sean Renfree (arm)
DT Jamal Wallace (lower body)
CB Jared Boyd (leg)
S Brandon Braxton (upper body)
LB Kelby Brown (leg)
NG Jamal Bruce (foot)
TE Braxton Deaver (leg)
DE Justin Foxx (hand)
S Chris Tavarez (leg)
TE Jack Farrell (leg)
WR Blair Holliday
DE Allen Jackson (shoulder)
S Corbin McCarthy (shoulder)
S Taylor Sowell (leg)
Good thing we have developed some depth over the last few years. We have some good players that have opportunities to step up.
Go Duke!
"Enjoy every sandwich" -- Warren Zevon
is another way of still saying that we know nothing. Cut's still playing games here I think - Renfree could already be considered almost certain to play or not even close, and Virginia has no clue.
I just wish I had a clue.
<devildeac> anyone playing drinking games by now?
7:49:36<Wander> drink every qb run?
7:49:38<loran16> umm, drink every time asack rushes?
7:49:38<wolfybeard> @devildeac: drink when Asack runs a keeper
7:49:39 PM<CB&B> any time zack runs, drink
Carolina Delenda Est
The other variable here is Connette. He's been banged up more than a bit. If Renfree can't go, then Duke may not want to play Connette at non-QB positions any more than necessary.
The real disappointment for me is the presence of Braxton on the out list ... he's been a great run-defender from safety. Actually, our pass coverage may improve a bit if that means Foster is in the starting secondary, but we lost against the run.
The other disappointment is the slow recovery of Jamal Bruce ... a month ago I was hearing optimistic stuff about how he'd be back by the end of the September. Now, no hint that he's even close to coming back.
As for Connette ... good to see he's not on the list at all this week after being questionable a week ago. I agree with Jim -- while Connette can help a lot of places, he's most valuable as a short-yardage quarterback.
I would have to think that given that questionable is not out, and that it is a later start time, and that Cut has said Renfree has been at least out on the practice field and not in the training room every waking second, that unless he gets worse he will play. This is a huge game for Duke and Renfree is in his senior season so unless, as Cut says, he is not safe to play or would hurt the team by playing, I'd be willing to bet he plays. Though I'm not a betting man and have never really been that optimistic; so perhaps its a sign.
Duke is down to four healthy, recruited safeties with college experience. Two of them--Canty and Byas--are playing at a high level. But I'm not sure either Young-Wiseman or Norman should be starters and one of them has to be. Rider and Bristow are walk-ons, valuable practice players but most walk-ons are walk-ons for a reason.
Assuming Butler plays, Duke has five healthy corners, Butler, Cockrell, Foster, Burton and Patterson. Keep in mind, Duke likes to use three safeties and two corners. So, I would expect to see some corners playing safety Saturday. There just aren't enough safeties.
Duke has switched to three corners in obvious passing situations. Foster did tell us Tuesday that he's been practicing at safety and feels like he can fill in there. But he's awfully slight for a safety.
FWIW, Duke has two recruited freshmen DBs who haven't played yet, safety Michael Westray and corner Devon Edwards. You would hate to burn a redshirt this deep into the season but you also would hate to lose a chance to get to a bowl game.
And please, please, please keep Connette as far away from safety as possible. The risk/reward ratio seems way skewed towards risk.
So, I suspect that Renfree's injuries are indeed serious enough that this is a true game-time decision. My guess is that Renfree starts.
Cutcliffe does a great job of revealing basically nothing when it comes to injuries. I guess he prefers keeping our opponents guessing. But I do expect Renfree to start for some reason...
Any word on Renfree for today? Anthony Boone's very solid performances notwithstanding, I think playing without Renfree would be a serious blow to our chances.
Ozzie, your paradigm of optimism!
Go To Hell carolina, Go To Hell!
While we're in this thread, it didn't look like anyone who played this game had to leave with injury, did it? Another great bonus if true.
I know guys like Canty and Butler were basically play injured and still need to recover, but hopefully today was a step in the right direction injury-wise as well.
Boone had a very good game, yes, but he was "only" 18-31....and was very close to picks on a couple occasions along with several overthrown balls. No doubt he is going to take the reigns for the next two years, and his 4 TD performance was great, but he still has work to do to become near the level of renfree, who has yet to have a game this year with a <70% completion rate...
either way, great experience for boone, this team will be in good hands when renfree steps aside
If not mentioned already, UVa was 4/16 on 3rd down conversions and 0/3 on fourth down attempts.
Very impressive.
Not leaving until the game is over.


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