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by Colin A. Ross, M.D.; Richardson, Texas, Manitou Communications, 2000, 404 pages, $27.95
In an important series of editorials written for the Archives of General Psychiatry by leaders in psychiatry who were asked to predict the future of the field (1,2,3), no one addressed the issue of psychic trauma. One might have concluded from this omission that they did not see such trauma as a problem worthy of emphasis in their visions of the future of psychiatry. In The Trauma Model Colin Ross takes the opposite view. He sees trauma as the central issue that will confront and confound us for decades to come.
In this book, Ross challenges those working in mental health—clinicians, researchers, students, instructors, and the committees that revise the DSM—to consider a new paradigm, which he calls the trauma model of mental illness. With this model, he argues, one can make predictions about all psychiatric conditions and then test them through research. It is a far-reaching and thought-provoking hypothesis, and in describing the model Ross draws on everything from prevalence rates and outcome studies of treatment with medication or psychotherapy to the latest brain imaging and biological testing techniques.
The trauma model offers a cogent explanation for the spectrum of severity of the various mental disorders and for why some patients do not get better as quickly as others—namely, the presence of mitigating factors related to the complications of psychic trauma. Ross contends that early psychic trauma is the most important contributing factor in all mental illness. He proposes that chronic childhood trauma is to psychiatry what germs are to general medicine.
Through a series of logical arguments and deductions, Ross points the way to an area of valuable research that could confirm or refute his hypothesis. Among the 14 general principles he presents for his model are developmental susceptibility, the threshold principle, heterogeneity within diagnostic categories, selection bias, the tendency of treatment failures to be trauma model cases, and the nonspecificity of response to SSRIs.
Ross then applies the various principles to axis I, axis II, and axis III disorders. For example, in a chapter on mood disorders, he cites demographic research he conducted in which he found that about 35 percent of respondents with major depression reported having suffered childhood abuse. On the basis of this finding, he predicts that psychotic and refractory depressions will be associated with higher rates of early trauma. Furthermore, he anticipates that among patients with bipolar disorder, those whose trauma has been more extensive will have less structured and more mixed mood states as well as more borderline traits.
He also predicts that children of abused and depressed mothers will have the highest rates of depression and abuse regardless of whether they are the mothers' biological children or were adopted. Conversely, the adoption of a child of a depressed, abused mother into a nonabusing family would reduce the child's risk level to that of the general population, which suggests that genetic theories of depression may be unnecessary. Bolstering his argument with biology, Ross hypothesizes that the ultimately disappointing results of the dexamethasone suppression test in diagnosing major depression were due to a failure to recognize the psychobiology of trauma. Thus he would predict a nonsuppression rate of 95 percent in a group with comorbid depression and trauma and a rate of 10 percent in a group with depression only.
An extensive section on trauma therapy focuses on cognitive, behavioral, and supportive techniques. The most provocative chapter in this section, entitled "Dealing With Ego States: Talking to the Voices," is emblematic of the message conveyed throughout this volume: "Talking to the voices," Ross says, "may be the most radical contribution of the trauma model to general psychiatry. A paradigm shift must occur for voices to be patients." In other words, trauma-induced dissociative symptoms may be much more prevalent than most clinicians assume and may be found throughout the diagnostic spectrum.
Open-minded readers will benefit from this book, but some aspects of Ross' presentation may detract from its potential value. Ross informs us at the outset that given the breadth of this project, he did not include extensive references, because doing so would have been impossible and irrelevant. As a result, the less informed reader may erroneously ascribe some of the theories Ross alludes to as his own original contributions, whereas the more sophisticated reader may be disappointed by the superficial and sometimes facile way in which certain ideas are disposed of. Certainly some readers will be unhappy with Ross' apparent dismissal of molecular genetics. Some readers might find the following statement a bit glib also: "Repression, and with it the entire edifice of psychoanalytical theory, could be rejected completely and would have no effect on the established scientific validity of dissociation." Such seemingly offhand remarks could alienate researchers in related disciplines whose contributions may support the very propositions put forth in this volume.
Indeed, it is widely recognized that a significant proportion of persons who end up on the psychoanalytic couch because all else has failed have extensive comorbidity related to psychic trauma. The myth of the worried well indulging themselves in a Viennese reverie is a popular stereotype that does not correspond to today's practice. The treatment of dissociative psychopathology in a psychoanalytic context (4) may provide a unique source of clinical data to further our understanding of the complexity of the problem of comorbidity. Thus if a true paradigm shift is to occur and the full appreciation of the role of psychic trauma is to be appreciated, it will require the cooperation of all related disciplines. In this regard, Dr. Ross' book is an important wake-up call.
Dr. Brenner is clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and executive director and training and supervising analyst at the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute.
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The Senate is back in session this week and slated to continue to debate and possibly vote on a disastrous piece of legislation -- the National Defense Authorization Act.
The bill, known as S. 1867, would authorize spending for military personnel, weapons systems, and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the fiscal year that began October 1.
Sections 1031 and 1032 have both civil libertarians and the Obama Administration howling, albeit for divergent reasons.
Section 1031 would allow "a person who was a part of or substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States" to be held in military custody. The bill also authorizes "detention under the law of war without trial until the end of hostilities."
The ACLU issued a warning about the bill. "The power is so broad that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even within the United States itself," the ACLU notes on its blog.
The ACLU says the way to stop this legislation is through the Udall Amendment, which "would strip the detention provisions and mandates a process for Congress to use an orderly process to consider whether any detention legislation is needed."
The Obama Administration takes issue with detainee matters, too, but not due to civil liberties concerns. Rather, the Administration's November 17 statement says section 1032 would "tie the hands of our intelligence and law enforcement professionals."
It goes on to say: "Broadly speaking, the detention provisions in this bill micromanage the work of our experienced counterterrorism professionals, including our military commanders, intelligence professionals, seasoned counterterrorism prosecutors, or other operatives in the field. These professionals have successfully led a Government-wide effort to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qa'ida and its affiliates and adherents over two consecutive Administrations. The Administration believes strongly that it would be a mistake for Congress to overrule or limit the tactical flexibility of our Nation's counterterrorism professionals.
"Any bill that challenges or constrains the President's critical authorities to collect intelligence, incapacitate dangerous terrorists, and protect the Nation would prompt the President's senior advisers to recommend a veto."
Equally troubling are the Administration's concerns about "Provisions Authorizing Activities with Partner Nations," which sounds a lot like intervention. The Administration statement says: " ... several provisions may affect Executive branch agility in the implementation of this authority. Section 1204 (relating to Yemen) would require a 60-day notify and wait period not only for Yemen, but for all other countries as well, which would impose an excessive delay and seriously impede the Executive branch's ability to respond to emerging requirements."
Obama caught Bin Laden but the USA still needs to be agile in its defense?
Where is Senator Russ Feingold when you need him? Unfortunately, not in Congress. Ron Johnson, who is now Wisconsin's junior Senator, did not have a statement at press time.
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Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die. And you will have a window in your head. Not even your future will be a mystery any more. Your mind will be punched in a card and shut away in a little drawer. When they want you to buy something they will call you. When they want you to die for profit they will let you know. So, friends, every day do something that won't compute. Love the Lord. Love the world. Work for nothing. Take all that you have and be poor. Love someone who does not deserve it. Denounce the government and embrace the flag. Hope to live in that free republic for which it stands. Give your approval to all you cannot understand. Praise ignorance, for what man has not encountered he has not destroyed. Ask the questions that have no answers. Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to harvest. Say that the leaves are harvested when they have rotted into the mold. Call that profit. Prophesy such returns. Put your faith in the two inches of humus that will build under the trees every thousand years. Listen to carrion—put your ear close, and hear the faint chattering of the songs that are to come. Expect the end of the world. Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. So long as women do not go cheap for power, please women more than men. Ask yourself: Will this satisfy a woman satisfied to bear a child? Will this disturb the sleep of a woman near to giving birth? Go with your love to the fields. Lie easy in the shade. Rest your head in her lap. Swear allegiance to what is nighest your thoughts. As soon as the generals and the politicos can predict the motions of your mind, lose it. Leave it as a sign to mark the false trail, the way you didn't go. Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection.
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Dear GlobalGivers,
Thank you to everyone who continues to support the on-going recovery efforts in Tohoku. Your donations helped to continue to bring attention to these recovery efforts through a matching campaign at the three-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami. Matching campaigns of this magnitude do not come around often, but it was well worth it for this cause. Overall, $102,336 funds were raised from 783 unique donors! Out of the 32 projects that took part in this matching day, the top three performing projects all raised over $9,000 each without matching. Here are some updates from these organizations:
The Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund's project Help Students, Families and Schools Recover raised $24,634 from 314 unique donors, making the final fundraising total, with matching, $49,203! This project is working to provide a public library and help the Asahigaoka Gakuen Children's Home in Kesennuma. In the Fund's latest report, donors were informed that over 100 books were donated by Ambassador Kennedy to the Taylor Anderson Reading Corner last November. Additionally, for the past three winters, the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund has provided children at the orphanage in Kesennuma with Christmas presents and other gifts through a Christmas Wish program. All gifts were tailored to each specific child, and there was even a party where the children performed on stage for each other. While the project has not been fully funded yet, the organization wishes to thank all of its incredibly gracious donors. They would not have been able to raise nearly $50,000 in one day without you!
Fukushima Kids Executive Committee has been able to send children to Hokkaido through the project Bring Smiles to 500 Children of Fukushima. Through the Matching Day, Fukushima Kids was able to raise $12,920 from 25 unique donors, rounding out to a total of $24,840 including matching! Since the tragedy, Fukushima Kids has helped over 3,200 children escape to Hokkaido to relax and play outside, instead of being trapped in the disaster-stricken Fukushima. The organization has seen great improvement in the children who have participated in the program, and many wish "when I become an adult, I want to repay the favor to the people who helped me". Keiko, a mother two, feels so touched that so many around the world have helped Fukushima survivors like herself. She says because of the program, she is no longer "caught in the bitterness of a victim mentality".
Academy Camp's project School of Fun for Children in Fukushima also performed very well in the Matching Day. In just one day, Academy Camp raised $9,120 from 51 unique donors, and $18,200 in total! Similar to Fukushima Kids' work, Academy Camp strives to help the children of Fukushima who are forced to stay indoors because of the disaster aftermath. This project brings roughly 40 children of all ages to areas with lower radiation to allow them to play, learn, and team-build all outside. In their latest report, Academy Camp told the story of a student volunteer from the last camp on Lake Inawashiro, Fukushima. The student described how they all learned how to use an AED and do chest compressions for someone who is choking. They also went out in E-boats on the lake and experienced the beautiful outdoors. The student ended the report by saying "I hope that more people will know about this camp and share the enjoyment with a large number of people together." Thanks to donors like you, these kids continue to have meaningful experiences they might not otherwise have had a chance to have.
Because of these three organizations, many affected children and families have been able to recover from the travesty of the Japan earthquake and tsunami three years ago. Even though it has been three years, there is still much more work to be done to improve the lives of these individuals. All of this progress, however, would not be possible without all of you - keep up the great work!
"I'm thankful for the chance for kids in Fukushima to become independent."
Today, to commemorate the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, we invite you to see the faces and read stories from people, like Keiko, above, who have been affected by your donations: 3yearslater3-11.tumblr.com.
To date, you and other GlobalGiving donors have helped fund more than 35 organizations doing relief and recovery work. You helped Project YUI set up a nursery home in Ishinomaki, so that mothers will have time to look for jobs. You supported OISCA International with their re-forestation project in Natori City. You sent ETIC funds to send entrepreneurs to help revitalize small businesses in Tohoku. You should feel proud that you've helped contribute to the incredible accomplishments that these organizations have made toward re-building homes, lives, and communities in Japan.
Furthermore, because the work of recovery and community re-building in Tohoku continues, we are announcing one final matching campaign for Japan recovery organizations. GlobalGiving will match your donations to Japan projects at 100% from March 10th, 11am EDT (March 11th, 0am JST) until $100,000 matching funds last. Please consider supporting organizations that are doing amazing ongoing work in Japan.
If you would like to share a recovery story that you're thankful for, please join us in posting your #3yearslater story on Facebook, twitter, or instagram this week. Here's how: Step 1: Write on a piece of paper, "I'm thankful for...." (and fill-in the blank!) Step 2: Take an un-selfie of yourself holding the paper Step 3: Post to Facebook, twitter, or Instagram using the #3yearslater hashtag
Once again, we'd like to thank your very generous support over the last three years. Although this will be our last matching campaign for Japanese organizations, dollars raised through this fund will continue to be allocated to our partners in Tohoku, and the vital work will continue.
Mari Seto and the GlobalGiving Team
As we welcome the new year, we have exciting updates from two of our partners that received grants from GlobalGiving's Tsunami and Earthquake Relief!
Association for Aid and Relief Japan (awarded $500,000)
Since 3.11, AAR Japan has continuously been providing support for people with disabilities in Fukushima. AAR Japan set up many facilities where they provide working opportunities for persons with disabilities. Some of the funds contributed to repairing and reconstructing these facilities, so that workers can work comfortably.
Another major focus for AAR Japan has been to create an environment to maintain mental and physical health of the people living in temporary housing complexes and subsidized housing. They have organized social events for towns and communities, and overnight field trips for children. As days that the evacuees spend in the temporary housing complexes become longer, it is important to reduce the stress among the communities. Creating an opportunity where people can bond will help the community grow bigger and stronger.
With the funds you helped provide, AAR Japan also installed playground equipment and delivered bottled water to nurseries and kindergartens in Fukushima. For more updates, learn from here!
ETIC. (awarded $500,000)
Entrepreneurial Training for Innovative Communities (ETIC.) is an organization that sends young aspiring leaders to Tohoku, where they can help the local leaders to grow their business or organizations. As of June 2013, they selected and sent 157 fellows to work in Tohoku.
Fellows are recruited through an online website, and ETIC. received 454 applications to date. After the Fellows are selected, they go through an intensive training process, and later they are sent to projects where the Fellows are matched based on their past experiences and skills.
Fellows are placed in various locations throughout Tohoku. For example, Akane is placed in Kesennuma, where she manages the logistics for a regional energy development project. Shiro is located in Onagawa, where he helps to revitalize local businesses like hotels through his past experiences of sales and marketing. Yuya is managing the tourism projects in the city of Kamaishi City in Iwate Prefecture. Fellows' work have been widely popular among the local communities, and the demands for their work are increasing in Tohoku.
ETIC.'s work is widely popular in Tohoku, and they plan on continuing this program for the coming years. Responding to the needs from the local community, they are expanding their plan from "200 Fellows in 3 years" to "300 fellows in 5 years." They are also planning on focusing on "innovative" projects that can be expandable to other areas, to revitalize Tohoku local businesses and communities. To read more about their updates in the future, learn from here!
We'd like to thank you again for your overwhelming support for the past two years and 10 months. Although there is less news coverage about the aftermath of earthquake and tsunami, there are still people who struggle every day to recover what they had before 3.11. GlobalGiving is committed to supporting long-term recovery of the Tohoku area, and we are thankful that you are too.
In the last report, we shared with you a new exciting group of grantees from the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund. Let us share what the new partners have been up to today!
Friends of El Sistema Japan (FESJ)
We awarded Friends of El Sistema Japan (FESJ), an organization that provides musical education and opportunities for students in Fukushima, $100,000. With those funds, FESJ invited instructors from Venezuela and inspired students like Marina. Marina joined a summer orchestra class, and by the end, she led a 90-person orchestra as a violinist.
Here is Marina's comment after the concert; "I've never had this kind of learning opportunity. Teachers from Venezuela were so helpful to making me understand how to solve the problems which I had encountered. I really feel I am better at playing violin than ever before. Well, I am surely different from what I used to be and I am now proud of myself…" For more updates from FESJ, click here to learn more!
On the Road
We awarded On the Road $100,000 to build a "Long Beach House" in Ishinomaki. On the Road started to build a space for the community members to bond, and many commercial space including a guesthouse, where tourists and volunteers from outside the prefecture can stay cheaply. We hope this facility will energize the local community! For more updates from On the Road, learn from here.
OISCA International
Finally, we awarded OISCA International $150,000 for a reforestation project in Natori City located in Miyagi Prefecture. When tsunami hit, 100 hectares of forest was lost - but with the help from the local community and the government, OISCA International is restoring the damaged area in the next ten years. They have recently received a new 4WD from their corporate partner that allows the team to make trips to the field more frequently. We hope this will boost their activities to plant the black pine seedlings. For more updates from OISCA International, learn from here.
We at GlobalGiving really appreciate your long-term interest in the recovery efforts in Japan. We have awarded grants to 19 organizations to date, and we are supporting many more through fundraising activities on GlobalGiving. Your contribution to this fund is making all this possible. Thank you very, very much!
More than two years have passed since a 7.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit Japan, and you have helped raise over $10 million through GlobalGiving to support more than 25 organizations working directly in Miyagi, Iwate, and more recently, Fukishima.
In March 2013 I returned to Japan with GlobalGiving's president and co-founder, Mari Kuraishi, to visit the rebuilding efforts that your funds have supported. Two years after 3.11, much has changed. Where a year ago lights were dimmed even in Tokyo and everyone talked obsessively about how to be ready for the next big one in the national public media, now a sense of normalcy has returned to places like Tokyo not directly affected by the disaster. Even in Tohoku, the piles of debris that had covered the landscape just a year before were gone, and in their place were empty fields.
But a lot of things, especially in the depleted and torn up coastal communities are not back to normal, and there is no question that whatever emerges for the Tohoku area, it will have to be a new normal. For one, the question of economic viability—already sharp for the Tohoku communities that even before the tsunami had been aging more quickly than the rest of the country—has become truly acute. This is still no resolution on the very basic question of where people will live—will they be allowed to rebuild on the pieces of land they own so close to the flooding areas?—and people's main assets are locked up in limbo, stifling bottom-up economic recovery. What this means on a day-to-day basis is that many families are still living in cramped temporary shelters. There is as yet no timeline for people to move into more permanent homes. In Fukushima, the problem is compounded by the fact that people have to decide whether they want to move back to their homes near the nuclear power plant explosion or abandon everything they own.
In this context, we have ended up supporting a two pronged approach in our final grantmaking for the recovery efforts in Tohoku. One, we have found a couple of promising projects working on finding viable alternative economic activities in Miyagi, and would very much like to see them succeed. Two, we have continued to provide ease for the elderly, the young, and the disabled who cannot leave or build out new ventures, in the hope that the communities will be revitalized over time to take care of them all. A list of our most recent grants are at the bottom of this letter. We hope you'll watch over their evolution and champion their progress.
We're looking forward to updating you on the progress of these newest grants in the coming months.
Thank you again, Britt
P.S. The Japanese Red Cross Society recently put out a list of the top countries that donated to the relief effort here. According to this study, if GlobalGiving were a separate country, we would be the fourth largest donor. Thanks for your generosity!
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Today's a great day for all of us intending to live a healthier lifestyle. We can start by celebrating "More Herbs, Less Salt Day" and swapping out our salt shakers for herbs like thyme, basil and oregano. The consumption of salt has been linked to heart disease and high blood pressure, and as little as two teaspoons a day may increase a person's risk of stroke.
You can make your own herbal blend to use as a salt substitute by combining specific herbs and seasonings that you prefer. Some that work well are cayenne pepper, garlic powder, sage, thyme, oregano, basil, onion powder and black pepper. Experiment with different combinations in varying amounts until you find one that works well for you. Keep in mind that many herbs are also believed to be helpful in fighting cancer.


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Free tea at the first floor
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Traffic noise
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The bed was terrible felt like sleeping on a small wooden box No aircon. Had fan but was so dusty didn't want to switch on incase dust went everywhere. If have a lot of luggage Taxi's don't want to take you not a good fair. Had sick husband had no choice but to pay 20euro to cross the road.
Location, Staff, Food was great
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Great location, friendly helpful staff
Room overlooked a busy street. Traffic noise prevented be able to keep the window open during the night. So the room was a bit warm, which reduced the quality of sleep.
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Poor Wifi Signal
Location was great!
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The Carolina Panthers have lost starting free safety Charles Godfrey for the remainder of the season, according to a tweet from ESPN's Adam Schefter. Godfrey tore his right Achilles' during yesterday's 24-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills, and two Panthers players stated yesterday that they thought Godfrey would be done for the season, and their fears have been confirmed by this report from Schefter. Godfrey is a key member of the Panthers secondary, and his speed makes him an important asset in coverage, particularly when it comes to defending the deep ball.
Safety looked to be a strength for the Carolina Panthers once the team decided to sign Quintin Mikell, but the duo of Godfrey and Mikell is now done momentarily, at least. The Panthers also lost Mikell to an ankle injury against the Bills, and he most likely won't play in Week 3. Those are two big blows at safety and in the secondary, and defensive back is a weak spot for the Panthers. Enough cannot be said for the woes the Panthers could have in deep coverage with Godfrey done for the year, and the Panthers starting safeties will now be Mike Mitchell and undetermined. Although they would lose some talent at CB by doing this, it makes the most sense for the Panthers to convert D.J. Moore to safety. Heck, maybe he could become the next great CB-to-FS convert in this league.
One thing that should be noted about Charles Godfrey is the fact that he is putrid in run defense, because he misses too many tackles. What bothered me to no end last year was the fact that the Panthers decided it would be a good idea to swap Godfrey and Haruki Nakamura from their natural positions by switching Nakamura to FS and Godfrey to SS. That made their weaknesses look worse and put a stranglehold on allowing both players to best use their abilities/strengths, and it was an underrated coaching gaffe that the Panthers made last season.
Godfrey is a quality free safety overall due to his coverage ability, and the 27-year-old was also a key leader on the Carolina Panthers defense. He will be missed, and the Panthers are already back to some more bad luck on the injury front this season with the two injuries they suffered at safety yesterday.
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Lindsay Lohan's ego might be her downfall -- because TMZ has learned, she just shut down a lucrative offer to do "Dancing with the Stars" ... because she doesn't want to do reality TV.
Sources close to Lindsay tell us, the actress was made several offers to join the DWTS cast this upcoming season -- offers that maxed out at $550,000.
But Lindsay -- who still owes hundreds of thousands in back taxes -- shut them down, telling friends she'd never consider doing reality TV ... she wants to stick to films.
But there's one problem -- after "The Canyons" fiasco, she's basically made herself unhireable. And as the saying goes, beggars can't be choosers.
A rep for DWTS tells us, "We don't comment on casting."
I don't believe Lindsay actually received such an offer from DWTS. That show takes dedication and hard work. Two capabilities that Lindsay has shown that she does not possess. You don't take a smooth running, top rated show and throw a Lohan in to the mix.
At this point, she wouldn't even get a MASSIVE offer from Vivid never mind DWTS.
I guess doing crappy movies and getting little pay and being a living reality show and getting no pay is better, right? Oh, and then there's that escorting service that she's now doing is soooooo much better!!!!
They'd have to rename the show Dancing With An Oxygen Tank
Stupid move , this is her chance to get some good press .
I cannot believe Lohan saying no to $550,000 for a gig. She has a tax lien. If I had an opportunity for a job, I would do it in a heart beat. This dizzy b'ch cannot be choosy. Producers of Films will definitely not her for any movies after crap Liz & Dick and Canyons passed over by Sundance Film Festival. She used to be bankable when Lohan was young. I think Lohan needs to her head out of her ass, if she wants to continue to improve her movie career just like Robert Downey Jr. did when he was in deep trouble. Robert bust his ass in recovery and made himself bankable to producers again.
Why would Lindsay want to make money working hard dancing on her feet when she can lay for pay on her back?
I would say she wouldn't do it because it cuts into her night life partying. If she had to rehearse that much she wouldn't be able to stay F**cked up all the time
Ha! She wasn't offered this... being unreliable is a huge problem with her..other celebrities would back out or turn down the offer if she was involved. But there's also no way that skank could even DO any dancing! Drunk..high...trashed lungs...lmao'!' Betty white could out perform that mess! Not to mention NO ONE would insure her or the show!! Shed drop dead if she DID try!
OK, this girl is good at not one thing. Fvcking for $$$$ is about the only thing that comes to mind and I'm not certain she's even good at that either. But it's sure easier for her to suck kock than do DWTS.
No way do I believe they made an offer to this nitwit.
Once she found out that none of the guys could lend her 100K, after all that "bonding" she'd probably just not bother to show up.
She's done!
I think there are three reasons why Lindsey turned down the offer. (1) She truly feels she is too good for television, especially reality TV, and (2) She is afraid she would be voted off in the first couple of weeks, and (3) She knows she could not remain clean and sober for the several weeks or months.
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Chavela Vargas (1919 – present)
BIOPIC-WORTHY BECAUSE: The native Costa Rican lesbian singer relocated to Mexico and became famous for crossing gender lines with her masculaine clothing and romantic ranchera songs.
Chavela Vargas
THE SUPPORTING CAST: Bisexual artist Frida Kahlo (supposedly the great love of Vargas's life), out Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar (Volver), who rediscovered Vargas in 1991 and began using her music in his critically acclaimed films, are integral to the telling of Vargas's story.
SHOULD STAR: Rebellious actress and occasional ne'er-do-well Michelle Rodriguez is perfect for the role of Vargas. Can Rodriguez sing? Who cares! If her resume and rap sheet are any indication, she's already skilled at fisticuffs and gunplay so lip-synching should be a cinch.
Michelle Rodriguez
And if Salma Hayek is too busy with directorial duties to reprise her role as Kahlo, why not hire Melonie Diaz (Itty Bitty Titty Committee) for the job?
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PLOT POINTS:The epic story will begin in Costa Rica in 1919, when Vargas is born and suffers from polio and blindness as a child, later claiming to have been cured by shamans. We'll follow her relocation to Mexico where she sings on the streets until the age of 30. There she becomes notorious for wearing men's clothes and singing a type of romantic folk song (the ranchera) usually reserved for men.
Throughout her career, Vargas runs afoul of the law, always packing heat and even accused of kidnapping a woman
Vargas publicly comes out as a lesbian in 2000 at the age of 81, the same year she is awarded Spain's highest honor for artistic production, the Great Cross of Isabel la Católica.
TAKE A POPCORN BREAK: Take a break during her decade-plus long slide into alcoholism which forced her to retire from singing professionally. But hurry back for her triumphant return to musical stardom in 1991, at the tender age of 72!
SHOULD BE DIRECTED BY: The Mexican actress/director/producer Salma Hayek would be the natural pick for the Vargas biopic. She knows a thing or two about bucking the system, as she was thrown out of a convent as a teenager for "behavioral problems" and is today an outspoken advocate for women in Mexico. She also knows a thing or two about Frida Kahlo.


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After years of enjoying discounts on fine wines, consumers are finding prices have begun to inch back up.
They can partly blame themselves. Feeling slightly more confident about the economy, wine drinkers who traded down from mid-priced varietals during the recession are increasingly willing to pay $20 or more per bottle, according to a new report by Moody's Analytics.
North Coast wineries, in turn, are slowly raising prices. Wine prices increased in July for the first time in 31 months, climbing 0.3 percent compared to a year ago, Moody's reported.
The uptick in prices signals a welcome change for Sonoma County, which relies heavily on wine for its economic vitality, economists said.
"Wine is our calling card," said Ben Stone, executive director of the Sonoma County Economic Development Board. "It's what makes our tourism thrive, and it adds to the aura of the area for recruiting employees and companies ... so it's great that things are looking better."
Mother Nature is also partly to blame for prices in the wine aisle. After two short harvests in Northern California's Wine Country, there are fewer bottles of wine to go around. Growers, in turn, have been raising prices for their grapes. In Sonoma County, grape prices rose 4 percent last year, according to Moody's, adding to the pricing pressure.
"There's no question that discounts have been reduced, as the wine supply has really tightened overall," said Jon Fredrikson, president of Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates, a wine industry consulting firm based in Woodside.
Wine sales grew 5 percent by volume in the U.S. in 2011, while revenues from those sales grew 6 to 7 percent, Fredrikson said.
A sampling of Sonoma County wineries with case production ranging from 100,000 to 2 million per year showed 2 percent growth in revenue in the past year, but only 0.3 percent growth in case shipments, according to Nielsen data. That indicates price increases are helping to drive revenue growth, said Mike Collicho, client business partner with Nielsen.
"For the domestic table wine category, all price segments above $9 are growing with the strongest growth seen in $20 and above," Collicho said in an email.
Sales of wines priced over $50 grew 11 percent in revenue and volume, he said.
Many wineries were forced to cut prices during the economic downturn. Wine prices dropped about 1 percent annually over the last two years as consumers pulled back, according to data from Moody's.
"During the recession and the recovery, Sonoma County got hurt," said Eduardo Martinez, senior economist for Moody's Analytics. "There was a flight to value. People weren't going to buy the same amount of wine for the same price."
That left wineries, especially those that charge more than $10 a bottle, with excess inventory. And some boutique wineries took to discounting their wines to move products off the shelves.
But that inventory of unsold wine has largely cleared out over the last six months.
At Oliver's Market, which stocks a broad selection of wines from Sonoma County, wine buyer Richard Williams has noticed prices inching up.
"I think the main driving force is having two very tough vintages," Williams said. "They were wonderful years, but they were short crops. And that really meant they had to raise their prices to compensate."
Wholesale prices for Sonoma County wines that he buys have increased 10 to 15 percent, he said. Local red wines, especially pinot noir, have changed the most, while chardonnay and sauvignon blanc have seen more modest increases.
"It's very, very justified," Williams said. "You can't run on fumes. And really I think wineries could not sustain going the way they were in the last couple of years, and not raise prices."
During the recession, flash websites like invino.com and winestilsoldout.com emerged to help wineries move inventory, offering discounts of 35 or 40 percent off suggested retail prices.
"In 2009, when everyone was losing their homes and houses were going under water, affordable luxuries were no longer $40 or $50 bottles of wine," said Tony Westfall, CEO of Good Company Wines, which owns invino.com. The website, based in Sonoma, was launched in 2010. "Affordable luxuries became a $10 or $20 bottle of wine."
Even so, Westfall was pleasantly surprised to sell twice as many bottles as he expected of a $99.99 Napa cabernet sauvignon during a recent sale. And he expects wineries to be able to sell more of their stock at the prices they desire, he said.
"I've seen some price increases on some of the cult brands out of Napa, where they had taken the price down during the recession," Westfall said.
Wines sold at Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa also have been increasing in price, said Ben Pearson, wine buyer. A chardonnay that he sold last year for $14.99 a bottle will probably go up $1 in price, while a cabernet sauvignon that fetched $25 last year will probably be bumped up to $27, he said.
"Not everyone's doing it, but I'm definitely seeing it more than I did in the last couple of years," Pearson said. "There's no question that I'm seeing it from the larger brands. And when the larger brands do it, smaller ones follow."
Finding the right price is a precarious balancing act. If a bottle is marked too high, consumers may turn to one of many less expensive brands. And retailers or distributors may balk at higher prices, fearing sluggish sales.
On the other hand, if the price is too low, wineries with smaller inventories could sell out of a varietal and end up losing valuable shelf space in the stores.
Distributors also grow concerned about losing volume if a winery increases prices, Fredrikson said.
"Nobody likes price increases in the trade, but at some point you have to take them, because costs are going up," Fredrikson said.
Balletto Vineyards and Winery, which owns 600 acres in the Russian River Valley and makes 15,000 cases of wine annually, has taken modest price increases in its estate wines, said John Balletto, president.
"Certain varieties like pinot noir are in huge demand, because there's just not a lot of supply," Balletto said. "The bulk supply is very low, and the cased goods inventory is really low. So those varieties are moving at a very fast rate."
The winery has been able to keep prices relatively steady through the recession and changes in the grape market, since it controls its grape supply by sourcing from its own vineyards. But labor costs and inflation are adding to the cost of inputs.
His wines appear on menus in more than 150 restaurants in Sonoma, Napa, Marin and San Francisco, he said. Agreeing to a price for a glass of wine is a balancing act.
"Once you do maintain those markets and those placements, you want to fight hard to keep those," Balletto said. "It is difficult. Sometimes you do lose shelf space, and you lose a spot on a menu if you raise your price above a certain point."
Other local companies like Rodney Strong raised prices on sauvignon blanc after the 2011 crop was pummeled by harsh weather, Williams said.
Imports from countries with favorable exchange rates also could become more attractive to consumers who don't want to pay more. The value of U.S. wine imports surged 14 percent last year, Moody's reported.
"But even if prices may be up, there's still plenty of wine available for everyday consumption," Fredrikson said. "And 'Two Buck Chuck' is still $1.99 at Trader Joe's."
About 80 percent of California wines sell for less than $10 per bottle, he said.
Consumer spending has returned to pre-recession levels, and economists expect consumption to improve in the near term, meaning wineries are less likely to sell high-end wines at steep discounts, according to the Moody's report.
"There were a lot of wineries out there that had wines in the $50 range, and that market has curtailed excessively. But as the economy rebounds, the desire for those wines is kind of rekindling," Williams said. "And if the economy continues to improve as we've seen, then the desire will still be there."
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After years of enjoying discounts on fine wines, consumers are finding prices have begun to inch back up.
Source: (c)2012 The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.). Distributed by MCT Information Services


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As the Geophysical Institute of Quito reports, strombolian activity at Tungurahua volcano and its seismicity have been increasing over the past days. On 28 June, 86 explosions were counted by the seismic network. In nearby villages, strong pressure waves could be felt from some of the explosions. A weak steam and ash plume is present over the summit and during the night, incandescent blocks are seen to be thrown out of the crater to heights of approximately 100 meters.
Karymski volcano remains the most active volcano on Kamchatka with frequent strong strombolian to vulcanian-type explosions producing ash plumes up to 3-4 km altitude....more
During the past weeks and months, Stromboli has continued to show extraordinarily high activity as several groups of VolcanoDiscovery have observed.
During a visit on 24 June, 9 active vents were counted: two active vents in the NW crater (towards Ginostra), one of which exploded with tremendous noise every 20-30 minutes, throwing powerful jets of burning gas followed by large amounts of spatter to heights of up to 3-400 m, showering the OUTER rims of the crater terrace. A neighboring vent, a few meters away from it, is normally not visible, but when it erupted, it had the appearance of the ground opening and emitting glowing ash that slowy rose, blackened and created small ash plumes.
In the central crater, 4 visible glowing vents and one hidden behind the wall were active, the most prominent being the tall cone in the NE corner of the complex. The NE cone was spattering constantly, throwing spatter to considerable 50-100 m height. This activity was interupted every 5-10 minutes by strong, hissing fountains lasting up to 20 seconds, and thowing incandescent material to up to about 250 height. At times, the force of the fountain activated a second vent next to it, on the SE side of the cone, apparently serving as an additional valve whenever the output rate during the fountains from the cone itself becomes too large. Two other vents in the central crater complex were large, constantly glowing holes, but showed only occasional weak spattering and erupted only rarely strombolian bursts of spatter to 100-150 m height. A fith vent is not visible from Pizzo, but on a visit on 15 June, it was observed to erupt spatter occasionally to about 100 m height (about once per hour).On 25 of June, it was not erupting.
Last, there were two active vents in the NE crater (towards the village of Stromboli), one of which erupts spectacularly about every 20-30 minutes, throwing lots of incandescent bombs towards the E, showering the outer crater slope with bombs. These eruptions also produced dense ash clouds.
Etna continues its worrying slumber. After an isolated phreatic explosive event in January, the diafragma separating Bocca Nuova crater and the Voragine (the former Central crater) as well as the wall separating the two craters inside Bocca Nuova have mostly collapsed, leaving what is now best described as one single central crater with several pits and vents at considerable depth.
Several VolcanoDiscovery groups visited Etna on various occasions over the past weeks, and found strong degassing taking place from fractures in the walls and the bottoms of the various vents inside the central crater, as well as audible but deep-seated explosive activity inside North-East crater.
Based on pilot reports, ash clouds identified from Ubinas during 9-11 Junereached altitudes of 6.7 km (22,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted E and SW. Accordingto news articles, approximately 550 families were evacuated on 10 and 11 June.
During 7-13 June, small-to-moderate explosions at Tungurahua produced plumes composed of gas, steam, and small amounts of ash. On 9 and 11 June, light ash fall was reported in nearby areas. According to the Washington VAAC, night-time incandescence was observed on satellite imagery through the reporting period.
During 7-13 June, seismic signals indicated that the lava spine continued to grow inside the crater of Mount St. Helens. On 9 June, pilots reported that anash-and-steam plume, generated after a rockfall following a M 3.2 earthquake,reached an altitude of 4.6 km (15,000 ft) a.s.l. The volcano remained at VolcanoAdvisory (Alert Level 2); aviation color code Orange.
During 2-9 June, the Soufrière Hills lava dome continued to grow at a high rate of 10 cubic meters per second on average (average growth rate during January-April was 6 cubic meters per second). Vigorous ash-and-gas venting occurred from a vent to the W of the lava dome. According to a pilot report and MVO, the Washington VAAC reported on 9 June that a steam plume with little ash content reached an altitude of 1.5 km (5,000 ft) a.s.l. Weak incandescence was observed on satellite imagery on 10 June.
According to the Darwin VAAC, satellite imagery showed small ash plumes from Semeru on 6 and 12 June and minor ash-and-steam plumes on 11 and 13 June, all at unknown altitudes.
During 7-13 June, lava from Kilauea continued to flow off of a lava delta into the ocean at the East Lae`apuki entry. Incandescence was visible from drainhole event during the reporting period. Tremor remained at a very typical moderate level at Pu`u `O`o. The summit of Kilauea slowly inflated.


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Changi Prison was constructed by the British administration of the Straits Settlements as a civilian prison, in 1936. During World War II, following the Fall of Singapore in February 1942, the Japanese military detained about 3,000 civilians in Changi Prison, which was built to house only 600 prisoners. The Japanese used the British Army's Selarang Barracks, near the prison, as a prisoner of war camp, holding some 50,000 Allied predominantly British and Australian soldiers.[1] Although POWs were rarely if ever held in the civilian prison, the name Changi became synonymous in the UK, Australia, and elsewhere with the POW camp. About 850 POWs died during their internment in Changi during the Japanese occupation [2], a relatively low rate compared to the overall death rate of 27% for POWs in Japanese camps.[3] However, many more prisoners died after being transferred from Changi to various labour camps outside Singapore, including the Burma Railway and the Sandakan airfield. Al ...moreAnswered by victory, 12 Nov '08 12:16 pm
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March 31, 2009 6:13 AM
I am 49 years old. Just got back from a week at the beach and couldn't help but notice I have my mother's arms! I live in a podunk holler town where there is no gym so I need ideas on how I can firm up my arms at home so they don't jiggle forever every time I wave. I'm walking on my treadmill, but doubt that has much effect on my arms.
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March 31, 2009 6:21 AM
I am 49 years old. Just got back from a week at the beach and couldn't help but notice I have my mother's arms! I live in a podunk holler town where there is no gym so I need ideas on how I can firm up my arms at home so they don't jiggle forever every time I wave.
Thanks, Susan
Podunk...great word
to lose flabbty anything...legs...arms...you need to get as much of the fat out of there as you can....so overall fat loss is the way it will happen....walk walk walk.....you will want to do some resistence work as well....weights...soup cans...milk jugs......lifte em curl em......it will take time but can be fun
about.com has alot of ideas
good luck
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March 31, 2009 6:32 AM
I'm REALLY new to all this. Please explain resistance work.
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March 31, 2009 6:42 AM
push ups
or I just started a belly dancing class and that works your arms and shoulders too. There belly dancing DVDs out there.
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March 31, 2009 6:46 AM
I'm REALLY new to all this. Please explain resistance work.
resistence is adding more than your body weight
such as weights... bands....
you can use soup cans... milk jugs....
adding more weight or resistence to your arm curls and lifts
you can take a soup can in each hand and act like you are directing a sumphony...wave your arms around up and sideways,,,,,it will help with developing some strength and eventual toning with fat loss
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March 31, 2009 6:51 AM
Push ups are the BEST overall body toner, especially for the arms. Also tri-cep dips off the back of a chair or off of a stair ( you sit in your chair with your hands griping the edge just under your rearend and the you dip your butt below the edge of the chair so that your elbows bend , push back up and repeat 8-12 times). Make sure your chair is stable, that's why a stair works well. You can also get a resistance band (like a large rubberband) and get a great arm workout that way. No need for a gym, just use your own body!
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March 31, 2009 6:54 AM
I agree with ALL of the above.
There are two possible issues.
1, you have excess fat under the arms (unfortunately it's a place women acumulate body fat), if that's the case, the cardio part will be a big help.
2. years of excess fat, even when burned off, will leave excess skin. If it's not fat under there, but skin, well, there's not a lot of choices. You can work out to try to build muscle in the area, thus tightening up the skin somewhat. Time will also shrink your skin somewhat, but there's a limit to how much, and your skin loses some elasticity with age. And of course, you could have the excess skin removed surgically. I generally don't like this idea because any surgury is dangerous, but if it's seriously lowering your quality of life, it's a thought.
on the up side, the arms are one of the easiest areas to build muscle in. They are easy to isolate, and because they are a small muscle group, you can build the muscle up at a rapid pace, and bicep and tricep muscles respond very well to weight and resistance training, and can be worked out 2 to 3 times a week if you do it right, and give them the proper recovery time after.
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March 31, 2009 10:53 AM
Suezzzque... SHBoss is right on the mark. It depends on what body composition you have presently, but resistance (weight-bearing) exercise in addition to cardio will give you the best results. Resistance is not only using weights, resistance bands, or weight machines (in a gym), but bodyweight exercises as well. To msujdak's point, push-ups are one of the most effective bodyweight exercises for building solid arms, chest, back, and core (torso). Cardio helps melt the fat, and resistance helps grow the muscle which, in turn, will also help burn the fat, even when you aren't working out. It's a win-win!
Go get 'em..!!
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March 31, 2009 11:09 AM
From experience. They are right. You are talking to a girl with 19.5 inch arms They are now down to 17.5 but the composition has changed only two inches of it is fat now whereas 5 inches before.. Between the cardio and weights (bicep curs,l hammer curl, tricep kickbacks, shoulder press and lateral lifts) and pushups they have really come down.
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March 31, 2009 11:14 AM
I started with resistance bands. You can get them anywhere. They are tube like bands with handles on the end. Different colors are different "weights"
I bought 2 and started with bicep curls and tricep kick backs. The bands usually come with an instruction manual with exericses explained. You can also google exercise band workouts and there is a zillion results.
It took 2 weeks before I saw muscle in my arms! 2 weeks...........amazing.
When the bands get too easy, you just reposition the band below your feet and VIOLA a harder resistance
Good luck!
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March 31, 2009 11:21 AM
Yoga Zone has a "Strengthen and Tone" video. The first half works on the lower body and the second half works on the upper body. It's only 20 minutes and very balanced (it's not 20 minutes worth of push-ups). The strength exercises are combined with stretch so the muscle you do build stays lean and long.
So it could be something to look into if you want to trim it down without building too much muscle.
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March 31, 2009 11:40 AM
Another rule of thumb for resistance training is that, to build muscle size, you want to select a weight that allows you to do 8-10 reps per set of an exercise with good form where the last 2-3 reps are tough. If you want to tone / shape your muscles (not increase their overall size in a sense), select weights that allow you to do 12-15 reps per set of an exercise with good form where the last 2-3 reps are tough. If you do the latter, you'll build muscle certainly, but not to the extent that you'll see major muscle size increases over time. Of course, we guys like 'em bigger (gotta look good in that swimsuit or tank top )
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March 31, 2009 5:15 PM
I just found this and thought of you :-). http://living.health.com/2008/10/19/end-arm-jiggle/
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April 1, 2009 9:14 AM
I really appreciate all the at home ideas and encouragement.
I used muscles I forgot I had yesterday but feel I am on my way to firmer arms. Up until my week at the beach I was focusing on getting rid of the biggest part of me - my belly. Now I am trying to take a more balanced approach and not only whittle down but firm up.
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April 1, 2009 11:59 AM
I used muscles I forgot I had yesterday but feel I am on my way to firmer arms. Up until my week at the beach I was focusing on getting rid of the biggest part of me - my belly. Now I am trying to take a more balanced approach and not only whittle down but firm up.
When you get started, you'll sometimes be amazed at the places you'll discover muscles, and they will sure let you know they're there, too.. lol.
I think your last sentence is really the best way to go. The fact is, you really can't "spot reduce" in an effective way, and as you gain more muscle and your body fat percentage decreases over time, you want the body to have that strong, symmetrical look to it.
I'm excited for you... Now go get 'em..!!! Let us know how you're doing...
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