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The electric green and pink box contained a candy bar like nothing I'd ever seen: a green tea and cherry blossom Kit Kat bar from Japan. This exotic gift came courtesy of my friend Susan Heeger, who had recently returned from a trip to the island nation. I marveled at the package and its contents: How could the Kit Kat inside the box, with its cherry blossom wrapper and its playful…

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The electric green and pink box contained a candy bar like nothing I'd ever seen: a green tea and cherry blossom Kit Kat bar from Japan. This exotic gift came courtesy of my friend Susan Heeger, who had recently returned from a trip to the island nation. I marveled at the package and its contents: How could the Kit Kat inside the box, with its cherry blossom wrapper and its playful Hello Kitty sensibility, dare to differ so wildly from its American cousin? Why did it have its own box, pre-printed with a mailing label? Uniformity is prized in the mass-marketing of candy bars, so I wondered why Kit Kat, the crunchy, milk-chocolate drenched wafers sold in a wrapper as red as the stripes on the American flag, would contain green tea and cherry blossoms in Japan. And why was it adorned with a Nestle label when it's a Hershey's product in the States?
In America, the Kit Kat brand of candy bar is licensed by Hershey's, and flavors are only modest variations of the classic -- a little peanut butter here, a little dark chocolate there. Each "finger" of the traditional four finger bar can be snapped off one at a time, thus inspiring its new tag-line: "Break Time, Anytime." Yet this Japanese version seemed to be a wild mutation of the classic. Made of green-tinted white chocolate with a faint hint of green tea flavor, it offered a satisfying sweetness like the American version, but with the pronounced sugary notes of white chocolate and cherry fruit anchored by the undertones of bitter green tea

My friend Susan explained that Kit Kats are tokens of good luck there. They have become popular because of the similarity between the bar's name and the Japanese phrase kitto katsu, which roughly translates to "You will surely win!" This inspires parents to send school children a Kit Kat bar as a good luck charm on a school day. Or, kitto katto can be understood to bestow Kit Kat with the less positive significance of "you will surely miss the cut." Gifts of a single Kit Kat are a running joke for senior high school students taking university entrance examinations, according to Wikipedia.

Daring flavors of Kit Kat have been released for short periods of time in Japan: maple syrup, melon, vanilla bean, grape, apple, banana, caramel, kiwifruit, azuki, green tea, yuzu and cherry blossom have all appeared on shelves. Further building on the teen market, Nestle created a music label in 2005 and bundled Kit Kats with CDs, which has propelled the Kit Kat to become the No. 1 selling candy bar there.

In the States, the candy bar has a much more conservative stance as one of the great classics of American childhood. It has changed little since its early days. Kit Kats were first developed by Rowntree in England in 1935 as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp. The formula of chocolate-coated wafers stacked an inch tall to form a "finger," combined in a hand of four, enrobed in milk chocolate and wrapped in a bright red wrapper changed little in the course of a century and was a bestseller. Nestle bought Rowntree in 1988 and licensed the brand to Hersheys for U.S. distribution. Aside from a few stylistic changes to the label and variations such as the "chunky" textured option, it is still the same crispy, crunchy confection it has been for 80 years.

Want to get your hands on one of the Japanese varieties? Many of the adventuresome flavors of Kit Kat are available online through a quick Google search. Or try this recipe for white chocolate and green tea cherry truffles, inspired by my Japanese gift.

White Chocolate and Green Tea Cherry Truffles
These truffles make a powdery first impression as you bite through sweetened green tea powder and crispy rice coating. Next, you'll discover the smooth sweetness of white chocolate and cream, interrupted only by the occasional morsel of dark cherry.
Makes about 30 truffles.
Ingredients
16 ounces premium white chocolate (such as Lindt or Valrhona), chopped (2 cups)
1½ cups heavy cream
2 green tea bags
½ teaspoon salt
⅔ cup dried cherries, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla
About ¼ cup matcha (Japanese green tea powder)
¾ cup confectioner's sugar
½ cup Rice Krispies cereal, ground to a powder in a food processor

Directions
1.In a double boiler, slightly melt the white chocolate over simmering water. Place the cream, tea bags, salt, and cherries in a heat-proof measuring cup and heat for 1 minute. (Alternatively, heat these ingredients in a small saucepan just until they simmer. Allow to cool for 1 minute.) Remove the teabags. Add the cream mixture to the melted chocolate and stir. Add the vanilla. This will form a lumpy mixture at first; keep stirring and it will smooth out into a white chocolate ganache.

2.Place the bowl of ganache in the refrigerator and allow it to cool for at least 1 hour. If it becomes too hard to work with, just heat it up for 30 seconds or so in a microwave oven on low.

3.Use 2 spoons to scoop 1-inch balls onto a baking sheet or tray. Using the palms of your hands, roll the balls into smooth, uniform shapes.

4.Sift the matcha and confectioners sugar together in a small bowl. Mix in the powdered Rice Krispies cereal. Dip each white chocolate ganache ball into the matcha mixture, shake off the excess and set aside. Repeat until the desired number of truffles have been made.

5.Store at room temperature in an airtight box for the first day, then in the refrigerator after that to preserve the fresh cream.

 Starbucks and Hershey Launch Starbucks Chocolate tag:www.thechocolatelife.com,2008-03-27:1978963:BlogPost:3961 2008-03-27T21:39:10.000Z Clay Gordon http://www.thechocolatelife.com/profile/ClayGordon Today, Monday, March 3rd is the national launch date for an ambitious new line of chocolate products from Starbucks. But don't go looking for them at your local Starbucks coffeehouse because you won't find them there. In an interesting branding twist, Starbucks Chocolates will initially be made available through mass retailers, grocery stores, and drug stores and it is unclear when, if ever, you will be able to buy them at the counter where you order your half-caf no-foam skim latte every… Today, Monday, March 3rd is the national launch date for an ambitious new line of chocolate products from Starbucks. But don't go looking for them at your local Starbucks coffeehouse because you won't find them there. In an interesting branding twist, Starbucks Chocolates will initially be made available through mass retailers, grocery stores, and drug stores and it is unclear when, if ever, you will be able to buy them at the counter where you order your half-caf no-foam skim latte every morning.

 The product line consists of 5gr tasting squares, 85gr (3oz) bars, milk chocolate covered coffee beans, and a collection of five truffles. Starbucks is careful not to call these "artisan" chocolates. Rather, they are described as being "artisan-style" chocolates "inspired" by Starbucks coffees, teas, and coffeehouse flavors.

 Starbucks Chocolate is a product of a partnership between Starbucks and Hershey's Artisan Confections Company announced in mid-2007. Artisan Confections is the wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hershey Company that purchased Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, Joseph Schmidt, and even though the press release fails to mention them, Dagoba.

 From the press briefing I attended, it was pretty clear that even though Hershey chefs and product development people were involved, the flavor shots (pun intended) were being called by Starbucks. The flavor profile of the dark chocolate was specifically developed to complement Starbucks Verona blend, and several of the products incorporate flavors found in the Tazo teas Starbucks sells. However, it is unclear who is making the products: the labels say that the products are "made for" Artisan Confections, not "made by." It would be natural to assume that Joseph Schmidt would be making the truffles and Scharffen Berger would be making the bars but this is apparently not the case as Hershey representatives were unwilling (or unable) to disclose who is actually manufacturing the products.

 One possibility is Astor Chocolates in New Jersey. Astor develops and sells some products under its own brand, but also does private-label work for companies, including Scharffen Berger. (Astor does the molding and wrapping for Scharffen Berger tasting squares and bars, and also manufactures(d) the Scharffen Berger truffle collection.) So they are one possible candidate. Another possible manufacturer is Hershey itself. While they no longer are in the business of roasting beans and grinding their own liquor (they outsourced that business in 2007), they do have the ability to take raw ingredients and turn them into finished product.

 I mention this not because it has a direct impact on quality but it could provide some insight into how large the two companies believe the business can grow.

 It is not even clear whether the chocolate used for the product is made by an Artisan Confections company. The scale of the project is large enough that the Scharffen Berger factory in Berkeley would not be able to make all of the chocolate used given their current production capacity as well as meet its own needs. The products are not organic, so that leaves out Dagoba, who has never been a "bean-to-bar" chocolate manufacturer anyway. (Much if not all of the chocolate Dagoba now uses is processed by Debelis, which is part of the Puratos group which also owns Belcolade.)

 Both Starbucks and Hershey announced that the partnership is committed to purchasing cacao in a socially responsible, economically viable (I assume for cacao farmers as well as both companies, which are publicly traded), ecologically sustainable, and that meets specific (presumably high) quality standards.

 This represents something of a breakthrough for such a large company and makes a strong statement about Hershey's commitment to playing a leadership role in the growing movement that wants to ensure that cacao farmers are treated fairly and receive a fair price for their crops. Where many companies would abdicate this responsibility to a third-party licensing organization (such as TransFair USA), Hershey's and Starbucks direct involvement is important because even though Fairtrade has been very successful in coffee and other foods, that success has not translated well to cacao. (I was told by someone who had worked for Transfair USA that after 10 years of offering Fairtrade certification for cacao that there are only about 20 certified co-ops worldwide.)

 Hershey's cacao sourcing guidelines are designed to help to improve farmer incomes, ensure responsible labor practices and protect the tropical ecosystem. Hershey also supports organizations such as The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and The International Foundation for Education & Self Help (IFESH). Both Starbucks and Hershey support the World Cocoa Foundation.

 Starbucks has developed what it calls its Cocoa Practices Guidelines and Scorecard (both are PDF files), which are being piloted for a two-year period beginning June 1, 2007. The Cocoa Practices were developed out of the company's experience with its C.A.F.E. (Coffee and Farmer Equity) Practices, the Starbucks coffee buying guidelines, and are similar in structure and criteria areas. The program is designed to evaluate and recognize producers of high quality, sustainably grown cocoa. To become a Cocoa Practices supplier, farmers, processors and exporters must meet minimum requirements and demonstrate best practices, which are subject to independent verification.

 In the end however, the success Starbucks chocolate will rest on how it tastes. So, how does it fare from that perspective?

 Actually, for the most part, it's better than I expected it to be, especially given the price points. The Starbucks Signature chocolate bars have a suggested retail price of $2.99 so technically they do not qualify for the "premium" chocolate category. The tasting square versions probably cost out at more than $15/lb (which is the lower limit to be considered "premium), but it would be hard to classify them as premium products when the base chocolate does not.

 Interestingly (and refreshingly), Starbucks has opted not to label their chocolates with either cacao percentages or origins. However, with all of the hype that is surrounding both of those characteristics of chocolate it will be interesting to see if it benefits or hinders their success in the market. I have to believe that this aspect of marketing was extensively tested in focus groups which is why the bars mention neither on their labels. All of the products are certified Kosher Dairy.

 The Starbucks Signature chocolate bars weigh 85gr (3ozs). There are three varieties, milk, dark, and dark mocha made with Starbucks Guatemalan Casi Cielo. The ingredient list is fairly standard for a mass-market chocolate and includes milk fat in both of the dark chocolates. The milk fat, in addition to replacing more expensive cocoa butter, also stabilizes the crystal structure of the chocolate making it more shelf stable. Furthermore, the chocolates are made with "natural vanilla flavor" and not natural vanilla or natural vanilla extract, which are probably more expensive.

 Nonetheless, when you put them up against the products in the candy aisle of the local supermarket, the price point, brand name, and quality of the taste and texture mean that these bars are competitive with most everything else on the shelf. This will probably not be true in a gourmet food store, and people who are interested in Fairtrade and organic chocolates will snoot right on by these.

 The tasting squares is where things get a little more interesting. Three are simply small versions of their larger siblings. Three however, incorporate Tazo teas as inclusions (the actual teas are ground finely and mixed into the bars) rather than as flavorings. These include Chai (in milk chocolate), and Passion and Citron (in dark chocolate).

 Despite its name, the predominant flavor of the Passion chocolate is hibiscus, not passion fruit. The tea inclusion gives the chocolate a crystalline graininess that you will either love or hate. The tea flavor itself is quite nice with a tart fruitiness that survives even into the long aftertaste and is very different from the red-fruit (raspberry, cherry, plum) fruitiness characteristic of many Scharffen Berger chocolates or the citrus-y fruitness of many bars made with Madagascan beans. I would pair this piece with a simple black tea in place of any kind of sweetener.

 The dark chocolate Citron includes both tea leaves (which does impart a grainy texture) and lemon oil, which carries the lemon flavor all the way through this piece from the moment you smell it until you either take a drink or taste of something else. This would be a good piece to pair with an espresso for those people who like the idea of flavoring the espresso with lemon but not the idea of adding sugar. This piece is about lemon, not about chocolate, and delivers the lemon flavor and a hint of sweetness to balance the bitterness of the coffee.

 The graininess of the tea inclusion in the Chai chocolate is even less pronounced in this piece in which the predominant flavoris cardamom. The chocolate is far less sweet than the concentrate Starbucks uses for it Chai lattes, which is a very good thing because a combination of that sweet Chai with the sweet milk chocolate would result in something very cloying. This would be a good piece to pair with a cappuccino or latte.

 The suggested retail price for a package of these squares is $4.99-$5.99, but I could not find any indication in the press materials of the number of squares in a package.

 The next-to-last item in the product line is milk chocolate covered coffee beans. The bean selection is from the Verona blend which is interesting because, I would guess, that the different beans contributing to the blend will deliver slightly different flavors. It's fairly unusual for coffee beans to be covered in milk chocolate so I suppose that Starbucks is going here for the breakfast blend/latte/cappuccino drinker, not the French/Italian roast/espresso drinker. While the taste and texture are good, the aroma is not; this product smelled to me more of inexpensive vanilla than it did of either chocolate or coffee. A 100gr (3.5 oz) box has a suggested retail price of $4.99-$5.99.

 Finally, we come to the truffle selection. There are five flavors in the line. Four cost between $4.99-$5.99/box while the fifth, which is available "in Club" only, (whatever that means and it is not explained in the press materials I have), costs $9.99. The four generally available flavors are Milk Chocolate Caffe Mocha, Milk Chocolate Chai, Dark Chocolate Espresso, and Dark Chocolate Vanilla bean. The "Club-only" flavor is Milk Chocolate Caramel Macchiato.

 The price point for these and the point of sale (mass-market retailers, grocery stores, and drug stores) provides a real good indication of the what can be expected. The flavors are very front and forward and overpower the chocolate. The Vanilla Bean does have specks of real vanilla bean it, however. Overall, however, the flavors are far better balanced and are more sophisticated than virtually everything else in that price point and in those retail locations. If I were Russell Stover/Whitmans, a house brand (where I live the dominant grocery store chain is Royal Ahold's Stop and Shop whose house brand is Simply Enjoy which has a surprisingly large selection of truffles), or even much of the See's product line I would pay close attention to these products.

 In Conclusion

 I was more than a little surprised to discover that Starbucks Chocolate would not be available in Starbucks coffeehouses in the beginning, if ever. With 10,000 doors (shops) in the US alone, selling only 10 pounds per week per store represents a huge volume.

 However, past experience may be, in part, what's behind that move. Starbucks first attempt at a European-style drinking chocolate, Chantico, was not a success.

 The company is in the middle of something of a reorganization and is focusing much of its attention on reviving its core coffee business in an attempt to regain its luster on Wall Street and stanch the flow of defections of people who have become less enamored of the Starbucks experience. Extending the Starbucks brand into the grocery store into a new aisle, and doing so with a partner with lots of experience putting product onto candy shelves and getting it sold, is a way to generate increased revenues without interfering with what needs to happen to fix the core coffee business.

 For Hershey, Starbucks Chocolate is another step up the ladder in repositioning the company as not just a mass market candy brand. Hershey itself can not legitimately lay claim to being an artisan chocolate company whose focus is on quality. Setting up Artisan Confections and putting Scharffen Berger, Schmidt, and Dagoba in that umbrella is part of a larger strategy of moving customers up the value chain with the Cacao Reserve collection forming an important conduit. Hershey customers, they hope, will move up from their milk and "special dark" chocolates to Cacao Reserve and then, rather than defecting to another brand after Hershey has spent a lot of money educating them, have an array of Hershey products they can choose from. Starbucks among them.

 As mentioned earlier, the chocolate is better than either the price points or the points of sale might at first indicate. The flavored tasting squares are the most interesting parts of the product line and the truffles, while quite good for what they are, reflect the partnership's goal of creating "artisan-inspired" products not artisanal ones. How many Hershey bars does it take to screw chocolate? tag:www.thechocolatelife.com,2008-02-14:1978963:BlogPost:3143 2008-02-14T00:44:43.000Z Casey http://www.thechocolatelife.com/profile/Casey Last November Canadian Competition Bureau began investigating Canadian divisions of Hershey, Cadbury, Nestle, and Mars on suspicion of price fixing. Last week, the German Federal Cartel office raided the offices and seized documents from the German headquarters of Nestle, Kraft, and Mars, for the same reason.

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 Cross… Last November Canadian Competition Bureau began investigating Canadian divisions of Hershey, Cadbury, Nestle, and Mars on suspicion of price fixing. Last week, the German Federal Cartel office raided the offices and seized documents from the German headquarters of Nestle, Kraft, and Mars, for the same reason.

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It was so big that I was on a mirror part but the ostrich was able to be bigger than me.
It had white head another one had the head coffe torning to white
This is an ostrich and they have long necks and are super fast.
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My initial approval for the Flagship Signature was for $3,500.
Ahhh exactly what I was looking for...Thanks!
I guess they have different requirements for siggy limits than many other creditors, which is fine with me .
any update on this? Have you got the card in the mail yet?
Nope....nothing but my debit card for the checking account
I did was recon from the $2K to $5 so that's a plus. I guess due to the holidays they are moving slow. I got the official approval on Xmas so just a week now. I'm hoping one day this week though!!
Get this, I got approved for a Discover on the Dec 30th. On the 31st they said they were going to fedex me my card so I assume tomorrow or Thursday. So I will probably get the Discover card before I get the NFCU card...LOL! Not that it bothers me but it is just a little bizarre. When I got my DCU card I had it in about 2 or 3 days, but like I said it could all be due to 2 holidays running together like this.
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awesome...well, congrats on your approvals. Look forward to find out which card they send you. Either way, you got the CLI!
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Kidding, of course, but it illustrates a point. Whether you're 'in trouble' is between your neighbor and you. If they gave you permission, it would be pretty hard for them to sue you for the cost of a replacment bush. Said replacement would probably be no bigger than what's there anyway.
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This is pretty awesome. About 8 soldiers pull up on a street in Halifax, Nova Scotia on one of their holidays. They are in a standard issue WWII - type Willys Jeep.
In the span of 6-8 minutes they completely disassemble the vehicle, reassemble it and drive off in it fully operable. The idea being to show the genius that went into the making of the Jeep and its basic simplicity.
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That was really cool. Just watching their teamwork was as impressive as taking apart the Jeep.
Amazing! Thanks for posting it!
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Thank you Thaddeus. That problem was found and resolved several months ago, but I forgot to update it here. The new files with a small number of improvements were uploaded. Thanks again.
The sample 'proj 1' shortcut contains the following script.
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There is a minor bug. To install pm, you need to have at least one document opened (any document is OK including untitled one). Otherwise, pm installer will say your system is not compatible. But, it actually works very well in R2011a/b. This bug will be fixed and uploaded soon.
Thanks for your comment.
I found the same problem just now in my new version of Matlab. It turned out that Mathworks changed some internal JAVA class methods manipulating the editor. I need to figure out what kinds of methods I can use. If I'm done, I'll update it.
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Thank you very much for you comments. I learned a lot about mlint and regexp from your simple codes. I really wanted this kind of productive communication. Let me upload my 'hopefully' final version soon, which is also inspired by you too. :)
When opening a project, the project pathdef should be applied before opening the project files, otherwise any doucments not in the current/default path will open up as blank documents (i.e. "untitled<#>" ).
Edited order of operations for open_project cell that begins on line 645 by swapping step 1 & 2, and all is good.
Using Matlab 2012a on OS X 10.8.2.
The Matlab R2011a implemented a great function called 'lasso' in the Statistical Toolbox. If you have the Statistical Toolbox, use 'lasso'.
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The afternoon was dull in more ways than one. Dull sky, the last day of the half term holiday and the prospect of an all London Cup Final didn't exactly inspire me so I escaped with my bike and camera. I'd spotted the possibility of my own lone tree a few days before and went to investigate. I thought there was a path leading across the fields to it, but the path turned out to be a drainage ditch so I had to walk. I knew I wanted a low eye level so I climbed down in the ditch with 2 legs of the tripod in the water, trying not to get any more legs in it especially mine. I'd imagined the final picture to be landscape format but was intrigued with the camera held portrait, and being able to still see the tree with the lens almost pointing up to the sky! I tried the polarising filter to get more cloud detail but the light was fading. I'd like to get more dramatic clouds somehow. I'm sure I'll go back and try again.
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Michigan's "Right to Work" Debate Affects Latinos, Too
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Beck revealed that Wilson remains extremely reclusive and notes "he doesn't speak. He's clearly in need of attention. But that's just my opinion."
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Michael Brune keynotes RMC Winter Awards GalaBy Carol CarpenterRMC Communications Team
Sierra Club Director Michael Brune speaks at Winter Gala
With 16 impressive awards handed out to deserving Rocky Mountain
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Golden. Highlighting the event was special guest speaker, Sierra Club Director Michael Brune, whose message of optimism in themidst of many ongoing environmental challenges was welcome and appreciated by all Gala attendees."Most people don't feel good about climate change because the news is dark and depressing," Brune said. "This pessimism is our top challenge because it limits our ability to do big things. But we (Sierra Club) must inspire people and set a new vision to explore, enjoy and protect the planet."Sierra Club has set the monumental goal of moving toward 100 percent clean energy in upcoming decades, Brune announced, noting he appreciates the efforts and commitment of RMC volunteers to work hard and often successfully on energy and other pressing environmental issues in the Rocky Mountain region.
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PAIN as the 5th vital sign ..What's it about??
- 0Dec 27, '01 by prn nurseI must have had a depressed cognitive 2001...I heard some talk about pain as the 5 th vital sign, and,, several folks commented " it's all Hillary's fault, " but I didn't pay much attention or attend any inservices, seminars, etc on it. Now, we have new flowsheets with 26 stinkin questions to be asked/observed/answered ! all regarding pain...evaluation, interventions, outcomes. One of my coworkers said, JCAH has made it mandatory, so we got to do it. Will someone tell me what is going on? How did this sneak up on me? Is it really a federal law? What, if anything, did Hillary have to do with it? I work oncology, and have always been heavy with the pain meds, so why is pain such a big issue NOW?
- 0Dec 27, '01 by GenistaI don't know what Hillary has to do with this, but pain as the 5th vital sign has been in the works for a few years now.
Traditionally, oncology nurses are great w/ pain management...but not everyone else is. There are MANY patients who are not being adequately treated for pain. Often nurses do not ask pts to rate their pain, and some nurses assume patients were not in pain because "he didn't ask for anything." We don't know any better because many of us were not taught proper pain management in school. Even docs are just catching onto it. From my experience, I know that many patients may have significant pain or discomfort, but won't admit to it unless asked (they "figured you knew," or "didn't want to be a bother" are ones I have heard). We need to make pain management important for all levels of nursing care. I know the new paperwork is a "pain" ;-) but I guess that comes with the JCAHO territory (like their restraints protocol...argh!).
Patients are being undertreated for pain, so they have finally made it part of routine assessment for us all (some of us maybe already were doing that, so it won't be a big change). But some of us do have some learning to do. I am still learning about pain management myself, and am thrilled to see it added as the 5th vital sign.
Undertreatment of pain:
- 0Dec 27, '01 by LindaHPI agree that patients need their pain addressed.
A terminally ill patient needs all their pain addressed. But someone who is in their 30's with chronic pain should not be given pain meds that are going to need increasing doses due to tolerance.
There is such a push to medicate people with chronic pain. Yet where are these people going to be in 30 years? This is where I get confused and am wondering what the LONG term plan is for chronc pain patients.
I write this with a certain amount of anger. My sister had fibromyalgia. I suggested she go to a pain clinic, thinking they would address her ever increasing tolerance to narcotics. No, they gave her ms contin, plus ms quick release for break through pain. She was in her 30's. She overdosed by the time she was 39. So I have a notion that there is not much out there still for a long term pain situation in a peson who is not terminally ill.
- 0Dec 28, '01 by ktwlpn[QUOTE]Originally posted by kona2
[B]I don't know what Hillary has to do with this, but pain as the 5th vital sign has been in the works for a few years now.
Traditionally, oncology nurses are great w/ pain management...but not everyone else is. There are MANY patients who are not being adequately treated for pain>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This is very true-especially among the elderly and the confused...My parent's generation typically just do not complain of "pain" Also often if a pt is unable to atriculate pain many nurses will not medicate-how many of us have seen day 3 or 4 post -op fx hips with Alzhemier's going without pain meds?In l.t.c. many docs I have worked with are terribly out of date regarding pain control in the geri population-and the hospice pt in the nursing home...The JACHO regs can only benefit this population.....
- 0Dec 30, '01 by GenistaLindaHP-
I am sorry to hear of your sister's terrible experience.You have valid concerns about use of opioids in chronic pain management.Your comments do give one something to consider. However, I think anyone in pain deserves adequate relief whether they are terminally ill or not. The fact that your sister overdosed or required escalating amounts of opioids raises a red flag. I wonder what adjuvant drugs they tried? How & why did she overdose; was it b/c her pain was so severe that she overmedicated? We do have a lot to learn in this area, but we can't ignore that people are hurting & they are not being treated. At least the pain as the 5th vital sign will open up the dialog and promote assessment & intervention. My understanding is that tolerance usually develops w/ disease progression, and that many pts won't develop tolerance for a number of years, unless their disease worsens.
Anyone else w/ interest in pain management care to comment?
This is a hot topic where I work. I would love to learn more about it.
- 0Dec 30, '01 by myownviewsHi,
Was just cruising through and noticed this topic. Since it's one that's very important to me, I immediately registered and here I am
My background is critical-care nursing for almost 25 years. I hurt myself at work, and from there things have just gone downhill and I am now classified as a chronic pain patient.
It is extremely difficult as a chronic pain patient to find adequate care and relief of one's chronic pain. Most docs don't understand chronic pain management, and neither does most of the rest of the medical profession. Many patients are labeled as "drug-seekers" when they ask for more pain meds.
I've done extensive research into chronic pain (as I did for my other medical problems...as we ALL would) and yes, a CP patient does become dependant on the meds. Which is MUCH different than becoming addicted. The difference is WHY you take the meds. If someone is escalating their med use in order to get high and not deal with life, they are addicted. However, a CP patient takes the pain meds to HAVE a life...to be able to get out of bed and have some semblance of a normal life. Yes, they become physically dependant on the meds and will go through withdrawal if the meds are dc'd.
kona2--I'm glad to see you and others are expressing lots of interest in treating patients with pain. Heck, I graduated in 1975..and was of the school of "if they don't ask for something for pain, they must not need anything" and "geez, here comes Mrs. X again with her migraine" and we'd all roll our eyes because we were all sure she was a drug-seeker.
Nothing like having chronic pain yourself to open up the 'ol eyeballs. The question was raised about well, what about 30 years down the road?? Well, what about it? Does that mean we shouldn't have pain relief? That we should just "learn to live with it.?" I don't think so. Not ONE chronic pain patient I know WANTS to take opiates. Heck, the side effects can be tremendous. No one gets out of their bed and says "Hey, think I'll get up, take a bunch of MSContin and then I'll have to take 5 Senokot, some Miralax, and Yakima Fruit Paste so I can have a BM today." Not fun, trust me. If they came out with some non-narcotic med that WORKED for severe intractable pain, every CP patient I'm aware of would throw their meds out in a NY minute.
In this day and age, NO ONE should have to live with chronic pain.
And, in this day and age it's TOUGH to find a "real" pain management doc. Most "pain clinics" are nothing but "block shops"....ESI's and blocks to go. Pffft. I went to a pain clinic...my problem is with my leg. Well, he wanted to give me a back injection! I asked why, there's nothing wrong with my back. Well, since your gait is off, I'm sure there must be. Wrong answer.
The "drug-seeker" and "addict" labels have got to go for our CP patients. Many people classified as "drug-seekers" are just trying to get relief for their pain. It's called pseudo-addiction. We as nurses are supposed to be advocates for our patients.
LindaHP--I'm so sorry about your sister. Was it due to the pain that she OD'd? Or was it accidental? Most CP patients stay fairly stable on their pain meds once controlled...once the right dosages and meds are found. Usually only need an increase occasionally or if their disease is progressing.
Anyway, I know this is terribly long and I'm sorry about that.
If you'd like to learn more, MGH Hospitals Neurology Service, in association with Harvard, runs many neurology related forums...one of which is Chronic Pain. You can get there by going to either http://www.braintalk.org or http://neuro-mancer.mgh.harvard.edu/...000&LastLogin=
There's lots of our fellow nurses there who have CP, and there are many many forums. Hope some of you come on over
- 0Dec 30, '01 by Jenny PMyownviews, thank you for the information. I have been wondering about this myself because of LindaHP's post. I'm sorry, LindaHP for your loss and I can understand your anger. But there has to be something that can help those with chronic pain. Pain is something that can destroy a persons entire life if it cannot be controlled. And I do wonder where will young patients with chronic pain be in 30 years if we can't figure out some way of controlling pain better than we do now.
I do believe that the patient is the only one who knows what his pain is. We have been using the 0-10 pain scale in my hospital for maybe 5 years now, and I find it is much easier caring for patients when they can rate their pain and the medication effect rather than just telling me they hurt. I do find that there is a certain amount of our patients who are in obvious pain that tell us that their pain is a 1/10 (score of 1 out of a scale of 10); I ask them how would they rate their discomfort and they often rate discomfort as 10/10! What is the difference between pain and discomfort, I don't know, but these are often the 70+ y/o Scandihoovian males we have here in Mn! Then there are the younger patients who are laughing and talking with family who tell you that their pain is a 10/10 and if you review with them that pain of a 10/10 is worse than childbirth with the baby coming out sideways (or as a full grown adult), they will correct themselves and decide their pain is about a 3/10. Go over the pain scale with your patients and what each number or group of numbers would be and give examples of each group. I tell my patients 0= no pain or discomfort; 1-3= mild, distractable pain (such as a headache that you're aware of once your company leaves or your TV program is over);4-6= moderate pain, (such as a headache that you are aware of but you can still function and eat anyway); and 7-10= severe pain (such as you curl up into a fetal position and don't eat, nor can you function-- or pain like giving birth to an adult). Most patients can understand this.
My other comment on this is that any institution that can add "26 stinkin questions" concerning pain to it's assessment flowsheet has gone overboard on trying to document pain, meds, effects, and who knows what else. I think our flowsheet has no more than 10 assessments re: pain and that seems to be plenty.
- 0Dec 30, '01 by SleepyeyesWe were taught in nursing school (about a year ago) that pain is:
"Whatever the patient says it is." It must be addressed in that
fashion. We use a scale of 1 (the least) to 10 (the worst) to
measure the Pt.'s perception of their pain, or
assessment findings for confused folks such as: restlessness,
moaning, grimacing, or crying out to justify giving pain meds.
People with chronic pain will have no rise in vs, will be able to
carry on without "looking like" they are in pain, even sleep though
still in pain, and need to have meds on a regular schedule.
(I've had elders who refused to say the word "pain;" they were given
meds based on their "discomfort" because "they couldn't sleep at night
from the discomfort." They were moaning and grimacing though.)
I justify not giving a scheduled med based on respirations and LOC.
Just touching on some points here; hope it helps. As with KTWLPN,
I work LTC and agree that the elderly have real pain issues, but
I must say, here in FL we have the best Hospice in the US, so
we have learned a lot about pain management and the patients
(and their families) really benefit since we have less elderly
"suffering" and the poor families (and staff) forced to stand by
- 0Dec 30, '01 by LindaHPHi all, still a very good topic. Yes, my sister was labeled as a "drug seeker". She was taking the pain meds as instructed to my knowledge. There were other factors with her, but the main thing is that she would be needing pain med for the rest of her life, since no one seems to get better from fibromyalgia.
My main concern and what I still dont understand is do long term pain patients have to continually increase their doses of, for example, oxycontin? And if so, where does that leave them in 10 years?
I agree that pain management is very important. I have had my share of back injuries and even though I thankfully get better, those weeks of pain are horrible. It effects every aspect of my life if I am hurting.
- 0Dec 30, '01 by P_RN Senior ModeratorVery interesting and well controlled discussion all of you .
I have been "attending" mgh neurology forums for several years now. I advocate them highly for ANYone who wants to see exactly what pain can do to a person. My username there is the same as here.
As a CP person myself I have a different take on this than most. I urge you all to re-think any hesitancy you may have in relearning how to deal with the 5th vital sign. It's not at all about paperwork.


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The Grand Canyon is truly beautiful! And it was only one in many places I've been in 2006, which was a real year of travel.
I love to travel and have quite a travelogue over the past years. Here is some of it:
Trips include England (London, Dorset, Devon, Norwich, Cambridge, Bath, Newcastle, Lindisfarne, Berwick on Tweed), Scotland (highlands, Trossachs, borders, Loch Lomond, Stirling, Glasgow, Melrose, Jedburgh and Edinburgh), N Ireland (Belfast, L'Derry, Antrim, Fermanaugh, Banbridge, Ballykinlar), Ireland (co Clare, co Kerry, co Galway, co Limerick, Dublin), France (Cote' D'Azur), Portugal (Algarve and Sintra). I've been to Kenya (Mombasa, Nairobi, Mt. Kenya, Samburu reserve, Marsabit), St Maarten, Yucatan peninsula, Mexico and various places in the US and Canada.
Later it was Argentina (Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Trelew, Puerto Madryn, Valdez Peninsula, Ushuaia/Tierra del Fuego and El Calafate / Moreno and Upsala glaciers). Also Brazil's side of Iguacu, and Colonia, Uruguay. Then Kenya (Nairobi, Marsabit, Bubisa, South Horr, Maralal (Kisuma), Rift Valley, Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), Germany (Frankfurt) and England (London). I was to go up to the Ethiopian border at Sololo, but it wasn't safe. We were in England Xmas 2003: including London, Cambridge, Norwich, Coltishall, Shearingham and the north Norfolk coast.
May-June 2004- I was with my husband in L'Anse St.-Jean on the Saguenay fjord Quebec. We saw Tadoussac and Baie Ste Catherine for the whales, took a Saguenay fjord cruise, spent time in Chicoutimi, Jonquiere, St Felicien and Val Jalbert. We also spent time in the Charlesvoix region NE of Quebec City & Quebec City.
Nov 2004- With Tony-Central Florida and spent 2 days at the Kennedy Space Center, and also saw the Epcot Center, Holy Land Experience, Mount Dora (love that place!), Lakeland, Zephyr Hills, Kissimmee, Orlando & Cocoa Beach.
July 2005- With Tony - London, Cambridge, Norwich, Sheringham, Amsterdam, Nairobi, Kisumu, Kisii, Migori and Kichwa Tembo in Masai Mara, Kenya. All were amazing. This was #4 trip for Kenya for me. The only negatives were that Tony's guitar arrived damaged and our suitcases were lost in Philadelphia airport.
Jan 2006, I was in New Delhi and Agra, India & Lahore, Pakistan. May 2006, Tony and I had a marriage retreat in Quebec City at the Manoir Victoria in Old Quebec. We avisited Montmorency Falls & took the cable car up. We didn't walk down into the spray - it was cold, but we did enjoy the view of these falls.
I visited Lisa in San Antonio TX, did a whirlwind tour of Houston, Space Center Houston, Spicewood (amazing scenery with Pedernales river/lake Travis on Texas Route 71), Fredericksburg, Kerrville (folk festival), Comfort Winery, Port Aransas (good beach, but there's a car ferry), Corpus Christi, and the San Antonio Mission trail, Alamo and Riverwalk. Truly a wonderful place to visit. :)
July was a Phoenix AZ conference, the Verde Canyon Railway and the Grand Canyon via Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon. Then Tony and I were at a B&B in Picton, Ontario for my birthday, and we visited a cidery, Lake on the Mountain and Sandbanks Prov. Park. Then we camped on Manatee Island on Bobs Lake ON and stayed near a eagle's nest, then I was at Lake Rosseau in Muskoka.
Sept was a Toronto conference. Mom joined me. Oct 8-9 Tony and I went to the Adirondacks and stayed in Plattsburgh NY. We enjoyed Lake Placid and Whiteface Mtn in perfect autumn weather before heading home.
2007- Miami, Miami Beach, Key West, Lakeland, Mt Dora, Orlando and airboat in central Florida in January, a special family birthday southern UK in March. Then in June I had a family wedding in Toronto, another conference in Phoenix -which included driving the very challenging but beautiful Apache Trail and also the Desert Botanical Garden- and then I flew to Winnipeg and Brandon MB for a board meeting. Winnipeg was full of murals!
We camped at Rideau River in July, and had a wonderful NYC weekend in August (staying in Upper West Side).
In Dec I was in London and Lahore, Khanewal and Shantinagar Pakistan for speaking engagements and family visit. I was there when Benazir was killed and during the riots/mourning, even the petrol pumps were shut down.
2008 began in Pakistan (Lahore), and I spent some time in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and a night at Holy Island/Lindisfarne in Northumberland, England. I returned to the area in August to September - for a 15 day holiday with my mom in Glasgow, Edinburgh, the Trossachs, borders, and Stirling in Scotland and Berwick-upon-Tweed, Lindisfarne, Newcastle, Durum, Pennines and Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. It was wonderful except we had some very bad weather at times. The places and people were lovely though.
I also visited the Catskills in upstate New York, NYC, Sleepy Hollow and the Adirondacks in July with Tony, Lakeland Florida in July, Washington DC in August and the UK as mentioned above.
July 2009 we went to London for a family visit, back to Lindisfarne and Berwick-on-Tweed on retreat, Paris for our 10th wedding anniversary, a short visit to Manchester and North Wales (Anglesey and Snowdonia) to see family, and back to London for our departures. We also went to the top of Mt Snowdon. :) In October, I stayed in Midtown East for five wonderful days in New York City with my mother.
2010 began with a 5 day trip to Phoenix and Tucson with a friend - which included the beautiful mission south of the city and the Sabino Canyon in the Santa Catalina mountains. We went to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix as well. In February I took a trip to Washington DC to apply for visas for Sierra Leone. I went to many art museums while I waited for the visas and also enjoyed Dupont Circle. Then it was going to be UK and Morrocco on the way to Sierra Leone, but the Iceland volcano ruined that plan. Our flights were all cancelled and we flew via Syracuse, JFK, Dubai, Nairobi, Accra and finally Freetown - it took three days. We had an excellent time there and loved the people we were with. We even got an extra night in Accra when Kenya Airways had major delays in Nairobi and we couldn't get to Freetown that night.
In July we stayed at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maine and daytripped to the White Mtns in NH (incl. Mt Washington cog railway), and Portland on the coast. I also had a road trip to Miramichi and Grand Falls, NB for work. We enjoyed St Jean Port Joli on the way, as well as the Eastern Townships on the way to Maine. Next is Muskoka, and possibly Phoenix again. I am also going to NYC again during reading week since I am now again a full-time student (radio broadcasting).
Other hobbies include art, music, reading and two radio shows you can check these out at http://www.ncf.ca/~eh202/window.html I also love waterfalls and folk festivals...
As for this photo, I had this photo taken at my hosts' home in Kot Lakhpat, Lahore, Pakistan, and wore this lovely shalwar kameez for a talk about the church being like a waiting bride for the bridegroom (Jesus and his return). What I didn't know was that this outfit I had bought in little India, in Toronto, Canada, was the very colour that a bride wears the day before her wedding - in Pakistani custom...
I would have bundled the shawl over my shoulders but decided to let it hang loose like a western bride does with her veil...
This sanctuary idea really was true. If you say stole something or committed some crime, you could ask for sanctuary from the law - they were to take you in for 30 days. After 30 days, they had two choices - 1 go to court, 2 take the next boat that was to leave the area and never go back. Apparently everyone chose to be deported... And I'm not really asking for sanctuary, just thought it would look good...
Gorgeous Canadian thanksgiving/US Columbus day down in the Adirondacks... amazing (although not cheap). We'll be back again... maybe for an anniversary!
This was a very hot Memorial Day, and I was allergic to something in the area. I didn't spend long there since I couldn't see much!! I did enjoy San Antonio TX otherwise though, very much, especially Riverwalk.
I didn't get to go on an airboat in the Everglades, but I did get on one in the headwaters of the Everglades, in Polk county, south of Orlando.
The airboats were loud but fun...
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Great pics and tips. Have a wonderful birthday. Mrs davesut thinks we should move to Canada. Are there any teaching jobs in Ontario? Have a great day.
Happy birthday - have a great day. Lindisfarne is wonderful isn't it? we hope to go back there next year.
Sorry I missed your birthday! Hope you had a good one! Happy Birthday anyway!!!!!
A warm Happy super birthday to you,best wishes from hot and sunny Italy.
Happy Birthday LAURIE - ANN and have a nice day Greeting from Alexandria Egypt TAKLA
Happy birthday to you Lauri-Ann. Have a nice party. Happy travels. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Happy birthday to you from Istanbul / Turkiye ..I wish that you realize all your dreams ...good luck
A warm birthday greeting comes to you via Chicago.
mabuhay! birthday greetings from manila, philippines! happy and safe travels to you! :)
Hi there..Enjoy your day and Happy Birthday to you :-)
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- Computer Furniture
- Daycare and Preschool Furniture
- Desks and Student Desks
- Display Cases and Literature Racks
- Dry Erase Boards and Chalkboards
- Easels
- Facility Equipment
- Furniture Carts and Dollies
- HealthCare Furniture
- Industrial & Vocational Arts Furniture
- Lecterns and Podiums
- Library Furniture
- Lockers
- Office Desks
- Office Furniture
- Outdoor Furniture
- Partitions and Room Dividers
- Projector Carts
- Risers and Stages
- School Furniture
- Science Lab Furniture
- Storage Cabinets and Shelving
- Tables
- Training & Seminar Room Furniture
- Eco-friendly Furniture
CD and Cassette Players
Find CD Players, cassette recorders and MP3 players for your school classroom. Califone audio CD Players, cassette recorders and MP3 players come with warranties that are specific for educational use and are durable enough for any classroom, language learning lab, or ESL class. Califone headphones are also available, making Worthington Direct your one stop shop for school furniture.
Furniture Fast Facts: CD / Cassette Players & Headphones