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- Adrenal cancer
- Diseases of the adrenal gland, causing it to make too much of a hormone such as Cushing's syndrome , Conn's syndrome, and Pheochromocytoma
- A large adrenal mass
- An adrenal mass that cannot be identified with a needle biopsy
Possible Complications
- Insufficient cortisol production
- Decreases in blood pressure
- Bleeding
- Infections in the wound, urinary tract, or lungs
- Blood clots in the legs
- Injury to nearby organs or structures
- Adverse reaction to anesthesia
- Increased age
- Obesity
- Long-standing cortisol excess
- Smoking
- Poor nutrition
- Recent or chronic illness
- Heart or lung problems
- Alcoholism
- Use of certain medicines such as blood pressure pills, muscle relaxants, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, insulin, steroids, sedatives, or hypnotic agents
- Use of illegal drugs such as LSD, hallucinogens, marijuana, or cocaine
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
- Physical exam
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- Imaging tests, such as abdominal ultrasound, abdominal CT scan, MRICT scan of the head, and nuclear scan
- Give certain medicines to determine why the adrenal gland is not working correctly
- Aspirin or other anti-inflammatory drugs
- Blood-thinning medications
- Anti-platelet medication
- Arrange for a ride to and from the procedure.
- Arrange for help at home after the procedure.
- The night before, eat a light meal. Do not eat or drink anything after midnight.
- You may be given laxatives and/or an enema. These will clean out your intestines.
Description of the Procedure
Immediately After Procedure
How Long Will It Take?
How Much Will It Hurt?
Average Hospital Stay
Postoperative Care
- You will likely require pain medicines.
- You may be nauseated for a few hours after surgery. Your doctor may place a nasogastric tube through your nose and into your stomach. It will drain fluids and stomach acid. You will not be able to eat or drink until this is removed and you are no longer nauseated. In this case, you will continue to receive IV fluids. When you begin eating, you may need to eat a lighter, blander diet than usual.
- You may be given special compression stockings to decrease the possibility of blood clots forming in your legs.
- Your body may be making substantially less natural steroid hormones. Your doctor may start you on steroid medicines immediately after surgery. The dose will be gradually reduced.
- You will need to be carefully monitored to see that your body is producing the right amount of steroids and hormones. Monitoring also verifies that you are taking the correct dose of steroid or homone replacement medicine.
- You may be asked to weigh yourself daily and report any weight gain of two or more pounds over 24 hours. Such weight gain may indicate that you are retaining fluid. You may be asked to monitor your blood pressure regularly at home.
- Try to increase your physical activity according to your doctor's instructions. This will help you avoid respiratory complications from the general anesthesia and improve the recovery of your digestive system.
- Ask your doctor about when it is safe to shower, bathe, or soak in water.
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Canadian Urological Association http://www.cua.org
The Kidney Foundation of Canada: British Columbia Branch http://www.kidney.bc.ca
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Hanssen WE, Kuhry E, Casseres YA. Safety and efficacy of endoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy. Br J Surg . 2006;93:715-9.
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Report about the ITF Seminars in September 2013 in South Africa, Mozambique and Ethiopia
by Master Paul Weiler
South Africa – a starting signal for the ITF!
TASA = Taekwon-Do Federation South Africa under the leadership of Sabum Bert Gey van Pittius (5th degree) is working very hard to promote TKD ITF in this country. Recently a large number of clubs has broken away from Ung Chang group and has shown interest during a meeting to become our member. A decision will be taken very soon at the General Assembly of this group.
Sabum van Pittius is also ready to help and support the work of Master Weiler and to teach in Mozambique and/orZambia. The next seminar in South Africa will be scheduled for March 2014.
Master Weiler with Sabum Bert Gey van Pittius at the 1st ITF seminar in Pretoria
Mozambique – a new ITF member!
During the second visit in Mozambique this year Master Weiler was delighted to realize that
- Assocacao de Taekwon-Do ITF de Provincia de Maputo is now registered at the government and has all the required papers ready so send to the ITF
- the Minister of Youth and Sport, Mr. Fernando Sumbana, has a big interest in the development of Taekwon-Do ITF, especially in the Kid's program. He was very much impressed about the ITF program and the donation material (safety equipment of TOP TEN).
Mst. Weiler presents a part of the safety equipment to the Minister
- the Minister and his team have kept their promise from the day before and visited the 1st Inter African Cup at Maria Ana Mogas school on September 14th, 2013.
Competitors and spectators at the 1st Inter African Cup
- some clubs from Ung Chang group and from GTF joined already the new ITF Federation under the leadership of Joel dos Santos and more will come.
- Mr. John Ngulube from Zambia, who participated at the technical seminar, is very interested in becoming a member and requested already a seminar for Zambia.
The next step of the new federation is to be recognized in six provinces. After that the nationwide recognition can be requested and the chances are good especially with the help of the Minister of Youth and Sports.
At the and of the technical seminar 7 members have been promoted to 1st degree and 6 members to 2nd degree.
Ethiopia – the largest ITF Organization in Africa on the fast lane!
EITA = Ethiopian International Taekwon-Do Association is growing very fast (now more than 5000 members in 50 clubs and another 7 instructors has been promoted to 4th degree).
Meanwhile EITA is much bigger than WTF or any other TKD Federation in Ethiopia and new projects are already under progress. For the end of July 2014 it is scheduled to organize a Kid's course, an International Umpire Course, a technical seminar and the 3rd African Cup TKD ITF.
At the moment the federation is in the intensive preparation for the participation at the World Champs in Spain. The flights and the hotel are booked and the visas are issued already. For the first time in history Ethiopia ITF will be able to participate at World Champs!
Let us welcome them!
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Plant Hunting Expedition Logs
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by Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
So, why do we do plant exploration and what's a plant exploration log? Well, sit back, get comfortable, and I'll try and make a short story long. When we began to formulate ideas on which to base our nursery and gardens, we were faced with choosing a niche in which to specialize. Having grown up in the southeast US (Piedmont region of North Carolina), I had spent many hours tromping through the local woods. From an early age, I remember rescuing wildflowers just ahead of the bulldozers, while always looking for and selecting unique forms of wildflowers. I would bring these back to plant in my family garden and observe the clonal differences. Even at a young age, I was amazed by the diversity that existed within a single species. I could not understand why commercial nurseries didn't seem interested in making similar selections and then offering these plants for sale.
When I attended NC State University to study horticulture, most of the students and professors there were focused on the common plants that were already found in the trade instead of looking at introducing new plants to the market. The notable exception was the late Dr. JC Raulston, who was hired at NC State during my days as a student. JC was the motivation that I and several other students needed to realize that our ideas indeed had merit.
Across the parking lot from the Horticulture Department was the Botany Department. Botany was where all of the real plant nerds studied...with a couple of noted exceptions. The botany students and professors knew where all of the cool plants were located, but their only interest was to collect dried samples and press them between paper, then file them away in a herbarium (plant mortuary). One visit to the botany greenhouses confirmed that these folks knew little about actually growing plants in cultivation, although they could recite the native habitat from memory. I can remember thinking over and over, what a great boon it would be to gardeners around the world if we could somehow manage to bridge the chasm between botany and horticulture. Indeed, many years later, this would become the foundation on which Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden would be built.
After a few years in the nursery business, we noticed that when a particular species was in cultivation, it was usually only represented by one or two clones, or a seed strain from one particular region. This would be akin to looking at an American Indian and assuming that the entire species Homo sapiens would look exactly the same. We struck on the idea to make part of our mission to undertake plant explorations to discover not only new species with good garden merit, but also different and improved collections of species that were already known and cultivated.
Our formal documented collections program began in 1994 with an expedition to Northern Mexico. Some of our trips are taken alone, while most are joint expeditions with other botanic gardens or nurseries who share our same interests and collection philosophies. We carefully document all collections as to habitat and location. Where road signs are not adequate, we use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for documentation. Our collection policies are that we take primarily seed or cuttings. If this is not a viable option, we take divisions of a plant, or in the case of a large enough population, we might dig 1-3 actual plants. In the cases of a very unique individual variant, we may dig a small clump. These unique variants are usually selected against in the wild by the forces of nature, as they have strayed too far from the normal species variation. In making any collection, we are careful not to disrupt the dynamics of the natural population. In a rare case, where construction is eminent, we have taken up to a dozen individual plants. In reality, we probably should try and rescue more plants where the destruction of the entire population is eminent.
Plants from our collections are not sold. The plants from our collecting trips are grown out and evaluated here at Juniper Level Botanic Garden. Once we understand the plant and can determine its garden and potential commercial value (if any) and lack of aggressive weedy tendencies, the plant will be propagated for commercial offering. Of course, not every plant will ever grace the pages of the Plant Delights catalog. Some will be cute in the garden and that's about it. Others may be difficult to propagate, and a few may actually not survive. Since we don't propagate woody plants, these will be shared with other nurseries or botanic gardens.
While we will publish our expedition logs, we do not publish our actual collection site notes. These are only made available by special request to researchers and those selected individuals whom we are confident will protect the integrity of the sites that we have visited.
So, how do we determine where to go on collecting expeditions? The answer is simple...study! Herbariums are great places to begin, as most of the good plants have been found and documented by botanists. There is also an amazing amount of information that has been published by botanists about the flora of most regions. Not every country or state has a published flora, but there are many more than you would ever realize. Many of these are out of print, and can only be found through libraries or used book dealers. Also there are monographs published for many plant groups. Monographs are published papers or books where a single genus of plants is exhaustively studied and described. While many monographs are quickly outdated, these are a great place to begin.
In selecting areas to explore, we match soil types, climate, topography, and many other factors. How many plants are we currently growing from that region and how do they perform? How much exploration has been done before and from where? If an English plant explorer went to China and then returned the plants to the UK, any plant that needed warm summers would probably languish or die. There would be great benefit to be obtained by re-visiting such an area. Often plants growing in sub-tropical climates were actually pushed there by glacial activity, and may still retain quite a bit of latent hardiness. As you can see, there are a number of factors involved in selecting a site to explore.
For many years, plant exploration from the US was limited to a few botanic gardens in the North and Midwest regions of the country. These gardens visited an array of foreign countries, and while they brought back many interesting plants, their distribution systems and policies were usually poor at best. Few individuals or botanic gardens outside of a tightly held network were able to acquire these plants. Many of the older more revered botanic gardens had little desire or interest in sharing their collections. This stemmed from both an attitude of superiority, combined with a non-profit status lack of motivation. These gardens, referred to by the late Dr. JC Raulston as the Zone 5 Mafia, justified keeping the collections where they could be watched an studied by their experts.
The international opening of borders has greatly expanded the availability of plants in many countries, long closed to plant exploration by those outside the "good old boy" network. Suddenly plant collectors and botanic gardens who existed "outside the loop" were on a level footing with the "Big Guys". Amazingly, while plant exploration is becoming more popular, there is still only a small handful of horticulturists pursuing plant exploration within the borders of the United States. The diverse flora of China has truly become the "flavor of the month" for plant exploration, despite equally good plants within our own US borders. For this reason, we have made the US our top plant exploration priority. Of our 25 trips between 1994 and 2002, 20 of those were in the US.
(68 expeditions since 1993 as of 5/1/2013, all by Tony Avent except as noted below) Detailed expedition notes for some trips are available by following the links on the list below.
A1AL - Alabama March 2006
A1AG - Northen Argentina March 2002
A1AZ - Phoenix, AZ December 2003
A2AZ - Phoenix, AZ December 2004
A3AZ - Phoenix, Tucson, AZ December 2005
A4AZ - Gila Co, AZ, Clark Co, NV January 2008
The Balkans
A1BLK - Balkan States (Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia) June 2012
A1BE - Bermuda Bermuda December 2000
A1CA - California So. California February 2004
A1C - Yunnan, China October 1996
A1CR Crete, April 2010
PES Ecuador (Petra Schmidt) August 2002
A1FL - Panhandle, FL August 2001
A2FL - Panhandle, FL January 2003
A3FL - Lake City, FL March 2003
A4FL - Alachua Co, FL May 2007
A5FL - Decatur Co, FL January 2010
A1GA - NC,SC,GA October 2001
A2GA - Hancock, Warren, Turner Co., GA June 1998
A1HA - Maui, Hawaii January 2002
A1ID - W. Idaho April 2002
A1K - Korea South Korea October 1997
PES Laos (P. Schmidt, Thailand) September 2003
A1LA - St. Francisville, LA October 1999
A2LA - N. Louisiana, Mississippi February 2003
A3LA - N. Louisiana, E. Texas March 2004
A1MV - Martha.s Vineyard, MA June 2004
A1M - Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico X October 1994
A1MI - Haywood Co, MI June 1999
North Carolina
A1NC - NC NC/SC/GA March 1998
A2NC - NC Pender County, NC December 1998
A3NC - Pender County, NC Feb 1999
A4NC - Durham County, NC May 1999
A5NC - Brunswick County, NC May 1999
A6NC - Richmond County, NC May 1999
A7NC - Caswell, Montgomery Co., NC May 1999
A8NC - Moore Co., NC July 1999
A9NC - Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen Co., NC August 1999
A10NC - Wayne, Duplin, Sampson Co., NC December 1999
A11NC - (trillium trip) NC, SC, E. TN, GA, AL, VA April 2000
A12NC - Brunswick Co., NC June 2001
A13NC - Wake Co., NC April 2002
A14NC - Moore Co., NC April 2002
A15NC - Caswell Co., NC April 2002
A16NC - Johnston Co., NC May 2002
A17NC - Brunswick Co., NC August 2002
A18NC - Johnston Co., NC March 2003
A19NC - Buncombe Co., NC June 2003
A20NC - Brunswick Co., NC May 2004
A21NC - Anson, Richmond Co., NC October 2004
A22NC - Pamlico Co., NC November 2006
A1OK - S. Oklahoma, N. Texas May 1999
South Africa
A1SA - East and West Cape, South Africa March 2005
South Carolina
A1SC - N. South Carolina June 2002
A2SC - Kershaw, Edgefield, Aiken Cos., SC April 2005
A3SC - Marion, Horry, Georgetown, Dorchester, Charleston, Beaufort Cos.,SC. March 2007
A4SC - Kershaw Co, SC May 2010
South Dakota
A1SD - South Dakota, Wyoming June 2006
A1TW Taiwan 2008
A1T - N. Texas August 1998
A2T - West Texas, Hill Country, TX November 2000
A3T - Hill Country, TX May 2003
PES Thailand (Petra Schmidt, Alan Galloway)September 2003
A1VT - Northern Thailand August 2005
A1VT - Northern Vietnam August 2005
A1VA - Ronoake, VA June 2000
A2VA - Shale Barrens, VA & West Virginia April 2001
Even with the increased interest in plant exploration, the number of serious plant explorers in the horticultural field remain quite low. As our country puts more of an emphasis on new plants, the number will no doubt grow larger.
As you can imagine, there are always obstacles, primarily in the movement of plants from one country to another. Poorly thought out and outdated regulations that are still in force, both on the US side as well as in the country to be explored, often result in lost plants, wasted money, and lost time. Recent (2002) decisions by the USDA to require phytosanitary certificates for all incoming plants will effectively end legal plant exploration from most foreign countries. In the US, it is easy to get a phytosanitary certificate with a phone call and a small cash outlay. In foreign countries, there is often no workable system for a plant explorer to use, short of purchasing a black market phytosanitary certificate for an extraordinary fee. This unfortunately defeats the purpose of the phytosanitary certificate, which is to ensure that no prohibited pests are present in shipments entering the US. While the USDA is supposed to promote agriculture while protecting our crops, the effect of this regulation is the exact opposite. It deters the search for new agricultural products, promotes circumventing regulations by imposing impossible demands on importers, as well as abdicating responsibility for pest prevention to foreign inspectors.
The other major obstacle for plant exploration is the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). This idiotic treaty was formulated by countries who felt their natural resources were being raped and pillaged by large pharmaceutical companies. When a drug was developed from plants found in a particular country, that country felt slighted when they didn't get enough of the proceeds....even though they usually spent NO money on R&D. A global consortium then passed a treaty that gave the sovereign rights over all natural resources to the country of origin. This is opposite the long held global policy that sharing benefits everyone.
Now many countries have actually banned plant exploration as an unintended consequence of the CBD. Even top gardens such as Kew in the United Kingdom, which has led the world in acquiring plants from foreign countries before the treaty, now refuses to share with most other gardens, under the auspices of the CBD. Exclusionary treaties like the CBD are great for gardens which have already raped and pillaged the world for great plants and now want to promote themselves as the self-anointed guardians of the worlds flora. While the US has not ratified (and hopefully will not) the CBD, plant explorers need to be well aware of the CBD hoops that each country now requires.
Most foreign government representatives with whom we have had the privilege of working on our trips, realize that benefits can be an exchange of information and ideas that are not always directly financial. It is this mutual benefit that has long been the basis of plant exploration and exchange, and will hopefully take center stage again when the greed issue subsides.
I told you I could make a short story long. If you've read through the entire diatribe, I hope you now have a better understanding of the world of plant exploration, and in particular what we hope to accomplish. What we present here is a sampling of our expedition logs from some of our longer trips, so that you can enjoy the wonderful excitement that we experience on one of these expeditions. Hopefully too, you will share these with your friends when they complain about the prices of new plants. Thanks for listening and enjoy the logs.


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Field Report: Digigram UAX220
In remote broadcast or radio news operations, laptop-based portable editing systems are essential tools for collecting and preparing reports. For laptops particularly, the audio interface options have always been a question of tradeoffs: price, size, convenience, compatibility, durability. On-board laptop audio suffers from low separation, noise and inappropriate interfaces (such as ⅛" connectors and mic-level inputs).
Professional PC-card audio adapters correct all these problems but typically are expensive, fragile and have limited capabilities. Several manufacturers released USB-based interfaces aimed at the prosumer market, but these tend to be unwieldy, need extra equipment and often have driver issues with PCs. In my applications, I settled on the fragility trade-off in favor of having driver problems and the disadvantages other portable adapters offered.
Digigram audio interfaces have been used for years in radio automation and editing systems. The company has built a solid reputation for reliable audio/computer interfaces. The company obviously researched the deficiencies in the market, like those mentioned above, and created a professional-grade audio adapter that operates via USB. The Digigram UAX220 is a USB-compliant interface that offers professional-level stereo inputs/outputs and addresses all of the typical portable adapter problems.
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The UAX220 operates at a native 48kHz sample rate, but firmware is available that can make it operate at lower rates. There are caveats to doing this, which are explained on the Digigram website. The unit is set for a +10dBu level = 0dBfs. The Windows driver doesn't offer input level control so levels will need to be adjusted by an external device. A user will need a preamp to boost mics to line level. The unit is a stereo in/out device so it's not designed to drive the outputs independently, although some audio editing software may be capable of using its own pan functions.
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I used the interface with Adobe Audition and Audion Labs Voxpro and was not disappointed with the results. I found the audio quality to be typical of the Digigram adapters and the convenience unbeatable. The device is simple enough to use that we don't really train operators, but rather point out some highlights. Their work begins on the recording without hassles. The UAX220 comes with its own (nice) zippered case, which protects the unit when it is not in use. The unit is exceptionally light, even considering the five Neutrik XLR or TRS connectors, so it's not a burden in the laptop case. The breakout box is a bit large but considering the convenient cable lengths and the controls, this is not a problem.
I wasn't able to make the interface operate properly with a popular radio automation software but I am told that the automation software may need to be configured to operate with Digigram's SDK. I suggest contacting the software vendor if you have any concerns about using the UAX220 with certain systems.
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The +10dB input and lack of software input level control takes a bit of getting used to. With professional equipment it's easy to overdrive the input, but because the noise floor is low it's easy to adjust the overall levels from the mixer to accommodate this. I also recommend some XLR fixed-level pads to add some headroom.
Digigram introduced the UAX220 at NAB2005, where it was awarded a Radio magazine Pick Hit award. As soon as it was available I got one and began working with it on laptop systems where I had been using the VX Pocket. As our editing systems return for repair with missing interface cables, broken adapters or software problems, I am simply replacing the audio interface with the UAX220 to just correct and avoid audio troubles. I've also begun using the interface for editing systems in locations where space is a premium.
Thomas is vice president of engineering for Westwood One Radio Networks, New York.
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In Memorium: Jeanne Achterberg
03/08/2012It is with deep sadness that I announce that Jeanne Achterberg died Wednesday afternoon, March 7, 2012, of metastatic breast cancer.
Jeanne Achterberg was a pioneer in mind-body medicine and complementary medicine. Early in her career, Jeannie collaborated with O. Carl Simonton, studying the quality of imagery in cancer patients. She was able to show that features in the imagery predicted the course of the illness. Since that time, she has championed the role of imagery in healing, the role of the mind and spirit in healing, and the shamanic role of the healer.
Jeannie went on to serve in the Office of Alternative Medicine, co-chairing the panel on mind-body interventions. The OAM grew into NCCAM, the home of complementary and alternative medicine within NIH. She is also a past president of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology.
Jeannie has contributed much to mind-body medicine: Her books, Bridges of the Body-Mind, Imagery in Healing, Woman as Healer, Rituals of Healing, Imagery and Disease, and Lightning at the Gate, remain best sellers. Jeannie has also given us a personal example of courage in the face of illness. Her book, Lightning at the Gate, narrated her own journey with illness.
MBM Instructor and Saybrook Graduate Researches the New "Culture of Care"
03/08/2012While health reform is a well discussed topic these days, the focus of this discussion has mostly centered on the economic/financial issues surrounding health care. According to Leila Kozak, Saybrook alumni and faculty in the College of Mind-Body Medicine, the mass media has not yet told the story of what is already happening in today's health care. There is an ongoing movement that is transforming the "culture of care." People – consumers, health care providers and administrators - are all calling for a new way of doing health care. You can see evidence of this movement all over in clinical settings, medical education, as well as the organizational development realm.
The transformation of the culture of care is largely driven by consumers who are asking for an active role in their health care. A big part of this transformation involves bringing complementary therapy services into conventional western medical settings. Hospitals around the country are paying attention to this call for a new type of health care, what has come to be known as "integrative care."
Leila has been researching the transformation of the culture of care at the Veteran's Administration (VA) since 2009. After graduating from Saybrook's PhD program in February 2007, she applied for a post-doctoral fellowship at Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) in Seattle, WA. HSR&D is the research arm of the Veteran's Administration, and her's was the first fellowship focused on the evaluation of Complementary and Integrative Medicine at the VA. It was during the development of her fellowship research project that Leila became aware of the term "transformation of the culture of care" and the process of "culture transformation" at the VA. She saw how her research interest in the integration of CAM as psycho-social-spiritual support into palliative care was one important application of this culture transformation. She also came to appreciate the opportunities that we have - as humanistic psychology/mind-body medicine professionals – in working towards the creation of this emerging paradigm in health care. Leila believes that the pioneer work of Saybrook's College of Mind-Body Medicine is supporting the building of a new medicine that is bringing together the "high-tech" with the "high-touch."
Consider Joining the International Network of Integrative Mental Health
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- Advance a global vision for an integrated whole person approach to mental health care via education, research, networking and advocacy by bringing together the wisdom of world healing traditions and modern science.
- Re-animate the mental health field with energy, spirit, compassion and joy.
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- Contribute to the emerging bio-psycho-socio-spiritual paradigm addressing mind, body, and spirit by promoting effective and safe clinical practices.
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- Facilitate collaborative efforts between researchers and clinicians that extend beyond limited conventional understandings of mental healthcare as it pertains to treatment of individuals with psychological or psychiatric disorders, to a broader perspective that includes the range of psychosocial, familial, environmental, cultural and spiritual factors that impact on health, well-being, immune functioning, and physiological integrity.
Spiritism and John of God: Shawn Tassone's Ph.D. Practicum in Brazil
03/06/2012Each Ph.D. student in Saybrook's College of Mind-Body Medicine is required to complete a 100 hour practicum at the culmination of the doctoral coursework. Shawn Tassone, a physician and third year Ph.D. student, coordinated a two-week trip to Brazil through Emma Bragdon, the author of Spiritism and Mental Health. Shawn's plan was to learn about Spiritism, visit Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals, and visit John of God, or "Medium Joao," which the healer prefers. During the trip Shawn was able to witness how Spiritism is practiced in the mainly medication-free psychiatric hospitals in Brazil, and then sit amongst the hundreds of followers with one of the world's most renowned healers.
The Spiritist approach to mental health highlights the presence of a spirit, or a Discarnate entity, which attaches to the suffering person. It is thought that spirits attach or connect with the suffering individual, but they can communicate with all living beings. The negative energy can also manifest as an ancestral wound from many years ago. The process of breaking free from a discarnate spirit is called a dis-obsession, and Shawn witnessed this process twice during his visit. A dis-obsession takes place around a conference table, with or without the patient, and includes 8-10 mediums. Each volunteer medium has a different gift. Some are clairvoyant; they "see" beyond the present moment. Others are "clairaudience;" they receive messages from another realm. Others practice "psychography," the practice of writing what is communicated. During the session the mediums communicate with the spirits, who in turn work through the mediums changing how they influence the suffering person's life. The intention is to have the spirit dissociate from the living person, so he or she can return to a life free and dis-obsessed.
College of Mind-Body Medicine: Master's Student Applies Mind-Body Skills to Fibromyalgia
03/01/2012Marisa Iacobucci has been managing the symptoms of Fibromyalgia (FM) for 16 years. Because of her personal struggles with FM, she was hesitant to facilitate a Mind Body Skills (MBS) group for people with FM. Marisa did not want to hear about the progression of symptoms because she feared she would think to herself, "…is this the next thing I am going to get in the progression of this illness?" Participating in the Professional Training Program and Advanced Training Program from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM), a core component in her master's degree coursework, made an impact on her own FM symptoms, and that realization led her to want to help others with FM.
Marisa researched and experimented with alternative modalities and their effects because she wanted to know personally how these modalities could help her. This experimentation inspired her to share her knowledge with others and help them find new ways to cope with and lessen the symptoms of FM.
Marisa made a commitment to facilitate a Mind-Body Skills group for people with FM for her Master's Thesis. As a facilitator and group member, Marisa knew that some of her own concerns about FM were sure to surface. The awareness of her own vulnerability, coupled by the fact that she was interested in becoming certified by the CMBM, led Marisa to enter the certification process while completing her thesis. Completing a Master's Thesis and Certification from the CMBM was a beautiful coupling, because it included weekly supervision phone calls with a senior CMBM staff member. The supervision calls helped her manage her own feelings about FM during the process of leading a group.
College of Mind-BodyMedicine: Dr. Julie Staples Conducts Research on Mind-Body Skills Project in Gaza
02/28/2012Conducting and reporting high quality research is an essential part of the advancement of mind body medicine in health care. Julie Staples has worked as the Research Director at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) since 1996. The rising credibility of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is due in part to high quality studies being reported in a way that the medical profession recognizes. The medical profession uses the Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy of most interventions. Reporting results of CAM interventions using recognized research methods improves the validity and credibility of the studies, and opens the lines of communication with colleagues.
Julie and her colleagues at the CMBM have recently received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to conduct three Randomized Clinical Trials in Gaza. The studies aim to evaluate the efficacy of mind-body skills groups for children, adolescents and adults with posttraumatic stress disorder. Previous research in Gaza studied the effects of mind-body skills groups for approximately 500 adults and 500 children. Among these, about 17% of the adults and 26% of the children had symptoms of PTSD. Using pre- and post- test measurements, the studies demonstrated improvement in PTSD symptoms and depression in both adults and children, as well as decreased hopelessness in children and improved quality of life in adults. The new studies will further advance the data gathered in the pilot studies with a more rigorous study design.
Mind-Body Medicine and Dogs?
02/23/2012Sure a dog is man's best friend. But what does that mean on a practical level? Does the human and animal (HA) bond be used for the greater good?
Angeline Siegel is so fascinated by this subject matter that she felt compelled to study Mind-Body Medicine at Saybrook, with the intention of relating her degree to both humans and animals. Her master's project title was "A Veterinarian's Guide to Mind-Body Medicine: Creating Greater Health and Well-Being in the Human-Animal Bond."
Angeline worked with holistic veterinarian Michael Bartholomew for a two-week practicum in November, 2010 in South Salem, New York at the Smith Ridge Veterinary Center. That opportunity gave her the time and experience to define the audience she is working with, and to look at how veterinarians can influence the health of the human animal bond. Then for her master's project, she used Saybrook University faculty member Jeannie Achterberg as her committee chair, and Dr. Bartholomew as a committee member. Dr. Achterberg is widely known for her research and publications on the use of imagery for healing, but also has a long-standing interest in the bond between humans and animals.
Angeline has a private practice called the Zen of Fido, www.zenoffido.com, and specializes in holistic medicine for the human-canine relationship. The following is an example of how she is using mind body medicine at her practice.
College of Mind-Body Medicine: New Perspectives on Aging
02/20/2012Introducing Connie S. Corley, MSW, MA, PH.D.
Connie Corley has engaged in the field of gerontology for 35 years of her professional career. During that time, she has participated in developing the innovative cultural concepts of Positive Aging and Conscious Aging.
The word "gerontology" conjures up an array of thoughts and images about aging, and not all of those images are inspiring. The Positive Aging and Conscious Aging movements seek to give new meaning to the aging process. The Positive Aging movement was inspired by positive psychology. It aims to give purpose to one's later life through a variety of directions, such as being active in communities and building meaningful relationships.
Conscious Aging, a parallel movement, inspires the aging process with an element of spirituality. The Conscious Aging perspective can benefit persons approaching the end of their lives, and their loved ones as well. Through the discussion of spirituality and aging, Conscious Aging teaches loved ones to be more fully present with their aging family member or friend during some of the difficult times. The deepened relationships that unfold through communication about what it means spiritually to move through life, allow for growth for everyone involved.
People have a full range of experiences as they age. One perspective promoted by Ram Dass is that aging allows us to stop identifying with the ego and the physical body. By letting go of physical constraints, conscious aging allows us to get back to our true essence. Instead of aging limiting us to roles, conscious aging connects us with our souls.
Shawn Tassone on learning to meditate -- one step at a time
02/08/2012Dr. Shawn Tassone, a PhD student in Mind-Body Medicine at Saybrook, has a great post in Psychology Today on the benefits of meditation ... and how to get there from here.
"I worked on meditation for seven weeks and found the process an evolution similar to the progress through a religious paradigm," he writes. "As I grew up Catholic, I think the comparisons are rich and can help you see that meditation is a process and can be taken as slowly as you desire."
Take a look: The Seven Stages of a Lay Meditator
Meet Our Community: Lynne Shaner, PhD student in Mind-Body Medicine
01/09/2012Lynne is a full-time mind-body specialist based in Washington, DC. She is director of Praxis: Wellness in Life & Work, a wellness practice specializing in mind-body approaches to life.


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2001 Legacy/Outback Shaking at Highway Speeds: Help!
Help! I have a 2001 Subaru Outback. When I drive at highway speeds, my car will begin to shake. I can hear the engine working harder and it just rides rough in general. It comes on slowly and goes away slowly on its own. It seems to do this more frequently when I use regular as opposed to mid grade gas.
In the last year, I have had my head gaskets redone, a new driveshaft put in, new spark plugs and wires, and a new knock sensor. I do not have a lot of money to spend on getting this diagnosed or fixed, so if anyone knows anything that can help me, I would greatly appreciate the information. Thanks.
In the last year, I have had my head gaskets redone, a new driveshaft put in, new spark plugs and wires, and a new knock sensor. I do not have a lot of money to spend on getting this diagnosed or fixed, so if anyone knows anything that can help me, I would greatly appreciate the information. Thanks.
xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 8,738Shaking.... like the something is out of balance? Usually, if the engine, it will come across as a vibration. If it were something in the wheels, steering, driveshaft, etc., it would actually feel like a shake - so, I guess, more intense/violent.
Taking a WAG by your description, I suspect the driveshaft is out of balance; probably something to do with the center bearing or the bushing surrounding it. Did the problem happen before your had your driveshaft replaced, or only since?
I had something similar happen on a '96 Outback, but it only manifested itself in high-torque situations, such as when accelerating hard, while turning, coming from a stop (like taking a right turn from a stop light). The car would shake a little, plus I would hear a LOUD thumping from under the car. I replaced the front half of the driveshaft and all was well. The rubber bushing that surrounds the center bearing had begun to fail.2010 Subaru Forester, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup, 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon -
booba2 Posts: 6This shaking started before the driveshaft was replaced...actually it was going on for a while and I was putting off taking it in until I heard a loud "clunk clunk" when I started from a stop. That's when I decided I couldn't wait any longer and took it in...I thought that the whole thing was connected, but I guess not since the "clunk clunk" went away after a new driveshaft, but not the problem on the highway.
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xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 8,738Okay. That "clunk clunk" was probably the same issue I had with mine, so replacement of the front half of the driveshaft (which includes the bushing & bearing) would have resolved that.2010 Subaru Forester, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup, 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon
booba2 Posts: 6I checked that light and it isn't burned out. I asked about fuel system cleaners at an auto parts store and got one to try. The man there said that many Subarus call for premium octane gas, so he suggested that I let it get really low, then add the cleaner with a full tank of premium and see what happens. I figured it couldn't hurt and buying one can of cleaner is much cheaper than just having it looked at.
fibber2 Mid Hudson Valley, NYPosts: 3,735I just read thru the posts. It just suddenly happens when you are driving at some moderate speed steady state, when you are accelerating, or only at very high speeds? We need more on the conditions.
Automatic or manual?
When it suddenly begins happening, try shifting into neutral (or if manual, depress the clutch). Note - only do this when you are alone on the road - not in traffic! If it is related to balance of a half shaft or center drive shaft, it should continue to shake even as the engine rpm dies off to idle. If it stops abruptly, it is more likely an engine/tranny problem. -
booba2 Posts: 6This is a manual shift car. It happens when I am at steady, highway speeds. I am usually going about 75 mph when it starts, but slowing down does not make it stop faster. And it isn't really a "sudden" thing. It starts gradually and goes away gradually on its own. On my way to work, I transfer highways, so that I am going about 70-75 on the first highway, slow down to about 50, then speed back up to 70-75. On may way to work, if it does this, then it usually happens after I speed back up on the second highway, so I have wondered if that sets it off, but it has also done it to me at other random times in other random places, but always at highway speeds.
I actually do have an appointment for it in about a week for someone to look at it. -
booba2 Posts: 6I took your advice and put the clutch in when it was vibrating, and it did not have much of an effect. I'm not sure how many of these posts you read, but it was doing this to me before my drive shaft was replaced. Although, I was thinking that it must not have been doing it when I had my head gaskets done, otherwise I would have mentioned it to the mechanics that did those. Is it possible that when that was done, that there could have been a mistake or could something have gotten overlooked that would cause this?
fibber2 Mid Hudson Valley, NYPosts: 3,735Boy, now you have me scratching my head!
I didn't see this as a shaft balance issue as it doesn't happen consistently at around the same speed and conditions. A permanently out of balance component (tire with a broken belt, bent rim, shaft missing a weight) usually gives a pretty repeatable performance. If it is occuring and you depress the clutch, one would expect the shake to continue. But again, you should be able to induce it easily by just hitting the right speed.
If it was an engine misfire (injector problem, ignition failure), you would expect to eventually get a CEL. I know that even with an automatic, it is possible to load the engine down on a hill and make it 'lug' a bit prior to getting a downshift. That produces a bit of shake, but it disappears as soon as the downshift occurs. It is a form of misfire, but not enough to throw a code. But depressing the clutch at speed would make that instantly go away as the load drops and the RPM drops.
One thought. Yours is an '01. Mine car was a very early '02 that came thru with '01 brakes. I hate the brakes on this car. They are very prone to 'warpage' (actually an uneven material transfer to the disk that results in thickness variation). I can scrub this off and smooth out the braking, but under some conditions it comes back. On some long, high speed drives I've had 'transfer' occur for unknown reasons. Minor contact friction building up heat??? Net is that sometimes when I do get on the brakes, the front end shakes, and I can sometimes feel it even when not touching the pedal. Slow down or stop for a while, and it goes away. Inspection doesn't indicate a non-retracting caliper, and brake wear appears to be quite normal. I've got around 35k on this set of pads, and they still look OK. But it does sound a little like what you describe.
You might want to have your mechanic do a thorough check of the calipers (sliders and piston retraction), look for uneven wear, etc.
Long shot, but without driving it, it is hard to diagnose. -
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The upcoming cycle Defenders of the North, which is scheduled to start shipping in January '10, will still be released in the current (40-cards per Chapter Pack) format, but subsequent cycles will incorporate the new format described above.
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Players that are currently delving into the horrific and wonderful Dreamlands Asylum Pack cycle will soon have their hands on Search for the Silver Key. The final Asylum pack in that cycle, Journey to Unknown Kadath, will follow soon thereafter. The unveiling of the next gripping Call of Cthulhu cycle is right around the corner, and will incorporate the new format.
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Once all six of the Battle Packs in The Corruption Cycle have been released, the next cycle of Battle Packs will be in the new collation format announced today.
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We think you'll agree that the forthcoming improvement to LCGs™ is one that is wonderful for its many fans, offering more convenience at a much lower cost. As always, we thank you for your support!
If you have any questions on any of the above, you may be able to find some answers below.
Why can't you change the upcoming packs to the new format immediately?
The production cycle for LCG™ packs is quite long, and FFG produces all six packs of a cycle at the same time (so that we can ship them on a consistent monthly basis.) This means that cycles that have already completed production (such as the A Game of Thrones: Defenders of the North Cycle) will still contain the 40-card format.
What about the larger special expansion releases such as Secrets of Arkham?
While Secrets of Arkham will still contain two copies of every included card, we're looking to move most of our special expansion to a three copies of each card/set, if the scope of the expansion allows it.
What about the LCG™ core sets?
We believe that variety of cards in the core sets, for a varied game experience, is much more important than providing triplicate copies of all cards. The LCG™ core sets will therefore continue to be sold in their current format. Even the most enthusiastic players, who purchase multiple copies of the core set, will still find themselves spending less on this than the cost of a single CCG booster display.
Why didn't you release the monthly packs this way in the first place?
For several reasons. At the time we launched the LCG™ format, it was important to FFG to keep the monthly decks below the $10 price point, which placed restrictions on the contents. Then we had to guess not only whether the format would be popular enough to support a long-term business, but whether the typical customer would want to purchase one or three decks (making the 40-card format a reasonable middle ground that also met our costing restrictions). As we already had successfully published several experimental Asylum Packs in the 40-card format for the Call of Cthulhu CCG, it seemed prudent to launch the LCG™ concept with this collation.
So why is charging half the amount of money for three copies of each card now possible when it wasn't upon launch?
There are four primary reasons.
First, the LCG™ format has been so much more successful than we had planned. This higher volume has allowed FFG to recoup our fixed investment faster (design, development, testing, artwork, etc), in turn providing FFG with the opportunity to pass part of that upside along to our LCG™ customers.
Secondly, we believe that this new collation format will allow the LCG™ concept to really expand its already impressive growth, attracting even more new players, thus furthering the virtuous cycle that enabled this positive change in the first place.
Thirdly, the new format allows FFG to print 60 fewer cards and two fewer pieces of packaging than the equivalent three 40-card packs. Not only can we pass some of these savings along to players, but this approach is better for the environment.
Lastly, FFG is willing to make this investment because we believe the LCG™ format to be, along with board games and roleplaying games, one of the main pillars of our games business. You may note that we have recently made several important decisions towards this same effect. For example, FFG announced last week the cancellation of our two remaining Collectible Card Games, in part to allow us to focus on LCGs™.
Does this mean that FFG is planning future games using the LCG™ format?
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this is simply the best news I have had all year (heh heh) And I'll be getting your new packs.. and now I forsee getting the other LCGs as well.. as I can get the starter and some packs and have "real" deck building options as soon as I get home :)


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