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For long time bloggers... I think I'm right in saying that its 6 years ago on March 10 since we lost an all time favorite b***ger... Ol'HorsetailSnake like many who read this I was always in awe of Gene's sense of humor and his down to earth grasp on things, (like dung beetles).
I sure hope he has made his pile up yonder, if ever anyone deserved to it was Hoss
RIP old friend.
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Monday, March 02, 2015
Sunday, February 15, 2015
A trip down memory lane.
I recently spent 3 days with my Son Marcus on a trip planned mainly to catch up with some of my friends and family that I missed when I was unable to attend my sister Merle's funeral last year, as luck would have it we found ourselves standing at Merle's grave on the anniversary of her passing, this added significantly to the visit.
We started out with my cousin Dan and his wife Kath, Dan and I were great mates when we were children, you know how you have that special cousin!!!! but had lost touch over the years, we spent about 4 hours together with barely a break in the chatter, a great visit.
On to the cemetery next, I seem to remember having difficulty keeping photos in order with Blogger, hope they come out right, next was a quick visit with Merle's oldest son John and his lady Heather, always a joy to catch up with them.
To round of day one we visited a lifelong friend Keith where we spent an enjoyable night, chatting into the wee small hours, Keith had a golf game organized for the next morning we were able to indulge Marcus' passion for browsing second hand and antique stores for a couple of hours.
Another town and another lifetime friend, my best mate Alan's widow Jan and their lovely daughter Carol, more good times and memories, we left there with just enough time for a quick visit with their son Gary and his wife Christine before Marcus had to head for Geelong and work, as his car was in Melbourne that left me with some time to do some more nostalgic sight-seeing.
This included drive by visits to old movie theatres, I used to frequent, a couple of old Pubs where we used to hang out, a couple of the old houses we lived in when I was a kid, in short a full dose of memories to top off a great weekend, thank you Marcus for excellent company and all those we visited for their hospitality and company.
Kath, myself and Dan sharing memories at Benalla.
Merle and Harold's grave site at Shepparton.
Myself and my "Little Mate" Keith at Tocumwal.
Jan and myself at Yarrawonga.
The charming Carol at Yarrawonga.
Myself and Marcus while we were at Yarrawonga.
The house we lived in when I was 10 to 14 years old.
This was where we lived when Merle married and left home, that's when I discovered that I missed her!!!!
The intersection where we gate crashed the Royal visit in 1954, see post on Facebook Jan 13 for details.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Australia Day 2015
January 26th already, its the Australia Day long weekend here in Oz, time to fire up the barbie, grab a cold beer, play some back yard cricket and celebrate living in the best country in the world
Green & Gold... Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.
Sausages and Aussie Burgers!!!
The shirt says it all!!!
I'll have my steak Australian thanks!!!
The things we do!!!
As usual... Finished of with a joke!!!
As usual... Finished of with a joke!!!
Monday, January 19, 2015
Welcome to Holtieshouse!!!
Woo-Hooo... we're back on the air, so to speak, now what to talk about?
Perhaps an up-date on the last 12 months, moving from Queensland (after 20 years) back to my State of birth, Victoria, note to self, don't do that again so close to Winter, in Queensland the Winter climate is almost perfect... in Victoria its just COLD.
OK, climate aside the move has worked out well, I have 2 of my 4 kids close at hand and I have a social life pattern that keeps me in touch with life time friends, I have got my new home to the stage where it feels right, my health is back to where its been for most of my life.
During October/November 20014 I drove to Perth WA and back, to visit with family, my other 2 kids live in Perth, the secondary reason for driving (almost 10,000 kms) was to prove to myself that I could still do it, both objects were achieved, I had a good visit with the kids and also some lifetime friends in both SA and WA.
The down-side of the year was the loss of my dear Sister Merle, it hardly seems possible that its been almost a year since she passed away, gone but never forgotten.
In honor of her memory I'm going to close this post with a joke as was her habit.
Perhaps an up-date on the last 12 months, moving from Queensland (after 20 years) back to my State of birth, Victoria, note to self, don't do that again so close to Winter, in Queensland the Winter climate is almost perfect... in Victoria its just COLD.
OK, climate aside the move has worked out well, I have 2 of my 4 kids close at hand and I have a social life pattern that keeps me in touch with life time friends, I have got my new home to the stage where it feels right, my health is back to where its been for most of my life.
During October/November 20014 I drove to Perth WA and back, to visit with family, my other 2 kids live in Perth, the secondary reason for driving (almost 10,000 kms) was to prove to myself that I could still do it, both objects were achieved, I had a good visit with the kids and also some lifetime friends in both SA and WA.
The down-side of the year was the loss of my dear Sister Merle, it hardly seems possible that its been almost a year since she passed away, gone but never forgotten.
In honor of her memory I'm going to close this post with a joke as was her habit.
Bert feared his wife
Peg wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a
hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss. 'Here's what you do,' said the Doctor, 'stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.' That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was In the den. He says to himself, 'I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.' Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?' No response. So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, 'Peg, what's for dinner?' Still no response. Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his Wife and asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?' Again he gets no response. So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. 'Honey, what's for dinner?' Again there is no response. So he walks right up behind her. 'Peg, what's for dinner?' 'For F*-#?? sake, Bert, for the FIFTH time, CHICKEN!'
Until next time...
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Are we there yet?
Following on with the problem of the hi-jacking of this blogsite I have done some tidy up chores here and I believe I have fixed the problem, as a method of checking this I would appreciate it if some readers would follow the link back here and let me know if there is still a problem. My intention is to do a weekly??? post here as I still love the principle of blogging.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Its 2015, must be time for a post.
I don't know whether anyone is going to be able to read this, time will tell, after all this time... almost 10 years and 1125 posts, it seems someone has hi-jacked holtieshouse, I have had my computer serviced and the repair shop managed to clean the hi-jack from this computer but said it would probably still affect others???
If this is so I will report it to Blogger in the hope that they can do something.
If this is so I will report it to Blogger in the hope that they can do something.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
A new home for holtieshouse.
Seems like ages since I have written anything on F/B (or the blog) and it
certainly isn't because nothing has been happening in my world… the very
opposite in fact I have been on a whirlwind ride which was going much to fast
for me to jump off.
In something like chronological order, since Christmas 2012
which I spent in Victoria with most of my family, the decision to move back to
Victoria became a reality so some lifestyle investigations began, after much to-ing
and fro-ing I decided to buy another house and live independently while I was
still able to.
There was a pretty good range of homes available in my price
range so I made an offer on one of them then headed for home to sell my
Queensland house, Vicki rang me a couple of days later to tell me that the
offer had been accepted so the game was on in earnest, I listed my house with a
local agent and we agreed on a selling price, after one open house which was
very well attended the agent rang me to say the house was sold… so in a two
week period I bought and sold houses in two different states.
My dear sister passed away at the same time I was booked
into hospital to have the reversal of my colostomy done, the surgery all went
well and I have since received a clean bill of health report.
Marcus and Alan came up for a week to organize a garage sale
and pack up my stuff, as an added bonus the people who bought my house bought
my furniture too so the move became much easier. Thanks to the boys efforts the
garage sale was a success, we gave the surplus to charity and I set sail for my
new home and life.
I am at this moment, 1.00pm Wed March 19th,
sitting on my new front porch typing this post while I wait for my mew
Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Bedroom Suite and Lounge Suite to be delivered,
The carpets were all cleaned yesterday and my stuff from Gympie arrives
tomorrow so I'll probably move into my new home on the week end…. WooHoo.
Its now 10 pm and all
the expected things have happened, so I'm off to bed… a big day unpacking tomorrow!!!!
Sunday, February 09, 2014
Merle's Last Goodbye.
Merle's pride and joy, her four children, Julie, Geoff, John, Kathie.
Myself (Peter) and my sister Merle.
Merle in happier times, when she always wore that lovely smile.
Hello to all of Merle's friends, I'm afraid that I am the bearer of some very bad news, my dear sister Merle passed away today, (Saturday February 8th) quite suddenly but fortunately peacefully.
During my last conversation with her Merle told me that she had had enough and was just waiting to die, while this surprised me at the time I now see that having made peace with those of us she cared most about she simply shut down her resistance and allowed the inevitable to happen.
We are hoping for one last miracle, that is that her funeral can be arranged for Tuesday 11th February so that I can attend before my surgery booked for Thursday 13th February, to those who may not know about this, its the reversal of my colonoscopy after my encounter with bowel cancer last year.
To any of you who followed her blog and/or facebook please know that you enriched her life with the joy she got from her "internet friends" we had many discussions about how deeply we both felt about those "friends" we had never met and in most cases never expected to meet.
The world is a much better place because Merle spent time in it, not enough time , but then I guess that always applies.
Thank you for the pleasure you gave to Merle.
Rest In Peace.
During my last conversation with her Merle told me that she had had enough and was just waiting to die, while this surprised me at the time I now see that having made peace with those of us she cared most about she simply shut down her resistance and allowed the inevitable to happen.
We are hoping for one last miracle, that is that her funeral can be arranged for Tuesday 11th February so that I can attend before my surgery booked for Thursday 13th February, to those who may not know about this, its the reversal of my colonoscopy after my encounter with bowel cancer last year.
To any of you who followed her blog and/or facebook please know that you enriched her life with the joy she got from her "internet friends" we had many discussions about how deeply we both felt about those "friends" we had never met and in most cases never expected to meet.
The world is a much better place because Merle spent time in it, not enough time , but then I guess that always applies.
Thank you for the pleasure you gave to Merle.
Rest In Peace.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Heading Home for a rest!!
Hello to Blogland, I hope that 2014 has been treating you
well, my normally quiet lifestyle has been given a real workout since I arrived
in Victoria just before Christmas.
A part of the reason for this trip, aside from spending
Christmas with some of my family, was to investigate the housing alternatives
available so that I won't put my family through the same chaotic conditions
that 2013 brought about should my health again pose a problem.
Christmas Dinner was at favourite daughter Vicki's lovely
new home near Geelong, it was historic in that Vicki and Marcus had both their
parents with them for Christmas dinner, first time for about 7 years and only
the second time in about 40 years, we also had lengthy phone calls with the
boys from Perth, Alan and Bruce to complete what has been a great Christmas.
Two days after Christmas I got a morning call from Alan,
oldest son, who asked if I could pick him up from the Geelong Railway Station,
I assured him that I certainly could and inquired when?... well I'm here at the
moment was the reply, we hastily went and picked him up only to learn that his
plan had been to hire a car at the Melbourne airport and come and knock on the
door at about 8.00am, there wasn't a single hire car available at the airport
or at Geelong when he arrived there, all this after a 20 minute phone call on
Christmas morning when he gave no clue about his plan, which included a 3000 km
red-eye flight across the country, had already been booked.
Some fairly extensive house hunting started in the new year,
this included several alternatives at a retirement village near Vicki's house,
a more conventional Caravan Park in Geelong, I hastily add for American
readers, this bears no resemblance to a "Trailer Park" as I understand them to
be, as well as some conventional houses, one of which I submitted an offer on…
not accepted but I have established that there is a fairly good supply of homes
in a price range where I feel comfortable.
So I'm a man on a mission… to prepare for sale and sell my
house in Gympie, get my surgery done and then MOVE interstate… not really
looking forward to all that!!!!
My worst fears about moving back to Victoria were well
founded during the first 2 weeks I had my mid winter uniform on, Jeans, Shirt
and light weight jumper, and this was in mid summer!!!! This last week has been
a real heat wave with temps. Of 38 to 45 degrees Celsius, approx. 98 /108 Fahrenheit.
It was hot enough today to melt some fairly extensive
sections of new bitumen on the motorway as I drove to Shepparton to visit again
with my sister Merle, she is in the Shepparton Private Hospital waiting on a
placement in respite at a nursing home, she has finally conceded that she is
unable to look after herself at home so the move into respite will become
permanent when a suitable room becomes available.
Merle has succumbed to Dementia over the last few months,
its sad to see her repeating the same things over and over and with a fairly
serious case of the "Oh Dears" which she prefaces almost everything with, "Oh
Dear… I didn't sleep well last night etc."
On a brighter note I stopped of at the pretty little town of
Nagambie close to Shepparton, This is where the Champion Mare "Black Caviar"
was bred, they are understandably proud of her and have erected a statue with
details of her racing career on display, 25 straight victories before being
retired to stud where she is now expecting her first foal.
Again, I wish you all the very best for 2014.
In her familiar "Racing Mode" she had a huge stride, much longer than normal which wasthe secret of her racing success. There is a lovely lake in the background of this shot which is a summer wonderland for the town and its visitors.
Loved this vine clad "Water Tower" which supplies the towns water from the "Header Tank"
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
A journey into the unknown.
Hello in blogland, a land where I once used to live, I've moved to the inner city slum known as facebook along with many other ex residents of blogland, be all that as it may... some of you might be aware that for the last 20 some years I have been sending my Christmas greeting to my friends in the form of a poem, I have broken with tradition this year and decided to let any stalwart readers who might still exist also share in my wondrous journey through 2013.. Its long and boring so only venture further if you are made of stalwart stuff.
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If I write a poem
I'll send it to you.
But no the juices weren't flowing
For a poem this year I'll need a tutor.
My mind is blank as slime
This year ain't gonna rhyme.
As usual I had a great time during all of my visiting, the
only blot on the copybook being my sister Merle's health, she had a couple of
weeks in hospital then another 2 weeks in respite care which did her the world
of good but then inevitably they sent her home again.
She has been coping reasonably but about 2 weeks ago she had
a return trip to hospital and frankly I, and her family, hope she will go into a
care situation from there as she has had some problems over the last few months,
very stubborn and wants to finish her time in her own house, not the best for
her family who are constantly on edge and wondering how she is going.
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Lets go back a bit, I arrived home from Victoria
at the end of January and immediately slipped back into my reclusive pattern of
life, that is until the 15th, 16th and
17th of February, over this period I had been becoming more and more
uncomfortable with as I first thought a
severe case of constipation.
On the afternoon of Sunday 17th Feb I took myself up to the
Emergency department of the Gympie Hospital where they fairly quickly
established that there was a bowel blockage, the method of reaching this
conclusion included some poking and prodding into areas that had up until now
been private and un-prodded, the verdict was a transfer to Nambour Hospital for
The next few hours saw me with two more new experiences, my
first ride in an Ambulance and my first admission into a hospital as a patient,
my Sunday night was the first of a few that I would very much like to forget,
because I was to have an emergency stomach operation they obviously gave me
some sort of Super Laxative that, perhaps aided by the prodding, saw me up and
making a dash for the toilet 10 times that night, I am ashamed to say half of
these dashes were not quite swift enough, suffice to say a poor little nurse
had several bed changes and clean ups to do, when I apologized for this she
said "don't worry its all part of my job" I suggested that perhaps
she had better look for another job.
Next day saw me into the operating theatre, another first,
where they re-arranged my intestine to a stoma on my left side at about navel
Its at this point where the only real problem with my whole
treatment comes in, because this was an
emergency operation I can only guess that I was given some pretty potent
anesthetics, suffice to say I had some fairly nasty side effects which first of
all had them re-sedate me and put
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me into ICU, the second bad experience was that for the next three nights I had
dreadful nightmares, I don't normally dream at all and these were lulus.
me into ICU, the second bad experience was that for the next three nights I had
dreadful nightmares, I don't normally dream at all and these were lulus.
By the time I was put into a ward Vicki and Marcus had
arrived from Victoria and were
able to go to the Gympie Hospital
and rescue my car which had been sitting out the front for 3 days and nights...
all good thankfully.
I spent 12 days in Hospital where they did all sorts of
tests which ended with me being told I had bowel "cancer" again
pretty scary stuff, because the 4inch wound in my abdomen had become infected I
was fitted with a wound vacuum pump which aids the wound healing process, this
little devil stayed with me for almost a month.
Vicki spent another couple of weeks with me before Alan
arrived from Perth to give her a break for a week then she returned and was
involved with the start of Chemo/Radiation for a 28 day course spread over
about 40 days with no treatments on weekends and Easter Vicki was able to go
home again while my good mate Warren came up to baby sit me before Bruce
arrived from Perth for his turn at looking after Dad.
Vicki was back on deck again when Bruce left, this time for
about 2 weeks then she was finally able to go back to living her own life for a
while, during all this time with the 4 kids and Warren looking after me there
were literally dozens of medical appointments as well as the housework, cooking
etc. so just where I would have been without them all I don't know, there is a
debt there that I will never be able to repay though and it ain't over yet.
Major surgery scheduled for June 13th Marcus was the first
carer for 2 weeks then Alan for 1 week Warren
again for a few days until the ever reliable Vicki returned for another couple
of weeks.
During all of this time I managed to avoid all the nasty
side affects of Chemo/Radiation and remained virtually pain free for the whole
time, I did loose my appetite and consequently lost about 20 Kgs... no real bad
thing!! but compared with what some people go through it was a walk in the park.
The one remaining thing is the reversal of my stoma so that
I can finally be rid of the colostomy bag and go back to sitting on a toilet
seat again... who knew you could ever miss that???
I said earlier that I would return to the me, me, me situation,
I have been surprised and more than a little ashamed of just what a self
centered year I have had, people experienced in this sort of situation say its
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The other thing that I said I would return to is the gentle
pressure being applied to have me return to Victoria to live, having put all 4 of
my kids through such a year I recognize the fact that it would be easier should
this sort of situation ever arise again it wouldn't create the same problems if
I was living where at least two of them
are, the jury is still out on that one.
I hope this hasn't been too boring or graphic but you can
probably see why it couldn't come in the form of a poem.
To insert a touch of humor and lighten this up a bit, there
was a male nurse on night duty who wore an L.E.D. headlight on his tours of the
ward, in my mind he was Florence Nightingales brother Frank, you know the
lady/guy with the lamp, I was disappointed to learn that his name was Rexie,
the other thing that tickled my fancy was when Warren told his sister Denise
that I was thinking about moving to Victoria she became indignant and said "he
can't do that, he's your best mate, tell him he can't go... no bugger it let me
know when he's coming down next and I'll tell him", I hardly know Denise!!!
Finally let me finish of with my eternal thanks to my four
wonderful children, my mate Warren, a
special thank you to the daughter of two of my lifelong friends Neil and Joan,
thanks Susan for helping out with transport for those who needed help, to my
neighbors Diane and Brian for their support, to all of my friends who have
helped keep my spirits up when they were sagging a little, to my friends from
the internet world who have given their prayers and support I am forever in
debt to all of you.
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OU is in a powerful spot to make a move
If they choose to move, the Sooners would be an ideal candidate
Wednesday morning, Texas A&M made it official. The Aggies notified the Big 12 Conference they will be applying to join the SEC.
What does this mean for Oklahoma?
Bob Stoops said recently that the Sooners "have a strong hand to play."
And he's right.
If OU wants the Big 12 to survive, it will. But if the Sooners decide the Big 12 is not worth salvaging, the league will quickly dissolve.
This time around, Texas does not hold all the cards and the Sooners have fewer obstacles in their path to another conference.
In reality, Brigham Young is the only viable candidate capable of keeping the Big 12 together. BYU would expand the Big 12 footprint and bring a national TV audience to the table, because of its Mormon following.
But should that happen, the Sooners have options.
The SEC, which invited OU to join its league last year, would likely come calling again. The league would love to make the Sooners its 14th member along with the Aggies.
But for OU, that's a last resort.
Instead, the Sooners first will wait and see if Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott makes another move.
OU president David Boren is charmed by the idea of aligning OU's law school with Stanford and Cal-Berkeley; its fine arts school with UCLA and USC. Academically, the SEC can't compete with that.
On the field, Stoops called the idea of expanding OU's recruiting base to California "pretty cool" last summer.
With Texas A&M opening the doors even wider to the SEC recruiting Texas' high school talent, it would be prudent for the Sooners to have another recruiting pipeline.
The Sooners were all set to go to the Pac-12 with the Longhorns last summer, until the Texas state legislature reportedly stopped the deal at the final hour.
The agreement was in place. Schedules had already been worked out, with the conference football championship rotating between the Rose Bowl and Cowboys Stadium.
This time, the Sooners may not wait around for Texas to make up its mind.
Expansion may not be as attractive to the Pac-12 without Texas. But with college football headed inevitably to superconferences, it's worthwhile. If Scott was willing to add Utah and Colorado, he would surely be willing to add OU, Oklahoma State, and some combination of Kansas, Missouri and Texas Tech.
Heck, the Pac-12 and Texas may even be able to work something out. The Longhorns don't really want to be left out as an independent, do they?
Either way, the Sooners have a strong hand to play.
The future of the Big 12 is on life support. The future of Oklahoma surely is not.
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19th July 2014
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18th July 2014
US: Flyers for 'Straight White Guy Festival' distributed in Ohio 41
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17th July 2014
Macmillan Cancer Support celebrates successes and gears up for first ever Glasgow Pride
5:40 PM — For the first time, Macmillan Cancer Support will march in Glasgow Pride this weekend.
16th July 2014
Australia: Second poll confirms rise in support for marriage equality 1
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I would pee on a tree. I love being a girl but one thing that I have always been jealous of is the fact that a guy can be camping and having a few drinks or whatever, and just go and pee on a tree in front of everyone. I have always had to walk far away from the camping ground and make sure that no one can see, and try not to forget to bring the toilet paper with me then carefully try not to get pee on myself. If I could just pee on a tree in front of everyone like guys can, then that would be the ultimate freedom.
Pretend to love a chick, bang her, then leave her. :D
Id walk around with my junk swangin, hittin ladies in the face with it...ok that sounds really gross but I would
I would find a way to talk to my friends who are girls by seduction. xD I would also probably not go to the bathroom all day, for it would be weird...
Try to pull off skinny jeans. Might have better luck. Ha!
might be really painful...there's a good reason we don't wear crotch-huggers
Really? Hmmmmm makes me wonder about the goth and emo guys that wear them. Tehehe ;)
I think I would just spend the whole day ******* to see what it feel like for guys, pee standiing up, playing with myself and admiring my new body.
Drinking. Lots and lots of drinking.
Go beat another guy up then go were only the boys can go (jeez why r u guys so terratorial) then go play video games then go play football. So I'm a single girl who likes to wrestle and stuff. So sue me. Girls can play guy games too.
I don't know. I would probably cry. A lot.
Scratching my nuts .
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DURHAM, N.H. NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded a grant to University of New Hampshire faculty member Erik Swartz to further his ongoing research on the implications of football helmet, facemask, and shoulder pad design on emergency care for injured players. Swartz, associate professor of athletic training in the department of kinesiology, received $62,521; his is one of 15 NFL Charities grants totaling more than $1.5 million that support sports-related medical research.
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text: RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WHAT"S NEW WHAT"S "HIP" HOW DO THE ALGORITHMS SHAPE UP? DR. CHRISTOPHER LYDDELL Rheumatologist RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Epidemiology – Affects approximately 1% of the global adult population – Estimated annual incidence • Males: 0.1–0.2 per 1000 • Females: 0.2–0.4 per 1000 – Occurs 2 to 3 times more often in women than in men – Incidence largely consistent racially and geographically – Peak age of onset between the ages of 45 and 65 years Sangha O. Rheumatology. 2000;39(suppl 2):3–12. MacGregor AJ, Silman AJ. In: Klippel JH, Dieppe PA, eds. Rheumatology. Vol 1. 2nd ed. London: Mosby;1998:2.1–2.6. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Worldwide Incidence and Prevalence Prevalence (per 100) W. Europeans/ 0.8–1.1 North Americans (Whites) Chinese 0.3–0.4 Amerindians (Chippewa, Pima) 5–8 Incidence (per 1000/year) Women Men W. Europeans/ 0.24–3.34 0.1–1.50 North Americans (Whites) Maini RN. Acta Orthop Scand Suppl. 1998;281:6–13. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Social and Psychological Burden – Patients usually experience moderate disability within 2 years of diagnosis and are severely disabled by 10 years – Approximately 30% of patients are unable to work within 10 years of RA onset – Patients experience feelings of helplessness and other psychological distress due to their increasing dependence upon help from others – Patients may be prevented from carrying out social roles Alarcón GS. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 1995;21:589–604. Wolfe F, Hawley D. J Rheumatol. 1998;25:2108–2117. Pincus T. Drugs. 1995;50(suppl 1):1–14. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Employment 100% 100% 80% 60% 60% 50% 40% 33% 20% 0% 0 5 10 15 Disease Duration (Y) RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Economic Burden (US) – Estimated costs of RA were $8.74 billion in 1994, 0.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) – Direct medical costs are $5,919/case/year – Indirect costs • 3 to 4 times higher than direct costs • $11,750 per person-year in patients with early RA – Lifetime costs of RA rival those of coronary artery disease or stroke Yelin E. J Rheumatol Suppl. 1996;44:47–61. Yelin E, Wanke LA. Arthritis Rheum. 1999;42:1209–1218. Allaire SH et al. Pharmacoeconomics. 1994;6:513–522. Merkesdal S et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2001;44:528–534. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Economic Burden (Europe) – In West Germany, the costs of RA were >40 billion DM (US $17.6 billion) in 1994 for treatment alone – In the UK, average RA outpatient cost/case/year was £798 (US $1,126) and £1,253 (US $1,769) per inpatient in 1997 – RA per capita costs average: • 49% of cost of cancer • 68% of cost of stroke • 82% of cost of coronary heart disease • 5X cost of motor vehicle accidents Knorr U. Versicherungsmedizin. 1994. Rothfuss J. Akt Rheumatol. 1997. Lubeck DP et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1986;29:488–493. Lorig KR et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1993;36:439–446. Economic burden in SA???? Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis American College of Rheumatology Criteria At least 4 of the following criteria – Morning stiffness >1 hour – Arthritis of 3 joint areas Must be present for at least 6 weeks – Arthritis of hand joints – Symmetric arthritis – Rheumatoid nodules – Serum rheumatoid factor – Radiographic changes Arnett FC et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1988;31:315–324. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Clinical Course – Clinical course unpredictable but mostly progressive – Unfavorable prognostic markers – Male sex – Eosinophilia – Low socioeconomic status – Elevated ESR or CRP – Subcutaneous nodules – High RF factor titer – Systemic signs – Antinuclear antibodies – Persistent synovitis – Cryoglobulins – Thrombocytosis – Shared epitope (?) - Anti CCP – Disease activity reduced faster and radiographic evidence of joint damage lessened with early diagnosis and treatment Albers JMC et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2001;60:453–458. Grassi W et al. Eur J Radiol. 1998;27(suppl 1):S18–S24. Clinical Courses of RA Adapted from: Henderson, Edwards, Pettipher. Mechanisms and Models in Rheumatoid Arthritis. © 1995 Academic Press Limited. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Radiologic Features – Early stage • Soft tissue swelling – Intermediate stage • Mild juxtaarticular osteoporosis • Narrowing of joint space and bone erosions – Late stage • Large erosions, anatomic deformities, ankylosis Bower AC. In: Klippel JH, Dieppe PA, eds. Rheumatology. Vol 1. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders; 1998;5:5.1–5.8. Resnick D et al. In: Kelley WN et al, eds. Textbook of Rheumatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders; 1997:626–685. Erosions Occur Early in RA Time % with Erosions Reference <3 months 26 Harrison et al. Arthritis Rheum; 2000. 1 year (9 months) 62 Proudman. Arthritis Rheum; 2000. * 2 years 75 van der Heijde. Br J Rheumatol; 1995. 2 years (4 months) 77 Boers et al. Lancet; 1997. 2 years (9 months) 68 Peltomaa et al. J Rheum; 2000. *At 2 years, 73% ± 5% of RA patients have erosions. X-ray Scoring Systems • Sharp method (and its modifications) – Detailed scoring of erosions and joint space narrowing • Larsen method (and its modifications) – Global grading based mainly on erosions Modified Sharp Scoring Method Total Sharp Score = JSN + JE = Joint space narrowing (JSN) Joint erosions (JE) 40 joints evaluated 44 joints evaluated Scoring: Scoring: 0 = normal 1 = discrete 1 = focal or doubtful 2-4 = depending on surface area involved 2 = >50% of original space left 5 = complete collapse 3 = <50% of joint space or subluxation 4 = bony ankylosis or luxation van der Heijde DM. Baillieres Clin Rheumatol. 1996;10:435-453. RA Results in Significantly Decreased Life Expectancy 5-year survival 45%–55% for patients with unfavorable profiles Comparable to 3-vessel CAD or Stage IV Hodgkin's disease Standardized mortality ratio: 1.16-7x Life expectancy decreased by 3–10 years Increased mortality with worsening HAQ Extra-articular RA Vasculitis Extraarticular RA The Eye Rheumatoid-the long term! Very Early Treatment With Infliximab in Addition to Methotrexate in Early, Poor-Prognosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Reduces Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence of Synovitis and Damage, With Sustained Benefit After Infliximab Withdrawal Results From a Twelve-Month Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Emery et al "Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common, potentially treatable cause of disability in the western world (1). Evidence supports the early use of disease modifying Antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in RA; however, the optimal treatment strategy is uncertain (2). Ideally, effective therapy would produce rapid and sustained suppression of inflammatory disease, resulting in preserved function and prevention of joint damage, without risk of long-term toxicity. A hypothesis in RA research is that early in the disease process, a "window of opportunity" exists, where therapeutic intervention has a disproportionate impact on outcome (3–5). Proof of this concept for an anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agent would require maintenance of response ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM after cessation of treatment." Vol. 52, No. 1, January 2005, pp 27–35 DOI 10.1002/art.20712 © 2005, American College of Rheumatology Combination of Infliximab and Methotrexate Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis A Randomized, Controlled Trial Quinn et al "This study has shown that patients with active RA in its early stages can benefit from aggressive therapy using a TNF inhibitor–based combination regimen. However, these results also show that a significant proportion of patients with early RA can achieve disease control for 1 year by taking MTX alone. Thus, for the individual patient, the potential incremental benefits of the combination approach must be carefully weighed against the possibility of greater toxicity. These results nevertheless show that the combination of MTX and infliximab produces clinical, radiographic, and functional benefits exceeding those of MTX alone and may ultimately prove to be a highly effective strategy for preventing joint damage and functional disability in patients at high risk for disease progression." ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM Vol. 50, No. 11, November 2004, pp 3432–3443 DOI 10.1002/art.20568 © 2004, American College of Rheumatology Etanercept Versus Methotrexate in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Two-Year Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Genovese et al "Etanercept and MTX had excellent profiles for initial treatment of patients with active,erosive RA. The benefits of 25-mg etanercept as monotherapy were shown to be superior to those of MTX at 2years, and improvements in clinical, radiographic, and disability end points were maintained with sustained therapy." ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM Vol. 46, No. 6, June 2002, pp 1443–1450 DOI 10.1002/art.10308 © 2002, American College of Rheumatology TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Measurement of Treatment Effects – Clinical assessment of – Assessment of physical inflammatory synovitis function • Swollen joint count, • Stanford Health tender joint count Assessment – Laboratory assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) of inflammatory synovitis • Short-Form 36 Health • Acute phase reactants Survey (eg, ESR, CRP) (SF-36) – Assessment of structural joint damage ACR ad hoc Committee on Clinical Guidelines. • Radiography (ultrasound Arthritis Rheum. 1996;39:713–722. and magnetic resonance Grassi W et al. Eur J Radiol. 1998;27(suppl 1):S18–S24. imaging) TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ACR Response Criteria ACR20 / ACR50 / ACR70 • 20% / 50% / 70% improvement in – Swollen joint count – Tender joint count – Improvement in at least 3 of the following 5 measures • Patient's global assessment of disease activity • Physicians' global assessment of disease activity • Patient's assessment of pain • Acute-phase reactant (ESR, CRP) • Disability (HAQ) Felson DT et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1995;38:727–735. Felson DT et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1998;41:1564–1570 . TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Disease Activity Score (DAS) Assessment of Improvement or Response – DAS = 0.54 • (RAI) + 0.065 • (sw) + 0.33•Ln(ESR) + 0.0072•GH • RAI = number of tender joints (t) calculated using Ritchie Articular Index • Number of swollen joints (sw) • Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR, mm/hour) • General health status (GH) using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) High disease activity >3.7, low disease activity 2.4, remission <1.6 TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) Assessment of Improvement or Response • DAS28 = 0.56 • (t28) + 0.28 • (sw28) + 0.70•Ln(ESR) + 0.014•GH – Number of tender joints among 28 joints (t28) – Number of swollen joints among 28 joints (sw28) – Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR, mm/hour) – General health status (GH) using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) • High disease activity >5.1, low disease activity <3.2, remission <2.6 DAS28 = Simplified disease activity score. Simplified Disease Activity Index: SDAI SDAI = SDAI Disease Activity Tender joint count (0-28) + Swollen joint count (0-28) Severe + Patient Global* (0-10 cm) + Physician Global*(0-10 cm) 40 + CRP (mg/dL) Moderate Improvement: 20 Major: > 20 points Low Minor: 10-20 points No: < 10 points 5 Remission *Assessment of Disease Activity, based on VAS Smolen JS, Breedveld FC, Emery P, et al. Rheumatology. 2003;42:244-257. Health Assessment Questionnaire – Disability Index • 8 categories • 20 questions • Each ranges from 0 to 3 – 0 = no difficulty, 1 = some difficulty, 2 = much difficulty or with assistance, 3 = unable • Score 2 for item that uses devices &/or another person • HAQ score is average of worst score in each of 8 categories • The total score ranges from 0 to 3 • MCID = .22 Buchbinder R et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1995;38:1568-1580. Sullivan FM et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1987;46:598-600. Health Assessment Questionnaire Categories Dressing and Grooming • Dress yourself, including shoelaces Hygiene and buttons? • Wash and dry your body? • Shampoo your hair? • Take a tub bath? Arising • Get on and off the toilet? • Stand up from a straight chair? Reach • Get in and out of bed? • Reach and get a 5-pound object Eating (e.g., a bag of sugar)? • Cut your meat? • Bend down to pick up clothing from the floor? • Lift a full cup or glass to your mouth? Grip • Open a new milk carton? • Open car doors? Walking • Open jars which have been previously opened? • Walk outdoors on flat ground? • Turn faucets on and off? • Climb up 5 steps? Activities • Run errands and shop? • Get in and out of a car? • Do chores such as vacuuming or yard work? 5-year Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Costs by HAQ $45,000 $40,000 $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $0 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Fries Ann Rheum Dis 1999 10-year Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Costs by HAQ $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 0-0.6 0.6-1.3 1.3-1.8 1.8-3.0 Yelin A&R 1999 Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) • Validated, widely-used generic measure of HRQOL* – Eight domains • Scored 0-100 • Age, sex-adjusted rates – Two summary scores • Physical component: PCS – Measures how decrements in physical function affect day-to-day activities – Impact of physical impairment/disability on HRQOL • Mental component: MCS – Impact of mental effect – Symptoms of pain on HRQOL – Normative-based scoring (mean: 50; SD: 10) Health-related quality of life Ware JE Jr, Sherbourne CD. Med Care. 1992;30:473-483 Quality of Life Short-form 36 (SF-36) • Satisfy minimum psychometric standards for generic health comparison • Physical health: physical functioning, role- physical, bodily pain, general health • Mental health: vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, mental health • 5-10 minutes: self-administered, computer, telephone, or interviewer Ware Quality of Life & Pharmacoeconomics in Clinical Trials 1996 SF-36 Two-Component Model Physical component Physical Role Bodily General Social Role Mental Vitality function physical pain health function emotion health Mental component Ware JE Jr, Sherbourne CD. Med Care. 1992;30:473-483. SF-36 Scores Worsen with Comorbid Conditions Better Median 10 0 Functioning Score SF-36 Physical 80 60 40 20 0 Worse None One Two or more n=52 (38%) n=32 (23%) n=53 (39%) Number of Comorbid Conditions Talamo J et al. Br J Rheumatol. 1997;36:463-469. Aggressive Therapy With DMARDs • Monotherapy – Sequential monotherapy • Combination Therapy – Continuous – Step-up – Step-down Monotherapy, If Aggressively Dosed MTX 7.5 to 20 mg/wk Within 8 Weeks 80 ACR20 60 Patients (%) ACR50 40 ACR70 20 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Months Bathon JM et al. New Eng J Med. 2000;22:1586-1593. Double and Triple Therapy 90 p < 0.05 p < 0.005 MTX + HCQ 80 MTX + HCQ + SSZ 70 78 MTX + SSZ Responders (%) 60 p < 0.005 60 55 50 49 40 40 29 26 30 18 20 16 10 0 ACR20 ACR50 ACR70 HCQ = hydroxychloroquine; SSZ = sulfasalazine. O'Dell JR et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2002;46:1164-1170. Step-Up therapy MTX & Leflunomide • In the leflunomide and placebo groups, 46.2% 100 and 19.5% of patients, Leflunomide 90 Placebo respectively, met ACR20 80 criteria at 24 weeks ACR20 Responders % 70 (P < 0.001) 60 • The ACR20 responder 50 rates (%) were 40 consistently greater at 30 each time point for the 20 MTX and leflunomide 10 group (solid line) 0 compared with the MTX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 and placebo group Month (dotted line) Kremer et al. Ann Int Med 2002;137:726-33. DMARD Retention Rates High-Dose vs Low-Dose MTX 100 High-dose Methotrexate (12.5mg/week) Low-dose Methotrexate (10.0mg/week) Sulfasalazine Cumulative Retention Rate Chloroquine 80 60 40 20 0 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 Survival Time (months) Log Rank Statistics: P<0.001 for high-dose MTX > All other regimens; and for low-dose MTX > Other DMARDs Aletaha D, Smolen JS. J Rheumatol 2002:29:1631-1638 Erosions Occur Early in RA Time % with Erosions Reference <3 months 26 Harrison et al. Arthritis Rheum; 2000. 1 year (9 months) 62 Proudman. Arthritis Rheum; 2000. * 2 years 75 van der Heijde. Br J Rheumatol; 1995. 2 years (4 months) 77 Boers et al. Lancet; 1997. 2 years (9 months) 68 Peltomaa et al. J Rheum; 2000. *At 2 years, 73% ± 5% of RA patients have erosions. Advances in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis ANTIGEN PRESENTATION Antigen presentation T cell T cell receptor a b CD4 Antigen HLA class II molecule Antigen-presenting cell Breedveld FC, J Rheumatol 25(Suppl 53):3–7, 1998 ANTIGEN PRESENTATION AND CO-STIMULATION The Role of TNF-a in RA Pathology Molecular Structure of Biologic Agents Description Structure Chimeric anti-TNF mAb TNF-receptor p75 IgG1 construct Fully human anti-TNF mAb PEGylated humanized anti-TNF Fab-fragment TNF-receptor p55 PEG Human Mouse Synthetic element Polyethylene glycol ACR Treatment Algorithm for RA Diagnosis and Initial Evaluation of RA • Establish Diagnosis of RA Early Initiate Therapy • Document Baseline Disease Activity and • Patient Education Damage • Start DMARD(s) Within 3 Months • Estimate Prognosis • Consider NSAID • Consider Local or Low-Dose Systemic Steroids • Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Periodically Assess Disease Activity/Progression Inadequate Response (active disease after 3 months max therapy) Adequate Response to Therapy Change/Add DMARDs MTX Naïve Sub-optimal MTX Response MTX Combo Rx Combo Other Biologics Other Mono Rx Rx Mono Rx Mono Rx Combo Rx Adapted from:. Arthritis Rheum. 2002;46:328-346. GUIDELINES FOR MONITORING OF PATIENTS WITH RHUEMATOID ARTHRITIS ON METHOTREXATE, LEFLUNOMIDE OR BIOLOGICS (M05.*, M06.*, M08.*) ACUTE PRESENTATION AND UNTIL STABLE STABLE BENEFIT DESCRIPTION NO PER YEAR BENEFIT DESCRIPTION NO PER YEAR SPECIALIST CONSULTATION MONTHLY SPECIALIST CONSULTATION 3 GP CONSULTATION GP 3 PATHOLOGY HAEMOGLOBIN MONTHLY PATHOLOGY HAEMOGLOBIN 3 WHITE CELL COUNT MONTHLY WHITE CELL COUNT 3 PLATELETS MONTHLY PLATELETS 3 CREATININE 4 CREATININE 2 ALBUMIN 1 ALBUMIN 1 TOTAL PROTEIN 1 TOTAL PROTEIN 1 AST MONTHLY AST 3 ALT MONTHLY ALT 3 GGT MONTHLY GGT 3 RHEUMATOID FACTOR 1 RHEUMATOID FACTOR 1 CRP MONTHLY CRP 3 RADIOLOGY CHEST 1 RADIOLOGY CHEST 1 HANDS, FEET OR HANDS, FEET OR AFECTED JOINTS 1 AFECTED JOINTS EVERY TWO YEARS PHYSIOTHERAPY CONSULTATION MONTHLY PHYSIOTHERAPY CONSULTATION 2 OT CONSULTATION 1 OT CONSULTATION 1 Figure 71.15 Magnetic resonance imaging in RA. Coronal fat-suppressed gradient echo (three dimensional spoiled gradient echo) MR image of the wrist (TR/TE 56 ms/12 ms; flip angle, 30°) shows multiple erosions in the scaphoid, triquetrum, trapezium and hamate bones (arrows). The articular cartilage appears abnormal at the sites of subchondral bone erosion. 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A – Basal cell Carcinoma therapeutic trial is defined as: – Malignancy diagnosed and treated more than 10 years • Treatment for 3 months at maximal recommended doses or previously where the probability of total cure is very tolerated doses unless contra-indicated. high). • Treatments for ≤3 months were treatment was withdrawn • Assessment of response because of intolerance, toxicity or contraindications. • BASDAI: 50% relative change or absolute change of 2 (scale • Patients with symptomatic peripheral arthritis (normally 0-10) and an expert opinion as to whether treatment is to having a lack of response to a local steroid injection for those continue or not. with oligoarticular involvement) must have had a therapeutic • Evaluation should be made between six and twelve weeks. trial of NSAIDs, Sulphasalazine and Methotrexate, singly or in combination at adequate therapeutic doses. A therapeutic dose • (BASDAI may be obtained from www.spondylitis.org) of Sulphasalazine is considered to be at least 2grams daily and • Dosage Recommended dosage is 5mg/kg. Dose interval is for Methotrexate, at least 15mg/week. Intolerance to either or recommended at 8 weeks. The initial dose may be followed by both of these agents should be considered a treatment failure. two further loading doses at two weeks and at four weeks after initiation and thereafter continued at eight weekly intervals. A sub therapeutic response after six weeks should be considered a treatment failure. PATIENT RIGHTS • What are they? • Who watches? • Who arbitrates? • Section 15 of the ACT – If there is doubt, there is a legal process. – Are MA's aware of the provisions? GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF TNF (TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR) BLOCKERS Scientific evidence supports the use of these drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis, particularly where other therapies have failed. They should only be used by Rheumatologists or clinicians experienced in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. The criteria for their use in Rheumatoid Arthritis are based on the Working Party for the British Society of Rheumatology, published in April 2000) A) Patients must fulfil the 1987 ACR criteria for the diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis B) Patients must have active disease as indicated by the following: 1. Six or more swollen and tender joints 2. Elevated ESR or CRP above the normal for that laboratory. 3. Signs of active disease should be present at two visits at least one month apart. Failure or intolerance of Standard Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) 1.Previous use of at least 3 DMARDs serially or in combination, one of which must be Methotrexate. 2. DMARDs should have been given a therapeutic trial of at least six months. 3.DMARDS include Methotrexate, Chloroquine, Sulphasalazine, or Leflunomide. It must be noted that some patients may be intolerant of a drug. This should be regarded as a therapeutic failure. The dose of Methotrexate should be increased to 25mg per week before being considered a failure unless the patient develops side effects. At doses above 15mg per week, consideration should be given to switching the route of administration to sub cutaneous injection. Consideration should be given to the use of combination Methotrexate and Leflunomide in patients refractory to the use of these agents alone. Caution must be exercised when using this combination due to the higher potential risk for toxicity. In deciding to use Leflunomide due consideration must be given to its teratogenic potential. NOTE: Infliximab should be infused at a supervised day facility with appropriately trained staff and resuscitation equipment available. Contraindications Pregnancy / Breastfeeding Infection risk Leg ulcers / TB / Septic arthritis within previous12 months / Native joint sepsis within 12 months / Prosthetic joint sepsis indefinite if in-situ / Recurrent chest infection / indwelling urine catheter Demyelinating disease Malignancy / pre-malignancy state Withdrawal Criteria Malignancy Significant drug toxicity Pregnancy Intercurrent infection


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I realize that a slanted-box hatchback might not look dope sitting on your factory floor or in a Google exec's three-bay garage. But it would if you could manage to get Kanye or Dwyane Wade behind the wheel of one. Unfortunately for the planet, the economy and your bottom line, that seems to be a very big 'if.'
A new report suggests that, despite lagging sales and a demographic that is ripe for the picking, hybrid automakers haven't figured out how to court their biggest
According to the report by consumer research firm Mintel, about 12 percent of black drivers in the US own a hybrid or electric car. That sounds surprising, but not as surprising as this: A whopping 36 percent are very keen to make a green car their next vehicle purchase, and 26 percent are unsure (read: open) about what to choose for that next purchase.
More surprises: The research showed black Americans were also the most willing to spend an additional $3,000-$5,000 to buy a hybrid vehicle. And in a figure that speaks to the psychology around people, culture and cars, blacks were highest in saying they would feel proud to own a green ride.
I don't know much about automotive trends. But in this hip-hop infused age, it doesn't seem like it would be that big of a leap for green automakers to get things going by enlisting the help of, say, Usher or Erykah Badu in a viral ad campaign. In May, Kanye West ignited the hip hop blogosphere when he rolled up to a charity benefit in a Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss. That could have been a car with a battery in it. Toyota has an especially captive consumer audience: They already lead all other automotive brands in purchases of new vehicles by African Americans.
It doesn't seem like a big leap -- but apparently it is. Why? Because getting the marketing minds at Toyota to switch creative gears means getting them to step out of the last century and into the current one.
"I don't want to use the word 'ignorant,' but the messages that a lot of companies still get about us are very stereotyped and very broad," said Craig Brimm, founder of the blog KissMyBlackAds.com and associate creative director at the Austin, Texas-based advertising firm Sanders Wingo. "Even though there's a black man in the White House, even though many black communities are connecting with a holistic lifestyle, even though black Americans can be found anywhere doing almost anything, people don't see us in all our diversity."
In the case of the Prius, it could be argued that until recently, the brand did not see black people at all. The tone-deaf marketing was on full display when Toyota unveiled its high-concept "Harmony" commercial for the 2010 Prius. Epic in scale, the ad painted a sweeping human landscape with thousands of costumed extras coming to life in synchronized formations, like floating human clouds and undulating fields of grass.
Ah, people make the world. Great message, right? The only problem is, despite a large and surging non-white population in the US, there wasn't a single visible brown face to be found in Toyota's blooming utopia. It's kind of creepy.
Corporations aren't the only ones stuck in stereotype, though. Black folks do it, too. Recently, a lifestyle blogger at the Atlanta Post, an African-American publication, offered this bold, equally creepy perspective: "Unfortunately for vehicles like the Prius, The Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf, the overall design doesn't seem to denote high strength and high self-esteem." Translation: Black people need flashy, gas-guzzling cars so they can feel like they're somebody.
How does Brimm know that's wrongheaded? Because if there's one law of black consumer culture, it's that it can take any product -- no matter what it looks like -- and infuse it with cool. "I mean, you've got black kids wearing moccasins now. The moccasin was a funny-looking shoe. Now it's a cool shoe," Brimm said. "Same thing with the plain oversized ultra white T-shirt. At some point someone said, 'This shirt costs $1, but I can rock it.' The same thing could happen with a Prius."
Recently, Toyota has begun making inroads. In February, the company debuted "Rental Car," a commercial in which a bougie and skeptical urban black couple are won over by the rented Prius they take on a road trip to a college reunion.
Some Prius lovers have bolder ideas -- like Prius Gang or Die, for example. The viral phenomenon was born in Boston, inspired by none other than New England Patriots player Chad Ochocinco. No. 85 is not only the proud owner of a Prius, but also proud of how slowly he drives it.
You want a vision of pie-in-the-sky harmony? Prius Gang or Die aims to unite warring New York and New England sports
Ochocinco isn't a compensated spokesman; he just loves his whip. But that doesn't mean Toyota can't learn something from his one-man campaign. "@FloydMayweather Bruh where you at?" he tweeted this summer to the blingy boxing champion. "You got to get one of these Toyota Prius's."
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Jez.e.bel \'jez-*-.bel\ n [Heb I-zebhel] 1: the wife of Ahab noted for her wickedness often not cap 2: an impudent, shameless, or abandoned woman
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Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Sidonians, and the wife of King Ahab of Israel (1 Kings 16:31) (see Kings of Israel and Judah). In glaring contrast to all of the good women of The Bible, Jezebel has gone down in Bible History as the very worst example of evil. She committed many atrocious crimes against those who were faithful and obedient to God, before experiencing an extremely gruesome end herself.
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Reed Construction Data of Atlanta, a division of the $10 billion Reed Elsevier publishing empire, is acquiring another Atlanta company, Tectonic Partners. The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, will combine Reed's massive data and marketing resources with Tectonic's software, potentially expanding the efficiency of Autodesk's Revit building information modeling (BIM) system for architects and other professionals.
Tectonic's BIM Library Manager works with Revit—and now with Reed's cost-data supplier RSMeans—to embed models of building components, as well as cost estimates and other forms of metadata, within digital design processes. "More money is spent counting and measuring items in a building than all the architects [and] mechanical and electrical engineers get for designing the building," notes Tectonic CEO Arol Wolford, who will remain with the company. The system will be useful, he adds, in helping architects and product managers track components' sustainability features.
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Increasing demand for green accounting is an important factor driving the adoption of BIM, says Iain Melville, CEO of Reed Construction Data, who estimates that BIM will penetrate 70 percent of the North American market by 2012. Tectonic's capacity to generate and manipulate high-quality generic and custom objects will help firms leverage skills in this digital environment, he notes: "It's not a good use of billable hours to be spending too much time designing and creating objects." The growing BIM market reminds Melville of analog-to-digital conversion phases in publishing and other fields. "Like any new technology," he says, "in a few years' time everyone will wonder what the fuss was about."
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